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Staff Engagement And Training In Supported Addiction Recovery Program For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Hannah Carlson Jurewicz
Staff Engagement And Training In Supported Addiction Recovery Program For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Hannah Carlson Jurewicz
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) is similar among individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and the general population, yet there is a disparity between treatment and outcomes for these two groups due to a lack of appropriately adapted treatment and staff training. The purpose of this case study was to examine how leaders in a behavioral health organization understand the engagement and training experience for staff who provide substance abuse treatment for individuals with ID/DD. Governance and operational data were collected and analyzed from internal archival sources and organizational leader interviews. Themes identified from coding indicated that …
Successful Strategies To Lead Change Initiatives, Lorice S. Edwards Brown
Successful Strategies To Lead Change Initiatives, Lorice S. Edwards Brown
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
As financial systems, global trade, and the regulatory environment integrate, business leaders are often ill equipped to develop and implement strategies to lead changes in organizations. Business leaders who lead change initiatives without proven sustainability strategies are highly susceptible to business closure. Grounded in Lewin's theory of change, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore successful strategies some business leaders used to develop and manage change initiatives to remain operable beyond 5 years. The participants included 4 industry business leaders with a minimum of 5 years of successful change leadership experience. The data collection included semistructured …
Strategies Business Managers Use To Improve Employee Performance, Moustaph Boubacar Fall
Strategies Business Managers Use To Improve Employee Performance, Moustaph Boubacar Fall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Poor employee performance is detrimental to an organization’s success and may dictate a company’s failure. Therefore, business managers are concerned with developing employee performance because poor employee performance may dictate a company’s collapse. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory, the purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to identify strategies business managers use to improve employee performance. Participants included 3 central Massachusetts business managers who have used successful strategies to improve employee performance. Data were collected through semistructured face-to-face interviews and review of company documents. Yin’s 5-step approach was used for data analysis, and 3 themes were identified: setting clear expectations …
Strategies To Improve Employee Retention In The Small Retail Industry, Martin Anokwah Owusu
Strategies To Improve Employee Retention In The Small Retail Industry, Martin Anokwah Owusu
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The high turnover rates of entry-level employees adversely affect the profits of small retail businesses. Small business owners in Ghana may benefit by retaining entry-level employees and reducing replacement and training costs. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this descriptive, single-case study was to identify strategies some small retail business leaders in Accra, Ghana, used to reduce the high rate of entry-level employee turnover. The participants were 6 retail business leaders recommended by their director of human resources because of the participants’ experience implementing strategies to minimize entry-level employees’ high turnover rates. Data were collected from face-to-face interviews …
Corporate Trainers’ Intent To Adjust Training Programs For Fostering Employee Self-Efficacy, Peter Cronrath
Corporate Trainers’ Intent To Adjust Training Programs For Fostering Employee Self-Efficacy, Peter Cronrath
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
To stay current on technology trends, trainers are tasked with providing cost-effective training to meet the needs of the organization. It is not known if to develop employee self-efficacy, organizational trainers should consider making changes to their programs in accordance with (a) generational needs of employees, (b) methodology of training, and (c) position levels of employees in an organization. The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional correlational study was to determine whether there is a correlation between organizational training professionals’ intent to make changes to training programs and if self-efficacy development is considered in generationally different individuals at different position levels …