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Strategies Of Women Small Business Owners To Overcome Entrepreneurship Barriers, Janis Elaine Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractMany women small business owners struggle to maintain their businesses longer than 5 years. This study’s purpose was to use the theory of planned behavior to explore how women small business owners overcome barriers to entrepreneurship. The study’s research questions examined how women small business owners in Broward County in the state of Florida use financial strategies to develop their businesses and how women small business owners use financial strategies to overcome barriers to entrepreneurship. A qualitative, multiple-case study approach was used to examine beauty parlors, dance studios, and insurance offices. Each case relied on semistructured interviews, field notes, financial …

Employee Turnover Intentions In Correctional Facilities, Mary Lynn Miller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee turnover reduces organizational performance through the increased financial and human resources required to hire and train new employees. Because correctional officers are essential to reducing the inmate recidivism rate, understanding the correlates of correctional officers’ intent to leave is essential to reduce turnover. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the likelihood of employee job satisfaction and leadership behavior perception predicting correctional officer turnover intentions. The participants were 68 correctional officers who worked in correctional facilities in Ohio and completed the Job Satisfaction Survey and Turnover Intention Scale surveys. The …

Exploring How Organizations Ensure The Hiring Process Is Conducted Appropriately To Avoid Legal Issues, Natashia Stafford - Cotton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The overall research problem of interest in this study was the need for human resource (HR) leaders and hiring managers (HMs) to conform to a wide array of complex state and federal legal requirements concerning hiring practices. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was two-fold: (a) to understand how HR leaders can ensure that ethically and legally acceptable hiring practices are used in their organizations and (b) to identify the perceptions of the employee selection procedures and legal defensibility of HR personnel and HMs in Northern California in order to develop timely and informed answers to the study’s research …

Strategic Planning In Small Nonprofit Behavioral Health Organizations, Amanda Machamer Becker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Rural communities in the United States depend on small community-based nonprofits to provide access to food, nutrition, transportation, and other social determinants of health. Despite this essential role, some leaders of small nonprofits forgo participating in strategic planning because they believe that the process can be time consuming and expensive. Strategic planning may help organizations of any size to be organized, mission focused, outcome based, and successful. The strategic planning process helps to identify which outcomes demonstrate effectiveness and increase program sustainability. The purpose of this study was to explore the ways that strategic planning may assist small rural community-based …

Leadership Strategies To Improve Employee Well-Being, Camille Black

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Poor employee well-being because of a lack of job resources costs business leaders billions of dollars each year. Business leaders in the entertainment industry who fail to manifest strategies to increase employee well-being might decrease employee resources and increase the consequences of job demands, such as decreased organizational performance and profitability. Grounded in the job demands-resources model theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies entertainment leaders use to increase employee well-being. The participants included six entertainment executives employed at a large entertainment company in California who successfully implemented strategies that increased employees’ well-being. Data were …

The Impact Of Financial Education On The Lives Of Cherokee Nation Citizens, Ron Pense

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Financial literacy is something that is important for financial well-being for individuals, but it is lacking, leading to problems such as inadequate saving and poor financial decision making. This research was conducted to examine the impact of financial education for citizens of Cherokee Nation on saving and financial decision making and was grounded in prospect theory and quasi-rational economics. Accordingly, the research questions focused on the extent of differences between individuals with and without financial education for decision making and saving as well as the extent demographic factors play a role. The research design was non-experimental causal comparative with financial …

Examining The Antecedents Of Employee Engagement, Andrea E. Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Highly engaged employees have a positive impact on organizational results, which means that understanding how to increase employee engagement is important. Performance management is one area that is believed to positively impact employee engagement, but current research is not conclusive as to how much individual performance management activities impact employee engagement. Using social exchange theory and self-determination theory as theoretical guides, this study examined if 5 performance management activities (goal setting, feedback, developmental opportunities, performance appraisals, and a climate of trust) are predictors of employee engagement. Using a cross-sectional survey design, full-time, U.S.-based employees at organizations with more than 1,000 …

Principals' Leadership Style As A Predictor Of School Climate In Urban High Schools In Baltimore, Kelly Alicia Watson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

To improve student achievement in urban public schools with high poverty, it is important to address specific leadership styles (i.e., transformational, transactional, and passive-avoidant leadership styles) in relationship to their school climate. The purpose of this multivariate correlational study, framed by leadership theory, was to investigate the relationship between principals' leadership and school climate as perceived by high school teachers in an urban school district. The relationship between three predictor variables (average class size, years of experience of the teacher, and leadership style) and one criterion variable (school climate) was examined. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire was used to measure leadership …

Hospitality Industry Employee Turnover, Ericka Dolores Willie

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee turnover is detrimental to organizational performance, productivity, and profitability. Decreasing employee turnover is important for hospitality leaders to increase employee productivity, raise customer satisfaction and increase organizational profits. Grounded in Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of work experience, supervisory practices, employee compensation, and employee turnover. The participants were 100 employees who worked in the hospitality industry on the island of St. Croix. The Employee Turnover Survey was the instrument used in this study and was conducted via Survey Monkey. The results of the multiple linear regression …

A Phenomenological Exploration Of The Leadership Development Experiences Of Black Women, Oresha Sharlene Greenidge Foster

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The leadership pathway for Black women has unique challenges and obstacles due to the double jeopardy of their race and gender. The lack of critical empirical work on the leadership development of Black women has left a gap in the understanding of how racial and gendered identities influence their development as successful leaders. This research was conducted to examine how Black women developed as leaders and how they made meaning of their leadership development experiences. A qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was conducted framed by concepts of intersectionality and gendered racism to produce a comprehensive description of the phenomenon of the …

A Multicase Study Of Critical Success Factors Of Self-Service Business Intelligence Initiatives, Eva Shepherd

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Information technology (IT) managers have sparse information on the critical success factors (CSFs) needed for self-service business intelligence (SSBI) initiatives among casual users. The purpose of this qualitative, multicase study was to describe Business Intelligence (BI) experts’ views on the CSFs needed for self-service BI initiatives among casual users in the post-implementation stage. To meet this purpose, a multicase study design was used to collect data from a purposeful sample of 10 BI experts. Semistructured interviews, archival data, and reflective field notes drove the credibility of the multicase study’s findings through data triangulation. Two conceptual models framed this study: Lennerholt …

Strategies For Catalyzing Clinicians’ Support Of Telemedicine Programs In Rural Communities, Jonathan Liwag

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Clinicians’ failure to accept contemporary technology has been a critical barrier to telemedicine program adoption. Staff technical challenges and resistance to change can affect technology return on investment, which concerns telemedicine program leaders. Grounded in Davis’s technology acceptance model, the purpose of this qualitative, descriptive single case study was to explore strategies used by program leaders in the Marianas Islands who successfully gained clinicians’ acceptance of contemporary technology. The participants were 5 program leaders recommended by their institution because of their leadership role and telemedicine technologies experience. Data were collected from 4 face-to-face and 1 audio teleconference interview with the …

Funding Strategies For Nonprofit Animal Shelter Leaders, Destiny Reeder

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonprofit animal shelters provide vital services to the community and improve the overall well-being of animals. Many animal shelters, however, face the challenge of insufficient funding. Some nonprofit animal shelter leaders are burdened with financial uncertainty because of a lack of funding strategies for operational stability and survival. Grounded in the resource dependency theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that nonprofit animal shelter leaders use to obtain funding. The participants comprised three nonprofit animal shelter leaders in Maryland. Data were collected from semistructured telephone interviews and public financial reports. Data analysis was conducted …

How Managers Of Nonfranchised Restaurants Use Training To Improve Customer Satisfaction, Waldell Terrell Graves

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Customer satisfaction is a factor that significantly influences profits and overall business success. Understanding the dynamics of customer satisfaction and its relationship to profits, job security, and the overall customer experience is critical for restaurant managers. Grounded in the service quality theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies nonfranchised restaurant managers use to improve customer satisfaction. The participants comprised five nonfranchised restaurant managers in central Delaware who successfully improved customer satisfaction. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and research notes, then analyzed using content analysis. Four themes emerged: continuous on-the-job training, manager observations and customer …

Diversifying Funding Streams For A Nonprofit Behavioral Health Organization, Danielle Hurt

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Business sustainability is essential for any nonprofit organization. Revenue diversification can play a key role in business sustainability. In this case study, the revenue diversification practices and challenges of an international, behavioral health, nonprofit organization based out of the western United States were examined. The organization provides training, support, and resources in an experiential modality of behavioral health treatment for clients worldwide. Data collection processes consisted of a review of current revenue diversification literature, semistructured interviews with three senior-level leaders in the organization, and a review of select organizational documents. The Baldrige Excellence Framework for Healthcare provided a proven framework …

Strategies To Mitigate Natural Disaster Impact In The Auto Maintenance Business, Charles Oluande Ogutu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many small business owners lack strategies to mitigate natural disasters. Damage caused by natural disasters usually costs millions of dollars in injuries or lost lives, disruption to operations, and property damage. Small business owners who fail to plan and prepare for disaster frequently face closure when disasters strike. The goal of this study was to explore strategies independent auto maintenance business owners use to mitigate natural disasters. Holling’s organizational resilience theory grounded this qualitative multiple case study. Five purposively selected participants who implemented disaster mitigation strategies from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana participated in this study. Semistructured interviews were used to …

Strategies For Implementing A Successful Customer Relationship Management System, Samuel Adebayo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Customer relationship management (CRM) software implementation fails in thepackaging industry because of ineffective CRM implementation strategies. Effective strategies for CRM software implementation are essential to CRM managers for improving CRM project success rates. Grounded in Kano’s customer satisfaction theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies CRM managers in the packaging industry used to operate a profitable business. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and documents of CRM strategies. Participants were four CRM managers located in Illinois who had a minimum of 10 years of successfully managing CRM systems with high success rates. Data …

Health Care Leader Strategies For Cultural Diversity In The Workplace, Michael H. Le

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Health care leaders who lack strategies to manage workers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds face high employee turnover. High employee turnover can jeopardize the health of patients and the financial stability of their organization. Grounded in the cognitive diversity theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies eight health care leaders in Iowa use to manage diverse employees. Data sources were semistructured interviews, researcher notes, and a review of the diversity policies of each facility. Five themes identified through thematic analysis included leaders using recruitment strategies to promote diversity, leaders encouraging and using communication/feedback, …

Navigating The Human Side Of Workplace Conflict: A Comparative Study Of Organizational Ombuds' Similarities And Differences, Linda Kovack

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

Navigating the human side of workplace conflict poses challenges. A gap in knowledgeexists within an alternative dispute resolution option known as the organizational ombuds. Prior research referenced the ombuds' perception of his/her own role and functionality yet did not explore ombuds in differing organizational sectors. The research I explored was: What are the similarities and differences among and between ombuds in employment environments of higher education, the public or private sector, and the federal government? To address this question, I presented comprehensive case study profiles on a total of 8 organizations: 3 in higher education, 3 in the federal government, …

The Impacts Of Covid-19 On Audit Practices, Morise Adio-Moses

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

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Creating A Risk Pool Of Defunctness In The United States’ Higher Education Market, Lauren Kess

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

This paper explores measures of debt, liquidity, operations, and funding as it related to the organizational risk of a non-profit higher education institute. Using cluster analysis, 1,056 schools were grouped across five to eight clusters. The majority of these types of higher education institutes demonstrate a competence of managing their organizational risk over a 30-year horizon.

Three Essays On Price Analysis And International Trade, Wei Zhang

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

The first chapter of this dissertation examines price discovery and volatility spillovers in the coffee spot-futures commodity market over the post-ICA period by employing the PT-IS and bivariate EGARCH models. This research covers two actively traded coffee types, Arabica and Robusta, and utilizes daily time-series price data over 1990:01-2020:04 for Arabica and over 2008:01-2020:04 for Robusta. The empirical results indicate that coffee spot markets play a dominant role in the coffee price discovery for both Arabica and Robusta. The results also show volatility spillovers take place from the coffee spot market to the futures markets. This study helps small-scale coffee …

Ndikimi Dhe Etika E Kontabilistëve Në Evazion Fiskal Në Kosovë, Nafije Berisha

Theses and Dissertations

Kërkimi shkencor bazohet në aplikimin e metodave shkencore për të siguruar informacion shkencor dhe teori të caktuar për të shpjeguar fenomene dhe çështje specifike të sistemit tatimor, natyrës, mjedisit, biznesit dhe individëve që na rrethojnë. Qëllimi primar i kërkimit të aplikuar është zbulimi, interpretimi dhe zhvillimi i metodave dhe sistemeve për zhvillimin e dijeve humane në një rang të gjerë të çështjeve shkencore të botës. Duke pasur parasysh përpjekjet administratave taksambledhëse të një shteti që vazhdimisht synon të mbledh të gjitha taksat dhe tatimet nga të gjitha subjektet të cilat detyrohen në bazë të ligjit dhe rregulloreve fiskale, dhe në …

Tatimi Mbi Vlerën E Shtuar Në Kosovë, Granit Lalinovci

Theses and Dissertations

Punimi ofron një pasqyrë gjithëpërfshirëse të efekteve shpërndarëse të Tatimit mbi vlerën e shtuar duke vlerësuar strukturat aktualisht të vendosura në Kosovë. Për një ndërmarrje tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar nuk është vetëm një zëvendësim i taksës së shitjes, por një informacion i dhënë për biznesin e tyre i cili mund të ndryshojë terësinë e vendimeve të biznesit. Tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar është një ndryshim në strategjitë biznesore që ndikon në çdo ecuri të ciklit jetësor të biznesit qoftë me pakicë apo me shumicë. Tatimi mbi vlerën e shtuar mund të themi se është një lloj takse indirekte e …

Implementimi I Erp, Kushtrim Rrecaj

Theses and Dissertations

Planifikimi i burimeve të ndërmarrjes (ERP) përcaktohet si aftësia për të ofruar një suitë të integruar të aplikacioneve të biznesit. Mjetet ERP ndajnë një proces të përbashkët dhe modelin e të dhënave, duke mbuluar procese të gjera dhe të thella operacionale nga fundi në fund, siç janë ato që gjenden në financa, HR, shpërndarje, prodhim, shërbim dhe zinxhirin e furnizimit. Aplikimet ERP automatizojnë dhe mbështesin një gamë të proceseve afariste dhe operative të biznesit nëpër industri të shumëfishta, duke përfshirë linjën e biznesit, përballjen ndaj klientit, administrative dhe aspektet e administrimit të pasurive të një ndërmarrjeje. Sidoqoftë, vendosjet e ERP …

Optimalizimi I Formës Së Dizajnit Duke Përdorur Cad/Cae Sistemet, Namik Tola

Theses and Dissertations

Computer Aided Design (CAD) dhe Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) janë mjetet më të rëndësishme teknologjike qe ingjinierët dhe dizajnerët i përdorin për të zhvilluar dhe përmirësuar produktet në përditshmëri (formën, dizajnin dhe procesin e optimizimit). Për këtë arsye, ky studim shfaq rendesinë e përdorimit te CAD-it për modelimin e pjesëve dhe veglave, si dhe pjesën e CAE-it për analiza të ndryshme ingjinierike si presionin në pika të ndryshme, apo aerodinamikën e makinerive të ndryshme, flow simulation dhe shumë analiza tjera.

Kjo temë prezanton përdorimin e CAD/CAE sistemeve për modelimin dhe analizimin e procesit stress dhe strain dhe rezultatet e kalkulimeve …

E Ardhmja E Edukimit Dhe Teknologjitë Digjitale, Bulëza Ejupi

Theses and Dissertations

Në kohën bashkëkohore ndikimi i teknologjisë informatike dhe të komunikimit gjithnjë e më shumë bëhet i gjitheperfshires në shumë sfera shoqërore. Ky zbatim nuk e anashkalon as arsimin. Arsimimi dhe dituria janë baza e çdo zhvillimi njerëzor dhe ato janë e drejta fondamentale për çdo qenie njerëzore.Shoqëria e bazuar në dituri nevojitet që të posedojë aftësi të mira komunikuese dhe sociale, të jetë e mirë informuar dhe të jetë gjithmonë e gatshme të mësojë gjëra të reja. Për t’u bërë pjesëtar të kësaj shoqërie qytetarët duhet të marrin pjese në mënyrë aktive në këtë shoqëri dhe ti ndjejnë benifitet e …

Sistemi Tatimor Në Republikën E Kosovës, Ardiana Kërqeli

Theses and Dissertations

Gjatë viteve të fundit kemi parë edhe përmirësime teknologjike të avancuara çdo herë e më shumë, këto janë të rëndësishme pasi që identifikimi dhe menaxhimi mund të monitorohen më lehtë dhe më saktë. Në këtë punim trajtohen disa çështje bazike të cilat shtrohen sot në sistemin tatimor në Republiken e Kosoves, ne funksion te zhvillimit ekonomik, sepse trendet e reja integruese ekonomike dhe orientimi drejt ekonomise se tregut, imponon nevojen se sistemi tatimor te adaptohet me kete proces dhe te ndihmon ato duke mbajtur ne rritje zhvillimin dhe e qendrueshem te ekonomik. Të Hyrat Publike dhe qevera e Shtetit, qasen …

The Benefits Of Evidence Based Practices In Public Administration: Does Therapeutic Listening Training Increase Emotional Intelligence To Affect Change Management Outcomes In Public And Private Sector Organizations, John Sillup

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Abstract

This doctoral dissertation considers change management as it relates directly to evidence-based practices in public administration. The problem under study was the lack of scholarly research on the effect of an administrative leader’s emotional intelligence (EI) has on follower self-efficacy during change management. This study provided findings on the effect of therapeutic listening training as a means to increase emotional intelligence to potentially affect change management outcomes in public and private sector organizations. Change management is a systematic and structured process of developing and implementing strategies and interventions for organizations transitioning from current state to a desired state. The …

State Government’S Impact On Campus Services For Unaccompanied Homeless Students, Tori Nuccio

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

College campuses have been creating targeted support programs in the last decade to assist students coming from at-risk backgrounds including those who are homeless. Although research has begun to look at the impact these programs are having on the students they serve, little research has been done on how outside support has influenced the development and construct of these programs. My research addresses this gap in prior works via an exploratory study of how the existence of statewide supports, including the formation of networks, within three different cases impact colleges’ ability to build support programs. As part of a case …