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ระบบประเมินความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี Software-As-A-Service สำหรับวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม (Smes), ดลินี ศาสตระรุจิ
ระบบประเมินความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี Software-As-A-Service สำหรับวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม (Smes), ดลินี ศาสตระรุจิ
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
การวิจัยแบบผสมผสานนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ 4 ข้อ ประกอบด้วย ศึกษาวิธีการประเมินความพร้อม และปัจจัยที่ส่งผลต่อความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี SaaS ของ SMEs สร้างกรอบ (Framework) ในการประเมินความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี SaaS สำหรับ SMEs พัฒนาและทดสอบประสิทธิภาพนวัตกรรมต้นแบบระบบประเมินความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี SaaS สำหรับ SMEs และศึกษาการยอมรับและความเป็นไปได้เชิงพาณิชยกรรมของต้นแบบระบบประเมินความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี SaaS สำหรับ SMEs การวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพใช้การสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกแหล่งข้อมูลจาก 3 แหล่ง (Triangulation of Source) ประกอบด้วย ผู้เชี่ยวชาญและผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ ผู้ให้บริการ SaaS Accounting และเจ้าของกิจการ SMEs จำนวนรวม 17 คน โดยคัดเลือกกลุ่มตัวอย่างด้วยวิธีแนะนำต่อกันเป็นลูกโซ่ (Snowball Sampling) ร่วมกับการกำหนดโควตาของแหล่งข้อมูล และวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา (Content Analysis) อย่างเป็นระบบ การวิจัยเชิงปริมาณใช้การเก็บข้อมูลผ่านแบบสอบถามจากเจ้าของกิจการ SMEs จำนวน 317 คน โดยคัดเลือกกลุ่มตัวอย่างด้วยวิธีแนะนำต่อกันเป็นลูกโซ่ (Snowball Sampling) และวิเคราะห์องค์ประกอบเชิงยืนยัน (Confirmatory Factor Analysis : CFA) การพัฒนาและทดสอบระบบประเมินความพร้อมในการยอมรับเทคโนโลยีสำหรับ SaaS อิงกับแนวคิดทางทฤษฎีในด้าน New Service Development และหลักการเรียนรู้ของเครื่อง (Machine Learning) โดยใช้อัลกอริธึมการเรียนรู้แบบมีผู้สอน (Supervised Learning) ประเภทต้นไม้ตัดสินใจ ประกอบเป็นนวัตกรรมต้นแบบ SaaSAdvice แผนงานความเป็นไปได้เชิงพาณิชย์ประกอบด้วยการทดสอบและสำรวจความคิดเห็นเจ้าของกิจการ SMEs ต่อต้นแบบนวัตกรรม SaaSAdvice ตามแบบจำลองการยอมรับเทคโนโลยี Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) จำนวน 63 ราย อยู่ในระดับเห็นด้วยอย่างยิ่ง ค่าเฉลี่ยเท่ากับ 4.34 และวิเคราะห์ความเป็นไปได้ในการนำต้นแบบนวัตกรรม SaaSAdvice ไปใช้ประโยชน์ตามแนวคิด Business Model Canvas โดยประโยชน์ที่ได้รับจากการวิจัยในเชิงวิชาการ ได้แก่ กรอบแนวคิดเทคโนโลยี …
Adoption Factors Of The Internet Of Things In Quality Management Of The Thai Food Processing Supply Chain: Manufacturing Perspectives, Pakorn Opasvitayarux
Adoption Factors Of The Internet Of Things In Quality Management Of The Thai Food Processing Supply Chain: Manufacturing Perspectives, Pakorn Opasvitayarux
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
The introduction of quality management Internet of things (QM IoT) can help food supply chain members to enhance real-time visibility, quality, safety, and efficiency of products and processes. Current literature indicates three main research gaps, including lack of studies in QM IoT in food supply chain, vagueness of integrative adoption of new technology framework, and deficient research covered both adoption attitude and intention in the same model. This study proposed an analysis model based on the technological-organizational-environmental (TOE) framework, reinforced by the collaborative structure to capture the importance of supply chain network, and used the partial least square-structural equation modeling …
การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในเชิงพาณิชย์สำหรับวิตามินซีห่อหุ้มด้วยอนุภาคนาโนเพื่อใช้กับสัตว์น้ำสวยงาม, นรภัทร โตวณะบุตร
การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในเชิงพาณิชย์สำหรับวิตามินซีห่อหุ้มด้วยอนุภาคนาโนเพื่อใช้กับสัตว์น้ำสวยงาม, นรภัทร โตวณะบุตร
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
วิตามินซี เป็นวิตามินที่สำคัญต่อการทำงานอันเป็นปกติของร่างกายของสิ่งมีชีวิตหลายชนิด รวมถึงปลาสวยงาม หากปลาไม่ได้รับการเสริมวิตามินซีจะส่งผลต่อสุขภาพของปลาอย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ แต่การเสริมวิตามินซีให้กับปลาสวยงามมีข้อจำกัดคือการเสื่อมสลายของวิตามินในน้ำก่อนที่สัตว์น้ำจะบริโภคเข้าไป ผู้ทำสารนิพนธ์จึงนำหลักการเทคโนโลยีห่อหุ้มอนุภาคนาโนมาประยุกต์ใช้ในการเสริมวิตามินซีสำหรับปลาสวยงาม เพื่อให้ปลาสวยงามได้รับวิตามินซีได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ ไม่เกิดการสูญสลายระหว่างการให้ ทำให้เกิดการพัฒนาผลิตภัณฑ์ใหม่ โดยเน้นการศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในเชิงพาณิชย์ในการยอมรับของกลุ่มเป้าหมาย ตั้งแต่การทบทวนวรรณที่เกี่ยวข้อง การศึกษาทางการตลาด การศึกษาวิจัยเชิงปริมาณต่อกลุ่มเป้าหมาย แผนธุรกิจ แผนการเงิน ตลอดจนการวิเคราะห์ความเสี่ยงในการดำเนินงานของกิจการบริษัท วีมาร์ค เว็นเจอร์ จำกัด ผลการศึกษาเชิงปริมาณพบว่า ราคาของผลิตภัณฑ์ที่ยอมรับได้จากกลุ่มเป้าหมายอยู่ที่ 269 บาท ค่าเฉลี่ยในการซื้อผลิตภัณฑ์อยู่ที่ 55.39 วัน การลงทุนในธุรกิจดังกล่าวมีมูลค่าปัจจุบันสุทธิ (NPV) เท่ากับ 8,887,602.20 มีค่าผลตอบแทนจากการลงทุน (IRR) ที่ 154% และมีระยะเวลาคืนทุน (Payback period) ที่ 3.73 เดือน โดยปัจจัยที่มีความอ่อนไหวในการดำเนินธุรกิจคือ ราคาขาย และจำนวนสินค้าขาย
การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้เชิงพาณิชย์และความเป็นไปได้ในการพัฒนาลูกอมเกลือแร่เพื่อทดแทนน้ำและเกลือแร่สำหรับผู้ที่ออกกำลังกายติดต่อกันเป็นระยะเวลานาน, ธารา ธาดาเดช
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
กีฬาที่จำเป็นต้องออกกำลังกายติดต่อกันเป็นระยะเวลานาน เช่น การแข่งขันวิ่งมาราธอน กำลังได้รับความนิยมเป็นอย่างมาก แม้ว่าอัตราผู้เสียชีวิตจะไม่สูงมากนัก หากแต่อาการบาดเจ็บอื่นๆ เกิดขึ้นบ่อยครั้ง แม้ว่าสามารถบรรเทาได้ด้วยการเตรียมตัวอย่างดี และการฝึกซ้อมที่ถูกต้อง แต่อาการบาดเจ็บก็สามารถเกิดขึ้นได้ทุกเมื่อทั้งระหว่างซ้อมวิ่งมาราธอน ระหว่างแข่งขันวิ่งมาราธอน และหลังจบการแข่งขันไปแล้ว โดยเกิดจากหลายปัจจัย เช่นการเตรียมตัวฝึกซ้อมก่อนแข่งขัน การพักผ่อน การได้รับน้ำและเกลือแร่ที่เพียงพอตลอดระยะเวลาที่แข่งขัน การวิจัยนี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อศึกษา คุณสมบัติ และข้อจำกัดของการพัฒนา ผลิต Business model ปัจจัยทางธุรกิจ และการตลาด พฤติกรรมผู้บริโภค และสำรวจทัศนคติในการยอมรับลูกอมเกลือแร่ เพื่อทดแทนน้ำและเกลือแร่สำหรับผู้ที่ออกกำลังกายติดต่อกันเป็นระยะเวลานาน ทำการศึกษาด้วยการศึกษาวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ (Qualitative Research) และการศึกษาวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ (Quantitative Research) โดยทำทั้ง 2 อย่างควบคู่กันไป ส่วนของการศึกษาวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ ทำโดยการศึกษาข้อมูล งานวิจัย วรรณกรรมที่เกี่ยวข้อง และสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึก ส่วนของการศึกษาวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ ทำโดยการจัดทำแบบสอบถาม ให้กลุ่มเป้าหมายเพื่อเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูล และความคิดเห็นของผู้ได้รับแบบสอบถาม จากอาสาสมัคร โดยเป็นกลุ่มคนที่ออกกำลังกาย อยู่ในกรุงเทพมหานคร และปริมณฑล จำนวน 100 คน ผลการศึกษาพบว่า การที่จะยอมรับเทคโนโลยีได้ จำเป็นต้องมีผลงานการวิจัยรองรับ และต้องมีความปลอดภัยการแนะนำบอกต่อจากผู้ชำนาญการ แนวทางการนำเทคโนโลยีไปใช้ประโยชน์ในเชิงพาณิชย์ เห็นคนให้นำลูกอมเกลือแร่เพื่อทดแทนน้ำและเกลือแร่สำหรับผู้ที่ออกกำลังกายติดต่อกันเป็นระยะเวลานานไปใช้ประโยชน์ในลักษณะของการจัดตั้งบริษัทใหม่ เนื่องจากลูกอมเกลือแร่เพื่อทดแทนน้ำและเกลือแร่สำหรับผู้ที่ออกกำลังกายติดต่อกันเป็นระยะเวลานานเป็นเทคโนโลยีที่ใช้ต้นทุนในการผลิตที่ต่ำ เนื่องจากว่าใช้เครื่องจักร และวัตถุดิบที่ หาได้ง่ายในท้องตลาด และมีต้นทุนต่ำ และการวิเคราะห์ความเป็นไปได้ในการดำเนินงาน และการลงทุนผลิต มีระยะเวลาคืนทุนประมาณ 10 เดือน มูลค่าปัจจุบันสิทธิ (NPV) จากการลุงทุนประมาณ 5,5579,747 บาท และมีอัตราผลตอบแทนที่แท้จริง (IRR) เท่ากับ 15.09 %
Love The Customers: Principles Of Interpersonal Relationships Applied To Social Media, Tracey Kyles
Love The Customers: Principles Of Interpersonal Relationships Applied To Social Media, Tracey Kyles
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Social media has changed communication, and its influence is far-reaching. Companies have adapted and tweaked their marketing strategies to more personal approaches to reach their audiences. This is especially evident in recent years. It can be observed, for example, by fast-food Twitter accounts attracting the attention of online users through witty personas and sarcastic tweets. This phenomenon is the motivation of this research looking into relationships between brands and their social media followers. Here, interpersonal relationship theories are referenced to uncover what encourages these kinds of relationships as well as discover which methods deliver the most positive responses, likes, and …
A Systems Approach To Student Loan Default, David J. Williams
A Systems Approach To Student Loan Default, David J. Williams
Full-Text Theses & Dissertations
Total U.S. student loan debt has now reached $1.6 trillion accumulated by approximately 45 million Americans. While viable options exist, many do not adequately know of them or how to act on them the outcome of which is that many people with relatively small manageable debt are defaulting. Beneficial, financial student loan programs are vastly underutilized for many reasons one of which is poor financial literacy. In this dissertation, I argue that acquiring financial literacy is a system challenge. The model to support this hypothesis posits a system with inputs, an internal transformation process, outcomes, and a feedback loop. The …
Designing A Program To Help Urban Pastors Cope With Compassion Stress, Valerie Andrews
Designing A Program To Help Urban Pastors Cope With Compassion Stress, Valerie Andrews
Full-Text Theses & Dissertations
Clergy are in a unique position as emotional and spiritual first responders to individuals and families during times of crisis including the current global pandemic due to COVID-19. While the most rewarding part of ministry is helping people by offering spiritual direction, these services can also be the very things that threaten and inflict harm on their personal, physical and spiritual lives (Ferguson, 2007). The purpose of this dissertation is to help clergy effectively cope with and manage the stressors of ministry that can lead to compassion stress, fatigue or vicarious trauma and other distress responses. To this end, I …
Turnover Intentions Of Self-Initiated Expatriates: The Role Of Servant Leadership And Organizational Embeddedness, Caleb W. Lugar
Turnover Intentions Of Self-Initiated Expatriates: The Role Of Servant Leadership And Organizational Embeddedness, Caleb W. Lugar
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The topic of this dissertation is turnover of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs). The significance of the SIE domain is evidenced by the exponential growth in SIE literature since the publication of the seminal research article authored by Inkson, Arthur, Pringle, and Barry (1997). Research in the SIE domain is also of interest to practitioners employed in multinational organizations who increasingly recognize that SIEs are an untapped source of global talent. To contribute to the SIE literature, in Essay One, of my three-essay dissertation, I first provide a systematic SIE literature review. Second, my unique contribution is a systematic review of the …
Losing Altitude: The Impact Of Asc 842: Leases On The Reported Liquidity Of Large U.S. Airlines, Philip Slater
Losing Altitude: The Impact Of Asc 842: Leases On The Reported Liquidity Of Large U.S. Airlines, Philip Slater
Doctor of Business Administration Dissertations
The airline industry in the United States represents fertile ground for research due to its susceptibility to extraneous demand shocks such as fuel price hikes, terrorist attacks, and global pandemics coupled with high leverage and high reliance on leasing. Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842: Leases became effective January 1st, 2019, requiring capitalization of the majority of leased assets. This study was motivated by how the act may have affected both reported airline liquidity and attempts to restructure leases to avoid capitalization, which may provide an initial impact. The objective of this study was to examine whether passage of …
Board Of Director Composition: An Examination Of How Director Age And Board Innovation Committees Impact Corporate Social And Financial Performance, Sami Ghaddar
2021
This dissertation explores how director age affects a firm’s social domain, and how board-level oversight of firms’ innovation activities affects financial performance. Specifically, the dissertation points to board configurations that can potentially improve social and financial performance. The first chapter reviews the literature by examining two research streams linking board composition to corporate social performance (CSP) and innovation. The chapter presents the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of these two streams. It details the descriptive and thematic findings and offers an understanding of the different contexts in which board composition relates to both CSP and innovation. This chapter also discusses inconsistencies …
The Feasibility Of Containerization In The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, Nick Edwards
The Feasibility Of Containerization In The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System, Nick Edwards
Political Science Theses and Capstones
The use of waterways to transport goods has always been a staple of civilization dating back to some of our earliest days. And throughout history it has always played a pivotal role in our economies and affected the very way in which our civilizations developed. Perhaps one of the world's most important waterways is the Great Lakes that lie directly in the heart of the North American continent and connect the heartland of North America to the Atlantic Ocean. Thus, providing a vital mode of transportation for shipping a variety of products from North America’s heartland to the rest of …
Transformational Leadership Strategies Small Business Owners And Managers Use To Increase Profitability, Renee Laura Yolande Morris-Phillip
Transformational Leadership Strategies Small Business Owners And Managers Use To Increase Profitability, Renee Laura Yolande Morris-Phillip
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractEighty-two percent of small businesses fail. Small business failure is essential to the Antiguan local community, as small businesses are the pillar of the Antiguan economy with considerable contributions in employment and economic development. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore transformational leadership strategies small business owners and managers use to increase profitability. The participants comprised five small business owners and managers in Antigua, who effectively used transformational leadership strategies to increase profitability. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and reviews of company artifacts. Data were analyzed using Yin’s five-step data …
Caring For The Caregiver: Second Victim Recovery Following A Serious Medical Error, Beulah Patrice Vance
Caring For The Caregiver: Second Victim Recovery Following A Serious Medical Error, Beulah Patrice Vance
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 1999, it was estimated that 98,000 deaths were attributed to medical errors and were the fourth most common cause of death in the United States. In 2016, medical errors were estimated as the third leading cause of death, with a mean death rate of 251,454 each year. Nurse involved in errors are known as second victims. Almost one in seven staff members reported that they had experienced a patient safety event within the last year that caused personal problems such as anxiety, depression, or concerns about their ability to perform their job. This project explored whether nurses are able …
Strategies To Decrease Disorder And Diminishing Transit Ridership Through Fare Enforcement, Stephen Matthew Boehm
Strategies To Decrease Disorder And Diminishing Transit Ridership Through Fare Enforcement, Stephen Matthew Boehm
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractUrban rail transit systems are experiencing a decrease in ridership in part due to the perception of increased crime and disorder. To ensure passengers continue riding rail transportation, agency leaders must develop strategies to decrease crime and disorder caused by fare evasion. Grounded in the Kano model and Lean Six Sigma, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore strategies urban rail transit leaders use to reduce declining ridership associated with a perceived disorder caused by fare evasion. Data were collected using semistructured interviews of six urban rail transit leaders who manage fare enforcement efforts and a review …
Strategies Information Technology Managers Use To Motivate Remote Employees, Jennifer Leonard
Strategies Information Technology Managers Use To Motivate Remote Employees, Jennifer Leonard
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some managers are experiencing challenges keeping remote workers motivated. Managers are concerned with motivating remote employees to ensure production levels are met or exceeded. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies information technology (IT) managers from five organizations in the Southeastern United States used to motivate remote employees. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 5 business leaders, company website information, and other documentation provided by the IT leader. Data analysis involved recognizing frequent phenomena and coding meaningful and common themes, phrases, or key words. Four themes were evident: transformation …
Successful Event Fundraising Strategies For Nonprofit Museums, Stacie Barrett
Successful Event Fundraising Strategies For Nonprofit Museums, Stacie Barrett
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some museum nonprofit organizational leaders are experiencing financial losses. Less than 25% of nonprofit agencies in the United States have enough funds to operate for six months. Museum nonprofit leaders are concerned with financial losses because the decrease in financial support can cause decreased operational funding and prohibit museum nonprofit leaders from carrying out the organizational mission. Grounded in Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore successful event fundraising strategies nonprofit managers use to increase financial support. The participants were three successful nonprofit museum leaders who had fundraising responsibilities. The study …
Strategies To Justify Resource Allocation To Corporate-Sponsored Volunteer Programs, Jolene Cantrell
Strategies To Justify Resource Allocation To Corporate-Sponsored Volunteer Programs, Jolene Cantrell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
An increased interest in how perceptions of stakeholders and customers can affect the performance of an organization has led some scholars to study the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance. Some business leaders attempt to allocate significant time and resources towards CSR, specifically corporate-sponsored volunteer (CSV) programs, but have yet to develop the business rationale and lack strategies. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies central Florida executive level business leaders used to establish or maintain CSV programs. Participants comprised three business leaders from central Florida firms …
The Relationship Between Antecedent Variables And Collective Organizational Engagement In U.S. Manufacturers, Kristoffer Carlos Garringer
The Relationship Between Antecedent Variables And Collective Organizational Engagement In U.S. Manufacturers, Kristoffer Carlos Garringer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Manufacturing leaders face challenges that influence organizational outcomes such as, collective organizational engagement. Because of the complexities in the U.S. manufacturing industry, manufacturing leaders must identify resources and strategies that influence collective organizational engagement levels. Grounded in employee engagement theory and resource management theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between motivating work design, human resource management practices, strategic implementation, and collective organizational engagement. The sample included 123 participants from large manufacturing organizations within the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region who held non-executive titles. The results of the multiple linear regression were significant, F(3, 122) = …
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The Balanced Scorecard Within A Nonprofit Organization, Karen L. Graves
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The Balanced Scorecard Within A Nonprofit Organization, Karen L. Graves
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations’ services is as critical as the service itself. The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of the balanced scorecard, a performance measurement system, within a drug and alcohol nonprofit organization and to assess its adaptability for use among nonprofit organizations. The theories used in this study included (a) Kaplan and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard (BSC); (b) Patton’s utilization-focused evaluation; (c) Campbell’s experimental society theory; and (d) Lincoln and Guba’s naturalistic inquiry. The research addressed whether the BSC was a useful evaluation instrument in a nonprofit organization and whether the BSC …
Performance Measurements On Concession Periods To Forecast Water Infrastructure Investment Returns, Reyneck Buthani Magudu Khoza
Performance Measurements On Concession Periods To Forecast Water Infrastructure Investment Returns, Reyneck Buthani Magudu Khoza
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Public-private-partnership stakeholders in South Africa are inconsistent in applying performance measurements to optimize concession period agreements for water infrastructure development and drive infrastructure financial value at postconcession termination. The purpose of this qualitative e-Delphi study was to assess consensus among 17 public-private-partnership experts on the best practice within the South African context for using performance measurements to optimize concession period agreements for water infrastructure development and drive infrastructure financial value at postconcession termination. The research question pertained to their level of consensus. Determination and analysis of the concession period conceptual model that illustrates how to achieve benefits of the concession …
Mentoring Strategies For Enabling Employees’ Career Progression, Anticia Alston
Mentoring Strategies For Enabling Employees’ Career Progression, Anticia Alston
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Organizations without mentorship programs are at risk for leadership skill development. Using successful mentoring strategies, human resource managers may increase their talent pool, increase organizational opportunities, and improve the organization’s overall climate. Guided by Kram’s mentoring theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore mentoring strategies that some human resource management (HRM) leaders working in civil service within the federal government successfully use to assist the professional development of their employees. Participants included five civil service HRM leaders within the federal government in the southeastern region of the United States who used mentoring strategies to assist …
Strategies For Mitigating Voluntary Employee Turnover In Small Businesses, Eric Regneco Gant
Strategies For Mitigating Voluntary Employee Turnover In Small Businesses, Eric Regneco Gant
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractVoluntary employee turnover costs businesses significant resources in training and recruitment. An employee’s voluntary turnover could cost small business owners $3,000 to $10,000 in training and recruitment costs and reduce company performance, profitability, and competitive advantage. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies that owners of small businesses in the eastern United States use to mitigate voluntary employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured telephone interviews with five small business owners with at least three years of experience mitigating voluntary employee turnover. Data were analyzed using Yin’s five-step approach. …
Multigenerational Family Firm Succession Planning For Transgenerational Sustainability, Janine Michelle Moore-Williams
Multigenerational Family Firm Succession Planning For Transgenerational Sustainability, Janine Michelle Moore-Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractFamily firm businesses represent 90% of the global economy and have a 70% first-generation failure rate; business sustainability could have a tremendous impact on the U.S. economy. Grounded in the sustainable family business theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies used by four California-based, multigenerational family firm leaders who successfully implemented succession planning processes to transfer leadership of their family firm. Data were collected by reviewing firm documents, public information, and semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and methodological triangulation, and five themes emerged: leader strategies to implement succession planning, strategies for …
Leadership Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover In The Health Care Industry, Sheila Redmond
Leadership Strategies To Reduce Employee Turnover In The Health Care Industry, Sheila Redmond
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2018, over 3.1 million the United States health care employees vacated their jobs. Leaders who lack strategies to reduce employee turnover impose a significant financial burden on health care organizations. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies health care leaders use to reduce employee turnover. Participants were five health care leaders from a hospital in Virginia who implemented successful strategies to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and document reviews. The themes extracted using the thematic data analysis were work-life balance, employee engagement, training, and job …
High Performance: Exploratory Study Into The High Performance Model And Qualitative Secondary Analysis Of Elite Sport Management In The United States, Jon Gregory Hill
High Performance: Exploratory Study Into The High Performance Model And Qualitative Secondary Analysis Of Elite Sport Management In The United States, Jon Gregory Hill
Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences
This dissertation examines the area of high performance in elite sport through high performance professionals’ perspectives in the United States Olympic and Paralympic National Governing Bodies. The study’s purpose was to establish a shared meaning of the high performance sport management model by its elements in the athletic arena. Interviews with 16 high performance directors and managers were conducted to establish definitions, backgrounds, and anatomy of high performance in sport: high performance, high performance sport, high performance management, high performance model.
A qualitative secondary analysis was conducted to examine the high performance model in the U.S. and explore the job …
Catalyzing Change In Higher Education: Social Capital And Network Leadership In The Competency-Based Education Network, Bruce William Haupt Jr.
Catalyzing Change In Higher Education: Social Capital And Network Leadership In The Competency-Based Education Network, Bruce William Haupt Jr.
Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences
Collaborative inter-organizational networks can be effective at catalyzing and supporting the generation and diffusion of new models and practices. With shared purpose, structure, and resources, network organizations can facilitate knowledge exchange and the growth of inter-organizational relationships. In this study, I sought to better understand how network organizations influence social capital and the spread of innovative practices. Of particular interest were the roles of national network and sub-national network organizations (sub-networks), and the interactive learning processes of network newcomers. I focused on the diverse array of colleges and universities involved in the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), and their efforts to …
What You Do Or What You Say? An Examination Of Analyst Reactions To Prototypical And Non-Prototypical Ceos Linguistic And Competitive Behaviors, Courtney Hart
Theses and Dissertations--Management
Non-prototypical CEOs are those that process different demographic characteristics from a target reference group. In the US, a non-prototypical CEO is both white and male. While the negative responses to non-prototypical leaders based on race and gender have been well documented, we know less on what these leaders do that may influence biased evaluations. In this dissertation I took an impression management view to examine analysts’ evaluative bias (AEB) on prototypical and non-prototypical CEOs hiding linguistic behaviors and competitive aggressiveness. Specifically, I examined hiding linguistic behaviors on quarterly conference calls and two attributes of competitive repertoire will be researched. Drawing …
Towards A Holistic Risk Model For Safeguarding The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Capturing The Human-Induced Risk To Drug Quality, Heather R. Campbell
Towards A Holistic Risk Model For Safeguarding The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain: Capturing The Human-Induced Risk To Drug Quality, Heather R. Campbell
Theses and Dissertations--Pharmacy
Counterfeit, adulterated, and misbranded medicines in the pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC) are a critical problem. Regulators charged with safeguarding the supply chain are facing shrinking resources for inspections while concurrently facing increasing demands posed by new drug products being manufactured at more sites in the US and abroad. To mitigate risk, the University of Kentucky (UK) Central Pharmacy Drug Quality Study (DQS) tests injectable drugs dispensed within the UK hospital. Using FT-NIR spectrometry coupled with machine learning techniques the team identifies and flags potentially contaminated drugs for further testing and possible removal from the pharmacy. Teams like the DQS are …
Profiling Social Media Tourists Using Literature During 2015-2019: Criminal Profiling Method, Jijun Chen
Profiling Social Media Tourists Using Literature During 2015-2019: Criminal Profiling Method, Jijun Chen
Theses and Dissertations--Retailing and Tourism Management
With the continuous development of mobile commerce and the Internet, social media has deeply penetrated people’s lives and fundamentally changed the way of searching, reading and using travel-related information. With this backdrop, this research studied social media tourists (SMTs) who share or acquire information related to the hospitality and tourism on social media platforms. Based on 271 empirical articles retrieved from major databases and top hospitality and tourism journals in the recent five years from 2015 to 2019, this research developed a profiling framework about SMTs using criminal profiling method. The findings showed the possibility of using the criminal profiling …
The Future Of Fashion: Corporate Social Responsibility And Essential Marketing Strategies, Taite Jorgensen
The Future Of Fashion: Corporate Social Responsibility And Essential Marketing Strategies, Taite Jorgensen
CMC Senior Theses
This paper analyzes how fast fashion has impacted future trends of the fashion industry. Due to globalization, the fast fashion industry has been able to create new norms of over-consumerism and international labor. Because of this, the fast fashion industry is able to mass produce in a way consumers have never seen before, in addition to making it all at extremely low prices. However, fast fashion brands are only able to mass produce cheap goods through unethical methodologies; these methodologies include unsustainable materials and practices, inhuman labor conditions and wages, and by making sizes that exclude bigger bodies. Consumers are …