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Social Media, Personality, And Leadership As Predictors Of Job Performance, Timothy Charles Lisk

CGU Theses & Dissertations

A thorough assessment of privacy concerns, reviewer bias, and applicant computer familiarity informs this longitudinal study incorporating features derived from social media, personality, leadership, traditional selection methodology, and objective measures of employee performance to build an empirical foundation for future research. To date, limited research has embarked upon an in-depth examination of the organizational implications of using social media data to assess job applicants. This dissertation addresses the question of whether social media data matters in the practical context of talent selection. I begin with a review of pertinent online communication theories, including media richness, cues filtered out, and social …

Organizational Readiness, Resistance And Race: Examining Faculty Attitudes Toward Faculty Diversification In Higher Education, Krystal Denise Miguel Rawls

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The national demographic is changing, and institutions of higher education must prepare to change if they are to meet the needs of their new population. Identifying change readiness and potential resistance factors are primary steps in motivating organizational change. This study will investigate the academy’s organizational readiness for change using historical analysis to ascertain: 1) does the demographic mismatch require a change? 2) is faculty diversification the best solution to the demographic mismatch? And statistical analyses to determine: 3) the extent to which faculty feel they benefit or are harmed by faculty diversification? 4) does administration tangibly support development of …

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Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

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Business Continuity Planning For A Medium-Sized Hotel Under Covid-19 Outbreak, Arunlak Tangtanapaiboon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Business Continuity Planning is a subjective conceptual framework prominently used in operations related to supply chain, information technology, or governmental organizations. In this research, we have applied the concept of business continuity planning to a service business during the COVID–19 outbreaks, whose aim is to determine the business continuity objective with the maximum operational tolerable period. The proposed framework has been evaluated based on the ANOVA Test of a guest's service questionnaire of a hotel in Rayong, Thailand. We find that, by reducing business operating cost via staff working hours reduction and limiting service functions of the hotel to the …

Values Of Artificial Intelligence In Marketing, Yingrui Xi

Masters Theses

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) is causing radical changes in marketing and emerging as a competent assistant supporting all areas of the marketing field. The influences and impacts AI has created in various marketing segments have aroused much interest among marketing professionals and academic scholars. Comprehensive and systematic studies on the values of AI in marketing, however, are still lacking and the existing literature fragmented. This research provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature in the relevant fields as well as a series of systematic interviews using the Value-Focused Thinking approach to understand the values of AI in marketing. This research …

New Perspectives And Insights On The Intersection Of Business Model Design And Open Innovation: A Multi-Method Approach, Alexander Hermann Tobias Hagenmeyer

Wayne State University Dissertations

ABSTRACT

NEW PERSPECTIVES AND INSIGHTS ON THE INTERSECTION OF BUSINESS MODEL DESIGN AND OPEN INNOVATION: A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH

by

ALEXANDER HERMANN TOBIAS HAGENMEYER

August 2020

Advisor: Dr. Ratna Babu Chinnam

Major: Industrial Engineering

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Today’s fast-moving economy, characterized by uncertainty, rapid change and highly competitive landscapes, challenges firms to innovate effectively, which requires them in turn to increasingly innovate openly. The key idea of the notion of open innovation is that “not all the smart people work for you”. Instead, useful ideas and knowledge are spread over firms of all sizes in many parts of the world. …

Strategies For Recruiting Volunteers In The Nonprofit Sector, Marsha Delahaye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many nonprofit organizations (NPO) leaders lack formal strategies to recruit volunteers. Nonprofit leaders without effective volunteer recruitment strategies may lack the workforce necessary to achieve the organization’s mission to support organization beneficiaries. Grounded in the strategic human resource management theory, the purpose of this qualitative, single case study was to explore strategies 3 leaders of a nonprofit organization located in the U.S. state of Colorado use to recruit volunteers. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, organizational documents, public and government data, and the organization’s website. The data were analyzed using Yin’s five-step thematic analysis process and the Baldrige Performance Excellence …

Strategies To Retain Mental Health Workers In Community Mental Health Clinics, Debbie L. Young

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In 2017, the United States employee turnover rate for mental health workers with 2 or more years of experience was more than 50%. High turnover rates among these mental health workers are associated with inadequate quality of care for patients with mental health issues in community mental health clinics. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore retention strategies used by health care administrators to retain their mental health workers with more than 2 years of experience. The participants consisted of 6 health care administrators who successfully implemented strategies to minimize high …

A Practitioner's Approach To Implementing Community Bank Internal Controls, Paul A. Dubrey Jr

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some community bank compliance professionals lack strategies to comply with the 2013 Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) internal control framework statement, so they have been slow to adapt to the new COSO framework. However, they will be under increased regulatory pressure to do so. Grounded in Cressey's fraud triangle theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies community bank compliance professionals use to comply with the revised COSO internal control framework. Four compliance professionals at a community bank in the Boston, Massachusetts area who have successfully implemented strategies for internal control …

Financial Management Strategies Used By Microbusiness Leaders, Dorothy M. David

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small and medium-sized microbusinesses accounted for the majority of net new jobs in the United States between 2000 and 2018. Yet a high percent of microbusinesses have exited the market due to business failure. The applicability of the findings from this study may positively influence small business owners seeking strategies that enable small business success. Grounded in entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore financial management strategies microbusiness leaders use to sustain their business success beyond 5 years. The participants comprised 3 small business owners in Virginia with sustained businesses beyond 5 years. Data were …

Strategies For Sustaining Minority-Owned Small Businesses, Taha Seid

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Minority small businesses play a significant role in the development of the United States economy. Minority small business owners who do not implement successful and sustainable strategies are at a high risk of failure. Grounded in entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that minority small business owners used to sustain their business beyond 5 years of beginning operations. The participants included 3 minority small business owners in Alexandria, Virginia, who have been in business for 5 years. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews, field notes, company websites, and financial, marketing, strategy, and …

The Way Forward For The Integration Of Sustainability Standards, Tobi Petrocelli

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Large-scale environmental failures within public companies in the United States have led to a globally growing trend in stakeholder insistence that company leaders maintain formal integrated sustainability accounting in their financial reports. Companies that rate high on communications of their sustainability efforts and integrating corporate social responsibility develop investment efficiency and ultimately increase their financial performance. Grounded in stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies 5 chief sustainability officers within publicly held companies in New York can integrate into their annual reporting in order to generate maximum value for stakeholders. Data were collected …

Reducing The Frequency And Effects Of Fraudulent Activities In Community Action Agencies, Marvin L J Blye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In the United States, nonprofit organization leaders estimate that $40 billion of revenue is lost every year because of financial scandals and fraudulent activities. Fraud negatively affects organizational functioning, service delivery, and board governance. Nonprofit leaders who fail to prevent fraud increase the chance of their organization's failure. Grounded in Cressey's fraud triangle theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies nonprofit community action agency (CAA) executive leaders use to reduce fraudulent financial activities. The participants comprised 5 executive CAA nonprofit leaders located in Maryland who effectively used strategies to reduce fraudulent financial behaviors in …

Post-Crisis Financialization Through Product Innovation: Assessing Complexity, Growth & Design In Exchange Traded Funds, Ryan Clements

Duke Law SJD Dissertations

This dissertation examines emerging risks and regulatory concerns in exchange traded funds (ETFs). It makes four core arguments through four published or accepted (and forthcoming) law review articles, alongside two published blog posts, all of which were written and previously submitted to the SJD Committee during the author’s dissertation research period. These articles are organized herein as dissertation chapters together with a contextual introduction and a summary conclusion which frames the dissertation within the scholarly literature on economic “financialization,” and emerging challenges associated with the growth of large interconnected asset managers.

The four core arguments in this dissertation are as …

Social Connectedness And Financial Independence Strategies Supporting Nonprofit Sustainability, Christopher Edmund Maylor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Leaders of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) often lack strategies to ensure the sustainability of their organizations beyond initial funding, resulting in significant risk to program continuity. Grounded in social entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to explore strategies used by 3 leaders of a small NPO in the southwest region of the United States. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and a review of organizational documents. Through thematic analysis, 6 social themes emerged: optimization of business strategies, income and donor growth, program cost management, funding diversification, program licensing, and public awareness of NPO programs. The contributions to …

Effects Of Transformational Leadership On Direct Home Healthcare Employee Turnover, Lisa K. Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Ineffective leadership and excessive direct home healthcare workers’ intent to resign may decrease home healthcare worker satisfaction, increase workplace accidents, and hinder the quality of patient home healthcare. Home healthcare leaders have a problem of retaining direct home healthcare workers and can benefit from comprehending the factors that enhance leadership and mitigate the turnover of home healthcare workers. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between the perception of transformational leadership behaviors and direct care intent to resign. The population consisted of direct home healthcare workers who reported to frontline …

Strategies For Improving Rural Small Startup Business Owners Success To Prevent Closures, Hector Lora

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small business owners with unsuccessful startup strategies can negatively impact business sustainability. Small business owners are concerned about startup strategies because 50% of new, small business owners fail within the first 5 years of operation. Grounded in the systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies 4 rural, small startup business owners in Tennessee used to prevent closure within the first 5 years of operation. The participants selected successfully implemented strategies to avoid business closures. Data were collected using semistructured face-to-face interviews and revised reports published by the Center for Rural Affairs, U.S. Economic …

Maintaining Small Retail Business Profitability By Reducing Cyberattacks, Ira Johnson Phillips

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Ineffective cybersecurity strategies can detrimentally impact business profits. Small business owners who face challenges in remaining profitable because of increased cyberattacks on their business are at risk of failure. Grounded in general systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies some small business owners in the retail industry used to reduce cyberattacks to remain profitable. The participants consisted of 5 small retail business owners in the central region of Alabama, who implemented successful strategies to reduce cyberattacks and maintain profitability. Based on the methodological triangulation of the data sources, and analyzing the data using …

Strategies Human Resource Managers Use To Reduce Employee Turnover, Fatema Turkistani

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

One of the highest costs of employee turnover in the United States is in the pharmaceutical industry, where employee turnover is on the rise and affects profitability. Pharmaceutical leaders and resource managers are concerned with employee turnover because the estimated costs of employee turnover range between 70% and 300% of an employee’s annual salary. Using Bass’s transformational leadership theory as the conceptual framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies human resource managers in the pharmaceutical industry use to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected from a review of company documents and face-to-face semistructured interviews …

An Examination Of Corporate Financial Performance Within Corporate Socially Responsible Standard & Poor 500 Companies, Kevin J. Utzig

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many managers are failing to predict and respond to the evolutionary changes within their firm’s business environment. Some experts believe that any company not utilizing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy will lose customers, which will have a direct impact on the firm’s financial performance. Managers lack a clear understanding of the impacts of CSR strategies on corporate financial performance. The purpose of this quantitative multiple regression-based study was to examine what relationship existed between an organization’s CSR strategy and its financial performance. The conceptual frameworks for this research were stakeholder and triple bottom line theories. These frameworks were selected …

Successful Marketing Strategies For Small Business Sustainability, Jasmine Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small businesses play a significant role in the health of the U.S. economy, but 50% of small businesses close before reaching 5 years of operation. Some small business owners do not utilize effective marketing strategies to guide them towards sustainability in business. Grounded in hybrid typology, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore marketing strategies small business owners use for sustainability. The participants comprised three small business owners located in the Midwest Region of the United States, with a business in operation for at least 5 years. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews, public company documents, …

Small Nonprofit Fraud: Risk Mitigation Strategies, Anne M. Marchetti

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Fraud is a significant worldwide issue for organizations of every size and industry. Small nonprofit organizations are particularly vulnerable to financial and reputational loss due to a fraud incident, which can be devastating. Grounded in the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission framework, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore fraud risk mitigation strategies employed by management in a small nonprofit organization in Florida. Three managers in a small nonprofit organization in Florida, participated in face-to-face semistructured interviews to share their fraud risk mitigation strategies. The data collection process also included inspection of business …

The Effect Of Self-Control And Grit On Female Leader Emergence, Heather E. Mitterer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Women account for 47% of the total workforce in the United States, but only 27% of women hold executive positions. The purpose of this study was to assess whether and to what extent a significant relationship exists between self-control and grit, as well as the effect that both have on female leader emergence within male-dominated industries of manufacturing, computer science, and engineering in the United States. The goal of this research was to show how gender stereotypes shape a woman’s journey to leadership, with a focus that does not characterize women as victims of discrimination, but rather empowers women to …

Transformational Leadership And Fiscal Sustainability In African American Churches, James Munford

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African American church leaders often experience difficulty responding to financial crises, which ultimately increases their risk of organizational failure. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to examine the relationship between transformational leadership and fiscal sustainability of African American churches in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, California, and the District of Columbia. Data were gathered from online surveys received from 92 adult church leaders who were responsible for the daily administration of their church’s duties and responsibilities. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated the model significantly …

Strategies To Sustain Funding In The Nonprofit Sector, Mark Sami

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonprofits provide much needed services to communities, especially to the poor and

vulnerable population, but the majority are operating in an environment of uncertainty

because of scarcity of resources. It is imperative that nonprofit managers implement

strategies to ensure the sustainability of their organizations. Grounded in the general

systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore

strategies that nonprofit managers use to sustain funding in the nonprofit sector. The

study participants were 3 nonprofit managers, including 2 from the Caribbean, and 1

from the United States. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and a review …

Strategies For Cultural Integration Following Cross-Border Mergers And Acquisitions, Kimihiro Iwao

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Ineffective cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) strategies can negatively impact value creation. Global information and communications technology (ICT) company leaders who do not effectively manage M&As risk eventual divestiture of their acquired targets. Guided by Haspeslagh and Jemison’s acquisition integration approach model and Hofstede’s 5 dimensions of national cultural theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that leaders of global ICT companies use to integrate diverse workers following cross-border M&As. The participants were 8 IMs from low context cultures who supervised acquired foreign workers primarily from high context cultures. Data were collected through semistructured …

Subsidized Rental Income, Nonrental Income, And Profitability In Tax Credit Development Companies, Samuel Simmons

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Identifying sustainable income streams is a challenge for affordable housing developers to achieve profitable operations. To sustain successful operations, tax credit developers often need to understand the association between subsidized rental income (SRI), nonrental income (NRI), and profitability. Framed within the supply-side and demand-side economic theories, the purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship between SRI, NRI, and profitability. Secondary financial data were collected from a random sample of 31 tax credit companies and public housing authorities for the year 2015 within the state of Florida. The results of the multiple regression analysis were not significant in …

Motivational Strategies To Retain Insurance Finance Professionals, Derrick Anthony Blythe

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The failure to retain talented employees can have adverse organizational outcomes. Organizational leaders are concerned with retaining talented employees, as retaining talented employees is critical for maintaining their corporations’ competitive advantage. Grounded in Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore motivational strategies insurance finance managers use to retain talented insurance finance professionals. The participants consisted of 6 insurance finance managers in 4 mid-to-large size insurance companies in Connecticut who successfully implemented motivational strategies to retain their talented insurance finance professionals and 8 focus group participants. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a …

Motivational Strategies To Retain Corporate Real Estate Millennials, Dollymae Mellish Carnegie

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Ineffective retention strategies can negatively impact business performance. Corporate real estate organization leaders who lack effective strategies to retain skilled millennial employees are at risk for business performance failure. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies corporate real estate organizations leaders used to retain skilled millennial employees. The participants comprised 5 corporate real estate organizational leaders in the New England region of the United States who successfully retained skilled millennial employees in their workforce. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and analyzed using Yin’s 5-step process and included coding and …

Strategies For Managing Offshore Outsourcing For Business Sustainability, Idrissa Maiga Hamidou Issa

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Ineffective offshore outsourcing strategies can contribute to unexpected and significant costs for businesses. Strategies to improve outsourcing outcomes are critical to business managers because often third parties contracted to implement offshore outsourcing fail to fulfil business managers’ expectations who can benefit from understanding how to manage outsourced operations and anticipate potential problems. Grounded in transaction cost theory, cultural and customs theory, and the resource-based view theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies and processes business managers use to maintain their organization after the implementation of offshore outsourcing. The participants consisted of 3 managers who …