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Collectors Beware: A Glimpse Into The High-Risk, High-Reward World Of Antiquities And Its Dark Underbelly, Claire M. Purcell Jan 2020

Collectors Beware: A Glimpse Into The High-Risk, High-Reward World Of Antiquities And Its Dark Underbelly, Claire M. Purcell

MA Theses

The market for Antiquities often sparks fierce moral and legal debates amongst the public and professionals. What most do not concern themselves with is the unusually high level of risk the market functions under. From cultural heritage concerns, to the surprising abundance of fake Antiquities available for purchase, and the dark market entwined with legitimate business, the market is saturated with danger and yet continues to operate. This thesis will investigate how the market forces come together, considering the differing roles preformed by collectors, museums, auction houses, galleries, and Antiquities dealers. In an attempt to answer the question, how does …

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A Conservation Marketing Toolkit: Systematic Literature Mapping, Microtargeting Conservation Easements, And Conservation Corridor Prioritization, Hannah Josie Leonard Jan 2020

A Conservation Marketing Toolkit: Systematic Literature Mapping, Microtargeting Conservation Easements, And Conservation Corridor Prioritization, Hannah Josie Leonard

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

In a changing world with limited resources for conservation efforts, conservationists, wildlife managers, and land managers must look for creative ways to realize conservation goals. A new wave of conservationists is investigating how other disciplines, namely psychology and marketing, might improve our ability to understand and change conservation-related human behavior. In this thesis, I review existing applications of “conservation marketing” and apply a subset to advance two specific conservation challenges. In Chapter 1, I present a systematic mapping of the conservation marketing literature to understand the lay of the land in how conservationists have already applied marketing techniques to conservation, …

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Google Search Sentiment And Sector Etf Performance, Andrew J. Williamson Jan 2020

Google Search Sentiment And Sector Etf Performance, Andrew J. Williamson

Honors Theses

This paper utilizes data from Google searches in an attempt to utilize online investor sentiment as a predictor of sector exchange traded fund (ETF) performance. The paper tests the assumptions of the Efficient Market Hypothesis that all known information about a stock is incorporated into the price of the stock. With the emergence of ETFs as a popular form of investment for casual investors, there is a possibility that these investors may use Google as a way to collect information about potential stock picks. Thus, this paper investigates the association between online search interest and excess ETF returns by collecting …

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Factors Influencing The Acceptance For Adoption Of Innovative Medical Self-Test, Sumontida Sayachak Jan 2020

Factors Influencing The Acceptance For Adoption Of Innovative Medical Self-Test, Sumontida Sayachak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

There are multiple barriers of health self-care. Self-testing and information technology would empower self-care and medical industry. In addition, it may reduce the country’s public health burden cost. However, there is very limited research on IT related to health care and customer belief in Thailand. This study, alternate innovative mixed models in software was developed to understand individual’s characteristics and influencing factors for the adoption of medical self-testing. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using self-administrated questionnaires that constructed based on Health belief model (HBM), Extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) including related significant psychological determinants. …

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การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในการลงทุนซื้อรถบรรทุกหัวลาก, รวิสรา ขจรวีระธรรม Jan 2020

การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในการลงทุนซื้อรถบรรทุกหัวลาก, รวิสรา ขจรวีระธรรม

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

โครงงานพิเศษฉบับนี้มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อทำการศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในการลงทุนซื้อรถบรรทุกหัวลาก เพื่อนำมาใช้ในการบริหารจัดการธุรกิจรับขนส่งสินค้าของบริษัทกรณีศึกษาแห่งหนึ่ง โดยใช้เครื่องมือทางการเงินซึ่งประกอบไปด้วยระยะเวลาคืนทุนคิดลด (Discounted Payback Period) มูลค่าปัจจุบันของกระแสเงินสดสุทธิ (NPV) อัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนต่อต้นทุน (BC Ratio) อัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนภายในโครงการ (IRR) และการวิเคราะห์ความไว มาเป็นเกณฑ์ในการวัดความคุ้มค่าของโครงการว่าควรลงทุนซื้อรถบรรทุกหัวลากหรือไม่ ผลการวิเคราะห์ความเป็นไปได้ของโครงการลงทุนซื้อรถบรรทุกหัวลากในธุรกิจรับขนส่งสินค้าของบริษัทกรณีศึกษา มีความเป็นไปได้ในการลงทุนซื้อรถเพียง 1 คัน โดยมีระยะเวลาคืนทุนคิดลดของโครงการเท่ากับ 4.81 ปี มูลค่าปัจจุบันของกระแสเงินสดสุทธิ มีค่าเท่ากับ 3,294,788.24 บาท อัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนต่อต้นทุน มีค่าเท่ากับ 6.27 เท่า และอัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนภายในโครงการ มีค่าเท่ากับร้อยละ 29.67 และเมื่อนำมาวิเคราะห์ความไว โดยมีการกำหนดให้ผลตอบแทนลดลงร้อยละ 5 และ 10 ต่อปี และต้นทุนในการดำเนินงานเพิ่มขึ้นร้อยละ 5 และ 10 ต่อปี พบว่า โครงการดังกล่าวยังมีความเป็นไปได้และน่าสนใจลงทุน โดยระยะเวลาคืนทุนยังอยู่ภายใต้ช่วงเวลาที่กำหนด มูลค่าปัจจุบันของกระแสเงินสดมีค่ามากกว่า 0 และอัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนต่อต้นทุนมีค่ามากกว่า 1 และอัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนภายในโครงการมีค่ามากกว่าเกณฑ์ที่บริษัทคาดหวังทุกกรณี ยกเว้นกรณีที่ผลตอบแทนของโครงการลดลงร้อยละ 10 ต่อปีที่อัตราส่วนผลตอบแทนภายในโครงการมีค่าน้อยกว่าเกณฑ์ที่คาดหวังที่ทำให้โครงการนี้ไม่คุ้มค่าที่จะลงทุน

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การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบรูปแบบการจัดส่งครุภัณฑ์สายพลาธิการให้กับคลังสาขาระหว่างวิธีขนส่งด้วยยานพาหนะของตัวเองกับการว่าจ้างจากภายนอก, ภานุวัฒน์ แสนอุ่น Jan 2020

การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบรูปแบบการจัดส่งครุภัณฑ์สายพลาธิการให้กับคลังสาขาระหว่างวิธีขนส่งด้วยยานพาหนะของตัวเองกับการว่าจ้างจากภายนอก, ภานุวัฒน์ แสนอุ่น

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยฉบับนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ในการวิจัยเพื่อศึกษารูปแบบการจัดส่งครุภัณฑ์ของกองทัพเรือที่มีประสิทธิภาพสำหรับการแจกจ่ายครุภัณฑ์สายพลาธิการของกองทัพเรือ รวมไปถึงเปรียบเทียบข้อดี ข้อเสีย และต้นทุนที่เกิดขึ้นของการจัดส่งครุภัณฑ์สายพลาธิการให้กับคลังสาขา ด้วยวิธีขนส่งด้วยยานพาหนะของกองทัพเรือเอง กับการว่าจ้างบริษัทเอกชนในการขนส่ง โดยทำการเก็บรวมรวมข้อมูลการดำเนินกิจกรรมขนส่งพัสดุสายพลาธิการให้กับคลังสาขาของกองทัพเรือในช่วงปี 2562 ประกอบกับการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกในรายละเอียดของข้อมูลต่าง ๆ เกี่ยวกับต้นทุนในวงจรชีวิตของยานพาหนะที่กองทัพเรือใช้ จากการศึกษาพบว่า ต้นทุนรวมของการขนส่งด้วยยานพาหนะของตัวเอง มีค่าใช้จ่ายที่สูงกว่าการขนส่งโดยว่าจ้างจากภายนอก 348,736.50 บาท ในปี 2562 (802,736.50 - 454,000 บาท) อย่างไรก็ตาม การขนส่งด้วยยานพาหนะของตัวเองมีข้อดีในด้านความรวดเร็ว คล่องตัวและมีความยืดหยุ่นในการใช้งาน จากการศึกษาพบว่าต้นทุนในส่วนของยานพาหนะรถยนต์บรรทุกขนาดเล็กมีค่าใช้จ่ายที่ไม่สูง ประกอบกับบทสัมภาษณ์ความต้องการใช้ยานพาหนะของเจ้าหน้าที่ที่ปฏิบัติในส่วนที่เกี่ยวข้องเห็นว่ารถยนต์บรรทุกขนาดเล็กยังมีความจำเป็นในการใช้ปฏิบัติราชการอยู่ ดังนั้น รูปแบบการขนส่งที่เหมาะสม คือ การขนส่งโดยว่าจ้างจากภายนอก ควบคู่การการขนส่งด้วยยานพาหนะของตัวเองด้วยยานหนะรถยนต์บรรทุกขนาดเล็ก สำหรับการขนส่งระยะใกล้ (พื้นที่สัตหีบ)

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การเปรียบเทียบต้นทุนการขนส่งระหว่างการจัดเรียงพาเลทสินค้าชั้นเดียวบนรถบรรทุกกับการจัดเรียงพาเลทสินค้าซ้อนกัน 2 ชั้น, ชุติกาญจน์ กองทอง Jan 2020

การเปรียบเทียบต้นทุนการขนส่งระหว่างการจัดเรียงพาเลทสินค้าชั้นเดียวบนรถบรรทุกกับการจัดเรียงพาเลทสินค้าซ้อนกัน 2 ชั้น, ชุติกาญจน์ กองทอง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้จัดทำขึ้นเพื่อวิเคราะห์และเปรียบเทียบต้นทุนค่าใช้จ่ายในการจัดเรียงและขนส่งสินค้าระหว่างการจัดเรียงพาเลทสินค้าชั้นเดียวบนรถบรรทุกโดยการบรรจุกล่องสินค้าลงบนพาเลทไม้ซึ่งเป็นวิธีที่ใช้อยู่ในปัจจุบันกับการจัดเรียงพาเลทสินค้าซ้อนกัน 2 ชั้นวิธีใหม่โดยการนำกล่องสินค้าบรรจุลงในตะกร้าเหล็กแล้ววางตะกร้าเหล็กซ้อนกัน 2 ชั้นบนรถบรรทุก งานวิจัยนี้ประกอบไปด้วยการวิจัยเชิงปริมาณและเชิงคุณภาพ โดยมีการเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลในอดีตที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการขนส่งสินค้าและการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกกับบุคคลากรที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการดำเนินงานจัดเรียง จัดส่งและทำรับสินค้า แล้วนำข้อมูลที่รวบรวมได้นั้นมาคำนวณประมาณการความต้องการการขนส่งและต้นทุนค่าใช้จ่ายในการขนส่งเปรียบเทียบระหว่างวิธีการจัดเรียงสินค้าทั้ง 2 วิธี ผลการวิจัยพบว่า การปรับเปลี่ยนรูปแบบการจัดเรียงสินค้าจากการวางพาเลทสินค้าชั้นเดียวมาเป็นการจัดเรียงกล่องสินค้าลงตะกร้าเหล็กและจัดเรียงตะกร้าเหล็กซ้อนกัน 2 ชั้นบนรถบรรทุกนั้น ช่วยลดต้นทุนค่าใช้จ่ายเกี่ยวกับการขนส่งได้ถึง 5,024,923 บาทต่อปีหรือประมาณ 52 เปอร์เซ็น ซึ่งสามารถนำมาใช้เป็นแนวทางให้บริษัทกรณีศึกษานำไปใช้ในการปรับปรุงกระบวนการดำเงินงาน รวมถึงการจัดสรรทรัพยากรให้มีประสิทธิภาพยิ่งขึ้น เพื่อเป็นการช่วยลดต้นทุนค่าใช้จ่ายด้านการขนส่งสินค้า

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Single Currency And The Liquidity In Corporate Assets Market, Kamolwan Pavavimol Jan 2020

Single Currency And The Liquidity In Corporate Assets Market, Kamolwan Pavavimol

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The single currency was adopted in 1999. It gave a huge impact on financial system. In this study, we focus on the single currency impacted to the liquidity in the corporate assets market, market whereby the mergers and acquisitions occurred. The studies found that the single currency had positive effect to the liquidity index in the corporate asset market measured by the intensity of the market transactions in each industry. This increasing in the liquidity mainly from the cross-border deals from the countries that stayed outside the eurozone. Moreover, we found that single currency had positive effect to acquirers to …

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An Exploration In Accountable Care Organization Structure, Contingency And Performance, 2015-2017, Siriporn P. Satjapot Jan 2020

An Exploration In Accountable Care Organization Structure, Contingency And Performance, 2015-2017, Siriporn P. Satjapot

Theses and Dissertations

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 enacted one of the most significant reforms seen in the United States healthcare landscape. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) led transformation efforts in regulatory reform and coverage expansion across the U.S. population. Since 2010, care delivery systems have been shifting from episodic, decentralized and fee-for-service models to value-based population health models, like accountable care organizations (ACO). ACOs have been specifically primed for local response to improve the health of their communities. ACO research has traditionally focused on performance measures like mortality, readmissions, quality outcomes and savings. ACO organizational characteristics …

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Leadership Strategies For Improving Mergers And Acquisitions Performance, Alon Ben Jacob Jan 2020

Leadership Strategies For Improving Mergers And Acquisitions Performance, Alon Ben Jacob

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a critical process business leaders use to increase profitability and grow their business. Still, the majority of M&As fail to deliver the expected value to the acquirers. Grounded in Sarasvathy's effectuation theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies to conduct successful M&A processes. The participants were 8 individuals from a global healthcare company who acted as the company's presidents and had experience conducting M&As. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of company documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The following themes emerged: leadership focus, value creation, …

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College Student Engagement On Campus: Attending Collegiate Sports Events, Nur Islamiah Mohamad Fuad Jan 2020

College Student Engagement On Campus: Attending Collegiate Sports Events, Nur Islamiah Mohamad Fuad

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

While attending collegiate sports events is part of the college experience, especially in the United States, there is a decline in students’ attendance at collegiate sports events shown in the past years. The purpose of this study is to (1) investigate college students' experience in attending collegiate sports events, (2) identify college students’ motivations and constraints in attending collegiate sports events, and (3) recognize possible strategies to improve collegiate sports events attendance and engagement on college campuses. A qualitative research approach, focus group, was used to facilitate discussion and interaction with a group of students sharing their experiences and perspectives …

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A Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Liquor Laws Have On Young Audiences And Their Potential Impact On The Music Industry: A Case For Change In Indianapolis, Eleanor Oegema Jan 2020

A Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Liquor Laws Have On Young Audiences And Their Potential Impact On The Music Industry: A Case For Change In Indianapolis, Eleanor Oegema

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

According to Do317, one of Indianapolis’ premier media companies which promotes live events and entertainment, “The Indy live music and concert scene is growing thanks to wide range of amazing Indianapolis live music and concert venues” (Do317, n.d.). However, the Indianapolis community is hindered by outdated liquor laws that affect the music entertainment industry from thriving. The purpose of this study is to explore the partiality based in old fashioned laws occurring in Indianapolis that affect the revenue potential in the live music and entertainment industry. This study examined liquor license laws in an historical context and a how they …

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Impact Of Sanctions And Awareness On Intention To Comply With Information Security, Kevin Fitzgerald Jan 2020

Impact Of Sanctions And Awareness On Intention To Comply With Information Security, Kevin Fitzgerald

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employees in higher education are likely to violate information security policies because of the open nature of academic institutions. Policy violations can lead to data breaches and identity theft that can cause harm to businesses and individuals. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional study based on general deterrence theory and neutralization theory was to analyze the relationships between the independent variables, severity of sanctions, vulnerability to sanctions, and awareness of consequences, and the dependent variable, intention to comply with information security policy. Participants (n=100) who work in a higher education institution with an information security policy completed an online …

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Perceptions Of The Value Of Financial Education In African American Creditworthiness, Melvin Thomas Miller Jan 2020

Perceptions Of The Value Of Financial Education In African American Creditworthiness, Melvin Thomas Miller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Research suggests a disparity for African Americans within the banking system, as they are denied credit at a higher rate than other ethnic groups. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of African Americans financial training in regards to qualifying for consumer loans. The conceptual framework was based on seminal theories on credit risk assessment and critical race theory. The research questions were designed to address banking officials' perceptions of financial training and the effectiveness of training in improving African Americans' credit. A phenomenological design was employed with the purposeful sample of 9 banking officials within …

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Working Capital Management Strategies To Increase Bank Profitability, Khalid Makki Said Jan 2020

Working Capital Management Strategies To Increase Bank Profitability, Khalid Makki Said

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

More than 50% of business failures in the United States are because of business leaders’ inability to manage working capital. Some bank leaders lack strategies to improve working capital management. Grounded in the cash conversion cycle theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies bank leaders used to improve working capital management. The participants consisted of 3 managers from 3 different U.S. banks in Kentucky, who successfully implemented working capital management strategies to increase bank profitability. The data collection process included semistructured interviews and company documents provided by the participants. Data were analyzed using …

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Information Systems Strategies For Small And Medium Size Enterprise Sustainability, Oluseyi Solomon Awotayo Jan 2020

Information Systems Strategies For Small And Medium Size Enterprise Sustainability, Oluseyi Solomon Awotayo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small and medium size business owners who do not use information systems effectively degrade business models, reduce customer value, and diminish the prospects for business stability, profitability, and growth. Grounded in the resource based view framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore the information systems strategies small business owners used to sustain their business beyond 5 years. A purposeful sample of 5 owners of 5 different small and medium sized businesses in the state of Texas participated in the study. Data were collected via semistructured, face-to-face interviews, company documents, and member checking. Data were analyzed using …

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Strategies For Reducing Employee Turnover In Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Tijani Mohammed Jan 2020

Strategies For Reducing Employee Turnover In Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises, Tijani Mohammed

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee turnover leads to increased operational costs and workloads and affects sales performance. Reducing employee turnover is essential for managers of small and medium sized enterprises to minimize costs and increase sales performance. Grounded in the job embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies managers of small and medium sized enterprises use to reduce employee turnover that negatively affects sales performance. The participants consisted of 3 managers of small and medium sized enterprises in the Bronx, New York. Data were collected using semistructured, face-to-face interviews, and a review of organizational documents. A thematic …

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Organizational Capacity-Building To Battle Addiction In The Oneida Community, Anita F. Barber Jan 2020

Organizational Capacity-Building To Battle Addiction In The Oneida Community, Anita F. Barber

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Oneida Nation community members created a new and developing organization The Healing Society (fictious name) operated by a volunteer board. The board needed strategic direction to build organizational capacity and sustainability to address the lack of awareness in the community about the increase in opioid and heroin abuse after a well-known community member died from an overdose. The purpose of this postpositivist constructionist qualitative case study was to gather empirical data from the perspectives of internal and external stakeholders through a SWOT analysis focused on their perspectives. Their answers addressed: (a) the organizational strengths and weaknesses of The Healing Society …

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Strategies To Manage Quality In Outsourced Manufacturing Processes, Claudia Elizabeth Contreras Jan 2020

Strategies To Manage Quality In Outsourced Manufacturing Processes, Claudia Elizabeth Contreras

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Offshore outsourcing operations that involve high risks of noncompliance with quality specifications have been studied among scholars. Researchers have demonstrated that organizations pursue offshore outsourcing to reduce costs and to remain competitive; however, noncompliance with quality specifications increases product costs. Grounded in the total quality management model, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore business managers’ strategies used to ensure compliance with quality standards when outsourcing manufacturing processes internationally. The participants consisted of 3 managers of companies in Riverside County, California, who successfully outsourced offshore manufacturing operations. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and validated with …

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Implementation Of An Electronic Health Record-Keeping System, Deborah Jean Kilgore Jan 2020

Implementation Of An Electronic Health Record-Keeping System, Deborah Jean Kilgore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In 2015, only 15% of behavior health hospitals in the United States had been converted from paper charting systems to electronic health records (EHRs) systems. Healthcare managers are concerned about the lack of EHRs because they need to meet mandated federal requirements to implement EHR systems. Using the technology acceptance model, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to identify strategies behavioral healthcare managers use to adopt their EHR system. The participants consisted of 5 behavioral healthcare managers working in a chemical dependency treatment facility located in the U.S. Midwest. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, a review …

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Leadership Strategies For Improving Mergers And Acquisitions Performance, Alon Ben Jacob Jan 2020

Leadership Strategies For Improving Mergers And Acquisitions Performance, Alon Ben Jacob

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a critical process business leaders use to increase profitability and grow their business. Still, the majority of M&As fail to deliver the expected value to the acquirers. Grounded in Sarasvathy's effectuation theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies to conduct successful M&A processes. The participants were 8 individuals from a global healthcare company who acted as the company's presidents and had experience conducting M&As. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and a review of company documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The following themes emerged: leadership focus, value creation, …

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Strategies U.S. Coal Railroad Company Leaders Use To Remain Profitable, Jonathan Tomlin Jan 2020

Strategies U.S. Coal Railroad Company Leaders Use To Remain Profitable, Jonathan Tomlin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Leaders of coal railroad companies in the United States have experienced significant losses in profitability. Loss of profitability is of concern to railroad company leaders because it can lead to business closure. Through the lens of the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies leaders of U.S. coal railroad companies use to remain profitable. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and company documents from 4 railroad leaders in the Southeastern United States who successfully implemented strategies to remain profitable. Yin’s 5-step process was used to analyze the data. Three themes emerged: an equipment …

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Leadership Strategies For Reducing Turnover Within Child Welfare Departments, Lace Shelise Whitten Jan 2020

Leadership Strategies For Reducing Turnover Within Child Welfare Departments, Lace Shelise Whitten

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee turnover costs companies billions of dollars annually and can damage business sustainability. Childcare managers who lack leadership strategies may struggle to reduce employee turnover. Grounded in the motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore leadership strategies childcare managers in Polk County, Florida, use to reduce employee turnover. Data were collected through semistructured face-to-face interviews with 5 purposively selected childcare managers who have used leadership strategies to reduce employee turnover. Data were also collected via field notes, observations, and company documents. Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the data: open communication, feedback …

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High-Performance Organizational Culture And Corporate Success, Alexander Lapshun Jan 2020

High-Performance Organizational Culture And Corporate Success, Alexander Lapshun

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some Singapore global corporation business leaders experience difficulties building a high-performance culture. Building a high-performance culture encourages high performance, promotes excellence, and nurtures a continuous improvement climate. Grounded in Gilbert's behavioral engineering model, the purpose of this qualitative mini ethnography single case study was to explore strategies midlevel managers in Singapore use to create a high-performance organizational culture. Six midlevel managers representing a Fortune 500 information technology firm in Singapore participated in the study. Data collection included semistructured interviews followed by member checking, direct observations, and a review of the company's documents. Marshall and Rossman's 5-step data analysis process identified …

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New Venture Modeling Strategies For Information Technology Business Startups, Jude Thomas Jan 2020

New Venture Modeling Strategies For Information Technology Business Startups, Jude Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Information technology (IT) startup owners often lack new venture modeling strategies to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. Information technology startup owners with backgrounds in software development, IT project management, and computer engineering need to know about the strategies discovered in the study to make operational, modeling, and project level decisions that ensure sustained organizational profitability. Grounded in Kim and Mauborgne's blue ocean theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore new venture modeling strategies some information technology startup owners use to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. Study participants comprised 3 IT startup business owners …

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Employee Motivation And Knowledge Transfer In Nonprofit Organizations, Heidi Keam Nors Jan 2020

Employee Motivation And Knowledge Transfer In Nonprofit Organizations, Heidi Keam Nors

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractIneffective knowledge transfer strategies can negatively affect knowledge creation and employee motivation. Nonprofit business leaders who struggle with knowledge transfer among department staff are at a high risk of not improving employee motivation. Grounded in Kahn’s organizational theory on leadership and structure, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the knowledge transfer strategies used by nonprofit business leaders to transfer knowledge among departmental staff and to improve employee motivation. The participants comprised business leaders and staff, consisting of 2 executives, 2 managers, and 2 departmental staff members from a nonprofit charter school management company in North …

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Relationship Between Virtual Employee Engagement, Self-Efficacy, And Productivity, Centelle St Aimee Jan 2020

Relationship Between Virtual Employee Engagement, Self-Efficacy, And Productivity, Centelle St Aimee

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The low productivity in organizations can cost millions of dollars in lost revenue. Low productivity is important to organizational leaders because it can lead to lower profits for businesses. Organizational leaders who understand employee behaviors that increase productivity can reduce lost revenue from high turnover rates and low employee retention. Grounded in social cognitive theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between virtual employee engagement, employee self-efficacy, and productivity. Survey data from 81 virtual workers were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Results indicated the full model containing 2 predictor variables (employee self-efficacy and employee …

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The Social Media Machines: An Investigation Of The Effect Of Trust Moderated By Disinformation On Users’ Decision-Making Process, Zulma Valedon Westney Jan 2020

The Social Media Machines: An Investigation Of The Effect Of Trust Moderated By Disinformation On Users’ Decision-Making Process, Zulma Valedon Westney

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Social media networking sites (SMNS) have become a popular communications medium where users share information, knowledge, and persuasion. In less than two decades, social media's (SM) dominance as a communication medium can't be disputed, for good or evil. Combined with the newly found immediacy and pervasiveness, these SM applications' persuasive power are useful weapons for organizations, angry customers, employees, actors, and activists bent on attacking or hacking other individuals, institutions, or systems. Consequently, SM has become the preferred default mechanism of news sources; however, users are unsure if the information gathered is true or false. According to the literature, SMNS …

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The Moderating Role Of Personality On Person-Organization Fit And Turnover, Jane Park Jan 2020

The Moderating Role Of Personality On Person-Organization Fit And Turnover, Jane Park

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Two studies were conducted to investigate whether personality traits serve as boundary conditions of the person-organization fit and turnover relationship, and whether continuous commitment may help explain why personality moderates the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover. The first study examines the effect of extraversion, neuroticism, and conscientiousness on the relationship between person-organization fit and turnover. The sample consisted of 1,251 office managers at a large, national organization. The second study follows up on the first study and examines the same relationships. In addition, the second study includes the effect of continuous commitment on the relationship between person-organization fit and …

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Causes Of Chaos: Understanding Economic Crises In Latin America, Kevin Murphy Jan 2020

Causes Of Chaos: Understanding Economic Crises In Latin America, Kevin Murphy

Honors Theses and Capstones

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