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The Financial And Nonfinancial Performance Measures That Drive Utility Abandonments And Transfers In The State Of Florida, Daniel Acheampong
The Financial And Nonfinancial Performance Measures That Drive Utility Abandonments And Transfers In The State Of Florida, Daniel Acheampong
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The down trending of investor-owned water and wastewater utilities and the continuous increase in utility abandonments and transfers within the regulatory environment motivated the study of investor-owned utilities, using samples from the state of Florida. The study determined the financial and nonfinancial drivers of utility andandonments and transfers. Using the NRRI and Acheampong et al. improved financial ratios, used in utility viability studies (liquidity ratio, leverage ratio, debt to equity ratio, profit trend ratio, growth and efficiency ratio, efficiency ratio, and the profitability ratio), the study identified sixteen nonfinancial performance measures under four categories (output measure, quality measures, owners’ equity …
Leadership Development: A Senior Leader Case Study, Jason M. Newcomer
Leadership Development: A Senior Leader Case Study, Jason M. Newcomer
Presidential Alumni Research Dissemination Award
Brig Gen Thomas Sharpy, former director of the Air Force General Officer Management Office, identified the need for an internal assessment of the US Air Force’s leadership development process, also known as the developmental team (DT), to determine its effectiveness in creating excellent leaders to meet current and future needs. DTs are part of the Air Force’s overarching force-development program, a requirement-driven initiative to train and educate the service’s active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel through a purposeful, career-long process of personal and professional development.
Exploring The Disconnects Between Cpa Firms And Millennials As It Relates To Tax Preparation, Dustin Micah Grant
Exploring The Disconnects Between Cpa Firms And Millennials As It Relates To Tax Preparation, Dustin Micah Grant
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Small Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms are facing a demographic market shift as baby boomers leave the workforce and are replaced by millennials. Today, small CPA firms rely on tax services from baby boomers and older clients for the majority of revenue, but millennials now represent the largest percentage of the workforce. This growing disconnect suggests a potential issue for small CPA firms. The following research explores the issues and opinions of millennial-aged tax filers and partners in small CPA firms on compiling and filing individual federal income tax returns in the United States.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with both …
High School Team Sport Coaches’ Perceptions Of Effective Coaching Characteristics, Ryan Michael Egnaczyk
High School Team Sport Coaches’ Perceptions Of Effective Coaching Characteristics, Ryan Michael Egnaczyk
Student Theses and Dissertations
This study looks to find what experienced high school team sport coaches believe are the qualities and leadership characteristics that they feel make them successful and effective. The study reviews previous literature that exists that studies high school team sport coaches. This includes looking at qualities of effective coaches, leadership characteristics and behaviors, various coaching philosophies, and ways that coaches impact the lives of their players both athletes and people outside of athletics. Multiple rounds of interviews are conducted with 12 current or former high school coaches to ask them a variety of questions to help find commonalities and themes …
Doctorum Reciproco: Multi-Generational Professionals And Their Sentimentality Towards Reciprocity, Sal Villegas
Doctorum Reciproco: Multi-Generational Professionals And Their Sentimentality Towards Reciprocity, Sal Villegas
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
The use of professional reciprocity exchanges for economic prosperity has been a mainstay in American business culture within social networks such as associations, community organizations, etc. (Putnam, 2000). Participation in these organizations has declined over the past several decades, as new generations have declined embrace these stalwarts of social networking (Putnam, 2000). As the generational demographics of the American workforce have over time, it is now of great importance to identify if there are generational differences regarding the sentiment of reciprocity (Kolm, 1994) among professionals. This quantitative study uses a multi-part question from German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) study to …
A Market Analysis Of Pay Rates For New Graduate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Zachary Halliwell
A Market Analysis Of Pay Rates For New Graduate Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Zachary Halliwell
Doctoral Projects
The profession of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) is a thriving occupation. In their national Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor, 2018), reported the national market for CRNAs is predicted to continue its steady growth through 2026. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides numerous statistics, as previously mentioned, on their website. However, the stats available include CRNAs of varying experience levels. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) has a few statistics, online, regarding the market for CRNAs. The data provided by MDES, while appreciated, is lacking in numerical significance, given the minuscule …
Benefitet Nga Auditimi I Brendshëm, Advan Beka
Benefitet Nga Auditimi I Brendshëm, Advan Beka
Theses and Dissertations
Ҫdo veprimtari biznesore e ka për obligim që në kuadër të veprimtaris së saj biznesore të ushtrojë edhe auditimin respektivisht kontrollin si vepimtari e cila mundëson që të verifikohet dhe kontrollohen të gjitha veprimtarite në mënyr që të ipet një pasqyrë kontrtolli të kërkuar për ta pasur evidente realizimin e kerkesave te menaxhimit.
Si veprimtari kryhet nga pala e tretë e pavarur (me punonjës të kontraktuar nga organizatat e profesionale të kontabilistëve dhe auditimin për sektorin provat dhe me punonjës të strukturave shtetërore për sektorin publik).
Auditimi lindi si një shërbim që të kryej një palë e tretë e pavarur …
Sistemi Bankar I Kosovës Dhe Mbikëqyrja E Sistemit Financiar, Zana Topalli
Sistemi Bankar I Kosovës Dhe Mbikëqyrja E Sistemit Financiar, Zana Topalli
Theses and Dissertations
Sistemi Bankar në Kosovë gjatë viteve të fundit është transformuar krejtësisht, i drejtuar nga sistemi bankar me pronësi shtetërore në ish Jugosllavi, në një sistem bankar me pronësi private pas çlirimit. Nga pas lufta Sistemi Bankar në Kosovë doli pa asnjë bankë të vetme, pa asnjë sportel, e kjo do të thotë se ishte i pamundshëm qarkullimi i parasë përmes formave të rregullta e që urgjentisht detyronte hapjen e bankave – institucionet financiare, rritjen e numrin të degëve të tyre dhe mbulueshmërinë e shërbimeve financiare në tërë territorin e Kosovës. Funksionimi i mirë i sistemit bankar është një faktor i …
Analizë Deskriptive E Administrës Tatimore Të Kosovës, Edon Fishekqiu
Analizë Deskriptive E Administrës Tatimore Të Kosovës, Edon Fishekqiu
Theses and Dissertations
Tema e marrë në studim është një çështje shumë e rëndësishme për të kuptuar rolin që ka Auditimit i brendshëm në mbarëvajtjen e sistemit në të cilin po jetojmë (apo në çfarë do sistemi tjetër). Kjo është një çështje shumë delikate pasi sa do që një shoqëri të jetë në nivelin më të lart të ndërgjegjësimit përsëri është shumë e rëndësishme që strukturat e administrates tatimore të jenë tejet profesionale dhe funksionale në nivelin më të lart të mundshëm.
Faktorët E Suksesit Dhe Strategjia E Operacioneve Në Industrinë Ushqimore, Jetmire Krasniqi
Faktorët E Suksesit Dhe Strategjia E Operacioneve Në Industrinë Ushqimore, Jetmire Krasniqi
Theses and Dissertations
Industria ushqimore është ajo pjesë e ekonomisë e cila krijon vlera dhe produkte finale për konsumatorët, duke blerë lëndën e parë dhe duke e përdor atë për të prodhuar ushqim për konsumatorët. Pra, kjo industri prodhon produkte ushqimore për konsum dhe konsumatorët janë ata që vendosin në do ta duan, pëlqejnë apo nëse do ta blejnë atë produkt.
Prandaj, kompanitë që merren me nxjerrjen e produkteve finale për konsumatorët, duhet të jenë shumë të kujdesshme në atë që do t’i ofrojë konsumatorit, duke i kushtuar rëndësi të veçantë të gjithë elementëve që do ta bëjnë të suksesshëm në treg: faktorëve …
Roli I Gruas Në Vendin E Punës, Havushe Zeneli
Roli I Gruas Në Vendin E Punës, Havushe Zeneli
Theses and Dissertations
Ekonomia e Kosovës funksionon nën potencialin e mundshëm për rritje për shkak të çështjeve të shumta,njëra prej të cilave është nën-përfaqësimi i grave në ekonomi.Gratë në ekonominë e Kosovës përballën me shumë sfida,në fuqinë punëtore,më shumë se 80% e grave janë joaktive për gratë e mbetura që janë aktive,shkalla e papunësisë është rreth 37%;si sipërmarrëse,gratë në ekonominë e Kosovës përfaqësojnë vetëm rreth 10% të pronarëve të bizneseve,që janë kryesisht biznese të vogla dhe mikro.Për të arritur potencialin për rritje ekonomike,Kosova duhet të punojë drejtpërshirjës më të madhe të grave në ekonomi dhe të ofrojë mundësitë për fuqizimin ekonomik të grave. …
Ndikimi I Snrf-Ve Në Qëndrueshmërinë Financiare Të Firmave, Hana Loshaj
Ndikimi I Snrf-Ve Në Qëndrueshmërinë Financiare Të Firmave, Hana Loshaj
Theses and Dissertations
Informacioni luan një rol kyç në përditshmërinë tonë, sa herë që ne duam të marrim ndonjë vendim pa marrë parasysh se në çfarë fushe gjithmonë kërkojmë informata për atë, dëshira jonë është që këto informata të jenë sa më cilësore dhe të besueshme. Nëse flasim për vendime biznesore apo financiare konsiderojmë që raportimi financiar është ajo gjuha që përdoret si lloj komunikimi mes firmave dhe palëve të interesuara për të marrë informatat e nevojshme. Mirëpo se sa këto informata janë transparente, të besueshme apo të krahasueshme do të hulumtohen përmes këtij punimi, ku do të krijohet një koncept rreth rëndësisë …
Letrat Me Vlerë Në Kosovë, Greta Berisha
Letrat Me Vlerë Në Kosovë, Greta Berisha
Theses and Dissertations
Punimi shqyrton dhe krahason se si kanë filluar të përdoren letrat me vlerë dhe kur kanë filluar të përdoren po ashtu edhe zhvillimi i tyre ndër vite si dhe cilën strategji ka ndjekur BQK për ti aplikuar letrat me vlerë në Kosovë.
Në fillim, do të fillon duke nisur se kur kanë hyrë në zbatim letrat me vlerë. Çfarë efekti kanë pasur në zhvillimin ekonomik të Kosovës, sa janë mirëpritur nga tregu. Po ashtu do të ceken se cilat letrat me vler janë duke u përdorur në Kosovë.
Së dyti, do të shifet ecuria e letratve ndër vite, nga kush …
Sfidat Dhe Mundësitë E Ndërmarrësve Të Rinj Në Kosovë, Taulant Blakaj
Sfidat Dhe Mundësitë E Ndërmarrësve Të Rinj Në Kosovë, Taulant Blakaj
Theses and Dissertations
Gjatë viteve të fundit, tema e njohjes së sfidave dhe zhvillimit të mundësive për ndërmarrësit e rinj ka marrë një interes të shtuar pasiqë është pjesë thelbësore e hulumtimit të ndërmarrësive. Aktualisht, nuk ka shumë hulumtime në dispozicion që të identifikojmë procesin e njohjes së sfidave dhe zhvillimit të mundësive në tërësi. Mundësitë konsiderohen si përbërës objektivë të procesit të ndërmarrësisë që janë subjektive ndaj individit i cili po i njeh dhe i zhvillon ato. Kjo tezë ndërthur teori dhe hulumton më shumë mbi njohjen e sfidave dhe zhvillimin e mundësive duke marrë parasysh faktorët, proceset njohëse dhe llojet e …
Roli Marketingut Në Ndërmarrje, Shkëlqim Rushiti
Roli Marketingut Në Ndërmarrje, Shkëlqim Rushiti
Theses and Dissertations
Ndikimi marketingut në rritjen e shitjeve dhe funksionimin më efektiv të ndërmarrjeve po vërehet pothuajse në secilen sferë të jetës. Marketingu tani nuk është i kufizuar vetëm në sistetim tradicional të marketingut mirëpo tani është më gjithëpërfshirës duke involvuar metodat më të avasuara teknologjike.
Marketingu është një ndër elementet kryesore i cili është determinues për të ardhmen, me anë të marketingut ndërmarrjet mund ti japin një formë të ardhmës e jo ta pranojnë atë pa kushte.
Qëllimi i këtij hulumtimi është të shpjegojë rëndësinë dhe rolin e marketingut për zhvillimin e ndërmarrjeve si dhe atë se sa janë të gatshëm …
Generalized Relay Network Design And Collaborative Dispatching In Truckload Transportation, Amin Ziaeifar
Generalized Relay Network Design And Collaborative Dispatching In Truckload Transportation, Amin Ziaeifar
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
The truckload industry faces a serious problem of high driver shortage and turnover rate which is typically around 100\%. Among the major causes of this problem are extended on-the-road times where drivers handle several truckload pickup and deliveries successively; non-regular schedules and get-home rates; and low utilization of drivers dedicated time. These are by-and-large consequences of the driver-to-load dispatching method, which is based on point-to-point dispatching or direct shipment from origin-to-destination, commonly employed in the industry. In this dissertation, we consider an alternative dispatching method that necessitates careful design of an underlying network. In this scheme, a truckload on its …
Multi-Generational Workforce Strategies For 21st Century Managers, Gail M. Cushing
Multi-Generational Workforce Strategies For 21st Century Managers, Gail M. Cushing
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
At any given time, managers can employ up to five generations of individuals in the workplace. Each generational cohort enhances the workplace with their own belief system, habits, attitude, and work expectations. The manager's responsibility to both the organization and the workforce is to bring all the employees together to foster shared values and work towards the organization’s common goal. The aim of this qualitative collective case study was to investigate the strategies managers use to direct a multigenerational workforce in today’s marketplace. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews from managers in the banking, educational, grocery, medical, non-profit, restaurant, and …
Big-Data Talent Analytics In The Public Sector: A Promotion And Firing Model Of Employees At Federal Agencies, Rabih Neouchi
Big-Data Talent Analytics In The Public Sector: A Promotion And Firing Model Of Employees At Federal Agencies, Rabih Neouchi
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
Talent analytics is a relatively new area of focus to researchers working in analytics and data science. Talent Analytics has the potential to help companies make many informed critical decisions around talent acquisition, promotion and retention. This work investigates data science to predict “shiny star” employees in the U.S. public sector, defined as top-notch performers over the years of a given time span. Its scope falls within talent analytics, also called people analytics, a relatively new research area.
We clean a data set made available by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and present two models to predict the …
Ndikimi I Bizneseve Të Vogla Dhe Të Mesme Në Zhvillimin E Komunës Së Ferizajt, Albion Salihu
Ndikimi I Bizneseve Të Vogla Dhe Të Mesme Në Zhvillimin E Komunës Së Ferizajt, Albion Salihu
Theses and Dissertations
Nisur nga fakti se ky punim në vete përmban një struktur e cila drejtëpërsëdrejti i referohet ndikimit që bizneset e vogla dhe të mesme influencojn në njedisin ekonomik, atëher qasja që ky hulumtim do të përdor do të jetë gjetja e indikatorëve që këto biznese influencojn në tregun komunës së Ferizait.
Ky hulumtim për temë diplome do të përmbaj një analizë e cila do të përcaktoj eksistencën momentale të ndërmarrjeve të vogla dhe të mesme në Komunën e Ferizait dhe strategjit që ata përdorin për rezistencën e tyre në treg si mundësi kjo për jetëgjatësin e bizneseve dhe laramanin e …
Tatimi Në Pronë Rast Studimi: Tatimi Në Pronë Në Komunën E Prizrenit, Ajshe Qemi
Tatimi Në Pronë Rast Studimi: Tatimi Në Pronë Në Komunën E Prizrenit, Ajshe Qemi
Theses and Dissertations
Duke pasur parasysh rëndësinë e tatimit në pronë, vendosa që ta trajtojë këtë çështje në punimin e diplomës, komuna e Prizrenit. Punimi në fjalë ka për synim të trajtojë tatimin në pronë dhe kategoritë që përfshihen brenda saj. E tërë kjo konsiston që nga regjistrimi i pronës, pastaj vlerën që ka ajo, të hyrat nga tatimi në pronë, ankesat e qytetarëve, dënimet e mundshme për vonesa ose mos pagesa të tatimit në pronë, si dhe investimet e bëra në komunë nga të hyrat e tatimit në pronë në komunën e Prizrenit. Në shumicën e vendeve është mjaftë sfiduese që tatami …
Marrëveshja E Cefta-S Dhe Ndikimi I Saj, Arena Kërqeli
Marrëveshja E Cefta-S Dhe Ndikimi I Saj, Arena Kërqeli
Theses and Dissertations
Duke e ditur faktin që Kosova kaloi në një situatë të vështirë ekonomike, megjithkëtë ajo u bë anëtare e CEFTA-s, dhe rezultativisht prodhuesit vendas mund të eksportojnë mallrat e tyre, të përfitojnë nga tregtia e lirë, të tërheqin investitorë të huaj, dhe gjithashtu, ky moment u pa si një mundësi për integrim në Bashkimin Evropian(BE). Pas nënshkrimit të kësaj marrëveshjeje, ndërsa pritjet ishin optimiste për zhvillimin ekonomik, ajo asnjëherë nuk u zbatua në plotëninë e saj. Kosova, në krahasim me vendet e tjera të Evropës Juglindore, të cilat janë, gjithashtu, anëtare të kësaj marrëveshjeje, është diskriminuar në aspektin e eksportit …
Developing Spiritual Maturity In Ministry Leaders Through A Whole-Bible Thematic Instruction, Eric John Palmu
Developing Spiritual Maturity In Ministry Leaders Through A Whole-Bible Thematic Instruction, Eric John Palmu
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
The purpose of this dissertation is to describe the development of an instructional program to teach and instruct ministry leaders in spiritual formation. The research reveals that current ministry leaders either lack a level of comfort in discipling team members or lack the capacity to teach and instruct volunteers in spiritual formation. If current ministry leaders do not disciple well, then future leaders will lack necessary leadership skills—an ominous outcome. Consequently, the purpose of the project is to develop a whole-Bible thematic instruction that will improve the discipleship skills of ministry leaders. The curriculum project is designed to develop in …
A Delphi Study: Retention Of Women In Leadership Positions In Stem Disciplines, Kimberly T. Luthi
A Delphi Study: Retention Of Women In Leadership Positions In Stem Disciplines, Kimberly T. Luthi
Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations
This Delphi study explores barriers and support systems that impact women’s professional advancement in STEM disciplines. There were 20 expert panelists who committed to participate in the study and 15 panelists completed the four rounds of the study after attrition. The panelists were selected based on specific criteria including educational background, diversity within STEM disciplines, experience as a former or current female administrator who served at two-year degree offering institutions, leadership and membership within women’s advocacy organizations in STEM and related workforce education fields, and depth of knowledge and understanding of the research questions. Through the four rounds of the …
Two Essays On The Effects Of Organization Capital On Firm Behavior, Andrew Root
Two Essays On The Effects Of Organization Capital On Firm Behavior, Andrew Root
Theses and Dissertations in Business Administration
A growing stream of finance literature involves measuring the effects of organization capital (“OC”) on investment decisions, financial policy, and firm value. Li, Qui & Shen (2018) use the exogenous event of a merger or acquisition to determine whether high OC acquirers perform better. We extend the OC literature by considering economic policy uncertainty (“PU”)(Baker, Bloom & Davis, 2016), which is also exogenous to the firm, to determine the effect of OC on firms in the face of PU. Univariate tests show that high OC firms take more investment risk, have lower leverage, higher cash, lower total shareholder payouts, and …
Indicators And Thresholds For Black Bear Viewing Proximity Preferences At Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Meghan M. Roberts
Indicators And Thresholds For Black Bear Viewing Proximity Preferences At Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Meghan M. Roberts
Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations
Human-wildlife interactions in protected areas are complex, and visitor preference for close proximity to wildlife continues to challenge managers. Two indicators and thresholds questionnaires with varying photo panel orders were distributed to a total of 302 visitors at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina to examine the acceptability of various distances and management actions for black bear viewing. Results show average minimum acceptability for black bear viewing is 38 yards for a single bear and 38 - 44 yards for a black bear sow with two cubs; photo panel viewing order influenced participants’ evaluations, illustrating the potential for …
Successful Venture Building: What Matters! An Empirical Examination Of Effective Incubation Practices, Patrick Thng
Successful Venture Building: What Matters! An Empirical Examination Of Effective Incubation Practices, Patrick Thng
Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)
Incubator models have evolved since the first known US incubator in 1959. From the first generation of a facilities-focused incubator model in the 1960s to the fourth generation of emerging models, commonly referred to as, the “Accelerator” model and the “Venture Builder” model.
Since 2006, there has been a significant increase in the number of venture builders and accelerators. Yet very little is known about a) their performance and the antecedents; b) the key differences between venture builders and accelerators; c) the factors and practices that characterise highly successful venture builders and d) their (venture builders)comparative advantages or disadvantages compared …
“We Need Dawgs!”: Narrative Construction Of Athletic Identity Among Black High School Football Players, Victor Dion Kidd
“We Need Dawgs!”: Narrative Construction Of Athletic Identity Among Black High School Football Players, Victor Dion Kidd
Theses and Dissertations
Previous empirical inquiry of athletic identity (Brewer, Van Raalte, Linder, 1993) and participation has failed to examine how such identities and roles are developed at the high school level of competition. While focusing on salient athletic identities or role sets are important, research literature should target how devotion to athletic identities, roles, and responsibilities are developed and communicated to adolescent athletes by social interactions. Therefore, while adopting Narrative Identity Theory (Loseke, 2007; McAdams & McLean, 2013; Polkinghorne, 1991; Smith 2010) as an appropriate lens, the current study investigated how athletic identity, roles, and responsibilities are developed through complex interaction and …
When To “Make” And When To “Buy”: A Contingency Theory Of Making Versus Buying Managerial Human Capital, Dhuha Abdulsallam
When To “Make” And When To “Buy”: A Contingency Theory Of Making Versus Buying Managerial Human Capital, Dhuha Abdulsallam
Theses and Dissertations
When should firms build talent, and when should they buy? There is theoretical consensus that internal hires would exceed externals in performance because of their firm-specific human capital. However, by integrating the creativity and innovation literature, I present a non-traditional theoretical view which argues that in creative environments with a time-lag on related expectations and outputs, externally hired managers would exceed internally promoted managers in several different performance- related outcomes. I also explore the social influence associated with the hiring origin of middle managers by integrating psychology and economic rationale to study the impact of managerial hiring origin decisions on …
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Emiratization Strategies In The Quasi-Private Sector: Multiple Case Studies From The Manufacturing Sector In The Uae., Hana Mohamed Al Mahri
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Emiratization Strategies In The Quasi-Private Sector: Multiple Case Studies From The Manufacturing Sector In The Uae., Hana Mohamed Al Mahri
Dissertations
A central aspect of the United Arab Emirates’ strategic vision for a post-oil future is to make better use of its indigenous human capital, thus securing a return on the substantial investment the government has made in education, and reducing the reliance on a largely non-national labour force. While Emiratization (a policy to replace expatriate workers with citizens) has been successful in the public sector, the private sector is still largely staffed by expatriates with citizens representing less than 5 per cent of the total workforce in this sector. Therefore, Emiratization efforts have recently been focusing on enhancing employment opportunities …
Medical Specialty Camps: A Holistic Approach To Assist In The Management Of Diabetes, Takeyra Monique Collins
Medical Specialty Camps: A Holistic Approach To Assist In The Management Of Diabetes, Takeyra Monique Collins
Human Movement Studies & Special Education Theses & Dissertations
From toddlers to adolescents, poor medical regimen and adherence occurs as youth face adversities caused by type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This inquiry-based research sought to explore the process of promoting resilience to attain personal diabetes management through outcome-focused programming. This dissertation was structured in a three-paper format to highlight three sectors of a medical specialty camp to identify the significance of building resilience among youth with T1DM, incorporating family support, and providing service-learning opportunities for students. The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts associated with campers’ resilience from pre- to post-camp based on their participation in …