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Heterogeneous Adaptability: Learning, Cash Resources, And The Fine-Grained Adjustment Of Misaligned Governance, Xavier Martin, Ilya Cuypers

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Research Summary: When can a firm make fine-grained adjustments to misaligned subsidiary governance? We examine whether and under what conditions a firm will adapt the equity stake it owns in a subsidiary, enabling improved alignment of the stake with the uncertainty in the local environment. We predict that the rate of adaptation of misaligned equity stakes depends on the experiential and vicarious learning from which the firm can draw, and that these learning effects are contingent on possessing fungible slack resources, specifically cash. Using a sample of 726 Japanese-foreign subsidiaries established in 38 host countries over a 21-year period, we …

The Relationship Of Insufficient Resources To Leadership Burnout In Rural Nonprofit Organizations, Keilee Webb

Honors College Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze the relationship between the lack of resources in nonprofit organizations and burnout. In this literature review, the aim is to explore various resources affecting nonprofit entities as they relate to organizational capacity. These specific resources will be reviewed and discussed to understand how closely related those resources are to burnout. Additionally, the implications of nonprofit employee and volunteer burnout will be analyzed. Within the literature review, the research indicates nonprofits in rural United States are more likely to encounter a deficit in connections to resources than their urban counterparts. This …

Building Strength Through Collaboration: What Faith Community Nurses Need To Know, Marcia A. Potter

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

This article is a practical guide and viewpoint narrative that offers definitions, justifications for, process steps, and a how-to checklist for Faith Community Nurses considering collaboration between multiple agencies outside of their own. The author offers simple guidelines and how-to advice on securing success, avoiding risks, and preventing costly misunderstandings between cooperating agencies when combining resources.

Plan For Retirement Versus The Occupational Impact Throughout Retirement: The Significance Of Identity And Role Transitions, Priscilla Guardado, Amy Lyons-Brown

Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a mixed methods research study on retired individuals and identifying their occupational identity throughout their retired experience.

METHODS: Using survey methods, a demographic questionnaire was sent out to individuals who signed up to participate in the study. To participate, individuals had to be in the age range of 50-80 years with a minimum of 2 years post retirement. A total of 15 participants initially signed up with a 93% survey response rate (n=14) and 86% (n=13) response rate for completion of the study with an interview.

RESULTS: Most participants reported dealing …

Mental Health In The Dental Workplace: Recognizing Signs, Communicating Concern, And Sharing Resources, Karen M. O'Brien, Karoline J. Trovato

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Dentists face numerous concerns in the workplace, including stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression. Mental health concerns affect the workplace in profound ways, including engagement in and quality of work and patient care, the level of productivity, and health care costs. Recognizing mental health concerns is an important first step in assisting dentists and their staff in receiving needed assistance from mental health professionals. Steps that dentists can use to communicate their concerns and share resources are provided. Finally, a prevention model is presented to promote mental health and workplace well-being in the practice of dentistry.

Resources, Demands, Engagement, And Resilience As Factors Limiting Human Resource Professional Burnout, Pamela A. Maurer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Imbalances where job demands exceed available resources have been determined to cause employee burnout in the workplace. The relationship between job demands and available resources on burnout among human resource (HR) professionals has not been fully researched. Further, the impact of increasing available resources to meet job demands on fostering work engagement and supporting employee resilience to reduce burnout has not been fully explored. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine if job demands and available resources predict burnout among HR professionals. The framework was based on job demands-resources theory and conservation resources theory. The Job Demands-Resources Scale, …

The Effect Of Resource Scarcity On Consumer Ethical Behavior, Todd C. Haderlie Jr, Jaehoon Lee

Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Proceedings 2022

We identify a novel relationship between scarcity and ethical behavior. When resource scarcity is made salient, consumers engage in less ethical behavior. Furthermore, the effect of resource scarcity on ethical behavior is stronger for consumers with high (vs. low) levels of the inclusion of others in the self (IOS).

Determining The Psychosocial Needs Of The Nurses Of Covid-19 Patients, Allison Stevens

ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present

Nurses are a vital element of the COVID-19 healthcare crisis and have been since the beginning of the COVID-19 response. The professional strain put on nurses included, but is not limited to: changing professional roles, rapidly changing policies and procedures, an influx of patients—particularly of high acuity, and change in workplace morale. However, nurses also had to carry the burdens of living as a member of society, family member, friend, community member, and above all, simply as a person surviving a pandemic themselves. With all of the stressors nurses have endured, it stands to reason that their psychosocial needs have …

Research Productivity Of Management Faculty: Job Demands-Resources Approach, Chet E. Barney, Brent B. Clark, Serge P. Da Motta Veiga

Marketing & Entrepreneurship Faculty Publications

Purpose

The main purpose of this study was to examine which job resources are most valuable for research productivity, depending on varying teaching demands.

Design/methodology/approach

Data was collected from 324 management faculty at research, balanced and teaching (i.e. respectively low-, moderate- and high-teaching demands) public universities in the United States.

Findings

Results showed that no single job resource predicted research productivity across all three types of schools. At research schools (i.e. low-teaching demands), productivity was positively associated with job resources including summer compensation, level of protection for untenured faculty and number of research assistant hours, while negatively associated with travel …

Market Expansion And Business Growth From The Perspective Of Resources And Capabilities: The Case Of A Micro-Enterprise, Jose G. Vargas-Hernandez, Omar C. Vargas-Gonzalez

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This paper has the purpose to determine and to analyze the internal and externa variables to consider in the design and formulation of strategies to be implemented by the small enterprise the D-Ksa aimed to expand organizational capabilities from the perspective business growth based on market expansion. This study intends to answer the question, why, the participation in different promotional events and activities aimed to position the branding in the regional market, do not target to achieve more points of sale in the state of Jalisco? The hypothesis formulated assumes that strategic alliances will increase the share and participation in …

The Effects Of Advanced Analytics And Machine Learning On The Transportation Of Natural Gas, Bj Stigall

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This qualitative single case study describes the effects of an advanced analytic and machine learning system (AAML) has on the transportation of natural gas pipelines and the causes for failure to fully utilize the advanced analytic and machine learning system. This study's guiding theory was the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model and Transformation Leadership. The factors for failure to fully utilize AAML systems were studied, and the factors that made the AAML system successful were also examined. Data were collected through participant interviews. This study indicates that the primary factors for failure to fully utilize …

Law School News: Staff Person Of The Year 2021: Ann Marie Thompson 05/18/2021, Michael M. Bowden

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

Strategies Nonprofit Organization Leaders Use To Increase Human And Financial Resources, Karen Linyard

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some nonprofit organization leaders have limited access to the resources needed to manage the organization's day-to-day needs. Nonprofit leaders without effective strategies to increase human and financial resources may lack the resources to address the mission, sustain, and effectively grow as a successful organization. Grounded in the stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies leaders of a nonprofit organization used to increase human and financial resources needed to sustain and effectively grow as a successful organization to address their mission. The participants comprised three leaders from one nonprofit organization in the southern …

The World Is Not Simple: Connectivity, Complicity, Complexity, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Deniz Atik

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

"It's Personal": A Case Study Analysis Of The Strategic Management Of Resources In A Historically Black University Athletic Department., Brigitte M. Burpo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is a qualitative case study examination of the strategic management of critical resources in an HBCU athletic program. It begins with a historical overview of HBCUs and HBCU athletic departments focusing on the systemic and societal influences that contributed to the current state of HBCU athletic programs. This dissertation later discusses the influence of a lack of financial resources on HBCU athletic departments further depletes the ability to operate with a competitive advantage. Chapter One focuses on the historic background of HBCUs and their formation as well as the societal influences that depleted critical resources. Chapter Two covers …

Unpacking The Burnout Phenomenon: Understanding Daily Influences On Burnout, Emily Houk

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Burnout is a work-related phenomenon that is not bound to the work domain. As such, experiencing burnout can be particularly detrimental for employees because effects of burnout can spill over into other life domains. The present study serves to examine the burnout phenomenon; specifically, I examined the direct effect of daily job stress on perceptions of burnout, as well as explored daily work-related affective rumination as a mediating effect in the relationship between daily job stress and burnout. Work-related affective rumination is a mechanism that potentially helps to explain how buildup of daily job stress influences the development of burnout. …

Políticas Públicas De Turismo Sostenible En Costa Rica Durante El Periodo Presidencial De Laura Chinchilla 2010 2014, Nicolás Fierro Chaves, Paula Andrea Leiva Rodríguez, Luisa Fernanda Rodríguez Camacho

Negocios y Relaciones Internacionales

El gobierno de Laura Chinchilla en Costa Rica (2010-2014) tuvo un modelo de desarrollo económico, estrategias de promoción turística del país, enfocadas hacia los recursos naturales. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las políticas públicas de turismo sostenible en Costa Rica en los años 2010 - 2014. Para esto, se seguirá una metodología cualitativa, la cual permite construir un marco conceptual de turismo y de políticas públicas para la promoción de este ; en segundo lugar, se efectúa una revisión en la literatura para conocer las políticas públicas del turismo sostenible en este país; finalmente, se realiza una comparación …

Law Library Blog (November 2019): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

Marketing U: Preparing Students To Succeed In The Job Search Process, Emily Guyon

Honors Program Theses and Projects

Despite the extensive careers services programs offered at secondary education institutions across the United States, students continue to underutilize the programs offered for career preparedness. The purpose of this research was to investigate what skills students were interested in learning more about related to the job search process and how they preferred to receive such information. It also examined if the graduate students in the Ricciardi College of Business at Bridgewater State University utilized Career Services, what resources they were interested in learning more about, and how they preferred these resources to be offered. The findings were consistent with previous …

Retention, Matthew Molinaro

The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research

Employee retention in the 21th century reflects how companies keep their employees motivated and well prepared for the challenges in the workplace. In this paper, I apply the concepts of motivation and how employers keep their employees. I also emphasize the costly effects of a employee leaving the organization, both as a dollar and emotional standpoint.

Waiting Time And Patients’ Satisfaction, Haleema Mohamed Hasan Mahmood Al Hammadi

Dissertations

In line with Vision 2021, the UAE’s National Agenda has six pillars: providing world-class healthcare is one of them. It is hence not surprising that the UAE healthcare industry is allocating substantial weight to the element of quality. Patient-centered care is internationally becoming part of the quality domain. Patient-centered quality may be defined as “providing the care that the patient needs in the manner the patient desires at the time the patient desires”. This requires substantially more attention to learning about patients’ preferences. One of the main dimensions of patient-centered quality is timely access to care, which includes shorter waiting …

Awareness And Preparedness Of It Managers To Digital Disruption: A South African Exploratory Case Study, Mark Prevost, Kevin Allan Johnston Prof, Maureen C. Tanner

The African Journal of Information Systems

Digital disruption is breaking down long established business models. In most organisations, IT managers are charged with management of technology-enabled change. It is therefore important that IT managers understand the opportunities and challenges posed by digital disruption to aid the organisation's response. The purpose of this study was to explore what South African IT managers perceive, and what their responses (or planned responses) to digital disruption within the context of a financial services organisation are. The study is interpretive, exploratory and qualitative, drawing from situational awareness theory to ground the participants’ perception of digital disruption. The study draws on Disruptive …

Strategies To Maintain Adequate Hotel Water Supplies, Deborah R. Popely

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Hotel guests can use 2 to 3 times more water than community residents. Hotels are water-intensive businesses, and water scarcity presents a pressing problem for managers who rely on an uninterrupted supply of water to meet guests' needs and maintain profitability. Using the resource-based view (RBV) as a conceptual framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies that hotel managers used to successfully maintain adequate water supplies in the Spanish Canary Islands, an historically arid site and a tourism destination. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and hotel water usage reports. Yin's 5-step approach of …

Barnes & Noble: Business Analysis, Wendy Gregory

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

This thesis identifies how to conduct a Business Analysis. The publicly traded company for this project is Barnes & Noble.

Bridging The Gap: Motivations, Challenges, And Successes Of Veteran Entrepreneurs, Nyasha Y. Boldon, Rosalinda V. Maury

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This exploratory study seeks to better understand veterans' business journey experience. As a result, this research study spans several areas of the business ownership, including finances, mentorships and networks, educational and learning styles, and challenges/barriers. Helpful for anyone who seeks an awareness of the veteran entrepreneurship industry.

Law Library Blog (October 2017): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

Entrepreneurship Networks: Trust And Efficacy - A Model Of Network Evolution, Meryl Rosenblatt Mba, Jacqueline Bassey, Alexa Guerica

Faculty Works: Business (1973-2022)

There is a vast body of research that demonstrates how entrepreneurs mobilize different networks (business, professional, family and friends) as sources of knowledge, new ideas, financing and support. Both network relationships and network structure will influence the likelihood of entrepreneur’s success during the establishment and growth stages of the new enterprise. The entrepreneur’s ability to acquire resources needed is influenced by network characteristics such as network size, diversity, density, cohesiveness, and the position of the entrepreneur within the social network. This paper proposes a mixed-method approach, combining survey research and network data analysis, to gain a deeper understanding of entrepreneurial …

Access To Capital: Be Prepared To Secure Additional Support For Your Company, The Coalition For Veteran Owned Business (Cvob)

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This resource aims to guide you through the process of securing financial support, goods, assets, and production for your business.

What I Wish I Would've Known, Jacob Thorpe, Matthew Stradley

Marriott Student Review

Starting school can be intimidating. At BYU, there are hundreds of resources available to help incoming students acclimate and prepare themselves for business majors. This article highlights resources and keys to success that will help any student be more successful.

Microfoundations Of Organizational Paradox: The Problem Is How We Think About The Problem, Ella Miron-Spektor, Amy Ingram, Josh Keller, Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis

Publications

Competing tensions and demands pervade our work lives. Accumulating research examines organizational and leadership approaches to leveraging these tensions. But what about individuals within firms? Although early paradox theory built upon micro-level insights from psychology and philosophy to understand the nature and management of varied competing demands, corresponding empirical studies are rare, offering scarce insights into why some individuals thrive with tensions while others struggle. In response, we contribute to the microfoundations of organizational paradox with a theoretical model and robust measures that help unpack individuals' varied approaches to tensions. Following rigorous scale development in Study 1, including samples from …