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A Cancer Education Needs Assessment: Informing Middle-Aged Female Patients About The Relationships Between Obesity And Women’S Health Concerns In The Reproductive System, Breast, And Endometrial Health, Batul Mirza

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Obesity significantly impacts women’s health, particularly among middle-aged women, by increasing the risk of hormone-sensitive cancers such as breast, endometrial, and reproductive system cancers. This study examines the educational needs of this demographic group regarding obesity-related cancer risks and explores effective intervention strategies. Obesity-induced mechanisms – hormonal imbalances, chronic inflammation, and insulin resistance – drive cancer susceptibility, emphasizing the need for targeted health education. The study employs a qualitative design, which includes interviews with subject matter experts (SMEs) and surveys of middle-aged women. The goal is to assess awareness, perceived barriers, and preferred learning methods. Findings suggest that with many …

Impactful Programs And Initiatives For Employee Resource Groups That Promote And Sustain Positive Social Determinants Of Health, Lisa Kangas, Maureen Hall, Julie James, Gladys Peters

Journal of Sustainable Social Impact

Organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leaders’ lack of interest in employee resource groups (ERGs) and related programs can negatively impact an organization’s culture, operational excellence, and employee retention and have detrimental implications for social determinants of health (SDOH). Prioritizing ERG programs and initiatives is essential for organizational success and can positively affect SDOH. This qualitative pragmatic inquiry study identified and explored ERG programs and initiatives that support organizational culture, operational excellence, and employee retention.The research question for this study was: What ERG programs and initiatives support organizational culture, operational excellence, and employee retention? The study included eight DEI leaders …

Igda Foundation Alumni Weekend: Multiclassing For Better Leadership, Matthew Dyet

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

This talk was presented at the IGDA Foundation Alumni Weekend, an annual event that is run by and for recipients of the IGDA Foundation scholarship. The talk covered the fundamentals of leadership through the lens of multiclassing as covered in my book, Great Games Need Great Leaders.

Book Review: Building A God, Carl Lee Tolbert

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

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A Dynamic Leadership Approach In Different Situations And Contexts, Francois Kammoe

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This paper is one of the first to provide empirical evidence supporting the conceptualization of a dynamic leadership approach in which employee maturity and organizational dynamism help leaders make the right choice of leadership styles to improve employee job satisfaction. As business environments change and employee maturity differs in this dynamic business era, and as there is a chaos characterized by numerous leadership styles in the leadership literature, adopting a dynamic leadership approach has become important to identify the most effective leadership styles suitable for employees. A quantitative study using conditional process analysis was conducted to examine a dynamic leadership …

Crafting Ethical Problem-Solving Cultures: A Leader’S Role In Complex Adaptive Systems, Elizabeth A. Luckman

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

In today’s complex and interconnected world, leaders play a critical role in fostering ethical problem-solving cultures within organizations. To enable leaders to succeed in this evolving landscape, this paper advocates for a necessary paradigm shift: a transition in mental models about how organizations function. Historically, organizations have been viewed as mechanistic systems, but there is a substantial opportunity to improve our work by viewing organizations as complex adaptive systems. This shift alters fundamental assumptions about organizational operations and redefines leadership as the creation of conditions for effective and ethical problem-solving. In this paper, I examine the changing mental models that …

Empowering Hispanic Managers In The Us Through Authentic Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, And Mindfulness, Louise Kelly, Ehsan Danesh, Patricia Denise Lopez, James Okrah, Eissa Hashemi

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This research investigates the relationship between authentic leadership, Emotional Intelligence (EI), resiliency, and mindfulness among Hispanic Managers in the US, contributing to the understanding of authentic leadership and its antecedents, particularly in the context of Latinx leaders in the United States. The study suggests that emotional intelligence, resiliency, and mindfulness play key roles in the formation of authentic leadership, especially in the Latinx community, where cultural values such as familismo, personalismo, and collectivism may influence leadership styles. It highlights the potential benefits of these factors, including improved self-awareness, empathy, and the ability to overcome adversity, while also acknowledging challenges and …

What American Executives Can Learn From Japanese Leadership, Mostafa Sayyadi, Michael J. Provitera

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Japanese leadership has encompassed worldwide success. For example, Toyota is an example of a leading and successful Japanese company. With its new and creative ideas, this company was able to rebuild the marginalized image of Japanese vehicles in the international business scene and take a large share of the car market in the world. We identified 5 secrets of success and long-term survival of Japanese companies: strategy, social capital, new competencies, leadership development, and systems approach. We will examine each and address how CEOs can emulate the success of Japanese leadership.

Effects Of Seasonality On The Experiences Of Employees In Minor League Sports, Amanda Barefoot

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The temporal rhythms of sport organizations, driven by recurring cycles of in-season and off-season activity, create a unique organizational context that shapes decision-making, leadership behavior, and the experiences of employees. While seasonality is widely recognized in operational planning and revenue forecasting, its implications for organizational behavior in sport management remain underexplored. This three-paper dissertation examines seasonality as a temporal force influencing sport organizations at conceptual, strategic, and affective levels.

The first paper develops a sport-specific taxonomy of seasonality by synthesizing literature from econometrics, tourism, and organizational theory. It distinguishes between natural, internally institutionalized, and externally institutionalized seasonal influences, offering a …

The Use Of Burt’S Method In Rationalizing The Cost Of Time And Evaluating The Performance Companies: An Applied Study In State Company For Textile And Leather Industries - Hilla Textile Factory, Aqeel Jaber Kadhim

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

Burt’s method is a significant process research method that provides information that directly affects the scheduling process of complex projects and planning and monitoring their completion. As a result, it has gained notoriety among practitioners in the field of specialization and offers additional advantages through computer systems for completion. It seeks to finish the project as quickly as possible while using the resources and capabilities that are available and at the lowest feasible cost. The evaluation of the performance of companies is represented in the extent of the ability of the company’s management to evaluate the performance of its activities …

توظيف الريادة الاستراتيجية في إدارة الازمة واتخاذ القرار: دراسة نظرية تحليلية, أحمد علي جدال أبو محيميد

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

أكدت الدراسة الوصفية التحليلية على إمكانية توظيف الريادة الاستراتيجية متمثلة بتقبل المخاطرة والاستباقية واستثمار الفرص والمرونة والابداع والابتكار في إدارة الأزمة من خلال وضع الخطط والأنشطة الملائمة للتعامل مع الأوضاع الطارئة لأجل احتوائها وضبطها عبر مراحل تنطلق من المدخلات لإدارة الازمة لتحديد الإجراءات العملية والنتائج المحتملة لها بما يسمح باتخاذ القرار بشكل موضوعي ينطلق بدوره من مدخلات تستند إلى ما قدمته خطة إدارة الازمة من معطيات وحلول تجعل من إمكانية اتخاذ القرار المستندة إلى القرارات الريادية أكثر مرونة وقدرة على التعامل مع التهديدات ما يضمن احتواء الازمة وتجاوزها من خلال وضع تصور مقترح لخطوات عملية تحقق ذلك.

The descriptive analytical …

اتجاهات العالم المعاصر في إدارة الأزمات الدولية: دراسة في الأساليب والأدوات, محمود عبد الكريم الزيود

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى البحث في الأدوات والأساليب الجديدة للعالم المعاصر في إدارة الأزمات الدولية، ولتحقيق هذا الهدف، تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى وجود متغيرات جديدة غيّرت من المفاهيم الأساسية تجاه إدارة الأزمات، منها ما هو تقني، ومنها ما هو فني، وهذا ما دفع العالم المعاصر إلى إعادة اكتشاف أو خلق آليات جديدة في التعامل مع الأزمات وفقاً لتلك المتغيرات التي باتت واقعاً مفروضاً على الدول، كما توصلت الدراسة إلى أن إدارة الأزمات تعد من الأمور الجدلية، وما زالت في تطور صاعد؛ نتيجة المدخلات العصرية التي أسهمت في إعادة النظر بالأدوات والأساليب والاستراتيجيات التي تنتهجها الدول …

دمج أسلوبي اتخاذ القرار العقلاني والبديهي في إدارة الأزمات على المستوى الاستراتيجي والعملياتي في مديرية الأمن العام في الأردن, محمد عقله أبو زيد, رضا مصطفى البطوش

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

تتناول هذه الدراسة دمج أسلوبي اتخاذ القرار العقلاني والبديهي ضمن مديرية الأمن العام في الأردن، مع التركيز على نتائج هذا الدمج في إدارة الأزمات على المستويين الاستراتيجي والعملياتي. وباستخدام عينة قصدية مكوّنة من 530 مشاركًا، تستعرض الدراسة الخصائص الديموغرافية وتفضيلات اتخاذ القرار والتفاعل بين المنهجين العقلاني والبديهي لدى أفراد الأمن العام، أظهرت النتائج أن القوة العاملة تتكوّن في الغالب من شباب متعلمين من الذكور، ما يدفع إلى تساؤلات مهمة حول شمولية وتمثيل مختلف الفئات في عمليات اتخاذ القرار. وقد بيّن المشاركون تفضيلًا ملحوظًا لاتخاذ القرار العقلاني، غير أن الدراسة تؤكد وجود مشهد مركّب لاتخاذ القرار يدمج بين العقلانية والحدس، وقد …

أثر الأساليب القيادية على إدارة الأزمات في قطاع الفنادق الأردني, رهف أحمد محمد الحلايبة, رائد حسام الزعبي

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت هذه الدراسة للتعرف على التنبؤ بإدارة الأزمات من خلال الأساليب القيادية في قطاع الفنادق الأردني، واعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، حيث تم استخدام الاستبيان كأداة لجمع البيانات، وتكون مجتمع الدراسة مـن جميع الفنادق ذات التصنيف من نجمة واحدة إلى خمس نجوم في الأردن والبالغ عددهم 325 فندقًا مدرجًا من قبل جمعية الفنادق الأردنية، أما عينة الدراسة فقد تم تحديدها بأسلوب العينة القصدية وتم جمع البيانات من 165 فندق المصنفة من (3-5) نجوم في الأردن، وتم إجراء التحليل الإحصائي باستخدام برمجية (SPSS)، وقد أظهرت النتائج أن هناك علاقة ذات دلالة إحصائية بين أبعاد الأساليب القيادية وإدارة الأزمات، حيث بلغ معامل …

دور العمل التطوعي في الإستجابة للكوارث والحوادث الكبرى في الدفاع المدني الأردني, بكر جميل الشنيكات

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

استعرض المقال الدور الحيوي للمتطوعين في الاستجابة للكوارث ضمن منظومة الدفاع المدني الأردني، مستندًا إلى نهج بحثي وصفي نوعي يعتمد على مراجعة معمقة للدراسات السابقة. ستكشفت الدراسة مساهمات المتطوعين في مختلف مراحل إدارة الكوارث والحوادث الكبرى، بدءًا من الاستعداد والتخفيف من المخاطر وصولًا إلى الاستجابة والتعافي. كما سلط البحث الضوء على الفوائد العديدة لمشاركة المتطوعين، مثل تعزيز القدرة الاستيعابية، وزيادة مشاركة المجتمع، والفعالية من حيث التكلفة. علاوة على ذلك، حددت الورقة التحديات والمجالات المحتملة لتحسين إدارة المتطوعين، مع التركيز على التدريب والتنسيق. وتؤكد النتائج على الحاجة إلى نهج أكثر تنظيما وتكاملا لإدارة المتطوعين لتعزيز الفعالية الشاملة للدفاع المدني الاردني في …

جهود المملكة العربية السعودية في الاستجابة للكوارث والأزمات الدولية - "مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة والأعمال الإنسانية إنموذجاً", عبدالله فريح العلي

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف البحث إلى التعرف على دور مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة والأعمال الإنسانية في الاستجابة للكوارث والأزمات الدولية، والتعرف على الكوارث والأزمات الدولية التي باشرها مركز الملك سلمان لإغاثة والأعمال الإنسانية في الدول المتضررة، والتعرف على نوعية المشاريع الاغاثية التي نفذها مركز الملك سلمان لإغاثة والأعمال الإنسانية، وكذلك التعرف على التحديات التي تواجه أعمال الإغاثة الإنسانية، واعتمد البحث على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي ومنهج دراسة الحالة. وتوصل البحث إلى عدة نتائج أهمها يعمل مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة والأعمال الإنسانية وفق مستهدفات رؤية 2030 في تعزيز قنوات التواصل الخارجي والحضور الفاعل مع المنظمات فيما يتعلق بالأعمال الإنسانية، تعتبر المملكة العربية السعودية من أكبر …

المهارات القيادية ودورها في اتخاذ القرارات أثناء إدارة الأزمات, مفلح حامد السلمي

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على المهارات القيادية ودورها في اتخاذ القرارات أثناء إدارة الأزمات في المنظمات، واستخدم الباحث المنهج الوصفي المسحي، وقائمة الاستقصاء كأداة للدراسة، وتم اختيار عينة عشوائية بسيطة عددها (648) مفردة لتطبيق هذه الدراسة، وتوصلت الدراسة إلى عدة نتائج من أبرزها: أن أفراد عينة الدراسة موافقون بشدة على أبرز المهارات القيادية لإدارة الأزمات بمتوسط حسابي بلغ (4.48)، وأن أفراد عينة الدراسة موافقون على واقع اتخاذ القرارات أثناء إدارة الأزمات في المنظمات بمتوسط حسابي بلغ (3.91)، وأن أفراد عينة الدراسة موافقون بشدة على مدى تأثير المهارات القيادية في عملية اتخاذ القرارات أثناء إدارة الأزمات بمتوسط حسابي بلغ (4.49)، كما …

Revised Law Impacts Conduct Of Business In Office And At Home, Lance Plunkett Jd, Llm

The New York State Dental Journal

The ease of automatic renewals is countered by strict new requirements in General Business Law attached to their use.

Aeolus-Ds: Dust-Aware Ai Decision Support For Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) — A Design Science Research Framework Integrating Aerosol Remote Sensing, Land Disturbance, And Clinical Sentinel Signals, Harsha Sammangi, Aditya Jagatha, Harshini Balaga

Research & Publications

This paper presents Aeolus-DS, a design science research (DSR) artifact that integrates aerosol remote sensing (MAIAC AOD; dust fraction), mesoscale meteorology and soil moisture (ERA5), land-disturbance telemetry (construction, off-road vehicle activity, nightlights) and clinical sentinel signals (syndromic ED chief complaints, pneumonia rule-out) into a dust-aware, AI-driven early warning and decision-support system for Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever). Methodologically, we propose a graph spatiotemporal transformer with direction-aware attention and physics-guided regularisation reflecting aeolian transport. Using county-week panels (2014-2024) for the U.S. Southwest (AZ–CA–NV), Aeolus-DS improves now-casting mean absolute error (MAE) by 18% and two-week area under precision-recall curve (AUPRC) by 21% over …

What Went Right And What Went Wrong: A Multiple Case Study Of Firefighters Surviving Life-Threatening Situations, Peter J. Gushee

PhD in Organizational Leadership

The present study explored the lived experiences of firefighters who survived life-threatening situations in burning buildings, examining how these experiences unfolded and the leadership structures that shaped those experiences. Employing A. P. Giorgi and Giorgi’s (2003) scientific phenomenological analysis, the present study identified the general structure of the firefighter survival experience, which was comprised of 11 constituents, highlighting survival as a dynamic, identity-bound process shaped by adaptive behaviors, internalized beliefs, and evolving situation-specific conditions. Leadership was found to operate at the systems, organizational, and group levels, enabling or constraining firefighter readiness, adaptation, and recovery. By integrating Safety-I and Safety-II perspectives …

The Influence Of Millennial Women In Leadership: Examining Emotional Intelligence And Motivations Of Millennial Women, Leah Gossai

PhD in Organizational Leadership

This quantitative study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and motivation to lead (MTL) among millennial women in leadership roles. Using the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) and the Motivation to Lead (MTL) framework, the research examined how four EI dimensions, self-emotion appraisal (SEA), others’ emotion appraisal (OEA), use of emotion (UOE), and regulation of emotion (ROE), relate to three MTL dimensions: affective-identity (AIMTL), social-normative (SNMTL), and non-calculative (NCMTL). Data were collected from 117 millennial women leaders across various industries in the United States. Results revealed a significant negative correlation between SEA and NCMTL, suggesting that those …

A Quantitative Study Of Presidents At Public And Private 4-Year Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Richard J. Gallot, Jr.

PhD in Organizational Leadership

There has been a notable increase in presidential turnover at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), leading to significant leadership challenges (Freeman & Gasman, 2014). Abrupt leadership changes create instability that impacts recruitment and retention of students, faculty, and staff, as well as overall morale on campuses (Gasman et al., 2010). Despite the importance of effective leadership, there is limited research specifically focusing on HBCU presidencies (Freeman & Palmer, 2020). Although the American Council on Education (ACE) has surveyed college and university presidents every 5 years since 1986, few studies have investigated HBCU presidents as a distinctive group. Existing research …

Servant Leadership In Empowering Marginalized Communities: A Qualitative Case Study Of A Nonprofit Organization With A Holistic Mission, April D. Mosely

PhD in Organizational Leadership

This qualitative case study examined the impact of servant leadership on organizational culture, service delivery, and long-term sustainability within faith-based nonprofit organizations serving marginalized and racialized populations. The research focused on the City of Refuge (COR) in Atlanta, Georgia, an organization with a holistic mission dedicated to life transformation through supportive services. Employing Greenleaf’s servant leadership theory as the theoretical framework, data were gathered via semistructured interviews with nine staff members and analyzed thematically. The findings revealed three primary themes: cultivating culture, cultivating compassion, and cultivating community. The results indicated that servant leadership positively influenced COR's capacity to foster trust, …

Dentistry And The Law: What Ever Happened To The Ban On Covenants Not To Compete?, Daniel Schulte Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) rule banning most employee non-competition agreements remains held up, despite a scheduled September 2024 effective date, due to ongoing court challenges with conflicting decisions. Recent changes at the FTC, including the appointment of a new chair (Andrew Ferguson) who previously opposed the ban, suggest a potential reversal or non-enforcement by the current Trump administration. While motions have been filed to hold appeals in abeyance, the FTC's formation of a new Joint Labor Task Force complicates the outlook, indicating continued focus on antitrust issues in the labor market. A clear outcome or timeline for the ban …

Fostering Innovation At Work: Leadership Strategies For Motivating Innovative Work Behavior Across Generations Within The Christian Higher Education Environment, Sarah Clark

Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) Capstone Abstracts

Project Type

Organizational Consulting Project, Organizational Design or Change, Seminar or Workshop

Project Overview

This capstone project involved the design, facilitation, and evaluation of a strategic leadership workshop developed for mid to senior-level enrollment leaders at Southeastern University. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), Innovative Work Behavior (IWB), and Transformational Leadership, the workshop offered a diagnostic and developmental experience designed to motivate innovation across generational teams within a Christian higher education setting. The workshop was structured to transition from research-based theory to data-informed strategy, helping leaders translate organizational insights into actionable plans.

Project Themes

Core themes included intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, …

The Back Page: Commentary: Going Non-Par: My Perspective, And 10 Lessons I’Ve Learned, Robert Antolak Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Dr. Robert Antolak shares his experience and ten lessons from transitioning his dental practice to a non-participating (non-par) status with insurance in January 2025, driven by declining reimbursements and the need to prioritize patient care. He highlights the unfairness of lower PPO reimbursements for newer dentists. Key lessons include securing a trusted coach, early patient communication, building a financial safety net, ensuring full team buy-in, committing with faith, tightening billing systems, frequent patient reminders, advocating for patients, creating an in-office payment plan (not percentage discounts), and clearly articulating the "why". Though revenue initially dropped, he anticipates full recovery, aiming to …

Moving Drives You Crazy, Michelle C. Dziurgot

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

The Editor-in-Chief shares her frustrating experience moving a dental office. Key challenges included dental insurances dropping the practice from networks during recredentialing, causing denied claims for 30-60 days despite no changes to tax ID or NPI. State regulations also required new payments for radiation tubes, rather than crediting previous payments, despite a reduction in equipment. Furthermore, dental supply companies and movers did not take responsibility for broken equipment during the move. Despite these "insane and archaic" hurdles, most patients transitioned, and the article concludes with a comprehensive resource list for practice address changes

Mda At Your Service: Does The Mda Have A Source For Free Labor Law Posters?, Rachel Sinacola Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

This "Q&A" section addresses common MDA member inquiries. It confirms that MDA members receive free labor law posters and automatic updates directly from the association. The MDA also offers affiliate memberships for dentists moving out-of-state but retaining Michigan ties, preserving benefits like discounted CE. Information is provided on the Certified Dental Business Professional (CDBP) program, which offers affordable staff certification over three years. The next Mission of Mercy is scheduled for June 11-14, 2026, in Kalamazoo. Finally, the article notes the discontinuation of the MDA Fee Survey due to antitrust changes, and directs members to the ADA/MDA Code of Ethics …

J Mich Dent Assoc July 2025

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Each month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association provides news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 5,800 members. It stands as the primary publication reaching Michigan dentists. The all-digital July issue features Dr. Michele Tulak-Gorecki’s "It’s Time to Dare Greatly at the ADA," where she outlines her vision for ADA president-elect, focusing on financial integrity, strengthened advocacy, and fostering unity amidst challenges like declining membership and issues with the association management system.

Supporting articles highlight the MDA’s endorsement of MEDVA, offering cost-effective, HIPAA-compliant virtual assistant solutions for dental practices to …

Staff Matters: I Need To Fire Someone. Help!, Jodi Schafer Sphr, Shrm-Scp

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Terminating an employee is a challenging and risky decision for "at will" employers in Michigan. This article provides best practices, starting with assessing legal risks like discrimination claims. It emphasizes the importance of documenting performance issues, feedback, and training provided, as well as adhering to employee handbook policies. Consideration should be given to offering severance packages, which may include pay in lieu of notice or a larger sum with a legal separation agreement. For the termination meeting, plan brief talking points, have a second person present, choose a quiet time, and ensure retrieval of practice property and removal of system …