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Hollman V Cisneros: The Hollman Consent Decree, A Policy Analysis, David C. Broberg

Theses and Graduate Projects

The Hollman Consent Decree was the negotiated settlement in 1995 of a class action lawsuit, Hollman v Cisneros, filed in the fourth district federal judicial court in 1992 by the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis and the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, alleging racial discrimination by the City of Minneapolis and its public housing authority.

Despite the decrees call for the relocation of the public housing residents of the four north-side housing projects to areas of lower race and poverty concentrations, the majority of families relocated to other neighborhoods on the north side …

Beyond Ethical Leadership: Striving For Authentic Leadership In A New Corporate Context, Mark N. Langseth

Theses and Graduate Projects

Recent corporate scandals in the U.S. - at Enron, WorldCom, Arthur Andersen, and elsewhere - have prompted renewed interest in business ethics. Consistent with the vast majority of organizational leadership literature, however, this new interest in ethics is overwhelmingly focused on the internal practices of corporations. In both the modern organizational leadership literature and recent literature regarding corporate ethics, very little attention has been given to examining leadership from the perspective of the ultimate societal (external) impact of either an organization's products/services or the processes by which they are produced. This essay presents a model of "authentic leadership" in which …

Leading Progressive Women To Victory In Minnesota, 2002-2004: A Journey Back From Electoral Losses For Lawmakers, Glenda Crank Holste

Theses and Graduate Projects

Minnesota's 2002 elections were a disaster for progressive women, those who support abortion rights and believe that government has a key role in making social improvements. In 2002 no progressive woman was elected to statewide office, and three key senators and four progressive representatives lost their re-election bids.

This research asks: Where and why has leadership emerged that helps progressive women regain ground in the Minnesota House of Representatives and adds Minnesota women to Congress?

In 2004, the DFL propelled five new women to the House, four over Republican women, and congressional races featured a record number of major party …

Social Work Burnout And Supportive Supervision, Kathryn L. Jarl

Theses and Graduate Projects

It is widely agreed that social work has an emotional and stressful load that can lead to social worker burnout. Burnout needs to be clearly defined and the different variables causing stress leading to burnout need to be fully understood in order to implement appropriate preventative strategies. Burnout is defined as the emotional depletion felt from a continuous drain on one's personal reserves. Burnout has three different components: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal accomplishment. The findings suggest that the type of supervision has an impact on social worker burnout. Supervision is divided into its three functions: administrative, educational, …

Servant Leadership In Healthcare, Sean J. Porter

Theses and Graduate Projects

America's $1.4 trillion healthcare industry is poised to grow rapidly in volumes, revenues and expenditures. Rising healthcare expenditures signal a return of medical inflation, with double-digit premium increases for employers and consumers, and an increased threat of more government regulation and healthcare reforms. In addition, the post 9/11 economic recession and layoffs have increased the number of uninsured patients. While hospitals are investing in expansion initiatives, there is a continued workforce shortage, particularly in nursing. According to Russell Coile, Jr. (1999), healthcare is in crisis.

More focus is being placed on leadership to empower employees and create positive patient care …

The Quest For Housing, Leslie Moore

Theses and Graduate Projects

What are the factors that affect the ability of a person with serious and persistent mental illness to maintain stable housing? People with serious and persistent mental illness face many challenges to find and/or maintain stable housing. Interviews were conducted with 12 individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. Structured individual interviews concentrated on each participant's ability to find housing, how the participant found current and past housing (past two years), if he or she was assisted in the process, and identified any difficulties encountered while seeking housing. A second aspect of the study focused on the challenges each individual …

Graying Population Employment: Attraction And Retention Of Future Older Knowledge Workers, Roseann Becker

Theses and Graduate Projects

In the next ten years, the so-called Baby Boomer generation will be entering traditional retirement age and could potentially leave the work force in large numbers. Implications are clear that by 2010, many Boomers will need to be replaced by middle-aged and younger workers. Indications point to a significant projected labor shortage.

Previous research reveals that few CEO's recognize future labor issues as a pending management challenge. The objective of this research was to survey the human resources personnel at some of the best companies to work for and see if they are ramping up for potential labor shortages and …

Evaluation Of A Court-Ordered Divorce Education Program In A Suburban Minnesota County, Solveig Erickson

Theses and Graduate Projects

Minnesota requires divorcing parents to attend education programs that increase their awareness of relevant laws and court processes, the effects of divorce on children and the importance of communication skills in divorce. The purpose of this program evaluation was to explore participants' reactions to the court-ordered divorce education classes in a suburban Minnesota county. A systematic random sample of 70 exit surveys collected in 1999 was selected for the second class, focusing on needs of children in a divorce, in a series of three classes that comprise the program. The survey questions focused on what participants found most helpful, what …

Registered Nurse Satisfaction And Patient Satisfaction As Predictors Of Retention, Linda Barnhart

Theses and Graduate Projects

Health care leaders are recognizing the importance of registered nurse retention and patient satisfaction to overall nrBanizminnsl performance. Turnover snd dissatisfaction of nurses and patients are costly. Exploig data and developing strategies to focus on retaining nurses can create a competitive edge producing exceptional outcomes and service.

This paper examines the associaiion between registered nurse satisfaction and patient satisfaction as predictors of retention for 12 patient care units in one health care organization. Because of the limited sample size and mea;inretnent issues, there was no meaningful statistical support for a relationship between nurse satisfaction and patient satisfaction as predictors of …

Summer Nursing Intern Partnerships: An Education Model For Facilitating The Transition From Student To Practicing Professional, Mary Leanne Hennen

Theses and Graduate Projects

This paper describes a project that was designed to explore the value of modifying the educational preparation of registered nurses to include a reality based, immersion clinical experience. This clinical experience fosters role transition from student to professional practitioner, expedites development of clinical skills in the novice student nurse, and potentially decreases turnover of new graduates in their first year of employment. The strategy is assessed using the theoretical frameworks of Robert Terry's Action Wheel as a decision guide for leaders, and Patricia Benner's novice to expert model of professional practice development to provide guidance for future planning.

Bullying: What Is It, Who Is Involved And Why Should We Care?, Jeffrey A. Schoeberl

Theses and Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that bullying has had on 5th at one suburban school. Using a self-administered survey on a population of 55 students (n = 55), approximately 17% of students report being the victim of a bully and nearly 8% report bullying others. Over 7 percent of subjects reported missing a day of school or avoiding other parts of the school for fear of encountering a bully. In addition, victimized students reported substantially more fear in the school environment than non-victimized students. This study suggests that a substantial proportion of students in our …