Leadership And The Theory Of Metacommunication,
2010
Augsburg College
Leadership And The Theory Of Metacommunication, Regina M. Brown
Theses and Graduate Projects
Effective leadership communication goes beyond the study and process of organizational communication. The purpose of this research is to conceptualize effective leadership communication as a multifaceted concept that is best understood from its diverse perspectives concurrently. In order to illuminate this concept, the term metacommunication will be coined, borrowing from Freud's metapsychology theory. The metacommunication theory informs the study of leadership emergence, development, and effectiveness by looking at the phenomenon in a holistic manner. The leader as CAS along with the environmental factors effecting leadership is better viewed and understood by acknowledging and respecting the complexity of the human condition. …
The Contributions Of The Unwanted,
2010
University of San Diego
The Contributions Of The Unwanted, Claudia Estela Chavez Mckay Phd
Dissertations
According to the U.S. Constitution as construed by the Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) Supreme Court Case, all children in the United States - from kindergarten through grade twelve - have a right to a free public education regardless of citizenship; however, undocumented students seeking to continue their education beyond high school face multiple barriers. Little is known about the actual experiences of undocumented students who have acquired a university degree. The purpose of this study was to understand the collegiate experiences of undocumented students, specifically the process of persisting through college graduation and their contributions to society …
Migrant Workers Remittances: Building Futures And Forging Leadership Back Home,
2010
Augsburg College
Migrant Workers Remittances: Building Futures And Forging Leadership Back Home, Mohamed Abdinur
Theses and Graduate Projects
For many developing countries, remittances from migrant workers are larger, more stable and outpace foreign direct investments and overseas development aid as a source of development funds. In many developing countries, external sources of finance, particularly remittances, are imperative to carry out poverty alleviation strategies as well as local economic development, given the low rate of domestic savings and high government expenditures. Remittances appear to be very promising as developing countries continue the search for additional sources of income to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. With the benefits of the remittances that migrant workers send back home, overseas …
An Empirical Look At The Relationship Between Personality Type And The Challenges Of Telecommuting,
2010
University of San Diego
An Empirical Look At The Relationship Between Personality Type And The Challenges Of Telecommuting, Jacquelyn E. Brown Phd
Dissertations
The concept of telecommuting dates to the early 1970s when Dr. Jack Nilles, who coined the phrase telecommuting, realized that many of the commuters contributing to rush-hour traffic congestion simply went to an office, sat at a desk and used a phone to conduct their business. Since then, telecommuting has become a viable alternative work arrangement for approximately 45 million individuals in the United States. Despite the popularity of this arrangement, there has been little empirical work done to investigate the advantages and challenges associated with telecommuters; to address this issue this dissertation used two survey instruments to electronically gather …
Agenda Setting And Framing In Hurricane Ike News,
2010
Gonzaga University
Agenda Setting And Framing In Hurricane Ike News, Sophie Harbert
Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses
News media have considerable ability to influence the public agenda. This thesis explores media agenda setting and framing in Hurricane Ike in order to infer whether the way disasters are covered in the news is a contributing factor in the lack of public attention on hurricane loss mitigation. The frequency and intensity of Atlantic hurricanes is increasing, placing residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast at greater risk, yet little has been done to try to reduce the impact from hurricanes. This study is grounded in agenda setting theory and utilized content analysis to examine newspaper coverage of Hurricane Ike in …
Women's Indirect Intra-Gender Aggression: A Study Of Workplace Relationships,
2010
Augsburg College
Women's Indirect Intra-Gender Aggression: A Study Of Workplace Relationships, Deborah Friedman
Theses and Graduate Projects
In the 21st century, there are more women in the workforce than ever before. These women work in places and positions across the professional spectrum, and to their positions they bring higher degrees and they compete for higher-paying positions that bring added responsibility. Research has demonstrated that these women and many women have been taught that relationships are important-and that relationships are maintained by avoiding confrontation. Women in the workforce, then, strive to be friends and coworkers at once, and when conflict, disagreement, and/or hurt feelings arise, they often resort to indirect and covertly aggressive behaviors such as gossip, rumors, …
The Development Of A Tactical-Level Full Range Leadership Measurement Instrument,
2010
Air Force Institute of Technology
The Development Of A Tactical-Level Full Range Leadership Measurement Instrument, Rebecca Thurrell
Theses and Dissertations
Since the emergence of transformational and charismatic leadership models in the mid-1980s, full range leadership theory has become established as the predominant and most widely researched theory on leadership. The most commonly used survey instrument to assess full range leadership theory is the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, originally developed by Bass in 1985. Although much research has supported the strength of the psychometric properties of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, some researchers have suggested that contextual factors such as a leader’s hierarchical level can lead to conflicting results. This research effort involved an extensive review of existing literature to develop a new …
The Development Of A Leadership Self-Efficacy Measure,
2010
Air Force Institute of Technology
The Development Of A Leadership Self-Efficacy Measure, Seth D. Platt
Theses and Dissertations
The construct of self-efficacy has been used extensively to analyze and predict what motivates human behavior, to include leadership behaviors. The connection between self-efficacy and leader effectiveness may be critical to finding new ways of selecting and developing leadership in organizations. The efficacy of individuals at the general and specific levels was studied with data collected from officer training school graduates and their post-training supervisors. With this data a new leadership self-efficacy (LSE) framework was created and validated, and this framework was used to compare the predictability of the previously validated general self-efficacy (GSE) measure to distal performance measures. GSE …
Investigating The Self-Assessment Of Adult Literacy Learners With Dyslexia Across Several Cognitive Domains,
2010
University of San Diego
Investigating The Self-Assessment Of Adult Literacy Learners With Dyslexia Across Several Cognitive Domains, Kelli Sandman-Hurley Edd
Dissertations
The dissertation evaluated the ability of adult literacy learners with dyslexia to assess their cognitive abilities in two separate domains: reading and memory. This study also evaluated the effect that one-on-one tutoring had on the learner's ability to accurately self-assess these cognitive abilities. Twenty adult literacy learners (n = 20) with dyslexia were tested in both domains. This study also included a control group of 10 good readers (n = 10) who were administered the same three standardized tests. This data was collected by administering three standardized assessments. This was a quantitative study that used analysis of variance (ANOVA), repeated …
The Effects Of Instructor-Avatar Immediacy In Second Life, An Immersive And Interactive 3d Virtual Environment,
2010
University of San Diego
The Effects Of Instructor-Avatar Immediacy In Second Life, An Immersive And Interactive 3d Virtual Environment, Sabine Karine Lawless-Reljic Edd
Dissertations
Growing interest of educational institutions in desktop 3D graphic virtual environments for hybrid and distance education prompts questions on the efficacy of such tools. Virtual worlds, such as Second Life®, enable computer-mediated immersion and interactions encompassing multimodal communication channels including audio, video, and text-. These are enriched by avatar-mediated body language and physical manipulation of the environment. In this para-physical world, instructors and students alike employ avatars to establish their social presence in a wide variety of curricular and extra-curricular contexts. As a proxy for the human body in synthetic 3D environments, an avatar represents a 'real' human computer user …
Examining Professional Development At The Organizational Level Through The Lens Of Teachers And Administrators,
2010
University of San Diego
Examining Professional Development At The Organizational Level Through The Lens Of Teachers And Administrators, Lori Kelsey Edd
Dissertations
The purpose of this evaluative case study was to explore teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the organizational capacity during an initial implementation of a systemic change in professional development at a K-8 school. Educational reform acts such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 pressure public school systems to increase student achievement. School district personnel abide by making systemic changes in professional development. For organizations to make such systemic changes, first the culture must change. In an era of ongoing educational reform, it remains important to continually build upon the evidentiary body of literature so that the nation's …
Business As A Calling Of God (Seattle),
2010
Seattle Pacific University
Business As A Calling Of God (Seattle), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In his keynote address at Seattle Pacific University's 2010 Day of Common Learning, Pollard considers the issues surrounding the 2008-2009 financial crisis and calls for a transformation of business leaders and business education.
The Virtue Of Profit (Seattle),
2010
Seattle Pacific University
The Virtue Of Profit (Seattle), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
In this speech at Seattle Pacific University, Pollard contends that profit can be considered virtuous when it allows servant leaders to invest in employees, thereby contributing to the moral and spiritual formation of human beings.
Reconceptualizing Leadership Education,
2010
Andrews University
Reconceptualizing Leadership Education, Jacl Editors
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
No abstract provided.
Puentes: Journey Notes From A Bridge Person,
2010
Andrews University
Puentes: Journey Notes From A Bridge Person, Albert Reyes
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
No abstract provided.
“I Don’T Lend Money; It Causes Amnesia!” Money, Culture And Ethics,
2010
Andrews University
“I Don’T Lend Money; It Causes Amnesia!” Money, Culture And Ethics, Annetta M. Gibson
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
No abstract provided.
Leadership As Landscaping,
2010
Andrews University
Leadership As Landscaping, Rick Stiffney
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
No abstract provided.
How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In [Review] / Collins, J.,
2010
Andrews University
How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In [Review] / Collins, J., Erich Baumgartner
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
No abstract provided.
The Practice Of Adaptive Leadership: Tools And Tactics For Changing Your Organization And The World [Review] / Heifetz, R., Grashow, A., & Linsky, M.,
2010
Andrews University, Berrien Springs,. MI
The Practice Of Adaptive Leadership: Tools And Tactics For Changing Your Organization And The World [Review] / Heifetz, R., Grashow, A., & Linsky, M., Thomas C. Gyuroka
Journal of Applied Christian Leadership
No abstract provided.
Administrative Decentralization: Should Districts And Regions Elect Their Own Leaders In Ghana?,
2010
Stephen F Austin State University
Administrative Decentralization: Should Districts And Regions Elect Their Own Leaders In Ghana?, Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako
Faculty Publications
Decentralization, leadership accountability, and empowerment of local leaders in Ghana are the main focus of this analysis. The paper discusses the complexities of decentralization and leadership responsibilities to effect changes toward a better path to socioeconomic development. It examines the problem with the Ghana Constitution as it pertains to local government elections and advocates for a constitutional amendment to empower districts and regions to elect their own leaders so that local governments in each district can be efficient and accountable to the electorate.
