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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a P-12 Public School District's Organizational Structure
(2014-09)
This study addressed the problem that no formal evaluation of a P-12 Washington state school district’s change from a traditional hierarchical district organizational structure to a three-region organizational structure ...
Focused Teacher Professional Development to Improve the Literacy Performance of Middle School Students in Alberta, Canada
(2015-05)
The purpose of this applied dissertation was to examine whether focused teacher professional development in the area of literacy correlated to increased student academic performance in Alberta, Canada. This research study ...
Relationship Between Gender and Transformational Leadership Practices: a Study of Self Reports of Male and Female Graduate Students
(2016)
Women continue to be underrepresented in top level management roles in spite of their progress in the labor market and educational attainment (Eagly & Carli, 2007). The gender gap in leadership is true in most of the ...
Investigating Emotional Resistance To Organizational Change: A Descriptive Qualitative Research Study Of Local Television Newsroom Leaders
(2017-05-09)
A factor contributing to failed change initiatives in organizations is emotional resistance from change recipients. If overlooked, emotional resistance can impede changes for an organization’s survival (Bateh, Castaneda, ...
What Employers Want And What Universities Teach: A Comparison Of UPAEP Business Programs And Auto Industry Recruiting in the Puebla Region
(2017-06-17)
Mexico’s new business graduates are facing the problem of an extensive job-search, which impacts employability of new graduates because only 60% of them can obtain a job during the first year after graduation (Universia ...
Gender Disproportionality in K-12 School Superintendent Positions
(2017-11-06)
Despite an increase in the number of women obtaining senior leadership positions, women continue to be underrepresented in school district superintendencies (Muñoz, Mills, Pankake, & Whaley, 2014; T. Wallace, 2015). In ...
Save That Thought: A Case Study of How Knowledge is Transferred Between Baby Boomers and Generation-X Aerospace Engineers
(2018-06-06)
The current American workforce is at a crossroads due to the number of Baby Boomers either retiring or on the cusp of retirement. For many organizations, this cohort possesses knowledge and experiences that can be lost if ...
An Exploration of the Differences between Principals’ Perceptions Regarding the Instructional and Organizational Effectiveness of Their High Schools and the Academic Achievement of Their Students
(2019-02-25)
Organizational effectiveness has been a frequent topic of study among researchers, but some issues remain unresolved, such as the criteria that lead one organization to be more effective than another. Educational leaders ...
Give them Wings! Exploring Latino experiences and perspectives on employee engagement through qualitative phenomenological inquiry
(2019-05)
Employee engagement has emerged as a relevant and noteworthy topic in the discourse
on organizational leadership and sustainability, as engaged employees are a source of
organizational productivity, positive morale, ...
Coupling conservation efforts with water rate structure: Evidence to inform leadership and support policy
(2019-12)
The purpose of this study was to identify data supported water rate structures that would promote sustainable agency revenue along with water conservation policy for long-term benefits to consumers and water agencies of ...