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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Corporate America"”.
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Executive coaching : crafting a versatile self in corporate America
… changing notions of the self and personhood in America and, finally d) an access point to the corporate world. This study explores these four dimensions of executive coaching. I argue that the emergence of coaching is a product of and a response to a fast changing business environment where …
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THE TRANSFERABILITY OF SOFT SKILLS OF WOMEN VETERANS TO CORPORATE AMERICA
… women veterans to their post military career in corporate America in order to support their career success by helping them market and utilize their soft skills and experience in their post military career, and to better understand the employability issues of women veterans. Thorndike and …
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Stop the Presses: Representations of Women's Progress in Corporate America Reported through Popular News Media.
… progress in obtaining executive positions in corporate America.</p><p>Topics of interest include wage differences between genders, executive placement, and attainment in board positions throughout Corporate America.</p>
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Determining the Differences and Similarities Between Christian and Secular Universities in Preparing Students for Ethical Leadership in Corporate America: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study
This descriptive study explored the differences and similarities between Christian and secular universities’ approaches to educating and developing ethical business leaders for work in the marketplace. This study used a qualitative content analysis to analyze and compare published curriculum …
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Impact of communication competence on acceptance, performance perception, and career development: a mixed methods study of the experiences of non-native English-speaking employees in corporate America
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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The Stressors and Coping Strategies of Women in Leadership Positions
… strategies they use to combat stress within corporate America, education, and government agencies.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This study used a mixed-method approach. A survey questionnaire was administered to 67 women at least 20 years old who functioned in leadership positions within corporate …
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Modeling Diversity Management Practices in Corporate Ethics: The Spillover Effect
… the relationship between workplace diversity and corporate ethics even though these two initiatives share similar ethical roots (Alder & Gilbert, 2006), and are quite popular in corporate America (Kochan, Bezrukova, Ely, Jackson, Joshi, Jehn, Leonard, Levine, & Thomas, 2003; Murphy, 2001). This …
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Labor unions and shareholder activism: Union and firm characteristics in determining shareholder activism, resolution outcomes, and firm targets among labor union pension funds
… their pension funds, as shareholder activists in corporate America. For decades unions have struggled to regain their strength as representatives of the American worker, and since the turn of the 21st century they have found a creative new way of doing so. Historically, unions have limited the way …
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The politics of AIDS: An analysis of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
… (ACT UP) continues to pressure the government, corporate America, and society into confronting the AIDS epidemic. This work analyzes ACT UP as a movement organization. First, the organizational structure of ACT UP is discussed. All aspects (membership, leadership, revenue, etc) which make ACT UP …
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Corporate executive career success : a descriptive single case study exploring Black millennials’ experiences with intersectionality and executive development coaching.
… thirties, aspiring for executive positions in corporate America. This research addressed the challenges these individuals face, focusing on the impact of intersectionality, career development resources, and coaching. Utilizing Crenshaw’s (1989) intersectionality theory (IT) and Lent et al.’s …
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Gender discrimination and the future of equality
… occurred in 1991 that propelled the issue into America's living rooms. Starting with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, these events raised new social consciousness on women's rights. Events such as the confirmation of Justice Clarence Thomas, two highly publicized rape trials …
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Optimizing Classification Decisions for Paper-and-Pencil and Computer Adaptive Tests
… Although the MBTI is quite popular within corporate America, critics have threatened the validity of the MBTI with two seemingly contradictory faults: the test is too unreliable and too long. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which using an item response theory (IRT)
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The Dynamics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practice Adoption
… Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in corporate America, significant disparities persist in the representation, compensation, and treatment of women and racial minorities. This paper investigates why well-intentioned DEI efforts often fail to achieve their intended outcomes and …
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Public-private partnerships : security and emergency response collaboration in a new threat environment
… the threat of international terrorism continues, corporate America needs to find a method for securing their operations. These methods may post-September 11th security examples to determine the key factors in establishing successful public-private partnerships. The learnings indicate collaborative …
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A Study of Exceptional Mentoring Insights for Adult Education and emerging mentors
… having realized the power of mentoring in corporate America, expanded my conviction to the field of Adult Education. Adult Educators, being in a leadership role by virtue of their position, and their students, needing guidance as they learn new perspectives as well as new aspects of …
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A Focused Evaluation of Sales Employees' Ethics Training and Its Effect on the Diffusion of Ethics in a Financial Organization
<p>Ethical scandals have continued to batter corporate America into the twenty-first century. Companies such as Enron and MCI WorldCom became household names overnight because of ethical issues that shuttered the organizations’ operations and stunned shareholders. Training has served as a primary …
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Creating a diverse technical workforce in the Federal Government : the challenges of growing and sustaining technical talent in the new millennium
… workers are beginning to fill the void within corporate America, including an increase in global white collar outsourcing, but while this action may adversely affect our nation's supply of available technical talent, the Department of Defense (DoD) faces additional challenges in their pursuit …
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How Spirituality Impacts Ethical Leadership: A Cross-Case Analysis of Eleven Corporate Chief Executive Officers
Almost weekly, there are news accounts of corporate and government leaders breaching ethical and moral standards. Indeed, in recent years, corporate corruption and misrepresentation of the truth have appeared overwhelming. At the very least, corporate and government scandals suggest that there is …
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