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Showing 1 to 20 of 219 for “"Organizational Behavior and Theory"”.
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The Relationship Between Interaction Patterns on an Online Idea Generation Community and the Implementation of Ideas
… interaction patterns on an online social network and the emergence of ideas. Using social-network analysis, the interaction among the network participants was studied. This analysis included examining the relationships among the network participants in the generation and implementation of ideas. …
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Eye of the Beholder: Examining Performance-Inhibiting Thoughts of Artists Through The Lens Of Leadership Coaching
If a coach subscribes to artist stereotypes and/or preconceived notions about artists, the coach may not fully and accurately perceive artists as they are during coaching sessions. Not all creatives suffer from the angst of being a starving artist. What are some of the artists' actual concerns? And …
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Why Emirati Women Leave and What It Takes for Them to Stay: An Inquiry into Motivation, Culture, and Belonging in the UAE’s Private Sector
… the United Arab Emirates, with a focus on understanding how these experiences shape perceptions of long-term career sustainability. Despite national efforts to increase private-sector participation among Emirati nationals, retention of Emirati women remains a persistent challenge. Adopting a …
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Extending The Human Capital Theory Of Career Success: An Empirical Test In The Ecuadorian Context
Human capital theory has traditionally been used as the primary explanation for objective career success. However, inconsistent results of the human capital-performance evaluation-objective career success relationships, as proposed in human capital theory, motivated this dissertation to further …
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EXPLORING KEY DECISION MAKERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF EXTENDED REALITY USE FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN MINING FIELD SERVICES
EXPLORING KEY DECISION MAKERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF EXTENDED REALITY (XR) USE FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN MINING FIELD SERVICES Significant workforce issues confront the mining sector, such as a lack of skilled workers, an aging workforce that is approaching retirement, and the need for …
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REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING CHALLENGES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: NARRATIVES OF UPPER DIVISION HEADS IN QUAKER SCHOOLS
… instruction in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, education leaders faced an intense crisis of uncertain duration. For the next two years, they had to adapt and innovate to maximize learning opportunities for their pupils, while balancing the emotional needs of faculty, students and …
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THE MECHANICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVIANCE: CLANDESTINE ROUTINES IN THE ODEBRECHT CASE
… Odebrecht as an instance of institutionalized organizational deviance. Whereas much of the existing literature focuses on the drivers of organizational misconduct or on the allocation of responsibility for wrongdoing, this study shifts attention to the mechanics of execution. It analyzes the …
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The Rejection of "Work as Worth": The Conceptualization, Antecedents, and Outcomes of Employee Anti-Work Orientation
… the notion of “work as worth,” yet the impact and differentiation of anti-work in management remain unclear. This dissertation conceptualizes anti-work orientation (AWO) as a “contentious rejection of work as determinant of one’s self-worth or worth to society.” Chapter 1 employs mixed methods. …
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New Communication Technologies, Organizational Culture, and the Creation of Innovative Learning Environments
… that is globalizing, increasing customer demands for products and services that meet their unique needs and the fast pace of technological developments. Organizations require the effective use of new communication technologies as a means of sharing information and expanding capacity for …
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An Investigation Of Performance And Participation In Employee Resource Groups At A Global Technology Company
… groups as beneficial to both the organizations and the employees who join these groups. Many large corporations have employee resource groups, and their presence is expanding. As companies continue to invest in employee resource groups, it is important to establish and review the business goals …
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Truth or Myth? Millennial Stereotypes, Self-Image, and Engagement in the Workplace
… by events such as the invention of the Internet and cell phones. Given that Millennials make up a large percentage of the active workforce, it is important to understand the perceived stereotypes of Millennials and how these generalizations may impact their engagement and effectiveness at …
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Examining The Job Satisfaction Of Direct Care Workers During Covid-19: A Quantitative Descriptive Study
… Workers (DCWs) who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020-December 2021 in the United States. This was done not to determine cause and effect between the pandemic and job satisfaction of DCWs: the pandemic was simply used as a timeframe. A REDCap survey was posted to two DCWs groups …
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Toward a contingency model of organizational commitment
… study examines the relationship between organizational commitment and environmental variability. In an in-depth survey of 65 nurses, three types of organizational commitment-- attitudinal, calculative, and integrative-- are measured. Subsequently, each of these three types is correlated …
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The Effects Of Self-Directed Teams In An Automotive Manufacturing Environment
… in order to determine if the expenditures and efforts required to implement self-directed work teams are warranted. Multiple internal performance metrics are examined in comparing plant work structures in various degrees of implementation between traditional work structures and …
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It Takes a Community to Change a Broken System: Using an Inter-organizational Collaborative Group to Ensure All Oakland Students Graduate from High School
<p>This qualitative study documents the formation and interactions of an inter-organizational collaborative group, Oakland's Promise Alliance, to determine if there were environmental and community factors that contributed to the success of the collaborative. The research examines how various …
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Locked Up: Parallel Correctional Officer, Deputy, and Inmate Decision-Making Experiences in County Jails
… study is to address this gap in the literature and develop an understanding of the influence of decision-making processes on inmates and correctional officers and deputies in the California criminal justice system. An exploratory 2014 pilot study at three California county jails found …
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Aligning Hierarchical Goals in an Organization: The Path From Training to Performance
<p>Training is a multi-billion-dollar industry, and with the advent of the training technology revolution and the possibilities it provides to business and government, as well as to the academic community, it is important to determine if the money invested in training by these communities is …
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