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Employee Wellbeing and Compassion Fatigue Among Animal Caregivers: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Description:: The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the experience of employee wellbeing and compassion fatigue (CF) in the animal care industry. According to Figley and Roop (2006) in Compassion Fatigue in the Animal-Care Community, compassion fatigue is found at every level among the...
Author:: Cavallaro, Liz
Keyword:: Employee wellbeing, animal care, compassion stress, caregiver burnout, Compassion fatigue, and caregiver wellbeing
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Chalofsky, Neal
Committee Member(s):: Morrison, Emily and Meneses, Liliana
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Organizational Memory and Project Development: A Case Study Examining How a Small Business Uses Its Organizational Memory When Making Project Development Decisions

Description:: The goal of this research was to explore the structure and functions of the organizational memory of a small, privately held, for-profit energy consulting and engineering firm, focusing on the use of organizational memory in project development decisions. A secondary focus was the role of...
Author:: Berridge, Mary Stephanie
Keyword:: organizational knowledge, organizational memory, social capital, small business, organizational memory system, and organizational learning
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Casey, Andrea J.
Committee Member(s):: Ekmekci, Ozgur and Olivera, Fernando
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Individuals within Information Technology Teams during Transition Using the Kübler-Ross Grief Construct and the Bridges Transition Model

Description:: AbstractA Qualitative Study of the Experience of Individuals within Information Technology Teams during Transition Using the Kübler-Ross Grief Construct and the Bridges Transition Model This study explored the experience of transition for eight information technology staff in response to...
Author:: Larry, Letitia
Keyword:: Transition, IT, and Change
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Swayze, Susan
Committee Member(s):: Kearney, Kerri and Scully-Russ, Ellen
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

A Case Study on the Nature of Informal Conversation in an Organization Utilizing Microblogging Technology

Description:: The purpose of this case study was to determine the nature of conversations that occur within an organizational microblog and compare them to traditional informal conversations. Since informal conversations are closely associated with reaction to change, this study explored how organizational...
Author:: Dembeck, Thomas John
Keyword:: Organizational Culture, Organizational Communication, Counter Resistance to Change, Resistance to Change, Organizational Change, and Microblogging
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Marquardt, Michael
Committee Member(s):: DeWolfe Waddill, Deborah, Croswell, Clyde V., Burley, Diana, and Szabla, David B.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Leadership Development Experiences of Exemplary Roman Catholic Parish Priests: An Exploratory Study

Description:: bold>Leadership Development Experiences of Exemplary Roman Catholic Parish Priests: An Exploratory Studyby Ong, Rosemarie, Ed.D., bold>GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, 2013, 269 pagesAbstract: This qualitative, phenomenological study addressed the research question: How do exemplary Roman Catholic...
Author:: Ong, Rosemarie Arcenas
Keyword:: parish leadership, religious leadership development, clergy adult learning, clergy leadership, clergy experiential learning, and clergy leadership development
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Goldman, Ellen F.
Committee Member(s):: Howard, Lionel and Wallace, Jr., Dewey
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Rules of the Game– Understanding the Experiences of Latina Executives in the Professional Sports Industry in the U.S.: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

Description:: As compared to White women, Latinas working in male-dominated industries and organizations in the U.S. encounter unique workplace experiences. Latinas’ uniqueness stems from their multi-dimensional, wide-ranging cultures created by geographic, racial, social, economic and national backgrounds,...
Author:: Campuzano, Mariela
Keyword:: Intersectionality, Hispanic, Latina, Organizational culture, Professional Sports, and Diversity and Inclusion
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Storberg-Walker, Julia
Committee Member(s):: Howard, Lionel C., Cseh, Maria, Delpy-Neirotti, Lisa, and Anderson, Stephen C.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Nature of the Learning Experiences of Leadership Coaches that Lead to Coaching Competencies: A Phenomenological Study

Description:: Abstract of the DissertationThe Nature of the Learning Experiences of Leadership CoachesThat Lead to Coaching Competencies:A Phenomenological StudyThis qualitative, phenomenological study addressed the research question: What is the nature of the learning experiences of leadership coaches that...
Author:: Backus, Clark
Keyword:: Emotion, Coaching, Adult Learning, Leadership Coaching, Experiential Learning, and Reflection
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Goldman, Ellen
Committee Member(s):: Tompkins, Rosamond and Storberg-Walker, Julia
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Experience of Strategic Thinking in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) Environment

Description:: This qualitative, phenomenological research study addressed the research question: What is the experience of leaders when they think strategically in a VUCA environment? The study explored what happens when leaders think strategically in a VUCA environment and how such thinking occurs. Of...
Author:: Moore, Dale
Keyword:: cognition, leaders, strategic, complex, thinking, and VUCA
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Goldman, Ellen F.
Committee Member(s):: Howard, Lionel C. and Casey, Andrea J.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Influence of Gender and Ethnicity on the Identity and Actions of African American Female Criminal Investigators

Description:: Abstract of the DissertationThe Influence of Gender and Ethnicity on the Identity and Actionsof African American Female Criminal InvestigatorsIn the past four decades, women and African Americans have made great strides in the labor market, breaking the proverbial glass ceiling as well as...
Author:: Burns-Ramirez, Angela
Keyword:: gender, African American, identity, career decision making, law enforcement, and ethnicity
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Marquardt, Michael J
Committee Member(s):: Savion, Sydney M. and Wright, Benjamin S
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

A Correlational Study on the Relationship Between Entitativity and Workplace Satisfaction in an Automotive Setting

Description:: Abstract of DissertationA Correlational Study on the Relationship BetweenEntitativity and Workplace Satisfaction in an Automotive SettingThis research explored the relationship between entitativity and individual perceptions of the union-management workplace environment as viewed by production...
Author:: Pugliese, Louis
Keyword:: entitativity, affect, union, labor, management, and prejudice
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Croswell, Clyde
Committee Member(s):: Szabla, David B. and Marquardt, Michael
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Social Mechanisms of Team Science: A Descriptive Case Study Using a Multilevel Systems Perspective Employing Reciprocating Structuration Theory

Description:: Though accepted that "team science is needed to tackle and conquer the health problems that are plaguing our society" (Disis & Slattery, 2010, p. 1) significant empirical evidence of team mechanisms and functional dynamics is still lacking in abundance. Through a social constructivist worldview...
Author:: Lotrecchiano, Gaetano Romano
Keyword:: Recriprocating, Social Interactions, Transdisciplinarity, Team Science, Social Mechanisms, and Structuration
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Schwandt, David
Committee Member(s):: Lantz, Paula, Gorman, Margaret, Hinds, Pamela, and Fiore, Stephen
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Entrepreneurial Learning Processes of Saudi Women Entrepreneurs: A Grounded Theory Study

Description:: This study sought to understand how women entrepreneurs learn to become entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The KSA’s context has a significant impact on the manifestation of entrepreneurial learning (EL) processes and the development of entrepreneurial identity. However, no...
Author:: Alturki, Malikah
Keyword:: entrepreneur*, women, female, Saudi*, learn*, Grounded Theory, woman, gender, identity, and females
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Cseh, Maria
Committee Member(s):: Howard, Lionel, Chalofsky, Neal, Coningham, Beatriz, and Storberg-Walker, Julia
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

A Phenomenological Study of the Boomerang-Employment Experience of Scientists and Engineers

Description:: Talent management (TM), first introduced in 1997 by McKinsey & Company consultants, is broadly defined as the creation and maintenance of human capital management systems designed to support organizational success by effectively recruiting, utilizing, developing, and retaining high-performing and...
Author:: Pierre, Ramien R.
Keyword:: Resource-based View, Turnover, Boomerang Employees, Retention, and Talent Management
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Khilji, Shaista E
Committee Member(s):: Howard, Lionel C and Hoffman, Edward J
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Dynamics of Creativity: A Study of Early Drug Discovery Scientists' Experience of Creativity

Description:: Research and development (R&D;) innovation has become an important competitive advantage that is essential to the biopharma industry and critical to drug development (Bennani, 2012; Cuatrecasas, 2006; Douglas, et al., 2010; Garnier, 2008; Hine & Kapeleris, 2006; McKelvey, 2008; Pisano, 2006,...
Author:: Crowley, Kathleen Marie
Keyword:: Paradox, Creativity, Innovation, Motivation, Organizational Dynamics, and Antecedents
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Khilji, Shaista E
Committee Member(s):: Schwandt, David R and McDonald, Paige
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Employee Wellbeing and Compassion Fatigue Among Animal Caregivers: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Organizational Memory and Project Development: A Case Study Examining How a Small Business Uses Its Organizational Memory When Making Project Development Decisions

A Qualitative Study of the Experience of Individuals within Information Technology Teams during Transition Using the Kübler-Ross Grief Construct and the Bridges Transition Model

A Case Study on the Nature of Informal Conversation in an Organization Utilizing Microblogging Technology

Leadership Development Experiences of Exemplary Roman Catholic Parish Priests: An Exploratory Study

Rules of the Game– Understanding the Experiences of Latina Executives in the Professional Sports Industry in the U.S.: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

The Nature of the Learning Experiences of Leadership Coaches that Lead to Coaching Competencies: A Phenomenological Study

The Experience of Strategic Thinking in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) Environment

The Influence of Gender and Ethnicity on the Identity and Actions of African American Female Criminal Investigators

A Correlational Study on the Relationship Between Entitativity and Workplace Satisfaction in an Automotive Setting

Social Mechanisms of Team Science: A Descriptive Case Study Using a Multilevel Systems Perspective Employing Reciprocating Structuration Theory

The Entrepreneurial Learning Processes of Saudi Women Entrepreneurs: A Grounded Theory Study

A Phenomenological Study of the Boomerang-Employment Experience of Scientists and Engineers

Dynamics of Creativity: A Study of Early Drug Discovery Scientists' Experience of Creativity

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