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Leadership perceptions of results and return on investment training evaluations
Author(s):Preston, Kevin F.
Date Issued:2010
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
This study sought to validate whether the literature on high level training evaluation (level four results and level five return on investment) accurately reflected the expectations of organizational leaders regarding ...
Perceptions of organizational culture of a multi-campus community college district: mixed methods in concert
Author(s):Kuster Dale, Kimberly
Date Issued:2012
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
This concurrent, mixed-methods case study analyzed perceptions of current and preferred organizational culture within a rural, multi-campus community college district. This phenomenon was examined by analyzing and comparing ...
Predictors of strategic influence among college sports public relations directors in college athletic departments: the impact of managerial orientation and leadership personality trait, skill, and style
Author(s):Moore, Joseph H.
Date Issued:2011
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
The College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) noted the need for PR directors to be held in higher esteem and to have more strategic influence in their athletic departments. This dissertation sought to provide some ...
Emotional leadership: a phenomenological examination of emotions for Leadership Academy alumni
Author(s):Longhurst, Terri
Date Issued:2014
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
The act of leadership impacts leaders. With the increased acceptance of emotion, specifically emotional intelligence, in the workplace leaders interact and encounter more emotions than ever before. The purpose of this ...
To what extent do managers use transformational leadership practices in Yemeni governmental and financial audit organizations
Author(s):Sawie, Aish Ahmed Hussein
Date Issued:2015
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the managers' transformational leadership practices in Yemeni governmental and financial audit organizations. In addition, the study examined the manager-employee relationship as ...
Group dynamics and decision making: backcountry recreationists in avalanche terrain
Author(s):Bright, Leslie Shay
Date Issued:2010
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
The purpose of this study was to describe and determine the prevalence of decision-making characteristics of recreational backcountry groups when making a decision of where to travel and ride in avalanche terrain from the ...
Impact of body image on leadership self-concept in college male resident advisors, The
Author(s):Fox, John Walter
Date Issued:2014
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
The purpose of this study was to explore the dynamic relationship between a participant's body image and their leadership self-concept at a large, Rocky Mountain, Research University. Increasing objectification and linking ...
Board member perceptions of board effectiveness in public community colleges: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Author(s):Davis, Gwendelyn Finch
Date Issued:2015
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
Many organizations have a governing board in place to assist in monitoring high level policy decisions and establishing organizational direction and goals. Studies have examined board members of different types of higher ...
Road to leadership: experiences of Saudi women in higher education
Author(s):AlDoubi, Suzan Hassan
Date Issued:2014
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
The purpose of this narrative study was to explore the stories of Saudi women leaders about their experiences in accessing leadership positions in higher education. In addition, this study sought to offer Saudi women leaders ...
What is the nature of children's leadership in early childhood educational settings? A grounded theory
Author(s):Soffler, Alexis A.
Date Issued:2011
Format:born digital; doctoral dissertations
This study is a grounded theory describing the leadership experiences of four- and five-year-old preschool and kindergarten children in a school environment. Nine children were observed participating in learning and play ...