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The Impact of a Millennial Business Leader’s Emotional Intelligence on Turnover in the Multigenerational Sales Occupational Field
(2017-07)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore if emotional intelligence has an impact on a millennial leader’s efforts to reduce turnover in the multigenerational sales occupational field. Ben Peterson, CEO ... -
The Impact of a Transformational Leader on Employees Displaying Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Two Medium-Sized Customer Support Organizations
(2021-12)This narrative analysis study explored the relationship between transformational leadership styles and employees exhibiting discretionary behaviors related to performance in an organization. The study investigated the ... -
The Impact of EB-5 Ownership on Employee Job Satisfaction and Guest Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry: A Case Study
(2018-04)The hospitality industry of the United States continues to thrive and grow each year with millions of tourists and business visitors. The exceptional quality of guest services that hospitality organizations provide makes ... -
Navigating the Glass Ladder: A Qualitative Exploration of the Challenges Women Leaders Experience throughout the Process of Promotion in the Manufacturing Industry
(2020-05)As the presence of women in the workplace continues to increase and significant strides have been undertaken to ensure fair and equitable treatment of women in industry, a considerable gap remains in the representation ... -
Organizational Digital Agility: Strategic Imperative for Digital Transformation and Firm Performance
(2022-05)A firm’s ability to achieve a competitive advantage through the creation of digital capabilities is affected by a firm’s organizational digital agility (ODA). At their heart, both the resource-based view and dynamic ... -
Organizational Effectiveness in Women-Owned Small Businesses Within the Defense Sector of Northern Alabama: A Case Study Approach
(2021-12)Research into how human capital influences organizational effectiveness in WOSBs as they pursue government contracts is lacking. Understanding the impact of human capital upon organizational effectiveness in WOSBs may also ... -
A Qualitative Study of Millennials in the Workplace: Gaining their Long-term Employment in News Media Firms in North Alabama
(2017-05)This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to understand why millennials are not remaining long-term in news media firms located in North Alabama. Long-term is defined as three or more years of employment in ... -
The Role of Human Capital and Innovative Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
(2018-12)Human capital, innovation and entrepreneurship have long been associated with economic development in different contexts. However, in the recent past, several research studies carried out show that the complexity and ... -
The Role of the Top Management Team in Orchestrating Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage
(2021-05)In today's big data era, the recognition of big data analytics (BDA) as a competitive differentiator is making companies invest heavily in its potential. However, for most companies, this requires a significant transformation ... -
Sales Application Engineer Turnover Intentions: An Exploration of Education, Age and Job Tenure Through the Met-Expectations Perspective
(2021-12)Both individually and in combination, globalization and the increasing use of information technology are creating unrelenting competitive pressures on organizations once protected by distance (Porter, 1999; Porter & ... -
Situational Judgement Selection Test Utility: Implications for Police Turnover
(2019-07)Police agencies increasingly find attracting, recruiting, selecting, and retaining police officers challenging. Officer candidates selected can have up to a 25 percent fail rate in basic police training, while probationary ... -
SPIRITUALITY AS A HUMAN RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE TO FACILITATE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION
(2018-05)Spirituality as an important component of American workplace success is a phenomenon only better understood during the past two decades. Until now, little research has been done to understand workplace spirituality in ... -
Strategic Organizational Sustainability Climate: Scale Development and Validation
(2020-08)The Strategic Organizational Sustainability (SOS)Climate encompasses the employee perceptions of the policies, practices, and procedures that promote long term organizational success in the era of pressing economic, social, ... -
Transforming Human Resource Management into a Dynamic Capability and the Effects on Employee Attraction and Retention
(2019-05)Employee attraction and retention remain one of the biggest difficulties faced by employers in the United States. One way for firms to combat this issue is through the creation of dynamic capabilities. Dynamic capabilities ... -
Understanding Department of Defense Employee Perceptions of Performance Appraisals: Making a Connection Between Performance Appraisals and Motivation
(2018-12)The purpose of this study was to examine employee perceptions of performance appraisals in the Department of Defense (DoD) and to examine potential connections between the performance appraisal process, employee motivation ... -
Understanding the Role of Chief Financial Officers in the Strategic Planning and Decision-Making Process of Defense Contractors in the Washington, D.C. Region
(2022-05)The strategic planning and decision-making process of a firm is what drives the future of a firm, but what are all the correct stakeholders involved in that process? Historically, the Chief Executive Officer of the firm ... -
Workplace Bullying: Proven Methodologies to Mitigate the Issue within the Government Contracting Workplace Environment
(2017-05)The purpose of this qualitative study is to ascertain proven methods to adopt within the workplace to mediate workplace bullying in organizations in a specific region of north Alabama, with emphasis given to organizations ...