The applied dissertation was designed to understand the perceptions of private-sector employers regarding the selection of candidates from distance-only higher education institutions. Guided by signaling theory as a framework, the study explored the mismatch between institutional, student, and employer expectations of skills and readiness for the…

Research has shown that early adoption of innovations often converges with the need for knowledge. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was understanding what types of instruction small business owners and their employees required to fill a gap in learning necessary skills to launch and maintain social media marketing campaigns. The…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore technology employer perceptions regarding the job skills needed for workplace success for the technology employee. The theoretical frameworks for the study included Career Construction Theory and Socioanalytic Theory. The author explored these overarching research questions: (1) How do…