The mixed methods study aimed to measure the impact professional development programs have on STEM professionals' job satisfaction and organizational commitment, specifically, through the level of participation in the professional development program, and employees' perceived effectiveness of said professional development program. Four research…

Students face many difficulties when attempting to complete a 4-year college degree. Without a college degree, upward mobility is less likely for members of disadvantaged communities. There is little understanding among post-secondary educators about the role of certifications as an alternative to a bachelor's degree in obtaining upward economic…

The purpose of the study was to identify the environmental and systemic factors that may be contributing to the underrepresentation of women leaders in the male-dominated information technology (IT) sector in the United States. The conceptual framework of internal business organizational environmental factors and systemic or societal factors…

Children benefit from educational settings with a knowledgeable, caring team providing educational experiences. This mixed-method study aimed to gain insight into the perceptions of school employees who work with students who live in poverty. This study examined school staff's knowledge, perceptions, and experiences to foster student development…

The authenticity of a leader impacts the organizational environment and contributes to the success and stability of the individual, the team, and the organization. Although emotional intelligence has been used as a predictor of authentic leadership, the assessment of the leader has been largely self-reported. The purpose of this quantitative…

Organizational commitment and knowledge management are both crucial factors in the growth of an organization. The quantitative, correlational-predictive study was to examine if and to what extent the constituents of KM together predicted organizational commitment for high school employees in USA. Based on the premise that the relationship of…

Although the profession of school counseling has existed for over a century, there are still philosophical differences and competing professional identity models that have led to conflicts regarding how school counselors should be trained. In particular, school counselor educators working in multi-specialization counselor education programs often…

Organizations must ensure that employees maintain information security policy (ISP) compliance intentions with respect to published policies to improve their information security (IS) posture. Employees' noncompliance behaviors make them the weakest link in organizations' IS. Although IS researchers exert enormous amounts of effort on finding…

This study was conducted as a qualitative, single case study. This study obtained data from online Zoom interviews collected from semi-structured, open-ended interview questions. This study aims to examine what role servant leadership has in employee work performance in higher education institutions in West Virginia, from the lived experiences and…

Researchers have extensively investigated the quantitative relationship between various admissions requirements and their predictive capability for academic success in DPT programs; however, limited investigators have examined the perceptions of these requirements by admissions faculty. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the…

This study utilized a quantitative approach to compare extension employee perceptions across organizational structures in the West region on the following issues: program delivery, program evaluation, funding, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The three extension structures characterized in this study were county-based, area-based, and a…

The purpose of this project was to explore current methods of onboarding, mentoring, and training district lay leaders in The United Methodist Church in an attempt to provide a new model based on situated learning (legitimate peripheral participation) for doing this work in the changing environment of the church and culture. The author surveyed…

The evolution and bureaucratic nature of higher education has created organizational structures and practices that contribute to experiences of inequality for university staff, an employee group scarcely researched. The purpose of this study was to investigate and document the workplace experiences in university staff governance members in the…

The landscape of adult learning is dynamic and malleable. Advances in technology and ease of digital access globally has changed how adults learn. This qualitative descriptive study explores digital narratives, (digital storytelling or DST) in corporate settings across the United States. Specifically, how employees from corporate settings describe…

Effective leadership is deemed important because of the impact leaders have on employees, which affects organizational outcomes. How leaders are deemed effective is connected to the implicit leadership theories held by employees, which informs the expectations employees have of their leaders. A gap was identified in the literature regarding…