Innovations and reforms are crucial for both public and Christian higher education institutions in order to survive and thrive in an increasingly complex and turbulent today's environment. Although there is a plethora of literature on strategic change, the effect of organization…
This study explored the current status of adjunct faculty teaching-performance evaluation at public community colleges across the United States and how the results of evaluations were used to make decisions pertaining to professional development, employment and recognizing excel…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between knowledge management and organizational culture. The Organizational Learning Systems Model (OLSM) and the Competing Values Framework (CVF), the 2 models used in the study, are both consistent with Parsons's genera…
Variation reduction activities in auto body manufacturing have indicated that many of the root causes relates to a lack of organizational learning and interaction between suppliers and the design personal. Various researches have shown that “experience” need to be quantified and…
This reflective analysis of the Emirati public policy process (PPP) cycle and implications of uneven application of new public management (NPM) paradigms in the UAE offers insight into the way that public administrations develop, learn, evolve, and cope with new challenges durin…
The need for a positive safety culture in healthcare is essential. It not only advances the prevention and reduction of possible medical errors and threats to patient safety, but also enhances the overall quality of healthcare services provided, especially in respect of medicati…
Entrepreneurial orientation is one of the most crucial and reliable means of achieving a sustained competitive advantage in organizations. This is done through an ongoing process of highlighting new opportunities that arise now and then in a typical business environment. This st…
This thesis explores the contemporary position of the university by examining specific elements within the current knowledge discourse. In presenting a view of the Knowledge Management (KM) movement within the discipline of Management Science this thesis supports the claims that…
Organisational learning is conceptualised within healthcare policy as an acontextual entity to be implemented across services through a prescribed governance framework. Studies of organisational learning often exclude context in this way. The central questions of this thesis con…
This study developed an empirical model of the relational linkages between visionary leadership and organizational learning across three nations using visionary leadership theory and organizational learning system model. Research participants consisted of 206 knowledge workers i…
The purpose of this study was to examine learning practices, learning culture, organizational practices, and barriers and supports of an organization that is moving from a training organization to a learning organization (LO) and find ways that enable the organization to close t…
Why has the institutional U.S. Army changed since the end of the Cold War? There is evidence that supports existing scholarly arguments that the civilian leaders caused important changes, which authors like Barry Posen (1984) and Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow (1999) expect. …
Considering the severity of the global water crisis and the enormous backlog of rural communities who lack acces to a clean water source and basic sanitation infrastructure, it is apparent that this incredibly complex problem is one that warrants thoughtful research and implemen…
In the face of defeat, national militaries occasionally exhibit the ability to engage in doctrinal innovation in an attempt to alter the course of a war. In Vietnam, the US Army was unable to achieve the objectives for which the war was being fought and suffered strategic defeat…
This dissertation is a phenomenological study of the communication processes about quality in a symphony chorus, the Cincinnati Choral Society (CCS), addressing the research question, How do the communication processes in which organizational members engage support organizationa…
Qatar's determination and strong will to march forward has benefitted many expatriates from other nations in their attempt to seek greener pastures and job opportunities. Qatar, a small country in the Middle East, is leaping forward with continuous, rapid development and progres…
This study investigates influences that contribute to the success of non-profit organizations. The purpose of the study is to determine the significance of “Leadership Style,” “Human Resource Management and Development,” “Business Skills,” and “Finance,” contribute to the functi…