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Neuroadaptive Leadership Transition Theory: A Multilevel Examination of Identity, Regulation and Systemic Legitimacy Among Latino Middle Managers in U.S. Corporate Contexts

GAFFE-GONZALEZ, Marlene

2026 Thesis/Dissertation Organisational Behaviour Full text

This mixed-methods research examined leadership transitions among Latino middle managers in U.S. corporations using survey data from 518 participants and 16 qualitative interviews. Findings indicate that successful transitions depend not only on individual readiness and competency but also on internal stability, relational affirmation, cultural integration,…

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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt

BARSOUM, Miray

2024 Thesis/Dissertation

Entrepreneurship is crucial for economic development, driving GDP growth, job creation, innovation, and regional resilience (Mazzarol & Reboud, 2020; Milovic, Jocovic, & Djurisic, 2020). Despite their potential, women entrepreneurs remain underrepresented, especially in developing economies. This is particularly evident in Egypt, which ranks among the…

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Intelligence Collection and Ethical Behavior in the Post 9/11 Era

STROUD, Lori

2022 Thesis/Dissertation

The conversation surrounding ethics in the modern intelligence world has been ongoing for decades. By nature, intelligence requires deception even among partners; this fact is recognized between nations, as well as agencies within nations (Cole, 2015). Such deception is culturally accepted and expected, but does…

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Multilateral Negotiations: The Emerging Negotiating Model In The International Labour Organization

MUDYAWABIKWA, Poem

2022 Thesis/Dissertation

The international system exhibits complex and entangled characteristics that compete not only to define, describe and interpret the multilateral negotiations but also to influence them. This phenomenon is perceptible in the United Nations’ (UN) organs and specialised agencies and elsewhere in the multilateral environment. The…

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Teentrepreneurship: An Entrepreneurship Framework For Teenagers in South Africa

JONKER, Dirk

2022 Thesis/Dissertation Entrepreneurship

Youth unemployment may pose the biggest future challenge to the alleviation of poverty. Oluwatayo & Ojo (2018) attribute the high African youth unemployment rate to inequality, exclusive economic growth, and youth marginalisation. The South African formal youth unemployment rate is reported to be at 55.2%,…

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Youth Entrepreneurship in South Africa and Uganda: An Investigation of the Influence of Mental Triggers

ODONGO, Ignatius

2022 Thesis/Dissertation Entrepreneurship

Youth entrepreneurship has remained a challenge for young people, communities, and governments alike, although it has been touted as a panacea for poverty alleviation and job creation. In South Africa and Uganda, the contribution of youth-owned enterprises to the gross domestic product remains dismal. According…

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Analysis Of Indigenous Rights And Interests In Federal Regulatory Reviews: Case Study Of Canadian Energy Pipeline Megaprojects

MAHNIC, Robert

2021 Thesis/Dissertation

Construction of infrastructure megaprojects is a critical component of global economic growth and development. However, there are industry, government, stakeholder and public concerns with the current process, pace and outcomes of pipeline regulatory reviews and decision making. One of the primary concerns is the problem…

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Multigenerational Leadership: Engagement Of Generation Z Employees

OCHIS, Karina

2021 Thesis/Dissertation

Monarch Research Paper Series, 1(1)

Employee disengagement is a source of trouble for world-wide businesses with 85% of global employees being actively disengaged at work equating to financial consequences of approximately $7 trillion in lost productivity (Sheep, 2006; Harter, 2017). Young employee stigmatization correlated with the lack of research on…

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Recommendations for Expediting the Implementation of the Common Market Protocol in the East African Community

NTARA, Caroline

2021 Thesis/Dissertation

The East African Community (EAC) ratified the Common Market Protocol (CMP) in 2010 with the goal of increasing intra-regional trade by allowing the free movement of factors of production, such as capital, people, goods, and services. The objective of the CMP is to give EAC…

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Value of Medicines: An Investigation of Incorporation of Patient Input into Payer Decisions in the U.S.

NARAYANAN, Siva

2021 Thesis/Dissertation

In the United States (U.S.), payers often adopt austerity measures to regulate the access to new costly innovative medicines as a function of their perception of short-term budget impact and not necessarily the true overall value those innovative drugs may bring forth, and this is…

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Impact Evaluation of Projects Through Economic Aid in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the Sahel Region of Africa

KEITA, Baffa

2020 Thesis/Dissertation

Ranked in the bottom 10 countries within the Human Development Index (HDI) (UNDP, 2015), Sahel countries face chronic poverty and compounded disasters. After three decades of projects and programs through economic aid, few tangible changes have been achieved. Rarely, some improvements have been observed, but…

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Information Technology, Operational Excellence and Better Decision-Making in The Mining Industry: A Case Study of Large-Scale, Open-Pit Mining Requirements

PANTHALLOR, Pramela Nair

2019 Thesis/Dissertation Sustainability

To understand the critical factors that affect large-scale open-pit mining in terms of Information Technology, Operational Excellence and Decision-Making. A conceptual model was created with four important observations for LSOPM operations: use of information technologies is critical, productivity is inversely proportional to cost, decision-making processes…

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Socially Responsible Digital Leadership: A Framework for Digital Organizations

VOLSCHENK, Francois

2019 Thesis/Dissertation

Digital innovation that disrupted various industries has characterized the start of the 21st-century. The reliance on digital technology is exacerbated by the impact and influence of a plethora of applications that are used daily by billions of users. The digital agenda involves digital organizations that…

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Social Responsibility and Corporate Performance Nexus: An In-depth Analysis of Selected Firms in Ghana

APPIAH-KUBI, Samuel

2018 Thesis/Dissertation

Some scholars and practitioners view CSR as a vital investment needed for the survival, effective and efficient functioning of the firm (Porter & Kramer, 2006). Management of other firms has resisted CSR activities, with the argument that additional investment in such activities is incoherent with…

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The Relationship Between Global Corporate Culture and Negotiation Practices: A Study of the Reinsurance Industry

ROBINSON, Ashley

2018 Thesis/Dissertation

Excellent negotiation skills are arguably, essential for underwriters and brokers in modern reinsurance business, for a number of reasons. Often operating in agency, brokers negotiate with underwriters to manage client expectations and desires, whilst also obtaining the required reinsurance coverage(s) for their clients. Depending on…

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Urban Revival: Saving the Spatial Characteristics of the Through Destination Branding

RAGAB, Ezzat

2017 Thesis/Dissertation

Representing a divide between a class of rulers and followers, the welfare provision system in the UAE, which includes housing, has been maintained and practiced along the lines of paternalistic principles. The UAE government allocated land for housing, offers interest-free loans, and provides non-refundable housing…

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Analysis of Rwanda’s Electricity Subsidy and Tariff Regulation for Enhanced Access and Affordability by the Poor

RUTIMIRWA, Benjamin

2016 Thesis/Dissertation

Inadequate access and affordability of electricity in developing countries continue to be are a challenge among the poor (Xiaoxiao, 2013). About 1,285 million of the world population lack accesses to electricity were 1,283 million of them living in developing countries (OECD;IEA, 2014). Lack of access…

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Corporate Citizenship of Pharmaceutical Multinationals in Emerging Markets: A Study of HPV Vaccination in India

NARAYAN-RAVET, Aurelia

2016 Thesis/Dissertation

Half a million women die each year of cervical cancer (Dabash, Vajpayee , & Jacob , 2005). Human papillomavirus, also called HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It is transmitted through genital and sexual contact and almost all cervical cancer is caused by…

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Protection of Privacy Right of Patients in Swiss Healthcare Centres: A Digital Framework for Safeguarding the Security of Patient Dossiers

AMA, Marvin Mondale

2016 Thesis/Dissertation

If privacy is taken to be a relatively personal space, it is difficult to think of an area more of a privacy domain than that of the medical information of patients (Pritts, 2008). Patient right to privacy protection in healthcare centers, including medical information in…

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The Impact of Leading Regulatory Strategies on the First Cycle Approval of a New Drug Application in the USA

SISODIA, Samrat

2016 Thesis/Dissertation

Approximately 100 million people die every year in the world. Of these an estimated 65 million people die due to various disease of which 25 million of those die due to incurable disease (WHO, 2013). Needless to say, the speedy approval and availability of potent…

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