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Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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An examination of talent management strategies for a large investor-owned utility company: facing the market pressures of the 21st Century, Jeffrey Thrift

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Human and relationship capabilities in a global change program, Elena Tran

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Romancing organizational leadership: a study of the relationship between personality, maturity, national culture, and romance of leadership in a multinational organization, Vu Nguyen Tran

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Standard of care for forensic personal injury evaluations, Laura Troolines

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Perceptions of elementary teachers from an urban school district in Southern California regarding their inquiry-based science instructional practices, assessment methods, and professional development, Romanus Iroabuchi Ugwu

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Values-based leadership of senior leaders in finance, the military, and entrepreneurial organizations, Betty Rengifo Uribe

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K-12 online teacher beliefs: relationships among intelligence, confidence, teacher-student interactions, and student outcomes, Ploeg Guadalupe Vander

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Themes of moral injury in trauma experiences of Vietnam combat veterans: a qualitative examination of the NVVRS, Alison Flipse Vargas

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High schools in California that are beating the odds and how they are doing it, Jason Viloria

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The emotional intelligence of general counsels in relation to lawyer leadership, Donna L. Wanser

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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The role of international education in California community colleges: perspectives of college leaders, Claudia M. Acosta

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A model for integrating a career development course program into a college curriculum, Charles Michael Austin

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Successful change strategies for a major research and consulting company, Islam Ahmad Azzam

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An exploration of the implementation of a multi-tiered framework for educational reform in a major urban school district, David Baca

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African American female entrepreneurs: what motivates them to pursue entrepreneurism, Cassandra L. Bailey

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Lean and its impact on employee empowerment within a higher education institution, Bernadette J. Barber

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A phenomenological study of competing priorities and African American women striving to achieve work-life balance, Gayle Colston Barge

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Systems change: a study of response to intervention model implementation at two elementary school in Southern California, Nancy Teola Barker

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Hospital health care executives' attitudes and beliefs on the impact that the Healthcare Providers and Systems survey has on service quality and hospital reimbursement, Patrick Flanagan Billiter

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Lived experience of social cliques, Shalen Bishop

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Working in the transference as a multicultural intervention, Goni Hary Bissell

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A study of Reading First implementation and literacy performance of students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Lancaster School District, Michele Marie Bowers

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View from the virtual pocket: using virtual simulation and video game technology to assess the situation awareness and decision making of NCAA quarterbacks, Burnie Bristow

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Digital course materials: a case study of the Apple iPad in the academic environment, Michael H. Bush and Andrea H. Cameron

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Exploring the therapeutic alliance and rupture repair within the context of trauma discussion: a case study, Karina G. Campos

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Including people with disabilities in disaster preparedness: a Delphi study, Michael Anthony Castañeda

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Uncovering and analyzing potential gaps in teaching graduate programs in leadership by way of online education, Joseph E. Craig

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The journal project: written expression of trauma as intervention for high school students in Ayacucho, Peru, Shannon J. Curry

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Designing high fidelity simulation to maximize student registered nursing decision-making ability, Cathleen Deckers

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Job satisfaction of managers and individual contributors within local and virtual software teams, Michael D. Demas

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Exploring the timing and depth of discussions of traumatic material and the stages of change in psychotherapy: a case study, Lauren A. DesJardins

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Examining the occurrence of verbal and non-verbal positive emotional expression during discussion of interpersonal trauma in psychotherapy: a case study, Whitney A. Dicterow

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From isolation to collaboration: a new perspective on school leadership, Bois Paula Du

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Augmented hands-on: an evaluation of the impact of augmented reality technology on informal science learning behavior, Karen J. Elinich

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Social media as a venue for personal learning for educators: personal learning networks encourage application of knowledge and skills, Linda S. Eller

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The implementation of corporate downsizing by human resource managers, a phenomenological study, Denise Fazio

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Student-led conferences: perceptions held by parents of children attending a Christian elementary school, Angele’ Foster-King

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Religious and spiritual beliefs, practices, professional attitudes and behaviors of clinical and counseling psychology interns, Jeanette Francis

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Exploring individual self-awareness as it relates to self-acceptance and the quality of interpersonal relationships, Camille Fung

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Transformational leadership styles of organizational social network leaders as observed by fully employed Pepperdine business and leadership students, Eric Hilary Furlong

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Leadership capacity for succession and sustainability in a family-owned private school, Fiorella Gambini

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A study of early childhood education teachers' level of education, compensation, work environment and retention, M. Elida Garcia

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The perception of new principal support as described by experienced principals of the Baldwin Park Unified School District, Michael R. Garcia

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Women's social networking: steps that organize low-technology users with emergency needs, Jon O. Gary

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Exploring strategies for obtaining a workable balance between organizational support for formal training and self-directed learning via personal learning networks at a midsized university, Don Gladney

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Drivers of member advocacy and detraction in credit unions: key contributors to net promoter scores, Neil Goldman

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Redesign of job analysis in a global organization, Jessica Gomez

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Factors related to special education teacher job commitment: a study of one large metropolitan school district in Southern California, Joseph David Green

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Significant traits, characteristics, and qualities of high effective United Methodist Church clergy, Grant John Hagiya

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Parental involvement in middle school mathematics, Ligia Varela Hallstrom

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A preliminary study of negative social triggers of anger: gender differences among adolescents, Carrie Hastings

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The application of cultural values by contemporary Alaska native leaders and Alaska native corporations: individual and organizational implications, Lorraine Henry

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Schizophrenia, acculturation, and Chinese American families : a review and clinical recommendations for treatment, Lorena Ho

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A case study of user adoption of enterprise technology at XYZ Media Company, Holli A. Hudson

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Childhood sexual abuse and adulthood mortality in veterans treated for combat-related PTSD, Caroline M. Kelly

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Positive emotions: an informational workshop, Rebecca M. Kessler

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A study to determine differences in the level of perceived preparedness in teaching algebra to eighth graders between teachers in the United States and teachers in Lebanon, Seta Khajarian

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Challenges of neuropsychological testing with Asian American adults: a critical review of the literature, Heejin Kim

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The role of process consultation and appreciative inquiry in the coaching model at Los Angeles Universal Preschool, Karel Kreshek

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Women and work-life balance: a phenomenological qualitative analysis of identity, relational style, adaptive style, and drive and motivation, and the role of faith from the narrative life-story framework, Elizabeth Krymis

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A multi-site case study: the effect of principal leadership on school climate and student achievement in charter schools in Los Angeles, California, Pardeep Kullar

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How husbands can support their wives in achieving weight management goals: the development of a self-help resource, Christi Lynn Kush

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Special education in Christian schools: post-professional development support, Julie M. Lane

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Comparing the emotional intelligence, personal traits, and work impacts of performing versus high-performing middle managers, Teresa Lara

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An autoethnographic case study of a manager experiencing professional transition, Jean Ann Larson

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Childhood physical abuse and adulthood mortality in treatment-seeking male veterans with combat-related PTSD, Anna F. Leshner

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A study of the innovation, creativity, and leadership skills associated with the college-level millennial generation, Melinda Lester

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A.W.A.R.E. the assessment of autism spectrum disorders: a resource manual for parents with young children (ages 0-3 years), Tiffany Lin

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Enhancing cognitive behavioral therapy for childhood anxiety disorders: a parent manual, Anna L. Lock

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Organizational change effectiveness a case study in customer-alignment structures for employee engagement and service delivery, Emily C. Logan

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Assessing in-kind middle school teachers' concern about & use of SOARS: School Online Assessment Reporting System, John M. Marion

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Muslim female leadership, Maliha Marri

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The perceptions of middle and high school students participating in a school-based mentoring program, Annette Marie Marshall

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Factors affecting teachers' level of technology implementation in a Texas private school, Billie J. McConnell

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The role of mentoring in the identification and selection of college student unions/activities careers, Kathleen K. McIntosh

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Personality types as an indicator of online student success and retention, Ben P. Meredith

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M-learning: an exploration of the attitudes and perceptions of high school students versus teachers regarding the current and future use of mobile devices for learning, Jason Messinger

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An exploration of the influence of the psychological contract as an explicit agreement in executive teams in Mexico, Bortoni Alejandro J. Molina

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Female Fortune 1000 board members: a phenomenological study, Margaret Moodian

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Exploring the moral underground: self-organizing teachers in the complex adaptive system of a school, Jennifer Moore

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Effect of work-life balance on the self as instrument, Soumya Naidu

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The role of digitally native, nonprofit news media in the future of American journalism: an exploratory study, Rebecca Coates Nee

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Analysis of two urban middle schools: factors affecting student achievement, V. Douglas Neufeld

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Building and leading a culture of collaboration: an analysis of the influence of a company's social networking tools on employee collaboration, Sheri Lynn Nugent

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Conflict and the path to resolution in global virtual teams, Nicole O’Hay

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Storytelling strategies for leading change in university prestige, Matthew T. Paden

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Supervisory alliance and countertransference disclosure of psychology doctoral students, Shirley N. Pakdaman

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Assessing the impacts of a leadership development program on skill development and organizational performance, Gina Paone

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Creating the organizational conditions that enable and support a shared approach to leading school change, Danette Parsley

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The relationship between personal strengths of chief executive officers and their control of labor in non-profit hospitals, Dennis J. Patterson

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A case study of students entering writing courses at College of Sequoias, Jill Andrea Peck

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Giving voice to strengths: migration stories of Armenian immigrants and refugees, Ani A. Pezeshkian

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A phenomenological study on the perceptions of university professors regarding the philosophical orientations underlying the assessment-driven model of education, Stephen Pietrolungo

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A case study of e-learning initiatives in New Zealand's secondary schools, Allison Powell

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The role of emotional intelligence in achieving success for women in engineering and technology, Kim-Elisha Proctor

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Simple rules leaders use to guide their organizations during times of rapid change, Kristine Quade

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Transformational leadership and personal development: the impact of the Youth Citizenship Seminar on former participants, Keichea LaShun Reever

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An exploration of the accreditation self-study process from the perspectives of organizational effectiveness, Troy Lee Roland

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Identifying demand for private education at an urban Catholic college preparatory high school: a study of similarities and differences in parental motivation, Tara M. Rolle

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The relationship between emotional intelligence and pastor leadership in turnaround churches, Jared Roth