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Graduate School - Theses and Dissertations Collections: Recent submissions
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Predicting Bankruptcy with 10-K Length and Readability
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Written communication contains intended and unintended messages, and computational advances are allowing practitioners and researchers to identify and extract these messages and the latent information embedded in how and ... -
Public Good or Public Harm: The Net Subsidization of Not-for-Profit Hospitals post-Affordable Care Act
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)The tax exemption of not-for-profit hospitals has been under scrutiny for over 50 years, but the impact of the recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has not yet further informed this debate. This study ... -
Roll Call: The Relationship between Absenteeism and Student Achievement in a Small Suburban Northern California School District
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Substantial research has clearly established the relationship between school attendance and indicators of student achievement over time in large, urban cities using longitudinal studies. However, there is an insufficient ... -
Perspectives of Leadership in the United States Navy: A Phenomenological Study
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Leaders in the United States Navy have an organizational structure, service regulations, and training and education that govern ethical and legal boundaries that orient and drive leadership and subordinate behavioral ... -
A Comparative Case Study of Organizational Learning in the Wildland Fire Community
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)To maintain or improve firefighter safety the United States federal wildland fire organization has sought to improve its organizational learning practice. The organization has developed several structures and processes to ... -
From Soldier's Wife to Widow: Exploring the Lived Experience of the Military Widow and the Impact of Social Support Networks
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Within the military environment, the risk for early death among members of the military exposes their spouses to become widowed at a younger age, with the highest statistical potential for widowhood falling underneath the ... -
Undue Influence: The Dangerous Side Effects of Toxic Leaders on USAF Pilot Retention
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)The United States Air Force (USAF) has struggled with pilot retention for decades. Though solutions have largely focused on quality of life and monetary incentives, the influence of leadership on retention decisions has ... -
A Phenomenological Exploration of Saudi Women Employees’ Perception of Agency and Career Advancement
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Recent government initiatives in Saudi Arabia have increased employment opportunities for Saudi women. Working Saudi women have the potential to add significant value to the economic development of Saudi Arabia, yet ... -
Mentoring African American Soldiers: A Phenomenological Examination Linking Mentoring With Ignatian Values
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)Mentorship is the process by which experienced individuals guide novices using experience and expertise. African American service members are at a significant disadvantage in advancing in rank compared to their Caucasian ... -
A Trifecta? Exploring the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Disability on the Career Advancement Efforts of College-Educated African American Women with Physical Disabilities
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)College-educated African American women with physical disabilities can be a rich human resource for organizations and a population from which leaders can be shaped and promoted. This interpretative phenomenological approach ... -
Catholic Sisters: Leaders in the Fight Against Human Trafficking. A Phenomenological Study
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)Human trafficking, despite being illegal in every country, remains a global problem. Even in the face of a global pandemic, human trafficking continues to be a dynamic, complex issue. Leaders in the fight against trafficking ... -
A Phenomenological Study of Career Preparedness Experiences as Described by Recruiters and Hiring Managers Within a Financial Industry Network
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Employers have expressed the need to hire candidates who possess basic career skills that include Microsoft Office applications, professional etiquette, basic applied math skills, basic written business communication skills, ... -
Synthesis Optimization of ex situ Sulfidized Copper Sulfide Thin Films
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2022)Transparent conducting electrode (TCE) thin film materials are featured prominently in many technological applications today, including in thin film solar cells, LEDs, and touchscreens in laptops, smartphones, watches and ... -
When Performance Matters: The Impact of Leadership Styles on Employee Performance in Emergency Medical Services
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)The increasing demand for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and contemporaneous shortage of personnel increases the salience of employee performance. Evidence strongly suggests a correlation between leadership style and ... -
Restorative Practices in K-12 Discipline: A Case Study
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)This qualitative case study focuses upon the perceptions some teachers and administrators hold regarding the effectiveness of using restorative practices (RP) when addressing the behaviors of students who are low-level ... -
The Influence of Code-Switching on Black Women Leaders: A Phenomenological Study
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)A person altering their language, appearance, and mannerisms may suppress their culture and personality. These alterations, known as code-switching, may affect how these leaders are perceived by others and their influence ... -
Strategic Plan Decision-Making During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Study of College Presidents
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and describe the decision-making experiences of leaders at Midwestern colleges who engaged in strategic planning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research ... -
Lived Experiences and Training Opportunities of Nurses Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Patients
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community faces many challenges and barriers when accessing healthcare. Research pertaining to LGBT healthcare access has noted that members of the LGBT community experience ... -
Prions Propagate as Dynamic Strain Mixtures
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)Prions are the agent responsible for a group of transmissible and inevitably fatal neurodegenerative disease in humans and other mammals. Prion disease is caused by the misfolding of a host encoded protein, PrPC, into ... -
Assurance of CSR Reports and Its Association With CSR Disclosure and Company Financial and Sustainability Performance.
(Creighton University. Omaha, Nebraska, 2021)Companies are increasingly taking into consideration the demands of their non-financial stakeholders (including customers, employees, communities, and civil society organizations). In addition to generating a financial ...