GSLC LibGuides: Selected GSLC Dissertations by Subject: Corporate / For-Profit

All GSLC dissertations can be found at the link below. Search by author, keyword, topic, etc. Our dissertations are published in Open Access.

https://aura.antioch.edu/mlphdlcuw/

Taking Off in Africa: Critical Elements of Aircraft Engine Manufacturer Engagement That Can Affect Airline Safety Performance by Nathan Michael Woods
Publication Date: 2020

Methodology: Grounded Theory
Keywords: Airline Safety; Interorganizational Engagement; Original Equipment Manufacturer; Knowledge Sharing; Interorganizational Trust; Aviation Industry
The Good Bloke in Contemporary Australian Workplaces: Origins, Qualities and Impacts of a National Cultural Archetype in Small For-Profit Businesses by Christopher George Taylor
Publication Date: 2019

Method: qualitative phase leading to a detailed quantitative analysis
Keywords: Australia; Authenticity; Factor Analysis; Employee Engagement; Gender in the workplace; Good Bloke; Leadership; Structural Equation Modelling
Journeys Through Rough Country: An Ethnographic Study of Blind Adults Successfully Employed in American Corporations by Kirk Adams
Publication Date: 2019

Method: ethnography
Keywords: Blind; Visually Impaired; BVI; Blind Employment; Unemployment; Corporations; Disabilities; PWD; Leveraging Differences; Diversity; Ethnography; Success; Compensation; Agency; Identity Formation; Accommodations; Accessibility; Inclusivity
Exploring the Effectiveness of Social and Digital Media Communications on Organization-Public Relationship Building with Employees by Iris Cumberbatch
Publication Date: 2019

Mewthod: Interview
Keywords:social media; digital media; social media measurement; public relations; PR leadership; communications; communications leadership; corporate communications; communications measurement; organizational communications; organization-public relationships
Open Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Executive and Employee Perception of Processes and Receptiveness by Bethany A. Davidson
Publication Date: 2018

Method: mixed
Keywords: SME; perception; leadership; executive; receptiveness; open innovation; small and medium sized enterprises; mixed-methods; employee innovation; idea sharing; new product development; business model;
“JUST” Business and Often Personal: An Exploration into the Incidents Social Entrepreneurs Identify as Critical to Leading Their Enterprises by Jerrid P. Kalakay
Publication Date: 2015

Method: critical incident technique
Keywords: Critical Incident Technique; Social Entrepreneurs; Social Enterprises; Strategic Leadership; Social Value Creation; Social Change; Social Entrepreneurship
Economic Empowerment Through Income Generating Activities and Social Mobilization: The Case of Married Amhara Women of Wadla Woreda, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia by Belete Deribie Woldegies
Publication Date: 2014

Method: case study interview
Keywords: married women; income generating activities; economic empowerment; entrepreneurship; Ethiopia; Amhara; Wadla; North Wollo; wives; gender equality; micro-finance; human rights; gender; leadership; social mobilization