Lyndon Garrett and Dr. Curtis LeBaron, Organizational Leadership and Strategy CO-AUTHORS: Michael D. Cohen, PhD; Roy Ilan, MD, MSc; Lyndon Garrett; Curtis D. LeBaron, PhD; Marlys K. Christianson, MD, PhD Hospital handoffs have been recognized by both regulators and researchers as a locus of potential communication failure with risks to patient safety and quality of […]
Leveraging the Collective Intelligence of a Large Group in Managerial Decision-Making
James Carlson and Dr. Teppo Felin, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Department Marriot School of Management Crowdsourcing is a term used to describe an emerging new set of activities that organizations engage in to leverage the power of the Internet in bringing people together. Crowdsourcing generally consists of placing some type of “open call” on the […]
Message Enhancement Techniques for Business Writing
Sierra Sloan and Dr. William Baker, Management Communications The business world requires efficiency and accuracy to be profitable, and poorly written business communications can waste time and resources. Thus, any research that seeks to enhance the effectiveness of writing has the potential to yield significant personal and organizational improvement. While most writing-analysis studies examine the […]
Micro-finance Projects in the Yucatan Peninsula
Dario Espinoza and Dr. Warner Woodworth, MSM In December 2009, I visited three cities within the Yucatan Peninsula to investigate the government’s efforts in providing micro-finance opportunities to citizens in struggling areas. My purpose in visiting these areas was to evaluate the success of the government’s micro-loan projects, to report on their status, and to […]
Direct Marketing
Igor Skender and Dr. Kristen B. DeTienne, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Direct marketing, as a profit making tool, was introduced in the United States and Europe just a few decades ago. It became widely spread in our society with its presence especially accentuated in the advertising field. This type of marketing has forever revolutionized the […]
Mining for Gold Inside your Organization
J Scott Dutcher and Dr. William H Baker, Organizational Leadership Making the most of the information that is available to you is what data mining is all about. Surprisingly, large numbers of organizations have yet to incorporate data mining techniques that drive many of their operations and decisions. Instead, upper management is trying to solve […]
Strategic Philanthropy: The Evolution And Survival of Business Social Responsibility Programs
Matthew Beecher and Drs. Ted Stoddard, Marriott School of Management; David Whetten, The Center for The Study of Values in Organizations Business social responsibility programs face challenges and forces that were not known in recent years. Because of greater pressures to support diminishing government responsibilities by approaching more social problems, businesses now need to establish, […]
Defining the Construct “Quality of Management”: Helping Investors and Businesses Allocate Capital
Ammon D. Spiller and Dr. Timothy Gardner, Organizational Leadership and Strategy With fraud and public distrust slashing companies’ value on the stock market, more American investors are relying less on financial data and more on the non- financial aspects of possible investments when making investment decisions. “Quality of management” has floated to the top as […]
Becoming a Business Connector: Mastering the Art of Connecting with People
Natalie Sheffield Moss and Dr. Kristen DeTienne, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Business Connectors make things happen by knowing all the right people and all the right social connections. Connectors are geniuses at forming relationships, maintaining relationships, and reaping the benefits of relationships with other people. Companies with Connectors garner economic benefits as these gifted individuals […]
The Conscious Alignment of Strategy and Culture and Its Affect on Project Work: A Case Study of Three IT Departments Following a Transition in Leadership
Alan P. Hyatt and Drs. Michael P. Thompson, Organizational Leadership and Strategy; Ernest J. Nielsen, Office of Information Technology My study provided the research for my honors thesis. The thesis discusses and develops the Theory of Conscious Alignment (TCA). The theory states that leaders and managers who consciously mold the strategy and culture of their […]