Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Experience of Humanitarian Leaders in Managing Cultural Diversity, Mohamed S. Idris
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Responses to Dramatic Change in the Workplace: The Case of the Saudi Telecommunications Company, Thawab M. Alsubaie
Factors Influencing Implementation of Enterprise-level Technical Transformation in a Healthcare Organization: An Action Research Collaborative Inquiry Study, Denise M. Johnson
Toward a Theory of the Collaborative Family Firm: An Exploratory Study on Family Ownership and Collaborative and Competitive Dynamics in Privately Held SME’s, Jackie M. Milbrandt
Use of Self Online, Lilian K. Vu
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Significance of Learning Agility in Education Paraprofessionals in Minneapolis Public and Charter Schools, Lovelace A. Idahosa
The Effectiveness of Joint Community-Police Partnership in Crystal, Minnesota: A Case Study of Stakeholders Experiences, Mwemezi S. Mutasa
A Hidden Virus: Looking for Evidence of Narcissistic Abuse in the Workplace, Lindsay Ruiz
What is the Organization's Role in Successfully Transitioning New Leaders Hired From the Outside, May Thao-Schuck
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Role of the Vertical Leader in Shared Leadership, Jacqueline P. Anderson
Recognizing La Cultura: The Experience of Cultural Scripts in Latina Leadership, Patricia E. Conde-Brooks
Employee Experiences with an ERP Implementation, Andrew R. Lawton-Thesing
Exploring Gender-Leader Implicit Bias in Women Leaders: A System Justification Approach to Women Leaders' Gender and Leader Identities, Allison Malloy
International Student Experiences at Community Colleges: An Inquiry into the Experiences and Barriers of International Students in the Twin Cities, Jesse Noah Mongrue
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Impact of a Use of Self Development Intervention on Police Officers: A Case Study, Neil D. Bauer
Organizational Implications and Reaction to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from Firms With Less Than 50 Employees, Paul R. Kuhrmeyer
Implementing the Studer Initiatives to Sustain Change: An Interpretive Case Study, Kari A. Matson
A Case Study of a Worksite Wellness Program that Incorporates Physical Activity, Rebecca Leigh Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Impacting openness, conscientiousness, and creative self-efficacy through group music making: A Quasi-experimental collaborative music based intervention study, Steven R. Finckle
The Grand Challenge of Preparing OD Scholar Practitioners for Grand Challenges, Lisa M. Meyer
Examining Use of Self Competency in Undergraduate Students: Its Relationship to Interpersonal Communication and Soft Skill Development Essential for Future Employment, Nicole Marie Zwieg Daly
Examining Use of Self-Competency in Undergraduate Students: Its Relationship to Interpersonal Communication and Soft Skill Development Essential for Future Employment, Nicole Marie Zwieg Daly
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
On Transition: An Interpretive Multi-Case Study about Workplace Experiences of People Who Transition Gender During Employment, Charity L. Hovre
The Role of Intangible Assets in Decision Making by Funders of Community-based Nonprofit Organizations, Barbara J. Milon
Collaboration of Organization Development and Project Management, Eric Thomas Pool
Diffusion of Ideas and Knowledge: The Impact of Student Project Work on Action and Change, James Edward Zacchini
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A Phenomenological Research Study about the Experience of Leaders Who Have Led a SEAM Intervention, Christina Teresa-Lee Baune
What Skills and Competencies Do Executives of Nonprofits Need to Succeed: An Interpretive Multiple Case Study, Duane A. Carter
Work Experience of Foreign Born Physicians in the United States: A Phenomenological Study, Marcella de la Torre
Diversity in an Organization: A Case Study of how Diversity is Addressed in a Multi-National Organization, Alexander A. Erolin
Integrating the Arts into Organization Development: Using Improvisational Theatre to Enhance Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness at Work, David L. Olson
Transitioning to a New Principal From the Teachers' Perspective: An Interpretive Case Study, Bruce Colglazier Pappas
Stressful Change in Higher Education: An Interpretive Case Study, Mary E. H. Paulson
The Experience of Practitioners Who Deliberately and Consciously Use Subtle Energies in Group Facilitation: A Phenomenological Study, Antoinette Pearson
Women as Transformative Leaders in Higher Education: An Interpretive Multi-Case Study, Pamela L. Peterson
What Are You Really Saying? A Grounded Theory Study of How Leaders Communicate Strategic Goals, Toccara C. Stark
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Impact of Community Service in College on Volunteerism in Saudi Arabia: An Interpretive Case Study, Mahmoud M. Alaish
Key Factors for Physician Recruitment and Retention in Rural Hospitals, Dean Bradley Eide
Organizational Work Groups Experiencing a Sudden and Unexpected Loss of a Member, James A. Geither
The Intertwining of Workplace Conflict and Home Life: An Interpretive Multicase Study, Arthur C. Howard III
The Institutional Response to the Unexpected Death of an Undergraduate Student in a Private, Faith-Based College: An Interpretive Case Study, Karen M. Lange
Personality and Trust: A Qualitative Study on the Personality Styles/Traits of Leaders and Employees and the Impact on Culture of Trust within Organizations, Robert T. Sicora
Living with Purpose in Retirement: An Interpretive Multi-Case Study, Joseph P. Zandlo
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Looking for Evidence of the TFW Virus, Chato B. Hazelbaker
Senior Leaders’ Response to Multi-Source Feedback: An Interpretive Multi-Case Study, Julie M. Loosbrock
State Government Managers’ Practices in Workforce Planning and Talent Management: An Interpretive Case Study, Brenda R. Norman
Development of a Business Case for Investment in Analytic Software: An Organization Development Perspective, Susan L. Quint
A Phenomenological Study about Transformational Learning That Takes Place in Energetics Students, Robert J. Randall
The Integration of Three Factors That Lead to a Project Manager’s Success, Mary Eisele Slack
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
What is the effect of observation by an OD practitioner on the OD practitioner’s intended outcome of an OD intervention?, Mary B. Cannata
Post Merger Integration Leader and Acquisition Success: A Theoretical Model of Perceived Linkages to Success of Mergers and Acquisitions, Asha Prasangi De Alwis
The Culture of Learning Organizations: Understanding Argyris's Theory through a Socio-Cognitive Systems Learning Model, Laura Friesenborg
"We Are of This Place, Not Just From It" The Culture that Sustains a Rural Charter School in Northern Minnesota, Julie W. Goldsmith
Know Fear: How Leaders Respond and Relate to Their Fears, Tonya Jackman Hampton
Physicians and Technology: A Collective Case Study of Physicians and Use of Health, Mary K. Karrow
How the Discipline of Energetics Fosters Double-Loop Learning: Lessons from Multiple Positivistic Case Studies, Kelly La Venture
Employees' Responses to the Mismatch between Organizations' Espoused Values and Basic Assumptions about Organizational Culture, Terrence Jermyn Porter
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Mentoring External Female Organization Development Consultants: Discovering New Theory Using Grounded Theory Methodology, Janice L. Blake
What Makes a Higher Education Institution Resilient: An Interpretive Case Study, Jane W. Canney
The Use of Appreciative Inquiry in the Sales Process, Tracy A. Engstrand
The Lived Experience of the First 300 Days as a City Manager, Richard F. Fursman
Leadership Response to Workplace Bullying in Academe: A Collective Case Study, Colleen A. Hegranes
The Development of Cultural Competence: A Positivistic Case Study of a Healthcare Organization, Thomas D. Hoverman
What is the Experience of Leaders Who Lead Organizational Change: A Case Study, Garry D. Krause
Creating Cross-cultural Christian Community: An Instrumental Case Study, Louis Porter II
A Bricolage of Critical Hermeneutics, Abductive Reasoning, and Action Research for Advancing Humanistic Values through Organization Development Practice, Daniel J. Shuster
Leadership Response to the Global Crisis: A Collective Case Study, Theresa A. Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Deaf Entrepreneurs and Business Owners, W. Scot Atkins
Stereotype-Free Mixed Birth Generation Workplaces: A Grounded Theory Study of Behavior Patterns, Linda Carey Halverson
The Effects of Organizational Culture on Marketing Programs: A Grounded Theory Study, Nancy L. Harrower
How Geographically Dispersed Team Members Learn, Adopt, and Integrate Organizational Culture, Susan K. Heidorn
Serving the Poor: A Case Study of How Sharing and Caring Hands Impacts the Lives of the Urban Poor, Dean R. Hildebrandt
Voices of the Coached: Conversations with Those Who Have Participated in Executive Coaching, Scott Trevor Morrell
Teams in Organizations: Understanding the Disconnect between Available Team Resources and Organizational Struggles with Teams, Margie Oleson
Process and outcomes of an urban charter school implementing an advisory centered, project-based school reform model, Steven John Rippe
Wow - They Are Having Lunch Together: A Grounded Theory Exploration of High Quality Relationships between Coworkers of Different Racioethnic Backgrounds, Cheryl A. Throgmorton
The Roles that Change in the Controls and the Evolution of Trust Play in a Successful Joint Venture, Michael James Willis
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Human Sigma Optimization: Engaging Employees and Customers, Heather A. Zweifel