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EdD - Organization & Leadership

Dissertations from 2011 2011

Implications of Branding Initiatives in Higher Education Among Trademarked Institutions in California, Joy Victoria Lamboy

Peer Coaching and the Perceived Impact on Fostering Positive Relationships, Knowledge Creation and Sharing Among Nursing Personnel, Lisa Miller

Ethical dilemmas : pressures on leaders to walk the talk, Marion C. Moreno

A qualitative study of the involvement of parents in career decisions of millennial participants in corporate rotational programs, Tommy Moreno

The impact of emergent technologies on interpersonal and community interaction of the future : a thematic analysis of selected novels of William Gibson and Vernor Vinge, Lyn Motai

Teachers' Critical Perceptions on Improving Elementary African American Student Achievement Through Culturally Relevant Teaching in California, Monique Renee Moton

Alternative ladders through the glass ceiling : female college presidents who pursued administrative career paths, Nichole Pichel Nabasny

Microfinance in Myanmar : a critical hermeneutic inquiry into ontological economic capacity, Timothy Payne

Social networking texts among college students : identity and imagination online, Paul J. Raccanello

Text and mimesis : reconfiguring technology and adult learning, Nicholas P. Recchia

Teacher Evaluation: Foreign-Language Teachers’ and Administrators’ Perspectives on Effective Evaluation Strategies and Processes, Deanna Tovar

An Exploration of the Perceptions of Elementary Principals on the Process and Benefits of the Principal Evaluation, Shelly D. Viramontez

Successful African American Community College Students Perceptions on Sense of Belonging in Three California Community College Districts, Nicole Yvette Wise

The leadership experiences of successful minority American women in financial services : a participatory study, Mai Yang

A Self-Organizing Group Within a Hierarchical Organization, Sheila Yuter

Dissertations from 2010 2010

History in the making : narratives of selected Asian Pacific American women in leadership, Mary Almandrez

Eliminating suffering through the birth of metta : a critical hermeneutic inquiry of the identity and ethical intention of selected monks of Burma, Beryl Banks

An exploration of what attracts leaders to city manager positions and how city managers have adapted in their positions, Robert Bell

Globalization and development revealed in Starbucks and Wal-Mart's business practices in Shanghai, China : issues in restructuring society for ethical practices, Andrea Colangelo

Political, emotional, powerful : the transformative influence of the Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP), Roderick Daus-Magbual

Instruction, perception, and reflection : beginning teachers' habits of mind, Sandra Fenderson

Ties that bind : examing the effects of social exchange variables on turnover intentions among executives, Mary Francis

Re-starting the conversation about race in academia : transcultural narratives in the lifeworld, Francisco Gamez

Perceptions on factors affecting Latino students during the transfer admissions process from California Community Colleges to the California State University system, Andres Hernandez

A mixed method case study : Bar-On EQ-i framework of emotional intelligence and the school leadership experiences of principals who completed an urban leadership program in Northern California, Jasvinder Kaur

Living positively: narratives of forgiveness and imagination among women with HIV, Hamaseh Kianfar

Community policing and leadership : perceptions of urban police chiefs, Daniel Lawson

Examination of U.S. federal government equal employment opportunity discrimination complaints : what happens when historically marginalized groups file complaints against their employers?, Tyrone Long

Chosen traditions influencing tourism, policy-making, and curriculum in Lao People's Democratic Republic : a critical hermeneutic study in development, Laura Nelsen

The artistic process in community development : disclosing cultural narrative and identity through art practices in Uganda, Maria Palmo

African American college women in the San Francisco Bay Area : perceptions of Cross's nigrescence model and potential leadership style, Amber Picou-Broadnax

The emplotment of human dignity and social responsibility : college health promotion comes of age in the time of AIDS, Raymond Quirolgico

Community college transfer students' reflections of their needs, experiences, and persistence at a private four-year institution, Virginia Rios

A critical hermeneutic approach to Hmong leadership in the Lao PDR : horizons of forgiveness and action through imagination in community development, Chai Xiong

Professional learning communities in elementary schools and how technologies are utilized, Sarah Zykanov

Dissertations from 2009 2009

Leadership and the other : ethical action through meaning in work, Rebecca L. Cisek

Dying in the shadows of the lowlands : illuminating the Lao malaria crisis through leadership and imagination, Edgar M. Ednacot

The impact of practicing yoga on the organization : a study on stress reduction from the participants' perspectives, Tina Miao Hall

A reality check : the expectations high school seniors have about their first year of college, Brian R. Harke

A Critical Hermeneutic Approach to Understanding Experiences of Selected Afghan-Muslim-American Leaders Post-9/11 in the Diverse Bay Area, Belal A. Kaifi

Student perceptions of the higher education transfer process from two-year to four-year institutions : a qualitative study viewed through the lenses of student departure, social network, and complexity theories, Kevin Matthew Kelly

Voices from the forest : leadership revealed through care, shared understanding, and imagination, Don Kraft

Surviving the Arctic : narrative identity of foreign women in Norway, Tamar Davis Larsen

A qualitative study of an E-commerce organization in transition, Steven C. Lopez

Appropriating the unspoken text : development discourse and Hmong women in Lao People's Democratic Republic, Kimberly C. Mendonca

The organization in front of the text : a critical hermeneutic inquiry in employee policy appropriation, Marisa B. Michaels

Transformational leadership practices at a Northern California winery, Brian Douglas Phifer

Tradition and change in urban China : a critical hermeneutic inquiry of language, culture and identity in Shanghai, Amy E. Pierovich

Organizational change and strategic schooling for English language learners : a case study, Silvia Ramirez

"So there we were--" : the stories told by chief petty officers in the United States Navy, explored through a complexity lens, Patricia Joanne Reily

The relationship between moving in early adolescence and adolescents' first employee-type jobs, Stuart J. Richardson

African American children in an urban foster care system : perceptions of disproportionality and demographics, Jeffrey W. Timms

Students', teachers', and parents' perspectives of an African centered program : ÃŽle Omode, Tiffany S. Wright

Dissertations from 2008 2008

The relationship between executive coaching and organizational performance of female executives as a predictor for organizational success, Lily Benavides

Imagining just discourse in policy-making : transnational space, identity, and the other, Annette Marie Caneda

Women college presidents : leading with authenticity, Cathy Frances Corcoran

Beginning in the midst of the world : ethics, poetics and social change on an international stage, Michael Fontaine

Transnational engagement in international community-based learning in higher education : a study in El Salvador, Mary E. Gallo

Memory, promise, and imagination in Iraqi Kurdistan : leadership in education policy development, Jessica Lynn Jastad

Creating and living authentic lives : finding ourselves in the midst of everydayness, John Jong Ho Lee

Journeys of purpose : an ontology of spirituality through work in memory, imagination, and authenticity, Therese M. Madden

Horizons of the world : imagining coexistence in language through understanding and refiguring of reality, Ayman A. Moussa

Imagining and creating new possibilities for self and society : narratives of Nepalese university students gone abroad, Kristine Nelson

Physical therapist students as moral agents during clinical internships, Terrence M. Nordstrom

Ethnic theme housing at Berkeley and Cornell : a critical hermeneutic understanding of ethnic identity, Daniel Ocampo

Educators as adult learners creating sustainable community development through solicitude and care for the other : critical inquiry in Northern California and North East Thailand, Patricia G. Perez

Ladies Who Launch organization : a case study of women entrepreneurs, Dorothy Raab

Refiguring technology : emerging understandings in adult learning, Scott M. Rosen

African American parent groups as a context for the activation of social capital : a case of parent empowerment through transformational leadership, Ajamu T. Stewart

Dissertations from 2007 2007

A case study : academic achievement in an after-school tutoring program with Black middle school youth, Errie Denan Bohanon

The relationship between the organizational culture of a school and the academic achievement of English language learners, Laura Bray

The quest for tenure-track faculty positions by community college adjunct faculty, Leandra Powell Martin

Transformational leadership practices of deans and the perceived organizational culture of United Arab Emirates public universities : a regression analysis study, Mouwafac Sidaoui

Emotional intelligence and leadership practices among human service program managers, Cynthia Sims-Vanzant

Dissertations from 2005 2005

Tourism of a different kind in "God's own country" : a critical hermeneutic exploration of socioeconomic development in Kerala, India, Ayliffe B. Mumford

Dissertations from 2003 2003

Intercultural Communication Between Caucasian Unitedstatesians and Salvadorians: Implications for Team Dynamics, Gabriela Couch Melano

Dissertations from 2000 2000

Changing and Choosing Together: A Case Study on Improving Professional Development and Student Achievement Through a Teacher-Initiated Early Literacy Program, Theresa Connor Molinelli

Dissertations from 1996 1996

A study of the relationship between conditions present in managers' families of origin and the behavior of managers in workplace relationships, Jane Henderson-Loney

Dissertations from 1979 1979

Implementing AB 3408 (HART BILL) in the Petaluma High School District: A Case Study, Gerald J. Dadey