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Graduate and Faculty Member with Diploma, undated
No full textA graduate and a faculty member stand together while one holds a diploma.https://fuse.franklin.edu/commencement/1040/thumbnail.jp
The relationship of leadership style to education attainment and leadership training of retail managers in southwest Ohio
No full textThis study employed a quantitative research design utilizing a survey instrument to gather data related to the leadership style of leaders in the retail industry. The research evaluated the general concepts of the transformational leadership style, which includes personality and motivational concepts (Williams, Raffo, & Clark, 2018). This study utilized the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (Form 5X), or the MLQ 5X, developed and validated by Bruce Avolio and Bernard Bass and widely accepted as the standard instrument to measure the level of transformational leadership style applied (Northouse, 2019). From the questionnaire, the study evaluated the relationship between the education level and the level of transformational leadership style implemented. The study also evaluated the relationship between organizational provided leadership training and the use of these leadership styles as well as a combination of the two variables. The survey was accessible online and provided anonymity to the participants. The population and sampling were from US-based retail store managers from the malls in the Southwestern Ohio area. This sample was random and based on the proximity to the primary location of the researcher. The data was statistically analyzed using regression analysis and multivariate regression analysis to determine the probability (p-value) compared to an alpha of 0.05. The coefficient of determination (r2) was used to determine the effect the independent variables (IV) have on the dependent variable (DV). An evaluation of the relationship when the variables are combined will look at the p-value of the F statistic to determine if the relationship is significant. The results indicated that each IV, as well as the combination of both IVs, had a statistically significant relationship to the DV
The Influence of Regulatory Oversight on Environmental, Social, and Governance Ratings
No full textRatings made by third parties of a firm’s performance in the specific areas of environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and overall governance, or ESG have become important criteria that investors consider in determining a firm’s value. Based on stakeholder theory, the purpose of this empirical investigation is to examine the relationship between regulatory oversight and third-party ESG ratings. The methodology chosen for this research was quantitative, observational, and retrospective. Financial statistics were collected on 471 firms from four industry sectors, two heavily regulated sectors and two less regulated sectors. ESG metrics from two ESG rating services, MSCI and Sustainalytics, were collected from Fidelity.com and Yahoo Finance, respectively. The quantitative evaluation included multiple regression analysis followed by multiway frequency analysis to determine if a quantifiable relationship exists between regulatory oversight and ESG ratings. This study may provide information to help stakeholders recognize the influence of regulation on ESG ratings. The result of this study may also be beneficial in explaining to investors and company leaders why ESG ratings vary among different industry sectors. This quantitative study is limited to four specific sectors but may provide insights applicable to other sectors based on regulatory intensity
Improving Consumer Confidence in Banking Post Bank Crisis: The Perspective of the Ghanaian Bank Customer
No full textThe purpose of the study was to explore the effects of the Ghanaian banking crisis on the customers. The study identified and uncovered what the perspective of the affected customers were and what they thought the banks should focus on to help restore and improve the lost confidence in the Ghanaian banking industry. A general qualitative research design was selected because it was suitable for gaining an in-depth view of customers\u27 experiences and their perspective of the Ghanaian banking landscape. Data was collected using open-ended semi-structured interview questions. Data collection gathered responses from 20 banking customers spread across Accra and Kumasi: ten from Accra and the remaining ten from Kumasi selected using convenience and snowball sampling methods from the population of the affected customers of some of the failed banks in Ghana. The data collected information on customers\u27 banking experiences during the crisis, fluctuation of their confidence in the banking system and ideas on how they thought banking confidence could be restored and improved in Ghana. The study found that confidence had declined significantly during and after the bank crisis and the perspective of customers about the future of the Ghanaian banks is gloomy. Finally, the study provided new insights into the importance of customer perception and attitude in the profitability of the banks and the impact that risky banking activities have on the economic lives of consumers and the Ghanaian economy
Extended Foster Care Program Enrollment and Retention in Ohio: A Survival Analysis
No full textExtended foster care (EFC) programs have emerged as a way to provide continued financial and case management support and improve well-being outcomes for young adults who have aged-out of foster care. Research has suggested that young adults who participate in extended foster care programs after aging out of care, are more likely to experience better well-being outcomes, such as stable housing, delayed pregnancy, employment, financial stability and higher levels of education. There is growing support that extended care programs are effective in aiding young adults in their transition to adulthood, however retention in these programs have not been studied. The present study set out to examine a new, statewide extended foster care program in Ohio to better understand the population and patterns of termination, re-entry, and retention among those enrolled. To address a gap in literature, this research analyzes termination and group differences through the use of a survival analysis. The sample consisted of 1162 cases. Termination was analyzed using seven variables: placement setting count, total number of days spent in foster care, eligibility criteria, service region, tier level, age, and gender. Re-entry was assessed across the three age groups: 18, 19, and 20-year olds. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory was used to discuss as a framework for understanding human development in relation to the influences of time, individuals, and proximal processes. Finally, opportunities for future research are addressed with respect to the study’s limitations and study findings
Recruitment and Retention of First Year of Service Registered Nurses in Rural Hospitals in Alabama
No full textHealthcare leaders around the United States are facing nursing shortages. It is a staffing challenge that has been cyclical throughout the decades but to date has had no resolution. The shortages are a symptom of basic economic terms, supply and demand. Nurses are retiring and not enough are entering in the workforce to offset those that are retiring. The general population is getting older but living longer and at the same time suffering from multiple chronic conditions that require more frequent hospitalizations. The literature search for this research sought out both historical and current research specifically outlining rural healthcare. While the healthcare industry as a whole struggles with the recruitment and retention of registered nurses, rural healthcare has geographical challenges that make it even more challenging as generational preferences may drive the new graduate nurses to more urban hospitals purely for lifestyle preference.This research conducted an exploratory qualitative survey of healthcare executives in rural hospitals in the State of Alabama to gain a better understanding of the recruitment and retention of first year of service registered nurses in rural hospitals in Alabama. This research included in-depth one on one interviews with forty-five executive leaders using a standard interview protocol developing by the researcher. The research questions probed specifically into each hospital’s specific registered nurse recruitment as well as registered nurse first year of service retention challenges.The research concluded that all of the rural hospitals involved in this study struggle with registered nurse recruitment and first year of service retention. The dynamics that caused the challenges differed somewhat depending on the location of the hospital. Some hospitals may be designated rural but are in larger cities or neighbor a large metropolitan area. This created a unique challenge for some of those rural hospitals who competed with urban hospitals for the same talent. This is because those registered nurses could in fact live in the rural community and commute to the urban hospital for work in order to make more money, specialize in their role, and be in a hospital with far more resources available to keep patient ratios lower and have more advanced technology
Fall 2019 Commencement
Get PDFThis Franklin University commencement program was published for the 163rd commencement ceremony on January 5, 2020 in The Battelle Grand Hall at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.https://fuse.franklin.edu/commencement_programs/1052/thumbnail.jp
Nonprofit Leadership: How To Strengthen Organizational Culture By Unleashing Employee Expertise
No full textFellow members of the Forbes Nonprofit Council have noted that staff at nonprofit organizations often stretch themselves too thin by performing more than one role. Without proper guidance and support from leaders, employees taking on too many tasks may either fail to prioritize the important work or settle for doing whatever it takes to just get the job done. Inattentive leaders may settle for mediocrity, which subsequently becomes the expected standard of performance.
Christopher Washington serves as Provost of Franklin University, and as Chair of the Board of Global Ties U.S
Ready or Not, Here They Come: Applying the Balanced Scorecard Framework in a Post-Implementation Study of Food Allergy Management Guidelines on Residential College Campuses
No full textThis exploratory, qualitative, case study focused on the post-implementation evaluation of food allergy management guidelines in higher education institutions. One in 13 children has food allergies and as the number of children diagnosed with allergies increases, the prevalence of food allergies on a college campus has also grown (FARE, n.d). In 2015, the national Food Allergy Research Education (FARE) organization launched a pilot program with 12 colleges and universities to implement voluntary food allergy management guidelines. In 2016, the initial 12-school pilot phase expanded to forty total schools. This study interviewed fourteen participants at fourteen of those institutions focusing on key aspects defined in the study’s theoretical framework that employed the stakeholder theory and balanced scorecard as interpretive frameworks. Through the identification of eight themes, this research serves to benefit higher education institutions considering implementing food allergy management guidelines. The themes discovered by this study include - facilities, dining services, tracking students with food allergies, guest experience, collaboration among departments, utilizing students with food allergies, changing the organizational culture, and relationship building
Start with Equity to Achieve Equality in the Classroom
Get PDF“…the direction in which education starts a man, will determine his future life.” – Plato, The Republic, Book IV.
As educators, we anchor our teaching principles in the values of equality and fairness to ensure the success of our students. Yet, layered atop the grounding ideals of equal opportunity for all students is the rugged reality in which, we too, as educators have emerged from our own specific contexts and carry with us deeply embedded beliefs that may transcend intentional thought. These specific contexts may, further, lead to unconscious stereotypes known as “implicit bias,” and can be detrimental to the way we engage with our students (Implicit Project, 2011). In particular, educators who were raised in the United States have been shaped within the cultural milieu of systemic racism and structural inequities in education. We carry that training with us and as a result may be utilizing instructional approaches that are, as Koch (2018) describes, “inadvertently exacerbating contemporary structural inequities” (p. 2).
In order to improve our students\u27 learning experience, it is important to uproot implicit biases and explicitly consider inclusive strategies. To start, if we want equality in our classroom, then we must, first, address equity