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RESILIENCE AMIDST CHAOS: THE AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC JOURNEY OF A DOCTORAL PRACTITIONER NAVIGATING EXTREME UNCERTAINTY
Full text linkIn a meeting on June 26, 2023, with my thesis advisor I was asked directly “what is this thesis about?” I found it kind of funny to be asked this question with roughly 30,000 words written and 4 of the 5 thematic chapters submitted and reviewed. But the question was poised at
the perfect time because when I wrote my first thesis proposal in 2021, I was in a completely different job role and was yet to experience a level of volatility and uncertainty that the next few years would entail and that I hadn’t experienced in the previous 16 years of management work.
As an autoethnographic study, this thesis is about a scholarly practitioner re-defining their career identity and motivations, working towards finding peace (on a purely human level) with internal validation and accepting that their professional future is fully within reach; whatever they chose to reach for. For me, this thesis is about validating my experiences through a reflective journal and finding structure and meaning in a time that was filled with chaos, personal/professional/societal trauma,
existential crisis and a fortieth birthday. By evaluating my own personal work journal, I have swam in a pool of reflexivity for the past 2 years and have documented my own sense of mourning for a professional life I once dreamed of that I had to accept was just not going to
happen. But, and a very important but, through this reflexive process I was able to reroute my professional journey and take action to attain newfound goals, a new purpose, and leave a 3 thousand square foot home in Texas to create a new life in Central America owning and
operating a newly found eco-tourism company. This thesis is about my journey
An Action Research Study Investigating Massive Turnover in An Apparel Manufacturing Firm in Nigeria
Full text linkWORKPLACE BULLYING IN THE RCMP: THE EFFICACY OF ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS
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This thesis examined the status of workplace bullying within one District of the national policing organization of Canada, the RCMP, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The intent of this study was threefold. First, to determine the rate of bullying within the workplace. Second, to determine if anti-harassment programs are effective. Third, impact of anti-harassment training programs on the organizational culture Using action research with multiple approaches to gather overarching meta-methodology gathering meta- and micro- data incorporating qualitative and quantitative approaches. They were distinct phases to this study. The first phase was the pre-stage establishing the study’s parameters and permissions from both the University of Liverpool and the RCMP. The second phase represented the beginning of ‘doing’ the research. The methods included semi-structured interviews, survey questions and document review. The third phase represented the stage of amassing the findings and conducting the analysis. The fourth phase represents the recommendation stage, providing summary data to senior leader and district manager teams. Phase five the Implementation stage, subsequently named, implementation interrupted, and the realities of 2020’s pandemic. Each phased informed the approach and prioritizing of the next phase providing an adaptable structure.
The challenges within this organization were scepticism that anything would change regardless of the study’s findings due to previous surveys and verbal commitments to change. However, those directly involved in leadership or the anti-harassment training programs were welcoming of the study. There was anticipation localized data of would inform local solutions to address this complex issue.
The results provided both short- and long-term action steps. However, the desired outcomes of the study encountered external factors, namely a pandemic that altered the end. Sound communication and presentations garnered unanimous senior leadership and district management team support for ways to enhance the existing training program, improve culture and reduce incidents of bullying
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Introducing accounting through a critical interpretive lens: pedagogical design, experiences, challenges and reflections
No full textIn this chapter, we discuss the important issue of how to introduce accounting as an academic focus, with a particular concern to express our interest in a critical interpretive lens. We consider key issues of course/pedagogical design and the breadth of support for a critical approach, discuss relevant experience of seeking to introduce accounting from this perspective, elaborate upon challenges for our endeavour in practice, and critically reflect upon this before offering concluding comments
Applying Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) in the Implementation of International Development Projects: Putting the Human Factor in Projects in Guyana.
No full textTransitioning from a Traditional Office to an Activity-Based Work Environment
No full textOrganisational work environments continue to evolve as they seek ways to increase productivity, reduce costs and utilise buildings that support the requirements of the organisation in terms of regulatory compliance and support staff to undertake their day-to-day duties, including those with accessibility limitations. Specifically, in a publicly funded organisation, balancing value for money, providing suitable workspaces for existing staff and catering for growth and contraction are ever-growing issues. Activity-based working (ABW) creates flexible workspaces and is an option to accommodate changes in staffing numbers due to changing priorities while also catering to employee needs.
This research was conducted at a government-run agency in Australia and focused on the research question: In implementing ABW, how can the organisational infrastructure be configured to enable an inclusive and flexible ABW workplace environment? The focus was to gain a greater understanding of the organisational complexities and examine how various infrastructure configurations could improve the workplace environment for staff, including those with accessibility needs.
An action research study, with the organisation as a case study, was conducted with 12 semi-structured interviews from a cross-section of staff involved in a pilot of a potential ABW layout. The study culminated in a focus group discussion. With the support of a learning set during and after the research, the research findings were presented to the executive for approval for implementation. An infrastructure configuration that provided enough flexibility for the organisation and staff was developed. The resultant infrastructure configuration became the input to the master accommodation plans and strategy for subsequent delivery, along with supporting information for the Disability Inclusion Action Plan. Issues around organisational structure, communication and planning provided limitations to be addressed in delivering the results across the organisation.
The outcomes of this research offered input to other areas of interest to the organisation that impacted the researcher’s role in terms of costs, design and other long-term transition strategies. Strategies needed to engage with staff and stakeholders in transitioning to the new work environment and supporting the implementers throughout the process became a further research focus
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“Unknowingness” as a Route to Distributed Leadership [Video]
No full textProfessor Clare Rigg, PhD, University of Suffolk, discusses unknowingness as a route to distributed leadership, including three inter-related aspects, sensitivity and negative aspects for organizations, and heroic leadership.
[This video is an interview with one co-author about the paper: Bloomfield, S., Rigg, C., & Vince, R. (2024). ‘I don’t know what’s going on’: Theorising the relationship between unknowingness and distributed leadership. Human Relations, https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267231218630
Assessing the Implementation of TQM in the Kuwait Healthcare Private Sector: A Case Study
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