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Author:

Stern, Deborah Jo

Title:

A Study of Competencies and Competency-Based Human Resource Management: Exploring Practices and Perspectives of Selected Senior Human Resource Leaders/Practitioners

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

human resource management
business
competency-based
competencies
competence
David C. McClelland

File:

Download The_Pennsylvania_State_University_1_L_1__1_AUGUST142010_1__1_LINDAJO_1__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Piccolo, John D

Title:

THE IMPACT OF IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES FROM THE TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM (TPS) IN A NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA HEALTHCARE FACILITY

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Toyota Production System (TPS)
Lean
Return On Investment (ROI)
Impact Study
Long Term Care
Healthcare
reVIEW

File:

Download John_D._Piccolo_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan E Cromwell, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Jin Gu

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFER OF LEARNING FACTORS AND PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED KOREAN ORGANIZATIONS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Transfer system characteristics
Transfer of learning
Organizational knowledge performance
LTSI

File:

Download Jin_Gu_Lee_Final_Dissertation_April_12_2010.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wei Fan Chen, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Laura Little

Title:

Measuring the efficacy of an energy and environmental awareness campaign to effectively reduce water consumption

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

sustainability
global warming
training

File:

Download Miller_Dissertation_Final_Defense_102010.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Member

Author:

Alhawasin, Mohamed Abdalla

Title:

EXPLORING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CURRENT CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY: A STUDY OF CURRENT SENIOR STUDENTS AND LOCAL EMPLOYERS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Characteristics of University Training Program

File:

Download Career_Training_Program.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Dincher, Michael Anthony

Title:

TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF WORK ETHICS: A LOOK AT PENNSYLVANIA’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Occupational work ethic inventory
work
work ethic
hidden curriculum

File:

Download Final_Graduate_School_Revision.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kelly, Maurie Caitlin

Title:

A CASE STUDY IN CITIZEN LEADERSHIP DURING CRISIS: THE EXPERIENCES OF THE WOMEN OF THE STORM

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

leadership development
leadership formative experiences
case study
Hurricane Katrina
leadership learning
crisis leadership

File:

Download kellydissertationfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Craig D Weidemann, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Eric Robert White, Committee Member

Author:

Favia, Monica J.

Title:

An Initial Competency Model for Sales Managers at Fifteen B2B Organizations

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

sales magager competency
competency model

File:

Download Favia_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Linda K Trevino, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Newhard, Michele L.

Title:

An Exploratory Study of Competencies of Appreciative Inquiry Practitioners: Discovery

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

appreciative inquiry
competencies
competency study
strengths-based
organization development
qualitative research
coding
thematic analysis
grounded theory

File:

Download NewhardDissertation2010.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Susan E Cromwell, Committee Member
Jacqueline M Stavros, Committee Member

Author:

Sherwani, Naseem Saeed

Title:

THE STUDY OF WORKPLACE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE COMPETENCIES AMONG PAKISTANI PRACTITIONERS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Technical Competencies
Foundational Competencies
Personal Competencies
Interpersonal Competencies
Business Competencies
Measuring and Evaluation
Designing Learning
Delivering Training
Career Planning and Talent Management
Pakistani Practitioners
Competencies
Competency Models
Performance
Learning
Workplace
Perceptions
Importance of Competencies
Pakistani Workplace
Split Questionnaire Design
Snow ball Sampling
Convenience Sampling
Correlational Research

File:

Download Naseem__Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J. Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member