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Author:

Pham, Loan

Title:

High-Performance Work Systems and Employees’ Creativity In Vietnam: The Role Of Employees’ Creative Self-Efficacy And Organizational Contexts

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

high-performance work system
employee creativity
creative self-efficacy
organizational contexts.

File:

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
William Rothwell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kameron Carter, Outside Field Member
John Ewing, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Sanoubane, Dara Noi

Title:

Labor Force Status of Asian American Pacific Islander Groups By Citizenship, Nativity, and English-language Proficiency, 2011-2012

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

AAPI
Asian American
Immigrants
Labor Force Participation
Unemployment
Employment
English Proficiency
Nativity
Citizenship
Race
Ethnicity
Disaggregated Data

File:

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
Allison Fleming, Outside Unit Member
Edgar Yoder, Outside Field Member
David Passmore, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Cynthia Pellock, Major Field Member
Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Leibfreid, Patricia G.

Title:

Employer's Decision to Hire Secondary Career and Technical Education Completers Based Upon the Pennsylvania Skills Certificate

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

Pennsylvania Skills Certificate
Credentials
Secondary CTE
Employers' perception
Experimental study
CTE Assessment

File:

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Committee Members:

Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
John Ewing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Cynthia Pellock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Kim, Kyungin

Title:

The experiences of Korean TVET teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A phenomenological study

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

Professional Learning Community
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
TVET Teachers
Phenomenology

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Committee Members:

Mark Threeton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Ewing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Cynthia Pellock, Major Field Member
Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Joey Fleck, Major Field Member

Author:

Griggs, Robert

Title:

Factors that Affect the Alignment of Performance Management of Leaders to Achieve Organizational Objectives

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

Organizational Leadership
Leadership
Performance
Strategic Performance Management

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Tanner Vea, Outside Field Member
Peter Newman, Outside Unit Member
Hyung Joon Yoon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Rogers, Angela

Title:

Newcomer Onboarding: What Happens, What Helps, What Hinders, and Their Hopes

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

onboarding
newcomers
organizational socialization
learning
performance

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
Hyung Joon Yoon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Priya Sharma, Outside Field Member
Paul Clark, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Rogers, Angela

Title:

Newcomer Onboarding: What Happens, What Helps, What Hinders, and Their Hopes

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

onboarding
newcomers
organizational socialization
learning
performance

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
Hyung Joon Yoon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Priya Sharma, Outside Field Member
Paul Clark, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Troiani, Krista

Title:

A Qualitative Case Study Within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: Exploring Working Mother Professors’ Challenges, Coping Strategies, and Support

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

employment
equality
women
career
working mothers
flexible work
work life balance

File:

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
William Rothwell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Threeton, Major Field Member
Rama Radhakrishna, Outside Unit & Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Tunno, Patrick

Title:

The Development of Global Competencies by students at the Pennsylvania State University through Short-term Study Abroad Programs

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

study abroad
experiential learning
global competencies
global competency

File:

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
Mark Threeton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Ewing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dena Lang, Outside Field Member
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Collier, Troy Allan

Title:

K-12 Educators' Perceptions of the Factors Associated With Successful Interorganizational Collaboration: A Phenomenological Approach

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

collaboration
interorganizational
workforce development
success factors
communication
mutual respect
trust
members
qualitative
phenomenology

File:

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
William Rothwell, Member Added & Major Field Represnt
Mark Threeton, Chair & Major Field Represnt
John Ewing, Committee Member & Related Areas Repres
Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies