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Author:

Stines, Allen C.

Title:

Forecasting the competencies that will define "best-in-class" business-to-business market managers: An emergent Delphi-hybrid competency forecasting model

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Competency Forecasting
SKA Identification
Emergent Functional Competency Model
Competency Clustering
Kernel Competency / Core Competency
Emergent Systems Competency Model
High Potential Identification/ Succession Planning
HR Strategy / HR Management / HR Planning
Organization Development / Change Management
Performance Management
Recruitment and Selection
Workplace Learning and Development
Training and Development / HR Development
Curriculum Development
Gap Assessment
Individual Development Plan
Business-to-Business Market Management
Marketing Education
Modified Delphi / Inductive Methodology

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul E Krueger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Ralph Angelo Oliva, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member

Author:

Freeman, Amy Louise

Title:

Money, Math and Engineering: The Relationships Between Community Economics, Math Preparation and the Graduation of Racially Underrepresented Engineers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

prediction
recruitment
math programs
minority engineering program
STEM
poverty
race
retention
money
precollege
underrepresented
minority engineering
minority
math preparation
summer bridge
high school funding
MEP
diversity
graduation
engineering
multicultural
funding
high school
engineering shortage
Penn State

File:

Download Final_Document2.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Member

Author:

Davis, Alice Marie

Title:

THE EFFECT OF ENHANCED MATH IN THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER COSMETOLOGY CURRICULUM ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT ONE RURAL SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

cosmetology math integration
contextual learning

File:

Download Alice_M_Davis_Final_Dissertation__Feb_17_2009_in_PDF_form_for_eTD_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edward Yoder, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member

Author:

Pane Whiteford, Anita

Title:

Measuring the Impact and Value of Training Programs: A Qualitative Study of Selected Programs in the Workforce and Economic Development Network in Pennsylvania (WEDnetPA)

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

training and development
WEDnetPA
workforce education
measurement and value

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Anita_Pane.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Pursel, Barton Keller

Title:

THE ROLE OF VIRTUAL WORLDS AS A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PARTIALLY DISTRIBUTED TEAMS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

virtual worlds
virtual teaming
partially distributed teaming
video games
online worlds

File:

Download Pursel_diss_final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Dr Brian Smith, Committee Member
Rosalie Ocker, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
Rose Marie Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Senapedis, Barbara Ann

Title:

Effects of Embedded Math-in-CTE Teaching Model on Automotive Youth Education Systems (AYES) Assessment Scores

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

math assessment
automotive technology
AYES
Mathematics
CTE
vocational education

File:

Download BarbaraSenapedisDissertation_1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Janet Scanlon, Committee Member

Author:

Howard, Chris Allen

Title:

From engineer to manager: A qualitative study of experiences, challenges, and individual transitions for engineering managers in aerospace companies.

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Engineering Management
transition
job change
supervisor
managment developoment
career decisions

File:

Download howard.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas M Dana, Committee Member
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Francis M Dwyer Jr., Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member

Author:

Shaw, Cynthia A

Title:

A Study of the Relationship of Parental Involvement to Student Achievement in a Pennsylvania Career and Technology Center

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

student achievement
parental involvement

File:

Download parent_involvement.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Gray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member

Author:

Gliddon, David Gregory

Title:

Forecasting a Competency Model for Innovation Leaders Using a Modified Delphi Technique

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Innovation
Innovate
Innovative
Competency
Competency Model
Leaders
Leader
Leadership
Leading
Delphi
Diffusion

File:

Download Dissertation-Gliddon_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Demers, Debora Lynne

Title:

The Relationship Between Perceptions of Learning Organization Characteristics and Firm Performance

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

organizational learning
learning organization

File:

Download DDemersDissertationMay2009.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lynn Passmore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rose Marie Baker, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member

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:

Spokus, Diane M

Title:

Factors Influencing Older Worker Quality of Life and Intent to Continue to Work

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

quality of life
human resource management
supervisory support
nursing
retention
older workers
exhaustion
corporate fit
healthcare management

File:

Download Spokus-wjrcomments_June_4_08__pdf_Format_Changes_LC1.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Allen, Dara Ware

Title:

Career Maturity and College Persistence: A Longitudinal Study of First-Year Students

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

retention
college persistence
career maturity

File:

Download Dara_Allen_Dissertation_Career_Maturity_08.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
James B Stewart, Committee Member

Author:

Tansuphasiri, Dawarit

Title:

Managers/Non-Managers’ Perceived Importance and Implementation of Skills and Information Workplace Practices at IBM Thailand

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

IBM Thailand
high performance organizations
high-performance workplaces
Thailand
skills and information

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Mary J Kisner, Committee Member
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Kenneth Gray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Bouquillon, Edward Allen

Title:

Antecedents Associated With Mentor Functions Received and Career Outcomes Reported by Proteges and Non-Mentored Employees

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

mentor functions
informal mentoring
formal mentoring
career outcomes

File:

Download Bouquillon.eTD

Committee Members:

David Lynn Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Joseph Sosik, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kenneth Gray, Committee Member
William J Rothwell, Committee Member

Author:

Richard, Elizabeth Doane

Title:

The Effect of Capstone Cooperative Education Experiences, and Related Factors, on Career and Technical Education Secondary Student Summative Assessment Scores

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

summative assessment scores
vocational education
cooperative education
NOCTI scores
co-op
experiential learning
contextual learning
career and technical education

File:

Download Formatted_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert W Clark, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Elliott, Franklin Eugene

Title:

An Investigation into Informal Learning Dynamics that Provide the Context for Learning Non-Technical Skills for Undirected Workers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Workforce Education
Non-technical Skills
Informal Learning
Soft Skills
Career and Technical

File:

Download elliott_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member

Author:

Hickman, Faye Jean

Title:

The Identification of Effective Recruitment Strategies from Non-Traditional Engineers: A Recruitees' Perspective

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

diversity
workforce shortage

File:

Download FayeHickman.pdfDownload Hickman_Errata.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Lin, Hung-Chang

Title:

EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL USE OF THE ANGEL COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

course management system
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
ANGEL
evaluation
instructional
CMS

File:

Download angel_evaluation_final_for_psu.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lynn Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Gray, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Yoon, Hyung Joon

Title:

THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN AGENCY EMPLOYING ALBERT BANDURA’S HUMAN AGENCY THEORY

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

human agency
career development
career assessment
validation
hope

File:

Download Yoon_-_2011_-_The_development_and_validation_of_the_AHA.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Spencer G Niles, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member