Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are pervasive problems in the United States today. As many as 85% of adults report experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience (Crandall et al., 2020), and experiencing just one ACE significantly inc...
The goal of this qualitative study was to understand middle school principals’ perceptions of leading a transition from traditional grading to standards-based grading (SBG). Using a multiple case study approach six middle school principals who wor...
Within established organizations, employee innovative behavior is vital for the long-term survival of firms. Employee individual entrepreneurial orientation (IEO) represents tendencies by an individual toward innovativeness, proactiveness, and ris...
One-dimensional (1D) nanostructured materials, e.g., nanowires (NWs) have fascinating properties and applications in various fields including electronic and energy conversion devices. Despite tremendous progress in the NW research field, a thoroug...
Teachers are experiencing high levels of stress resulting in higher attrition rates that are impacting student achievement and placing considerable burdens on schools. The practice of mindfulness in the classroom may be a way to help teachers cope...
Teamwork is common in daily work life, and it is likely that, when working within teams, conflict may occur. Conflict negatively affects a team’s psychological safety – the feeling of safety and willingness to share one’s ideas and take risks whil...
Advancements in information and communication technology, decentralized digital economic structures, and data-driven learning-based technology have transformed distribution networks as a system of systems in recent decades. With the rapid integrat...
Today, people are spending more than 90% of their time indoors, that has a great influence on their well-being and visual and thermal satisfaction. In addition, the building sector, as a major urban infrastructure, consumes about 40% of global pro...
ABSTRACTALEX FRENCH. Modeling the Thermal-Mechanical Effects of Phase Change Materials in Lightweight Optics. (Under the direction of Dr. WESLEY WILLIAMS) This thesis investigates the effects of adding a phase change material (PCM) such as paraffi...
While charismatic leadership tactics (CLTs) have been validated across a variety of settings and shown to improve leader evaluations and cause follower behaviors, the role gender may play in charismatic leadership has been understudied. The presen...
Self-verification is a form of confirmation bias in which people seek feedback that is consistent with existing self-views, and which is believed to be a factor in the persistence of affective disorders. While prior research shows that cognitive b...
Firms must continually adapt themselves to survive and outperform competition during rapidly changing environments, both predictable and unpredictable. The dynamic capabilities theory provides a framework for firms to renew and adapt their organiz...
