Dissertations (1999-Present)

The final requirement for School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship Ph.D. students is the scholarly research dissertation. Below is a list of all dissertations published up to this point.

2011
Elizabeth G. Chavez	Servant Leadership in Bolivia: A Phenomenological Study of Long-Term Effects of a Founding Servant Leader on Two Educational Organizations

Brian L. Duhart	The Measurement of Personal Trustworthiness in Adult Self-Directed Leaders

Jeffrey L. Guichard	An Application of Ancient Chinese Philosophical Beliefs of Leadership as Defined Within Sun Tzu‘s The Art of War: Creating an Instrument to Measure the Strategic Intelligence of a Leader

James G. Lewis	Tendency for Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness Scale Development

Tonya F. Mack	Incremental Effects of Instructor Leadership Behaviors on Student Commitment and Intent to Continue in Course Studies: A Comparative Study

Tracy H. Porter	The Power of Transformational Leadership: The Effect on Self-Efficacy, Spirituality, and MTL

Norris, Sharon E.	Human Agency and Learner Autonomy Among Adult Professionals in an Organizational Context: Towards a New Science of Autonomous Leadership and Development

Riesenmy, Kelly R.	Organizational Leader Sensemaking in Healthcare Process Changes: The Development of the Electronic Medical Records Expectation Questionnaire.

2010
Eames, Douglas N.	A Phenomenological Heuristic Approach to Identifying the Role of Succorance and Nurturance in Developing a Leader–Follower Upward-Spiraling Relationship to Generate an Autonomous Workforce

Erickson, Karl J.	The leadership styles adopted by mid-grade and senior military officers: Do senior field grade officers lose flexibility in selecting contingency leadership styles?

Franklin, Richard S.	Exploring the Moral Development and Moral Outcomes of Authentic Leaders

Hale, Jeff R.	A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Meaning of Leading Organizations in Chaotic Times Through an Application of Paul Ricoeur's Interpretation Theory to John's Apocalypse

Hanchell, Tejado W.	The Davidic Model of Leadership Succession: An Exegetical Study of 1 Chronicles 28.

Hardgrove, Mark E.	The Concept of Apostleship in the Undisputed Epistles of Paul as it Relates to Paul's Self-Concept and Leadership Paradigm

Jenkins, Evelyn Y.	The Effects of Leader Task-Oriented Behavior on Employee Performance.

Leppink, Craig K.	Pygmalion Training in a For-Profit Organization: The Nondeceptive Creation of the Pygmalion Effect

Powell, Freda J.	The Impact of Mentoring and Social Networks on the Entrepreneurial Leadership Characteristics, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Overall Business Success of Women Who Own Small Government Contracting Businesses

Purvis, Danny B.	Developing a Four-Vector Model of Empowerment by Examining Pauline Leadership Attributes: Implications for Secular Leadership Theory

Smith II, John P.	The Effects of Self-Efficacy and Spirituality on the Job Satisfaction and Motivation to Lead Among Redeploying Soldiers as Moderated by Transformational Leadership

Spencer, J. Louis	Vision Conflict Within Pastoral Ministry

Wright, David A.	Exploring the Intentions of Founders and Long-Term Executives: A Qualitative Look at Succession Planning in Human Service Organizations

2009
Boorom, Richard	Spiritual Leadership: A Study of the Relationship Between Spiritual Leadership Theory and Transformational Leadership

Boush, Stephen	Third Culture Kids and Host Country Nationals: The Impact of Sociocultural Values, Multiculturalism, and Self-Efficacy on the Motivation to Lead in a Globalized World

Burkitt, David C.	Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Leadership Qualities of Ignatius of Loyola Evident in His Writings: A Content Analysis of the Primary Source Letters

Carthen, Jason D.	A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Psychological Antecedents of Preferred Leadership Behavior in a Sports Context

Danley, David A.	Toward an Understanding of the Kenosis of Christ: A Proposed A Priori Constituent to Transformative Leadership Traits in Philippians 2:5-11

Fitzgerald, Debbie T.	Exploratory Study of Leadership: Assessment of Perceived Listening Skill and Leadership Style of Nurse Leaders/Managers

Garbowski, Mary Ann	Transformational Leadership and the Dispositional Effects of Hope, Optimism, and Resilience on Governmental Leaders

Holritz, Paul J.	Exploring the Relationship Between Religious Beliefs and Implicit Leadership Theory: A Study of the Leadership Preferences of Japanese Employees

Idowu, Theophilus O.	Toward a Leadership Framework for Rebuilding Oppressed People Groups: A Study of Exodus 18:14-24 Using Insights From Black Liberation Theology

Lehnert, Alina B.	The Influence of Strengths-Based Development on Leadership Practices Among Undergraduate College Students

Lowhorn, Greg L.	The Effect of Supportive Organizational Leadership, Organizational Socialization, and Satisfaction With Supervision on Turnover as Mediated by Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction in Faculty

Mensch, Kirk G.	Belief and Moral Judgment: Considering Implications of a Religious Paradox in Neo-Kohlbergian Moral Reasoning

Moore, Bruce R.	The Role of Value As an Antecedent to Cognitive Engagement

Moulton, Sheldon C.	Taking the GLOBE Study Further: An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Influences on Conceptions of What a Prototypical Leader Should be in the South African Context

Nida, Robert L.	Leadership Power and Take-Charge Behaviors in a Workforce Turnaround Performance Improvement Initiative: A Mixed Methods Study

Oney, R. Michael	Exploring the Causal Relationship of Emotional Intelligence to Clergy Leadership Effectiveness

Pepper, Robert C.	The Impact of Motivation to Lead on College Students’ Cocurricular Involvement

Self, Catherine L.S.	Love and Organizational Leadership: An Intertexture Analysis of 1 Corinthians 13

Sims, Bryan D.	Complexity, Adaptive Leadership, Phase Transitions, and New Emergent Order: A Case Study of the Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

Swalm Jr., James E.	The Development of Shepherd Leadership Theory and the Validation of the Shepherd Leadership Inventory (SLI)

Waddell, Jane T.	Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Servant Leadership Attribution and the Leader‘s Emotional Intelligence

West, G. R. Bud	Expert, Coercive, Legitimate, Referent, and Reward Power Bases as Moderating Variables Upon the Relationships Between Service, Humility, and Shared Vision With Affective Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction Among Members of the U.S. Navy

Wetzel, David W.	The Measurement of Personality in the Adult Worker: A Basis for the Psychodynamic Approach to Leadership

Zarate, Manuel A.	The Leadership Approach of Jesus in Matthew 4 and 5

2008
Berry, Jason R.	The Relationships Among Leadership Practices, Organizational Climate, and Organizational Commitment Within Church Ministry Settings

Buvoltz, Katherine A.	Exploring Constructivist Leadership Resistance to Online Learning in a Liberal Arts Institute of Undergraduate Higher— Education

Christopian, Frank	Organizational Culture as a Mediating Factor on Knowledge Management Systems in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Clemmons, Alton B.	Values as Determinants of Motivation to Lead

Dimitrova, Marina	An Empirical Test of the Servant Leadership Theory in a Bulgarian Context

Falcon, Hector	Exploring the Motivating Factors That Contributed to the Founding of a Biblical Worldview Leadership Training Organization: A Phenomenological Study of an Entrepreneur

Garmon, Kelly M.	Antecedents of Self-Efficacy Beliefs: A Phenomenological Investigation of Women Leaders in the Credit Union Industry

Gary, Judson E. III	Evaluation of the Dian Scales as a Foresight Measure

Grant, Kevin	Shift in Spiritual Leadership: Analysis of Metanoia Stories to Get at the Spiritual Aspect

Gray, David R.	Beyond the Perceived Benefit of Employer Tuition Reimbursement Programs: A Qualitative Inquiry into Employee Graduate and Postgraduate Education as a Mediator of Employee Retention and Development

Hoehl, Stacy E.	The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Student Educational Outcomes as Moderated by Verbal and Nonverbal Immediacy

Hoffman, Paul	Mentoring the Future of Organizations

Howard, Christopher S.	Transference of Self-Efficacy Beliefs From Leaders to Followers and Its Link to Perceptions of Leaders Being Transformational

Hughes, Anthony W.	Game Theory as a Decision Making Tool for Leaders: An Evaluation Using Huntington’s Clash of Civilization Model

Hutchcraft, Dale R.	Functional Learner Autonomy and Christ‘s Leadership Development of His Followers

Jacobs, Gilbert A.	How Exemplary Christian Leaders Discern Their Higher Purpose

Jewe, Ronald D.	Faith and Ethics: Religiousness and Prayer as Predictors of Ethical Attitudes among Undergraduate Business Students at Christian Universities

Johnson, Patricia R.	How Does a Politician’s Personal Faith Inform the Experience of Political Decision-Making?

Kilroy, John J.	Development of Seven Leadership Behavior Scales Based Upon the Seven Leadership Values Inspired by the Beatitudes

Lane, Michael S.	The Moderating Effects of Employee Spirituality on the Relationship Between Uncertainty Management Fit and Job Satisfaction and Creative Innovation

Matti, Aaron K.	Why Charisma Works: A Case Study Exploring the Effects of Charismatic Leadership on the Kenyan East African Pentecostal Churches’ Denomination

Martini, Peter H.	Toward an Integrated Model of Visionary Leadership: A Multilevel Study

McDermott, Melissa H	Culture and Leadership in Transition: Comparing Perceptions of Cultural Values, Cultural Practices, and Leadership Preferences across Generations in Israel, South Africa, and the United States

McPherson, Clarence E.	A Consideration of the Relationship of the Romans 12 Motivational Gifts to Job Satisfaction and Person–Job Fit in Law Enforcement

Morgan, Louis F.	The Impact of Trust in Confidant on the Relationship Between Self-Disclosure and Job Satisfaction Among Pastoral Leaders in the Church of God of Prophecy in the

Lawson, Dan	Investigating a Global Axiology: Looking for a Global Leadership Ethic

Novak, Daniel A.	Leadership of Organizational Networks: An Exploration of the Relationship between Leadership and Social Networks in Organizations

Okpanachi, Joseph	Leader Actions and Behaviors That Create Hope in Followers

Rennaker, Mark A.	Listening and Persuasion: Examining the Communicative Patterns of Servant Leadership

Ricketson Sr., Rusty S.	An Exploration of the Relationship of Leadership Styles and Dimensions of Courageous Followership

Rittle, Dennis C.	Moving Beyond Self and Others: The Role of Spirituality in Conflict Management

Solan, Ann M.	The Relationships Between Emotional Intelligence, Visionary Leadership, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Continuing Higher Education

Stadler, Anita G	Leadership Development by Divine Design: An Exploration of Christian Leadership Emergence Theory in the Corporate Context

Traüffer, Hazel C. V.	Towards An Understanding of Discernment: A 21st-Century Model of Decision-Making

Webb, Matthew T.	An Exploration of the Relationship Between Moral Reasoning and Leadership Style of Athletic Team Coaches

Winner, William D.	The Measurement of Sternness in an Adult Self-Directed Leader

2007
Barfoot, D. Scott	Antecedents of Leader–Follower Trust in a Christian Church Organization

Brownson, Harvella E.	The Role of Celebration in Organizational Culture: A Case Study

Cancelleri, John P.	An Exploratory Study of Leadership Perspectives of Bar Association Presidents in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Colbert, David R.	Nonverbal Cues of the Leadership Selection Process: Leadership Selection in a Small Group

Dean, Benjamin P.	Cultural Intelligence in Global Leadership: A Model for Developing Culturally and Nationally Diverse Teams

Fuller III, Arthur F.	The Influence of the Enron Scandal on Media Portrayals of Leadership

Hawkins, Donna P.	How to Reach the Masses: An Appreciative Inquiry Study of Women Clergy in the African American Baptist Church

Hemby, Samuel S.	Enhancing Leader Credibility in Church Leadership Trainees: Effective Mentoring Practices

Hrinda, Audrey A.	United States Coast Guard Transformational Leaders Use of Positive Psychological Capacities

Irvin, Steve M.	The Role of Culturally Endorsed Implicit Leadership Theories in Intercultural Mentoring Relationships

Johnson, Brenda E.	Taking the Child to Work: The Relationship of Adult Attachment Styles And Implicit Leadership Theories in Organizational Setting

Kisling, Reid A.	Character for Leadership: The Role of Personal Characteristics in Effective Leadership Behaviors

Lucas, Kevin A.	Examining Servant Leadership within Virtual and Face-to-Face Teams

Mansfield, Stephen L.	The Relationship of CEO’s and Top Leadership Teams’ Hope With Their Organizational Followers’ Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement, and Retention Intent

Markow, Frank A.	Calling and Leader Identity: Utilizing Narrative Analysis to Construct a Stage Model of Calling Development

McIntosh, Timothy A.	How Peruvians Define and Practice Leadership

Moore-Davis, Feleccia R.	Impact of Spirituality on Leader-Member Exchange and Job Satisfaction

Nixon, Maureen M.	The Phenomena of Change: A Qualitative Study of the Perspective of the Organizational Citizen

Norbutus, Diane K.	Exploring the Experience of Organizational Transformation: Contrasting Episodic Change with Continuous Change

Parolin, Jeanine L.	Investigating the Distinctions Between Transformational and Servant Leadership

Rahschulte, Tim	Understanding How to Change: An Inductive Determination of How Agents of State Government Plan, Lead, and Sustain Change

Ramphal, Dwarka	The Role of the First Beatitude in the Practice of Leading: Two Case Studies

Reye, Elsie V.	An Inquiry Into the Applicability of Self-Leadership to Missionary Leadership: A Case Study

Richardson, Rickey E.	Exploring Servant Leadership Theory Within the Congregation of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Corpus Christi, Texas

Scalise, Eric T.	Compathic Leadership: A Qualitative Study to Examine the Cascading Effects of Compassion and Empathy on the Emotional Labor of Authentic Leaders

Scuderi, Nicole M.	Perceptions of the Principal of a Learning Organization

Shirey, William J.	Leader-Follower Communication in the 21st Century: How Distractions Can Influence Relationships

Valentine, Mary D.	Psychological Exchange between Leaders and Followers: A Grounded Theory

Wallace, James R.	Leadership in At-Risk Communities: The Case of Myles Horton

Welsh III, William O.	Transformation Changes Everything: Exploring Organizational Leadership Challenges in an “Aspiring-to” Transformative Environment

2006
Allen, Stuart A.	Exploring the Nature of Flawed Leadership

Allen, Viviette	Moral Failures of Exceptional Leaders: A Qualitative Study

Ayers, Michale	The Relationship of Ego Identity Status to Effective Leader Behavior

Barrett, Paul T.	The Effects of Group Coaching on Executive Health and Team Effectiveness: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study

Cerff, Karen	The Role of Hope, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation to Lead in the Development of Leaders in the South African College Student Context

Choi, Keunok	The Impact of Motivational Language and Transformational Leadership of the Pastor on Volunteers' Job Satisfaction in Korean Southern Baptist

Coe, James G.	Autonomous Learning and Constructivist Leadership: A Case Study in Learning Organizations

Daigle, Connie	Exploring the Relationships Among Standards-Based Education Reform, Leadership, and Teacher Work Outcomes

Dingman, Walter	Servant Leadership's Role in the Succession Planning Process: A Case Study

Duby, David	How Leaders Support Teachers to Facilitate Self-Regulated Learning in Learning Organizations: A Multiple-Case Study

Elele, Joyce U.	Participation in Decision Making and Organizational Commitment: A Comparison of Americans and Nigerians

Joseph, Errol	An Exploration of the Relationship between Servant Leadership Attributes and Leaders' Negotiation Strategy

Lewis, Carol	From Community College to College Community: Evolving a Metric for Collegiality in a Community College Setting

Marchese, Anthony	An Analysis of the Relationship between Meaning in Life and Engagement to Burnout in Second and Third Tier Leaders

Martel, Allen	The Experience of Followers: Investigating a Link between the Informal Communication Network and Leadership

Matteson, Jeffrey	The Emergence of Self-Sacrificial Leadership: An Exploration of the Theoretical Boundaries from the Perspective of the Leader

Matviuk, Sergio G.	A Comparison of Leadership Behavior Expectations between United States Managers and Mexican Managers

Moosbrugger, Daniel	The Leadership of a Law Enforcement Chaplain – Influence, Effectiveness, and Benefit to the Agency and Community: A Case Study of the Arlington Police Department, Arlington, Texas

Moss, Kenneth	The Relationship of Mentoring with Clergy Career Outcomes

Mularski, Dan J.	The Effects of Systematic Goal Setting on the Self-Efficacy of Juvenile Male Offenders

Munley, Almarie E.	CEO Leadership Behaviors, Top Management Teams, and Organizational Performance: A Study of Guatemalan Organizations

Niewold, Jack	Incarnational Leadership: Towards a Distinctly Christian Theory of Leadership

Noel, Daniel	Cohesive Strategies for Group Leadership: The Relationship of Cohesion to Stages of Group Development

Okpara-Onu, Chinyere	Exploring Transformational Leadership Practices and Effectiveness in Nigeria: The Implications for Female Leaders

Serrano, Magda	Servant Leadership: A Viable Model for the Panamanian Context?

Sorbo, Keith	An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Religion and Implicit Leadership Theories: A Study of the Leadership Preferences of Muslim and Christian Students in Indonesia

Walker, Jennifer Johnson	The Servant-Led Institution: A Case Study Defining Servant Leadership in the Not-For-Profit Social Service Organization

Wallace, Jonathan	The Relationship of Leadership Behaviors With Follower Performance: A Study of Alternative Schools

Wiggins, Frank	Leadership Lessons of Jesus' use of conflict in the gospel of Matthew

2005
Alexander, Paul H.	Professor as Leader of Students' Faith Development

Amy, Amy Hawkins	Leaders as Facilitators of Organizational Learning

Baumeister, Paul	Implicit Leadership Theory in the U.S. : A Comparative Study of Mexican Immigrants, Mexican Americans, and Non-Hispanic Americans

Chandler, Diane J.	An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Spiritual Renewal, Rest-taking, and Personal Support System Practices on Pastoral Burnout

Chandra, Reggie J.	Perceptions of an Effective Leader by Professional Traffic Operations Engineers

Dillner, Doug	The Translation of the Inventory of Learner Resourcefulness as a Predictor of Leadership Behaviors: Assessing the Level of Resourcefulness Intentions in the Adolescent Autonomous Learner as a Leadership Intervention

Ellis, Byron A.	Employees' Reaction to the Introduction of Enterprise Resource Planning System

Erickson, Robert W.	Exploring the Antecedents of Motivation to Lead and the Affects of Collective Efficacy

Erickson, Rol D.	Managing Multiple Organizational Identities: Evaluating Pratt and Foreman's Classification Model

Gomez, Doris	Leadership Development: Student-Specific Characteristics as Predictors of Retention and Attrition in an Online Doctoral Leadership Program

Hargis, Linda	Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education as an Effective Communication Tool: A Case Study

Irving, Justin	Servant Leadership and the Effectiveness of Teams

Kanne, David W.	Emotional Intelligence and the Transformational Learning Journey of 30 Senior Pastors Who Participated in LEAD

Kohomban, Jeremy C.	Beliefs and Behaviors of 40 Indigenous Sri Lankan Christian Leaders

Koshal, Jeremiah Ntaloi Ole	Servant Leadership Theory: Application of the Construct of Service in the Context of Kenyan Leaders and Managers

Lee, Pamela Chandler	Cognition and Affect in Leader Behavior: The Effects of Spirituality, Psychological Empowerment, and Emotional Intelligence on the Motivation to Lead

Makin, Gregg A.	Understanding the Turnover Intentions of Youth Pastors

McCleland, Rob	The Executive Coach's Experience: A Qualitative Phenomenological Exploration

Moran, Ramon	Spiritual Formation as Experiential Learning: Exploring the Relationship of Learning Style with Spirituality Type and Spiritual Growth on Christian College Campuses

Oh, Myung Seon	Impact of Confucian Values on Church Leaders' Leadership Styles in the Korean Assemblies of God

Palser, S. Joel	The Relationship between Occupational Burnout and Emotional Intelligence Among Clergy or Professional Ministry Workers

Pauls, Toni Steffensen	A Study of the Relationship Between Transformational and Transactional Leadership, and Conflict Management Styles in Ohio College Presidents

Robinson, Wilma P.	Leaders' Journeys to Recovery and Renewal: Actions and Reactions of Leaders After the September 11th Tragedy

Scurlock, Michael C. W.	Servants of All: Servant-Leadership in a Historically Black Fraternity

Smith, JoAnn Lynette	Deaf of Deaf: The Ascribed Leaders of the American Deaf Community; A Case Study

Smith, Rachel A.	Finance Professors' Use of Case Discussion Leadership at Harvard and Darden MBA Programs

Walker, Mark	A Comparison Study of Protestants in the Workplace; What Effect does a Church Workplace Ministry have on Protestant Workers' Job Satisfaction, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Organizational Commitment Within Certain Faith Integration Types?

Warren, Kelly B.	Differences in Conflict Management Styles of Leaders in Hierarchical and Congregational Organizational Structures

Wood, James A.	Development of Three Scales to Measure Leader Accountability

Wood, Michael S.	The Effects of Shared Leadership on the Stress and Satisfaction Outcomes of Church Management Team Members

2004
Anderson, Daun	The Application of Q Methodology to Understanding the Experiences of Female Executives in Biotechnology Companies in Massachusetts: A Contextual Perspective

Beckham, Tony A.	Social Legitimacy and the Political Styles of Protestant Congregations in the United States

Carson, Dana	Sincere Support or Subtle Subversion: Do Congregants Truly Endeavor to Integrate the Black Church to Embrace Multiculturalism?

Cherry Sr., Byron L.	Airline Safety Versus Airline Security: A Case Study in a Post 9/11 Society

Cintrón , Nancy E.	The Effects of Biculturalism, Emotional Intelligence, and Acculturation on Motivation to Lead of Expatriate Latina Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs: An Exploratory Investigation

Crawford, Douglas B.	The Bases for Executive Action: A Multiple Case Study of Leadership in the Highly Regulated Long-Term Health Care Industry

Dennis, Rob S.	Servant Leadership Theory: Development of the Servant Leadership Assessment Instrument

Dillman, Stephen W.	Leading in the Land of Oz: Cross-Cultural Study of Servant Leadership in Australia

Dingman, Myra	The Effects Of Executive Coaching On Job-Related Attitudes

Donelson, William B.	Shepherd Leadership

Drury, Sharon	Employee Perceptions of Servant Leadership: Comparisons by Level and With Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Ellington, Kevin T.	Strategic Church/Seminary Partnerships: An Emerging Paradigm of Contextually-Based Theological Education

Ellis, James K.	Listening and leadership: An investigative study into the listening practices of United States Coast Guard Enlisted Officer's in Charges

Fenton-LeShore, Karen	A Correlation Analysis Among Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Teacher Job Satisfaction, And Organizational Commitment in Low Performing New York City Public High Schools

Field, Darryl	The Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Spirituality in Business Leaders

Fisch III, H.W. "Buddy"	Leadership in a Storytelling Organization: A Case Study of SACS Accreditation through the School Portfolio

Fisher, Shelly M.	Autonomous Learning in the Leadership Construct of Challenging the Process

Gilbert, Leroy	Pastoral Selection Process in African-American Baptist High-Risk Churches: A Case Study

Gutierrez IV, Ben	Profitability in Heterogeneity: A Comparative Study

Hall, Jerry Duane	A Multi-Case Study of Clergy Termination

Helland, Martha	Moments of Truth: Exploring the Meaning of Critical Incidents in the Development of Leader-Member Exchange Relationships

Ingram, Connie L.	A Case Study of Executive Coaching as a Leadership Intervention in a Bureaucratic Organization

Innes, Pamela Brownrigg	The Influence of Leadership on Perceptions of Organizational Politics, Job Involvement, and Organizational Commitment

Lemaster, Gary David	An Investigation of the Relationship Between Individual-Culture Congruence and Affective, Continuance, and Normative Commitment in Selected Christian Colleges and Universities in Southern California

Marcil, William Matthew	The Incidence of Clinical Depression Among Directors of Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Educational Programs in the United States and It's Relationship to Preferred Leadership Styles

Miller, Craig M.	Transformational Leadership in the Office of The General Superintendent: A Pathway For Leading the Assemblies of God

Mintle, Norman C.	What Motivating Factors Contributed to the Founding of Christian Television Ministries: The Life Histories of Nine Founders

Morgan, Michael L.	A Comparison of Hofstede's Power Distance Index and Webber's Church Preference Scores Between Christian and Non-Christian Bloggers: Church Formation in a Secondary Orality Culture

Palmer, Frances A.	Grief in the Workplace: A Case Study on How Grief Associated With the Death of a Child Affects the Organization

Perkins, D. Clay	An Exploratory Study of Patterns of Relationships Within Top Management Teams and Church Performance

Porr. Dean A.	Leadership Behavior as a Determinant of Effectiveness for Convenience Store Managers

Sekulow, Jay Alan	Witnessing Their Faith. Religious Influences on the Supreme Court Justices and Their Opinions

Sessoms, Richard Walter	The Relationship of Leadership Development Experiences to Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders

Sitter, Victoria	The Effects of a Leader's Emotional Intelligence on Employees' Trust in Their Leader and Employee Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Spangenburg, Janice M.	An Empirical Evaluation of the Effects of Federal Downsizing on Select Organizational Variables

Stanley, Angelia Denise	Leadership Styles and Conflict Management Styles: An Exploratory Study

Stevenson, Leonard J.	An Empirical Study Comparing the Psychological Factors That Describe Agency and Stewardship Theories In Principal–Steward Relationships

Straight, Bonnie J.	A Case Study of the Development of Organizational Trust in a Multicultural University

Straiter, Kristin L.	A Study of the Effects of Supervisors' Trust of Subordinates and Their Organization on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Sullivan, Gene R.	Enhancing Public Trust in the Accounting Profession: Using Professional Judgment Rather Than Personal Judgment in Resolving Accounting Ethics Dilemmas

Thornbury, Kimberly Carmichael	Christian Character at Union University: A Comparison Between First and Fourth-Year Students

Swetnam, Therese M.	Application of Role Theory to Nonprofit Organization Executives: A Case Study

Swinton, Vernon	An Investigation Of The Leadership Practice Of Encouragement And Its Correlation With Career Commitment And Career Withdrawal Cognitions In The Air Force Medical Service

Williamson, C. Dean	The Development of Stewardship Relationships between Managers and Their Principals: A Study of the Effect of Three Organizational/Cultural Variables

Woods, Rebekah S.	The Effects of Self-Efficacy, Transformational Leadership and Trust on Leadership Effectiveness of Senior Student Affairs Officers

Woods, Regina	The Effects of Transformational Leadership, Trust, and Tolerance of Ambiguity on Organization Culture in Higher Education

2003
Ayeni, Flora	An Empirical Study Of The Impact Of Six Sigma Methodology On Organization Financial Performance In The U.S.

Brown, Ron	Self-Leadership and Effective Leadership Behaviors, as Observed by Subordinates

Bryant, Sandra	Servant Leadership and Public Managers

Drake, Tim	The Impact of Leadership Development Training Experiences on the Development of Senior Pastor's Effectiveness as Leaders of Member Churches in an American, Evangelical Denomination

Dutschke, Jeremy	Chief Enrollment Manager Leadership Style and Enrollment Performance: A Correlation Study

Gerdes, Darin	The Leadership Assumptions of American Statesmen During the Federal Convention and Ratification Debates, 1787-1789

Grace-Odeleye, Beverlyn	An Examination of the Role of Forgiveness in the Leadership Practices of Women Leaders in Higher Education

Fischer, Kahlib	Leadership in Faith-Based Nonprofits as Compared to a Covenantal Framework of Action: An Exploratory Study to Develop An Alternative Theoretical Framework for Assessing Organizational Processes and Influences

Hamon, Timothy T.	Organizational Effectiveness as Explained by Social Structure In a Faith-Based Business Network Organization

Hartsfield, Michael	The Internal Dynamics of Transformational Leadership: Effects of Spirituality, Emotional Intelligence, and Self-Efficacy

Holste, J. Scott	A Study of the Effects of Affect-Based Trust and Cognition-Based Trust on Intra-Organizational Knowledge Sharing and Use

King, Jacque	Perfectionism in Leadership: Exploring the Link between Leader Self-Esteem, Leader Self-Efficacy, Leader Narcissism, and Perfectionism

Hucks, John	John Wesley and the Eighteenth Century Methodist Movement: A Model for Effective Leadership

King, Jerome	Value Congruence and Commitment in Pastoral Ministry

Kull, Sherry	The Ameliorating Effects of Transformational Leadership on Resistance to Change: Transformational Leadership and Conductivity for Schematic Conversion

Ledbetter, D. Steven	Law Enforcement Leaders and Servant Leadership: A Reliability of the Organizational Leadership Assessment

McDaniel, Denise	The "Combine Leadership Theory" Mobilizing Generation Y Into the Evangelization of the World in this Generation

Metler, Paul	Exploring a Relationship Between Spiritual Disciplines Practice and Christian Character Development

Nelson, Lynn	An Exploratory Study of the Application and Acceptance of Servant-Leadership Theory Among Black Leaders in South Africa

O'Brien, David	Organizational Identity in the High Technology Corporation

Osborne, Gwen	Are Apostles Entrepreneurs? The Need for Achievement as a Common Trait Between Entrepreneurs and Apostles in the International Coalition of Apostles (ICA)

Patterson, Kathleen	Servant Leadership: A Theoretical Model

Pederson, Darla K.W.	Vision Percolation through an Organization: A Naturalistic Inquiry

Pinner, Jonathan W.	TQM Practices and Organizational Culture: Japanese Versus American Perspectives

Smith, Edward Martin	Slow Death or Transformation? A Study of Southern Baptist Pastoral Leadership Styles Using the Competing Values Framework

Smith, Pearl Richardson	Creating the "New IRS" - A Servant Led Transformation: A Case Study Describing How IRS Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti Employed Servant Leadership Principles to Transform One of America's Least Popular Institutions

Rosson, Thomas W.	The Growth of Evangelicalism and Hofstede's Dimensions of National Culture

Sanderson, Patrick	The Relationship Between Empowerment and Turnover Intentions in a Structured Environment: An Assessment of the Navy's Medical Service Corps

Seaborne, Wendell	A Dissertation - An Examination of the Relationship Between Leadership Style and Empowerment

Tincher, Steven	A Relationship Study of Self-Reported Work as Vocation and Work Attributes

Tocci, Dennis	An Exploratory Field Study of the Impact of Communication Technology on Trust Within Virtual Teams

White, Stephen J.	Power for Public Service: Servant Leadership and the Virginia Beach Quality Service System

Williams, Kenneth D.	Developing a New Worldview: Naturalistic Inquiry into the Self-Organizing, Autopoietic Principles of Living Systems Theory in a Growing Church

Wright, Marshal H.	Donor OPR and Values-Fit Incongruence: Predictors of Donations of Unrestricted Funds for 501(c)(3) Publicly-Supported, Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Organizations

2002
Blount-White, Doreatha Perilla	Education Reform: The Impact of Class Size Reduction and Team Teaching on Reading Achievement in Norfolk Public Schools

Boggs, William Brady	An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Organizational Culture Types and a Balanced Scorecard of Effectiveness Measures in the Church

Contee-Borders, A. Karmalita	A Case Study Defining Servant Leadership in the Workplace

Franz, Gerald P.	The Compatibility of Practices in American Protestant Seminaries with a Biblical Model of Theological Education

Gallop, Faye	Training Christian Leaders to Enhance Their Leadership Effectiveness Through Wellness Practices

Garmon, Fred	Conflict Management Among Church of God Ministers (Cleveland, Tennessee): A Descriptive and Exploratory Report Investigating Possible Related Variables

Geisel, Richard T.	Superintendent Succession in Public Education: A Study of Insiders and Outsiders

Ireland, David	Minority Perspectives of Interracial Relationships in Large Multiracial Churches

Lane, Barry L.	The Impact of Gender on Decision Making among Customized Training Administrators within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) System

Murray, Tamsen	Community Congruence in a Multicultural Environment: A Case Study of Leadership Strategies at Anaheim First Christian Church

Olson-Staggs, Pamela Sue	The Strategic Planning Process and Local Government: A Naturalistic Inquiry into the use of Electronic Meeting Systems Software in the Strategic Planning Process

Rogers, Diane	Correlations & Frequencies in Senior Pastoral Mentoring & Subsequent Mentor Relations

Roy, Gwendolyn W.	Character Education: A Program Design for Nine- to Eleven-Year-Old Youth in an Eastern Virginia Rural Public School Setting

2001
Crocker, Gustavo	Total Quality of Charitable Service: Profiles of Excellence in Christian Relief and Development Organizations

Dyer, Robert M.	The Effects of Managed Care on Professional Physical Therapist Education

Herringshaw, Mark	The Effects of Long-Distance Intercessory Prayer and Anti-Tobacco Communication on Teenager Intention to Smoke Cigarettes

Wiater, Diane M.	Transformational Leadership: An Examination of Significant Leadership Development Life Experiences of Selected Doctor of Ministry Students

2000
DellaVeccchio, Dorena	Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Motivational Gifts

DeLisse, Regina	Rationale for Computer Ethics Policies and a Model Policy For the North Carolina Community College System

Grooms, Linda	Interaction in the Computer-Mediated Adult Distance Learning Environment:Leadership Development Through Online Education

Longbotham, Gail	A Study of Factors Related to Process Improvement Project Team Success

Michel, Daniel P.	Leadership development in a distributed learning environment: The influence of learning preferences on satisfaction

Russel, Robert Foster	Exploring the Values and Attributes of Servant Leaders

Sayler, Glen	William Jefferson Clinton: Leadership Values in an Age of Postmodernism

Stewart, Patricia	The Role of Psychological Type and Critical Thinking in Doctoral Student Achievement

Walz, James Thomas	Laying the groundwork for sacrificial leadership: An interpretive biographical study of the life of Bruce Olson, missionary and leader to the indigenous tribes of Colombia and Venezuela

Webber, Malcolm	A Comparison of Hofstede's Power Distance Index Between Mexican and Anglo-American Christians: The Influence of Culture on Preference for Decision-making Structures and Leadership Styles in American Churches

Yates, Peggy	Instructional Leadership Behaviors of Principals and the Effects of a Balanced Beginning Reading Program in Exemplary Elementary Schools In Northeast North Carolina

Zigrang, Cheryl	The Correlation between a Principal's Leadership Style and Teacher Personality, as Perceived by the Teacher, and its Effect on Teacher Job Satisfaction

1999
Chadwick, Lloyd J.	A Comparative Analysis of Transformational and Transactional Leadership in Public School Principals and Their Effects on School Culture

Chappell, Troy B.	Leaders' discretion characteristics of commitment, locus of control and cognitive complexity as affecting radical organizational change outcomes (business process reengineering)

Harris, Christine A.	The Relationship between Principal Leadership Styles and Teacher Stress in Low Socio-economic Urban Elementary Schools as Perceived by Teachers

McDonnell, Anne Marie	Catholic Witness: Educating for Virtue