Examples of Dissertations

Kelly P. Anderson, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2005
A Correlational Analysis of Servant Leadership and Job Satisfaction in a Religious Educational Organization 

Larry R. Buzan, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2005
2006 Dissertation of the Year *
The Relationship Among Cultural Distance, Social Ties, and Tacit Knowledge Sharing in a Multinational Corporation 

Judith A. Church, Doctor of Health Administration, 2006
Empowerment, Structure, Process, and Outcome in Magnet and Non-magnet Staff Nurse Practice: A Quantitative Study 

George Matthias Cross, III, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2004
Cool Pose: A Phenomenological Study of Leadership of Black Male Entrepreneurs 

Yvonne Doll, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2007
United States Army Women General Officers: A Phenomenological Study of Their Career Ascension and Leadership 

Dean Fish, Doctor of Business Administration, 2007
2007 Dissertation of the Year*
A Study of Entropy in Post-merger and Post-acquisition Integration 

Kevin D. Gazzara, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2001
The Relationships Among the Mixture of Task Types, Performance, Satisfaction, and the Implications for Flow 

Eli Konorti, Doctor of Business Administration, 2007 
2006 Dissertation of the Year*
The Relationship Between Wealth Creation and Professional Management in Entrepreneurial Enterprises 

Lynn M. List, Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, 2007
Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery: Successful Aptitude Prediction or Self-fulfilling Prophecy 

Chris Michael Mendoza, Doctor of Business Administration, 2007
Hispanic Entrepreneurs Overcoming the Odds of Failure: A Phenomenological Study of Latino Business Owners 

Renard L. Murray, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2004
A Correlational Study of Leaders' Use of Performance Evaluation Systems Relating to Manager-Employee Collaboration 

Gladys I. Nwabah, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2006
Women of Courage: Phenomenological Study of Leadership Experiences of Immigrant Women in the United States 

Tammie Latrese Page, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2005
A Phenomenological Study of Female Executives in Information Technology Companies in the Washington, D.C. Area 

S. Wynan Pelley, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2005
A Case Study on Shaping Organizational Sustainability in a Newly Formed Entrepreneurial Firm 

Timothy Porter-O'Grady, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2007
Comparative Nurse Executive Leadership Practices in United States Magnet and Non-magnet Hospitals 

Ronald Gordon Rehn, Doctor of Health Administration, 2007
Rural Physician Shortages: A Phenomenological Study of Rural Physicians 

Richard Dean Rowlett, Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, 2006
2006 Dissertation of the Year*
Mergers and Acquisitions: A Phenomenological Case Study 

Dissertation-of-the-Year-Award winners are selected by a panel of doctorally prepared individuals outside of the School of Advanced Studies. The panel reviews all submissions. Using a double-blind process they select three dissertations representing works that have made or will likely make significant contributions to leadership.