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A Foot in Two Worlds: Exploring Organizational and Professional Dual Identification

Description: Who am I? Who are you? Who are we? These are some of the fundamental questions that identity scholars have grappled with since the 1900s when researchers across multiple disciplines first began to theorize about the self, identity, and identification. While the benefits and consequences of singular identities has been largely studied, recent scholars have argued for the importance of multiple identity research, as multiple identities have become increasingly salient to individuals due to societ… more
Date: May 2018
Creator: Ostermeier, Kathryn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Peeling Back the Layers of Ambidexterity in Multi-Business Firms

Description: There is a dual accountability accepted by top executives of large multi-business firms (MBFs) to both consistently deliver performance in the short term and cultivate scalable opportunities for future growth, which requires that they be able to implement both evolutionary and revolutionary change. Researchers have defined this capability as organizational ambidexterity (OA) and deemed it a crucial requirement for every organization. Literature in the field of organizational ambidexterity (OA) … more
Date: December 2018
Creator: Struckell, Beth Maney
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Trident of Corporate Corruption Control: Implications and Effects

Description: Corporate corruption is a widespread phenomenon that persists in the functioning of both public and private companies of differing size, performance, industry, and national origin. As it generates negative effects both within and outside the organization, corporate corruption has been the subject of scholarly research. Yet, despite attempts to understand its antecedents and consequences, companies continue to struggle to eliminate corruption in their business practices. Thus, the overarching re… more
Date: December 2018
Creator: Orudzheva, Leyla
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Exploring the Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Application of Relational Mindfulness

Description: Individuals vary in the level of their mental presence during interactions; some individuals are mentally present with others, while others are mired in their thoughts and emotions. Scholarly work on this area is limited, and we know very little about why some individuals display mental presence better than others. In this dissertation, I explore the concept through a series of three essays. In the first essay, I define relational mindfulness as the ability to be mentally present with others… more
Date: December 2018
Creator: Sigdyal, Pratigya
Partner: UNT Libraries
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