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Papers by Delores Springs
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage book series, Oct 15, 2023
Advances in human and social aspects of technology book series, Sep 28, 2023
Advances in human resources management and organizational development book series, Sep 10, 2023
Health economics and management review, Mar 31, 2024
International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy, 2021
The location where workplace sexual harassment occurs points to the importance of workplace struc... more The location where workplace sexual harassment occurs points to the importance of workplace structures and practices for the precipitation of sexual harassment. In fact, some of the current theoretical explanations of sexual harassment focus primarily on organizational features that may facilitate sexual harassment, such as hierarchies and organizational cultures. Organizational literature suggests that in recent decades there has been a trend toward increased use of organizational practices that might empower workers, make organizations more inclusive, and constructively change organizational cultures through interventions. Assumptions about men and women contained in hegemonic gender beliefs can become embedded in organizational structures, authority lines, job classifications, institutional rules, and employee interactions. This paper explores these notions through a case study of an organizational intervention and a content analysis of the literature.
International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy, 2021
A 2016 article in the Nation outlined that in the United States the average Black family would ne... more A 2016 article in the Nation outlined that in the United States the average Black family would need 228 years to build comparable wealth to the average white family. Today, achieving the dream of higher education has posed many threats to the Hispanic and African American communities. In order to achieve the dream, many minority students receive student loans to fund their higher education pursuits with hopes that future employment will afford repayment. However, most do not realize the risks. Student loan debt is a severe and mounting problem in the United States. In the United States, seven million student loan borrowers are now in default. Forty-five percent of college students obtain some sort of credit card debt. Lack of knowledge on financial literacy and student loan debt management is a serious issue. This article presents findings that support making financial literacy courses mandatory for college students just like Mathematics and English courses, especially at minority-s...
Int. J. Smart Educ. Urban Soc., 2020
US government organizations struggle to broaden an entire of government approach to recruit and k... more US government organizations struggle to broaden an entire of government approach to recruit and keep younger cybersecurity talent at a time when national security and intelligence organizations and emergency response agencies are extremely concerned that threats to federal structures and networks from cyber-attacks have never been higher for the state, local, and federal agencies. This study looks to explore innovative options for these agencies to address these employee talents and retention shortages for young information security and information technology professionals.
Int. J. Smart Educ. Urban Soc., 2020
This study will explore an innovative approach to cybersecurity workforce development in low inco... more This study will explore an innovative approach to cybersecurity workforce development in low income, minority, and Native American reservation communities in a way that could address low living wages and high unemployment while meeting cyber workforce demands. In the efforts to build a robust talent pipeline, there is a critical need for innovative practices to educate the future cyber professions in underserved diverse communities. Systemically, diverse communities have been untapped, ignored, and undervalued for technical job opportunities. This study looks at using charter schools with minority demographics that should have advanced technology programs that address a colossal workforce development need in the U.S. by training future cyber professionals on the high school level.
International Journal of Public and Private Perspectives on Healthcare, Culture, and the Environment, 2021
In 2016, millennials surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the United States... more In 2016, millennials surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the United States. As more millennials have entered the nursing workforce, healthcare leaders have confronted a growing challenge of nursing shortages and high turnover rates for young nurses. Although nurses of all ages were pleased with their career choices, differences exist in how nurses in various age groups view job satisfaction, ideal workplace cultures, and workplace rewards. Generational differences among the nursing workforce have resulted in an increase in turnover, decreased retention, motivation, and job loyalty that have comprised the work environment of healthcare facilities. This inquiry uses an exploratory content analysis of the literature to understand the complex health administration challenges of creating managing, motivating, and retaining nurses.
International Journal of Health Systems and Translational Medicine, 2022
Ethics is critical in emergency response to public health and patient care in ways that create a ... more Ethics is critical in emergency response to public health and patient care in ways that create a variety of challenging dilemmas and decisions. Understanding ethical codes around medical care, especially during the emergence of COVID 19, has made leadership's role in perpetuating ethical organizational cultures in healthcare vital. Ethical leadership and ethical organizational cultures transform and unite social systems around everyday purposes of ethical decision-making, leveraging organizational connectedness. Leadership value systems mitigate subjectivity constituting ethical themes of moral character and virtues to advance organizational trust. Leadership value systems reduce subjectivity, forming ethical issues of moral character and virtues to promote organizational confidence and moral organizational decision-making. This paper employs the use of content analysis from the literature to take disjointed approaches and combine them into a cohesive understanding of leadership...
Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Managerial and Leadership Psychology, 2021
Human resource experts suggest unveiling future trends should invite practitioners to focus on ev... more Human resource experts suggest unveiling future trends should invite practitioners to focus on evolving human resource management (HRM) roles, target deficiencies, and present solutions leveraging abilities to converge, employees, leaders, and stakeholders committed to advance opportunities for professional development. This chapter provides a detailed analysis of human resources management (HRM) roles that affect employee management changes to explore human resource (HR) accountability, competency management, employee abilities, and organizational capabilities around treatment effectiveness and reduction of errors in healthcare delivery. Explorations on HRM's future impact on career development, succession and replacement planning, and development provoked examinations on goals and future career aspirations in healthcare.
Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Managerial and Leadership Psychology, 2021
The clinical training of healthcare professionals and the delivery of safe healthcare is reliant ... more The clinical training of healthcare professionals and the delivery of safe healthcare is reliant on a vigorous organizational safety culture, one where the workplace and medical training environment is free of hostility and harassment. Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct are significant problems for women in healthcare. For all staff members, it is imperative that the hospital has clear, solid policies and, even more importantly, procedures and communication of those procedures for reporting problems concerning harassment. This research inquiry uses case study action research in the context of an OD intervention in school of health science and medical center that provides clinical and medical training and community patient care. The organization has significant organizational cultural issues around harassment. Results indicate the need for more proactive strategies around leadership and organizational cultural change that can apply to medical schools, schools of health science, ...
International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development, 2022
In March of 2020, the United States activated nationwide pandemic response protocols due to the s... more In March of 2020, the United States activated nationwide pandemic response protocols due to the swift spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019, also known as COVID-19. Amidst the domestic response, urgency surrounded the need to build collective awareness of the signs, symptoms, and preventive measures of the virus. As the virus spread and historically marginalized communities were disproportionately impacted with rates of infection, the need to explore the presence of disparities in health communication, health education, and personal health literacy surfaced. The research contained within this study examines the root cause of the gap in health literacy for communities of color and presents actionable next steps to increase positive healthcare outcomes for all.
International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society, 2020
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) plays a significant role in developing managers in a ... more The Master of Business Administration (MBA) plays a significant role in developing managers in a plethora of global organizations. In most circles, it is considered a degree to develop corporate managers. With the leadership failures of organizations like pharmaceutical price collusion and price increase of 539% of Perrigo Pharmaceuticals, the fake account fraud practices at Wells Fargo, sexual harassment issues at Uber, the Equifax data breach, and the video of a forcible, bloody removal of a passenger on a United Airlines in the U.S., there has been increased criticism concerning the effectiveness of current MBA programs and leadership development in general. This qualitative research study explores how the curriculum of the MBA of the future should look.
International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things, 2020
Significant labor shortages in fields like information technology and information security has cr... more Significant labor shortages in fields like information technology and information security has created a critical need to recruit, hire, develop, and retain more woman. The challenge remains how to make these technical organizations more welcoming and inclusive for women. Sexual harassment continues to be a significant problem in all workplaces. Research shows that harassment blossoms in careers and organizations where men dominate the majority of all management positions and women have such limited representation within the organization. This case study explores an actual organizational intervention in a technical organization.
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series, Nov 26, 2023
Advances in business strategy and competitive advantage book series, Oct 15, 2023
Advances in human and social aspects of technology book series, Sep 28, 2023
Advances in human resources management and organizational development book series, Sep 10, 2023
Health economics and management review, Mar 31, 2024
International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy, 2021
The location where workplace sexual harassment occurs points to the importance of workplace struc... more The location where workplace sexual harassment occurs points to the importance of workplace structures and practices for the precipitation of sexual harassment. In fact, some of the current theoretical explanations of sexual harassment focus primarily on organizational features that may facilitate sexual harassment, such as hierarchies and organizational cultures. Organizational literature suggests that in recent decades there has been a trend toward increased use of organizational practices that might empower workers, make organizations more inclusive, and constructively change organizational cultures through interventions. Assumptions about men and women contained in hegemonic gender beliefs can become embedded in organizational structures, authority lines, job classifications, institutional rules, and employee interactions. This paper explores these notions through a case study of an organizational intervention and a content analysis of the literature.
International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy, 2021
A 2016 article in the Nation outlined that in the United States the average Black family would ne... more A 2016 article in the Nation outlined that in the United States the average Black family would need 228 years to build comparable wealth to the average white family. Today, achieving the dream of higher education has posed many threats to the Hispanic and African American communities. In order to achieve the dream, many minority students receive student loans to fund their higher education pursuits with hopes that future employment will afford repayment. However, most do not realize the risks. Student loan debt is a severe and mounting problem in the United States. In the United States, seven million student loan borrowers are now in default. Forty-five percent of college students obtain some sort of credit card debt. Lack of knowledge on financial literacy and student loan debt management is a serious issue. This article presents findings that support making financial literacy courses mandatory for college students just like Mathematics and English courses, especially at minority-s...
Int. J. Smart Educ. Urban Soc., 2020
US government organizations struggle to broaden an entire of government approach to recruit and k... more US government organizations struggle to broaden an entire of government approach to recruit and keep younger cybersecurity talent at a time when national security and intelligence organizations and emergency response agencies are extremely concerned that threats to federal structures and networks from cyber-attacks have never been higher for the state, local, and federal agencies. This study looks to explore innovative options for these agencies to address these employee talents and retention shortages for young information security and information technology professionals.
Int. J. Smart Educ. Urban Soc., 2020
This study will explore an innovative approach to cybersecurity workforce development in low inco... more This study will explore an innovative approach to cybersecurity workforce development in low income, minority, and Native American reservation communities in a way that could address low living wages and high unemployment while meeting cyber workforce demands. In the efforts to build a robust talent pipeline, there is a critical need for innovative practices to educate the future cyber professions in underserved diverse communities. Systemically, diverse communities have been untapped, ignored, and undervalued for technical job opportunities. This study looks at using charter schools with minority demographics that should have advanced technology programs that address a colossal workforce development need in the U.S. by training future cyber professionals on the high school level.
International Journal of Public and Private Perspectives on Healthcare, Culture, and the Environment, 2021
In 2016, millennials surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the United States... more In 2016, millennials surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest living generation in the United States. As more millennials have entered the nursing workforce, healthcare leaders have confronted a growing challenge of nursing shortages and high turnover rates for young nurses. Although nurses of all ages were pleased with their career choices, differences exist in how nurses in various age groups view job satisfaction, ideal workplace cultures, and workplace rewards. Generational differences among the nursing workforce have resulted in an increase in turnover, decreased retention, motivation, and job loyalty that have comprised the work environment of healthcare facilities. This inquiry uses an exploratory content analysis of the literature to understand the complex health administration challenges of creating managing, motivating, and retaining nurses.
International Journal of Health Systems and Translational Medicine, 2022
Ethics is critical in emergency response to public health and patient care in ways that create a ... more Ethics is critical in emergency response to public health and patient care in ways that create a variety of challenging dilemmas and decisions. Understanding ethical codes around medical care, especially during the emergence of COVID 19, has made leadership's role in perpetuating ethical organizational cultures in healthcare vital. Ethical leadership and ethical organizational cultures transform and unite social systems around everyday purposes of ethical decision-making, leveraging organizational connectedness. Leadership value systems mitigate subjectivity constituting ethical themes of moral character and virtues to advance organizational trust. Leadership value systems reduce subjectivity, forming ethical issues of moral character and virtues to promote organizational confidence and moral organizational decision-making. This paper employs the use of content analysis from the literature to take disjointed approaches and combine them into a cohesive understanding of leadership...
Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Managerial and Leadership Psychology, 2021
Human resource experts suggest unveiling future trends should invite practitioners to focus on ev... more Human resource experts suggest unveiling future trends should invite practitioners to focus on evolving human resource management (HRM) roles, target deficiencies, and present solutions leveraging abilities to converge, employees, leaders, and stakeholders committed to advance opportunities for professional development. This chapter provides a detailed analysis of human resources management (HRM) roles that affect employee management changes to explore human resource (HR) accountability, competency management, employee abilities, and organizational capabilities around treatment effectiveness and reduction of errors in healthcare delivery. Explorations on HRM's future impact on career development, succession and replacement planning, and development provoked examinations on goals and future career aspirations in healthcare.
Handbook of Research on Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Managerial and Leadership Psychology, 2021
The clinical training of healthcare professionals and the delivery of safe healthcare is reliant ... more The clinical training of healthcare professionals and the delivery of safe healthcare is reliant on a vigorous organizational safety culture, one where the workplace and medical training environment is free of hostility and harassment. Sexual harassment and sexual misconduct are significant problems for women in healthcare. For all staff members, it is imperative that the hospital has clear, solid policies and, even more importantly, procedures and communication of those procedures for reporting problems concerning harassment. This research inquiry uses case study action research in the context of an OD intervention in school of health science and medical center that provides clinical and medical training and community patient care. The organization has significant organizational cultural issues around harassment. Results indicate the need for more proactive strategies around leadership and organizational cultural change that can apply to medical schools, schools of health science, ...
International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development, 2022
In March of 2020, the United States activated nationwide pandemic response protocols due to the s... more In March of 2020, the United States activated nationwide pandemic response protocols due to the swift spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019, also known as COVID-19. Amidst the domestic response, urgency surrounded the need to build collective awareness of the signs, symptoms, and preventive measures of the virus. As the virus spread and historically marginalized communities were disproportionately impacted with rates of infection, the need to explore the presence of disparities in health communication, health education, and personal health literacy surfaced. The research contained within this study examines the root cause of the gap in health literacy for communities of color and presents actionable next steps to increase positive healthcare outcomes for all.
International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society, 2020
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) plays a significant role in developing managers in a ... more The Master of Business Administration (MBA) plays a significant role in developing managers in a plethora of global organizations. In most circles, it is considered a degree to develop corporate managers. With the leadership failures of organizations like pharmaceutical price collusion and price increase of 539% of Perrigo Pharmaceuticals, the fake account fraud practices at Wells Fargo, sexual harassment issues at Uber, the Equifax data breach, and the video of a forcible, bloody removal of a passenger on a United Airlines in the U.S., there has been increased criticism concerning the effectiveness of current MBA programs and leadership development in general. This qualitative research study explores how the curriculum of the MBA of the future should look.
International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things, 2020
Significant labor shortages in fields like information technology and information security has cr... more Significant labor shortages in fields like information technology and information security has created a critical need to recruit, hire, develop, and retain more woman. The challenge remains how to make these technical organizations more welcoming and inclusive for women. Sexual harassment continues to be a significant problem in all workplaces. Research shows that harassment blossoms in careers and organizations where men dominate the majority of all management positions and women have such limited representation within the organization. This case study explores an actual organizational intervention in a technical organization.