The purpose of this research was to explore if there is a role that consumer brands play in shaping the attractiveness of an employer brand. This qualitative study was conducted using the exploratory approach, because the prior insights of the proposed relationship were modest and inconclusive. The population constituted of all registered Masters of Business Administration students at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. The sampling frame constituted second year (2013/14) and full time (2014/15) students. The reason for this choice was that these individuals are knowledgeable on brand concepts, are mostly likely thinking about employment prospects, and have had the opportunity to evaluate employer attractiveness. A sample size of 15 was drawn; this number was chosen based on the likelihood that data saturation would be reached at that point because of the homogeneous nature of the population. The outcome of this study revealed that consumer brands play a role in shaping employer brand attractiveness, with the main role being that consumer brands project employer brands. Potential employers utilise brands’ dimensions such as quality, innovativeness, longevity and public perception, amongst others, as an indication of employer brand attractiveness. Also uncovered by the study was that the extent of consumer brand influence on an employer brand varies with profession, industry and maturity. Moreover, consumers play a role in attracting potential employees towards investigating employment prospects in a certain organisation, but contribute very little to retaining employees if employment expectations are not met. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. / lmgibs2015 / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / Unrestricted

Recent developments in public debate, health policy, and research on nontraditional families have brought gay-parent families, especially gay fathers, into the cultural and political spotlight. Existing research and literature on LGBT families and gay fatherhood have emphasized relationship dynamics within the families but there are gaps in the literature regarding the health and well-being of these families, specifically as it relates to health insurance. Using symbolic interactionism, life course theory, and grounded theory methodology, I conducted a qualitative pilot study to investigate gay fathers\' health insurance experiences. I collected responses from 10 White, gay fathers across the United States and asked questions about access to health insurance, the process of providing insurance for their families, access and use of community resources, and unique factors of their health insurance story. This research adds to the same-sex parent knowledge based by (a) gaining an understanding of the family decisions gay fathers make around health insurance, (b) identifying obstacles and subsequent solutions to health insurance problems, (c) discussing issues of disclosure and outness in gay father families, and (d) uncovering continued gender associations with the division of labor. This study has more broad implications for theoretical concepts like intersectionality and agency, but also provides insights into policy inequalities that continue in the United States. / Master of Science

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This project endeavors to move beyond traditional conceptualizations of voice in conventional qualitative research and instead focuses on embodied, liminal experiences of Latina adolescents, the intersections of identity, gender, spirituality, ethnicity, etc., how these junctures broadly impact mental health, and more specifically, how we perceive mental health and well-being within educational institutions. The study draws upon an intervention pilot study that sought to increase resiliency and self-mastery in Latino adolescents while simultaneously reducing their depressive symptoms. However, this project aims to take these findings and focus upon the complex and multiple factors that influence depression, including citizenship status, trauma in crossing the border from Mexico into the United States, and racial and gendered oppression specific to the experiences of Latina adolescent immigrants. Thus, this project explores ways in which four Latina adolescents make sense of their lived experiences through a critical feminist theoretical framework that integrates post/anti colonial feminism. The framework provides a nuanced conceptualization of power, oppression, and marginalization that creates opportunities to explore alternative notions of thinking that encourages new paths to transform interdisciplinary, university, community, and family relationships surrounding mental health concerns within educational institutions. Finally, theory, research, epistemology, and ontology are interwoven to inform a methodology that is fluid, interchanging, and always becoming.

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Each year in Canada there are nearly 13,000 infants born to women under the age of 20 years (Statistics Canada, 2016). Infants born to adolescent mothers are at an increased risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and congenital anomalies, making these infants more likely to require hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) shortly after birth (DeMarco et al., 2021; Fleming et al., 2013; Shrim et al., 2011). Admission of their infant to the NICU creates an increasingly complex situation, as adolescent mothers and their children often already experience multiple social, psychological, and economic difficulties (Fleming et al., 2015). Additionally, adolescents are still developing important cognitive functions, such as advanced reasoning and decision-making, thus making their ability to navigate complex systems such as the NICU particularly challenging (Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). However, the unique experience of the adolescent mother within the context of the NICU and their transition-home following discharge is poorly understood. Therefore, the overall purpose of this thesis was to explore the issue of transition-home from NICU for adolescent mothers with infants admitted to the NICU. Three overarching goals guided this thesis work, these goals were to: (a) understand the transition experiences of adolescent mothers with infants in the NICU from a theoretical perspective; (b) understand how to best collect rich qualitative data among study participants experiencing marginalization or stigma; and (c) conduct research to further understand the phenomena and how to begin to address transition-related issues. Findings related to each of these goals are presented in four manuscripts that make up this sandwich thesis, including a critical review of theory, an exploration of methods, and an interpretive description study exploring NICU-to-Home transitions. The work presented in this thesis emphasizes the complexity of the NICU-to-home transition for adolescent mothers. Findings highlight the need for strategies within the NICU to mitigate the negative influence of this experience and opportunities for more integrated models of care within the NICU and extending into the community. Implications for research, policy, and nursing education and practice are discussed. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Pregnancy and parenting during adolescence and care transitions from neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to home are relatively complex experiences. While each have been explored separately, very little is known about when these experiences intersect. This thesis examines theory and methods related to this complex intersection and describes findings of research exploring NICU-to-home care transitions for adolescent parents.

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Research indicates that, in some instances, siblings can be a first line of defense when a child experiences bullying. Research also shows that children with disabilities are often prime targets of bullying. However, no research was located that specifically explored the relationship between siblings of children with disabilities, their perceptions of bullying and the roles that they play when bullying occurs. This study investigated siblings' perceptions of bullying through a qualitative interview. Twelve participants ranged in age from 7 to 13. Few participants described witnessing siblings with special needs being bullied; however, many of these children described themselves at bystanders who intervene when a peer is being bullied. Several factors, such as the young age of the participants' siblings or the fact that none of our participants attended school with their sibling, may be related to the lack of bullying that was reported. Future research may investigate the experiences of children with school-aged siblings with disabilities.

Syftet med undersökningen var att undersöka faktorer av betydelse för sjuksköterskans dokumentation. Av speciellt intresse var information som inkluderades och exkluderades från dokumentationen samt sjuksköterskans tankar om framtidens dokumentation.Åtta sjuksköterskor (fem kvinnor, tre män) från en intensivvårdavdelning intervjuades. Varje inspelad intervju varade 45-60 minuter. Materialet analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. I huvudsak riktade sig sjuksköterskans dokumentation till kollegor. Ett bra stilistiskt värdeneutralt skriftspråk eftersträvades eftersom patienten kunde läsa journalen. Medicinsk information som inte kunde relateras till det egna området samt allmän omvårdnadsinformation utelämnades ofta ur dokumentationen men rapporterades ibland muntligt till kollegor. Situationer som avvek från det normala vårdförloppet ansågs svåra att dokumentera. Kortfattad dokumentation som endast innehöll det mest väsentliga eftersträvades. Sjuksköterskor vars dokumentation ansågs alltför omfattande tillrättavisades av kollegor. Samtliga sjuksköterskor blev störda i dokumentationsarbetet. Majoriteten av respondenterna ansåg att standardvårdplanernas nuvarande utformning fungerade dåligt men förväntade sig att standardvårdplaner skulle utgöra grunden för omvårdnadsdokumentation i framtiden. Ett förbättrat dokumentationssystem önskades. Studien indikerar att medicinsk och omvårdnadsmässig information som inte anses relevant i den aktuella vårdsituationen utelämnas ur sjuksköterskans dokumentation. Fler studier behövs för att försäkra att omvårdnadsdokumentation i framtiden innehåller alla delar av omvårdnadsprocessen. / The purpose of this study was to examine factors of importance for nursing documentation. Of special interest was what the individual nurse included and excluded in his/her documentation as well as any thoughts and expectations on the documentation process in the future. Eight nurses (five female, three male) working in an intensive care unit were interviewed. Each taped interview lasted 45 – 60 minutes. The material was analyzed using a qualitative content analysis method. Documentation was mainly done for the benefit of colleagues. Patient rights to read their own chart ensured well-written entries. Medical information not related to their own specialty as well as general nursing information was often not documented, but was sometimes reported orally. Patients reacting in unusual ways were difficult to document in an objective manner. Brief documentation, containing only necessary data, was seen as ideal. Nurses using excessive documentation were reprimanded. All nurses perceived that it was impossible to document without interruptions. Most nurses viewed standardized care plans in their current format as difficult to use but believed that they would be the foundation of nursing documentation in the future. Improved documentation systems were desired in the future. This study indicates that medical and nursing information seen as irrelevant in the current situation is excluded from nursing documentation. Organizational culture has an impact on what is seen as relevant and the documentation system determines how information is recorded. Further studies are needed in order to ensure that future nursing documentation include all aspects of the nursing process.