In educational institutions, employee turnover decreases productivity, profitability, and sustainability. In 2015, organizations lost $60 million in assets as the result of employee turnover. High employee turnover rates have an adverse influence on productivity, which leads to unsustainable business practices. Some college leaders lack strategies to reduce employee turnover and maintain sustainability. Using the motivation-hygiene needs (2-factor theory), the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies for-profit educational leaders used to reduce employee turnover and maintain sustainability in Florida. Participants were purposefully selected to ensure they had experience implementing effective employee turnover reduction strategies. The data collection was through face-to-face semistructured interviews with 5 managers and the review of organizational documents on employee turnover. Data were analyzed using inductive coding of phrases, word frequency searches, and theme interpretation. The 3 themes that emerged were: Effective communication reduced employee turnover, creating a supportive work environment reduced employee turnover, and job satisfaction and competitive compensation decreased turnover. Reducing employee turnover contributes to social change by providing college leaders with valuable insight that can lead to improved organizational growth, enhanced sustainability, and increased profitability. A reduction of employee turnover might help leaders provide new employment opportunities and promote prosperity for local families and the community.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:57:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_walmir_bello.pdf: 2238387 bytes, checksum: 0e4e5c1787bfdbb5158c987878915545 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004-10-22 / The aim of the present study has the purpose to study the possibilities of building mathematical knowledge through a virtual and learning environment, focusing on the cooperation of students and the interferences of pedagogical mediators. Therefore, we conceived and implemented a course Transformations Course, which is about geometry contents; specially the concepts of reflection in straight line, translation and rotation for high school students. The mentioned course was established in the TelEduc platform and got a software of dynamic geometry the Cabri-géomètre. We set up our study in the existing relations of interaction, mediation and supportive work, understanding the use of specific pedagogical mediation strategies according to Masetto´s ideas (2003); as well as the mediation possibilities, Belloni (2003); and the telematic environments in a perspective of being virtually together , Valente (2004). The quantitative analyses were done through selected text dialogues in the relative documentation to the interactions that have occurred in the telematic environment by means of E-Mail, Discussion Forum and Chat. We concluded that the interventions of the pedagogical mediators turned the course dynamic, with gradual evolution in the perspective of supportive work. The analyses show us that such dynamic made the (re)elaboration of geometry transformation concepts apart from the articulation in individual solutions (self-learning), with a group discussion of resolutions (interlearning) / Esse trabalho tem por objetivo estudar as possibilidades de construção do conhecimento matemático em um ambiente virtual de ensino e aprendizagem, focando a colaboração entre os alunos e as intervenções de mediadores pedagógicos. Para tanto, concebemos e implementamos um curso intitulado Projeto Transformações abordando conteúdos de Geometria, em particular os conceitos de reflexão em reta, translação e rotação, para alunos do Ensino Médio. O referido curso foi hospedado na plataforma TelEduc e incorporou um software de geometria dinâmica - o Cabri-géomètre. Fundamentamos nosso estudo nas relações existentes entre interação, mediação e trabalho colaborativo, compreendendo a utilização de estratégias específicas de mediação pedagógica segundo as idéias de Masetto (2003); bem como as possibilidades de mediatização conforme Belloni (2003); e de ambientes telemáticos numa perspectiva do estar junto virtual de Valente (2004). As análises qualitativas realizaram-se a partir de diálogos textuais selecionados na documentação relativa às interações ocorridas no ambiente telemático por meio das ferramentas Correio Eletrônico, Fórum de Discussão e Bate-Papo. Concluímos que as intervenções dos mediadores pedagógicos imprimiram uma dinâmica do curso, com evolução gradativa na perspectiva do trabalho colaborativo. As analises mostram que tal dinâmica possibilitou a (re)elaboração dos conceitos de transformação geométrica a partir da articulação das soluções individuais (auto-aprendizagem) com a discussão em grupo das resoluções (interaprendizagem)