Browsing UW-Stout Masters Thesis Collection - Plan A by Title
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Alternative Work Schedules: Are They the Key to Reducing Work-life Conflict and Improving Mental Health?
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2018)Work-life conflict is a widely studied topic in psychology today (Gragnano, Miglioretti, Frings- Dresen, de Boer, 2017; Jijena-Michel & Jijena Michel, 2012). It can have a strong impact on an individual's life, including ... -
Antilisterial Activity of Whey, Derived from Raw Regular and Ultrafiltered Milk Cheese
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2022)Cheese is generally recognized as a safe and nutritious food. However, Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that has caused serious illness linked to cheese consumption. Cross contamination of ready-to-eat food ... -
Assessing the relationships among Job Satisfaction, Organizational Justice, Organizational Citizenship Behaviors, and Adaptability
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2022)Researchers argue that additional performance variables should be used in addition to the typical predictor of task performance to measure organizational effectiveness (Borman & Motowidlo, 1993). The current study seeks ... -
Attractiveness and resume quality on perceived hireability
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2020)Research has shown that being attractive can have many benefits (e.g., Doorley, & Sierminska, 2015; Pike, Bateman, Butler, 2014). Attractive individuals are benefited by the halo effect and stereotypes and are often seen ... -
Break-taking in the workplace: how break activity, length, frequency, and autonomy influence post-break recovery
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)Many people spend the majority of their day at work. Company-issued laptops and mobile phones make it easy for employees to continue working in the evenings and on weekends as well. According to Hobfoll's (1989) Conservation ... -
Burnout in nurses: the role of psychological empowerment, psychological resiliency and job engagement
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2020)Burnout is a psychological syndrome that has been linked to an abundance of negative personal and organizational outcomes. Research has proposed that psychological empowerment, resilience and employee engagement can act ... -
The career progression of technical communicators
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2019)This article describes a pilot study conducted with three technical communicators, one technical communication manager, one human resources representative, and one top-level manager to determine the career path of a technical ... -
Characterization of novel yeasts that ferment lactose in cheese whey
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2019)Cheese whey offers a potential carbon source for ethanol production since it is rich in lactose. Yeast species such as Kluyveromyces marxianus can produce ethanol from whey. Here, we enriched for and screened wild yeast ... -
College alcohol use: role of identity in drinking behaviors
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)Colleges across the country are continually working to address problems with partying amongst college students. Research suggests one of the most effective ways to decrease partying behaviors is through interventions that ... -
Conformity in the workplace: the relationship between facades of conformity, job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, and intention to leave
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2018)This study examines how facades of conformity (FOC) influence employees' job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, and intention to leave employment in a collectivist culture. When employees create FOC, it negatively affected ... -
Contemporary Racism in the Workplace: The Integrated Model of Racism and White Subordinate Perceptions of Black Supervisors
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2016)The Integrated Model of Racism (Dovidio & Gaertner, 1986) suggests liberals and conservatives react differently to African Americans in between-subjects designs when race is salient and the situation is ambiguous. Participants ... -
Control of Listeria spp. and Salmonella spp. in Regular and Ultrafiltered Raw Milk Cheddar Cheese Curds Stored at Room and Refrigeration Temperature
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2022)Cross contamination of ready-to-eat food is a substantial concern in spreading pathogenic organisms, such as Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes. During the production of cheddar cheese curds, the lactose sugar ... -
Coping Strategies of College Faculty Experiencing Stress and Burnout at Work
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine how faculty’s’ coping strategies were related to recovery from stressors at work. This study aimed to determine if available resources help them cope with the stress they experience ... -
Deconstruction: reducing the costs to deconstruct blighted buildings
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2019)Demolition produces 90% of all Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris in the United States (EPA, 2018i). Milwaukee has been using mechanical demolition to remove blighted buildings and are simultaneously embracing ... -
A descriptive study of reading strategies for secondary education in Minnesota public schools
(2006)Literacy is a growing concern for students in secondary education. With the demands placed on educators to meet the standards of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), it is important to have adequate researched-based interventions ... -
Development of sign language for young children
(2006)The Child and Family Study Center (CFSC) serves as a laboratory school and observation site for Early Childhood Education Majors and other related majors on campus. The center experience allows University students to link ... -
Development of the In-Class Structured Laptop Use Measure
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Laptops are frequently used in university classrooms. Though laptops can disrupt classroom learning, structured laptop classrooms—in which laptop activities are integrated into lecture— have been shown to improve student ... -
Discovering the Mediating Effects of Perceived Safety Climate on Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)Job satisfaction is influenced by organizational justice (Mahboob & Khan, 2017; Afridi & Baloch, 2018) and perceived safety climate (Gyekye, 2005; BlaževskaStoilkovska, 2015).However, no research to date has investigated ... -
Discrimination against LGBTQ Employees: Effects on Social Identity and Job Satisfaction
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)In this study, the relationships between job satisfaction, discrimination on gender and sexually diverse people in the workplace, social identity, and coming out in the workplace were examined. Job satisfaction is an ... -
Do you have what it takes? grit and mindset and how they relate to performance
(University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2020)The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of grit and mindset among musicians. Major research questions included: Are there differences in perceived task difficulty between fixed and growth mindsets; Do grit ...