Training professionals’ perceptions : a study of the relationship between corporate culture and barriers to implementing electronic performance support systems in nuclear industry training

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dc.contributor.author Cole, Richard Elliott
dc.coverage.spatial United States en_US
dc.coverage.temporal 1999-2003 en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2024-09-13T13:03:44Z
dc.date.available 2024-09-13T13:03:44Z
dc.date.issued 2003-02
dc.identifier.other 7921ADA4-AA6E-E68D-4812-778416E2A2D2 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/7309
dc.description.abstract The purpose of this study was to identify perceived barriers to the effective implementation of Electronic Performance Support Systems and identifiable relationships among these barriers. Additionally, relationships between these barriers and the corporate culture of the respondents’ organizations were investigated. This study centered on the perceptions of training professionals in the nuclear training industry. Respondents rated the Frequency, Impact, and Importance of barriers to effective implementation of an Electronic Performance Support System using an instrument developed through a literature review. The corporate culture of the respondents was determined using the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument developed by Cameron and Quinn (1999). A self-administered, mail delivered questionnaire was used to conduct the study. Findings included: (a) the instrument had internal consistency (a > 0.70), (b) barriers clustered into five factors each in the attributes of Frequency, Impact, and Importance, (c) no statistically significant relationships between barriers and the corporate culture in the nuclear training industry were identified. Factors identified in this study are similar to those in other reports on organizational change. This indicates implementation of Electronic Performance Support Systems may be facilitated using proven strategies to address the implementation barriers identified. The lack of significant relationships between implementation barriers and the specific combination of culture types evidenced in this study may indicate the barriers identified are generalizable to multiple cultures. en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents I. Introduction 1 -- Introduction To The Problem 1 -- Background Of The Problem 7 -- Need For The Study 12 -- Purpose Of The Study 13 -- Limitations Of The Study 16 -- Assumptions 17 -- Summary 17 -- N. Review Of Literature 19 -- The Nuclear Industry 20 -- Human Performance Technology 35 -- Electronic Performance Support System 39 -- Corporate Culture 44 -- Instruments For Determining Corporate Culture 50 -- Summary 57 -- In. Research Methodology 59 -- Measurement Instruments 59 -- Population And Sample 62 -- Data Collection Methods 63 -- Data Analysis 64 -- Iv. Data Analyses Results 67 -- Participants 67 -- Data Collection 69 -- Data Analysis 69 -- Comparison Of Findings 99 -- Summary 100 -- V. Summation, Conclusions, And Recommendations 102 -- Summation 102 -- Conclusions 113 -- Practical Implications For Managers 118 -- Recommendations For Further Research 119 -- Limitations Of The Study 121 -- Reference List 123 -- Appendices 129 -- Appendix A: Survey Instrument 130 -- Appendix B: Request Letter And Instructions 141 -- Appendix C: Additional Statistics 144 -- Appendix D: Institutional Review Board Approval 166 en_US
dc.format.extent 1 electronic document and derivatives, 178 pages. 412914152 bytes. Includes 178 page scans (JPG). en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf, image/jpg en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.rights This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed. en_US
dc.subject Dissertations, Academic--United States en_US
dc.subject Nuclear reactors -- Employees -- Computer-assisted instruction en_US
dc.subject Organizational Culture en_US
dc.subject Corporate culture. en_US
dc.subject Nuclear industry -- Employees -- Training of en_US
dc.title Training professionals’ perceptions : a study of the relationship between corporate culture and barriers to implementing electronic performance support systems in nuclear industry training en_US
dc.type Dissertation en_US
dc.contributor.department Department of Adult and Career Education of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services en_US
dc.description.advisor Bauer, Robert E.L.
dc.description.committee Murdock, Arnold
dc.description.committee Brovey, Andrew J.
dc.description.committee Reed, Thomas
dc.description.committee Clark, Ernestine H.
dc.description.degree Ed.D. en_US
dc.description.major Adult and Career Education en_US


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