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Doctoral Projects [2003 - Present]

The final requirement for School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) students is the DSL Project. Doctoral students develop and conduct innovative research projects that enhance the field of leadership one project at a time. Below is a list of all doctoral projects published up to this point.

2009
Anderson, Deidre D.

Launching BreakthrUniversity®: A Women’s Small Group Coaching Model
Fostering Breakthrough in Leaders’ Personal Growth and Development

 
Atkins, Jimmy A.

Leading Strategic Community Change: A Shepherd’s Guide to Strategic Planning and Organizational Development for Church and Faith-Based Community Development Agencies

 
Backstrom, Jim

Learning to Lead in a Global Village: A Leadership Development Curriculum for 21st Century Chinese Global Leaders

 
Cazort, Melody J.A.

How to Start-up a New Small Business and Integrate Leadership to Support it

 
Cunningham, Dahlia D.

Bridging the Divide: The Challenge for Leadership Promoting Cultural Diversity in Christian Universities

 
Doublestein, Barry A.

Leading Medicine From the Future

 
Gilmore, Bridget R.

Building and Sustaining a Great Company Through Strategic Leadership

 
Jenks, Deborah F.

Developing the Kingdom Leaders for Such a Time Seminar and Two Organizations by Applying Theory U+

 
Mayhorn, Jonathan P.

Finding the Greatness Within: A Holistic Approach to Becoming a Life Leader

 
Quist, Allen H.

'Mind'-ing your Organization: Reinventing Socio-Technical Systems for Creativity and Innovation.

 
Rice, Kenneth W.

Workforce Diversity: How to Leverage the Diversity of the New Workforce for Improved Organizational Performance.

 
Richardson, Virginia

Healthcare Leadership for Value Innovation: Blueprinting the Future toward Global Advantage

 
Robinson, Myra Lisa

Sounding the Alarm: Shifting Corporate Mindsets on the Glass Ceiling

 
Rutherford-Coulson, Karen A.

The Spiritual Effect: Fusing Spirituality with Organizational Design

 
TerMorshuizen, S. Art The Yin and Yang of Leadership Followership

 
Upshur-Myles, Chantel C.

Organizational Leadership That Pleases God

 
2008
Aasen, Ronald C.

Effective Church Leadership in Today's Culture

 

Agbor, Emmanuel

Designing Catholic Parishes as Leaderful Organizations: St Peter the Apostle Church

 
Anderson, Joe

The Writings of Robert K. Greenleaf: An Interpretive Analysis and the Future of Servant Leadership

 
Baker, Paul

Security Leadership

 
Banks, Bonnie

The Imperative for Socially Responsible Leadership: Highlighting the Premise of Social Entrepreneurship as a Leadership Model

 
Brawley III, Don Leading Life-Change Coaching and Consultancy, LLC
 
Davis, Deshaun Understanding Rest: A Strategic Approach
 
Faulhaber, Jacqueline A.

A Biblical Approach to Developing the Inner Qualities of a Leader

 
Green, Daryl

Impending Danger: The Federal Handbook for Rethinking Leadership in the 21st Century

 
Gomez, Ascencion Leadership: The Unrecognized Leader "The Teacher"
 
Hale, Renée N. Launching WellSpirit Consulting Group, Inc.
 
Hays, Steven M.

Leadership Coaching for Health Care Professionals

 
Henderson, Bea An Organizational Redesign of a Non-Profit Organization: NNOA, Inc.
 
Hill, Angela C. A Glimpse of Four Dimensions of Leadership Workshop
 
Hoomans, Joel R. Developing Strategic Agility: Re-Thinking Rock, Paper & Scissors Approaches To Strategic Leadership
 
Jackson, Phillip E. Leading the 21st Century Healthcare Organization: Essential Competencies for Successful Stewardship
 
Keller, Gray Philanthropic Leadership: What It Takes To Make a Difference
 
Martinez, Boris Leadership Training Program for Church Planters in the Mexican National Presbyterian Church
 
O'Neill, Tracy D. The Coaching L.A.B.: Learn, Align, & Build Coaching Into Your Organization
 
Reid, Joni E. Vision Quest Youth Leadership Development Seminar
 
Solomon, Don R. A Devotional Series on the Leadership of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark
 
Upton, Sandra Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the field of Human Services: Creating New Mindsets for Strategic Collaboration and Creative Solutions
 
Ward, Robert S.

Strategic Leadership

 
Wilson-Bridges, Cheryl

Levite Praise
God’s Biblical Design for Praise & Worship

 
2007
Adams, Theresa

Parents as Leaders

 
Bruton, Robert Developing Biblically Principled Leaders for the 21st Century
 
Coffey, Steve Toward a Pauline Values Assessment
 
Cordle, Neal

Devotional Project

 
Di Salvo, Carmelo

Organizational Stress and what to do about it

 
Ewen, Gary The Art and Discipline of Strategic Problem Solving and Decision-Making for Leaders
 
Ferleman, Thomas E. The Future of Russia in 2020
 
Gerwig, Robert Creativity and Rest for Today's Overloaded Quality & Process Improvement Professionals
 
Gibbons, Susan Leading in the Spirit: A Devotional Guide on the Leadership Values of the Fruit of the Spirit
 
Gribling, Richard A Curriculum in Leadership for 21st Century Strategic Leaders:
A New Approach to Global Leader Development within
the Department of Defense
 
Herman, Harvey

The Strategic Missionary: An Introduction to Missionary Leadership

 
Jinwright, Dianne Application of Strategic Leadership In a Business Start-up
 

Kim, Charles

The World Peace Museum and Park

 

Koh, Boon S.

Using Strategic and Innovative Thinking to Reach Our One-Fourth World

 

Krajacic, Denny

Follow the Leader: New Christian and Missionary Alliance Pastors’ Guidebook to Elder Training

 

Mayorga, Mauricio

Increasing Leadership Effectiveness of Christian Broadcasters: A Latin American Challenge

 

McNair, Karen

Governance as Leadership: New Mindsets of Development for Nonprofit Boards

 

Middleton, Gordon R.

Leadership Knowledge Map — Pilot Project

 
O'Neal, Jayce The Leadership Matrix: A Guidebook for Young Emerging Leaders
 
Oster, Gary Leading Corporate Innovation
 
Perren, D. Ray The Seven Virtues of Servant Leadership
 
Prigel, Donald W. Complexity Science for Leaders in High-Reliability,
Highly Regulated, High Risk Enterprises
 
Prokop, Duane R Cultivating Strategic Collaboration between Non-Profit Service Organizations
 
Radford, Jeffrey A.

Merciful Leadership
Examining the Characteristics of a Merciful Leader

 
Rogers, Daniel P.

Tactical Leadership: A Common Spiritual Framework Underlying Secular Leadership Theory

 
Ross, Larry F. So you want to be a Strategic Leader?
Here are the Essentials to get you Started
 
Salgado, Leo The Mind of Christ in Strategy: How we should lead our organizations
 
Sampedro H., Jesus A. "A leadership framework for transformation."
Values-based ideas and stories for emerging entities around the globe.
 
Shaw, Wayne Power, Influence, and Leadership in Organizations
 
Thorp, J. Hall C. Courage, Inc.
 
Wadell, Gregory S.

The Learning Institution: Reframing a Small College's Central Function

 
Wallace, Rocky On His Last Day: Reflections on Leadership, Life, and Values
   
Walters, F. Dennis Integrating Strategic Foresight into Professional Military Education
   
Williams, Brenda A Leadership Development Program: Developing Servant Leaders from a Trinitarian Perspective
   
Yorkovich, Scott A.

Succession Management Practices in College Campus Ministries

   
Zarate, Rodrigo

Four Factors that Influence our Leadership Style

 
2006
Brodbeck, Luann Best Practices in Assimilation and Equipping Ministries
 
Chamberlain, Larry N. Trust: The Foundation for Effective Christian Leadership
 
Chen, Stuart Rewiring the Corporate Brain: Organizational Transformation at BOL
 
Collins, Mickey K. The Power of Leader: The Heartbeat of God
 
Crute, Bryan E. The Center for Creative Leadership & Ministry Innovation (CCLMI):
Building a Ministry University
 
Derbyshire, Elizabeth The Design and Development of a Research Center for Christian Public Education
 
Edwards, Conway Z.C. If We Only Knew . . . Insights on Leadership from Some of today's Top Christian Sages
 
Hammett, Howard Unbalanced Influence - Seven Paradoxes and Myths of Effective Executive Leadership
 
Henderson, James W. Balanced Leadership: A Practical Guide to Leadership in an Unbalanced World
 
Holly, Ted Enhancing the Viability of Faith-Based Organizations in Turbulent Environments
 
Petri, Mark Advance Practical Application of Leadership Concepts and Methods Focusing on Assessment and Developmental Transitions
 
Seidel, Brian R. Let them Lead: Strategic Christian Leadership for a Strategic Generation
 
2005
Bieschke, Marcus D. The Church in Emerging Culture: Seminar Series
 
Brinson, Jerry Exploring Transformational Leadership within a Military Training Academy
   
Brown, Hopelyn M. The Women's Mentoring Network: Building Women's Mentoring Network in Church and Business Communities
   
Cottingham, Ted A New Model for Leadership Development: Placing God's Voice at the Center
   
Disher, Latona Leadership Qualities that Influence the Success of African American Small Business Owners in Metropolitan Atlanta
 
Fields, Greg The Pilgrimage
 

Haddowgreen, Wendy

Mentoring in the Workplace: Using the Beatitudes to Guide You in "Coaching" Your Employees
   
Hamn, Florence L. Caring Federal Leaders: Building a Caring Federal Family through Bereavement Acknowledgement
   
Hawkins, Emile H. Dynamic Leadership
   
Islin, Cynthia T. Company Grade Officer Development in the Air National Guard
   
Minthorne, Liz Values and Behaviors in Leadership Development
 
Oppel, Wayne A. Leadership of the 21 st Century: A Two Day Seminar to Explore Methods, Tools, and Research of Future Leadership.
 
Savell, Donald Police Suicide Awareness Training Model for the Harris County Sheriff's Office
 

2004

Weir, Thomas Rapid Advance Strategy Development for Urban Influence
 

2003

Amaya, Alejandro Multidisciplinary Leadership Training Through Teamwork and Networking
 
Edwards, Rhonda Training Leaders to Value Teams in the Age of Accountability: An Exercise in Teambuilding
 
Hirsch, William Towards a Biblical Worldview of Leadership [to be posted]
 
Miller, Richard A Correlation Study to Examine the Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Biblical Spiritual Development
 
Richardson, Agnes Leadership Styles, Behaviors, Traits, and Characteristics Related to Female and Male Leaders
 
Sarker, Abraham Comparative Study of Islamic and Servant Leadership Models
 
Tonkin, Terry Workforce Optimization through Technology and Trust
 
Owens, Rosalie Out on Mount Sinai: How Bishop Ida Bell Robinson Loosed the Women.
An Examination of her Leadership Style