Date of Degree
12-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Program
Education
Advisor
Norman St Clair
Advisor
John De La Garza
Advisor
Lopita Nath
Abstract
In this study, I reflected on my behavior as a project leader in an organizational culture undergoing significant transformations. I explored motivational and engagement best practices for personal and professional career growth in a changing environment, such as layoffs due to downsizing. This study includes my research rationale for improving performance given the impacted career of a project leader. I highlighted the role of goal setting as a critical part of project leadership to facilitate performance in times of organizational crisis. Additionally, I focused on autoethnography as a research method to self-reflect on the impact of self-determination on goal achievement. Through personal reflection, I have identified and analyzed the most effective motivational factors in project leadership and optimal strategies to efficiently achieve organizational goals related to changing organizational cultural environments.
Recommended Citation
Rada, Valentina, "A Self-Exploration of a Project Leader’s Career Tilt, Transformation, and Motivational Challenges in the Face of a Mass Organizational Layoff: An Organizational Evocative Autoethnography" (2023). Theses & Dissertations. 431.
https://athenaeum.uiw.edu/uiw_etds/431