Different organizational instruments have been developed and adapted with proven reliability and validity to measure organizational attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. These new data collection instruments can be used in organizational management and leadership, including human research development. This technology will enhance data collection, reliability, and accurately assess management and leadership for improved organizational outcomes. Now that this new style of data collection and measurement has entered the workplace, it is essential to understand both the benefits and challenges of these newly developed instruments as well as looking at how they are used, where they are implemented, and how the technology itself functions.

The Handbook of Research on Advancements in Organizational Data Collection and Measurements: Strategies for Addressing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors includes a collection of 15 newly developed organizational instruments with proven reliability and validity meant to measure organizational attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Additionally, chapters will address methodological issues related to scale development and use as well as specific technologies used, such as the use of machine learning in future performance assessment. This book is ideal for faculty, consultants, and managers, along with practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in advancing the theoretical understanding and the practical application of using newly developed instruments for addressing organizational attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Assessment
Data Collection
Data Measurement
Effectiveness Scales
Employee Well-Being
Leadership
Organizational Behaviors
Organizational Beliefs
Organizational Instruments
Social Sciences
Workplace Attitudes

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Editor/Author Biographies

Mihai C. Bocarnea, originally from Romania, came to Regent University in 1995 and currently serves as an associate professor in the School of Business & Leadership. He is an expert in the areas of communication, research methods, quantitative analysis and statistics. Dr. Bocarnea, co-editor of Online instruments, data collection, and electronic measurements: Organizational advancements, has co-authored such book chapters and articles as "Seven Scales to Measure the Seven Beatitudes in Leaders," " An Online Measure of Discernment," "Uncertainty Management's Impact on Job Satisfaction and Innovation," "Student-specific Characteristics as Predictors of Retention and Attrition in an Online Doctoral Leadership Program," "Constructivism in Online Distance Education," "Teaching and Instruction Online: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Applications," "Measurement in Organizational Behavior," "Leadership of Organizational Networks," and "Servant-leadership as a Predictor of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment with the Moderating Effects of Organizational Support and Role Clarity among the Filipino Engineering, Manufacturing, and Technology Workers." He has also presented at numerous academic conferences both in the U.S. and overseas in Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Romania. Bocarnea's research interests include organizational communication, cross-cultural leadership, servant leadership, organizational change and pedagogy of online learning. Prior to his teaching career at Regent University, Bocarnea served as an Internet technology consultant, statistical analyst and consultant, principal researcher, and software engineer. He has also served as research analyst for various organizations in the U.S. and overseas.

Bruce Winston has been part of Regent University since 1991, both with the School of Business and the School of Business & Leadership. He led the School of Leadership as dean for one year and led the School of Business & Leadership as dean for seven years. He currently serves as Professor of Business and Leadership and is the director of the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership program. His research interests include servant leadership, organizational development and transformation, leadership development, distance education, person-environment fit, employee well-being, and technology in higher education.

Debra J. Dean is founder of His Kingdom Matters. She has a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and decades of experience in corporate. She received the 2020 Women of Influence award by The Colorado Springs Business Journal and the 2020 Most Influential Business Consultancy CEO (USA) by Global CEO Excellence Award. Dr. Dean is a published author and sought-after speaker on topics of Diversity and Inclusion, Faith at Work, Respectful Pluralism (respecting all people), Leadership, and Followership.

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