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HOODING CEREMONY

Pepperdine University George L. Graziadio Business School

Saturday, August Fifteenth, Two Thousand Twenty-Six Ten Thirty in the Morning Malibu, California

Marshal

DAVID M. SMITH Interim Dean

Processional

Procession of the Nobles (Korsakov)

Invocation

GARY L. MANGIOFICO Executive Professor of Leadership and Management Academic Director, Master of Science in Organization Development

Pledge of Allegiance

HERSSON GODOY Class of 2026

National Anthem

ANDRÉ J. W. CAMPBELL Class of 2018 Class of 2026

Presiding

JAY L. BREWSTER Provost

Presentation of Candidates

NELSON F. GRANADOS Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management Academic Director, Executive Doctor of Business Administration GARY L. MANGIOFICO Executive Professor of Leadership and Management Academic Director, Master of Science in Organization Development

Closing Comments

MATT EBELING Associate Vice Chancellor, Alumni Affairs Class of 1999, Seaver College Class of 2020

Benediction

CRISTEL A. RUSSELL Professor of Marketing

(The audience will rise for the benediction and be seated during the recessional.)

Recessional

Handel’s Water Music (Handel)

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY Executive Doctor of Business Administration

Drs. Jillian Alderman and Cole Short MICHAEL BEAVEN Pressure Forms Diamond—and Rubble: An Examination of High Stress Backgrounds and Executive Decision-Making amid Disruption

Dr. Jillian Alderman CHERYL DENISE INGRAM DEI-cisions: The Influence of Leadership Background in Diversity Decision, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Decision-Making and Equitable Organizational Outcomes

Dr. Jim DiLellio EFFIE A. PERRY Economic and Financial Synergies of a Hybrid Offshore Wind and Wave Energy System

Dr. Cristina Gibson ANDRÉ J. W. CAMPBELL Dignity in the Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Optimizing Caregiver Contributions and Patient Outcomes in Value-Based Healthcare

Dr. Nelson Granados ANGELA MANALO LALAS Smarter Solutions, Better Performance? Evaluating the Impact of Intelligent Automation in the Hospital Revenue Cycle MIN ZHANG Heart over Head? Algorithm Aversion in Healthcare and the Factors That Impact AI Adoption

Dr. Kevin Groves GERSHON L. ALALUF When the Dream of Veterinary Medicine Collides with Occupational Reality: Identity, Moral Injury, and the Physiology of US Veterinary Distress BENJAMIN LAZO Overcoming Our Nation’s Enrollment Cliff: Strategic Inter-University Consortium within Church of Christ Higher Education Institutions

Dr. Cristel A. Russell STEPHANIE MARIE DAILEY Leadership Explicit and Implicit Attitudes Toward Remote Workers MICHAEL FALLONA You Sold Your Business. Are You Happy?

DAVID GABRIEL HATFIELD Lateral Expansion of Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses into New Markets: A Complexity Perspective LORI HAUCK Rebranding Accounting

Dr. Cole Short JUN WANG Decoding AI Success in Firms: Investigating the Impact of Data Focus and Executive Attributes on AI Innovation

Dr. Dana Sumpter TODD SCHOFIELD Corporate Innovation Hubs as a Mechanism of Open Innovation: Investigating Facilitators, Inhibitors, and Best Practices for Sustainable Success

Dr. Rick Walton ITZEL FABIOLA MONCADA LEYVA Venture Capital Fund Configuration and the Emerging-Manager Efficiency Frontier

MASTER’S CANDIDATES BY HOODING FACULTY Master of Science in Organization Development

Dr. Dale Ainsworth STEVEN ANDREWS Exploring Organization Development Consultants’ Challenges and Solutions When Launching an External Independent Consultancy: A Qualitative Research Study

Dr. Brooks Darrah REYNA COLWILL Transformational Leadership and Change-Related Self-Efficacy Among Middle Managers in the Mining Industry MARRECCA WANNELL LAWSON-GARRETT Friendship as Catalyst: The Role of Non-Work Friendship in Women’s Career Advancement

Dr. Darren Good HERSSON GODOY Veterans in OD: How Competencies and Skills Gained in the Military Help Veterans Succeed in the Field of Organization Development MARY KATHLEEN LANDWER The Promise and Reality of Stretch Assignments: An Exploratory Study of HR and Talent Professionals at Nike ALEX LOVERIDGE Making Sense of the Paradox to Compete and Cooperate in Multi-Unit Organizations TONI C. NOCITA Chemistry in the Clubhouse: Understanding the Emergence of Team Chemistry in the San Francisco Giants HEATHER J. SMITH-PETITT Beyond Generational Labels: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Mindfulness Practitioners in Multigenerational Organizations

Dr. Jolie Gutentag VANESSA WHITMORE CONLON Cultivating Compliance and Culture: Organizational and Behavioral Adaptation to Sustainable Food Waste Diversion Practices

Dr. Bernice Ledbetter MONICA DONATO Human Resources in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) EMMA PAGE SCHNEIDER From Ambiguity to Authenticity: Redefining Gravitas Through the Lived Experiences of Executive Women

Dr. Gary Mangiofico KAITLYN BINVERSIE Trust as Human Resources’ Route to Strategic Influence: Partnering with Founder-CEOs in Growth-Stage Firms JESSE BORCINA Connecting Occupational Stress to the Mental Health of Frontline Workers in the Construction Industry ALEX COOLEY The Effect of Agentic AI on Organizational Sensemaking KRISTA DRAGER Brand, Culture, and Change: Exploring Alignment and Growth in Employee-Owned Organizations MIKARON FORTIER Individual Insight, Organizational Impact: Learning from High-Tech Collaborations JOEL WILLIAM FOSTER Between Purpose and People: On Belonging and Employee Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations VANESSA RIGGINS The Accumulation of Microaggressions Experienced by Black Women Leaders in Higher Education and the Perceived Impact on Their Mental and Physical Health CHRISTIAN J. RODRIGUEZ The Relationship Between Asian Identity and Job Meaningfulness in Asian-Focused Film/TV Productions TIFFANY YANG Healthcare Change in the Ambulatory Setting

Dr. Kent Rhodes JASMINE MARIE CHITTENDEN Navigating the Deckplates: Exploring Emotionally Intelligent Behaviors and Psychological Resilience Among Junior Enlisted US Navy Sailors MURILLA KING Beyond Checklist Hospitality: Meaning, Transformational Value, and Guest Interactions in US Luxury Boutique Hotels PATRICK WILLIAMS Revealing Emotional Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation in Software Engineers Through Personalized AI Interactions

Drs. Wendy Tan and Gary Mangiofico PRAJAKTA RAJESHIRKE Organizational Engagement with AI: A Multiple-Case Study of AI Video Interviewing Systems

Dr. Mark Tribbitt

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JESSICA METAYER The Lived Experience of Sense of Self Among Black Executive Leaders Navigating Racialized Organizational Systems