University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School October 2018 Understanding Long-Standing Belief Systems in Business: A Qualitative Study of the Equine Industry Robyn Lord University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Overcoming Long-Standing Belief Systems in Business: A Qualitative Study of the Equine Industry by Robyn Lord A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration Muma College of Business University of South Florida Co-Major Professor: T. Grandon Gill, DBA Co-Major Professor: Robert Tiller, DBA Chris Pantzalis, Ph.D. Dahlia Robinson, Ph.D. Shivendu Shivendu, Ph.D. Date of Approval: October 12, 2018 Keywords: Equine, Horses, Hoof Care, Natural Horsemanship, Farrier, Shod, Barefoot, Change, Status Quo, Qualitative Data Analysis, NVivo, Change Management, Grounded Theory, Resistance to Change, Organizational Change Copyright © 2018, Robyn Lord DEDICATION I would like to dedicate my work to all those who showed up and were part of this process. Horses cannot necessarily speak yet they have so much to say.