Government Senior Executives' Perceptions of Brain Drain on Leadership in the United States Virgin Islands

摘要: Government Senior Executives’ Perceptions of Brain Drain on Leadership in the United States Virgin Islands by Shurla Jeffers-Knight MS, Nova Southeastern University, 1999 BS, 1992 Dissertation Submitted Partial Fulfillment Requirements for Degree Doctor Philosophy Psychology Walden University May 2015 Abstract Highly qualified individuals are leaving Caribbean and relocating to other developed countries. Researchers describe this resulting flight human capital, or brain drain, from as a problem which has no clear definition immediate solution. This phenomenological study explored perceptions government senior executives (USVI) cause impact drain. Burns’ Bass’s transformational transactional leadership theories were used framework study. Data collected through demographic questionnaire semistructured interviews with snowball sample 10 participants. analyzed using method thematic coding. indicated that leaders perceived lack opportunities educated USVI. acknowledged an imbalance workforce majority workers older individuals. recommended increased budget allotment educate, retain, attract younger Islanders decrease prevent These results indicate policymakers organizational can create positive social change creating job andHighly improving island’s physical infrastructures, thus, ensuring future success.