Morgan, Patricia Ann2014-03-142014-03-142003-04-10etd-04242003-154952http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27202The dissertation focuses on understanding the mothering experience of three internal organizational development consultant/managers who perceive that their experience informed their professional functioning. The questions that guided the study were: (a) What is the mothering experience of the internal organizational development consultant/manager who perceives that her experience informed her professional functioning? and (b) How does the mothering experience inform the professional functioning of the internal organizational development consultant/manager? A case study method using the grounded theory method of data analysis produced three narratives that suggested how the mothering experience influenced consulting and managerial functioning. Three themes emerged; namely: "being fully present," "protecting by fighting for trust and safetyIn Copyrightadult learning theoryethic of caregrounded theoryDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04242003-154952/