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Department Chairs’ Perception Of Faculty Participation In Accreditation Activities: A Follow-Up Survey, Cathryn Peterson
Department Chairs’ Perception Of Faculty Participation In Accreditation Activities: A Follow-Up Survey, Cathryn Peterson
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The purpose of this study was to explore physical therapy department chairs’ perceptions of the extent to which their faculty members participated in the activities leading to accreditation, and whether or not this participation was associated with accreditation outcome. This study was conducted and completed in 2004 as a follow-up to a previous study that explored the relationships among accreditation outcome and management style employed by the chair person, faculty participation in accreditation activities, faculty commitment to implementing the plans delineated in the accreditation documentation, and faculty support of the accreditation process.
An Hispanic-American Research-Based In-Service, Theresa Monaco
An Hispanic-American Research-Based In-Service, Theresa Monaco
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The majority of regular classroom teachers (i.e. those with no experience teaching gifted and talented students) have had little or no exposure to gifted education in college courses or in-service training. With this in mind, a thirty-clock hour, community-based ethnic in-service was developed to teach research-based theory and practices skills in five gifted student needs areas. The teacher skill areas were: (a) nature and needs of gifted and talented students, (b) identification and assessment of gifted and talented students, (c) social and emotional needs, (d) differentiated curriculum, and (e) creativity and instructional strategies for gifted and talented students. A pre/post …
Sabbatical Leave Programs As Form Of Faculty Development, Michael Miller, Bai Kang
Sabbatical Leave Programs As Form Of Faculty Development, Michael Miller, Bai Kang
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A study looking at the prospect of sabbaticals as a form of faculty development.
Interviewing For The Professorship, Mack Hines Iii
Interviewing For The Professorship, Mack Hines Iii
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Each year, colleges and universities advertise numerous faculty positions. However, some of these institutions experience difficulties filling these vacancies. Contrary to popular belief, these difficulties do not solely stem from the inability to find qualified applicants. They may also be attributed to the candidate’s lack of understanding of how to prepare for, participate in, and conclude the interview. As professors who coordinate numerous faculty interviews, the authors will discuss how preparation, participation, and confirmation can help candidates successfully interview for faculty positions.
Leadership In Educational Administration: Concepts, Theories And Perspectives, Saeid Farahbakhsh
Leadership In Educational Administration: Concepts, Theories And Perspectives, Saeid Farahbakhsh
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
An article discussing the various theories and types of leadership as applicable to educational administration.
The Power Of Now In Leadership, Greg Romaneck
The Power Of Now In Leadership, Greg Romaneck
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In many ways leadership can seem like firefighting. On almost any day a seemingly constant stream of problems, difficulties, and impediments can flow into a leader’s life. At times it seems that any sort of focus on the “big picture” is impossible because so many nitty-gritty issues have to be dealt with. Yet, even in the face of such a negative onslaught of responsibility, it is still possible to maintain both your sanity and your focus.
“The Management Of Creativity”, Managing The Creative Mind: A Business Elective, Peter A. Maresco, John Gerlach
“The Management Of Creativity”, Managing The Creative Mind: A Business Elective, Peter A. Maresco, John Gerlach
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The immediate problem facing the authors was replacing someone with the background and stature of Joseph Abboud with an individual or, as it eventually worked out, four individuals with differing creative backgrounds and levels of success that would be of benefit to the students (in the spring 2006 semester the course was offered to undergraduate business students) enrolled in the course. Replacing Abboud proved to be not as difficult as the authors originally imagined. Within a period of three weeks, four individuals with diverse backgrounds in film, music, sports entertainment, and entrepreneurship were identified and agreed to take part in …
Decisional Deprivation, Equilibrium And Saturation As Variables In Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction And Morale In Nigeria, Pv. F. Permetomode
Decisional Deprivation, Equilibrium And Saturation As Variables In Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction And Morale In Nigeria, Pv. F. Permetomode
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Decision-making is a key responsibility of all school administrators. While some single handedly take decisions, others consult with their subordinates before taking decisions, yet some others involve subordinates and they both take decisions collectively. This latter phenomenon has been aptly described as participative or collective decision making. One other major concern of educational administrators has been how to motivate, ensure a feeling of job satisfaction and engender high morale in their teachers and other subordinates. This is because it is assumed that motivated, satisfied teachers with high morale are likely to be more committed to their duties and also be …
Leadership And Job Satisfaction, Stephanie Brooke
Leadership And Job Satisfaction, Stephanie Brooke
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The objective of this research is to understand the impact of leadership style on employee job satisfaction in an effort to improve leader-employee relations in nonprofit child care settings. Since turnover rates, separation costs, vacancy costs, and training costs are high in child care centers (Vickers, 2002), providing strategies for increasing job satisfaction will lead to a more stable environment for children and their families, promote positive leader member relations, and strengthen the organizational climate. Since leadership style can critically influence employee satisfaction, this study is of significant importance in promoting social change. Specifically, it focuses on a unique industry, …
Impact Of Securitized Real Estate On Portfolio Performance Under Alternative Market Conditions, Marcus Allen, Kenneth Wiant
Impact Of Securitized Real Estate On Portfolio Performance Under Alternative Market Conditions, Marcus Allen, Kenneth Wiant
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This study considers the impact of adding real estate investment trust (REIT) stocks to stock portfolios in varying proportions under different economic conditions. To the extent real estate offers diversification benefits to stock market investors, REITs may serve as a practical alterative to the relatively high trading costs of direct equity positions in real estate investments. The results suggest that the inclusion of securitized real estate enhances portfolio performance during positive economic climates, but diminishes portfolio performance during negative economic climates.
Analysis Of The Financial Indices Of The Nafta Member Countries, Rafiqul Bhuyan, Andrija Popovic, Yoshi Fukasawa
Analysis Of The Financial Indices Of The Nafta Member Countries, Rafiqul Bhuyan, Andrija Popovic, Yoshi Fukasawa
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This paper analyzes the efficient markets hypothesis for the major NAFTA financial indices. The results suggest that the simple return for all three indices is generally uncorrelated. The non-linear transformations of the simple return info its absolute and squared value behaved much differently however. Here, the statistics calculated provided considerable evidence to suggest that these transformations of the returns are predictable to a large degree. Ignoring the sign of the return helps greatly in predicting the direction of the series. Also, all of the series in this transformation, but one, had estimated fractional parameters that would indicate the presence of …
Opinion On Independent Auditors' Opinions Of Substantial Doubt: A Nasdaq Non-Compliance Evaluation, Jeff Grover, Angeline Lavin
Opinion On Independent Auditors' Opinions Of Substantial Doubt: A Nasdaq Non-Compliance Evaluation, Jeff Grover, Angeline Lavin
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Allegations of ethical conduct in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)-2002 continue. As the investment community and the public witness the trials and convictions of several corporate executives, the impact of the independent Auditor's Opinion (IAO) cannot be understated. This source of unbiased evaluation of a firm's ability to remain as a going-concern is clearly essential. This paper assumes that the IAO contains new information that is useful in evaluating the sustainability of a firm. In this paper, an event study is performed to assess the information content in stock returns prior to and following the lAO announcement week for a group …
About Synergy And Dissynergy: Change, Strategic And Chaotic Decision Choices, And Resultant Outcomes, Chris Crawford
About Synergy And Dissynergy: Change, Strategic And Chaotic Decision Choices, And Resultant Outcomes, Chris Crawford
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Change occurs at a rate quicker than most organizations can strategically respond. In fact, like any gambler, decision making in the current business environment is little more than playing the odds in some cases. Nonetheless, organizations attempting to succeed must try to minimize the chaotic element of decision making through the introduction of strategic thinking. Moving toward strategic thought can sometimes propel organizations into a synergistic spiral of decision making - where one decision reveals further opportunities. Likewise, organizations that fail to prepare for the chaotic will find themselves falling into a dissynergistic spiral where failure breeds even more failure. …
Role Of Implicit Personality Theory In Leadership Research, Lawrence Silver, Debbie Silver
Role Of Implicit Personality Theory In Leadership Research, Lawrence Silver, Debbie Silver
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Implicit personality theory explains how individuals interpret the world around them including the events they experience and observe. Research in social and educational psychology indicates that one's implicit personality theory influences the extent to which one makes judgments about ability regarding the self and others. While some researchers have begun to apply the concept to organizational studies, this paper explains the value of extending that research into three areas important to leaders: (1) employee evaluation, (2) managerial feedback, and (3) work motivation.
Transformational Leadership And Cultural Values: Are They Related To Desired Organizational Outcomes?, Josephine Sosa-Fey, Barbara Dastoor
Transformational Leadership And Cultural Values: Are They Related To Desired Organizational Outcomes?, Josephine Sosa-Fey, Barbara Dastoor
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Globalization of the marketplace and tile intense competition among multinational corporations makes attainment of organizational goals an imperative. Furthermore, an increasingly culturally diverse workforce challenges twenty-first century leaders to manage employees in ways to maximize desired organizational outcomes. This study investigates the relationships between cultural value variations, transformational leadership, and work-related outcomes. Managers at all levels of the organization will benefit from insights into what motivates workers to higher levels of performance.
In-Process R&D (Iprd) Write-Off Misclassifications In Compustat: An Econometric Evaluation, Lolita Paff
In-Process R&D (Iprd) Write-Off Misclassifications In Compustat: An Econometric Evaluation, Lolita Paff
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Over the period 1994-1999, for a sample of 57 firms, in-process research and development (IPRD) costs write-offs were reported in the 10-Ks of approximately 12% of the observations. The IPRD amounts ranged from $230,000 to over $16 7 million. In 38% of these cases, Compustat overstated R&D expense by including the IPRD write-off Comparative econometric estimates obtained show larger parameter coefficients when the Compustat's R&D expense data was used. This suggests prior research on R&D tax credit effectiveness based on Compustat data may have been upwardly biased, overstating the tax credit's incentive effects. Policy implications and directions for future research …
American Social Contract: Retirement, Insurance And Financial Viability, Hedayeh Samavati, Carolyn Stumph, David Dilts
American Social Contract: Retirement, Insurance And Financial Viability, Hedayeh Samavati, Carolyn Stumph, David Dilts
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Since the election of 2004, one burning question has dominated any discussion of the long-term macroeconomic policy of this country. That question is: "will social security remain viable in its current form?" Economists weigh in on a spectrum that ranges from the opinion that social security is not in any trouble to the opinion that social security payments are in immediate peril. This research indicates that, while relatively minor changes of the type the country has undertaken for the last two decades may be necessary, social security is by no means in what any intelligent analyst would consider peril.
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Structure Of Organizational Values: An Action Science Perspective, Aaron Buchko
Structure Of Organizational Values: An Action Science Perspective, Aaron Buchko
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This research examines the values statements of 327 organizations to identify the core values concepts or words that are used by firms to define the fundamental belief systems of the enterprise. One hundred and ten unique words or concepts were identified. Using au action science methodology, 78 practicing managers sorted these words into a classification scheme that resulted in 13 distinct categories of organization values that can be viewed as meta-values or core concepts of organizations.
International Business Education And Practices: Chinese "Sea Turtles" And Economic Development, David Pan, Jon Shapiro
International Business Education And Practices: Chinese "Sea Turtles" And Economic Development, David Pan, Jon Shapiro
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
China's rapid economic growth has created a demand for professionals of international competence. Many Chinese go overseas studying and repatriate for this job market. However, expatriates with little job experience are often unemployed for an extended period unless they lower their expectations in coastal cities where economy is vibrant, while few go to inland regions of lesser developed. Thus, expatriates as "Sea Turtles" become "Sea Weeds." This paper addresses the issues determining this transformation by differential economic development. We discuss the current status of expatriate employability and emergent need in China, and also make policy and strategy suggestions.
Outside The Lines: Exploring Student Use Of Web-Based Vicarious Learning About Financial Markets, Matthew Ford
Outside The Lines: Exploring Student Use Of Web-Based Vicarious Learning About Financial Markets, Matthew Ford
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This study considers web-based expert commentary as a mechanism for college student learning about financial markets. Social cognitive theory suggests that students may team vicariously by observing the thought processes expressed in the writings of well chosen web-based role models and adopting similar patterns of thought over time. An exploratory study using undergraduate business school students investigated the change in measures of financial market awareness after exposure to web-based commentary. Significant learning effects were evident, particularly when exposure was augmented by structure that guided the learning experience. Although more research is required, these findings suggest the utility of web-based expert …
Overcoming The Challenges Of Establishing A Student-Managed Fixed Income Fund, David Krause
Overcoming The Challenges Of Establishing A Student-Managed Fixed Income Fund, David Krause
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Student-managed funds (SMFs) offer unique educational opportunities. In a typical SMF, students select common stocks and manage a real portfolio, gaining practical money management experience. Until recently, establishing a fixed income SMF has been unworkable for most academic institutions. Fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) are relatively new financial offerings that allow non-institutional investors the ability to trade shares of an entire bond portfolio as a single security. By combining different ETFs into a fund of funds, it is possible for students to implement various bond portfolio management strategies - a valuable learning opportunity previously unavailable to most business students.
In Lean Production: Semantics Matters, Bryant Mitchell, Jeffrey Vistad, Lawrence Fredendall
In Lean Production: Semantics Matters, Bryant Mitchell, Jeffrey Vistad, Lawrence Fredendall
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Manufacturing, Planning, and Control (MPC) systems are commonly categorized as either push or pull production systems. The most common example of a push system ref erred to is a MRP system, while the example of a pull system most commonly ref erred to is JIT, or more specifically a Kanban system (Sawaya et al, 1992). We have found that the use of this terminology regarding different forms of MPC systems can be confusing to the novice as well as the more experienced management practitioner or researcher. In this paper, we make an argument for the importance of using more precise …
Assessing Student Entrepreneurial Capacity: Implications For Rural Communities And Higher Education, Mary C. Martin Ph.D., Henry Schwaller Mba
Assessing Student Entrepreneurial Capacity: Implications For Rural Communities And Higher Education, Mary C. Martin Ph.D., Henry Schwaller Mba
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
During the 1990s, the U.S. experienced a shift in job creation: large U.S. businesses laid off approximately 10 million workers, while entrepreneurs and small businesses created 20 million jobs during the same decade. Given this shift in job creation, it is clear that entrepreneurship is the new foundation of the U.S. economy. Rural communities, in particular, should be concerned about stimulating entrepreneurship given current challenges, such as declining and aging populations, loss of traditional industry, and declining wages. Entrepreneurial development is vital to the future success and growth of rural economies. The purpose of this study is to report the …