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What Makes For A Career In Higher Education?, Charles Bicak Jul 2021

What Makes For A Career In Higher Education?, Charles Bicak

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

Reflections on a career in higher education, offered by UNK Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs Charlie Bicak.


Virtual Teams In The Classroom: A Case Study, Nancy E. Landrum, Lori D. Paris Jan 2000

Virtual Teams In The Classroom: A Case Study, Nancy E. Landrum, Lori D. Paris

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

With the increase in technology and globalization, virtual teams are to the new century what self-managed work teams were to the past. Virtual teams are "cross-functional teams that operate across space, time, and organizational boundaries with members whocommunicate mainly through electronic technologies" (McShane & Von Glinow, 2000, p. 271). A virtual team is a tool that the organizations can employ to make quick decisions in a complex environment, especially, in an environment where employees are spreadacross the globe (Duarte & Snyder, 1999; Manz & Sims, 1987; McShane & Von Glinow, 2000).

Both traditional and self-managed work teams have long been …


The Use And Value Of Data Warehousing In Higher Education, Robert P. Weber, James E. Weber Jan 2000

The Use And Value Of Data Warehousing In Higher Education, Robert P. Weber, James E. Weber

Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology

Industry is experiencing a dramatic increase in the use of data warehousing techniques, but higher education has been slow to follow suit. This paper illustrates some common uses of data warehousing in industry, provides higher education analogues and suggests the potential value of data warehousing techniques to colleges and universities.