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Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
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A Simple Approach To Determining The Super-Efficient Investment Portfolio, Jeff Grover, Angeline M. Lavin
A Simple Approach To Determining The Super-Efficient Investment Portfolio, Jeff Grover, Angeline M. Lavin
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This paper presents a simple approach to Modern Portfolio Theory that makes the process more understandable and accessible to students. The methodology is a five-step process that begins with the calculation of mean returns, excess returns, betas, unsystematic risk, and excess returns over beta and then systematically ranks a set of funds to determine a supper-efficient optimal portfolio. Data from the TIAA-CREF family of funds was employed in this study but the analysis can be applied to any distinct set of mutual funds. This linear optimization methodology, based on the Elton, Gruber, Brown, and Goetzmann (2003) methodology, is a straightforward …
Reframing Systems Disasters With Three Perspectives Of Organizational Culture, Karen L. Page, James B. Page
Reframing Systems Disasters With Three Perspectives Of Organizational Culture, Karen L. Page, James B. Page
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This paper presents the major literature on systems disasters and how organizational culture is portrayed in this literature. The paper then outlines the three cultural perspectives used by Martin 2002 to describe organizational cultures: integration, differentiation, and fragmentation. The paper explores show these perspectives influence interpretations about the disasters described. The paper concludes that the effect of an organization’s culture on safety, reliability, and disasters can be fully understood only when all three perspectives are applied.
Ceo Compensation, Backdated Stock Options, And Compensation Committees, Steven A. Frankforter, Bret Becton
Ceo Compensation, Backdated Stock Options, And Compensation Committees, Steven A. Frankforter, Bret Becton
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
CEO compensation in U. S. based companies has undergone considerable scrutiny in recent years. Among the common observations are that U. S. executives are highly paid relative to those of other countries and that the disparities in compensations are increasing over time. In this study, we investigate the effects that backdated stock options, compensation committee structure and process, and ownership factors have on levels or executive compensation. Combining agency and organizational theory perspectives, we find CEO compensation positively associated with the presence of backdated stock options, few large-block stockholders, and small compensation committees.
Using A Cutting The Cake Peer Assessment Method In A Leadership In Information Networking And Telecommunications Course, Keyu Jiang, Mark Bannister
Using A Cutting The Cake Peer Assessment Method In A Leadership In Information Networking And Telecommunications Course, Keyu Jiang, Mark Bannister
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
To satisfy the increasing demands of various group-based dynamic studies, we have developed a variant classroom assessment technique that synthesizes different grading systems, such as a criterion-referenced system, norm-referenced system, peer grading and their modification. This paper describes the Cut-the-Cake Grading Method through introduction of our implementation and its comparison with other assessment methods.
Religious Beliefs Or A College Ethics Course- Does Either Really Impact Student Perceptions Of Ethical Behavior?, Karen L. Hamilton, Rita C. Jones, Teresa K. Lang
Religious Beliefs Or A College Ethics Course- Does Either Really Impact Student Perceptions Of Ethical Behavior?, Karen L. Hamilton, Rita C. Jones, Teresa K. Lang
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This study considers the impact of two variables on the perception of students regarding various classroom behaviors concerning themselves, and then concerning their peers. The first variable is the self-reported level of religiosity of the students, and the second is the completion of a business ethics course. Two universities participated in the study: Temple University with 61 juniors and seniors and Columbus State University with 215 juniors and seniors out of a total of 332 mostly undergraduate, business students attending selected business classes. The findings are that students viewing themselves as more religious have higher critical standards for both themselves …
Globalizing Leadership Curriculum: A Priority For The Development Of International Leaders, Anthony C. Andenoro, Theresa Pesl Murphrey, Kim E. Dooley
Globalizing Leadership Curriculum: A Priority For The Development Of International Leaders, Anthony C. Andenoro, Theresa Pesl Murphrey, Kim E. Dooley
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
Gaining perspective on how to deliver leadership education can be a daunting task. This paper provides a specific, yet powerful perspective to consider when attempting to engage students and develop leaders within formal leadership education. Moreover, this paper reports the findings of one objective within a multi-objective study to describe perspectives of global leadership priorities and accompanying competencies based on respondent perceptions. Insight on the development of global curricula form a qualitative perspective is provided in an effort to maximize the development of students within formal leadership degree programs. Based on respondents’ perceptions and the summary of the literature, it …
Managing The Accreditation Goal For A Multi-Campus Business School, Matt Elbeck, Richard Williams
Managing The Accreditation Goal For A Multi-Campus Business School, Matt Elbeck, Richard Williams
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This qualitative study examines the complex issue of a multi-campus business school charged with the goal of accreditation. A review of the literature is followed with survey insights from 22 business school Deans with multi-campus experience, analyzed using constant comparative analysis to seek solution for three central issues (1) to increase the proportion of full-time faculty; (2) encourage scholarship; and (3) foster multi-campus relations. The key findings suggest the central roles of leadership to motivate all constituents, funding, articulation of expectations, and degree for branch autonomy.
Self-Marketing Plans: Creating Career Embedded Education & Reinforcing Marketing Concepts, Christina Mccale, Richard Delliveneri, Lynne Montrose
Self-Marketing Plans: Creating Career Embedded Education & Reinforcing Marketing Concepts, Christina Mccale, Richard Delliveneri, Lynne Montrose
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
While the concept of conduction a Self-Marketing Plan as part of a principles of marketing class is not new, little research has been done to determine what, if anything, students gain from the activity - and no studies on the topic have been done at private or religious based schools. Faculty at Regis College have not only created a model for implementing such a project in the principles of marketing class, but also established a collaborative partnership with the Career Services office to provide the career development information necessary to complete the project. This research study describes the benefits students …
Level Of Existence & Leadership Style - Is There A Correlation?, Nicole A. Roberson
Level Of Existence & Leadership Style - Is There A Correlation?, Nicole A. Roberson
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This study was conducted to determine whether the Discovery Assessment (DA) used to assess level of existence and the Styles of Leadership Survey (SLS) used to assess leadership style would aid in the selection of managers. Craves (1970) asserted that people progress through eight levels of existence and people with the higher levels of existence possessed the psychological maturity needed for today's managers. Blake and Mouton (1964) concluded that there were five primary leadership styles and the one high in production and people was the most optimal. The data revealed a link between level of existence and leadership style.
A Study Of Supportive Climate, Trust, Engagement And Organizational Commitment, Larry W. Hughes, James B. Avey, Steven M. Norman
A Study Of Supportive Climate, Trust, Engagement And Organizational Commitment, Larry W. Hughes, James B. Avey, Steven M. Norman
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This study was undertaken to explore the relationship between supportive climate and organizational commitment as mediated by trust and employee engagement. In a field test of 243 engineers and technicians from a Fortune 100 multinational firm, participants completed surveys about their organization's supportive climate, trust in their organization's leadership, affective organizational commitment, and engagement. Support for all hypotheses was found: (1) positive relationship between supportive climate and organizational commitment, and both (2) trust and (3) employee engagement mediated the climate-commitment relationship. Limitations of this study include generalizability of findings and common method bias. In human capital intensive industries, the value …
Practice Influencing Theory: A Review Of The Definition, Practice, & Arguments For Csr, J.J. Asongu
Practice Influencing Theory: A Review Of The Definition, Practice, & Arguments For Csr, J.J. Asongu
Journal of Business & Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching (2005-2012)
This paper takes a closer look Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), focusing on firms are practicing it as well as the theoretical arguments for it. It begins by exploring the diversity that exists in the understanding of CSR - ranging from the view that it should be limited to the voluntary activities of firms to those views that embrace social activity. The aim here is to clarify the concept of CSR and to better appreciate the CSR activities of firms. Subsequently, the paper proposes eight major arguments for CSR, which include four traditional arguments and four newer ones. Judging from what …
Academic Leadership On Faculty Performance, Stephanos Gialamas
Academic Leadership On Faculty Performance, Stephanos Gialamas
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In this article, we will provide a comprehensive approach for a yearly faculty performance evaluation report which includes the following components: (1) establishing a Yearly Faculty Performance Evaluation Plan (FPEP); (2) conducting a mid-year faculty self progress report; (3) creating a mid-year faculty progress evaluation report; (4) making a mid-year adjustment of the performance evaluation plan; (5) creating an end of the year faculty self-evaluation report; (6) conducting an end of the year faculty performance evaluation report.
Can Business Leaders Learn From Leaders Of Today’S Megachurches?, Peter A. Maresco
Can Business Leaders Learn From Leaders Of Today’S Megachurches?, Peter A. Maresco
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In 2005, Malcolm Gladwell, author of the best selling books, The Turning Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Little, Brown & Company, 2000) and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Little, Brown & Company, 2005), wrote an article titled The Cellular Church that appeared in The New Yorker Magazine (9/12/05). The article retells the story of the beginnings and the growth of Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church located in the Saddleback Valley of Orange County, California. In re-reading the article I found an interesting quote attributed to Jack Welch, the former chairman of General Electric and …
Authentic Performance Assessment: Informing Candidates, Faculty And Programs, Debbie Mercer
Authentic Performance Assessment: Informing Candidates, Faculty And Programs, Debbie Mercer
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In our quest for authentic performance assessment of our teacher education candidates, our institution embarked on a journey to develop effective tools. This article highlights the portfolio segment of our trip. While not a straight path, we have reflected and learned with each turn. We have arrived at a place that we feel provides our education unit with rich data regarding the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of our candidates.
A Consideration Of The Influences That Predict Middle School Principal Attitudes, Edward Cod, Jesse Washington
A Consideration Of The Influences That Predict Middle School Principal Attitudes, Edward Cod, Jesse Washington
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Today’s successful school systems have certainly evolved into “heroic learning organizations” (Brown & Moffett, 1999). Competing for such prestigious titles as National Blue Ribbon Schools and Carolina First Palmetto’s Finest Award Schools, additional pressures are placed on everyone involved. The person held most accountable for problem solving is the principal. Two of the most prominent pressures are the challenges of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and schools meeting Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements for all students. As the instructional leader, the principal influences every aspect of the school and each of its participants. In the process he or she becomes …
Identifying And Developing Scientific And Performance Standards For Educational Administrators Of Tehran’S High Schools And Providing An Appropriate Model, Hosseein Khanifar, Gholamreza Jandaghi
Identifying And Developing Scientific And Performance Standards For Educational Administrators Of Tehran’S High Schools And Providing An Appropriate Model, Hosseein Khanifar, Gholamreza Jandaghi
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Nowadays, the necessity of continuous and permanent attendance of standard is felt in various fields of human life in general and in training and education field in particular because that standard is a ground for similar performance and an indicator for identifying the rate of individuals’ success in designated works. (Nilly Ahamad Abadi, 2003). Generally, one can study human resource standards in three aspects of knowledge, function and behavior. Knowledge standards consist of the knowledge expected to be possessed by the individuals. In fact, they define scientific issues that should be learned by individuals. Performance standards consist of a qualitative …
Development Of Future Leaders: A Case Study On The Bank Of Thailand (Bot), Adisak Chandprapalert, Suda Suwannapirom
Development Of Future Leaders: A Case Study On The Bank Of Thailand (Bot), Adisak Chandprapalert, Suda Suwannapirom
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In the chaotic, volatile and complex business environment at the present time, an organization must be able to learn from and adapt to changes in order to enhance competitive advantage. As a result, leaders who make strategic decisions must adopt a new mind-set as new realities emerge and encourage strategic flexibility across and within their organizations (Hitt, Ireland, & Hoskisson, 2005). There are two significant factors to be strategically flexible on a continuing basis including leaders must develop an organization vision with a corresponding strategic plan and have the ability to manage changes (Zaccaro & Banks, 2004). Vision and leadership …
Designing And Implementing A Competency-Based Curriculum: Leadership Implications, Ralitsa Akins, Oscar Ingaramo, Maia Eppler, Gilbert Handal
Designing And Implementing A Competency-Based Curriculum: Leadership Implications, Ralitsa Akins, Oscar Ingaramo, Maia Eppler, Gilbert Handal
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Choices in leadership decision-making reflect forces stemming from the leader, the environment and the group, where the quality of the decision and its acceptance are at stake (Yukl 1981). In academic institutions, establishing a supportive learning environment is not sufficient for achieving desired changes; implementing and sustaining the leader’s vision becomes absolutely necessary (Stinson, Pearson, and Lucas 2006).
Preparing Faculty And Staff For Change, Susan Madsen
Preparing Faculty And Staff For Change, Susan Madsen
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Pursuing excellence in higher education requires constant and continuous change. In fact, throughout the past few decades the need for the effective change in higher education has not only increased but become more complex. New challenges have surfaced in today’s educational, economic, and political environments making it more difficult to strive for and obtain this true excellence. In his book Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education, Brent D. Ruben (2004) presents the eight fundamental challenges in higher education today: 1) broadening public appreciation for the work of the academy; 2) better understanding and addressing the needs of workplaces; 3) becoming more …
Introduction To Codebusters, Richard Archer
Introduction To Codebusters, Richard Archer
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Spelling is an ignored wound in American education. It is so ignored that university teacher-preparation programs do not even include a single course on how to teach spelling. Lacking professional guidance, teachers concoct a variety of approaches. Some present a list of words and tell their students to memorize them for Friday’s test. Others have their students finger-paint the words. Others dwell on complex rules, such as: “In monosyllabic words ending in a terminal consonant, double the terminal consonant before adding –ed or -ing.” Spelling is so ignored that California’s entire content standards for eighth grade spelling instruction is four …
Student Rating Of Instruction: A Survey Of Satisfaction And Uses, Rhonda Magel, Charles Mcintyre
Student Rating Of Instruction: A Survey Of Satisfaction And Uses, Rhonda Magel, Charles Mcintyre
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
This paper describes a study conducted at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in an effort to measure the level of satisfaction and uses of the student evaluation process, from now on referred to as the Student Rating of Instruction (SROI). This study consisted of the following five (5) phases: Phase I – Input from the Students Phase II – Input from Administrators Phase III – Input from Faculty Phase IV – Data Analysis and Evaluation Phase V – Recommendations and Conclusions
Profile Of Online Programs In Private Colleges: From College To University With A Click, Michael Miller, Adam Morris
Profile Of Online Programs In Private Colleges: From College To University With A Click, Michael Miller, Adam Morris
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Private higher education institutions have traditionally relied heavily on tuition revenues for their operation. Historically, these colleges have realized 80-90% of their operating revenue through tuition funding, making them reliant on their ability to attract and retain tuition-paying students (Gansemer-Topf & Schuh, 2006). This means that they are not only more tuition dependent than their public university counterparts (Summers, 2004), but that they must forecast expenditures and revenues with tremendous accuracy.
Reputation Management In Educational Organizations: Suggestion Of A New Model, Turgut Karak
Reputation Management In Educational Organizations: Suggestion Of A New Model, Turgut Karak
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Reputation management strategy is a professional service which is more recent than other service sectors and it helps, supports organizations. Interest in reputation management first increased in 1990 in USA. With subsequent “Most Admired Corporations” research done by Fortune Magazine, reputation management started drawing attention in global market (Deephouse 2002).
Exploring The Relationship Between Avid Professional Development And Teacher Leadership, Jeffrey Huerta, Karen Watt, Ersan Alkan
Exploring The Relationship Between Avid Professional Development And Teacher Leadership, Jeffrey Huerta, Karen Watt, Ersan Alkan
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Classroom teachers receive various forms of professional development throughout their careers with the intent of improving their teaching practices and ultimately, student performance. However, professional development can also have an impact on teacher leadership activities outside of the classroom as well. The purpose of this study is to assess whether professional development received from the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program has an effect on AVID elective teachers’ level of teacher leadership within their schools. Teachers from middle schools and high schools implementing, or planning to implement, AVID were examined in order to answer the following research questions: 1) Is …
Leaders And Leadership Roles In Relation To Effective Management Of The Human Resources, John Inyang
Leaders And Leadership Roles In Relation To Effective Management Of The Human Resources, John Inyang
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
The term leader is defined as a person initiating interaction with other members of a group, a person who moves the group towards group goal. The dictionary definition of a leader is ‘one who leads or goes first’. In other words one who first perceives the group’s needs far ahead of others and therefore plans and enlists the cooperation of others in its implementation. A person is a leader in any social situation in which his ideas and actions influence the thoughts and behaviours of others. The concept of a ‘leader’ therefore implies role-playing for some time. To be called …
The External Shareholders’ Impressions Regarding Corporate Reputation In Educational Organizations, Turgut Karak
The External Shareholders’ Impressions Regarding Corporate Reputation In Educational Organizations, Turgut Karak
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
A good reputation can create barriers to competition and inhibit the mobility of rival companies, attract the best supply chain and business partners, create a premium value for a company’s products and services (Sherman 1999, 10). On the one hand, reputation is valuable; it has bottom-line effects on firms. On the other hand, reputation buffers firms from the immediate reaction of stakeholders in their environment when controversial events occur (Schultz et al 2000, 79).
The Blogging College And University President: Academic Leadership In The Age Of Web 2.0, David Wyld
The Blogging College And University President: Academic Leadership In The Age Of Web 2.0, David Wyld
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Blogs are certainly at the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement. Blogging has been alternatively categorized as both “the next big thing” (Gallo, 2004) and an “Internet Wasteland” (Anonymous, 2003). In a nutshell, a blog can be differentiated from a website in that it is an easier to create and update web vehicle, usually simply by typing into a preprogrammed interface. From a definitional perspective, a blog refers to an online journal that can be updated regularly, with entries typically displayed in chronological order. While blogs now encompass not only text, but video and audio as well, it is generally …
Circumventing The “Wow Factor”: Pitfalls And Recommendations When Infusing New Technologies, Derrick Davis
Circumventing The “Wow Factor”: Pitfalls And Recommendations When Infusing New Technologies, Derrick Davis
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
With the advent of emerging technologies in the educational arena, decision makers, at times, feel compelled to “jump on board” or get left behind the technology train. Clearly, the pressure is on with colleges now being ranked for its use of technology as in “America’s Top Wired Colleges” (Burnett 2003) and more and more students refusing to leave their technological wits at the schoolyard doors. Naysayers to the technology movement in education liken it to trends similar to the new math of the 60’s, the open classrooms of the 70’s, or the Charter schools of today. Over the last three …
Meeting The Challenge Of A Janus Job, Patricia Phelps
Meeting The Challenge Of A Janus Job, Patricia Phelps
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
No one becomes an academic department chair in higher education without first having been a faculty member. After eighteen years as a faculty member at the same university, I was named interim department chair in 2005. With this administrative appointment came the assumption of what I perceived as a Janus job. In Roman mythology, Janus was the god associated with doorways and gates. He was frequently portrayed with two faces–one looking forward and one looking backward. Rather than being viewed as two-faced, Janus is more accurately described as vigilant. This image seems to fit aptly the role of academic department …