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Finding The Ghost With The Machine: Breaking Through The Assessment Center Validity Ceiling By Exploring Decisional Processes Using New Sources Of Behavioral Data Within Virtual Assessments, Brett W. Guidry Dec 2016

Finding The Ghost With The Machine: Breaking Through The Assessment Center Validity Ceiling By Exploring Decisional Processes Using New Sources Of Behavioral Data Within Virtual Assessments, Brett W. Guidry

Open Access Dissertations

Decades of assessment center (AC) research has resulted in an inevitable “validity ceiling” whereby increasing the validity of the AC method is becoming increasingly difficult. To overcome this challenge, new avenues for collecting and evaluating AC participant behaviors must be explored, with a particular focus on overcoming the inherent limitations of human observation—a hallmark of the AC method. This study examines detailed logs of AC participant behaviors captured automatically and unobtrusively during a computer-based simulation assessment. Using a decision making framework, basic characteristics of the new behavioral data are tested against existing theories of decisional efficacy. The construct-related validity of …


Impact Of Communication Appeals On Recycling Behaviors Among Undergraduate Students, Ning Zhu Aug 2016

Impact Of Communication Appeals On Recycling Behaviors Among Undergraduate Students, Ning Zhu

Open Access Theses

The present thesis aims to understand factors influencing student recycling behaviors, and to investigate effective communication approaches to increase such behaviors. An online survey was conducted to examine the relationships between student recycling frequency in different contexts, students’ attitudes toward the environment, barriers to their recycling, students’ perceptions of communication messages, and communication media they think to be effective. Descriptive statistics, ANOVAs, t-test, simple linear regressions, categorical multinomial logistic regression, and a chi-square test were conducted, and the data was collected from a large land-grant university in the Midwestern United States. A total of 537 questionnaires were answered.

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Toward Informed Leadership: Teaching Students To Make Better Decisions Using Information, Ilana Stonebraker Jun 2016

Toward Informed Leadership: Teaching Students To Make Better Decisions Using Information, Ilana Stonebraker

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Studies have shown that introducing additional information without context leads to worse decision making. Informed leadership is the purposeful integration of information into decision management. This article reframes information literacy as decision management using elements of evidence-based management. It highlights strategies such as decision awareness, process creation, and decision practice and approaches for purposeful application in the information literacy classroom.


Women And Men Leading In Christian Nonprofits And Universities, Amy Reynolds May 2016

Women And Men Leading In Christian Nonprofits And Universities, Amy Reynolds

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Hierarchical Organizational Culture, Organizational Environment, And Women’S Experience On Work-Family Enrichment In South Korea, Sunyoung Park, Sung Jun Jo May 2016

The Influence Of Hierarchical Organizational Culture, Organizational Environment, And Women’S Experience On Work-Family Enrichment In South Korea, Sunyoung Park, Sung Jun Jo

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


The Gendered And Cultural Realities Of Managing A Global Workforce: Implications For Research And Practice, Kaumudi Misra May 2016

The Gendered And Cultural Realities Of Managing A Global Workforce: Implications For Research And Practice, Kaumudi Misra

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Diversity In Context, Lisbeth Clausen May 2016

Diversity In Context, Lisbeth Clausen

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Seeing Herself As A Leader: An Examination Of Gender-Leadership Frames In Women’S Leader Identity Development, Beth K. Humberd, Judith A. Clair May 2016

Seeing Herself As A Leader: An Examination Of Gender-Leadership Frames In Women’S Leader Identity Development, Beth K. Humberd, Judith A. Clair

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Examining Women’S Leadership Identity Development, Donna Chrobot-Mason, Lindsay Johnson, Jasmine Burno, Nathan Ball, Larry Kinkopf May 2016

Examining Women’S Leadership Identity Development, Donna Chrobot-Mason, Lindsay Johnson, Jasmine Burno, Nathan Ball, Larry Kinkopf

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Intersectionality On The Path To Leadership: The Role Of Identity Management In Influencing Hiring Outcomes, Danielle D. King, Ann Marie Ryan, Jennifer Wessel May 2016

Intersectionality On The Path To Leadership: The Role Of Identity Management In Influencing Hiring Outcomes, Danielle D. King, Ann Marie Ryan, Jennifer Wessel

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


“Paganpreneurs”: Demythologizing The Gender Gap In The “Cult Of The Entrepreneur”, Mandy Wheadon, Nathalie Duval-Couetil May 2016

“Paganpreneurs”: Demythologizing The Gender Gap In The “Cult Of The Entrepreneur”, Mandy Wheadon, Nathalie Duval-Couetil

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Am I An Entrepreneur? How Imposter Fears Hinder Women Entrepreneurs’ Business Growth, Jamie J. Ladge, Kimberly A. Eddleston May 2016

Am I An Entrepreneur? How Imposter Fears Hinder Women Entrepreneurs’ Business Growth, Jamie J. Ladge, Kimberly A. Eddleston

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Gender In The Workplace: The Effects Of Social Networks In Cross-Cutting Project Teams, Vernon Anthony Woodley May 2016

Gender In The Workplace: The Effects Of Social Networks In Cross-Cutting Project Teams, Vernon Anthony Woodley

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Social Media, Gender Inequality And The Workplace, Valerie Stead, Carole Elliott, Belinda Blevins-Knabe, Emily Chan, Kathy S. Grove, Maylon Hanold, Amy E. Smith May 2016

Social Media, Gender Inequality And The Workplace, Valerie Stead, Carole Elliott, Belinda Blevins-Knabe, Emily Chan, Kathy S. Grove, Maylon Hanold, Amy E. Smith

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Qualifications And Perceived Riskiness On Selection: Gendered Implications For Leadership, Chantal Vanesch, Margaret M. Hopkins, Deborah A. O'Neil, Diana Bilimoria May 2016

The Role Of Qualifications And Perceived Riskiness On Selection: Gendered Implications For Leadership, Chantal Vanesch, Margaret M. Hopkins, Deborah A. O'Neil, Diana Bilimoria

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Who’S On Top: Can Gender Differences In Risk-Taking Lead To Gendered Hierarchies?, Susan R. Fisk May 2016

Who’S On Top: Can Gender Differences In Risk-Taking Lead To Gendered Hierarchies?, Susan R. Fisk

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


A Qualitative Exploration Of The Leaky Pipeline For Women In Law, Elizabeth M. Boyd, Erin Wolf May 2016

A Qualitative Exploration Of The Leaky Pipeline For Women In Law, Elizabeth M. Boyd, Erin Wolf

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Gender Equity And Rising Inequality: You Can’T Get There From Here, Kevin T. Leicht May 2016

Gender Equity And Rising Inequality: You Can’T Get There From Here, Kevin T. Leicht

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


A Nudge For Gender Equality In Responses To Leadership: Evidence From A Randomized Field Experiment, Jamie Lee Gloor, Manuela C. Morf, Urschi Backes-Gellner May 2016

A Nudge For Gender Equality In Responses To Leadership: Evidence From A Randomized Field Experiment, Jamie Lee Gloor, Manuela C. Morf, Urschi Backes-Gellner

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


A Case Study Of Intentional Integration Of The Archetypical Feminine In A Leader Development Organization: Successes And Challenges, Teresa J. Rothausen May 2016

A Case Study Of Intentional Integration Of The Archetypical Feminine In A Leader Development Organization: Successes And Challenges, Teresa J. Rothausen

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Diversityleads Toronto And Greater Montreal: A Profile Of Women And Visible Minorities In Senior Leadership Positions, Wendy Cukier, Darren Cyr, Mohamed Elmi May 2016

Diversityleads Toronto And Greater Montreal: A Profile Of Women And Visible Minorities In Senior Leadership Positions, Wendy Cukier, Darren Cyr, Mohamed Elmi

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Wage Discrimination Against Homosexuals: The Role Of Skills, Miguel Sarzosa May 2016

Wage Discrimination Against Homosexuals: The Role Of Skills, Miguel Sarzosa

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Empathic Understanding And Diversity Management Leadership: Facilitating Greater Gender Diversity In European Business Schools, Robyn V. Remke, Lynn Roseberry May 2016

Empathic Understanding And Diversity Management Leadership: Facilitating Greater Gender Diversity In European Business Schools, Robyn V. Remke, Lynn Roseberry

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Potential Barriers That Influence Gender Differences In Leadership Self-Efficacy, Aspen Janai Robinson, Enrica N. Ruggs, Yvette Huet, Adriana Medina May 2016

Potential Barriers That Influence Gender Differences In Leadership Self-Efficacy, Aspen Janai Robinson, Enrica N. Ruggs, Yvette Huet, Adriana Medina

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Leading Change In Higher Education: Reflections On Designing Diversity And Inclusion Learning Experiences, Ziyu Long, Patrice M. Buzzanell, Dulcy Abraham May 2016

Leading Change In Higher Education: Reflections On Designing Diversity And Inclusion Learning Experiences, Ziyu Long, Patrice M. Buzzanell, Dulcy Abraham

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Barriers To Effective Mentoring Practices In Academia: Challenges To Equitable Faculty Support In Movement Into Senior Ranks, Heather Metcalf, Lara Dos Passos Coggin May 2016

Barriers To Effective Mentoring Practices In Academia: Challenges To Equitable Faculty Support In Movement Into Senior Ranks, Heather Metcalf, Lara Dos Passos Coggin

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Succession Planning In Higher Education, C. Ellen Washington May 2016

Succession Planning In Higher Education, C. Ellen Washington

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


Gender Differences In Leadership Interests Across Generations: A Meta-Analysis, Nicole Schultz, Rong Su May 2016

Gender Differences In Leadership Interests Across Generations: A Meta-Analysis, Nicole Schultz, Rong Su

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


The Business Case For Women Leaders: Meta-Analysis, Research Critique, And Path Forward, Jenny M. Hoobler, Courtney R. Masterson, Stella M. Nkomo, Eric J. Michel May 2016

The Business Case For Women Leaders: Meta-Analysis, Research Critique, And Path Forward, Jenny M. Hoobler, Courtney R. Masterson, Stella M. Nkomo, Eric J. Michel

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.


On Firms’ Willingness To Pay For Female Top Managerial Talent: An Analysis Of Wage Spillovers In Top Management, Cristian L. Dezső, David Gaddis Ross, Jose Uribe May 2016

On Firms’ Willingness To Pay For Female Top Managerial Talent: An Analysis Of Wage Spillovers In Top Management, Cristian L. Dezső, David Gaddis Ross, Jose Uribe

Dismantling Bias Conference Series

No abstract provided.