Systemic Employment Discrimination And Class Actions: The Extent Of Structural Litigation In The United States And Brazil,
2026
Syracuse University
Systemic Employment Discrimination And Class Actions: The Extent Of Structural Litigation In The United States And Brazil, Ricardo Jose Macedo De Britto Pereira
Dissertations - ALL
This dissertation explores class actions against systemic employment discrimination in the United States and Brazil, adopting a collective perspective that strengthens the enforcement of rights. The study also examines whether affirmative action can be implemented as a remedy without dividing groups or triggering resistance in political scenarios unfavorable to inclusive and diverse work environments. The focus is on institutional responses addressing structures of discrimination through procedural tools that advance reforms and prevent setbacks. The dissertation develops a political and legal theoretical background of collective rights, identifying unequal structures in society and pathways for reform, and examining employers’ authority, labor segmentation, …
The Influence Of Ole Miss And Nil On Local Business Strategy In Oxford, Mississippi,
2026
University of Mississippi
The Influence Of Ole Miss And Nil On Local Business Strategy In Oxford, Mississippi, Benjamin D. Blossom Mr.
Honors Theses
This thesis argues that while NIL policies have introduced new financial and promotional dynamics, the relationship between the University of Mississippi athletics and the Oxford business community is still primarily shaped by long-standing, collaborative practices. The study focuses on how NIL is influencing these established relationships and the economic landscape of a college town where the university acts as a major economic driver. Through six in-depth interviews with Oxford business owners across retail, hospitality, food service, and events, the research finds that athletics, and football in particular, fuel much of the city’s economic activity. However, businesses see NIL-driven endorsements as …
Esports Cosmopolitan Canopy,
2026
University of Mississippi Main Campus
Esports Cosmopolitan Canopy, Reice Hicks
Honors Theses
This thesis concerns the area of sociology. Specifically, it is a sociological study of a community on Ole Miss’s campus and how they form what is known within the sociology field as a “cosmopolitan canopy,” a term coined by Elijah Anderson. Using this term, I proceed to prove not only how the Ole Miss Esports club falls under this jurisdiction, but the effects of esports on the youth as a whole, both positive and negative. All of my data was extracted via literature review, online research, note-taking, visual observation, and one-on-one interviews with people involved with the club. The entire …
What Is Happening In Major League Baseball? A Structural Snapshot In An Evolving Economic Landscape: A Case Study,
2026
Ursinus College
What Is Happening In Major League Baseball? A Structural Snapshot In An Evolving Economic Landscape: A Case Study, Max K. Shilstone
Business and Economics Honors Papers
This qualitative case study examines the most visible business and economic factors currently impacting Major League Baseball (MLB). Specifically, it analyzes how current labor and collective bargaining issues, the changing media and broadcasting landscape, and the league’s reliance on locally generated revenue are shaping the league’s current and future business environment. Using a multi-method qualitative approach, this case study draws from academic scholarship, contemporary industry reporting, league documents, existing interviews, and six semi-structured interviews with professionals working in or around MLB. The evidence was analyzed through thematic coding and triangulated across sources to identify recurring themes and validate emerging findings. …
The Impatience Of Winning: An Analysis Of Time Discounting, Predictive Modeling, And The Nba Draft,
2026
Ursinus College
The Impatience Of Winning: An Analysis Of Time Discounting, Predictive Modeling, And The Nba Draft, Alec R. Plante
Business and Economics Honors Papers
This paper examines whether NBA draft decisions can be better explained by incorporating non-geometric time discounting into a model of general manager decision making. Using a dataset of 285 NBA draft prospects over a 12-year period, the impact of college statistics on Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) is determined, and these impact values are then used to create a “predicted” VORP for the first 4 seasons of each player’s career: a projection of what a general manager might think of a prospect’s future value given their college statistics. Following this, geometric and hyperbolic time discounting models are applied to estimate …
"Forward Together, Not One Step Back": Southern Women, Joy, And The Revitalization Of A Movement,
2026
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
"Forward Together, Not One Step Back": Southern Women, Joy, And The Revitalization Of A Movement, Katelyn Holly Johnson
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study seeks to illuminate the ways that working women across the Southern United States organize labor within their communities both in and outside of the traditional union space. Due to the repressive nature of labor policy across the Southern US, this study focuses on how both unions and non-union organizations in the South generate feelings of collective identity and sustain solidarity. This study explores one central question: How do women in unions and worker-organizations in the South build solidarity and sustain collective action under restrictive labor conditions. Early findings reveal that working women in the South navigate multiple barriers …
It’S Been A Great Career: Legendary Labor Attorney Reflects On 50 Years Of Change In Academic Collective Bargaining,
2026
Eastern Illinois University
It’S Been A Great Career: Legendary Labor Attorney Reflects On 50 Years Of Change In Academic Collective Bargaining, Karen Stubaus
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
Nick DiGiovanni, legendary labor and employment attorney, reflected on over 50 years of academic labor relations and collective bargaining work in a recent conversation with Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy Co-Editor Karen Stubaus, as he prepared to retire from Morgan, Brown & Joy. Nick’s son and colleague Damien DiGiovanni, also a partner at the firm, joined in the conversation to bring his perspective to some of the issues currently confronting the field.
Strategies In Bargaining Faculty Retrenchment Provisions: Insights From Cases Of Implementing Contract Language,
2026
University of Arizona
Strategies In Bargaining Faculty Retrenchment Provisions: Insights From Cases Of Implementing Contract Language, Gary Rhoades
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
In this article on faculty (and professional staff) retrenchment, based on my recent national analysis of 506 collective bargaining agreements, I delineate four strategies to negotiating the topic found in contract provisions (with more than one strategy often found in the same contract). The strategies are: Procedural (focused on due process); consultative (addressing employee involvement in deliberations); conditional (defining pre-conditions of retrenchment); and re-alignment (speaking to reversing the decades-long relative disinvestment in academic and student facing professional staff). In exploring four cases of institutions—two community colleges and two universities—experiencing retrenchment, I consider how the contract provisions have played out in …
Academic Freedom In Graduate Student Union Collective Bargaining Agreements,
2026
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Academic Freedom In Graduate Student Union Collective Bargaining Agreements, Madeline Rowe
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
Graduate student unionization has rapidly increased over the last decade, with almost 40% of graduate student employees unionized by 2024. Yet, little is known about how these contracts address graduate students’ academic freedom – an often-ambiguous area due to graduate students’ dual roles on campus as both employees and students. Using textual analysis of thirteen collective bargaining agreements, this study examines how graduate student collective bargaining agreements include and address matters of academic freedom and the implications this may have on graduate students’ roles on campus and in the greater campus hierarchy. Results reveal that graduate student collective bargaining agreements …
Forcing The Issue: Nebraska’S Collective Bargaining Stand-Off,
2026
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Forcing The Issue: Nebraska’S Collective Bargaining Stand-Off, Shannon Cummins
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
This paper describes the unusual collective bargaining landscape for public academic institutions in the state of Nebraska where state legislation has mandated both pay transparency and limits to the collective bargaining process. Specifically, it explores the unprecedented 2024-2025 bargaining cycle which relied on innovative union tactics of nationwide freedom of information requests (FOIA) to reach contract agreement in the face of twelve years of administration stonewalling tactics. The case study of Nebraska is important as it provides an actual account of negotiations where state limits on collective bargaining have yet to be tested in the courts.
One Faculty, One Mission: A Unified Faculty Model For California Community Colleges,
2026
Gavilan College
One Faculty, One Mission: A Unified Faculty Model For California Community Colleges, Debbie Klein
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
This article advances a unified, non-tiered faculty model as essential to fulfilling the mission of the California Community Colleges (CCC) system. Although the system is charged with realizing open access and educational equity, nearly 70% of faculty serve in part-time or contingent roles—often without proportional compensation, institutional stability, or meaningful participation in governance. Drawing on research demonstrating that faculty working conditions shape student learning conditions, the article argues that structural employment inequities undermine the system’s democratic promise. Situating the proposal within national “One Faculty” efforts and recent legislative attention to pay parity in California, it demonstrates that reform is both …
In Memoriam Of William A. Herbert, National Center Executive Director,
2026
Eastern Illinois University
In Memoriam Of William A. Herbert, National Center Executive Director
Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
No abstract provided.
Guarding The Game: Building A Defensive Line Between Athletes' Biometric Data And Gambling Interests,
2026
Pepperdine University
Guarding The Game: Building A Defensive Line Between Athletes' Biometric Data And Gambling Interests, Caroline Hébert
The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law
This comment examines the intersection of wearable technology, professional sports, and the burgeoning sports betting industry. Focusing primarily on the National Football League (NFL), the author explores how biometric markers such as heart rate, stress levels, and fatigue—originally intended for player health and performance—are increasingly targeted for commercialization in the gambling market. The comment provides a critical analysis of the current legal landscape, noting that existing frameworks like HIPAA and GINA, as well as current Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs), offer insufficient protections for athletes' sensitive personal data. Hébert identifies key points of exploitation by third-party vendors and highlights the conflicting …
2026-04-14 Minutes,
2026
Morehead State University
2026-04-14 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
Staff Congress meeting minutes from April 14, 2026.
An Agile-Informed Job Demands-Resources Framework In Hospitality: A Dual-Pathway Structural Model Of Employee Satisfaction, Burnout, And Turnover Intentions,
2026
University of South Carolina
An Agile-Informed Job Demands-Resources Framework In Hospitality: A Dual-Pathway Structural Model Of Employee Satisfaction, Burnout, And Turnover Intentions, Albaraa Mesawi
Theses and Dissertations
Persistent labor shortages and elevated voluntary turnover define the hospitality industry. High-intensity service interactions increase workload, emotional labor, and time pressure for non-management employees. The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model predicts engagement and retention when job resources offset job demands. Existing research has not specified which operational conditions reliably predict this balance in dynamic service work. This study evaluates whether adapted Agile philosophy serves as a heuristic framework for specifying JD-R constructs in hospitality. The study maps Agile values and principles to validated psychological constructs through Psychological State Matching: Self-Organization to Psychological Empowerment (PE), Regular Reflection to Perceived Team Learning Behavior …
2026-03-27 Staff Congress By-Laws - Revised,
2026
Morehead State University
2026-03-27 Staff Congress By-Laws - Revised, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
The revised By-Laws of the Staff Congress as approved on March 27, 2026.
2026-03-27 Staff Congress Constitution - Revised,
2026
Morehead State University
2026-03-27 Staff Congress Constitution - Revised, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
The revised Staff Congress Constitution as approved on March 27, 2026.
2026-03-26 Message From The President,
2026
Morehead State University
2026-03-26 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.
Staff Congress Records
Message sent on March 26, 2026 by the President to the campus community regarding upcoming dates of importance, congratulatory recognitions, State budget and campus personnel updates.
2026-03-25 President's Senior Cabinet Update,
2026
Morehead State University
2026-03-25 President's Senior Cabinet Update, Morehead State University. Staff Congress., President's Senior Cabinet.
Staff Congress Records
Announcement from the President's Senior Cabinet meeting from March 25, 2026.
2026-03-10 Minutes,
2026
Morehead State University
2026-03-10 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.
Staff Congress Records
Staff Congress meeting minutes from March 10, 2026.
