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The Lumpkin Letter (Spring 2023), Lcbas

Lumpkin College of Business & Technology Newsletters

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Spring 2023 Program Guide, Academy Of Lifelong Learning

Program Catalogs

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Graduate, 2nd Place: Assessing The Knowledge, Attitude, And Everyday Life Practices Adopted Among Eastern Illinois University Students Towards Sustainability, Joel Holison

2023 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

The concept of sustainable development gained attention and came into focus with the publication of the Brundtland Report (Brundtland, 1987). later the Education for Sustainability (EfS) initiative was presented in 1997 through the “Thessaloniki Declaration” as a carrier of the common and single message (Knapp, 2000). Sustainable development is the way a country pursues its economic development that does not jeopardize the opportunity for future generations to achieve their development (Brundtland, 1987). Deforestation, land destruction, soil degradation, air and water pollution, and other types of environmental deterioration are paid in the name of economic progress. This detriment may outweigh the …

The Strategic Application Of Alternative Grading To Improve Retention And Enhance Equity (Spring 2023), Teshome Abebe, Michael Gillespie

EIU Think Tank Reports and White Papers

Universities across the United States have been using the Pass/Fail grading system for a variety of reasons and in many different ways. There are so many uses of the system as there are universities.

In general, universities have used the Pass/Fail grading system to: help reduce stress and pressure on students; provide more flexibility in course selection and encourage students to explore and pursue interest without fear of damaging their GPA; reduce perceived discrimination and bias in grading, providing more equitable opportunities for all students regardless of race, socioeconomic status or prior academic background; and to improve retention rates by …

Forevereiu (Spring 2023), Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association

ForeverEIU 2023

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Graduate Scholar 2023: Journal Of Scholarship And Recognition, Graduate School Of Eastern Illinois University

Graduate Scholar

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In Vitro Characterization Of Fluorogenic Chemical Tools To Study Human Carboxylesterases (Cess), Taylor Parish Spidle

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Human carboxylesterases (CESs) are enzymes that are responsible for the metabolism of many important pharmaceuticals. Although CESs are key players in the hydrolysis of many ester-containing drugs, they remain understudied. Our group hypothesizes that this is primarily because there are few methods capable of reporting activity in live cells. Here, I report a new series of fluorogenic chemical tools to study the CES activity of one of the two major CESs in humans, CES1, in live cells. MCP-Me, MCP-Et, and MCP-iPr utilize the same carbonate group of a previously developed chemical tool in our group, FCP-1, and work to mimic …

Spring 2023, The Vehicle

The Vehicle

Vol. 63, Iss. 1

Obit - Brigitte Chen, Journal-Gazette Times-Courier

EIU in the News

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Obit - Vaughn M. Jaenike, Journal-Gazette Times-Courier

EIU in the News

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March 30, 2023, Caa

Minutes

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March 29, 2023 (Vol. 107, No. 25), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2022-2023

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March 23, 2023, Caa

Minutes

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On The State Of Academic Journals And The Value Of Jnams, Michael E. Dobbs

Journal of the North American Management Society

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A Cross-Disciplinary Examination Of Institutional Diversity: How University Programs Advance A Diverse Workforce, Joseph Trendowski, Matthew R. Trendowski, Thomas N. Trendowski, Stephanie D. Trendowski, Michael J. Trendowski

Journal of the North American Management Society

Diversity in higher education is encouraged and celebrated throughout many predominant universities across the United States. Institutions of higher learning benefit from diversity in all aspects of campus life; from classes, organizations, or extracurricular activities. Institutional theory is applied to this study to examine how diversity programs are implemented in various university types (national research, private, and state) as well as different settings (educational opportunities, leadership, and accessibility) to develop a qualified and diverse workforce. To achieve this objective, we suggest universities implement a multifaceted approach focusing on initiatives at the university, faculty, and student level.

Stress And Employee Engagement, Kumar Subramaniam, Steve Roussas

Journal of the North American Management Society

We explored strategies that HR leaders within a single healthcare organization in Franklin, Tennessee, used to reduce employee disengagement caused by stress and identified four themes related to business practice. The four themes were (a) integration of employee engagement practices into culture and business processes, (b) providing managers with the job resources they need, (c) intentionality, transparency, and honesty in communications, and (d) relying on supportive supervisor behavior. Senior executives and HR leaders should examine the feasibility of proactively implementing similar strategies to mitigate employee work place stress, reduce disengagement, and improve employee engagement and commitment to the organization.

Diversity Initiative Schemas: Students’ Cognitive Representations Of Managing Diversity On College Campuses, Jeanetta D. Sims, Ashley Neese, Anna Henson, Atoya Sims, Treyce Glidden

Journal of the North American Management Society

Using schemas as a theoretical framework, this paper explores students’ cognitive representations of managing gender and racio-ethnic diversity initiatives on college and university campuses. Exploration of student schemas is necessary to inform higher education administrators of the existing expectations present among students since these expectations interplay with student responses and reactions to diversity management efforts. Using content analysis of students’ narratives, results concerning students’ cognitive representations are offered, and key managerial implications are shared for those in higher education leadership.

Utilizing Professional Development Seminars In Academia As A Diversity Management Education Strategy In Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Fulbright Specialist Scholar Experience, Chaunda Scott

Journal of the North American Management Society

The purpose of this article is to promote the benefits of the Fulbright Specialist Program and encourage diversity education scholars and professionals working in the fields of management and human resource development to consider applying for a Fulbright Specialist award abroad. This article will begin with an introduction and synopsis of the apartheid years in South Africa and its impact on their higher education system. Next, a brief history of the Fulbright Scholar Program and overview of the Fulbright Specialist Program will be provided, This section will be followed by a summary of my Fulbright Specialist experience at Cape Peninsula …

Managing Workforce Diversity In A New Age: The Challenges And Implications Of Ageism, David M. Savino

Journal of the North American Management Society

Managing workforce diversity is one of the major challenges facing human resource professionals today. Key among the many diversity challenges is the reality of dealing with a growing aging workplace population. As a result age discrimination and ageism has been a subtle and covert strategy of many organizations for years. The great recession brought the true realities of ageism to the surface in a distinct way with the number of reduction in force programs that seemed to wrongly target older workers disproportionately as evidenced by the number of age discrimination cases filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during …

Gender Imbalance Improvements In Academia, Business, And Physical Education, Stephanie D. Trendowski, Thomas N. Trendowski, Joseph Trendowski

Journal of the North American Management Society

Traditionally, men have disproportionally held leadership positions in academia, business, and physical education. Fortunately, graduate programs in each field are providing women opportunities that were not apparent a few decades ago. We examine Business and Physical Education for transgressions of discrimination and provide evidence from personal interviews which indicate progress has been made for women in these fields. We provide several cross-disciplinary themes that transcend gender barriers to promote an equitable workforce in addition to field specific recommendations.

Introducing Students To International Business: The Fortune Global 500 Home Country Game, Michael E. Dobbs, Clint Relyea

Journal of the North American Management Society

Students taking courses in international business or other courses with international modules within them are frequently less than excited to learn about the material, even though its importance to their future success may be growing quickly. To partially address this issue, we have developed a fun, interactive, competitive exercise based on the Fortune Global 500 to introduce international content to students. Students are asked to identify the home countries of twenty international businesses, some of whose products and services students have most likely used frequently. Participants realize more fully that whether they are cognizant of it or not, they engage …

The Effects Of Absenteeism On Organizations: A Longitudinal Study Spanning Eight Years, Lee L. Hisey, Jude Bumgardner

Journal of the North American Management Society

This study spanned eight years—from 2009 to 2017—and examined the effects of absenteeism on employers. The sample was randomly selected from the Louisiana Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Employer database. Most of the employers indicated that absenteeism had no effect on their operations. However, results from one-sample t tests indicate that, as a result of absenteeism, there was a statistically significant increase in the following measures: customer complaints, level of rework, amount of time spent training, tardiness, number of team and employee efforts, work schedule alterations, and late deliveries to customers. One explanation for the discrepancy between the …

Motivational Theories Exemplified In School Of Rock, Mary Kovach

Journal of the North American Management Society

The primary purpose of this manuscript is to identify four contemporary motivational theories and demonstrate how each of these theories can be applied in current everyday situations. The intention of connecting these theories to relatable scenarios is based on a case study developed specifically for undergraduate business students. The majority of these students have not previously been exposed to these theories. The four motivational theories - including 1) Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, 2) David McClelland’s Needs Theories, 3) J. Stacy Adam’s Equity Theory and 4) Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory (Bolman & Deal, 2008, and Jones & George, 2015) - …

A Theoretical Model On The Effects Of Voluntary Turnover On Organizational Performance, Lee L. Hisey, Jude Bumgardner

Journal of the North American Management Society

This paper presents a two-fold theoretical model to explain the effects of voluntary turnover on organizational performance. First, we use the Phase Component to determine whether an organization is over or under staffed, or whether an organization utilizes its human resources optimally. Next, we use the Performance Component to describe how antecedents, organizational performance, and organizational phase affect an organization’s ability to compete in the market place.

Managing Human Resources In A 21st Century Knowledge-Based, Global Economy, Gyongyi Konyu-Fogel

Journal of the North American Management Society

Globalization created many challenges for human resource managers in the 21st century. In today’s competitive, knowledge-based economy, organizations must develop, utilize, and leverage resources, people, and technology across cultures and countries. Success is greatly influenced by human talent and capacity for organizational learning and responsiveness. By taking a pro-active, strategic role, human resource managers can develop organizational capabilities that can help improve performance and build a sustainable competitive advantage. The paper examines strategy and structure and the role of human resources in developing organizational culture, capabilities, and composition of people. Recommendations are made for workforce alignment, knowledge management, and developing …

Building Consumer Competence And Trust: Hrd Professionals As Champions Of Change, Rubina F. Malik, Gouri Gupte, Brandy Edmondson, Vickie Cox Edmondson

Journal of the North American Management Society

Despite allocating significant institutional resources to establishing consumer trust, organizations often unintentionally fail to ensure that the social contract between the organization and its customers is upheld and that trust is the center of every transaction. This paper seeks to answer the questions of what role, if any, do organizations play in improving consumer competence and trust, and what substantive role can human resource development professionals play in that effort? Five consumer learning strategies using adult learning principles are set forth along with a decision-making framework that can support an organizational change in the power relationship between vulnerable consumers and …

The Impact Of Generational Perceptions Of Interactional Justice On Workplace Citizenship Behavior, Arlene Ramkissoon, Ronald M. Johnson

Journal of the North American Management Society

This study is rooted in the concepts of social exchange theory and psychological contracts. It seeks to determine: (i) the effect of interactional justice on organizational citizenship behavior and (ii) if there is a generational impact on the effect of interactional justice on the dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior. The results show that interactional justice influences organizational behavior for the dimensions of altruism, conscientiousness, courtesy and civic virtue. There was also support for a generational relationship. Contrary to the hypothesized relationship, it was found that the connection between interactional justice and organizational citizenship behavior was stronger for members of Gen …

March 22, 2023 (Vol. 107, No. 24), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2022-2023

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An Undergraduate Management Course Project: Experiential Service Learning, Keith Credo

Journal of the North American Management Society

The process of engaging undergraduate students can be increasingly challenging. Creating an environment of engagement can be particularly daunting among Principles of Management students due to the theoretical nature of the materials and the perceived overlap with previous management and business coursework. In order to promote internalization and application of management and organizational behavior concepts, a service learning course project is assigned. The following service project not only offers opportunities for experiential learning, but also creates ties with community stakeholders. The learning objectives of the project, as well as the details of the instructions for implementation are presented. Teaching Notes …

Degree Audit Reporting System (Dars): What Works And What Is Needed, Amanda Wick, Valerie Wallingford

Journal of the North American Management Society

In this paper, the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS,) used by the state colleges and universities of Minnesota, was analyzed to determine if any changes could be made to improve the general management of the system and aid students and advisors in the registration process. The revisions proposed will present a more effective and efficient system.