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Office Of Inclusive Excellence Newsletter, Georgia Southern University, Office Of Inclusive Excellence

Office of Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development & Engagement

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Vicarious Reinforcement And Punishment Among The Children Of The Incarcerated: Using Social Learning Theory To Understand Differential Effects Of Parental Incarceration, Meagan C. Arrastia-Chisholm, Allyson Alvis, Mizanur Miah

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Journal

In this literature synthesis, research concerning the effects of parental incarceration on children is reviewed. Literature from across disciplines is synthesized to advance the understanding of how parental incarceration affect children, as well as to propose vicarious reinforcement and punishment as a potential mechanism to explain positive outcomes of this type of separation. It has been a predominant view that this population is at risk for serious negative outcomes, like behavioral issues, even before parental incarceration. It is obvious that children with parents in prison or jail do constitute an especially fragile population group needing urgent attention for social, educational, …

Sociology & Anthropology News, Georgia Southern University

Sociology & Anthropology: News & Publications (2012-2020)

• Sociology Graduate Working at Amazon

Sociology & Anthropology News, Georgia Southern University

Sociology & Anthropology: News & Publications (2012-2020)

• Internship Turns Into Job Opportunity for Sociology Student

The Firm-Perceived Contingencies To Political Strategy, Jessica Zeiss, Les Carlson

AMTP Proceedings 2020

Because assumptions that firm decisions to manage external politics revolve around traditional resources and capabilities (e.g., capital, technology) impede environmental management theories, this research explores additional antecedents, i.e., perceived uncertainty, firm political infrastructure. Study One qualitative data support ideas related to management as a matter of a firm’s perceptually constructed environment among deterministic firms. Study Two quantitative data find a strategic choice firm orientation is developed through management structures (e.g., specialized staff, routines), despite post-hoc analyses confirming both firm types operate in similar environments. Combined, these studies disconfirm traditional resources as a driver of firm political activity. Moreover, Study Two …

Empirical Evidence Of The Marketing And Corporate Political Activity Interface In Firm Strategy, Jessica Zeiss

AMTP Proceedings 2020

This qualitative research seeks to shed light on the manner in which marketing and corporate political activity (CPA) interface through senior-level managers acting as key informants. Relying on transcendental phenomenology (n = 41) and grounded theory (n = 402) methods, respectively, Study One uncovers a set of activities difficult to distinguish as either marketing or politics, i.e., legitimacy branding, with Study Two invalidated legitimacy branding as a traditional political strategy. Legitimacy branding’s key characteristics –1) branded reputations, 2) nonmarket targets, 3) for proactive control – position it as marketing-based CPA. While such strategy is generally consistent with previous findings, they …

The Ubiquity Of Patronage, Mykaela Brown

Honors College Theses

Patron-client relations affect politics in various ways, especially the efficacy and implementation of policies. My research question is how does patronage politics affect policy change in democracies. I examine four democracies, two from the Global North (Canada and the United States) and two from the Global South (Botswana and South Africa). Using news articles and government websites surrounding a major issue in each of my four cases, I use qualitative methods (document analysis) to analyze patron-client relations in order to determine key actors in patron-client relations.

Sociology & Anthropology News, Georgia Southern University

Sociology & Anthropology: News & Publications (2012-2020)

• Sociology Internships Open up Career Opportunities!

Georgia Journal Of College Student Affairs, Georgia College Personnel Association (Gcpa)

Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs

Complete issue of Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, v.36, iss. 1

Using Critical Race Theory To Explore The Experiences Of College Students From Rural Areas, Elise J. Cain, Natesha L. Smith

Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs

There are several indicators (e.g. lower enrollment rates and lower persistence rates) that rural people are achieving less postsecondary success compared to their urban peers. This is particularly true for people with low socioeconomic statuses and people of color. This article, therefore, utilizes critical race theory in education to explore the experiences of college students from rural areas. The article begins with an overview of critical race theory and a review of relevant literature about rural students organized within a critical race theory framework. This information is then utilized to construct a strategy to guide educators in their critical explorations …

Burg Adds Three To Georgia Southern Men’S Basketball Support Staff, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Burg Adds Three to Georgia Southern Men’s Basketball Support Staff

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern telephone reassurance program helping seniors during trying times

Driving Reform Through Communities Of Practice In Scientific Fields, Amanda L. Glaze

Middle Grades & Secondary Education: Faculty Publications

Humans learn through social interactions therefore it is not surprising that we create around ourselves social structures that guide and support our learning as well as our practice. Communities of practice are one such social structure that exists within fields of science. Understanding the secondary cultures that are represented in the epistemology, practices, and perceptions of each field can help us better approach reform in fields using communities of practice as a starting point. The intersections of communities, culture, and change represent challenges to reform in education that should be explored and leveraged.

Lessons Learned In Lmu Digital Commons, Arya Hackney

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

When creating an institutional repository (IR) from scratch, there are both challenges and opportunities before the manifestation of the IR, during it, and the final product. Maintaining the IR in kind also introduces additional considerations to navigate. Is it only one person who creates and maintains the IR, or is it the community? Or is it somewhere in between? What is the ideal scenario and what is the realistic outcome? Is there any way to anticipate the bureaucratic demands for the IR’s presence? This presentation answers all these questions, some answers simpler than others using LMU Digital Commons as an …

Establishing Best Practices In Institutional Repository Organization, Scott Bacon

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

On the one-year anniversary of the CCU Digital Commons repository the organization of the Collections / Communities.html page was reviewed to gauge the need for revisions. Over 100 Digital Commons sites were examined to see how other repository managers organized their Collections pages. Top-level communities were coded into Community Types and were analyzed to surface trends in current practice. This presentation reviews trends in practice that emerged during research, as well as some of the best practices that were identified, including planning, iteration, labeling, limiting jargon, and finding a balance with top-level and nested content. Suggestions for improvement are given …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Preserving history: Georgia Southern anthropology faculty, students to investigate Civil War battlefields

• Armstrong Campus seniors show their work in online gallery show

Green Book (2018) And Blackkklansman (2018): An Analysis Of White And Black Perspectives In Contemporary Films Using Critical Race Theory, Kelsie E. Posey

Honors College Theses

This research analyzes two films, Green Book (2018) and BlacKKKlansman (2018), to uncover the connections between diverse racial representation off-screen, and the presentation of non-white perspectives on-screen. This study uses CRT to frame the effects of diverse source materials and production teams on the films' narratives.

How Industrial Relations Informs The Teaching Of Ethics In Human Resource Management, Charles G. Smith, Hugh D. Hindman

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Charles G. Smith, Ph.D., is professor of management, in the Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics, Otterbein College, Westerville, OH 43081.

Hugh D. Hindman, Ph.D., is professor of labor & human resources, in the Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608.

2019-2020 Awards Of Excellence, Georgia Southern University

University Awards of Excellence

• Student Success
• Teaching and Academic Excellence
• Research and Discovery & Innovation
• Inclusive Excellence and Openness & Inclusion
• Operational Efficiency, Effectiveness and Sustainability
• Community Engagement and Collaboration
• Integrity
• Team Award

Leadership And Innovation Across Cultures: The Ciq—Contextual Intelligence Quotient, Robert W. Service

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Robert W. “Bill” Service, Ph.D., is professor of management and leadership, Brock School of Business, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229.

Recipient, Best Paper Award, 32nd Annual International Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference (IIRHRC), Athens State University, Athens, AL 35611.

Alumni Altruism: Added Value From Retired Employees, Leon E. Pennington Lieutenant Colonel

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Lieutenant Colonel Leon E. Pennington, Ph.D., is a U.S. Army assistant professor of national security studies, Air University, Air Command and Staff College, Department of International Security and Military Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 36112-6426.

Participative Decisions And Organizational Commitment: A Quantitative Analysis, William H. Sumrall, David W. Cox, D. Adrian Doss, Don W. Jones

Southern Business Review (Archived)

William (Bill) H. Sumrall, Ed.D., is associate professor of business administration, Memphis campus, Belhaven College, Memphis, TN, 38137.

David W. Cox, Ed.D., is professor of education, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72467. D.

Adrian Doss, Ph.D.,is assistant professor of business administration, Memphis campus, Belhaven College, Memphis, TN, 38137.

Don W. Jones, M.B.A., M.Div., is enrollment manager, Memphis campus, Belhaven College, Memphis, TN, 38137.

Recipient, Best Paper Award, 28th Annual Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference (SIRHRC), Savannah, GA 31401.

The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009—Imputed Governmental Tort Liability Immunity, Anthony Masino, Elizabeth Mccurry

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Anthony Masino, JD, CPA, is assistant professor in the Department of Accounting, Agribusiness, and Economics, College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC 29117.

Elizabeth McCurry, JD, MLS, is assistant professor in the Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, NC 28208.

Innovation And The Path Not Traveled, William Townsend

Southern Business Review (Archived)

William Townsend, Ph.D., is a visiting assistant professor of management in the Davis College of Business, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida 32211.

Unresolved Tax Issues In Viatical And Life Settlements, Bruce Evans, Tim Fontenot, Barbara Scofield, Bill Shoemaker, Robert Walsh

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Bruce Evans is a professor of management at the University of Dallas, College of Business, Irving, Texas 75062.

Tim Fontenot is a manager at Thomson Tax and Accounting, Dallas, Texas, 75092.

Barbara Scofield is a professor of accountancy at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, School of Business, Odessa, Texas, 79762.

Bill Shoemaker is an assistant professor of accounting at the University of Dallas, College of Business, Irving, Texas, 75062.

Robert Walsh is an associate professor at the University of Dallas, College of Business, Irving, Texas, 75062.

Culture & Cognition In A Complex Megaorganization: Implications For Military Leadership, Breena E. Coates, Charles D. Allen Colonel (Ret.)

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Breena E. Coates, Ph.D., is chair, Department of Management, College of Business & Public Administration, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2393.

Colonel (Ret.) Charles D. Allen, is an assistant professor of cultural science, Department Command, Leadership, and Management, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA 17013- 5234.

What The Private Sector Can Do To Corral Runaway Ceo Pay, Franklin Strier

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Franklin Strier, J.D., is a professor in the College of Business & Public Policy, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA 90747.

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

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Fostering Emotionally Intelligent Bullying Prevention Through Youth Engagement, Jan L. Urbanski, June Jenkins

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

School staff play an important role in preventing bullying, but they can’t do it alone. Schools must meet the social-emotional needs of students for bullying to decrease and these efforts are more successful when youth are involved. This session will explore engaging youth by promoting youth voice, changing social norms, and using class meetings to teach social-emotional learning skills.

Read, Write, Rhyme: Increasing Reading Performance With Hip-Hop Texts, Crystal Monique Lavoulle

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This presentation describes the Harlem Renaissance to Hip Hop Movement, a literacy program that uses best practices in literacy instruction to improve reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing. Moving beyond educational hip-hop songs and videos, this presentation offers insight into effective ways to increase Georgia Milestone Assessment scores in both English language arts and social studies using a variety of hip-hop texts.