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Cruising To Be A Board Gamer: Understanding Socialization Relating To Board Gaming And The Dice Tower, Benjamin Wassink

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The Dice Tower consists of 30 professional board gamers and has the largest online following with 60,000 podcast listeners and over 140,000 YouTube subscribers (Dice Tower, 2017a). This study uses Kramer’s Multilevel Communication Model of Voluntary Socialization (MCMVS) to understand how the Dice Tower gains followers and socializes others to become board gamers. This study applies MCMVS to a population with more ambiguous membership boundaries than volunteer organizations, specifically socialization to board game leisure. Through interviews of 18 participants and participant observation during a board gaming cruise hosted by the Dice Tower this study examines the role of the Dice …

Bmis 476.01: Integrated Project Management Information Systems, Shawn F, Clouse

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Bgen 499.03: Strategic Management, Suzanne G. Tilleman

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Employees’ Responses To An Organizational Merger: Intraindividual Change In Organizational Identification, Attachment, And Turnover, W. Sung, M. Woehler, J. Fagan, Travis J. Grosser, Theresa M. Floyd, G. Labianca

Management and Marketing Faculty Publications

The authors used pre-post merger data from 599 employees experiencing a major corporate merger to compare 3 conceptual models based on the logic of social identity theory (SIT) and exchange theory to explain employees’ merger responses. At issue is how perceived change in employees’ own jobs and roles (i.e., personal valence) and perceived change in their organization’s status and merger appropriateness (i.e., organizational valence) affect their changing organizational identification, attachment attitudes, and voluntary turnover. The first model suggests that organizational identification and organizational attachment develop independently and have distinct antecedents. The second model posits that organizational identification mediates the relationships …

The Writing Center Annual Report: 2015-2016, Kelly Webster

The Writing Center: Reports

As a university hub for campus conversations about writing and other forms of communication, the University of Montana Writing Center administers programs to help undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines become more versatile and effective thinkers, writers, and readers. In one-to-one and small-group tutoring sessions and whole-class workshops, tutors help students recognize their strengths and weaknesses as communicators and to practice strategies appropriate to various communication contexts. In addition, the Writing Center collaborates with faculty to provide instruction that positively impacts student performance, and supports faculty to promote their own development as writers.

Bmgt 340.02: Management And Organizational Behavior, Theresa M. Floyd

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Improving Mental Health Care For Transgender Consumers: Providers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, And Resources, Hillary Gleason

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Transgender individuals may present for treatment with a variety of mental health needs, both related and peripheral to their gender identity and expression. Compounding stigma and other life stressors elevate mental health risks in transgender communities, and the barriers to mental health services are manifold. As such, the current research study was designed to determine the competency of mental health care providers to address the unique needs of transgender consumers. Online surveys gauged mental health providers’ knowledge of transgender issues, implicit and explicit transphobic attitudes, as well as treatment decisions with transgender and cisgender consumers; moreover, workplace resources and infrastructure …

Bmgt 340.04: Management And Organizational Behavior, Theresa M. Floyd

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Bmgt 340.03: Management And Organizational Behavior, Theresa M. Floyd

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Minutes From The December 10, 2015 Meeting Of The University Of Montana Faculty, University Of Montana--Missoula. Faculty

University of Montana Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes from the December 10, 2015 meeting of the University of Montana faculty.

Bmgt 426.02: Strategic Management, Suzanne G. Tilleman

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Bmgt 426.01: Strategic Management, Suzanne G. Tilleman

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Bmis 476.01: Integrated Project Management For Information Systems, Shawn F, Clouse

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Comx 423.01: Practical Issues In Organizational Communication, Betsy Wackernagel Bach

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

The U.S. National Park Service: Organizational Adaptation In An Era Of Complexity, Uncertainty, And Change, Anna Christina Mills

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Conservation agencies worldwide are facing rapid, volatile social and ecological change, which is especially problematic for bureaucratic, hierarchical conservation organizations that are designed to be stable and resistant to change. The current science and management paradigm based on Progressive era ideology is proving to be inadequate to deal with this change, and the need for a new paradigm that embraces complexity and uncertainty in our social ecological systems is emerging. The National Park Service (NPS) is one of these organizations that has acknowledged the need to better adapt to a changing environment. An external science committee recommends in Revisiting Leopold: …

Edld 568.01: K-12 Curriculum, William P. Mccaw

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Comx 423.01: Practical Issues In Organizational Communication, Betsy Wackernagel Bach

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Psyx 631.02: Interventions - Multicultural Psychology, Gyda Swaney

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Urban Indian In Phoenix Schools, 1940-2000 By Stephan Kent Amerman, Adrea Lawrence

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Identifying Dimensions Of Montana Tribal Community Capacity In Relation To The Funding Application Process, Maja R. Pedersen

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Foundations and government agencies have historically played a critical role in supporting community-based health promotion programs (Easterling, Gallagher & Lodwich, 2003). Despite availability of federal and state funding for health promotion efforts within American Indian reservation communities in Montana, tribal communities in the state are less likely than non-tribal communities to successfully apply for funding for health and social services (Lonsdale, T., personal communication, April 1, 2011). Increased access to health promotion funding may help address significant health issues existing within American Indian communities such as childhood obesity, diabetes type 2, and cardiovascular disease (Ogden, Flegal, Carroll & Johnson, 2002; …

Comparison Of Distance Education Leadership Styles And Future Investment In Two-Year Colleges, Ryan R. Schrenk

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This foundational descriptive quantitative study examined leadership styles, traits of distance education leaders (e.g. VPs, Deans, Directors and Coordinators) and distance education program characteristics as well as funding priorities at the post-secondary level. Participants were subjected to Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X), which identified leadership characteristics as transformational, transactional or passive-avoidant as manifest by nine scales as follows: Individualized Influence Attributes, Individualized Influence Behavior, Inspirational Motivation, Intellectual Stimulation, Individualized Consideration, Contingent Reward, Active Management-by-Exception, Passive Management-by-Exception and Laissez-Faire. In addition, the questionnaire further assessed leadership outcomes scaled as Extra Effort, Effectiveness and Satisfaction.

There were 55 respondents from …

Empowerment Through Voice: A Case Study In The Leadership Of Restorative Justice, Kim Dalene Harding

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This qualitative case study identified shared leadership as a necessary component in the sustenance of restorative justice, a reform justice model used at Ada County Juvenile Court Services located in Boise, Idaho. Within each of its divisions, ACJCS utilizes this shared leadership model. At this court, leadership capacity was built though encouraging team members to take initiative and show innovation. Community capacity was built by the creation of networks with other private and county agencies, providing both leadership opportunities and community service hours for offending youth. Shared leadership sustains this reform justice model by allowing leaders to become followers and …

A Qualitative Study Of Tribal Colleges And Universities That Have Transitioned: From Two-Year Associate Degree Granting Institutions To Targeted Four-Year Bachelor Degree Granting Institutions, Lynette Kay Chandler

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to analyze how tribal colleges and Universities have transitioned from two-year associate degree granting institutions to offering four-year bachelor degree granting institutions. This case study includes three tribal colleges: Sitting Bull College, Salish Kootenai College and Turtle Mountain Community College. These colleges were selected to provide a solid cross section of the ten TCUs that have developed four-year degree programs while keeping the research bounded by the Northwest boundary of the United States. This research was framed by the central question: What is the process that selected two year associate degree offering …

Edld 550.01: Foundations Of Leadership, Frances L. O'Reilly

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

No abstract provided.

Pubh 535.01: Health Policy, Craig A. Molgaard

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

No abstract provided.

Sw 511.01: Hbse Ii - Difference, Diversity, And Oppression, Danielle F. Wozniak

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

No abstract provided.

Moving Toward Development Of A Chunghwa Postal Office Business Model Of Sustainability, Perng Cheng Shih

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This research integrated western and eastern organization theory in order to restructure the Chunghwa Postal Office (CPO). The goal was to create a more efficient and sustainable business model that would serve the future needs of Taiwan. A region of the CPO, the Hsinchu Post Office (HPO), received training in 2008 in order to provide a pilot study regarding the concepts of sustainability and learning organizations.

The research produced a CPO Sustainability Model in which learning organization theory is conceptually woven into the Chinese Tai Ji map. This Model has two core domains, namely vision and evaluation. Using two parallel …

Made To Stick : The Book By Chip And Dan Heath, Adapted To A Library Audience, Samantha Hines

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

Presentation of ideas from the book "Made to Stick" outlining the five steps to SUCCES which include Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional, and Stories.

Sw 595.02: Special Topics - Mental Wellness, Catherine O'Day

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Pubh 535.50: Health Policy, Craig A. Molgaard

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.