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Staffing Strategies For A More Diverse Workforce: Case Examples In Cornell Cooperative Extension, Soneeta Grogan, Barbara Eshelman

Journal of Extension

Strategies for recruiting a diverse workforce are illustrated by case examples from the three stages in Cornell Cooperative Extension's staffing process. Organizational change to address diversity and pluralism requires a change in organizational culture. In the process of recruiting staff from diverse backgrounds, Cornell Cooperative Extension is creating new rules to become more inclusive. Implications indicate that retaining staff from diverse backgrounds needs to be as high a priority as recruiting them. Preparing the workplace to support staff from diverse backgrounds requires greater attention. Changing organizational behavior is the first step in creating a workplace that supports diversity and pluralism. …

Report Of The Ad Hoc Centers Review Coordinating Committee: Proposal For The Establishment On A Permanent Basis Of The Feinstein Center For Service Learning And University Year For Action, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

The Business Of Politics As The Politics Of Business, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents arguments for and against the significant employment of business practices in domestic and foreign policy development and implementation within representative democracies.

The Murray Ledger And Times, January 3, 1998, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Town Of Salem, New Hampshire Town Report 1997., Salem Town Representatives

Salem, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

The Construction Of Theory In Mis Research, Mark T. Dishaw

Journal of International Information Management

As a relatively new academic discipline, MIS has gone through processes of initiation, expansion, and consolidation. During the past two decades, MIS researchers have examined the state of their discipline and have found it "wanting" at times in the area of theory building and development. One important criticism of early MIS research was that it lacked strong theory of its own, and that it was often weakly grounded in theory, if at all. This paper examines the process and significance of theory building with an emphasis on some of the most well known MIS research streams. This paper demonstrates that …

1998 - 1999, Gardner-Webb University Graduate Academic Catalog, Master Of Business Administration Program, Gardner-Webb University

Graduate MBA Academic Catalogs

1998 - 1999, Gardner-Webb University Graduate Academic Catalog, Master of Business Administration Program. M. Christopher White, president.

The Unintended Consequences Of The Restructuring Of The Division Of Aids Services In New York City, Mitchell A. Kaplan, Arthur J. Sturm, Alexandra J. Vela, Ana Cruz, Barbara Wilson, Marian Inguanzo, Jerry Jaboin

Clinical Sociology Review

The purpose of this study was to assess perceptions of the quality of services of consumers of the New York City Division of AIDS Services in restructured and pre-restructured agency settings A total of 447 consumers participated in the study. Data were collected through interviews conducted at DAS field sites around New York City between July and November of 1996, using a 77 item evaluation instrument developed by the researcher and staff from the Mayor's Office on AIDS Policy Coordination On the three quality indicators, satisfaction with services, perception of the effectiveness of the caseworker, and perception of the helpfulness …

Executive Committee Minutes July 1997-August 1998, Bowling Green State University. Administrative Staff Council

Administrative Staff Council

The records of the Administrative Staff Council (UA-022) are available in print in the Center for Archival Collections.

Service Management Case Study: Registrar's Office Reorganization, Patricia Nelson

Theses

This case study documents the reorganization of the RIT Registrar's Office which was a successful attempt to improve customer service, enhance staff satisfaction, and keep pace with computer technology. Reporting structure, work distribution, empowerment, team building, and training are analyzed. Quality customer service, costs and benefits of service quality, managing for quality and productivity, managing supply and demand, networks, staff development, and team concepts are discussed relative to their applications in reengineering a team of 12 people. Findings are documented with team maturation ratings, an experiential team building summary, customer focus group input, and benchmarking results. It is concluded that …

The Nature Of Judicial Reform In Latin America And Some Strategic Considerations, Felipe Sáez Garcia

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Coordination Theory Approach To Process Description And Redesign, Kevin Crowston, Charles S. Osborn

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

Managers must understand, influence, and redesign organizational processes to improve business performance. In this paper we present a technique for documenting a business process. The technique has six steps: defining process boundaries, collecting data, determining actors and resources, determining activities, determining dependencies and model verification. While similar to other process mapping techniques, our approach is novel in incorporating ideas from coordination theory, thus the attention to dependencies. As a result, the technique is useful both for documenting a process and suggesting ways in which the process could be redesigned. We present an extended illustration with the hope that the technique …

Rise And Fall Of Debit-Credit Bookkeeping In China: History And Analysis, Shimin Chen

Accounting Historians Journal

This paper presents a century-long history of the debit-credit method of double-entry bookkeeping in China. Since introduced to China at the turn of this century, debit-credit bookkeeping has gone through many years of turbulence until 1992, when the Chinese government officially designated it as the standard bookkeeping method. Rather than taking a narrow technical perspective, this paper examines many historical events that shaped bookkeeping methods in China from a broad socioeconomic and political viewpoint. The story of debit-credit bookkeeping in China exemplifies how accounting is intertwined with the political and socioeconomic environment in which it exists.

Towards An Institutional Analysis Of Accounting Change In The Royal Tobacco Factory Of Seville, Salvador Carmona, Mahmoud Ezzamel, Fernando Gutierrez

Accounting Historians Journal

This paper is initially informed by an institutional sociological framework to analyze changes in accounting practices that took place in the Royal Tobacco Factory (RTF) of Seville during the period 1760-1790. We argue that the significantly greater development and use of accounting practices during that period can be linked to the move to the much larger and more purposefully built new factories, the decline in total tobacco consumption, and the pressure to increase revenue for the Spanish Crown while reducing production cost and maintaining high product quality to deter entry. These new accounting practices were developed in part with the …

United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development Consolidated Report, United States: Department Of Housing And Urban Development (Hud)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Improving Patient Satisfaction With A Major Healthcare Organization, Mary Carolyn Tornero

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

California Early Literacy Learning As An Effective Alternative To Reading Recovery For School-Wide Literacy Instruction, Jeanette Lynn Campbell

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Communication As A Context Of Organizational Behavior, Cynthia Charlwood Pringle

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Towards A New Architecture: Creative Problem Solving And The Evolution Of Law, James M. Cooper

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Measuring Resiliency In Adolescence: The Press Scale Of Resiliency, Robert Gerald Lachausse

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Leadership Style And Sex-Role Deviation Of Female Leaders On Perceptions Of Leader Effectiveness, Leader Satisfaction, And Task Satisfaction, Kathie Lynne Pelletier

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Professional And Organizational Development Network In Higher Education: Mission Statement

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

No abstract provided.

23rd Annual Conference Program

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Welcome, by Kay Herr Gillespie (President, POD Network), G. Roger Sell (Conference Coordinator), Joyce Weinsheimer (Program Chairperson)

1998-99 Core Committee

Executive Directors/Presidents

Acknowledgments

Conference Overview

Index of presenters

POD Network Mission Statement

Session Cancellations

Announcements

Call For Proposals

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Contents: 1998 POD Call for Proposals

Collaborations, Connections, and Community

Session Format Options At-a-Glance

Proposal Cover Sheet

"Blind Review" Proposal Form

POD and Its Support for Faculty Development, Instructional Development, and Organizational Development

Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Mission Statement

Invitation, by Kay Herr Gillespie (President), G. Roger Sell (Conference Coordinator), Joyce Weinsheimer (Program Chairperson)

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Keynote Address: Margaret J. Wheatley, Bringing Life to Our Work

A Sample of Concurrent Sessions Planned for the 1998 POD Conference

Information on Advance Book Sessions at Conference

Plenary Sessions

Pre-Conference Workshops

Educational Expeditions

Snowbird Room Reservation Information

Cliff Lodge Snowbird Reservations

1998 POD Conference Registration Form

POD Network Institutional Membership List

Additional Important Information

1997-1998 Financial Summary, Morehead State University. Budget & Financial Planning Office.

Morehead State University Financial Summaries Archive

1997-1998 Financial Summary of Morehead State University.

Designing Organizations For Successful Corporate Brands, Kay Roberts

Theses and Graduate Projects

Organizational strategies for effective brand management programs result in an organizationrs ability to build brand equity. This study develops a conceptual model of brand and of the need for effective leadership and communication in estahlishing a clear connection between organizational effectiveness and the issue of hrand management. While brand programs have been primarily directed from the marketing and communication departments for the benefit of external audiences, this research shows that significant effort must be made to include other areas of the organization in branding efforts so as to leverage potential organizational strategies that will enhance brand-building organizational initiatives. Through strategies, …

Adoption, Diffusion, And Optimal Uses Of Computer Technologies For Instruction In Higher Education: A Case Study Of A Midwest College, Alan Craig Hueth

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Developing Institutional Communications Plan For Supporting International Students, Aura Z. Castrellon Acedo

Theses

This thesis will focus on the on the study of developing an institutional communication plan for supporting international students .

Communications demand comprehension and a wide diversity of communications skills . Cross-cultural communications involves understanding the impact of cultural factors, which could be verbal and nonverbal.

International exchange programs are growing fast . The number of international students has increased to almost 500,000 students disperse around the United States. When these students come to study and learn to another country they require the most accurate and honest service.

In the Chapter IV of this culminating project is provided a plan …

The Role Of Corporate Law In French Corporate Governance, James A. Fanto

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.