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The History Of Campus Mediation Systems: Research And Practice, William C. Warters Ph.D.

CNCR-Hewlett Foundation Seed Grant White Papers

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Researching Potential Partners For An Equestrian Learning Center In Frankenmuth, Mi, Tracy Weber

Theses

Researchers believe that 90% of emotional communication is non-verbal (Gibbs, 1995). Monty Roberts (1997), and many others in the equestrian industry, recognize the power of using horses as a communication tool for humans. The North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is an organization whose mission is to promote and support equine-facilitated activities, including communication, self-awareness and self-esteem. A learning organization incorporates the elements of a shared vision, personal mastery, systems thinking, mental models, and team learning. This study found that there are NARHA members that possess a learning organization philosophy and therefore could possibly be interested in creating …

Quest For Survival: What Comprises And Effective Team, Kathleen Brayer

Theses

The journey to thrive competitively in the millenium will demand teamwork. Historically, corporate America has had difficulty implementing teams to drive performance. In theory building effective teams seems easy but in reality putting this knowledge into practice that changes behavior and fosters learning is a difficult challenge for corporations today. Through a series of 13 interviews this study benchmarks both the service and manufacturing industry to identify the characteristics about what comprises an effective team in organizations today, how their organizational design impacts team development and the different ways that people learn, think about and understand teams in organizations. Developing …

Leadership Characteristics In An Organizational Transformation, Edward Keyes

Theses

The objective of this study was to determine if key leadership characteristics would be evident in leaders who exercised successfully an organizational transition. In reviewing the literature, an understanding was established that allowed the separation of Leadership versus Management and shared insight in situations where both are merged. Also developed was an extensive list of Leadership Characteristics. The study used the Delphi Method to obtain consensus from a selected group of General Managers within the Conference Center population. This study identified a limited set of key Leadership Characteristics required at the General Managers level for achieving successful organizational changes. The …

Keeper Of The Vision, Steven T. Bossert

Syracuse University Magazine

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Bulletproofing The Workplace: Symbol And Substance In Employment Discrimination Law Practice, Susan Bisom-Rapp

Florida State University Law Review

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The Top Ten Politically Correct Law Review Articles, Arthur Austin

Florida State University Law Review

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Inspection And Oversight In The Federal Courts: Creating An Office Of Inspector General, Diane M. Hartmus

California Western Law Review

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Law Enforcement Organizational Culture: A Comprehensive Study Of Sworn Vs. Non-Sworn Personnel In Relation To Attrition Caused By Non-Sworn Personnel Career Ceilings, Geraldine Anne Gour

Theses Digitization Project

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Crummer Graduate School Of Business Catalog 1999-2000, Rollins College

Crummer Graduate School of Business Catalogs

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A Contingency Framework—The Influence Of Computerized Information Systems On Organizational Performance, Jagannathan V. Iyengar

Journal of International Information Management

Evaluation is a task most designers, builders, and supporters of information systems agree is significant. However, most information systems evaluations are performance evaluations focusing on the efficiency of the computer system. There is another dimension to the evaluation of the information system that must be considered if computerized information systems (CIS) are to be designed to "fit" an organization: impact evaluations. Impact evaluations are concerned with those effects on an organization which result from the development and use of an information system. The actual task of performing an impact evaluation is hindered by the complexity of the task and by …

Peacemakers In Conflict - Building Transnational Frameworks For Human Security Across Global Divides, Anna Christine Snyder

UMSL Global

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Services : A Nonauthoritative Guide; Consulting Services Practice Aid, 99-1, William C. Barrett, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Management Consulting Services Team, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Litigation And Dispute Resolution Services Subcommittee

Newsletters

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Call For Proposals

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

Contents: 1999 POD Conference Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals: Pathways through the Field

The POD Network

The POD Network Annual Conference

POD Mission

Conference Theme

Suggested Topics and Issues

Desired Qualities of the Conference and Its Sessions

Format Options for Conference Sessions

POD 1999 Conference: Session Format Options At-a-Glance

Criteria for Proposal Review and Selection

Instructions for Submitting Proposals

Proposal Cover Sheet

"Blind Review" Proposal Form

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

Seeing with the Heart: Sustaining a Meaningful Faculty Learning Environment, by Naomi Okumura Story

Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education: Mission Statement

Letter, by Laura L. B. Border (Conference Coordinator), Virleen Carlson (Program Chair), James Eison (President)

Collaborations, Connections, and Community: Preliminary Conference Schedule for the 1998 POD Conference

Keynote Address: Patricia Raybon

Plenary Session 1: Ted Marchese and James Rhem

Plenary session 2: Kaylynn TwoTrees and Naomi Okumura Story

A Sample of Concurrent Sessions Planned for the 1999 POD Conference

Information on Advance Book Sessions at Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops: Full-Day Workshops, Half-Day Workshops

Educational Expeditions

The Resort at Split Rock: Room Reservation Information

Airline and Ground Transportation Options

Roommate …

Organizational Dynamics: Issues And Implications From The Complexity Sciences, Kenneth Michael Mathews

Doctoral Dissertations

Organizational change, both developmental and transformational, is an issue of central and enduring concern in the organizational sciences. However, the processes, mechanisms and sequencing of events that describe how and why social systems change have not been satisfactorily explicated at a theoretical level and constitutes one of the major challenges facing the social sciences. This research examines issues and implications from an emerging perspective—the complexity sciences—developed to explain the mechanisms and processes of change in physical and natural systems. The purpose is to develop a theoretical approach to the study of change in social organization that integrates these implications, while …

Faculty Excellence, University Of New Hampshire

Faculty Excellence Awards

Each year, the University of New Hampshire selects a small number of its outstanding faculty for special recognition of their achievements in teaching, scholarship and service. Awards for Excellence in Teaching are given in each college and school, and university-wide awards recognize public service, research, teaching and engagement. This booklet details the year's award winners' accomplishments in short profiles with photographs and text.

A Leadership Case Study: Application Of Burns' Transformational Leadership Theory, Ann Paulsen Cahill

Theses and Graduate Projects

James McGregor Burns defines transformational leadership as leaders seeking power to implement an agendn to help others lead better lives, and to enhsnce their ability to positively influence the world around them. The two essentials of power are mative and resource, Burns contends that transformational leaders will use them both to elevate the moral standing of society. The following research was conducted using James McGregor Burns' Transformational Leadership lheory as a foundntion for studying a leader in the business world. By understanding this leadership theory, the resesrcher was able to apply these characterisffcs to the leader and make conclusions regarding …

What Academic Librarians Should Know About Creative Thinking, John Olson

Librarian Publications

Librarians need to explore their individual creativity. Creative thinking is an underutilized problem-solving skill that can be learned and applied to any situation. This article explains how librarians can understand, develop, and use their creative thinking abilities and skills in the workplace.

Essays On The Changing Labor Market: Computerization, Inequality, And The Development Of The Contingent Work Force: Dissertation Summary, David H. Autor

Dissertation Awards

The essays in this dissertation explore the causes and consequences of three prominent U.S. labor market developments of the 1980s and 1990s: the rapid advent of workplace computerization, the historic rise in earnings inequality, and the unprecedented growth of temporary help supply employment (THS).

An Analysis Of The Perceptions Of Community College Faculty Toward The Use Of The Internet As A Means Of Facilitating Student Learning, Denise E. Moore

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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A Comparison Of Self-Perceived Leadership Behaviors Between Ipla And Non-Ipla Trained Principals And The Relationship Between Those Self -Perceived Behaviors And Student Achievement, Alice Ann Neal

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose of the study . The purposes of this study were to (1) investigate if there were differences in self-perceived scores on selected leadership behaviors between IPLA and non-IPLA trained principals. and (2) investigate the relationship between student achievement scores and self-perceived leadership behaviors after controlling for IPLA training. Procedures . A sample of 200 Indiana principals was drawn from data acquired from the Director of the Indiana Principal Leadership Academy and the Indiana Department ofEducation. The sample reflected approximately equal numbers of (1) principals who had or had not completed IPLA prior to 1995, (2) males and females, (3) …

An Analysis Of The Notion Of Trust In The Literature Of Educational Leadership: Implications For Professional Development Programs, Millie Loeser Chamberlin

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Do Superintendents That Have Met The Highest Number Of Ohio's Performance Standards Describe Their Leadership As More Transformational?, Virginia V. Rammel

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Transformational Leadership Behaviors Of Dietetic Educators In Two And Four-Year Academic Institutions, Beatriz U. Dykes

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems: Practices And Perceptions As Reported By New Hampshire Principals, Bradford Wilson Craven

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine New Hampshire principal's perceptions regarding alternative compensation plans for teachers. Alternative compensation plans, unlike traditional teacher pay plans, are not based exclusively on years of experience and formal educational attainment. Forms of alternative compensation plans include individually-based merit pay, career ladders, skill-and-knowledge-based pay, and group performance awards.

This research was intended to provide a better understanding of how principals view the various alternatives to traditional salary schedules. An assumption of this study was that principals in the state play the primary role in formal teacher evaluations, and any new compensation plans that …

Auxiliary Fund, 1999-2000 Budget Plan, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University

Business and Finance

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Auxiliary Fund, 1999-2000 Administrative Resource Plan, Volume I, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University

Business and Finance

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Times Are Changing – Flood Mitigation Technology: Proceedings Of The 22nd Annual Conference, May 18-22, 1998, Association Of State Floodplain Managers

FMHI Publications

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Inside The Aclu: Activism And Anti-Communism In The Late 1960s, Allen K. Rostron

Faculty Works

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