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Trends In Application Of Web 2.0 Tools And Social Networking Sites In Libraries Of Higher Education Institutes, Lalitha Poluru, Prabha Vaghora, Pradeep P, Surya Naveen Kantubhuktha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An attempt was made to explore the usage of Web 2.0 applications and Social Networking Sites (SNS) for providing information services by libraries at selected higher education institutes in Europe, North and South America. The websites were surveyed through content analysis method that is used for a qualitative approach, as to find the details of the applications of Web 2.0 tools and SNS. Out of 72 library websites visited, only 61 libraries (48 libraries in Europe and 13 libraries in both North and South America) have adopted Web 2.0 tools and SNS. The present study reveals that though the implementation …

Applying 3d Printing Technology In Constructing Sustainable Houses, Maged Youssef, Lena Abbas

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Innovation is advancing at an ever-expanding pace and has been for decades. Regular objects have gotten to be minimal in measure and cheaper to deliver. 3D printing technology (3DP), also known as additive manufacturing (AM), has gaining rapid development in recent years. is a method for turning a computer file into 3D solid objects of any shape or geometry. The creation is accomplished by building up layers of a certain substance until the full item is produced. The 3D printing technologies, comparing to traditional techniques of constructing the buildings, could be considered as environmentally friendly derivative giving almost unlimited possibilities …

Understanding Implementation Completion Of Tailored Motivational Interviewing In Multidisciplinary Adolescent Hiv Clinics., Sylvie Naar, M Isabel Fernandez, Lisa Todd, Sara K. Shaw Green, Henna Budhwani, April Carcone, Karin Coyle, Gregory A. Aarons, Karen Macdonell, Gary W. Harper

HPD Articles

BACKGROUND: Understanding the barriers and facilitators of implementation completion is critical to determining why some implementation efforts fail and some succeed. Such studies provide the foundation for developing further strategies to support implementation completion when scaling up evidence-based practices (EBPs) such as Motivational Interviewing.

METHOD: This mixed-methods study utilized the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment framework in an iterative analytic design to compare adolescent HIV clinics that demonstrated either high or low implementation completion in the context of a hybrid Type III trial of tailored motivational interviewing. Ten clinics were assigned to one of three completion categories (high, medium, and …

تأثير التمكين الاداري في الاستدامة التنظيمية: دراسة تحليلية لآراء عينة من الموظفين في جامعة تلعفر, شعيب احمد عزيز

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث الى معرفة تأثيرالتمكين الاداري(التدريب، تفويض السلطة، الحوافز، الاتصال، فرق العمل) في الاستدامة التنظيمية(المسؤولية الاجتماعية، إضفاء الشرعية، الميزة التنافسية) لدى عينة من العاملين في جامعة تلعفر، إذ تم توزيع(43) استمارة استبانة وتم تحليل البيانات باستخدام برامج الاحصائية التالية ((Smartpls و (Spss)و(Excel)، واختبار فرضيات البحث، وتوصل البحث الى وجود علاقة تأثير معنوية بين أبعاد التمكين الاداري والاستدامة التنظيمية، ومن أهم الاستنتاجات التي توصل اليها البحث ان حصول الموظفين في جامعة تلعفر على التمكين الاداري سيؤدي الى رفع النتاج العملي لهم في المؤسسة وتقلل من مستوى الاحساس والشعور السلبي الموجود لدى عينة الدراسة، وبالتالي تتحسن مستوى التنمية في الجامعة. وقدم البحث …

Role Of Balanced Scorecard In Evaluating Total Productive Maintenance Performance, Raad Abidmuslim Hraiga, Ahmed Maher Muhammad Ali, Ali Abdulhassan Abbas

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

In light of the general inadequacy in the performance of the economic units operating in Iraq, and the contemporary developments in all the various sciences, Iraqi economic units have become obligated to use modern technologies applied around the world. Keeping abreast of these developments is done by moving away from traditional methods of evaluating performance and applying approved and accepted methods of evaluating performance. This will lead to an increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities of economic units. In addition, this drives to reduce production costs. Accordingly, this study aims to clarify the application of the balanced …

Proceedings Of The 79th Annual Meeting, Midwestern Association Of Graduate Schools

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

Table of Contents: 2023 MAGS Annual Meeting

Chicago, Illinois | March 29-31, 2023 Theme: Graduate Education in a Changing World

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Preconference: New Graduate Administrators Workshop Plenary I – Future Students, Future Careers: An Update on CGS Initiatives

• Redesigning Graduate School Student Service Models to Meet Changing Student Needs
• Investing in Our Students: Fostering Cross-Disciplinary Connection and Diverse Engagement to Meet Modern Student Expectations
• Sending Out an SOS: Serving Those Who Serve Graduate Students
• The Graduate Career Landscape: Changing Patterns, Changing Needs
• From Baby Boomers to Gen Z: How to “Click” with Graduate Students
• Change Management and …

Post Secondary Leadership: Promoting Leadership Development In Average Achieving Students, Deborah J. Clair

Research Days

This proposed research seeks to explore the intersection of leadership and average-achieving high school students. Specifically, the study aims to shed light on the experiences of adults who were once perceived as average-achieving high school students but possessed innate talents and abilities that were overlooked and excluded from leadership opportunities during their time in high school. Despite facing deficit thinking by school administration due to their grades, these individuals went on to become successful leaders in their careers. While there have been anecdotal claims and media coverage of the success of average-achieving students, there has been limited formal research conducted …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes March 23, 2023, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda March 23, 2023, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Agendas

No abstract provided.

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.

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 …

Chs Country Operations’ International Business Strategy, Robert A. Lloyd

Journal of the North American Management Society

In 2012, U.S.-based CHS Country Operations executed their first steps in an international business strategy with the acquisition of Canadian agriculture retail company, DynAgra. In 2014 they purchased more retail locations from CPS and Viterra, and in the time since these international acquisitions, management at CHS has worked to bring the company’s core values and business culture to their new employees, customers, and market. Through a qualitative analysis of the company through interviews with key stakeholders in the acquisition and operation of the Canadian assets, a case study is formed to better understand the overall international business strategy of CHS …

Correlation Between Turnover And Organizational Performance: An Exploratory Study, Lee L. Hisey

Journal of the North American Management Society

Survey methodology was utilized to measure the effects of turnover on civilian employers of enlisted personnel in the National Guard and Reserve, where turnover is operationalized as deployment of a National Guard or Reserve employee. The sample was randomly selected from the Louisiana Guard and Reserve database. The results indicate that respondents perceived that as a result of deployment there is a positive correlation between the predictors level of organizational output, change in the number of customers served, and the number of team efforts with the criterion quality of the organization’s output. Conversely, when the predictor amount of work effort …

The Demise Of Arthur Andersen: Is Founder’S Syndrome To Blame?, Paul L. Govekar

Journal of the North American Management Society

No abstract provided.

Paradigm Shift In Human Resource Management: From Contingency Model To Strategy And Process Development, Gyongyi Konyu-Fogel

Journal of the North American Management Society

Traditionally, human resource management has not been involved in strategic management. However, to be successful in today’s competitive global marketplace, organizations need human resource professionals with competencies in strategic thinking, system’s view, and team-building skills to create organizational environments that have capacity for learning, innovation, responsiveness, flexibility, and on-going value creation. This paradigm shift requires human resource professionals to find a "fit" between organizational strategy and structure, identifying value-adding processes and developing core competencies through people. This paper discusses some of the methods and practices that could move human resource management from a support function to a value-added activity based …

In Pursuit Of Crisis Readiness: An Examination Of Managerial Characteristics, Firm Size, Industry Domain And Strategic Type Within The Miles And Snow Framework, John A. Parnell, William "Rick" Crandall, Richard E. Crandall

Journal of the North American Management Society

A crisis refers to an unpredictable event that can seriously threaten an organization. Crisis readiness is an integral part of the crisis management process and refers to the level of preparedness an organization possesses in response to a potential catastrophic event. Findings from a survey of 275 managers in the United States revealed that top managers with production/engineering and general management backgrounds reported higher degrees of crisis readiness capabilities than did their counterparts with other backgrounds. Likewise, higher levels of crisis readiness were reported in larger, manufacturing organizations than in smaller, service organizations.

The Mediating Of Organization Change, Perceptions Of Politics And Interpersonal Conflict At Work On The Leader/Member Exchange And Job Satisfaction Relationship, Jeffrey Muldoon, Shawn M. Keough, Eric W. Liguori

Journal of the North American Management Society

Using the lens of social exchange theory, this study examines the role of organization change, perceptions of politics (POPS) and interpersonal conflict at work (ICAW) on the LMX/job satisfaction relationship. Results indicate that organization change, POPS and ICAW each have a partial negative mediation effect on the LMX/job satisfaction relationship. Implications for management are briefly discussed.

The Impact Of Media Choice And Social Capital On Quality Improvement, Baiyun Gong, David S. Hoyte, Regina A. Greenwood

Journal of the North American Management Society

In this paper, we analyze the differences between product and process quality improvement and suggest that the effectiveness of each type of quality improvement is facilitated by distinctive organizational contexts. Specifically, the level of organizational social capital and the richness of communication media are significant determinants of a successful quality improvement approach. Moreover, certain combinations of social capital and media may best fit with either product or process quality improvement. We discuss the possibility of constructing an organizational context that facilitates both types of quality improvement and call for future research to investigate this issue.

A Graduate Management Of Information Systems Technology Course Project: Web Analytics, Brandi N. Guidry Hollier

Journal of the North American Management Society

It is often difficult to create thought-provoking projects that allow students the ability to apply their knowledge in a real-world setting. This is particularly challenging in a graduate level Management of Information Technology course that covers a vast array of topics throughout. In an effort to expand student knowledge of web analytics and to encourage professional development, a web analytics course project is assigned. The project presented within offers a proposed experiential learning opportunity for students enrolled in this (or similar) course. Project learning objectives and specifications are presented. Teaching Notes are also provided.

The Fallacy Of Leadership Transparency, Jay Johnson, Jim Maddox

Journal of the North American Management Society

The word “transparency” has become a staple of current organizational speak and a popular concept for leaders to incorporate into their leadership persona. They attempt to create the perception that information and the rationale for decisions will be clear and openly communicated. The purpose of this paper is to explore the apparent fallacy of leadership transparency. That is, that often times, the more the word transparency is used by leaders in an organization, the less actual transparency there is. The paper explores the allure of Leadership transparency and offers reasons why the fallacy occurs. In this context, the role of …

Supply And Demand Considerations For The U.S. Health Care Workforce: What May The Future Hold?, Michaeline Skiba, David P. Paul Iii

Journal of the North American Management Society

Five factors that influence supply and demand within the health care workforce are demographics, education, the healthcare delivery system, the economy, and context. These factors are interdependent and powerfully influence stakeholders involved in health care administration. All of them are in constant flux and heavily rely on the economy and context – two of the five factors that gained prominence since the Great Recession and determine strategy and policy related to future employment in all professional sectors. This paper reviews these factors from the vantage points of selected health care professions, and examines the opportunities and threats that lie ahead.

Executive Compensation In Higher Education: Effects Of Institutional Characteristics And Performance On Presidents’ Compensation, Michael E. Dobbs, Elizabeth M. Schwindenhammer

Journal of the North American Management Society

While CEO compensation has been widely explored (Huang, 2010), there is also debate about whether university presidents are equitably paid given university budget cuts and rising tuition rates (Ehrenberg, Cheslock, and Epifantseva, 2001; Cotton, 2012). We explore possible determinants of compensation for university presidents of 419 private and 160 public universities. We hypothesize about the effects of enrollment, endowment, and employee size; graduation and retention rates; and other institutional factors on presidents’ compensation and use regression analysis to test these hypotheses. We find strong support for a positive effect of enrollment on university presidents’ pay levels, but this effect is …

Factors Affecting Acceptance Of Organizational Change: A Qualitatitive Analysis In The Pharmaceutical Industry, Jennifer Bullerdick, Erin Fluegge-Woolf, Kenneth A. Heischmidt

Journal of the North American Management Society

This exploratory qualitative study examines the relationships between organizational change factors including the occurrence of change, personal and work related barriers, and employee buy-in. The sample consisted of 20 individuals from seven different departments of a pharmaceutical products manufacturing firm that had recently undergone a major organizational change that impacted the entire workforce. Research questions were formed to examine the acceptance of organizational change, the perceived occurrence of organizational change, as well as personal and work force barriers. Results from the interviews suggest that the occurrence of change as well as personal and workforce barriers contributed to the participants’ acceptance …

Examining Strategic Antecedents Of The Appointment Of Women To Top Management Teams, Robert L. Bonner, Steven J. Hyde, Kristen Faile

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the organizational and environmental antecedents to the appointment of a woman to a non-CEO top management team (TMT) position.

Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a conditional fixed effects logistic regression model to analyze non-CEO TMT appointment data collected from the S&P 500 between 2008 and 2016.

Findings – Women were more likely to be appointed to non-CEO TMT positions when a firm was undergoing strategic change, had slack resources, and was in a less munificent environment.

Originality/value – This article contributes to the literature concerning the antecedents of the selection …

It's More Than Nursing: The Experience Of Psychological Safety Of Pre-Licensure Nursing Students Who Identify As Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color, Melissa M. Anozie

Dissertations

The healthcare environment mandates its staff are able to communicate freely and openly to provide high quality patient care leading to positive patient outcomes. As the largest healthcare profession and those who are at the bedside most often with patients, registered nurses play a vital role in ensuring these outcomes. As advocates for the most vulnerable, nurses must communicate often but before doing so, they must feel psychologically safe. Psychological safety is how one perceives the benefits, risks, and consequences of asking a question, sharing an opinion, reporting an error, or revealing one's true self to others. It is a …

Transformative Learning Theory As Applied To Worship Studies, Loueda B. Bleiler

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Despite extensive research regarding the application of Transformative Learning Theory in adult education, there is very little literature promoting applying these principles and practices within Christian Worship Studies. Transformative Learning Theory is an educational theory that researches and promotes perspective-changing teaching and learning. Structured educational opportunities and spiritual development through Christian worship both have the potential to be life-altering events in human experience. In each of these dimensions of learning, the final result may include a change in perspective which then leads to modified behaviors. Transformative change occurs in the life of the learner. This qualitative research study explores the …

Differentiating Leadership Styles And Behaviors Of Teacher-Leaders, Joshua Desantis, Stacey N. Dammann, Anastasia Clayton

Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership

The rapidly changing landscape of education necessitates that schools build the capacity to swiftly pivot to new modalities, curriculum, and operations models. Much of the onus for positively responding to these changes falls to teacher-leaders. In many schools, teacher leaders are untrained and designated by virtue of their seniority. The authors posit that differences exist in the leadership styles and behaviors of professional educators depending on their role, status, and professional learning journey. Findings from the present study affirm the existence of some of these differences and, thus, could inform future efforts to designate and train teachers for leadership roles …

Subsidiarity: A Central Principle For Justice, Peace, And Sustainability In Mining, Caesar A. Montevecchio

The Journal of Social Encounters

The Catholic social teaching principle of subsidiarity states that problems should be dealt with at the lowest level possible, but the highest level necessary. It attempts to create structures of social power that can best protect the dignity of individuals and families and promote their human flourishing. In the case of mining, subsidiarity would say that the communities impacted by mining need to be centered and empowered to the greatest extent possible, but that the national, regional, and/or global nature of the issues at stake, like climate change, violent conflict, or economic justice, mean that community goals and decisions need …