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A Systematic Review Of The Relationship Between Discrimination, Racism And Diabetes Care Outcomes For Black Americans, Sandra B. Anim

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Background: Disparities in diabetes (DM) risk, care, and complications impact Black communities more than that of their White counterparts. While studies have thoroughly examined the impact discrimination and racism have on DM health disparities, no study has systematically reviewed the literature on the association between discrimination, racism, and DM care and outcomes in Black persons.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the association between discrimination, racism, and DM care and outcomes in Black persons. The results of this systematic review will be utilized to guide best practices for this …

Trainee Perceptions Of Structured On-The-Job Training (Ojt): The Impact Of Trainer Experience And Use Of Structured Ojt Guides, Jessica Nicole Cooperstein

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

This research study investigated the influence of trainer experience on the trainer’s use of directive behaviors and communication clarity in structured on-the-job training (OJT) and how those variables, in turn, impacted trainee perceptions. It was predicted that trainer experience would be positively related to trainer characteristics (directive behaviors and communication clarity), and that the use of structured OJT guides would have a conditional impact on this relationship. It was also predicted that trainer characteristics would be positively related to trainee perceptions. Finally, it was predicted that the conditional relationship of trainer experience and use of structured OJT guides would influence …

Examining Predictors Of Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth Among Sexual Assault Service Providers In Rape Crisis Centers, Anna Wegrzyn

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

Rape crisis centers (RCCs) rely on counselors and victim advocates to provide support to survivors of sexual assault via crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, case management, and referrals. As a result of their direct service work, sexual assault service providers are frequently exposed to vicarious trauma. This may inhibit both service provision and provider well-being. Not all impacts of engaging in trauma work are negative, however; positive benefits have also been documented from engaging in trauma work. One such benefit is vicarious posttraumatic growth, which is understood as the positive psychological transformation undergone by trauma workers as a result of their …

Desire And Marketizing English Version Of Education As A Commodity In The Linguistic Market In Bangladesh, Mohammod Moninoor Roshid Professor, Shaila Sultana Professor

The Qualitative Report

In recent years, the globalization of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) policy has grown exponentially, driven by socio-economic, political, cultural, and educational desires and forces. Despite having a well-established elite English-medium education in Bangladesh, EMI-based, a new type of education system has emerged recently at primary and secondary levels called English-version (EV) education. This paper investigates parents' desires to choose EV schools for their children and how those desires contribute to marketizing EV schools as a new and popular commodity in the education market of Bangladesh. Data were collected using open-ended questionnaires from 120 parents of primary school …

Sources Of Stress, Burnout, And Career Decisions Of Male Health And Nursing Professionals: A Qualitative Inquiry Of The Challenges During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Luis Miguel Dos Santos

The Qualitative Report

The human resources and workforce shortage of registered health and nursing professionals has been a long-term problem in health systems internationally, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many health and nursing professionals face stress and burnout, which may influence their career decisions and long-term human resources development. The purpose of this study is to investigate and understand the relationship(s) between sources of stress and the reasons why male health and nursing professionals decide to leave the profession within the next six months. With the employment of the social cognitive career and motivation theory and general inductive approach with 40 male health …

Outdoor Recreation Across The Western United States: A Comparative Analysis Focused On State Agencies, Policies, Programs, And Resources, Casey Trout, Jordan W. Smith

Environment and Society Faculty Publications

In recent years, state governments in the contiguous western U.S. (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) have been increasing investment in outdoor recreation to ensure continued and expanded access to outdoor recreation opportunities and to enhance the outdoor recreation economy in their respective states. This report provides an inventory and comparison of how states across the Western U.S. fund, manage, and support outdoor recreation. Based on our findings, we provide recommendations tailored to state legislatures and state government entities regarding how outdoor recreation management may be improved and how additional funding could be …

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Disability And Caste Bias: A Shared Struggle, Sanjay Jain

Popular Media

This article makes a case for the commingling of caste and disability issues to make social justice movements more inclusive. According to the author, “Anchoring the identities of caste and gender with disability helps to comprehend different shades of vulnerability…. The need of the hour is to have an inclusive and progressive coalition of the Dalits and Disabled activists to raise a clamour for de-essentialisation of medicalisation of disability and have compassion and unflinching empathy for the needs of one another.”

Effectiveness Of Checkout Charities: Exploring Generational Differences, Shaylee R. Ferguson, Lauren Beverly, Jamye Foster

AMTP Proceedings 2023

As consumer-brand relationships continue to evolve, the role of cause-related marketing (CRM) is becoming increasingly complex (Mohr et al., 1998). A specific type of CRM, checkout charities, is becoming common in brick-and-mortar and online retailers (Sudbury & Vossler, 2021). Previous check-out-charity research has focused on consumer stress and cause fit while ignoring the influence of generational differences on perceptions and participation. Research has found that some generational groups differ in motivations for giving and donation expectations, thus impacting consumer behaviors in the context of checkout charities. Therefore, this study will attempt to answer the following research question: Do younger generations …

Cognitive Sparing In Proton Versus Photon Radiotherapy For Pediatric Brain Tumor Is Associated With White Matter Integrity: An Exploratory Study, Lisa E Mash, Lisa S Kahalley, Kimberly P Raghubar, Naomi J Goodrich-Hunsaker, Tracy J Abildskov, Luz A De Leon, Marianne Macleod, Heather Stancel, Kelley Parsons, Brian Biekman, Nilesh K Desai, David R Grosshans, Arnold C Paulino, Zili D Chu, William E Whitehead, Mehmet Fatih Okcu, Murali Chintagumpala, Elisabeth A Wilde

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Radiotherapy for pediatric brain tumors is associated with reduced white matter structural integrity and neurocognitive decline. Superior cognitive outcomes have been reported following proton radiotherapy (PRT) compared to photon radiotherapy (XRT), presumably due to improved sparing of normal brain tissue. This exploratory study examined the relationship between white matter change and late cognitive effects in pediatric brain tumor survivors treated with XRT versus PRT. Pediatric brain tumor survivors treated with XRT (

An Exploratory Study Of Healing Circles As A Strategy To Facilitate Resilience In An Undocumented Community, Frances Morales, José Manuel González Vera, Michelle A. Silva, German Cadenas, Jenifer García Mendoza, Luz M. Garcini, Manuel Paris, Amanda Venta, Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez, Alfonso Mercado

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

Within the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical inequalities affecting undocumented communities and resulting in particularly heightened stress for members of these communities. In addition to the stress associated with COVID-19, immigrants in the United States were more than ever subjected to a hostile antiimmigrant climate under Trump’s administration. Given this compounded stress, the impact of the pandemic on mental health is likely to be disproportionately experienced by undocumented immigrants. In response, a group of psychologists partnered with a leading immigrant rights advocacy organization and formed a reciprocal collaboration to support undocumented communities. A major focus of the collaboration …

‘Why It’S Important To Talk About Our Toilet Needs In The Workplace’ – Using Maslow’S Needs Theory To Shine A Light On Workers Living With Ibd In The Workplace, Hannah Vaughan, Patricia A. Jolliffe Dr

The Qualitative Report

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can be challenging for employees diagnosed with the illness as they experience increased absenteeism, feelings of anxiousness, and negative career impact. Moreover, workplace relationships and a lack of understanding of the condition are anxiety-provoking. Utilising Maslow’s (1943) Needs Theory, this study evaluated the effect of IBD on the working lives of individuals diagnosed with the condition and the support they received. Employees from several organisations in a range of industries engaged with this qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven individuals who had received an official diagnosis of IBD and worked in paid employment for …

The Use And Usefulness Of Social-Network-Site Recruiting, Allison Tharp, David Boggs

Journal of the North American Management Society

Human resources recruiters use many different methods to identify and attract desirable applicants to their organizations. The use of online social networks, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, for recruiting purposes is one of the newer methods that organizations are using. This paper argues that employees recruited through online social networks are less likely to turnover than average; also, it argues that social networking sites (SNS) decrease the selection cycle time when hiring and are an effective means to recruit passive job candidates. Social recruiting produces the benefits identified by merging the speed of the Internet with the quality and …

Performance Evaluation And Promotion Criteria: Perceptions Of Faculty Evaluation In Promotion Decisions, Valerie Wallingford, Gyongyi Konyu-Fogel`, Mary B. Dubois

Journal of the North American Management Society

Performance evaluation and promotion of faculty can be difficult in higher education. The evaluation of faculty performance often creates confusion as the criteria for promotion are often poorly understood. Disagreements over effective, equitable performance evaluation tools and possible biases of how faculty may get promoted have been a concern in many institutions, possibly creating legal liabilities that underlines the need for designing promotion criteria that are effective and easily understood by administrators and faculty. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the perceptions of faculty promotion practices and processes used in higher education institutions in the Midwest region of …

Managing Risky Behavior: How Organizations Manage Workplace Violence, Carolyn Wiley

Journal of the North American Management Society

OSHA defines workplace violence as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other threatening and disruptive behavior that occurs at a worksite. Such violence costs American businesses approximately $36 billion a year. This is not expected to decrease unless organizational leaders begin to understand and to establish preventive measures. Management of violence in the work environment has to be a priority. The nature of the workplace and of working conditions is rapidly changing. Contemporary work environments are characterized by more stressful contexts with information and knowledge-based work and more stressful outcomes such as downsizing and organizational restructuring …

Web-Based Accountability: An Integration Of Extant Knowledge, Research Gaps And Future Directions, Brandi N. Guidry Hollier, Lise Anne D. Slatten

Journal of the North American Management Society

Because Internet-based technologies are readily used by businesses, research scholars have begun to focus on the specific use of such technology by nonprofit organizations for accountability purposes. A central focus of this paper is to review some of the most significant extant literature on web-based accountability, with particular emphasis on conceptual and empirical studies focusing on the nonprofit sector. Much of this research is situated within the public relations literature, as some of the primary elements of online accountability are directly related to establishing relationships and disclosing information to stakeholders. Finally, this paper presents research gaps and future research propositions …

Service-Learning As A Practical Approach To Teaching Auditing, Andrew G. Bashore, Matthew A. Phillips

Journal of the North American Management Society

Business pedagogy can be more effective for students and business through a hands-on, practical approach rather than traditional lectures. The Pathways Commission of the AICPA and AAA recommended we “develop curriculum models, engaging learning resources, and mechanisms for easily sharing them as well as enhancing faculty development opportunities in support of sustaining a robust curriculum” (American Accounting Association 2012 p. 12; Hawawini 2005). In this article, we present a method to teach auditing. We identify a few articles integrating service-learning opportunities into a business school environment (Tonge and Willett 2012; Govekar and Rishi 2007). Our student teams performed agreed-upon procedures …

The Impact Of Leader Power On Employee Outcomes: An Empirical Study Of Information Technology Professionals In Turkey, Tuna Cenkci

Journal of the North American Management Society

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of leader power bases on information technology (IT) professionals’ certain employee outcomes: Attitudinal and behavioral compliance, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and intention to quit. A convenience sampling was used and the data were collected from 153 Turkish IT professionals. The results show that leader expert power, referent power, and legitimate power positively influence subordinate behavioral compliance while reward power negatively affects behavioral compliance. In addition, referent power positively affects attitudinal compliance and helping OCB whereas referent power negatively influences intention to quit. Moreover, legitimate power negatively affects attitudinal compliance, civic …

Putting It In Writing: Examining The Link Between Higher Education Institution Performance Rankings, Best Places To Work, And Emphasis On Human Resources In Mission Statements, John Fazio, William Crandall, Christopher Ziemnowicz

Journal of the North American Management Society

This study examined at the content of vision statements, mission statements, and strategic plans for three groups of higher education institutions (HEIs). The focus of this analysis was to determine if an emphasis on the interests and welfare of employees was included in these statements. In addition, the Top 100 Best Colleges from the 2012 U.S. News & World Report rankings were compared to a random selection of HEIs. The results indicate that the externally ranked schools had a higher number of statements highlighting the welfare of their workforce in their strategic documents, thus affirming the importance of employees.

The Relationship Of Organizational Justice And Interpersonal Attraction In Survivors’ Acceptance Of Co-Worker Terminations, Charles S. White, Richard S. Allen, Randy Evans

Journal of the North American Management Society

The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of organizational justice and interpersonal attraction in survivors’ acceptance of co-worker terminations. Four scenarios were tested manipulating high and low levels of the two independent variables (organizational justice and interpersonal attraction) and their effects on the dependent variable (level of acceptance of coworker terminations). Findings indicate justice during the termination process is more important than how much the coworker was liked on the survivors’ acceptance of coworker terminations. The practical implication is that organizations must be careful to insure that terminations are done in a just manner in order …

Perceived Decision-Making Pressures On Community Bank Chief Executives, William J. Wilhelm, William C. Minnis

Journal of the North American Management Society

The community-banking environment has experienced high levels of stress from increasing regulation, poor loan performance, investment devaluation, lower bank revenues, and public scrutiny during the period since 2008. The CEO decision-making process as a result, receives influence from several stakeholder groups with interests in differing outcomes. The objectives of this research were to identify and rank by importance the most pressing issues that develop decision-making stress among community banking executives. The examination of priorities and concerns facing a selected group of community bank CEOs utilizing an online Delphi method to determine the types of contextual cues (situational variables) that created …

Assessing Trio/Student Support Services Leadership, Institutional Structure, And Student Six-Year Graduation Relationships, Valerie Wallingford

Journal of the North American Management Society

The U.S. Department of Education allocates over $300,000,000 annually to TRIO Student Support Services projects. However, little research has been conducted regarding specific factors that lead to project success. This study investigated whether there was higher six-year student graduation rates when TRIO/SSS directors possessed transformational leadership characteristics and when the TRIO/SSS projects were more integrated into the hosts’ institutional structures. To examine these correlations, 209 TRIO/SSS directors in the upper mid-west were asked to complete the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and a researcher-developed survey regarding each project’s six-year graduation rates and the degree of project integration within their institutional structure. The …

'Not For Ten Million Dollars!’ A Content Analysis Of Medical Tourism Decisions, Elaine Davis, Alvin Yu, Janell Kurtz

Journal of the North American Management Society

Multiple drivers are assumed to motivate and factor into decisions to have medical procedures done in another country, regardless of incentive to save money. Content analysis of 114 respondents revealed 13 themes: those actively considering medical tourism, the perceived benefits, nature of procedures, follow-up care, quality of care, cost, safety, insurance, facilities, family support, language barriers, U.S. government policy crisis, and a final category of those who would never consider medical tourism under any circumstances. Implications for HR management of employee health plans and marketing in the hospitality industry are discussed.

Using Personality To Identify High Technology Career Preference In Military Recruits, Heather H. Jia, Davide E. Fleming

Journal of the North American Management Society

Given increasing budget constraints, it is vital that employers get the most bang for their buck in recruiting efforts and that they result in hiring employees that possess the necessary skills. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the United States military which faces cutbacks while still needing to recruit soldiers who possess the skills needed to operate the modern military. This paper develops a set of propositions aimed at guiding empirical research into how military recruiters can use currently administered personality tests to ensure that they are enlisting the recruits needed to perform high technology occupations now needed.

Internal Analysis In Practice: Templates For Firm And Case Analysis, Michael E. Dobbs

Journal of the North American Management Society

Case analysis is the foundation of business education at many educational institutions. However, there are significant challenges related to the use of cases with particular types of students, in courses with specific structural elements, and with a lack of guidance provided to students. While working with practicing managers, small business owners, and students, I developed a set of templates to aid in the assessment of a firm’s internal workings (to be used in conjunction with other templates addressing environmental, competitor, industry, and other factors). These internal analysis templates provide a structure that is systematic yet adaptable and has improved the …

Global Skills And Competency Training For Developing Global Talent: Implications For International Human Resource Management, Gyongyi Konyu-Fogel

Journal of the North American Management Society

Organizational development initiatives that focus on developing long-term capabilities within the firm are crucial to build core competencies and competitive advantage. This paper examines training and development factors of global competencies in global business and leadership development. The study determines the demographic and organizational factors that increase global mindset capabilities based on empirical research using quantitative measures of global mindset in business. Participants included 158 senior business executives from five continents in 14 industries responding to an online survey. Global mindset of the leader is found to significantly improve leadership behavior in global business. Recommendations are made for training and …

Critical Thinking Advances The Theory And Practice Of Business Management, Phyllis R. Anderson, Joanne R. Reid

Journal of the North American Management Society

A pedagogical treatment was developed to teach critical thinking knowledge, skills, and strategies to college students. This treatment was implemented at a Midwestern University for a three-year period. Graduates were surveyed to determine the extent to which the treatment affected their personal, academic, and professional lives. Graduates reported that they had transferred the critical thinking knowledge, skills, and strategies they had acquired into their personal, academic, and professional lives. This transfer was validated using qualitative descriptions provided by the graduates of their use of critical thinking.

Corporate Governance And Transparency: A Research Study Investigating Ceo Duality In Fortune Ranked Companies, Patricia B. Abels, Joseph T. Martelli

Journal of the North American Management Society

The fiduciary oversight expected from the board of directors has intensified because of corporate scandals of corruption and fraudulent financial reporting within the US. The Federal Government, Securities and Exchange Commission, American stock exchanges, and shareholders are demanding corporate transparency in these matters. This longitudinal study examines CEO duality of the largest firms in the US as a whole and by industry sector. Concentrating on the agency theory, this paper investigates the two-tier compliance status within the largest 500 firms in the US, as reported by Fortune Magazine in 2008 and 2010. This study seeks to reveal the degree to …

Evaluating Title Vii Exposure In A Manufacturing Setting: A Case Study For Human Resource Management Students, William R. Livingston, Michael F. Peters, Timothy D. Johnson

Journal of the North American Management Society

Since Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became an established part of the employment legal framework, human resource management professionals and compliance officers have played a vital role in evaluating their companies’ vulnerability to litigation based on perceived violations of Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the American with Disabilities Act, and other associated equality protection legislation. Factors to be considered include the plaintiff’s burden of proof, legitimate business defenses, and collection and evaluation of reliable data. This case study calls upon human resource management graduate students to evaluate the potential exposure of a defense …

Building Learning Communities Utilizing Team-Based Learning In An On-Line Environment, Mary B. Dubois, Gyongyi Konyu-Fogel, Valerie Wallingford

Journal of the North American Management Society

Colleges and universities today are finding themselves under increasing pressure to change the practices of teaching. Rapid advancements in technology and demands of a knowledge-based society quickly change expectations and standards in higher education. Technology brings alternative ways to organizing and conveying information. The paradigm of predominantly linear process of learning is shifting to set new trends in online education with applications of differing teaching and learning styles. One of the challenges is to create dynamic learning communities that are learner-centered rather than teaching-centered. This paper discusses the importance of rubrics and components of team-based learning in online education utilizing …