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Once Upon A Time There Was A Mountain Of Paper, Robert P. Zaepfel Jr.
Once Upon A Time There Was A Mountain Of Paper, Robert P. Zaepfel Jr.
Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities
Abstract
James Madison University and the Office of Human Resources recently faced a significant challenge in the arena of records management. As the department migrated to an electronic records management system a unique yet complicated situation arose from simultaneously storing unorganized boxes of duplicate paper records. This topic which was presented at the CUPA-HR (College and University Professional Association for Human Resources) Southern Regional Conference last April and again this year at the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) National Conference will focus on the importance of a strategic and analytical approach to electronic records management, paper removal, sensitive data …
Athletic Advantage: Employers’ Views On Applicant’S Involvement In Student Athletics, Jonathan Wenning
Athletic Advantage: Employers’ Views On Applicant’S Involvement In Student Athletics, Jonathan Wenning
Honors Projects
I have always been told that because of my involvement in athletics, recruiters will be more interested to hire me over other candidates because of the skills I have learned as a student athlete. By completing this honors project, I had the ability to survey hiring managers and recruiters targeting Bowling Green Business Students to see if and why they have a preference of hiring a student athlete.
Unretentive Incentives, Rebekah Paradis
Unretentive Incentives, Rebekah Paradis
Student Scholar Showcase
In the workplace, managers often offer monetary rewards or incentives as instantaneous motivators in hopes that it will alter employee behavior. Unfortunately, although these rewards have been proven to yield desired outcomes, their impacts are short lived as managers create an environment based on extrinsic motivation. When an employee works solely to receive a paycheck it is already challenging to keep them, as other companies can offer them comparable, if not better, salaries. It is even harder to retain an employee who is accustomed to receiving an incentive with a particular behavior when the reward is no longer an option, …