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Building Nonprofit Capabilities To Continue Growing After Starting With Covid-Driven Demand, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Thomas Bloecker, Evan Rudolfsky

Business: Faculty Presentations

This paper summarizes the Spring 2023 results of students enrolled in an MBA Capstone at Molloy University’s School of Business. During an immersive 7-week semester, students in this online synchronous class worked in teams to address needs presented by the Founder and Executive Director of Elite Community Foundation (ECF), a young nonprofit organization based in Laurelton (Queens County), New York. The start-up organization had high demand for its services and programs during the COVID-19 pandemic which coincided with its start. With the worst of COVID behind us, ECF turned to Capstone for help building capabilities to help it grow strategically. …

A Novel Framework For Building Organizational Capabilities, Alexander Chan

Business: Faculty Presentations

The pace of change in the business environment is constantly being accelerated by rapidly emerging technologies and evolving customer demands. It is no longer sufficient for organizations to keep their strategic focus on elevating their existing capabilities to achieve excellence in their product and service offerings. It is critical to be able to develop new organizational capabilities which are aligned with new strategic insights. Existing frameworks have their limitations in terms of helping to identify new organizational capabilities and ensuring that they are closely aligned with the overall business strategy. In response to these challenges, a novel framework for designing …

The Importance Of Humor As A Leadership Skill, Bruce Haller

Business: Faculty Presentations

Humor is an important skill for leaders. This paper examines the underappreciation and underutilization of humor as a tool that studies conclude can improve relationships, decrease stress, and enhance productivity in the workplace. While inappropriate humor such as aggressive humor can have a negative effect, effective use of humor by leaders, supervisors, and subordinates can have multiple positive changes on organizational culture. Understanding what humor is and how it can be implemented as an impactful organizational and leadership tool is the purpose of this scholarship. Leadership is as important for the success of an organization as it is misunderstood and …

Does Management Education Need A Facelift? The Intersection Of Managing, Leading, And Coaching. Part V: Environmental Scan Of Higher Education, Maureen L. Mackenzie Ph.D.

Business: Faculty Presentations

This paper is the fifth in a series of five papers that collectively explore management education and its value to workplace preparation. The purpose of this research path is to ensure that management education remains cutting edge and relevant to the needs of organizational leaders and to our students’ professional goals. At the 2021 Northeast Business and Economics Association Conference (NBEA.us) the author set the stage for a five (5) paper multi-phase research agenda. The purpose of this research, Part V, is to explore where coaching knowledge and skill-development currently exists within higher education programs, degrees, and curriculum. This paper …

Expanding Respite Care Services To Meet Demand And Increase Organizational Competitiveness, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Christopher Mallozzi, Kaylee Fernandez, Robert Mongitore

Business: Faculty Presentations

This paper presents the results of student efforts in an undergraduate Capstone course at Molloy University’s School of Business. During the 14-week Spring 2023 semester, these 12 students worked in small teams to address an opportunity presented by a senior executive of The Viscardi Center, a highly regarded 70-year old nonprofit organization based in Albertson (Long Island), New York. To help executives evaluate whether Viscardi could expand its respite care services, students were asked to conduct: (1) research about competitive respite care services/programs; (2) market research with key stakeholders; and, (3) an analysis of financial viability. Students gave Viscardi the …

Rebounding After Loss: A Nonprofit Organization’S Recovery After The Untimely Death Of Its Founder, Donna M. Iucolano Ph.D., Jaclyn Schuman, Shane Salam

Business: Faculty Presentations

Students pursuing degrees at Molloy University’s School of Business are required to complete a Capstone course in their final semester or year. This signature course uses a mixed methods approach that combines the flipped classroom with community engagement to provide students with an experiential learning opportunity. This paper presents the results of student efforts in an undergraduate Capstone in Fall 2022. During the 14-week semester, students worked in small teams to address challenges presented by the Executive Director of the Learning Institute of Tennis, Life Skills, and Sportsmanship (LITLSS), a young nonprofit organization based in Freeport (Long Island), New York. …

Tip Your Hat To Your New Teammate, Gayle O'Keefe, Micah Minarik

Business: Faculty Presentations

As the evolution of human-AI teams (HATs) progresses, it will cause a paradigm shift of previously accepted group dynamic and social exchange principles. Though the broad context of HAT development encompasses three dimensions: job displacement, job augmentation, and job creation, we focus on job augmentation, where AI (Artificial Intelligence) and humans will work best in collaboration. We investigate the impact on theory and implications to practice as the unique challenges and opportunities presented by these new collaborative interactions and exchange dynamics arise.

Linking Business And Healthcare For The Greater Good, Michael Messina, Dawn Distefano Dps

Business: Faculty Presentations

Molloy University just celebrated its tenth year of its renowned Capstone program. In doing so, students who have successfully completed the program (alum) as well as current students were acknowledged for their accomplishments pertaining to their final Capstone projects. This year the consulting teams worked with a fairly large nonprofit, The Hospice Care Network of Northwell Health. This enabled our students to delve into an interdisciplinary study between the Business and Healthcare fields to assist children who have been adversely impacted by the loss of a loved one and who are participants in their bereavement program. The consulting teams not …

The Cognitive And Affective Components Of Organizational Identification, Brian O'Neill

Business: Faculty Presentations

Extant literature has linked organizational identification (OID) to many vital organizational constructs and outcomes, such as job satisfaction, job involvement, work engagement, organizational affective commitment, organizational-based self-esteem, cooperation, creativity, extra-role and organizational citizenship behavior, work effort, intention to stay, decreased turnover intentions, and job performance. However, despite the identified benefits of organizational identification, a growing body of research has noted its dark side. For example, OID has been linked to identity lies, negative emotions, and unethical proorganizational behavior. At the same time, there is limited research examining the separate influences of the cognitive and affective components of organizational identification on …

The Euroweek Experience: Supporting Sustainable Development Through Academic Programs Promoting Student Research, Technology Innovation And The Commercialization Process, Meryl Rosenblatt, Ishita Sharma, Mya Ferreiro

Business: Faculty Presentations

University-based research continues to rely on industry partnerships to help support the innovation, exchange and application of new technologies. At the same time, University R&D has increasingly focused on technologies that support a wide range of environmental, societal and economic Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched by the United Nations in 2015. This has put a spotlight on the need to address technology transfer from the university to industry, where the university often lacks the resources needed to assess the feasibility of market adoption of new technologies. Recent literature indicates that there is a role for the international academic community to …

Challenges Of Embedding Sustainability In Organizational Culture, Jyro B. Triviño

Leadership and Strategy Faculty Publications

Advocating for robust, aggressive, and advanced sustainability is a direction that is ideal yet challenging. It means not only decreasing additional harm to the environment but, at the same time, objectively using renewable energy flow. Embedding sustainability as part of organizational culture appears to be a daunting task. Not all enterprise managers comprehensively understand the phenomenon, which entails proper awareness of its benefits and consequences. This qualitative study focuses on Philippine business enterprises' ability to embed a regenerative sustainable culture. It includes salient insights from five Philippine medium-sized enterprise owners who were also acting as managers. It shows that the …

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Los Porteadores Del Camino Inca: Conversaciones Y Perspectivas Sobre Los Efectos Del Turismo, Joshua Lipscomb

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Este estudio investiga las condiciones de trabajo, experiencias y percepciones sobre el turismo de los porteadores del Camino Inca. Para ello, se realizó trabajo de campo y entrevistas en profundidad a los porteadores. También se entrevistó a guías y ex-porteadores con el objetivo de conocer sus condiciones laborales: seguros, salarios, peso transportado, nutrición, equipamiento, oportunidades de empleo, sensación de trato justo e impacto sociocultural. En este trabajo se sostiene que todas las partes implicadas: el gobierno peruano, las agencias de turismo y los propios turistas, tienen una clara responsabilidad de mejorar las condiciones de estos trabajadores. La investigación ha puesto …

Minimum Exchange Rate And A Negative Interest Rate: The Swiss National Bank’S Unconventional Monetary Policy During Eurozone Volatility, Wally Bargeron

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Monetary policy is one of the most important tools that a government has to influence its economy. This means the ability for a country to determine their own monetary policy is important to that country’s autonomy. Switzerland has consistently based its decisions on what would afford it the highest level of autonomy, including the decision not to join the European Union and subsequently the decision to retain their own currency.

The Swiss National Bank retains the mandate to keep price levels (inflation) stable, but it is challenged by an appreciating currency. Because the Swiss Franc is a safe-haven currency, money …

Nebraska Crop Budgets 2024, Robert N. Klein, Glennis Mcmclure

Department of Agricultural Economics: Presentations, Working Papers, and Gray Literature

The 2024 Nebraska Crop budget projections were created using cropping practice norms for many producers in Nebraska. However, each individual farming operation is unique, and these budgets should be used only as a guide. The budgets for 2024 are available in the Agricultural Budget Calculator program at:https://agbudget.unl.edu/. To modify these budgets, you can download UNL budgets into your ABC program account or create your own. In addition, the reports for each of the 2024 crop budgets are saved as printable (PDF) files. See also the new budget calculator at https://cap.unl.edu/abc.

The following individuals contributed to these budgets …

2023-October-01-Etsu Bluegrass Wins Big At National Conference, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dozens of faculty, alumni and students represented East Tennessee State University at the 2023 International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina – one of the most significant bluegrass events in the world. Several ETSU faculty and alumni from the ETSU Bluegrass, Old Time and Roots Music Studies Program earned nominations for awards, and four took home honors in their respective categories.  

Artist in Residence and Grammy winning artist Tim Stafford won Songwriter of the Year. Stafford’s band Blue Highway took home Event of the Year for their annual Blue Highway Fest.  

Guitar Player of the …

2023-October-01-Celebrating Founders Week, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

A message from President Brian Noland

East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with the goal of improving the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. However, the roots of this institution began to grow in 1909 when the citizens of our region sought to convince Governor Malcolm R. Patterson to locate the East Tennessee Normal School in Johnson City. 

Over the course of two years, community members worked to secure resources, persuade policymakers, and build unified support for the creation of the school here. They were successful in their endeavor because they demonstrated resourcefulness unmatched …

2023-October-01-Campus Conversations Etsu Elevates, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Campus Conversations with President Dr. Brian Noland

Campus Conversations is a new series that gives ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland the opportunity to go in-depth with leaders across the institution to learn more about and share some of the exciting initiatives that are underway here at East Tennessee State University. For this inaugural episode, Dr. Noland spoke with Dr. Susan McCracken and Nathan Farnor, two of the driving forces for the ETSU Elevates program. 

Transcript

President Noland: Thank you for joining us for a new series that we're starting on campus called "Campus Conversations," an opportunity for me to go …

2023-October-01-Etsu Moon Shot For Equity, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

The ETSU community is working together to ensure that more underrepresented students and other underserved populations realize their dream of a college degree through the Moon Shot for Equity initiative.

Moot Shot for Equity focuses on removing systemic barriers for students through 15 best practices that can help increase access to higher education for all students, and, more importantly, ensure their long-term success.

Video Transcript

T-minus three, two, one.

Dr. Brian Noland:

As I reflect upon the university's engagement with EAB and the Moon Shot initiative, I'm excited by the opportunities for our outreach, our engagement but our intervention to …

2023-October-01-Renowned Health Policy Leader To Speak At Carnegie Hotel On Nov. 7, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Christopher, executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), will speak on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Dr. Gail C. Christopher, a nationally recognized leader in health policy known for her work bringing holistic health and diversity concepts into public sector programs and policy, will give a free public lecture at East Tennessee State University next month. 

Christopher, executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), will speak on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Grand Soldiers Ballroom at the Carnegie Hotel at 6 p.m. A meet and greet reception will take place at 5:30 p.m. 

This is the …

2023-October-01-A Conversation With Etsu Faculty Dr Blair Reece, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Dr. Blair Reece spends most of her time in the classroom and clinical setting teaching medical students how to diagnose and treat patients.

However, her favorite thing to teach her students is how to talk to patients. 

“I love teaching students how to have difficult conversations,” said Reece, an assistant professor at East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. “I think that’s a really important part of our job, especially as internal medicine physicians. I have to have difficult conversations all the time, and you don’t just wake up knowing how to have those conversations.”

Reece helps her students …

2023-October-01-Campus Conversations- I Give A Buc, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

In this episode of Campus Conversations, President Noland sits down with Desmond Pierce from ETSU Athletics to discuss the “I Give a Buc” campaign and the “Be Great” initiative to support the holistic development of ETSU's student athletes.

The Inherent Bad Faith Of The Ncaa's Use Of Title Ix To Shield Its Illegal Business Practices, Sam C. Ehrlich

Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

This Essay examines the moral and policy implications of the NCAA’s use of Title IX to argue for legislative immunity from antitrust and employment law. Regardless of if there is merit to the NCAA’s in-court assertions that Title IX prevents employment status, revenue sharing, and other reforms, the NCAA’s requests to Congress for legislative protection and immunity requires a monumental degree of faith that an all-powerful NCAA would sincerely carry out its supposed commitment to gender equity. Yet this Essay finds that the NCAA has hardly earned the level of trust necessary to grant it that power. To the contrary, …

Community Well-Being And Civil Discourse In Nonmetropolitan Nebraska, Rebecca J. Vogt, Heather Akin, Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Bradley D. Lubben, L. J. Mcelravy, Timothy Meyer, Steven A. Schulz

Nebraska Rural Poll

Rural Nebraskans are more positive about the current change in their communities this year but are less positive about its future. Starting two years ago, the proportion believing their community changed for the worse was more than the proportion believing it had changed for the better (similar to what occurred in 2003 and 2009). However, this year that trend reversed back to the typical pattern. This year, more believe their community has changed for the better than has changed for the worse. When asked about what they expect ten years from now, this year more people believe their community will …

Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Mkt 3600 (Marketing Information For Decision Making), Kapil Bawa

Open Educational Resources

Have you ever wondered how marketers get information about markets, determine what consumers want and decide how to position products? Or how pollsters, scientists and researchers can manipulate the design of a survey or a research study to get the findings that they want? Or why some polls seem to be “stacked” to show overwhelming support or opposition to a particular issue?

This course reveals those techniques and tactics, and helps you learn how to critically evaluate the quality of the information you are exposed to on a daily basis. It provides an introduction to marketing research methods, marketing analytics …

Visiting The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility In Palestine, Texas, Manuel Reyes-Loya, Cecilia Cuellar

Hibbs Brief

In this issue of the Hibbs Brief, we share some details about our visit to the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Anderson County.

The Hispanic Community Is Growing In Presence And Relevance In Texas, And East Texas Is No Exception, Manuel Reyes-Loya, Cecilia Cuellar

Hibbs Brief

This issue of the Hibbs Brief is dedicated to the Hispanic Community in observance of the Hispanic Heritage Month.

Is It Time For Four? An Analysis Of The Four-Day Workweek, Emma T. Bernstein

Student Publications

Have you ever sat down on a Sunday night wishing that your weekend did not fly by and was a bit longer? Do you sometimes wish you had more time to do the things you love outside of work? This is where the four-day workweek comes in. Over time, we have seen the standard United States workweek evolve from what was once a sixty-hour week, to a forty-hour week, and now we see that four-day, compressed workweeks are being implemented across not only the United States, but around the world. Increasing amounts of attention have been going towards work-life balance, …

The Barriers To Implementation Of Artificial Intelligence In Human Resource Management, Maddy L. Filetti

Student Publications

The influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in Human Resource Management (HRM) has rapidly become a point of controversy in academic and applied settings. This review will specifically examine the most recent publications on the challenges of implementing these AI tools in the recruitment and selection functions of HR. I identify various issues brought forth by the literature related the adoption of AI-based hiring technology in organizations, including practical costs, bias, data privacy, adverse employee and manager perceptions, and validity and reliability assessment. Suggestions for addressing the concerns are also discussed – namely, the construction of inclusive algorithms, creation of …

The Five Factor Model Of Personality And Hr Employees’ Perceptions Of Ai Adoption, Maddy L. Filetti

Student Publications

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support Human Resources (HR) functions has recently gained influence and sparked controversy in both academic and applied settings. While studies on human-technology interaction have mainly focused on the response of humans to digital technologies in various contexts (e.g., instant messaging and social media), there remains a lack of empirical research on HR professionals’ individual perceptions of AI tools. This paper will utilize McCrae & Costa’s Big-Five Factor Model of Personality (1989) to develop five theoretical propositions about HR workers’ dispositional willingness to accept AI technology. It is proposed that while agreeableness, openness …