Business Commons^™

Professional Identity And You: Why Self-Concept Matters In Librarianship, Kevin Tanner

FIMS Presentations

Kevin Tanner addresses the importance of professional identity in librarianship. In the Summer 2015 semester, he completed an independent study on the construction of professional identity of librarians on Twitter through professional development and networking. During this session, he shares the results of that study and give suggestions on how you can begin to find your own professional identity while still retaining your individuality. While there are many stereotypes about librarians, they are not “one-size-fits-all” professionals, and a new modern image of the professional has begun to emerge in the digital age through a thoughtful reflection on identity.

Proceedings Of The International Interdisciplinary Business And Economics Conference: Volume 5, Cihan Cobanoglu, Serdar Ongan

University of South Florida (USF) - M3 Publishing

This is the fifth volume of the International Interdisciplinary Business and Economics Conference Proceedings Series.

ISSN: 2372-5885

Designing Study Abroad Programs For Competitive Future Graduates, Reccia N. Charles, Michael Tyler, Sheron Lawson, Ruth Clarke

HCBE Faculty Presentations

Employers want applicants who have international experience; studying abroad have been conceived by universities as the solution. This panel will address if the traditional format of a semester, a week or the newly evolved summer programs can adequately meet the workplace needs. Essentially the panelists will outline the advantages of studying international business abroad as well as the best time for student students to study abroad. The panelists will also try to address where should an international business student study abroad along with what is the best balance of cultural and academic content needed in a study abroad program. Bearing …

Attitudinal Predictors Of Relative Reliance On Human Vs. Automated Advisors, Stephanie M. Merritt, Ruchi Sinha, Paul G. Curran, Daniel R. Ilgen

Ed G. Smith College of Business Faculty Works

Trust and liking are attitudes with important implications for automation reliance in single-advisor settings; however, the extent to which their relationships with reliance generalise to settings in which the user receives conflicting advice from a human and automation is unknown. Participants completed an X-ray screening task and received simultaneous advice from what they believed was another human and an automated aid. High disuse was found for both advisors. Among participants who relied on advice, those with greater relative liking for the automation than for the human significantly increased their reliance on the automation relative to the human during the first …

Cultivate: Inspiring Women In Their Pursuit Of Creativity And Entrepreneurship, Ana P. Campbell

Senior Honors Theses

Cultivate Magazine’s purpose is to inspire and educate creative women in their business ventures. Furthermore, Cultivate serves as a catalyst for our readers’ business by featuring insightful interviews from other creative women and practical advice on how to run a successful creative business. In short, Cultivate’s target market is female creative business owners with occupations such as photographers, designers, writers, entrepreneurs, artists, and bloggers.

2015-November-13-Research Team Studying Link Between Genetics, Drug Side Effects, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Patient And Family Partner Involvement In Staff Interviews: Designing, Implementing, And Evaluating A New Hiring Process, Sara-Grey M. Charlton, Shannon Parsons, Kimberly Strain, Agnes T. Black, Candy Garossino, Leanne Heppell

Patient Experience Journal

Healthcare organizations in Canada and the United States are seeking to enhance their ability to offer patient and family centred care (PFCC). One aspect of PFCC is the participation of Patient and Family Partners (PFPs) in a variety of roles within healthcare organizations. This article describes the creation and evaluation of a hiring process that utilized a PFCC interview tool (PFCCIT) and collaborated with PFPs in interviewing candidates for healthcare positions. An evaluation of the new hiring process was designed, including an on-line survey of candidates and semi-structured interviews with healthcare leaders and PFPs. Survey results indicated candidates felt the …

Safe Operations Above Fl600, Lt. Col. Stephen Hunter

Space Traffic Management Conference

Safe Operations Above FL600

Abstract

With the increase in likelihood of near-term development of revenue-generating point-to-point suborbital flights and the increase in high-altitude-long-endurance commercial operations above FL600, the criticality of addressing operations above class A airspace has never been more pressing. While the Federal Aviation Administration describes the National Airspace System, it doesn’t offer a description that includes a top. Technological, physiological, physical and administrative limitations have relegated most air operations to FL600 and below. As that changes, previous work on Space Traffic Management (STM) concepts begin to take on new life and add to sincere considerations for adaptation or …

Knowledge And Value Development In Management Consulting, Fionnuala Darby, Geraldine Lavin

The ITB Journal

The relationship between management consultants and their clients plays a key part in the success of consulting firms. To develop an understanding of the dynamics of the clientconsultant relationship, the authors reviewed literature in the areas of intangible professional services, impression management, perception and the interaction process. A model is proposed and the authors use a case study to emphasise areas highlighted by the literature. The authors contend that impression management, aided by positive perception and the development of the client-consultant relationship, is an important motivational force in securing consulting projects. It upholds the model for understanding the client-consultant relationship.

2015-November-12-Carter Railroad Museum Releases Oral History Book On Anniversary, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-November-12-Pediatric Audiologist Joins Faculty, Jcchc, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-November-12-Etsu Partners With Community For Buchunger Challenge, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-November-12-Dr. Larry White Serves As Rma Forum Moderator, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Cryptography In Security For Electronic Commerce, Ann Murphy, David Murphy

The ITB Journal

Many businesses and consumers are wary of conducting business over the Internet due to a perceived lack of security. Electronic business is subject to a variety of threats such as unauthorised access, misappropriation, alteration and destruction of both data and systems. This paper explores the major security concerns of businesses and users and describes the cryptographic techniques used to reduce such risks.

Market Orientation: The Implementation Of The Marketing Concept, Maura O Connell

The ITB Journal

The marketing literature has provided little guidance in relation to creating market driven organisations. It has traditionally provided pieces of the puzzle i.e. the product life cycle, segmentation etc, but it has fallen short of demonstrating how to put the pieces together to complete the picture i.e. creating a market oriented organisation. As a result marketing has largely been confined to ‘overseeing and co-ordinating activities directly involved with the outside - such as sales, promotion and delivery’ (Witcher B J, 1990). This has led to a situation where many organisations have reservations about the success achieved with the implementation of …

Public Attitudes To Housing Systems For Pregnant Pigs, E. B. Ryan, David Fraser, Daniel M. Weary

Housing and Confinement of Farm Animals Collection

Understanding concerns about the welfare of farm animals is important for the development of socially sustainable production practices. This study used an online survey to test how views on group versus stall housing for pregnant sows varied when Canadian and US participants were provided information about these systems, including access to scientific papers, YouTube videos, Google images, and a frequently-asked-questions page (S1 Appendix). Initial responses and changes in responses after accessing the information were analyzed from Likert scores of 242 participants and from their written comments. Participants were less willing to accept the use of gestation stalls after viewing information …

Leaders Define Themselves, Usu Jon M. Huntsman School Of Business

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

One of the world’s most influential business leaders is a respected chief executive because, as she says, she “does not aspire to a title, but aspires to be a leader.” Cathy Engelbert leads more than 220,000 professionals as Chief Executive Officer for Deloitte LLP, and inspired hundreds of attendees at the recent Partners in Business Accounting conference at Utah State University. Engelbert’s leadership path started as captain of her collegiate basketball team. Attending Lehigh University on a lacrosse scholarship, she walked onto the women’s basketball team and later found herself leading her team on the court. As she maneuvered through …

2015-November-11-Quillen Staffer Takes First Place For Paper, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-November-11-Planetarium Show To Focus On 'Forensic Astronomy', University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

2015-November-11-‘Childlike’ Is Theme Of November Story And Poetry Slam, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Student Wins National Multi-Cultural Student Award, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

2015-November-11-Etsu Named "Military Friendly" For A Seventh Year, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Shortlist Your Employer: Acquire Soft Skills To Achieve Your Career And Leadership Success To Excel As A Ceo, M. S. Rao

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This unconventional paper lays emphasis on soft and hard skills to shortlist your employer. It shares seven timeless tools to fast-track your career and seven time-tested steps to achieve your all-round success; explains career capital and outlines tips to build your career capital; differentiates between soft and hard skills with a plethora of examples and illustrations; and distinguishes between Indian and Chinese CEOs. It suggests that strong support from the C-suite leaders is essential to build career capital to keep leadership talent ready in the pipeline. It enlightens that there is no permanent employment, but only permanent employability. Lastly, it …

Developing Whole Leaders For The Whole World, Robert Mckenna, Kira K. Wenzel

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

How do we holistically develop leaders with the capacity and character to tackle the most pressing moral challenges in our modern world? While it may be easier to focus on one thing such as strengths, experiences, or mentors, the reality is that developing a leader’s capacity to lead well includes many interrelated components. Based on our experience and research, the six components of the Holistic Leadership Development Model (HLDM) are presented, along with strategies for creating rich conversations that connect the components in a meaningful way for leaders. The six areas are (1) experiences and learning; (2) strategic networking; (3) …

Ethics And Spirituality Of Sustainability: What Can We All Do?, Satinder K. Dhiman

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This article approaches the topic of sustainability in a broad, interdisciplinary fashion − in the manner of our total footprint on the planet, not just our carbon footprint. It proposes to bring together the two allied areas of sustainability and spirituality in a dialectical manner, with ethics as a balancing force and spirituality playing the role of the proverbial invisible hand guiding our quest for sustainability. It takes the view that, in essence, spirituality and sustainability are vitally interlinked. When the spiritual dimension of our being is underdeveloped, we turn into pleasure-seeking automatons, plundering the planet in a mindless race …

Applying Kouzes & Posner's Leadership Concepts To Poverty Alleviation Work In The Developing World, John Oliphant

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Many people in the developing world struggle with significant poverty. People who feel trapped in a cycle of poverty often describe feeling inferior and powerless. Those who are relatively wealthy and in leadership roles may suffer from a different pathology that some have described as a “god- complex” in which a sense of superiority may develop, leading to the belief that they have been chosen to decide what is best for the poor. As the leaders of organizations that do poverty alleviation work in the developing world contemplate what approach to take when formulating their leadership style, they would do …

Corporate Governance In The Emerging Economics Of The Caribbean: Peculiarities, Challenges, And A Future Pathway, Ron Sookram

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Building on corporate governance research and responsible leadership theory this paper examines, through a multiple case approach, three major cases of corporate failures in the emerging economies of Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, member states of the Caribbean Community trade bloc. The paper accordingly provides valuable insights into the dynamics of corporate governance in the Caribbean and proposes a responsible leadership approach as a framework to mitigating agency-problems and addressing the changing business contexts of the region. The paper suggests that researchers and practitioners need to develop a more holistic approach towards understanding corporate governance by going beyond traditional …

Servant Leadership And Its Relationships With Core Self-Evaluation And Job Satisfaction, Len Tischler, Robert Giambatista, Robert Mckeage, David Mccormick

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Servant leadership is a growing topic in the leadership literature. Our study considered servant leadership’s relationship to two outcomes, core self-evaluation and job satisfaction. The former is particularly noteworthy because if servant leadership predicts core self-evaluation this would confirm that servant leadership affects important changes in employees as people, a central tenet of servant leadership. In addition, if servant leadership predicts core self-evaluation, this could add to the question of whether core self-evaluation is a non-changeable personality trait or is potentially malleable. We conducted a field study of three firms and found that servant leadership predicts both core self-evaluation and …

Banking Industry And The Future: A New Paradigm (Interview With Meera Sanyal), Shashank Shah

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

No abstract provided.

Farm Sanctuary: Caring For Our Planet (Interview With Gene Baur), Elizabeth Gingerich

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

No abstract provided.