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Employee Retirement Plans And Alleged Breaches Of Fiduciary Obligations (Cle), Mark Brossman

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Academic Freedom In Trying Times (Cle), Frederick Schaffer

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Academic Freedom In Trying Times (Cle), Risa Lieberwitz

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Research Panel: Examining The Employment Profile Of Institutions Under The Mission-Driven Classification System And The Impact Of Collective Bargaining, Nathaniel Bray

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Financialization Of Higher Education: Interest Swaps And Their Consequences, Aman Banerji

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Adjunct Faculty: Recently Negotiated First Contracts At Private Institutions, Robin Sowards

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Research Panel: Wage Discrimination At Universities And Professional Schools, Ken Thornicroft

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Can An Ombuds Help Resolve Conflicts & Improve Labor-Management Relationships?, Sarah Miller Espinoza

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Preparing, Presenting, And Defending At Arbitration, Maureen Seidel

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Organizing And Negotiating For Academic Labor

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

"Which form will your negotiations take?"

Workshop: Training On Organizing And Negotiating For Academic Labor, Scott Phillipson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Organizing And Negotiating For Academic Labor, Mickey Gallagher

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Organizing And Negotiating For Academic Labor, Mickey Gallagher

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Organizing And Negotiating For Academic Labor, Deborah Williams

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Bargaining Over Health Insurance In Higher Education, Joel Solomon

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Effective Lobbying For Higher Education, Ken Mash

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Workshop: Training On Effective Lobbying For Higher Education, Barbara Berreski

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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2018 Conference Schedule

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Nebraska Monthly Economic Indicators: September 26, 2018, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

The Leading Economic Indicator – Nebraska (LEI-N) 1 rose by 1.00% during August of 2018. Solid growth in the LEI-N, which is designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, suggests that Nebraska economic growth will be solid during the first few months of 2019. Business expectations were a positive component of the leading indicator. Respondents to the August Survey of Nebraska Business reported plans to increase both sales and employment at their businesses over the next six months. There also was an improvement in manufacturing hours and airline passenger counts, while initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped.

World Affairs Council Kazakhstan Delegates Visit Lindenwood, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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2018-September-26-Johnson City Sessions Tribute, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

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Reliability Generalization For The Motivated Strategies For Learning Questionnaire: A Meta-Analytic View Of Reliability Estimates, David F. Holland, Amanda Kraha, Linda R. Zientek, Kim Nimon, Julia A. Fulmore, Ursula Y. Johnson, Hector F. Ponce, Mariya Gavrilova Aguilar, Robin K. Henson

Human Resource Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

A reliability generalization meta-analysis was performed to explore the relationship between study factors and levels of alpha reliability for the 15 subscales of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ). The MSLQ has been widely adapted over the past 25 years to investigate the role of motivation and strategies in learning, primarily at the postsecondary level. A literature search from the years 1991 to 2015 yielded 295 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1,369 alpha reliability coefficients. Articles were coded for six potential moderator study variables. A novel varying coefficient (VC) model was adopted to determine average reliabilities across studies for each …

Employee Stock Ownership And Financial Performance In European Countries: The Moderating Effects Of Uncertainty Avoidance And Social Trust, Saehee Kang, Andrea Kim

Management Faculty Research and Publications

This study investigates how the effect of employee stock ownership on financial performance may hinge on the diverse cultural and societal contexts of European countries. Based on agency and national culture theories, we hypothesize that the positive relationship between employee stock ownership and return on assets (ROA) is stronger in those nations with lower uncertainty avoidance and higher social trust. Using a multisource, time‐lagged, large‐scale dataset of 1,741 firms from 21 countries in Europe, our multilevel, random coefficient modeling analysis found evidence for these hypotheses, suggesting that uncertainty avoidance and social trust serve as important contextual cues in predicting the …

Library Marketing: From Passion To Practice, Jill S. Heinze

Charleston Library Conference

As discussed in the Charleston Briefing entitled Library Marketing: From Passion to Practice, successfully marketing libraries requires more than a sound communication strategy. Marketing is, in fact, all of an organization’s activities that deliver a product or service to its intended customers. This distinction means that library organizations need to expand their views about what it means to “market” themselves to encompass all of the touchpoints users have with their services. In the process, librarians are challenged to reconcile marketing practices from the business world with their public service ethos, as well as ensure their missions are well defined and …

Professional Development In Libraries: One Size Does Not Fit All, Patricia D. Sobczak, Kathy Bradshaw

Charleston Library Conference

With the constantly changing landscape in 21st-century libraries, it would seem that professional development would be more important than ever. However, research indicates that few libraries have formal professional development programs, and there are mixed messages from library leaders regarding the necessity and importance of professional development. It is no secret that libraries always seem to be facing budget cuts, and funding for professional development is often seen as a low priority. We were curious to understand how professional development is viewed and executed in other academic libraries.

Professional development means different things to different people. To some, professional development …

Landing The Job: Tips And Tricks To Prepare Students For The Job Hunt, Nora B. Wood, Heather A. Howard, Lauren Reiter

Charleston Library Conference

With universities, parents, and politicians paying close attention to student success after college, academic libraries are making efforts to support career readiness and preparation through collections and licensed resources as well as related instruction sessions and reference services. This paper presents examples from business librarians at three universities, covering a wide range of practical opportunities for libraries to support career preparation across campus, including partnering with Career Services for database cost sharing and career readiness workshops, teaching students to conduct company and industry research for interview preparation and salary negotiation, and out-of-the-box opportunities at career fairs and Alumni Association events.

Critical Business Collections: Examining Key Issues Using A Social Justice Lens, Heather A. Howard, Katharine V. Macy, Corey Seeman, Alyson S. Vaaler

Charleston Library Conference

Academic librarians perform a balancing act between the needs of patrons, licensing restrictions, and the missions of our libraries. As part of the work to develop our campus collections, academic business librarians work with both schools and commercial vendors to provide resources that our business students and faculty require. Business publishers charge academic customers pennies on the dollar for access, but are likely to seek protections for their intellectual content by placing usage restrictions that run counter to what librarians would prefer. This can cause difficulties for librarians in serving their unique populations. This also can run counter to the …

One Root, Many Trees: Reviving Collections Practices, Kevin Farley, Emily Davis Winthrop, Ibironke Lawal, Patricia Sobczak

Charleston Library Conference

Collections are undergoing intense change and pressure from technology, budgetary uncertainties, and emerging perspectives on future approaches. Our case study—drawn from our experiences as collections librarians—examines these complex issues facing academic collections, large or small, across the profession. Through the development of “collections of distinction” within the local collection, collaborations and scholarly partnerships with colleagues and faculty, and advocacy for the importance of dedicated oversight to ensure that collections investments fulfill the academic mission, we explore possible solutions to the complicated issues defining contemporary collections practices.

Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, And Business Intelligence Tools For Electronic Resources In Academic Libraries, Cheng Cheng, Tracy J. Gilmore, Colleen Lougen, Connie Stovall

Charleston Library Conference

Analytics, business intelligence, and data visualization have an increasingly important space in the changing assessment landscape of academic libraries. Today, most academic libraries are spending a significant amount of their total expenditure budget on electronic resources. While they are high-value assets for modern libraries, the expensive annual subscription cost and continuing price increases of e-resources also make them a substantial budgeting burden. It is therefore essential to have a clear statistical view of the trends and patterns in price changes for e-resources and vendors. This paper focuses on three major topics vital for developing such a view: first, the e-resources …

Development Of Ecologic Tourism In Uzbekistan, A. Z. Muminov

Central Asian Problems of Modern Science and Education

The article deals with the development of proposals for promising directions, mechanisms and tools for the development of ecological tourism in the country, taking into account foreign experience and practice, further expansion of international cooperation in the field of ecotourism and nature protection