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A Study Into The Continuation Of Work Life Balance, Hayley Fritch

Honors College Theses

Within the field of Human Resource Management, the topic of work-life balance has been of interest as a way to maintain satisfied employees by companies and reduce burnout for individuals. This study aims to develop a deeper understanding in the area of work-life balance. The current research shows gaps in the relationship between the actions of college students and the work-life balance they achieve in their future career. This study shows how a college student’s propensity to work-life balance can affect their future balance between work and home and if college students have the propensity to think about their future …

Staff Council Meeting Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Staff Council

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Generational Differences In Attitudes About Unions: A Segmented Dispositional Marketing Approach, Vickie Coleman Gallagher, Jack Firorito

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Vickie Coleman Gallagher, is a Ph.D. student at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306.

Jack Firorito, Ph.D., is the J. Frank Dame Professor of Management, College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306.

Recipient, Best Paper Award, 26th Annual Southern Industrial Relations and Human Resource Conference (SIRHRC), Savannah, GA 31401.

Successful Strategies For Small-Sized U.S. Exporters Of Consumer Products To Japanese Markets, Nobuaki Namiki

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Nobuaki Namiki, Ph.D., is professor of strategic management, Department of Economics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan 171-8501.

Characteristics Of Effective Leaders In Economic Development: An Exploratory Study, Donna K. Fisher, Russell Kent, Linda Nottingham, J Robert B. Field

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Donna K. Fisher, Ph.D., is an assistant professor, School of Economic Development, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8152.

Russell Kent, Ph.D., is a professor, Department of Marketing & Logistics. College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8154.

Linda Nottingham, ABD, is an instructor, Central Florida College, Winter Park, FL 32789.

J Robert B. Field, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of marketing, Algoma University College, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2G4, Canada.

Foreign Direct Investment In The United States: Interest Rate And Exchange Rate, David Y. Chen

Southern Business Review (Archived)

David Y. Chen, Ph.D., is an associate professor, Department of Economics and Transportation/ Logistics. North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411.

Southern Business Review Title Page, College Of Business

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Fall 2005 Volume 31 Issue Number 1

Southern Business Review Issue Cover, Georgia Southern College Of Business

Southern Business Review (Archived)

Southern Business Review Fall 2005 Volume 31 Issue Number 1 Table of Contents

Supervising Child Welfare Professionals Virtually During A Pandemic, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

Other QIC-WD Products

We are in the midst of a pandemic and many child welfare professionals across the country are working from home. Not only are staff having to become accustomed to this new “normal,” but are having to do so while educating their own children, caring for elderly parents, and determining how to meet the needs of the families and children they serve. During the COVID 19 crisis, supervisors must consistently engage their employees, while assessing the needs of their employees and the needs of the families served by the child welfare system. The QIC-WD wants to bring the available evidence to …

Should Tipping In American Restaurants Be Eliminated?, Jessica Piccolo

Outstanding Student Scholarship

Tipping in American restaurants has become a social norm deep-rooted into society since the 19^th century. Optional gratuity is a muti-faceted standard which is not always met due to a variety of factors. To understand how tipping functions in the United States, a comprehensive study of the origination of this practice, the components which contribute to a tip, and alternatives to the current system need to be explored. The findings discussed in this review provide insight into tipping and provide a stepping stone towards more research on alternatives.

2020 - The Twenty-Fourth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Twenty-fourth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 16, 2020. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, And Carbon Dioxide Emissions In The E7 Countries: A Bootstrap Ardl Bound Test, Teng Tong, Jaime Ortiz, Chuanhua Xu, Fangjhy Li

International Business and Entrepreneurship Faculty Publications

Background

International awareness of the impact of global warming and climate change is increasing. Developing countries face the task of achieving sustainable economic growth while also improving the efficiency of their energy consumption. The E7 countries (Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, People’s Republic of China, Russia, and Turkey) are all highly concerned with the promotion of carbon-emission-reduction strategies.

Methods

This research uses a bootstrap autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bound test with structural breaks to examine the cointegration and causality relations between economic growth, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the E7 countries.

Results

There is no cointegration between economic …

2020-April-16-Teaching Pe Online, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (April 16, 2020) -- For physical education teachers, instructing students how to play tennis, do squats and perform other types of body movements can be challenging in an all-online learning environment. Dr. Kason O’Neil from East Tennessee State University is part of a group of researchers who are leading a grassroots effort to provide strategies, resources and other virtual teaching techniques to the physical education community across the nation.

“Physical education is definitely a hands-on field and our preparation for teachers involves in-person interactions,” said O’Neil, an associate professor of Sport, Exercise, Recreation and Kinesiology in the …

2020-04-16 Audit Committee Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents., Audit Committee.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet of the Audit Committee of the Board of Regents held on April 16, 2020. Includes the approved meeting minutes of October 18, 2019.

2020-04-16 Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents quarterly board meeting for April 16, 2020. Includes the approved meeting minutes of December 5, 2019 and February 27, 2020.

Antecedents To Buyer-Supplier Coordination In The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, Thanigavelan Jambulingam, Ravi Kathuria

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to understand the antecedents that influence supply chain coordination in the pharmaceutical supply chain using the transaction cost analysis framework.

Design/methodology/approach

Data from 156 retail pharmacies on their relationship with the pharmaceutical wholesalers are used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The findings of this paper show the importance of antecedents that are based on the transactional cost theory, such as asset specificity and environmental uncertainty. These antecedents impact the supply chain process coordination at different levels – transactional, operational and strategic.

Research limitations/implications

Future research may investigate additional antecedents using other theoretical lenses. …

Staff Council Agenda, Georgia Southern University

Staff Council Meeting Minutes & Agendas

• Strategic Pillars
• Call to Order
• Consent Agenda
• Presidential Updates and Comments
• Information Sharing and Gossip
• Human Resources Updates
• Treasurer Report
• Committee Reports
• Old Business
• New Business
• Important Dates and Announcements
• Adjournment

Employability Skills For 21st Century Stem Students: The Employers’ Perspective, Doreen Mcgunagle, Laura Zizka

Publications

Purpose

One of the goals of educational institutions is to prepare their graduates to be workplace-ready. The purpose of this paper is to identify the employability skills lacking in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) industry from employers' perspectives to assist STEM educational institutions in creating more relevant programs inclusive of employability skills.

Design/methodology/approach

This study addresses 16 job-specific skills based on data deriving from the responses of 250 Human Resource Managers (HRMs) who represent five manufacturing industries (Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Electronics and Industrial Manufacturing) located in five regions (Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, West-Mountain and Pacific) of …

2020-04-16 General Education Implementation Update, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., General Education Implementation Committee

Faculty Senate Records

An update submitted to the Faculty Senate from the General Education Implementation Committee on April 16, 2020.

2020-04-16 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from April 16, 2020.

2020-04-16 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from April 16, 2020.

Editorial Introducing The Special Issue For Diversity In Aquatics, Angela Beale-Tawfeeq, Austin R. Anderson, Steven N. Waller

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Introduction to Special Issue - no abstract available

2021-April-15-Soccer Victory, University School, East Tennessee State University, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Individual It Uses And Their Antecedents: A Social Theory Perspective, Jason Williams

PhD in Business Administration Dissertations

The use of information technology (IT) is foundational to modern work systems. However, the IT use construct is not fully understood and has not been clearly defined. Confounding the understanding of IT use are similar, yet often conflicting, conceptualizations, indicative of the jangle fallacy. The jingle fallacy is also found in the inconsistent measures employed to study the IT use construct. Consequently, the existing literature does show that there are multiple forms of use. Further, adoptive IT use has long been understood to be fundamentally different from post-adoptive IT use, but few theories have sought to bring these two concepts …

Lindenwood To Host Virtual Man Event For Admitted Students, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

[Nebraska] Innovation Studio Coordinating Army Of Makers For Ppe [Personal Protective Equipment] Projects, Deann Gayman

Nebraska Innovation Studio

Nebraska Innovation Studio coordinating army of makers for personal protective equipment (PPE) projects.

While assembling up to 1,800 face shields (https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-umakers- step-up-to-equip-healers/) a day, staff at Nebraska Innovation Studio (https://innovationstudio.unl.edu/nebraska-innovation-studio) are also assisting coordination of an army of community workers and volunteers to make more personal protective equipment, namely gowns for first responders and fabric masks for essential workers.

After the success of the face shield project, Innovation Studio staff started fielding requests for new projects — chief among them: protective gowns for first responders.

“The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department heard about the (face shield) project …

Socio-Ecological Nature Of Drowning In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: A Review To Inform Health Promotion Approaches, Muthia Cenderadewi, Richard Charles Franklin, Susan Devine

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education

Most deaths by drowning (91%) have occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in Southeast Asia (35%) and Africa (20%), in proportion to total drowning deaths worldwide. Poor data collection in LMICs hinders the planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention strategies. The objective of this study was to review the rates and risk factors of unintentional drowning in LMICs and to identify drowning prevention strategies within a socio-ecological health promotion framework. A systematic search, guided by PRISMA, was conducted on Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Informit health, PsycINFO (ProQuest), Scopus, SafetyLit, Google Scholar, and BioMed Central databases for all relevant studies …

Use Of The Fuzzy Ahp-Topsis Method To Select The Most Attractive Container Port, Da-Chun Liu, Ji-Feng Ding, Gin-Shuh Liang, Kung-Don Ye

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

The unique attractiveness factor of a container port has a direct influence on the carriers’ deployment of their routes and schedules, that is, the attractiveness of the port will affect the port selecting evaluation of the carriers, which will directly impact the future status and competitiveness of a port. Therefore, this paper aimed to establish a fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS (Analytic Hierarchy Process-Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) evaluation model for selecting the most attractive port for container carriers. Firstly, this paper concluded the six evaluation dimensions and 24 important attractiveness criteria (factors) for carriers to select a port. …

2020-April-15-Etsu Hosts Another Day To Donate Medical Supplies At Drive-Through Site, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

ETSU Medical Supply Collection

JOHNSON CITY (April 15, 2020) – The community will have another opportunity to donate medical supplies and thank you cards to health care workers and first responders at a drive-through, no-contact collection drive at East Tennessee State University on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The …

2020-April-15-Board Of Trustees Meeting, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (April 15, 2020) — East Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees will hold its quarterly meeting on Friday, April 24, at 10 a.m.

Due to extraordinary circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be conducted permitting participation by electronic or other means of communication if necessary.

The Audit Committee will meet prior to the Board of Trustees, at 8:30 a.m.

Public attendance to both the Board of Trustees and Audit Committee meetings will be available via livestream at www.etsu.edu/trustees/livestream.php. When they become available, the agendas and accompanying materials will be posted online at www.etsu.edu/trustees under “Meeting …