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You’Ve Got Mail: Examination Of A Brief Online Email Training, Jake R. Mathwich, Keaton A. Fletcher, Wendy L. Bedwell

Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference

Many companies train employees on writing emails in seminar-style training sessions. However, in-person, seminar-style trainings are costly. This study aims to create a training program, rooted in the science of training to address these needs. We examine the mechanisms of action by which the training influences performance and intent to transfer. To do this, we call upon several models of training effectiveness (see Alliger, Tannenbaum, Bennett, & Traver, 1997; Baldwin & Ford, 1988; and Kirkpatrick, 1959). Taken together, these models suggest that individual differences will predict affective reactions, which will lead to utility reactions, ultimately leading to learning. We aim …

The Impact Of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Mbti) On Team Success In The Workplace, Kelsey M. Tate

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

This study was conducted to determine the impact of the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment on team success in the workplace. This was achieved through the collection of qualitative data by way of interviews from individual employees and teams about their perceptions of how their behavior changed since taking the MBTI. The study aimed to give insight into how teams function once they have taken a personality assessment and if they had improved self-awareness, reduced conflict, and prove better at accomplishing a given task. This data were analyzed through a coding process for common themes. All research was conducted …

How Women Navigate A Career In Stem And Respond To The Challenges Created By The Lack Of Gender Diversity In The Industry., Danielle Blot

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

This study is a qualitative research study that investigates how women in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) industry navigate a male-dominated workplace. The purpose of this research is to determine how women who are employed in the STEM industry are affected by an environment fueled by an extreme lack of gender diversity. The research, which will be completed by March 23^rd, intends to reveal how women adapt their mindset and behaviors as a result.

The three research questions for the study are as follows:

1. How do women in STEM careers report coping with the overwhelming …

Adult Learning Principles And Processes And Their Relationships With Learner Satisfaction: Validation Of The Andragogy In Practice Inventory (Api) In The Jordanian Context, Sunyoung Park, Petra Robinson, Reid Bates

Adult Education Research Conference

This study aimed to assess the validity of the Andragogy in Practice Inventory (API) and to examine the relationships among adult learning principles and processes and learner satisfaction in Jordan. The results indicated that the API is a valid instrument and its components and learner satisfaction are positively related.