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(Re)Building A Team Culture, Todd T. Holm Dec 2015

(Re)Building A Team Culture, Todd T. Holm

Speaker & Gavel

The purpose of this article is to provide a director of forensics who wishes to rebuild a forensics program with advice, ideas, and guidance based on organiza-tional theory, organizational change research, and lived experience. This article approaches organizational culture as a dynamic construct of an organization. “Proponents of the perspective of culture as a dynamic construct are interested in both a better understanding of organizations through application of a cultural per-spective and a conscious development of organizational culture” (Sackmann, 1990, p. 133). This perspective treats culture as something an organization is and something an organization has. The shaping of forensics …


Constructing Space And Time For Work And Family: A Structuration Perspective On Bed And Breakfasts, Jennifer A. Butler, Daniel P. Modaff Nov 2015

Constructing Space And Time For Work And Family: A Structuration Perspective On Bed And Breakfasts, Jennifer A. Butler, Daniel P. Modaff

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

This qualitative study explored how bed and breakfast owners communicatively construct privacy while operating a business out of their personal home. One hundred eighty-two B&B owners from 20 U.S. states and 20 countries responded to an electronic qualitative questionnaire that, in part, explored the issue of privacy. Three themes emerged from the data, including: traditional organizational structures, perception of availability, and banking of time and space. These themes revealed that the owners of the nontraditional businesses relied upon recognizable organizational structures used in more traditional organizations to create and maintain private space and time. They also engaged in communication with …


Mission Statement Creation And Dissemination In Service Organizations: Reaching All Employees To Provide Unified Organizational Direction, Julie L.G. Walker Nov 2015

Mission Statement Creation And Dissemination In Service Organizations: Reaching All Employees To Provide Unified Organizational Direction, Julie L.G. Walker

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Scholars extol the virtues of crafting effective mission statements and the importance of its frequent communication. Especially in nonprofit business settings, mission statements can be an important way to provide goals and purpose for an organization’s staff. Creating and conveying mission statements to unify a staff whose tasks span a broad range is a difficult but important part of visionary leadership. This study explored mission statement dissemination at a university to understand its impact on staff whose tasks included limited academic work with students. Analysis of questionnaires found nonacademic staff members were not exposed to the mission statement often and …


Connecting To Students: Self-Disclosure As A Motivational Tool For Collegiate Forensic Coaches, Ben Walker Nov 2015

Connecting To Students: Self-Disclosure As A Motivational Tool For Collegiate Forensic Coaches, Ben Walker

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Forensic coaches spend a large amount of time with their students and often struggle to find effective methods of motivation; however, studies have shown that teachers (Christophel, 1990) and athletic coaches (Turman, 2008) can use immediacy as a way to increase student/competitor motivation. This paper examines how forensic coaches can use a specific interpersonal tactic (self-disclosure) to potentially increase student motivation. The review of literature covers self-disclosure and the link between immediacy and motivation in both educational and competitive settings; next, Petronio’s Communication Privacy Management theory is contextualized with forensic coaches; finally, suggestions are offered to forensic coaches who wish …


The Influence Of Setting On Supreme Court Religious Expression Decisions, Joseph J. Hemmer Jr. Nov 2015

The Influence Of Setting On Supreme Court Religious Expression Decisions, Joseph J. Hemmer Jr.

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

The First Amendment prohibits any establishment of religion, a dicta that has been applied in an apparently inconsistent manner by the Supreme Court when called upon to evaluate various forms of verbal and nonverbal religious communication. Court decisions have approved religious prayers and displays in government settings. When such exercises and displays were introduced to the public school academic setting, the Court chose to disallow the practice. An examination of judicial opinions reveals that justices recognize three factors inherent to the academic setting which justify the apparently contradictory decisions. Because of the captive nature of the audience, the presence of …


The Future Of Farming In Capable And Small Hands: The Young Farmer’S Movement In Waterloo Region 1907-1924, Morgan Williams Nov 2015

The Future Of Farming In Capable And Small Hands: The Young Farmer’S Movement In Waterloo Region 1907-1924, Morgan Williams

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

No abstract provided.


New Editor-In-Chief Search Begins, Aacsb Special Issue Announcement Repeated, New Articles And Reviews Wrap Up 2015, William P. Ferris Oct 2015

New Editor-In-Chief Search Begins, Aacsb Special Issue Announcement Repeated, New Articles And Reviews Wrap Up 2015, William P. Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Take The Risk Or Play It Safe: The Manager’S Point Of View, Kristin Backhaus Oct 2015

Take The Risk Or Play It Safe: The Manager’S Point Of View, Kristin Backhaus

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Workplace Challenges: Managing Project Teams And Flexible Work Programs, Catherine C. Giapponi Oct 2015

Workplace Challenges: Managing Project Teams And Flexible Work Programs, Catherine C. Giapponi

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


An Alternative To The Strictly Legal Approach On Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Giving Voices To Values, Kees Boersma Oct 2015

An Alternative To The Strictly Legal Approach On Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Giving Voices To Values, Kees Boersma

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Beverly Matthews, Russell Clayton, Michael T. Stratton, Mark Julien, John H. Humphreys Oct 2015

Beverly Matthews, Russell Clayton, Michael T. Stratton, Mark Julien, John H. Humphreys

Organization Management Journal

This case describes the difficult challenges facing Beverly Matthews as she returned to the workforce after taking time from paid employment in order to spend time with her two children. She desired a workplace that would give her the flexibility to excel in both the work and family domains. Beverly specifically chose the organization because of its award-winning family-friendly reputation and the positive word of mouth from a friend who worked there. Unfortunately, she has encountered a supervisor whose values conflict with the values of Beverly and the organization. Beverly is contemplating her options as the status quo has become …


The Communication Conundrum Exercise: Pedagogy For Project-Based Learning, Linda S. Henderson, Keith O. Hunter Oct 2015

The Communication Conundrum Exercise: Pedagogy For Project-Based Learning, Linda S. Henderson, Keith O. Hunter

Organization Management Journal

Many professionals spend a significant amount of their time managing and supporting project teams. To help students learn how to work in this environment, we present the Communication Conundrum Exercise (CCE). The CCE challenges students to solve a symbol-identification problem with tension from hierarchical controls and narrowly defined rules for communication. Students assume roles that correspond to the major roles found on real-life hybrid project teams, and work with the triple constraint triangle common in project management. We provide the rationale for the CCE and the method and results of our analyses from 126 management students in 26 groups, and …


Improving Organizational Responses To Sexual Harassment Using The Giving Voice To Values Approach, Stacie F. Chappell, Lynn Bowes-Sperry Oct 2015

Improving Organizational Responses To Sexual Harassment Using The Giving Voice To Values Approach, Stacie F. Chappell, Lynn Bowes-Sperry

Organization Management Journal

Despite significant expenditures on organizational responses to sexual harassment, it remains a persistent challenge. We argue that the legal environment has unduly and negatively influenced the ways in which organizations address the problem of sexual harassment and offer an alternative. Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is an action-oriented approach to business ethics education that can be used to improve the ways in which organizations address the phenomenon of sexual harassment (SH). Because of its focus on action and expressing personal values, GVV can be used to prepare targets, observers, and managers to intervene in instances where they may encounter this …


True North: Becoming An Authentic Leader By Bill George, Diana Watts Oct 2015

True North: Becoming An Authentic Leader By Bill George, Diana Watts

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


The Concept Of Entrepreneurial Orientation: Foundations And Trends® In Entrepreneurship (2015), Volume 11, No. 2, 55–137 By Vishal Gupta And Alka Gupta, Sandhya Balasubramanian Oct 2015

The Concept Of Entrepreneurial Orientation: Foundations And Trends® In Entrepreneurship (2015), Volume 11, No. 2, 55–137 By Vishal Gupta And Alka Gupta, Sandhya Balasubramanian

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


A Managerial Perspective On Risk And Return For Corporate Innovation Projects, Kimberly K. Merriman, Dae-Il Nam Oct 2015

A Managerial Perspective On Risk And Return For Corporate Innovation Projects, Kimberly K. Merriman, Dae-Il Nam

Organization Management Journal

Virtually all companies today pursue innovation in order to remain competitive. The question facing corporate decision makers is not whether to innovate, but rather which projects to pursue. Conventional wisdom suggests high-risk projects provide the highest returns. We explore this notion with attention to the patent output from a cross-sectional sample of U.S. corporate innovation projects. Project risk is assessed upon project proposal using a managerial perspective. The manager viewpoint is an important one since managers are distinct in their approach to assessing risk, as we expound, and are often the initial filtering point for project proposals. Patent counts are …


Association For The Advancement Of Collegiate Schools Of Business (Aacsb) Accreditation Current Issues, Kathleen J. Barnes, George Smith, Sarah Vaughn Oct 2015

Association For The Advancement Of Collegiate Schools Of Business (Aacsb) Accreditation Current Issues, Kathleen J. Barnes, George Smith, Sarah Vaughn

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Modernitas Dan Tragedi: Kritik Dalam Sosiologi Humanistis Zygmunt Bauman, Robertus Robet Jul 2015

Modernitas Dan Tragedi: Kritik Dalam Sosiologi Humanistis Zygmunt Bauman, Robertus Robet

Masyarakat, Jurnal Sosiologi

There are only two different occurances in modernity: solid modernity and liquid modernity. Solid Modernity operates to create logic of order, categorization and administration. Liquid Modernity works as an illusion of speed and perpetual changes. Mode of categorization in solid modernity has sparked the logic of partiality and nonpartialitity in society. Holocaust -according to Bauman- is an impact of the incapability of the modernity to define ambivalence subject in the mode of categorization. Jews is historical subject that is ambivalence in the eye of regime of categorization. Based on this historical trauma, Bauman propose a new horison in Sociology: Sociology …


Identitas Moral: Rekonstruksi Identitas Keindonesiaan Pada Era Globalisasi Budaya, Leonardus Pandu Hapsoro Jul 2015

Identitas Moral: Rekonstruksi Identitas Keindonesiaan Pada Era Globalisasi Budaya, Leonardus Pandu Hapsoro

Masyarakat, Jurnal Sosiologi

This article discusses about the process of identity reconstruction of actor in KISS community in the era of cultural globalization. Using a qualitative method and Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of liquid modernity and moral agency as framework analysis, this study shows how the construction of moral identity process begins with the actor disquite over the state of traditional culture in globalization era. The author argues that the expression of the identity of actor through this social movement will create the role of cultural diversity in the era of cultural globalization and liquid modernity. The author wants to move away from an …


Incorporating Spirituality And Market: Islamic Sharia Business And Religious Life In Post-New Order Indonesia, Wildan Sena Utama Jul 2015

Incorporating Spirituality And Market: Islamic Sharia Business And Religious Life In Post-New Order Indonesia, Wildan Sena Utama

Masyarakat, Jurnal Sosiologi

This article examines the religious transformation of the Muslim middle class and its relationship with the growing sharia market in post-New Order Indonesia. It argues that in the Indonesian neo-liberal era, this spiritual revival considerably influenced the economic realm. The transformation of piety of the Indonesian middle class marked the emergence of new potential economic markets. It was responded to enthusiastically by markets producing selective products with a spiritual content. In its process, the role of spiritual lifestyle agents played a pivotal role in helping and shaping the new urban middle class who consume Islam to mark their Islamic identity. …


Membangun Bencana: Tinjauan Kritis Atas Peran Negara Dalam Kasus Lapindo, Anton Novenanto Jul 2015

Membangun Bencana: Tinjauan Kritis Atas Peran Negara Dalam Kasus Lapindo, Anton Novenanto

Masyarakat, Jurnal Sosiologi

This article begins with the emergence and shared assumptions of the absence of the state in Lapindo case. This article aims to problematize ‘the truth’ of such assumptions. Adopting Oliver-Smith’s definition of “disasters of development,” this article argues that disaster is not just an event but also a process which can be elaborated through an examination of encompassing political agendas. Therefore, it can trigger the awareness of preventive actions prior to a disaster. The argument of the article are based on a series of critical re-reading of public documents related to the case. The result of such reading shows that …


Pola Eskalasi Konflik Pembangunan Infrastruktur: Studi Kasus Pembangunan Waduk Jatigede Kabupaten Sumedang, Dicky Rachmawan Jul 2015

Pola Eskalasi Konflik Pembangunan Infrastruktur: Studi Kasus Pembangunan Waduk Jatigede Kabupaten Sumedang, Dicky Rachmawan

Masyarakat, Jurnal Sosiologi

This article discusses about the prosess of conflict escalation in Jatigede Dam construction esspecially in pre-construction period from structural and processual point of view using conflict theory. However, height of conflict decreased (deescalation) in empowerment period through community participation and agreement that accomodate community interests. This article emphasizes on the importance of ensuring the rules, policies, and budgets on possibility of problem arising (structural). It is also important to carry out participatory community engagement with bottom-up approach on implementation along with coordination as well as intervention of third party to monitor and to ensure transparent evaluation. This article based on …


The Internet And Public-Government Engagement, Gemintang Kejora Mallarangeng Jul 2015

The Internet And Public-Government Engagement, Gemintang Kejora Mallarangeng

Masyarakat, Jurnal Sosiologi

No abstract provided.


Organizations Don’T Resist Change, People Do, Craig R. Seal, Donncha Kavanagh Jul 2015

Organizations Don’T Resist Change, People Do, Craig R. Seal, Donncha Kavanagh

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Editor-In-Chief’S Introduction To Fall 2015 Issue: Announcing Retirement Of Editor-In-Chief And Search For A Replacement, As Well As New Articles In Five Sections, William P. Ferris Jul 2015

Editor-In-Chief’S Introduction To Fall 2015 Issue: Announcing Retirement Of Editor-In-Chief And Search For A Replacement, As Well As New Articles In Five Sections, William P. Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


The Role Of International, Technological And Social Context In Considering Strategic Alliances In The Biotech–Pharmaceutical Industry, Kristin Backhaus Jul 2015

The Role Of International, Technological And Social Context In Considering Strategic Alliances In The Biotech–Pharmaceutical Industry, Kristin Backhaus

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of External Contexts On Alliance Governance In Biotech–Pharmaceutical Firm Alliances, Joanne L. Scillitoe, Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, Michael D. Santaro Jul 2015

The Impact Of External Contexts On Alliance Governance In Biotech–Pharmaceutical Firm Alliances, Joanne L. Scillitoe, Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, Michael D. Santaro

Organization Management Journal

The interest in strategic alliances has increased over the years, especially in high tech global industries such as biotechnology, as firms seek to gain access to needed resources, expertise, and knowledge for developing and commercializing new products and technologies. The governance structure of these alliances, which is an important consideration in understanding alliance formation and performance, is influenced by both external and internal contexts of the alliance partners. However, evidence from prior research has been inconclusive regarding the impact of external contexts on alliance governance selection. To better understand this impact, we simultaneously examine three key partner external contexts - …


Toward Holistically Mapping The Spread Of Workplace Emotions, Joel Harmon Jul 2015

Toward Holistically Mapping The Spread Of Workplace Emotions, Joel Harmon

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


The 100 Most Cited Articles In Business And Management Education Research, Barbara A. Ritter Jul 2015

The 100 Most Cited Articles In Business And Management Education Research, Barbara A. Ritter

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


Organizations Don’T Resist Change, People Do: Modeling Individual Reactions To Organizational Change Through Loss And Terror Management, James R. Bailey, Jonathan D. Raelin Jul 2015

Organizations Don’T Resist Change, People Do: Modeling Individual Reactions To Organizational Change Through Loss And Terror Management, James R. Bailey, Jonathan D. Raelin

Organization Management Journal

This article has three premises that stand in contrast to emphases found in contemporary organizational change research. First, examination of resistance must start with the individual. Organizations don’t resist change, people do. Second, people react not to the change per se, but to the loss it represents. Third, loss engenders a deeply rooted peril response that is largely emotional in nature. To support these premises, we apply Terror Management Theory to locate resistance in existential buffers: emotional defense mechanisms that prevent awareness of loss and allow participation in a larger meaningful system. We argue that the buffers threatened during organizational …