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Analyzing Psychology Students' Understanding Of Their Worth In The Modern Workplace, Shamin Jamadar, Taylor Lundy, Hope Ugboro, Shawn Bergman Oct 2019

Analyzing Psychology Students' Understanding Of Their Worth In The Modern Workplace, Shamin Jamadar, Taylor Lundy, Hope Ugboro, Shawn Bergman

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An average degree in psychology incorporates understanding of social constructs, behaviorism, individual motivations, empirical research designs, levels of statistical analysis, and a deeper understanding of problem-solving. Yet, even with the various skills psychology students gain in their training, they are chronically unemployed in the workforce. One possible reason psychology graduates are continually underemployed is that they do not understand how their learned skill sets translate into the workplace. The proposed study aims to address this gap by developing a survey to assess psychology students’ understanding of the knowledge and critical skill sets they gain in their degree program and their …

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Preferences And Decision Making In Large-Scale Communities, Cassandra Martin, Kristin Weger Oct 2019

Preferences And Decision Making In Large-Scale Communities, Cassandra Martin, Kristin Weger

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Understanding the formation of preferences as they relate to decision making is a crucial task in identifying aspects of major projects; however, current literature has a deficit of this focus in regards to large-scale projects and large communities. This study aims to bolster the understanding of these large community preferences as they relate to large-scale projects. The study was conducted at two American Astronomical Society (AAS) conferences to gain information from the astrophysics community regarding NASA Decadal missions. Community preferences for Decadal missions are assessed through the Decadal Survey to summarize the opinions of the astronomical community regarding which missions …

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Three Facets Of Employee Wellness: The Potential Moderating Influences Of Exercise, Mindfulness-Based Practices, And Vacation On Select Worker Characteristics, Brittany N. Meier, Shahnaz Aziz Oct 2019

Three Facets Of Employee Wellness: The Potential Moderating Influences Of Exercise, Mindfulness-Based Practices, And Vacation On Select Worker Characteristics, Brittany N. Meier, Shahnaz Aziz

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Current research notes a disconnect between well-being programs offered by organizations and those most valued by employees (Agarwal, Bersin, Lahiri, Schwartz, & Violini, 2018). Thus, the current study attempts to better understand the potential influence of health-driven, leisure activities on three worker characteristics, namely, workaholism, work stress, and work engagement. With a greater understanding, we hope to emphasize the importance of comprehensive well-being programs for both employers and employees who may experience any of the aforementioned characteristics. To best assess potential components of a well-being program, three leisure activities of interest (i.e., exercise, mindfulness-based practices, and vacation) were selected. These …

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Appraisal-Tendency Framework: Emotions And Perceptions Of Social Injustice, Sarah Tucker, Theresa Depriest Oct 2019

Appraisal-Tendency Framework: Emotions And Perceptions Of Social Injustice, Sarah Tucker, Theresa Depriest

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This research project studies the Appraisal-Tendency Framework. Specifically, it observes whether emotional dispositions, such as sadness-proneness or trait anger, affect judgements made on whether a situation is just or unjust. In addition, this study also presents the question of whether gender impacts perceptions of fairness. All participants will be recruited from a Southeastern University. This study consists of two parts. For part one, all participants will complete an online survey to assess individual differences. Part two contains the experimental manipulations. This study uses a 2 (emotional induction) x 2 (gender of actor) design. For the emotional induction, participants will be …

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Growing And Sustaining Effective Leadership, Jacob Theut Oct 2019

Growing And Sustaining Effective Leadership, Jacob Theut

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Lean leadership organizations have been found to have higher productivity and performance. Leaders in these organizations implement their employees to embrace a culture of continuous improvement. Yet, only a few organizations have actually succeeded in their transformation by creating a culture that sustains a continuous improvement process. A transformation within an organization requires a vital behavioral shift from employees, especially those in leadership positions, in order to break from the typical way that organizations have long encouraged them to behave. Although the importance of lean leadership has been emphasized in previous literature, no consistent definition of lean leadership qualities exist. …

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Quality Assessment Of Work Recovery Activities: Guidance For Recovering From Work-Related Demands, Emily Nixon, Christopher J. L. Cunningham, Brian J. O'Leary, Kristen Jennings Black Oct 2019

Quality Assessment Of Work Recovery Activities: Guidance For Recovering From Work-Related Demands, Emily Nixon, Christopher J. L. Cunningham, Brian J. O'Leary, Kristen Jennings Black

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The proposed study is designed to test a revised work recovery process model and gather data to provide guidance for work recovery activities based on their recovery quality value. Using an integrated and modified model of the stress-recovery process, recovery quality will be measured in terms of potential for psychological detachment, mastery, and control, with relaxation serving as an outcome state associated with the proposed three core recovery mechanisms. Underlying theoretical frameworks such as the Conservation of Resources Theory, the Effort-Recovery Model, and the Job-Demands Resource model served as the foundation to describe the importance of recovering depleted resources. Past …

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Perceptions Of Stress And Its Impact On Burnout Depending On Job Status, Alexandra Martin Oct 2019

Perceptions Of Stress And Its Impact On Burnout Depending On Job Status, Alexandra Martin

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Previous research has found that stress is a key contributor to burnout, and the causes of stress include job demands, lack of resources, and personality traits (Bakker et al., 2014). Although most research on burnout has focused on employed populations, with work demands and resources contributing to burnout, college students may also be susceptible to burnout from their academic demands (Pisarik, 2009). Several studies have focused on the ways in which motivational dispositions can affect student burnout (Duran et al., 2006; Pisarik, 2009). However, there is a lack of research examining how perceptions of stressors can affect burnout. Particularly, viewing …

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Suffering From Whiplash? The Effects Of Pencil Whipping On Data Variability In The Safety Industry, Maira Compagnone, Royale Nicholson, Sam Biggs, Connor Linden, Tara O'Neil, Matthew Laske, Philip Hinson, Yalcin Acikgoz Oct 2019

Suffering From Whiplash? The Effects Of Pencil Whipping On Data Variability In The Safety Industry, Maira Compagnone, Royale Nicholson, Sam Biggs, Connor Linden, Tara O'Neil, Matthew Laske, Philip Hinson, Yalcin Acikgoz

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Big data is being used by organizations to identify trends and predict future safety incidents. However, analytics using big data relies heavily on data quality, which can be compromised by a lack of data variability. In the safety industry, the data reports most frequently analyzed include checklists that are filled out by managers and operators, and research is being attempted to link the variables from these reports to safety outcomes. A major obstacle is the reduced variability in these reports due to a phenomenon known as “pencil whipping.” Pencil whipping occurs when an employee completes a safety checklist during behavior-based …

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Office Housework: Standalone Concept Or Organizational Citizenship Behavior?, Macie E. Mussleman, Judith Van Hein Oct 2019

Office Housework: Standalone Concept Or Organizational Citizenship Behavior?, Macie E. Mussleman, Judith Van Hein

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The purpose of the project is to determine if the concept of Office Housework (OH) is included as an Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) or if the two are different and form two separate constructs. This project proposes to use two preexisting OCB measures and a list of OH tasks and have participants rate each item on how well it represents the behavior of an ideal employee. The results will be analyzed via confirmatory factory analysis (CFA). Additionally, this study seeks to determine if men are participating in less OH than women because of lower self-efficacy for tasks of that nature. …

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Trouble At Work: A Model Testing Relationships Among Job Strain, Social Support, Cooperativeness, And Well-Being, Meredith Russell, Alexander Jackson Oct 2019

Trouble At Work: A Model Testing Relationships Among Job Strain, Social Support, Cooperativeness, And Well-Being, Meredith Russell, Alexander Jackson

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The purpose of this study is to test a model proposing that levels of cooperativeness at work affect job strain, as mediated by perceived social support, thereby affecting overall mental well-being.

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Green Engagement: An Investigation Into The Relationship Of Millennial Engagement And An Organization’S Sustainable Performance Score, Nicolas Simard, John Lang, Rachel Boone, Samantha Harris, Rosalyn Rease, Shawn Bergman Ph.D, Jim Westerman Ph.D Oct 2019

Green Engagement: An Investigation Into The Relationship Of Millennial Engagement And An Organization’S Sustainable Performance Score, Nicolas Simard, John Lang, Rachel Boone, Samantha Harris, Rosalyn Rease, Shawn Bergman Ph.D, Jim Westerman Ph.D

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Since the start of the 21st century, the issue of sustainability in business and Human Resource practices has been a central topic of interest. More recently, human resources has come under considerable pressure to prove its worth, primarily by producing a more productive and engaged workforce. Sustainability has, thus, become an extremely interesting avenue of study for HR professionals as, at its core, sustainable practices aim to better all parts of an organization from the social, to the environmental, to the financial (the three components of the triple bottom line). This study will investigate the relationship between the extent to …

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Survival Of The Safest: Examining Organization Risk Factors For Cybersecurity Incidents, Rachel Whitman, Ana Kriletic, Thomas Wilmore, Kate Conkey, Daniel Svyantek Oct 2019

Survival Of The Safest: Examining Organization Risk Factors For Cybersecurity Incidents, Rachel Whitman, Ana Kriletic, Thomas Wilmore, Kate Conkey, Daniel Svyantek

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[Invited adaptation from presentation proposal, "A Matter of Time: Exploring Survival Analysis Through Cybersecurity] Given that employees pose a large threat to organizational cybersecurity, much research attention has been directed to identifying individual risk factors for cybersecurity noncompliance and misbehavior at the cost of examining broad organizational risk factors. However, no study to date has formally examined how the risk of organizational cybersecurity incident changes over time, or how organizational characteristics affect this risk. The proposed study aims to conduct a survival analysis (SA) of cybersecurity events across the past decade, examining broad factors that impact the changing probability of …

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Calling And Crafting In Cahoots, Sarah Graff Oct 2019

Calling And Crafting In Cahoots, Sarah Graff

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This project aims to examine the relationship between work as a calling, job crafting, and person-job fit. Work as a calling is the internal force that drives individuals toward a specific career, whereas job crafting is the active adjustments one makes to improve aspects of his or her work. Person-job fit is the perception that employees have concerning a match between oneself and the chosen career path. Despite the numerous beneficial outcomes that have been empirically supported over time, only job crafting has been investigated as a direct predictor of this fit. Even then, there seems to be little research …

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Appraisal -Tendency Framework: Emotions And Perceptions Of Social Injustice, Sarah Tucker, Theresa Depriest, Satoris S. Howes Dr., Alexander Jackson Oct 2019

Appraisal -Tendency Framework: Emotions And Perceptions Of Social Injustice, Sarah Tucker, Theresa Depriest, Satoris S. Howes Dr., Alexander Jackson

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This research project studies the Appraisal-Tendency Framework. Specifically, it observes whether emotional dispositions, such as sadness-proneness or trait anger, affect judgements made on whether a situation is just or unjust. In addition, this study also presents the question of whether gender impacts perceptions of fairness. All participants will be recruited from a Southeastern University. This study consists of two parts. For part one, all participants will complete an online survey to assess individual differences. Part two contains the experimental manipulations. This study uses a 2 (emotional induction) x 2 (gender of actor) design. For the emotional induction, participants will be …

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Examining The Relationship Between Applicant Reactions And Selection Test Performance: Is The Relationship Curvilinear?, Catherine Meyer, Yalcin Acigkoz Oct 2019

Examining The Relationship Between Applicant Reactions And Selection Test Performance: Is The Relationship Curvilinear?, Catherine Meyer, Yalcin Acigkoz

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There is evidence in the literature that negative reactions to employee selection procedures such as high anxiety and low motivation are related to poor performance by job applicants on a selection test (McCarthy, Van Iddekinge, Lievens, Kung, Sinar, Campion, 2013). However, to date the studies examining this relationship were correlational, meaning that no causal relationship could be established. This implies that while it is possible that negative reactions predict low test performance, it is also plausible that the reverse is true (i.e., poor performance at the early stages of a selection test leads to high anxiety and low motivation) or …

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Three Facets Of Employee Wellness: The Potential Moderating Influences Of Physical Activities, Mindfulness, And Vacation, Brittany N. Meier, Shahnaz Aziz Phd Oct 2019

Three Facets Of Employee Wellness: The Potential Moderating Influences Of Physical Activities, Mindfulness, And Vacation, Brittany N. Meier, Shahnaz Aziz Phd

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Current research notes a disconnect between well-being programs offered by organizations and those most valued by employees (Agarwal, Bersin, Lahiri, Schwartz, & Violini, 2018). Thus, the current study attempts to better understand the potential influence of health-driven, leisure activities on three worker characteristics, namely, workaholism, work stress, and work engagement. With a greater understanding, we hope to emphasize the importance of comprehensive well-being programs for both employers and employees who may experience any of the aforementioned characteristics. To best assess potential components of a well-being program, three leisure activities of interest (i.e., physical activities, mindfulness, and vacation) were selected. These …

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A Matter Of Time: Exploring Survival Analysis Through Cybersecurity, Rachel Whitman, Ana Kriletic, Daniel Svyantek Oct 2019

A Matter Of Time: Exploring Survival Analysis Through Cybersecurity, Rachel Whitman, Ana Kriletic, Daniel Svyantek

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Despite the impact of employee behavior on organizational security, the topic of cybersecurity historically remains the responsibility of Information Security Management researchers and Information Technology professionals. However, the exponential increase in the prevalence and repercussions of cyber-related incidents invites collaboration between the fields of I-O Psychology and cybersecurity. The proposed presentation discusses the potential for I-O Psychology to contribute to cybersecurity efforts while demonstrating the fundamentals and applicability of survival analysis.

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Perceptions Of Injustice Among Intercollegiate Athletes: Effects Of Response Type On Individual Well-Being And Perceived Team Cohesion, Linsey Klein, Kristen Black Oct 2019

Perceptions Of Injustice Among Intercollegiate Athletes: Effects Of Response Type On Individual Well-Being And Perceived Team Cohesion, Linsey Klein, Kristen Black

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When an individual perceives the relationship between what they put into an exchange relationship to be unequal to the outcomes they receive, they are said to be in a state of inequity, and they are likely to view the relationship as unfair. This perceived lack of fairness, caused by the state of inequity, is often referred to as injustice and can have negative effects on the individual and team. While the concepts of inequity and injustice are usually studied within an organizational context, they can also be applied to an athletic setting, specifically in regard to players participating on intercollegiate …

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Does Goal Setting Training And Self-Management Training Increase Self-Efficacy In Negotiation Even In The Presence Of A Negotiation Stereotype Threat, Ashley Miller, Michael Hein, Judith Van Hein, Mark Frame, Alexander Jackson Oct 2019

Does Goal Setting Training And Self-Management Training Increase Self-Efficacy In Negotiation Even In The Presence Of A Negotiation Stereotype Threat, Ashley Miller, Michael Hein, Judith Van Hein, Mark Frame, Alexander Jackson

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With women gaining more knowledge and asking for more money, the disparity in the salary gap is starting to close. However, women are still getting paid less. It has been found that women generally do not negotiate as high of salaries as men (Mazei, Huffmeier, Freund, Stuhlmacher, Bilke, & Hertel, 2015). In fact, when women were reminded of the stereotype threat surrounding women and negotiation, they often had lower negotiated salaries and salary goals (Tellhed & Bjrklund, 2011; Kray, Thompson, & Galinsky, 2001). However, Gist, Stevens, and Bavetta (1991) found that salary negotiation performance was strongly, positively related to self-efficacy. …

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Does Defining More Anchors On Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales Increase Rater Accuracy In Employment Interviews?, Mary Iseral, Mark Frame Oct 2019

Does Defining More Anchors On Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales Increase Rater Accuracy In Employment Interviews?, Mary Iseral, Mark Frame

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This research study seeks to determine if defining more anchors on behaviorally anchored rating scales increases rater accuracy in ratings of employment interview responses. Additionally, the study will investigate if there are differences in accuracy of ratings between situational and behavioral interviews. Past research has found that BARS produces more accurate ratings when compared to other scales such as a Likert scale. Little research has been conducted regarding how many anchors should include behavioral descriptions on BARS. We propose that defining five anchors on BARS will produce more accurate results compared to only defining three anchors. Participants will be recruited …

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Examining The Relationship Between Applicant Reactions And Selection Test Performance: Is The Relationship Curvilinear?, Catherine Meyer, Yalcin Acikgoz Oct 2019

Examining The Relationship Between Applicant Reactions And Selection Test Performance: Is The Relationship Curvilinear?, Catherine Meyer, Yalcin Acikgoz

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There is evidence in the literature that negative reactions to employee selection procedures such as high anxiety and low motivation are related to poor performance by job applicants on a selection test (McCarthy, Van Iddekinge, Lievens, Kung, Sinar, Campion, 2013). However, to date the studies examining this relationship were correlational, meaning that no causal relationship could be established. This implies that while it is possible that negative reactions predict low test performance, it is also plausible that the reverse is true (i.e., poor performance at the early stages of a selection test leads to high anxiety and low motivation) or …

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Income As A Predictor Of Employe Job Satisfaction And Motivation, Joseph Ryan Owens, Pankti Patel Oct 2019

Income As A Predictor Of Employe Job Satisfaction And Motivation, Joseph Ryan Owens, Pankti Patel

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Employee job satisfaction and motivation are linked to their income level. Employee job satisfaction refers to an individual's contentment with his or her job. Employee motivation has two components; extrinsic motivation refers to external benefits an individual gain (i.e. pay), whereas intrinsic motivation refers to an individual's inherent satisfaction with one’s job (i.e. pride in the work they do). Higher or lower income levels impact employee satisfaction and motivation. It is hypothesized that individuals with medium-income ($45,000-$139,999) will have higher job satisfaction and motivation than individual with low-income ($0-$44,999). An independent samples t-test will be conducted between the two groups …

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How To Get A Job: Deception In The Applicant Advice Industry, Rachel Whitman, Ana Kriletic, Kate Conkey, Thomas Wilmore, Daniel Svyantek Oct 2019

How To Get A Job: Deception In The Applicant Advice Industry, Rachel Whitman, Ana Kriletic, Kate Conkey, Thomas Wilmore, Daniel Svyantek

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The performance of applicants in a job interview is a well-studied topic within I-O psychology, yet less attention has been given to applicant preparation throughout the hiring process. While professional interview coaching has been rigorously tested, the surfeit of freely-available information circulating the internet has yet to be examined for content accuracy and integrity. In an attempt to highlight this industry under-examined by researchers, the current study proposes an investigation of online materials aimed at job applicants. Particularly, the proposed study aims to determine the sources of advice materials and whether they promote applicant deception during the job interview. Using …

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Detecting Impression Management: Improving Conditional Reasoning Test Validity With Forced-Choice Survey, Parker Nolte, Bryce Davis, Zhen Graham, Daniela Miranda-Hernandez, Haiden Weaver, Yalcin Acikgoz Oct 2019

Detecting Impression Management: Improving Conditional Reasoning Test Validity With Forced-Choice Survey, Parker Nolte, Bryce Davis, Zhen Graham, Daniela Miranda-Hernandez, Haiden Weaver, Yalcin Acikgoz

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Whether you are an instructor trying to relate to their students, an employee trying to impress their boss, an athlete trying to intimidate their opponent, or anywhere in between; everyone uses impression management in some form or another. The primary purpose of our study is to develop a conditional reasoning test that can detect an individual’s dominant impression management strategies as well as abnormal levels of impression management. The conditional reasoning test would be utilized by employers to detect the use of impression management strategies among job applicants, allowing employers parse potentially misleading or false information provided during the selection …

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Employer Perceptions Of Addiction Recovery And Hiring Decisions, Haley Henderson, Valerie Hoots, Joseph Barnet, Andrea Clements Oct 2019

Employer Perceptions Of Addiction Recovery And Hiring Decisions, Haley Henderson, Valerie Hoots, Joseph Barnet, Andrea Clements

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Abstract Addiction to drugs and alcohol is a widespread, and ever-growing problem in American society today. Individuals who undergo treatment for their addiction often find it difficult to gain employment due to employers' negative perceptions of addiction. Previous research has found that many employers have a stigma of those in addiction recovery. However, little research has been done to determine if these stigmas affect hiring decisions. Drug and alcohol misuse are prominent in the Appalachian area, which presents an issue for employers in the area who maintain a drug-free work place or who have a stigma of those in addiction …

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Applying The Learning-By-Teaching Method In A Classroom Setting, Savannah Cain Oct 2019

Applying The Learning-By-Teaching Method In A Classroom Setting, Savannah Cain

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It has been determined that there are many different ways to learn. Learning-by-teaching is a generative learning strategy and will be the main topic for the current research. The learning-by-teaching literature is very scattered in its approach. Some of the research has focused on showing the effect in a lab setting (e.g., Annis, 1983; Bargh & Schul, 1980; Fiorella & Mayer, 2013; Fiorella & Mayer, 2014; Hoogerheide et al., 2016; Hoogerheide et al., 2014; Herberg, Levin, & Saylor, 2012; Nestoiko, et al., 2014), while other research has focused on determining if teaching TAs using computer software can produce increased learning …

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Influence Of Culture (Us And Turkey) On Reactions To Social Network Screening, Jarod Fyler, Yasmin Ayala-Johnson, Yalcin Acikgoz Oct 2019

Influence Of Culture (Us And Turkey) On Reactions To Social Network Screening, Jarod Fyler, Yasmin Ayala-Johnson, Yalcin Acikgoz

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Abstract Social Media has impacted every facet of society. One implication of Social Media concerns hiring practices. The ubiquity, easy-access, and wealth of information offered by Social Media have caught the eyes of recruiters. A survey by Careerbuilder (2018), which suggests 7 in 10 US employers use Social Media to research job candidates, captures this growing trend. HR departments in favor of Social Network Screening (SNS) argue that it helps avoid negligent hiring, attracts passive job-seekers, and investigates beneficial personality traits. But comparable issues, like lack of validity, legality, and privacy, also accompany it (e.g., Van Iddekinge, Lanivich, Roth, & …

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Investigating The Relationship Between Telecommuting And Career Harm, Cary Mcleod, Patrick Mccarthy Oct 2019

Investigating The Relationship Between Telecommuting And Career Harm, Cary Mcleod, Patrick Mccarthy

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This project aims to examine how the use of flexible work arrangements influence career earnings and promotions at work. The study will focus on the flexible work arrangement of telecommuting because of telecommuting’s surge in popularity over the last decade and the need for more studies assessing telecommuting’s effects. Research shows many benefits are associated with flexible work arrangements like job satisfaction, increased productivity, decreased turnover, and organizational savings. Flexible work arrangements, however, have been shown to potentially impede wage growth and other career advancing opportunities (e.g. promotions). For example, the use of FMLA policies as a flexible work arrangement …

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Narcissism And Selection Decisions: Do Narcissists Select Narcissists?, Richard Evitts Oct 2019

Narcissism And Selection Decisions: Do Narcissists Select Narcissists?, Richard Evitts

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The field of Industrial/Organizational psychology has long been concerned with the selecting the right individuals to fill the right positions within organizations. Of all the methods by which individuals are selected, the employment interview is the most common (Sears & Rowe, 2002). However, there are some that believe the employment interview may suffer from rater bias (Sears & Rowe, 2002). The phenomenon known as the “similar-to-me effect” is a type of bias that assumes those in a hiring position are more likely to select those candidates that exude personality characteristics that most closely resemble themselves (Sears & Rowe,2002). Although the …

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Validating An Ally Skill-Building Workshop: Assessing Antecedents And Outcomes, Chelsea Wymer, Alexandra Zelin Oct 2019

Validating An Ally Skill-Building Workshop: Assessing Antecedents And Outcomes, Chelsea Wymer, Alexandra Zelin

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Ally Skill-Building workshops are a recent development within the diversity field. Building allies in the workplace is essential to creating a culture of inclusion and respect and assists in mitigating the potential negative implications of an ever-increasing diverse workforce. While theoretical evidence exists surrounding individual and contextual factors that may impact the effectiveness of an Ally Skill-Building Workshop, no study has addressed the social norms, personality dispositions, biases stemming from social categorizations, reactions, and behavioral intentions over time. Specifically, assessing the level of inclusivity of participating organizational departments via social norms will help determine the environment in which an ally …

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