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Vocational Narratives Of Senior Executive Retirees In A Technical Agency And Their Sense Of Safety In The Workplace, Sarah Bender

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

While research has been conducted on safety and risk management in technical agencies as well as vocational histories of senior executives, little research has been done to determine how a senior executive's vocational narrative helps him or her develop a safety mindset. The goal of this study is guided by the following research question: How does the vocational history of a senior government executive in a technical agency help contribute to his or her sense of safety and risk management? Through the use of in-depth, vocational narrative interviews with retired nuclear executives and thematic analysis, this study found reoccurring themes …

Some New Co-Editors For 2015 And Web Stats Showing Omj Readership Increasing In Number And Global Reach, William P. Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Managers’ Family-Supportive Supervisory Behaviors: A Multilevel Perspective, Sue A. Epstein, Janet H. Marler, Thomas D. Taber

Organization Management Journal

Using a combination of trait and situational variables we develop a model to explore the antecedents of managers’ family-supportive behaviors. Our model hypotheses were tested using data gathered from a sample of 312 subordinates matched to 92 managers. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) of the nested data yielded results that show both an individual manager’s trait (i.e., empathy) and situational variables (i.e., subordinate’s family-to-work conflict and leader–subordinate exchange quality) significantly predicted managers’ supportive behaviors. Additional HLM analyses showed that the manager’s gender (trait) and group work-to-family conflict (situation) moderated the relationship between manager’s empathy and family-supportive behaviors. Our results suggest that …

Facilitating Work-Life Balance: Understanding The Factors That Predict Managers’ Support, Kristin Backhaus

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

High Performance Work Systems And Flexible Work Processes, Craig R. Seal

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Leaps In Learning: Reflective Questioning And The Mastery Of Threshold Concepts, Catherine C. Giapponi, Barbara Ritter

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

High-Performance Work Systems As An Initiator Of Employee Proactivity And Flexible Work Processes, W. Randy Evans, Walter D. Davis

Organization Management Journal

We offer a conceptual framework that explicates the effect of high-performance work systems (HPWS) on the flexibility of organizational work processes. The flexibility of work processes is conceptualized as the extent to which organizational work routines can be modified by employees to better exploit existing capabilities or be adapted to explore new alternatives. We argue that HPWS directly facilitate individual proactivity, and foster a supportive social structure that further enables individuals to be proactive in modifying their work processes. The proposed model is in response to calls for researchers to consider proximal outcomes related to the use of human resource …

Increasing Knowledge By Leaps And Bounds: Using Experiential Learning To Address Threshold Concepts, Thomas P. Bradley, Gerald F. Burch, Jana J. Burch

Organization Management Journal

The discussion of threshold concepts is growing in the management education literature. These concepts create challenges for students and instructors since they act as barriers to learning. The reward for overcoming these obstacles is the opening of new ways of thinking that were not available before the student mastered the threshold concepts. We propose in this article that many students believe business education is “common sense” and do not understand that management is practice informed by theory. When students master the threshold concept concerning the “underlying game” of management, they begin to develop deeper and more meaningful understandings. From this …

Taking Nothing For Granted In Management Education: A Systemic Perspective On The Role Of Reflective Questioning, A. Georges L. Romme, Inge C. M. Van Seggelen-Damen

Organization Management Journal

Questioning is one of the most critical behaviors in management education and learning. In this article we explore the antecedents, processes, and outcomes of reflective questioning, as a key element of management learning and education. Reflective questioning involves raising tentative, nonrhetorical questions. By reviewing and synthesizing the literature, we develop a model of reflective questioning in the form of a causal loop diagram. This model implies that reflective questioning can be taught through particular forms of management education, but is also contingent on the psychological safety of the group setting, the individual need for cognition, and challenging tasks and experiences.

The Crisis Of Presenteeism: Maintaining Our Focus While Harnessing Technology’S Benefits, Timothy D. Golden

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Criss Chronicles, Volume 5, Issue 1

Criss Chronicles Newsletter

This edition of Criss Chronicles features From the Dean's Desk, First Annual Pi Day, New Spaces in the Criss Library, Conversation with Amy Schindler, Conversation with Jackie Skarda, Focus on Resources: Historical Databases Replace and Displace Microfilm, From the Archives: Mary E. Williamson Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Collection, Copyright Corner, Kaneko, and an Events Calendar.

Patient Care News: April 2015, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

Barriers to Equitable Care

National Nurses Week: Exemplary Professional Practice

2015 Nurse Week Poster Contest

University of Minnesota Research Day

Clinic Connection: Spring 2015, Centracare Clinic

Clinic Connection

• President's message: "Formation of Clinically Integrated Network Underway"
• Introducing our New CentraCare Clinic Specialists
• A brief overview of Venous Stasis Ulcers
• Accurate documentation required for ICD-10 and good patient care
• Reconstructive Urology address complex issues

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Jimmy Feix 1931-2014
• Ransdell, Gary. Letter from the President
• Thompson Complex – North Wing Razed
• WKU Yearbook Wins Pacemaker Award – Talisman
• Neale Chumbler Named Dean of College of Health & Human Services
• Six Gatton Academy of Mathematics & Science Students Semifinalists in 2014 Siemans Competition
• WKU Among 30 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the South
• Don Dizney Receives Honorary Doctorate for Public Service
• WKU Named to Military Friendly Schools List for 6^th Straight Year
• WKU Listed in Open Doors Report for Study Abroad Participation
• Six WKU Students Honored by Gilman Scholarship Program
• WKU Graduate …

Nbc Peacock North Spring 2015, Peacock North Staff

NBC Peacock North Newsletter

Highlights include: Tom Brokaw & Gabe Pressman at Spring Luncheon -- Colette's W.O.W. Project -- Marilyn Altman Retires Again -- Brooklyn Studios Being Demolished -- Spring Luncheon Photos -- Silent Microphones

Wright State University Libraries Access Newsletter Spring 2015, Wright State University Libraries

Access Newsletter

A four page newsletter created by Wright State University Libraries that addresses the current affairs of the Libraries.

Nemo News, Volume 11, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features: Karen Pietsch named ALA Emerging Leader; Did You Know?; Student Spotlight on Justine Carmer; Important Dates; Using Box for Cloud Storage and Backup: A Cheat Sheet; Upcoming Webinars; Presenting at ALA Midwinter by Angela Kroeger; Student Resources; Scholarships; Fall Courses; Employment Opportunities; and Contact Info.

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 8, Issue 4, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Lindsay Stier, Student Spotlight on JK Purtzer, Announcements and Professional Development.

Organizational Communication: Perceptions Of Staff Members' Level Of Communication Satisfaction And Job Satisfaction, Priti Sharma, James Lampley, Donald W. Good

ETSU Faculty Works

The purpose of this research study was to explore the topic of organizational communication in higher education and examine staff members’ perceptions about their level of communication and job satisfaction in their workplaces. This study was also designed to test the relationship between communication satisfaction and job satisfaction by analyzing the significance of different dimensions of Communication Satisfaction with the view that satisfaction is multifaceted.

The results of the study indicated that gender differences and the number of years in service do not seem to make a significant difference in the level of satisfaction among staff members, but the level …

Editors Use Social Media Mostly To Post Story Links, Sue Burzynski Bullard

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

A survey of senior editors of U.S. print broadcast and online news outlets found that while 98 percent of the 376 respondents say they use social media, they primarily use it to post links to stories on Facebook and Twitter. Far fewer use social media to interact with audiences by posing questions and responding to comments