bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Appreciative Approach to Goal-Setting for Academic Employees
Authors: George Hannah , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

When asked what he looks for when hiring employees, Dr. Paul Orehovec, Vice President ofEnrollment Management at University of Miami responds, "Somebody who wants my job" (personalcommunication, September 25, 2010). He further explains that the heavy demands of higher educationadministrative positions require people who are self-motivated and driven. These professionals needmentoring relationships to help them establish appropriate career and professional goals. Mentorsoften have valuable knowledge to share with their mentees on these topics, but do not always knowhow to effectively share their expertise.Mentoring relationships occur in a number of settings in academia, but there are few frameworks toguide the establishment of these mentoring relationships. The purpose of this article is to demonstratehow the six phases of the Appreciative Advising model (Bloom, Hutson, & He, 2008) can be adaptedto help higher education administrators mentor and nurture the careers of future administrative leaders.The Appreciative Advising model is being utilized on a number of college campuses to help studentsidentify their dreams for their future and devise a plan to make those dreams come true (Bloom et al.,2009). This article proposes adapting this model to be used with academic staff to help them achievetheir career and personal goals.
The University Chameleon: Identity and Time Issues Faced by Faculty in Dual Positions
Authors: Daffron Eric , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

My transition into full-time administration came gradually. A young assistant professor of English, I gotmy first taste of administration when I accepted a position as coordinator of my university’s study abroadprograms. Later I served an enriching experience as director of my university’s honors college.With both positions, I remained on faculty, teaching usually a couple of courses each semester. Overtime, I felt a certain dissonance in my dual role. A double agent of sorts,1 I felt pulled-in terms of timeand especially identity-between my role as faculty member and my role as administrator. In fact, I cameto a juncture in my career when I knew that I had essentially two choices: to return to full-time faculty or tomove into full-time administration. I chose the latter, thereby resolving, at least in part, the tension that Ihad earlier felt.
Time to focus on Followers: Looking at the other side of the Leadership ‘coin’
Authors: Ekundayo John , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The leadership literature is replete with who a leader is, what leaders do, models or styles ofleadership, leadership development, leadership succession, great heroic acts of leaders, etc. with littlesaid or written about the followers who constitute the enigmatic majority in many organizations today(Adair, 2006). However, it is the view of some scholars that leadership is a dynamic interplay ofinfluential relationships between leaders and followers situationally involved in a process with ananticipation of mutual outcomes (Pierce & Newstrom, 2008 and Hughes, R. L., et al., 2008). It is in thislight that one can say without mincing words that leadership can not occur unless there is followership theother side of the coin. Simply and squarely put, in a situation, there is a leader where there is (are)follower(s).
Developing Positive Self Concept and Self-Esteem as Panacea for Industrial Development and Harmony in a Work-race
Authors: Modupe Hassan , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In today’s society, teachers must use a variety of strategies to reach all students when teachingmathematics. Classrooms today have many diverse learners, and teachers must be equipped to teachspecial education students, English Language Learners (ELL), and those served in inclusive classes.In order to reach the many needs of students today, teachers must be prepared with creative andresearch-based lessons and activities that will match the learning styles of all students. Teachers mustbe able to use teaching styles that adapt to students’ multiple intelligences. In order to teach to thediverse learning styles, teachers must get to know their students on an individual level.
Contrasting The Effects of Leadership Styles On Different Workgroups – An Empirical Study On Employee Perceptions of Justice, Leader Credibility, and Group Commitment
Authors: Hurt Kevin , Sun Jun , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study examined the effects of contrasting leadership styles on the behavior of team members in different group settings. Two leadership styles (directive and transformational) and two types of teams (functional and cross-functional) were controlled in an experiment to assess their impact on perceptions of procedural and interpersonal justice. The subsequent impact of procedural and interpersonal justice perceptions on leadership credibility and group commitment were also examined. The results suggested that leadership style and group type have different effects on team member’s perceptions of procedural justice and interpersonal justice. Leadership credibility was found to fully mediate the effects of procedural justice and interpersonal justice perceptions on group commitment.
Virtual Teams and Their Leaders: A Paradigm on Achieving Learning Agility
Authors: Pearson Laurie , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper provides a brief historical background on the redefinitions of school leadership preparationprograms in a particular state (Illinois) in the United States. The paper chronicles the collaborations,challenges, and accomplishments of a professional organization, from the period of 2001 to 2010. Setin the context of concerns about school leadership preparation at the national level, the paper focusesprincipally on the work of the Illinois Council of Professors of Educational Administration (ICPEA) as itengaged with multiple stakeholders at university and state levels to strengthen school leadershippreparation.
Kolb’s experiential learning as a critical frame for reflective practice
Authors: Turesky Elizabeth , Wood Diane , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

David Kolb’s conception of experiential learning has informed wide-ranging studies and practices ineducation, business, organizational development, and leadership studies for over two decades now.His work has guided the work of trainers, teachers, and scholars, affording significant insights into bothindividual and organizational learning. Because deep and sustained change in human settings requiresthat people learn, Kolb’s penetrating analysis of the complexities involved in human learning hasprovided clues about the notorious difficulties surrounding change in both individuals andorganizations. In an era where the newest ideas tend to have special cache, Kolb’s work has hadremarkable staying power. Perhaps this is because his ideas have repeatedly served as a foundationfor theorists and practitioners to understand and influence institutions and the people in them(Sandmire, Vroman & Sanders, 2000; Loo, 2002; Pauleen, Marshall & Ergort, 2004). In a rapidly changingworld, contemporary institutions and organizations must foster human learning. Indeed, theymust be led by effective learners if they are to be relevant and enduring.
The Relationship between the Educational Qualifications of Chief Financial Officers and the Effectiveness of Local District Financial Leadership in Alabama Public Schools: A Policy Analysis
Authors: Westbrook Philip , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

In the early years of 2000, Alabama experienced a series of embarrassing financial incidents in localschool districts. In one of the largest districts in the state, an audit discovered the finances were in suchdisarray that deceased employees continued to be paid, bills went unpaid, and accounts had not beenreconciled in so long that no one knew the actual financial status of the school district. In the midst ofthis financial fiasco, the superintendent and the school board publicly acknowledged that they were notaware of the financial condition of the school system until the situation had deteriorated to the point thatthe state superintendent had to intervene. In several other districts, a sudden drop in expectedrevenues resulted in the lack of available funds to pay employees and resulted in school districts hastilymaking arrangements for bank loans to fund the payroll. Still in other districts, there were incidents offraud and intentional theft of funds by school employees – most commonly bookkeepers and otheremployees with access to school funds.
Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Faculty Expectations, and Institutional Climate As Determinants of Academic Achievement In Business Students
Authors: Rodriguez Carlos , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This article models the influence of students’ generalized self-efficacy, faculty expectations, and institutional climate on students’ academic self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations conductive to academic achievement in undergraduate business education. Theoretical foundations were drawn from psychological contract and social cognitive theories. Results indicated that several sources of expectations exist: individual or self, faculty, and educational institution. Generalized self-efficacy and faculty expectations influence students’ academic self-efficacy while institutional climate only effects outcome expectations beliefs. Academic self-efficacy is a stronger predictor of academic achievement climate outcomes expectations alone. Psychological contracts must nurture student's self-efficacy, explicit faculty expectations as motivational drivers, and align institutional climates to build students' trust. I discuss the implications of these results for educational models, academic performance, and student retention in business schools.
The Bullying Boss
Authors: Jefferson Anne , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Leadership has mistakenly been assumed to be a quality processed by all individuals who havepositions of authority. Implied is the ability to "draw others into the active pursuit of the strategicgoals" (Cunningham and Cordeiro, 2006, p. 155) of the organization. This ability energizes facultyto take the organization to greater heights of achievement. But, as Elash (2004) clearly pointedout, "the corporate scandals at the turn of the millennium clearly demonstrate that leaders can beself-serving and greedy …. Even if they are well intentioned, leaders can abuse their power. …Some are just bullies who mistreat others simply because they are in a position to do so" (p.2).
Work motivation of teachers : relationship with transformational and transactional leadership behavior of college principals
Authors: Devi Uma , Mani R.S. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The strength of an educational system largely depends upon the quality of its teachers. It is a teacherwho helps to transform an individual into a person of imagination, wisdom, human love andenlightenment, and institutions into lampposts of posterity, and the country into a learning society. TheNational Policy on Education (1986) has rightly remarked "The status of the teacher reflects the socioculturalethos of a society; It is in this context that today a teacher occupies a unique and significantplace in any society.
A Partnership Plan to Support High-Quality Instruction in Ohio’s Urban School Districts
Authors: McGee Ben , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Establishing work practices that allow for effective communication, collaboration, and negotiationsbetween state departments of education (DOEs) and their large urban districts is a significantundertaking in the national reform effort. The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has had a uniqueopportunity to investigate how to establish an effective framework to build the necessary relationshipsbetween large urban districts and the supervising state educational agency (SEA) through fundsprovided by a Wallace Foundation grant and Harvard University’s leadership facilitation. The Wallacefunding and partnership with Harvard provided four of Ohio’s largest urban school districts with theresources and expertise to reflect and investigate how to best negotiate a productive relationshipbetween these elements in a system dedicated to shared work and a common mission.
Identifying Employee Training Topics and Their Value In Development of An Effective Chinese Business By United States Agricultural Companies: A Delphi Study
Authors: Peng Jiajiang , Tormoehlen Roger , Russell Mark , Talbert B.
Published: February 2023

A three-round Delphi study was conducted to identify training topics required for development of a successful China business by U.S. agricultural companies. By identifying the training topics, business educators can better assist in the development of training programs targeted at U.S. companies wishing to conduct business in China. Thirty-seven (37) panel members completed the first round survey with 34 of them completing the second and third round surveys. In summary, the panel generated nine groups of training topics for U.S. agricultural companies wishing to enter the Chinese market. The nine training topics are: ethics and trust, Chinese markets, networks and partnerships in China, Chinese business practices, language and culture, product advantages and customer service, political and economic climate in China, legal counsel and intellectual property in China, and human resources and labor costs in China. Of the nine training topics, the “product advantages and customer service” group reached high consensus level among the panel. The other eight training topics reached moderate consensus level. Furthermore, of the nine training topics, the “ethics and trust” as well as the “Chinese markets” groups were both considered as essential by the panel for including into training programs that U.S. agricultural companies should consider when entering the Chinese market. The other seven training topics were considered as very important.
Role of Implicit Personality Theory In Leadership Research
Authors: Silver Lawrence , Silver Debbie , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Implicit personality theory explains how individuals interpret the world around them including the events they experience and observe. Research in social and educational psychology indicates that one's implicit personality theory influences the extent to which one makes judgments about ability regarding the self and others. While some researchers have begun to apply the concept to organizational studies, this paper explains the value of extending that research into three areas important to leaders: (1) employee evaluation, (2) managerial feedback, and (3) work motivation.
The Effect of Consolidation on Extracurricular Activity Participation
Authors: Duyar Ibrahim , Collins David , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

School reform initiatives have often included the controversial practice of school consolidation in aneffort to limit the cost and improve the quality of the educational process. While there are both benefitsand liabilities in consolidating schools, there are few studies that have determined the impact ofconsolidation on certain student behaviors such as participation in extracurricular activities (Blake,2003; Clinchy, 1998; Eisner, 1995; Fanning, 1995; Hawkes, 1992; Hughes, 2003; Jonjak, 2003;Nelson, 1985; Reynolds, 1999; Seal & Harmon, 1995; Self, 2001a, 2001b). Findings are mixed in thatsome studies have indicated that consolidated schools offer a greater number and wider range ofextracurricular activities, while other studies have indicated lower levels of participation amongstudents in larger, consolidated schools (Blake, 2003; Coladarci & Cobb, 1996; Fanning, 1995).Regardless, participation in extracurricular activities has been linked to higher academic achievementamong high school students (Cooper, Valentine, Nye, & Lindsay, 1999; Cosden, Morrison, Gutierrez, &Brown, 2004; Howley & Huang, 1991; Mahoney, Cairns, & Farmer, 2003; Nettles, Mucherah, & Jones,2000).
Teaching Ethics: Expanding Ethical Perspectives By Cultivating Moral Imagination
Authors: Popa Adrian , Kingsley Barbra , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Moral imagination (MI) is described as the ability to challenge operative worldviews in order to discover new ways of framing ethical problems and moral perspective taking. Because operative worldviews can contain implicit bias, MI helps individuals reach beyond their own "ways of knowing" to seek alternative perspectives and find innovative ways to solve ethical problems. This article describes a graduate level ethics curriculum designed to develop moral imagination in leadership students, and ultimately help them make ethical decisions within the context of their organizations. The article also reports results of a concurrent, evaluative qualitative study designed to gather student reflections as they attempt to learn and apply moral imagination in practice.
Continuing Confusion -Are Managers and Leaders Different?
Authors: Curtis David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper revisits the debate about whether managers and leaders are different It notes the assertion that managers do things right and leaders do the right thing. The paper, then, examines the discussions provided in the leadership literature, and the experiences described by successful executives to test the validity of the previously described claim. Also, this paper provides an alternative view that managing and leading are not as different as commonly asserted.
Examining Ethical Development and Training: Implications For Sarbanes Oxley
Authors: Galla Donna , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is the legislative solution to the recent ethical scandals, such as Enron, ImClone, Adelphia, Tyco, Qwest, Global Crossing, and WorldCom, involving financial and accounting irregularities and fraud. This Act implements extensive changes to public accounting and corporate laws, and expands corporate governance extending the responsibilities of senior executives and board members to include responsibility for a company-wide ethics program. Because of the complexity of ethical behavior, this paper explores values formation and support for ethics training. This study looks to ascertain whether moral maturity is related to age more than it is to training, based on Kohlberg’s Cognitive Moral Development scale as measured by Rest’s Defining Issues Test (DIT), and the variable training and age. This research finds that the N2 score for the over 35 age group is significant: Subjects older than 35 years had a higher N2 score (m-25.66, sd=5.66) than subjects 35 years old or younger (m=21.28, sd=7.12); no significance was reported for training.
Circumventing the "Wow Factor": Pitfalls and Recommendations When Infusing New Technologies
Authors: Davis Derrick , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

With the advent of emerging technologies in the educational arena, decision makers, at times, feelcompelled to "jump on board" or get left behind the technology train. Clearly, the pressure is on withcolleges now being ranked for its use of technology as in "America’s Top Wired Colleges" (Burnett2003) and more and more students refusing to leave their technological wits at the schoolyard doors.Naysayers to the technology movement in education liken it to trends similar to the new math of the60’s, the open classrooms of the 70’s, or the Charter schools of today. Over the last three decades,however, emerging technologies and its uses have increased exponentially, "nearly 300%"(Gosmireand Grady 2007, 12) and have changed and will continue to change how instruction is delivered insideand outside of the classroom for decades to follow. Indeed, the facts are clear and the reality is obvious—technology will remain a permanent fixture in educational settings.
The Influence of Ethical Leadership on Lecturers’ Job Involvement
Authors: Ghani NazidaAbd , Jusoff Kamaruzaman , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The establishment of polytechnics in Malaysia was to fulfill the needs of providing education andpractical knowledge to help the nation producing semi-professional workers in various disciplines suchas engineering, commerce and hospitality. Leadership is an important component that contributestowards the success of any education institution. Better and advance leadership practices are neededin order to improve the status and standard of environment on campus (Zaharah, 2004). According toCunningham and Cordeiro (2000), effective leaders must be able to understand all elements ofeducational administration in the process of building the education excellence and translating it intoteaching and practices. Simkins (2005) states that the world is dominated by the idea that leadershipis a factor or the only factor that can guarantee the success or failure of any organization – be it aschool, a college or a university.
The Corporatization of American Education: Analyzing the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Productivity among University Professors
Authors: Marte Benjamin , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The relationship between job satisfaction and productivity is one that has been examined at greatlength over the years. Consider Locke’s claim that as of 1976, approximately 3,350 articles on thistopic were in circulation (Okpara 2004). In 1992 Cranny et al. reported the existence of at least 5,000 ofsuch manuscripts (Okpara 2004). Numerous studies have been conducted in this field of inquiry, andthis paper endeavors to build upon that collective effort. Here, the focus is on the relationship betweenjob satisfaction and productivity among the professors of a major research university in south Florida;while its scope is limited to the College of Arts and Sciences. More specifically, this paper asks: whatis this relationship? And what effect might it have on the quality of higher education in America?
Moral Reasoning and Moral Behavior Among Incoming First-Year Business Students: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Buchko Aaron , Buchko Kathleen , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study examined the moral reasoning and behavior of 177 incoming first-year business students. The students were presented with a realistic situation – an attempted hostile takeover of a corporation. Students were placed into one of three alternative scenarios as shareholders of the corporation – small investor, large investor, or a mutual fund manager – and viewed a portion of the film, “Other People’s Money, ” as two actors argued for differing perspectives regarding the corporation. Students were then asked to vote their “shares, ” and to provide an explanation for their behavior. The results indicated that incoming first-year students with higher levels of moral reasoning were more likely to cast their vote based upon a view of the corporation as a social institution, while those with lower levels of moral reasoning tended to vote their shares based upon perceived self-interest and personal gain.
Putting Followership On The Map: Examining Followership Styles and Their Relationship With Job Satisfaction and Job Performance
Authors: Favara Leonard , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The legitimacy of followership, as an area of research within organizational psychology is beginning to become more accepted. This study was designed to examine followership styles and their relationship with job satisfaction and job performance. This non-experimental study employed a quantitative survey design with a set of surveys returned representing 131 employees at a Midwestern automotive engineering and manufacturing company. The three standardized instruments used in this study include the Followership Questionnaire (Kelley, 1992), the Job in General Scale (Ironson, Smith, Brannick, Gibson, & Paul, 1989), and the Organizational Citizenship Behaviors scale (Williams & Anderson, 1991). Findings indicate that a significant positive relationship exists between followership styles and the two organizational variables job satisfaction and job performance. The findings enhance the theoretical study of followership by providing empirical evidence needed to validate further research.
Developing and Leading the Quality Enhancement Planning Committee
Authors: Waller L. , Joslin Cristal , Green Calvin , null null
Published: February 2023

Quality enhancement in higher education is rapidly emerging as a major national and internationalissue. Rahman (2005) identifies an international movement to promote quality enhancement through"accreditation councils, degree program standardization, quality enhancement cells, quality faculty, andcurriculum review." According to Rahman, the movement is intended to develop "a vision for the highereducation system with quality, equity, and efficiency." Rahman also points out that the United Statesfaces the need to evaluate the validity and quality of accreditation processes in light of the increase indot-com universities and diploma mills. El-Khawas (1998) indicates that world-wide attention hasshifted to an expanded focus on quality improvement in both undergraduate and graduate levelprograms. In the United States federal and state funding have become the rewards for attainment ofrecognized accreditations. In 1998, the Commission on Higher Education (CHE) shifted the oversightof the reporting process to programmatic, national, and regional accrediting agencies.
The Ethics of Educational Leadership
Authors: Fowler Denver , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

"No issue has captured the interest and imagination of the Americanpublic more than the subject of ethics, particularly in relation toleadership in the public sector" (Rebore, 2000, p.v). One of the mostuniversal questions in educational leadership is "What is therelationship of ethics as it relates to educational leadership?" Theanswer can be very complex. Many authors who have written on thesubject of ethics in educational leadership have tried to answer thisquestion. All major branches of ethics must be considered whenattempting to answer this question. These branches include metaethics,normative ethics, applied ethics, moral psychology, anddescriptive ethics and how each relates to the moral dimension ofleadership. Research suggests that ethical leadership remains largelyunexplored offering researchers opportunities for new discoveriesand leaders opportunities to improve their effectiveness. In treating the subject of ethics as it relates toeducational leadership, the material and argumentation Rebore uses in The Ethics of EducationalLeadership (2000) in this text are organized in such a way that they support Standard Five of theInterstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School Leaders and helpanswer this very question. Standard Five of the ISLLC states that a school administrator is aneducational leader who promotes the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in anethical manner (ethical leadership).
Leadership and Organisational Culture: Can the CEO and Senior Executive Teams in Bureaucratic Organisations Influence Organisational Culture?
Authors: Drew Glenys , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The pressure on higher education to embrace a change agenda to cope with an increasingly complexoperating environment has been growing over recent years (Hanna, 2003; Pick, 2003). Hanna (2003)writes that "higher education institutions must change – and, indeed, are changing – to meet futureneeds," (p. 26) and that they will need to address a number of strategic challenges as they "transformthemselves to meet the demands of an increasingly complex and dynamic environment." (p. 26) Thesechanges may require embracing different ways of operating, forging new and different partnerships toattract funds and undertake research, and streamlining processes to cope with the increasedmonitoring and reporting requirements (Drew, 2006; Hanna, 2003; Ramsden, 1998; Shattock, 2003;Stiles, 2004).
Cost- Benefit Model For Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
Authors: Parker Carl , Johansen Thomas , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This paper presents a literature review and a specification for a Cost-Benefit model applied to substance abuse treatment programs. It is important in adapting a model that is not only theoretically and methodologically sound, but also seeks to utilize the best existing cost benefit analysis techniques. Ideas, concepts, and procedures found in other studies are used to support the model developed. Model specification involves the determination of the appropriate variables and statistical techniques, keeping in mind the data most readily available from the programs intended for analysis. Cost-benefit analysis is commonly used to provide guidance to policy makers when considering appropriate projects to fund.
Career Satisfaction of Public Secondary School Teachers in Pakistan
Authors: Chaudhary Azhar , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Strong and healthy collegial relationships among educators is believed to be a vital element inenhancing school effectiveness and school improvement. Numerous benefits from teacher collegialityhave been reported as evidence of the need for building a more effective collegial culture in schools.Regrouping among teachers to promote collaboration in teaching and new configurations of teachercollegiality constitute integral parts of constructive schools (Johnson, 1990). However, in spite of itsnumerous benefits, collegiality is still a rare element in most schools (Bruffee, 1999; Heider, 2005).This article elucidates some of the common barriers to collegiality among school teachers.
Challenges of Oral English in English as a Second Language (ESL) Learning in Nigeria
Authors: Fasanmi Olufunso , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Second language learning has continued to pose learning challenges to English as a SecondLanguage Learner (ESL) learners in Nigeria. Many scholars have carried out various research workson the problems of language learning and have come out with various recommendations, but in spite ofthese efforts, the problems of learning to use a second language have persisted. As it is, many of theteachers of English are non – native speakers and secondly, the language is being learnt and used faraway from its natural environment. Elugbe (2000) observes that non native speakers are not likely tohave expertise in second language because only the native speaker can claim to have expertise andproficiency in his language, other users are only aspiring to reach the target of proficiency, especially inspoken English. This challenge is the focus of this paper.
Do Investor Clienteles Have A Differential Impact On Price And Volatility? The Case Of Berkshire Hathaway
Authors: He Ling , Casey K. , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this research is to determine whether investor clienteles react in a different manner to the same information. Applying a technique developed by He (2012) to a firm like Berkshire Hathaway with two different classes of common stock allows us to test whether investor clienteles react in differential ways to the same information while holding other factors constant. Using a method developed by He (2012) we create an investor sentiment index (SE) to forecast prices of Berkshire Hathaway class A and class B shares. We find evidence that reactions of class A shareholders to news are more volatile, compared with class B. There is no evidence that volatility of SE can significantly affect the accuracy of forecasting. However, results of this study suggest that a more volatile SE index may lead to more unsteady outcomes in some rolling forecasts. The volatility differences in SE index and rolling forecasts stem from differential investor clienteles and their reactions the same news.
The Benefit of Extracurricular Activities in High School: Involvement enhances academic achievement and the way forward
Authors: Turner Scott , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Research and data have been cited for over four decades about extra-curricular activities both sportsand non sports related. Non sports related reference such activities as government, publication,journalism, math, and non specific leadership. Although there appears to be much data individuallysupporting each as a whole limited studies seem to be available. Depending on the region manyschools urge and push sports as extra-curricular but do not necessarily promote sports for the benefit ofthe student, unfortunately more-so for the benefit of the school. Just as there were skeptics more thanthree generations ago today some still exist, stating that school is to teach children to read and write,not be a part of a club or that it is distracting and unproductive (Marsh, 2002).
New Technology and Record Keeping in Educational Management: Levels of Secondary School Principals’ Computer Literacy and Phobia
Authors: Oredein Afolakemi , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

While research on school improvement is now into its third decade, systematic research on what theprincipal actually does and its relationship to stability and change is quite recent. Some of the earlierimplementation research identified the role of the principal as central to promoting or inhibiting change(Sammons, 1999; Goleman, 2000), but it did not examine the principal’s role in any depth orperspective as regards to the utilization of new technology for record-keeping. During the 1980’sresearch and practice focusing on the role of the principal-ship, vice-principal-ship, and other schoolleaders mounted, resulting in greater clarity, but also greater appreciation of the complexities anddifferent paths to success.
Gray Hair and a Doctorate: A Prerequisite to Being a Good Education Administrator?
Authors: Gould Elizabeth , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Traditionally, from a very young age, children are taught to respect their elders. This tradition tends tocarry over to their adult lives when they enter the work arena. Age means experience and knowledge,and these young pups who come in wagging their tails and jumping around, so full of excitement andnew ideas, must be taught to calm down and control themselves. Let’s face it; we don’t need anymesses on the carpet. Nowhere is this contrast between young energy and older experience moreevident than in the world of academia.
Managing The Accreditation Goal For A Multi-Campus Business School
Authors: Elbeck Matt , Williams Richard , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This qualitative study examines the complex issue of a multi-campus business school charged with the goal of accreditation. A review of the literature is followed with survey insights from 22 business school Deans with multi-campus experience, analyzed using constant comparative analysis to seek solution for three central issues (1) to increase the proportion of full-time faculty; (2) encourage scholarship; and (3) foster multi-campus relations. The key findings suggest the central roles of leadership to motivate all constituents, funding, articulation of expectations, and degree for branch autonomy.
Overcoming The Challenges of Establishing A Student-Managed Fixed Income Fund
Authors: Krause David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Student-managed funds (SMFs) offer unique educational opportunities. In a typical SMF, students select common stocks and manage a real portfolio, gaining practical money management experience. Until recently, establishing a fixed income SMF has been unworkable for most academic institutions. Fixed income exchange traded funds (ETFs) are relatively new financial offerings that allow non-institutional investors the ability to trade shares of an entire bond portfolio as a single security. By combining different ETFs into a fund of funds, it is possible for students to implement various bond portfolio management strategies - a valuable learning opportunity previously unavailable to most business students.
The Impact of Education, Gender, Age and Leadership Experience On Preferences In Leadership
Authors: Green Mark , Chavez Esther , Lopez Debra , Gonzalez Florelisa
Published: February 2023

Meta-analytic studies have found that men and women are different in areas such as how they approach morality, forgiveness and leadership, Similarly, meta-analyses have found that increased education is related to increased self-esteem, job attitudes and social capital, In this study, 577 working adults from the state of Texas completed the Project Globe Leadership Questionnaire. The participants indicated to what degree 24 leadership behaviors contributed to or inhibited outstanding leadership. This study found that both gender and education were related to the intensity with which participants believed particular leadership characteristics contributed to and inhibited outstanding leadership. Women held stronger opinions than men about the benefits of five aspects of leadership generally considered to contribute to outstanding leadership: integrity, team-oriented, participative, humane-oriented and diplomatic, Women also held stronger opinions about the liabilities of four aspects generally considered to inhibit outstanding leadership: conflict inducer, self-protective, autocratic and malevolent. Formal education was related to stronger ratings of the importance of integrity, charisma, performance and team orientation. Formal education was also related to stronger ratings of the degree to which self-protective, face-saving, autocratic, self-centered and malevolent behaviors inhibit outstanding leadership.
A Comparison of the Leadership Practices of Principals of Making Middle Grades Work Schools as Measured by the Leadership Practices Inventory
Authors: Knab David , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Leadership of the principal in schools continues to be identified as important to the success of theschool and ultimately, the achievement of its students. Leithwood, Louis, Anderson, and Wahlstrom(2004), in their research, affirm that leadership is critical if schools are to continue to improve."Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all school-related factors that contribute towhat students learn at school" (p. 5). Marzano, Walters, and McNulty’s (2005) also argue for betterprincipals stating that if a principal were to improve their leadership practices, then studentachievement would increase. In their research, they have identified 21 key factors that principals shouldspend their time. Focus on the right things and student achievement increases; focus on the wrongthings, though, can have the opposite effect. The imperative, therefore, is to identify what the rightthings that principals should do to take advantage of the significant impact they can have on studentachievement.
Child Work, Child Schooling And Educational Achievement: An Empirical Evidence For Nigeria
Authors: Popoola Afolabi , Ayodele Joseph , Ajayi Isaac , null null
Published: February 2023

As a result of the growing international concern about child labour, child work and the effects on thewelfare and future of these children, the practices are now being questioned in Nigeria. The recentperception of child labour and child work as a problem stems from the belief, and finding oninvestigations that involvement of children in economic activities outside the home is injurious to thechildren’s intellectual and physical growth. According to Oloko (1996) working is believed to exposechildren to physical danger, sexual abuse and other forms of harassment. It is also believed that workprevents children from doing well in school with the resultant risk of condemning them to low wageincome in the future (Falayajo, Makoju, Okebukola, Onuga & Olubodun, 1997 and Ray, 2000). AnInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) study quoted by Beguile and Boyden (1988) even went furtherto suggest that child labour may contribute to adult unemployment. This may be so since children couldbecome substitute workers at cheaper wage rates.
Learning Leadership Across Generations In Family-Owned Enterprises
Authors: Pratt Catherine , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study explores leadership development issues in family businesses. Family owned enterprises comprise a significant proportion of the business population. However, approximately half of family owned businesses do not survive generational transitions. The sheer number of ongoing leadership transitions begs greater understanding on how leadership is learned in the family business and how to improve the leadership development process. This study sought to understand how leadership is learned across generations by asking family business leaders about their own experience and perceptions. Family business leadership development themes and needs for education and research are identified.
Profile of Online Programs in Private Colleges: From College to University with a Click
Authors: Miller Michael , Morris Adam , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Private higher education institutions have traditionally relied heavily on tuition revenues for theiroperation. Historically, these colleges have realized 80-90% of their operating revenue through tuitionfunding, making them reliant on their ability to attract and retain tuition-paying students (Gansemer-Topf& Schuh, 2006). This means that they are not only more tuition dependent than their public universitycounterparts (Summers, 2004), but that they must forecast expenditures and revenues with tremendousaccuracy.
Development and Implementation of A Multidimensional MBA Program Assessment Day
Authors: Breit Emily , Weisenborn Gregory , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

This study provides an overview of a unique and innovative assessment approach: a one-day series of events to capture assurance of learning data across multiple program learning goals/objectives. The MBA Assessment Day discussed here included a group presentation (assessment of oral communication), a case twist analysis assessment of analytical/critical thinking and problem solving, global awareness, and written communication, a quiz show assessment of general business competence, and a teamwork questionnaire. The MBA Assessment Day provided faculty with a training experience to efficiently focus preparations for both undergraduate and MBA program assessment as the college of business progresses toward AACSB accreditation. Additionally, intensive involvement gave faculty members ownership of the process. The assurance of learning process and its relationship to AACSB learning standards are outlined in detail, along with the development of the MBA Assessment Day. A discussion and analysis of results leads to specific guidance and recommendations for future MBA Assessment Days.
The Psychology of Business Development
Authors: Marshall Michael , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Bhagat & McQuaid (1982) advanced that "undoubtedly, the most significant cross-cultural study ofwork-related values is the one carried out by Hofstede". There has been interests on the influence ofculture be it national or corporate on organisations and with growing national diversity in today’sbusinesses, culture remains an important dimension. Hofstede’s landmark study of IBM (Hofstede1980 has highlighted some essential facts about culture that impact on organisational performance.Preceding Hofstede’s study was the work of Bartels (1967) who was one of the first to relate theimportance of culture, illustrating the concept in decision-making and business ethics.
Community College: The Chameleon of Higher Education
Authors: Fletcher Louis , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

A perceived dichotomy in higher education frames the relationship between four-year universities andcommunity colleges. The four-year university thrives on publishing research as much as it does onadministering curriculum leading to a degree. The community college is focused on instruction whichcould lead to a degree, certificate, or other outcome that serves the needs of the community. The four-yearuniversity serves the traditional student who typically attends the institution full-time and is a recentproduct of secondary education. The community college serves the non-traditional student who typicallyattends the institution part-time and often has already entered the world of work. Although both types ofinstitutions are necessary, the community college is more agile at adapting to societal trends,economic shifts, and changing demographics.
Budget Participation, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, and Yadda, Yadda, Yadda ...
Authors: Leach-Lopez Maria , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Measurements of the variables budget participation, job performance, job satisfaction, and job relevant information were obtained at a manufacturing plant located in South East United States. The plant manager expected a report card of ‘Excellent’ but the results indicated that there was a lot of room for improvement at this plant. This study is a great reminder to managers that they must not become complacent. If they believe that management is about people, then they must remain vigilant in order to motivate their employees. It was found that the budget participation process was not working properly and that the job performance and job satisfaction was not as expected.
Executive Succession Practices in Land Grant Universities
Authors: Miller Michael , Bisbee Diane , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

Looking at the current practices found in academe with respect to identifying and training currentleaders, will broaden our understanding of institutional involvement, succession planning andleadership development. Within the scope of land grant universities, this study will quantify how highereducation institutions identify academic leaders as department chairs, associate deans, deans, andprovosts, how they provide training, and how they support these leaders in their careers. A survey ofcurrent institutional practices for department chairs, associate deans, deans and provosts will offer abetter look at the scope of academic leadership identification and preparation.
A Case Study, Initiating a Peer Mentoring Program at a State University with a Diverse Student Body
Authors: Andrews Frank , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

The focus of this paper is on leading and guiding the change process as it applies to a Peer Mentoring Program begun this semester in the College of Management (CoM) at U.Mass Lowell (UML). Specifically, this paper will discuss the fieldwork with respect to the initiation and adoption of the program. A second case paper will look at the actual implementation and hopefully institutionalization of the program.
The Impact Of Personality Traits And Leadership Styles On Leadership Effectiveness Of Malaysian Managers
Authors: Shawer Saad , null null , null null , null null
Published: February 2023

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