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View article: Antecedents and Outcomes of Technology-Driven Workplace Deviant Behaviors
Antecedents and Outcomes of Technology-Driven Workplace Deviant Behaviors Open
Organizational research on employee deviant work behavior has not kept up with changes in the work environment. These two studies examined technology-based deviant workplace behaviors (TbDWB), defined as “an employee’s voluntarily using or…
View article: Climbing Through Gender Workplace Bias: Exploring How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Women Navigate Barriers to Career Advancement and Satisfaction
Climbing Through Gender Workplace Bias: Exploring How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Women Navigate Barriers to Career Advancement and Satisfaction Open
Women face invisible barriers and obstacles that hinder their career advancement, often referred to as the broken rungs on the corporate ladder. This exploratory study examined whether emotional intelligence (EI)—conceptualized as perceive…
View article: Exploring New Technology-Based Employee Deviant Work Behaviors
Exploring New Technology-Based Employee Deviant Work Behaviors Open
Published academic research on deviant work behavior (DWB) has generally fallen behind on incorporating technology, along with newer work generations and alternative work environments. In this study, a revised construct of DWB, i.e., techn…
View article: Business Students’ Quantitative Versus Qualitative Major Satisfaction – Testing Their Relationships to Perceived Curriculum-improved Abilities and Employment Applicable Skills Scales
Business Students’ Quantitative Versus Qualitative Major Satisfaction – Testing Their Relationships to Perceived Curriculum-improved Abilities and Employment Applicable Skills Scales Open
Using two independent academic cohorts, i.e., Fall 2021-Spring 2022 (n = 356) and Fall 2022-Spring 2023 (n = 180), of graduating business students, the relationships of three perceived curriculum-improved abilities (CA) scales and an emplo…
View article: Exploring Differences In-house Human Resource Versus Outsourced Human Resource Small Business Employee Samples in Perceived Organizational Support
Exploring Differences In-house Human Resource Versus Outsourced Human Resource Small Business Employee Samples in Perceived Organizational Support Open
No prior research has focused on comparing in-house human resource (HRI) versus outsourced human resource (HRO) small organization employee samples on perceived organizational support (POS). Using a survey methodology, the sample sizes of …
View article: Improving the Value of Major Courses for Graduating Quantitative Versus Qualitative Business Major Students
Improving the Value of Major Courses for Graduating Quantitative Versus Qualitative Business Major Students Open
Using two independent academic cohorts, i.e., Fall 2021-Spring 2022 (n = 356) and Fall 2022-Spring 2023 (n = 180) of graduating business students, the relationship of an open item, “what do you believe could have improved the value of your…
View article: Testing the Relationship of Career Enhancing Behaviors to Perceived Utility of Ethical and Cross-Cultural Competencies Across Two Independent Samples of MBA Alumni
Testing the Relationship of Career Enhancing Behaviors to Perceived Utility of Ethical and Cross-Cultural Competencies Across Two Independent Samples of MBA Alumni Open
Sensitivity to cross-cultural management and ethics management have both been classified as important relationship-building competencies, with prior work also recognizing the need for MBA instructors to not only teach both competencies but…
View article: Developing Racially Ambiguous Job Candidate Avatars with Strong versus Ambiguous Job Candidate Backgrounds in Preparation for a Field Experiment for Enhancing Inclusive Hiring and Reducing Implicit Bias
Developing Racially Ambiguous Job Candidate Avatars with Strong versus Ambiguous Job Candidate Backgrounds in Preparation for a Field Experiment for Enhancing Inclusive Hiring and Reducing Implicit Bias Open
This study explores the utilization of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create racially ambiguous avatars for job candidate interviews, aiming to enhance inclusive hiring practices and reduce implicit bias. With diversity recogni…
View article: Collaboration for work: Assessing the correlates of three types of collaboration perceptions that alumni associated with an MBA capstone course
Collaboration for work: Assessing the correlates of three types of collaboration perceptions that alumni associated with an MBA capstone course Open
Combining a survey design with course records, across a nine-year period (2103 to 2021) we explored the factors that n = 167 MBA student alumni identified as helping them experience and practice business-oriented collaboration competencies…
View article: Exploring Variables Impacting on Employee Willingness to Accept Lower Pay for a Preferred Employer Attribute: Generation, Gender, Race, and Salary
Exploring Variables Impacting on Employee Willingness to Accept Lower Pay for a Preferred Employer Attribute: Generation, Gender, Race, and Salary Open
We explore the trade-off between “preferred employer attribute” (PEA) and “willingness to accept less pay” (WTALP), finding salary, generational and for-profit versus nonprofit effects on WTALP. Study 1 reports on interviews with 23 profes…
View article: Testing for Generational Difference Impacts on Employee New Job Seeking Intent in Response to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter Movement
Testing for Generational Difference Impacts on Employee New Job Seeking Intent in Response to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter Movement Open
Using a sample of 122 employed U.S. survey respondents, this study investigated if there were generational difference impacts on employees seeking jobs in response to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Four generations wer…
View article: Organizational belonging – proposing a new scale and its relationship to demographic, organization, and outcome variables
Organizational belonging – proposing a new scale and its relationship to demographic, organization, and outcome variables Open
In view of its absence, a literature review covering Organizational Belonging (OB) and related constructs was done, and indicated the lack of a perceived OB scale, codified under one measure. OB was defined as “experiencing an acknowledgme…
View article: A Qualitative Analysis of Graduting Business Seniors Core Course and Online Course Perceptions
A Qualitative Analysis of Graduting Business Seniors Core Course and Online Course Perceptions Open
Business schools need to maintain student academic satisfaction. A key component of a business school’s curriculum is its core or required courses and online courses experiences. Using qualitative open item analyses, this study asked gradu…
View article: Relationships of Demographic and School Related Variables to Curriculum Improvement Skill Scales for Graduating Business Students
Relationships of Demographic and School Related Variables to Curriculum Improvement Skill Scales for Graduating Business Students Open
Business schools continue to monitor student perceptions of their curriculum during the ongoing pandemic. 274 graduating business seniors filled out a Spring 2022 exit survey asking their perceptions about the business school’s curriculum …
View article: Exploring the Relationships of Two Curriculum-improved Abilities Scales, Professional Development and Quantitative Skills, to Business Student Satisfaction and Employment Preparedness
Exploring the Relationships of Two Curriculum-improved Abilities Scales, Professional Development and Quantitative Skills, to Business Student Satisfaction and Employment Preparedness Open
Despite the pandemic, on-going efforts to evaluate student perceptions of their curricula improving their abilities across different areas needs to be continued. This study examined one business school’s undergraduate curriculum. Twelve in…
View article: Relationships of Paid and Unpaid Internships, and Source for Obtaining, to Early COVID-19 Stage Anticipated Employment Outcomes
Relationships of Paid and Unpaid Internships, and Source for Obtaining, to Early COVID-19 Stage Anticipated Employment Outcomes Open
This study investigated the relationships of paid and unpaid internships to anticipated employment outcomes for graduating college business students. It also investigated the self-reported source(s) by which these students had obtained the…
View article: Comparing Two Distinct Miliary Samples on Traumatic Events, Positive Coping Styles and Post Traumatic Growth
Comparing Two Distinct Miliary Samples on Traumatic Events, Positive Coping Styles and Post Traumatic Growth Open
This study collected complete data traumatic event-related information, positive coping styles, and post traumatic growth variables from two different United States (US) military veteran samples: non-combat military veterans (n = 54) and c…
View article: Pre- and Early-Pandemic Graduating Students’ Perceptions at a United States Business School
Pre- and Early-Pandemic Graduating Students’ Perceptions at a United States Business School Open
Two separate samples of graduating business students completed online surveys in the Spring 2019 (pre-pandemic, n = 724) and Spring 2020 (early pandemic, n = 376). This research study explored changes in student grading assessment learning…
View article: An American Business School’s Academic Advising and Professional Development Centers’ Early Pandemic Response
An American Business School’s Academic Advising and Professional Development Centers’ Early Pandemic Response Open
As colleges and universities around the world grapple with the continuing impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary for research to not only focus on student academic learning issues, but also test for maintained support of …
View article: Education as a Pathway to Help Job Searching Military Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life
Education as a Pathway to Help Job Searching Military Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life Open
The transition from military to civilian life can be a difficult process. Two distinct samples of working United States military veterans were studied: combat (n = 56) and non-combat (n=43). The goal of this study was to investigate the sp…
View article: Comparing Three Distinct Samples on Traumatic Events, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dysfunctional Coping Styles
Comparing Three Distinct Samples on Traumatic Events, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dysfunctional Coping Styles Open
The purpose of this study was to compare three distinct United States (US) samples on traumatic events, dysfunctional coping styles and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The samples were: civilian (n = 97); non-combat military veteran…
View article: Are Chapter 31 Military Veterans Returning to College More Likely to Choose Intrinsically-oriented Versus Extrinsically-oriented Majors?
Are Chapter 31 Military Veterans Returning to College More Likely to Choose Intrinsically-oriented Versus Extrinsically-oriented Majors? Open
Helping military veterans successfully transition to civilian life is an important issue. Education can help with this transition. No prior studies were found on the general type of undergraduate major United States (US) Chapter 31 veteran…
View article: Reinforcing the Importance of Maintaining Internship Support for College Student Engagement and Anticipated Employment
Reinforcing the Importance of Maintaining Internship Support for College Student Engagement and Anticipated Employment Open
The Covid-19 pandemic has created many challenges for universities around the world, including how to keep students engaged in their professional development, despite the challenges of remote learning and virtual student services. The goal…
View article: Live-Problem Project v. Client-Based Project: Which Is Most Effective for Perceived Learning of MBA-Level Marketing Concepts?
Live-Problem Project v. Client-Based Project: Which Is Most Effective for Perceived Learning of MBA-Level Marketing Concepts? Open
We utilize a research design of the same professor teaching consistent course material across a core MBA marketing course to test whether a live-problem project (LPP) or a client-consulting project (CCP) is perceived by students as more ef…
View article: Comparing Work-Related Correlates of Life Satisfaction for Combat Versus Non-Combat Military Veterans
Comparing Work-Related Correlates of Life Satisfaction for Combat Versus Non-Combat Military Veterans Open
Military veterans (n = 153) completed an on-line survey and were broken down into combat (n = 92) versus non-combat (n = 61) veterans. The combat veterans had higher life satisfaction, perceived occupational alternatives, and education lev…
View article: Testing the Relationship of Burnout to Job Satisfaction for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners beyond Controlled-for Background Variables
Testing the Relationship of Burnout to Job Satisfaction for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners beyond Controlled-for Background Variables Open
A Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (PRP) is a less-often studied rehabilitation counselor who works specifically with mental health patients. An on-line survey was filled out by 1,635 PRPs who provided background, burnout and job sa…
View article: Exploring the Relationships of Grading Assessment Learning Perceptions Scales to Perceived Added Education Value Required Course Business Scales
Exploring the Relationships of Grading Assessment Learning Perceptions Scales to Perceived Added Education Value Required Course Business Scales Open
This study’s purposes were to: develop added education value required business course scales; and investigate their relationships to four grading assessment learning perception (GALP) scales. Using a sample of spring, 2018, n = 944, gradua…
View article: Integrating Perceived Added Educational Value Business Administration Core Course Items into Scales and Their Relationships to Degree Program Satisfaction and Business School Reputation Influence
Integrating Perceived Added Educational Value Business Administration Core Course Items into Scales and Their Relationships to Degree Program Satisfaction and Business School Reputation Influence Open
Prior research has not investigated perceived added education value in courses. Using a sample of 165 graduating business students, two business administration (BA) scales were created from six required BA core courses as part of students&…