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A Delphi-Based Investigation on Principal Preparedness for Managing School Finance
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Author
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Christian, Arthur
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Education--Finance
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Description
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Background. Research on principal preparedness for managing school finance is limited. Grounded in theory, principal preparation programs are wifout practical exercises for leadership readiness on budgets and finance. On its face, this topic is he...
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A Grounded Theory Study of the Meaning of Career Success
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Author
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Frear, Katherine
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Management, Psychology
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Description
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The purpose of this research was to examine the concept of career success as discussed by career actors and to develop theory about the construct of career success. I used grounded theory methodology with constant comparative analysis (Glaser & St...
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A Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Leadership Effectiveness
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Author
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Paustian-Underdahl, Samantha
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Management
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Description
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Despite years of evidence showing that men are typically considered to be more appropriate and effective in leadership positions than women, a recent debate has emerged over the potential existence of a female leadership advantage in certain conte...
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A Post Construction Evaluation of Subcontractor Performance
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Author
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Vialet, Kurrisa
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Management
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Description
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Construction projects are increasing in complexity and thus more contractors are becoming more reliant on subcontractors that are trade specific to complete a project. Since a large portion of the work is subcontractor-driven, the success of a pro...
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A market for vice: The foundations of corporate strategic irresponsibility
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Author
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Stewart, Oscar
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Sociology, Ethics
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Description
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Organizational scholarship has assumed that corporate irresponsibility (CI) is largely detrimental to firm financial performance. Alternatively, CI may sometimes work in firms’ favor, though at the expense of stakeholders. Exploring this reality, ...
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Abusive Supervision and Subordinate Characteristics: A Relative Importance Analysis
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Author
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Durham, Brooks
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Management, Organizational sociology
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Description
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Abusive supervision is defined as the sustained display of hostile verbal and nonverbal behaviors, excluding physical contact by a supervisor or leader. Abusive supervision is pervasive in the workplace and has many pernicious consequences, rangin...
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An Examination of the Effects of Charismatic Leadership on Follower Performance in Face-to-face and Virtual Settings
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Author
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Ernst, Brittany
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Organizational behavior, Management, Leadership
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Description
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Charismatic leadership is a powerful, trainable set of skills. Charismatic leaders achieve their effect on followers through the use of stories, metaphors, emotional messaging, and nonverbal gestures (Antonakis, Bastardoz, Jacquart, & Shamir, 2016...
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Antecedents in Building Resilience: Extending Conservation of Resources Theory
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Author
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Werntz Coatman, Lindamarie
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Organizational behavior, Psychology, Industrial
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Description
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Stress in the workplace is a pertinent factor influencing people’s lives and performance at work. Stress creates a cost to employees through their psychological and physical well-being, and it has financial consequences for organizations. One pers...
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Crowd Control: Organizing the Crowd at Yelp
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Author
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Askay, David
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Communication, World Wide Web--Study and teaching
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Description
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This dissertation investigates how businesses are able to align the collective actions of a disconnected crowd with the strategic goals of the organization. I examined this questions within the context of the business review website Yelp through a...
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Double Standards and Selection
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Author
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Clemons Doerer, Sharon
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Sociology, Social psychology
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Description
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In this dissertation, I use an extension of status characteristics theory--the theory of double standards--to investigate whether and to what extent race activates the use of differential standards in the evaluation of objectively measured task-re...
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Electronic Multitasking During Workplace Meetings: Why Do Employees Do It?
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Author
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Williams, Eleanor
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Management, Communication, Psychology
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Description
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Employees are increasingly engaging in electronic multitasking during workplace meetings, as the proliferation of technology is on the rise. Though electronic multitasking is common and potentially harmful to meeting effectiveness because it distr...
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Employee Referrals: A Competitive Advantage or Operational Inefficiency
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Author
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Reeves, Samantha
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Management
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Description
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Effective and efficient recruiting is required for firms as they seek to maintain a competitive advantage in the race to hire top talent. At the time of this study, United States unemployment rates had reached historical lows of less than 4% as of...