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Drag Bingo - Lucy Diamonds and Ladda Nurv
Get PDFPhotograph of first Drag Bingo event at Bryant University held in the Stephen Bello Grand Hall. The event was sponsored by the Krupp Library, IDEI, the Pride Center, Bryant Pride, Queer @ Bryant, and Student Affairs. Drag hosts and performers were Ladda Nurv and Lucy Diamonds
Reconciling Competing Perspectives About How Undermining at Home Influences Speaking Up at Work
No full textDoes spousal undermining encourage or discourage voice behavior at work? Existing research offers competing perspectives as potential answers to this question. On the one hand, a Conservation of Resources Theory perspective suggests that spousal undermining should contribute to low levels of voice behavior because it consumes attentional and emotional resources. On the other hand, a Compensation Theory perspective argues that spousal undermining should trigger a compensation response and contribute to more voice behavior at work. Utilizing an experience sampling study by surveying full-time employees over two weeks, we examined these competing perspectives and found that employees responded to spousal undermining by contributing more at work through higher levels of voice. Additionally, we found that highly conscientious employees are especially motivated to engage in voice behavior to reduce the anxiety triggered by experiencing spousal undermining. The results of a multilevel path analysis confirmed our model, which offers a novel explanation for what motivates employees to speak up at work on a daily basis. Our research also sheds light on the beneficial outcomes that can emanate from negatively valenced emotions like anxiety
Empirical Analysis of NBA Ticket Prices Correlation to NBA All-Stars
Get PDFThis paper investigates the possibility of a correlation between NBA ticket prices and if NBA All-Stars increase this cost. The model will incorporate the points, rebounds, assists, and minutes an NBA team has, the number of audience members, and how many All-Stars are at the game
An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Government Influence on Deforestation in Latin America
Get PDFThis paper investigates government influence and factors that may increase the rate of deforestation in Latin American countries. An empirical analysis will be conducted to measure the change in deforestation rates based on several potential influences. The analysis will look specifically at countries in Latin America that have a high level of deforestation including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela from 1996 until 2011. Variables studied include accessibility, suitability for agriculture production, corruption perception, government effectiveness, political stability, GDP per capita, foreign direct investment, and trade openness. The results show that as more forest cover is lost, and higher rates of deforestation occur, the government institution becomes more corrupt and less politically stable. Additionally, when there is less foreign direct investment, there is also lower rates of deforestation due to the recently diminished levels of natural resources in the area
The Effects of Cloth & Surgical Masks on the Environment
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to assess the environmental effects of different types of face masks (surgical and cloth). A comparison between different mask components is analyzed and an environmental impact is produced through the OpenLCA Software. The research question for this study is: What are the effects of different types of face masks on the environment? The expected result was that surgical masks would be worse for the environment because of the high consumption usage. The results of this study suggest that cloth masks have a worse environmental impact because of their level of usage
Innovation Nation: Teaching Middle School Students to be Design Thinkers
No full textOur purpose was to provide a model for a middle school design thinking program supported by a university-school partnership and to investigate potential benefits of teaching middle school students to be design thinkers. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade girls (N = 80) participated in the Innovation Nation program. Over three days, students engaged in workshops and collaborated in teams to learn the five phases of design thinking (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test) and applied the methodology to an authentic human-centered innovation challenge. Student teams showcased prototypes of their solutions at a final exhibition attended by parents and the school community. Results showed that participants dramatically increased their understanding of design thinking and its steps as a result of the Innovation Nation experience. Notably, there were also important gains beyond design thinking knowledge, including increases in self-efficacy for creativity, design, and problem-solving, and better attitudes about group work. There was also evidence that skills learned in Innovation Nation transferred, as students showed an increased tendency to seek critical feedback and revise work based on feedback in a novel design task following the program. We hope to encourage middle school educators to bring design thinking into the curriculum, as students who learn design thinking also develop important habits of mind and 21st century skills
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Village: The Roles of Global Identity and Construal Level
No full textUnderstanding consumers’ prioritization of corporate social responsibility initiatives within the global marketplace is a crucial concern for marketers. Focusing on the ethical fashion industry, which supports artisans and utilizes environmentally sustainable resources within its supply chain, the study uncovers that consumers possessing a global (local) identity exhibit more favorable responses to global (local) CSR initiatives, and the matching effect is amplified when presented with high (low) construal level messages
An Illustration of Using Adaptive Data Mining to Develop Strategic Knowledge Bases for Student Retention
Get PDFTechnological development has engaged educational institutions in fierce global competition. To be competitive in meeting the changing needs of today’s student population, educational institutions find it imperative to prioritize student retention efforts and to develop strategies that interact with students to effectively provide additional value and service. In this study we developed a two-module system: a decision tree for predicting a student’s decision to stay until graduation and an affinity analysis algorithm for identifying the relationship between student attributes and student decisions. We followed a three-phase-six-stage adaptive data mining cycle in developing a knowledge base for student retention strategies. The affinity analysis initially identified more than 400 association relationships with student retention. By applying inductive inference, the association rule set was refined iteratively down to less than 30 rules, and useful strategic implications were developed regarding how the selected factors were associated with a student’s decision. This set of implications and factors was then integrated into the development of strategies for student retention
Closing the Gender Gap in the Business Classroom: Focus on Finance
No full textPurpose
Finance is a male-dominated field of work. This study aims to understand if learning in finance follows the same pattern. Furthermore, the authors want to understand if foreign female students are subject to the same cultural norms and sorting mechanisms as their counterparts from the USA or Finland. Design/methodology/approach
In the context of a capstone course, students of two well-known international business programs (one in the USA, the other in Finland) participate in a business simulation. The authors surveyed the students on their learning experience across different business functions. The authors collected 440 responses over five years. Findings
A gender gap exists in learning finance. Females surveyed reported learning less (9%–15%) than males. However, foreign females reported learning more (11%–17%). Additionally, the authors find no gender gap in learning of other business functions (i.e. marketing and strategy). Foreign females seem to bypass traditional roles and sorting mechanisms. Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to document the moderating effect of foreignness on the gender gap in learning