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ENTREPRENEURIAL SELF-EFFICACY AND PERSISTENCE: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND GENDER
No full textThe topic of social support has held a steady place in entrepreneurship over the years. While the literature addresses social support in various facets, peer-to -peer social support has yet to garner significant attention. This study evaluates the role of entrepreneurial peer support, paying close attention to gender differences. Specifically, both emotional and instrumental social support are examined to determine their influence on entrepreneurial self-efficacy and persistence. Small business owners are surveyed to evaluate the role of peer to entrepreneurial persistence. In addition, this study investigates the role of gender in how support is realized. The results could revitalize a stream of entrepreneurial research that draws back to the value of personal connections , and point to new opportunities for research in self self-efficacy and persistence
John of Salisbury’s Metalogicon
No full textMaster's thesisJohn of Salisbury wrote the Metalogicon as a defense of the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric). He wrote in response to the ‘Cornificians’, detractors in his own century who criticized the liberal arts as a waste of time and instead proposed their own ‘shortcut’ curriculum. Based on how John of Salisbury presents them in his work, the Cornificians seem to have been concerned with seeming wise rather than with developing true wisdom through habitual study and practice of the liberal arts and philosophy. In response, John argues that the liberal arts are necessary as a foundation for the whole of education since the arts build upon the God-given capacities of nature to enable us to make progress in various disciplines with efficient, repeatable, and teachable excellence. The arts of the trivium, which he calls the ‘arts of eloquence’, are the first of the liberal arts, and John defends their role as necessary for the entirety of education and the pursuit of human knowledge and virtue. The arts of eloquence are the foundation of a liberal education which frees the soul to pursue knowledge of all the disciplines and to ultimately know God and yield the gracious fruit of virtuous living
SKILL-BASED PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES: A FIELD STUDY
No full textSignificant research over the last 30 years has focused on the impact of traditional appraisal-driven performance management systems. However, research on novel performance management systems that incorporate a bundle of human resource management practices has been limited. This study fills this void by examining the impact of a bundle that emphasizes skills enrichment and managerial coaching, called skill-based performance management (SBPM). Its impact on the organization has been viewed as being akin to a black box, with researchers suggesting the existence of intervening variables. This study draws upon the abilities, motivation, and opportunities (AMO) framework to hypothesize that SBPM would have a positive impact on intervening variables around employees’ skill-seeking orientation, connectedness to goals, career satisfaction, and the organizational climate for performance. The research design consisted of a field experiment at a company where a group of employees were subject to an SBPM intervention while a second group (control) was not. A longitudinal survey of employee attitudinal sentiments was conducted for 360 employees over two years using custom survey scales that were verified for comparability to published scales. A MANOVA was conducted with time (before and after intervention) and group type (intervention vs. control) as the independent variables and the attitudinal variables as the dependent variables. The results provided evidence that employee attitudes toward skill-seeking behavior were enduringly impacted. This study provides a prescription for operationalizing a bundle of HRM practices utilizing the AMO framework to influence organizational outcomes. Moreover, it provides credence to the addition of skills-related human resource practices to achieve improved employee outcomes
Playing Two Games at Once: The Roles of Absorptive Capacity and Organizational Trust in the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Climate and Organizational Ambidexterity
No full textThe ever-changing competitive and unpredictable nature of the business environment dictates that organizations must be as good at anticipating future trends as they are at profitably running their current operations. Thus, organizational ambidexterity is essential for long-term survival. The dynamic business environment calls for behaviors across an organization encouraged by organizational actors, especially the top management team that are tasked with the strategic direction of the organization. Fostering an entrepreneurial climate as perceived by employees in the organization is the first step in laying the foundation for learning and innovation. Supported by the upper echelons theory, the present study examined the relationship between entrepreneurial climate and organizational ambidexterity, with additional interest in the roles that organizational trust and absorptive capacity play in the relationship. Using a sample of full-time employees across several industries recruited on the professional network platform LinkedIn to test the hypothetical and alterative models, the study confirms a positive relationship between an entrepreneurial climate and organizational ambidexterity with the mediating effect of absorptive capacity. However, organizational trust did not have a significant effect. Opportunities for future research are discussed
THE MEDIATING ROLE OF RISK PERCEPTION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COVID-19 KNOWLEDGE AND STRATEGIC THINKING IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION
No full textThe Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions across multiple sectors, particularly in healthcare, necessitating the implementation of effective crisis management strategies. This dissertation explores the intricate relationship between Covid-19 knowledge, risk perception, and strategic decision-making among mid-level to executive personnel within healthcare organizations. While existing research has delved into the connection between Covid-19 knowledge and strategic thinking, there is limited understanding of the mediating role of risk perception in the healthcare industry. Employing structural equation modeling (SEM) for data analysis, this study aims to bridge this research gap and offer practical insights for healthcare managers grappling with pandemic challenges. The results affirm the positive influence of Covid-19 knowledge on both strategic thinking and risk perception. Additionally, risk perception is identified as a partial mediator in the relationship between Covid-19 knowledge and strategic thinking. This research enriches the literature by shedding light on the significance of risk perception within the context of Covid-19 knowledge and strategic decision-making within healthcare organizations
The View of the Whole Person: The Difference between Appearance and Possession of Virtue in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park
No full textCritics of Mansfield Park criticize Austen for not having a clear moral principle or religious belief for the reader to trace throughout the novel. This view, however, betrays a gap between the critics’ understanding and Austen’s distinction between the appearance and possession of virtue—or even her recognition that virtue is the end goal. These critics that reject the depth of Austen also fail to see that Mansfield Park aims to prove the difference between the appearance of virtue, “good etiquette,” and the possession of virtue, “right conduct.” In order to identify the distinction between appearance and possession of virtue, the reader must look at how Austen is studying the whole person and using these observations to create her characters. In Mansfield Park, there are three aspects that Austen presents as crucial to the formation of virtue in a character—a character’s education, his ability to reflect and remember, and his willfulness versus dutifulness. In this paper I analyze how Austen distinguishes between the appearance and possession of virtue in the characters in Mansfield Park using these three aspects. Austen’s position becomes clear when the reader compares the major characters in these categories and distinguishes the endings that befall them
Enhancing the Learning Experience in Higher Education by Stimulating Student Engagement with Simulations
No full textAdministrators and educators have been debating how to improve the student learning experience for decades. More recently, there has been widespread discussion on the effect of experiential learning in the classroom to help develop student comprehension. Current research emphasizes the link between the experiential learning process and student learning outcomes, with the premise that experiential learning is a holistic method that focuses on student engagement with respect to the student’s learning style. This study contributes to the community of experiential learning theory by examining its effect on multiple dimensions of engagement through business simulations in higher education, and the impact of each dimension on student performance and satisfaction. Results revealed a positive relationship between experiential learning and student satisfaction through the mediating influence of participation engagement, but were unable to confirm its relationship with all four dimensions of engagement. Further, analysis of the effect of experiential learning through simulation games in entry-level business courses suggested an improved learning experience through heightened performance. These findings are worthy as they could assist instructors in teaching methods that produce an enhanced educational experience resulting in more student engagement and satisfaction, as well as higher student performance
(Fall 2021) Lyric and the Gestation of Poetic Language
No full textFrederick Turner's lecture, "Lyric and the Gestation of Poetic Language", delivered for the Cowan Chair Lecture Series in Fall 2021. The PDF file has hyperlinks added to key terms or concepts to aid the reader in exploring these ideas further
EDT release form
No full textThis is the form to be used when submitting an electronic copy of a completed dissertation or thesis, to be stored in the University of Dallas's institutional repository, UDspace