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A Corporate Managerial Framework for Collaboration Skills Training of Employees From Formerly Oppressed Communities
Get PDFIt is widely recognized that countries scoring high in capitalism, democracy, and the rule of law (CDR) tend to have impressive levels of real per capita gross domestic product (GDP) adjusted for purchasing power parity (GDPppp). However, the key to the rule of law is collaboration, and the ability to work together may have been eroded in communities that have experienced past traumas such as forced labor, excessive discrimination and exposure to harmful chemicals. These distressing outcomes can be inherited by future generations through negative epigenetic transgenerational psycho-sequela, leading to poor academic and employment performance, low income, self-harm, negative community relations, and increased aggression. This paper aims to explore the development of a managerial framework for rehabilitating psychological health that aims to revive lost collaboration skills. The originality of this work lies in the managerial framework that facilitates the restoration of collaboration skills, which are fundamental to exceptional economic growth and higher average income countrywide
An Exploration of the Contemporary Work Ethic of IT Industry Employees in the United States
Get PDFThis study contributes to the growing body of research identifying work ethic as an integral part of organizational performance. IT work in the U.S. is an essential component of the contemporary work environment as the dependency on technological resources increases. Relying on IT workers as respondents, this study examined multiple aspects of work ethic including changes in its aggregate level over time, differences across work environments, relationships with demographics, and the influence of organizational culture. Results suggest that work ethic is relatively stable over time and across demographic categories. Important relationships between work ethic and organizational culture are discussed and the relevance to the IT profession are supported
Subprime Crisis Revisited: Effect of Payment Shock on Foreclosure Rates
Get PDFThis study investigates how payment shock from interest rate resets affects subprime mortgage foreclosure rates. Using robust econometric techniques (OLS, 2SLS, GMM), it isolates the causal effect of payment shock while accounting for house prices and borrowers’ ability to pay. Our findings show a significant positive link (27%) between payment shock and foreclosure rates. It highlights economic stability’s importance, showing negative correlations between foreclosure rates and ability to pay, as well as foreclosure rates and house prices. Lagged foreclosure rates show a persistent effect. The GMM model provides the most reliable estimates by addressing endogeneity, heteroscedasticity, and serial correlation
Supply Chains and COVID-19 Vaccines: How Fast Can We Reach Herd Immunity?
Get PDFThe COVID-19 epidemic continues to disrupt global society, but the advent of available vaccines in the Winter of 2021 meant that a return to some form of pre-pandemic “normal life” could be possible. With the supply disruptions and shortages through 2021 and 2022, the ability to both manufacture and distribute these remains important, especially with the rise of new variants and sub-variants that can evade earlier vaccines.US vaccine delivery strategies show the need to balance between focusing on delivery efficiency and delivery equity. Urban centers can focus on delivering mass numbers of vaccines quickly as these areas are often the epicenters for early stages of a pandemic, but rural areas need to focus on delivery equity over efficiency with sparsely-populated areas. Additional lessons include means to deal with vaccine-hesitant populations. This paper investigates how these changes can be implemented and the effect of current vaccine delivery with lessons for future pandemic preparation
Business and Artistic Legitimacy in Antioqueña Advertising 1920–1930
Get PDFIn the Colombian case, in the twenties of the 20th century, businessmen made their way into a coffee agriculture economy and mining, and for this reason, in addition to ensuring the sociopolitical and economic conditions that allowed their activities, they also had to work on their legitimation before society, and to do so they turned to already recognized painters and draftsmen to carry out the advertising of their companies, adding ideological content related to modernity and progress to their products, as the brands gained their visual distinctiveness. Thanks to this contribution, the artists also legitimized their profession as publicists and designers
Success in Asynchronous Courses Through Increasing Student’s Social Presence
Get PDFOnline education has fundamentally altered the educational landscape, enhancing accessibility and flexibility for learners. However, a notable limitation of asynchronous learning modalities is the diminished interpersonal engagement inherent in traditional face-to-face pedagogical contexts. This empirical inquiry investigates the impact of deliberately integrating highly interactive instructional activities within online asynchronous developmental mathematics courses. Three principal thematic categories emerged through the iterative design process of these activities. Each category is delineated and exemplified, followed by exploring course policies conducive to student achievement in interactive learning contexts. Following a grounded theory approach, this study scrutinizes course outcomes alongside student and instructor evaluations at the semester’s end. Findings suggest incorporating social interactive activities yields positive effects on course outcomes
Dissecting Disruption in Academia: An Activity Theory Lens on Teaching Transition Amidst COVID-19
Get PDFThis study examined the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on academic life at a British Columbia university. Analyzing professors’ and graduate students’ views using Q methodology and guided by activity theory, this study focused on the shift to emergency remote teaching. Participants ranked and sorted a 51-statement concourse, revealing a solution that reflected the shared values and beliefs held by those clustering together in each of four factors: Digitally Overwhelmed, Digital Optimists, Non-Digital Traditionalists, and Digital Empaths. These diverse perspectives offer valuable insights, enabling educational leaders to better adapt to support students and educators in a rapidly changing academic environment
Systematic Literature on the Reform Efforts in Education in the United States
Get PDFEducation reform aims to create equitable learning environments for all students, fostering their contributions to American society. This study explores public concerns and strategies in education reform, utilizing ethnomethodology as its theoretical framework to examine practical reasoning methods. Reform efforts emphasize social collaboration and state directives, rooted in citizens' lived experiences. Key components include high standards and accountability, authentic assessment, active learning, community building, lifelong learning, and character education. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are pivotal in American politics, driving educational and social progress. NCLB emphasizes academic growth for disadvantaged students, while ESSA aims for equitable, high-quality education for all, preparing them for higher education and careers. Future research recommendations focus on individual instruction and strategies for active student engagement
The State of Public-Private Partnerships in Times of Global Economic Disruption
Get PDFGrowth in large private business enterprises in the 20th century established an environment that enabled a competitive relationship through Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) with the public sector, which historically suffered from inefficiencies and an over-reliance on projects and services, especially in emerging economies. PPPs can positively impact public safety, quality of life, new economic opportunities, poverty reduction, and benefit from long-term private capital and outside expertise. However, PPP investment is sensitive to critical factors such as: the macroeconomic environment, institutional and regulatory conditions, market size, rule of law, and enforceable contracts, among others. Thus, managing PPP projects is a very complex task, due to its multidisciplinary characteristics and the involvement of multiple stakeholders. In times of global economic disruption, this task becomes even more challenging. This study presents threats and opportunities for the execution of PPPs in times of global crises and their relationship with globalization trends
Expanding Patient Access and Engagement
Get PDFAccess to healthcare in the United States is drastically changing. The governmental response to the coronavirus greatly upended our ways of business. Rationing care damaged trust, instilled hesitancy for treatments and prevention, and functionally introduced medical deserts to poor and rural areas. The response by the practitioners was positive - empowering nurses, physician associates, and pharmacists to perform most patient-facing functions. This paper focuses on community care, primarily by nurse practitioners, where practitioners provide primary care and urgent care near or in existing pharmacies and supermarkets, building on relationships and convenience, thus maximizing patient access and mitigating risks