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Will The Number Of Behavioral Anchors Increase Rater Accuracy In Performance Evaluations?, Kelsey Byerly, Mark Frame Ph.D.

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

This research project assesses whether the number of behavioral anchors increases rater accuracy in performance evaluations. Specifically, it observes whether a behavioral anchor rating scale (BARS) with five behavioral anchors will be more accurate in scoring performance evaluations than BARS with three behavioral anchors. The accuracy of the ratings is assessed in terms of scale alphas, absolute differences between ratings and true score estimates, and over and under rating. In addition, this study explores whether rating accuracy varies among raters with different degrees of conscientiousness. All participants will be recruited from Middle Tennessee State University and Amazon’s MTurk. The study …

A New Short Measure Of The Dark Tetrad, Sarah Dean, Dr. Michael Hein, Alexander T. Jackson, Amanda Terry

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

This paper proposes a research project that aims to develop a new short measure of the Dark Tetrad, which is a term used to describe the combination of the dark personality traits of Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, and sadism. These dark personality traits are characterized by social offensive traits that are not extreme enough to garner clinical attention. There is a need for a short measure of the Dark Tetrad because 1) there is currently no short measure of the Dark Tetrad, and 2) the current short measures of the Dark Triad (which includes Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) are inconsistent with …

Re-Conceptualizing And Measuring Tacit Knowledge, Mariyam Sumaiya, Alexander Jackson, Ashley Pearson

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

This paper proposes to develop a new measure of tacit knowledge based on an updated definition that distinguishes tacit knowledge and tacit skills which we build based on Taylor’s taxonomy (2007). Since tacit knowledge is domain specific, we also propose a new method of measuring tacit knowledge that can be replicated across domains. Additionally, we study the connection between tacit knowledge and mindfulness. This study occurs in two stages. The participants in the first stage will be subject matter experts in the field of research methodology. These individuals will receive a questionnaire seeking critical incidents based on their experiences, which …

The Effects Of Covid-19 On Organizational Trust, Hannah Ferriell, Courtney Keim

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Organizational trust is vital to the psychological health of employees and is related to a myriad of benefits (job satisfaction, work engagement; Chughtai, Byrne, & Flood, 2015; Shockley-Zalabak, Ellis, & Winograd, 2000). Unfortunately, many employees do not trust their employers, which implies that the organizations for which those employees work may be missing out on the positive effects associated with trust (American Psychological Association, 2018). Organizational change can exacerbate feelings of distrust (Morgan & Zeffane, 2003). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations across the world are now having their employees work from home and are instituting new safety precautions, examples …

The Impact Of Turnover On Team Performance Within Major League Soccer Teams, Austin Boynton, Glenn Littlepage, Mike Hein, Dana Fuller

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Success within teams is a result of many factors and may vary across situations and the teams themselves being examined (Morgan, Campione, and Jerrell, 2004). Take for example team success within business. Some may predict that success within teams is due to individual & collaborative efforts, individual & team efficacy, and a shared mental model. But success depends on the context in which the work takes places as well as other factors such as if the work encourages a highly collaborative environment versus work that requires low collaboration within job task completion. One factor not entirely addressed is variance within …

Introduction Of The Etsu Ballad Health Strong Brain Institute, Chelsea L. Robertson, Tess A. Simpson

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) contribute to shorter, less healthy, and less productive lives. ACEs result from growing up in households with addiction, mental illness, abuse, or loss, all of which expose children to chronic toxic stress, and produce measurable structural changes in children’s developing brains that last a lifetime. These changes, which include an overdeveloped stress response system that impairs learning and planning and results in underdeveloped self-regulatory systems, impact performance in the workplace, especially in institutions of higher education. ACEs in East Tennessee and at ETSU are higher than the national average. About 1 in 4 East Tennesseeans have …

Consumerization Of It: Nexus Of Smac Technology Adoption By The Indian Libraries, Rajendra Babu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study assesses awareness, use and adoption benefits of SMAC (Smart, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud Computing) Technologies among the LIS professionals working across the libraries of different strata in India. 235 responses obtained using a structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics method. 99.6% respondents use mobile phones, 58.7% post library activities using social media daily for this purpose 61.3% use Facebook, 52.8% use YouTube, 69.4 use WhatsApp, 31.5% use Facebook Messenger and 18.7% use Instagram. Majority use mobile apps for rendering services, 14.9% for searching catalogue, 11.9% for membership facilities, 8.5%, 10.6% for book renewal facilities and book reservation …

Users’ Awareness Of Personal Information On Social Media: Case On Undergraduate Students Of Universitas Indonesia, Rahmad Nur Iman, Taufik Asmiyanto, Muhammad Hanif Inamullah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Posting a personal data information on social media can be easily done by anyone. These activities are easily found on the user's social media profile page, which is not uncommon to contain personal information. This is coupled with the possibility of security gaps in social media services, can be utilized for various purposes, and by anyone, including other users and service providers themselves. On the other hand, regulations and policies regarding personal data information, have not been clearly regulated in Indonesia. By using a qualitative approach, this research aims to determine the stage of the user consciousness related to personal …

Linkedin For Searching Better Job Opportunity: Passive Jobseekers’ Perceived Experience, Md Sajjad Hosain, Ping Liu

The Qualitative Report

LinkedIn is a famous online social networking platform for the jobholders, jobseekers and employers although their purposes vary. Passive jobseekers are those who already have jobs but are searching for better alternatives. In this paper, we tried to identify the passive jobseekers’ perceived experience towards LinkedIn as a job searching platform. We used Focused Group Discussion (FGD) method to unmask the perception of 150 respondents from Bangladesh and India who use LinkedIn as professional social networking site frequently. After summarizing the FGD results, it was revealed that LinkedIn is the most preferred source of job search tool among the passive …

Youth’S Usage Of New Media: Exploring Learning And Identity Formation, Nurzali Ismail

The Qualitative Report

This study investigated youth’s usage of new media technologies in and out of school as well as how it relates to learning and identity formation. Even though youth’s usage of new media in school is inferior compared to out of school, it does not mean that both contexts are disconnected. In fact, there is a possible relationship established between both contexts and such connection can prove to be significant for youth’s learning and identity formation. Communities of Practice (COPs) was adopted as the theoretical foundation of the study. The research method employed was case study. Data collection involved six 13 …

From Participants To Co-Researchers: Methodological Alterations To A Qualitative Case Study, Elizabeth M. Pope

The Qualitative Report

Researchers request a variety of levels of engagement from their participants in a research study. This can range from merely serving as a data generation opportunity to being actively involved in each stage of the project. The latter is a co-researcher. In this paper, I explore how nine participants in a qualitative case study became co-researchers by the study’s conclusion. The increase in their active participation required methodological alterations to the project while I conducted the study. This paper presents these alterations by examining: (1) my position as a researcher; (2) my relationship with the participants; (3) the trajectory of …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Farmers In Southern Ethiopia, Deribe Kaske

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information is an important factor in agricultural development. The study investigated farmers’ agricultural information needs and seeking behavior in the Southern Regional State of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional research design was employed and the study population included all household heads of the eight sampled villages in four administrative zones. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to obtain a sample of 320 farmers. Quantitative data were collected and research adopted descriptive statistics. The results revealed information on crop production technologies; information about diseases, pests and weather forecasts, and market information were identified as the top three most important types of agricultural information. …

Reiki And Well-Being In Minnesota, Rachel Michl

SCSU Journal of Student Scholarship

Reiki is an example of a holistic healing practice that can be used for the participants overall wellbeing. Well-being can be seen through mental, emotional, and physical forms with my participants. Some examples include the calming effect Reiki was said to have on my participants, and its ability to help with pain, in my personal experience it reduced the irritation from my poison ivy and hives. Reiki can be described as a holistic energy healing that focuses on moving of energy through the body to help realign or balance the recipient’s energy and help heal ailments. Previous research shows that …

Open Access Publishing: Obstacles And Options, Eleta Exline

Open Access Events

Everyone benefits from increased access to the latest research. Making your scholarship Open Access should be easy! Instead, it can be confusing and expensive, especially if you're trying to decide on short notice. This presentation will help you sort out your options, find out how you can plan ahead, and put you on the pain free path to open.

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Blackness, Gender And The State: Afro Women's Organizations In Contemporary Ecuador, Beatriz A. Juarez-Rodriguez

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This dissertation presents an ethnographic analysis of the Afro women’s social organization CONAMUNE (Coordinadora Nacional de Mujeres Negras del Ecuador), the political thought and praxis of its members and their entanglement with myriad ethno-racial political spaces in contemporary Ecuador. CONAMUNE is an umbrella organization comprised of Afro women’s grassroots organizations from different provinces of Ecuador. In addition to their activities within CONAMUNE, many of the women with whom I worked have sought out positions of government employment or political representation (as teachers and principals, as employees of government ministries or programs, as local municipal councillors, etc.), through which they bring …

Informetric Analysis Of Articles Published In Nigerian Libraries: Journal Of The Nigerian Library Association (2009 – 2018), Blessing Amusan, Samuel Olu Adeyoyin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This informetric study was aimed at finding out the distribution of articles and authors that published in the Nigerian Libraries: Journal of the Nigerian Library Association from 2009 to 2018. Also, the year-wise growth of of research articles; auhorship pattern; and collaboration ratio; subject distribution of articles and institutional affiliation of authors were examined. The journal was selected based on it's consistency and popularity. Data collected through a self-designed checklist was analysed using frequency count and percentage. The findings revealed that 134 articles, contributed by 252 authors were published in Nigerian Libraries from 2009-2018. An annual average growth of 31.56% …

Pandemic Pivoting: Unf’S 2020 Soars Virtual Conference, Karen Cousins, Andrew Rush, Courtenay Mcleland

Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research

The Showcase of Osprey Advancements in Research and Scholarship (SOARS) is the University of North Florida’s highly-anticipated research poster event, organized by the Office of Undergraduate Research and held each April during Research Week – that is, until the pandemic changed our plans last spring. The members of this panel will share why we decided not to cancel the event; how we transitioned from an in-person conference to a virtual conference; how we created the website, uploaded the content, and integrated a judging component; how we later archived the 2020 projects for posterity; how we reaped some unexpected benefits, not …

Conference Notes, Daniel Cronn-Mills

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

Notes on the 2008 National Developmental Conference on Individual Events.

Schedule Of The 2008 National Developmental Conference On Individual Events, Daniel Cronn-Mills

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

Schedule for the 2008 National Developmental Conference on Individual Events.

Participants, Daniel Cronn-Mills

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

List of conference participants for the 2008 National Developmental Conference on Individual Events.

Resolutions, Daniel Cronn-Mills

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

The resolutions listed below were a product of the various panel sessions that met during the conference. A number of sessions produced resolutions similar in nature. The redundant resolutions were combined into this list. The resolutions were discussed during the general assembly and voted on by the participants in attendance. All resolutions are non-binding on state, regional, and national associations. All resolutions were passed along to the appropriate associations for consideration and deliberation.

Challenges And Opportunities For Forensics Programs: Offering Debate And Individual Events, Edward A. Hinck

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

The purpose of this paper is to inquire into the forces that might account for this shift in the focus of programs, to consider some of the values served by broad-based programs, and identify some of the challenges faced by directors of programs that strive to offer opportunities in both debate and individual events. Despite some sentiment that narrowly focused programs deliver the greatest degree of educational impact for the resources invested, in some instances broad-based programs might play a central role in the educational mission of a department or college. On these grounds, the forensic community should embrace diversity …

Facilitating Dual Service Programs: Imperatives For The Future Of Forensics, Terry L. West

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

I do not recall the last time I was at any sort of gathering of directors of forensics for any length of time when the discussion did not at some point turn to the issue of program mortality. Everyone has a story to tell of a program that recently ended, or is at risk of doing so. The most difficult moment in my own forensic career came only three years ago, when secret political maneuverings by a couple of self-aggrandizing administrators (who have since flown from their positions) put an end to a forensics program that was over 100 years …

Understanding The Hyphen: Addressing The Debate-Ie Divide, Brian Swafford

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

At the 2008 National Forensics Association National Championship Tournament, a special meeting was held for the coaches of Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debaters. At this meeting, those in attendance attempted to voice concerns about both the perceived "slights" and the actual structures in place (like sweepstakes formulas, awards, and qualifications) from the larger NFA community, made up of individual events (IE) coaches. Issues like limited judge strikes or mutually preferred judging, changing the schedule so that debaters did not go first and last on competition days, and allowing for oral comments by judges were all discussed. But at the heart of this …

Relating To Publics: An Additional Role Of The Director Of Forensics, Ryan Lauth

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

Without fostering effective relationships with students, departments and administrators, a forensic program can easily succumb to budget cuts. This paper attempts to analyze the relationships that must be managed for a director of forensics to run a successful program. To this end, a review of the literature is given, an analysis of this literature is conducted and research questions are given that will further enrich future inquiry into the public relations role of the director of forensics.

The Liminal Graduate Student, Adam Gonzales-Weightman

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

The purpose of this paper is to expand individual event (IE) terminology. Expanding the terminology in which our IE community uses is essential to the growth of the IE community. This paper was inspired by people in the IE community who have realized how important it is to expand IE research and academic publications.

Perceptions Of Past Competitors: Presentation Of The Data, Leah White, Larry Schnoor, Grant Anderson

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

In the past five years several well established forensic programs in our region have been discontinued. The reasons given to justify these decisions often centered on a lack of resources available to sustain the programs. Certainly the presence of scarce resources in an academic setting is understandable, but what many current coaches and competitors found especially concerning was the perceived lack of resistance by faculty at those institutions who were themselves once forensic competitors and coaches. In fact, in some cases former competitors were active and vocal supporters of the decision to end their institution‟s forensic program. The idea for …

How Is That Helpful?: An Analysis Of Ballot Helpfulness, Janis K. Crawford, Gregory E. Moser

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

The study confronts several issues relating to the helpfulness of ballots from different types of judges. An analysis was performed to analyze 135 ballots from several collegiate forensic tournaments held throughout the United States. Coaches, graduate assistants and hired judges were compared.

"No, It Has Nothing To Do With Csi": Using Public Relations To Promote New Forensic Programs, Christopher J. Fenner

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

Directors of new forensic programs are commonly faced with the challenge of building program support within communities that have little, if any, prior knowledge of competitive forensics. The diversity of forensic events, organizations, and awards can make message development and program promotion a daunting task. The organizing schemata of a public relations campaign and an understanding of college and community media needs can be powerful tools for a new program director. This report provides forensic directors with specific strategies and tactics for implementing a public relations campaign to build program support.

Uncertainity In Spontaneity: Toward An Epistemic Impromptu, Michael Steudeman

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

This paper reviews the recent argument that forensics is epistemic, suggesting that those who adopt that metaphor could serve themselves better by approaching impromptu speaking as an epistemic exercise. It draws upon Pat Gehrke's critique of debate pedagogy to form a framework to analyze impromptu as it is currently performed-and its obsession with starting from the truth, espousing all views with certainty, and adhering to a linear model of analysis. Finally, it offers several options for those impromptuers wishing to break the mold, arguing that the so called "mistakes" made by beginning impromptuers could, with practice, lead to more insightful …