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- An empirical investigation of personal and contextual factors involved in employee creativity.
- Creator
- Collins, Jennifer M. (Bowers)., College of Business
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Researchers have proposed several theoretical explanations of how employee creativity is fostered and developed in organizations. The early literature attributed creativity to personal factors, such as personality and cognitive ability. Researchers also examined the role of environmental factors, such as role models, support and feedback in creativity. More recent research suggests that when individuals lack creativity-relevant skills, there are certain contextual factors that can provide...
Show moreResearchers have proposed several theoretical explanations of how employee creativity is fostered and developed in organizations. The early literature attributed creativity to personal factors, such as personality and cognitive ability. Researchers also examined the role of environmental factors, such as role models, support and feedback in creativity. More recent research suggests that when individuals lack creativity-relevant skills, there are certain contextual factors that can provide support for the development of the necessary skills. However, there is a dearth of empirical research investigating these relationships. This dissertation summarizes extant research and advances the field by empirically testing the individual and collective roles of personal and contextual factors in employee creativity.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3337207
- Subject Headings
- Creative ability in business, Employee motivation, Success in business, Interpersonal relations, Performance standards
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- Document (PDF)
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- Studies on performance aspects of smart wireless devices and related network services.
- Creator
- Noori, Aziz Ulhaq, Neelakanta, Perambur S., Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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This study is a focused effort on elucidating the performance aspects of modern, handheld wireless devices and associated mobile network services. Specifically addressed thereof are: (i) Assessing the performance details on certain hardware sections of smart handheld devices and (ii) determining the performance profile of market penetration considerations vis-à-vis provisioning mobile networks. To meet the scope of this research, the projected efforts are exercised in compiling relevant...
Show moreThis study is a focused effort on elucidating the performance aspects of modern, handheld wireless devices and associated mobile network services. Specifically addressed thereof are: (i) Assessing the performance details on certain hardware sections of smart handheld devices and (ii) determining the performance profile of market penetration considerations vis-à-vis provisioning mobile networks. To meet the scope of this research, the projected efforts are exercised in compiling relevant literature and deciding the said hardware and technoeconomic performance issues. Hence, written in two parts, Part A is devoted to hardware performance details of smart, handheld devices relevant to (a) delay issues in PCB layouts; (b) crosstalk problems at the baseband level (audio/multimedia) using EMI concepts and (c) ascertaining non-catastrophic EMP/EMI effects at the RF-sections so as to implement protection strategies via compensating networks. Part B is concerned with the technoeconomics of wireless networks in supporting mobile (handheld devices). Correspondingly, two market related considerations versus service performance details are considered. The first one refers to deducing a relative performance index that includes technology (mobile speed) details plus economics profiles of the users in the service area. The second task refers to elucidating a performance index of such services in terms of hedonic pricing heuristics. The theoretical aspects of the test studies as above are supplemented with experimental and/or simulation details as appropriate. Hence, the efficacy of performance details are discussed in real-world applications. Lastly, possible research items for future studies are identified as open-questions.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004395, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004395
- Subject Headings
- Mobile communication systems -- Standards, Network performance (Telecommunications), Smartphones, Technoeconomcs, Wireless communication systems -- Technological innovations
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- Document (PDF)
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- Identification of performance outcomes required of human resource development professionals in order to develop quality programs consistent with the Malcolm Baldrige Award Criteria.
- Creator
- Gunn, Susan Cappo., Florida Atlantic University, Burrichter, Arthur W., Guglielmino, Lucy M.
- Abstract/Description
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This research expanded the role of the human-resource development (HRD) professional in several ways. The study solicited consensus on results (performance outcomes) required of the HRD professional in order to develop quality programs consistent with the Malcolm Baldrige Award Criteria. In addition, the study generated a listing of performance outcomes to be considered in program planning for college, university, and technical training programs of post-secondary institutions. The Delphi...
Show moreThis research expanded the role of the human-resource development (HRD) professional in several ways. The study solicited consensus on results (performance outcomes) required of the HRD professional in order to develop quality programs consistent with the Malcolm Baldrige Award Criteria. In addition, the study generated a listing of performance outcomes to be considered in program planning for college, university, and technical training programs of post-secondary institutions. The Delphi technique applied in this research used a series of four questionnaires to identify the performance outcomes that were distributed among the seven Baldrige categories: Leadership, Information and Analysis, Strategic Quality Planning, Human Resource Utilization, Quality Assurance of Products and Services, Quality Results, and Customer Satisfaction. The data were analyzed by Baldrige category and by professional groups defined for this research: business management, quality management, and human resource development. The expert participants, who were highly experienced in their fields and recognized nationally through professional associations and publications, identified 85 performance outcomes. Of these, 54 met the criteria and conditions established for acceptance. The analysis of variance computed on the grand mean of each Baldrige category on Questionnaires Three and Four showed no statistically significant differences in the ratings of the three professional groups. However, specific differences in professional groups on individual statements within the Baldrige categories can be noted. In addition, the data seem to indicate that not all of the seven Baldrige categories share the same importance in defining the role of the HRD professional. The Human Resource Utilization category had the highest number of statements identified that remained within the criteria established. The highest rated statement was in the Customer Satisfaction category. On Questionnaire Four participants chose 44 outcomes that would be worthwhile to consider in program planning for post-secondary institutions. The data show that the four chosen most often contained a measurement requirement. The consensus reached on the performance outcome statements can provide a basis for further exploration of the role of the HRD professional in the development of quality programs. The study suggests additional research with larger groups to validate the outcomes.
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- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12352
- Subject Headings
- Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Total quality management--United States, Performance standards
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- Document (PDF)
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- The effects of covert audio coaching on the job performance of supported employees.
- Creator
- Bennett, Kyle D., College of Education, Department of Exceptional Student Education
- Abstract/Description
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The importance of employment in our society is unmistakable. The financial outcome of employment allows us to provide for ourselves and others. Furthermore, our employment status, and the work in which we engage, play a part in defining our self-concept. For many people, however, sustained employment remains elusive. The unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities is staggering, and the consequences of being without a job affects those who are unemployed, their families, and our...
Show moreThe importance of employment in our society is unmistakable. The financial outcome of employment allows us to provide for ourselves and others. Furthermore, our employment status, and the work in which we engage, play a part in defining our self-concept. For many people, however, sustained employment remains elusive. The unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities is staggering, and the consequences of being without a job affects those who are unemployed, their families, and our society. There are many issues that directly challenge the employment status of people with disabilities. Some of these include funding for supported employment programs, employer bias, and the outcomes of our country's educational system. Another issue that affects the employment of individuals with disabilities is the manner in which they are prepared prior to employment and coached while on the job. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effects of performance feedback delivered via covert audio coaching on the job performance of supported employees. A multiple baseline design across participants and work tasks was used to evaluate the effects of the intervention on the participants' work performance (accuracy and speed of task completion). The results demonstrated that the supported employees made substantial improvements on their accuracy and speed of completing the selected work tasks. The results also showed that the improvements maintained for 4-5 weeks following the removal of the intervention.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/186688
- Subject Headings
- People with disabilities, Employment, People with disabilities, Functional assessment, People with disabilities, Training of, Work measurement, Performance standards, Evaluation
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- Document (PDF)
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- ISSN Exercise & Sport Nutrition Review: Research & Recommendations.
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- Kreider, Richard B., Almada, Anthony L., Antonio, Jose, Broeder, Craig, Earnest, Conrad, Greenwood, Mike, Incledon, Thomas, Kalman, Douglas S., Kleiner, Susan M., Leutholtz, Brian, Lowery, Lonnie M., Mendel, Ron, Stout, Jeffrey R., Willoughby, Darryn S., Ziegenfuss, Tim
- Date Issued
- 2004-05-15
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3327171
- Subject Headings
- Sport Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, Ergogenic Aids, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Athletes --Nutrition, Athletic Performance, Athletic Performance --Physiology, Athletic Training --Standards, Exercise --Physiological Aspects, Exercise Physiology
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- Document (PDF)
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- The Effect of Teacher Cognitive and Behavioral Agility on Student Achievement.
- Creator
- White, Mary K., Pisapia, John, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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The purpose of this study was to determine if teachers who use thinking and leading actions have higher student achievement as measured by the teacher’s Value Added Measure (VAM) score. A quantitative non-experimental design investigated the relationships between teacher cognitive and behavioral agility and student achievement. Cognitive agility, measured through the Strategic Thinking Questionnaire for Teachers (STQT ), refers to the leader’s ability to use their repertoire of thinking...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if teachers who use thinking and leading actions have higher student achievement as measured by the teacher’s Value Added Measure (VAM) score. A quantitative non-experimental design investigated the relationships between teacher cognitive and behavioral agility and student achievement. Cognitive agility, measured through the Strategic Thinking Questionnaire for Teachers (STQT ), refers to the leader’s ability to use their repertoire of thinking skills. Behavioral agility, measured with the Strategic Leadership Questionnaire for Teachers (SLQT ), denotes the leader’s ability to use a wide array of leader influencing actions. Teachers were surveyed and the data were analyzed through correlation and multiple regressions to determine the relationship among the variables. Although the cognitive and behavioral agility was not correlated with a teacher’s VAM score, the results indicate that teachers do perceive themselves as leaders in their classrooms. Educational leadership certification, higher degrees, and years experience of a teacher did moderate the relationship between local VAM and both cognitive and behavioral agility. The sub-scales of systems thinking and transforming of the survey instruments also were significant to the results. Theoretically, this study contributes to the teacher leadership literature, focusing on the classroom teacher and their effect on student achievement. Practically, with educational accountability changing the landscape, school districts should train teachers to engage in leadership skills, reward teachers for earning a Master’s degree in leadership, and work to retain high quality teachers who are leaders within their classroom. Greater student achievement could be the result.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004886, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004886
- Subject Headings
- Teachers--Rating of., Teacher-student relationships., Teacher effectiveness., Master teachers., Effective teaching., Performance standards., Classroom management., Academic achievement--Evaluation.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Does leadership matter? The effects of information technology expertise on the market value and performance of a firm.
- Creator
- Khallaf, Ashraf A., Florida Atlantic University, Skantz, Terrance R.
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This dissertation examines the stock market reaction to 474 announcements of hiring chief information officers (CIOs) in the 1987--2002 period, and firm performance for periods up to two years following the CIO appointment. The study reports that the announcements are associated with significantly positive abnormal returns (0.48 percent). The returns are more pronounced when the new CIO is hired from an IT leader firm (1.94 percent). Abnormal returns are significantly positive related with...
Show moreThis dissertation examines the stock market reaction to 474 announcements of hiring chief information officers (CIOs) in the 1987--2002 period, and firm performance for periods up to two years following the CIO appointment. The study reports that the announcements are associated with significantly positive abnormal returns (0.48 percent). The returns are more pronounced when the new CIO is hired from an IT leader firm (1.94 percent). Abnormal returns are significantly positive related with the CIO's level of education and high-technology firms, and negatively related with firm size. In addition, there is no significant difference in market reaction between the announcements that publicize the creation of a new position and those that imply the filling of an existing position with new hires. Further, the study finds an association between the appointment of the new CIO and subsequent improvement in the accounting measures of profitability. Findings reveal that CIO firms outperform their matched firms and their industry counterparts for the two years following the announcements relative to the year prior to the CIO appointment.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2004
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12095
- Subject Headings
- Technological innovations--Economic aspects, Performance standards--United States, Organizational effectiveness, Information resources management, Information technology--Management, Corporations--Valuation, Strategic planning
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Teachers as Strategic Classroom Leaders: The Relationship of Their Cognitive and Behavioral Agility to Student Outcomes and Performance Evaluations.
- Creator
- Warkentien, Michael, Pisapia, John, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this non-experimental study was to determine whether teacher cognitive and behavioral agility relates to student achievement as measured by their value-added model (VAM) score and their performance evaluation measured through the Marzano instructional practice (IP) framework, and whether that relationship is moderated by contextual variables. Cognitive agility, measured through the Strategic Thinking Questionnaire for Teachers (STQ T TM), refers to the leader’s ability to use...
Show moreThe purpose of this non-experimental study was to determine whether teacher cognitive and behavioral agility relates to student achievement as measured by their value-added model (VAM) score and their performance evaluation measured through the Marzano instructional practice (IP) framework, and whether that relationship is moderated by contextual variables. Cognitive agility, measured through the Strategic Thinking Questionnaire for Teachers (STQ T TM), refers to the leader’s ability to use their repertoire of thinking skills. Behavioral agility, measured with the Strategic Leadership Questionnaire for Teachers (SLQ T TM), relates to the leader’s ability to use a wide array of leader influencing actions. Teacher VAM score is the percent of the teacher’s students that met or exceeded a statistically predicted score on the end of year assessment. Teacher IP scores were also collected and were based on classroom walkthroughs, and other factors, conducted by their respective school-based administrator(s). The study included 75 teacher participants at the middle and high school levels and used correlational, linear regression, moderator, and mediation statistical analyses. The research findings indicate that cognitive agility continues to be a significant predictor of behavioral agility and that both cognitive and behavioral agility were significantly related to VAM or IP in teachers over the age of 50. Additionally, VAM scores significantly increased through the use of reframing and IP scores increased when utilizing bridging leader actions. However, it was also found that VAM scores were negatively correlated to the managing leader actions in the total population.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004735, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004735
- Subject Headings
- Teachers, Rating of., Teacher-student relationships., Teacher effectiveness., Master teachers., Effective teaching., Performance standards., Classroom management., Academic achievement--Evaluation.
- Format
- Document (PDF)