PREDICTORS OF STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH THE USE OF SIMULATION TRAINING AIDS IN POST-SECONDARY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN PROGRAMS
Veronica A. Martinez City of Chicago, Department of Aviation and Argosy University, Chicago John C. Palmer Argosy University, Chicago Melissa C. Griswold Maryville University, St. Louis ABSTRACT This study examines predictors of student satisfaction with simulation training aids in automobile repair courses. Based on a survey that was administered to automotive repair training participants at […]
BRANDING PROCESSES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN: A CASE-BASED SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE
Sara Harrison PwC in Wellington, New Zealand John Davies Victoria University of Wellington ABSTRACT This study reports on a strand of a case-based multi-methodological research project examining the branding process – brand creation and brand identity – within a large international recurring sports event. The study uses findings from the Sevens Wellington case study to […]
HOW TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC INTEGRITY? A TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH
Levon R. Hayrapetyan Houston Baptist University ABSTRACT Unfortunately, plagiarism is widespread on university campuses across the Nation. The advances in information technology provided various sophisticated tools to discover plagiarism. Although there are many commercially available tools for detecting plagiarism, policing alone is not a comprehensive solution. People should strive to change the overall culture on […]
AN EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MANAGEMENT BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND AMAZON BEST SELLERS
Reginald L. Bell Prairie View A&M University Deborah Britt Roebuck Kennesaw State University Anagha Srinath Score Recruiting Solutions, LLC Mohammed Hussein Marianna Sviland Prairie View A&M University ABSTRACT This study tested empirically the efficacy of Bedeian and Wren’s (2001) list of the 25 most influential management books of the 20th century. Google Scholar was used […]
GLOBAL OUTSOURCING: PREREQUISITE TO SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE WITHIN THE OIL INDUSTRY
Charles A. Briggs Southern University at New Orleans ABSTRACT Global outsourcing has clearly made the structure of international competition and consequent labor market adjustments more intense. Typically, firms today are embracing outsourcing as a means of reducing cost, and in the process, alter their essence as competitors and their ability to exercise the same level […]
THE GAP BETWEEN PERCEIVED VALUE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION AND THE PERSISTENCE APPLIED TO ACHIEVE SUCH CERTIFICATION
Igwe E. Udeh Southern University at New Orleans ABSTRACT This study is an attempt to examine the gap between the degree to which a target group valued information technology (IT) certification as important to their professional advancement, earnings, and job security with the level of the group’s participation in programs aimed at preparing them to […]
