Papers by Maureen Andrade
The Credit Hour in Higher Education: A Call to Action
Higher education policy, Feb 17, 2024
International Journal for Business Education
Employers want recent college graduates prepared with skills that cut across majors, such as writ... more Employers want recent college graduates prepared with skills that cut across majors, such as written and oral communication, teamwork, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and applying knowledge in real-life situations. What is largely unknown is if some fields of study lend themselves to producing these desired skills over others. This is particularly relevant to schools of business, which strive to help students develop professional career skills and often emphasize a range of practical, hands-on, engaged learning activities. This study focused on obtaining the insights of hiring managers about desired skills and areas of study that prepare students with these skills. Survey results were analyzed using ANOVA and Holm post hoc tests. Findings indicated that hiring managers' preferences focused on three main sets of skills: People and Culture, Analysis and Application, and Staying Current. Business dominated the People and Cultures cluster, while STEM dominated the Analysis and Application and Staying Current clusters.
InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching
Schools of business aim to help students develop employer-valued skills, which include communicat... more Schools of business aim to help students develop employer-valued skills, which include communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and application of learning. This can be achieved through team assignments and community-based learning. Such approaches help students apply the concepts they are learning, collaborate with others, develop managerial skills, and solve real-life workplace issues. Teamwork is commonly thought to be enhanced when students establish a team charter outlining their goals, norms, and processes. Research on the value of team charters in business education, however, is limited. This study examined the role of team charters on student perceptions of working well together. Data was collected and analyzed from a mid-term team evaluation and a final team charter assessment. Findings indicated that perceived value of team charters differs across the year in school and tends to be higher for less experienced students. The provision of a structured project roadmap clari...
Student Persistence in Higher Education: What is the Role of Learning?
College Teaching
Addressing unconscious gender bias: strategies for leadership development
Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal
Purpose Although parity in workplace representation and leadership roles for women has improved, ... more Purpose Although parity in workplace representation and leadership roles for women has improved, culturally embedded structural barriers, practices, and policies within organizations remain. Organizations can improve inclusivity by understanding the characteristics and impact of unconscious gender bias and implementing related leadership development programs. Design/methodology/approach This brief examines women’s progress in the workforce and in leadership roles, reviews the characteristics of unconscious bias and its impact on women’s workforce representation, and identifies strategies for addressing gender bias through leadership development. Findings Leadership research and theory suggest the benefits of organizational training that entails both women-only and mixed-gender training, self-knowledge of leadership styles, examination of assumptions about masculine and feminine ways to lead, and the value of authenticity. Originality/value The brief offers practical insights into un...
I Can Do Everything: Family Influence on American Indian Women's Educational Aspirations
Journal of American Indian Education
Abstract:American Indian (AI) women participate in and complete higher education at higher rates ... more Abstract:American Indian (AI) women participate in and complete higher education at higher rates than AI males, yet both are underrepresented. This study examined the role of immediate and extended family on the formation of AI women's educational aspirations during their middle and high school years. Participants had completed either an associate's or bachelor's degree. The framework for the study consisted of the following interrelated factors: sociocultural environment, validation, personal attributes, and cultural capital. Findings indicated that the familial role was multifaceted and critical to higher education dispositions. Participants valued education as a means of honoring family, securing their futures, and bettering the lives of family and tribes. Family members provided social models and validated participants as capable of success. The home environment supported the development of needed values and attributes. As a result of this cultural capital, the women were motivated, committed, and positioned to succeed.
Meaningful Work Linking High-Quality Relationships and Commitment: A Conditional Process Study with Career Orientation
Journal of Career Development
This study aimed to examine the relations between high-quality relationships, meaningful work, an... more This study aimed to examine the relations between high-quality relationships, meaningful work, and affective commitment, and evaluate whether protean career orientation moderates the relationship between meaningful work and affective commitment. We collected survey data from a sample of working adults to test the research hypotheses. The findings provide support for the proposed model. Consistent with the tenets of the work-as-meaning model, high-quality relationships were positively related to meaningful work, which, in turn, predicted affective commitment. Furthermore, the relationship between meaningful work and affective commitment was stronger for those high in protean career orientation. This study extends the literature on meaningful work and relational coordination. It offers practical insight for managers and others who can help foster high-quality relationships and meaningful work.
Accelerating change: strategic direction and evolving practices for flexible learning
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
The Perceived Value of Using a Team Charter in Business Education
International Journal for Business Education
Servant leadership: developing others and addressing gender inequities
Strategic HR Review
Purpose Leaders typically want to be effective and be remembered for their achievements and posit... more Purpose Leaders typically want to be effective and be remembered for their achievements and positive influence. This practitioner study aims to examine theory and research on servant leadership to provide insights into how leaders can address current employment conditions and gender inequities. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines the key characteristics of servant leadership, compares them to other leadership models, discusses common criticisms and applies the theory to women’s career advancement. Findings The review identifies the advantages of servant leadership in terms of encouraging leadership development within organizations, particularly for women, to address the broken rung or lack of early career promotion. Originality/value The paper shares key characteristics of servant leadership, explores its differences to other leadership models and focuses on practicalities for developing others in the workplace with a particular emphasis on women.
The Relationship between Workaholism and Productivity for Mongolian Workers
The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies
Personality and leadership: how gender impacts perceptions of effectiveness
Strategic HR Review
Purpose Personality traits impact how leaders are perceived and how leaders perceive themselves. ... more Purpose Personality traits impact how leaders are perceived and how leaders perceive themselves. These views are subject to gender biases and stereotypes. This practitioner study aims to integrate leadership theories with research on agentic and communal personality qualities and the Big Five personality traits to establish how these impact perceptions of leader effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach Behavioral leadership theory and personality trait research offer insights into gender biases related to perceptions of leaders and leaders’ self-efficacy. This paper examines the literature in these areas to show how it informs the practice of leadership and the degree to which gender stereotypes are changing. Findings The review examines salient leadership qualities for women and men, finding that agentic qualities are still largely associated with men and communal qualities with women. It also illustrates that conscientiousness, openness to experience and extraversion are associa...
Gender equality in the workplace: a global perspective
Strategic HR Review
Purpose The benefits of gender diversity in the workplace are well-established. Consequently, man... more Purpose The benefits of gender diversity in the workplace are well-established. Consequently, many organizations have policies or programs in place to encourage hiring women. Despite this, the gender gap remains, particularly in terms of compensation and promotion and progress appears slow. This paper aims to examine the benefits of gender diversity and common approaches to enhance it. It then reviews lessons from global research and suggests applications. Design/methodology/approach This practitioner study reviews the literature to identify arguments for gender equality in the workplace, progress in gender equality and common organizational approaches to equality. It presents snapshots of two global studies examining gender equality. It draws implications and applications from these studies. Findings Gender equality remains elusive and difficult to achieve despite efforts on the part of leaders to encourage it. Insights from research provide compelling reasons in terms of organizat...
Job Satisfaction and Gender: A Global Comparison of Job Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry
Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism
Family supportive supervisor behaviors: lessons from research
Strategic HR Review
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the workplace in significant ways, creating changes in the... more Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the workplace in significant ways, creating changes in the daily work routines of individuals globally, many of which are likely to be permanent. Women, in particular, were affected by increased childcare responsibilities and faced with decisions about the future of their careers. The purpose of this practitioner article is to present an overview of work-related challenges and opportunities resulting from COVID-19, introduces the concept of family supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB), and shares ideas for application. Design/methodology/approach The concept of FSSB offers insights into the role of supervisors in the adoption of family-friendly approaches that not only mitigate the challenges women, and parents in general, face in the workplace but offers organizations the opportunity to assess the degree to which these practices are present and adopt relevant training and policies. The paper examines the literature on FSSB. Findings The revie...
Autism in the Workplace: Stakeholder Perspectives
The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies
Job Satisfaction – An International Comparison of Public and Private Sector Employees
International Journal of Public Administration
Research & Practice in Assessment, 2020
Technology use is increasing in higher education, particularly for test administration. In this s... more Technology use is increasing in higher education, particularly for test administration. In this study, Capaldi's (1994) sequential theory, which postulates that the specific order of reinforcements and nonreinforcements influences persistence in the face of difficulty or failure, was applied to online multiple choice testing situations in regard to easy and difficult questions. Preliminary data appear to confirm that the order of easy and difficult questions on a test has an impact on student efforts in completing the test. These data may be especially important in the context of online learning, where the teacher is physically absent, as well as in situations where tests are administered through technology-based learning platforms. In all cases, test performance plays a role in student motivation. The Effects of Test Question Order on Task Persistence Increasi ngly, teaching and learning processes in higher education institutions are technology infused. Technology is a valuable resource for instructors, both in and outside of the classroom, particularly as used within learning management systems. These systems provide learners with access to a range of learning materials and activities and allow faculty to track student participation and progress through various assessments such as assignments and tests (Falvo & Johnson, 2007). Such systems are also used as the platform for online courses. Over six million students in U. S. higher education institutions are taking at least one online course. CEO survey respondents indicated that their institutions offer approximately 40% of all courses in online or blended delivery modalities, with 67% of these courses taught by full-time faculty (Magda, 2019). These CEOs represent public institutions, which are experiencing a constant increase in online course enrollments (Seaman, Allen, & Seaman, 2018). Student success, regardless of course delivery modality, is a significant issue for both faculty and administrators. Concerns about lack of progress, typically measured by retention and graduation rates, are paramount. Approximately 61% of incoming students are retained to the second year at their starting institution, while about 73% persist to their second year at any institution (NSC Research Center, 2018). Six-year graduation rates for full-time students obtaining a bachelor's degree are 60% nationally (National Center for Education Statistics, n.d.)
Journal of International Students, 2012
International student mobility is changing quickly in institutions of higher education in the Uni... more International student mobility is changing quickly in institutions of higher education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. In the U.S. alone, the total number of global mobile students reached 9.5 million in 2012. In comparison to other European countries, there are fewer published resources about and for international students in the U.S. In this demanding academic context, I consider International Students: Strengthening a Critical Resource written by Maureen S. Andrade and Norman W. Evans as an important handbook for international students’ educators and administrators. This book addresses eight major issues: adjustment, persistence, recruitment, orientation, English language programs, social support services, intercultural communication and learning, and immigration and legal issues.
Journal of community engagement and higher education, Dec 31, 2020
Service learning is a high-impact practice that helps students develop professional competencies ... more Service learning is a high-impact practice that helps students develop professional competencies such as teamwork, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. This study investigated community partners' perceptions of students' professional competencies and their impact. Findings indicate that professional competencies had a significant impact on partner perceptions of project quality and value, while the overall predictability of the model to examine partners' perceived likelihood to work on future projects with students was low.
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