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Publication date: 11 November 2020

Bradley Davis and Erin Anderson

The authors demonstrate the usage of data visualization for conveying educational administration research, with a specific focus on differential principal turnover. They model…

Abstract

Purpose

The authors demonstrate the usage of data visualization for conveying educational administration research, with a specific focus on differential principal turnover. They model when and how principals move, over time, between six categories of turnover.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors construct several easy-to-interpret alluvial diagrams that reveal the patterns of differential turnover among 1,113 first-time Texas principals. Furthermore, the authors investigate how these patterns differ across educator characteristics (i.e. race and sex) and school contexts (i.e. school level and campus urbanicity).

Findings

Half of all first-time principals turn over within two years. Most principals who stay in leadership roles leave the district where they were first entered the principalship. Men are promoted more and women turn over less. In a connected finding, the authors conclude that elementary principals turn over less, and middle and high school principals are promoted more often. Principals of color are demoted more often than White principals. Urban school principals exit the system at a greater rate than rural principals.

Originality/value

The significance of this study lies in its direct response to two problems facing the administrator turnover knowledge base – a lack of methodological accessibility and the underutilization of data visualization. The authors’ is the first study to contain visualization of differential turnover outcomes over time. Second, the authors’ study provides a blueprint for data visualization that not only creates new knowledge but also speaks to a wider variety of education stakeholders by presenting complex data in a visual format.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 59 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Article
Publication date: 1 March 1993

Joel L. Hartman and Ellen I. Watson

The Bradley Library Information Support System (BLISS) is a comprehensive local area network designed to provide library users with an array of electronic information access and…

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The Bradley Library Information Support System (BLISS) is a comprehensive local area network designed to provide library users with an array of electronic information access and management services to support Bradley University's curriculum, research, and scholarly activities. The LAN is designed in a client/server architecture, with function‐specific Unix servers operating over an Ethernet network, to support a range of services both within the library and campuswide. BLISS workstations are available to both patrons and staff and located throughout the library; some BLISS resources are network‐accessible to the general campus community. A menu interface lists the resources available and establishes a transparent connection between the user and the selected resource. BLISS is a joint project of the library and computing services, providing a platform for the development of cohesive electronic information services and for the training, documentation, and mediation serices necessary to effectively use them.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 11 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

Article
Publication date: 14 August 2007

Julia Brandl, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Astrid Reichel

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how differences in strategic integration between women and men in HR director positions vary in an international comparison and…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how differences in strategic integration between women and men in HR director positions vary in an international comparison and particularly how gender‐egalitarian cultural values influence the level of these differences.

Design/methodology/approach

Cross‐country comparison of HR managers involving 22 countries based on the 2004 Cranet survey.

Findings

Consistent with the hypothesis, findings show a negative relationship between gender‐egalitarian values and sex differences in strategic integration.

Practical implications

Enhanced understanding of impact of cultural egalitarianism on cross‐national differences in segregation of women in the HR profession.

Originality/value

Level of segregation of women in HR director positions varies with the prevalence of gender‐egalitarian cultural values.

Details

Management Research News, vol. 30 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Article
Publication date: 3 August 2012

Xiaotian Chen

The purpose of this paper is to compare Google Books with WorldCat and to assess some other functionalities of Google Books.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to compare Google Books with WorldCat and to assess some other functionalities of Google Books.

Design/methodology/approach

Over 500 random samples generated from WorldCat were searched on Google Books. The search results were used to compare the coverage between Google Books and WorldCat, to estimate the successful link rate to a local library catalogue, the percentage available as full view, snippet, and preview on Google Books, and other services of Google Books.

Findings

Google Books can retrieve almost all the books catalogued in WorldCat. Its “Find in a library” link to a local library catalogue works 75 percent of the time. Fewer than 10 percent of Google Books items have free full views, and about 15 percent have snippets and previews, respectively. Previews are much more useful than snippets. Google Books probably indexes books that it does not possess in digital form, in addition to indexing all the books that it has acquired in digital form.

Originality/value

No previous empirical studies of this kind have been found. This study assesses Google Books' coverage and services with quantitative measures.

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Online Information Review, vol. 36 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1468-4527

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Article
Publication date: 7 August 2007

Colby Riggs and Holly Tomren

To share highlights of the presentations made at the Digital Library Federation (DLF) Spring Forum which is a semi‐annual meeting for DLF members and guests to learn about what is…

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Purpose

To share highlights of the presentations made at the Digital Library Federation (DLF) Spring Forum which is a semi‐annual meeting for DLF members and guests to learn about what is happening and evolving in the digital spheres of libraries and their partnership organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

Conference report.

Findings

A wide range of things are taking place in academic, public and special libraries. Staff members are forming teams to explore how best to utilize technology to achieve results that form stronger alliances and build larger and more critical digital collections representing a huge range of artifacts and products. As a result, new library services are being established. This showcase demonstrates how all parts of library organizations are increasingly involved.

Originality/value

The range of activity continues to expand from Forum to Forum and the accomplishments and lessons learned are wide and equally varied.

Details

Library Hi Tech News, vol. 24 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Article
Publication date: 17 March 2023

Janet K. Brewer

The purpose of this paper is to analyse how novel homicide defences predicated on contemporary neuroscience align with legal insanity.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyse how novel homicide defences predicated on contemporary neuroscience align with legal insanity.

Design/methodology/approach

Doctrinal analysis, systematic investigation of relevant statutes and cases, was used to elucidate how the law of insanity is evolving. Cases represent the first recorded instance of a particular neuroscientific defence. US appellate cases were categorised according to the mechanism of action of neurotransmitter relied upon in court. A case study approach was also used to provide a contextualised understanding of the case outcome in depth.

Findings

Findings broadly depict how the employment of expert testimony runs parallel with our contemporary understanding of key neurotransmitters and their function in human behaviour. Generally, medico-legal evidence concerning neuromodulating agents and violent behaviour was inconclusive. However, the outcome of defence strategy may depend on the underlying neurotransmitter involved.

Practical implications

This study shows that as more discoveries are made about the neurobiological underpinnings of human behaviour; this new knowledge will continue to seep into the US court system as innovative defence strategies with varying success. Medical and legal practitioners may gauge the success of a defence depending on the neuromodulating agent.

Originality/value

Many scholars have focused on the role of neuroimaging as neuroscientific evidence and how it is used is shaping US criminal jurisprudence. To the best of the author’s knowledge, no study has incorporated the true origin of neuroscientific evidence as being underpinned by the understanding of neurotransmitters.

Details

The Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 25 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2050-8794

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Article
Publication date: 17 September 2018

Geoffrey Hunt

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Reference Reviews, vol. 32 no. 7/8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0950-4125

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Article
Publication date: 28 October 2014

Aysit Tansel and Şaziye Gazîoğlu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the job satisfaction in relation to managerial attitudes towards employees and firm size using the linked employer-employee survey…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the job satisfaction in relation to managerial attitudes towards employees and firm size using the linked employer-employee survey results in Britain.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors first investigate the management-employee relationships and the firm size using maximum likelihood probit estimation. Next various measures of job satisfaction are related to the management-employee relations via maximum likelihood ordered probit estimates. Four measures of job satisfaction that have not been used often are considered. They are satisfaction with influence over job; satisfaction with amount of pay; satisfaction with sense of achievement and satisfaction with respect from supervisors.

Findings

Main findings indicate that management-employee relationships are less satisfactory in the large firms than in the small firms. Job satisfaction levels are lower in large firms. Less satisfactory management-employee relationships in the large firms may be a major source of the observed lower level of job satisfaction in them.

Practical implications

These results have important policy implications from the point of view of the firm management while achieving the aims of their organizations in particular in the large firms in the area of management-employee relationships. Improving the management-employee relations in large firms will increase employee satisfaction in many respects as well as increase productivity and reduce turnover.

Originality/value

The nature of the management-employee relations with firm size and job satisfaction has not been investigated before.

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International Journal of Manpower, vol. 35 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-7720

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Article
Publication date: 3 April 2009

Beth Stahr

The purpose of this paper is to review the usefulness of short message service (SMS) or text‐messaging for library reference service.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to review the usefulness of short message service (SMS) or text‐messaging for library reference service.

Design/methodology/approach

The different technological approaches to SMS reference service are described and compared.

Findings

The advantages and disadvantages of each approach are provided.

Research limitations/implications

Because these technologies are still evolving, this report is merely a first effort at describing the different service methods in a single review.

Practical implications

This paper is intended to be helpful to any library considering providing a text message reference service. It should help the library identify which approach will best suit the culture of that library.

Originality/value

This is an overall look at different available technologies, which will be helpful to any library contemplating adding an SMS reference service.

Details

Library Hi Tech News, vol. 26 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 18 September 2009

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 26 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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