Sharon Clinebell

• Professor (Full) at University of Northern Colorado

Issues regarding workplace spirituality and spiritual leadership have received increased attention in the organizational sciences. The implications of workplace spirituality for leadership theory, research, and practice make this a fast growing area of new research and inquiry by scholars. The purpose of this research was to test a dynamic relation...

This paper examines the differences between part-time and full-time employees in two different service industries using the concept of partial inclusion as an underlying theoretical framework. No differences were found among the health care workers, but part-time retail employees did have higher levels of inclusion and involvement. Retail and Healt...

This paper examines the differences between part-time and full-time employees using a recently developed measurement scale, partial inclusion as an underlying theoretical framework. Differences were found among part-time employees as they had higher levels of inclusion and involvement.

Learning styles and preferences are often discussed topics in educational psychology, but are less prevalent in business education. International students are another understudied segment of business education. This article reviews literature regarding learning styles and preferences and examines whether U.S. and international students have differe...

This book brings together two long-term diverging notions about workplace spirituality, religious and non-religious. Leading Spiritually reviews workplace spirituality from revered streams such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism, but also from a stance of personal reflection, self-leadership, and powerful interpersonal relationships. Over the cours...

Issues regarding workplace spirituality have received increased attention in the organizational sciences. The implications of workplace spirituality for leadership theory, research, and practice make this a fast growing area of new research and inquiry by scholars. The purpose of this research was to test a dynamic relationship between spiritual le...

Complex systems, issues, and problems call for a careful analysis of choices and decisions, and how these decisions affect multiple stakeholders in the present and the long term. Generic leadership characteristics and competencies such as cognitive ability, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence are not sufficient in providing effective...

This research study examines the relationship between transformational, transactional and passive/avoidant leadership styles and three dimensions of organizational commitment – affective, continuance, and normative in two subsidiaries of one multinational organization. The research findings revealed that transformational leadership has the stronges...

According to the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) (AACSB International, 20111. AACSB , International . 2011. “The Globalization of Management Education: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and the Impact on Institutions”, Tampa, FL: AACSB International. View all references), the next b...

Business schools are walking a tightrope between the academic side of business and the practitioner side. In reaction to early criticism of being trade schools, business schools have emphasized the academic nature of business education. The pendulum has now moved in the direction toward greater inclusion of real-world experience. As a result, many...

Although part-time employees account for approximately 17% of the workforce, how, or if, they differ from full-time employees is still unknown. This study addresses the question of whether part-time and full-time employees differ on job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job involvement, role ambiguity, role conflict, and inclusion. Additiona...

Organizational context is important in the determination of attitudes and behaviors (Rousseau, 1978). This paper presents the results of a study conducted with employees of branch banks and main office banks regarding their job-related attitudes. It is hypothesized in this paper that employees in the branch banks will have lower levels of job satis...

This article reports results of a student-team intervention that used team members' personality assessments on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Five-Factor Model to enhance the team development process and engender an appreciation of the effect of different personalities on team functioning and performance. The majority of participants repor...

Leopold (Lee) Karins has had a long career in the U.S. financial sector. Mr. Korins had a 32-year career with Merrill Lynch and Co. beginning as an account executive in Boston. He served as a member of the New York Stock Exchange representing Merrill Lynch, as well as a director of Equity Trading. He was the regional manager of the New York Institu...

Office romances have increased dramatically as more men and women work together for prolonged periods. The article reviews reasons why office romances are flourishing, examines the corporate response to office romances, discusses the rights and responsibilities of employees, co-workers, and employers, and recommends courses of action for each.

This article examines the integration of computers into the management curriculum. Results from a survey of 228 universities show that many schools possess the technology but are not incorporating it into the classroom. Schools not accredited by the AACSB tended to have a higher level of integration than did AACSB-accredited schools.

As organizations become increasingly sensitive to cultural diversity, gender issues are likely to exert a more powerful influence on their policies, operations, and social processes. Using a self-presentational perspective, this article applies a model of impression management to explore the processes whereby women in organizations present themselv...

The issue of workers displaced because of plant closings gained prominence in the 1980's because of their growing numbers. With the increased attention focused on plant closings, the topic of advance notice has also gained prominence. This paper examines the issue of advance notice for plant closings and its effect on firm value. The findings of th...

This article examines equity theory using examples from the sports world. The publicity that surrounds contract negotiations in sports provides real-life examples of equity theory in action. Examples from football, baseball, and basketball are used. An in-depth discussion of Eric Dickerson's negotiations with the Los Angeles Rams is used to illustr...

Thesis (D.B.A.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1988. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [127]-137). Microfilm. s