Agenda for the eighties: where do we go from here?, 1980

This study addressed the economic status of Black Americans for this decade - the 1980s. The specific areas of concern were: education, employment/occupation, housing, health, and politics. A list of sixty-five participants were selected from Ebony magazine's "The 100 Most Influential Black Americans.15 Those Black Americans who were cited consistently from 1971 through 1979 were selected for this study. The major findings of this study were: Black Americans will make some progress in each of the areas mentioned. However, little or no change will occur for the Black Americans who are unskilled and uneducated. Education and employment will continue to be top priorities for Black Americans. This study also revealed that discrimination is a major deterrent to progress for Black Americans

“WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?” THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL MOTIVATORS ON ATTITUDES TOWARD STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE AND INTERPERSONAL FORGIVENESS

The goal of this research is to develop an interpersonal definition of forgiveness. The question asked by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967 still remains: where do we go from here? Conflict is ubiquitous and systems for managing direct and structural violence are struggling to address issues like the police brutality experienced by African American populations or women’s lived experience of sexual abuse and harassment. Forgiveness can play a role in many conflicts, what can it do in these cases? From intractable global and political disputes to basic inter and intra-personal conflicts forgiveness and reconciliation projects have meant the difference between outcomes of persistent dysfunction and vulnerability, or resilience. Forgiveness has not been clearly defined, or predicted, and many questions about who forgives and how they forgive remain unanswered. This research examines hypotheses on personality type influencing individuals’ preferences for forgiveness. This research also examines hypotheses on social motivators influencing individuals’ preferences for forgiveness. Statistical analysis of participant responses is done to generate a functioning forgiveness typology with 10 distinct forgiveness types relating to specific preferences in attitudes and behaviors for forgiveness. Analysis identifies strong relationships with personality. Significant relationships between gender, race, religiosity, and conflict management styles are also identified. The results of participant responses and the findings on the relationships between personality and social motivators are applied to the contemporary #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo movements and their responses to structural violence. This dissertation successfully defines forgiveness in interpersonal terms and presents a forgiveness typology which aids in assessing responses to structural violence

Women in Leadership: How Far Have We Come and Where Do We Go?

Corporate leadership has evolved throughout the decades due to societal and organizational changes. With a shift towards a more equitable workplace, women have taken on higher executive roles. While there has been progress, women are still outnumbered in leadership positions. Where do we go from here? What can organizations and society do to advance the idea of leadership as a gender-neutral concept? This paper researches the evolution of leadership theory, the gender differences in women’s leadership styles, and the challenges women encounter in their positions of power. Through analysis of the internal and external barriers facing women’s advancement into and within executive positions, this paper provides recommendations for female leaders, organizations, and greater society to create equal leadership opportunities for men and women

Sustainable Fashion: Current and Future Research Directions

Purpose:The sustainable fashion literature is fragmented across the management discipline, leaving the path to a sustainable fashion future unclear. As of yet, there has been no attempt to bring these insights together, or to more generally explore the question of “what do we know about sustainable fashion and where do we go from here?” The aim of this review paper is to bring together the sustainable fashion field, identifying opportunities for societal impact and further research.Design/methodology/approach:A systematic literature review was conducted from the first appearances of sustainable fashion in the management literature in 2000 up to articles published in June 2019, resulting in 465 included articles. Findings:The results illustrate that sustainable fashion research is largely defined by two approaches: pragmatic change and radical change. Our findings reveal seven research streams that span across the discipline to explore how organisational and consumer habits can be shaped for the future. Research limitations/implications:What is known about sustainable fashion is constantly evolving with a variety of contributions from multiple fields. The paper aims to provide a representative sample of the state of sustainable fashion in management literature to date, but space limitations make a full exploration of all contributions impossible.Practical implications:This review provides decision makers with insights that have been synthesised from across the management field.Originality/value:This review identifies knowledge gaps and informs managerial decision making in the field, particularly through serving as a foundation for further research.<br/

SALT, Vol. 13, No. 2

SALT. Published by the Salt Center for Documentary Field Studies. Number 50. Four Dollars. “Yelana and Mohammed go to school with children from 25 countries learning a new language in Maine.” Contents 2 Nineteen Pine Street Around the corner from Salt waited a compelling story about a school. We tell it in this issue, challenging negative press about Reiche. 4 Myrtle Myrtle Lowell left home at age 13 to go to work. That was more than 70 years ago. She’s never had time for needlework. “Course not! God almighty! Only the Southern ladies could do that. Not us old crows.” 18 Multilingual School Children Portland’s Reiche Middle School has 120 students in five multilingual classes who speak 22 languages. Some are just learning to say ice cream in English, others are ready for mainstream groups. 33 Working on the Scotia Prince It takes 200 people to keep the Scotia Prince cruising with its 1,300 passengers from Portland to Nova Scotia. Photo essay. 40 Comeback of the Boxers Amateur boxing gains a foothold in Portland as young contenders sweep the Northeast Regional championship tournament. 50 A Home for Wandering Volvos Volvos, babies, dogs. All much at home at Alan Auto in Portland, where wounded cars revive a spotless environment. Photo essay. 58 One Island, Two Worlds At one end, Great Diamond Island has a growing upscale resort community moving into revamped Fort McKinley. At the other end, but a world apart, are the year round cottagers.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/salt_magazine/1046/thumbnail.jp

Understanding the Effect of Deplatforming on Social Networks

Aiming to enhance the safety of their users, social media platforms enforce terms of service by performing active moderation, including removing content or suspending users. Nevertheless, we do not have a clear understanding of how effective it is, ultimately, to suspend users who engage in toxic behavior, as that might actually draw users to alternative platforms where moderation is laxer. Moreover, this deplatforming efforts might end up nudging abusive users towards more extreme ideologies and potential radicalization risks. In this paper, we set to understand what happens when users get suspended on a social platform and move to an alternative one. We focus on accounts active on Gab that were suspended from Twitter and Reddit. We develop a method to identify accounts belonging to the same person on these platforms, and observe whether there was a measurable difference in the activity and toxicity of these accounts after suspension. We find that users who get banned on Twitter/Reddit exhibit an increased level of activity and toxicity on Gab, although the audience they potentially reach decreases. Overall, we argue that moderation efforts should go beyond ensuring the safety of users on a single platform, taking into account the potential adverse effects of banning users on major platforms