Attaining Competitive Advantage: The Impact of Using Online Communication Strategies for Healthcare Organizations

The problem of this study was to determine if there is a competitive advantage for healthcare organizations which implement effective online communication strategies for their patients

Economic Impacts of Red Tide Events on Restaurant Sales

The economic impact of red tide events were examined for three Southwest Florida waterfront restaurants. Daily gross sales from January 1996 through September were analyzed using a multiple regression time series model to examine whether the presence of a red tide, as measured within three and six miles of the beach, reduced sales revenues. Preliminary results indicate that red tide blooms closer to shore had a significantly large negative influence on sales revenues across restaurant locations.Agribusiness,

Stereotype Threat And Its Effect On Christian Women In Secular Higher Education Administration

Stereotype threat is a highly supported phenomenon in social psychology. It is the fear, whether consciously or subconsciously, that one will confirm within oneself a negative stereotype about one’s social or identity group, through poor performance or self-evaluation. This study attempts to determine if stereotype threat could be a contributor to the underrepresentation of women, and therefore Christian women, in higher education leadership. To investigate possible causes of this a set of surveys was completed. The first included questions regarding employment, race, religion, education, and politics. It was used to determine stratified samples for the second survey. The second survey’s introductory questions change according to which of the four stratified groups they were placed into. Group 1 was asked their gender before continuing the survey. Group 2 was asked their Christian affiliation. Group 3 was asked both demographics. Group 4 was the control group, which was asked neither. Each group was then asked a series of leadership questions. The three of interest to this study were “How would you rate your leadership skills?” “How do you believe others would rate your leadership skills?” and “How interested are you in advancing your career in higher education?” They were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. It was found that there were significant differences in the mean ranks for both the rate yourself and how others would rate you questions. Through post hoc pair-wise analyses, it was found that the significance was only between the control group and the group that received both demographic questions before completing the survey. The career aspirations question had no significant differences in mean ranks. In the cases where significance occurred, it was observed that the means for asking only one demographic were lower, but not in a statistically significant manner. However, when both demographics were asked, they rated significantly lower. As a result, it is concluded that stereotype threat has a significant effect on Christian women in higher education regarding leadership. This, in turn, may be one of the contributors to the underrepresentation of Christian women in higher education leadership

Integrating Campus Partners Towards Equitable Open Educational Resources Adoption: A Case Study of a California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program at Humboldt State University

The Humboldt State University (HSU) Library and HSU Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) collaborated with the campus’ own Accessibility Resource Center, Student Disability Resources Center, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through five training sessions, to facilitate the integration of open educational resources (OER) into the classroom. Faculty and students, from disparate disciplines, participated as equal stakeholders in the discovery and implementation of OER into a course, throughout a year-long immersive program. This summary covers the history of the California State University (CSU) Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) OER program at Humboldt State University; the structure of the 2019-2020 implementation of the program; and the results and conclusion to gauge the efficacy of our collective goal to reduce the material costs for students and expand open, equitable, and accessible practices into the classroom. This summary will specifically address the process of integrating inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility into OER adoption and curriculum design, for the purpose of advancing student success. The trainings for the CSU/AL$/OER program are publicly available through our OER Canvas Commons course and our collected OER resources, organized by discipline, are available through our OER Research Guid

Establishing Privacy Advisory Commissions for the Regulation of Facial Recognition Systems at the Municipal Level

As facial recognition systems (FRS) become widely available, a growing number of local governing bodies across the country have adopted these technologies. Without regulating how and when these technologies are used, the adoption of FRS by municipal governments has the potential to violate civil liberties and disproportionately harm marginalized groups. FRS may be an invaluable tool for law enforcement; however, best practices must be adopted to curb their misuse, specifically at the municipal level. We propose that cities considering procurement of FRS create an independent privacy advisory commission with a clear mandate, guaranteed cooperation from local government, technology expertise, and community stakeholder input