Organizational Dissent: The Implications of Race and Dissent Outcomes

Dissent, the public expression of a minority perspective, is valuable to organizations due to its connections with improving decision-making processes within teams. The current study sought to integrate what is known about diversity in thought and diversity in people and how this influences the dissent process. Specifically, I examined if positive perceptions of dissenters (i.e., worthy of respect or courageous) differ based on the race of the dissenter. Second, I examined if stories of successful articulated dissent influence subsequent willingness to dissent. In developing a scenario to manipulate dissent outcomes ranging from negative outcomes (i.e., hostility) to positive outcomes (i.e., acceptance and influence), I studied the impact of varied responses dissent of one’s one willingness to engage in dissent. The outcome of the dissent scenario did not influence one’s willingness to dissent. However, the race of the dissenter did influence perceptions of the dissenter. Specifically, the Black dissenter was viewed as more intelligent, deserving of respect, and likeable. This study has implications for how coworkers and leaders may respond differentially to a dissenter depending on their race

Long-Term Consequences of Early Eye Enucleation on Audiovisual Processing

A growing body of research shows that complete deprivation of the visual system from the loss of both eyes early in life results in changes in the remaining senses. Is the adaptive plasticity observed in the remaining intact senses also found in response to partial sensory deprivation specifically, the loss of one eye early in life? My dissertation examines evidence of adaptive plasticity following the loss of one eye (unilateral enucleation) early in life. Unilateral eye enucleation is a unique model for examining the consequences of the loss of binocularity since the brain is completely deprived of all visual input from that eye. My dissertation expands our understanding of the long-term effects of losing one eye early in life on the development of audiovisual processing both behaviourally and in terms of the underlying neural representation. The over-arching goal is to better understand neural plasticity as a result of sensory deprivation. To achieve this I conducted seven experiments, divided into 5 experimental chapters, that focus on the behavioural and structural correlates of audiovisual perception in a unique group of adults who lost one eye in the first few years of life. Behavioural data (Chapters II-V) in conjunction with neuroimaging data (Chapter VI) relate structure and function of the auditory, visual and audiovisual systems in this rare patient group allowing a more refined understanding of cross sensory effects of early sensory deprivation. This information contributes to us better understanding how audiovisual information is experienced by people with one eye. This group can be used as a model to learn how to accommodate and maintain the health of less extreme forms of visual deprivation and to promote overall long-term visual health

What does the body know?

This Master’s Report summarizes the aims of my research and studio practice as it has developed during my study at the University of Texas. My work operates in an intersection of performance, poetry, and sculpture to investigate what we learn through embodied experience. Outlining a phenomenological, perception-based approach to embodiment, physical senses, our associations with objects, and gender identity, I use this report to construct a methodology for my decision making process in the studio.Studio Ar

The Alternate Route to Teacher Certification: Meeting the Challenges Students Face

This study will introduce readers to the Alternate Rqute to Teacher Certification in Washington State, also known as the fast track. Participants are able to attain teacher certification through a special curricular program design within six to twelve months. It commences with a summer academy in July and with the participants as student teachers in the classroom with a Mentor Teacher and College Supervisor by September. The student stories will focus on successes, while including information on the development of the program from the perspective of Saint Martins College, Lacey, Washington. The program\u27s purpose is to meet teacher staffing requirements in secondary schools Jot school districts in high needs areas, including Special Education, English Language Learning, Japanese, Math, several areas of Science, and Music

Comparing Domestic Human Trafficking Policy of States Party to the Palermo Protocol

Human Trafficking involves the various forms of coercion and force against millions of individuals all over the world into situations of unpaid labor, sexual exploitation, and organ sales. Attention to the phenomenon is relatively new and there is complexity both in how to address it and study it. When looking at human trafficking, issues of development, poverty, immigration, gender, international cooperation, social stigma, among others, are considered. The purpose of this research paper is to compare and analyze local law interpretations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, or just the Palermo Protocol , in a sample of countries who have ratified the international agreement. The countries selected for analysis vary from each other in how they stand as dominant origins or destinations of human trafficking and how well they do in eradicating the problem as categorized by the United States Trafficking in Persons Report (US TIP Reports) Tier statuses. Through asking a set of questions of each law, trends are revealed. The study found that local law documents used many elements from the Palermo Protocol to frame their documents; there were fewer differences than expected. The major differences were in how laws were integrated into the existing legal framework or if a comprehensive separate act was defined. Implications and the role of morality politics and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are theorized. Many studies in this field are laden with ever changing statistics, very specific case studies, or material that speaks to how the situation is stigmatized. All contribute to deeper understanding, but by objectively looking at how the major international mechanism works at a local level we may inch towards learning more about how the issue continues to pervade globally

Consumer-Based Strategy in Improving Business Post Covid-19

The business world in various sectors has experienced a decline both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Various difficulties were faced by the business world in terms of distribution, supply of raw materials, the production process of goods and services, financial and capital difficulties, sales targets that were not achieved, obstruction of business networks and inadequate mastery of technology and information. The purpose of this research is to focus on business improvement strategies both during and post-pandemic that can be implemented for entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Descriptive analysis is used with a data collection approach through literature review (library study) sourced from previous studies. The results of the study show that in several fields of business, such as marketing, human resources, finance, health, and others, they can implement sustainable business strategies by increasing the production of goods and services along with providing excellent service to consumers in an effective and efficient manner so that businesses can continue and thrive. grow. The conclusion of this study is that business actors are required to have good knowledge management and absorptive capacity to improve their business performance. Furthermore, for further research to be able to examine more sharply with wider research sources in the scope of various business fields, with a more in-depth discussion with more comprehensive analytical methods both qualitatively and quantitatively