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December 2008

More on Business Books

December 29, 2008

In this blog, I have previously expressed my reservations regarding popular business books. The Academy of Management Perspectives for November of 2008 features two intriguing articles on a best selling business book by Jim Collins titled Good to Great. As with many books of this type, Good to Great identified exceptional companies and then investigated [...]

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Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology

December 27, 2008

The American Psychologist for December of 2008 includes an article on “Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology.” These standards are intended to bring psychology in-line with other groups adopting standards for evidence based practice. In that many disciplines adopt APA Publication Standards, any such set of guidelines will be very influential. The standards will impact areas [...]

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Daddy Does Diapers

December 26, 2008

Ideas come from diverse places. I was recently reading my high school Alumni newsletter, Saint Ignatius Magazine, when I came across an article “Daddy Does Diapers” by Brian Kantz. The article covers the phenomena of men who stay home to take care of the children, while their wives are at work. the “stay-at-home-Dad.”
Kantz estimates that [...]

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Akron Fire Lawsuit Results

December 24, 2008

Results from an Akron Public Service Lawsuit. A federal jury awarded 23 Akron firefighters nearly $2 million after finding that a 2004 test Akron used for lieutenant and captain positions skewed against white applicants for captain’s rank and black candidates for lieutenant.
The jurors, who delivered their verdict this afternoon before U.S. Judge John R. Adams, [...]

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For Akron U I-O Alumni and Friends – More Free Goodies – Akron U Newsletter

December 22, 2008

The I-O Program of the University of Akron now has a newsletter. For a copy, go to the link for the Akron U I-O Newsletter.

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Open NEO Human Resource Jobs 2

December 22, 2008

Another announcement of an opening for a Human Resource job in Northeast Ohio, Cleveland. This job is for a Human Resource Manager and would require a degree and several years of human resource experience. If you have an interest, contact or send a resume to Rosanna Miguel [mailto:rmiguel@oestrategies.com].

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Holiday Free Gifts 1

December 20, 2008

The ESADE is a private university located in Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain. ESADE has an Institute of Public Management (ESADE IDGP), which offers a free newsletter. You have to subscribe to get the free newsletter, but it does have quite a few interesting articles for those who are interested in public sector management. For example, the recent [...]

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NEO Human Resource Jobs

December 15, 2008

The Cleveland Metroparks has a job opportunity for an Associate Director of Human Resources – Recruitment and Diversity. This job requires an appropriate degree plus relevant HR experience.
Cleveland has a very nice metro park system, providing a number of opportunities for outdoor recreation.

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Akron U’s New I-O Psychology Graduates

December 15, 2008

The University of Akron held its fall commencement on Saturday, December 13th. We had two new I-O Psychology Ph.D.s.
James E. Kuthy. Jim is already employed with Biddle Consulting Group.
Aarti Shyamsunder. Aarti is already employed with Kronos.
Congratulations to both Jim and Aarti.

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Arena Football League – To Shut Down?

December 10, 2008

News reports indicate the Arena Football League might close down. I was willing to do without Archway cookies and even american automobiles, but football (even played indoors)? Losing football is just going too far.

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