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1. National HRD and Investment in Human Capital: Opportunity Costs of U.S. Postsecondary Education

Author

Cornachione, Edgard and Daugherty, Jenny

Abstract

This study explores opportunity costs of postsecondary education in the U.S. in the past three decades. Based on human capital theory, data from the U.S. Census, along with parameters for high education achievement (involving bachelors and advanced degrees), were fed into a forecasting model developed for this purpose. Beyond descriptive statistics on the opportunity costs for bachelors or advanced degrees, findings on gender differences are discussed in light of the National HRD (human resource development) framework. (Contains 4 figures and 2 tables.)

Published
2008

2. Rapid Prototyping Instructional Design: Revisiting the ISD Model

Author

Daugherty, Jenny, Teng, Ya-Ting, and Cornachione, Edgard

Abstract

An exploratory investigation, utilizing mixed methods, was used to examine the quality and usability of the product and the client's role within a rapid prototyping instructional design approach. Forty engineering and business undergraduates participating in a leadership training session and an instructional design team comprised the sample for this study. Findings support that the rapid prototyping process results in a high quality and usable product, and a successful relationship with the client. (Contains 1 table.)

Published
2007

3. Curriculum and Propensity toward Online Accounting Education

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Cornachione, Edgard B., Casa Nova, Silvia P. C., and Trombetta, Maria Rosa

Abstract

Based on the framework of human resource development and workplace educational needs, this study set focus on analyzing working adults' propensity toward attending online accounting MBA courses and whether specific content areas may be related to this fact. A sample of 100 graduate students enrolled in a top-ranked face-to-face Brazilian accounting MBA was studied. Findings support the assumption that course content plays a relevant role to students' propensity toward attending online courses. (Contains 5 tables.)

Published
2006

4. The Meaning of Work and Performance-Focused Work Attitudes among Midlevel Managers in the United States and Brazil

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Kuchinke, K. Peter and Cornachione, Edgard B.

Abstract

This survey-based study investigated work meaning and performance-focused work attitudes of some 315 midlevel managers in diverse industries in the United States and Brazil to determine similarities, differences, and relationships among absolute and relative meaning of work, work role identification, desired work outcomes, and job satisfaction, career fulfillment, and organizational commitment. The study found strong levels of absolute work centrality in both countries and similar rank orderings for nonwork-related domains of life. Work role identification patterns differed, and so did the levels of intrinsic and extrinsic work values. A small number of demographic and work meaning dimensions predicted job satisfaction, career fulfillment, and organizational commitment, but this pattern was different for the samples from each country. The article concludes with a discussion of these patterns of similarities and differences for the research and application of performance theory and improvement in cross-cultural settings. (Contains 6 tables.)

Published
2010
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5. Evaluation Use and Involvement of Internal Stakeholders: The Case of a New Non-Degree Online Program in Brazil

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Cornachione, Edgard B., Trombetta, Maria R., and Casa Nova, Silvia P. C.

Abstract

To what extent does the intense and direct involvement of internal stakeholders, such as program managers and staff members, play a significant role toward evaluation use? Stakeholder involvement is a key element in evaluation and evaluation use is considered within a broader sense that includes organizational knowledge, individual skills, and immediate program reviews. The background of this new non-degree online program is directly related to the Brazilian socioeconomic, cultural, and educational framework. Conclusions include 12 major claims related to program evaluation and an integrative approach involving Patton's and Stake's evaluation theories. Although delimited by the natural boundaries of a case study design, conclusions may benefit the strategic discussion of program evaluation in similar situations, at both professional and academic levels. (Contains 4 exhibits.)

Published
2010
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16. Work meaning among mid-level professional employees: A study of the importance of work centrality and extrinsic and intrinsic work goals in eight countries

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Kuchinke, K. Peter, Ardichvili, Alexandre, Borchert, Margaret, Cornachione, Edgard B., Cseh, Maria, Kang, Hye-Seung, Oh, Seok, Polanski, Andrzej, Tynaliev, Urmat, Zav'jalova, Elena, Kang, H.-S., Young Oh, S., and Rozanski, A.

Subjects
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, TRABALHO, business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, Globe, Work values, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Life domain, Cross-cultural studies, Management, medicine.anatomical_structure, medicine, Assertiveness, Human resources, business, Psychology, Centrality, Social psychology, Valuation (finance), media_common
Abstract

We conducted a survey-based study on the meaning of work of some 1500 mid-level professional employees in private and public organizations in eight countries. Using the country clustering described in the GLOBE series of studies and the theoretical framework of the Meaning of Work study, five hypotheses were tested. The study found support for the universal valuation of work and family as major life domains and the relative importance of leisure, religion, and community involvement. Work centrality was related in differentiated ways to performance orientation, assertiveness, and humane orientation indices. Extrinsic and intrinsic work goals differed and were related to country clustering. The report concludes with implications for the theory and practice of human resource development and offers suggestions for further research.

Published
2011

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