Presenters: Tim Hatcher and Tina Irvine
Title: Voice of Innovation: New propositions linking Employee Dissent, Critical Human Resource Development (CHRD) and Innovation
Abstract: Innovation is a requirement for an organization’s success. They struggle to establish cultures that nurture innovation. Organization culture is significant in advancing innovation. Critical Human Resource Development (CHRD) is a recent concept developed to enhance organization culture by challenging the focus on performativity and a ‘bottom line’ mentality. An integral concept of CHRD is employee participation and autonomy. Without employee engagement and freedom to speak openly developing an innovative culture breaks down (Burke, date; Morton, 2011). Innovative cultures are limited because employee voice and dissent is either curtailed or condemned. However, the conceptual relationship between CHRD, employee dissent and innovative cultures remains unclear and underdeveloped. To address the conceptual relationship between CHRD, employee dissent and innovative cultures new propositions are developed to effect change CHRD must also suggest actions that impact practice; innovation provides for an innovative culture through employee voice, freedom of expression, engagement and participation; employee dissent, voice and free exchange of ideas and opinions without repercussions or condemnation is a necessary practice to create innovation.
Presenter: Lisa Thomson
Title: An Examination of Institutional and Faculty Barriers to Distance Education
Abstract: This paper examines the existing literature on institutional and faculty barriers to the implementation of distance education in higher education. Currently, a comprehensive literature review does not exist for this topic, making it difficult for leaders and researchers to synthesize the existing barriers in a way that will prepare leaders to meaningfully implement distance learning. Utilizing Rogers’ (2003) diffusion of innovation theory to provide the theoretical foundation, institutional missions, the cost of technology, and faculty resistance are considered as key factors. These barriers are also examined within business schools specifically. This session will discuss recommendations for mitigating concerns at the institutional level, along with implications for practice.
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Presenter: Leslie Dare
Title: Technology & Generation Z
Abstract: This presentation will highlight Generation Z’s use and understanding of technology, including communication technologies and the use of social media, as well as impact of technology on students’ behavior (both inside and outside the classroom). The presentation will also provide suggestions for faculty, advisors and student affairs practitioners on how to incorporate existing technologies into their practices, and keep pace with both the latest generation of students and the technologies they use.