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Cat Links All Articles, Curriculum, Leadership, Soft Skills, Sustainability, Volume 08

The Importance of Creating a “Mindful Intelligent Leadership” Course and Integrating Mindfulness into the Sustainability Business Curriculum: A Literature Review

Posted on Shireen Musa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/IPYI6357 Abstract As companies strive to integrate aspects of sustainability into their operations, the literature suggests that the managers who will be tasked with implementing those sustainable initiatives should possess not only the skillset of a business acumen but also the ethos of mindfulness.  While the literature indicates the

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Cat Links All Articles, Leadership, Soft Skills, Volume 07

Rock the Doc: How I Used My Role as Professor to Become a Better Mentor

Posted on Geo Kelly

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/KNSA1436 Abstract The increasingly treacherous and unpredictable nature of professional development after college necessitates a support system for the new graduate. This vacancy has traditionally been filled by mentors both professionally and personally. Toward the end, this article demonstrates the practical application of a required meeting with a business

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Special Issue: The Campus of Tomorrow, Technology

The Campus of Tomorrow: Changing the Classroom for the Future of Work

Posted on Dr. Dwight W. Heaster

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/PMMR3255 The last couple of years has dramatically changed the world.  There have been changes in the way business is done.  Employers have found that employees do not always have to be in the same building to complete work.  In a recent article by Forbes, the project that 25%

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis

The Ship in a Storm: What Kind of Scholarship in a Time of Crisis?

Posted on Richard Barnes — Western Governors University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/MNEF1043 The COVID-19 pandemic has touched humanity more rapidly and more seriously than any other major disaster of the modern era. For the first time since World War II, a major global crisis has centered itself in the west, killing hundreds of thousands and sickening millions just in Europe

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Students

Student Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Survey of Park University Students

Posted on Alla Adams, MHA, MPH, Ph.D. and James Vanderleeuw, Ph.D. — Park University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/VJUE8328 Introduction In January 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) outbreak started in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020 and announced it as the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020 (World

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Online Learning, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Students

Student Reactions in Asynchronous Online Learning in the COVID-19 Emergency Crisis in Higher Education

Posted on Bonnie J. Covelli — University of St. Francis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/SNDB9676 Background The COVID-19 pandemic moved into the United States in January 2020 and by March, it had gained momentum (CDC, 2020; WHO, 2020). Over a very short time span, organizations were forced to respond to changing public health conditions.  In Illinois, the first COVID-19 stay-at-home order became effective

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Marketing, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Students, Technology

Marketing During Mayhem: Educating Students on Marketing Automation and Crisis Management Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on D. Ashley Elmore — Georgian Court University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/WPQR4003 Formulating long-term marketing plans is an integral part of branding and corporate communication. The strategic plan guides all marketing initiatives to ensure a shared vision and consistent branding. However, companies encounter internal and external events that disrupt their previous planned promotions. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of

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Cat Links All Articles, COVID-19, Special Issue: Reflections on the COVID Crisis, Technology

Self-Efficacy and Improved Information Technology Skills: A Quantitative Essay of Skill Development During the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on Michael T. Geier, Kristin Stowe, and Lisa A. Schwartz — Wingate University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/CIAW9995 Introduction The recent COVID-19 crisis forced university students to leave a structured learning environment for an unstructured one. In a structured learning environment, students shape their skills after their instructors’ skills (Dynan et al., 2008). In an unstructured environment, students have to practice their own self-directed skills with

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The Impact of COVID-19 in the African American Community

Posted on Lillie M. Hibbler-Britt, Ph. D. — University of Phoenix

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/LVKY7660 Introduction In the United States, communities have evaluated and implemented the closing of their local libraries as a means of saving taxpayer dollars. The argument is that the information available at a library can be easily obtained from online resources. Furthermore, books, magazines, and videos can be digitally

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The Sounds of Silence…Reflections of One Student’s Journey Through the COVID Pandemic Via the DBA HR Program at Northcentral University Online

Posted on Thomas Hotz, M.P.A. — NorthCentral University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/IJZP4542 I’m told that pursuing a doctoral degree involves an individual journey, fraught with promises and pitfalls that are unique to the individual experience of the student. To a large degree, this advice is very true. What they don’t tell you, however, is that this is more like a

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