The presence of trust between employees and organizational actors is crucial on account of the high transaction costs and impracticality associated with formally contracting all aspects of workplace relationships (Arrow, 1973). However, despite the be . . .

We develop and test a theoretical model that explores how individuals appraise different types of stressful job demands and how these cognitive appraisals impact job performance. The model also explores how charismatic leaders influence such appraisal . . .

Often, when teaching management, students may understand the ideas behind concepts taught in the classroom, but they may not always be able to apply them. This is problematic because usually these skills and tools are the learning outcomes that would . . .

Purpose - In this paper we develop a theoretical explanation of conflicts and incompatible interpretations of events between agents of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and actors present in certain host countries. We situate the argument in comparati . . .

One of the recent dominant topics in library technology has been the development of library mobile websites and services tailored to mobile users. While much has been written and discussed on the subject, very little of the conversation has focused on . . .

Academic library budgets are contracting while library usage is increasing. How can academic libraries best help campuses reduce costs and better serve their communities? One strategy is collecting campus-created content online and making it available . . .

Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development -- attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature -- are . . .

Library faculty at CSUSM teach a two-week research module as part of the GEL 101 course. This spring, two library faculty piloted three team-taught sections, in order to enhance student learning and develop their teaching skills.

A major obstacle in teaching research methods is helping students to understand the difference between research at the university and high school levels. Librarians at CSUSM use a version of Kuhlthau's Information Search Process [ISP] (2004) to "demys . . .

Recruitment of minority librarians has been at the forefront of library literature for decades. However, what happens to those librarians after they graduate from library school and get their first library jobs? Do they stay in the profession for long . . .