Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This study presented one of the salient themes which emerged from the lived experiences of the women and men during their reflections, as subordinates, on their dialogue with their supervisors. The findings indicated that the subordinates in this study categorized their relationships with their supervisors as friendships, non-friendships/professionals, or family. Subordinates who reported being friends with their bosses, most often Caucasian Americans, seemed also to indicate having more rewarding superior-subordinate interactions. These relationships with their bosses opened other doors for them in there respective companies. Subordinates seeking or being afforded only non-friend/professional relationships with their bosses seemed to enjoy fewer professional favors or privileges than their counterparts. African American women, more so than other groups, tended to reveal having only professional relationships with their supervisors. Additionally, Latino/a American subordinates often had friendships with their bosses but many maintained that the likelihood or the quality of these friendships varied across races. The subordinates in this study who reported to family members were Caucasian American, and they appeared to have more genuine and personal dialogue with their supervisors than other groups.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Against current views of civic nationalism as a wholly democratizing ideology, this paper explores how the discourse both advanced formal racial equality and opposed more radical challenges to racism in the context of New Deal politics and the UAW.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: The governments of most accession Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries have shown keen interest to adopt the Euro soon after EU accession. This interest is motivated, on the one hand, by want for a strong political signal, namely of an irrevocable “return to Europe”. The interest is motivated as well by a search for a reform anchor that imposes a binding constraint on fiscal policy and wage bargains at home. This keen interest has been persevered despite the fact that the rules of the EMU club were written without considering the CEE countries’ future membership. This paper conceptualises hegemony as a specific transfer of political property rights. This captures both the use of delegation as a commitment device and the problematique of disenfranchisement that such delegation entails. The dilemma of CEE countries in joining a hegemonic club is explored with reference to Poland, the largest candidate country.

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Abstract: This research reveals unconventional and savvy communication techniques that Latino/a or Hispanic Americans can utilize in order to manage relations with their supervisors. It further explicates some of the lived organizational experiences of the individuals who participated in this study, revealing how they strive for equality in an effort to achieve organizational success. This work concludes with articulation of suggestions on how the leaders who manage these Latino/a or Hispanic Americans can maximize their effectiveness.

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Abstract: Those who enact legal procedures (authorities) and those targeted by procedures (subordinates) differ in their notions of justice. This study explored the conditions under which this disparity occurs. Participants read a vignette describing the interrogation of an airline passenger, in a 2 (Role: Authority, Subordinate) x 2 (Respect: High, Low) x 3 (Threat: Low, High, Moral) between-subjects experimental design. Results indicated differences between those randomly assigned to the authority and subordinate roles, driven by differences in the moral significance of a perceived threat. Authorities perceived a passenger with harmful intentions as more morally offensive, and were more punitive in response.