Black, White, and Biracial Students’ Engagement at Differing Institutional Types

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica C. Harris ◽  
Allison BrckaLorenz
Keyword(s):  
Biracial Students ◽  
Institutional Types

The hidden side of sub-supplier firms' sustainability – an empirical analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1771-1799
Author(s):  
Shobod Deba Nath ◽  
Gabriel Eweje ◽  
Aymen Sajjad
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Supply Management ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Second Tier ◽  
Institutional Types ◽  
Institutional Actors ◽  
Normative Logic

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how sub-suppliers decouple the implementation of sustainable supply management practices in supply chains, and what institutional logics permit these suppliers to do so.Design/methodology/approachFollowing a qualitative design, we conducted 23 in-depth semi-structured interviews with owners and managers of apparel sub-suppliers. To corroborate research findings, the views of owners and managers were triangulated by further interviewing 18 key representatives of wide-ranging institutional actors.FindingsThe findings suggest that owners and managers of sub-suppliers use two decoupling responses: (1) consensual strategy to compromise sustainability requirements (2) concealment strategy. In addition, this paper identifies multiple institutional types of conflicting logics: instrumental logic, legitimacy logic complexity and gaps in normative logic, which interplay amongst sub-suppliers whereby permit to decouple the implementation of supply management practices.Research limitations/implicationsWhile the current paper provides an early contribution from the perspectives of second-tier and third-tier suppliers, future research could be extended to include further upstream sub-suppliers and downstream tiers including the end consumers.Practical implicationsIt is important for brand-owning retailers and first-tier suppliers to predict sub-suppliers' decoupling behaviour and conflicts for supply management practices implementation since they may present potential vulnerability for buyers and lead suppliers.Originality/valueThis study extends the application of institutional theory and contributes to the literature on extended suppliers' supply management practices in a developing country context, which is an under-researched area.

Community Colleges in America and Distance Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 302-303
Author(s):  
Gary A. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
The United States ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Common Mistake ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Institutional Types ◽  
Four Year Institutions

Community colleges in the United States have played an important role in the development and implementation of various forms of computer- and media-based education. A common mistake made when discussing distance learning in American higher education is to fail to distinguish the policies and practices of different institutional types. Generalizations about distance learning are particularly misleading if one does not recognize the very large differences in mission, resources, stakeholders, and external pressures between community colleges and four-year institutions.

Identity Salience for Latino Male Collegians at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Emerging HSIs, and Non-HSIs

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina A. Garcia ◽  
Oscar E. Patrón ◽  
Jenesis J. Ramirez ◽  
Lisanne T. Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Identity Salience ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institution ◽  
Latino Male ◽  
Institutional Types ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
The Way

This article challenges the notion of underachievement of Latino male collegians by examining those who successfully enter higher education. Using in-depth interviews, we analyze the way three different institutional types contribute to the racial/ethnic identity salience of Latinos, looking specifically at the curricular and co-curricular structures available at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and emerging HSI in comparison with non-HSIs. Findings reveal differences in identity salience based on the college context.

Unraveling the Complexity of the Increase in College Grades From the Mid-1980s to the Mid-1990s

1999 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
George D. Kuh ◽  
Shouping Hu
Keyword(s):  
White Students ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges ◽  
Grade Inflation ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Student Background ◽  
Academic Effort ◽  
Institutional Types ◽  
Comprehensive Colleges ◽  
College Grades

To determine the factors contributing to the widely reported increase in average undergraduate grades, data were analyzed from students from two different time periods: 22, 792 students in the mid-1980s and 29,464 in the mid-1990s. After controlling for student background characteristics and institutional characteristics, it appears that undergraduate grades increased across different types of institutions and major fields, but the increases were not of the same magnitude or due to the same factors. Evidence of grade inflation was found only at research universities and selective liberal arts colleges, while grade deflation occurred at general liberal arts colleges and comprehensive colleges and universities and in the humanities and social sciences. Also contributing to the increase in grades were changes in student characteristics and subtle adjustments in grading reward structures at all institutional types and for all major field clusters. In general, grading reward structures favored White students, female students, and upper-division students. Equally important, students 'academic effort was rewarded consistently across time at all institutions and major fields, with students who invested more time and effort in their studies reporting higher grades.

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