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Etuk, Grace Koko; Akpan, Eno Gabriel; Etuk, Etuk Nssien – International Journal of Higher Education, 2012
This paper views overschooling as conditions whereby people occupy job positions which are not optimal for their qualifications. The theoretical backings for the paper are the Human Capital, the equity and the two-factor theories of motivation and job satisfaction. Antecedents to overschooling which are mentioned include educational emphasis, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Qualifications, Human Capital, Job Satisfaction
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Bruhn, John G.; Zajac, Gary; Al-Kazemi, Ali A.; Prescott, Loren D., Jr. – Journal of Higher Education, 2002
Explaining that academia is undergoing intense scrutiny by legislators and the public with respect to its accountability, examines some common ethical boundaries in the profession of academia and opportunities for ethics failure to occur, suggests a typology of ethics failure, and explores the response to ethics failure and its consequences for…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Classification, College Faculty, Ethics
Cherrey, Cynthia – Campus Activities Programming, 1990
Organizational culture is difficult to change, but the norms that exist are the easiest elements to identify and change. Even if changing the norms is not desirable, it is essential to understand and articulate them. A change in cultural norms is communicated through new expectations, different language, and new behaviors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Standards, Change Strategies, Classification