Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas Recent documents in John W. Fraas en-us Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:23:58 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/35 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/35 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:16:03 PDT Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to test the ability of the theory of planned behaviour to predict worker intent towards an employee involvement (EI) programme, and the impact of union identification on workers' decision making. Design/methodology/approach - Union workers at a small manufacturing company in the Midwestern United States completed two questionnaires. The first questionnaire provided measures of the attitudinal, normative, and behavioural control components of the theory of planned behaviour and the degree to which they identified with their labour union. In the second questionnaire, the same respondents answered questions to measure their intention to support or oppose an employee involvement (EI) programme. Findings - Intentions to support EI were accurately predicted from attitudes, normative support, and perceived behavioural control (0.05 level). Level of union identification moderated the impact of attitudes on intention to support EI for workers that did not identify heavily with the labour union (0.05 level), but did not moderate the effect of normative support on intention for workers who identified heavily with the labour union. Research limitations/implications - The results indicate that the theory of planned behaviour has the potential to be an effective tool in predicting the behavioural outcomes of union members in the workplace, and that the level of union identification affects decision making. Research is limited by same source methodology and no direct measure of behaviour. Practical implications - Leaders, labour and management, who intend to implement new programmes, should give strong consideration to how workers' social cohorts influence their decision making and plan for this contingency when considering programme changes. Originality/value - The level of union identification influences perception and decision making but has not been considered in models of member decision making. EI research has tended to center on EI as the antecedent to outcomes such as job satisfaction, cooperation, retention, and quality of work life. This paper addresses the role of union identification in support for EI programmes, and uses a well-established behavioural theory to explain workers' decision-making process. John Fraas http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/34 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/34 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:04:09 PDT John Fraas http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/33 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/33 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:59:20 PDT John Fraas http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/32 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/32 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:45:09 PDT This paper evaluates the competitiveness of Ashland University (Ohio) faculty salaries and the degree of compression present in those salaries.. Based on the results of an academic year 1992-1993 evaluation of competitiveness and compression, a program was designed and implemented to increase salary levels of Ashland University faculty and at the same time reduced the degree of compression. This paper examines 1999-2000 academic year salary levels with respect to competitiveness and degree of compression six years after the original program's implementation. Two multiple regression analysis techniques were used to assess the degree of compression in the current salary structure; results indicate no salary compression in 1999-2000 faculty salaries. Average faculty salaries for the various academic ranks within the several colleges in the university system were, however, below the corresponding average salaries of comparable universities. Based on these results, a new program designed to increase the competitive levels of faculty salaries at Ashland University is being considered by the university's administration. (Contains 12 references.) John Fraas http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/31 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/31 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:44:54 PDT The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative effectiveness of the traditional conjoint analysis approach to the multiple regression approach that includes person vectors and profile analysis. It was expected that the more sophisticated models would increase the effectiveness in terms of its shrinkage estimates and the accuracy of its predictability of two holdout groups. The data source consisted of a sample of 100 students who rated eight colleges on five attributes -- quality of education, financial aid, quality of dorm life, student/faculty relations, and social life. John Fraas http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/30 http://works.bepress.com/john_fraas/30 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:23:03 PDT This paper presents the procedures that were used to identify faculty salary compression, as well as, a discussion of the compensation program that was designed and implemented at a university to reduce the degree of salary compression. An example of the procedure used in the compensation program to determine the amount of money received by each faculty member is provided. The impact of the program on salary compression at the university is analyzed, and the results of a survey of faculty and Dean perceptions of the program are reviewed. John Fraas