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When the student is ready, the teacher will appear: The impact of change on readiness to learn
(2017-12)
As individuals go through life and experience the workplace they encounter changes, new and novel situations, planned and unplanned. Each of those encounters is an opportunity for an individual to appraise their readiness ...
Terminal materialism vs. instrumental materialism: Can materialism be beneficial?
(2009-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Previous research has focused on the negative outcomes of materialism (e.g., Richins and Dawson 1992). This dissertation extends the work of Csikszentmihalyi and Rochberg-Halton (1978) to investigate ...
Goody-good effect: When social comparisons of ethical behavior and performance lead to self-threat versus self-enhancement, social undermining, and ostracism
(2013-12)
I extend work on behavioral ethics by proposing that there can be unfavorable consequences to ethical behavior. Drawing on social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954), I find that employees experience self-threat and ...