Books published by Information Age Publishing

The Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) model of leadership has shown that effective leader-follower relationships predict employee well-being and performance. Less research, however, has addressed how diversity variables may affect the development of leader-member exchange and outcomes. This book addresses the challenges of how diversity may impact the development of effective working relationships.

Quality Function Deployment is an effective tool to help organisations to become more competitive by designing their products and services to satisfy customers' requirements. This book is precise and direct and focuses on the key issues in building the House of Quality otherwise known as Quality Function Deployment.

Explains the steps of Outcome Harvesting and how to customize them according to the nine underlying principles. The author shares his experience and gives practical advice on how to work with Outcome Harvesting and remain true to its essential features.

"The Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more culturally revered today than ever. As public health and socioeconomic inequity gaps continue to widen between the African American community and other racial groups, the HBCUs embody a shared support system. Since the 1800s, this body of prestigious higher education institutions have represented trusted pathways for the advancement of our community. With these historical accomplishments in mind, it is crucial for HBCUs and their leadership to create a vision for generations to come. Visionary leadership is a must for our storied institutions to advance beyond just surviving into fully thriving. As such, our book project, Imagining the Future: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - A Matter of Survival, offers cutting edge ideas, suggestions and advice from HBCU alumni, proponents, faculty leaders, and researchers for HBCU leadership to cultivate success today and into the foreseeable future. Imagining the Future: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - A Matter of Survival promises timely, relevant and emergent scholarship as well as perspectives for HBCU leadership, HBCU scholars and HBCU supporters"--

"The Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more culturally revered today than ever. As public health and socioeconomic inequity gaps continue to widen between the African American community and other racial groups, the HBCUs embody a shared support system. Since the 1800s, this body of prestigious higher education institutions have represented trusted pathways for the advancement of our community. With these historical accomplishments in mind, it is crucial for HBCUs and their leadership to create a vision for generations to come. Visionary leadership is a must for our storied institutions to advance beyond just surviving into fully thriving. As such, our book project, Imagining the Future: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - A Matter of Survival, offers cutting edge ideas, suggestions and advice from HBCU alumni, proponents, faculty leaders, and researchers for HBCU leadership to cultivate success today and into the foreseeable future. Imagining the Future: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - A Matter of Survival promises timely, relevant and emergent scholarship as well as perspectives for HBCU leadership, HBCU scholars and HBCU supporters"--

What are the obstacles and challenges teachers and students face in their respective school settings and how do they grapple with and overcome them? What do these teachers and students know that motivates and informs their work? Contributors to this volume take up these questions and share the findings of their research.

Examines the narratives of student affairs professionals and how they navigate their professional experiences. Contributors approach both the challenges and opportunities they have experienced due to being a Black while working as a student affairs practitioner.

Examines the narratives of student affairs professionals and how they navigate their professional experiences. Contributors approach both the challenges and opportunities they have experienced due to being a Black while working as a student affairs practitioner.

Teacher-pupil planning means teachers and students working in a partnership to articulate a problem, develop objectives, locate resources, and evaluate progress. The intent of this volume is to demonstrate the efforts taking place in teacher education programs and middle grades classrooms today.

Teacher-pupil planning means teachers and students working in a partnership to articulate a problem, develop objectives, locate resources, and evaluate progress. The intent of this volume is to demonstrate the efforts taking place in teacher education programs and middle grades classrooms today.

Research has shown that there are several environmental and social barriers, including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments, in colleges and universities that continue to block women's progress in STEM. This book addresses the issues that encounter women of color in STEM in higher education.

Presents a collection of personal stories. In this volume, academics, teachers, students, activists, and artists share their personal stories of triumph, tribulations, and courage in their daily fight for social justice and equality.