Search Results - "Varela, Otmar"

Learning Outcomes of Study-Abroad Programs: A Meta-Analysis by VARELA, OTMAR E.

“…The increasing number of participants in study-abroad programs coupled with conflicting evidence about learning from these experiences motivated this study. I…”
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External validity of teamwork and leadership behavior in academic labs: evidence from samples in Peru and the U.S by Varela, Otmar E., Burke, Michael J., Jauregui, Kety, Quevedo, Susy

“…In this investigation, we tested hypotheses concerning how external validity, in relation to leadership and teamwork, was affected as participants moved from…”
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The Development of the Global Manager: An Empirical Study on the Role of Academic International Sojourns by VARELA, OTMAR E., GATLIN-WATTS, REBECCA

“…Student mobility is highly popular among the educational efforts directed at developing global competencies in management education. Yet research that…”
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Teaching core soft skills into business curriculum: Can we teach longitudinally? by Varela, Otmar E.

“…Many have expressed concerns with respect to the development of managerial skills in business graduate programs. Time constraints and limited practice…”
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Teaching in Higher Education after COVID-19: Optimizing Faculty Time and Effort Using a Proposed Model by Bajwa, Naeem, Tudor, Thomas, Varela, Otmar, Leonard, Karen

“…We propose a model for use in higher education after COVID-19 that addresses how to organize class methods for effective and efficient teaching outcomes for…”
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Online learning in management education: an empirical study of the role of personality traits by Varela, Otmar E., Cater, John James, Michel, Norbert

“…In this study we seek to better understand the outcomes of online education by observing the role of learners’ personality traits. Under the premise that the…”
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Learner-instructor similarity: a social attribution approach to learning by Varela, Otmar E, Cater III, John J, Michel, Norbert

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test a model in which instructor’s attributes (i.e. personality, age) are specified as social stimuli. Drawing on a…”
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A General Structure of Job Performance: Evidence from Two Studies by Varela, Otmar E., Landis, Ronald S.

“…Purpose The purpose of this study is to test alternative models of job performance based on competing categorization criteria. Design/methodological/approach…”
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Similarity attraction in learning contexts: An empirical study by Varela, Otmar E, Cater, John James, Michel, Norbert

“…This study tests a process model of learning in which trainer and trainee traits are simultaneously considered as endogenous variables of learning outcomes…”
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Do Cross-Cultural Values Affect Multisource Feedback Dynamics? The Case of High Power Distance and Collectivism in Two Latin American Countries by Varela, Otmar E., Premeaux, Sonya F.

“…In this investigation we report results of a study designed to test the effect of cross‐cultural values on multisource feedback (MSF). With the participation…”
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A Model of Emergence and Dysfunctional Effects of Emotional Conflict in Groups by Varela, Otmar E, Burke, Michael J, Landis, Ronald S

“…The current study tested a model of group effectiveness in which emotional conflict, negative affective tone in groups, and group mean agreeableness were…”
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The meaning of job performance in collectivistic and high power distance cultures: Evidence from three Latin American countries by Varela, Otmar E, Salgado, Elvira I, Lasio, Maria V

“…Purpose Three broad behavioral categories have been related to organizational goals: task (in‐role), citizenship (extra‐role), and counterproductive behaviors…”
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Teaching, research, and service as drivers of academic career success by Varela, Otmar, Premeaux, Sonya

“…Purpose In response to current initiatives that seek to rebalance the facets of academic jobs, this paper aims to examine the impact of teaching, research and…”
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Birds of a Feather?: A Test of Cultural Homogeneity Among a Sample of Latin American Countries by Varela, Otmar E, Esqueda, Sofia, Perez, Olivia

“…This study tests the cultural invariance in Latin America utilizing a sample of four representative countries - Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela…”
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Human capital and mobility as competing antecedents of career success: the case of academia by Varela, Otmar, Premeaux, Sonya, Bajwa, Naeem

“…Purpose Human capital and boundaryless career theory prevail in studies that examine objective and subjective career success respectively. However, evidence…”
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Teamwork Skill Assessment: Development of a Measure for Academia by Varela, Otmar, Mead, Esther

“…Popular teamwork assessments have been strongly criticized on the grounds of poor psychometric properties and their disconnect with conceptual models of…”
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Active versus passive teaching styles: An empirical study of student learning outcomes by Michel, Norbert, Cater, John James, Varela, Otmar

“…This study compares the impact of an active teaching approach and a traditional (or passive) teaching style on student cognitive outcomes. Across two sections…”
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The development of managerial skills in MBA programs: A reconsideration of learning goals and assessment procedures by Varela, Otmar, Burke, Michael, Michel, Norbet

“…Purpose Business schools have been under fire for their alleged inefficacy in developing students’ managerial skills in MBA programs. On the basis of extant…”
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The development of managerial skills in MBA programs by Varela, Otmar, Burke, Michael, Michel, Norbet

“…Purpose - Business schools have been under fire for their alleged inefficacy in developing students' managerial skills in MBA programs. On the basis of extant…”
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The meaning of job performance in collectivistic and high power distance cultures by Varela, Otmar E., Salgado, Elvira I., Lasio, Maria V.

“…Purpose - Three broad behavioral categories have been related to organizational goals: task (in-role), citizenship (extra-role), and counterproductive…”
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