St. Joseph's College

About: St. Joseph's College is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Pyridinium & Empire. The organization has 93 authors who have published 104 publications receiving 1003 citations.

Rationale and construct validity evidence for a measure of perceived organizational family support (POFS): Because purported practices may not reflect reality

Abstract: Although a substantial literature has accumulated regarding specific work-family practices and their effects, until recently little systematic attention has been paid to the overall climate of organizational work-family support. (In contrast, an analogous concept, colloquially referred to as 'family friendliness', has often been invoked but rarely systematically measured.) The present research provides a conceptual definition of our focal construct--perceived organizational family support (POFS)--that is grounded in the empirically supported theoretical framework of social support (cf. Greenhaus & Parasuraman, 1994). Construct validity evidence was obtained from a sample of 310 full-time employed individuals working for 96 organizations, and includes an examination of internal consistency reliability, factor analyses, content validity assessment, convergent and discriminant validity correlational analyses, and the computation of inter-rater agreement within organizations [rwg(j)]. Three component dimensio...

Behavioral Dimensions of Channels of Distribution: Review and Synthesis

Abstract: This paper reviews and synthesizes the past research in the area of behavioral dimensions of channels of distribution. The authors explore the focal points of works on bargaining, conflict, cooperation, power, performance, member roles, member satisfaction and political economy. Suggestions for future research are supplied.

Do Good Recruits Make Good Cops? Problems Predicting and Measuring Academy and Street-Level Success

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to extend White’s analysis predicting successful police recruit performance during academy training. Using police personnel data collected on 486 officers hired between 1996 and 2006 by a Midwestern police department, the authors examine characteristics related to academy success as well as active police service. The results show that most demographic and experience variables did not predict academy or active service success. However, White recruits and those scoring higher on the civil service exam consistently performed better on multiple academy outcome measures than their counterparts. In addition, those scoring higher on the overall academy success measure generally received better evaluations from their superiors. The results also show that higher education is not related to any of the measures of academy or on the job success used in these analyses.

Diosgenin reorganises hyperglycaemia and distorted tissue lipid profile in high-fat diet-streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Abstract: BACKGROUND Diabetes is often connected with significant morbidity, mortality and also has a pivotal role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Diet intervention, particularly naturaceutical antioxidants have anti-diabetic potential and avert oxidative damage linked with diabetic pathogenesis. The present study investigated the effects of diosgenin, a saponin from fenugreek, on the changes in lipid profile in plasma, liver, heart and brain in high-fat diet–streptozotocin (HFD-STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Diosgenin was administered to HFD-STZ induced diabetic rats by orally at 60 mg kg−1 body weight for 30 days to assess its effects on body weight gain, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance and cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids and phospholipids in plasma, liver, heart and brain. RESULTS The levels of body weight, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids, phospholipids, VLDL-C and LDL-C were increased significantly (P < 0.05) whereas HDL-C level decreased in the HFD/STZ diabetic rats. Administration of diosgenin to HFD-STZ diabetic rats caused a decrease in body weight gain, blood glucose, insulin, insulin resistance and also it modulated lipid profile in plasma and tissues. CONCLUSION The traditional plant fenugreek and its constituents mediate its anti-diabetic potential through mitigating hyperglycaemic status, altering insulin resistance by alleviating metabolic dysregulation of lipid profile in both plasma and tissues. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry

Indian Affairs and the Administrative State in the Nineteenth Century

Abstract: Introduction 1. The myth of open wilderness and the outlines of big government 2. Managed expansion in the early republic 3. Tippecanoe and treaties, too: executive leadership, organization, and effectiveness in the years of the factory system 4. The key to success and the illusion of failure 5. Big government Jacksonians 6. Tragically effective: the administration of Indian removal 7. Public administration, politics, and Indian removal: perpetuating the illusion of failure 8. Clearing the Indian barrier: Indian affairs at the center of national expansion 9. Containment and the weakening of Indian resistance: the effectiveness of reservation administration 10. What's an administrator to do? Reservations and politics 11. Conclusion: the myth of limited government.