The appointment of interim community college presidents, the topic of this study, is a little understood phenomenon. A growing shortage of community college presidents coupled with a lack of replacements suggests the appointment of interims will continue well into the future. This study, with a purpose of looking at the factors related to the appointment of interim community college presidents, was needed to inform the practice of those considering hiring or being an interim president. Data for the study were collected from online announcements of presidential appointments. Potential relationships between the type of presidential appointment (interim or permanent) and several factors were examined: (a) institutional characteristics (state, geographic region, size, locale), (b) the reason for the transition, (c) personal characteristics of the appointee (gender, origin, prior presidential experience, prior presidential interim experience, prior type of institution, previous position held, and retirement status), and (d) the time of year of the transition. Additional research questions looked at the relationship between the titles interim and acting and the length of the appointment; and compared interim presidents who were subsequently appointed to the permanent presidency to those who were not. Statistically significant associations were found between: the reason for the transition and the type of appointment; the origin of the appointee and the type of appointment; prior interim president experience and the type of appointment; retirement status and the type of appointment; time of year and the type of appointment; and the titles interim or acting and the length of appointment. The study also found interims who were appointed to the subsequent permanent position were unlikely to have previous presidential experience, and it was infrequent for insiders other than the interim to obtain the subsequent permanent position. This study implied college boards of trustees should create succession plans and have hiring policies in place that address issues related to the appointment of interims. Individuals seeking a permanent presidency should be aware that accepting an interim position could be an advantageous career step, but should also carefully assess the specific situation before accepting an interim position. / Graduation date: 2013

Historically, Black women‘s workplace experiences have been understudied, partially due to an implicit assumption that their experiences are subsumed by research on Black men and/or White women. This oversight is even more evident in the field of management. However, considerable attention has been given to the debate about whether Black women are at a double advantage (i.e., as supposed affirmative action ―two-for-one bargains‖) or at a double disadvantage due to their double marginalizing characteristics. Empirical research in the area has found support for each side, furthering the debate, but also advancing an overly simplistic explanation for a set of experiences that is certainly much more complicated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the conditions under which Black women, when seeking managerial employment, are at a double advantage or disadvantage, using Critical Race Feminism, Cox‘s Interactional Model of Cultural Diversity (IMCD; 1994), and theories of social categorization as the theoretical foundation. A 2 (sex) x 2 (race) x 2 (demographic composition of the workplace) betweensubjects design was used to test the hypotheses that the Black female applicant would have a double disadvantage in a more demographically balanced organization and double advantage in an organization that is more White and male. Participants (N = 361) reviewed information about an organization (where demographic composition was manipulated) and three available management positions. They also reviewed a fictional professional networking profile of a job applicant where race and sex were manipulated iv through photos, and job qualifications and experience were held constant. Based on all of the information, they rated the applicant on his/her suitability for the jobs. Results of planned contrasts and ANOVAs showed partial support for the hypotheses. In the balanced organization, the Black female applicant was rated lower in suitability for entry-level management than the Black male and White female applicants. Likewise, she was rated higher than the Black male and White female applicants in the less diverse organization, when evaluated for upper-level management. Thus, the study clarifies the theories of double advantage and double disadvantage by identifying organizational composition as a moderator of the relationship between applicant race/sex and employment outcomes (i.e., management suitability ratings). The implications of these findings are discussed.

In 1994, the Federal Government is projected to face a critical personnel problem that a large number of Senior Executive Service members will be eligible for retirement. The Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) is a major program designed to train potential candidates for the Senior Executive Service positions. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) provides agencies with a broad guideline so that they are able to design their own development programs that best suit their needs and circumstances. After the completion of the program, the candidates’ qualifications will be reviewed by the OPM's Qualification Review Board. The qualified candidates, then, will receive certifications from the Qualification Review Board. However, this does not guarantee the candidates the SES placement. The study investigates the SESCDP in several federal agencies, namely, the Department of Interior, the Department of Labor, the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the Small Business Administration. Specifically, it examines the agencies' values and philosophy (basic assumptions) of training the executives, the agencies’ succession planning, their implementation of the programs (the strengths and weaknesses), and their relationships with the OPM. One major purpose of the study is to examine the SESCDPs currently operated by the five federal agencies. Based on government documents and an in-depth interview with the policy makers, experts, program coordinators, and participants, the data was analyzed across all five cases and in relation to Office of Personnel Management's framework. Through various methods of analysis--system analysis, strategic management, and other related executive development theories and learning theories, the results show four major issues of the federal agency SESCDP: 1) the lack of systematic program; 2) the lack of strategic succession planning; 3) the lack of career development planning and; 4) the impacts of the Clinton Administration on the program implementation. To counter the above problems, the author recommends that the federal executive development program should be systematically designed to provide career development to every federal employees at all levels and a system of strategic succession planning should be implemented government-wide. / Ph. D.

by Chow Ho Kong, Tang Ying Cheung, Eric. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [35-37]). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Significance of Managerial Selection --- p.1 / Environmental Context --- p.2 / Banking Industry --- p.2 / Recruitment Environment --- p.3 / Problem Identification: Imperfect Selection Process --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- SCOPE OF STUDY --- p.6 / Objectives of This Study --- p.6 / Methodology --- p.7 / Chapter III. --- OVERVIEW ON THE MANAGERIAL SELECTION PROCESS --- p.8 / Functions and Success Factors of Selection --- p.8 / Stages of Selection Process --- p.10 / Chapter IV. --- STAGES OF MANAGERIAL SELECTION PROCESS --- p.12 / Stage One: Pre-Selection --- p.12 / Internal Manpower Needs --- p.13 / Job Analysis --- p.14 / Managerial Competencies --- p.16 / Stage Two: Selection --- p.19 / Stage Three: Post-Selection --- p.25 / Chapter V. --- CURRENT PRACTICES OF MANAGERIAL SELECTION IN BANKS --- p.28 / The Interviews with Banks --- p.28 / Pre-Selection Stage --- p.29 / Communication of Job Opening --- p.29 / Job Analysis --- p.30 / Managerial Competencies --- p.31 / Sourcing of Potential Candidates --- p.31 / Chapter V. --- CURRENT PRACTICES OF MANAGERIAL SELECTION IN BANKS (Continued) / Selection Stage --- p.32 / Application Letter / Resume and Written Test --- p.32 / Job Interview --- p.33 / Validity of Selection Methods --- p.33 / Selection Decision --- p.35 / Post-Selection Stage --- p.35 / Induction Programme --- p.35 / Probationary Period --- p.36 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.38 / Recommendations on Banks' Managerial Selection Process --- p.38 / Proactive Role of Human Resources Managers --- p.38 / In-depth Job Analysis to Identify Job-Specific Competencies --- p.39 / Well Documented Records in Each Stage of Selection Process --- p.40 / Cost Effective Use of Managerial Competencies Model --- p.41 / Use of Structured Interview for Testing --- p.41 / Selection Decision Made According to Pre-Determined Criteria --- p.42 / Induction Programme to Socialize New Manager --- p.42 / Evaluation after Probationary Period as Feedback --- p.42 / Implications on the Designed Framework of Managerial Selection Process --- p.43 / Conclusion --- p.45 / APPENDIX / BIBLIOGRAPHY