{"product_id":"managing-risk-in-high-stakes-faculty-julee-t-flood-9781501728952","title":"Managing Risk in High-Stakes Faculty Employment Decisions","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the risks involved in hiring new faculty is becoming increasingly important. In \u003ci\u003eManaging Risk in High-Stakes Faculty Employment Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e Julee T. Flood and Terry Leap critically examine the landscape of US institutions of higher learning and the legal and human resource management practices pertinent to college and university faculty members. To help minimize the potential pitfalls in the hiring and promotion processes, Flood and Leap suggest ways that risk management principles can be applied within the unique culture of academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaims of workplace harassment and discrimination, violation of free speech and other First Amendment rights, social movements decrying unequal hiring practices, and the growing number of non-tenure track and adjunct faculty, require those involved in hiring and promotion decisions to be more knowledgeable about contract law, best practices in hiring, and risk management, yet many newly appointed administrators are often not sufficiently trained in these matters or in understanding how they might be applied in an academic setting. Human resource departments, hiring committees, department chairs, and academics seeking faculty jobs need resources such as Managing Risk in High-Stakes Faculty Employment Decisions now more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Outlines critical issues affecting U.S. higher education\u003cbr\u003e Analyzes the social and psychological biases that can arise during hiring, promotion, and tenure decisions\u003cbr\u003e Discusses contract and constitutional law from the perspective of institutions of higher learning\u003cbr\u003e Illustrates complex interactions that shape contractual, constitutional, and collegial issues in institutions of higher learning\u003cbr\u003e Examines contract rights and controversies for tenured and tenure-track faculty\u003cbr\u003e Describes how risk management processes can help to deal with these complicated, but critical, issues\u003cbr\u003e Addresses constitutional issues associated with academic freedom and free speech on campus\u003cbr\u003e Investigates the nebulous, but important, issue of collegiality\u003cbr\u003e Discusses the future for institutions of higher learning in hiring faculty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julee T. Flood, Terry L. Leap\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501728954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501728952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ILR Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Julee T. Flood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935203623167,"sku":"9781501728952","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_903db370-2d1b-4f70-8a71-a0654465ee2d.jpg?v=1681418458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/managing-risk-in-high-stakes-faculty-julee-t-flood-9781501728952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}