Native American cultural influences on career self-schemas and MBA fit

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Klemm Verbos ◽  
Deanna M. Kennedy ◽  
Joseph S. Gladstone ◽  
Carolyn Birmingham
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
American Interest ◽  
Diverse Groups

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop two new constructs (career self-schemas and career locus) and present a conceptual model of the influence of Native American culture on MBA fit. Design/methodology/approach – Using a social cognitive lens on career theory, the authors examine the possible effects of cultural influences on the fit between Native Americans’ career goals and an MBA. Specifically, the authors propose that cultural factors contribute to career self-schemas inconsistent with Native American perceptions of business graduate education. Career self-schemas are an individual’s cognitive map of the self in his or her career. Findings – The conceptual model proposes that aspects of career self-schemas may explain lagging Native Americans’ MBA fit: the MBA is culturally inconsistent, and a community career locus. Research limitations/implications – The model needs to be tested empirically. This research has implications that extend beyond Native Americans to help explain the career aspirations of other diverse groups. Social implications – Native Americans are, in recent years, engaging in economic development that would benefit from Native Americans with MBAs. The authors make recommendations for increasing Native American interest in MBA programs. Originality/value – This paper introduces the constructs of career self-schemas and career locus to explain lagging MBA fit for Native Americans. The constructs may also be applied in other cultures and with other ethnic groups to explain differences in career choice. It may be particularly helpful in an international context.

Health Care for the Underprivileged in the Land of Affluence: California Native Americans

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-381
Author(s):  
Theodore A. Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Care Education ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Indian Identity ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Indian Lands

The American Indian has demonstrated all too clearly, despite his recent move to urban centers, that he is not content to be a poverty statistic. He has demonstrated the strength and fiber of strong cultural and social ties by maintaining an Indian identity in many of the nation's largest metropolitan centers. At the same time, he aspires to the same goal of all citizens—a life of decency and self-sufficiency. The non-Indian population of California needs to keep in mind that at the time the Indians agreed (under coercion in most cases) to turn their ancestral lands over to the white man, treaties were signed by the Indians which promised that, in exchange for Indian lands, the white man would provide for the health care, education, and welfare of Indians. Indians are attempting to achieve a life-style compatible with individual dignity and personal peace—the base of Native American culture. There must be rediscovery and preservation of that culture to insure the physical, mental, and environmental well-being of its members.

scholarly journals Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Among Native Americans: The Eagle Adventure Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Fox ◽  
Teresa Jackson ◽  
Sarah Miracle ◽  
Ursula O’Hara ◽  
Stephany Parker
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Adventure Program ◽  
Program Components ◽  
Tribal Nation

Eagle Adventure (EA), developed in collaboration between a Tribal Nation and university partners, is based on the Eagle Books published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The books and EA are based in the tradition of Native American storytelling and cultures but speak to all children. EA reinforces making healthy choices to grow-up healthy and prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. EA uses the socioecological model as a framework for program components and social cognitive theory constructs to address behavior change. Since 2010, over 6,000 students have participated in EA in partnership with numerous tribes throughout Oklahoma.

Lakota virtues and leadership principles: insights and applications for ethical leaders

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cam Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lakota Sioux ◽  
Great Community ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Ethical Leaders

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the practical value and leadership applications of the 12 virtues of the Lakota (Sioux) nation and their importance for ethical leaders in the modern world. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes and briefly summarizes each of the 12 Lakota virtues and presents parallel insights from the leadership literature in summarizing the ethically-related nature of the Lakota virtues. Findings The paper demonstrates that scholars in leadership affirm that the Lakota virtues have parallel scholarly support as important factors in ethical leadership. Research limitations/implications The paper affirms the importance of virtue-based leadership principles as a useful approach for modern leaders and demonstrates the wisdom and practical value of traditional Lakota perspectives. The opportunity to focus on the importance of virtue-based ethical leadership is reinforced. Practical implications Today’s current and would-be leaders can benefit by comparing their own perspectives about leadership with the 12 Lakota virtues. By examining their own behaviors and comparing them with the Lakota virtues, leaders and those who wish to lead can increase their understanding of the value of these virtues in the leader-follower relationship. Social implications The Lakota (Sioux) nation represents a noble people who were feared and respected. As Native Americans, the virtues of the Lakota nation greatly influenced the culture of this once great community of people, and the virtues that guided them and that continue to influence them today have practical value for modern society. Originality/value Little has been written in the management literature about the practical application of Native American virtues and values and the opportunity to revisit the implications of the Lakota virtues adds to the leadership literature and provides insights about this people.

scholarly journals Media, Language and Cultural Transformation in Alexies Flight: A Study of Globalization

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Asma Zafar ◽  
Noor Ul Qamar Qasmi ◽  
Mumtaz Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
The Masses

Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon that has reshaped all the spheres of life and culture. This article explores how language and media have been treated in the cultural dimension of globalization that has had a transforming effect on the lives of the masses of a marginalized group of Native Americans in Alexie's Flight that demonstrates the cultural transformation of the Native Americans under white discursive practices. Manfred B. Steger's theorization serves as a basis for this study to find out how Native Americans are culturally transformed under the ever-increasing influence of globalization. In this process, language has lost its value at an official and cultural level. Alexie's Flight demonstrates the cultural transformation in the Native Americans. This text is about the white discursive practices affecting Native American culture.

scholarly journals A conceptual model of social entrepreneurial intention based on the social cognitive career theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anh T.P. Tran ◽  
Harald Von Korflesch
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Cognitive Career Theory ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Career Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Cognitive Career

Purpose Entrepreneurial intention plays a major role in entrepreneurship academia and practice. However, little is known about the intentions of entrepreneurs in the social area of venture creation. This paper aims to formulate a well-organized model of social entrepreneurial intention. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on intention models in entrepreneurship literature in general and social entrepreneurship in particular to identify gaps. Based on these findings, a new conceptual model is formulated. Findings There is no research to be found which uses the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) to explain about an individual’s intention to become a social entrepreneur, although this theory is recently suggested as an inclusive framework for entrepreneurial intention (Doan Winkel et al., 2011). It is also supportive by the empirical research of Segal et al. (2002). Therefore, a conceptual model of entrepreneurial intention in the field of social entrepreneurship is formulated based on adapting and extending the SCCT. Originality/value The paper contributes to the social entrepreneurship literature by providing new insights about social entrepreneurial intention. The result has important implications for theory and practice. In theory, it is the first model offering the SCCT as the background of formation for social entrepreneurial intention, with a distinct perspective of social entrepreneurship as a career. It raises a future direction for researchers to test this model. In practice, this framework provides a broad view of factors that could contribute to the success of the would-be a social entrepreneur.

scholarly journals THE NARRATIVE WORLD OF NATIVE AMERICANS SEEN FROM THE ADAPTATION OF OHIYESA IN BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE

LITERA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachmat Nurcahyo
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Cultural Assimilation ◽  
American Government ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Charles Eastman ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
American Society ◽  
Wounded Knee

Native American narratives are often presented through media presenting native American figures. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (BMHWK) is a non-fiction history-based film that tells the fate of Native Americans against white colonialism. The key figure in the film, Ohiyesa, is an adaptation of Native American figures from the The Indian Boyhood (TIB) written by Charles Eastman. This article reveals the meaning of the character Ohiyesa in the film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. This research used an adaptation approach. Data obtained from the exploration of the figure of Ohiyesa in TIB and BMHWK. Data analysis was performed by conducting a comparative analysis of Ohiyesa at TIB and BMHWK. The results of the analysis show: (1) Ohiyesa character was adapted and dominantly raised by the name of Charles Eastman, (2) this character revealed the memory of deprivation of Native American culture, (3) the character functioned as an assimilation agent, and voiced the concept of cultural assimilation by white Americans. Ohiyesa was made an assimilation agent by the American government. With a strong presentation through his success through his role as a doctor and lobbyist, the American government offers a new life expectancy to American society, which is a cultural assimilation. Ohiyesa has become a symbol of the helplessness and evaluation of the future of Native Americans.Keywords: ohiyesa, native American, narrative, symbol of the helplessness,DUNIA NARATIF PRIBUMI AMERIKA DILIHAT DARI ADAPTASI OHIYESA DALAM BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEEAbstrakNarasi terkait pribumi Amerika sering dimainkan melalui media yang menyuguhkan tokoh pribumi Amerika. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (BMHWK) merupakan film berbasis buku historical non fiction yang menceritakan nasib pribumi Amerika melawan kolonialisasi kulit putih. Tokoh kunci dalam film tersebut, Ohiyesa, merupakan adaptasi tokoh pribumi Amerika dari teks The Indian Boyhood (TIB) karya Charles Eastman. Artikel ini mengungkap pemaknaan terhadap tokoh Ohiyesa dalam film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan adaptasi. Data didapatkan dari eksplorasi tokoh Ohiyesa dalam TIB dan BMHWK. Analisis data dilakukan dengan membandingkan Ohiyesa dalam TIB and BMHWK. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa: (1) Karakter Ohiyesa diadaptasi dan secara dominan dimunculkan dengan nama Charles Eastman, (2) Karakter ini mengungkap mengungkap memori perampasan budaya pribumi Amerika, (3) karakter tersebut difungsikan sebagai agen asimilasi, dan menyuarakan konsep asimilasi budaya oleh kulit putih Amerika. Ohiyesa dijadikan agen asimilasi oleh pemerintah Amerika. Dengan pemaparan kuat melalui keberhasilan dia melalui perannya sebagai dokter sekailgus pelobi parlemen, pemerintah Amerika menawarkan harapan hidup baru kepada pribumi Amerika, yaitu sebuah asimilasi budaya. Ohiyesa telah menjadi simbol dari ketakberdayaan dan gambaran masa depan pribumi Amerika.Kata kunci: Ohiyesa, pribumi Amerika, narasi, simbol ketakberdayaan

The Effect of Cultural Beliefs on the Treatment of Native Peoples with Diabetes and Visual Impairment

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. 333-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V. Ponchillia
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Mexican Americans ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Native Peoples ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Provision Of Services

An increase in the incidence of diabetes among Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Pacific Islanders is leading to a modern epidemic of diabetes and its complications. Traditional cultural beliefs can affect the success of services to native peoples who are experiencing vision loss. This article discusses these cultural beliefs, with illustrations from Native American culture, and the implications for the provision of services.

Exploring diversity within citizenship behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leisa A. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Native American Students ◽  
The Us

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine middle school students’ citizenship behavior. Design/methodology/approach The study involved an open-ended survey. Findings In a previous study, when asked about citizenship, youth typically emphasized the importance of helping others. However, in this study, a different pattern of citizenship behavior emerged. Overall, 30 per cent of youth discussed personally responsible citizenship, 27 per cent emphasized disengaged citizenship, 25 per cent focused on personal development citizenship and only 3 per cent embraced patriotic citizenship. In addition, ethnic differences occurred. Among the Mohawk students, disengaged citizenship was the most popular form of citizenship. This finding contradicts the previous study on southwestern middle school Native Americans, who emphasized personally responsible citizenship. Research limitations/implications This study was limited to students in the northeastern USA, and the results cannot be generalized to all middle school students. Originality/value Compared to previous research, the students expressed a different attitude about civic engagement. Among the Native American students, disengaged citizenship was the most common expression of citizenship. In addition, the middle school students’ very limited interest in patriotic citizenship (3.70 per cent) suggests that a strong interest in patriotism during the US Civil War may be more of the past than their present. Although attitudes about citizenship are changing, by understanding students’ perceptions about citizenship, citizenship education curriculum can be recalibrated to better meet the needs of students in the twenty-first century.

scholarly journals NATIVE, NATURE AND NEGOTIATION: AN ECO-LITERAL STUDY OF CONCILIATION OF PAST AND PRESENT WITH REFERENCE TO LESLIE SILKO’S NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION GARDENS IN THE DUNES

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
Sulagna Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Leslie Marmon Silko ◽  
American Fiction ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Garden Of Eden ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Native Nature ◽  
Mother Earth

The indigenous cultures all over the world are strongly interwoven with a range of natural components. All these indigenous and aboriginal worlds including Native Americans are known for their holistic tradition as they love and revere a variety of ecological elements such as the Mother Earth, foliage, waterway, deep marine, and downpour. In the Native American fiction Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko, the author weaves a spectacular narrative to convey the story of nature, home, mother, memory, exile, and return. Silko portrays this strong bonding while depicting the close relationship between Nature andvarious Native American characters. As the Native American culture believes in the deep bonding between its nature and its community members, their varied forms of farming and gardening become integral to their cultural identity. The recurrent recollections of Indigo’s mother, her Grandmother Fleet, Sister Salt, and above all, the image of the Old Garden represent the recreation and reconstruction of her cultural memory and its association with the Mother Nature. The protagonist Indigo’s love for gardens brings back the mythical memory of the Biblical ‘Garden of Eden’ which is the ‘Garden of God’ as described in the Book of the Genesis. The displacement of Indigo from her indigenous garden becomes a representation of the man’s dissociation from nature and Indigo’s homecoming to her native garden denotes man’s perpetual longing to reconcile with Mother Earth. Thus, this paper seeks to analyze the re-establishment of a negotiation between old and new, past and present and most importantly the man and the nature in the backdrop of colonization with reference to Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko.

scholarly journals Acceptability of an Adapted HIV Prevention Intervention for Native American Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-84
Author(s):  
Crystal Lee ◽  
Melva Thompson-Robinson ◽  
Carolee Dodge-Francis
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Advisory Board ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cultural Congruence ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
Native American Culture

Relatively few HIV evidence-based interventions (EBIs) among Native Americans have been developed, adapted, evaluated, and/or published in the scientific literature. An adolescent HIV EBI was adapted in three phases: (1) securing input from a Native American Advisory Board; (2) modifying the EBI to be more consistent with Native American culture; and (3) conducing a pilot with 14 Native American adolescents to examine acceptability and cultural congruence between the adapted intervention and the youth's culture based on Likert-scale ratings and a focus group. The adaptations included diverse Native American social and cultural stories that assisted with responsible decision-making skills. The adolescents consistently rated each intervention session as highly acceptable. A difference in knowledge from pre-survey (M = 13.93, SD = 3.08) to post-survey (M = 17.14, SD = 2.25) was statistically significant; t(13) = 4.166, p < .0005. The adapted curriculum did appear culturally responsive based on the pilot test results.

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