Managing Risk in High-Stakes Faculty Employment Decisions - 9781501728952

Managing Risk in High-Stakes Faculty Employment DecisionsAuthor(s): Julee T. Flood, Terry L. Leap\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: ILR Press\nISBN-13: 9781501728952, 978-1501728952\nSynopsis\nUnderstanding the risks involved in hiring new faculty is becoming increasingly important. In Managing Risk in High-Stakes Faculty Employment Decisions 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.\n\n Claims 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 try