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Item Beyond the Numbers: Improving Postsecondary Success Through a Central Texas High School Data Center, PRP 148(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2005) King, Christopher T.; Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Gourgey, HannahItem Capitalizing On Diversity: Interpersonal Congruence In Small Work Groups(2002-06) Polzer, J. T.; Milton, L. P.; Swann, W. B.; Swann, William B. Jr.We examine interpersonal congruence, the degree to which group members see others in the group as others see themselves, as a moderator of the relationship between diversity and group effectiveness. A longitudinal study of 83 work groups revealed that diversity tended to improve creative task performance in groups with high interpersonal congruence, whereas diversity undermined the performance of groups with low interpersonal congruence. This interaction effect also emerged on measures of social integration, group identification, and relationship conflict. By eliciting self-verifying appraisals, members of some groups achieved enough interpersonal congruence during their first ten minutes of interaction to benefit their group outcomes four months later. In contrast to theories of social categorization, the interpersonal congruence approach suggests that group members can achieve harmonious and effective work processes by expressing rather than suppressing the characteristics that make them unique.Item Colonia Housing and Infrastructure Volume 1: Current Characteristics and Future Needs, PRP 124(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1997) Chapa, Jorge; Eaton, David J.Item Colonia Housing and Infrastructure Volume 3: Regulatory Issues and Policy Analysis, PRP 124(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1998) Chapa, Jorge; Eaton, David J.Item Community Economic Development: A Case Study from Austin, PRP 42(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1980) Salinas, Patricia; Wilson, Robert H.Item Defections From The Inner Circle: Social Exchange, Reciprocity, And The Diffusion Of Board Independence In Us Corporations(1997-03) Westphal, J. D.; Zajac, E. J.; Westphal, James D.This study seeks to reconcile traditional sociological views of the corporate board as an instrument of elite cohesion with recent evidence of greater board activism and control over top management. We propose that CEO-directors may typically support fellow CEOs by impeding increased board control over management but that CEO-directors may also foster this change if they have experienced it in their own corporation. Drawing on social exchange theory, we develop and test the argument that these CEO-directors may experience a reversal in the basis for generalized social exchange with other top managers from one of deference and support to one of independence and control. Using data from a large sample of major U.S. corporations over a recent ten-year period, we show (1) how CEO-directors ''defect'' from the network of mutually supportive corporate leaders, (2) how defections have diffused across organizations and over time, and (3) how this has contributed to increased board control, as measured by changes in board structure, diversification strategy, and contingent compensation. We also provide evidence that a social exchange perspective can explain the diffusion of these changes better than more conventional perspectives on network diffusion that emphasize imitation or learning.Item Disparities in children's health across sociodemographic groups in Chile(2014-05) Kesterson, Khristian; Green, PennyItem The Economy of the Urban Ethnic Enclave, PRP 97(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1991) Chapa, Jorge; Cardenas, GilbertoItem Education and Training in San Antonio: Balancing Economic Change, Labor Force Training, and Public Policy, PRP 106(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1994) Wilson, Robert H.; King, Christopher T.; Cortés, Ernesto Jr.Item Education, Technology, and the Texas Economy Volume 1: Economics of Education, PRP 85(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1988) Marshall, Ray; Glover, Robert W.; Gronouski, John A.Item Education, Technology, and the Texas Economy Volume 2: Can Technology Help Texas Public Schools?, PRP 85(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1989) Marshall, Ray; Glover, Robert W.; Gronouski, John A.Item Education, Technology, and the Texas Economy Volume 3: Vocational Preparation, PRP 85(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1989) Marshall, Ray; Glover, Robert W.; Gronouski, John A.Item The Emerging Economic Base and Local Development Policy Issues in the Austin-San Antonio Corridor, PRP 71(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1985) Glickman, Norman; Wilson, Robert H.Item Ethnic and Race Relations in Austin, Texas, PRP 137(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2000) Schott, Richard L.Item Ethnic Community Views of the Austin Independent School District, PRP 140(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2001) Schott, Richard L.Item Financing Community Care for the Chronically Mentally Ill in Texas, PRP 89(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1990) Warner, David C.; Harris, L. Connie; Kier, Scott; Rodriguez, ReymundoItem The Health of Mexican-Americans in South Texas, PRP 32(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1979) Warner, David C.Item Housing Low-Income Austinites: New Roles for the Austin Housing Authority in Meeting Changing Needs and New Community Demands, PRP 87(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1988) Rhodes, LodisItem Innovative Initiatives in Growth Management and Open Space Preservation: A National Study, PRP 145(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 2003) Wilson, Robert H.; Paterson, RobertItem Local Employment Policy in a High-Growth Economy: Matching Training and Jobs in Austin, Texas, PRP 49(LBJ School of Public Affairs, 1982) Glover, Robert W.; Mackay, Richard; Porter, David O.; Smith, Hubert