15:45-16:45 | Orion Hall (5F) Monday Poster Session

69165 | How Is Wisdom Connected with Leadership? A Bibliometric Analysis

Wen-Yan Chen, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

Wisdom plays a critical role in successful leadership. However, the exploration of its knowledge base is scarcely addressed. To systematically review the research that linked wisdom and leadership in the global context, the study conducted a bibliometric review analyzing 180 publications in the Scopus database. The analysis strategies of descriptive statistics, citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and co-occurrence analysis were used to understand the performance, research topics, and the intellectual structure of research connecting wisdom and leadership. Four preliminary findings were concluded as follows. 1. The top five influential countries concerning publication citation rates were America, Australia, the UK, Canada, and Germany. 2. The top five influential journals were The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management Development, Leadership, and A Handbook of Practical Wisdom: Leadership, Organization and Integral Business Practice. 3. The topics of wisdom and leadership studies could be grouped into 12 clusters. The emerging themes included mindfulness, local wisdom values, narrative, philosophy, culture, phronesis, emotional healing, and altruistic calling. 4. The intellectual structure of wisdom and leadership consisted of 8 schools of thought. Based on the findings, the implications for school leadership are proposed.

Educational Research, Development & Publishing

68058 | A Perception Study of Multicultural Values: Applying Hofstede’s Values Survey Module in the Thai Setting

Pradit Wanarat, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand

Maneewan Chat-uthai, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand Tatchawan Kanitpong, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand

This paper aims to track the changes in Thailand's cultural dimension score that may happen over a decade. The research methodology includes the target dissemination of Hofstede's Value Survey Module 2013 (VSM2013) to collect data online from corporate employees with 264 usable responses. Demographic data of respondents are majority female (54%), age 36 years and above (77%), graduated with a master’s degree (66%) and having a managerial title (54%). Data analysis consists of the formula calculation of mean scores into the dimension score for the six dimensions, including power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and indulgence. The dimension scores further require a designated constant computed from the shift, using seven particular Asian countries as a reference region. The final dimension score results show an increase and decrease from the originals. The surveyed power distance score is 40, a 25 points reduction from the original score of 64, indicating a shift in lower value of seniority and hierarchy among the respondents. The remaining five dimensions have higher scores than the previous, ranging from 8 to 34. The highest changed score is masculinity changing from the original 34 to 68, reflecting an increase in competitive and winning value. Perceived benefits of this study include updated perceptions of Thai respondents as a fresher view after the original and how to apply the VSM formula index to obtain a new score in the future study.

69032 | Undergraduate Research and Grant Applications: Access and Barriers at a Transnational University

Heather Morgan, University of Utah, South Korea

Undergraduate research is an important opportunity that students should take advantage of. The benefits of undergraduate research have been proven many times, showing benefits to both the students and faculty who participate. Research grants have been an important part of increasing participation in research by overcoming the cost barrier, however, other barriers still exist. In this study we examined obstacles preventing students from taking part in undergraduate research at a transnational university. A survey was sent to undergraduate students at the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) to assess their awareness of and interest in undergraduate opportunities. The anonymous survey will be advertised to all undergraduate students at the beginning of the semester. The data collected will be analyzed by looking for key themes and organizing the respective categories. UAC offers a unique opportunity for students to gain an American education while living in South Korea. The barriers to research have not yet been explored in this particular environment. The result of this research will showcase the unique barriers facing students in this environment. It is expected that lack of knowledge about or understanding of research opportunities will be the major barriers facing these students. Understanding these barriers will allow for changes to be made to the existing application processes as well as to the dissemination process for information about research opportunities. Discovering and addressing these barriers will benefit many undergraduate students by increasing their access to undergraduate research opportunities.

69136 | A Study on the Differences in Perspectives of Cyber-Bullying Between Korea and Japan

Yoo

Kyung Son, Ewha Womans University, South Korea

Hwajo Lee, Ewha Womans University,

South Korea

South Korea and Japan are the top IT powerhouses in East Asia. Teenagers are taking lessons and forming social relationships such as peer relations through the Internet. Accordingly, cyberbullying by teenagers is increasing and this is a serious social problem. In this study, we focused on cyberbullying by teenagers, which commonly experience of Japan and South Korea, and we analyzed the differences in perspectives of definitions, causes, and others. We searched studies written since 2010(69 in South Korea and 34 in Japan), used keywords ‘cyberbullying’ and ‘net Ijime’. In results, Studies of Japan defined cyberbullying as verbal violence (smearing and slandering) using computers and mobile phones, leaking of false and personal information, and excluding someone from the group. South Korea added insulting activities, intentionality and repeating to Japan's definition. Looking at the causes of the cyberbullying, Japan and South Korea acknowledging that there are personal, relational, and social factors, but there were some differences in specific contents. Studies of Japan are focusing on the role of parents, the bystanders in the classroom, the ‘Ijime’ culture, and climate of accepting ostracism as main causes. Meanwhile, Studies of South Korea are discussing the impact of social networks such as parents' negative parenting attitudes and peer groups strongly. By increasing opportunities for South Korean and Japanese researchers to exchange cyberbullying research results and communicate about methods, it is expected that the damage of cyberbullying of teenagers in both countries can be reduced and healthy culture and growth of Internet can be promoted.