Student Incivility and Faculty Job Related Outcomes

Investigator(s): Lindsey A. Gibson, PhD, Suzanne L. Connor, PhD, Ken Rossi, EdD

PURPOSE
This study involves research. The purpose of the research is to investigate the challenges of teaching in business schools in the 21st century.  Student uncivil behavior in both online and face-to-face courses is garnering attention from management scholars as crucial indicators of faculty job related outcomes. We are investigating the role student incivility plays in a faculty member’s job related outcomes including burnout, satisfaction, well-being and efficacy.  Our target population is as follows: minimum of 18 years of age and currently employed as full-time faculty members in colleges/schools of business.  We are inviting people to participate in this research because they are members of the target population.  This project will last for approximately one year. Your participation involves completing a survey and should take less than 30 minutes to complete.

PROCEDURES
Those agreeing to participate can expect to be contacted by email through the Academy of Management member’s list. If you agree to participate, you will be asked to go to the Survey Monkey site for our survey. Access information to the site will be supplied in the email. Once you complete the survey, log out and you will not be contacted again.

RISKS
The possible risks associated with participating in this research project are as follows: Potential emotional discomfort due to the nature of the items in the instrument.

BENEFITS
There may be no personal benefit for participating in this study. However it is hoped that in the future, business school faculty and possibly, other faculties could benefit from this study by being able to better understand the effects of student incivility in your courses. Additionally, the results could inform school administration on the impact of student incivility on faculty and be better able to develop interventions for both faculty members impacted and students who may behave in an uncivil manner in courses.

 COSTS AND COMPENSATION
There will not be any costs to the subject for participating in this research project.  Subjects will not be compensated for their time and inconvenience for participating in this research project.

CONFIDENTIALITY
Records of participation in this research project will be maintained and kept confidential to the extent permitted by law. However, federal government regulatory agencies and the Hawai’i Pacific University IRB may inspect and copy records pertaining to the research. Records will contain no identifying information. The participants contact information will not be contained within the data set. Only a participant number will be assigned to completed surveys when they are downloaded from Survey Monkey. In the event of any report or publication from this study, the identity of subjects will not be disclosed. Results will be reported in a summarized manner in such a way that subjects cannot be identified. All records and completed instruments will be maintained on a password protected data storage device within a double locked space.

VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION
All participation is voluntary. There is no penalty to anyone who decides not to participate. Nor will anyone be penalized if he or she decides to stop participation at any time during the research project.

QUESTIONS
Questions are encouraged. Questions about this research project and questions about the rights of research subjects or research related injury may be addressed to the IRB Chair (Dr. Susan Watson at 566-2464 or irbchair@hpu.edu) or Dr. Lindsey Gibson at (808) 544-0227 or Email: lgibson@hpu.edu