Walker College of Business Management Faculty
Rachel S. Shinnar, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biography
Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas
M.S., University of Nevada Las Vegas
B.A., Tel Aviv University
Topics
Teaching
- Organizational Behavior
- Issues in Mexican Immigration
- International Human Resource Management
Research Interests
- Hispanic immigrants in North America
- Minority entrepreneurship
- Careers and upward mobility
Publications
Selected Research Publications
Shinnar R. S. & Young, C. A. (In Press). Hispanic immigrant entrepreneurs in the Las Vegas metropolitan area: Motivations for entry into, and outcomes of, self-employment. Journal of Small Business Management, forthcoming April 2008.
Shinnar, R. S. (2007). Individual and Contextual Barriers to Career Progression among Mexican Immigrants. Journal of Career Development, 33(4), 338-375.
Corsun, D., Young, C., & Shinnar, R. (2007). The box tree. Case Research Journal, 26(1), 1-9.
Shinnar R. S., Young, C. A. & Meana, M. (2004). The motivations for and outcomes of employee referrals. Journal of Business and Psychology, 19(2), 271-283.
Shinnar, R. S., Young, C., & Corsun, D. (2004). Las Vegas locals as gamblers and hosts to visiting friends and family: Characteristics and gaming behavior. Gaming Research and Review Journal, 8(2), 39-48.
Young, C. A., Corsun, D. L., & Shinnar R. S. (2004). Moving from fire fighting to fire prevention: What service organizations need to know. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 16(1), 27-36.
Shinnar R. S., & Young, C. A. (2004). Developing students' management skills through service learning. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 15(4), 19-27.
Steed, E. D., & Shinnar, R. S. (2003). Making employee turnover calculations useful. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 2(1), 77-89.
Contact
Walker College of Business
4092 Raley Hall
Boone, North Carolina
28608-2037
Phone: 828.262.7314
Fax: 828.262.8685
