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Publications of Kenneth I. Spenner    :chronological  alphabetical  combined  bibtex listing:

Books

  1. Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, ; National Research Council, ; et. al.,, The Changing Nature of Work: Implications for Occupational Analysis (1999), National Academy of Sciences Press
  2. Spenner, KI; Otto, LB; Call, VRA, Career Lines and Careers (June, 1982), Lexington Books
  3. Call, VRA; Otto, LB; Spenner, KI, Tracking Respondents: A Multi-method Approach (1982), Lexington Books
  4. Otto, LB; Call, VRA; Spenner, KI, Design for a Study of Entry into Careers (1981), Lexington Books

Papers Published

  1. Martin, ND; Spenner, KI; Mustillo, SA, A Test of Leading Explanations for the College Racial-Ethnic Achievement Gap: Evidence from a Longitudinal Case Study, Research in Higher Education, vol. 58 no. 6 (September, 2017), pp. 617-645, Springer Nature [doi]  [abs]
  2. Freeland, RE; Spenner, KI; McCalmon, G, I Gave at the Campus: Exploring Student Giving and Its Link to Young Alumni Donations After Graduation, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 44 no. 4 (August, 2015), pp. 755-774, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
  3. Martin, ND; Tobin, W; Spenner, KI, Interracial friendships across the college years: Evidence from a longitudinal case study, Journal of College Student Development, vol. 55 no. 7 (October, 2014), pp. 720-725, Johns Hopkins University Press [doi]
  4. Arcidiacono, P; Aucejo, E; Hussey, A; Spenner, K, Racial segregation patterns in selective universities, The Journal of Law & Economics, vol. 56 no. 4 (November, 2013), pp. 1039-1060, University of Chicago Press [doi]  [abs]
  5. Arcidiacono, P; Aucejo, EM; Spenner, K, What happens after enrollment? An analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice, Iza Journal of Labor Economics, vol. 1 no. 1 (December, 2012), pp. 5-5, Springer Nature [doi]  [abs]
  6. Spenner, KI, Education and Jobs: Exploring the Gaps, Contemporary Sociology, vol. 39 no. 4 (July, 2010), pp. 463-465, SAGE Publications [doi]
  7. with Martin, ND; Spenner, KI, Capital conversion and accumulation: A social portrait of legacies at an elite university, Research in Higher Education, vol. 50 no. 7 (November, 2009), pp. 623-648, Springer Nature, ISSN 0361-0365 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  8. Arcidiacono, P; Aucejo, EM; Fang, H; Spenner, KI, Does Affirmative Action Lead to Mismatch? A New Test and Evidence, vol. 2 no. 3 (April, 2009), pp. 303-333
  9. with Spenner, AK, A Social Portrait of College Legacy Admissions. (2008), American Sociological Association
  10. with Spenner, AK, Within-College Human Capital and Racial Ethnic Differences in Academic Performance. (2008), American Sociological Association (2 papers)
  11. with Spenner, AK, Final Report of the Panel on the Department of Defense Human Capital Strategy (2008), pp. 1-47, RAND Corporation, ISBN 978-0-8330-4549-2
  12. Bryant, AY; Spenner, KI; Martin, N; Sautter, J, The Campus Life and Learning Project: A Report on the College Career. 95 pp. Durham, NC: Duke University (2007)
  13. Spenner, KI; Buchmann, C; Landerman, LR, THE BLACK-WHITE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN THE FIRST COLLEGE YEAR: EVIDENCE FROM A NEW LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDY, in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, edited by D. Bills and A. Portes, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, vol. 22 (January, 2004), pp. 187-216, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0276-5624 [doi]  [abs]
  14. Spenner, KI, Personality and social structure., in The Encyclopedia of Sociology, Revised edition, edited by Borgatta, EF (2000), New York: Macmillan
  15. Spenner, KI; Coenen-Huther, J, Bulgaria at the Crossroads, Contemporary Sociology, vol. 27 no. 5 (September, 1998), pp. 514-514, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0094-3061 [doi]
  16. Spenner, KI; Thore, SA; Land, KC; Suhomlinova, OO; Jones, DC, Strong legacies and weak markets: Bulgarian state-owned enterprises during early transition, American Sociological Review, vol. 63 no. 4 (January, 1998), pp. 599-617, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0003-1224 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  17. Spenner, KI; Jones, DC, Social economic transformation in Bulgaria: An empirical assessment of the merchant capitalism thesis, Social Forces; a Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation, vol. 76 no. 3 (January, 1998), pp. 937-965, Oxford University Press (OUP), ISSN 0037-7732 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  18. Spenner, KI, Reflections on a 30-year career of research on work and personality by Melvin Kohn and colleagues, Sociological Forum, vol. 13 no. 1 (1998), pp. 169-181, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, ISSN 0884-8971 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  19. Spenner, KI, Technological change and deskilling., in International Encyclopedia of Sociology of Education, edited by Saha, L (1997), Oxford, England: Elsevier
  20. Spenner, KI, Review of Gerontographics: Life-Stage Segmentation for Marketing Strategy Development by G Moschis, Contemporary Gerontology (1997)
  21. Spenner, KI, Technological change, skill requirements and education: The case for uncertainty, in The New Modern Times: Factors Reshaping the World of Work, edited by Bills, D (1995), pp. 81-138, Albany: SUNY Press
  22. Spenner, KI, Reviews of The Vulnerable Fortress: Bureaucratic Organization and Management in the Information Age by J. R. Taylor and E. J. Van Every, and Computers and Culture in Organizations: The Introduction and Use of Production Control Systems in French, Italian, and German Enterprises by M. Heidenreich, Contemporary Sociololgy (March, 1994)
  23. Spenner, KI, Technological change and deskilling., in International Encyclopedia of Education, edited by Carnoy, M; Levin, H (1994), Oxford, England: Elsevier
  24. Rosenfeld, RA; Spenner, KI, Occupational Sex Segregation and Women's Early Career Job Shifts, Work and Occupations, vol. 19 no. 4 (January, 1992), pp. 424-449, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0730-8884 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  25. Spenner, KI; Petkov, K, The effects of technology on the quality and quantity of work: similarities between East and West., Journal of Managerial Issues, vol. 4 (1992), pp. 533-553
  26. Spenner, KI, Review of Social Structure and Self-Direction: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and Poland by M. L. Kohn and K. M. Slomczynski, American Journal of Sociology (November, 1991)
  27. Personality and social structure., edited by E. Borgatta, Encyclopedia of Sociology, vol. 3 (1991), pp. 1440-1445
  28. Petkov, K; Spenner, KI, The social organization and consequences of technological change: similarities between East and West., Journal of Sociological Problems (1991), pp. 3-16
  29. SPENNER, KI, Skill, Work and Occupations, vol. 17 no. 4 (November, 1990), pp. 399-421, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0730-8884 [doi]  [abs]
  30. Spenner, KI, New Forms of Work Organization in Europe by P. Grootings, B. Gustavsen, and L. Hethy, Contemporary Sociology (July, 1990)
  31. Spenner, KI; Kerckhoff, A; Glass, T, Open and closed education and work systems in Great Britain., European Sociological Review, vol. 6 no. 3 (1990), pp. 215-235 [doi]  [abs]
  32. Spenner, KI; Rosenfeld, R, Women, work and identities: an event history analysis., Social Science Research, vol. 19 no. 3 (1990), pp. 266-299, Elsevier BV [doi]  [abs]
  33. Spenner, KI, Review of Work Experience and Psychological Development Through the Life Span by Mortimer and Borman, Contemporary Sociology (July, 1989)
  34. Spenner, KI, Managers, technology and jobs: paradox and similarity between East and West., Managing in a Global Economy: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Eastern Academy of Management, vol. 3 (1989), pp. 102-106
  35. Spenner, KI, Perestroika Gorbachev’s Russia: Dramatic Times., Window (Summer, 1989), pp. 4-11
  36. Rosenfeld, R; Spenner, KI, Women’s work and women’s careers: a dynamic analysis of work identity in the early lifecourse, in Social Structures and Human Lives, edited by Riley, M (1988), pp. 285-305, Beverly Hills: Sage
  37. Spenner, KI, Technological change, skill requirements and education: the case for uncertainty, in The Economic and Employment Effects of Technological Change, edited by Cyert, RM; Mowery, DC (1988), pp. 131-184, New York: Ballinger
  38. Spenner, KI, Occupations, work settings and the course of adult development: tracing the implications of select historical changes., edited by Baltes, P; Featherman, D; Lerner, R, Life Span Development and Behavior, vol. 9 (1988), pp. 243-285, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  39. Spenner, KI, Personality, work, and social stratification., edited by Scott, WR, Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 14 (1988), pp. 69-97, Palo Alto: Annual Reviews, Inc
  40. Spenner, KI, Technological change, skill requirements and education: the case for uncertainty., in The Economic and Employment Effects of Technological Change, edited by Cyert, RM; Mowery, DC (1988), pp. 131-184, New York: Ballinger
  41. Spenner, KI, Review of Beyond Mechanization by L. Hirschhorn, Work and Occupations (November, 1987)
  42. Featherman, DL; Spenner, KI, Class and the socialization of children: constancy or change?, edited by Hetherington, EM; Lerner, R; Perlmutter, M, Child Development in Life Span Perspective (1987), pp. 67-90, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc (Above article reprinted in abbreviated form in The Social Organization of Work, V. Yadov (Ed.). Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences; (in Russian); also reprinted in Revue Marocaine D'economie et De Droit Compare, 14 (1991) (in French).)
  43. Spenner, KI, Review of Career Choice and Development by D. Brown, L. Brooks, and Associates, Contemporary Sociology (November, 1985)
  44. Spenner, KI, The Upgrading and Downgrading of Occupations: Issues, Evidence, and Implications for Education, Review of Educational Research, vol. 55 no. 2 (June, 1985), pp. 125-154, American Educational Research Association (AERA), ISSN 0034-6543 (Above article reprinted in Teoria & Educaca~o (1993) (in Portuguese).) [doi]  [abs]
  45. Spenner, KI; Otto, LB, Work and self-concept: selection and socialization in the early career, edited by Kerckhoff, A, Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization, vol. 5 (1985), pp. 197-235, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press
  46. Spenner, KI, Deciphering Prometheus: Temporal Change in the Skill Level of Work, American Sociological Review, vol. 48 no. 6 (December, 1983), pp. 824-824, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0003-1224 [doi]
  47. Spenner, KI, Work, Jobs, and Occupations: A Critical Review of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Sociology of Work and Occupations. (1983)
  48. V. R. A. Call, L. B. Otto and K. I. Spenner, Tracking Respondents: A Multi method Approach. (1982), Lexington Books
  49. K. I. Spenner, L. B. Otto and V. R. A. Call, Career Lines and Careers. (1982), Lexington Books
  50. K. I. Spenner, L. B. Otto and V. R. A. Call, Career Line Prototypes I, and II. (1981), Boys Town Center for the Study of Youth Development, Boys Town, NE  [author's comments]
  51. Occupational characteristics and classification systems: new uses of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in social research., in Social Measurement: Current Issues., edited by G. W. Bohrnstedt and E. F. Borgatta (eds.) (1981), Beverly Hills, CA: Sage
  52. L. B. Otto, V. R. A. Call and K. I. Spenner, Design for a Study of Entry into Careers. (1981), Lexington Books
  53. Spenner, KI, Occupational characteristics and classification systems: new uses of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in social research., in Social Measurement: Current Issues., edited by Bohrnstedt, GW; Borgatta, EF (1981), Beverly Hills, CA: Sage
  54. Spenner, KI, Occupations, role characteristics and intergenerational transmission, Sociology of Work and Occupations, vol. 8 no. 1 (1981), pp. 89-112, SAGE Publications [doi]
  55. Spenner, KI, Occupational Characteristics and Classification Systems, Sociological Methods & Research, vol. 9 no. 2 (November, 1980), pp. 239-264, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0049-1241 ((reprinted in 1981 entry listed below).) [doi]  [abs]
  56. Spenner, KI, Review of Schooling, Academic Performance and Occupational Attainment in a Non-Industrialized Society by S Heyneman and J Currie, Children and Youth Social Service Review (1980)
  57. Spenner, KI, Temporal Changes in Work Content, American Sociological Review, vol. 44 no. 6 (December, 1979), pp. 968-968, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0003-1224 [doi]
  58. Spenner, KI, Jobs across generations, Career Education Quarterly, vol. 4 (1979), pp. 34-38
  59. Spenner, KI; Featherman, DL, Achievement Ambitions, Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 4 no. 1 (August, 1978), pp. 373-420, ANNUAL REVIEWS, ISSN 0360-0572 [doi]
  60. Haller, A; Spenner, KI, Occupational income differentiation in status attainment, Rural Sociology, vol. 42 (1977), pp. 517-35
  61. Spenner, KI, Reply to Form, American Sociological Review, vol. 41 (1976), pp. 160-65
  62. Spenner, KI, "The Internal Stratification of the Working Class": A Reanalysis, American Sociological Review, vol. 40 no. 4 (August, 1975), pp. 513-513, SAGE Publications, ISSN 0003-1224 [doi]
  63. Fink, EL; Rey, LD; Johnson, KW; Spenner, KI; Morton, DR; Flores, ET, The effects of family occupational type, sex, and appeal style on helping behavior, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, vol. 11 no. 1 (January, 1975), pp. 43-52, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0022-1031 [doi]  [abs]

Book Reviews

  1. G. Moschis, Gerontographics: Life-Stage Segmentation for Marketing Strategy Development, Contemporary Gerontology (1997)
  2. J. R. Taylor and E. J. Van Every, The Vulnerable Fortress: Bureaucratic Organization and Management in the Information Age, Computers and Culture in Organizations: The Introduction and Use of Production Control Systems in French, Italian, and German Enterprises by M. Heidenreich, in Contemporary Sociology (March, 1994)
  3. M. L. Kohn and K. M. Slomczynski, Social Structure and Self-Direction: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and Poland, American Journal of Sociology (November, 1991)
  4. P. Grootings, B. Gustavsen, and L. Hethy, New Forms of Work Organization in Europe, Contemporary Sociology (July, 1990)
  5. J. Mortimer and K. Borman, Work Experience and Psychological Development Through the Life Span, Contemporary Sociology (July, 1989)
  6. L. Hirschhorn, Beyond Mechanization, Work and Occupations (November, 1987)
  7. D. Brown, L. Brooks, and Associates, Career Choice and Development, Contemporary Sociology (November, 1985)
  8. S. Heyneman and J. Currie, Schooling, Academic Performance and Occupational Attainment in a Non-Industrialized Society, Children and Youth Social Service Review (1980)

Other

  1. Occupational characteristics and classification systems: new uses of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in social research, edited by G. W. Bohrnstedt and E. F. Borgatta, Social Measurement: Current Issues (1981), Beverly Hills, CA: Sage

Presented Papers

  1. American Sociological Association, 2008 (2 papers) (2008)
  2. North Carolina Sociological Association - 1999, 2006 (2006)
  3. Southern Sociological Society (2005)
  4. American Sociological Association (2005)
  5. Eastern Sociological Association (2004)
  6. American Sociological Association - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005 (2002)
  7. International Sociological Association - 1982 (Mexico City), 1986 (New Dehli), 1990 (Madrid), 1994 (Bielefeld), 1998 (Montreal), 2002 (Brisbane) (2002) (X World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City - 1982.
        XI World Congress of Sociology, New Dehli - 1986.
        XII World Congress of Sociology, Madrid - 1990.
        XIII World Congress of Sociology, Bielefeld - 1994.
        XIV World Congress of Sociology, Montreal – 1998.
        XV World Congress of Sociology, Brisbane - 2002.)
  8. Midwest Sociological Society - 1993 (1993)
  9. International Meetings of the Eastern Academy of Management, (1989) (Hong Kong-1989.)
  10. Population Association of America - 1988 (1988)
  11. Southern Sociological Society, 1986, 2005 (1986)
  12. Research Committee on Social Stratification - 1985 (1985)
  13. Nebraska Personnel and Guidance Association - 1980 (1980)
  14. Rural Sociological Society - 1975, 1979 (1979)
  15. National Council on Family Relations - 1978 (1978)
  16. International Communication Association - 1974 (1974)

Research Reports

  1. Arcidiacono, P; Aucejo, EM; Fang, H; Spenner, KI, Does affirmative action lead to mismatch? A new test and evidence, vol. 2 no. 3 (November, 2011), pp. 303-333, The Econometric Society [doi]  [abs]

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