The Price of Hiring Resident Assistants: An Analysis of Human Capital, Opportunity Costs, and Personnel Wages

Autor/inn/en	Cooper, Apefa Afua; Stoner, James C.
Titel	The Price of Hiring Resident Assistants: An Analysis of Human Capital, Opportunity Costs, and Personnel Wages
Quelle	In: Journal of College and University Student Housing, 47 (2021) 3, S.76-91 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-827X
Schlagwörter	Costs; Resident Advisers; College Students; Personnel Selection; Dormitories; Human Capital; Change; Time Management; Compensation (Remuneration); Employment Interviews; Salaries; Job Applicants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cost; Kosten; Collegestudent; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Student housing; Studentenwohnheim; Humankapital; Wandel; Zeitmanagement; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Employment interview; Employment interviewing; Einstellungsgespräch; Bewerbungsgespräch; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Bewerber
Abstract	Evaluating candidates for the Resident Assistant (RA) position is typically a time consuming and resource intensive process. As a result of the considerable--and necessary--human capital required to facilitate multicomponent hiring processes, routine daily job responsibilities are often limited, deferred, or eliminated altogether. Thus far, no scholarship exists exploring the actual "cost" of evaluating RA candidates, both in terms of personnel time and their associated wages. Put another way, the "opportunity cost" linked to evaluating RAs is unknown, despite a general agreement of the scarcity of resources in housing operations. To bridge this gap, this study presents alterations of various magnitude to a standard baseline RA hiring process articulating the cost in both time and wages of involved personnel. The results reveal tangible examples of how even small intentional changes to standard hiring practices can release staff time in meaningful amounts, which in turn allows for increased business continuity. Strategies for intentionally navigating the time economy of hiring RAs are discussed. [The discussion questions at the close of this article were developed by Ariel DeZeeuw and Ryan Wasilewski.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01