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Using Multivariate Statistics

Knowledge Management

by J. Biggs and C. Tang, Maidenhead, England,
Open University Press, 2007, 360 pp., £29.99, ISBN-13: 978-0-335-22126-4

Teaching for quality learning at university

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Preface About the Contributors Part 1: Introduction 1. The Ecological Challenge in Organization Theory and Organizational Behaviour Ralph Meirna and Richard Welford Part 2: Framing the Organizational Dimensions of the Natural Environment 2. Defining the Problem: Diagnostic 'Tools' to Explore the Evolution of Unsustainable Practices in Organizations Tony Ernerson and Richard Welford 3. The Challenge of Ecological Logic: Explaining Distinctive Organizational Phenomena in Corporate Environmental Management Ralph Meima 4. Power, Organizational Culture and Ecological Abuse Tony Ernerson and Richard Welford Part 3: Developing Strategies for Managerial Action 5. Developing an Environmental Culture Through Organizational Change and Learning Minna Halrne 6. Reassessing Culture and Strategy: Environmental Improvement, Structure, Leadership and Control John Dodge 7. Culture Change, Pluralism and Participation David Jones and Richard Welford 8. Human Resource Management, Strategic Organizational Capabilities and Sustainable Development Tony Ernerson, Rdph Meimu, Romney Tansley and Richard Welford References Index

Culture and organizations

Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is the bestselling, definitive text for all HRM students and professionals. Providing a complete resource for understanding and implementing HR in relation to the needs of the business as a whole, it contains in-depth coverage of all the key areas essential to the HR function such as employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance and reward. Accessible and to the point as ever, this fully updated 14th edition includes emerging theory and practice, embracing the most current thinking on engagement, talent management and leadership development. With updated case studies and references to academic journals, professional magazines and recent research and surveys, it also includes coverage of new approaches to topics such as job evaluation and pay structures. 
 
 Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) professional map and standards, with the sections meeting CIPD learning outcomes now even clearer than before. Comprehensive online support material for instructors, students and HR managers are included. Resources for students and professionals include multiple-choice-questions, flash cards, case studies, further reading and a glossary of HRM terms. The lecturers' manual contains session notes, discussion questions, a literature review and a complete set of PowerPoint slides.

Armstrong\'s handbook of human resource management practice / Michael Armstrong

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the approaches that are undertaken while applying exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in maritime journals to attain a factor solution that fulfils the criteria of EFA, achieves the research objectives and makes interpretation easy. To achieve the aim of this paper, published articles across maritime journals will be examined to discuss the use of EFA. This will be followed by an example of EFA using an empirical data set to emphasise the approaches that can be undertaken to make appropriate decisions as to whether to retain or drop an item from the analysis to attain an interpretable factor solution. The results of this study demonstrate that majority of maritime studies employing EFA retain a factor solution based on the researchers’ subjective judgement. However, the researchers do not provide sufficient information to allow readers to evaluate the analysis. The majority of the reviewed papers failed to provide important information related to EFA explaining how the final factor structure has been acquired. Furthermore, some papers have failed to justify their decisions, for example, for deleting an item or retaining factors with single measured variable. The first contribution of this study is the analysis of how studies carried out in the maritime sector have been applying EFA in their studies. The second contribution of this study is to provide future researchers aiming to use EFA in their studies for the first time an example of a complete EFA process, explaining different steps that can be undertaken while carrying out EFA.

http://ecite.utas.edu.au/127191/1/Use%20of%20exploratory%20factor%20analysis%20in%20maritime%20research.pdf

Use of exploratory factor analysis in maritime research

Mechanical vibration is a prominent cause of produce damage in many postharvest fruit supply chains Knowledge on the causes, occurrence, and mechanistic relationship of vibration to produce damage is important for systematic development of remedial actions This review identifies and discusses the critical factors of vibration, their implications for fruit quality, and possible improvements to addressing the issue of fruit quality deterioration Frequently reported mechanical damage types caused by vibration on fruits are scuffing, fruit rub, and skin bruising A wide range of factors can significantly affect the vibration intensity and thus resultant mechanical damage Critical frequencies of vibration in the range of 0 to 10 Hz, attributed to peak energy levels in the power spectrum, cause substantial damage in fruits Greater vertical acceleration and transmission of vibration to the higher tiers in a stacked column of packages result in increased mechanical damage Fruit packages stacked in the rear positions of trucks are also affected more by vibration Produce transported in leaf spring trucks has a higher risk of damage when compared with air‐ride suspension trucks Additionally increased road roughness, vehicle speed, and duration of exposure to vibration proliferate fruit damage The effects of different inner packing methods and different package types on mechanical damage are less frequently investigated More accurate characterization of mechanical damage caused by vibration and shocks and its reproduction by enhanced simulation methods will contribute to optimizing damage prevention mechanisms and further improving the quality of fruits in transit within the postharvest supply chain

Measurement and evaluation of the effect of vibration on fruits in transit—review

Discussions surrounding the global shortage of seafarers (especially ship officers) continue to evolve and have attracted the attention of a growing number of researchers and industry practitioners in recent times. There is a general consensus within the literature that ship-to-shore mobility among seafarers (including officers and unlicensed mariners) is increasing. Prolonging the number of years that seafarers spend at sea and their subsequent retention is therefore an important issue that requires further attention. This conceptual paper (which is the product of a systematic literature review on seafarers) argues that to effectively retain ship officers and cadets at sea, the range of factors negatively influencing their retention must be identified and sufficiently managed by shipping industry employers. The result from the synthesis of the reviewed literature shows that the range of retention issues that shipping industry employers need to focus on relates mostly to the following: satisfaction with job and employer, opportunities for career progression and good working conditions. The paper also examines the cluster of human resource practices and theories among industry employers and how they eventually predict the mobility of seafarers to landside jobs. Recommendations are given on how shipping industry employers may be able to alleviate the current labour crisis within the shipping industry through prudent retention strategies.

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Exploring the range of retention issues for seafarers in global shipping: opportunities for further research

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The implementation of reverse logistics (RL) as a strategic decision has gained significant attention amongst organisations due to its benefits to sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature to evaluate the performance of the RL process based on the three dimensions of sustainability including environmental, economic and social aspects.




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Content analysis was adopted to collect and analyse the information.




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The findings of this research show that most of the studies have focused on the performance evaluation of RL by considering the factors associated with economic and environmental performance. The social aspect of RL has been overlooked and requires investigation due to its contribution to positive social outcomes. In addition, no research has been conducted to assess the impact of each of the disposition options on the triple-bottom-line sustainability performance in one study.




Originality/value




Although RL can make a significant contribution to improving the sustainability performance of firms, little research has been undertaken on exploring the relationship between RL and sustainability performance. This paper provides practitioners, academics and researchers a broad and complete view of the relationship between RL and sustainability performance with suggestion for future research.

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Exploring the relationship between reverse logistics and sustainability performance: A literature review

Research indicates that the worldwide shortage of qualified seafarers has been due to the rapidly increasing world merchant fleet on the one hand and the difficulty of attracting and retaining people in the industry on the other. The paper argues that in the context of the Chinese shipping industry, the high “wastage” is one of the major contributors to the shortage. The aims of the research are to examine the motives of students studying nautical courses; identify the key factors affecting nautical students to choose seafaring career, and to predict students’ career choice behavior. The research finds that (a) those who had a clear sense of their future career when enrolled in the nautical studies tend to choose a seafaring career and remain active for a longer period of time; (b) high wage is the most important factor affecting students’ decisions to choose seafaring as a career; (c) prolonged separation from family, job opportunities ashore, and concern about children’s growth and education are among t...

Jiangang Fei

Papers

Use of exploratory factor analysis in maritime research

Measurement and evaluation of the effect of vibration on fruits in transit—review

Exploring the range of retention issues for seafarers in global shipping: opportunities for further research

Exploring the relationship between reverse logistics and sustainability performance: A literature review

Analysis of students’ perceptions of seafaring career in China based on artificial neural network and genetic programming