Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology

Abstract : A study is reported of the variations in organizational commitment and job satisfaction, as related to subsequent turnover in a sample of recently-employed psychiatric technician trainees. A longitudinal study was made across a 10 1/2 month period, with attitude measures collected at four points in time. For this sample, job satisfaction measures appeared better able to differentiate future stayers from leavers in the earliest phase of the study. With the passage of time, organizational commitment measures proved to be a better predictor of turnover, and job satisfaction failed to predict turnover. The findings are discussed in the light of other related studies, and possible explanations are examined. (Modified author abstract)

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Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Among Psychiatric Technicians. Technical Report No. 16.

Fundamentals of rice crop science

This note can be used in conjunction with any class session where the learning objective is to understand how to manage conflict within organizations. It focuses on interpersonal-conflict styles, and offers prescriptions for what styles are appropriate for various conflict situations.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/UVA-OB-0743.pdf?abstractid=911079&rulid=9027902&mirid=1

Managing Conflict in Organizations

ower transformers are one of the most expensive elements in a power system, and their failure is a very costly event. Power transformers are mainly involved in energy transmission and distribution. Unplanned power transformer outages have considerable economic impact on the operation of electric power networks. To have reliable operation of transformers, it is necessary to identify problems at an early stage before a catastrophic failure occurs. In spite of corrective and predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance is gaining due importance in the modern era, and it must be taken into account to obtain the highest reliability of power apparatus such as power transformers. The well-known preventive maintenance techniques such as dissolved gas analysis (DGA), thermal monitoring, partial discharge measurement, capacitance and tan delta measurements, frequency response analysis, etc. are performed on transformers for a specific type of problem. DGA is a very efficient and reliable tool for the earliest detection of inception faults in transformer and other electrical equipment using insulating oil. Condition monitoring of electrical equipment, such as transformers, helps users in many ways such as planning of maintenance schedule, obtaining knowledge of the health of equipment, estimating the remaining service life of equipment, finding areas of further improvement, refining product specification, etc. Kraft paper (cellulose) immersed in mineral oil is used as the insulation system for the copper windings in large power transformers. As the system ages under load, the paper and oil can degrade, potentially leading to catastrophic failure. Partial discharge (PD) is an important tool for improving the reliability of HV insulation systems. It is a very sensitive and nondestructive method of evaluation of the health of the insulation of any HV equipment. PD always is associated with the degradation of insulation systems in HV equipment. Therefore, PDs need to be detected, measured, located, and reduced to a safe value so that the quality of the insulation system is not affected.

Condition Monitoring of Power Transformers - Bibliography Survey

As Facebook is still the most popular online social network, several studies confirm that the excessive use of Facebook leads to addictive behavior, especially among the younger generation. This study aims to explore the effect of Facebook addiction, and self-esteem on students' academic performance. Using the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale, online survey was developed to collect data from one public university in Malaysia. A total of n = 240 students participated in the study. The results of the study revealed that addicted students differ statistically in self-esteem from non-addicted students. Moreover, the results showed that Facebook addiction has significant effect on students' academic performance for both samples, and frequency of Facebook use also was found to be a positive predictor of Facebook addiction. The findings of the study provide empirical evidences for the effect of Facebook addiction on students' academic performance. The results also provide a better understanding of self-esteem factor that significantly effect on student's Facebook addiction and academic performance.

The impact of Facebook Addiction and self-esteem on students’ academic performance: A multi-group analysis

Purpose




The possible effect of conflicts as the consequence of differences between personal and organizational values (OV) on organizational commitment (OC) of internal construction stakeholders was an unclear issue in the areas of organizational behaviour in the construction industry, especially in Malaysia. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to focus on this issue in the Malaysian construction industry.




Design/methodology/approach




This paper targeted professional project consultants, who are identified as architects, engineers, and quantity surveyors, as the internal construction stakeholders. The personal-OV and the level of OC of the stakeholders were evaluated through a questionnaire survey. To achieve the research objective, comparative and hierarchical regression analyses were performed.




Findings




The results generated by the analyses indicated a high level of value conflicts in the construction organizations which significantly and negatively affected commitment of the internal stakeholders.




Originality/value




Value conflicts in construction organizations are the agenda of this paper while not many empirical studies have been conducted on this issue in Malaysia. This paper through investigating the potential effect of value conflicts on the stakeholders’ commitment reveals the importance of interaction between personal and OV in construction organizations which contributes to the extant literature of organizational behaviour as to the construction literature.

Value conflicts and organizational commitment of internal construction stakeholders

Reading is an active mental process which interprets the written alphabets and words into meaning. Reading is more challenging to the second language learners, including Arabic language learners, because the readers have to use more of theirs interpretation skills compared to active reading in mother tongue language. More often than not, the second language readers have to translate the meaning to mother tongue language in order to understand the second language texts. The reading speed in the second language is not as fast as the reading speed in mother tongue language. Therefore, the aims of the study are to identify the level of Arabic language reading comprehension, and to examine the relationships between the level of Arabic language reading comprehension and the Arabic language achievement. The study used the observation method with cloze test procedure as an instrument and selected randomly 60 students as samples. The results showed that the level of the Arabic reading comprehension is at the Moderate level. This level indicated that the students need guidance from others in order to understand the Arabic texts and they cannot depend on themselves. The study also found out that there is a significant relationship between the level of Arabic language reading comprehension and the achievement. This finding showed that the level of Arabic language reading comprehension contribute to the Arabic language achievement.

https://ejournal.ukm.my/islamiyyat/article/download/16914/5233

[ms] The Level of Cloze Reading Comprehension and Its Relationship with Arabic Language Achievement

Zinc (Zn) deficiency has been identified as a major cause of poor yield in rice. Flooding and submergence bring about a decline in available Zn due to pH changes and the formation of insoluble Zn compounds. A field experiment (undisturbed randomized complete block design with three replications) was conducted in farmers’ fields of Kedah state during 2008 and 2009 to determine the direct and residual response of Zn on rice genotypes at the rates of 0 and 15 kg Zn ha−1 in low-Zn-content acidic submerged soil. The genotypes differed significantly in grain yield and its components. Single application of Zn significantly increased the growth and yield of the crop for two seasons. Based on the grain yield efficiency index, the most Zn-efficient genotypes were MR 106 and Seri Malaysia Dua. Two genotypes, MR 220 and MR 219, were moderately efficient, but MR 211 and Bahagia were classified as inefficient.

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Direct and Residual Effects of Zinc on Zinc-Efficient and Zinc-Inefficient Rice Genotypes Grown under Low-Zinc-Content Submerged Acidic Conditions

Moisture is one of the factors that cause transformer insulation degradation. The detection of moisture in oil and paper insulation is crucial in determining the health of transformer insulation system. High moisture content severely degrades the insulating strength of oil and paper and may eventually cause failure. In recent years, new diagnostic and monitoring techniques have been promoted to complement the classical insulation resistance, power dissipation factor and polarization index measurements. The new test method described in this paper is based on analysis of the polarization spectrum traced from the results of recovery voltage measurements (RVM). This method makes possible assessment of the condition of oil/paper insulation system. This paper shows some applications of RVM for determining the moisture level in the power transformers. The possible use of this method as a diagnostic tool for evaluates ageing trends or actual state of insulation is also discussed.

Wan Normeza Wan Zakaria

Papers

The impact of Facebook Addiction and self-esteem on students’ academic performance: A multi-group analysis

Value conflicts and organizational commitment of internal construction stakeholders

[ms] The Level of Cloze Reading Comprehension and Its Relationship with Arabic Language Achievement

Direct and Residual Effects of Zinc on Zinc-Efficient and Zinc-Inefficient Rice Genotypes Grown under Low-Zinc-Content Submerged Acidic Conditions

Diagnosis of transformer insulation condition using recovery voltage measurements