Journal Article•
Core Values
TL;DR: CGaA editor in chief Miguel Encarnacao discusses recent changes to CGaA and the magazine's strategic orientation and introduces its newest editorial board member, Seungyong Lee of the Pohang University of Science and Technology.
Abstract: Editor in chief Miguel Encarnacao discusses recent changes to CGaA and the magazine's strategic orientation. He also introduces the magazine's newest editorial board member, Seungyong Lee of the Pohang University of Science and Technology.
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04 Oct 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe uspostavljanje dugotrajnih odnosa sa potrosacima, a proces izgradnje lojalnosti potrosaca prema brendu.
Abstract: Cilj brendiranja jeste uspostavljanje dugotrajnih odnosa sa potrosacima, te se funkcija brend menadžmenta određuje kao proces izgradnje lojalnosti potrosaca prema brendu. Veliku ulogu u ovom procesu imaju ljudski resursi, od cijih vestina, znanja, sposobnosti, lojalnosti i slicnih osobina zavisi i pozicioniranje brenda. Ovaj rad istice znacaj menadžmenta ljudskih resursa u marketinga i bavi se istraživanjem uloge zaposlenih u procesu stvaranja i izgradnje brenda.
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TL;DR: This research reveals an acute need for a sustained collaborative effort and questions normative notions of what defines collaborative working in projects and suggests a need for re-framing it as an on-going accomplishment of actors involved.
Abstract: Purpose
The intra-organisational relationships of through-life support services providers are complex, especially given the multifaceted nature of the provision required. For example, capabilities within the UK highways maintenance arena must support engineering design, routine maintenance and the on-going management of the network. While collaboration in construction projects has formed a major research focus in recent years, there is a paucity of work examining collaboration in-flight.
Design/methodology/approach
Through a micro-practices approach, two contracts delivering highway infrastructure maintenance and renewal services are examined to explore the intra-organisational relationships that determine the quality of service delivered.
Findings
Despite the rhetoric of collaboration and integrated working that pervades the contemporary project discourse, there was a clear focus on addressing immediate technical and commercial concerns, rather than on creating the conditions for integrated working to flourish. On the occasions where the collaborative environment was prioritised, a more integrated service was delivered.
Originality/value
In contrast to other accounts of the ways collaborative working shapes performance, this research reveals an acute need for a sustained collaborative effort; as soon as “collaborative working” was normalised, the level of integration and seamlessness of service was diminished. This questions normative notions of what defines collaborative working in projects and suggests a need for re-framing it as an on-going accomplishment of actors involved. Such a perspective resonates with notions of “organizational becoming”, particularly in that attempts to foster collaboration are themselves constitutive of the unfolding and shifting nature of intra-organisational relationships that emerge in complex contractual arrangements.
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Book•
29 Oct 2012
TL;DR: Fogleman and Boorda as mentioned in this paper focused on two leaders, General Ronald R. Fogleman, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, (1994- 1997) and the late Rear Admiral Jeremy M.Boorda, Chief of Naval Operations,(1994-1996), who rose to the highest position within their respective services because of exceptional job performance and their caring for people.
Abstract: : As Congress, civilian leaders, and the public demand more accountability from service members and our military leaders, the Washington politics can involve cannibalistic witch-hunting at the highest levels. The pressure to be perfect, the one mistake service, can take its toll on all members of the armed forces; from the airman and seaman to the service chief himself. Leadership is a key factor in this equation and how they guide their subordinates (and themselves) can be just as important. I will focus on two leaders, General Ronald R. Fogleman, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, (1994- 1997) and the late Admiral Jeremy M. Boorda, Chief of Naval Operations, (1994-1996). These two men rose to the highest position within their respective services because of exceptional job performance and their caring for people. However, their own personal values, in which they had been trying to instill within their personnel, increasingly clashed with the political institutional values, and built up to a culminating point. The core values these leaders expanded during their watch bled over into the political arena impacting their effectiveness as service chiefs. The causal effects range from interservice rivalry to cutthroat news media tactics. The focus is not on the methodology in which they ended their military careers, but in the why. It can be argued that the politics of a service chief is nothing new and something to be expected. Perhaps, the extent of the politics and the interrelated personalities of such civilian and military leaders are underestimated. Further, the public criticism is also not new and should be expected at that level. Is quitting the answer or should commanders fight for what they believe is right no matter what?
3 citations
01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: The authors examines the importance of program alignment with a university's mission and pedagogical commitment to students and articulates the unique ways in which competitive academic teams advance the mission and learning contract of the University of Central Missouri.
Abstract: This case study examines the importance of program alignment with a university’s mission and pedagogical commitment to students and articulates the unique ways in which competitive academic teams advance the mission and learning contract of the University of Central Missouri. By engaging in site-specific research that highlights how co-curricular activities such as competitive academic teams, advance the university’s mission, programs can take a proactive approach to sharing with university administration the unique ways in which they can provide data to fulfill the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) accreditation requirements, contribute to the overall success of the university, and solidify their own position amongst the institutional
3 citations
Dissertation•
01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore Slow Living and whether Slow Living's goals of meaningful positive connection and harmonious life tempo with the intentions to promote personal and environmental wellbeing could translate into products with similar effects.
Abstract: The purpose of this study and design research was the exploration of the Slow philosophy in the context of design. Slow Living is a concept developing awareness of life tempo, one that welcomes balance, awareness, depth, and a richer experience of life. A counter-narrative to the rising pace of contemporary western society endeavoring to promote personal wellbeing. In the design and product arena this pace manifests in a continuous reinvention, replacement, and ultimately discarding of products. Products of low emotional attachment, low quality, and low personal connection creating an ever-changing, waste filled landscape of living bearing little grounding for emotional stability and resulting in both unsustainable personal and environmental wellbeing. This led to the investigation of Slow Design and whether Slow Living’s goals of meaningful positive connection and harmonious life tempo with the intentions to promote personal and environmental wellbeing could translate into products with similar effects. Research began with an examination into the topics of curiosity, connectivity, and wellbeing with the objective being to an enrich and prolong user and product relationship. The study was explored using The Reservoir, a design tool for poetic research that focuses on scientific and imaginative exploration complimenting a practice-based approach in the studio. Supporting research included theories surrounding the concepts of emotional attachment, surprise and intrigue, as well as, mindfulness and grounding. This study has brought to light possible concepts that could be utilised to create positive emotional attachment between consumer and product to improve product longevity and thus ultimately improved personal and environmental wellbeing. Leading to the need for further discussion and experimentation regarding Slow Design and its ability to influence the wellbeing of society by diversifying perspective and approach to design.
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Cites background from "Core Values"
...That these consumers see brands as an extension of identity symbolising their values, ethics, ethos, and humanistic values (Andersen, 2018; Davis 2018)....
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...Craving real world and offline experiences, analog qualities and connecting emotionally to these stories is of high value to these generations (Andersen, 2018; Davis, 2018)....
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...In fact over a ten year period value driven business’ are outperforming competitors (Davis, 2018)....
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...” (Davis 2018) Their website transparently provides details of factory locations and costs such as materials, labor, transport, duties, and hardware inviting their consumers into the knowledge of the true costs and in doing so building trust....
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...Patagonia on larger and global scale became California’s first B Corporation in 2012 with the goal of doing no unnecessary harm and using their business as part of the solution to the environmental crisis (Davis 2018)....
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TL;DR: An operational analysis of inpatient admissions evaluates staff nurses' nursing stewardship activities and analyzes the potential benefits of nurses' formal education about, and inclusion into, ASPs.
Abstract: An essential participant in antimicrobial stewardship who has been unrecognized and underutilized is the "staff nurse." Although the role of staff nurses has not formally been recognized in guidelines for implementing and operating antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) or defined in the medical literature, they have always performed numerous functions that are integral to successful antimicrobial stewardship. Nurses are antibiotic first responders, central communicators, coordinators of care, as well as 24-hour monitors of patient status, safety, and response to antibiotic therapy. An operational analysis of inpatient admissions evaluates these nursing stewardship activities and analyzes the potential benefits of nurses' formal education about, and inclusion into, ASPs.
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TL;DR: A critical review of published studies on MCDA in the context of HTA is provided by assessing their methodological quality and summarising methodological challenges, highlighting the need for advancement in robust methodologies, procedures and tools to improve methodological quality ofMCDA in HTA studies.
Abstract: Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) concepts, models and tools have been used increasingly in health technology assessment (HTA), with several studies pointing out practical and theoretical issues related to its use. This study provides a critical review of published studies on MCDA in the context of HTA by assessing their methodological quality and summarising methodological challenges. A systematic review was conducted to identify studies discussing, developing or reviewing the use of MCDA in HTA using aggregation approaches. Studies were classified according to publication time and type, country of study, technology type and study type. The PROACTIVE-S approach was constructed and used to analyse methodological quality. Challenges and limitations reported in eligible studies were collected and summarised; this was followed by a critical discussion on research requirements to address the identified challenges. 129 journal articles were eligible for review, 56% of which were published in 2015–2017; 42% focused on pharmaceuticals; 36, 26 and 18% reported model applications, issues regarding MCDA implementation analyses, and proposing frameworks, respectively. Poor compliance with good methodological practice (< 25% complying studies) was found regarding behavioural analyses, discussion of model assumptions and uncertainties, modelling of value functions, and dealing with judgment inconsistencies. The five most reported challenges related to evidence and data synthesis; value system differences and participant selection issues; participant difficulties; methodological complexity and resource balance; and criteria and attributes modelling. A critical discussion on ways to address these challenges ensues. Results highlight the need for advancement in robust methodologies, procedures and tools to improve methodological quality of MCDA in HTA studies. Research pathways include developing new model features, good practice guidelines, technologies to enable participation and behavioural research.
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Dissertation•
01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the perceptions that school administrators, parents, teachers and students have concerning their Special Character with a view to establishing a clarity of understanding as to the selfperceptions, the modus operandi, the values espoused, the opportunities which these schools represent and the basis on which their understandings and values are founded.
Abstract: The Special Character of New Zealand protestant integrated evangelical schools is that spiritual ethos, the ‘god-factor’ that distinguishes these schools from secular schools. The thesis set out to identify the perceptions that school administrators, parents, teachers and students have concerning their Special Character with a view to establishing a clarity of understanding as to the selfperceptions, the modus operandi, the values espoused, the opportunities which these schools represent and the basis on which their understandings and values are founded. Sixty two semistructured interviews undertaken in six of these schools were recorded and transcribed. Analysis by themes enabled a consideration of the participants’ own defining of Special Character, the values the schools espoused, the means by which their Special Character could be preserved, and the tensions and anomalies encountered as evidenced in the data. It was found that while there is considerable complexity in the vast variety of perspectives of the participants, there is, nonetheless much evidence of a homogenous group of schools that work closely together, with common understanding of what unites them – namely, an acceptance of the inerrancy and authority of the Christian scriptures for all of life, living and learning. It might be concluded from the findings that because of the complexity of the views expressed there is no clear definition of Special Character in these schools. But in the spectrum of participant articulation of perceptions, Special Character is both the content and the context of education. As to the content, all of the curriculum was seen to be subject to and consistent with an evangelical understanding of the Christian scriptures. Similarly to the context, the ethos was generated by an evangelical Christian staff who modelled and taught a Christian lifestyle in a relationship with the Christ of the Bible, and who encouraged the students to adopt that same lifestyle and relationship, adopting the biblical values that derive from a biblical worldview. Relationships were seen to be of paramount importance for upholding and defining Special Character. Participant voice indicated that they preferred to think of themselves as teaching in Christ-centred schools and their work as God-directed. They claimed their work was preserved by constant vigilance and constant vision-casting concerning their Special Character.
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01 Jan 2017
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated what school leaders perceived to be the essential features of CEN schools, how they embed these into school culture and the leadership by which they do this.
Abstract: Christian Education National (CEN) is an association of Christian schools started in Australia, in the 1960s by Christian parents, predominantly with a Dutch Reformed heritage Its vision for education includes the lordship of Christ over all of life, the fact that the gospel is to inform practice, and that parents are responsible for the education of their children CEN dedicate significant resources to supporting member schools to understand the beliefs that underpin their vision for education and to develop practice based on these beliefs School leaders in Christian schools have responsibilities that include an understanding of the faith perspective of their school communities and the development of school practice consistent with that faith perspective Yet, little research has been conducted with respect to the perceptions and practices of school leaders within CEN schools This study was an investigation into what school leaders perceived to be the essential features of CEN schools, how they embed these into school culture and the leadership by which they do this The study was situated within a constructivist paradigm and informed by an interpretivist theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism The methodology adopted was case study The case study was set within the state of Victoria and comprising ten CEN schools, with sixteen campuses, educating approximately 6500 students Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews of an expert reference group, comprising of national office staff with responsibilities for professional development, and a principals’ group An online survey with open-ended questions and closed statements with a Likert scale was utilised to gather data from a larger group of senior leadership personnel from participating schools This research found that school leaders had an awareness of the essential features of CEN as articulated in the vision statement Despite this, it was evident that school-based leaders lacked a depth of understanding of the beliefs that inform the CEN approach to schooling This research also found that school leaders perceived that the essential features were to be included holistically into culture However, services and resources available to support schools in the development of culture consistent with the vision were under-utilised While servant leadership, shared leadership, and vision-based leadership were all described in relation to CEN schools, the leadership within these schools is better understood as informed by the Christian faith rather than widely supported leadership theories mentioned in this study To encourage education consistent with the CEN vision for schooling, it is recommended that CEN develop a clear and comprehensive description of their distinct approach to education and work to ensure that school boards and educational leaders are educated about this Further, it is recommended that more be done to ensure that school leaders within this school movement undertake professional development that adequately equips them to develop practice consistent with the beliefs and values of their school communities
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