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Swindell, Alisa. "Development of an administration: administrative internship with Zeitgeist Theatre Experiments, Inc." ScholarWorks@UNO, 1997. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/aa_rpts/41.
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This thesis is a report on an administrative internship that was conducted at Zeitgeist Theater Experiments, Inc. from June to October of 1997. The internship fulfilled a requirement for the degree of Master of Arts Administration. Arts administration issues that are covered within the text are: fiscal management, marketing, fundraising. Board development, budget planning, and volunteer coordination. The nature of the internship, its specific tasks and responsibilities, are described in the report. The essay reviews the history of Zeitgeist as an organization and analyzes managerial problems occurring within the organization at the time of the internship .Explicit recommendations as to how the problems can be corrected and the steps required to implement the recommendations are laid out within the paper. The report concludes with the intern's expectations for the short term and long term effects of the work she conducted during the internship.
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Lui, Sui-keung Tommy, and 呂瑞強. "An analysis of district administration: its implications upon administrative & political development in HongKong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1985. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31974533.
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Lui, Sui-keung Tommy. "An analysis of district administration : its implications upon administrative & political development in Hong Kong /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12318309.
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Cooke, Ernest V. "Coordination of administrative structures in a new church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.
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Tamang, Milan. "Administrative development in contemporary Darjeeling hills: a politico historical analysis." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1286.
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Dlamini, M. P. "Development, administrative reform and the civil service : the case of Swaziland." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.233428.
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Mansor, N. B. "Administrative capabilities for development : An analysis of Malaysian programmes to improve public administrative capabilities in the post-independence period." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.374145.
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Yasin, Mohammad. "Administrative reform for rural development : a study of two districts of North Bengal." Thesis, University of North Bengal, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1225.
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Lei, Veng Hong. "Electronic government development in Macau Special Administrative Region : an exploratory study." Thesis, University of Macau, 2001. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636746.
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Dierkes, Tina. "Administrative professionals : their educational preparation and need for professional development training /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1342745691&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Yusoff, Malek Shah. "Development and impact of administrative reform in the Malaysian public services." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260840.
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Green, Richard Todd. "Oracle at Weehawken: Alexander Hamilton and development of the administrative state." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76522.
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This dissertation analyzes the major role that Alexander Hamilton's ideas and innovations played in the development of the American administrative state during and subsequent to the Federalist era. Secondly, it contrasts the richness of Hamilton's prudential theory of public administration with the sterile scientific theories of administration advanced in the twentieth century.
Though modern American public administration is usually thought of as a product of the early twentieth-century reform era, many ideas articulated during the founding period were ingrained in our legal, political, and administrative thought. Of those founding ideas, Hamilton's are the most numerous and significant.
Hamilton's administrative thought and innovations are traced in the historical development of the American administrative state in terms of three topics central to public administrative development. These are finance, military/foreign affairs, and the nature of public office. The final chapter summarizes Hamilton's contributions and then challenges our acceptance of Woodrow Wilson as founder of American public administrative thought. Alexander Hamilton is far more appropriate as founder of both the thought and practice of American public administration.Ph. D.
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Liu, Meiru. "Administrative Reform in China: Its Impact on Economic Development After Mao." PDXScholar, 1996. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1347.
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The need to improve the quality of government decision-making and tailor China's management to its more complex economy after Mao's death forced China's Party authorities to implement a number of administrative reforms, and to select administrative leaders from among professionals and specialists based on their competence, education, and age. The crucial outcome of these post-Mao reforms, 1979 to the present, is the major focus of this research. This study examines the role of China's top administrative elites during and after the post-Mao administrative reforms, and determines to what extent the changes and their impact on the policy-making may have brought about better economic policies and development. China's social and political conditions and leadership changes before, during, and after the reform are provided as background information for the analysis of policy making in China. This is followed by an analysis of various contemporary theories of bureaucracy and technocracy in general, and the Weberian Legal-Rational model of modern bureaucracy in particular. Qualitative and quantitative methods coupled with surveys, interviews, biographical and documentary-historical methods, and other primary and secondary data are combined in this empirical study. The primary data on biographical information of administrative elites were drawn from the collected results of questionnaires and interviews with elite members of State Council ministries and commissions, provincial and municipal governments. The secondary data were used to conduct a biographical study of the Maoist and post-Mao top administrative elites--all premiers, vice-premiers, State Council ministers, and all provincial governors and municipal mayors from the founding of the PRC in 1949 up until 1993. Through these analyses, the study found that post-Mao administrative reform has indeed brought about changes in the composition of administrative elites. These post-Mao administrative elites are more professionally competent, better educated, more efficient, and younger. Their economic policies have stimulated more extensive and sustained economic development.
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Wall, Karen J. "ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR ACADEMIC DEANS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/156.
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Over the years, the academic dean position has evolved from mainly focusing on student matters to an emphasis on promoting quality teaching and academic programs. The dean’s role is comprised of academic and administrative duties and responsibilities, requiring working with various stakeholders. The complexities associated with reduced budgets, increased enrollment demands, guarantee of quality education, and expectations from the private and public sectors create a perennial need for strong, competent leaders. Attributes for those in the dean’s position have been described as being able to keep peace among various groups with competing priorities. Other abilities address the many internal and external pressures confronting the position, and the need to motivate, plan, and establish a shared vision for the college.
Research has found academic deans traditionally advance from faculty to administration with few opportunities to train for the administrative leadership aspect, having trained and oriented predominately for academic careers in scholarship and teaching. In the absence of administrative training, academic deans have found they lack the breadth and depth of administrative leadership practices. This research study examined the essential administrative competencies and preferred professional development method for academic deans responsible for discipline-specific colleges within the California State University (CSU) system. The study employed a mixed methods research design for the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. The findings from the surveys and interviews revealed significant results for identifying essential administrative competencies, and preferred professional development methods for effective academic deans. A common theme that emerged was that their prior academic training and experience did not provide a significant amount of transferable skills. Interview results described serving on committees, working with mentors, training with immediate supervisors, and attending professional development programs as the methods selected for administrative development. Survey results identified hands-on experience, and attending seminars as the most preferred professional development methods for the majority of administrative competencies.
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Flores, Panizo Maria Luisa. "Ecological footprint analysis for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25438876.
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Björk, Christoffer, and George Newbury. "Administrative management system : Complementing an existing system with new functionality and increased efficiency." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-84359.
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This thesis is about how we delivered a product that eases maintenance and support of the client Ninetech’s system ServeIT. The product provides a website which has the purpose of providing an easy way to perform actions and show relevant information in a meaningful way. The functionalities that the product provides is showing all opticians within the different organizations in ServeIT and rebuilding search indexes when a product is added or removed by a supplier or optician. The specified requirements imposed by Ninetech were all implemented, and the final product is today used within their production environment. The project was purpose-fully made scalable, such that further development could be made by Ninetech once the project came to an end.
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Naidoo, Vinothan. "An examination of administrative capacity to implement development programmes in South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8105.
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Thesis (Ph.D. (Political Studies))--University of Cape Town, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 227-241).
Library also has copy on CD-ROM.
This thesis examined the concept of administrative "capacity", which has been employed to critique the ability of public administrations to implement development programmes in South Africa. References to administrative capacity in South African academic discourse have generally treated the term as a concrete item, often translated as public sector organisations lacking the ability/capacity to respond to the increasing scale of development needs which accompanied the country's recent political transition. This emphasis has in turn raised questions about whether these bodies possess the requisite or sufficient capacity to carry out development activities, and where this is judged not to be the case, that efforts should be directed at acquiring this capacity, i.e. capacity building or strengthening. This thesis argued that this prevailing twofold interpretation of capacity was too narrow, because it did not adequately capture how the organisational and operational circumstances under which public sector bodies functioned, might influence their ability (in other words, capacity) to implement development programmes.
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Keung, Shui-cheung John, and 姜瑞昌. "A study of the career movement of administrative officers in the Hong Kong government." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31264347.
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Heflin, Stephanie Michelle. "Teacher Perceptions of Administrative Involvement in Transfer of Training." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/586.
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This study district provides ongoing professional development for teachers; however, there was little evidence that transfer of training was occurring and it was unclear whether the administrator role could improve the implementation of learning from professional development. The purpose of the study was to examine teachers' perceptions of administrative involvement in professional development in order to identify indicators that could strengthen nonevaluative, collaborative relationships leading to higher rates of transfer. The central research question focused on teachers' perceptions of the roles of administrator-as-evaluator and administrator-as-collaborator and whether collaboration might influence transfer of training for teachers as they strive to improve their instructional practice. The conceptual frameworks that grounded this study were professional development and transfer of training. Participants in the study were a group of randomly selected secondary level teacher leaders in a school district (n = 10). An open-ended narrative questionnaire and focus group interview were used to collect data that were then open coded and thematically analyzed. A key finding was that these 10 teachers wanted administrative involvement in professional development; however, they wanted administrative oversight, coordination, and structure rather than side-by-side instructional collaborators. A white paper was created to assist local district administrators with addressing the transfer of training needs of teachers by outlining specific protocols and structures that will lead to systemic, on-going professional growth. A school culture that is characterized by structured collaboration will lead to positive social change in that instruction will meet the needs of all students and prepare them for life after high school.
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黃艾珍 and Ngai-chun Wong. "Preschool quality and child development in Macau." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31236297.
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BALBI, IRINEU BELO. "ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM IN BRAZIL IN A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: CENTRALIZATION, BUREAUCRATIC MODEL AND DEVELOPMENT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2015. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=26904@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
A investigação procurou discutir três reformas administrativas realizadas no Brasil que, na literatura especializada, aparecem com destaque. A primeira delas se desenvolveu durante o primeiro governo Vargas, a segunda ocorreu no governo Castelo Branco, em 1967, e a última, implantada durante o governo Fernando Henrique Cardoso, em 1995, a única ocorrida em regime democrático. A análise sobre as reformas administrativas é norteada por três principais eixos analíticos. O primeiro diz respeito à definição do papel do Estado e de sua relação com o mercado. O segundo trata do desdobramento da reforma administrativa sobre o sistema federativo, especialmente se privilegiou a centralização ou descentralização. O terceiro se refere à complexa relação entre governo e sociedade, mais especificamente à convivência entre aspectos clientelistas e a busca pelo universalismo de procedimentos. Concluiu-se que durante o governo Vargas teve início o ciclo de reformas administrativas, com a tentativa de implantar o Estado burocrático racional-legal. Neste momento, predominou a ênfase na centralização política e intensa predominância da atuação estatal na economia. No governo Castelo Branco, o Decreto-lei número 200, de 1967, procurou fortalecer a administração indireta, em contexto de intensa centralização no governo federal e de ainda expansão do Estado nacional-desenvolvimentista. A reforma administrativa de 1995 pretendia substituir a administração burocrática por modelos pós-burocráticos. Não logrou êxito, em razão da perspectiva fiscal que prevalecia à época, entretanto, promoveu redefinição das funções do Estado por meio da realização de privatizações e da criação de agências reguladoras, assim como procurou abrir algum espaço para a descentralização.
The investigation intends to discuss three administrative reforms that took place in Brazil and that are shown with distinction in specialized literature. The first of them developed during the first Vargas administration, the second during the Castelo Branco administration in 1967, and the last was implemented during the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration in 1995, the only one occuring in a democratic regime. The analysis about the administrative reforms is guided by three main analytical axis. The first one concerns the definition of the role to be played by the State and of its relation to the Market. The second deals with the unfolding of the administrative reform over the federal system, more specifically if it prioritized centralization or decentralization. The third refers to the complex relationship between government and society, more specifically to the interactions between clientelistic aspects and a more universal approach towards general proceedings. It was concluded that during the Vargas administration a cycle of administrative reforms began with the intent to implement a bureaucratic rational-legal authority. In this particular moment, the emphasis in political centralization and in an intense presence of the State in the economy prevailed. In the course of the Castelo Branco administration, the 1967 decree-law number 200 intended to strengthen the indirect administration amid a moment of intense political centralization in the hands of the federal government and a parallel expansion of the national-developmentist State. The 1995 administrative reform intended to replace the bureaucratic administration models by post-bureaucratic ones. It did not succeed due to the fiscal perspectives that were predominant at the time. However, it provided a redefinition of the functions of the State by promoting privatizations and creating regulatory agencies, and aiming to find some space for decentralization.
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Naimah, S. Talib Naimah bte Said. "The development of the Sarawak Administrative Service from its inception (1840s) to 1963." Thesis, University of Hull, 1993. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:13391.
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Morrison, Norma J. "An Administrative Model for Professional Development Centers in the Reform of Teacher Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1989. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2755.
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The problem of this study was to identify a validated model of professional development centers (PDCs) for teacher education that could be applied collaboratively by administrators in higher education and the local school systems. A thorough investigation failed to reveal a model. Therefore, a professional development center model was synthesized from the literature, attributes of existing centers, and ideas of East Tennessee educators who were in positions to implement such a model. The examination of centers incorporated both quantitative and qualitative research methodology. The quantitative investigation was a combination of inductive and deductive analysis of responses to a survey form on PDCs that was developed by the investigator. Four centers were visited for the gathering of qualitative data in a naturalistic inquiry. Some quantitative data analyses were conducted by using the univariate method which included frequency counts and simple retrievals. Analyses provided descriptive statistics and percentages of characteristics of each PDC. The quantitative data analyses were synthesized with the qualitative data analyses for a comprehensive theoretical model. The model had ecological and face validity according to local educators and experts on the topic of PDCs. The findings were that PDCs had common goals and utilized a collaborative approach to problem solving and goal attainment among various levels including the school, the local education agency (LEA) level, the institution of higher education (IHE) level, and the state level. PDCs improved communication, trust, and support among teachers within and between schools, administrators, IHE faculty, and the community. PDCs promoted changes in both the IHE and LEA. The results of this study should prove useful to educational institutions in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of PDCs. Professional development centers provide structure for reform in teacher education.
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LARREA, Gonzalo. "Climate change and development : the global administrative law of the UNFCCC financial mechanism." Doctoral thesis, European University Institute, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/74271.
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Defence date: 24 February 2022Examining Board : Prof. Joanne Scott (European University Institute); Prof. Deirdre Curtin (European University Institute); Prof. Mar Campins (University of Barcelona); Prof. Peer Zumbansen (McGill University)
This research deals with the legal responsibility of states to provide climate finance to developing countries in order to facilitate climate mitigation and adaptation. The research demonstrates that the area of climate finance has not escaped globalization, where global actors operating at a level beyond the state (the UNFCCC and several Climate Funds) have increasingly taken over some of the climate finance functions previously performed by states. Against this backdrop, the thesis also examines the role of international bodies in providing climate finance, assesses to what extent these bodies are accountable to affected local stakeholders, and puts forward recommendations to foster increased accountability. The research project employs Global Administrative Law (GAL) as a normative framework for assessing and fostering accountability. This thesis is relevant, first and foremost, as an examination of the extent to which global climate finance is adequate for addressing climate change impacts in developing countries. To this end, it engages in a detailed analysis of the international legal framework for climate change and of the relevant financial instruments. It also engages in a normative evaluation of these instruments using the standards proposed by GAL. In keeping with this, the research gives substance and a better definition to these standards. As such, the thesis has the potential to contribute not only to the literature on climate finance, but also to the literature on GAL. It also sheds light on the relationship between climate finance and GAL, a topic that has been largely neglected in the academic literature so far.
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Al-Fahad, Jasem Y. "Reform of building codes, regulations, administration and enforcement in Kuwait : within the legal, administrative, technical & social framework." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9883.
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The majority of building code development and implementation practices are normally connected with the progress of construction community changing awareness, needs and perspectives, advanced technology in construction and new level of knowledge. Unproven practices and the technology of building code development and implementation in case of insufficient and outdated codes, the use of unproven advanced codes of other countries, or the infringement of the existing codes, in most cases, could lead to a large number of shortcomings of minimum requirements of public health, safety and general welfare, and poor quality of buildings. Every aspect of a building code development and implementation practice could be influenced by insufficiencies and infringements in building codes/regulations that could cause buildings failures. Generally, the success of a building code development and implementation practice is directly connected with the involved insufficiencies and infringements in the framework of building code (legal, Administrative, technical, & social), i.e. faults of building code development and implementation should be successfully resolved in order to come to an end of a building project assuring code's objectives (public health, safety and general welfare). One of the early research problems of building code development and implementation practice was conducted by Productivity Commission (2004) where the research organized and categorized the causes of shortcomings of BC according to four main functions of building code, including legal, administrative, technical, and social functions. Productivity Commission Research had been the starting point of research problems of building codes in Kuwait. For the past 20 years, many researchers have high numbers of categories, components and rankings to explain different types of insufficiencies and infringements in building codes/regulations. However, these categories and rankings produce inconsistent and overlapping cause and impact factors. In addition, researchers and practitioners at this point tend to focus on the technical and administrative sides related to the issues of building codes development and implementation, and neglecting the importance of legal and social sides. Legal issues like finding a law to prepare and enforce building codes, cover of insurance companies, building materials testing system, weak regulations related issues, building specifications, and clarity of regulation texts; as well as social issues like community awareness, issuing and enforcing legal court rules, deterrent punishments for violators, violations or cheatings in related issues, all of these were deemed not that critical by most reviewers. The research is specifically concerned with the insufficiencies and infringements in building codes/regulations which cause shortcomings of minimum requirements of public health, safety and general welfare, and how related cause and impact factors are selected and organized. Existing research highlights the need for further researches of how to relate between research and building regulations that are at present. There is evidence that construction industries around the world have little experience in this area (CIB TG37, 2001). The proposal within this research is to address this aspect of the debate by seeking to clarify the role of the four functions of building code; legal, administrative, technical, and social function as a frame of reference that stakeholder parties (building officials, design and construction professionals) might agree with and which should act as the basis for the selection and formation of occurrences of cause factors, and their iv impact on public health, safety and general welfare. The focus on the four functions of building code as a fault (cause) frame of reference potentially leads to a common, practical view of the (multi) dimensionality setting of fault (cause) within which cause factors may be identified and which, we believe, could be grounded across a wide range of practices specifically in this research of building code development and implementation. The research surveyed and examined the opinions of building officials, design and construction professionals. We assess which fault (cause) factors are most likely to occur in building and construction projects; evaluate fault (cause) impact by assessing which fault (cause) factors that building officials, design and construction professionals specifically think are likely to arise in the possibility of shortcomings of minimum requirements of public health, safety and general welfare. The data obtained were processed, analyzed and ranked. By using the EXCEL and SPSS for factor analysis, all the fault (cause) factors were reduced and groups into clusters and components for further correlation analysis. The analysis was able to prove an opinion on fault (cause) likelihood, the impact of the fault (cause) on the objectives of building code. The analysis indicates that it is possible to identify grouping of insufficiencies and infringements in building codes/regulations that is correspondent to the different parts of the framework of building code (legal, Administrative, technical, & social) these suggest three identified groups when viewing cause from the likelihood occurrence and four identified groups and their impact for each building code objective. The evidence related to the impact of building code objectives, view of cause, and provides a stronger view of which components of cause were important compared with cause likelihood. The research accounts for the difference by suggesting that a more selection and formation of cause and impact, offered by viewing cause within the context of a framework of building code, and viewing impact within the context of building code objectives (public health, safety and general welfare) allows those involved in building code development and implementation to have an understandable view of the relationships within cause factors, and between cause and impact factors. It also allows the various cause components and the associated emergent clusters to be more readily identified. The contribution of the research relates to the assessment of cause within a construction that is defined in the context of a fairly broad accepted view of the framework of building code (legal, Administrative, technical, & social). The fault (cause) likelihood construction is based on the building code framework proposed in this research and could facilitates a focus on roles and responsibilities, and allows the coordination and integration of activities for regular development and implementation with the building code goals. This contribution would better enable building officials and code writers to identify and manage faults (causes) as they emerge with BC aspects/parts and more closely reflect building and construction activities and processes and facilitate the fault (cause) administration exercise.
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Bošanská, Ivana. "Komparácia vývoja daňových správ v ČR, Rakúsku a na Slovenku." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-264306.
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The thesis focuses on comparison of the development of tax administration in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria, through the administrative costs of tax collection in various areas connected to tax administration (staff, information technology). The primary objective of the thesis focuses on the characteristics of the basic theoretical issues pertaining to the given theme. Subsequently pays particular attention to assessing the development of tax administrations of selected countries for the period mainly from 2005 to 2013. In the end, there is the comparison of and outline the differences in the development of the tax administrations of the selected countries.
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Li, Xiaoying. "Foreign direct investment and economic development : an interactive relationship." Thesis, Aston University, 2005. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10783/.
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With the increasing importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), there have been substantial studies on this issue, both empirically and theoretically. However, most existing studies focus on either the impacts of FDI presence or the determinants of FDI inflows, ignoring the fact that inward FDI and economic development may simultaneously affect each other. This thesis sets out to examine the interactive effects between FDI and economic development. The whole thesis is composed of five chapters. Chapter One is an overall introduction to the thesis. Chapter Two presents a theoretical study and chapter Two and Three provide two empirical studies. Chapter Five concludes. Chapter Two presents a theoretical two-sector model that features the importance of human capital in attracting foreign investment. This model theoretically explains why FDI is more likely to occur among countries that are similar in terms of human capital and technology. On the other hand, MNCs must train local employees to work with firm-specific technology and hence improve the technological skills of local workers. In Chapter Two, an empirical model is constructed to detect whether the productivities of foreign and local firms impact each other. The model is tested on China’s data at the industry level. The results indicate that productivity growth of local and foreign firms are jointly determined. Evidence also suggests that the extent to which spillovers occur varies with difference technology levels of local firms. Chapter Four investigates the relationship between FDI and economic grown based on a panel of data for 84 countries over the period 1970-1999. Both equations of FDI inflow and GDP growth are examined. The results indicate that FDI not only directly promotes economic growth by itself, but also indirectly does so via its interaction terms. There is a strong positive interaction effect of FDI with human capital and a strong negative interaction effect of FDI with technology gap on economic growth in developing countries.
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MacDonnell, Michael. "Aircraft rotable inventory optimisation : development of a new solution." Thesis, Aston University, 2008. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/15346/.
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Analysis of the use of ICT in the aerospace industry has prompted the detailed investigation of an inventory-planning problem. There is a special class of inventory, consisting of expensive repairable spares for use in support of aircraft operations. These items, called rotables, are not well served by conventional theory and systems for inventory management. The context of the problem, the aircraft maintenance industry sector, is described in order to convey some of its special characteristics in the context of operations management. A literature review is carried out to seek existing theory that can be applied to rotable inventory and to identify a potential gap into which newly developed theory could contribute. Current techniques for rotable planning are identified in industry and the literature: these methods are modelled and tested using inventory and operational data obtained in the field. In the expectation that current practice leaves much scope for improvement, several new models are proposed. These are developed and tested on the field data for comparison with current practice. The new models are revised following testing to give improved versions. The best model developed and tested here comprises a linear programming optimisation, which finds an optimal level of inventory for multiple test cases, reflecting changing operating conditions. The new model offers an inventory plan that is up to 40% less expensive than that determined by current practice, while maintaining required performance.
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Saitta, Joseph V. Jr. "Determining the Administrative Support and Professional Development Needs of Contract Instructors at a Civilian Federal Training Agency." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30571.
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Researchers know much about the use of contract (or adjunct) instructor faculty in academe, but little about contract instructors in civilian federal training agencies. No one has determined the effective administrative support of instructional delivery or the professional development needs of these federal agency contractors.
The National Fire Academy's mission is to promote the professional development of those fire personnel engaged in fire suppression, fire prevention, and allied functions. Each year approximately 3000 resident students complete a variety of two week training programs. Approximately 500 contract instructors conduct most of these on-campus programs. These instructors have widely divergent expertise, instructional competence and teaching experience.
The research questions were:
1. What are the problems, if any, that NFA contract instructors have had that
have implications for effective program delivery?
2. What are the administrative support services, if any, that should be
provided to contract instructors in the areas of:
A. Orientation of new instructors?
B. Program delivery?
C. Evaluation processes?
D. Professional development?
3. What other administrative support services, if any, would assist contract
instructors in providing instructional services?
4. What are the problems, if any, that Program Chairs have dealt with that have
implications for effective program delivery?
All 536 resident contract instructors received a questionnaire about their perception of their administrative support and professional development needs; 45% responded (n=245). Eight of the ten Academy Program Chairs, who oversee the contract instructors, were interviewed about the types of problems and solutions they have used in dealing with these personnel. Analysis used both quantitative and qualitative methods.
This research had a three-fold purpose. First, the research could determine the elements of effective support of instructional delivery for the Academy's contract instructors. Second, the research could provide the basis to make policy recommendations of such elements for the Academy. Finally, the research sought to determine what was required to support the professional development of contract instructors in any training organization.
The results indicated that the responding contract instructors had several administrative support needs and concerns including keeping program content current, providing new instructors with an orientation and an instructor handbook, gaining access to classroom supplies, and improving the availability of program evaluations. There was also strong interest in three professional development options: preferred admission to other NFA classes, on-site instructor conferences, and a newsletter. Generally, Program Chairs' responses were supportive of these needs. The recommendations included the implementation of a contract instructor career path and the use of a government and contractor "shared responsibility management model."Ed. D.
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Gilroy, Lindsey. "The development and evaluation of distance learning materials for administrative personnel in a multi-national company." Thesis, Aston University, 1989. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10829/.
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There has been substantial research into the role of distance learning in education. Despite the rise in the popularity and practice of this form of learning in business, there has not been a parallel increase in the amount of research carried out in this field. An extensive investigation was conducted into the entire distance learning system of a multi-national company with particular emphasis on the design, implementation and evaluation of the materials. In addition, the performance and attitudes of trainees were examined. The results of a comparative study indicated that trainees using distance learning had significantly higher test scores than trainees using conventional face-to-face training. The influence of the previous distance learning experience, educational background and selected study environment of trainees was investigated. Trainees with previous experience of distance learning were more likely to complete the course and with significantly higher test scores than trainees with no previous experience. The more advanced the educational background of trainees, the greater the likelihood of their completing the course, although there was no significant difference in the test scores achieved. Trainees preferred to use the materials at home and those opting to study in this environment scored significantly higher than those studying in the office, the study room at work or in a combination of environments. The influence of learning styles (Kolb, 1976) was tested. The results indicated that the convergers had the greatest completion rates and scored significantly higher than trainees with the assimilator, accommodator and diverger learning styles. The attitudes of the trainees, supervisors and trainers were examined using questionnaire, interview and discussion techniques. The findings highlighted the potential problems of lack of awareness and low motivation which could prove to be major obstacles to the success of distance learning in business.
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Harcus, Karin. "Facilities for the development of sport in conjunction with the 2010 soccer sport administrative building." Pretoria : [s.n], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02202006-094526.
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Makris, Maria C. "The distinct use and development of administrative law principles by the European Court of Justice." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.240041.
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Lovell, Murray Jack. "The development of secretarial and administrative support staff : influential factors in the identification of need." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2587.
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Radical advances in microelectronics applications during the 1970's precipitated rapid developments in new office technology which was held to threaten the N'er"' existence of the traditional secretarial task role. Many contemporary commentators conceiN-ed a correlative link between the emergence of the new technology and the displacement of administrative support staff, whilst others predicted that a form of "Taý-Iorism" was about to invade the office environment with all manner of dehumanising connotations. The reality proved somewhat different and, far from eradicating the role of the secretary or reducing it to assembly-line proportions, the technology helped to facilitate the flattening of organisational structures, thereby exposing secretaries to new opportunities as they asserted control over the new communications. Companies subsequently perceived the benefits of horizontally enlarging secretarial roles to encompass paraprofessional activities such as personnel, finance, sales and marketing, etc., or vertically extending them to undertake supervisory or monitorial tasks that were previously the domain of functional managers. Thus, the training and development of secretarial and administrative support staff became of paramount importance, yet this was frequently left to the vagaries of chance, to the whim of management, or to questionable analytical practices. The following thesis discusses the role of the secretary in its inner and outer context and explores the literature to ascertain weaknesses in contemporary approaches to needs analysis. Moreover, from a survey of Times Top 1,000 Companies, it examines the forces for change that are influencing these organisations and charts the ways that secretarial and administrative support staff are increasingly addressing performance gaps in corporate indices of effectiveness. Equally, in combining a survey of secretaries, it establishes the range of competencies that are considered important in reconciling individual, task and organisational goals and suggests a diagnostic procedure that might effectively accomplish this without the biases and concerns that have resolutely pervaded needs analysis methodologies.
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Powell, Michelle Pettijohn Robinson Eric L. "Teachers and professional reading a study of reading experience and administrative support across traditional, Paideia, and PDS schools /." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/3001.
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Stofile, Siyanda Colman. "The role of Mnquma Local Municipality in poverty alleviation in Mbiza administrative area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020802.
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The central objective of the research study was to evaluate the role of Mnquma Local Municipality in poverty alleviation in Mbiza Administrative Area. The key debates after apartheid have been on the successes and shortcomings of the social and economic policies that were adopted. The ANC-led government decided to approach poverty reduction by closing the inequality gap between racial groups in South Africa. It planned to provide services that would improve the lives of the poor and also create employment to sustain development. To provide the necessary services, the Government formulated two broad, but linked macroeconomic policies namely: the RDP and GEAR. This indicated the importance with which the people’s welfare and growth are regarded by the South African government. This guided research report attempted to investigate and analyse the role played by Mnquma Local Municipality to alleviate poverty in the Mbiza Administrative Area. This report shows that poverty is still extreme. The Municipality has achieved limited success in alleviating poverty and prioritising skills development among the community. This research demonstrates the IDP and its mechanism process in trying to address poverty alleviation in the Municipality’s geographical area of responsibility. This report also reveals that much has to be done to improve the effectiveness of the IDP in enhancing and fulfilling its intended goals and objectives.
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Simon, Flora Ann. "Efficacy Development in New Teacher Study Groups." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145392.
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This qualitative study explores the experiences and learning of five new teachers with less than three years in the classroom as they engaged in a study group. This research highlights the ways that participation in a study group enhanced teacher efficacy and supported their retention.The research reveals that power and authority over classroom decisions, lack of support from administration and frustration with autonomy of curriculum issues hindered the development of a positive teacher efficacy. When framed in a more positive light within a study group setting the changes to teacher efficacy enabled the study groupparticipants to be more proactive for their own personal and professional needs.Implications for supporting new teachers through opportunities to participate in a studygroup format are discussed. The result of this work is a contribution to the effects ofteacher efficacy and the power of collaboration in a study group setting for new teachers.
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Anwar, Anwar, and n/a. "The interplay between the 'political' and 'administrative' ways of governing in nation-states : the case of Bangladesh." University of Canberra. Management, 1989. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060605.122653.
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Vickers, Jonathan S. "Marketing strategy and new product development in the UK credit card industry." Thesis, Aston University, 1993. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10813/.
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The development of new products in today's marketing environment is generally accepted as a requirement for the continual growth and prosperity of organisations. The literature is consequently rich with information on the development of various aspects of good products. In the case of service industries, it can be argued that new service product development is of as least equal importance as it is to organisations that produce tangible goods products. Unlike the new goods product literature, the literature on service marketing practices, and in particular, new service product development, is relatively sparse. The main purpose of this thesis is to examine a number of aspects of new service product development practice with respect to financial services and specifically, credit card financial services. The empirical investigation utilises both a case study and a survey approach, to examine aspects of new service product development industry practice relating specifically to gaps and deficiencies in the literature with respect to the financial service industry. The findings of the empirical work are subsequently examined in the context in which they provide guidance and support for a new normative new service product development model. The study examines the UK credit card financial service product sector as an industry case study and perspective. The findings of the field work reveal that the new service product development process is still evolving, and that in the case of credit card financial services can be seen as a well-structured and well-documented process. New product development can also be seen as an incremental, complex, interactive and continuous process which has been applied in a variety of ways. A number of inferences are subsequently presented.
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Kang, Jeongmuk. "A Study on the Future Sustainability of Sejong, South Korea's Multifunctional Administrative City, Focusing on Implementation of Transit Oriented Development." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-185293.
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Since the appearance of steam engines in the late 18th century, cities have been growing with the development of transportation and the consequent increase of its urban population and economic activities. Presently, cities accommodate more than half of the world population and are expected to be responsible for 73% of the world’s energy use in 2030. Cities come to the fore as a problem, being also the roots of solution for current environment and energy-related problems. The Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems applied in Latin American cities have shown the possibility of establishing efficient urban transport networks and sustainable urban structures at low cost. Meanwhile, Asian cities are anticipated to accommodate 54% of the world urban population by 2050. Sejong city, South Korea is the newest planned city in the region aiming to see its completion in 2030. The aim of this paper is to assess the future urban sustainability of Sejong city by analyzing first the Master Plan of the construction of the city in accordance with PEBOSCA (Physical, Economical, Biological, Organizational, Social, Cultural, and Aesthetical) resources, and second its implementation in general with a focus on the expected role of Transit-Oriented Development in particular looking at BRT. Putrajaya’s case is referred for anticipated shortcomings which Sejong should be prepared for. Secondary data and interpretations from books and articles regarding contemporary urban problems are comprehensively reviewed to systemically analyze the influences of implementation of TOD upon urban sustainability. This study revealed that planned actions derived from TOD will play an important role in resolving urban problems in Sejong city by relieving urban traffic congestion, CO2 emission and fossil fuel consumption. And systemic influences on improvement of business activities, government tax income, social activities and equity, and olfactory quality of the city are expected. Therefore, TOD is deemed to be a better option for existing cities and is necessary for newly developing planned cities in Asia and Africa.
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Sasaki, Noriko. "Development and Validation of an Acute Heart Failure-Specific Mortality Predictive Model Based on Administrative Data." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/188706.
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Maclennan, Donald Alan. "Administrative development in the kingdoms and principalities of the Near East under the Aegis of Rome." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12464/.
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This thesis examines the administrative impact of dynastic rule in the Roman Near East. It compares administrative practice under kings and princes with the provincial administration that eventually followed. By contrasting these two manifestations of Roman imperialism, it conceptualises dynastic rule as a distinct form of governance and evaluates its role within the context of Roman imperialism in the East. Previous scholarship has maintained that dynastic rule was an intermediate stage in the development of Roman provincial territory. According to this interpretation, kings and princes, either consciously or unconsciously, were maintained in order to affect particular changes on the territories under their control, making them more suitable for direct rule. This study provides a critical evaluation of this influential perspective. The thesis thus consciously moves away from the study of kings and princes and focuses on the study of kingdoms and principalities. Each chapter deals with a different administrative activity essential to governance in the Roman world – political organisation, arbitration and enforcement, and taxation – and first considers practices under kings and princes before contrasting these with the provincial administration that followed. The study concludes that dynastic rule was, by its very nature, heterogeneous; kingdoms and principalities were organised and governed in a variety of different ways. By highlighting the contrasts between different kingdoms and principalities, on the one hand, and between dynastic and provincial rule, on the other, this thesis demonstrates that no single process of development can encapsulate the history of kingdoms and principalities in the Near East.
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Макарюк, Олексій Васильович, Алексей Васильевич Макарюк, and Oleksii Vasylovych Makariuk. "Development of methodical approach to acceptance and realization of administrative decisions in the conditions of vagueness." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2007. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/8326.
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One of the issues of the day in activity of subjects of manage is acceptance of effective administrative decisions in the conditions of vagueness of environment of manage.
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Nicoll, J. Ross. "A web-oriented framework for the development and deployment of academic facing administrative tools and services." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6857.
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The demand for higher education has increased dramatically in the last decade. At the same time, institutions have faced continual pressure to reduce costs and increase quality of education, while delivering that education to greater numbers of students. The introduction of software systems such as virtual learning environments, online learning resources and centralised student record systems has become routine in attempts to address these demands. However, these approaches suffer from a variety of limitations: They do not take all stakeholders' needs into account. They do not seek to reduce administrative overheads in academic processes. They do not reflect institution-specific academic policies. They do not integrate readily with other information systems. They are not capable of adequately modelling the complex authorisation roles and organisational structure of a real institution. They are not well suited to rapidly changing policies and requirements. Their implementation is not informed by sound software engineering practises or data architecture design. Crucially, as a consequence of these drawbacks such systems can increase administrative workload for academic staff. This thesis describes the research, development and deployment of a system which seeks to address these limitations, the Module Management System (MMS). MMS is a collaborative web application targeted at streamlining and minimising administrative tasks. MMS encapsulates a number of user-facing tools for tasks including coursework submission and marking, tutorial attendance tracking, exam mark recording and final grade calculation. These tools are supported by a framework which acts as a form of “university operating system”. This framework provides a number of different services including an institution abstraction layer, role-based views and privileges, security policy support integration with external systems.
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Al-Omar, Fuad Abdullah. "Administrative development stages and the environment in a country with sudden wealth : the case of Kuwait." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/34074.
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This thesis is concerned with bureaucracy and how it develops in relation with its environment in Kuwait, identifying the factors behind its development as well as predicting the future stages of development. The empirical survey includes regression and statistical analysis, nine detailed interviews and a questionnaire administered to 72 top officials. The dissertation is divided into three parts. Part 1 examines in five chapters: introduction, the literature review, methodology, data analysis and historical and socio-economic background. Part II contains five chapters, in which four stages of administrative development are examined and a summary of outcomes presented. Part III indicates, in Chapter Eleven, the evolving of bureaucracy rationalization stage, while Chapter Twelve evaluates the research hypothesis. The findings indicate that: 1. The bureaucracy in Kuwait developed in four distinct progressive stages (imported bureaucracy, nationalization of bureaucracy, inflated bureaucracy, and administrative reform). 2. Environment has a significant impact on the initiation, span and outcome of each stage as well as on the interdependence among patterns of behaviour, structure and process. Economic and political factors are leading forces of change while social and cultural variables have a lesser impact. Demographic factors acted as constraints in most stages. 3. Bureaucracy rationalization will be the future stage of administrative development. Such a stage will include rationalization of the scope of bureaucracy and its financing system, rationalization of structure and process and rationalization of behaviour. 4. Similarity in problems facing countries with sudden wealth indicate the need for a model to explain administrative development in such countries. Changes in the model are a function of environmental intervention (resources slack and environment impact) and internal interaction. The research demonstrates that the bureaucracy in countries with sudden wealth, such as Kuwait, developed in a different pattern from other developing countries and this enhanced the need for the suggested model.
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Rodger, Martin A. "An approach to the development of expert systems within production planning and control." Thesis, Aston University, 1990. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/15149/.
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The thesis presents an account of an attempt to utilize expert systems within the domain of production planning and control. The use of expert systems was proposed due to the problematical nature of a particular function within British Steel Strip Products' Operations Department: the function of Order Allocation, allocating customer orders to a production week and site. Approaches to tackling problems within production planning and control are reviewed, as are the general capabilities of expert systems. The conclusions drawn are that the domain of production planning and control contains both `soft' and `hard' problems, and that while expert systems appear to be a useful technology for this domain, this usefulness has by no means yet been demonstrated. Also, it is argued that the main stream methodology for developing expert systems is unsuited for the domain. A problem-driven approach is developed and used to tackle the Order Allocation function. The resulting system, UAAMS, contained two expert components. One of these, the scheduling procedure was not fully implemented due to inadequate software. The second expert component, the product routing procedure, was untroubled by such difficulties, though it was unusable on its own; thus a second system was developed. This system, MICRO-X10, duplicated the function of X10, a complex database query routine used daily by Order Allocation. A prototype version of MICRO-X10 proved too slow to be useful but allowed implementation and maintenance issues to be analysed. In conclusion, the usefulness of the problem-driven approach to expert systems development within production planning and control is demonstrated but restrictions imposed by current expert system software are highlighted in that the abilities of such software to cope with `hard' scheduling constructs and also the slow processing speeds of such software can restrict the current usefulness of expert systems within production planning and control.
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Hassall, John C. "Development of performance models for co-operative information systems in an organisational context." Thesis, Aston University, 1999. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10725/.
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The thesis reports of a study into the effect upon organisations of co-operative information systems (CIS) incorporating flexible communications, group support and group working technologies. A review of the literature leads to the development of a model of effect based upon co-operative business tasks. CIS have the potential to change how co-operative business tasks are carried out and their principal effect (or performance) may therefore be evaluated by determining to what extent they are being employed to perform these tasks. A significant feature of CIS use identified is the extent to which they may be designed to fulfil particular tasks, or by contrast, may be applied creatively by users in an emergent fashion to perform tasks. A research instrument is developed using a survey questionnaire to elicit users judgements of the extent to which a CIS is employed to fulfil a range of co-operative tasks. This research instrument is applied to a longitudinal study of Novell GroupWise introduction at Northamptonshire County Council during which qualitative as well as quantitative data were gathered. A method of analysis of questionnaire results using principles from fuzzy mathematics and artificial intelligence is developed and demonstrated. Conclusions from the longitudinal study include the importance of early experiences in setting patterns for use for CIS, the persistence of patterns of use over time and the dominance of designed usage of the technology over emergent use.
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Lee, N. J. "Sales manager problem resolution styles : measure development and an examination of their salesperson-related consequences." Thesis, Aston University, 2003. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10753/.
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Personal selling and sales management play a critical role in the short and long term success of the firm, and have thus received substantial academic interest since the 1970s. Sales research has examined the role of the sales manager in some depth, defining a number of key technical and interpersonal roles which sales managers have in influencing sales force effectiveness. However, one aspect of sales management which appears to remain unexplored is that of their resolution of salesperson-related problems. This study represents the first attempt to address this gap by reporting on the conceptual and empirical development of an instrument designed to measure sales managers' problem resolution styles. A comprehensive literature review and qualitative research study identified three key constructs relating to sales managers' problem resolution styles. The three constructs identified were termed; sales manager willingness to respond, sales manager caring, and sales manager aggressiveness. Building on this, existing literature was used to develop a conceptual model of salesperson-specific consequences of the three problem resolution style constructs. The quantitative phase of the study consisted of a mail survey of UK salespeople, achieving a total sample of 140 fully usable responses. Rigorous statistical assessment of the sales manager problem resolution style measures was undertaken, and construct validity examined. Following this, the conceptual model was tested using latent variable path analysis. The results for the model were encouraging overall, and also with regard to the individual hypotheses. Sales manager problem resolution styles were found individually to have significant impacts on the salesperson-specific variables of role ambiguity, emotional exhaustion, job satisfaction, organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviours. The findings, theoretical and managerial implications, limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
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Ayres, Sarah. "Negotiating regional futures : the successes and failures of the West Midlands Regional Development Agency Network." Thesis, Aston University, 2001. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10756/.
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The introduction of Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) in the English regions in 1999 presented a new set of collaborative challenges to existing local institutions. The key objectives of the new policy impetus emphasise increased joined-up thinking and holistic regional governance. Partners were enjoined to promote cross-sector collaboration and present a coherent regional voice. This study aims to evaluate the impact of an RDA on the partnership infrastructure of the West Midlands. The RDA network incorporates a wide spectrum of interest and organisations with diverse collaborative histories, competencies and capacities. The study has followed partners through the process over an eighteen-month period and has sought to explore the complexities and tensions of partnership working 'on the ground'. A strong qualitative methodology has been employed in generating 'thick descriptions' of the policy domain. The research has probed beyond the 'rhetoric' of partnerships and explores the sensitivities of the collaboration process. A number of theoretical frameworks have been employed, including policy network theory; partnership and collaboration theory; organisational learning; and trust and social capital. The structural components of the West Midlands RDA network are explored, including the structural configuration of the network and stocks of human and social capital assets. These combine to form the asset base of the network. Three sets of network behaviours are then explored, namely, strategy, the management of perceptions, and learning. The thesis explores how the combination of assets and behaviours affect, and in turn are affected by, each other. The findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge and understanding surrounding policy networks and collaborative governance.
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Chan, Priscilla Yuen-Lan. "The impact of brand owner on consumers' brand perceptions : a development of Heider's Balance Theory." Thesis, Aston University, 2005. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10795/.
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Studies have shown that the brand “owner” is very influential in positioning the brand and when the brand “owner” ceases his or her active role the brand will be perceived differently by the consumers. Balance Theory (HBT), a cognitive psychological theory, studies the triadic relationships between two persons and an entity and predicts that when a person’s original perception of the relationship is disturbed, the person restructures to a new balanced perception. Consequently, this research was undertaken to: conceptualize the brand owner’s impact on consumer’s brand perception; test the applicability of both the static and dynamic predictions of the Heider’s Balance Theory in brand owner-consumer-brand relation (OCB); construct and test a model of brand owner-consumer-brand relation; and examine if personality has an influence on OCB. A discovery-oriented approach was taken to understand the selected market segment, the ready-to-wear and diffusion lines of international designer labels. Chinese Brand Personality Scale, fashion proneness and hedonic and utilitarian shopping scales were developed, and validated. 51 customers were surveyed. Both traditional and extended methods used in the Balance Theory were employed in this study. Responses to liked brand have been used to test and develop the model, while those for disliked brand were used for test and confirmation. A “what if’ experimental approach was employed to test the applicability of dynamic HBT theory in OCB Model. The hypothesized OCB Model has been tested and validated. Consumers have been found to have separate views on the brand and the brand owner; and their responses to contrasting ethical and non-ethical news of the brand owner are different. Personality has been found to have an influence and two personality adapted models have been tested and validated. The actual results go beyond the prediction of the Balance Theory. Dominant triple positive balance mode, dominant negative balance mode, and mode of extreme antipathy have been found. It has been found that not all balanced modes are good for the brand. Contrary to Heider’s findings, simply liking may not necessarily lead to unit relation in the OCB Model.
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Blewett, Lloyd. "The development of a market orientation in a turbulent, transitional environment : the case of Ukraine." Thesis, Aston University, 2000. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10735/.
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This research is concerned with the case of Ukraine where there has been a fundamental change in the economic environment engendered by the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy and the resulting conditions of economic crisis. The way that Ukrainian marketers and consumers are reacting to this environmental change is the principal concern of the research together with the basic linkages between critical environmental elements and strategic marketing decisions. This research analyses the way in which marketing evolves in a turbulent, transitional environment. The study is based on eight case analyses within the retail sector of the Ukrainian market. The process of transition to a free market economy leads a researcher to question the validity of existing theories that have been based on empirical data that has been collected in the stable marketing environment of the West. For this reason an in-depth, theory building methodology is preferred. A number of broad research objectives were set. Firstly, to establish whether the sales - production - marketing stages model of marketing evolution, derived from empirical data collected in stable Western environments, is relevant in the context of the turbulent, transitional environment of Ukraine. Secondly, to establish if, in this turbulent, transitional environment, idiosyncratic approaches to marketing are emerging and thirdly to assess the development of attitudes to marketing, organisation for marketing and the development of marketing strategy in Ukraine. The main conclusions of this thesis are firstly, that the stages model of marketing orientation is not relevant in the context of Ukraine, secondly that there are idiosyncratic approaches to marketing emerging in the turbulent, transitional environment of Ukraine and finally that the above developments have a profound impact on the development of attitudes to marketing, organisation for marketing and the development of marketing strategy in Ukraine.