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Spinks, Nelda, Barron Wells, and Melanie Meche. "Appraising the appraisals: computerized performance appraisal systems." Career Development International 4, no. 2 (April 1999): 94–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13620439910254713.

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Rani, Nazatul Shima Abdul, K. Sarojani Krishnan, and Bright Collins Okezie. "The Roles of Appraiser and Performance Appraisal Systems on Employee Job Satisfaction." Asia Proceedings of Social Sciences 8, no. 1 (May 30, 2021): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.31580/apss.v8i1.1923.

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This study aims to examine two types of performance appraisal systems used to assess food operators to maintain high employee job satisfaction. About 250 questionnaires were distributed around Kampung Bharu area in Kuala Lumpur. The number of questionnaires returned were 210 but only 205 questionnaires were usable for the present study. SPSS was used to analyse the data to test the hypotheses. There were four variables researched in this study, namely Behaviour-Based Performance Appraisal System, Competency-Based Performance Appraisal System, appraiser, and job satisfaction. There was a direct and significant relationship between both appraisal systems with the appraiser (H1 and H2) and employee job satisfaction (H4 and H5) respectively. There was also a direct and significant relationship between the appraiser and restaurant employees’ job satisfaction (H3). The role ofthe appraiser was identified as a mediator in the relationship between Competency-Based Performance Appraisal System and employee job satisfaction (H7). However, the role of the appraiser partially mediated the relationship between Behaviour-Based Performance Appraisal System and employee job satisfaction (H6). The appraiser was regarded as critical in ensuring that the appraisal system adopted be carried out fairly, professionally, and rationally with adequate knowledge to boost job satisfaction among food operator employees in Kuala Lumpur.

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Patil, Aishwarya M., and Dr C. S. Dalvi. "720 Degree Performance Appraisal Systems." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Special Issue, Special Issue-FIIIIPM2019 (March 20, 2019): 4–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd23048.

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Van Wyk, Bronwin P., Francis Hasford, Nozipho E. Nyakale, M. Mboyo-Di-Tamba Vangu, Bertus Oelofse, and Hector M. Leboea. "Critical Appraisal of Radionuclide Calibrators and Gamma Cameras Prior to Lutetium-177 Internal Dosimetry at Two South African Hospitals." World Journal of Nuclear Medicine 21, no. 01 (March 2022): 044–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1746173.

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Abstract Introduction The functionality of radionuclide dose calibrator and nuclear medicine imaging systems hasa direct effect on the accuracy and preciseness of internal dosimetry evaluations. Our study, therefore, aimed to critically appraise the radionuclide calibrators and gamma cameras prior to Lutetium-177 (177Lu) internal dosimetry in a developing country. Materials and Methods Two radionuclide calibrators' and three gamma cameras at two South African hospitals were critically appraised in preparation for internal dosimetry of 177Lu. The radionuclide calibrators' accuracy, linearity, and sample volume abilities were appraised. For the three gamma cameras, the uniformity, energy resolution, center of rotation, and collimator sensitivity were appraised. These appraisals were performed between the years 2014 and 2019. Results The radionuclide calibrators' constancy, accuracy, linearity, and sample volume were within ± 5%. We also integrated a 177Lu calibration factor into one radionuclide calibrator's library. The three gamma cameras' uniformity was within 2 to 5%, energy resolution within 11%, center of rotation within 2 mm, and the sensitivity recorded for all low energy high resolution collimator. Conclusion Our radionuclide calibrators passed the critical appraisal and may be confidently used for assaying 177Lu. All three cameras also passed critical appraisal and may be used to assess organ absorbed dose.

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Lyons, Thomas F., and Thomas J. Callahan. "A Third Role in Performance Appraisal: A Suggestion from the Medical Care Quality Appraisal Systems." Public Personnel Management 25, no. 2 (June 1996): 133–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009102609602500201.

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Practitioners and theorists alike increasingly have become dissatisfied with formal performance appraisals. A focus on the structural aspects of appraisals, as developed in the health care industry, is offered as a meaningful addition to traditional performance appraisal methods.

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Stetz, Thomas A., and Todd L. Chmielewski. "Efficiency Ratings and Performance Appraisals in the United States Federal Government." Industrial and Organizational Psychology 9, no. 2 (June 2016): 270–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/iop.2016.10.

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As industrial–organizational (I-O) psychologists and longtime employees, we have developed and implemented appraisal systems and have been subjected to and have subjected others to appraisals. We have thus viewed performance appraisals from all angles, seeing the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. We believe that all of the points discussed by Adler et al. (2016) about retaining or eliminating performance ratings have merit and address the realities of the current state of affairs in performance appraisal practice and research. However, as Wiese and Buckley (1998) point out, organizations survived quite well for centuries without formal appraisal systems, which raises the question, “Why do formal performance appraisal systems exist?” One inescapable yet surprisingly undiscussed reason is that it is a legal and/or regulatory mandate for 4,185,000 U.S. federal government employees (Office of Personnel Management, 2015a). Eliminating performance ratings for these workers would literally require an act of Congress.

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Hall, James L., Barry Z. Posner, and Joseph W. Harder. "Performance Appraisal Systems." Group & Organization Studies 14, no. 1 (March 1989): 51–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105960118901400106.

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Smith, William C., and Katarzyna Kubacka. "The emphasis of student test scores in teacher appraisal systems." education policy analysis archives 25 (August 21, 2017): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.25.2889.

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Over the past 30 years teachers have been held increasingly accountable for the quality of education in their classroom. During this transition, the line between teacher appraisals, traditionally an instrument for continuous formative teacher feedback, and summative teacher evaluations has blurred. Student test scores, as an ‘objective’ measure, are increasingly used in teacher appraisals in response to historic questions that evaluations are based on ‘subjective’ components. Their central position in appraisals is part of a larger Global Testing Culture, where standardized tests are linked with high stakes outcomes. Although most teacher appraisal systems are based on multiple components, the prominence of testing as the taken for granted measure of quality suggests that not all components are given equal weight or seen as equally important. This article further explores the role of testing in high stakes teacher appraisal systems across 33 countries using data from the 2013 TALIS; addressing both the prominence of student test scores and their relative importance in teacher’s perceived feedback utility. Results indicate that, while rarely applied in isolation, student test scores are the most common component used in teacher appraisals. Relative to other components, student achievement is more often emphasized and, when emphasized in feedback, teachers are more likely to feel their appraisal had limited impact on their instruction and was completed solely as an administrative exercise.

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Davis, Marian Stephanie, and Matilda Arko Mensah. "Performance Appraisal of Employees in Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study of University of Education, Winneba (Winneba Campus)." International Journal of Human Resource Studies 10, no. 2 (May 12, 2020): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v10i2.16409.

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The study sought to examine the performance appraisal of employees in tertiary institutions: a case of University of Education, Winneba (Winneba Campus). The descriptive survey design with quantitative approach was applied. Stratified and proportionate sampling were used to select respondents which included junior, senior staff and senior members of the university. Questionnaires were used to collect data for the study and the responses were analysed by frequency and percentages, line graphs, pie charts, means and standard deviations. The study revealed challenges such as fairness of evaluation decisions and lack of knowledge and skills of appraisers affect the conduct of performance appraisal. Also, employees‟ performance and developmental needs contribute to making performance appraisal effective. Evaluating employees‟ performance is ranked higher in performance appraisal. Again it was revealed that motivation affects performance appraisal and that the UEW appraises its staff annually. HODs are the highest appraiser category in the UEW. Lastly, the findings showed that performance appraisal in the University has succeeded in identifying staff performance needs as very moderate. Recommendations were made based on the prompt implementation of effective staff performance appraisal systems and the need to improve on the mechanism to address and meet the performance needs of employees.

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Kraska, Beverly R., Allan M. Mohrman, Susan M. Resnick-West, and Edward E. Lawler. "Designing Performance Appraisal Systems-Aligning Appraisals and Organizational Realities." Academy of Management Review 16, no. 2 (April 1991): 469. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/258871.

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Ojomo, D. O. "Assessing performance appraisal systems and their effectiveness." Thesis, University of Dundee, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539098.

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Jericho, Adrienne John, and n/a. "Perceptions of Principal Appraisal: Experience in Australian Lutheran Schools." Griffith University. School of Cognition, Language and Special Education, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040919.113840.

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This study was an investigation into participant perceptions of principal appraisal in Australian Lutheran schools where a national, systematic appraisal process for principals, entitled Principal Appraisal for Development (PAD), has been in place since 2000. The study group for the investigation consisted of fifteen principals, ten chairpersons of school councils and two district directors, all of whom had been involved in the process. The literature review indicated that whilst there was substantive scholarly writing on the purpose and methods of principal appraisal, there was a lack of recorded research on the experience and longer term outcomes of appraisal. Accordingly, the focus of the study was an examination of participant perceptions of the experience and impact of appraisal. The study's theoretical underpinning was symbolic interactionism and it adopted a qualitative approach to answer the central research question: What are principal and governing council chairperson perceptions of the efficacy of principal appraisal processes in Australian Lutheran schools? Data for the study were gathered through focus group and individual qualitative interviews. In addition, documents associated with the appraisal process were obtained for analysis. The data were then analysed using grounded theory methods, leading to the generation of three theoretical propositions. The first proposition was that the efficacy of principal appraisal depended on the completion of an explicit process that followed six clearly defined and understood steps; the second: that five perceptions of the efficacy of the appraisal process could be identified amongst participants; and the third: that the role played by key players in a spirit of trust in the process and in one another facilitated perceptions of efficacy in the appraisal process. Furthermore, the context in which the process took place, the actual purpose of the process and the nature of responses by participants emerged as key factors in each proposition. In particular, these factors determined whether the appraisal process advanced through the six defined stages required to ensure meaningful, long-term development for the principal, which of the perceptions of efficacy of the process for development was held by participants, and the extent to which trust in one another and in the process was evident. From these propositions eight statements that describe the experience of study participants were identified. These comprised: their belief that a development purpose must have priority in appraisal for perceptions of efficacy of the process; credible messages needed to emerge from the appraisal process for perceptions of its efficacy; appraisal needed to be perceived as a complex process of change involving meaning-making; principal as agent and initiator in the appraisal process facilitated perceptions of efficacy; a supportive and improvement-oriented environment for professional development was associated with perceptions of efficacy of the process; professional development of the principal needed to be perceived as a complex process; trust in the process and in one another was necessary for perceptions of appraisal's efficacy; and appraisal was recognised as having outcomes that may distract from development. These findings have specific implications for the policy and practice of principal appraisal in Lutheran schools, especially as PAD is reviewed. The findings also have application to other appraisal settings and generated key questions to assist in developing, implementing and evaluating principal appraisal systems. The study also indicated that those involved in the appraisal process need to think through how appraisal, development and accountability are related. These concepts are important and legitimate, and are to be both separated and recognised in any employment context. The study found that appraisal that resulted in development was a complex process of change involving shifts to meaning and behaviour. Such a process needed to be supported through an environment of trust with an improvement focus. The study has indicated that appraisal for development needs to be informed more fully by an understanding of the professional development literature. In summary, the study has contributed to an understanding of the place of appraisal in the learning and development of school principals.

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Jericho, Adrienne John. "Perceptions of Principal Appraisal: Experience in Australian Lutheran Schools." Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365186.

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This study was an investigation into participant perceptions of principal appraisal in Australian Lutheran schools where a national, systematic appraisal process for principals, entitled Principal Appraisal for Development (PAD), has been in place since 2000. The study group for the investigation consisted of fifteen principals, ten chairpersons of school councils and two district directors, all of whom had been involved in the process. The literature review indicated that whilst there was substantive scholarly writing on the purpose and methods of principal appraisal, there was a lack of recorded research on the experience and longer term outcomes of appraisal. Accordingly, the focus of the study was an examination of participant perceptions of the experience and impact of appraisal. The study's theoretical underpinning was symbolic interactionism and it adopted a qualitative approach to answer the central research question: What are principal and governing council chairperson perceptions of the efficacy of principal appraisal processes in Australian Lutheran schools? Data for the study were gathered through focus group and individual qualitative interviews. In addition, documents associated with the appraisal process were obtained for analysis. The data were then analysed using grounded theory methods, leading to the generation of three theoretical propositions. The first proposition was that the efficacy of principal appraisal depended on the completion of an explicit process that followed six clearly defined and understood steps; the second: that five perceptions of the efficacy of the appraisal process could be identified amongst participants; and the third: that the role played by key players in a spirit of trust in the process and in one another facilitated perceptions of efficacy in the appraisal process. Furthermore, the context in which the process took place, the actual purpose of the process and the nature of responses by participants emerged as key factors in each proposition. In particular, these factors determined whether the appraisal process advanced through the six defined stages required to ensure meaningful, long-term development for the principal, which of the perceptions of efficacy of the process for development was held by participants, and the extent to which trust in one another and in the process was evident. From these propositions eight statements that describe the experience of study participants were identified. These comprised: their belief that a development purpose must have priority in appraisal for perceptions of efficacy of the process; credible messages needed to emerge from the appraisal process for perceptions of its efficacy; appraisal needed to be perceived as a complex process of change involving meaning-making; principal as agent and initiator in the appraisal process facilitated perceptions of efficacy; a supportive and improvement-oriented environment for professional development was associated with perceptions of efficacy of the process; professional development of the principal needed to be perceived as a complex process; trust in the process and in one another was necessary for perceptions of appraisal's efficacy; and appraisal was recognised as having outcomes that may distract from development. These findings have specific implications for the policy and practice of principal appraisal in Lutheran schools, especially as PAD is reviewed. The findings also have application to other appraisal settings and generated key questions to assist in developing, implementing and evaluating principal appraisal systems. The study also indicated that those involved in the appraisal process need to think through how appraisal, development and accountability are related. These concepts are important and legitimate, and are to be both separated and recognised in any employment context. The study found that appraisal that resulted in development was a complex process of change involving shifts to meaning and behaviour. Such a process needed to be supported through an environment of trust with an improvement focus. The study has indicated that appraisal for development needs to be informed more fully by an understanding of the professional development literature. In summary, the study has contributed to an understanding of the place of appraisal in the learning and development of school principals.
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Doctor of Education (EdD)
School of Cognition, Language and Special Education
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Gallagher, Anthony W. "Sustainabilty systems appraisal for integrated coastal zone management." Thesis, Southampton Solent University, 2006. http://ssudl.solent.ac.uk/581/.

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is a process defined in terms of achieving sustainable development. Despite sustainability being accepted by the majority of organizations currently operating on the coast, the integrated approach is seen as the more constructive and benificial alternative to achieve this state. Id 'success' for ICZM means sustainable development, then the question is raised as to how it attempts to achieve this, and, more speficically, how effectively it does so? Put another way, how can the management process be evaluated in terms of achieving its aims? Despite sevaral attempts to produce sustainability indicator sets, there is currently no established or validated way of assessing the effectiveness of ICZM initiatives and consequently there is also no national overview with thish to judge the strategic performance of coastal partnerships (CPs). This study aims to address this failing by developing and critically evaluating a standardised operating mechanism for assessing the ability of ICZM initiatives to achieve sustainable development. In order to develop this 'Coastal Sustainability Standard', a review was made of the current role and treatment of sustainability in coastal planning and management in the UK. Using the electronic database of the company 'Coastal Management for Sustainability' (CMS), a survey of UK coastal practitioners was carried out as to the key theoretical constructs inherent in the concept of sustainability. Textual analysis of the results, using the qualitative software package, Nud*ist 6, revealed six dominant constructs which would form the basis for the development of the standard. These six - planning; participation; communication; integration; responsibility and balance were defined as principles, and a set of criteria developed for each, with which to enable assessment. A scoring system and a set of guidelines were then designed to maximise the level of objectivity in carrying out the assessment, with the scoring system also reflecting the systems thinking inherent in the design. In order to validate the mechanism, three case study CPs were selected against which to carry out a detailed application of the Standard. These were the Exe Estuary Management Partnership (EEMP); Tamar Estuaries Consultative Forum (TECF) and Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum (PCF), all of which scored relatively poorly. That none of the three CPs achieved the pre-requisite standard raised a number of considerations relating to the efficacy of the Standard and its operation, as well as to the nature of ICZM in the UK and its aim of achieving sustainable development. Conclusions drawn from this evaluation identified that the current operation of ICZM in the UK exhibits a disjointed approach to achieving its long-term goals, as a result of its voluntary nature. The voluntary approach employed in the UK can be seen to be at the root of a number of problems facing the successful development of ICZM. In terms of resources, it has implications for the skills, knowledge and training of coastal managers, as well as the funding available to develop and implement effective plans. The voluntary approach also does not necessarily 'encourage' appropriate cultural changes within or between stakeholder organizations, and does not impart joint responsibility or collective liability upon stakeholders to achieve sustainable development.

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McCluskey, William James. "Property tax policy, systems, reform and appraisal techniques." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287135.

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Grainger, David. "Authoring appraisal : an analysis of participation in performance appraisal systems in two local authorities in England." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.574506.

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The use of performance appraisal (PA) schemes is now almost ubiquitous in modem organizations, yet the academic literature on the subject must contend with a number of empirical studies which suggest that those who implement appraisal systems consider them to have failed. This suggests a need for more comprehensive examination of what happens when PA is implemented in practice. Taking a broadly realist approach, this thesis argues that such an examination must give a more comprehensive picture of how each of the different groups involved in PA participate in such schemes, with such participation seen not as determined by appraisal systems, but as meaningful choices taken by agents, which are influenced by such systems. This thesis focuses on the understandings (or 'theorizations') of PA held by different groups, arguing that these are the basis of the choices they make about how to participate. Employees at two local authorities in England were interviewed about their understandings and experiences of PA, and connections were drawn from the distinctive rationalities of each group about the organization in general, through their understandings of PA in particular, to the way they actually participate in appraisal. The latter topic is not a major focus of the thesis, but was studied by examining how PA forms at the two authorities had been designed to produce certain outcomes, and how some appraisers and appraisees had completed those forms. From this examination, two main conclusions are drawn. Firstly, the studied schemes reflected their designers' wish for them to perform multiple and contradictory functions. Secondly, appraisers and appraisees participated in PA enthusiastically, but often in ways against the design of the PA scheme, reflecting the fact that, whilst they accepted the legitimacy of their organization's PA schemes, their understandings of PA were very different to those of the designers.

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Gasti, Maria. "Techno-economic Appraisal of Concentrating Solar Power Systems (CSP)." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Energi och miljöteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-12806.

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The diffusion of Concentrating Solar Power Systems (CSP) systems is currently taking place at a much slower pace than photovoltaic (PV) power systems. This is mainly because of the higher present cost of the solar thermal power plants, but also for the time that is needed in order to build them. Though economic attractiveness of different Concentrating technologies varies, still PV power dominates the market. The price of CSP is expected to drop significantly in the near future and wide spread installation of them will follow. The main aim of this project is the creation of different relevant case studies on solar thermal power generation and a comparison betwwen them. The purpose of this detailed comparison is the techno-economic appraisal of a number of CSP systems and the understanding of their behaviour under various boundary conditions. The CSP technologies which will be examined are the Parabolic Trough, the Molten Salt Power Tower, the Linear Fresnel Mirrors and the Dish Stirling. These systems will be appropriatly sized and simulated. All of the simulations aim in the optimization of the particular system. This includes two main issues. The first is the achievement of the lowest possible levelized cost of electricity and the second is the maximization of the annual energy output (kWh). The project also aims in the specification of these factors which affect more the results and more specifically, in what they contribute to the cost reduction or the power generation. Also, photovoltaic systems will be simulated under same boundary conditions to facolitate a comparison between the PV and the CSP systems. Last but not leats, there will be a determination of the system which performs better in each case study.

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Chetty, Uthamaganthan Perumal. "The effect of integrated quality management system on educator efficacy." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1278.

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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education of the Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2013.
Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) is an appraisal system of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. The appraisal system intended to develop educators on an on-going basis. The primary aim of this investigation was to establish the effect that IQMS has on educator efficacy. As an introduction to the study, the requirements for educator efficacy were reviewed. In so doing, the various characteristics for effective teaching-learning situation and of an “ideal” educator were highlighted. The didactical behaviour of successful educators was also in focus. The requirements for educator efficacy and the effects of IQMS on educator efficacy were investigated using a literature and empirical study. The study revealed that IQMS has a positive effect on educator performances. For the purposes of the empirical investigation, a structured questionnaire was used. Four hundred and six (406) questionnaires were completed by educators from the primary and secondary schools from the Pinetown District in the Ethekwini Region of KZN and these questionnaires were analysed. The data was processed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics.
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Jones, S. "Information systems investment and value appraisal in the public sector." Thesis, University of Salford, 2002. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/26741/.

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This thesis develops the hypothesis for a new interpretive approach to the evaluation of information systems (IS), termed situated hermeneutic IS evaluation. The thesis adds to the body of knowledge in this area as this new approach moves away from the dominant evaluation paradigm based upon functionalism and introduces a new interpretive IS evaluation approach based upon hermeneutics and situated action, which incorporates a post-modern perspective on the nature of IS. This approach is particularly appropriate in the UK public sector, where traditional IS evaluation methods based upon economic, functional and mechanistic principles are largely irrelevant. The nature of information systems, information systems investment, information systems evaluation and the role of information systems evaluation in public sector organisations form a major part of the thesis. In particular, the study reviews the area of IS evaluation by considering the methods available for use and their underlying assumptions. Another major element of the study is the empirical work. This involved two UK local authorities where two in-depth interpretive case studies were undertaken. The results from the study are presented in terms of learning and are analysed to help understand, conceptually, the appropriateness of the new evaluation approach and to elicit salient issues and lessons for IS practice. A conceptual, practical framework for undertaking situated hermeneutic evaluation is also presented. In addition, an analysis is undertaken with regard to developing the key themes arising from the literature and the empirical work, with the aim of informing IS theory and practice. The case studies were undertaken using the Grounded Theory method in an interpretivist paradigm to explore issues from a rich, contextual and experiential perspective. As such it provides a view on the IS evaluation issues from a position rarely adopted by other researchers, as interpretivism is an emerging paradigm for research into IS evaluation An analysis is presented to help understand the underlying assumptions of the researchers that utilise Grounded Theory in IS research, and to help increase the understandinu of the Stephen Jonex I'niver.Mlv of'SalforJ Information Systems Research Centre I'hD Resetin. 7i Thesis July 2002 I'age Kiimher 11application of the method. The pitfalls and the opportunities that such a methodological approach could have in future IS evaluation studies is also presented. The outcomes of the research argue for a new complementary interpretive IS evaluation approach based on situated practice, which provides a richer view and a more practically oriented approach, especially within the public sector domain, and explores the use of a social science methodology, Grounded Theory, in information systems research.

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Riley, J. M. "The appraisal of three gas-fired small-scale CHP systems." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1997. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/4548.

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The research in this thesis has undertaken a technical. economic and environmeiital appraisal of three gas-fired, small-scale Combined Heat-and-Power (CHP) systenlýý together with a study of the UK's electricity supply industry (ESi) and CHP market. The purpose of each system is to attempt to utilise more of the heat and/or electricitY output from the CHP unit. Within the non-technical research area, t hree scenarios for the evolution of the ES1 have been developed to help establish llow changes to forces acting within the industry, might affect the development of the UK CHP market. New applications of several strategic management, alialysis tools were used to develop and select the following scenarios: (i) 'N-ewa nd reduced ('02 limits set by the Climate Control Conference + stricter environmental legislatioil, (ii) Changes to the Pool mechanism for pricing electricity. (iii) Business as usual. It was concluded that in isolation scenarios I and 3 would aid the expansion of the, CHP market, whereas scenario 2 is likely to hinder it. The selection of the scenarios and the implications for the ESi and CHP market are supported by the opinions of 'industry specialists', which were solicited in a survey specifically undertaken for this study. The investigation into the first of the three technical systems involves the substitution of two separate CHP units in place of a single larger unit. The intention is to operate the larger of the two CHP units at maximum output to satisfy the base heat-load and to use the second unit for meeting peak loads. The results for five test-cases were produced via a newlY-developed predictive model, and indicated that it is possible, for one of the case studies considered, to achieve shorter pay-back periods when using the double-unit - with a higher availability of 9.5% - rather than the single-unit system. In the other two cases (where CHP is a viable economic option), longer pay-back periods ensue by the installation of the twounit rather than the single-unit system. The operation of the two-unit system call potentially increase energy-utilisation from the CHP units at one of the other sites'. Furthermore, the proposed system can offer, in some cases, significant secondarý' benefits, which could encourage a potential investor in the technology. These benefits include the increased heat- an d-elect ri city output, increased availability from the system, back-up from the secondary unit if one unit fails. The second system determines the viability of an integrated small-scale CHP and TES system. Another predictive model was developed and tested on five test -case",. It was found that there is insufficient potential for the system and that the pot(, iitial is limited by the following factors (i) CHP-sizing methodology, (ii) the relat IvCIN, high capital cost for TEs hardware and installation, (iii) the relatively low econwilic value attributed to heat and (iv) the availability of IoN%-pricedo ff-peak electricitv. An industrial case study provided a rare and useful operational exainple of tlic proposed system and the findings indicated that the heat-store could reduce i he energy and monetary expenditures by up to 2.8/7c of the site's annual gas usage. displacing approximately 30 tones Of C02 emissions each year. Howe\-er, becauýw of the high financial cost of the TES components and installation. the pay-back period produced would rarely be acceptable to a prospecti\-e investor. except in exceptional circumstances. Finally, the viability of an integrated CHP/absorption chiller systeni was in\-(, stigated. The effectiveness of these types of systems are dependent on several factors, namely: the source-water temperature from the hot-engine CHP unit - for a high cop - and the cooling load at the site, the cooling demand at the site and the temperature of the cooling water. A first-stage predictive model was developed to determine the initial appropriateness of the installation of the integrated system at a local hospital for the first time. The indications were that the cooling demand was too low and the surplus waste-heat from the CHP unit insufficient to make the system viable at the site. A second working-system was studied with a full ('02 investigation undertaken. The intention was to compare the total C02 emissions for the integrated CHP and absorption chiller system with those for a similarl. y sized vapour-compression system. The results indicate that the installed systc1l) will produce 0.30kgCO2/kWhcoolth compared with 0.27 kg and 0.32kg for two different types of vapour compression systems at design conditions. If the CHP heat output is increased - to supply all of the heat required by the absorption chiller - then the proposed system can displace up to 0.06 kgC02 per kWhcoolth at design conditions and 0.10 kgC02 per kWh of cooling delivered for lower cooling water temperatures. This represents a reduction of 22% and 40% respectively, when compared with the vap our- compressions system.

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1951-, Resnick-West Susan M., and Lawler Edward E, eds. Designing performance appraisal systems: Aligning appraisals and organizational realities. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989.

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Kowlowitz, Alan. Archival appraisal of online information systems. Pittsburg, Penns: Archives & Museum Informatics, 1988.

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Todd, Richard M. Legislation non-compliance and condition appraisal systems. Kingston upon Thames: Building Maintenance Information Limited, 1996.

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Okamoto, Daisuke. Applicability of expert systems to corporate appraisal. Cambridge, Mass: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991.

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McCluskey, William James. Property tax policy, systems, reform and appraisal techniques. [s.l: The Author], 1999.

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Morgan, Griffith A. V. Performance appraisal in the school systems of Ontario. [Toronto]: Ontario Ministry of Education, 1986.

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ASEAN Customs Valuation Workshop (1996 Lombok, Indonesia). Harmonisation of customs valuation systems in ASEAN. Jakarta, Indonesia: UNDP, 1996.

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Chidley, T. R. E. Computerized systems of land resources appraisal for agricultural development. Rome: Land and Water Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1993.

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Rodin, Jennifer. Appraisal systems in primary schools: Analysis of current practice. London: University of East London, 1997.

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Madzudzo, Elias. Participatory rural appraisal for agroforestry: A primer. Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe: Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Zimbabwe, 2001.

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Furnham, Adrian. "Appraisal systems." In The Talented Manager, 46–48. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230369764_5.

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Samset, Knut. "Systems Analysis." In Early Project Appraisal, 169–81. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230289925_17.

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Furnham, Adrian. "Performance appraisal systems." In The People Business, 127–29. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230510098_45.

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Zappavigna, Michele, and JR Martin. "Expressing Feeling: Appraisal Systems." In Discourse and Diversionary Justice, 157–97. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63763-1_4.

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Harrison, David W. "Attributions and Appraisal." In Brain Asymmetry and Neural Systems, 357–63. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13069-9_18.

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Konstantin, Panos, and Margarete Konstantin. "Investment Appraisal Methods." In Power and Energy Systems Engineering Economics, 39–64. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72383-9_4.

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van Tongeren, Frank W. "Summary and appraisal." In Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 207–13. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52068-6_10.

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Lowrance, W. W. "Challenges in Benefit/Risk Appraisal." In Health Systems Research, 115–19. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61250-3_18.

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Horisberger, Bruno, and Rolf Dinkel. "Risk Appraisal on an International Scale." In Health Systems Research, 177–79. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74272-9_26.

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Cypko, Mario A. "Appraisal and Future Work." In Development of Clinical Decision Support Systems using Bayesian Networks, 123–27. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32594-7_11.

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Conference papers on the topic "Appraisal systems"

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Chindhe, Tushar B., and Bhagya M. Patil. "Student Performance Appraisal System." In 2021 6th International Conference on Communication and Electronics Systems (ICCES). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icces51350.2021.9489162.

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Tayamanon, Terdpong, Taratip Suwannasart, Nithipat Wongchingchai, and Apinporn Methawachananont. "TMM Appraisal Assistant Tool." In 2011 21st International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSEng). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icseng.2011.65.

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Hoyle, Christopher, Wei Chen, Bruce Ankenman, and Nanxin Wang. "Optimal Experimental Design of Human Appraisals for Modeling Consumer Preferences in Engineering Design." In ASME 2008 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2008-49561.

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Human appraisals are becoming increasingly important in the design of engineering systems to link engineering design attributes to customer preferences. Human appraisals are used to assess consumers’ opinions of a given product design, and are unique in that the experiment response is a function of both the product attributes and the respondents’ demographic attributes. The design of a human appraisal is characterized as a split-plot design, in which the respondent demographic attributes form the whole-plot factors while the product attributes form the split-plot factors. The experiments are also characterized by random block effects, in which the design configurations evaluated by a single respondent form a block. An experimental design algorithm is needed for human appraisal experiments because standard experimental designs often do not meet the needs of these experiments. In this work, an algorithmic approach to identify the optimal design for a human appraisal experiment is developed, which considers the effects of respondent fatigue and the block and split-plot structure of such a design. The developed algorithm seeks to identify the experimental design which maximizes the determinant of the Fisher Information Matrix, labeled as the D-criterion of a given design. The algorithm is derived assuming an ordered logit model will be used to model the rating responses. The advantages of this approach over competing approaches for minimizing the number of appraisal experiments and model-building efficiency are demonstrated using an automotive interior package human appraisal as an example.

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Clifford, T. C. "Options appraisal of waste management systems." In WASTE MANAGEMENT 2010. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/wm100251.

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Taneja, P., M. E. Aartsen, J. A. Annema, and H. Ligteringen. "Investment appraisal for sustainable ports." In 2010 Third International Conference on Infrastructure Systems and Services: Next Generation Infrastructure Systems for Eco-Cities (INFRA). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/infra.2010.5679224.

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Feinberg, Melanie. "Comparative appraisal of expressive artifacts." In CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2468717.

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Subramanian, C. "An appraisal on intelligent and smart systems." In ADVANCED TRENDS IN MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING: ATMA-2019. AIP Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0037534.

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Zawacki, R. A., and J. D. Couger. "Evaluating performance appraisal systems for IS personnel." In the ACM SIGCPR conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/57216.57236.

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SCHREIB, ROLLAND. "Readiness appraisal - Ion propulsion on communication satellites." In 12th International Communication Satellite Systems Conference. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.1988-777.

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Chilveri, P. G., and M. S. Nagmode. "Proportional appraisal of access control schemes." In 2018 2nd International Conference on Inventive Systems and Control (ICISC). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icisc.2018.8399022.

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Reports on the topic "Appraisal systems"

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Garcia, Suzanne. A Description of the Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Model Appraisal Method, Version 1.0. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, June 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada296788.

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Kuhn, D., C. Wells, J. Armitage, K. Cusick, and S. Garcia. A Description of the Systems Engineering Capability Maturity Model Appraisal Method Version 1.1. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, March 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada310235.

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Lavoie, D., N. Pinet, S. Zhang, J. Reyes, C. Jiang, O. H. Ardakani, M. M. Savard, et al. Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Moose River, and Foxe basins: synthesis of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program activities from 2008 to 2018. Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/326090.

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As part of its Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program, the Geological Survey of Canada included the Hudson Bay Basin in its research portfolio with the goal of generating a modern understanding of its geological framework and a precise knowledge of its hydrocarbon systems. The Hudson Bay-Foxe Basins GEM-1 project led to the proposal of modern stratigraphic frameworks and produced extensive geochemical data on hydrocarbon source rocks as well as data on diverse burial-thermal indicators. Satellite data were acquired over the entire offshore domain in the search for evidence for active hydrocarbon systems. For the Hudson-Ungava GEM-2 project, the aim of the research activities was to better understand local and regional factors associated with the burial and exhumation histories as they pertain to regional or local hydrocarbon prospectivity. This research led to a basin-scale stratigraphic framework coupled with detailed analyses of hydrocarbon generation and the appraisal of the best potential reservoir units.

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Taylor, G. C., R. M. Procter, and R. A. Meneley. User Guide: Petroleum Resources Appraisal System Software, Prass1, Version 2.0. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/131700.

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Smith, Jerry, Lisa K. Crone, and Susan J. Alexander. A U.S. Forest Service special forest products appraisal system: background, methods, and assessment. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/pnw-gtr-822.

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Haynes, Richard W., Kenneth E. Skog, and Richard Aubuchon. A process to establish and use base period prices for national forest system transaction evidence timber appraisal. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/fpl-gtr-242.

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Skalski, John R., and Jose A. Perez-Comas. Design and Analysis of Salmonid Tagging Studies in the Columbia Basin, Volume XIII; Appraisal of System-Wide Survival Estimation of Snake River Yearling Chinook Salmon Released in 1997 and 1988, Using PIT-Tags Recovered from Caspian Tern and Double-Crested Cormorant Breeding Colonies on Rice Island, 1997-1998 Technical Report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/774833.

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Technical safety appraisal of the tritium systems test assembly Los Alamos National Laboratory. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6277314.

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Time-dependent Data System (TDDS); an interactive program to assemble, manage, and appraise input data and numerical output of flow/transport simulation models. US Geological Survey, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/wri964143.

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