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Jang, Myung-Houn, and Hee-Bok Choi. "A Case Study on Architectural Engineering Design Using Action Learning." Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction 13, no. 1 (February 20, 2013): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5345/jkibc.2013.13.1.010.
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Sterling, Mary. "Service-Learning and Interior Design: A Case Study." Journal of Experiential Education 29, no. 3 (September 2007): 331–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105382590702900305.
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The case study approach was used to analyze experiential learning through its three components: knowledge, action, and reflection. Two interior design courses were integrated through a university service-learning project. The restoration/adaptive reuse of a 95-year-old library building was to serve as a prototype for future off-campus discipline-based service-learning activities. In two experiential learning courses, interior design students provided their consulting services throughout the last seven weeks of the semester and reflected upon their experiences using course content as the basis of analysis. Experiential learning can take students out of their academic shelter to help them begin to develop a sense of place. Challenges noted in making discipline-based service-learning education standard practice included: balancing knowledge, action, and reflection, time management issues, fortitude to risk not knowing and testing ideas, disorganization, diverse team performances, favoring emotion over logic, and lack of experience in observation, reflection, and verbal communication.
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Chattaraman, Veena, Chetan S. Sankar, and Amanda Vallone. "Action learning: Application to case study development in graduate design education." Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education 9, no. 2 (December 1, 2010): 183–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/adch.9.2.183_1.
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Eriksson, Per Erik, and Yvonne Eriksson. "Live-action Communication Design: A Technical How-To Video Case Study." Technical Communication Quarterly 28, no. 1 (November 22, 2018): 69–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2018.1528388.
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Raynaud, Jean-Pierre, Jean Fiet, Jean-Marc Le Goff, Pierre-Marie Martin, Martine Moguilewsky, and Tiiu Ojasoo. "Design of Antiandrogens and Their Mechanisms of Action: A Case Study (Anandron)." Hormone Research 28, no. 2-4 (1987): 230–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000180948.
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Kowaltowski, Doris C. C. K., Vanessa Gomes da Silva, Leticia de O. Neves, Marcella S. Deliberador, Olívia O. de C. Zara, Giseli M. Colleto, and Evandra Ramos Victorio. "Action research and architectural sustainable design education: a case study in Brazil." International Journal of Technology and Design Education 30, no. 4 (May 29, 2019): 815–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10798-019-09525-5.
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Pikas, Ergo, Lauri Koskela, and Olli Seppänen. "Improving Building Design Processes and Design Management Practices: A Case Study." Sustainability 12, no. 3 (January 26, 2020): 911. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12030911.
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The aim of this case study, underpinned by participative action research and design science research methodologies, is to show how design and design management practices can be improved based on a new conception of design activity and lean design management. First, problems related to design and design project management are identified using a triangulation of methods, and a root-cause analysis is conducted. Second, interventions are developed, implemented, and evaluated over two iterations. The methods and practices employed in the organization under study imply it had adopted the transformation view of the conceptualization of design. It was also observed that the organization considered design strictly a technical activity. Both choices appeared to be the root causes of the problems faced by the organization. To complement the transformation view, methods and practices following the flow and value views were introduced. To counteract the strictly “technical understanding of design”, “social” concepts were introduced. As a direct result of theory-driven interventions, there were significant improvements in building design processes and design management practices.
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Wei, Jiang, and Xiang Yuan-chi. "Study on the role of the accident statistics in the design of coal mine safety signs." Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels 69, no. 5 (July 2, 2021): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2021/28074.
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Accident statistics is an important basis in designing coal mine safety signs. In this paper, we study the process and feasibility for accident statistics as the design basis of the coal mine enterprise safety signs. This paper comes into a conclusion of unsafe actions which cause the accident can be divided into two categories: illegal action and error action. Illegal action could be subdivided into habitual illegal action and accident illegal action, while error action could be subdivided action into skills, decisionmaking and physiological perceptual action. In this paper, we specifically analyze five coal mine accident cases as examples, in order to conclude unsafe actions and unsafe states in every case. Specifically, unsafe acts are: bolt pretightening does not reach the designated position, sitting on the belt, no remote operating point column, maintenance without power cuts and operating under pressure. In addition, these unsafe acts lead to relative unsafe states, which are insufficient bolt pressure, point column instability, machine charging electricity and hydraulic pipe under pressure? Finally, these unsafe states become causations of accidents. Based on statistical analysis, we found out illegal actions of coal mine accident cases and specifically designed five safety signs, which are ‘bolt must be preloaded in place’, ‘be careful of the column’, ‘ban to sit on belts’, ‘forbidden pressing operation’ and ‘maintenance must be power outages’.
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Kahveci, Gül, and Nergüz Bulut Serin. "Structuring the learning disabilities module: A course design based on case study." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 12, no. 3 (September 30, 2017): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v12i3.2439.
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Children with learning disabilities are at greater risk of being victims of sexual abuse in schools. This paper discusses 4th year pre-service school counsellors’ specific knowledge related to self-confidence and skills to execute the prevention and support processes on the topic of sexual abuse in children with learning disabilities. Qualitative research data from the questionnaire answers received from 80 pre-service school counsellors were analysed using thematic analysis with an action research format. The results demonstrated that their preparation program was inadequate and needed more content relating to child sexual abuse. The results also showed that the knowledge of the pre-service school psychologists related to sexual abuse, the prevention and support processes for sexual abuse increased significantly after application of the action research content. These results are promising, but more research is needed to see if the increased knowledge in turn leads to application in practice and better care for victims.
Keywords: Childhood sexual abuse, school psychologist, learning disabilities, action research, prevention and support processes.
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Kahveci, Gül, and Nerguz Bulut Serin. "Structuring the learning disabilities module: A course design based on case study." Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences 12, no. 3 (October 6, 2017): 108–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v12i3.2493.
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Children with learning disabilities are at greater risk of being victims of sexual abuse in schools. This paper discusses 4th year pre-service school counsellors’ specific knowledge related to self-confidence and skills to execute the prevention and support processes on the topic of sexual abuse in children with learning disabilities. Qualitative research data from the questionnaire answers received from 80 pre-service school counsellors were analysed using thematic analysis with an action research format. The results demonstrated that their preparation program was inadequate and needed more content relating to child sexual abuse. The results also showed that the knowledge of the pre-service school psychologists related to sexual abuse, the prevention and support processes for sexual abuse increased significantly after application of the action research content. These results are promising, but more research is needed to see if the increased knowledge in turn leads to application in practice and better care for victims.
Keywords: Childhood sexual abuse; school psychologist; learning disabilities; action research, prevention and support processes.
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Vilaça, Teresa. "A multiple case study based on action-oriented sexuality education." Health Education 117, no. 1 (January 3, 2017): 110–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/he-02-2016-0006.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss teachers’ practices, barriers and facilitating factors associated with a regional school-based action-oriented sexuality education (SE) project with the use of information and communication technology. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research was anchored in a constructivist paradigm, set up as a multiple case study (six schools) with exploratory aims. Observation, teacher group interview, online class-diaries and contents of the project website were used for data collection. Cross-case analysis was carried out following single case analyses. Findings It was found that when teachers attend in-service teacher education and training they develop professional competences to act as facilitators of students’ inquiry-based learning on action-oriented knowledge and on carrying out collective actions to promote sexual health and well-being. Collaborative and reflexive work among teachers emerged as a facilitator factor and SE integration in the school curriculum as the principal barrier. Research limitations/implications The results of the cross-case analysis of this qualitative research based on single cases developed in their own social contexts can only be generalized with caution to other similar contexts. Practical implications Despite the limitations of this study, it has great importance for both research and practice as it contributes to the evidence regarding the implementation of the combined action of the democratic approach (participatory and action-oriented) and the use of ICT on SE. Originality/value This paper provides important information for those working on school health education projects, particularly considering how action-oriented SE is applied in different contexts.
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현은령. "A Case Study on Japan's design Design Education for Social Mecenat Activity - Centering on a Case of 'Koganei Artfull・Action' -." Journal of Korea Design Forum ll, no. 30 (February 2011): 177–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.21326/ksdt.2011..30.016.
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Balboni, Paolo, and Milda Macenaite. "Privacy by design and anonymisation techniques in action: Case study of Ma3tch technology." Computer Law & Security Review 29, no. 4 (August 2013): 330–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2013.05.005.
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Scutarasu, Constantin Sorin, Dan Diaconu-Şotropa, and Marinela Barbuta. "Case Study on Modeling Fire Action Complexity in Fire Safety Engineering of Structures." Advanced Engineering Forum 21 (March 2017): 102–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.21.102.
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Important goals in the fire safety design, such as preventing loss of life and goods damage, are achieved by maintaining the stability of structures exposed to fire for a period of time established by norms and standards. Real fire scenarios confirm that the specific technical regulations which actually have a prescriptive character (both national and international) do not deal with sufficient possibilities regarding the assessment of structural fire safety. The new approach on structural safety, based on engineering notions, gives us additional prospects on it and it is included in the issues of the fire safety design of structures. A relatively new field of study, known by a few professionals focused on fire safety (but well acknowledged in the research area), fire safety design met with lots of changes and restructuring of the governing concepts and procedures and of the information with which they operate, due to the fast accumulation of experience in this area of engineering activity. Consequently, after countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zeeland or USA provided towards professionals specific technical regulations for fire safety design, groups of experts in these aforementioned countries have joined their forces to try to diminish the differences that exists between those regulations and to give a unitary character to them, a better conceptualized engineering approach of the fire safety design. The result: occurrence of the publication International Fire Engineering Guidelines (last edition from 2005). The systematic approach of fire safety design in constructions pointed, once again, the possibility of modular organization of this field of study, the relations between modules being established according to the objective or objectives in the fire safety design for a specified building. This article aims to put forward, from this modularized perspective, the study of the fire safety design of a building exposed to fire; hence, the practical part of the article exhibits the numerical simulation of initialization and development of the fire process for a large scale religious building. The main features of the building represent the amount of space that facilitates the spreading of smoke and warm gases and which increases the risk of damaging the structural reinforced concrete elements. Application calls to specific numerical simulation with a higher degree of credibility, such as those realized by the FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulation) software.
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Lee, Jong Seok, Richard Baskerville, and Jan Pries-Heje. "The creativity passdown effect: applying design theory in creating instance design." Information Technology & People 28, no. 3 (August 3, 2015): 529–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-04-2013-0080.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest that translating a design theory (DT) into practice (e.g. creating an instance design artifact (IDA)) is hardly straight-forward and requires substantial creativity. Specifically the authors suggest that adopting a DT embodies a creativity passdown effect in which the creative thinking of a team of design theorist(s) inherent in DT invokes a creative mind of a team of artifact instance designer(s) in creating an IDA. In this study, the authors empirically investigate the creativity passdown effect through an action case in which a DT (DT nexus) was applied in creating an IDA (multi-outsourcing decision-making tool). Design/methodology/approach – The case methodology applied here is described as an action case. An action case is a hybrid research approach that combines action research and interpretive case approaches. It combines intervention and interpretation in order to achieve both change and understanding. It is a form of soft field experiment with less emphasis on iteration and learning and more on trial and making. The approach is holistic in philosophy, and prediction is not emphasized. The intervention in the case was that of an instance designer team introducing a previously published DT as a basis for creating an IDA. Findings – The experience in the action case suggests that using a DT in creating an IDA may encourage design thinking, and in certain way increase its power and practical relevance by fostering the creative mind of instance designers. Indeed, DTs provide a scientific basis for dealing with an instance problem, and this evokes the creativity mind of instance designers. Without such a scientific basis, it is a lot more challenging for instance artifact designers to deal with instance problems. Research limitations/implications – This study contributes to the literature concerning design science research, as it challenges the notion that adopting scientific design knowledge limits creativity inherent in creating IDA by illustrating creative elements involved in adopting DT as a basis for creating IDAs. Practical implications – This study offers implications to practice, as it provides new insights regarding how DT can be used in instance design activities. Originality/value – A report of this research previously appeared as a conference paper. However, the attached journal version has been completely rewritten to additionally contribute to the literature concerning design science research beyond the conference version. More specifically, in this version, the authors conceptualize adopting a DT to build an IDA as a theoretical basis, and the authors challenge the notion that adopting scientific design knowledge limits creativity inherent in creating IDA by illustrating creative elements involved in executing DT as a basis for creating IDAs.
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Canterino, Filomena, Stefano Cirella, and Abraham Baruch (Rami) Shani. "Leading organizational transformation: an action research study." Journal of Managerial Psychology 33, no. 1 (February 12, 2018): 15–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmp-12-2016-0393.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address a specific gap in the literature that centers on individual perspective of leadership within the context of organizational transformation. It explores synergies between leadership, analyzed as a combination of individual and plural perspectives, and managerial drivers relating to organizational transformation (communicating, mobilizing, and evaluating). Design/methodology/approach The study examines a complex organizational transformation initiative faced by an Italian, family-owned fashion design company through an action research project. Findings The results illustrate that context may play a role in accelerating the implementation of plural forms of leadership and their effectiveness during some phases of transformation. Specific emerging manifestations of leadership and synergies with transformation drivers are identified. Research limitations/implications This is a single case study derived from an action research project. Although the approach is congruent with the nature of the phenomenon and the purpose of the study, it does not aim for generalizability, and as such further empirical investigation is advocated. Originality/value The paper offers an original perspective on leadership of organizational transformation, discussing in particular the co-existence of individual and plural leadership and the role of context.
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Padeli, Padeli, Miatri Oktaviani, and Della Nur Latifah. "Design Of Control Information System Web-Based 5R Action Plan (Case Study: PT. Bimasakti Karya Prima)." Aptisi Transactions on Management (ATM) 4, no. 2 (April 18, 2020): 127–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.33050/atm.v4i2.1292.
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The 5R Action Plan is a method for organizing, managing, and scheduling activities as a whole. To help do this, we need an application that is able to help the company control the workplace conditions. PT Bimasakti Karyaprima intends to update the 5R repair control system application more specifically in the action plan application, where they were previously still computerized to become a computerized application because the reasons for the old system of the 5R Action Plan activities can only be done by certain parties financing and scheduling that have not been certainly. a long time to send information. This study aims to analyze the problems that occur and then propose a system design at PT Bimasakti Karyaprima. Researchers collect data by observing, interviewing, and studying literature. The analytical method used by researchers is the PIECES analysis. Researchers use the Unified Modeling Language (UML) as a tool for creating model designs and system designs. The results of this study are a repair control application system that is created using the Codeigniter framework with PHP as the programming language and MySQL as the database. Finally, researchers use (QA) Quality Assurance Testing to test the functionality of the application system that researchers created.
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YEH, CHUNG, WEN-CHIN LIU, and CHIH-LIEH LEE. "RISK ASSESSMENT AND ACTION SELECTION IN PRELIMINARY DESIGN." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 08, no. 01 (March 2011): 77–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219877011002210.
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New product development (NPD) has typically had strategic implications for the success and prosperity of an organization. This paper applied refined failure mode and effect analysis and genetic algorithm techniques to develop and establish an integrated risk analysis model for improving preliminary design of NPD. Three core items, technological performance, cost, and schedule risk, were used to improve the process of preliminary design and resource allocation in NPD projects. Risk severity, occurrence, and correlation characteristics are collected for each core item. A real study case was implemented to conclude an improving design decision and process change for NPD project.
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Brioso, Xavier, and Antonio Humero. "Incorporating Lean Construction agent into the Building Standards Act: the Spanish case study." Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal 8, no. 1 (December 1, 2016): 1511–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/otmcj-2016-0010.
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Abstract There is a demand for lean construction in Europe; even though lean construction is still an emerging field and there is growing interest, there are no regulations on this topic. The main objective of this research is to regulate this role when in a project and to define and develop a building agent structure, according to the Building Standards Act (LOE by its acronym in Spanish), to be able to incorporate it into the Spanish law, protecting it from civil liabilities. In Spain, there is jurisprudence in civil jurisdiction based on the LOE to acquit or convict building agents, who are defined in the courts as “constructive managers” or similar. For this reason, courts could establish in the future several liabilities for the lean construction specialist and other agents of the project, depending on their actions and based on the implementation of the lean project delivery system, the target value design and the integrated project delivery. Conversely, it is possible that the level of action of the lean construction specialist may comprise design management, construction management and contract management. Accordingly, one or more building agents should be appropriately incorporated into the LOE according to their functions and responsibilities and based on the levels of action of the lean construction specialist. The creation of the following agents is proposed: design manager, construction manager and contract manager, definitions that are developed in this study. These agents are loosely defined, because any project manager, building information modeling manager or similar may act as one or as more-than-one of them. Finally, the creation of the lean construction manager is also proposed, as the agent who takes on the role of the design manager, construction manager and contract manager, but focused on the lean production principles.
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Sarhan, Shahenda, Mohamed Abu ElSoud, and Hebatullah Rashed. "Enhancing Video Games Policy Based on Least-Squares Continuous Action Policy Iteration: Case Study on StarCraft Brood War and Glest RTS Games and the 8 Queens Board Game." International Journal of Computer Games Technology 2016 (2016): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7090757.
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With the rapid advent of video games recently and the increasing numbers of players and gamers, only a tough game with high policy, actions, and tactics survives. How the game responds to opponent actions is the key issue of popular games. Many algorithms were proposed to solve this problem such as Least-Squares Policy Iteration (LSPI) and State-Action-Reward-State-Action (SARSA) but they mainly depend on discrete actions, while agents in such a setting have to learn from the consequences of their continuous actions, in order to maximize the total reward over time. So in this paper we proposed a new algorithm based on LSPI called Least-Squares Continuous Action Policy Iteration (LSCAPI). The LSCAPI was implemented and tested on three different games: one board game, the 8 Queens, and two real-time strategy (RTS) games, StarCraft Brood War and Glest. The LSCAPI evaluation proved superiority over LSPI in time, policy learning ability, and effectiveness.
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De Paoli, Stefano, and Paula Forbes. "Connecting Environmental Action to E-participation Design for Young People." JeDEM - eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government 12, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 158–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v12i2.601.
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The paper offers a conceptual analysis and a case study research on the design of e-participation in environmental policy-making for young people. This is achieved by connecting the concept of environmental action with e-participation design. Through a literature review, four core dimensions of environmental action for young people are identified: ownership, participation, stakes in the future and experience. Through a case study of research conducted for an applied project aimed at designing and piloting a novel e-participation solution, the paper shows how young people, implicitly see the connections between these four dimensions of environmental action and the e-participation process. The dimensions of environmental action have, then been used as the basis for co-creation activities and for a subsequent evaluation of e-participation. The results support the position that environmental action can underpin the design and can increase e-participation capacity in environmental policy-making for young people.
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Tarara, Aurel, Traian Mazilu, and Bogdan Abaza. "Case Study on Design Method for Customized Products." Applied Mechanics and Materials 760 (May 2015): 27–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.760.27.
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The individual needs of customers as well as the wide variety of environments and scenarios in which the products are used, have influences on product structure and configuration as well as in their design. These influences increase the degree of product customization especially for highly complex products with precise destination, unique or manufactured in very small series. This paper presents a case study on a cabin of an electric power generation turbine in order to identify the actions taken, tools used by the designers in the design process, co-design aspect of the product and the possibility to develop a method for customized products design.
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Veita, Lauma. "DESIGN IDEA CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN LEARNING PROCESS: STUDY CASE." SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 4 (May 21, 2019): 555. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2019vol4.3851.
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In the 21st century design thinking or problem-solving methodology has obtained a wide response in product development and service provision. It is a way of thinking which takes us to changes. Currently, in Latvia the schools which implement vocational secondary education art and design education programmes and also vocational orientation education programmes in art and design area have obtained the broadest experience in design acquisition. Taking into account the significance of problem-solving in learners’ development, design has been included in the comprehensive education content. Teachers need a new skill – to organize the design process so that their pupils would acquire problem-solving skills in a practical action. How have the teachers organized the design process? What learning methods have been applied? How is the design thinking developed? Goal analyse theoretical knowledge in design thinking and teachers’ experience of learning technologies in design acquisition which has been acquired in art education of vocational orientation. The Latvian National Culture Centre has compiled the experience of art teachers in methodological material “No Tēla līdz dizainam. Putns” (“From Image to Design. Bird”), it can look at 24 individual or pedagogical workgroup design process methodology for primary school pupils. Using designer IDEO group 3 I model – Inspiration, Ideation, Implementation, in the methodological material, development of design thinking has been described with 10 different techniques. The author’s analysis conveys the possible competences, what knowledge and skills pupils acquire in the design process, what techniques and methods the teacher applies in the learning process in design acquisition. The methodological material used in the research is one of the first for elementary school pupils’ design thinking development in Latvia, it enables us to identify problems and needs for school teachers.
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Blomdahl, Mikael. "Diversionary Theory of War and the Case Study Design." Armed Forces & Society 43, no. 3 (June 8, 2016): 545–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095327x16651866.
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This article examines President Clinton’s decisions to launch military actions against Iraq in June 1993 and Kosovo in 1999. This study represents an attempt to test the descriptive accuracy and further developing the diversionary theory of war. Using a qualitative framework for diversionary use of force developed by another researcher, Ryan C. Hendrickson, this research examines and compares the two cases in order to determine whether or not these strikes appear to be diversionary in nature. This article generally suggests that empirical support for the diversionary argument in these cases is “mixed” but has more validity in the actions against Iraq. Two proposals to further develop qualitative tests for diversionary use of force are advanced.
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Dawe, Lydia, and Ainslie Robinson. "Wikipedia editing and information literacy: a case study." Information and Learning Science 118, no. 1/2 (January 9, 2017): 5–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-09-2016-0067.
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Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the success of a Wikipedia editing assessment designed to improve the information literacy skills of a cohort of first-year undergraduate health sciences students. Design/methodology/approach In this action research case study (known hereafter as “the project” to differentiate this action research from the students’ own research), students researched, wrote and published Wikipedia articles on Australia-centric health topics. Students were given a pre- and post-test to assess levels of self-confidence in finding, evaluating and referencing information. Student work was also analysed in terms of article length and quantity and the type of information sources used. Findings Tests revealed that students’ self-confidence in their information literacy skills improved overall. Analysis of student work revealed that students wrote longer articles and incorporated more references than expected. References used were of appropriate quality relevant to the article despite minimal instructions. Originality/value There are few studies that investigate information literacy development through Wikipedia editing in Australian universities. This study shows that Wikipedia editing is an effective way to carry out student assessment prior to essay writing and an innovative platform to improve information literacy skills in undergraduate students.
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Kazmi, S., and I. J. Palmer. "Action Recognition for Support of Adaptive Gameplay: A Case Study of a First Person Shooter." International Journal of Computer Games Technology 2010 (2010): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/536480.
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With games continuously and rapidly evolving to become more complex and sophisticated in their nature and implementation. There is a fundamental need to sustain and deliver a similarly advanced, realistic, and engaging experience for the player. The implementation of “emergence” within games as providing an effective means to sustain this engagement in conjunction with some form of action recognition mechanism for its support. More recently, games have made much of the “adaptive” mechanisms that tailor the player experience during the game, but much of this appears to be implemented by merely making the game harder according to the success of the player. Some go further than this by incorporating adaptive AI that change agent tactics to suit the player's style of play. Whilst these are clearly advances in the approach to providing a player-centric experience to engage the player, the basis and transferability of these approaches is open to question. Here we propose a limited flavour of “emergence” which can be used to support an adaptive game mechanism and so present players with different gameplay experiences based on their actions within the game.
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Carra, Martina, Nicoletta Levi, Giulia Sgarbi, and Chiara Testoni. "From community participation to co-design: “Quartiere bene comune” case study." Journal of Place Management and Development 11, no. 2 (June 4, 2018): 242–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpmd-06-2017-0046.
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Purpose This paper aims to contribute to research in the field of social innovation and participatory policies through the analysis of the experimental “Quartiere bene comune” project implemented by Reggio Emilia municipality. The paper focuses on the planning strategies, the operational co-design methodologies and the programming of the used processes. Design/methodology/approach Firstly, the paper reviews the regulatory instruments and previous participatory policies implemented in Italy. Secondly, it describes the approaches and methodologies used in the context of participatory policies, through strategic planning and according to bottom-up governance models. Findings The study assesses the quality of the non-standardized solutions which were adopted, both in terms of community daily needs and of management of public space. Such assessment relies on a system of measurable numerical indicators, to the goals established within the pre-agreements between public administration and community and to the ensuing consistency with the indicators provided for in the planning and executive management plan of the public body. Research limitations/implications This paper proposes a new model for the evaluation of public action, capable of highlighting the relation between assumptions, operative processes, results and impacts achieved. The study is limited to the case of seven sample neighbourhoods of a single city, in which the Citizen Agreement cycle has been completed. Originality/value The study contributes to defining the framework of participatory practices in terms of active citizenship and organizational/social innovation and proposes a new methodology of impact assessment.
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Moura, P. T., and F. R. Chaddad. "Collective action and the governance of multistakeholder initiatives: a case study of Bonsucro." Journal on Chain and Network Science 12, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2012.x002.
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Sustainability is an interesting case of a ‘wicked problem’ that requires multiple stakeholder engagement to be managed. Multistakeholder initiatives (MSIs) have emerged as an alternative governance mechanism to address this problem. This paper addresses the issue of overcoming collective action hurdles and governance design in MSIs. We focus our analysis on Bonsucro, an MSI that recently developed a standard and certification scheme for sustainable sugarcane products. We describe the internal organization and governance of Bonsucro and the process it followed to develop and implement the scheme. We then apply collective action and governance theories to analyze Bonsucro’s case and make observations as to how MSIs and alternative governance structures might be organized to address sustainability in global agrifood chains.
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Morelli, Martin, and Michael A. Lacasse. "A systematic methodology for design of retrofit actions with longevity." Journal of Building Physics 42, no. 4 (June 11, 2018): 585–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744259118780133.
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This article presents a method for the design of retrofit actions with focus on energy savings that permits a systematic and thorough assessment of potential failures, anticipated maintenance and the expected durability of the retrofit actions. The proposed method combines the use of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to permit identifying likely failure modes from which maintenance actions could be planned and the limit states (LS) method to assess the durability of the given retrofit action. One case study was completed to illustrate the application of: (1) the FMEA and LS method and (2) the proposed method for a retrofit action of an internal insulated solid wall of masonry bonded with lightweight aggregate concrete and floor division of concrete. It was evident that FMEA is useful regarding failure-mode identification and maintenance planning, and the LS method has its strength in durability assessment. Combining the use of both the FMEA and LS methods allowed improved design of new energy-saving retrofit actions, given that a thorough risk assessment was possible that included a decision-making process on maintenance planning, durability assessment and decision on potential redesign of retrofit actions.
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Pandey, Satyendra C., Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik, and Praveen M. "Follow the founder: case study of action learning experiment in an MBA program." Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal 32, no. 3 (May 8, 2018): 11–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlo-05-2017-0042.
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Purpose This paper describes the action learning experiment by the name Follow a Founder of a leading university in India. The purpose of the paper is to reflect on the key takeaways that can be drawn from such an action learning experiment. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a case study, authors’ experience of leading and conceptualizing the program coupled with interviews of multiple stakeholders, which formed the sources of data. Findings The paper suggests the possibility of implementing such a program at other business schools and universities, provided there is a clear mapping of tasks and objectives and learners are given exposure to real time workplace scenarios. Originality/value The paper describes a one of its kind experiment at an Indian university when it comes to applying action learning in a taught program.
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Ekanayake, Athula. "Action at a distance." Asian Review of Accounting 26, no. 1 (February 5, 2018): 39–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ara-03-2017-0053.
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Purpose By using Latour’s notion of “action at a distance” (Latour, 1987), the purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which the government acts at a distance to achieve corporate governance of public sector banks, and the extent to which accounting enables such actions of the government. Design/methodology/approach This study follows the qualitative research approach and adopts the case study research method. A major public sector bank in Sri Lanka was selected as the case organization for this study. Data were gathered from semi-structured interviews with organizational participants and document study. Findings The study provides evidence to suggest that inscriptions produced through four areas of accounting, namely external reporting, external auditing, management accounting and internal auditing, have the capacity to develop strong explanations enabling action at a distance and good corporate governance in the case organization. The study also provides evidence to show how the role of accounting in long-distance control and corporate governance in the case organization is influenced by various contextual factors. In particular, the study finds that undue government interference over the case organization to gain the long-distance control have resulted in deteriorating the level of corporate governance. Research limitations/implications The findings support the literature that examines the accounting in its social context. Practical implications The findings suggest that actors should be allowed to operate independently, particularly without political expedience and undue influences from pressure groups, which ensure effective utilization of accounting inscriptions by the actors in long-distance control as well as good corporate governance of public sector banks. Originality/value Although research into accounting in public sector organizations has gained considerable importance in recent times, those studies examining public sector banks are still lacking. The paper aims to fill this gap.
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Norton, John, and Terry David Gibson. "Developing the CSO case studies." Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 28, no. 1 (February 4, 2019): 20–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-07-2018-0210.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the iterative process which led to the production of the case studies prepared by Civil Society Organisations which are at the core of this Special issue. Design/methodology/approach The development of the papers has been a process of “case study authors” peer group (editors included) exchange and discussed development, in a reactive or “stepwise” process encouraging authors to develop their material to reflect very varied contexts and cases related to community-driven actions and vulnerabilities. Findings The collaborative process has enabled authors to develop and share both the breadth and depth of complex local issues that address emerging vulnerabilities and barriers to community-driven action. Originality/value Encouraging local authors to critically explore their local experience and action has deepened our understanding of how communities actually assess and address their local reality and the challenges they face, whether these are locally considered as “disasters” or not, or indeed seen as long-term evolving risks and threats to survival.
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Spagnoletti, Paolo, Andrea Resca, and Gwanhoo Lee. "A Design Theory for Digital Platforms Supporting Online Communities: A Multiple Case Study." Journal of Information Technology 30, no. 4 (December 2015): 364–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jit.2014.37.
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This research proposes and validates a design theory for digital platforms that support online communities (DPsOC). It addresses ways in which digital platforms can effectively support social interactions in online communities. Drawing upon prior literature on IS design theory, online communities, and platforms, we derive an initial set of propositions for designing effective DPsOC. Our overarching proposition is that three components of digital platform architecture (core, interface, and complements) should collectively support the mix of the three distinct types of social interaction structures of online community (information sharing, collaboration, and collective action). We validate the initial propositions and generate additional insights by conducting an in-depth analysis of an European digital platform for elderly care assistance. We further validate the propositions by analyzing three widely used digital platforms, including Twitter, Wikipedia, and Liquidfeedback, and we derive additional propositions and insights that can guide DPsOC design. We discuss the implications of this research for research and practice.
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Eason, Ken. "Action learning across the decades." Leadership in Health Services 30, no. 2 (May 2, 2017): 118–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhs-11-2016-0057.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how action learning concepts were used in two healthcare projects undertaken many decades apart. The specific purpose in both cases was to examine how action learning can contribute to shared learning across key stakeholders in a complex socio-technical system. In each case study, action learning supported joint design programmes and the sharing of perspectives about the complex system under investigation. Design/methodology/approach Two action learning projects are described: first, the Hospital Internal Communications (HIC) project led by Reg Revans in the 1960s. Senior staff in ten London hospitals formed action learning teams to address communication issues. Second, in the Better Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities: Transforming Care (BOLDTC) project, videoconferencing equipment enabled people with learning disabilities to increase their opportunities to communicate. A mutual learning process was established to enable stakeholders to explore the potential of the technical system to improve individual care. Findings The HIC project demonstrated the importance of evidence being shared between team members and that action had to engage the larger healthcare system outside the hospital. The BOLDTC project confirmed the continuing relevance of action learning to healthcare today. Mutual learning was achieved between health and social care specialists and technologists. Originality/value This work draws together the socio-technical systems tradition (considering both social and technical issues in organisations) and action learning to demonstrate that complex systems development needs to be undertaken as a learning process in which action provides the fuel for learning and design.
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Sundarakani, Balan, Aneesh Ajaykumar, and Angappa Gunasekaran. "Big data driven supply chain design and applications for blockchain: An action research using case study approach." Omega 102 (July 2021): 102452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2021.102452.
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DOPPIO, NICOLA, Satu Väinämö, and Lotta Haukipuro. "Design elements of innovation contests supporting Open Innovation in SMEs - An action research study." Journal of Innovation Management 8, no. 4 (February 13, 2021): 26–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2183-0606_008.004_0003.
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While innovation contests and intermediaries are widely used in large companies to source knowledge from the outside, it is not clear how contests could be utilized to break the barriers that SMEs face in pursuing Open Innovation. In this paper, we shed light on the topic by analysing ten innovation contests that have been successfully run in three European countries with the specific aim to create innovation opportunities between SMEs and higher education institutions, research centres, other companies, or end users. The analysis resulted in the identification of common elements that played a crucial role in these innovation contests, but were overlooked in previous research. Moreover, we collected early evidence supporting the case for innovation contests as tools to support Open Innovation policies for SMEs. On that basis, we propose a new framework that can be used by innovation intermediaries to design innovation contests specifically aiming at supporting Open Innovation in SMEs.
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Senavitis, Karisa. "Reparative Design: A Study of Collective Practices for Generating and Redistributing Care Online." Freiburger Zeitschrift für GeschlechterStudien 24, no. 1-2018 (December 3, 2018): 71–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.3224/fzg.v24i1.05.
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Online content produced by sick bodies, outside of clinical trials, is increasingly studied as real world evidence. US policy and biomedical companies are designing ways to make patient input legible and useful to their evidence-based medical system. My design study suggests an ethic of repair that might learn from the political agency of people with chronic autoimmune conditions. It brings feminist materialist studies into dialogue with two collective care groups who devise tools for reciprocal, collaborative intra-action. Their tools offer different ways to study illness online and negotiate boundaries (of bodies/expertise/space). Together they articulate the values and risks in generating embodied knowledge and redistributing data through digital communities.
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Loughland, Tony, and Hoa TM Nguyen. "Using teacher collective efficacy as a conceptual framework for teacher professional learning – A case study." Australian Journal of Education 64, no. 2 (March 13, 2020): 147–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004944120908968.
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There has been an evolution in the teacher professional learning literature on what constitutes effective process. This evolution has seen a shift from a focus on the design elements to the theory of action that integrates and drives these disparate elements to create effective professional learning. This study argues that a focus on a theory of action can be enhanced when the construct of teacher collective efficacy is considered in relation to teacher professional learning. This study examined how participation in a collaborative professional learning model for primary science impacted on the teachers’ sense of their collective efficacy in a specific context in Australia. Data from interviews, professional learning sessions, written reflections and classroom observations of a group of 12 primary teachers were analysed using the construct of teacher collective efficacy. The evidence from this case study suggests that teacher collective efficacy employed as a conceptual framework may be a useful design heuristic that might enhance the quality of a teacher’s professional learning experience.
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Surace, Alberto. "Complexity and leadership: the case of a military organization." International Journal of Organizational Analysis 27, no. 5 (November 4, 2019): 1522–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-12-2018-1614.
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Purpose This paper aims to adopt the complexity theory (CT) as a frame of reference to analyze leadership action within a military organization. Through the CT framework, it considers a military organization as a complex adaptive system (CAS), which evolves and adapts to the environment to survive, similarly to a living organism. This case study identifies complex dynamics, which are proper to CAS and it proposes avenues to harness them to increase organizational performance. Ultimately, this paper provides insights on how a CT framework may be used in describing and understanding an effective leadership action and grant it with mechanisms to measure its effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach This paper rests on a single case study, which examines a leadership action in a military organization. Capitalizing on privileged access to top managers of an Air Force’s Major Command, the author carried out tailored surveys aimed at identifying organizational leadership effectiveness. Findings Based on these data, the study provides qualitative evidence that suggests a relevant relationship between CT-based leadership action and organizational effectiveness. Originality/value The CT-based leadership approach challenges the paradigm of ordered, hierarchical organizational design by proposing a more flexible, networked approach in relation to organizational effectiveness. The complexity-based approach to leadership proposed in this paper suggests an adaptive leadership model that better corresponds to complex human organizations, and helps leaders identify more effective management solutions.
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Lucas, Carmen. "The Reading and Writing Connections in Developing Overall L2 Literacy: A Case Study." Languages 5, no. 4 (December 11, 2020): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/languages5040069.
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This study focused on the characteristics of an action-research study concerning an English language reading and writing intervention program in a primary state school, located in northeast Portugal (low-Socio Economic Status setting), where four groups of children (n = 92) participated in the academic year 2019–2020, after the National strategy for foreign languages was launched. The longitudinal study carried out in the action-research methodology, where the teacher, syllabus designer and researcher was the main author, was set out with two main aims. The first was to tackle and to overcome the lack of teacher training for teaching English to young learners in Portuguese primary schools. The second was to prompt intervention, through the design and implementation of a suitable pedagogic approach for teaching English to young learners, in line with Content for Language and Integrated Learning (CLIL) principles, namely English Across the Curriculum, thus fostering the interrelationships between English language reading and writing skills. The findings of the action-research reading intervention program demonstrate that it is possible to overcome such barriers as pupils’ negative attitudes and counteract the damaging effects of poverty in foreign language literacy development by exposing them to children’s picturebooks/storybooks, thus fostering the overall literacy development. The key concepts explored in these books, being associated with primary key curriculum themes are an effective way to establish clear positive connections among English language reading and writing relationships. In addition, the current study also sheds light on how primary English language school teachers can design suitable pedagogic approaches to foster overall literacy development, thus advancing innovative teacher training opportunities.
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Ma, Tian Zhong, Yan Peng Zhu, Chun Jing Lai, and De Ju Meng. "Study of Seismic Design Method for Slope Supporting Structure of Soil Nailing." Applied Mechanics and Materials 353-356 (August 2013): 2073–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.353-356.2073.
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Slope anchorage structure of soil nail is a kind of economic and effective flexible slope supporting structure. This structure at present is widely used in China. The supporting structure belong to permanent slope anchorage structure, so the design must consider earthquake action. Its methods of dynamical analysis and seismic design can not be found for the time being. The seismic design theory and method of traditional rigidity retaining wall have not competent for this new type of flexible supporting structure analysis and design. Because the acceleration along the slope height has amplification effect under horizontal earthquake action, errors should be induced in calculating earthquake earth pressure using the constant acceleration along the slope height. Considering the linear change of the acceleration along the slope height and unstable soil with the fortification intensity the influence of the peak acceleration, the earthquake earth pressure calculation formula is deduced. The soil nailing slope anchorage structure seismic dynamic calculation model is established and the analytical solutions are obtained. The seismic design and calculation method are given. Finally this method is applied to a case record for illustration of its capability. The results show that soil nailing slope anchorage structure has good aseismic performance, the calculation method of soil nailing slope anchorage structure seismic design is simple, practical, effective. The calculation model provides theory basis for the soil nailing slope anchorage structure of seismic design. Key words: soil nailing; slope; earthquake action; seismic design;
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Melin, Ulf, and Karin Axelsson. "Action in action research." Journal of Systems and Information Technology 18, no. 2 (May 9, 2016): 118–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsit-10-2015-0074.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the concept of action by addressing actions and roles in the practice of action research, illustrated by dilemmas in an action research project on information systems development in public sector. The main ambition with action research is being able to solve organisational problems through intervention and to contribute to scientific knowledge. The main emphasis has so far been on the “research part”. Here the authors focus on the “action part” of action research to generate rigorous research, to solve local problems and to deal with evident dilemmas in action research. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative case study. The empirical illustrations of this paper originate from an action research project that focused the two e-service development initiatives analysed below. The analysis is structured using key aspects and phases proposed by Avison et al. (2001). As a result of the analysis, the concept of action is elaborated. The action elements action, actor, motive, space and time are analysed together with different roles. This goes beyond the existing action research literature. Findings The conclusions show that there is a need to understand actions and roles within action research projects – not separating action from research. Research is also seen as action. The practice of action research is also discussed as context-bounded interactive social action: action research as a recurrent, interactive and dynamic activity. It is also identified that the understanding of roles, actions and interaction can help handle dilemmas in action research. Research Limitations/implications The authors contribute to the body of knowledge concerning action research in the information systems research field and in general by exploring the need to study the concept of action (e.g. situations and elements), to be explicit concerning the different phases, roles and responsibilities and management of different dilemmas in action research. A limitation of this study is that the inter-organisational development character in this study adds an extra dimension into the practice of actions research only partially highlighted. Another limitation is focus on public agencies. However, this is not critical for the results on action elements and the action research dilemmas that are studied. Practical Implications The understanding of roles, actions and interaction can solve the dilemmas and challenges linked to the practice of action research in the information systems field, but such understanding can help discover and handle dilemmas in action research. Originality/value The originality in this research is an illustration of and a perspective of action research as a context-bounded interactive social action: action research as a recurrent, interactive and dynamic activity. The value is that this knowledge can help handle dilemmas in action research.
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Ermilova, Mariia, Mitsunari Terada, Ryosuke Shimoda, and Isami Kinoshita. "Improving the Practice of Landscape Design Collaboration between University and Local Community: Case study in Matsudo, Japan." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 3, no. 9 (November 22, 2018): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1491.
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This paper is based on the two years community-based participatory action research (CBPAR), focusing on Cross-Cultural Design Collaboration (CCDC) landscape design studio, held in Iwase Neighborhood Association area, Matsudo, Japan. We first briefly introduce the problems of Japanese local community and introduce the priorities of collaboration between university and community in Japan. Then, we introduce the Design and Build program, which was incorporated into the Chiba University CCDC studio in 2014. The authors suggest “Students live in the Neighborhood Association” model as an effective way to facilitate the collaborative programs between university and local community. We critically reflect on the process of CCDC landscape design studio held in Iwase, Matsudo city in 2017-2018. Based on that, we provide the recommendations for the implementation of interdisciplinary practical programs in Universities, so they can contribute to the quality of life of local communities utilizing the suggested model.Keywords: community, landscape design, interdisciplinary research, community-based participatory action researcheISBN 2398-4287 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE- Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., U.K. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1491
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CORBITT, GAIL F., RONALD J. NORMAN, and MARK C. BUTLER. "ASSESSING PROXIMITY TO FRUITION: A CASE STUDY OF PHASES IN CASE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER." International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering 01, no. 02 (June 1991): 189–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218194091000160.
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Using the Lewin theory of planned change as a theoretical model, this study tests three hypotheses related to the three phase approach to change. An Action Research Model is used to gather data from 75 participants in CASE technology transfer in the Information Systems Department of a large insurance company. Five groups of people representing management and various levels of CASE usage participated in the study. In addition to group discussion, standardized questionnaires and individual Force Field Analyses are used to collect the data. In general the null hypotheses are rejected. The results appear to support at least three stages of change during CASE technology transfer. The groups differed with respect to content and magnitude of problems in the environment. In addition, during the moving phase it appears users may actually be more disillusioned with the change than non-users, however, the nature of the forces is more personal and indicates that they are personally involved with the move. While these people may be more negative than non-users, they are also moving closer to full implementation than those who have not started the moving process.
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Lacoste, Sylvie M., and Janet Dekker. "Driving change: the role of “emotional connectedness” – a case study." Learning Organization 23, no. 5 (July 11, 2016): 357–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tlo-03-2016-0023.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand which change process the supplying organization should define for its customer-facing organization in order to successfully increase customer orientation and to be on the short list of their customers’ key suppliers. Design/methodology/approach Action research was used to carry out this research. Researchers were involved in the change management process of a medium-sized company that wanted to re-design their customer selection and interaction processes: one researcher was a top manager of the participating company, whereas the other researcher worked alongside the organization in a collaborative effort to introduce and roll out sales force training seminars. Findings Researchers’ main finding shows how the company’s top-management willingness to apply a “soft” approach to change leverages a concept called “emotional connectedness”. Originality/value The authors bridge a gap between the literature on change management and the “emotional connectedness” concept related to social psychology. The authors add to existing theories on change management a new perspective based on interpersonal relationships.
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Girma, Belay Getachew. "Managerial discretion and structures in organizations: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." Frontiers in Management and Business 1, no. 2 (2020): 45–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.25082/fmb.2020.02.002.
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Due to the turbulent of business environment, complexity of managing human resource and volatility of customer needs, it is a formidable managerial task to design structures which will be suitable to meet such requirements and free to exercise course of action for managerial discretion. However, in most of the case the structure type that can be designed and implemented in many organizations are to the interest of stakeholders and owners. Research also shows that the latitudinal action of management staffs and autonomous decisions are a theme of discussion in managerial discretion. The researcher used a conceptual study of both a qualitative and quantitative approach coupled with case study for this study. Based on the study, the research findings show that organizations that have managed by owner-manager has less experienced managerial discretion, and thereby came to conclude that managers who are free to choose course of action have led to company success than those company which managed by owner-manager.
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Hermann, Mario, Isabel Bücker, and Boris Otto. "Industrie 4.0 process transformation: findings from a case study in automotive logistics." Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 31, no. 5 (November 14, 2019): 935–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-08-2018-0274.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the transformation of logistics processes to meet requirements of Industrie 4.0. Design/methodology/approach The authors follow the principles of action design research to conduct a single-case study investigating four logistics processes at a leading German car manufacturer. For the development of artifacts, the authors used Method Engineering. Findings The case study reveals a set of Industrie 4.0 process design principles, providing guidelines for the design and management of Industrie 4.0 compliant processes. In the second step, the authors use these process design principles for the development of a first version of a method for Industrie 4.0 process transformation. Research limitations/implications In the light of limited scientific knowledge about Industrie 4.0 process transformation, the paper uses a single-case study design. This is adequate considering the research goal at hand and the richness of empirical insight the authors had access to. However, a single-case design is limited regarding generalizability and demand for future qualitative and quantitative research. Practical implications The Industrie 4.0 process design principles support practitioners in the design and management of Industrie 4.0 compliant processes. In addition, the method developed by the authors supports enterprises in the transformation of their current processes toward Industrie 4.0. Originality/value The paper describes the first attempt – as far as the authors are aware – to derive guidelines for the design and management of Industrie 4.0 processes from the analysis of a real-world industrial setting. Likewise, the method for Industrie 4.0 process transformation presented in this paper is presumed to be the first such method developed in full accordance with the principles of Method Engineering.
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Dana, Nancy Fichtman, Katie Tricarico, and David M. Quinn. "The Administrator as Action Researcher: A Case Study of Five Principals and Their Engagement in Systematic, Intentional Study of Their Own Practice." Journal of School Leadership 19, no. 3 (May 2009): 232–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105268460901900301.
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The purpose of this case study was to understand engagement in action research as a form of professional development for practicing principals and the subsequent knowledge constructed as a result. The research team followed five principals through 1 year of professional development, which focused on supporting each principal in the design and implementation of an action research project on one's own leadership practice. Data sources included artifacts, field notes, video- and audiotaped transcriptions of meetings, and interview transcripts. Two assertions with supporting evidence are reported First, the high-stakes testing environment and era of accountability dramatically shaped the topics of principals’ inquiries and the ways that they understood the inquiry process. Second, collaboration with other principals, regardless of felt time constraints, played a critical role in the ways that principals made sense of the action research process as well as their own practice as administrators, and it precipitated deeper thinking about school and administrative practice. This study revealed that action research provides administrators with opportunities to engage in meaningful professional development that affects their own practices, the practices of other principals, and those within their school communities, thus making the act of reflection systematic and intentional.
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Agouridas, Vassilis. "Enhancing Design Research in the Context of Design Education." Journal of Mechanical Design 129, no. 7 (February 25, 2007): 717–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2722792.
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Research into design theory and methodology is central to postgraduate design education. It has been widely acknowledged in the literature that a key activity in ensuring the quality of research in the area of design theory and methodology is to put particular emphasis on addressing both technical and social aspects that underpin the socio-technical nature of design research. In addition, this is requisite in linking design theory to design practice. However, explicit research methodologies that take into consideration both of these aspects, as well as explicitly address the issue of linking design theory to design practice, are scarce. The overall aim of this paper is to increase the awareness of stakeholders involved in design research education (e.g., master and doctoral students, faculty, and education planners), of the need to safeguard and assure the credibility and validity of design research outputs. The paper reviews issues and challenges associated with the use of research methodologies in the context of design theory and methodology research. It reports findings from the development, application, and evaluation of a research methodology based on hypothesis testing, action research, and case study research methodologies. Application and evaluation of the methodology showed that the introduced concepts of basis-of-action and course-of-action proved key elements in establishing intellectual frameworks for design research. Conclusions are drawn on the effectiveness of the methodology to address issues and challenges associated with the nature of design research, and on pedagogical benefits that can be gained from its application in postgraduate design research education.
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Khaja, Khadija, Phillip Ouellette, Carenlee Barkdull, and Joanne Yaffe. "Online Practice Course Development with Action Research: A Case Example." Advances in Social Work 9, no. 2 (December 11, 2008): 91–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/4.
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Despite the proliferation of online courses in social work, questions still exist about learning practice skills in an online instructional environment. This paper describes a case example of an action-oriented approach to the development of an online practice course. Lessons learned from students’ and instructor’s perspectives are shared as well as recommendations for future research relative to course development and evaluation of online courses. The study examined student feedback with respect to their overall learning experience. Findings indicated that involving students in the design and development of an online practice course benefited both students and faculty and can be an effective teaching and learning strategy regardless of the instructional medium used.