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Srivastava, V. N., and N. Ravichandran. "Achieving Excellence through Training initiatives." Review of Professional Management- A Journal of New Delhi Institute of Management 16, no. 1 (June 18, 2018): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.20968/rpm/2018/v16/i1/129254.

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Geahigan, George, and R. A. Smith. "Excellence in Art Education: Ideas and Initiatives." Studies in Art Education 29, no. 2 (1988): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1320733.

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Salmi, Jamil. "Excellence Initiatives to Create World-Class Universities." International Higher Education, no. 87 (September 1, 2016): 17–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2016.87.9506.

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In the era of global rankings, many governments want to make sure that their top universities are actually operating at the cutting edge of intellectual and scientific development. A major concern has therefore been to identify the most effective method for inducing substantial and rapid progress in a country’s top universities. In order to accelerate the process of improving their top universities, several governments have launched so-called “excellence initiatives”, consisting of large injections of additional funding to boost their university sector. This article assesses the impact of these initiatives on the universities involved and on the rest of the tertiary education system. While the first section analyzes the main features of excellence initiatives, the second part examines their results as well as their limitations.

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Ohlson, Matthew A., Shane C. Shope, and Jerry D. Johnson. "The Rural RISE (Rural Initiatives Supporting Excellence)." Rural Educator 41, no. 1 (April 8, 2020): 27–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v41i1.551.

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Faculty from two universities in Florida and Ohio designed, developed and implemented programs to work with youth from their respective service regions to support college and career readiness initiatives. Both programs were directed by university faculty and utilized university resources to support K-12 students’ career development skills. In this paper, we examine the programs’ design, implementation, and results, including feedback from students, school personnel and local stakeholders. Attentive to results and the relevant literature, we hope to ignite a long-term discussion on how universities can create effective outreach programs that help support transitions from high school to college or directly into a career.

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Tsvetkova, Elena, and Sylvie Lomer. "Academic excellence as “competitiveness enhancement” in Russian higher education." International Journal of Comparative Education and Development 21, no. 2 (May 13, 2019): 127–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijced-08-2018-0029.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse critically the Russian Academic Excellence Initiative (the Project 5-100), designed to propel five leading Russian universities into world university rankings (WURs) by 2020, and research it through the lens of neoliberalism. The paper seeks to reveal recurrent discourses and dominant orders of discourse constituting the overall concept of “excellence” in Russian higher education (HE) policy. Design/methodology/approach Since the Project 5-100 has been designed in line with a neoliberal model of academic excellence initiatives, emphasising “competition as a driver of excellence” (Hazelkorn, 2009), Fairclough’s approach to critical discourse analysis (CDA) has been adopted as a qualitative research method. There is no universally accepted definition of “excellence” in HE policy; therefore, this CDA also aims at revealing the Russian government’s vision of the concept and its voice in HE policy. Findings The paper concludes that the government reinforces neoliberal discourse on the HE agenda and transforms the 5-100 Universities’ identities through emphasising the role of WURs in modernising the HE system. Consequently, within the neoliberal paradigm, the Project 5-100 can be regarded as a manifestation of the commodification of “excellence” in Russian HE policy. Originality/value This research intends to broaden knowledge of excellence initiatives in HE policy and reveal their features and neoliberal natures. It also seeks to contribute in terms of showcasing a qualitative study of the Project 5-100 for future comparative analyses of similar HE policies.

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Roy, Jaytilak Guha. "Administrative Reform Initiatives for Excellence in Public Service." Indian Journal of Public Administration 52, no. 3 (July 2006): 396–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120060310.

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Meers, Allan, and Danny Samson. "Business excellence initiatives: dependencies along the implementation path." Measuring Business Excellence 7, no. 2 (June 2003): 66–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13683040310478002.

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Haffer, Rafał, and Kai Kristensen. "Developing versus developed companies in Business Excellence initiatives." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 19, no. 7-8 (August 2008): 763–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783360802159428.

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Dasgupta, Meeta. "Enabling excellence in operations through technological innovation." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 1, no. 2 (April 1, 2011): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20450621111151767.

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Subject area Strategic management and management of innovation and technology. Study level/applicability The course can be used for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The case would be relevant in the strategic management course to understand the concept of technology strategy and the various evaluation parameters guiding firms in their technology decisions. A refresher of the concept of value chain analysis can also be done through the case. It can also be used to teach innovation and technology management to understand the innovation process and the importance of various organizational factors for taking technology decisions. Case overview The case tries to bring together different aspects of technological innovation and technology strategy at North Delhi Power Ltd, Delhi which has taken various initiatives to turnaround the dilapidated power distribution industry in India. It details the various technological initiatives taken by the company to revamp the power distribution situation of the country. Discussion in the case also revolves around the technology decisions (technology strategy) taken by the company to drive the technological initiatives. The organizational culture supporting technology decisions and the technological initiatives are also woven into the case. Expected learning outcomes After a discussion on the case students will be in a better position to appreciate various decisions which firms take with respect to technology. They will get an understanding of what is technological innovation and about the technological innovation process. The importance of organizational factors to supplement technology decisions and innovation will be brought out in the case. Supplementary materials Teaching note.

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Dasari, Shailendra. "In Search of Excellence: CSR Initiatives by Indian Companies." Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management 5, no. 7 (July 1, 2012): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.17010//2012/v5i7/60222.

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Dasari, Shailendra. "In Search of Excellence: CSR Initiatives by Indian Companies." Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management 5, no. 7 (July 1, 2012): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i7/60222.

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BITTNER, NANCY PHOENIX, KATHLEEN ERICSON, MARIE MCCARTHY, and JANET JONES. "FOCUS on Excellence: Making a Difference Through Global Initiatives." Nursing Education Perspectives 34, no. 1 (January 2013): 25–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00024776-201301000-00006.

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Randhawa, Jugraj Singh, and Inderpreet Singh Ahuja. "Examining the role of 5S practices as a facilitator of business excellence in manufacturing organizations." Measuring Business Excellence 21, no. 2 (May 15, 2017): 191–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mbe-09-2016-0047.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of 5S initiatives as a facilitator of accruing business excellence in the manufacturing organizations. Design/methodology/approach The study involves empirical investigation of 92 manufacturing organizations to evaluate the contributions of 5S initiatives toward accruing business performance excellence in the respondent organizations. The study involves nine significant stimulants for 5S implementation and seven crucial performance parameters leading to realization of business excellence in manufacturing organizations. Findings The results clearly indicate close association between the significant nine stimulants for 5S implementation and seven crucial business excellence performance parameters. The study also establishes that 5S initiatives can significantly facilitate achievement of business excellence in the manufacturing organizations. Originality/value The study deploys various statistical and validation techniques to evaluate the contributions of effective 5S approach as a facilitator for accruing business excellence in manufacturing organizations.

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Lasrado, Flevy, and Christopher Uzbeck. "The excellence quest: a study of business excellence award-winning organizations in UAE." Benchmarking: An International Journal 24, no. 3 (April 3, 2017): 716–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-06-2016-0098.

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Purpose Organizations worldwide use national quality awards for improving organizational excellence. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its business excellence awards for the private and public sectors almost two decades ago. Within the past dozen years, UAE companies have made considerable progress in introducing and developing their quality management systems. The purpose of this paper is to report the advance of UAE organizations in business excellence initiatives and highlight the contributions of the award-winning organizations in adopting business excellence approach. Design/methodology/approach This research used a qualitative approach to study award-winning organizations. Initially, secondary data were gathered from the Office of Department of Economic Development which is responsible for the administration of the Dubai Quality Award (DQA). Data were entered and categorized according to the description of organizational practice, company name, industrial sector and DQA criteria. The data were then analyzed using NVivo 10.0 software. Findings The DQA fosters and guides the excellence journey of aspiring organizations not only to win a quality award, but to strengthen their quality initiative through an informative assessment report. The DQA model was perceived by all organizations as a useful approach to quality improvement. Winning organizations have exhibited unique programs developed to embrace the DQA factors. Recommendations for aspiring organizations are discussed. Originality/value This paper should help managers to plan their journey toward business excellence and to create greater awareness of excellence frameworks and their usefulness when embarking on the path of excellence. This paper adds to the knowledge of the UAE’s excellence awards scheme and to the knowledge of business excellence best practices deep rooted in multi-cultural organizational environments. It highlights future research avenues for excellence frameworks.

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Bardea, Florina, Felix Arion, and Patryk Szabelski. "CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN POLICY IN EXCELLENCE OF MANAGEMENT." Proceedings of CBU in Economics and Business 1 (November 16, 2020): 8–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.12955/peb.v1.10.

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The European Union (EU) plays an important role in the developing of clusters, defined by the European Commission as groups of specialized enterprises – often SMEs – and other related supporting actors that cooperate closely together in a particular location. As a result, the EU launched the pan-European initiative to support cluster management (European Cluster Excellence Initiative). It recognizes the performance of cluster management by quality labels such as the Bronze, Silver, and Gold issued by The European Secretariat of Cluster Analysis. With reference to these certifications, the authors analyzed the cluster management excellence by critically studying the labels granted in terms of trends, numbers, sectors, countries, and regions. Based on the gathered results, the clusters initiatives (new or already existed) can benchmark themselves. Regional, national, and European policymakers will be able to estimate how specific factors of political, geographical, demographic, access to raw materials, and level of development can influence the number of clusters, their quality of management, and cluster typology. The goal of the research is to identify the number and type (bronze, silver, and gold label) of clusters in the EU and UK. As research methods, analyzes were performed using the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) and European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) data. The main results of the research show that clusters differ not only in size or activity but also in quality. Most clusters are found in the rich countries of Western Europe. Most clusters in Europe that have a bronze label are often located on the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkans, and Central Europe.

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Qamar, Khadija. "Faculty Development Initiatives." Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal 72, no. 6 (December 29, 2022): 1852. http://dx.doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v72i6.9748.

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Teachers have been teaching using traditional strategies and frameworks for generations. Faculty development is a planned activity aimed at improving the performance of departmental faculty members by focusing on the improvement of individual knowledge and skills of faculty in relevant areas.1These skills include teaching, administrative, research, and clinical skills.Continuous medical education is a praiseworthy path to keep the educationist in liaison with the novel trends in their field. Faculty development programs aim to foster excellence and innovation by empowering teachers through innovative teaching methods and sharing evidence-based best practices andexperiences.

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Withnall, Mike. "Short-term academic contracts -- is anything being done?: Supporting Excellence in the Science Base." Biochemist 24, no. 5 (October 1, 2002): 39–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bio02405039.

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The Roberts Review of the Supply of Scientists and Engineers identified the lack of a clear career structure for university contract research staff, uncertain prospects and increasingly uncompetitive salaries among reasons why postgraduates are reluctant to start academic research careers. On the basis of this, the Commons Science and Technology Committee launched an inquiry in July into the implications of short-term contracts and whether initiatives like the Concordat and the Research Careers Initiative have improved the lives of contract research staff.

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Randhawa, Jugraj Singh, and Inderpreet Singh Ahuja. "Structural equation modeling for validating impact of 5S implementation on business excellence of manufacturing organizations." International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 34, no. 9 (October 2, 2017): 1592–615. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-08-2016-0129.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deploy structural equation modeling (SEM) technique to empirically validate the interrelationships amongst significant variables of 5S implementation and business excellence performance parameters (BEPP) in SEM_5S model. Design/methodology/approach The confirmatory factor analysis approach is utilized to generate the effective SEM_5S model by using AMOS 20.0 (analysis of moment structures) software. The data have been collected from different manufacturing organizations that have successfully deployed the 5S program by using well-designed questionnaire for the evaluation of SEM_5S model. Findings SEM of 5S various parameters has established that attributes like top management involvement initiatives, employee involvement initiatives, basic 5S initiatives (BFSI) and fifth S initiatives (Shitsuke) should be holistically emphasized during the implementation of 5S program, leading to attainment of high level of melioration in the BEPP. SEM has been deployed to evaluate the original and modification indices of the model, which further establishes the improvement in SEM’s effectiveness. The model establishes the significant impact of 5S implementation on business excellence of manufacturing organizations. Originality/value The outcomes of the study will help the organizational managers, HR executives and practitioners from manufacturing organizations to know about the significant factors which should be followed holistically to achieve overall organizational business excellence through strategic 5S initiatives.

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Zahedi, M., M. AlShehri, S. Al-Hadlaq, N. Jarallah, M. AlNaami, and A. AlZahrani. "Faculty perception and readiness to engage in initiatives towards excellence." South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education 9, no. 1 (June 30, 2015): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/seajme.v9i1.94.

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Jensen, Barbara, Fatima Annan-Diab, and Nina Seppala. "Exploring perceptions of customer value." European Business Review 30, no. 3 (May 14, 2018): 246–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ebr-09-2015-0104.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that describes and explains how corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are perceived by customers and links customer perception to the notion of customer value perception. To explore customer value conception firstly, the perception of CSR initiatives is investigated; secondly, indications for the value-enhancing effects of CSR initiatives are studied, and finally, the varying effects which different value categories can have on customer attitudes and behaviour are extracted.Design/methodology/approachThe data consists of 12 semi-structured interviews with customers of European telecommunication companies.FindingsThe results suggest that CSR initiatives, when communicated efficiently and considered as relevant by customers, will enhance two customer value categories: the extrinsic self-oriented value defined as efficiency and excellence and the intrinsic other-oriented value pertaining to ethics or spirituality. Enhancement of extrinsic self-oriented value imbeds the potential of CSR initiatives to affect customers’ purchase behaviour and thus strengthen ethical consumerism within the telecommunications industry.Research limitations/implicationsThe main implication for research is a better understanding of the relationship between customer perception and customer value perception in the field of ethical consumerism. Focussing on one industry for the study can be named as a limitation.Practical implicationsAs indicated by the research, results by customers prioritised CSR initiative can affect the customer value perception, mainly the extrinsic/self-oriented value. If the company is aiming to change customer behaviour and to strengthen ethical consumerism, it is important that the customer experience of CSR initiatives improve excellence (quality) and/or efficiency of the product/service.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils an identified need of research on how CSR initiatives can influence consumer behaviour.

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Wespel, Johannes, Dominic Orr, and Michael Jaeger. "Implications of Excellence in Research and Teaching." International Higher Education, no. 72 (March 17, 2015): 13–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.72.6106.

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Stratification of higher education is currently being driven by public funding schemes, among other things. Building on a survey of excellence funding initiatives across OECD member countries based on the measurement of excellence in higher education institutions, this contribution focuses on how teaching and learning are integrated into these highly selective funding mechanisms. It turns out that teaching performance is generally much less significant than research. Possible reasons and consequences for this result are discussed.

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McCabe, Steven. "Creating excellence in construction companies: UK contractors’ experiences of quality initiatives." TQM Magazine 8, no. 6 (December 1996): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09544789610152874.

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MacLeod, Alasdair, and Lynne Baxter. "The contribution of business excellence models in restoring failed improvement initiatives." European Management Journal 19, no. 4 (August 2001): 392–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0263-2373(01)00042-1.

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Lozano, Íñigo, Juan Rondán, José M. Vegas, and Eduardo Segovia. "Initiatives to Achieve Excellence in the Care of Acute Coronary Syndrome." Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition) 70, no. 11 (November 2017): 1026–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rec.2017.05.035.

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Albert, Debra, Kathy Malloch, and Sharon O'Keefe. "Leadership Excellence: Weaving Multiple Initiatives and Frameworks to Advance Culture Change." Nurse Leader 11, no. 6 (December 2013): 41–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2013.09.001.

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Salmi, Jamil, and Isak Froumin. "Excellence Initiatives to Establish World-Class Universities: Evaluation of Recent Experiences." Voprosy Obrazovaniya/ Educational Studies Moscow 1 (2013): 25–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.17323/1814-9545-2013-1-25-68.

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Lawrence Wynn, Michael. "Highlights of an industry benchmarking study: Health and safety excellence initiatives." Journal of Chemical Health and Safety 15, no. 3 (May 2008): 22–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2007.10.002.

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Anand, Pranit, Jacinta McNamara, and Liz Thomas. "2020 Special Issue: Enabling Excellence Through Equity." Student Success 11, no. 1 (March 5, 2020): i—iii. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v11i1.1508.

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The Enabling Excellence through Equity Conference 2019 was held at the University of Wollongong, Australia from 24th to 27th November 2019. This was a combined biennial conference for the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) and the Equity Practitioners in Higher Education in Australasia (EPHEA). The Conference attracted higher education educators, practitioners and researchers from around the world involved in enabling education, widening participation and pathways to higher education, and equity initiatives that promote access to higher education. This special issue contains a selection of the papers as selected by the guest editors Dr Pranit Anand, Jacinta McNamara and Professor Liz Thomas.

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Mandal, Pratap Chandra. "Service Excellence in Marketing for Firms." International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology 13, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijssmet.290331.

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Innovation and differentiation are imperative for companies to sustain in the competition. Innovation and differentiation are possible more in services than in physical products. It is difficult to imitate differentiation incorporated in services. The study discusses the various marketing strategies adopted by service companies and the roles played by service profit chain. Service companies adopt different initiatives to achieve excellence. These include a strategic orientation, commitment from the top management, maintaining high standards, having profit tiers, monitoring service performance, and prompt action on customer complaints. The study discusses about differentiation of services, management of service quality, and management of service productivity. The study analyzes the strategies taken by service companies to achieve excellence. Proper implementation and execution of strategies provide a direction for service companies to excel, delight their customers, and develop long-term customer relationships.

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Syamsulhadi, Muchammad. "Obtaining International Excellence through Cross-Border Research Initiatives: A Consortium-Sponsored Journal." Excellence in Higher Education 1, no. 1&2 (December 31, 2010): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/ehe.2010.10.

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Mishra, Pramod K. "Towards Excellence in Disaster Management: Governance and Sustainability of Post-Disaster Initiatives." Indian Journal of Public Administration 52, no. 3 (July 2006): 370–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120060307.

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de Lorenzo-Pinto, Ana, and Héctor Bueno. "Initiatives to Achieve Excellence in the Care of Acute Coronary Syndrome. Response." Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition) 70, no. 11 (November 2017): 1027–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rec.2017.08.004.

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Rončević, Borut. "Technology and Innovations in Regional Development for Europe 2020: Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence TIR 2020 for smart, Inclusive and sustainable growth." Research in Social Change 12, no. 3 (September 1, 2020): 5–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rsc-2020-0011.

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Abstract The European Union is steering its development by a series of successive strategic documents, its grand strategies. While having important role, these strategies do not have a perfect implementation score and a score of initiatives and research is dedicated to better understand these processes. The article presents one such initiative, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Technologies and Innovations in Regional Development for Europe 2020, a focal point of competence on the topic. Utilising novel Social Fields approach to innovation, the centre combines original empirical research, public debates and formal and informal learning to collect and disseminate knowledge on the topic.

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Girolamo, Teresa M., and Samantha Ghali. "Developing, Implementing, and Learning From a Student-Led Initiative to Support Minority Students in Communication Sciences and Disorders." Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 6, no. 4 (August 20, 2021): 768–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_persp-20-00299.

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Purpose The Student Equity & Inclusion Workgroup is a student-led initiative at The University of Kansas that aims to advance equity and inclusion. Within this structure, the workgroup is entirely student-led and independent of any institutional initiatives. It has developed three themes— recognizing minority student leadership, ensuring equitable access to opportunities, and meaningfully supporting students—and used those themes to develop comprehensive programming in research, institutional advocacy, mentorship, and fellowship. Research initiatives included creating research opportunities for minority students by developing independent research projects. Institutional advocacy initiatives focused on policy change and developing a uniquely situated network of allies at and beyond the university. Mentorship centered student-to-student transmission of knowledge, skills, and support. Fellowship entailed creating opportunities for community building and recognition of minority student excellence. Conclusions Student-led initiatives such as those of the workgroup may be an effective way of supporting minority students in communication sciences and disorders. Institutions endeavoring to advance equity and inclusion should consider empowering students through facilitation of self-directed development, using institutional supports to support minority students on their terms, and recognizing students as capable partners in rethinking equity and inclusion.

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Lavery, Nick, and Gavin Stratford. "Case Studying Technology Transfer in an Objective 1 Area." Industry and Higher Education 17, no. 2 (April 2003): 131–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000003101296792.

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Two major initiatives are in place in Wales that aim to create a strong and internationally competitive small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector. These are the Technology Exploitation Programme (TEP) and the Centres of Excellence for Technology and Industrial Collaboration (CETIC) programme. The Materials Centre of Excellence at the University of Wales Swansea is one of the centres in the CETIC programme with traditionally strong links to the Welsh manufacturing sector. This paper describes the Centre's experiences during its first year in the programme as a way of highlighting both the successes and difficulties in the implementation of EU Objective 1 technology transfer initiatives.

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Shin, Wan Seon, and Chongman Kim. "Samsung’s journey to excellence in quality." International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 7, no. 2/3 (June 15, 2015): 312–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijqss-03-2015-0036.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate Samsung’s strategic efforts in achieving excellence in quality. Design/methodology/approach – This study divides Samsung’s activities into five distinctive areas: quality leadership, motivating employees, methodologies, preemptive priorities and key activities in the field management. Case studies will be explored based on the chronological analysis of the above five subjects, and a comprehensive roadmap toward excellence will also be suggested. Findings – This study has found that Samsung has used diverse concepts to excel in improving quality and profitability simultaneously. The company’s approaches are divided into five categories and positioned according to their possible contributions to excellence. One of the key findings of this paper is the concept of “the line of redundancy” which adopts parallel systems. For example, its parallel systems such as dual sourcing and 120 per cent human resource management have contributed to Samsung’s quality. Practical implications – The result of this study will help managers implement innovative initiatives for achieving excellence through quality management. Originality/value – Samsung has improved the quality dramatically and many companies want to learn Samsung’s way. This paper investigated how Samsung developed the quality system in the past decades and suggests some findings.

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Sethuraman, Kannan, and Devanath Tirupati. "Lucas-TVS Limited: A Journey towards Manufacturing Excellence." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 25, no. 2 (April 2000): 43–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0256090920000206.

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The case featured in this issue of Vikalpa discusses the journey embarked on by the top management of Lucas-TVS Limited in 1985 to make their firm a world-class manufacturing organization. The company's oldest plant at Padi, Chennai acted as a test bed for several of their initiatives. The case describes the steps that Lucas-TVS management took to implement this change process in manufacturing at their Padi plant during the period 1985-1998. The case concludes at an interesting stage where the company needs to decide on a future course of direction that would address a number of critical issues identified by Mr T K Balaji, the Chief Executive and MD of Lucas-TVS. Readers are invited to send their responses on the case to Vikalpa Office.

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Somekh, Bridget. "The Role of Evaluation in Ensuring Excellence in Communications and Information Technology Initiatives." Education, Communication & Information 1, no. 1 (May 2001): 75–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636310120048065.

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Livingston, Edward H. "Reduced Access to Care Resulting From Centers of Excellence Initiatives in Bariatric Surgery." Archives of Surgery 145, no. 10 (October 1, 2010): 993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.218.

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Horsley, Valerie, Donald Glass, Rebecca Minnillo, Richard Gallo, Ponciano Cruz, and Nicole L. Ward. "Diversity is Excellence: Initiatives in the Society for Investigative Dermatology to Broaden Participation." Journal of Investigative Dermatology 139, no. 10 (October 2019): 2217–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.695.

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Landrum, Mary S., Antonis Katsiyannis, and Jan DeWaard. "A National Survey of Current Legislative and Policy Trends in Gifted Education: Life after the National Excellence Report." Journal for the Education of the Gifted 21, no. 3 (April 1998): 352–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016235329802100306.

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Recent reports on the existence and nature of educational programs for gifted learners have indicated that current educational practices in gifted education vary in both availability and quality. One such report, National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent (U.S. Department of Education, U.S. DOE, 1993), identified critical issues and established 7 initiatives for the improvement of the education of gifted students. This study examined the nature and availability of state legislative and policy provisions for gifted students as well as state efforts to address the report's 7 initiatives. Results indicated that progress in state efforts on the 7 initiatives have been mixed, with significant gains in some areas contrasted by minimal or no progress in others. Gains in gifted education, however, occurred at the same time that legislation and policy mandates in gifted education decreased.

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Ahmed, Allam, and Mohamed Elhag. "SMART KM model." World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development 14, no. 2/3 (April 6, 2017): 172–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wjstsd-01-2017-0001.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically address the key issues facing organisations in implementing knowledge management (KM) initiatives and frameworks and how to develop fit-for-purpose an integrated knowledge management framework (KMF) for organisational excellence. In doing so, the paper critically review concepts, frameworks and models of KM to introduce the SMART KM model to support the successful introduction of KM to an organisation through systematic and well-defined steps. In addition to well-founded theories, SMART KM model is also driven by best-in-class KM practices from a number of industries and sectors. SMART KM contains number of business components which supports knowledge flow throughout the organisations which can be tailored to achieve the organisation-specific goals and objectives in alignment with the adopted operating model. Throughout the paper, number of key issues facing organisations in implementing KM initiatives will be introduced and discussed. The readers would also be able to realise the design principles supporting SMART KM model and how it can be used to improve performance and achieve organisational excellence. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides an in-depth and critical review of the literature and theories on KM. In doing so, several sources have been reviewed and consulted including various mainstream referred journals focussing on KM, change management, management, HR, social science, strategy, etc. as well as books, online databases, governmental reports and statistics, etc. Findings All organisations are demanding better justification for investments in any KM initiative and expected outcomes. Therefore, we must ensure that KM initiatives are directly linked to the organisation’s business strategy. Moreover, we must also ensure that there are performance measurements in place to evaluate the success of the proposed KMF or KM initiative. Originality/value The SMART KMF is unique as it considers a number of paradigms and key organisation facets to assure successful deployment of KM practices and long-term sustainability of the associated benefits.

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Bilimoria, Diana, and Lynn T. Singer. "Institutions Developing Excellence in Academic Leadership (IDEAL)." Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 38, no. 3 (April 15, 2019): 362–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/edi-10-2017-0209.

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe the objectives, activities and outcomes of the National Science Foundation ADVANCE project, Institutions Developing Excellence in Academic Leadership (IDEAL) during 2009–2012. The goal of IDEAL was to create an institutional learning community empowered to develop and leverage knowledge, skills, resources and networks to transform academic cultures and enhance gender equity, diversity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines at six research universities in the northern Ohio region. Over the three-year period, these institutions developed academic leaders and institutionalized gender equity transformation through multi-dimensional and multi-level initiatives, improving the advancement and leadership of women faculty in STEM disciplines.Design/methodology/approachThe authors describe the objectives, activities and outcomes of the NSF ADVANCE project, IDEAL during 2009–2012. The six research institutions included in IDEAL were Bowling Green State University, Case Western Reserve University (the lead institution), Cleveland State University, Kent State University, University of Akron and University of Toledo.FindingsIDEAL’s outcomes included the institutionalization of a number of gender equity initiatives at each university, an increase in the number of tenured women faculty in science and engineering disciplines over three years across the six universities, and increases in the numbers of women in faculty and administrative leadership positions. Out of 62 of the IDEAL participants (co-directors and change leaders), 25 were promoted or appointed to roles of leadership within or beyond their institutions during or after their participation in IDEAL. A number of new institutional collaborations and exchanges involving the six universities occurred during and emerged from IDEAL. An integrative model of the IDEAL program is developed, describing the nested components of each institution’s gender equity transformation within the IDEAL partnership consortium and the larger NSF ADVANCE community, and highlighting the dynamic interactions between these levels.Social implicationsThe IDEAL program demonstrates that systemic change to achieve equity for women and underrepresented minority faculty in STEM disciplines must be rooted on individual campuses but must also propagate among higher education systems and the broader scientific community. The effort to develop, sustain and expand the IDEAL partnership model of institutional transformation (IT) in higher education illuminates how innovative, context-sensitive, cost-effective and customized institutional strategies may be implemented to advance gender equity, diversity, inclusion and leadership of women faculty at all levels across the country.Originality/valueThis is an original description of a unique and distinctive partnership among research universities to foster gender equity IT. The manuscript details the objectives, activities and outcomes of the IDEAL program, established with the aim of broadening participation in the STEM academic workforce and advancing gender equity, diversity and inclusion in institutions of higher education. An integrative model is developed, illustrating the key components and outcomes of the IDEAL program.

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Kazimirchik, Luidmila V., Ekaterina G. Grishakina, Nadezhda A. Polikhina, and Irina B. Trostyanskaya. "Promotion of leading universities journals: Comparison, practice, opportunities." Science Editor and Publisher 5, no. 2 (January 26, 2021): 80–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.24069/2542-0267-2020-2-80-101.

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The article is the result of the second stage of the study devoted to the analysis of the relationship between state support for universities within the framework of Project 5-100 and the effectiveness of promoting scientific journals affiliated with this group of universities, including through international scientometric databases. As part of the presented study, a comparative analysis of the indicators of the journals of universities participating in Project 5-100 and journals affiliated with universities supported by the academic excellence initiatives of Germany, China and Japan, as well as with leading universities in the United Kingdom and the USA, was carried out. In the course of the study, the factors that influence the increase in the visibility of journals for the scientific community and the quality of journals were identified. One of the results of the study is confirmation that the universities of Project 5-100 pay more attention to promoting their affiliated journals in the scientific and educational community, including through indexing in international scientometric databases, than foreign universities, which are also supported within the framework of some national excellence initiatives. The Scopus data show that an increase in the effectiveness of promoting the journals of universities that are supported within the framework of initiatives of academic excellence in international databases is not typical / characteristic to a much lesser extent for journals of universities that are participants in the corresponding initiatives of Germany, China and Japan. It is concluded that the results achieved by the universities participating in Project 5-100 are largely due to government support and inclusion in the Project as a mandatory event to promote journals in international scientometric databases.

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Kimhi, Yael, and Leiky Geronik. "Creativity Promotion in an Excellence Program for Preservice Teacher Candidates." Journal of Teacher Education 71, no. 5 (September 10, 2019): 505–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022487119873863.

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Teacher education is a leading issue in education research, and creativity has been targeted as an important goal in teacher education. This study investigated little-c creativity in first-year preservice teacher candidates, as manifested in their yearlong fieldwork. It was designed as a qualitative empirical study. Three major themes related to the candidates’ creativity and the components that fostered it were revealed. The first was the process the candidates underwent to construct and implement their initiatives; the second was related to the process that the candidates underwent as they transitioned from feelings of chaos to creativity; and the third was the candidates’ interpersonal relationships. We conclude that preservice teacher education should provide unique experiences that foster creativity.

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Mohammad, Musli, Robin Mann, Nigel Grigg, and Jürgen P. Wagner. "Business Excellence Model: An overarching framework for managing and aligning multiple organisational improvement initiatives." Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 22, no. 11 (November 2011): 1213–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2011.624774.

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Adetoro Salau, Sadiat, Georgina U. Oyedum, F. P. Abifarin, S. J. Udoudoh, and Jibril A. Alhassan. "Performance assessment of electronic theses and dissertations initiatives in Nigeria." Digital Library Perspectives 36, no. 2 (May 16, 2020): 127–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-01-2020-0001.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) initiatives in the repositories of federal government-owned universities due to the poor global visibility of ETDs from Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach An explanatory case study empirical research method was adopted for the study. Using an adapted methodology of Ghosh (2009) and multiple data gathering techniques, data was collected based on the three domains of the network of excellence on digital libraries (DELOS) digital library reference model. Findings The ETD initiatives in repositories of Nigerian federal universities have not made remarkable progress as digital libraries based on policy, content and system architecture. The specificity of ETDs is not clearly stated in the policies where available. The repositories housing the ETDs are also not compliant with the open archive initiative-protocol for metadata harvesting framework. Research limitations/implications The study focussed on ETD initiatives in federal government-owned universities. Although the findings of the study are relevant to other institutions in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. It cannot be used as a basis for the generalisation based on other performance metrics. Practical implications This research study concluded that electronic theses and dissertations in Nigerian institutional repositories are not well managed for effective service delivery and long-term accessibility. The ill-management of the ETD initiatives is the reason for the poor global visibility and accessibility of these research output from this part of Africa. Originality/value The study assessed ETD initiatives using constructs from a theoretical framework.

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D'Souza, Malcolm J., William K. Kroen, Charlene B. Stephens, and Richard J. Kashmar. "Strategies And Initiatives That Revitalize Wesley College STEM Programs." Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC) 12, no. 3 (June 30, 2015): 195–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/tlc.v12i3.9311.

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Church-related small private liberal arts baccalaureate minority-serving institutions like Wesley College have modest endowments, are heavily tuition-dependent, and have large numbers of financially-challenged students. In order to sustain the level of academic excellence and to continue to build student demographic diversity in its accessible robust Science and Mathematics (STEM) programs, the faculty sought federal and state funds to implement a coordinated program of curriculum enhancements and student support programs that will increase the number of students choosing STEM majors, increase their academic success, and improve retention.

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Haugaa, Kristina H., Nina Ajmone Marsan, Matteo Cameli, Antonello D'Andrea, Marc R. Dweck, Ricardo Fontes Carvalho, Espen Holte, et al. "Criteria for surveys: from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Scientific Initiatives Committee." European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 20, no. 9 (July 25, 2019): 963–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jez193.

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Abstract The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of professional excellence in all aspects of cardiovascular imaging. The mission of the EACVI is to promote excellence in clinical diagnosis, research, technical development, and education in cardiovascular imaging with a particular focus on education, training, scientific initiatives, and research. The EACVI established the Scientific Initiatives Committee (SIC) in December 2018. This committee has responsibility for surveys among imagers, patients’ surveys and surveys including data from clinical practice. The current document describes the aims of the EACVI SIC and the creation of the international EACVI survey network. This document summarizes the EACVI's standards for the survey questions and standards for writing the papers with the results of the surveys. These are in accordance with previous recommendations and were approved by the EACVI SIC and the EACVI Board in 2019.

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Chirwa, Tobias F., Zvifadzo Matsena Zingoni, Pascalia Munyewende, Samuel O. Manda, Henry Mwambi, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Samson Kinyanjui, et al. "Developing excellence in biostatistics leadership, training and science in Africa: How the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) training unites expertise to deliver excellence." AAS Open Research 3 (October 5, 2020): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/aasopenres.13144.1.

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The increase in health research in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has generated large amounts of data and led to a high demand for biostatisticians to analyse these data locally and quickly. Donor-funded initiatives exist to address the dearth in statistical capacity, but few initiatives have been led by African institutions. The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) aims to improve biostatistical capacity in Africa according to the needs identified by African institutions, through (collaborative) masters and doctoral training in biostatistics. We describe the SSACAB Consortium, which comprises 11 universities and four research institutions- supported by four European universities. SSACAB builds on existing resources to strengthen biostatistics for health research with a focus on supporting biostatisticians to become research leaders; building a critical mass of biostatisticians, and networking institutions and biostatisticians across SSA. In 2015 only four institutions had established Masters programmes in biostatistics and SSACAB supported the remaining institutions to develop Masters programmes. In 2019 the University of the Witwatersrand became the first African institution to gain Royal Statistical Society accreditation for a Biostatistics MSc programme. A total of 150 fellows have been awarded scholarships to date of which 123 are Masters fellowships (41 female) of which with 58 have already graduated. Graduates have been employed in African academic (19) and research (15) institutions and 10 have enrolled for PhD studies. A total of 27 (10 female) PhD fellowships have been awarded; 4 of them are due to graduate by 2020. To date, SSACAB Masters and PhD students have published 17 and 31 peer-reviewed articles, respectively. SSACAB has also facilitated well-attended conferences, face-to-face and online short courses. Pooling the limited biostatistics resources in SSA, and combining with co-funding from external partners is an effective strategy for the development and teaching of advanced biostatistics methods, supervision and mentoring of PhD candidates.

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