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Khan, Shakeel Ahmed, and Farzana Shafique. "Role of departmental library in satisfying the information needs of students: A survey of two departments of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur." Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries 12 (December 1, 2011): 30–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.47657/201112822.
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The study aims to investigate the role and importance of departmental library in satisfying information needs of students. Perceptions of the students of the Department of Management & Business Administration (MBA) (having departmental library) and the students of the Department of Library & Information Science (LIS) (who did not have a departmental library) were comparatively analyzed. The study assesses the satisfaction level of the respondents from the MBA department with services of their departmental library. It also explores the LIS students' opinion about the need of departmental library. A questionnaire was distributed among 150 students of both the departments. The results show that most of the respondents from MBA department were satisfied with nearly all of the departmental library services. It was also found that most of the respondents from both the departments recommended the provision of online databases and Internet service for their departmental library. They also demanded more computers, digital collection and magazines/newspapers. The respondents from MBA department were found more interested in scholarly journals, multimedia services and audiovisual material than the respondents from LIS department. All of the respondents agreed that departmental library should be provided in all academic departments of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
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Ashfaq, Muhammad, Siddiqa Ibrahim, and Bushra Ishaq. "Investigating Media Literacy level of University Students: A Comparative Survey." Journal of Peace, Development & Communication V05, no. 03 (September 30, 2021): 28–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.36968/jpdc-v05-i03-03.
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Abstract The level of media literacy among university students is investigated in this study. Several media experts have slammed recent journalism grads. Some educators questioned whether journalists are adequately prepared to assess the media. The level of media literacy among students is investigated in this study. It compares students in the media department to students in other departments such as English, Psychology, and business administration. A quantitative survey methodology was used in this study. Email and in-person surveys are used to conduct the survey. A total of (N=439) students from five universities were chosen. The findings of statistical tests reveal a significant gap in media literacy between students in the media department and those in other departments. Our study reveals that the students of media departments are more literate than the students of other departments.
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Nelson, Elizabeth McGhee. "Why Every Department Needs a Strategic Plan." Teaching of Psychology 29, no. 2 (April 2002): 98–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top2902_02.
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University departments can benefit from a strategic plan based on a business model. Steps include developing a vision and mission, conducting market research, analyzing competition, setting goals, creating a marketing plan, adapting standard business plan templates, getting feedback, and reviewing as you go along. A strategic plan guides the chair in creating a dynamic department recognized by the university, faculty, students, and surrounding community.
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Rybnicek, Robert, Karl-Heinz Leitner, Lisa Baumgartner, and Julia Plakolm. "Industry and leadership experiences of the heads of departments and their impact on the performance of public universities." Management Decision 57, no. 12 (December 5, 2019): 3321–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-10-2018-1173.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify whether the prior industry experience (IE) or industry leadership experience (ILE) of the head might influence the department’s publication output, the ability to acquire external research funds or its entrepreneurial activities (e.g. the commercialization of research results through patents). Design/methodology/approach The study is based on data from 208 Austrian university departments and combines data from different sources (CVs of the heads of departments, commercial register, funding data and publication data). Findings The results show a positive relationship between ILE and the patent output of the departments as one indicator for the commercialization of research activities. Low positive effects of IE on the extent of third-party funding were also found. Furthermore, the scientific experience of the head of department has a positive influence on the publication output of the whole department. Practical implications The findings suggest that the scientific ability of researchers should be key when selecting the head of a department, due to the fact that scientific performance is still essential for most of these units. However, when universities seek to focus more strongly on other, for example, entrepreneurial activities, then additional competencies come into play. As the actual focus of universities is currently subject to change, former IE and ILE will become increasingly more important and the heads of departments will play a decisive role in the transition toward becoming an entrepreneurial university. Therefore, universities are well advised to integrate these experiences in the job specifications and to establish processes that facilitate the change from an industrial to a university job or which allow “double lives” in university and industry. Originality/value Previous studies have mostly investigated the role of the scientific experience of academic leaders in the research performance of their institution in later decades. This study examines the actual relevance of previous entrepreneurial experiences of heads of departments to the departments’ research performance, the ability to acquire external research funds or their entrepreneurial activities.
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Todorovic, William Z., Rod B. McNaughton, and Paul D. Guild. "Making University Departments More Entrepreneurial." International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 6, no. 2 (May 2005): 115–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/0000000053966858.
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The concept of an ‘entrepreneurial orientation’ is well established in the literature on the strategic posture of firms. Increasingly, large public and non-profit organizations are also turning to entrepreneurship in their efforts to become flexible and respond to pressures to ‘do more with less’. Government rhetoric encourages universities in particular to become more entrepreneurial, increasing the commercialization of research and contributing to economic growth. To understand what it means for university departments to be ‘entrepreneurial’, interviews with 40 faculty members explore the issue. Transcripts of the interviews were analysed using content-analysis software. The results suggest that risk taking is the most important dimension in developing an entrepreneurial university, and may be a prerequisite for commercialization.
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Cullen, Julie Berry. "Public Economics: Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know." Journal of Economic Literature 51, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 1199–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jel.51.4.1183.r8.
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Julie Berry Cullen of University of California, San Diego reviews, “Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know” by Leonard E. Burman and Joel Slemrod. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Explores how the U.S. tax system works, how it affects people and businesses, and how it might be made better. Discusses the basics of taxes; personal income taxes; business income taxes; taxing spending; other kinds of taxes; taxes and the economy; the hidden welfare state; the burden of taxation; tax administration and enforcement; misperceptions and reality in the policy process; tax myths; and tax reform. Burman is Daniel Patrick Moynihan Professor of Public Affairs in the Maxwell School and is with the Departments of Public Administration and Economics and the Law School at Syracuse University. Slemrod is Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Director of the Office of Tax Policy Research in the Ross School of Business, and Professor and Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan.”
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Ngcamu, Bethuel Sibongiseni. "Human resources department in crisis: A case of a university in South Africa." Corporate Board role duties and composition 10, no. 3 (2014): 19–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cbv10i3art2.
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Human Resources (HR) departments in previously disadvantaged higher education institutions (HEI) in South Africa have contributed to the crisis that has led them to be governed by appointed Administrators assigned by the Ministry of Higher Education and Training. The malfunctioning of HR departments persists even in the post-Administrator’s era, with a prevalence of personal, interpersonal and operational challenges. This study aimed at interrogating challenges faced by the HR Department of the university concerned post the appointed Administrator era and its negative effects. This study adopted a qualitative research approach whereby in-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of 10 HR Department staff members. Focus group discussions were also carried out with 20 academic and non-academic university leaders. Further data was also collected through ethnographic observation and secondary data was also used. The non-probability purposive sampling was used for qualitative analysis and NVivo was used for organizing and analyzing data gleaned from the in-depth interviews. The study findings consistently revealed unclear roles and responsibilities, outmoded recruitment and selection processes and poor interpersonal relations amongst the HR department staff members as some of the challenges that still persist post the Administrator’s era, all of which have contributed to the paralysis of organizational culture. University leaders can use the study findings as a tool to devise and implement radical change management interventions aiming at re-engineering HR departments that are operating abnormally, as well as for designing a responsive HR Strategic Architect. This study will contribute to the body of knowledge in the HR fraternity as there is a dearth of published studies on the internal challenges faces by HR Departments (both interpersonal and operational), which have the potential to hamper smooth operations of higher education institutions.
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Bobe, Belete J., and Ralph Kober. "Measuring organisational capabilities in the higher education sector." Education + Training 57, no. 3 (April 13, 2015): 322–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/et-09-2013-0114.
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Purpose – Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV), the purpose of this paper is to develop a framework and instrument to measure the organisational capabilities of university schools/departments. In doing so, this study provides evidence of the way competitive resources are bundled to generate organisational capabilities that give university schools/departments a sustainable competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire to measure the resources that contribute to the capabilities of university schools/departments was developed. Constructs were determined, and the questionnaire was refined based on an analysis of responses from 166 Heads of schools/departments across all 39 Australian public universities. Findings – Heads conceive of the development of capabilities within their schools/departments along the core operating functions of research, teaching, and networking. Reliability and supplementary analysis confirm these constructs have strong convergent and discriminant validity as well as internal consistency. Research limitations/implications – The findings confirm that effective management and coordination of research, teaching, and networking with important stakeholders are keys to success. The framework and instrument developed in this paper also provides the opportunity to investigate university performance through the perspective of the RBV, which will enhance the understanding of the determinants of universities’ performance. Practical implications – The framework and questionnaire developed in this study can be utilised by Heads as a diagnostic tool to gain an understanding of their department’s/school’s organisational capabilities in the areas of research, teaching, and networking. Originality/value – This paper is the first study to develop a framework and questionnaire to measure organisational capabilities for university academic schools/departments.
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Leyshon, Andrew. "Unfinished business." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 50, no. 7 (June 29, 2018): 1532–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x18784599.
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This short commentary responds to James et al.’s report on the employment of economic geographers within in departments of business and management in UK universities. An initial ambivalence about the numbers of economic geographers working outside the sub-discipline has been replaced by growing concerns over the supply of early career economic geographers, the immediate pressures of the Research Excellence Framework and the growth and financial significance of business schools within the UK university sector. Collective action and collaboration by the remaining economic geographers is encouraged to stem the tide.
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Saadoon, Karzan J., Mustafa Muhlis, and Rezhan O. Mohammed. "Architecture Students’ Satisfaction in Iraqi Private Universities: TIU-S in Focus." International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 17, no. 4 (July 27, 2022): 1349–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170432.
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The importance of service quality is undeniable. For years, numerous marketing professionals have researched its direct and indirect impacts on customer satisfaction and loyalty. Academics have proposed empathy, responsiveness, assurance, reliability, and tangibles as the primary drivers of service quality, university-related physical items or resources (technologic apparatus, smartboards, air conditioners, garden facilities, sports facilities, computer laboratories, etc.). The capacity of a service provider to offer essential service or acceptable and trustworthy responses to a student's demands or questions is referred to as reliability. This research aimed to benchmark the service quality dimensions of the architectural engineering department compared to other departments at Tishk International University-Sulaimani, Iraq. A quantitative research method has been applied. To do this, we have used ServQual and asked those questions to more than 100 students from architectural engineering, civil engineering, and business management departments. The data were analysed, and the results were initially analysed through regression analysis, and the obtained standardised weights of the regression analysis have been used for benchmarking after being normalised. The results show that the architectural engineering department delivered the best service quality compared to civil engineering and the business management department.
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Macalalad, Marta B. "Customer Service Satisfaction of Frontliners in a University in Cavite." Abstract Proceedings International Scholars Conference 6, no. 1 (October 29, 2018): 231. http://dx.doi.org/10.35974/isc.v6i1.1379.
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Frontliners are people who work on the front lines of a business operation, primarily in customer service roles. They are the first to interact with the customers and are expected to represent the face of the business. However, some fronliners are not behaving the way they are expected to behave. This study determined the customer satisfaction of the frontliners of the student finance, records and admission office, cashier, and student services office of one university and compared the satisfaction rating about the services that is provided by frontliners in the university according to their gender, age, and department. Likert-type survey questionnaires were administered to 100 students who were selected using convenience sampling. The customer satisfaction survey consisted of 20 descriptive questions using the scale strongly agree (4), agree (3), disagree (2), and strongly disagree (1). The respondents were given survey questionnaires right after they were served by frontliners of the various departments of the university. Results from the descriptive statistics revealed that the student customers were generally satisfied with the services of the frontliners of the various departments in the university. The comparison of the satisfaction by gender, age, and year in college is not significant (p > .05). Equally important in this study are the qualitative results which revealed positive and negative comments on the way the frontliners handled queries and inquiries. Areas that need improvement were identified by the respondents. Similar studies on customer service satisfaction of fronliners be conducted regularly including other service department in the university. Seminar be conducted to improve and/or maintain customer satisfaction.
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Tisha, Tahmina Akter, Mir Moynuddin Ahmed Shibly, Rashedul Amin Tuhin, and Ahmed Wasif Reza. "Modeling and classification of Departmental Business Processes of a Bangladeshi University." Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 29, no. 2 (February 1, 2023): 1113. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v29.i2.pp1113-1121.
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<span lang="EN-US">Business process modeling (BPM) is a field of computer science that can be used by every organization to maintain its workflow pattern. Adopting this can significantly improve the workflow and can identify problems with the workflow in terms of resource optimization. In this article, the idea of representing the business processes of a Bangladeshi Educational Institute using the business process model and Notation 2.0 has been presented. In this case study, a business process model for the information system at the departmental level of East West University (EWU) has been designed after analyzing 15 key business processes by interviewing stakeholders. After classifying the created as-is business process models based on two criteria- order of actor participation and participation of external entities/departments, two areas of optimization in the workflow pattern have been proposed, load optimization and online automation. This documented model of the business processes has multi-purpose uses. It can be used for resource management, as a guide for stakeholders to better understand a business process, and as a guideline for new employees. This study has shown that by adopting business process modeling, an educational institution could march toward a better and enhanced workflow pattern by identifying problems in it.</span>
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Boersma, F. Kees. "The Organization of Industrial Research as a Network Activity: Agricultural Research at Philips in the 1930s." Business History Review 78, no. 2 (2004): 255–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/25096867.
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Business historians have shown the importance of industrial research in the process of innovation. Most have focused on the industrial research departments themselves. Less attention has been paid to the position of these departments within research networks outside the firm. This article explores the story of networking at the Dutch company Philips & Co. during the interwar period. Gilles Hoist, director of Philips's Research Department at the time, became involved in an agricultural research network that comprised growers, university scientists, and the Dutch government. These networks were essential for Philips's success and provided an opportunity for the company's researchers to keep in touch with scientific circles.
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Wolf, Gerrit. "Entrepreneurial university: a case study at Stony Brook University." Journal of Management Development 36, no. 2 (March 6, 2017): 286–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmd-06-2016-0113.
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Purpose A business school within a research university can improve the startup process and success on and near campus. The purpose of this paper is to show the mutual benefits to business and science students in learning about startups and to helping startups grow. The mutual benefit comes from the student understanding and the startup managing the complementary roles of inventor, entrepreneur, and investor. Design/methodology/approach A case analysis using participant observation, interviews, and document review of the Innovation Center in the College of Business at the Stony Brook University tracks the development of the Center’s educational, research, and consulting activity with engineering departments, incubators, and other support services on campus. Findings Inventor, investor, and entrepreneurship roles were supported and coordinated by science and business faculties and students in the university. This process, described in specific courses and programs for MBAs and BBAs, includes the contribution of business academic faculty, serial entrepreneur mentors and the scientists in partner organizations that also support startups inside and outside the university. The number of business plans written by students grew from 10 to 100 a year, startups begun from 1 to 5 a year, and established startups renewed grew from 10 a year to 20 a year over five year period. Practical implications This case can be useful to research universities and business schools that want to improve the startup process and success. Originality/value This study shows that the role of students in the business school in a research university is to transform inventive ideas from the sciences to innovations in the market place through entrepreneurial activity.
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Ranney, Frances J., and Kevin M. McNeilly. "International Business Writing Projects: Learning Content Through Process." Business Communication Quarterly 59, no. 1 (March 1996): 9–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/108056999605900102.
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A project undertaken by members of the marketing and English departments in a midwestern university incorporates writing assignments into an intro ductory course in international business. This discussion of course goals and writing projects shows that attention to writing can increase the amount of time students devote to learning course content.
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Walter, Sascha G., K. Praveen Parboteeah, and Achim Walter. "University Departments and Self-Employment Intentions of Business Students: A Cross-Level Analysis." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 37, no. 2 (May 24, 2011): 175–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00460.x.
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Sellers, Kenneth, George B. Yancey, and Kelsey C. Kowalski. "Gender Differences in Athletic and Academic Cultures on a University Campus." Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation, no. 7 (May 4, 2021): 91–124. http://dx.doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2020.1.7.91-124.
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Abstract: In order to explore the differences between a student’s academic life and a scholar-athlete’s sports life, we investigated the organizational cultures of a university’s academic departments and sports teams by surveying 259 students and 230 student-athletes. We found the academic cultures to be more clannish (family oriented) and the sports cultures more market (performance and results) driven. For the female athletes, we found a negative relationship between clan culture and satisfaction with their sports team, while for everyone else (male and female students and male athletes) clan culture was positively related to satisfaction with academic department or sports team. Relatedly, for the female athletes, the relationship between market culture and satisfaction with their sports team was positive, while for everyone else (male and female students and male athletes) market culture was negatively related to satisfaction with academic department or sports team. This suggests that there are important differences between the experiences of male and female student-athletes. We also found the participants in the business school to be less clannish than those in the other schools and colleges. We discuss the practical implications of these results for coaches of male and female athletes and for campus leaders of academic departments.
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Khristiningrum, Veronica Afridita, Aurik Gustomo, and Henndy Ginting. "Strengthening Human Capital Department Roles through Building Collaboration with External Stakeholders." Asian Journal of Technology Management (AJTM) 14, no. 2 (2021): 192–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.12695/ajtm.2021.14.2.6.
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Human capital department is found to have important roles in supporting the business objectives of a company. High competition in the customer goods industry makes the company strengthen its human capital department role because the human capital department becomes a strategic business partner. Most companies enhance their human capital departments internally, but internal resources have limitations in developing human capital department roles. The human capital department needs to look further to external resources that could support their roles. To strengthen human capital department roles through collaboration with external stakeholders needs further examination. This paper aimed to explore the external stakeholders in strengthening human capital department roles in consumer goods companies. Based on qualitative, semi-structured interviews of human capital leaders from five consumer goods companies in Indonesia, we identify six stakeholders based on the human capital department activities leading to human capital department roles. The external factors include outsourcing, vendors, government, business and professional associations, community, and university. Collaboration with these stakeholders strengthen the human capital department roles of consumer goods company. Keywords: Collaboration, consumer goods, external stakeholders, human capital department roles, Indonesia
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White, Gary W. "Collaborative collection building of electronic resources: a business faculty/librarian partnership." Collection Building 23, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 177–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01604950410564500.
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The Business Library and The College of Business Administration at The Pennsylvania State University have formed a strategic partnership to analyze, evaluate, make selection decisions, and provide funding for electronic resources. This paper describes the background and rationale for the formation of this partnership and describes the issues and procedures that are followed to collaboratively build electronic collections to support business research. Benefits of this partnership include greater access to electronic resources for faculty throughout the University; an improved understanding of the breadth and needs of faculty research in business; and better knowledge of the resources that are used by various faculty, academic departments, and locations throughout the University. The partnership also provides a framework for incorporating electronic resources into the strategic planning process.
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Bobe, Mark. "The University of Warwick and its Region." Industry and Higher Education 16, no. 2 (April 2002): 91–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/000000002101296162.
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The University of Warwick is one of the UK's top five universities, dedicated to providing research and teaching of an international standard. While the university does function within the national and international contexts, it also places great value on regional (the English West Midlands) and sub-regional (the city of Coventry and the county of Warwickshire) involvement. It is argued that the university makes a strong contribution to the regional economy through The University of Warwick Science Park, the Warwick Manufacturing Group, the Warwick Business School, and other academic departments. Funding through the Higher Education Reach-Out to Business and the Community Scheme (HEROBC) has served to broaden and deepen the university's already substantial regional engagement while allowing it to maintain its national and international roles.
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Brockbank, Wayne, Dave Ulrich, David G. Kryscynski, and Michael Ulrich. "The future of HR and information capability." Strategic HR Review 17, no. 1 (February 12, 2018): 3–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/shr-11-2017-0080.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact that HR departments have on alternative stakeholders when they focus on improving the organization’s information capability instead of focusing their information agenda on human resource (HR) departmental activities. Design/methodology/approach The findings are based on the 2016 offering of the HR Competency study that is sponsored by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and the RBL Group. The data set consists of over 36,000 respondents from around the world. Data were gathered through a 360 methodology that includes self-ratings and HR and non-HR associate ratings. Findings The findings show that HR’s involvement in leveraging business information has more impact than any other HR department activity on creating value for key external stakeholders. When controlling for other HR activities, the analysis shows that 77.4 per cent of HR total impact on customer value and 55.6 per cent of shareholder value occurs through HR’s involvement in information management. This impact occurs as HR departments contribute to identifying important external information (including customer and competitive information), importing important external information into the firm, analyzing information through both quantitative and qualitative algorithms, disseminating key facts and findings throughout the firm and ensuring the full utilization of information in decision making. The authors provide examples of how HR departments in leading companies are contributing to each of these phases of organization information management. Originality/value These findings have potentially important implications for how HR professionals add value to their key stakeholders. It suggests that HR departments will add greater value to their firms as they shift the focus of their information agenda from application to internal HR processes and practices to creating competitive advantage through organization-wide information management capability.
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van Veen-Berkx, Elizabeth, Dirk F. de Korne, Olivier S. Olivier, Roland A. Bal, and Geert Kazemier. "Benchmarking operating room departments in the Netherlands." Benchmarking: An International Journal 23, no. 5 (July 4, 2016): 1171–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-04-2014-0035.
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Purpose – Benchmarking is increasingly considered a useful management instrument to improve performance in healthcare. The purpose of this paper is to assess if a nationwide long-term benchmarking collaborative between operating room (OR) departments of university medical centres in the Netherlands leads to benefits in OR management and to evaluate if the initiative meets the requirements of the 4P-model. Design/methodology/approach – The evaluation was based on the 4P-model (purposes, performance indicators, participating organisations, performance management system), developed in former studies. A mixed-methods design was applied, consisting of document study, observations, interviews as well as analysing OR performance data using SPSS statistics. Findings – Collaborative benchmarking has benefits different from mainly performance improvement and identification of performance gaps. It is interesting that, since 2004, the OR benchmarking initiative still endures after already existing for ten years. A key benefit was pointed out by all respondents as “the purpose of networking”, on top of the purposes recognised in the 4P-model. The networking events were found to make it easier for participants to contact and also visit one another. Apparently, such informal contacts were helpful in spreading knowledge, sharing policy documents and initiating improvement. This benchmark largely met all key conditions of the 4P-model. Research limitations/implications – The current study has the limitations accompanied with any qualitative research and particularly related to interviewing. Qualitative research findings must be viewed within the context of the conducted case study. The experiences in this university hospital context in the Netherlands might not be transferable to other (general) hospital settings or other countries. The number of conducted interviews is restricted; nevertheless, all other data sources are extensive. Originality/value – A collaborative approach in benchmarking can be effective because participants use its knowledge-sharing infrastructure which enables operational, tactical and strategic learning. Organisational learning is to the advantage of overall OR management. Benchmarking seems a useful instrument in enabling hospitals to learn from each other, to initiate performance improvements and catalyse knowledge-sharing.
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Glittová, Klaudia, and Miroslav Šipikal. "University Science Parks as an Innovative Tool for University-Business Cooperation." European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 17, no. 1 (September 7, 2022): 648–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ecie.17.1.399.
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Collaboration between universities, business and government is important in creating innovation, but often they face barriers which block the successful cooperation among institutional spheres. To improve and strengthen collaboration and overcome existing barriers were created hybrid organizations (like university science parks, research centres or incubators) to address innovation blockages. With the growing popularity of this tool among regional policy makers, there is a need to specify their roles and functions in regional innovation systems. The main goal of our paper is to examine the contribution of university science parks and research centres in Slovakia, which were built thanks to financial support from European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). University science parks (USPs) and research centres (RCs) are tools for connecting the university, industry and government sector in a Triple helix framework. They create a suitable space for generating innovation with existing resources at universities, research institutes, research departments of companies and governments, and improve them through mutual interactions. We applied the method of quantitative research – an online questionnaire survey complemented with interviews, which we used to collect basic data on all science parks in Slovakia. The key question in the article is whether research infrastructures represent effective investment with long-term sustainability. We evaluated the current functioning of the parks in terms of fulfilling the functions that contribute to innovation creation, because quality and modern infrastructure is a prerequisite for the implementation of research, the results of which have a high development and innovation potential. We found that the research infrastructure doesn’t perform the required functions, which were declared during their creation. The main barriers to development include insufficient funding for research, technological infrastructure and long-term financing of professional staff. Unclear conditions for the continued operation of parks and uncertain position of government support shows that these investment projects financed by the European Funds are not independently viable after the end of the sustainability period.
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Dutta, Bipasha, and Kazi Maruful Islam. "Responsiveness of Higher Education to Changing Job Market Demand in Bangladesh." Higher Education for the Future 4, no. 1 (January 2017): 60–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347631116681218.
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Bangladesh economy has been transforming towards a market-based economy from a state-dominated centrally planned economy since the early 1980s, the pace of transformation has been slow though. The aim of this article is to see how the higher education system responds to the changes in the structure of the economy. The article argues that the higher education system in general in a transitional economy is responsive to the changes in the structure of the economy. The article, however, also argues that the changes in higher education system, especially in curriculum, would not follow a linear unidirectional trajectory. This article is built on a small-scope empirical study on three selected social science disciplines of Dhaka University to see whether and how they responded to the demand of the growing labour market in terms of changes they introduced in curriculum in the last 20 years. Having analyzed skill and knowledge demand by the banking and telecommunication sectors—the two major sources of private sector employment for educated workforce in recent years—the article makes an effort to track what kind of changes the three selected disciplines under the Faculty of Social Science of Dhaka University have made in their respective curriculum in response to the demand of the major private sector employers. The article finds that Public Administration and Economics Departments of the Dhaka University show high and low responsiveness to business sector demand, respectively. While Sociology Department did not respond to business sector demand, rather it has responded to NGO sector demand. Among these three departments, Public Administration is found to have a low degree of compatibility to business sector needs. The article concludes that the Faculty of Social Science of Dhaka University has been slow and hesitant to respond to emerging needs of the dominant business sector employers; it is mainly because of the negative attitude towards private sector in the academia and lack of proper direction of private sector development.
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Handscombe, Robert D., Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, and Eann A. Patterson. "Embedding Enterprise in Engineering." International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education 37, no. 4 (October 2009): 263–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.7227/ijmee.37.4.1.
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A great deal of enterprise teaching is carried out in business schools and has been for many years. The challenge of the UK's Science Enterprise Challenge was to extend enterprise teaching more thoroughly to science and engineering students. While some of the centres launched under the initiative developed the activity of business schools, there were notable exceptions. This paper focuses on the attempts to implement the challenges of teaching enterprise to engineering students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. This was one of the most successful departmental interventions of the White Rose Centre for Enterprise (WRCE), formed in 1999 as part of the UK Science Enterprise Challenge initiative. WRCE's remit, like that of the other science enterprise centres, was to increase enterprise learning and entrepreneurship, thus bringing about a ‘cultural change’ in those universities involved in the collaboration. WRCE's approach was to embed enterprise in the teaching programme of the science and engineering departments. The general propositions of WRCE are reviewed in the light of the activities within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Some detailed qualifications of those propositions arise, with strong emphasis on the importance of pedagogic approaches and sequence of content.
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Saussy, Haun. "Comparative Literature?" Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 118, no. 2 (March 2003): 336–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/003081203x67730.
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What is comparative literature? Not a theory or a methodology, certainly (which raises the question of why this article should appear in a series so entitled), though theories and methodologies aplenty occur as part of its typical business. Is there, or can there be, an object of knowledge identifiable as “comparative literature”?When I began hearing about comparative literature in the middle 1970s, there was a fairly straightforward means of distinguishing comparative literature on the university campuses where it was done. The English department pursued knowledge of language and literature in one language; the foreign language departments pursued similar studies in two languages (typically English, assumed to be most students' native language, plus the foreign tongue); and comparative literature committees, programs, or departments carried out literary analysis in at least three languages at once.
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Schaeffer, Donna M., and Donald (Nick) Rouse. "Effective Academic Advisory Committee Relationships." Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER) 7, no. 1 (December 30, 2013): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/cier.v7i1.8308.
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Recently, accrediting bodies are placing great responsibility for accountability on universities and academic schools, departments, and programs. The goal of the increased accountability is improved quality of teaching and learning. In this paper, we describe several levels of accountability for quality teaching and learning in a small, private, liberal arts college. We describe the role the Universitys Board of Trustees. Moving to the School of Business Administration, we explain several activities the Board of Visitors facilitate and participate in. Then, we localize to the Department of Information Systems and Management Science, which has had an advisory committee comprised of award-winning Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers since 2009-2010. Finally, we describe efforts involved in building an advisory committee for a new academic program within the department, the Bachelors in Health Information Management (HIM). This examination provides insights and examples for others who are seeking to establish or re-invigorate their relationships with advisors. It is interesting in that some cases the advisory committee is mandated by law, e.g., the University of Board of Trustees, others are voluntary, e.g., the Schools Board of Visitors and the departments advisory committee, and still others may be prescribed and required by accrediting bodies within particular fields, e.g., the Health Information Management (HIM) program.
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SADOWSKA, BEATA. "Congress of the Accounting Departments in Poland in 2019 entitled Accounting in business unit management." Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowości 2019, no. 105 (161) (December 22, 2019): 167–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.6062.
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The text contains a report from the National Congress of Accounting Departments organized by the Accounting Institute of the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management at the University of Szczecin. The congress, under the slogan "Accounting in business unit management", took place on September 18–20, 2019 in Szczecin. During the congress, there were sessions and debates, a lecture on access to the current knowledge base in the field of accounting, controlling, and law as a support in the teaching process. The participants took part in the workshop "Split payment mechanism - changes and current problems" and had the opportunity to have a discussion during a poster session. On the first day of the congress, professor Kazimiera Winiarska (University of Szczecin) was thanked for her many years of engagement and scientific activity.
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Morris, Donald. "Business Ethics Assessment Criteria: Business V. Philosophy—Survey Results." Business Ethics Quarterly 11, no. 4 (October 2001): 623–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3857764.
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Abstract:This paper presents the results of and conclusions from a survey of 2,830 college and university undergraduate business and philosophy departments regarding their business ethics offerings. The impetus for this survey included seeking a better understanding of the problems for which business ethics courses are the solution. It was proposed that, if we knew what it is that professors teaching business ethics believe they are teaching—not in terms of content or methods, but in terms of what criteria they are using to assess students’ achievement of the course objectives—we would have a better understanding of what issues business ethics attempts to resolve. The survey focused on ranking six possible assessment criteria drawn from the literature on teaching business ethics.In addition to disclosing the specific survey results, the paper draws conclusions based on the fact that there are statistically significant differences between the rankings assigned to the six assessment criteria by business professors as contrasted with philosophy professors. The results of the survey indicate that there is more uniformity expressed in the responses by the philosophy professors teaching business ethics than by the business professors.
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Mokris, Rebecca L., Andrea Kessler, Kathleen Williams, John Ranney, Jeffrey Webster, and Kory Stauffer. "Assessing concussion knowledge and awareness in faculty and staff in a collegiate setting." Journal of Concussion 3 (January 2019): 205970021987092. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2059700219870920.
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Purpose To examine faculty and academic support staff members’ awareness and knowledge regarding concussions. Design Cross-sectional, web-based questionnaire. Setting Division II collegiate setting. Subjects A total of 123 collegiate faculty, administrative and academic support staff participated in the study. Measure(s): Participants completed the Faculty and Staff Concussion Awareness and Knowledge Survey. Analysis: Descriptive statistics were compiled for demographic information within the survey. Analysis of variance was performed on concussion awareness and concussion knowledge survey questions. Results The majority of the sample had teaching responsibilities in the University (75%). There was a significant effect of college departments within the university on individuals’ level of awareness (F (5, 117) = 9.74, p < .001). The Athletics department scored the highest in awareness of concussion symptomology, while the Business department scored the lowest. Females demonstrated significantly more awareness of concussion symptoms than males (F (1, 121) = 10.488, p = .002). University department significantly impacted knowledge of concussion treatments (F (5, 117) = 3.67, p < .004). The Health Sciences department scored the highest in knowledge of concussion treatments, while the Business department scored the lowest. Past experience with academic accommodations was associated with respondents’ knowledge of concussion treatment (F (1, 121) = 4.046, p = .047). Conclusions Concussion management in a collegiate setting should include the faculty and academic support staff. Colleges and Universities should consider educational programming regarding etiology and recovery from concussions for effective management when student experience a concussion.
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Wierschem, David, and Chuck Johnston. "The role of project management in university computing resource departments." International Journal of Project Management 23, no. 8 (November 2005): 640–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2005.05.005.
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Webster, Robert L., Kevin L. Hammond, and James C. Rothwell. "Customer And Market Orientation Within AACSB Member Business Schools: Comparative Views From Three Levels Of Administrators." American Journal of Business Education (AJBE) 3, no. 7 (July 1, 2010): 79–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/ajbe.v3i7.460.
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This paper is part of a stream of research dealing with customer and market orientation within higher education, specifically within business schools holding membership in AACSB-International. A market orientation strategy leading to a customer and market-oriented organizational culture is based upon the acceptance and adoption of the marketing concept. The market-oriented organization recognizes the importance of coordinating the activities of all departments, functions, and individuals in the organization to satisfy customers by delivering superior value. The market-oriented organization continually monitors customer information, competitor information, and marketplace information to design and provide superior value to its customers. Theory and empirical research suggest that higher levels of customer and market orientation result in a greater ability of the organization to reach its objectives, in other words, higher levels of organizational performance. This paper extends the current research on the use of the market orientation strategy by reporting and analyzing customer and market orientation levels (scores) toward two customer groups within AACSB member business schools. The two customer groups studied were students and employers of students. Data input from three separate administrative levels having responsibilities associated with the business school were collected and analyzed. The administrators participating in the study were academic vice-presidents, business school deans and marketing department chairs. A critical underlying question in the research is whether students and employers of students are viewed as customers by higher education administrators. Comparisons of the various reported scores are made against a benchmark established in the marketing literature and then are compared by administrative group against one another. The university academic vice-presidents, business school deans, and marketing department chairs were surveyed by way of a national mail survey. All administrators were from colleges or universities holding membership in AACSB-International. 102 Vice-Presidents, 141 Business School Deans, and 94 Marketing Department Chairs responded. The paper presents details of the research process, findings, statistical inferences, and discusses the implications of the research for schools of business and academic marketing departments.
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Zuraida, Rida, and K. Gita Ayu. "Perilaku Berwirausaha di Kalangan Mahasiswa Universitas Bina Nusantara (Binus)." ComTech: Computer, Mathematics and Engineering Applications 4, no. 2 (December 1, 2013): 904. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/comtech.v4i2.2529.
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Entrepreneurship developed among BINUS University students is in line with university mission, which is to produce 1 entrepreneur out of 3 graduates. This study aims to find out entrepreneurial behavior among students in BINUS University. The information can be use by University to develop appropriate entrepreneur program based on their behavior. This study takes samples from four departments: Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Mathematics-Statistics. The questionnaire is used as behavioral measurementtools and distributed to active -students in forth department. The result is processed using SPSS software. Based on the results of the questionnaire, there is no significant difference among students of the four departments inacceptance of entrepreneurial activities. Students assume that entrepreneurship is positive things to do which is supported by family, friends, and the University. There is a positive correlation between the desire to start entrepreneurship with the family support (r = .454) and with usage of e-media and e-social networking by students (r = .336). Students also prefer food and beverage, fashion, computer and its accessories, gadgets, education as area of business. The main obstacle in starting entrepreneurial activities is availability of both capital and time. Therefore, the support of BINUS is needed related to capital management, understanding of what it is capital and how to start an entrepreneurship, knowledge concerning the entrepreneurship management. University should help students about how to manage their time between managing the businessand their activities as students.
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Hwang, Geumchan, Lisa A. Kihl, and Yuhei Inoue. "Corporate social responsibility and college sports fans’ online donations." International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 21, no. 4 (April 9, 2020): 597–616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-07-2019-0079.
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PurposeThis study examined how a US college athletic department’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives influenced fans’ online donation intentions.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 490 fans of a Division I intercollegiate athletic program and analyzed using structural equation modeling.FindingsResults indicated that the quality of CSR information positively affected e-satisfaction with CSR initiatives, which, in turn, predicted fans’ online donation intentions, university attachment, and fan–athletic department identification. Moreover, the relationship between e-satisfaction with CSR initiatives and online donation intentions was mediated by fan–athletic department identification.Research limitations/implicationsThis study has a limitation in terms of generalizability. The current focus on a single athletic department does not apply the results to athletic programs at other US universities and colleges. Future research should confirm the generalizability of the study’s findings by collecting data from fans of other athletic departments.Originality/valueIt is important to understand the impact of CSR activities on online donor intentions because marketing these activities could serve as an effective fundraising tool for athletic departments. The findings from this study inform athletic administrators of factors they might consider when promoting CSR initiatives through online media to encourage fans’ donations.
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Ngcamu, Bethuel Sibongiseni. "Succession Planning and Leadership Development in a Faculty of Health Sciences." Global Journal of Health Science 11, no. 11 (September 16, 2019): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v11n11p101.
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BACKGROUND: The challenges in the Faculty of Health Sciences in universities are unique and complex. These dynamic faculties require decisive and strong leadership, smooth systems and business processes, succession plans and development opportunities. These challenges in these faculties are exacerbated by the fact that the roles and responsibilities of the Heads of Departments are multifaceted. Those who are heading them are not acclimatising to the responsibilities because of the lack of support to develop and succeed in their positions. This study therefor seeks to determine challenges faced by the HoDs in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the succession plans, competences and development programmes that are in place to develop future leadership talent in a university in South Africa.
METHODS: A single case study approach was employed whereby qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with nine HoDs and a faculty dean as well as the observation and document analysis. The grounded theory as an inductive process was used to categorise and code data where themes and trends emerged from the data.
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The university, faculty and departments within the faculty did not have succession plans while the strategic positions were occupied by post-retirees.
The Faculty did not have competent employees who could ascend to academic leadership positions in the faculty.
There was limited growth in the Faculty due to the absence of the developmental programmes.
There was a plethora of challenges including the shortage of office equipment, absence of the mentoring programmes, structural fragmentation and inefficiencies in the Human Resource Department (HRD).
CONCLUSIONS: A pervasive crisis was observed in this particular Faculty of Health Sciences during the turbulent times in universities. It is crucial for the HoDs to receive quality support from the administrative departments such as HRD in order for them to achieve the departmental objectives. The HoDs’ leadership capabilities and effectiveness can be enhanced by mainstreaming the human resources business systems, development, mentoring and coaching, as well as the implementation of well-coordinated succession plans.
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Adewumi, Samson. "Financial literacy and business risk-taking among business start-up students in Nigeria." Problems and Perspectives in Management 20, no. 2 (July 4, 2022): 575–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.20(2).2022.47.
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Low business outlook due to poor financial decisions among students has continued to attract interest of financial educators and professionals. Previous studies have interrogated financial literacy with sparse attention given to business risk-taking among students’ start-ups in Nigeria. This research gap forms the basis of this study. The aim of this paper is the interrogation of financial knowledge and financial behavior as a lever for business risk-taking among start-up students of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The philosophical perspective drew insight from the positivist approach with a random sampling of 145 final-year students selected from the departments of Business Administration, Accounting and Employment, and Labour Relations of the Faculty of Management Sciences. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test and Bartlett’s test were conducted to determine sample adequacy. Regression analysis was employed to test the hypotheses. The results show that financial knowledge and behavior of start-ups revealed a high propensity to be engaged in business risk-taking (β = .407, t (511) = 7.556, p &lt; 0.05; β = .412, t (1.511) = 7.525, p &lt; 0.05) with males showing more financial literacy understanding for business risk than females (β = .591, t (2;510) = 4.381, p &lt; 0.05; β = .280, t (2;510) = 2.217, p = 0.262) respectively. The findings show the need for the continuous development of students’ start-up behavioral and attitudinal disposition, especially females in becoming more financial literate for appropriate financial decision-making in business risk-taking and venture creation. Acknowledgments The author acknowledges and appreciates all students who participated in this study.
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Martin, Ron. "Is British economic geography in decline?" Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 50, no. 7 (May 27, 2018): 1503–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x18774050.
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In this brief note on the movement (or should it be defection?) of UK economic geographers from geography departments into business schools, I argue that this movement is in fact part of a wider de-prioritization and emasculation of economic geography within many geography departments across the country. Yet this rundown of British economic geography has occurred precisely at a time when the importance and relevance of the subdiscipline have become increasingly recognized within national and local policy circles. Reversing the institutional decline of economic geography across the British university system is therefore imperative.
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Chikviladze, Nino, Tamari Beridze, and Tamari Devidze. "Analysis of Compliance with the Requirements of the Labor Market in Georgia." Works of Georgian Technical University, no. 2(524) (June 6, 2022): 15–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.36073/1512-0996-2022-2-15-24.
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The labor market research methodology sets out the procedures for identifying, planning, implementing, analyzing and concluding current and future demand for labor force research at the University. Based on the labor market requirements research methodology developed in the Academic Department of the GTU Faculty of Business Technology, the academic staff, led by the Quality Assurance Service, conducted a labor market study to develop a Master of Business Administration program, which provided information on the required labor market personnel and/or staff. On the requirement of new staff characteristics (skills, professional activity). The results of the meetings of the academic departments and the conducted research show that, on the whole, the curriculum in its structure and content of the courses is in line with the challenges of the digital age and provides the practical skills and theoretical knowledge required by our labor market respondents.
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Chikviladze, Nino, Tamari Beridze, and Tamari Devidze. "Analysis of Compliance with the Requirements of the Labor Market in Georgia." Works of Georgian Technical University, no. 2(524) (June 6, 2022): 15–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.36073/1512-0996-2022-2-15-24.
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The labor market research methodology sets out the procedures for identifying, planning, implementing, analyzing and concluding current and future demand for labor force research at the University. Based on the labor market requirements research methodology developed in the Academic Department of the GTU Faculty of Business Technology, the academic staff, led by the Quality Assurance Service, conducted a labor market study to develop a Master of Business Administration program, which provided information on the required labor market personnel and/or staff. On the requirement of new staff characteristics (skills, professional activity). The results of the meetings of the academic departments and the conducted research show that, on the whole, the curriculum in its structure and content of the courses is in line with the challenges of the digital age and provides the practical skills and theoretical knowledge required by our labor market respondents.
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LARBI, Qwider, and Abdelkader BENSAFA. "An Exploration of the Quality of Business English Teaching in Algerian Higher Education: Case of Master1 Economics Students at Tlemcen University." ALTRALANG Journal 2, no. 02 (December 31, 2020): 160–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.52919/altralang.v2i02.82.
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ABSTRACT: In the modern era, learning English has become among the highly requested disciplines. However, ELT in Algerian higher education needs to be updated and promoted. Evidently, except for English departments, ELT in the remaining faculties is neglected and under-estimated. For instance, in the Economics department at Tlemcen University, English courses seem to be taught ineffectively. Also, they do not fulfill the learner’s needs. The present study is an attempt to examine the quality of Business English courses delivered to Master1 Economics Students at Tlemcen University. Thus, its fundamental concern is to evaluate the effectiveness of these courses vis-à-vis ESP principles. In doing so, a set questionnaires have been given to both teachers and students in order to collect the needed data. It has been come up to the conclusion that these courses are taught haphazardly and teachers unsatisfactorily follow ESP teaching fundamentals. Consequently, they should be advanced and promoted.
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Xuangong, Zhu, and Wang Ning. "Performance Evaluation of Collaborative Innovation of Industry, University and Research Institute in China." E3S Web of Conferences 214 (2020): 03050. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021403050.
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As an important form of technological innovation, the collaborative innovation of industry-university-research institute has attracted more and more attention from the business circles, science and technology management departments and academic circles in China. Against this background, the performance evaluation model of industry-university-research collaboration innovation was established on the basis of the input-output perspective, and the factor analysis was used to scientifically assess the performance of industry-university-research collaboration innovation in 29 provinces and cities in China. The scores and rankings were analyzed in detail.
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Cai, Xinyu, Natalya Garnova, Alla Filippova, and Sergey Glushkov. "Intelligent Automation of Student Performance Assessment based on Cloud Services." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 16, no. 02 (January 26, 2021): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v16i02.18827.
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The purpose of the study is to analyze the modern approach to the student performance assessment system and propose options for its improvement by automating the student result processing system. An experiment to analyze the implementation of an automated student result processing system based on the Power BI service developed by Microsoft and compare the results of the control and experimental groups was conducted at Sechenov University and the Capital University of Economics and Business. In total, 12 departments took part in the experiment (there were 6 departments that used the Power BI service and 6 departments that relied on the electronic university journal). The group that worked with Microsoft Power BI received visual results of student performance, which graphically displayed the dynamics. In turn, the group that created analytics with the help of the electronic university journal could not see most indicators of the student performance dynamics; in addition, it took 6 times more time to create such incomplete analytics compared to the analysis performed in the Power BI service. The practice of other educational institutions and organizations has shown that automation tools are being actively implemented at universities; however, the experience of using Microsoft Power BI in the educational environment is quite limited due to its recent introduction.
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Sapp, David Alan, and Qin Zhang. "Trends in Industry Supervisors’ Feedback On Business Communication Internships." Business Communication Quarterly 72, no. 3 (May 12, 2009): 274–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1080569909336450.
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The purpose of this empirical study is to explore expectations of industry insiders and identify how student interns are performing in relation to those expectations as defined by 11 performance areas. The results of a survey of 238 industry supervisors were collected over a 5-year period in the departments of English and communication at a private university in the Northeast. While the results suggest that student interns tend to meet their supervisors’ expectations in many areas, performance categories such as initiative, writing skills, and oral communication skills require increased attention in the ways we prepare students for their internships and post-graduation employment and, perhaps, the ways we help onsite supervisors develop expectations for and evaluate our interns.
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Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios, Stamatios Ntanos, and Sofia Asonitou. "Investigating the environmental behavior of business and accounting university students." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 21, no. 4 (May 15, 2020): 819–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-11-2019-0338.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the underlying dimensions of environmental behavior (EB) and examine how environmental education (EE) and ecological sensitivity (ES) motivate the EB of Business Administration and Accounting students (BAS). Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey was conducted and a sample of 190 BAS was randomly selected from the departments of Business Administration and Accounting and Finance at the University of West Attica (UNIWA), Greece. Findings The analysis was structured upon four underlying components under the EB of the sample: information seeking, recycling, green consuming and active participation. A positive relationship between EB and EE was revealed, while EB and ES were moderately interrelated. An important result was the hesitation of students to convert EE and ES to active participation and green consuming behavior, thus reaffirming similar results from other studies. Research limitations/implications The findings should be further developed using larger samples among other higher education institutions. Future research could be extended to students who reside at sub-urban or rural regions or students who are educated upon diverse academic disciplines. The basket of questions can be enriched with issues of immediate concern among future business executives such as the “ethical” role of accountants or the value creation for local societies. Originality/value The significance of this study lies on associating students’ EB with formal EE with personality characteristics such as ES. Educational policy-makers can enrich the curricula of BAS with environmentally oriented courses and teaching methods that can increase the active participation of students.
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Hebert, Edward, Ralph Wood, Jayne M. Jenkins, and Charles E. Robison. "Internship Management, Placement, and On-Site Visits in Kinesiology." Kinesiology Review 6, no. 4 (November 2017): 394–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/kr.2017-0042.
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Internship experiences are currently embedded in a multitude of academic programs to provide students a more seamless transition from university to the professional setting. Research in a variety of academic fields (e.g., business, sport marketing, public health) reveals that internships enhance students’ professional knowledge and skills as well as increase opportunities for employment. Students studying kinesiology intend to enter a variety of professions (e.g., preprofessional, fitness development, physical education teaching), and departments frequently offer students multiple opportunities to engage in field-based learning experiences (FBLEs). As kinesiology programs have evolved to provide several degree programs and grown in the number of students serviced, challenges in managing the internship program have emerged. The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences of three university kinesiology departments in regard to internship management, placement, and site visits.
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Lee, Younggeun, Patrick M. Kreiser, Alex H. Wrede, and Sanvisna Kogelen. "University-Based Education and the Formation of Entrepreneurial Capabilities." Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy 1, no. 4 (July 24, 2018): 304–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2515127418788893.
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In this study, we examine the influence of university-based education on students’ entrepreneurial capabilities. While the prevalence of entrepreneurship education is dramatically increasing worldwide, the education that business and engineering students receive throughout their academic experience wields a direct influence on several entrepreneurial capabilities. The purpose of this study is to measure these educational influences on three specific entrepreneurial capabilities—networking skill, proactiveness, and self-confidence. Moreover, we aim to raise awareness for faculty and students in these various programs as they form networks and optimize the knowledge obtained throughout their education. We test the hypotheses using data collected from 927 university students. Advice for policy makers, university students, and their respective educational departments is further discussed.
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Catacutan, Karen Joy A., and Alicia S. Tuliao. "On-the-Job Training Program Evaluation of Business Administration and Accountancy Departments of University of Saint Louis." Universal Journal of Educational Research 8, no. 1 (January 2020): 143–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.13189/ujer.2020.080117.
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GÖKAL, Hüseyin, Volkan CANTEMIR, and Ahmet ADALIER. "Decision Support Systems: A Content Analysis of Graduate Theses in Turkey." AJIT-e Online Academic Journal of Information Technology 12, no. 46 (August 28, 2021): 12–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5824/ajite.2021.03.001.x.
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This study aims to conduct a descriptive analysis and evaluation of graduate theses regarding decision support systems carried out between 1989 and 2020 in Turkey. The qualitative research methodology was applied, the theses were analyzed through the descriptive content analysis technique. Forty-eight graduate studies accessible from the national thesis center database of YÖK were included in the analysis. The theses were coded according to the date of publication, university, institute, department, degree level, the academic title of the thesis supervisor, thesis language, research methodology, research sub-areas. Graduate studies on DSS have increased in the last 15 years, and 42 studies have been conducted in the last 15 years. Selçuk University ranks first with the most studies on DSS. Half of the studies were carried out in the Institute of Science, and most of the studies that were produced in the universities were master's theses. Most supervisors were "Prof. Dr." titled faculty members. Most of the theses were written in Turkish, and primarily experimental studies were conducted. The business administration department produced most of the theses on DSS. Business and environment studies were the primary disciplines that produced theses. These were carried out in 7 institutes and 26 different departments. The findings of this study will guide other researchers who are willing to work in the decision support systems field.
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Burdusel, Eva-Nicoleta, Liviu Balan, and Anca Oprean. "Quality Management Principles in the University-Industry Partnership." Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education 1, no. 1 (November 1, 2015): 123–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cplbu-2015-0015.
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AbstractPurpose of the workIn the context of an intensified and successful cooperation between Continental Automotive Systems SRL and Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania, the most recent initiative is to undertake a research investigation meant to examine the collaboration between higher education and business and identify new means to increase the efficiency of their partnership taking into account the present challenges addressing both academia and industry, as well as facilitating the transition from the former to the latter in the context of the labour market demands.MethodologyThe study will provide an analysis of the public-private partnership based on a recent case study endorsed by a thorough theoretical framework. In this respect, an anonymous questionnaire was addressed to two target groups: employees and team/department leaders at Continental Automotive Systems SRL Sibiu.Important findingsThe results of the case study will provide relevant feedback about the ability of new employees to integrate on the labour market and make full use of the abilities and competencies developed and trained throughout their academic education. Since the present study is a follow up of previous research projects, the case study will now focus on “non-technical talents”, therefore the target group of the questionnaire is represented by employees and team leaders from the following departments: translation services, human resources, purchasing, logistics, finance and controlling.Conclusions that identify implications for future practice and/or policy and key “Take Home Messages”The present paper highlights the relevance of each component of the knowledge triangle – education, research, innovation – as a means to prevent and overcome crisis evinced as: unemployment in addition to graduates’ inability to integrate or adapt to the requirements of business community, labour market mobility and financial instability, economic competitiveness.
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Andersen, Flemming Smedegaard. "Sprogvidenskab og virksomhedskommunikation." HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business 18, no. 34 (March 8, 2017): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v18i34.25803.
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In recent years, the humanities and particularly linguistics have gained an increasing influence within the field of business communication. Business communication has traditionally been seen as a discipline within the social sciences, and for instance copy writing has conventionally been an issue for advertising agencies or advertising departments, not an area for academic research. In this article I shall demonstrate how a linguistic theory as Systemic Functional Linguistics is developing within the studies of business communication at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. I shall argue why Systemic Functional Linguistics is useful for business communication in general, and how Systemic Functional Linguistics can be used not only for copy writing but also for communication analysis, organizational culture analysis and communication and campaign planning.