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Journal articles on the topic "Work-Related Proactivity"
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Bindl, Uta K. "Work-related proactivity through the lens of narrative: Investigating emotional journeys in the process of making things happen." Human Relations 72, no. 4 (June 22, 2018): 615–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726718778086.
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Organizations benefit from proactive employees who initiate improvements at work. Although evidence suggests happy employees are more likely to become proactive, the emotional journeys employees take during the process of making things happen, and their implications for future proactivity at work, remain unclear. To develop an understanding of patterns of emotions in the process of proactivity, I conducted a qualitative study based on 92 proactivity episodes by employees and their managers in the service centre of a multinational organization. Findings, through the lens of narrative, indicate that emotional journeys in proactivity took different forms. First, a proactivity-as-frustration narrative captured individuals’ emotional patterns of proactivity as a consistently unpleasant action when initiated and seen through. Second, a proactivity-as-threat narrative captured instances of proactivity that derailed at the onset, owing to feelings of fear. Third, a proactivity-as-growth narrative, although initially characterized by negative emotions, gave way to feelings such as excitement, joy and pride in the process, as well as to sustained motivation to engage in proactivity. Overall, findings of this research show that as employees embark in showing initiative in their organization, they are set on different emotional paths that, in turn, likely impact their future willingness to become proactive at work.
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Parker, Sharon K., and Ying Wang. "Helping people to ‘make things happen’: A framework for proactivity at work." International Coaching Psychology Review 10, no. 1 (March 2015): 62–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsicpr.2015.10.1.62.
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Proactivity, which involves self-initiated change in oneself or change in the environment to bring about a better future, is an increasingly important behaviour at workplace. This paper summarises a model of proactivity at work. We first discuss the importance of proactivity, presenting empirical evidence about its benefits for individual and organisational performance. We then discuss current perspectives on proactivity, explaining it as a goal-directed process that involves, first, the setting of a proactive goal (proactive goal generation), and second, striving to achieve that proactive goal (proactive goal striving). We then present three motivational pathways of proactivity and the related ‘can do,’ ‘reason to,’ and ‘energised to’ motivational states that prompt proactive goal generation and goal striving. Next we present distal antecedents of proactivity that influence the proactive motivational states and thereby lead to proactive behaviours, including contextual variations in work design, leadership, and group climate, as well as individual characteristics such as personality and learning styles. We consider the potential dark side of proactivity and propose the expanded concept of wise proactivity to articulate the type of proactivity that is likely to be truly desirable within the workplace. We conclude the paper by discussing the applications of proactivity in the coaching context.
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Kim, Byeong Jo, Denise M. Rousseau, and Maria Tomprou. "Training and Diffusion of Change: The Impact of Training and Proactivity on Change-Related Advice Giving." Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 55, no. 4 (August 31, 2019): 453–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021886319865323.
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This study investigates the effects of organizational change–related training on the diffusion of change through the employee advice network. It also examines the contribution of employee proactivity to the effects of that training. We compare trainees ( N = 46) and nontrained peers ( N = 47) doing similar work at pre- and posttest to examine how training and individual proactivity contribute to the change process. Results indicate that training is associated with increased change-related knowledge and skills and greater change-related advice giving (i.e., in-degree centrality). Additionally, proactivity is positively related to change-related advice giving and seeking (i.e., in- and out-degree centrality). Our findings also show that the effect of training on change-related advice giving is stronger for more proactive trainees than less proactive ones. We discuss our study’s theoretical and practical implications for both organizational change and employee proactivity.
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Tornau, Katharina, and Michael Frese. "Construct Clean-Up in Proactivity Research: A Meta-Analysis on the Nomological Net of Work-Related Proactivity Concepts and their Incremental Validities." Applied Psychology 62, no. 1 (June 5, 2012): 44–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2012.00514.x.
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Maden, Ceyda. "Linking high involvement human resource practices to employee proactivity." Personnel Review 44, no. 5 (August 3, 2015): 720–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pr-01-2014-0030.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between employees’ perceptions of high-involvement human resource (HR) practices, their levels of work engagement and learning goal orientation, and their proactive behaviors. Design/methodology/approach – The sample of the study included 240 employees who work in Istanbul, Turkey, chosen from the major industries that represent the economic profile of this city. The hypotheses were tested with structural equation modeling procedure. Findings – The results revealed that apart from perceived recognition, all the perceived high-involvement HR practices were positively related to employees’ work engagement, which in turn predicted their learning goal orientation. Besides, the results indicated that work engagement affected both individual innovation and feedback inquiry significantly, whereas learning goal orientation predicted only feedback inquiry. Finally, the findings revealed that only perceived empowerment and competency development practices were linked to feedback inquiry through work engagement and learning goal orientation. Research limitations/implications – The generalizability of the findings is limited. The data are based on self-report and the use of cross-sectional data does not allow any definite conclusions to be drawn about causality. Practical implications – Organizations that aim to increase employee proactivity need first to identify the means of increasing work engagement. One way of increasing engagement levels among employees is to invest in various kinds of supportive, high-involvement HR practices, such as competence development and information sharing. Originality/value – This study explores the notion of high-involvement HR practices with employee proactivity in an integrative way by viewing work engagement as a latent mechanism that links high-involvement HR practices to proactive behaviors both directly and indirectly via increased learning goal orientation.
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Zahoor, Adil. "Teacher Proactivity Influencing Student Satisfaction and Loyalty Role of Job Crafting and Work Engagement." Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers 43, no. 3 (July 25, 2018): 125–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0256090918785046.
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Executive Summary During the recent past, various researchers have argued that educational institutions fall within the domain of service industry ( Joseph & Beatriz, 1997 , Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 8(2), 1–13). Consequently, service marketers have placed unprecedented attention on education sector to explore the marketing aspect of academic institutions. Furthermore, because of intensifying global competition and increasing cost of education, academic institutions are placing additional emphasis on student-related outcomes rather than merely concentrating on the skills and abilities of their graduates. In this backdrop, this study investigates the hitherto unexplored antecedents of two significant student-related outcomes (student satisfaction and loyalty), that is, proactive personality of teachers. The study also provides a possible explanation of this relationship through the mediating role of job crafting and work engagement. This would help academicians to develop broader insights into the domain of antecedents of positive student experiences. Dyads of 159 teachers from 20 universities in India were created and responses were collected on job crafting and work engagement (self-ratings) and proactive personality (peer-ratings) using a structured questionnaire. About 608 students were approached from the same universities to collect data regarding their satisfaction and loyalty. The sample universities included both central and state universities. All constructs were measured using previously developed scales. The hypothesized relationships were tested in AMOS 20 using structural equation modeling. The results evidenced a significant positive influence of teacher proactivity on student satisfaction and their loyalty. Also, job crafting and work engagement are found to significantly and sequentially mediate the relationship between teacher proactivity and student outcomes. Therefore, academic practitioners are required to place additional emphasis on proactivity of the teaching staff so as to result in positive student service experience. It is suggested that the selection and recruitment process of teaching faculty be redesigned to identify proactivity of prospective teachers.
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Susomrith, Pattanee, and Alan Coetzer. "Effects of informal learning on work engagement." Personnel Review 48, no. 7 (November 4, 2019): 1886–902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pr-10-2018-0430.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between task-based and interactional informal learning practices in small professional services firms and the moderating role of proactivity in the relationship. Design/methodology/approach Job demand-resources theory was used to develop theoretical arguments for a link between informal learning and work engagement. Data were collected from 203 employees in professional services firms and analysed using structural equation modelling. Findings Analysis of the data showed that opportunities to learn through task-based learning processes and through interactions with supervisors and colleagues were positively related to employees’ levels of work engagement. Furthermore, the strength of relationships between these informal learning practices and work engagement was influenced by employees’ proactivity. Research limitations/implications The limitations pertain to the non-random sampling procedure, cross-sectional nature of the study and the use of self-report measures. These limitations were mitigated by employing rigorous analytical procedures. Practical implications The results suggest that managers are able to influence the quantity and quality of informal workplace learning through strategies such as selecting employees who have a propensity for proactive behaviour, encouraging proactive behaviour, enabling experimentation and reflection and fostering positive interpersonal relations. Originality/value The study links two streams of research that have seemingly not been connected previously. The results suggest that small firms are sites with abundant potential for development of employees’ knowledge and skills and the associated experiences of work engagement.
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Yan, Jun. "The impact of entrepreneurial personality traits on perception of new venture opportunity." New England Journal of Entrepreneurship 13, no. 2 (March 1, 2010): 21–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/neje-13-02-2010-b002.
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This empirical study examined links between entrepreneurial personality traits and perception of new venture opportunity in a sample of 207 respondents. Four entrepreneurial personality traits were included to predict respondents℉ perception of new venture opportunity. They are (1) achievement motivation, (2) locus of control, (3) risk propensity, and (4) proactivity.The results of multiple regression analysis show that three of the four entrepreneurial personality traits‐locus of control, risk propensity, and proactivity‐related significantly to perception of new venture opportunity in expected directions. Among the three personality traits, proactivity was found to have the strongest influence over entrepreneurial perception. No significant relationship was found between achievement motivation and perception of new venture opportunity. Among six control variables, only work experience was found to influence perception of new venture opportunity. This study explored links between entrepreneurial personalities and cognition and its results suggest that a combination of trait and cognition approaches contributes to a better understanding of entrepreneurial decision-making process. Both theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
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Hucko-Biernat, Olga. "Auto-narrative Work as a form of Art Therapy and Contemporary Challenges." Studia z Teorii Wychowania XIII, no. 3 (40) (November 24, 2022): 319–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0016.1140.
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This article presents the assumptions, the aims, and the course of the author's project of art-therapeutic auto-narrative work as a form of an adult development support. The problem concerns proactivity and reflexivity of an individual facing various challenges. The article describes sociological concepts regarding human condition and proposes related definitions of the title challenges. The theoretical background of auto-narrative work is presented by referring to narrative and biographical learning, narrative identity, biographical work, and self-creation. A sketch of the art therapy process leading to increase the ability to better cope with everyday life and achieve self-awareness is outlined. The problem requires further study, research, and discussion of its applicability in practice.
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Carse, Traci, Barbara Griffin, and Mathew Lyons. "The Dark Side of Engagement for Older Workers." Journal of Personnel Psychology 16, no. 4 (October 2017): 161–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000173.
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Abstract. Late-career workers must remain employed for longer, but in doing so face the unique challenge of remaining active and productive at work while not disregarding the need to maintain health and plan for retirement, both of which are necessary for work longevity and successful aging. This study investigated whether work engagement, a motivator of proactive behavior in the work domain, would exhibit a dark side by acting as a de-motivator of proactive behavior in the health and retirement domains. Results from 1917 participants showed that one dimension of engagement, vigor, was positively associated with proactivity across domains. In contrast, absorption, although positively related to proactive behavior at work, was associated with fewer health behaviors and was unrelated to retirement planning.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Work-Related Proactivity"
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Arbet, Petr. "Všímavost v souvislosti pracovního zaujetí." Master's thesis, 2021. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-448690.
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The diploma thesis is devoted to the analysis of the connection between mindfulness, work engegament and authentic behavior. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter describes the sources of work motivation. The second chapter deals with the relationships between employees and personal resources that lead to engaged behavior. In the third chapter, I describe the appropriate interventions and impacts that lead to increased engagement and work related well-being. The work thus evaluates a specific theory of personal, work and motivational resources that affect further work engagement and satisfaction. The research part of the work consists of quantitative research, in which we have verified the mediation analysis of the relationships between mindfulness and engagement, where authenticity is considered a mediator of these relationships. Based on the results of the mediation analysis, it was proved that the relationship between mindfulness and engagement is fully mediated by authenticity. While the direct relationship between mindfulness and engagement ceased to be significant (β = -.0632, p = .543), the indirect relationship was significant (β = -.2196, p < .001). Key words Engagement, authenticity, mindfulness, work-related motivation, proactivity,...
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Bezuidenhout, Mareli. "The development and evaluation of a measure of graduate employability in the context of the new world of work." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28552.
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Rapid forces for change in the post-modern society have left their mark on the labour market, creating a metamorphosis in the nature of work and the way in which careers should be approached. This has resulted in the need for individuals to possess a combination of attributes that will enable them to take an adaptive, proactive approach to their careers, which involves managing their employability. Employability is especially relevant to graduates, who are expected to acquire more than academic capabilities to ‘hit the ground running’ in their transition from higher education to the workplace. Despite the significance of the topic, it remains conceptually ambiguous with few empirical studies that explain its foundation, and fewer still that have constructed a measure explicitly gauging employability, particularly in South Africa. The main purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a measure of graduate employability in the context of the new world of work. A theoretical model of graduate employability was developed based on an extensive review of the literature and the Graduate Employability Measure (GEM) was subsequently constructed. A cross-sectional survey was utilised to collect data from a random sample of final-year undergraduates and postgraduates from the College of Economic and Management Sciences at a higher distance learning institution in South Africa. The 272 useable questionnaires returned were subjected to exploratory factor analysis, which revealed a reliable three-factor model consisting of the dimensions of career self-management drive, career resilience and cultural competence, and explaining 36.42%, 3.5% and 2.97% of the variance respectively. Analysis of variance was used to determine whether there were any significant differences between the biographical variables of the sample and the GEM factors. It was found that females and final-year undergraduates obtained significantly higher means on all the GEM dimensions than males and postgraduates respectively. The findings inform the conceptualisation of the employability construct, the elements it consists of, and how it can be measured in a valid and reliable manner. The GEM has the potential to be useful to students in a career guidance context, to employers that desire to select and develop highly adaptable employees, and to higher education, which can incorporate these important employability attributes in the curriculum to deliver highly employable graduates.Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Book chapters on the topic "Work-Related Proactivity"
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Chassang, Gauthier, Michael Hisbergues, and Emmanuelle Rial-Sebbag. "Research Biobanking, Personal Data Protection and Implementation of the GDPR in France." In GDPR and Biobanking, 257–76. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49388-2_14.
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AbstractSince 1978 and the initial French data protection law (Loi n°78-17 du 6 Janvier 1978), consecutive modifications regarding the protection of personal health data, especially in 2004, 2016 and 2018, set up a strict legal regime for processing sensitive personal data, including for research purposes. In recent years, French law has evolved proactively and in parallel with the work of the European Union (EU) on the preparation of what became the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in force since May 2018. This Chapter performs a state-of-art analysis (as of 1 July 2019) of the French legal framework for research biobanks and data protection rules applying to biobanking, in particular those related to data subjects’ rights and Article 89 of the GDPR. Firstly, it provides updated information about the national landscape of active research biobanks in France (Sect. 1). Secondly, it explores how the French law embodies the developments brought by the GDPR and how it envisages individuals’ rights in the context of research biobanking (Sects. 2 and 3). Thirdly, this Chapter analyses existing and potential national exemptions to individuals’ rights, including with regard to Article 89 GDPR, and how France conceives of processing activities of ‘public interest’ (Sect. 4). Finally, the authors address ongoing debates around bioethics law in France and argue for the creation of a specific Act focused on biobanking as a means of integrating, clarifying and developing not only data protection rules but also other activities related to samples, human or not, in a unique, operational and compact act (Sect. 5).
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Sheng, Zitong, Dan Wang, and Sharon Parker. "The Relationships between Workplace Uncertainty and Employee Proactivity." In The Oxford Handbook of Uncertainty Management in Work Organizations, C9.S1—C9.S11. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197501061.013.9.
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Abstract This chapter provides a review of the relationships between uncertainty and employee proactive behavior in organizations. The authors suggest that uncertainty deserves more attention because it influences employees’ proactivity in complex ways. The authors also discuss the implications of employee proactivity in influencing uncertainty and propose a feedback-loop model. Specifically, the feedback-loop model suggests that exogenous uncertainty impacts endogenous uncertainty and leads to an increase or reduction in the motivational states related to proactivity, thereby shaping employees’ engagement in proactive behavior. The feedback-loop model further suggests that proactive behavior can take two forms, opportunity-creating and problem-fixing, which have different implications for uncertainty. The authors argue that in the short run, opportunity-creating proactive behavior promotes endogenous uncertainty, whereas problem-fixing proactive behavior reduces endogenous uncertainty. In the long run, both two types of proactive behavior have the potential to reduce exogenous uncertainty.
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Paul, Sally. "Public health palliative care education." In Oxford Textbook of Public Health Palliative Care, edited by Julian Abel and Allan Kellehear, 275–83. Oxford University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198862994.003.0028.
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Public health palliative care recognizes the impact of wider social systems in shaping how children experience illness, caregiving, and bereavement. As such, public health palliative care education identifies the significance of meaningful support for children that moves beyond individual experiences to the role and capacity of educational communities to proactively prepare its members to care for themselves and others at these times. As such, this chapter highlights the role of school communities in public health, focusing on the relevance of health-promoting schools and, in turn, health-promoting palliative care schools. Indicators for health-promoting palliative care schools are provided along with examples of public health palliative care education and the associated challenges and opportunities for developing related work.
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Seehusen, Carol. "School Counselors' Role in Working With Students Living With Chronic Illness." In Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies, 377–88. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7319-8.ch020.
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Approximately 10-20 million children within the United States lives with a chronic illness. School counselors, by nature of their education and training, are in a prime position to work with and advocate for this population. Students with chronic illnesses struggle with reentry into the school system, as well as a myriad of obstacles related to social, emotional, academic, environmental, or familial factors. School counselors may use their positions within the school system to proactively ensure positive and proactive reentry for students with a chronic illness. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the academic obstacles of children living with a chronic illness. The examination includes discussion of the role of the school counselor to help navigate these obstacles. Finally, the end of the chapter briefly discusses possible areas of growth in knowledge regarding school counselors working with students with chronic illnesses.
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Seppi, Jeffrey S. "Sustainability Practices." In Advances in Human Services and Public Health, 132–49. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7495-9.ch009.
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This study has applied stakeholder theory as a lens to focus on mitigating future health crises by learning from COVID-19, working collectively, using proven business and scientific strategies to create a cohesive pandemic mitigation plan for local and global entities. Utilizing publicly available data on the COVID-19 pandemic, a quantitative analysis was performed using Pearson's r correlation coefficient that tested for relationships between the strictness of pandemic control measures and the reported anxiety, depression, and the number of COVID-19-related deaths. The analysis results revealed that the degree of strictness of pandemic control measures suggested no relationship with the growing mental health crisis and the number of COVID-19 deaths. Therefore, it has been recommended that stakeholders of the world collectively work to proactively prepare for the future to mitigate the effects of health crises and pandemics and thereby secure a chance at long-term survival.
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Rohaert, Sarah. "A Fast vs. Slow Fashion Fair on the Global Impact of Local Wardrobe Choices." In Handbook of Research on Improving Engineering Education with the European Project Semester, 333–47. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-2309-7.ch019.
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Sustainability is a principal research domain and part of the DNA of the European Project Semester at the Faculty of Design Sciences at the University of Antwerp. This chapter describes how a multidisciplinary EPS team collaborated to design an interactive event, exhibit, and campaign to promote sustainable consumer behavior on a fair at the city campus of the university, with a focus on awareness-raising about fast versus slow fashion. Throughout all development stages, the team improved their work-in-progress during weekly coaching sessions with access to the sustainability-related research group and toolkits. This rich trajectory and the resulting fast/slow fashion fair triggered deep reflections on the team regarding fair fashion as well as taught them to plan a major event with many stakeholders, eco-design for the outdoors, and proactively communicate and develop their public relations and negotiation skills. It also raised awareness about the sustainable fashion cause among the students, staff, and the general public who visited the fair.
Conference papers on the topic "Work-Related Proactivity"
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Demoly, Fre´de´ric, Aristeidis Matsokis, and Dimitris Kiritsis. "A Mereotopology-Based Approach for Integrated Assembly Modeling and Planning." In ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2011-47439.
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This paper describes a novel approach for integrated assembly modeling and planning. The main objective is to make assembly information accessible and exploitable by data management systems and computer-aided X tools. Product information and knowledge as well as the related assembly sequence require a logical foundation in order to be managed consistently and processed proactively. In this context, the authors consider and describe product-process relationships in the part-whole theory supported by mereology and its extension, mereotopology. Firstly, past and current research work is presented on: concurrent product design and assembly sequence planning approaches; existing assembly relational models; and spatio-temporal mereotopology. Then, a mathematical description of product relationships based on mereotopology and temporal relationships is introduced. The long term aim is the representation of the outcomes in a formal ontology, in order to allow reuse and collaborative exploitation of the assembly knowledge in the different product lifecycle phases.
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Ma, KT, Robert Spong, Daniel DeBroeck, Didier L’Hostis, Øystein Gabrielsen, Loreta Valeixo, Yong Chen, Craig Roberts, Robert Gordon, and David Byatt. "Improving Mooring Integrity through Standardized Inspection Practices – A DeepStar® 19403 Project." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/31281-ms.
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Abstract In-service inspection is a critical element in confirming the integrity of permanent floating production unit mooring systems. Over the unit's operating life, which will typically span 20 years or more, these inspections provide the majority of the condition information on the mooring components and overall system. This information enables operators to proactively address mooring issues caused by degradation mechanisms or deviations in mooring line tensions that could reduce the system capacity and potentially result in premature failure. However, detailed guidance on inspection intervals, and in particular inspection scope, is limited for permanent mooring systems. To address this identified industry need, the DeepStar® technology consortium initiated Project 19403, "Improving Mooring Integrity through Standardized Inspection and Fit-For-Service Assessment" to develop best inspection practice guidance for permanent mooring systems [1]. This paper describes the content and benefits of this new mooring inspection guidance document developed as part of the DeepStar® 19403 project [1] with the support of subject matter experts from major operator companies, Class societies and mooring consultancies. The paper will describe how this new guidance compliments and expands current industry Recommended Practice (RP) guidance. Key aspects related to in-service survey intervals, component inspection work scopes and inspection methods will be discussed as well as the execution planning of in-service mooring inspections. To facilitate inspection work, the predominate deterioration mechanisms are introduced which are corrosion, wear and fatigue. Other types of deteriorations are also summarized. Default in-service survey intervals (frequencies) and component inspections are recommended. In-service inspection methods are reviewed, from General Visual Inspection (GVI) and Close Visual Inspection (CVI) to advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). Guidance on assessing the residual capacity of a damaged or flawed mooring component, known as fitness-for-service, is also covered within the new mooring inspection guidance.
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Pavlović, Milica, and Ksenija Denčić-Mihajlov. "CSR REPORTING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A COMMON WAY TO DISCLOSE NEW SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES." In Economic and Business Trends Shaping the Future. Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Economics-Skopje, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47063/ebtsf.2022.0013.
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused numerous socio-economic problems in addition to health consequences. Namely, during the pandemic, many companies suspended their operations, and trade was also disrupted in most industrial sectors. Furthermore, a number of existing assumptions, concepts and practices of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability were clearly questioned in this period. In this difficult context, companies are called upon to contribute to overcome the crisis with their socially responsible business and make a positive contribution to society. CSR disclosure plays an important role in informing socially responsible investors and other interested stakeholders about the challenges faced by companies in terms of CSR during the pandemic, as well as the CSR activities undertaken during this period. Keeping this in mind, the aim of the conducted research is to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the level of disclosure, as well as the change in CSR disclosure priorities among companies operating on two Southeast European frontier markets – Republic of Serbia and North Macedonia, through a comparative review of CSR reporting practices, in accordance with the GRI framework. The research includes 37 companies included in the structure of the BELEXline and MBI10 indices in the period before (2014-2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021). Judging from the Economic and Social Disclosure Index structure and value trends, the findings indicate that: 1) the COVID-19 pandemic did not negatively affect the level of CSR disclosure, 2) social issues of sustainability were given priority in reporting, especially issues related to finding an alternative to layoffs, worker protection and safety at work. In this way, companies proactively interacted with stakeholders by disclosing additional CSR information focused on the existing social and economic challenges and their sustainability achievements during the pandemic period.