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Lee, Gan Kai William. "A decision model for manufacturing best practice adoption : linking practices to competitive strategies". Thesis, Cranfield University, 2007. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/2724.
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This thesis describes research that has developed a decision model for the analytical selection of manufacturing best practices. The competitiveness and growth in the manufacturing sector is critical for Singapore economy. Design and improvement of manufacturing systems is imperative to sustain the competitiveness of manufacturing organisations in the country. It is common for companies to adopt manufacturing best practices in this design process to emulate the success and performance of their counterparts. However, practices should be adapted to the competitive environment and strategy of the company to yield the desired results. Therefore, linkages between best practices and their associated competitive priorities will present useful guidelines for action to help manufacturing organisations achieve superior performance. The research programme has set out to define a decision model for best practice adoption. A broad taxonomy of manufacturing strategies and concepts has been used to identify and cluster a list of popular best practices commonly adopted. The decision framework for best practice adoption process is then formulated and a preliminary decision model constructed. This model is verified through semistructured interviews with industry and academic experts. Validation of model is conducted via case study research on eight manufacturing organisations. Linkages between practices and competitive strategies are then constructed to establish the final decision model. Finally, this decision model is illustrated in the form of a guidebook to help practitioner in the best practice selection process. This research has bridged the fields of manufacturing strategy and best practice research by establishing a comprehensive taxonomy of manufacturing strategies and concepts to classify the popular and commonly adopted best practices. A decision model that links best practices to competitive strategies has been developed to select the most appropriate practices for an environment. Thus, the work presented in this thesis has made a significant and original contribution to knowledge on the provision of analytical decision support for practitioners engaging in the manufacturing best practice adoption process.
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MacKay, Robin. "Beneficial management practice (BMP) adoption by Canadian producers". Thesis, McGill University, 2010. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=92370.
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Gibassier, Delphine. "Environmental Management Accounting Development : Institutionalization, Adoption and Practice". Thesis, Jouy-en Josas, HEC, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014EHEC0001/document.
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Cette thèse explore la notion d’innovations en contrôle de gestion environnemental et vise à explorer la façon dont elles sont créées, si elles sont adoptées ou non dans les entreprises et les conséquences de l’adoption, et enfin comment elles sont pratiquées. Les méthodes de recherche combinent l’observation participante, les entretiens semi-directifs et des données secondaires. Cette thèse est composée de trois articles qui explorent ensemble les différentes facettes de l’innovation en contrôle de gestion. Le premier article aborde la question de comment les innovations sont créées et leur processus d’institutionnalisation. L’accent est mis sur les acteurs et leurs stratégies, le qui et le comment du processus d’institutionnalisation. Grâce à une étude de cas approfondie d’une organisation, le deuxième article révèle le processus de non-adoption d’une méthodologie de comptabilité carbone. Le troisième article analyse les pratiques entourant une innovation en contrôle de gestion dans une multinationale. Dans l’ensemble cette thèse fait trois principales contributions théoriques sur le travail institutionnel spécifique développé par les élites, le rôle de la légitimité interne dans la légitimité organisationnelle, et sur les processus de co-émergence de nouvelles pratiques. Cette recherche sur les innovations en contrôle de gestion environnemental contribue également à mieux comprendre comment le développement durable peut aussi être atteint à travers la comptabilité dans les organisationsThis dissertation explores the notion of environmental management accounting innovation and aims to explore how they are created, if they are adopted or not into companies and the consequences thereof, and finally how they are practiced. Research methods combine participant observation, semi-structured interviews and secondary data. This dissertation is composed of three articles that together explore the different facets of management accounting innovations. The first article tackles the question of how innovations get created and on their path to institutionalization. The focus is on the actors and their strategies, the who and how of the institutionalization process. Through an in-depth case study of one organization, the second article uncovers the process of the non-adoption of a carbon accounting methodology. The third article analyses the practices surrounding and accounting innovation in a multinational.Overall, this dissertation makes three main theoretical contributions on the specific institutional work developed by elite, the role of internal legitimacy in organizational legitimacy, and on the processes of co-emergence of new practices. This research on EMA innovations also contributes to further understanding how sustainable development can be pursued through accounting in organizations
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Yusof, Maryati Mohd. "The evaluation of health information systems adoption in clinical practice". Thesis, Brunel University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.435146.
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Fratter, Joan. "Perspectives on adoption with contact : implications for policy and practice". Thesis, Cranfield University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260446.
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Redfearn, Brady Edwin. "User Experience Engineering Adoption and Practice: A Longitudinal Case Study". BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3762.
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User Experience Engineering (UxE) incorporates subject areas like usability, HCI, interaction experience, interaction design, "human factors", ergonomics", cognitive psychology", behavioral psychology and psychometrics", systems engineering", [and] "computer science," (Hartson, 1998). It has been suggested that UxE will be the main success factor in organizations as we enter the "loyalty decade" of software development, where the repeat usage of a product by a single customer will be the metric of product success (Alghamdi, 2010; Law & van Schaik, 2010, p. 313; Nielsen, 2008; Van Schaik & Ling, 2011). What is relatively unknown in the current academic literature is whether existing UxE methodologies are effective or not when placed in a longitudinal research context (Law & van Schaik, 2010). There is room for the exploration of the effects of long-term UxE practices in a real-world case study scenario. The problem, addressed in this study, is that a lack of the application of UxE-related processes and practices with an industrial partner had resulted in customer dissatisfaction and a loss of market share. A three-year case study was performed during which 10 UxE-related metrics were gathered and analyzed to measure the improvements in the design of the customer's experience that long-term UxE practices could bring to a small corporate enterprise. The changes that occurred from the corporate and customer's point of view were analyzed as the customer's experience evolved throughout this long-term UxE study. Finally, an analysis of the problems and issues that arose in the implementation of UxE principles during the application of long-term UxE processes was performed. First-hand training between the research team and company employees proved essential to the success of this project. Although a long-term UxE process was difficult to implement within the existing development practices of the industrial partner, a dramatic increase in customer satisfaction and customer engagement with the company system was found. UxE processes led to increased sales rates and decreased development costs in the long-term. All 10 metrics gathered throughout this study showed measurable improvements after long-term UxE processes and practices were adopted by the industrial partner.
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Rosenfield, Scott Patrick, i Scott Patrick Rosenfield. "Practice Assessment for Adoption of the STOP-Bang Screening Tool". Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624572.
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Patients undergoing surgery with unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at greater risk of complications. Ninety percent of those affected in the United States remain undiagnosed. To improve identification, screening tools such as the STOP-Bang questionnaire (Chung et al. 2008), provide anesthesia providers a method of detecting undiagnosed OSA. The purpose of this study is to assess anesthesia providers' practice of preoperative screening for OSA. An email survey was conducted at a Level-III trauma center in Phoenix, Arizona. The survey consisted of a 13 question, 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. It was sent to 29 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA). A total of 8 CRNA's responded. Respondents were either neutral or disagreed that current methods of OSA screening works well and generally agree that the STOP-Bang tool would provide an advantage over the current methods, accurately detect OSA, and inform their anesthetic plan over current methods. Respondents leaned towards strong agreement that improving the recognition of undiagnosed OSA is needed. However, they were generally neutral on agreement that the STOP-Bang is necessary at their facility. Respondents agreed that the STOP-Bang tool is easy to use and interpret. However, most agreed that integrating the tool would add complexity to the preanesthesia evaluation but they remained neutral on whether it would add significant time to this process. Respondents were neutral on their observations that the STOP-Bang tool would improve early detection of OSA or reduce perianesthesia complications. Just 25% of respondents reported being aware of the existence of the STOP-Bang tool and none reported having used it. In conclusion, this project demonstrates that some providers have not used the STOP-Bang screening tool to detect undiagnosed OSA, but agree this tool is preferred over their current method. Results from the survey brought insight to a potential quality improvement strategy related to improving the perianesthesia care of patients with undiagnosed OSA. Improving knowledge through dissemination of evidence illustrates the value of the STOP-Bang prior to piloting the tool. The rates of perioperative complications justify the implementation of perioperative strategies such as the STOP-Bang as a tool for anesthesia providers.
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Alsawadi, Hussameddin Abdullah. "The analysis of information technology best practice adoption in Saudi Arabia". Thesis, De Montfort University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16356.
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Drawing on Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and Organisational Learning (OL) theories, the present study examined the CSFs of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) implementations. Organisations evaluated their manners of managing Information Technology (IT) and decided to move from technology management toward service management that is called Information Technology Service Management (ITSM). ITIL represents one of the most famous ITSM best practices. However, with the absence of a practical ITIL implementation approach based on a theoretical solid ground, many organisations faced unpredictable obstacles and waste valuable resources. The present research aimed to identify a theoretical basis that allows understanding the success of ITIL implementations. Therefore, I first reviewed and analysed the literature of ITIL implementation CSFs to identify appropriate theoretical basis. The analysis led to proposing 4i framework as an OL model to interpret the successful and failed ITIL implementations. I then investigated empirically three case studies: successful, failed and partially successful ITIL implementations. Interviews were used to collect retrospective data from essential people involved in ITIL implementations. The present research applied method triangulation as it also used documents as another data source to understand the longitudinal aspects of the case studies. Collected data was thoroughly analysed qualitatively using two analytical methods. First, to analyse the case studies, I used a thematic analysis approach, namely Framework analysis method. While the Framework analysis findings implied the existence of interrelations among ITIL implementation CSFs, it also exposed the influential roles of the time element and the order of events on learning. Therefore, I then reanalysed the case studies using the event narrative method that concentrated on the events of ITIL implementations and their sequences. The findings of the event narrative analysis proposed a network of CSFs of ITIL implementations. Accordingly, the present research introduce four conceptual terms related to CSFs: contextual CSF, dynamic CSF, supreme CSF and network of CSFs. Finally, through the discussion of research findings in light of related literature of ITSM, CSFs and OL, I extended the network of CSFs to propose the Model of Implementing ITIL Successfully (MIIS) as an extension of 4i framework to understand success and failure of ITIL implementations.
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Anderson, Andrew John. "Examination of Adoption Theory on the DevOps Practice of Continuous Delivery". ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7457.
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Many organizations have difficulty adopting advanced software development practices. Some software development project managers in large organizations are not aligned with the relationship between performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions, as moderated by experience, with intent to adopt the DevOps practice of continuous delivery. The purpose of this study was to examine the statistical relationships between the independent variablesâperformance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions, as moderated by experienceâand the dependent variable of behavioral intent to adopt a continuous delivery system. Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, and Davis's unified theory of acceptance and use of technology provided the theoretical framework. A stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was performed on survey data from 85 technical project managers affiliated with LinkedIn project management groups. The analysis reflected that only performance expectancy was significant in predicting intent to adopt continuous delivery. The findings may contribute to social change by providing project managers with the information they need to support organizational change, collaboration, and facilitation. The knowledge gained may additionally help organizations develop operational efficiency, competitive advantage, and generate higher value to their clients and society.
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Tallant, Meredith L. Molnar Joseph J. "Internet access, practice adoption, and conservation program participation in three Alabama watersheds". Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Fall/Theses/TALLANT_MEREDITH_1.pdf.
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Grafford, Elisa Ann. "Conservation Practice Adoption Behaviors Among Agricultural Producers within the Rayse Creek Watershed". OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/583.
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Many grassroots efforts across the U.S. are converging on a balance between ecological systems and cultural backgrounds for watershed management. Watershed planning requires the integration of biophysical, social and economic resources and information. Although research and technology are available with the overall intentions of improving water quality, many stakeholders are hesitant to implement best management practices (BMPs). It is important that human dimensions be incorporated into each phase of the planning process to increase a sense of ownership of the plan and successful implementation of plan conservation practices. Effective management plans are inclusive of resources within the respective watersheds but must also include local stakeholder knowledge and values for successful implementation. The objectives of this study were to identify the motivations for and constraints to adopting conservation practices by agricultural producers in the Rayse Creek watershed and secondly, to address the influence of cost-share programs on the producers' adoption behaviors. The study also examined adoption behaviors when cost-share programs were available. Seventeen Rayse Creek agricultural producers were interviewed between June 14 and September 21, 2005. Snowball sampling techniques were used to recruit participants. Those interviewed either rented or owned small farms (800 acres or less) or large farms (1000 acres or more) in the watershed. A short survey was administered to gather participant characteristics such as zip code, age, income, and level of education. Each interview was transcribed verbatim and qualitative analysis procedures were used for coding, extracting themes, and developing a conceptual framework for identifying and interpreting meanings (Marshall and Rossman 1999). The findings from this research reflect the perceptions of the agricultural producers from the Rayse Creek watershed in southern Illinois. The primary motivations for adoption were related to the financial, environmental and time-saving benefits perceived to be associated with implementing conservation practices. Participants admitted that they implemented conservation practices because the cost-share programs supplied them with additional money, the program's practices kept soil on their land and also allowed them to finish their work in the fields quicker. The constraints that emerged were associated with perceptions that producers were already doing enough to conserve, that practices were unsuitable for their land and farming systems, and that these practices caused financial burden and were time consuming. Information about the environmental benefits of cost-share programs was available; however, an individual's values and market economics can take precedence when deciding to adopt conservation practices. The implications from this study need to be considered by agency personnel and land managers when developing policies and watershed implementation plans in agriculturally dominated watersheds similar to Rayse Creek. In addition, cost-share programs should emphasize the long-term benefits of conservation practices versus merely touting the short-term financial incentives.
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Sechrest, Etta K. "Agroforestry Practice Adoption Among Solomon Island Women On The Island Of Malaita". DigitalCommons@USU, 2008. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/187.
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The goal of agricultural training is the adoption and diffusion of introduced agriculture techniques. New subsistence agricultural techniques have been introduced mainly to the male population in many developing countries, even though most subsistence farmers are women. Therefore, an understanding of how new subsistence agricultural techniques can be introduced and adopted by women would be important to achieve. This study focuses on women's adoption of agricultural techniques. It takes place on the island of Malaita, in the Solomon Islands. The study looks at the adoption of agroforestry and several other subsistence techniques that were introduced under a joint program by Peace Corps and the Malaita Agriculture Division between 1983 and 1989. Two Peace Corps volunteers were posted in North Malaita at Malu'u from 1983 to 1986. The Malu'u volunteers lived in the village of Karu for two and one-half years while introducing and teaching new agricultural practices. Two other Peace Corps volunteers were posted at the Dala Agricultural Training Center from 1987 to 1989, and worked with the residents of the nearby village of Kakara. In 1991, a two-month survey was conducted in the areas where the Peace Corps volunteers were posted, as well as in an area that did not have any Peace Corps volunteers posted. The findings of this study indicate that adoption of new agroforestry techniques is based on several factors. Who introduced the technology, the farmer's wealth, and being able to obtain income from market vegetables and other identified factors improved a respondent's chances of adopting new agroforestry techniques.
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Al-Somali, Sabah A. "Electronic commerce adoption : a study of business-to-business practice in Saudi Arabia". Thesis, Aston University, 2012. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/18773/.
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Electronic commerce (e-commerce) has become an increasingly important initiative among organisations. The factors affecting adoption decisions have been well-documented, but there is a paucity of empirical studies that examine the adoption of e-commerce in developing economies in the Arab world. The aim of this study is to provide insights into the salient e-commerce adoption issues by focusing on Saudi Arabian businesses. Based on the Technology-Organisational-Environmental framework, an integrated research model was developed that explains the relative influence of 19 known determinants. A measurement scale was developed from prior empirical studies and revised based on feedback from the pilot study. Non-interactive adoption, interactive adoption and stabilisation of e-commerce adoption were empirically investigated using survey data collected from Saudi manufacturing and service companies. Multiple discriminant function analysis (MDFA) was used to analyse the data and research hypotheses. The analysis demonstrates that (1) regarding the non-interactive adoption of e-commerce, IT readiness, management team support, learning orientation, strategic orientation, pressure from business partner, regulatory and legal environment, technology consultants‘ participation and economic downturn are the most important factors, (2) when e-commerce interactive adoption is investigated, IT readiness, management team support, regulatory environment and technology consultants‘ participation emerge as the strongest drivers, (3) pressure from customers may not have much effect on the non-interactive adoption of e-commerce by companies, but does significantly influence the stabilisation of e-commerce use by firms, and (4) Saudi Arabia has a strong ICT infrastructure for supporting e-commerce practices. Taken together, these findings on the multi-dimensionality of e-commerce adoption show that non-interactive adoption, interactive adoption and stabilisation of e-commerce are not only different measures of e-commerce adoption, but also have different determinants. Findings from this study may be valuable for both policy and practice as it can offer a substantial understanding of the factors that enhance the widespread use of B2B e-commerce. Also, the integrated model provides a more comprehensive explanation of e-commerce adoption in organisations and could serve as a foundation for future research on information systems.
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Scott, Anna Kathrine. "Towards sustainable consumption : understanding the adoption and practice of environmental actions in households". Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2009. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10334/.
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Securing public participation in environmental actions (EAs) such as recycling as a means of making progress towards sustainable consumption is a central issue in UK environmental policy. Participation in EAs has typically been studied from the individual perspective, thereby ignoring the relevance of the social context of the household. This thesis advances understanding of the adoption and practice of EAs from the household perspective. A qualitative -research approach is taken, utilising focus groups with 29 households within a constructivist grounded theory methodology. In terms of theoretical contributions, the unlinked literatures on participation in EAs and household decision making are integrated in light of the research findings resulting in a conceptual framework of the adoption and practice of EAs in households which is grounded in the data. This framework considers EAs in isolation and patterns across EA repertoires and is applicable to the variety of commonly-promoted EAs and household types and different levels of engagement in EAs. Elements of the framework include the multiple units which drive EA adoption and are responsible for EA practice; the situational, household and individual characteristics which shape these units; the multiple routes to EA practice and their tentative differentiation in terms of desirability from a policy perspective; factors facilitating the maintenance of repetitive EAs; types and means of socialisation influence from a leader to other individuals; from where and how knowledge for action is acquired and transmitted through the household; and communication within the household about EAs. Particular empirical contributions include the recognition of the decoupling of attitudes towards an EA and behaviour as a result of factors pertaining to the social context of the household; a new understanding of motivation to engage in EAs relating to how a leader's motivation is established in the first instance and then transferred to other household members; and the recognition that specialised roles relating to EA adoption and practice may be taken up gradually. In terms of methodological contributions, the literatures on focus groups and qualitative family research are integrated to coin the term 'household focus group'. To produce the necessary detail, an original interview activity involving the diagrammatic representation of EA adoption and practice is developed, which is extended into an original means of data analysis involving detailed visual representations of the processes within the household.
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Callaway, Brant. "The diffusion of health information technology: practice characteristics and competition as drivers of adoption". Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34766.
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This paper considers the adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT) by physician clinics with ten or fewer physicians. The paper considers the theoretical economics literature on technology adoption for a new technology and has a place in the empirical tests of these models. The two major hypotheses tested in the paper are that the probability of adopting HIT increases with the number of physicians working at the clinic and if the clinic is part of a chain of clinics, and that it also increases with increased competition at the market level measured by the number of clinics per 10,000 residents in a county. To test these hypotheses, the paper first estimates a baseline logit model followed by three hazard rate models. In each case, clinic size is found to have positive though not significant effect on the probability of adoption (in the logit model) or to decrease the predicted time to adoption for the clinic (in the hazard rate models), being in a chain of clinics is found to have a strong positive and significant on the probability of adoption, and increased competition is found to have a positive though not significant effect on the probability of adoption.
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Lo, Pak-shing Peter, i 盧伯成. "Facilitating educational change: IT innovation adoption focusing on teachers' concerns and the educationalleadership practice". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3125665X.
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Aryee, Benonia. "Exploring middle managers sensemaking processes during the adoption and practice of sustainability strategies in organisations". Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/30992.
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The thesis explores middle managers sensemaking processes of a University’s social responsibility and sustainability (SRS) strategy during a period of change. Overall the thesis establishes links between middle managers simultaneous sensemaking processes, dynamics of loosely coupled organizational contexts and organizational responses to unexpected outcomes as they impact strategy creation processes in organisations. Three main issues evolve. Firstly, middle managers in loosely coupled organisations consist of two different sets (administrators and academics). Based on their nature of work in particular, administrators and academics select different sets of dominant and subtle sensemaking frames to make sense of organizational strategies. Generally, while administrators select sensemaking frames which emanate from existing strategic processes, academics select autonomous cues which exist outside strategic processes. Administrators and academics sensemaking processes are therefore not a single level or consecutive processes as typically researched, but rather occur as simultaneous sensemaking processes. Six dominant simultaneous sensemaking frames are identified and described. Secondly, the thesis examines less explored aspects of debates on loosely coupled systems. It investigates specific patterns of coupledness in middle managers strategic work and relationships. It identified and described patterns of administrative work which are tightly coupled and patterns in academic work which are loosely coupled. Thirdly, distinct links are identified between middle managers simultaneous sensemaking processes and unexpected strategy outcomes. This further led to exploring how organizations respond to unexpected sustainability initiatives, especially in light of integrating them into already existing strategy outcomes. Three integration strategies are identified and described.
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Sandhu, J. "The birth mother and the evolution of adoption policy and practice in England since 1926". Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2012. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/360/.
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This PhD is an empirical investigation of how the evolution of adoption agency policy and practice in the twentieth century has impacted upon birth mothers’ motives for relinquishment, and their experiences of adoption. It examines how birth mothers have reached decisions about the adoption of their children, their role in the adoption process and how these answers have varied historically. Further, it attempts to understand the relationship between birth mothers’ experiences and wider moral, social and policy environments and how adoption agencies have mediated that relationship. Attitudes towards initiating and maintaining contact are also examined. Understanding changes in birth mothers’ options, motives and experiences of adoption have important implications for the adoption support services offered by adoption agencies. This thesis used a mixed methods approach, combining documentary analysis, with interviews and focus groups. This PhD draws upon archival materials collated from adoption case files, adoption panel meeting minutes (APMM), annual reports and other official documentation. It also utilizes evidence collated interviews carried out with six former Family Care personnel and professionals from six other adoption agencies, along with two focus groups carried out with the seven members of Family Care’s current adoption team. Historical research was fundamental to the methodological approach utilised in this PhD in order to uncover changes in birth mothers’ motives and experiences of adoption. In empirically evidencing the reasons for changes in birth mothers’ options, motives and experiences of adoption throughout the 20th century, this thesis makes important contributions to understanding the constraints posed by birth mothers’ gendered and socio-economic identities on their options and motives for adoption. This study also provides a theoretical framework to understand the evolution of child adoption in terms of historic periods, characterised by differing social, moral, religious and legal contexts. This theoretical framework is used to develop a holistic understanding of how different factors came together in the lives, choices and experiences of birth mothers, through the mediating influence of adoption agencies policies and practices. The theoretical framework has been important in clarifying the role of adoption agencies and adoption social workers in how they have shaped the choices and options available to birth mothers. Whilst doing so, it has been possible to map and evidence the influence of changing ideological and professional discourses; changes in agency religious affiliations and moral agendas; and changes in the external policy environment in birth mothers’ options and experiences of adoption. Findings show that these factors have collectively been responsible for birth mothers’ changing options, motives and experiences of adoption.
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Ji, Yuan, i Hengyuan Zheng. "The Challenge for Practitioners to Adopt Requirement Prioritization Techniques in Practice". Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för programvaruteknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-17663.
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Background: Requirements prioritization and its technique is still an important research topic. However, industry adoption of its techniques is still lack of research and has many challenges. As well, this topic involves the technology transfer. Objectives: The objective of this study is to find what challenges for practitioner to adopt requirement prioritization techniques in practice. Methods: We use a literature review and twice interview-based surveys. The literature review studies requirement prioritization techniques in literature. The 1st interview studies the status of practitioner’s used techniques and 2nd interview studies the practitioner’s idea towards recommended techniques in literature as well as adoption challenges. The data of interview is mainly analyzed by thematic analysis. Results: The literature review presents the procedure of 49 requirement prioritization techniques in literatures. The 1st time interview presents the technique procedures and other conditions of 11 practitioners. With above 2 results, we find the technique recommended to these 11 interviewees and then conduct the 2nd time interview to discover more interviewees’ ideas and the challenges of technique adoption, which are also compared with related works. Conclusions: Overall, there are many challenges for practitioner to adopt the requirement prioritization technique. As an independent subject, the practitioner’s adoption of prioritization technique still needs to be studied further: 1. Studying this subject needs to involve the scope of technology transfer; 2. Some challenges in requirement prioritization can also hamper the practitioner’s technique adoption and should be alleviated separately.
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Ivanov, Danail Ivanov. "ENSURING LONG-TERM ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY: MANDATED USE AND INDIVIDUAL HABIT AS FACTORS THAT ESTABLISH TECHNOLOGY INTO HEALTHCARE PRACTICE". online version, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=case1202717332.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Case Western Reserve University, 2008.Weatherhead School of Management, Department of Information Systems. Includes bibliographical references. Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.
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Baldwin, Antoinette Mary, i res cand@acu edu au. "Heeding the Voices – Through Learning to Healing: An Application of Single and Double Loop Learning in a Case Study of Past Practice". Australian Catholic University. School of Education, 2004. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp160.05062008.
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This thesis responds to the current climate of inquiry and complaint around past practice in the work of religious, charitable and service based organisations. It does not attempt to deal with issues of abuse or of illegal or unlawful practice but rather proposes an alternative approach to inquiry into past practice. In focussing on the learnings for one organisation whose practice was under inquiry the study presents a response that is life giving, growth promoting and the first step to healing and reconciliation. In June 1998 the Honourable Faye Lo Po’, MP instructed that the Standing Committee on Social Issues inquire into Adoption Practices in NSW 1950 -1998 (the Inquiry). The Sisters of St Joseph, a religious Congregation in NSW chose to participate in the Inquiry. They had been entrusted with the care of single pregnant women since 1937 at St Margaret’s Hospital in Sydney and St Anthony’s Home in Croydon. Recommendation 17 of Releasing the Past, the final report of the Inquiry suggests that an apology from organisations involved in adoption services be forthcoming. This recommendation proved to be the catalyst for this study. No real apology exists without reconciliation. Reconciliation is possible only when both sides of the story are told and understood. This thesis seeks to understand not just both sides of the story but the changes and the learnings that have taken place in the provision of care to single mothers over the eventful fifty years embraced by the Inquiry. Using the metaphor of voice as discourse, dialogue and response the study examines the discourses that informed attitudes to the single mother in the fifty years leading up to the Inquiry; listens to the events of the Inquiry and identifies the research question which focuses on inquiry into past practice and the consequent understanding of organisational and individual learnings. The evolutionary nature of organisational learning provides a framework for understanding the learnings that have taken place. Using case study methodology the study situates the ministry in the changing social, religious and professional culture of the time. It examines the evidence of the mothers who told their stories to the Inquiry and sets up a dialogue between this evidence and the recollections of the Sisters involved in the ministry. While the discourses and the voices of the mothers have been explored in other publications the author was unable to access any other studies that examined issues through the eyes of those who were deemed to have been perpetrators of the actions under inquiry. It is hoped that the study may serve as the first step towards understanding the stories of both groups of women – for this is the first step towards reconciliation. It is further hoped that it provides a model of learning that enables organisations to understand and appreciate the richness of their learning history – especially when the catalyst for that understanding is complaint and inquiry.
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Jeners, Simona C. [Verfasser]. "Model-supported Process Adoption and Assessment in the Context of Multiple Practice Repositories / Simona C. Jeners". Aachen : Shaker, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1069046752/34.
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Glegg, Stephanie M. N. "Virtual reality for brain injury rehabilitation : an evaluation of clinical practice, therapists' adoption and knowledge translation". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43090.
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Background: Acquired brain injury (ABI) affects considerable numbers of Canadians every year, resulting in a range of functional impairments requiring rehabilitation. Virtual reality (VR) is a relatively new treatment approach being used increasingly for this purpose. A lack of research documents current practice in VR use, along with the barriers, facilitators and support needs of therapists expected to adopt the technology.
Purpose: This research aimed to describe how the GestureTek VR system was being used clinically in ABI rehabilitation, to outline preliminary work addressing the resource needs of clinicians, to examine factors influencing therapists’ adoption of VR and to evaluate the impact of a multi-faceted knowledge translation (KT) intervention at mediating these factors to facilitate VR implementation.
Hypotheses: The KT intervention will be associated with improvements in therapists' perceived ease of use and self efficacy in using the technology, and an associated increase in their intentions to use VR.
Methods: A single group pretest-posttest design was used to examine the determinants of VR adoption as proposed by the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behaviour and to evaluate change following KT. The intervention included interactive education, the provision of clinical protocols and technical and clinical support. Forty-two therapists from two health centres completed the ADOPT-VR outcome measure. Descriptive measures recorded the nature of therapists’ use of VR with 29 clients. Related-samples Wilcoxon signed ranks tests were used to evaluate pretest-posttest changes in hypothesis variables. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyse nominal and qualitative data, respectively.
Results: Differences existed between clinical application and existing research in both treatment and client characteristics. Overall, therapists had positive attitudes and intentions to use VR. Increases in perceived ease of use and self efficacy, but not behavioural intention, were observed following KT. The most significant barriers to VR use included time and client factors, while primary facilitators included peer influence and organisational-level supports.
Conclusion: Preliminary knowledge of current VR practice trends can assist in the design of clinically relevant ABI research. Barriers and facilitators can be targeted by management to support VR implementation. Therapists’ identified knowledge and support needs can inform future KT strategies.
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Sandholzer, Maximilian, Tobias Deutsch, Thomas Frese i Alfred Winter. "Predictors of students' self-reported adoption of a smartphone application for medical education in general practice". Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-170175.
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Background: Smartphones and related applications are increa
singly gaining relevance in the healthcare domain. We previously assessed the demands and preferences of medical students towards an application accompanying them during a course on general practice. The current study aims to elucidate the factors associated with adop
tion of such a technology. Therefore we provided students with a prototype of an application specifically related to their studies in general practice.
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Miles, Joy. "The impact of welfare policy on social workers : everyday practice in a fostering and adoption unit". Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2010. http://research.gold.ac.uk/6533/.
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This research employs an anthropological perspective in the examination of the impact upon social workers of changing welfare policies within a fostering and adoption unit in a London Borough. It is a study of the ways in which issues of policy, governance and power affect people on the ground. Nonetheless, this study is very much about the relationships between macro as well as micro processes. For that reason, it includes an illustration of the irreversible shift from the old notions of care, via major reforms to public sector management, and the introduction of market principles into welfare during the 1980s and 1990s. This research also highlights the notion of family and kinship as a set of ideas that are reproduced in government rhetoric about what environment is normal (and what is ideal) for children. In this context, fostering and adoption have become sites for significant and sustained policy legislation over a number of decades. Thus, the fostering and adoption unit offered a unique location for the focus on the fit between the formal specificity of top-down policy upon the day-to-day practices that social workers engage in. In so doing, it reveals how the redefinition of the role of social workers in the twenty-first century results in a tension between notions of professionalism and public sector managerialism. It draws attention to social workers as instruments of government control and intervention, and provides the framework through which to demonstrate the continually changing nature of the identity of social workers in negotiations of power. At the same time, it provides the context for another major strand of government policy legislation for local authorities that are based on the historical discourse of modernisation.
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Egbuta, Iheanyi Chuku. "The adoption of teleworking as an innovative work practice by small business enterprises in South Wales". Thesis, University of South Wales, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.702316.
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This thesis examines Teleworking as an innovative practice in small business enterprises in South Wales and how they have embraced and applied it as an innovation tool as arguably, innovation is at the heart of any successful organisation especially in the light of the nascent emerging pro-cost saving and "green" work environments that organisations have been embracing in an economy largely dominated by the conventional working pattern and style. In recent years there has been a shift in how organisations and businesses are run and a renaissance in the economic thinking of Welsh small business organisations perhaps due to the economic downturn and present government cuts and realities of the state of the economy which has resulted in a shift from the conventional ways work is carried out and the way innovation in the workplace is applied, to the open and flexible work pattern that still delivers great results and profits to organisations and a times at less cost. Organisations are more employee friendly and more compassionate to the needs of their staff because as any good employer knows, a key element for success, profitability, positive outcomes and business strength is based on employee fulfilment which in part comprises of providing the support and option for teleworking and flexible working as key recipes for organisational success. These developments have prompted this research into whether the study into the benefits and barriers of teleworking has a significant role in the evolution of teleworking in the workplace environment and if it is in line with organisational innovation plans. This research is undertaken to underpin the importance of innovation with emphasis on teleworking adoption in small business organisations. In order to accomplish these tasks, the research uses a qualitative research approach which employed an online focus groups and in-depth interviews through questionnaires and interviews with various organisations, employees and employers and key policy makers in Wales and construct a framework that will provide understanding. The research concludes that teleworking is regarded to be important for the advancement of small business organisations in Wales. It is the first study to investigate and evaluate the practice of teleworking and how its innovative application framework affects small business organisations directly in Wales to help businesses succeed.
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Hamre, Lynne Janine. "Exploring the use of social capital to support technology adoption and implementation". Thesis, University of Bath, 2008. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492258.
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Information System (IS) implementations are a risky business with studies showing only a 16%-29% success rate. This research explores the use of social capital to support technology implementations. This research brings together two distinct bodies of knowledge: social network analysis (SNA) and technology acceptance models, in order to better understand the relationship between social capital and technology acceptance. The first aspect of the research looks at social network centrality and influence measures as an alternative means to measure social influence in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The social influence construct has proven to be inconsistent in past research. An individual‟s decision to adopt a new technology is influenced by their social context or the informal social network within which they work. The social capital of others influences their attitudes and decision to adopt a new technology. Social Capital, as measured through social network analysis, could be substituted for the social influence construct of the UTAUT model. Two revised UTAUT models are developed and tested. The second aspect of this research uses social capital to inform membership of a Community of Practice (CoP) to support a Finance Management System implementation in a higher education organization. SNA can be used to gain an understanding of the social network and identify individuals with high social capital. There is growing evidence that CoP support successful organizational change initiatives but it is less clear how CoP membership might be determined. SNA provides an evidence-based approach to CoP formation. The IS implementation cases described in the paper demonstrate an innovative approach to IS implementation grounded in social capital and technology acceptance research that add to the body of knowledge in both theory and practice.
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Yung, Wing-yee Angela, i 翁詠儀. "Thoughts and practice of a Hong Kong teacher in mathematics alternative assessment via concerns-based adoption model". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45884067.
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MacDonald, Matthew. "Charitable enterprise : an investigation of the adoption of social enterprise models of practice by a UK charity". Thesis, Lancaster University, 2012. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/71421/.
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This thesis explores the phenomenon of the adoption of social enterprise models of practice by registered charities in England. In order to overcome resource shortfalls and to meet external statutory policy agendas, charities may be adopting business methods without a full understanding of the potential of business models to dilute their core mission and alter their operational practice and organisational structure. A case study approach is used to gain an in-depth understanding of the particular experiences of a specific charity. The case approach is extended to investigate the interplay between the case organisation and the policy implementation group that governs access to resources and support. An inductive analysis is conducted on interview data from respondents from both organisations. UK government policies are also examined, as are the historical antecedents for social enterprise adoption by charities. Adopting a critical management approach, this thesis draws on social origins theory and new institutional theories of organisational legitimacy to provide an understanding of why social enterprise models are being adopted by the case organisation and the impact of that adoption. This thesis contributes to the theoretical literature by introducing the concepts of 'mission holding', 'gate-keeping' and 'charitable enterprise' to the field of study, in order to provide a clear framework for exploration of the phenomena identified. Charitable enterprise identifies the adoption of enterprise activities by charitable organisations as part of their resource mix. It positions social enterprise as an activity, rather than as an organisational form. Empirically, this thesis contributes to the study of organisational change by illustrating the interplay between internal and external influences on decision-making, in this case choices to adopt social enterprise models of practice. The notion of sectoral and organisational independence is replaced here with the notion of interdependence, taking into account the historical interplay between the state and charitable sectors, drawing on the concept of non.-sovereign negotiated power.
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Michaelson, Rosa. "A critique of the policy and practice associated with the adoption of educational technologies in higher education". Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2011. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020605/.
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As each change in computing becomes more generally available or popular as a form of educational technology in higher education, an associated set of visionary and dystopian responses has arisen, in which new technology is presented as an inevitable change mechanism, and as the answer to several problems such as the issue of wider access, the globalization of education and budget constrictions. But how are these new forms of educational technology used in practice, and how do the outcomes of their adoption differ from the expectations of those who fund new developments? Using the social shaping of technology as the main theoretical basis, this thesis investigates different scales of educational technology adoption, as well as the cyclic nature of the policyadoption nexus, demonstrating how differences in adoption processes are amplified by specific forms of technology and examining the extent to which technology lends itself to control by specific groups. There are three parts to the thesis. The first section presents the theoretical framework, a discussion of method in educational research, including specific methods employed in this work, the context for the research (a historical mapping of technology and policy), and the identification of important issues arising in the adoption of educational technologies during funding initiatives of the 1970s and 80s. The middle section of the thesis consists of two case studies, both of which occurred during the period of interest in learning environments and web-based systems: that of a small, single-subject project and, in contrast, the university-wide adoption of a virtual learning environment. The third section consists of the critique, in which the issues arising in different phases of educational technology adoption are compared, noting when these differences can be shown to be strongly influenced by a particular form of technology or a particular group of people. The are four main findings from the work of this thesis. First, the results suggest that there are distinct cycles of technological change and associated policy intervention, in which previous forms of educational technology are subsumed. However, analysis suggests that the rhetoric of the previous cycle often persists in succeeding phases. Second, that it is possible to identify to what extent technology rather than social process predetermines the adoption outcome, as in the case of the second case study. Third, the thesis demonstrates the existence of an implicit assumption concerning computers and computing as educational technology that there is little if no difference between university education and distance learning. Finally, an alternative history of successful educational technology adoption exists, which is not of interest to many of the groups identified in the thesis, does not produce the same level of rhetoric about innovation or change, and hence does not feature directly in policy statements and funding initiatives, but is one that has been more directly controlled and shaped by educators.
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Andrews, Jennifer Gloria. "A Qualitative Study to Elucidate Consumer Rejection of the Practice of Coupon Use". Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/612843.
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Coupons are a marketing tool used to entice consumers to try a new brand or product in the hopes that they will then become loyal users after trial (Boundless, n.d.). Issuing coupons is a common practice for many businesses because it is relatively inexpensive to begin, and can be used for general advertising purposes in addition to attracting new customers. Digital coupons have been introduced in the last few years and their acceptance is growing, with redemptions in 2010 increasing by 10 times the 2009 rates and projected to increase exponentially with each year (Savings.com, n.d.). Despite the higher acceptance and redemption rates for digital coupon formats over the past 5 years, the overall coupon redemption rate has remained at around 2%. Early coupon academic studies in the promotional literature examine profitability maximization through manipulating coupon characteristics or the coupon process such as the timing of release, length of expiration dates, amount of the cents-off, and other related monetary factors. Despite the ability to adjust coupon features to maximize revenue and redemption, the effect is not strong enough to generate the motivation required to elicit new use from non-users being targeted nor improve the overall low redemption rates. Basic characteristics such as demographic and socioeconomic variables as well as some predisposing motivational characteristics have also been studied to predict coupon use. While some of these characteristics demonstrate differences between consumers who do and do not use coupons, characteristics provide little insight into why non-users choose not to coupon. Furthermore, the findings cannot be generalizable to the population as a whole when the redemption rate persists at 2%. With digital coupons a rapidly growing practice, it is important to determine whether or not this new coupon format might contribute to behavior change in current non- or infrequent users of coupons. The overarching goal of this research was to better understand the motivational processes driving the decisions to not use coupons in the context of consumer packaged goods (grocery). While most previous research has concentrated on characteristics of the consumer, characteristics of the coupon, and predisposing motivational constructs, this study examined why consumers rejected coupons by examining their narratives on the various stages of the coupon process to narrow down the factors contributing the most to deterring coupon use. A two-phase qualitative approach was selected to determine how digital coupons were perceived by both frequent and infrequent users followed by a more in-depth investigation into the timing, motivation and cognitive processes occurring behind the decision not to coupon. The Phase 1 study included 58 participants, 29 frequent users and 29 infrequent users. Participants completed a set of questionnaires measuring previously identified predisposing characteristics, given guidance on the selection of digital coupons loaded onto shopper loyalty cards and were provided with Sunday circulars. Each participant had 1 week to try and redeem the digital coupons and complete follow up questionnaires to determine any changes post-trial. Participants were invited to participate in 1 of 6 focus groups to determine themes related to the digital coupon trial. The Phase 2 study included 10 individuals who participated in depth interviews focusing on the processes, motivations and decisions related to coupon use during grocery shopping. The interview was broken out into 5 stages: 1 is an ice-breaker introduction to the study; 2 involves rapport building and setting the tone; 3 is the depth interview that attempts to elicit understanding into the motivation, timing, and rationale behind rejection of coupon use; 4 presents some popular emerging technologies based on emerging applications of interest to the Association of Coupon Professional Board; and 5 includes a brief discussion of different type of coupon and verification. Overall, the consumer's perceived purpose of the coupon is to save money through item cost reduction whereas from a marketing perspective the coupon is intended to entice consumers new to the brand or to encourage trial of a new product (Boundless, n.d.). This difference in perception could be a major contributor to the valuation process and resistance/rejection themes of infrequent users. Interestingly, very few infrequent users rejected the practice of coupons outright and were far more likely to resist or postpone the practice. More research should be conducted to identify when, how and why infrequent users re-evaluate coupons or try the process again. Coupon industry members should review the coupon practice and make a decision to either abandon or overhaul the process as it currently does not provide value to either the manufacturers issuing the coupons or the consumers, even those actively using coupons. If the decision is to overhaul the practice then a decision should be made whether or not to adapt to the current perceptions that coupons are a means to reduce product price or re-educate consumers and industry members alike on the coupon as a means to solicit trial. Lastly, many of the existing apps do not address any of the coupon-related barriers, incongruities, or infrequent user needs. A disruptive technology is needed to change consumer perceptions, encourage coupon use and provide value added utility beyond just bypassing the coupon process to make the practice relevant in today's mobile culture.
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Ramalingam, NithyaPriya Shivanthi. "Exploration of training as an implementation strategy to promote physical activity within community settings: research, theory, and practice". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95051.
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The prevalence of inactivity remains high, with more than 80 percent of adults failing to meet physical activity guidelines. Numerous evidence-based interventions for physical activity promotion have been developed and tested to address this need, but are typically not scaled-up and sustained in the intended practice setting. Many of these physical activity promotion programs suggest community-based delivery, often requiring researchers to train delivery personnel on intervention components. However, there is a paucity of detail on for whom, under what conditions, and how training mechanism are effective in practice.
The purpose of this research was to explore the questions related to the research, theory, and practice of training. For research, a mixed-methods exploration of delivery personnel characteristics and perceived barriers and facilitators before and after program delivery or non-delivery was conducted. For theory, a systematic review of physical activity trainings for community-based delivery personnel was conducted in the literature to determine the characteristics of those who were trained, the structural and mechanistic components of said trainings, and the effectiveness of these trainings. For practice, a case-study of existing training in a community based setting was conducted to determine training processes that are likely to be successful in the real world and to evaluate the feasibility of an observational tool for physical activity trainings.
The results of this dissertation show that delivery personnel characteristics and skillset may impact the acceptability, appropriateness, and effectiveness of training. They also provide preliminary support for the inclusion and importance of peer support within physical activity trainings to increase the number and representativeness of people trained and increase comfort with the training material. Further, descriptions of training for in-person physical activity programs in community settings are vague and inadequate making them difficult to replicate. Taken together, these studies provide avenues for future research and practice to develop an evidence-base for training mechanisms.Ph. D.
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Guerguis, Jennifer. "Mental Health Therapists' Attitudes on Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices and Organizational Culture". ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/542.
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) in mental health was initiated in the United States due to state legislation. The EBP implementation process is complex due to multiple factors related to organizational culture. Mental health agencies implementing EBP processes can expect significant personnel changes due to higher turnover rates, which may have a negative effect on the quality of services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between providers' attitudes toward the adoption of EBPs and organizational culture. The theoretical framework for this study was organizational culture theory and the Denison organizational culture model. This correlational and predictive study examined the relationship between the domains behind 112 provider attitudes as measured by the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale and the multiple traits of organizational culture as measured by the Denison Organizational Culture Survey. A Pearson correlation was conducted in order to determine whether there were significant relationships prior to conducing a standard multiple regression and a stepwise multiple regression analysis. This study found a significant relationship between the mission trait and general provider attitudes and between the involvement trait and organizational support. The stepwise regression analysis found the mission trait to be a predictor of general provider attitudes. The standard regression analysis found the involvement trait to be a predictor of organizational support. Having this new insight could help managers make adjustments that may help providers be receptive to EBP adoption and ultimately may help in decreasing an organization's turnover. A more stable work environment may be conducive to the provision of higher quality services, leading to social change.
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Smith, Clifton Lee Jr. "Assessing Landowner Level Costs for Riparian Forest Buffer System Adoption on Farms in Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Watershed". Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36906.
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Riparian Forest Buffer Systems contribute to non-point source pollution control and improve the physical and trophic qualities of streams. There is a limited understanding of the full range of costs incurred when implementing a RFBS. Establishment costs will vary with the site characteristics. The amount of forgone income will vary with the current land-use. RFBS enterprises may yield returns that partially or fully offset forgone income. Section A discusses the physical characteristics and functions of RFBS in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Section A argues that RFBS design and site characteristics alter the physical ability of RFBS to produce environmental services. Altering design specifications may come at little environmental loss but might greatly reduce landowner costs. Section B describes a decision support system that can provide landowners and policy makers with financial information on the site specific changes in costs that occur as RFBS designs are altered. Section C utilizes the decision support system software to simulate the common design and site characteristics found within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed of Virginia. Generalizations are drawn concerning reduction efficiencies of a RFBS based on the physical characteristics of the regions. Section D discusses government policies and incentive programs, as well as additional private income opportunities, that may influence the cost and adoption of RFBS. Findings revealed a range of annual per acre cost of adoption between $140.09 rising to a positive return of $124.79, depending on assumptions of site characteristics, land-use, and supplemental financial incentives.Master of Science
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Bandoophanit, Thianthip. "Identifying green logistics best practice leading to the efficient management of resources and waste in Thailand's public hospitals". Thesis, University of Bradford, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15708.
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The aim of this study is to identify green logistics (GL) best practice leading to the efficient management of resources and waste in Thai public hospitals. This work is influenced by and is aligned with the Thailand’s 2nd National Logistics and Supply Chain Research Strategies (2012-2016). The GL practices of six public hospitals were investigated, chosen to give coverage of the different types/sizes, locations and a range of environmental performance issues. Hospital visits were undertaken to collect data by interview, documentation and observation approaches. The GL best practices were principally identified by using developed indicators and a cross-case analysis method. The results of this study showed that resource and waste flows appeared very complicated within Thai hospitals. Thus, effectively introducing and managing GL within these settings requires the coordination of all staff (clinical and other), and the consideration of all environmental impacts from product purchasing through to waste disposal. Many beneficial practices for successfully reducing resource consumption and waste were identified. Key findings were that green initiatives need to be supported by: sufficient environmental education; two-way communication; effective evaluation and recording systems; and Director-level support. Importantly, GL adoption in the Thai context should be grounded in the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy concept (e.g. moderation, wisdom, and happiness), as well as contemporary hospital logistics theory and practice. Finally, it is recommended that the current Hospital Accreditation process is changed to integrate sustainable best practices, and that some pertinent government regulations and policies should be reviewed and changed as they were seen to be counterproductive and indeed in many cases it was proven that the enactment of the policies themselves actually increased waste.
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Bandoophanit, Thianthip. "Identifying Green Logistics Best Practice Leading to the Efficient Management of Resources and Waste in Thailand’s Public Hospitals". Thesis, University of Bradford, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/15708.
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The aim of this study is to identify green logistics (GL) best practice leading to the efficient management of resources and waste in Thai public hospitals. This work is influenced by and is aligned with the Thailand’s 2nd National Logistics and Supply Chain Research Strategies (2012-2016). The GL practices of six public hospitals were investigated, chosen to give coverage of the different types/sizes, locations and a range of environmental performance issues. Hospital visits were undertaken to collect data by interview, documentation and observation approaches. The GL best practices were principally identified by using developed indicators and a cross-case analysis method.
The results of this study showed that resource and waste flows appeared very complicated within Thai hospitals. Thus, effectively introducing and managing GL within these settings requires the coordination of all staff (clinical and other), and the consideration of all environmental impacts from product purchasing through to waste disposal. Many beneficial practices for successfully reducing resource consumption and waste were identified. Key findings were that green initiatives need to be supported by: sufficient environmental education; two-way communication; effective evaluation and recording systems; and Director-level support. Importantly, GL adoption in the Thai context should be grounded in the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy concept (e.g. moderation, wisdom, and happiness), as well as contemporary hospital logistics theory and practice. Finally, it is recommended that the current Hospital Accreditation process is changed to integrate sustainable best practices, and that some pertinent government regulations and policies should be reviewed and changed as they were seen to be counterproductive and indeed in many cases it was proven that the enactment of the policies themselves actually increased waste.Faculty of Management Sciences, Khon Kaen University.
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Wells, Bridget. "Implementation of computerised clinical decision support (CCDS) in a prehospital setting : processes of adoption and impact on paramedic role and practice". Thesis, Swansea University, 2013. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43112.
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Aim: To examine the adoption of CCDS by paramedics, including the impact of CCDS on paramedic role and practice. Methods: Systematic review of CCDS in emergency care followed by a cluster-randomised controlled trial (C-RCT) of CCDS with a qualitative component involving 42 paramedics at two study sites. Results: 19/20 studies identified for inclusion in the systematic review were from the Emergency Department setting, with no studies from prehospital care. The focus of the studies was on process of care (19/20) rather than patient outcomes (5/20). Positive impacts were reported in 15/19 (79%) process of care studies. Only two patient outcome studies were able to report findings (one positive, one negative). Results relating to CCDS implementation were reported as an ad hoc response to problems encountered. In this C-RCT paramedics used CCDS with 12% of eligible patients (site one: 2%; site two: 24%). Intervention paramedics were twice as likely to refer patients to a falls service as those in the control group (usual care) (relative risk = 2.0; 95% Cl 1.1 to 3.7) although conveyance rates were unaltered (relative risk = 1.1; 95% Cl 0.8 to 1.5) and episode of care was unchanged (-5.7 minutes; 95% Cl -38.5 to 27.2). When CCDS was used patient referral to falls services was three times as likely (relative risk = 3.1; 95% Cl 1.4 to 6.9), and non-conveyance was twice as likely (risk = 2.1; 95% Cl 1.1 to 3.9) and overall episode of care fell by 114 minutes (95% Cl from 77.2 to 150.3). Reasons given for not using CCDS included technical problems, lack of integration, it was not sophisticated enough to influence decision making. Paramedics adapted when and how they used CCDS to suit context and patient condition. Conclusion: There is little existing evidence in relation to CCDS use in the emergency care setting, and the prehospital emergency care setting in particular. Studies of CCDS undertaken in emergency departments have shown benefit, particularly in relation to process of care. The C-RCT found that CCDS use by paramedics was low, particularly at site one, but use was associated with higher rates of patient referral and non-conveyance, and shorter episodes of care. There were encouraging signs that CCDS can support a new decision making role for paramedics. The study provides useful lessons for policy makers, practitioners and researchers about the potential benefits of CCDS and the challenges to adoption of new technology in emergency prehospital care.
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Xie, Yina. "WATERSHED MODELING, FARM TENANCY AND ADOPTION OF CONSERVATION MEASURES TO FACILITATE WATER QUALITY TRADING IN THE UPPER SCIOTO WATERSHED, OHIO". The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1398861681.
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Otoo, Samuel O. "Successful Strategies for Implementing Health Information Technology in Primary Care Practice". ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7949.
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Health information technology (HIT) owner-practitioners who adopt effective strategies for HIT implementation can improve primary facility care delivery and profitability. However, some HIT owner-practitioners have ineffective implementation strategies, so they have not realized the total revenue increases of more than 8%. Grounded in general systems theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore successful strategies primary care practitioners (PCPs) use to implement HIT to improve primary facility care delivery and profitability. The participants included 6 owner-practitioners located in Queens County, NY, who successfully implemented HIT to improve facility care delivery and profitability. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and a review of relevant practice documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis, yielding 3 themes: HIT education and training, costs of transitioning to HIT, and focusing on expected benefits of successful HIT implementation. By providing information on effective HIT strategies, the findings from this study could impact social change because PCPs may rely on faster and more accurate health information data to offer better diagnoses and enhance treatments for patients.
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Polaha, Jodi, Karen E. Schetzina, Katie Baker i Diana Morelen. "Adoption and Reach of Behavioral Health Services for Behavior Problems in Pediatric Primary Care". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000380.
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Introduction: The field of implementation science provides the variables adoption and reach, which can be used to evaluate aspects to access, a primary incitement for integrated care. This study compared two integrated models: In Year 1, behavioral health consultants worked collaboratively with pediatricians to provide brief on-the-spot consultations to patients with behavioral concerns, and in Year 2, a structured, evidence-based treatment (EBT), the Family Check-Up, was developed to be delivered in conjunction with the existing collaborative model. Method: A chart review revealed the number of children who (a) attended a 4- to 5-year-old well-visit, (B) were screened, (c) were identified as having behavior problems, (d) were referred, and (e) accessed the services. Outcomes were calculated as percentages of children with behavioral concerns who were referred to (adoption) and received (reach) the services in each year. Results: Key findings were that (a) physician referrals increased when an EBT was added, but (b) patients had better first-session contact with the brief approach than the EBT, which few patients completed. Discussion: Results underscore the utility of measuring adoption and reach as partial indicators of access to services. These are accessible variables, collected in every practice that can be measured routinely in the context of quality improvement and, ideally, reported in studies as a way to disseminate knowledge about how to build behavioral health technology into primary care. Future research should strive for more rigor in measuring adoption and reach, and consider including a number of other implementation outcomes.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed Dahlan. "Adoption of project appraisal practice and accessibility of finance : an empirical analysis on selected small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Malaysia". Thesis, University of Stirling, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1839.
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The crucial role played by small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in developing countries is very well acknowledged. In Malaysia, for example, the SMIs are perceived as the backbone of the nation's industrialisation process. However, the promotion and development of these SMIs are often hampered by their lack of access to formal institutional credits. The lack of access to formal credits is often ascribed to the higher level of perceived risks, moral hazards and transactions costs. At present, banks and SMIs in developing countries do not have the appropriate technology to adequately assess these risks. The present study seeks to suggest that project appraisal practice can and should be adopted by the SMIs in order to assess their project's risks. Banks are recommended to use similar techniques to objectively evaluate their lending risks. Built upon the theoretical framework of finance and development, the study empirically evaluates the relationship between the adoption of project appraisal practice by the SMIs and their access to formal sector finance. In addition, the study also attempts to identify the factors that can influence the company's decision whether or not to adopt formal project appraisal practice. A very significant and positive relationship was found between the adoption of project appraisal practice and the SMIs' access to formal sector finance. The following factors were found to be significant in determining whether or not a firm adopts project appraisal practice: (1) access to banks finance, (2) entrepreneur's level of education, (3) training on project appraisal, (4) market classification, and, (5) level of business experience. The study therefore concludes that the adoption of project appraisal practice by SMIs should be encouraged through formal training. Finally, the study suggests that the present system of providing finance to SMIs should be reformed and a more innovative and efficient system is recommended.
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Packham, Gary. "The impact of internal and external influences upon management practice adoption and strategic decision-making in growth oriented firms : an empirical investigation". Thesis, University of South Wales, 2001. https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/studentthesis/the-impact-of-internal-and-external-influences-upon-management-practice-adoption-and-strategic-decisionmaking-in-growth-oriented-firms(cee7a46c-115c-4de4-9001-02cf96efb669).html.
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This thesis provides an examination of how and why growth firms adopt and implement management practices and processes. It also analyses the extent to which management development can facilitate further expansion and provide growth oriented firms with sustainable competitive advantages. The continued interest given to the small business sector by policy makers and academics can be attributed to the belief that these ventures will increasingly become the cornerstones of economic prosperity and wealth creation. The study draws its participants from the Wales Fast Growth Fifty Network, an initiative set up to champion the cause of growth firms in Wales. This initiative highlights that despite past successes in securing inward investment, the economic future of Wales will increasingly be 4ependent upon indigenous growth oriented businesses. The research adopts a two stage qualitative methodology and results are based upon three group interviews involving 18 growth oriented firms and a further 31 semi-structured interviews with owner-managers of growing business ventures. The phenomenon of small firm growth has been approached from a wide range of theoretical perspectives. These approaches fail however, to explain how the abilities and motivations of the entrepreneur or owner-management team shape management development. Moreover, previous studies have yet to explore the internal mechanisms of the firms and in particular the extent to which firms can manoeuvre themselves in to favourable market positions by establishing competency and knowledge based barriers to competition. This study contends that the effective adoption of management practices and processes geared to long term market advantage is determined by the ability and experience of owner-managers. The research also reports that management practices such as marketing, planning, quality assurance and standardisation are all routinised and utilised by growth firms to engender sources of sustainable competitive advantage. Finally, a theoretical framework is posited, utilising the concepts of an entrepreneurial and management filter developed and refined in this thesis, to explain management development and how competitive advantages merge.
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Torrance, David Alan. "Christian kinship : relatedness in Christian practice and moral thought". Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/269744.
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Ideas of kinship play a significant role in structuring everyday life, and yet kinship has been neglected in Christian ethics, as well as moral philosophy and bioethics. Attention has been paid in these disciplines to the ethics of ‘family,’ but little regard has been paid to the fact that kinship is not a given, but is culturally contingent. The thesis seeks to remedy the neglect in recent Christian theological ethics by drawing on resources from the history of Christian thought and practice. It uses social anthropology both to unsettle the accounts of kinship used in Christian ethics, and to expose elements in Christian traditions of thought and practice relating to kinship. Notions of shared bodily substance, the house, gender and personhood recur cross-culturally in giving shape to kinship. By examining these four notions as they inform Christian thought and practice, a theological account is developed. Chapters dedicated to each of these four attempt to provide, in the first instance, a descriptive account of how the notion has structured Christian thought and practice in relation to kinship. Each chapter then turns, in the second instance, to a critical mode, offering a theological treatment of the chapter topic as it bears on kinship. The thesis concludes that kinship in Christ should be considered normatively primary for the Christian, but also that there are ways in which Christians have honoured this kinship in Christ by organising and playing out kinship on a smaller scale. In detailing the distinctively Christian organising principles that structure some practices of kinship ‘in miniature,’ another common practice – the special privileging of the blood tie in structuring kinship – is singled out for critique.
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Sidky, Ahmed Samy. "A Structured Approach to Adopting Agile Practices: The Agile Adoption Framework". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27889.
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Many organizations aspire to adopt agile processes to take advantage of the numerous benefits that it offers to an organization. Those benefits include, but are not limited to, quicker return on investment, better software quality, and higher customer satisfaction. To date however, there is no structured process (at least that is published in the public domain) that guides organizations in adopting agile practices. To address this situation, we present the Agile Adoption Framework and the innovative approach we have used to implement it. The framework consists of two components: an agile measurement index, and a 4-Stage process, that together guide and assist the agile adoption efforts of organizations. More specifically, the Sidky Agile Measurement Index (SAMI) encompasses five agile levels that are used to identify the agile potential of projects and organizations. The 4-Stage process, on the other hand, helps determine (a) whether or not organizations are ready for agile adoption, and (b) guided by their potential, what set of agile practices can and should be introduced. To help substantiate the â goodnessâ of the Agile Adoption Framework, we presented it to various members of the agile community, and elicited responses through questionnaires. The results of that substantiation effort are encouraging, and also suggest further avenues for improvement.Ph. D.
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Oguz, Fatih. "An exploration of the diffusion of a new technology from communities of practice perspective: Web services technologies in digital libraries". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2007. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3930/.
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This study explored and described decision factors related to technology adoption. The research used diffusion of innovations and communities of practice (CoP) theoretical frameworks and a case study of Web services technology in the digital library (DL) environment to develop an understanding of the decision-making process. A qualitative case study approach was used to investigate the research problems and data were collected through semi-structured interviews, documentary evidence (e.g., meeting minutes), and a comprehensive member check. The research conducted face-to-face and phone interviews with seven respondents with different job titles (administraive vs. technical) from five different DL programs selected based on distinctive characteristics such as size of the DL program. Findings of the research suggested that the decision-making process is a complex process in which a number of factors are considered when making technology adoption decisions. These factors are categorized as organizational, individual, and technology specific factors. Further, data showed that DL CoPs played an important role in enabling staff members of a DL program to access up-to-date and experienced-based knowledge, provided a distributed problem solving and learning environment, facilitating informal communication and collaborative activities, and informing the decision-making process.
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Maphalala, Jabulani. "The role of leaders in the effective implementation of transformational initiatives in South African gold mines". Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30629.
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Acting on behalf of the its executive council, the Chamber of Mines of South Africa conducted research into the impediments to improvements to health and safety in the mining industry. The study concluded that there was a need for a transformational change of the mining culture to embed health and safety as part and parcel of production. The study further concluded that the involvement of senior executives and underground mineworkers was critical to the success of the initiative. This was to ensure that the initiative does not end with the people who were running it in the mines.This study led to the implementation of the MOSH Leading Practice Adoption System which was intended to ensure that the culture of health and safety was embedded in the culture of the mining industry to an extend where mineworkers were perceived, and saw themselves, as part of the decision process specifically on health and safety.The leaders of the mining industry were critical in creating an environment that would ensure that impediments to the transformational initiative were removed as well as creating incentives for the change initiative.This research was conducted in 2012 with the objectives of establishing the role played by leaders in the effective implementation of transformational initiatives with a specific focus on the MOSH Leading Practice Adoption System. To establish this qualitiative research was conducted with a group of underground mineworkers and mine officials who wer part of the transformational initiative.The findings of this research, supported the findings of a survey conducted early in the year that the transformational initiative did not achieve the intended results of transforming the behaviours and attitudes of underground mineworkers.Literature is sparse on transformational initiatives that are industry-wide as the MOSH Leading Practice Adoption System was. Based on Organisational Development and Transformation principles, recommendations are made on how an industry-wide initiative could be successfully implemented.Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Humes, Leila Lage. "A adoção de software livre na USP: um estudo de caso". Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12139/tde-27022007-155355/.
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O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar o processo de adoção do Software Livre na Universidade de São Paulo. É de especial interesse o estudo dos aspectos culturais e organizacionais que contribuíram para a adoção do Software Livre entre os administradores de sistemas. O estudo de adoção, não se limitou à adoção individual, mas se estendeu à adoção organizacional uma vez que a adoção de inovações tecnológicas em organizações difere de modo especial da adoção individual. A adoção organizacional aborda aspectos como a extensão do uso da inovação e, o quão profundamente o uso da tecnologia altera processos, estruturas e cultura organizacional. O fenômeno de adoção na Universidade revela-se particularmente importante por ter se tratado da adoção de uma nova tecnologia, em grande escala e bem-sucedida. Esta pesquisa estuda quais são os fatores condicionantes e os que favoreceram a adoção da nova tecnologia, bem como o contexto social e cultural desta adoção em diferentes Unidades da USP.The objective of this work is to study the adoption of Free Software in the University of São Paulo. It is of special interest the study of the cultural and organizational aspects that contributed to the adoption of the Free Software among the systems administrators. The adoption study, was not limited to the individual adoption, but it extended to the organizational adoption once the adoption of technological innovations in organizations differs in special ways from the individual adoption. The organizational adoption examines aspects as the extension of the use of the innovation and, how deeply the use of the technology affects processes, structures and organizational culture. The adoption phenomenon in the University is particularly important for having it been a voluntary adoption of a new technology, in great scale and well succeeded. This research studies which factors restricted or favored the adoption of the new technology, as well as the social and cultural context of this adoption in different Units of USP
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Resch, Peter Martin. "Mobile Marketing and the Physician in Private Practice – An exploratory Study with Gynecologists in Germany". Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/119690.
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La ràpida i forta penetració de les tecnologies de la comunicació mòbil als mercats mundials presenta al marketing mòbil amb una forta influència en l'activitat empresarial i en la conducta del consumidor, tant a nivell nacional com a global. Mentre que la recerca acadèmica s'ha centrat a estudiar indústries específiques en el context del marketing mòbil, aquest estudi es centra en un grup professional molt concret: els metges en consulta privada.
A la primera part d'aquesta recerca es desenvolupen els conceptes claus relacionats amb el marketing mòbil a l'àrea mèdica. L'estudi dut a terme en ginecòlegs a Alemanya proporciona un nombre rellevant d'aspectes tant en el grup de metges que no utilitzen el mitjà mòbil en la seva pràctica mèdica com per als pocs que ja ho utilitzen. En el grup dels no usuaris, els resultats indiquen diverses barreres determinants que dificulten l'adopció del mitjà mòbil com són la falta de temps del metge, consideracions econòmiques i legals, i la falta d'informació. L'estudi també identifica el grau d'utilitat percebut pels metges per a diverses funcions dels mòbils i aporta suggeriments respecte als factors que poden contribuir a l'adopció d'aquest mitjà.
S'utilitzen els mètodes de Regressió logística ordinal i regressió logística directa amb la finalitat d'establir en quina mesura els factors demogràfics i l’experiència prèvia en l'ús de mitjà mòbil influeixen sobre les decisions i percepcions dels metges. L'estudi també presenta els resultats d'un grup de metges que ja està utilitzant canals mòbils en la seva pràctica mèdica. S'identifiquen tendències, les activitats planificades i no planificades a través dels mòbils i s'informa dels resultats de l'ús dels dispositius i tecnologia mòbil en la seva pràctica mèdica. Les implicacions, limitacions i futures línies de recerca conclouen aquesta dissertació.La rápida y fuerte penetración de las tecnologías de la comunicación móvil en los mercados mundiales presenta al marketing móvil con una fuerte influencia en la actividad empresarial y en la conducta del consumidor, tanto a nivel nacional como global. Mientras que la investigación académica se ha centrado en estudiar industrias específicas en el contexto del marketing móvil, este estudio se centra en un grupo profesional muy concreto: los médicos en consulta privada. En la primera parte de esta investigación se desarrollan los conceptos claves relacionados con el marketing móvil en el área médica. El estudio llevado a cabo en ginecólogos en Alemania proporciona un número relevante de aspectos tanto en el grupo de médicos que no utilizan el medio móvil en su práctica médica como para los pocos que ya lo utilizan. En el grupo de los no usuarios, los resultados indican varias barreras determinantes que dificultan la adopción del medio móvil como son la falta de tiempo del médico, consideraciones económicas y legales, y la falta de información. El estudio también identifica el grado de utilidad percibido por los médicos para diversas funciones de los móviles y aporta sugerencias respecto a los factores que pueden contribuir a la adopción de este medio. Se utilizan los métodos de Regresión logística ordinal y regresión logística directa con el fin de establecer en qué medida los factores demográficos y experiencia previa en el uso de medio móvil influyen sobre las decisiones y percepciones de los médicos. El estudio también presenta los resultados de un grupo de médicos que ya está utilizando canales móviles en su práctica médica. Se identifican tendencias, actividades planificadas y no planificadas a través de los móviles y se informa de los resultados del uso de los dispositivos y tecnología móvil en su práctica médica. Las implicaciones, limitaciones y futuras líneas de investigación concluyen esta disertación.
Mobile communication technologies have penetrated markets throughout the world, and thus mobile marketing is likely to have a strong influence on future business activities and consumer behavior, as well as on national and global markets. While academic research has started to focus on particular industries in the mobile marketing context, this study shifts the focus to the particular professional group of physicians in private practice. After first developing key concepts related to mobile marketing in the physician domain, the research carried out with gynecologists in Germany then provides a number of relevant insights stemming from both physicians not employing the mobile medium in their medical practice and the few who already do so. For the group of Non-Users, the findings indicate that several key adoption barriers seem to prevent the inclusion of the mobile channel, including the physicians’ lack of time, economic and legal considerations, and lack of information. The study also identifies the degree of usefulness for a range of mobile activities as perceived by the physicians themselves, and provides insights into which factors would be conducive for physicians to start using the mobile medium for said purposes. Both ordinal logistics regression and direct logistics regression are employed to gain a better understanding of how demographic factors and status of private mobile use impact physician responses. This yields significant findings across the board, with interesting implications given the demographic shift currently taking place in the German healthcare arena. The research also provides evidence from a group of physicians who already take advantage of the mobile channel in their medical practice. We identify current, planned and not-planned mobile activities, and present the reported experiences along several lines resulting from the use of mobile devices and technology in their medical practice. Implications, limitations and future research avenues conclude this dissertation.
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Gedikoglu, Haluk McCann Laura. "Adoption of nutrient management practices". Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6614.
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Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on March 17, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Thesis advisor: Dr. Laura McCann. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Colucci, Camila Fernanda Pinsinato. "Princípio do melhor interesse da criança: construção teórica e aplicação prática no direito brasileiro". Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2131/tde-25022015-083746/.
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Esta pesquisa objetivou estudar o princípio do melhor interesse da criança tanto em seu viés teórico quanto prático, na tentativa de se concluir se é possível ou não adotar-se critérios predeterminados para serem seguidos na tomada de decisões em questões envolvendo crianças e adolescentes. Na primeira parte, teórica, estudou-se o conteúdo do melhor interesse, e se poderia ele ser entendido como regra de interpretação, direito fundamental ou princípio. Já a segunda parte, prática, buscou analisar como os tribunais vêm decidindo algumas questões que resvalam no melhor interesse. Para tal, alguns institutos foram selecionados (guarda, adoção, parto anônimo, visitas e educação). A análise da guarda passou pela sua diferenciação entre colocação em família substituta e atribuição a um dos pais em caso de separação. Discutiu-se a possibilidade de atribuição a terceira pessoa e de imposição da modalidade compartilhada. Estudou-se o direito de visitas para o caso de a guarda ter sido atribuída a somente um dos pais. Estendeu-se a pesquisa para a hipótese de garantir-se esse direito a amigos, padrastos, madrastas e padrinhos. A adoção foi estudada nas modalidades à brasileira, intuitu personae e internacional. Ainda, analisou-se a possibilidade de adoção por casal homoafetivo. Embora inexistente no direito brasileiro, o parto anônimo foi analisado para se observar se viável e necessário em nosso ordenamento. Por fim, estudou-se o direito à educação, realçando-se alguns aspectos como a possibilidade de o ensino ser realizado fora de estabelecimentos oficiais, transporte de crianças até suas escolas e a possibilidade de exigirem-se vagas em creches.This research aimed to study the principle of the best interest of the child, both in theory and in practice, in an attempt to conclude whether it is possible or not to adopt predetermined criteria to be followed in making decisions on issues involving children and adolescents. In the first part, theoretical, the content of the best interest was studied, as well as the possibility of understanding it as a rule of interpretation, fundamental right or principle. The second part, practical, sought to analyze how the courts have been deciding issues involving the best interest. In doing so, some institutes were selected (guardianship, adoption, anonymous childbirth, visits and education). The analysis of the guardianship passed by differentiating between placement in foster family and its assignment to one of the parents in case of separation. The possibility of assigning it to a third person and the imposition of shared custody were discussed. The visitation rights in case when the custody has been awarded to only one parent was studied. The research was extended to the hypothesis of granting this right to friends, stepfathers, stepmothers and godfathers or godmothers. The research studied Brazilian, intuitu personae and international adoptions, as well as the possibility of adoption by homosexual couples. Although non-existing under Brazilian law, the anonymous childbirth was analyzed to observe if it is viable and needed in our system. Finally, the right of education was studied, and aspects such as the possibility of homeschooling, transportation of children to their schools and the requiring of vacancies in childcare facilities were highlighted.