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Baskerville, Richard L., i A. Trevor Wood-Harper. "A Critical Perspective on Action Research as a Method for Information Systems Research". Journal of Information Technology 11, nr 3 (wrzesień 1996): 235–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026839629601100305.
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This paper reviews the origins, techniques and roles associated with action research into information systems (IS). Many consider the approach to be the paragon of post-positivist research methods, yet it has a cloudy history among the social sciences. The paper summarizes the rigorous approach to action research and suggests certain domains of ideal use (such as systems development methodology). For those faced with conducting, reviewing or examining action research, the paper discusses various problems, opportunities and strategies.
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Andriani, Dewi. "How can I Write Other? The Pains and Possibilities of Autoethnographic’s Research Writing Experienced by a non-Western Female Student". Journal of International Students 12, S2 (21.08.2022): 141–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v12is2.4227.
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In this paper, I am going to explore an other kind of research writing by sharing my research journey as a PhD female student from a non-Western background experiencing research differently. Starting my study within a standard conventional methodology, I shifted my research to a non-traditional mode of doctoral research writing called autoethnography. I employ writing as a method of inquiry (Richardson & St Pierre, 2005) where I can center my voice, write creatively and move beyond normative, positivist and post-positivist paradigms. Following this autoethnographic path, I experienced struggles and opportunities to endeavor to push my writing beyond the limit in the field of play in a language which is not my first language.
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Khanal, Ram Chandra. "Concerns and Challenges of Data Integration from Objective Post-Positivist Approach and a Subjective Non-Positivist Interpretive Approach and Their Validity/Credibility Issues". Journal of the Institute of Engineering 9, nr 1 (30.06.2014): 115–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v9i1.10677.
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Integration of data derived from objective post positivist approach and interpretive non-positivist approach through mixed methods research has gained increasing attention in the recent past. But, at the same, concerns have been raised in the process of integrating data and, hence, enhancing validity/credibility of a research. This article seeks to analyze some concerns and challenges related to these aspects and provides some process to address these challenges. This article reviewed various peer reviewed journals and other grey literatures focusing on data integration within mixed method research. The paper presents some theoretical and methodological concerns and challenges of data integration and reviews two validity/credibility frameworks. Based on these review, the paper outlines a strategy of data integration. The strategy includes selection of appropriate research methodology and data conversion processes based on the research need. The paper provides a four step process for data conversion by adopting quantitizing approach which include; creating focus questions, response coding, thematic categorizing and employing qualitative data analysis process. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jie.v9i1.10677Journal of the Institute of Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 115–129
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Zimmerman, Aaron Samuel, i Jeong-Hee Kim. "Excavating and (Re)presenting Stories". International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology 8, nr 2 (kwiecień 2017): 16–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijavet.2017040102.
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Narrative inquiry has been a popular methodology in different disciplines for the last few decades. Using stories, narrative inquiry illuminates lived experience, serving as a valuable complement to research methodologies that are rooted in positivist epistemologies. In this article, we present a brief introduction to narrative inquiry including narrative data collection, analysis and interpretation. Situating narrative inquiry under the umbrella of post-qualitative research, we argue that, because of its ability to communicate evocative stories and to inspire empathy, narrative inquiry is an indispensable methodology in the study of human being and becoming, making this methodology an important contribution to the field of adult vocational education and technology.
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Rupšienė, Liudmila. "Bronislovas Bitinas: the Most Illustrious Representative of Post-positivism in Lithuanian Educational Sciences in the Last Half of the 20th and the Beginning of the 21st Centuries". Pedagogika 124, nr 4 (2.12.2016): 28–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/p.2016.49.
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Bronislovas Bitinas is well known in education sciences for his extensive work on methodology. However, none of his publications explicitly state which philosophy guides his approach to research. Scholars have argued that research methodology is dependent on the underlying philosophical assumptions; therefore, to understand the originality and contributions of specific methodology, philosophical principles guiding methodological decisions need to be examined. Given the importance of philosophy as a foundation for methodology, in this article I explore philosophical assumptions underlying B. Bitinas’ conceptualizations of educational research, as represented in his publications on methodology and in his overall scientific contributions. After a brief overview of Bitinas’ work, I outline the principles of post-positivism as a contemporary, improved, and “less arrogant” form of positivism. Examining how post-positivist principles are manifested in Bitinas’ ideas on methodology leads me to conclude that B. Bitinas is an educational researcher, whose systematic conceptualizations of methodology are congruent with the postpositivistic philosophical stance. Moreover, given the influence of his voluminous publications, Bitinas can be considered as the most illustrious educational researcher, who, in the latter half of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, has systematically expanded research methodology for education sciences.
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Burns, Victoria F., Mary Ellen Macdonald i Franco A. Carnevale. "Epistemological Oppression and the Road to Awakening". International Journal of Qualitative Methods 17, nr 1 (15.03.2018): 160940691876341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406918763413.
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Increasingly, it is becoming evident that qualitative research methodologies have much to contribute to producing health knowledge. Notwithstanding such advances, some would say the “paradigm war” continues, privileging postpositivist epistemologies. Our own experiences working within a post-positivist-dominated health research arena inspired the implementation of an “Epistemological Boot Camp” qualitative research training series. The central goal of the boot camp was to query the hypothesis that we are still in a paradigmatic “war zone” while imagining productive ways to both survive and thrive in the current climate. Moving forward, our hope is that our boot camp methodology can inspire other scholars to develop creative local initiatives that provide a platform to work toward recognizing the unique contributions of qualitative health research.
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Ali, Mustafa, i Abdulaziz Alshammari. "Effects of Project-Based Learning on Postgraduate Students' Research Proposal Writing Skills". European Journal of Educational Research 12, nr 1 (15.01.2023): 189–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.12.1.189.
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Research is considered a vital component for propelling progress and development. This study aims to investigate the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) in the teaching of research methodology and statistics courses on improving research writing skills and enhancing course achievement. It also projects an action plan model for the effective implementation of PBL in the instructional aspect. The study utilised a positivist research paradigm based on action research design using the technique of content analysis. Employing a universal rubric, 45 proposals of graduate programme students enrolled in the College of Education at Minia University in North Upper Egypt were subjected to content analysis to rate students’ skills in writing research proposals before and after the delivery of the course. The students volunteered to participate in the study after they were given a synopsis of the aims and procedures. Students’ achievement was assessed through a test consisting of 90 items, developed primarily for this purpose at the end of the second semester in the academic year 2018–2019. The post-content analysis revealed a significant improvement in scientific research skills, with a considerable difference between the pre- and post-achievement scores. It is imperative to consider the feasibility of using the PBL approach in teaching research methodology and statistics courses for graduate students. The study recommended the adoption of PBL in undergraduate programmes as well as in high school education.</p>
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Kotb, Amr, Hany Elbardan i Hussein Halabi. "Mapping of internal audit research: a post-Enron structured literature review". Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 33, nr 8 (4.08.2020): 1969–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-07-2018-3581.
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PurposeThis paper reviews the field of internal auditing (IA) post-Enron to develop insights into how IA research has developed, offer a critique of the research to date and identify ways that future research can help to advance IA.Design/methodology/approachA structured literature review (SLR) was used to analyse 471 papers from 64 journals published between 2005 and 2018 based on a number of criteria, namely author, journal type, journal location, year, theme, theory, nature of research, research setting, regional focus, method and citations.FindingsThe IA literature has not significantly contributed to knowledge of the internal audit function (IAF), and one still knows relatively little about the factors that contribute to making the impact of IA practice effective and measurable. The IA literature is US-dominated (authors and journals), focussed on the American context (publicly listed companies), reliant on positivist analyses and largely makes no explicit reference to theory. Central regions (emerging economies) and key organisational settings (private SMEs and not-for-profit organisations) are largely absent in prior IA research. This paper evaluates and identifies avenues through which future research can help to advance IA in order to address emerging challenges in the field.Originality/valueThis is the first comprehensive review to analyse IA research in the post-Enron period (2005–2018). The findings are relevant to researchers who are looking for appropriate research outlets and emerging scholars who wish to identify their own research directions.
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Danda, Michelle. "What is Mental Health Nursing Anyway? Advantages and Issues of Utilizing Duoethnography to Understand Mental Health Nursing". Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse 2, nr 2 (30.12.2020): 20–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/2291-5796.71.
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In recent decades scholars have begun to question the value of mental health nursing. The term has lost both conceptual and explanatory power in the modern globalized world in which multidisciplinary teams now carry out many functions once unique to the specialization, yet its distinction persists. The purpose of this paper is to explore an emerging research methodology, duoethnography, as an avenue to revive mental health nursing, by subverting the dominant post-positivist, scientifically driven, medically framed, evidence-based practice perspective, to gain greater understanding of the nuances of mental health nursing practice. Duoethnography offers promise in challenging nursing research norms embedded in an empirically based medical model, however the newness of the method poses potential methodological issues. Duoethnography is a methodology well-suited to explore the question of whether mental health nursing is an outmoded tradition too deeply entrenched in the institutional past, or an emerging profession leading mental health care.
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Mann, Jessica, i Colton Brydges. "Investigating What and Why". Potentia: Journal of International Affairs 8 (1.10.2017): 32–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.18192/potentia.v8i0.4432.
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This article critically examines the literature on terrorism, identifying a distinction between the research methods that were common before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. We argue that pre-9/11 methods were more concerned with understanding individual and group motivations for participating in terrorism. This approach is still visible in the fields of political psychology and gender and sexuality studies on terrorism. In contrast, post-9/11 research methods are more concerned with identifying country-level variables associated with terrorism using regression analysis and econometrics. Post-9/11 research on terrorism has often been focused on two debates: the role of democracy in fostering or preventing terrorism, and the relationship between development and terrorism. This shift in methodology reflects a more positivist ontology, and is also undoubtedly intended to meet the needs of policy-makers pursuing the War on Terror. We argue that a well-informed approach to addressing the threat of terrorism must draw from both perspectives; otherwise, there is a strong risk of ignoring crucial variables at different levels of analysis.
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Daniel, Luke. "Safety Leadership Defined within the Australian Construction Industry". Construction Economics and Building 15, nr 4 (23.11.2015): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v15i4.4572.
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This research explores the tenets of safety leadership within the Australian construction environment. The scope of this research aims to establish a universal definition of safety leadership and how it differs from other leadership disciplines. The literature review into this topic was governed by the parent disciplines of Safety and Leadership. Gaps were identified in the literature that indicated safety leadership is not a well-defined concept and much of the work into safety leadership has been borrowed from other schools of leadership. An exploratory research methodology was utilised which rooted the research into the post-positivist methodology. There were twenty interviews conducted for this research, with participants coming from various leadership positions across multiple construction projects around Australia. Findings detailed a saturation of data that allowed for an empirical definition towards safety leadership to be established. As a person’s scope of responsibility increases, their view of safety leadership becomes synonymous with leadership; although differences do exist. These differences were attributed to the importance of demonstrating safety and working within the legal framework of Australian construction projects. It is proposed that this research offers a substantial contribution to knowledge, based upon a well-defined definition into safety leadership.
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Thurlow, Lisa. "Grounded theory and the PhD – notes for novice researchers". Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences 2, nr 4 (26.10.2020): 257–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhass-05-2020-0079.
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Purpose This paper aims to consider the realities and problematics of applying a grounded theory (GT) approach to research, as a novice, within a mixed methods study during post graduate research. Its intention is to provide the novice user with a framework of considerations and greater awareness of the issues that GT can expose during research activity. Design/methodology/approach Using empirical evidence and a comparative approach, the paper compares the efficacy of both the classic Glaserian and Straussian models. It observes the effects of a positivist academic environment upon the choice of approach and its application. This study was specific to design education; however, its reliance upon a social science epistemology results in findings beneficial to research novices across broader disciplines. Findings GT presents the novice researcher with several potential pitfalls. Most problematic were the immutable, positivist institutional requirements, researcher a priori knowledge, the reliance upon literature for the research proposal and structure of the proposal itself. These include suspension of the notion that the purist use of either model can be applied in the current academic environment, the need for a close relationship with the data and toleration of a non-linear process with unexpected results. Originality/value The practicalities of GT research are often reflected upon by the academy, but use by novice researchers is little considered. The findings from this study provide a novel set of guidelines for use by those embarking on GT research and particularly where the requirements of formal education may cause a conflict.
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Joullié, Jean-Etienne, i Robert Spillane. "“Physics envy” in organisation studies: the case of James G. March". Journal of Management History 28, nr 2 (11.10.2021): 236–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmh-08-2021-0042.
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Purpose This article aims to propose a critical review of James G. March’s research in and particular its consistency with its epistemological and psychological underpinnings. Design/methodology/approach The paper proposes a textual and conceptual analysis of James G. March’s study. Findings The article argues first that March’s study exemplifies the “physics envy” typical of management and organisation studies scholars since the early 1960s. Second, evidence is presented that March’s conclusions, irrespective of their legacy on management and organisation studies, were not developed along and were not consistent with the foundations that March espoused and advocated during most of his career. As a result, the implications of his conclusions are uncertain. To his credit, however, there are reasons to believe that, towards the end of his career, March came to recognise the limitations of his scholarship. Further, he indicated an alternative avenue for organisation studies which eschews the shortcomings of positivist and post-modern research. Research limitations/implications Although centred on March’s work, the argument presented is relevant to psychology, organisations, choice, the nature of knowledge, the limitations of positivism and post-modernism. Originality/value The paper balances the perspective offered by recent celebratory reviews of March’s study.
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A Nagel, Daniel, Victoria F Burns, Carla Tilley i Diane Aubin. "When Novice Researchers Adopt Constructivist Grounded Theory: Navigating Less Travelled Paradigmatic and Methodological Paths in PhD Dissertation Work". International Journal of Doctoral Studies 10 (2015): 365–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2300.
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Graduate students considering constructivist grounded theory as a qualitative methodological approach may benefit from recognizing the many challenges they could face when embarking in thesis work. These challenges include great diversity in approaches to grounded theory, lack of congruity in how grounded theory methodology is described and understood within the literature, and a dearth of expertise and/or support within academic committees and institutions for both grounded theory and constructivist approaches to qualitative research. In this article, we describe why we selected constructivist grounded theory for our PhD work and the common challenges we encountered. Drawing on the analogy of preparing for a journey, we offer strategies for future graduate students including locating one’s ontological and epistemological worldview, finding grounded theory mentors, and facilitating a methodological fit with academic stakeholders. Our recommendations focus on how to navigate the challenging terrain of conducting a qualitative research project within a predominantly post-positivist landscape.
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Beyers, Christa, i Hanli Joubert. "Investigating health factors as predictor of early drop-out of first year accounting students at the University of the Free State, South Africa". Afrika Focus 29, nr 2 (26.02.2016): 9–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2031356x-02902002.
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Introduction: The future of the South African workforce looks bleak given the challenges posed, not only by health factors, including HIV and AIDS, but also the success and throughput rate of first year university students. Methodology: The research in this study was conducted in 2013 using a post-positivist approach and applying an interpretive stance using a mixed method approach, which included a quantitative non-experimental predictive multivariate design as well as focus group interviews to triangulate the findings. Results: We present findings that psychosocial background factors, physical health and emotional health influence success and non-completion rates among first year students at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Conclusion: We argue that early identification of poor psychosocial background, including health factors, can assist in empowering youths helping them to make healthy decisions and deal with stressful situations in a way that will not compromise their academic success.
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Poveda-Vásquez, Ricardo, i Marianela Zumbado-Castro. "Implementation of an Institutional Mathematics Curriculum: From Expectation to Reality". Revista Electrónica Educare 27, nr 1 (15.12.2022): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/ree.27-1.14531.
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Objective. This research aimed to analyze the implementation of the mathematics curriculum of a private primary school located in an urban area of Costa Rica. Methodology. It was developed under the post-positivist paradigm, with a mixed design that used content analysis and descriptive statistics. Analysis of results. The review of teachers’ didactic plans, student notebooks, and applied written tests allowed a comparison with the institutional mathematics curriculum and generated inputs for decision-making. Conclusions. It is determined that, during the implementation, the teachers dedicate much time to the area of numbers, neglecting the other mathematical areas. This is evidenced in the number of items included in the written tests. Recommendations. The main recommendation is associated with adjusting the plans for the third school period of that year to correct the problem found; participant observation is also proposed as a complementary tool for future assessment.
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FEBRIANI, Erna, Alo LILIWERI, Mirza RONDA i Catur SURATNOAJI. "Government Digital Communication Management in Facing the Health Crisis (Case Study on the Covid-19 Pandemic in Provincial Government)". International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science 4, nr 1 (31.01.2023): 309–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i1.489.
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This research is motivated by problems with government communication in the Covid-19 pandemic situation that occurred in Indonesia, in a pandemic situation there was an information overload which resulted in unclear information being received by the provincial government from stakeholders so that the government's digital communication management experienced problems. The purpose of this study is to understand and analyze the digital communication management model that has been implemented by the government in handling information during the Covid-19 Pandemic and find the ideal digital communication management model to deal with the pandemic that occurred at the provincial level. The research methodology uses a post-positivist paradigm with a qualitative research type and a case study approach. The theory used in this study is Karl Weick's organizational information theory and is complemented by the four-step communication management model from Cutlip, Center and Broom. The results of the study found that the government had used a digital communication management model during the Covid-19 pandemic, but its implementation needed to be optimized in digital tools, digital communication competencies and also the organizing information system
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Arshad, Aasia, i Jalal UD Din Kakar. "THE ECONOMIC POLICIES OF THE US AND TRADE WAR WITH CHINA". Pakistan Journal of Social Research 04, nr 01 (31.03.2022): 158–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i1.632.
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This article highlights the dynamics of US China trade war. It provides the political, military and economic efforts of these countries to save their interests in the region through this conflict. This research tries to find out the answer of research puzzle that “When the US and China already have deep economic interdependence then why they have involved in trade war against each other”? This research has employed qualitative methodology within the post positivist paradigm. The lens of Strategic Hedging Theory is applied to find the answers of research questions. For Data Analysis directed content analysis with more focus on manifest approach has been applied. The core findings of the study are that the continuous diplomatic and political engagement can bring peace. Trade war has resulted in a sharp decline in bilateral trade. The policies and political vision of china is to acquire the position of Chen One in the globe. The US is considering China as a threat to its hegemony. It’s endeavoring to enhance bilateral and multilateral as well as political, economic and defense deals with allies and rivals to undertake Chinese growth and progress. Key words: Strategic Hedging, Politics, Hegemon, Economy, Trade War, China, United State of America.
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Darcy, Colette, Jimmy Hill, TJ McCabe i Philip McGovern. "A consideration of organisational sustainability in the SME context". European Journal of Training and Development 38, nr 5 (27.05.2014): 398–414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejtd-10-2013-0108.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider organisational sustainability in the small- to medium-sized enterprises (SME) context focussing on a resource-based view. The paper overlays two contrasting perspectives: those of the SME and human resource (HR) perspectives to allow for the development of a composite model of organisational sustainability for SMEs. Design/methodology/approach – The paper overlays four models of Carson’s (1985, 1990) small firm evolution and unique characteristics of SMEs; Wright et al.’s (2001) pertaining to the application of the resource-based view of the firm perspective to strategic HR and Boudreau and Ramstad (2005) model of effectiveness, efficiency and impact of talentship. The paper, in particular, considers the human resource management (HRM) perspectives pertaining to the overlay and considers how these might impact organisational sustainability. Findings – An outcome of the paper is the development of a composite model to the SME and HR perspectives of organisational sustainability and its applicability to the SME context. Research limitations/implications – The paper suggests a number of emergent areas for future research. Future research should focus on the intangible aspects and softer elements of the organisational resource base. The majority of work in this area is grounded in the positivist paradigm. Future research should consider a pluralists perspective and draw on traditions of the post-positivist paradigm, for example, social constructionism. Practical implications – SME-support agencies and consultants who work with SMEs need, therefore, to work with them in assessing their competency spectra and then to help them develop the talent pools required to effect continued growth and success. In doing so SMEs need to be guided towards a better understanding of the traditional temporal cycle of recruitment; in essence, they need to ensure that they have the right competency set in situ in the early stages of the firms’ development. Originality/value – This paper is unique in its approach to the examination of sustainability within the context of SMEs and, in particular, the HRM aspects which contribute towards organisational survival, growth and sustainability.
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Bensa, Cheryl Pricilla. "Tipologi Komunikasi Virtual: Studi Kasus Pada Facebook Parenting Indonesia". Jurnal ULTIMA Comm 7, nr 1 (1.12.2015): 41–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.31937/ultimacomm.v7i1.422.
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In the era of new media, social media is one of the tools that are used by the mass media to develop and expand target readers. Target readers, developed through social media usually called virtual communities. Virtual communities have been utilized by the media to expand their target market. Parenting Indonesia has decided to also establish a virtual community for its readers. Based on Porter's theory community typology, researcher analyzes five attributes of typology in Parenting Indonesia’s virtual community on Facebook. The concepts analyzed in this study are New Media, Social Media, Social Networking, Virtual Community and Typology of Virtual Community. Research methodology used in this research is a case study with qualitative approach, the paradigm of post-positivist, and descriptive type. The data collection techniques are interviews and participant observation. The results show that Parenting Indonesia’s virtual community on Facebook has this following typology: participants have similar interests in parenting information and have elements of social function, exist within virtual environments only, has a hybrid platform (asynchronous and synchronous), including public interaction that are strong and intense, and used to seek profit.
Keywords: virtual community, new media, social media, a typology of virtual community
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Vogt, Markus, i Christoph Weber. "The Role of Universities in a Sustainable Society. Why Value-Free Research is Neither Possible nor Desirable". Sustainability 12, nr 7 (2.04.2020): 2811. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12072811.
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The current climate crisis confronts us with a deep discrepancy between knowledge and action. Therefore, this article is looking for a readjustment of the relationship between science and society. The positivist self-understanding of science and its fragmented organizational form lead to a marginalization of ethical questions. Instead, sustainability calls for a re-examination of the preconditions and embedding contexts of supposedly value-free research. Faced with the increasing complexity of the modern world, ethics must spell out a new “grammar of responsibility” that addresses the prevalent “declamatory overload of responsibility”. Ethicists can fulfil this role by uncovering and regulating conflicting goals and dilemmas. Instead of playing the role of “marginal echo chambers”, universities ought to assume their social responsibility as structural policy actors. This article suggests a methodology of responsible research as a specific ethical contribution to the model of “transformative” and “catalytic” science for a “post-normal age”. True to their founding mission, academia should herald a “New Enlightenment” that is more self-reflexive regarding its own practical and ethical preconditions, foundations, and consequences. This article presents a possible practical method for fostering the dialogue between the natural sciences and the humanities and to link research, education, practice, and social communication in new ways. It is concluded that a foundation of a whole-rationality approach with a multidimensional understanding of wisdom and, respectively, rationality and sagacity is necessary for sustainable universities.
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Shrestha, Milan. "Contribution of Job Nature on Leadership Style among Academia". SEISENSE Journal of Management 2, nr 4 (1.06.2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.33215/sjom.v2i4.156.
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Purpose- Effective leadership practices in schools are only possible while headmaster and teachers adopt suitable leadership styles. The main purpose of this study is to identify the leadership styles as well as determine the association of democratic, autocratic and laissez-faire leadership style with each other among school teachers.
Design/Methodology- This study is based on post-positivist research philosophy and cross-sectional survey as the research design which is confirmatory and explanatory in nature. It gathered the data via self-administer questionnaire from 345 school teachers and analyzed through descriptive statistics and parametric test.
Findings- The researcher derived that school teachers adopted a more democratic leadership style and gave least prefer to the laissez-faire leadership style in schools. Meanwhile, the lacking of equal facility and access to power exercise contributes to making significant differences in leadership styles across the job nature of school teachers. Furthermore, this study assess that there is no relationship between autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles. These distinct styles of leadership may develop the differences in work performances of school teachers.
Practical Implications- This research provides the framework for another future researcher to investigate the input of job nature on leadership style among school teachers.
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TANUI, PENINAH. "Effect of Institutional Ownership on Financial Performance in Kenya: Moderated Mediation Role of Capital Structure and Corporate Diversification". Journal of Advanced Research in Economics and Administrative Sciences 2, nr 4 (7.11.2021): 23–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.47631/jareas.v2i4.354.
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Purpose: The study aimed at examining the moderating effect of capital structure in the indirect relationship between institutional ownership and financial performance through corporate diversification of listed firms at the Nairobi securities in Kenya. Approach/Methodology/Design: Post positivist research paradigm and explanatory research design guided the study in which 35 listed firms from 2003 to 2017 were included. Findings: There was a significant interaction effect between capital structure and institutional ownership on financial performance through corporate diversification. The study extended market power theory by examining institutional ownership structure given that corporate diversification is not only a source of power to drive a firm’s performance. Practical Implications: Institutional investors provide equity capital that is collaborated with the firm’s capital structure. As a result, there exist sufficient resources to take on diversification strategy despite this translating to a smaller amount in terms of financial performance. The study had implications on Market timing theory which opines that market timing is a ‘first order determinant’ to aid in selecting a suitable form of financing given debt and equity. Ideally, the preferences of different owners in the firm would affect the choice between debt and equity financing. Originality/value: Investigation of the interaction effect between capital structure and institutional ownership on financial performance through corporate diversification.
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González-Ruiz, Juan, Sergio Botero-Botero i Eduardo Duque-Grisales. "Financial Eco-Innovation as a Mechanism for Fostering the Development of Sustainable Infrastructure Systems". Sustainability 10, nr 12 (28.11.2018): 4463. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10124463.
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This paper aims to propose a financial framework based on mezzanine-type debt for financing Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (SIS). In our analysis, an exploratory-type methodology based on a post-positivist approach for describing the financial eco-innovation in the sustainable infrastructure context is used and consequently, the essential framework’s theory is developed, as well as the characteristics and schemes for its functioning. Moreover, the theoretical foundations of financial eco-innovations are analyzed. It was concluded that researchers could benefit from this framework by acquiring a better knowledge of how a mezzanine-debt type could work together sustainability criteria. This paper is expected to contribute to expanding the existing knowledge and expanding funding knowledge frontiers for SIS, as well as contributes to providing a foundation for new research topics. The originality of the proposed framework is intended to establish new ways in order to close the gap between the development of SIS and financing sources using the incorporation of sustainability criteria in the financing process. Thus, the importance of this work is based on the fact that it can be used as an academic support for producing practical solutions.
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Al-Saeed, Yahya, David John Edwards i Stephen Scaysbrook. "Automating construction manufacturing procedures using BIM digital objects (BDOs)". Construction Innovation 20, nr 3 (8.02.2020): 345–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ci-12-2019-0141.
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Purpose This paper aims to present a novel proof-of-concept framework for implementing building information modeling (BIM) Digital Objects (BDO) to automate construction product manufacturers’ processes and augment lean manufacturing. Design/methodology/approach A mixed interpretivist and post-positivist epistemological lens is adopted to pursue the proof-of-concept’s development. From an operational perspective, a synthesis of literature using interpretivism provides the foundation for deductive research inquiry implemented within a case study approach. Within the case study, participatory action research (PAR) is implemented to test the proof of concept via three “waterfall” research phases, namely, literature diagnosis and BIM package selection, BDO development and validation and evaluation. Findings The findings illustrate that a BDO (which represents the digital twin of manufacturing products) can augment and drive automation processes and workflows for construction product manufacturers within a contractor’s supply chain. The developed framework illustrates the benefits of a BDO, by reducing the number of manufacturing processes to effectively eliminate early errors in the model, generates financial savings and reduces material wastage. Originality/value This research provides a seminal case study that implements BDO to automate construction product manufacturing processes and demonstrates the utilisation of BDO at an operational (vis-à-vis theoretical) level. Future research is proposed to implement a longitudinal approach to measure and report upon the success (or otherwise) of the proof of concept when implemented on fabrications and shop floor procedures.
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Chowdhooree, Imon, i Ishrat Islam. "Factors and actors for enhancing community flood resilience". International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment 9, nr 2 (9.04.2018): 153–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe-12-2016-0056.
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Purpose Enhancing community flood resilience is a critical aspect of flood risk management that requires a systematic process of capacity building through incorporating mitigation measures. The inhabitants of South Rishipara, a riverside settlement of Bangladesh, are accommodating themselves in a flood-prone location through modifying their built environment. The purpose of this study is to conduct a detailed investigation regarding the built environment development and find out roles of different actors and contributing factors for enhancing community flood resilience. Design/methodology/approach This case study-based post-positivist research uses multiple lines of inquiries, which include focus group discussions, transect walks, in-depth semi-structured interviews, pair-wise comparisons and a questionnaire survey, mostly in a participatory appraisal manner to obtain data about community experiences and perceptions. Findings About 66.7 per cent of respondents identified themselves as severely affected by flood before the recent development with increased elevation of land, flood protection walls, reclaimed land from the river, underground drainage system, a new layout of plots and houses of better quality. In the post-development situation, not a single respondent identified him/ her in that condition. “Coordination and cooperation among GOs, NGOs and donor agency” (GO: governmental organization; NGO: nongovernmental organization) and “awareness about the flood vulnerability” were identified as key factors and the NGO was identified as the key actor for enhancing community flood resilience by the survey participants. Originality/value This research, through exploring the nuanced relationship between built environment development and community resilience, will contribute to address uncertainties associated with community capacities to respond to risks.
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Agusinta, Lira, i Peppy Fachrial. "Human Resource Management Competencies in Banking Organizations in Indonesia". Syntax Literate ; Jurnal Ilmiah Indonesia 7, nr 2 (21.02.2022): 830. http://dx.doi.org/10.36418/syntax-literate.v7i1.6099.
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Background and purpose: In its development, fintech has entered the 4.0 era where it has developed by facilitating the financial system and it is feared that it could become a threat to the world of conventional banking. Therefore, this study aims to develop competency strategies needed by banks in facing the disruption of the fintech 4.0 era. Design/Methodology/Approach: In this study the research approach used is a quantitative approach (post positivist). Data collection is carried out using research instruments, statistical or quantitative analysis, with the aim of testing predetermined hypotheses. Results: The results show that competency-based practice contributes positively to the bottom line, and that contributions to organizations are related to the roles of individuals not to their jobs. Additionally, efforts designed for employee commitment have the potential to generate positive returns, and that training and development are seen as drivers of future success. Conclusion: Even though banking has similar products with fintech companies, it has a different character where banks have a higher prudential principle. Competency is needed for bank employees in dealing with fintech 4.0, namely E-KYC, Payment Gateway, Big Data, Cloud Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence and digital signatures besides that it also requires the ability to innovate, a willingness to learn and change, and be able to provide creative encouragement where they work
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Milenković, Miloš. "The Influence of Johannes Fabian on Claude Lévi -Strauss". Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology 5, nr 1 (19.02.2010): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.21301/eap.v5i1.2.
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In his explicitly theoretical works, Johannes Fabian, one of the key intradisciplinary "affinities" of the author-founder of postmodern anthropology, constructed a specific view of Claude Lévi-Strauss's structuralism, which, as reinterpreted by critical anthropologists, was to fundamentally shape the history of anthropological post-structuralism. In order to explain that the constitution of the subject of research through research itself – i.e. "the invention of the subject of anthropology" – should be accorded the status of the crucial problem of anthropological methodology, Fabian imputed to Lévi-Strauss a rigid and amateurish preconception of research in the natural sciences as inherently positivist. The opposition structuralism/poststructuralism = positivism/postpositivism thus implied was to permanently reshape discussions on realism in critical anthropology, with absurd consequences. The most important of these was the supposedly "antirealist" character of postmodern anthropology, as a direct derivative of critical anthroplogy, which, being aware that reality is created by research, was now seen to play a somehow more ethical and less repressive part in knowledge/power games. The delight at the discovery of this methodological commonplace – that the subject of research is constituted by research itself – might have been but a matter of passing interest, being itself a common enough phenomenon, had not this particular intradisciplinary exchange led to the discrediting of the entire methodological package associated with structuralism. Paradoxically, the retaining of a realistic, radically antipositivist structural method would have made possible the achievement of the cultural-critical ambitions of postmodern anthropology's research program, had not the method been ineptly contaminated by this chain of activist reinterpretation which eventually frustrated the aims it had set out to accomplish.
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Aghimien, Douglas, Clinton Aigbavboa, Tsholofelo Meno i Matthew Ikuabe. "Unravelling the risks of construction digitalisation in developing countries". Construction Innovation 21, nr 3 (24.06.2021): 456–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ci-02-2020-0026.
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Purpose This study aims to present the result of an assessment of the risk of construction digitalisation with a view to sensitising and preparing construction organisations for unforeseen issues that might arise in the course of their digital transformation. Design/methodology/approach The study took a post-positivist stance through a quantitative research approach. A survey of construction professionals actively involved in construction projects in South Africa was conducted using a structured questionnaire. The analysis of the data gathered was done using mean item scores, Kruskal–Wallis H test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings EFA revealed five principal risk factors (human and financial, technological, legal and security, operations and socioeconomic risk factors) associated with the digitalisation of construction organisations. However, SEM revealed that four out of these risk components have significant direct relationships with some selected digitalisation outcomes. These significant risk factors are technology, legal and security issues, operations and socioeconomic issues. Originality/value This study provides practical insight into the risk inherent in construction digitalisation, and its result can help organisations seeking to be digitally transformed make informed decisions. Theoretically, the study reveals the risks associated with construction digitalisation – an aspect that has not gained significant attention in the current fourth industrial revolution discourse. Therefore, its findings can form a basis for future studies on the risk of digitalising construction organisations.
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Hassan, Mehboob Ul, Haq Nawaz i Rafaqat Ali Akbar. "TEACHERS SELF-EFFICACIOUS, LOCUS OF CONTROL AND WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY BELIEFS BUFFERS THE EFFECTS ON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT SCORES". Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 9, nr 3 (10.05.2021): 272–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2021.9328.
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Purpose of the study: The purpose of the current research was to gauge the effect of teachers self-efficacious, locus of control, and workplace spirituality beliefs on elementary students achievement scores. The researchers are intended to measure the effect of current practices happening in male public sector schools of district Lahore, Punjab-Pakistan.
Methodology: The current research was quantitative in nature, and the researchers used ex post facto design leading to a positivist paradigm. The researchers administered one questionnaire having three parts: i) Henson (1999) Sources of Self-efficacy Inventory; SOSI, ii) Rose and Medway (1981) Locus of Control Scale and, iii) Petchsawang and Duchon (2009) Workplace Spirituality Beliefs Scale whereas authors obtained students achievement scores from office of the Punjab Examination Commission during session 2018-2019.
Main Findings: Results of regression analysis declared that teachers self-efficacious beliefs affect 87.10%, locus of control 58.60%, and workplace spiritual beliefs affect 79.40% on students achievement scores.
Applications of this study: This research is applicable for headteachers and parents that may provide sources and resources for teachers and students to strengthen students idiosyncratic growth and pedagogic success. Findings of the research will applicable for the male teachers working in public sector elementary schools to make their teaching effective, scientific, and logical. Curriculum planners and policymakers revisit official documents to add data about teachers self-efficacious, locus of control, and workplace spirituality beliefs.
Novelty/Originality of this study: Applications of teachers utmost cognitive, social and spiritual potential escort required changes in students holistic growth. Authors have deliberatively identified that self-efficacious, locus of control and workplace spirituality beliefs are teachers considerable hallmarks which facile them towards students didactic success. Authors have significantly contributed in already existing body of knowledge in the field of cognitive and social psychology and spirituality.
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Al-Saeed, Yayha, Erika Parn, David John Edwards i Stephen Scaysbrook. "A conceptual framework for utilising BIM digital objects (BDO) in manufacturing design and production". Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology 17, nr 5 (10.08.2019): 960–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jedt-03-2019-0065.
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PurposeConstruction manufacturers predominantly rely upon antiquated manual design and production processes and procedures because they lack technical skills needed to automate working practices. This paper aims to automate manufacturing processes by optimising the utilisation of BIM digital objects (BDO) via the development of a conceptual model. Concomitant objectives seek to reduce design errors; eliminate unnecessary costs; automate the generation of quantity bills; and maximise productivity performance.Design/methodology/approachAn inductive approach was adopted through a post positivist epistemological lens set within the context of a case study of a small- and medium-sized enterprise. From an operational perspective, both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analysed via a novel four-phase waterfall design, namely, literature diagnosis; recording contemporary practice; mapping manufacturing workflow and procedures; and evaluation and proof of concept development.FindingsThe work illustrates that BDO enhances manufacturing workflow, reduces product manufacturing lead time and augments quality assurance throughout the whole life cycle of a manufactured product. The conceptual model developed provides a pragmatic and comprehensive solution to automate construction manufacturing procedures and to improve the facilitation of information exchanged between all stakeholders involved.Originality/valueThis study presents the first comprehensive case study of BDO application within a manufacturing context. Future research is however, needed to test and validate the conceptual model presented in practice. In doing so, the model can be further refined using practitioner input and real-life manufacturing processes and procedures.
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Rees, Nigel, Patrick Rees, Lois Hough, Dylan Parry, Nicola White i Brady Bowes. "A multi-agency approach to reducing harms from violence and aggression directed towards ambulance services staff in Wales (UK)". Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research 14, nr 2 (27.12.2021): 143–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jacpr-07-2021-0620.
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Purpose Ambulance services staff worldwide have long been at risk of encountering violence and aggression directed towards them during their work. Verbal forms of violence and aggression are the most prevalent form, but sometimes incidents involve physical injury, and on rare occasions homicides do occur. Exposure to such violence and aggression can have a lasting negative impact upon ambulance staff and has been associated with increased levels of stress, fear, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and burnout syndrome. Despite the significance of this issue, little progress has been made to tackle it. The purpose of this paper is to describe this multi-agency approach being taken in Wales (UK) to reduce such harms from violence and aggression directed towards ambulance services staff. Design/methodology/approach An interpretative post-positivist narrative methodology and policy analysis approach was followed. Snowball methods of gathering data were used to construct this narrative involving meetings, telephone calls, review of policy documents, legislation and academic literature. Findings The authors report how tackling violence and aggression directed towards emergency workers has become a priority within Wales (UK), resulting in policy developments and initiatives from groups such as the UK and Welsh Government, the Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Services (NHS) Trust, Health Boards, the NHS Wales Anti-Violence Collaborative and the Joint Emergency Services Group (JESG) in Wales. This has included changes in legislation such as the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 that came into force on 13th November 2018 and policy changes such as the obligatory responses to violence in health care and the JESG #WithUsNotAgainst Us campaign. Our study however reflects the complexity of this issue and the need for further high-quality research. Originality/value The experiences and activities of Wales (UK) reported in this paper adds to the international body of knowledge and literature on violence and aggression directed towards ambulance services staff.
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Scoleze Ferrer, Paulo Sergio, Graziela Darla Araujo Galvão i Marly Monteiro de Carvalho. "Tensions between compliance, internal controls and ethics in the domain of project governance". International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 13, nr 4 (5.05.2020): 845–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-07-2019-0171.
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PurposeThis study aims to investigate how the dynamics of compliance, internal controls and ethics can generate tensions in the domain of project governance. Moreover, it investigates the tensions between these constructs and the search for project success from a practice-based perspective.Design/methodology/approachA methodological approach is taken, with a case-based research carried out in a large European multinational company. Data were gathered through 21 interviews, between project managers and other key stakeholders, and documentary data from 64 projects for triangulation and critical analysis.FindingsAs a result, four patterns of tensions were identified: Tension A between compliance and project success, Tension B between internal controls and project success, Tension C between compliance and internal controls and Tension D between compliance and ethics.Research limitations/implicationsSome limitations should be acknowledged. The first, ontological, is inherent in the post-positivist perspective, accepting human subjectivity and the complexity of social reality intrinsic to research applied to the social sciences, respectively implying interpretive bias and incompleteness in the comprehension of the facts. The second limitation comes from the use of a single case study, in which singular contextual characteristics make it difficult to generalise the results.Practical implicationsThis study has implications for practice, as it highlights weaknesses that may occur in organisations owing to tensions between the elements of compliance, internal controls and ethics. This, therefore, implies ways of strengthening the consistency of project governance. The project governance domain and its tensions affect the project-success holistic view in both efficiency and effectiveness, since the elements of internal control and compliance can create tensions that favour one project success perspective to detriment of the others. Understanding the nature of tensions, their implications and the long-term holistic perspective can lead to better decisions by managers.Originality/valueThe results suggest that a formal code of ethics, a project management methodology, internal controls and a well-established training programme are not sufficient, because, in the practical context, the interaction between these elements creates tensions that impact their logical consistency lost when interacting with each other.
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Mwangudza, Charles Kai, Ambrose Jagongo i Fredrick W. S. Ndede. "LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TEACHERS DEPOSIT TAKING SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KENYA". International Journal of Finance and Accounting 5, nr 2 (21.10.2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1152.
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Purpose: The study objective was to establish the effect of liquidity management on the financial performance of Teachers DT Saccos in Kenya and to evaluate the moderating effect of the size on liquidity management and financial performance of Teachers DT Saccos in Kenya.
Methodology: This study adopted a post-positivist research paradigm to interpret the effect of liquidity management on the financial performance of deposit-taking Saccos in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive, survey research design. The target population was 18 Saccos classified under teachers' based DT SACCOs according to SASRA records of December 2017 (SASRA, 2018). Census Methodology was used. The study used a data capture form that has been designed by the researcher to collect the data on the independent variables of liquidity management, moderator variable size and dependent variable which was DT Saccos financial Performance. Data were analysed using a combination of descriptive and inferential statistics with the statistical package STATA. Analysed data was presented using graphs and tables.
Findings: The study established that there was a significant effect of capacity and purchased funds on the financial performance of Teachers DT Saccos. The study also established that cash position, total deposit, and core deposit had an insignificant effect on the financial performance of Teachers DT Saccos and that size of the Sacco affects the relationship between liquidity management and financial performance of Teachers DT Saccos.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended the development of a more robust liquidity monitoring policy as well as enhancement of the oversight on liquidity management practices. The study also recommended that Teachers DT Saccos should reduce the provisions of loan losses as well as their reliance on external borrowing. Further, the study recommended future studies using other factors influencing liquidity in the Teachers DT Saccos. Lastly, the study recommends a comparative study using other financial intermediaries with similar deposit and asset features such as Deposit Taking Micro Finance Institutions.
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ŁOŚ-NOWAK, Teresa. "O potrzebie rekonstrukcji przestrzeni badawczej w nauce o stosunkach międzynarodowych. Refleksje natury polityczno-normatywnej, systemowej i metaforycznej". Przegląd Politologiczny, nr 1 (2.11.2018): 25–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/pp.2011.16.1.2.
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The world of the 21st century provides an intriguing space for academic reflection, offering new challenges and stimulating new concepts of international relations. In this context there emerges the significant question of the essence and direction of these concepts. They may entail deconstruction followed by a reconstruction of the research space in this field. Astrategy of resetting cannot be excluded here, either. Assuming that reconstruction is the appropriate solution there are significant issues of its scope and direction. If a total reset is considered rational we need to address the issue of what it should involve. This is a difficult question for researchers into international relations because it would mean that the hitherto achievements of this subject are being questioned. The post-positivist approach of numerous researchers, which manifests their response to the positivist methodology in the field of international relations, has not so far produced a unified methodological formula or a relatively coherent theory of international relations. Questions concerning the function of science, the nature of the social world (ontology) and the relationship between knowledge and the world (epistemology) remain open. Therefore, it may be worth going back to M. Wight’s provocative thesis that it is impossible to construct a reasonable theory of international relations, mainly owing to the dichotomy of the two fields of research that – in his opinion – cannot be overcome, namely the dichotomy of the ‘international’ (the realm of external affairs of states) and ‘internal’ (the realm of internal affairs within state), which are mutually exclusive because of their specificity; and once again ask the questions of how sensible the thesis of the dichotomy of both these environments is in a world that is strongly conditioned by the cross-border actors, interdependence and globalization. While the separateness of the ‘internal’ and ‘external’ state environments was, for Wight, an important obstacle, making it impossible to construct an academic theory explaining international relations, at the same time the current theory regarding their exclusivity in the context of the internalization of international affairs and the externalization of conditions inside states seems unsustainable. This phenomenon currently allows us to explain the imperative for combining these two environments, overlapping them …breaking down the old, established orders as a result of the now clearly visible phenomena and processes of the ‘internal state’ merging into the ‘international environment’ and vice versa, the disappearance of the traditional functions of borders, the weakening of old institutions and structures for steering the international environment as well as replacing them with entirely new institutions and structures.
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Mujuni, Perez Mbiire Batwine, Adrian R. Mwesigye i Charles Tushabomwe–Kazooba. "Monitoring Systems Mediate Human Capital to Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro District, Uganda. “Using Med Graph program Approach”". European Journal of Human Resource 6, nr 1 (13.07.2022): 66–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejh.1119.
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish whether the Monitoring systems mediate the relationship between human capital and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro District, Uganda.
Methodology: A cross sectional research design and post-positivist paradigm were used to collect data from 118 government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda where 475 respondents participated in the study. The study used closed-ended questionnaires, interview guide and checklists. The schools to be included were selected using simple random sampling and were considered as unit of analysis while the respondents who included District officials, head teachers, teachers and school management committee (SMC) members formed the unit of enquiry, these were selected purposively based on the knowledge they had on the subject matter. Each school selected, provided the information from the respondents who in this case were the head teacher, two (2) teachers and a chairperson of school management committee member. The research was guided by the null hypothesis, Ho1: Monitoring systems do not mediate the relationship between human capital and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro District, Uganda.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed that the relationship between human capital and performance of government aided primary schools is partially mediated by monitoring systems, hence rejecting the null hypothesis (Ho1) that there is no mediation. The results signified that monitoring systems partially mediates human capital and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro District, Uganda.
The Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: This study suggest to planners and managers of government aided primary schools that, since human capital is important for the improvement of primary school performance, it is advisable that the government should impose monitoring systems to oversee the programmes and activities taking place in government aided primary school which possibly caters for teachers’ productivity, school developments and hence improving its performance.
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Mujuni, Perez Mbiire Batwine, Adrian R. Mwesigye i Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba. "Teachers’ Welfare and Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro District, Uganda". American Journal of Education and Practice 6, nr 1 (10.06.2022): 46–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajep.1059.
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish the relationship between teachers’ welfare and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Methodology: A cross sectional research design and post-positivist paradigm were used to collect data from 118 government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda where 475 respondents participated in the study. The study used closed-ended questionnaires, interview guide and checklists. The schools to be included were selected using simple random sampling and were considered as unit of analysis while the respondents who included District officials, head teachers, teachers and school management committee members formed the unit of enquiry, these were selected purposively based on the knowledge they had on the subject matter. Each school selected, provided the information from the respondents who in this case were the head teacher, two teachers and a chairperson of school management committee member. The research was guided by the null hypothesis, Ho1: Teachers’ welfare has no relationship with performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed a positive significant relationship between teachers’ welfare and performance of government aided performance primary school at 99% level of confidence (r=.546, p<.01), thus rejecting the null hypothesis (Ho1). The results signify that increase in teachers’ welfare, is highly associated with good performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Recommendations: This study recommend the government through the Ministry of Education & Sports to impose the minimum-wage law for government aided primary school teachers’ pay which possibly caters for teachers’ motivation when given some due care and attention. In addition, the Ministry of Education & Sports should create social benefits for government aided primary school teachers as a means to enhance their wellbeing and motivate them. Moreover, it is also recommended that government aided primary schools’ teachers be given some allowances such as rental, medical care and transport to motivate them.
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Strang, Kenneth David. "Effectiveness of instructor-led collaborative learning in the classroom". Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 7, nr 2 (14.09.2015): 134–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-07-2012-0018.
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Purpose – Collaborative learning was examined as a pedagogy to determine if students could improve standardized exam scores when the professor led the sessions in class. The purpose of this paper is to design a quasi-experiment to test the predictive ability of this pedagogy using a randomly allocated treatment vs control group. An externally administered standardized exam was used as the instrument. Design/methodology/approach – A post-positivist ideology was employed, quantitative data were collected from standardized exit exams scores and from the experiment factors. Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis along with a General Linear Model (GLM) ANCOVA were applied to test the hypothesis at the 95 percent confidence level. Findings – A statistically significant model was developed using multiple regression in a Generalized Linear Model. The regression model developed in this study was able to capture 51 percent of variance on the exam score, using four predictors were (in order of importance): SAT, pedagogy, GPA, and gender. Research limitations/implications – The GLM regression model proved that collaborative learning as pedagogy could increase standardized exam scores, since the only variation between the treatment vs control group was the pedagogy. Prior ability was still the most influential factor in the model, but when it was controlled for, pedagogy (collaborative learning) was shown to help students in the test group make a significant increase in exam score. Practical implications – Business schools and other disciplines could apply the collaborative learning as a pedagogy to help students increase high-stakes exam scores, regardless of their gender, age, or prior ability. Several ideas were mentioned for replacing existing high-stakes exams. Originality/value – A high degree of experimental control was imposed and the common predictors identified in the literature were tested to control for confounding influences. The researcher reflected on what really worked as techniques within the collaborative learning pedagogy process.
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Strang, Kenneth. "How student behavior and reflective learning impact grades in online business courses". Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education 8, nr 3 (4.07.2016): 390–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jarhe-06-2015-0048.
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Purpose – Many universities now offer courses online using learning management systems (LMS). Numerous studies have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of the LMS but few studies have examined how student online behavior within the course, or what they think about the online course, are related to their actual learning outcomes. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – In this study, student activity in an online business course was captured though learning analytics and assignments to determine if online activity and reflective learning impact final grade. A post-positivist ideology was employed. The dependent variable was the grade resulting from five assignments assessed using rubrics. Correlation, t-tests, multiple regression, surface response regression, General Linear Model (GLM)/F-tests, text analytics, analysis of means (ANOM), and cluster analysis were used to test the hypotheses. Findings – Four statistically significant predictors of online student learning performance were identified: course logins, lesson reading, lesson quiz activity, and lesson quiz scores. This four factor model captured 78 percent of variance on course grade which is a strong effect and larger than comparative studies using learning analytics with online courses. Text analytics and ANOM conducted on student essays identified 17 reflective learning keywords that were grouped into five clusters to explain online student behavior. Research limitations/implications – First, from a pedagogy standpoint, encouraging students to complete more online lessons including quizzes, generally promotes learning, resulting in higher grades, which is a win:win for students and for the university. Second, from an IT perspective, the student pre and post testing resulted in statistically significant increase of IT-course knowledge, which puts students on a solid foundation to begin an online business course. Additionally, the link between students voicing IT problems but nonetheless scoring very well on the course certainly implies the development of IT self-efficacy, developed partly through the pre and post testing process. A clear link was established between course learning objectives and student learning performance by using a unique text analytics procedure. Originality/value – The mixed-methods research design started with hypothesis testing using parametric and nonparametric techniques. Once a statistically significant predictive GLM was developed, qualitative data were collected from what the students thought as expressed in their last essay assignment. Text analytics was used to identify and statistically weight the 17 most frequent reflective learning keywords from student essays. A visual word cloud was presented. Parametric statistics were then used to partition the reflective learning keywords into grade boundaries. Nonparametric cluster analysis was used to group similar reflective keyword-grade associations together to form five clusters. The five clusters helped to explain student online behavior.
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Mujuni, Perez Mbiire Batwine, Adrian R. Mwesigye i Charles Tushabomwe – Kazooba. "Is Human Capital among Key Factors That Promote Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro District, Uganda? Using a Correlational and Hierarchical Regression Analysis Paradigm". American Journal of Education and Practice 6, nr 2 (12.07.2022): 29–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajep.1118.
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Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish the relationship between human capital as one of the key factors and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Methodology: A cross sectional research design and post-positivist paradigm were used to collect data from 118 government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda where 475 respondents participated in the study. The study used closed-ended questionnaires, interview guide and checklists. The schools to be included were selected using simple random sampling and were considered as unit of analysis while the respondents who included District officials, head teachers, teachers and school management committee members formed the unit of enquiry, these were selected purposively based on the knowledge they had on the subject matter. Each school selected, provided the information from the respondents who in this case were the head teacher, two (2) teachers and a chairperson of school management committee.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed a positive significant relationship between human capital issues and performance of government aided primary school at 99% level of confidence (r=.385, p<.01), thus rejecting the null hypothesis (Ho1). The results signified that improved human capital is highly associated with good performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: The Unique contribution of this study was, to suggest to planners and managers of government aided primary schools that, since human capital is important for the improvement of primary school performance, the government should impose the human capital law for government aided primary school teachers which possibly caters for teachers’ productivity when given some due care and attention. In addition, the Ministry of Education & Sports should create social benefits for government aided primary school teachers as a means to enhance their wellbeing and motivate them. Moreover, it is also recommended that government aided primary schools’ teachers be given some training and professional workshops to increase their experience and productivity which could probably motivate them and hence perform better at schools.
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Barrutia, Jose M., Mario R. Paredes i Carmen Echebarria. "Value co-creation in e-commerce contexts: does product type matter?" European Journal of Marketing 50, nr 3/4 (11.04.2016): 442–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ejm-10-2014-0603.
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Purpose Based on service-dominant logic (SDL) and related perspectives, which suggest that value is co-created through the integration of resources, the purpose of this study is to propose a model which considers two value co-creation sources: firm resources, in the form of process electronic-service quality (ESQ) and outcome ESQ, and consumer resources, as represented by consumer expertise and its antecedents (i.e. social expertise and Internet skills). The effect of product type on the relationship between both co-creation sources, and the value is analyzed. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts a post-positivist approach. The study begins with cause and effect thinking to build a literature-driven model. Subsequently, pre-existent measures are adapted to the research context, and a Web-based questionnaire is built. The survey administration process yields 1,024 usable responses from Spanish Internet shoppers. To analyze the validity and reliability of the proposed scales and test the relationships hypothesized, the multivariate statistical techniques confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling are used. Findings For low-outlay/high-frequency (LO/HF) products, consumers rely more on their own resources, and expertise is more important than process and outcome quality. For high-outlay/low-frequency (HO/LF) products, however, firm resources have a stronger impact. Practical implications The study findings may be useful to design e-commerce strategies combining specific ESQ and expertise-related policies according to the type of product offered by the e-service provider. Originality/value The empirical study reported here confers similar salience to both consumer resources and firm resources to explain value perception, which is unusual. This is the first study addressed to explain perceived value in a business-to-consumer e-commerce context by jointly considering firm resources (process ESQ and outcome ESQ), consumer resources (expertise) and product type. The moderating effect of product type is consistent with insights from prior marketing research but counterintuitive. It could be thought that expertise should be more important for HO/LF products, which is contrary to the results of this study.
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Hampshire, Chris. "A mixed methods empirical exploration of UK consumer perceptions of trust, risk and usefulness of mobile payments". International Journal of Bank Marketing 35, nr 3 (15.05.2017): 354–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijbm-08-2016-0105.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore UK consumer perceptions of trust, risk and perceived usefulness of mobile payments through the use of sequential mixed methods. Design/methodology/approach A post-positivist philosophy is used with a social constructionist ontology with a questionnaire as the first survey instrument using an empirical sequential mixed methods approach. Summary quantitative analysis of the questionnaire data is undertaken followed by semi-structured interviews that produce qualitative data on which content analysis is undertaken to assess and explore UK consumer perspectives. The technology acceptance model is used as the underlying framework on which a conceptual model is developed. Findings UK consumers have significant risk and trust concerns with mobile payments, although these concerns can be overcome when clear consumer benefits are identified whilst bank supported mobile payments have an increased level of trust compared to new market entrants and other established companies. Furthermore, perceived trust positively influences perceived usefulness and mitigates perceived risk, whilst perceived risk negatively influences perceived usefulness. In addition, perceived usefulness significantly and positively influences UK consumer attitude which can lead to adoption. Research limitations/implications Whilst 120 completed questionnaire responses are received, only 101 questionnaires are used for analysis. In addition, ten semi-structured interviews are undertaken using a purposeful sample to minimise any imbalance (Oakley, 1981) which increases the reliability of the research findings (Hackley, 2003). This mobile payments research does not have a statistically secure universalisation of the findings, which negates the application of these research findings to other groups and to different social settings (Lincoln and Guba, 1985). Practical implications Mobile payment organisations will need to focus on identifying the specific benefits of mobile payments to UK consumers as mitigating risk and increasing trust do not compensate for the absence of usefulness. Social implications UK consumers indicate a lack of awareness of existing contactless payment guarantees provided by UK banks, although these payment guarantees significantly increase UK consumer trust. Originality/value Both quantitative and qualitative empirical data are obtained on UK consumer perspectives of risk, trust and perceived usefulness of mobile payments using sequential mixed methods.
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Hassan, Mehboob Ul, Haq Nawaz i Abu Ul Hassan Faiz. "REVEALING THE EFFECTS OF TEACHERS STIMULATING TECHNOLOGICAL INCLUSION ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL GAINS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY". Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 9, nr 3 (18.06.2021): 986–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2021.9397.
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Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the current research was to measure the effect of male and female teachers technological inclusion used to stimulate university students educational gains. The research have intends to determine the effect of current practices occurring in public and private universities of District Lahore of the Province-Punjab.
Methodology: The researchers structured quantitative research leading to a positivist paradigm adopting ex post facto design to determine the effect of public and private universities teachers stimulating technological inclusion on students educational gains. The researchers administered a self-constructed questionnaire on a sample of 600 respondents. The researchers ran regression analysis and independent-sample t-test to find out effect and comparison.
Main findings: Findings of regression analysis revealed that teachers stimulating technological inclusion affect 68.70% of students educational gains whereas critical thinking and problem solving 66.70%, creativity and innovation 66.70% and, health issues affect 69.10% of students educational gains. Male teachers were more stimulating their technological inclusion as compared to female teachers. Likewise, private sector university teachers were more stimulating their technological inclusion on their students educational gains as compared to public sector university teachers.
Applications of this study: The results of the current research will be applicable for male and female sector universities teachers working in public and private sectors. They will be realistically aware of the actual use of their technological inclusion used to stimulate their students enrolled in other provinces of the Pakistan including Punjab for acquiring better educational gains. The findings of the research will be pertinent to provoke the intends of future research scholars to establish the effect of technological inclusion on social, political, economical, and cultural transformations aspects, unfolding the technological dimensions of artifact, knowledge, process, and volition.
Novelty/originality of this study: The researchers days-and-nights effort bring fruitful consequences in contributing to this evidence-based literature to the existing body of knowledge in the field of teachers technological inclusion. The authors have tremendously determined the effects of teachers technological inclusion used to stimulate university students didactic learning which was never done before from a Pakistani Perspective. The researchers have covered a similar topic to ensure the relevancy, accuracy, and uniformity to engage the attentions of the readers in data sharing.
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Hassan, Mehboob Ul, i Rafaqat Ali Akbar. "UNMASKING THE EFFECTS OF TEACHERS WHISTLEBLOWING SOME ATTRIBUTES ON IMPLEMENTING STEM EDUCATION: NATIONAL CURRICULUM DOCUMENT 2006 PERSPECTIVE". Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 9, nr 3 (26.05.2021): 564–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2021.9357.
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Purpose of the study: The purpose of the current research was to measure the effect of teachers self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional labour on implementing STEM education, focusing on national curriculum document 2006 concerns/guidelines. The researchers enthusiastically explored and reported actual situations happening to implement STEM Education in male public sector primary schools of district Lahore, Punjab province of Pakistan.
Methodology: The researchers structured quantitative leading to ex post facto research focusing positivist paradigm on a sample randomly selected 530 participants. The researchers administered Henson (1999) Sources of Self-efficacy Inventory, Rose and Medway (1981) Locus of Control Scale, Çukur (2009) Teachers Emotional Labour Scale, Nistor et al. (2018) Teachers questionnaire on STEM Education Practices and self-constructed questionnaire on national curriculum document 2006 based concerns/guidelines on STEM Education, to collect the data from male primary schools teachers working in public sector schools of Lahore. The researchers run regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) to analyze the data.
Main findings: Findings of the current research revealed that teachers self-efficacy have affected 82.90%, locus of control 65.60%, emotional labour 70.50% and national curriculum document 2006 have affected 28.10% on implementing STEM education. Moreover, a significant strong relationship existed between self-efficacy and STEM education (r = .910**, n = 528, p < .05), locus of control and STEM education (r = .873**, n = 528, p < .05), emotional labour and STEM education (r = .840**, n = 528, p < .05) and a significant and weak association yield between national curriculum 2006 concerns and STEM education (r = .002**, n = 528, p < .05).
Applications of the study: The findings of the current research will be applicable for primary schools male teachers who break the ice about their cognitional, social, and emotional attributes that are practised to implement STEM education focusing national curriculum document 2006; as they monotonously worked for students lap of luxury.
Novelty/originality of this study: There are hardly any studies conducted on self-efficacy and STEM education but, void researches structured to measure the effect of teachers locus of control, emotional labour, and national curriculum document 2006 based concerns/guidelines on implementing STEM education. The authors has made a significant contribution by portraying clear pictures of current appealing situations happening in male public sector primary schools of district Lahore of Punjab-Pakistan.
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Tran-Nam, Binh, Cuong Le-Van i Ngoc-Anh Nguyen. "A critical examination of policy objectives and instruments for a sustainable and inclusive post-pandemic recovery". Fulbright Review of Economics and Policy 1, nr 2 (15.11.2021): 140–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/frep-09-2021-0053.
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PurposeThis paper aims to provide rigor and clarity to the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) policy debate in Vietnam. It is intended to serve a three-fold purpose. First, it critically examines the framing of policy objectives and the utilization of policy instruments for controlling COVID-19 in Vietnam. Second, it goes beyond policy design to consider the coordination and implementation of COVID-19 policies in Vietnam. Third, it discusses policy measures needed for post-COVID sustainable and inclusive growth, especially the sharing of the public costs of COVID-19 policies.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs a positivist research framework that emphasizes the causal relationships between the variables under study. The method of analysis is mixed, combining both qualitative and quantitative techniques. In particular, a simple, theoretical model is constructed to evaluate the welfare effects of alternative vaccine strategies. No primary data were collected.FindingsThe Vietnamese government’s dual goals of containing the pandemic and maintaining economic growth, while being reasonable, need clarification and updating. It is argued that in the longer term, there is no trade-off between saving lives and protecting the economy. The downward revision of the projected growth rate and commitment to a coherent and transparent vaccination strategy is the best way to move forward in Vietnam. The choice of vaccine rollout order involves a consideration of ethics. It is suggested that it is appropriate to vaccinate elderly people and people with underlying medical conditions first. Complementary policy measures to stimulate aggregate demand and supply need to be expanded but also more targeted. Effective coordination and implementation of COVID-19 policies remain a serious challenge for Vietnam. Finally, inclusive growth and sustainable development should take account of human capital development and distributive justice.Social implicationsThe paper proposes a number of policy measures which have social impact. These include the government's formal commitment to a vaccine first strategy and a relief package of essential goods to poor and disadvantaged households.Originality/valueThe paper contributes positively to the current COVID-19 policy formulation by providing rigor and clarity to the framing of policy objectives and the utilization of policy instruments. While vaccination has been adopted as a national policy instrument, its design and implementation can be much improved. The paper recommends an appropriate vaccine strategy for Vietnam. It also draws attention to other dimensions of successful policies, namely, communication, coordination, implementation and distributive justice.
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Mujuni, Perez Mbiire Batwine, Adrian R. Mwesigye i Charles Tushabomwe Kazooba. "The interaction effect between teachers’ welfare and human capital on Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro district, Uganda." European Journal of Human Resource 6, nr 1 (10.06.2022): 32–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejh.1060.
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Purpose: This research aimed at establishing the effect of interaction between teachers’ welfare and human capital on performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Methodology: A cross sectional research design and post-positivist paradigm were used to collect data from 118 government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda where 475 respondents participated in the study. The study used closed-ended questionnaires, interview guide and checklists. The schools to be included were selected using simple random sampling and were considered as unit of analysis while the respondents who included District officials, head teachers, teachers and school management committee members formed the unit of enquiry, these were selected purposively based on the knowledge they had on the subject matter. Each school selected, provided the information from the respondents who in this case were the head teacher, two teachers and a chairperson of school management committee member. The research was guided by the null hypothesis, Ho1: An interaction of teachers’ welfare and human capital has no significant effect on performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Findings: The findings of the study revealed that, there is very significant effect between interacting teachers’ welfare and human capital on performance of government aided primary schools (t-value = 11.940, Sig. = .000) thus rejecting the null hypothesis (Ho1). The results signify that since R- Square = 0.288, this means that interacting/ combining both variables of teachers’ welfare and human capital in the model, will contribute 28.8% of good performance of performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda.
Recommendations: The study recommend the government through the Ministry of Education & Sports to impose the training, provide workshops and give minimum-wage law for government aided primary school teachers. This would possibly caters for teachers’ motivation when given some due care and attention. In addition, the Ministry of Education & Sports should create social benefits for government aided primary school teachers as a means to enhance their wellbeing and motivate them. Moreover, it is also recommended that government aided primary schools’ teachers be given allowances such as rental, medical care and transport which could probably motivate them. Since human capital is important for the improvement of primary schools’ performance, it is advisable that the government should provide free trainings and workshops to school teachers’ so that they can gain skills and knowledge and possibly help them performance better at school.
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Hartwell, James Christian, Yog Upadhyay i Amr Sourani. "Influential factors of life cycle management in education PFI projects". Built Environment Project and Asset Management 9, nr 2 (10.06.2019): 302–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bepam-02-2018-0043.
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Purpose It has been claimed that the private finance initiative (PFI) provides value for money in the overall life of the project through the lifecycle costing (LCC) process under the umbrella of lifecycle management (LCM). The available literature points to the fact that LCC is very important in getting value for money from PFI projects. However, there is no literature available on the effect of the use of LCM in PFI projects in the UK. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence the success of LCM in educational PFI projects. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts a post-positivist approach to literature review. Purposive sampling is utilised with a mixed methodological approach. 6 qualitative inductive interviews offer key themes, which are further investigated using quantitative deductive questionnaires, of which 35 were issued and 26 were returned. Findings The paper provides empirical insights about the key success factors of LCM in the education sector. The results highlight the necessity of quality standardized data collection in a big data form. It highlights the need for a cultural shift from short- to long-term profit maximisation and service provision by the use of LCM in the PFI education sector. Research limitations/implications A purposive sample was used to maximise the validity of data collection. Although this method has garnered concise and clear results, it is understood that this study is limited into a niche sector and a set of subsequently niche professionals. It is recommended that a larger sample be utilised and the spectrum of PFI sectors be opened up to further explore the topic. Practical implications Further investigations across different sectors of PFI project may be viewed as a good comparison, sectors such as health, accommodation and prisons. Gathering responses across all sector types could have resulted in a greater number of responses received and offer greater validity to this study. Social implications While key success factors are clearly identified, fragmentation is seen as a barrier to the wholesale collection of such data. The responsibility, obligation to collect data for the benefit of future projects is not a priority for SMEs with little or no incentive to consider the progression of the sector. Albeit, there is evidence of one particular successful constructor/SPV, which is consolidating their business and are experiencing greater and sustained success. Originality/value This paper identifies previously unknown key influencing factors of success for educational PFI projects in relation to LCM.
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Fatmawati, Fatmawati. "Analisis Produksi Program Berita Indonesia Morning Show di News and Entertainment Television". Profetik: Jurnal Komunikasi 11, nr 2 (19.12.2018): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.14421/pjk.v11i2.1423.
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana pelaksanaan produksi, proses produksi dan analisis produksi program berita Indonesia Morning Show di NET.TV. Metodologi dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan menggunakan paradigma positifis. Data diperoleh melalui proses observasi dengan melakukan proses magang, wawancara baik terstruktur maupun tidak terstruktur dan studi dokumentasi. Dengan menggunankan Teori Hirarki Pengaruh yang diperkenalkan oleh Pamela J. Shoemaker dan Stephen D. Reese, maka penulis akan meneliti apakah ada tekanan dari level rutinitas media terhadap program berita Indonesia Morning Show yang ditinjau dari tiga unsur, yakni : Audiens (Consumers), Organisasi Media (Processor), dan Sumber Berita (Suppliers). Setelah melakukan penelitian Indonesia Morning Show dalam memproduksi programnya melalui tiga tahap, yakni : Pra-produksi, Produksi dan Pasca-produksi. Dilihat dari teori hirarki pengaruh level media rutin dalam proses produksi program berita Indonesia Morning Show di pengaruhi 3 unsur, yaitu : Audiens, Organisasi Media dan Sumber Berita. Dan pengemasan berita yang biasannya menggunakan format 5w+1H tim redaksi Indonesia Morning Show merubahnnya menjadi format S-P-O-K guna mendapatkan kesan berita yang mudah untuk diterima oleh audiens di pagi hari.Kata Kunci: Analisis Produksi, Teori Hirarki Pengaruh, Audiens, Organisasi Media, Sumber Berita. This study aims to find out how the implementation of production, production process and production analysis of Indonesia Morning Show news program on NET.TV. The methodology in this research uses descriptive qualitative approach using positivist paradigm. Data obtained through the process of observation by apprenticeship process, structured and unstructured interviews and documentation studies. Using the Influence Hierarchy Theory introduced by Pamela J. Shoemaker and Stephen D. Reese, the authors will examine whether there is any pressure from the level of media routines on the Indonesia Morning Show news program in terms of three elements: Audiences (Consumers), Media Organizations (Processor), and Source news (Suppliers). After conducting research, Indonesia Morning Show in producing the program through three stages, namely: Pre-production, Production and Post-production. Judging from hierarchical theory, the influence of routine media level in the production process of Indonesian Morning Show news program influenced 3 elements, namely: Audience, Media Organization and News Sources. And the news packaging that usually uses the 5w + 1H format of the Indonesia Morning Show editorial team transforms it into S-P-O-K format to get an easy news impression to be received by an audience in the morning. Keywords: Production Analysis, Hierarchy Theory of Influence, Audience, Media Organization, Source of News.
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David Strang, Kenneth. "Assessing natural disaster survivor evacuation attitudes to inform social policy". International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 34, nr 7/8 (8.07.2014): 485–510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-04-2013-0040.
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Purpose – The literature was reviewed to locate the most relevant social-psychology theories, factors, and instruments in order to measure New York State resident attitudes and social norms (SNs) concerning their intent to evacuate Hurricane Irene in the summer of 2011. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model which could be generalized to improve social policy determination for natural disaster preparation. Design/methodology/approach – A post-positivist ideology was employed, quantitative data were collected from an online survey (nominal, binary, interval, and ratio), and inferential statistical techniques were applied to test theory-deductive hypotheses (Strang, 2013b). Since the questions for each hypothesized factor were customized using a pilot for this study, exploratory factor analysis were conducted to ensure the item validity and reliabilities were compared to a priori benchmarks (Gill et al., 2010). Correlation analysis along with logistic and multiple regression were applied to test the hypothesis at the 95 percent confidence level. Findings – A statistically significant model was developed using correlation, stepwise regression, ordinary least squares regression, and logistic regression. Only two composite factors were needed to capture 55.4 percent of the variance for behavioral intent (BI) to evacuate. The model predicted 43.9 percent of the evacuation decisions, with 13.3 percent undecided, leaving 42.8 incorrectly classified), using logistic regression (n=401 surveyed participants). Research limitations/implications – Municipal planners can use this information by creating surveys and collecting BI indicators from citizens, during risk planning, in advance of a natural disaster. The concepts could also apply to man-made disasters. Planners can use the results from these surveys to predict the overall likelihood that residents with home equity (e.g. home owners) intend to leave when given a public evacuation order. Practical implications – Once municipal planners know the indicators for personal attitudes (PAs) (in particular) and SNs, they could sort these by region, to identify areas where the PAs were too low. Then additional evacuation preparation efforts can be focussed on those regions. According to these findings, the emphasis must be focussed on a PA basis, describing the extreme negative impacts of previous disasters, rather than using credible spokespersons, to persuade individuals to leave. Originality/value – A new model was created with a “near miss disaster” severity factor as an extension to the theory of reasoned action.
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Hudaefi, Fahmi Ali, i Irfan Syauqi Beik. "Digital zakāh campaign in time of Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia: a netnographic study". Journal of Islamic Marketing 12, nr 3 (8.01.2021): 498–517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jima-09-2020-0299.
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Purpose Despite the COVID-19 recession, the collection of zakat (almsgiving) managed by the National Board of Zakat Republic of Indonesia (BAZNAS RI) has increased, especially during Ramaḍān 1441 Hijra. Previous works show a positive relationship between digital zakat campaign and zakat collection. This paper aims to study the means of digital zakat campaign during COVID-19 outbreak. This topic is theoretically and practically important in the emerging debate of Islamic marketing, notably in Islamic social finance field. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a qualitative research approach. A case study is engaged in the selection of BAZNAS RI for a detailed discussion of a zakat organisation. Meanwhile, a netnographic approach is used to analyse the number of 549 posts from BAZNAS RI’s social media, which are Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Furthermore, a qualitative software analysis of NVivo 12 Plus is used in performing the analytical procedures. Findings This work explains the means of digital zakat campaign during COVID-19 outbreak with a case of BAZNAS RI. It is identified the number of 6 parent nodes and 64 child nodes from the analysis using NVivo 12 Plus. The authors’ parent nodes are “donation”, “infaq” (Islamic spending for charities), “Ramaḍān matters”, “ṣadaqah” (voluntary charity), “virtual events” and “zakat”. These nodes detail digital campaign of BAZNAS RI posted in its social media during COVID-19 period in Ramaḍān. A theoretical implication of inclusive marketing is derived from the analysis. It explains that the inclusiveness of digital contents is practically significant in campaigning zakat as a religious obligation that contributes to social and financial benefits. Research limitations/implications This paper does not claim a positivist perspective on the relationship between digital zakat campaign and zakat collection. Instead, this paper explores in-depth the practice of digital zakat campaign, which the previous study confirms its association with a muzakki’s (Muslims who are obliged to pay zakat) decision to pay zakat. Practical implications This paper establishes the Islamic marketing theory that is derived from industrial practices. The inclusiveness of digital contents in zakat campaign is critical in activating zakat as a religious obligation that authentically shapes the social and economic processes of a Muslim community. This theory is practically important for 'amils (employees) of zakat institution who work in the marketing division, chiefly to create such contents to post in social media. Social implications The authors’ node of zakat distribution for COVID-19 relief indicates the importance of a formalised zakat institution to actualise zakat’s role in handling socioeconomic problems. Thus, paying zakat formally in an authorised organisation may contribute to a greater social contribution and maṣlaḥah (public interest) than paying it informally without any effective measurement. Originality/value This study contributes to the novelty in the Islamic marketing debate within two folds. First, this paper is among the pioneers in studying digital zakat campaign during COVID-19 outbreak by using a netnographic approach. Therefore, a theoretical implication derived from industrial practices is contributed. Second, this paper details the steps in using NVivo 12 Plus to analyse the unstructured data sampled from the internet. The future studies may thus refer to this work to understand the application of netnography and the procedures in analysing data from social media using this software.