Influential Factors of Aligning Spotify Squads in Mission-Critical and Offshore Projects – A Longitudinal Embedded Case Study

Faculty work now includes market-like behaviors that create research, teaching, and service opportunities. This study employs an embedded case study design to evaluate the extent to which faculty members interact with external organizations to mitigate financial constraints and how those relationships vary by academic discipline. The findings show a similar number of ties among faculty members in high- and low-resource disciplines, reciprocity between faculty members and external organizations, and an expanded conceptualization of faculty work.

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Kajian Sosiolinguistik Penggunaan Alih Kode di Media Sosioal

10.31227/osf.io/6wft5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Iftitahul Kamaliyah

Keyword(s):

Embedded Case Study

Kajian mengenai Soisolinguistik memang sangat menarik untuk dibahas. Dengan beraneka ragam suku, bahasa, dan budaya mengakibatkan munculnya masyarakat Indonesia yang kedwibahasaan. Sebagai objek dari sosiolinguistik, bahasa tidak dipandang sebagai bahasa, melainkan dilihat dipandang sebagai sarana interaksi atau komunikasi di dalam masyarakat (Chaer dan Agustina,2010:3). Sebagai sarana komunikasi di dalam masyarakat, bahasa menitik beratkan pada penggunanan yang bertujuan membuat komunikasi antara penutur dan lawan tutur dapat berkomunikasi dengan baik walaupun dilakukan secara kedwibahasaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui serta mendeskripsikan penggunaan alih kode di media sosial Instagram dan Twitter. Serta untuk mengetahui alasan munculnya alih kode pada media sosial. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualititatif deskriptif, dikarenakan memiliki tujuan untuk mendeskripsikan, menjelasakan serta memaparkan data dengan sedetail mungkin. Penelitian berfokus pada penggunaan alih kode di media sosial. Apabila ditinjau berdasarkan sifat kasusnya, termasuk dalam studi kasus tunggal terpancang (embedded case study). Sumber data penelitian ini didapatkan melalui dokumen-dokumen tertulis yang diunggah di berbagai media sosial seperti Instagram dan twitter. Dalam teknik pengumpuan data, menggunakan metode observasi dan studi dokumen.

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How medical dominance and interprofessional conflicts undermine patient-centred care in hospitals: historical analysis and multiple embedded case study in Morocco

BMJ Global Health ◽

10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006140 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (7) ◽

pp. e006140

Author(s):

Zakaria Belrhiti ◽

Sara Van Belle ◽

Bart Criel

Keyword(s):

Soft Power ◽

Health Workers ◽

Interprofessional Collaboration ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

Best Interests ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Power Struggles ◽

Embedded Case Study ◽

Health Managers

BackgroundIn Morocco’s health systems, reforms were accompanied by increased tensions among doctors, nurses and health managers, poor interprofessional collaboration and counterproductive power struggles. However, little attention has focused on the processes underlying these interprofessional conflicts and their nature. Here, we explored the perspective of health workers and managers in four Moroccan hospitals.MethodsWe adopted a multiple embedded case study design and conducted 68 interviews, 8 focus group discussions and 11 group discussions with doctors, nurses, administrators and health managers at different organisational levels. We analysed what health workers (doctors and nurses) and health managers said about their sources of power, perceived roles and relationships with other healthcare professions. For our iterative qualitative data analysis, we coded all data sources using NVivo V.11 software and carried out thematic analysis using the concepts of ‘negotiated order’ and the four worldviews. For context, we used historical analysis to trace the development of medical and nursing professions during the colonial and postcolonial eras in Morocco.ResultsOur findings highlight professional hierarchies that counterbalance the power of formal hierarchies. Interprofessional interactions in Moroccan hospitals are marked by conflicts, power struggles and daily negotiated orders that may not serve the best interests of patients. The results confirm the dominance of medical specialists occupying the top of the professional hierarchy pyramid, as perceived at all levels in the four hospitals. In addition, health managers, lacking institutional backing, resources and decision spaces, often must rely on soft power when dealing with health workers to ensure smooth collaboration in care.ConclusionThe stratified order of care professions creates hierarchical professional boundaries in Moroccan hospitals, leading to partitioning of care and poor interprofessional collaboration. More attention should be placed on empowering health workers in delivering quality care by ensuring smooth interprofessional collaboration.

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Perceived Trip Time Reliability and Its Cost in a Rail Transit Network

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13137504 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 7504

Author(s):

Jie Liu ◽

Paul Schonfeld ◽

Jinqu Chen ◽

Yong Yin ◽

Qiyuan Peng

Keyword(s):

Regression Models ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Rail Transit ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Transit Network ◽

Time Index ◽

Trip Time ◽

Buffer Time ◽

Transfer Times

Time reliability in a Rail Transit Network (RTN) is usually measured according to clock-based trip time, while the travel conditions such as travel comfort and convenience cannot be reflected by clock-based trip time. Here, the crowding level of trains, seat availability, and transfer times are considered to compute passengers’ Perceived Trip Time (PTT). Compared with the average PTT, the extra PTT needed for arriving reliably, which equals the 95th percentile PTT minus the average PTT, is converted into the monetary cost for estimating Perceived Time Reliability Cost (PTRC). The ratio of extra PTT needed for arriving reliably to the average PTT referring to the buffer time index is proposed to measure Perceived Time Reliability (PTR). To overcome the difficulty of obtaining passengers’ PTT who travel among rail transit modes, a Monte Carlo simulation is applied to generated passengers’ PTT for computing PTR and PTRC. A case study of Chengdu’s RTN shows that the proposed metrics and method measure the PTR and PTRC in an RTN effectively. PTTR, PTRC, and influential factors have significant linear relations among them, and the obtained linear regression models among them can guide passengers to travel reliably.

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Entrepreneurship and self-employment for mature-aged people

Australian Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/1038416220978971 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 3-14

Author(s):

Alex Maritz ◽

Bronwyn Eager ◽

Saskia De Klerk

Keyword(s):

Social Health ◽

Active Ageing ◽

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽

Aged People ◽

Self Employment ◽

Australian Economy ◽

Embedded Case Study ◽

Theoretical Foundations ◽

Research Recommendations

Not only do Australian mature-aged entrepreneurs contribute $11.9 billion per annum to the Australian economy in over 379,000 businesses, they launch approximately 14,000 new businesses each year and actively contribute to fiscal, social, health, and active ageing outcomes in their communities. Thirty-four per cent of all young businesses in Australia are now led by mature-aged entrepreneurs, identifying mature-aged entrepreneurship as the fastest growing sector of entrepreneurship. This study is the first of its kind to examine mature-aged entrepreneurship in Australia using five pragmatic and embedded case-study examples. Aligning to Cartensen's sociomotional selection theory, we adopted an interpretivist philosphical framework of emergent enquiry action research. The paper includes benefits and challenges associated with mature-aged entrepreneurship, including contextual and theoretical foundations. We provide policy and research recommendations to enhance the development of a dedicated entrepreneurial ecosystem for mature-aged people.

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A review on visual criteria of pure milk packaging for parents and their children (case study: Tehran, Iran)

British Food Journal ◽

10.1108/bfj-12-2014-0425 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 118 (1) ◽

pp. 83-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mohsen Rasouli Valajoozi ◽

Nosrat Ollah Zangi

Keyword(s):

Influential Factors ◽

Test Analysis ◽

Content Type ◽

Packaging Design ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Children And Parents ◽

The Aesthetic ◽

Pure Milk ◽

Practical Recommendations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare and find the significance of aesthetic standards related to the packaging design of pure milk among two groups of parents and children in order to help the designers and marketers to identify these two groups of consumers well. Design/methodology/approach – The results of questionnaire were used to get the required data. The selected samples were divided into two groups of 110 parents and children aged between seven and 14 years old who responded to the questions. The subjects were compared and evaluated within the convenience stores in the cosmopolitan city of Tehran based on four independent variables as the influential factors in packaging attractiveness. Data were analyzed through the statistical analysis software using the Independent t-test analysis. Findings – The results of analysis showed that all the variables vary significantly among these two groups. Besides, the importance and priority of variables were determined for each group based on the mean score of each variable. Originality/value – According to the results of this study, it could be concluded that the selection criteria and packaging attractiveness varies among children and parents, and the aesthetic factors of packaging could be used with different priorities for these two groups. And also at the end of research some practical recommendations are presented in order of importance based on parents’ preferences.

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Red for Ed Teacher Movements: Exploring Roles and Symbols in the Politics of the Superintendency

Educational Administration Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0013161x211034485 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0013161X2110344

Author(s):

Michael A. Szolowicz ◽

R. Aaron Wisman

Keyword(s):

Political Action ◽

The United States ◽

Instructional Leader ◽

Political Strategy ◽

New Wave ◽

Symbolic Politics ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Semistructured Interviews ◽

Embedded Case Study

Purpose: In recent years, a new wave of teacher-led political action has erupted resulting in work stoppages in several states across the United States. This study examines how superintendents navigated this Red for Ed movement in two representative states. Methods: Framed as a multisite, embedded case study, we drew from public documents and semistructured interviews with superintendents. We took a deductive approach to data analysis, seeking analytic generalization to the theoretical frameworks adopted herein. Findings: Red for Ed-motivated teacher job actions did create a political dilemma for superintendents. Superintendents addressed the dilemma by utilizing the roles of business manager, instructional leader, and politician as expressed through symbolic politics including assigning responsibility and vaguely supporting the Red for Ed cause. Superintendent responses are consistent with isomorphic tenants of sociological institutionalism. Implications: Considering the modern superintendency’s political nature, superintendents might benefit from preparation in political strategy and tactics.

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FACTORS INFLUENCING TEACHERS’ INTEGRATING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (ICC) INTO BUSINESS ENGLISH TEACHING

HUE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ◽

10.26459/hueuni-jssh.v129i6b.5490 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 129 (6B) ◽

Author(s):

Duyen Thi Phung Ho ◽

Huong Nu Nhu Ton

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

English Education ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Global Integration ◽

Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽

Business English ◽

English Teaching ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

English Textbooks

<p>Globalization has triggered the need to teach ICC in Business English education for effective communication and interaction across cultural diversity.<strong> </strong>This case study was carried out at a college specializing in International Trade in Vietnam with six Business English teachers as participants. The study aims to explore factors influencing the teachers’ integrating ICC into their Business English teaching (BET). The data were collected through 1/ in- depth interviews; 2/ analyses of two syllabi and two Business English textbooks in current use; 3/classroom observations. Inductive analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the teachers hesitated to teach ICC due to multiple influential factors. The results of the study were a good source of data for more efficient policies to develop ICC teaching and learning in the global integration.</p>

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Master's Students' Challenges, Achievements, and Professional Development

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1154 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Janet Richards

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Preservice Teachers ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Social Participation ◽

Data Sources ◽

Master's Students ◽

Comparison Methods ◽

Embedded Case Study ◽

E Mail

Few inquiries have investigated master's students in education as they mentor preservice teachers. In this embedded case study I explored the professional development of 15 master's students as they mentored 35 preservice teachers for eight weeks in a summer literacy camp. Data sources were e-mail exchanges, written reports, and transcriptions from focus groups and in-class conversations. I analyzed the data through constant comparison methods and discovered that the mentors were initially frustrated with their mentoring responsibilities and had little empathy for the preservice teachers. By the end of the camp, they recognized the benefits of mentoring and gained confidence as mentors. Learning occurred for both the mentors and the preservice teachers. Implications include the power of social participation in authentic contexts.

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Investigating outdoor thermal comfort of educational building complex in urban area: A case study in Universitas Kebangsaan, Bandung city

Geographica Pannonica ◽

10.5937/gp25-30430 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 85-101

Author(s):

Try Ramadhan ◽

Aldissain Jurizat ◽

Andina Syafrina ◽

Amat Rahmat

Keyword(s):

Wind Speed ◽

Thermal Comfort ◽

Urban Area ◽

Outer Space ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Outdoor Environment ◽

Outdoor Thermal Comfort ◽

Design Development ◽

Campus Building

Campus building was a place to accommodate various educational activities, which were both carried out indoors and outdoors. The environment, including the building and its exterior, provided thermal comfort that was influenced by the context, such as the mass of the facility, vegetation, and constructing envelope materials. The microclimate also influenced the environment, such as temperature, wind speed, and humidity. This study aimed to investigate the outdoor thermal comfort of campus building in urban area during summer, while also identifying the influential factors. This research referred to a case study, examining the thermal quality of the educational building environment using ENVI-met software, based on the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) index as an indicator of outdoor thermal comfort, in Universitas Kebangsaan (UK). The results showed that the outdoor environment had low thermal comfort conditions during the day, as it also had different thermal satisfactory situations, due to differences in physical characteristics in each zone. This characteristics included, (1) The SVF determinant as indicators of the shading factor should be supported by the presence of vegetation and the use of pavement material, (2) Although the wind speed factor does not really affect the thermal comfort in the outdoor space, the interconnection between open gaps is likely to make breeze distribution in the area better. This study offered direction for campus planning, in order to maintain the optimal capacity of the natural environment, such as (1) Strategizing to create a better shadowing factor in the outer space, which was supported by controlling the use of pavement materials, (2) Directing the density of buildings by making open spaces more permeable, in order for better wind distribution in the area. From this study, the campus current conditions and future design development potential was also observed.

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