scholarly journals The Potassium Cycle and Its Relationship to Recommendation Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Sylvie M. Brouder ◽  
Jeffrey J. Volenec ◽  
T. Scott Murrell
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Mechanistic Models ◽  
Plant Soil ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Soil Pool ◽  
Novel Targets

AbstractNutrient recommendation frameworks are underpinned by scientific understanding of how nutrients cycle within timespans relevant to management decision-making. A trusted potassium (K) recommendation is comprehensive enough in its components to represent important differences in biophysical and socioeconomic contexts but simple and transparent enough for logical, practical use. Here we examine a novel six soil-pool representation of the K cycle and explore the extent to which existing recommendation frameworks represent key plant, soil, input, and loss pools and the flux processes among these pools. Past limitations identified include inconsistent use of terminology, misperceptions of the universal importance and broad application of a single soil testing diagnostic, and insufficient correlation/calibration research to robustly characterize the probability and magnitude of crop response to fertilizer additions across agroecozones. Important opportunities to advance K fertility science range from developing a better understanding of the mode of action of diagnostics through use in multivariate field trials to the use of mechanistic models and systematic reviews to rigorously synthesize disparate field studies and identify knowledge gaps and/or novel targets for diagnostic development. Finally, advancing evidence-based K management requires better use of legacy and newly collected data and harnessing emerging data science tools and e-infrastructure to expand global collaborations and accelerate innovation.

Three perspectives on evidence-based management: rank, fit, variety

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 2085-2100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F. Martelli ◽  
Tuna Cem Hayirli
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Central Notion ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Cybernetic Theory

Purpose The debate on evidence-based management (EBMgt) has reached an impasse. The persistence of meaningful critiques highlights challenges embedded in the current frameworks. The field needs to consider new conceptual paths that appreciate these critiques, but move beyond them. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper unpacks the concept of finding the “best available evidence,” which remains a central notion across definitions of EBMgt. For each element, it considers relevant theory and offers recommendations, concluding with a discussion of “bestness” as interpreted across three key dynamics – rank, fit, and variety. Findings The paper reinforces that EBMgt is a social technology, and draws on cybernetic theory to argue that the “best” evidence is produced not by rank or fit, but by variety. Through variety, EBMgt more readily captures the contextual, political, and relational aspects embedded in management decision making. Research limitations/implications While systematic reviews and empirical barriers remain important, more rigorous research evidence and larger catalogues of contingency factors are themselves insufficient to solve underlying sociopolitical concerns. Likewise, current critiques could benefit from theoretical bridges that not only reinforce learning and sensemaking in real organizations, but also build on the spirit of the project and progress made towards better managerial decision making. Originality/value The distinctive contribution of this paper is to offer a new lens on EBMgt drawing from cybernetic theory and science and technology studies. By proposing the theoretical frame of variety, it offers potential to resolve the impasse between those for and against EBMgt.

scholarly journals Proactiveness as a factor of making an effective management decision in the restoration and renovation of equipment

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-294
Author(s):  
Olesya V. Tomazova ◽  
◽  
Elena V. Volkodavova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Proactive Management ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Self Service ◽  
Special Approach ◽  
Oil And Gas Enterprises

Introduction. The main part of the enterprises equipment of the Russian oil and gas complex operates in different natural and geographical conditions, which requires a special approach to the organization and management of its restoration and renovation. Theoretical analysis. This article examines the definitions of such concepts as “restoration”, “renovation”, as well as the issues of a reactive and proactive approach to managing the processes of restoration and renovation of equipment. Empirical analysis. Based on field studies at oil and gas enterprises, the emphasis is placed on the validity of adopting a proactive approach to the management of equipment recovery and renovation; developed an indicator (index) of proactive management decision-making in the restoration and renovation of equipment. Results. This indicator can be used by the management of oil and gas enterprises to assess the rationality of organizing and managing the processes of equipment restoration and renovation, including the choice of self-service or outsourcing services.

scholarly journals Technique of monitoring of the level of development of cycle transport infrastructure perceived by citizens in Moscow

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-83
Author(s):  
D. V. Zavyalov ◽  
O. V. Saginova ◽  
N. B. Zavyalova
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
Successful Solution ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
The City

Purpose: of the article is a proposal for a methodology for assessing the level of development of Cycling infrastructure in Moscow and a conceptual model of a system for monitoring transport infrastructure.Methods: to achieve this goal, the authors analyzed foreign and domestic experience in the development of the cycle transport infrastructure and methods for assessing its level of development. In preparing the article, the results of content analysis of scientific publications and research reports of Russian and foreign scientists and practitioners who are experts in the field of increasing the mobility of the urban population in megalopolises, in field studies and observations are used. The study is based on the marketing approach, which takes into account the objective indicators of the development of Cycling and the perceived level of development of Cycling infrastructure.Results: increasing the mobility of Moscow residents using environmental modes of transport is an important strategic task of the metropolis. For its successful solution, it is necessary to create a monitoring system that provides control over the achievement of the objectives of the development of Cycle transport infrastructure. The article presents the results of the development of a system for monitoring the level of development of Cycling infrastructure. A system of indicators, which is the basis of the monitoring system, has been developed, and the methodology has been tested. The test results can be defined as initial for the next monitoring Cycle.Conclusions and Relevance: the analysis of international and Russian experience in the development of transport infrastructure of megacities showed a significant interest in the integration of Cycling in multimodal travel of passengers. Active use of Cycling is associated with a change in the transport behavior of residents of the metropolis. This is largely determined by the level of development of the Cycle transport infrastructure. The Cycle infrastructure must meet the demands of citizens, the safety of cycling around the city, as well as other characteristics that provide the attractiveness and convenience of using cycles in the city. The paper proposes a system for monitoring the level of development of Cycling infrastructure. The monitoring is based on the assessment of hierarchical indicators grouped by management objectives. The indicators recommended for use in the monitoring system correspond to the principles of accessibility of information, reflect both subjective and objective factors that characterize the development of Cycling infrastructure, allow to identify local problems of Cycling infrastructure in all areas of Cycling. Testing of the monitoring system confirmed the possibility of its use to support management decision-making on improving the city’s transport system. 

scholarly journals Data Analytics in Education and Management Decision Styles in the Evidence-based Development of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 4331-4344
Author(s):  
Olga А. Fiofanova ◽  
Galina P. Savinykh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Data Culture

Introduction: The development of data culture is considered today as a social norm of the "information society". The leaders of education systems are faced with the task of consolidating the activities of "data evangelists", "it-evangelists" (technology evangelists) in education quality management systems. Data analyst competencies should dominate management decision-making. When examining the influence of relevant competencies on the style of management decision-making, we proceed from the existing technological data infrastructure in Russia, and also take into account the role of the public sector in quality control of education. Materials and methods: A review of foreign and domestic sources on the problems of evidence-based management in education has been undertaken. Various aspects of the problem are compared: intercountry and subnational contexts; revealed the role of international comparative research in the development of data analytics competencies. It was studied, using the Alan Rowe methodology, the influence of data analytics competencies on the style of making management decisions. The study sample consisted of 350 people. The author's case simulators were used for the built-in diagnostics of data analytics competencies. Results: The empirical facts of the change in the style of making management decisions under the influence of the competencies of data analytics have been obtained. The relevant competencies were the subject of training for the heads of regional education systems on the basis of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The connection between the competencies of data analytics of the conceptual and analytical style of making management decisions with the content and methodology of training managers has been substantiated. A list of competencies of data analytics for scaling in the practices of training subjects of management of educational systems has been formulated. Discussion and conclusions: The novelty of our proposed solutions lies in the substantiation of the influence of data analytics competencies on the style of management decision-making. We expand the boundaries of the data-driven paradigm of education quality management and consider such systems in the logic of the information-analytical paradigm, where the competence of data analytics is both a condition and a resource for evidence-based education development. Conclusions are formulated about the development of a new type of culture in public administration - data-culture. Data as a valuable asset in a state with a developed data culture changes the ontology of the information state and logically leads to the idea of a new social contract.

scholarly journals Transboundary Ecological Conservation, Environmental Value, and Environmental Sustainability: Lessons from the Heart of Borneo

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9727
Author(s):  
Choy Yee Keong ◽  
Ayumi Onuma
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Ecological Conservation ◽  
Ecological Action

Balancing economic growth with international commitments to environmental sustainability is a global challenge. One of the main objectives of this study is to address this challenge by stimulating and sustaining motivation for environmental conservation by means of a comprehensive rethinking of the values inherent in nature and the limitations of monetary approaches to biodiversity valuation. This is achieved based on a case study of a transboundary ecological conservation project, the Heart of Borneo (HoB) in Borneo Island, covering Kalimantan in Indonesia, Borneo Malaysia comprising the states of Sarawak and Sabah, and Brunei Darussalam. This study synthesizes critical insights into the multiple ranges of life-supporting environmental values embedded in the HoB natural capital to enhance stronger motivations for environmental conservation. The study also reports on evidence gathered from extensive field studies conducted in Borneo Malaysia, confirming the correlations between environmental beliefs in value pluralism, ecological action, and environmental sustainability, and its implications for sustainable resource use and management. The synthesis is expected to serve as practical guidance for sustainable resource and environmental management decision-making, which is conceptually and universally applicable.

Centralization and Effectiveness of Reward Management in Multinational Enterprises

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Tekieli ◽  
Marion Festing ◽  
Xavier Baeten
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Role Identities ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Subsidiary Managers ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Based on responses from 158 reward managers located at the headquarters or subsidiaries of multinational enterprises, the present study examines the relationship between the centralization of reward management decision making and its perceived effectiveness in multinational enterprises. Our results show that headquarters managers perceive a centralized approach as being more effective, while for subsidiary managers this relationship is moderated by the manager’s role identity. Referring to social identity theory, the present study enriches the standardization versus localization debate through a new perspective focusing on psychological processes, thereby indicating the importance of in-group favoritism in headquarters and the influence of subsidiary managers’ role identities on reward management decision making.

Emergency management decision-making during severe weather

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh A. Baumgart ◽  
Ellen J. Bass ◽  
Brenda Philips ◽  
Kevin Kloesel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Management Decision Making

Providing additional education services for children: Challenges and solutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-687
Author(s):  
Yu.I. Brodovskaya ◽  
T.A. Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Supplementary Education ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Additional Education ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
Municipal Level

Subject. This article considers the issues of provision of supplementary education services for children and methodological tools for the formation of educational environment. Objectives. The article aims to assess the level of development of the system of supplementary education of children in Krasnoyarsk and offer a methodological approach to improving the management decision-making procedure in the formation of a portfolio of supplementary education services at the municipal level. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of theoretical, empirical, and logistic analyses, and sociological studies. Results. The article offers concrete solutions to the lack of a methodological approach to providing supplementary education services, considering one of the micro-districts of Krasnoyarsk as a case in point. It also offers tools that can be used by public authorities to organize educational space at the municipal level. Conclusions. A unified methodological approach should be used to provide a system of supplementary education, taking into account financial means, as well as differentiation in the distribution of educational facilities throughout the area. The relevance of the set of supplementary education services and consumer preferences should be taken into account, as well.

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