scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of European Examples of Freight Electric Vehicles Schemes—A Systematic Case Study Approach with Examples from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK

2015 ◽  
pp. 495-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa T. Taefi ◽  
Jochen Kreutzfeldt ◽  
Tobias Held ◽  
Rob Konings ◽  
Richard Kotter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Uk

A Step Towards the Adoption of Standards Within the UK Ministry of Defence

2011 ◽  
pp. 54-69
Author(s):  
Josephine W. Thomas ◽  
Steve Probets ◽  
Ray Dawson ◽  
Tim King
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Standards Adoption ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
The Uk

This article seeks to identify the factors that have impacted the adoption of ISO 10303, the Standard for the Exchange of Product Data (STEP), within the UK Ministry of Defence. The analysis presented in this article is based on Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory and the theory surrounding the Economics of Standards. Using a case study approach, the results indicate that several DOI and economic factors have impacted the adoption of STEP. These findings offer insights into some of the technological, organizational, and environmental influences on standards adoption. It is envisioned that these results will make a contribution towards the body of knowledge surrounding the factors and barriers critical to the adoption of standards like STEP, and enable more effective development and adoption of these standards.

scholarly journals An evaluation of the management of offensive waste from the National Health Service in England: A case study approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 745-752
Author(s):  
Natalie Roddis ◽  
Terry Tudor
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Waste Hierarchy ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
East Midlands ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Uk

In the UK, the majority of offensive waste is disposed of at landfills. However, producers have a duty of care under the Waste Hierarchy to divert waste away from landfill. Using case studies from the East of England, the East Midlands and West Midlands in England, this study sought to quantify the waste arisings disposed of to landfill and to understand the reasons why. The findings show that offensive waste arisings, treatment method and costs varied by region, only a fraction of the waste disposed of to landfill in the East of England, compared with the majority being disposed of to landfill in the East Midlands and West Midlands. Despite the financial implications of landfilling being the lowest cost per tonne option, the key barriers to moving away from disposal to landfill was a lack of available alternatives, and it being the only option offered by the waste contractor.

scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of Defensive Routines and Theories-In-Use of Engineering and Non-Engineering Managers

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-426
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Cudney
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Engineering Managers ◽  
Defensive Routines ◽  
Communication Conflict ◽  
Technical Functions ◽  
Threatening Situation

Engineering managers are managers who have an understanding of both the technical and business aspects of organizations.  However, the success of an engineering manager depends on being knowledgeable in both the business and technical functions of an organization. There is a perception that engineers experience challenges in areas such as communication, conflict resolution, and leadership.  Defensive routines are actions implemented as a result of being in an embarrassing or threatening situation.  This research uses a case study approach to measure whether defensive routines are more common in engineering managers or non-engineering managers. 27 managers created case studies based on their unique experiences as managers.  These case studies were scored and the results show that defensive routines are more common in engineering managers than non-engineering mangers.  

Organizing migrant workers

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Holgate
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Uk ◽  
White Workers ◽  
Minority Ethnic

The structural position of black and minority ethnic workers (BME) and migrant workers in the UK labour market is relatively well known. Many workers in these groups find themselves in low-paid, low-skilled jobs primarily because of their ethnicity and regardless of their skills. This racialization of the labour market has been well documented - particularly since the ‘large-scale’ BME immigration in the post-war period. What is less well known is what it is like to work in these increasingly segmented sections of the economy where white workers have abandoned jobs in favour of (slightly) more lucrative work. Adopting a case-study approach, this article follows a trade union’s attempt to organize a sandwich factory of 500 workers, where most of the workforce was made up of BME migrant workers.

Campaigning for Older People: A Case Study Approach to the Input of Voluntary and Community Organisations in the Policy Process

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mick Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
Community Organisations ◽  
The Uk

Third sector or civil society organisations are seen by many as important routes through which citizens contribute to the development and implementation of public policy and to the democratic process. This contribution has been acknowledged in the UK in the requirement for their participation across a range of new government policies and programmes. But how far are these claims justified? This paper explores, through a case study approach focusing on issues relating to older people, how voluntary and community organisations input to the policy process. It argues for a clearer balance between state and voluntary sector, based around ‘creative tension’.

scholarly journals The multilingual workplace realities of Polish truckers: A case study in the Netherlands

Multilingua ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca E. Dijkstra ◽  
Matt Coler ◽  
Gisela Redeker
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
World Englishes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ethnographic Case Study ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Workplace Interactions ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Multilingual Workplace

AbstractAlthough international truckers are essential to the European supply chain, we know little about how they deal with their frequent multilingual workplace interactions. This paper examines the effects of participants’ Individual Multilingual Repertoires (Pitzl, Marie-Luise. 2016. World Englishes and creative idioms in English as a lingua franca. World Englishes 35(2). 293–309. https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12196) on their behavior and attitude toward multilingual interactions. Five Polish truckers and six Dutch logistics professionals were observed and interviewed. An ethnographic case study approach allowed us to consider interactions from multiple perspectives. Findings from the study reveal that some, but not all, Polish truckers struggle to interact in the most common lingua francas in the Netherlands: English and German. We show that some of the Dutch logistics professionals have a low opinion of foreign drivers’ linguistic abilities, which impairs the potential to find shared multilingual resources, and ultimately to improve communication skills. Results of the study contribute to an understanding of the dynamics of multilingual interactions in the workplace. Practical suggestions for logistics professionals and future research are identified.

Costs and consequences of Personal Medical Services (PMS): a case study approach to the national evaluation of PMS in the UK

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-243
Author(s):  
Anne Spencer ◽  
Anthony J Riley ◽  
Yvonne H Carter ◽  
Geoff Meads ◽  
Martin R Underwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Services ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Uk
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