A Structural Simulation Tool for Faulted Sandstone Reservoirs: Exploratory Study Using Data from Utah and the Gullfaks Field

1994 ◽  
pp. 157-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Koestler ◽  
A. G. Milnes ◽  
T. S. Olsen ◽  
A. T. Buller
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Structural Simulation ◽  
Sandstone Reservoirs ◽  
Using Data

Public University Use of Social Infrastructure Public–Private Partnerships (P3s): An Exploratory Examination

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Levey ◽  
Ashley W. Connors ◽  
Lawrence L. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public University ◽  
Student Housing ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Housing Project ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Deep Dive ◽  
History Of ◽  
Using Data

Using data from the 50 states, this exploratory study looks at public university use of public–private partnerships (P3s) for a particular type of social infrastructure, student housing. The relation between state social infrastructure P3s enabling legislation and public university P3 student housing project closures is analyzed. A deep dive is conducted into the legislative requirements of four states (California, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia) that have specific enabling legislation governing public university use of P3s for social infrastructure. The study finds that public universities have a 20-year history of utilizing social infrastructure P3s for student housing. A relationship is found between state social infrastructure P3 enabling legislation and increased public university use of P3s for student housing. The study also finds that states with specific public university P3 social infrastructure enabling legislation place decidedly different requirements on their use.

Instructor Perceptions of Web Technology Feature and Instructional Task Fit

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-65
Author(s):  
Troy J. Strader ◽  
Diana Reed ◽  
Inchul Suh ◽  
Joyce W. Njoroge
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Web Technology ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Secondary Importance ◽  
Task Technology Fit ◽  
Instructor Perceptions ◽  
Instructional Tasks ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Web

In this exploratory study, university faculty (instructor) perceptions of the extent to which eight unique features of Web technology are useful for various instructional tasks are identified. Task-technology fit propositions are developed and tested using data collected from a survey of instructors in business, pharmacy, and arts/humanities. It is proposed that the Web technology features can be classified into three groups. Ubiquity and universal standards are primary features that are useful for supporting all of the teaching tasks. Richness, interactivity, information density, and personalization are contextual features which are each useful for specific tasks. Global reach is of secondary importance for supporting traditional classroom instructional tasks. Support is found for each proposition except universal standards and social technology is not perceived to be as important as anticipated. Implications and conclusions are discussed for learning management system designers, instructors, and educational technology researchers.

Are Entrepreneurial Cognitions Universal? Assessing Entrepreneurial Cognitions across Cultures

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald K. Mitchell ◽  
J. Brock Smith ◽  
Eric A. Morse ◽  
Kristie W. Seawright ◽  
Ana Maria Peredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Culture ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Setting ◽  
Business People ◽  
Entrepreneurial Cognition ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Cognition And Culture ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Cognitive Explanation

In this study we examine three research questions concerned with entrepreneurial cognition and culture: (1) Do entrepreneurs have cognitions distinct from those of other business people? (2) To what extent are entrepreneurial cognitions universal? and (3) To what extent do entrepreneurial cognitions differ by national culture? These questions were investigated in an exploratory study using data collected from 990 respondents in eleven countries. We find, in answer to question one, that individuals who possess “professional entrepreneurial cognitions” do indeed have cognitions that are distinct from business non-entrepreneurs. In answer to question two, we report further confirmation of a universal culture of entrepreneurship. And in answer to question three, we find (a) observed differences on eight of the ten proposed cognition constructs, and (b) that the pattern of country representation within an empirically developed set of entrepreneurial archetypes does indeed differ among countries. Our results suggest increasing credibility for the cognitive explanation of entrepreneurial phenomena in the cross-cultural setting.

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY INTO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (AMT) USAGE IN MALAYSIAN SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMEs)

2012 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250015 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARA SABERI ◽  
ROSNAH MOHD. YUSUFF
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Investment Planning ◽  
Using Data

For manufacturing companies, to gain competitive advantage in the global market is not always a simple matter of just purchasing and installing new technologies. New technologies require careful planning and persistent efforts to integrate operating and organizational systems to support these operations. It is more important for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have more obstacles in implementing new technologies compared to big companies. Using data collected from 30 SMEs in Malaysia, this paper assesses their situation in terms of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) investment planning and implementation and its relationship to companies' performance and obstacles. This is an exploratory study with the purpose of providing background data to direct future research in building up a contingency study for technology management and implementation for SMEs in Malaysia. The results revealed that in spite of different levels of AMT usage, there were no significant differences between the companies in terms of performance and obstacles. The analysis outcomes implied that technology per se did not make a big difference in its users.

The Criminal/Legal Experiences of Individuals with Mental Illness along the Sequential Intercept Model: An Eight-Site Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin B. Comartin ◽  
Victoria Nelson ◽  
Scott Smith ◽  
Sheryl Kubiak
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Treatment Engagement ◽  
Diversion Programs ◽  
Specialty Courts ◽  
Criminal Legal System ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Policies And Practices

Studies suggest that up to 44% of individuals in the criminal/legal system have a severe mental illness (SMI), and although diversion programs have been established, a significant portion still end up incarcerated. The Sequential Intercept Model is a framework designed to reduce the overrepresentation of individuals with SMI in the criminal/legal system by identifying points of interception to prevent individuals from entering or moving further into the system. Although studies assess programs in each intercept, none has evaluated how individuals process through all intercepts. Using data from eight counties ( N = 1,160), this exploratory study assesses criminal/legal involvement across each intercept between individuals identified with ( n = 880) or without ( n = 280) SMI. Findings indicate longer stays in jail, low rates of treatment engagement and enrollment in specialty courts, and poorer diversion outcomes for individuals with SMI. Recommendations for research, policies, and practices are proposed to advance Smart Decarceration efforts.

Trading Places: Microlevel Predictors of Women Who Commit Intimate Partner Homicide

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Szalewski ◽  
Lin Huff-Corzine ◽  
Amy Reckdenwald
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Interracial Relationships ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Relationship Status ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Gender Specific Differences ◽  
Regional Location ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Gender Specific

Intimate partner homicide (IPH) research has established the importance of the offender’s gender regarding motivations, situations, and structures present in the offense. However, little is known about female IPH perpetrators’ microlevel characteristics, despite research indicating female IPH offense numbers are closer to males’ than in other homicide types. To fill this gap, the current exploratory study assesses the likelihood of female-perpetrated IPH by the couples demographics, weapon type, relationship status, and regional location of the homicide. Using data from the Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR), results show microlevel gender-specific differences. Female, compared to male, IPH perpetrators more often kill in intraracial, compared to interracial relationships, and are more likely to kill in dating rather than marital relationships.

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