scholarly journals Enhancing strategic defensive positioning and performance in the outfield

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan T. Murray ◽  
Antonio Ortiz ◽  
Seonga Cho
Keyword(s):  
Average Distance ◽  
Spatial Optimization ◽  
Strategic Positioning ◽  
Location Optimization ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
The Past ◽  
Collegiate Baseball ◽  
Ball Tracking ◽  
And Performance

AbstractOver the past 20 years, professional and collegiate baseball has undergone a transformation, with statistics and analytics increasingly factoring into most of the decisions being made on the field. One particular example of the increased role of analytics is in the positioning of outfielders, who are tasked with tracking down balls hit to the outfield to record outs and minimize potential offensive damage. This paper explores the potential of location analytics to enhance the strategic positioning of players, enabling improved response and performance. We implement a location optimization model to analyze collegiate ball-tracking data, seeking outfielder locations that simultaneously minimize the average distance to a batted ball and maximize the weighted importance of batted ball coverage within a response standard. Trade-off outfielder configurations are compared to observed fielder positioning, finding that location models and spatial optimization can lead to performance improvements ranging from 1 to 3%, offering a significant strategic advantage over the course of a season.

Pupil with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-25
Author(s):  
Karolina Diallo
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
School Performance ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
The Past ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Pupil with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Over the past twenty years childhood OCD has received more attention than any other anxiety disorder that occurs in the childhood. The increasing interest and research in this area have led to increasing number of diagnoses of OCD in children and adolescents, which affects both specialists and teachers. Depending on the severity of symptoms OCD has a detrimental effect upon child's school performance, which can lead almost to the impossibility to concentrate on school and associated duties. This article is devoted to the obsessive-compulsive disorder and its specifics in children, focusing on the impact of this disorder on behaviour, experience and performance of the child in the school environment. It mentions how important is the role of the teacher in whose class the pupil with this diagnosis is and it points out that it is necessary to increase teachers' competence to identify children with OCD symptoms, to take the disease into the account, to adapt the course of teaching and to introduce such measures that could help children reduce the anxiety and maintain (or increase) the school performance within and in accordance with the school regulations and curriculum.

scholarly journals New Approaches to Documenting Performance in the Museum: Value, History, and Strategy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Acatia Finbow
Keyword(s):  
Effective Activation ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Future Value ◽  
Value History ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Radical Shift ◽  
Museum Value

This chapter shows how over the past two decades the relationship between the museum and performance has undergone a radical shift with the acquisition of performance-based artworks into the collection, shifting the role of the museum from that of a repository to that of a vital participant in the activation of the work. This chapter reflects on the new value this turn affords to documentation, and on how it is being used to support the effective activation of performance-based artworks in the museum. It reflects particularly on Tate’s development of documentation practices that address these new institutional needs and on how these navigate both immediate and potential future value.

scholarly journals The role of HRM practices in retaining employees: evidence from the banking sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-247
Author(s):  
Muhammad Daniyal ◽  
Mrestyal Khan
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Performance

Banking is one of the fastest-growing sectors because of its contribution to the economy, however, today employee retention is demurring for banks and they are striving to fulfil this challenge. It has been observed from the past few years that it is due to the lack of knowledge related to the proper implementation of HR practices in the commercial banks. The main purpose behind conducting the research is to understand the effect of compensation (C), working environment (WE), training and development (T&D), and performance appraisal (PA) on employee retention (ER). The study used convenience sampling with a sample size of 200 and data was collected from the employees of different commercial banks located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The empirical results showed that WE, PA, and COM have a significant positive relationship with the ER whereas T&A has the insignificant one.

scholarly journals The situation and role of higher education in the North Hungary region

2015 ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Mónika Lőrincz
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Performance

Northern Hungary is one of the most disadvantageous regions of Hungary and the European Union; "keeping force" is extremely week. The regional spatial inequalities – despite the national and EU convergence program – have been increasing year by year. The social and economic situation of the region shows negative trends. Negative features of the migration processes are manifested in the candidates' choice for tertiary education has increased in the region in the past three years parallel with the proportion of those who are not on site, but primarily in the Central Hungarian region to continue their studies. An intensification of the negative trends is experienced in the economic processes both in jobs and the structure and performance of the local economy in respect of per capita income. The transition from the nineties has decisively influenced the social and economic processes and the status of tertiary education institutions and their constantly changing role in the region. The role of education has become a key point of their activities as financing of the sector encouraged the institutions to increase the number of students and training offer, while R&D as form of cooperation in the economic sphere overshaded. Nowadays and over the past decade the increasing demand to transform their educational profile has increased in accordance with the social and economic situation of the region, adjusted to the catch-up and development opportunities of the region.

scholarly journals Dressed in a Present from the Past: The Transfers and Transformations of a Swedish Bridal Crown in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 695-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lizette Grad én
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
New World ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Past ◽  
Museum Object ◽  
Female Bodies ◽  
And Performance

Ever since the emigration from the Nordic countries the Old world and the New world have maintained an exchange of ideas, customs, and material culture. This cultural heritage consists of more than remnants of the past. Drawing on theories of material culture and performance this article highlights the role of gifts in materializing relationships between individuals, families and organizations in the wake of migration. First, I build on a suggested coinage of the term heritage gifts as a way of materializing relationships. Thereafter, I map out the numerous roles which a Swedish bridal crown play in the United States: as museum object, object of display and loaned to families for wedding ceremonies in America. The transfers and transformations of the bridal crown enhances a drama of a migration heritage. This dynamic drama brings together kin in Sweden and America and maps specific locations into a flexible space via the trajectory of crown-clad female bodies.

scholarly journals Achieving innovative firm performance through human capital and the effect of social capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-344
Author(s):  
Sarminah Samad
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Innovative Firm ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractFor the past decade, human capital has been recognized as one of the crucial assets of any firm’s overall performance. Previous studies widely advocated a linear link between human capital and innovative firm performance, arguing that there are a variety of factors to examine if the relationship between human capital and innovative firm performance is to be properly understood. The focus of this study was to examine the effect of social capital on the relationship between human capital and innovative firm performance. Specifically, it examined the relationship between human capital and social capital and between human capital and innovative firm performance. It also examined the relationship between social capital and innovative firm performance. A total of 294 questionnaires were obtained from managerial staff in automotive companies in Malaysia and the data was analysed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) test. The results indicated a direct effect between human capital and innovative performance. It was found that human capital is significantly related to social capital and that there is a significant relationship between social capital and innovative firm performance, indicating the ability of social capital to improve innovative firm performance. Finally, it revealed that innovative firm performance could be achieved by human capital through the role of valuable social capital and that good innovative firm performance leads to more prudent and sustainable organisations. The results provide pertinent implications for academia, policymakers and market players while also contributing to the research fields of strategic management, human capital, social capital and performance.

Firms in Context: Internal and External Drivers of Success

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Firm Strategy ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Location Choices ◽  
Strategic Positioning ◽  
Performance Dimensions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

How important is location for successful regional and firm performance? To answer this question the first part of the chapter reviews studies using sophisticated methods for defining and mapping clusters—geographical concentrations of related industries, firms, and supporting institutions. These studies show the importance of clusters for entrepreneurship, innovation, and other performance dimensions. The second part of the chapter examines the relationship between location and firm strategy and performance. Location within a cluster by itself does not ensure that a firm will benefit. Thus, a firm’s strategic positioning and its location choices are interrelated. I offer a framework that takes into account the role of internal agglomerations (intra-firm linkages that are facilitated by geographical proximity) and external agglomerations (inter-firm linkages in clusters) on the location choices and performance of firms.

Learning Strategic Orientation for Enhancing Business Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarabjeet Kour Sudan ◽  
Bodh Raj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Strategic Orientations ◽  
Marketing Orientation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Market Learning ◽  
Better Than

In the present globalized business climate, it is imperative for firms to interact with their environment and adopt the culture which stimulates behavioral change and performance improvements. In this context, strategic orientation has been accepted across the world as an excellent methodology for continuous improvement in every part of the organization. The study emphasizes the significance of different strategic orientations of firms by exploring seven important business philosophies (orientations), viz., production, selling, customer, market, learning, entrepreneurial, and relationship marketing orientation. It also throws light on the role of each strategic orientation in achieving competitive advantage and better firms performance. The study suggests that practicing single strategic orientation by firms is not appropriate for divergent market contexts. Further, firms adopting plural orientation are more likely to perform even better than firms adopting only single strategic orientation. Therefore, firms should shift their focus from one strategic orientation to the combination of strategic orientation that firms can pursue in different situations as their success and survival depend on the integration of different strategic orientations.

scholarly journals Work addiction and personality: A meta-analytic study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 945-966
Author(s):  
Bernadette Kun ◽  
Zsofia K. Takacs ◽  
Mara J. Richman ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Work Addiction ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
The Past ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
And Performance

AbstractBackgroundDuring the past three decades, research interest in work addiction has increased significantly. Most definitions concerning work addiction have specifically contained personality-related elements. However, the results of empirical studies concerning personality and work addiction are both few and mixed. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of personality in the background of work addiction.MethodsThe present study systematically reviewed and empirically carried out a meta-analysis on all the published studies examining the association between personality variables and work addiction (n = 28).ResultsThe results of the meta-analysis indicated that perfectionism, global and performance-based self-esteem, and negative affect had the strongest and most robust associations as personality risk factors of work addiction. Among the Big Five traits, extraversion, conscientiousness, and intellect/imaginations showed positive relationships with work addiction. However, these associations were weak.ConclusionsBased on the meta-analysis, personality appears to explain only a small amount of the variance of work addiction and further studies are needed to assess the interaction between individual and environmental factors.

Plant role and the effectiveness of manufacturing practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1773-1794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisztina Demeter ◽  
Levente Szász ◽  
Harry Boer
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sixth Edition ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Manufacturing Networks ◽  
Important Input ◽  
Local Plants ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Many firms today operate international manufacturing networks (IMN) of plants, which may serve different purposes and have different levels of competences. This diversity influences the effectiveness of different manufacturing practices, which has not yet been explored in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between plant role and the “goodness” of its manufacturing practices. Design/methodology/approach Data are used from a sample of 471 plants from the sixth edition of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey. Findings The findings show that plants with higher competences use more practices successfully than less competent plants. Furthermore, more competent plants tend to strengthen their differentiation performance, while less competent plants focus on and achieve cost performance improvements instead. Practical implications The associations between plant role, manufacturing practices and performance provide important input for the global design of a firm’s IMN as a whole, and the development of local plants within the network. Originality/value The “goodness” of manufacturing practices has not been investigated in the plant role literature; the effect of plant role on the “goodness” of manufacturing practices has not been studied in the OM contingency literature. This paper shows that while the role of a plant in a firm’s IMN hardly affects the efforts it puts into implementing different manufacturing practices, it has an important moderating influence on the performance implications of these practices.

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