scholarly journals Success factors of long-term CIOs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Hillebrand ◽  
Markus Westner
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Organizational Environment ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Future ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Functional Involvement ◽  
It Organization ◽  
Skilled Workforce

AbstractAlthough the average tenure of CIOs has increased over the last years, the majority of CIOs have been in their positions for only three years or less. Nevertheless, some CIOs have been successful in their position for a long time. In this study, we use tenure as a proxy for success as a CIO. The goal of this paper is to examine factors that are critical to the success of long-term CIOs. For this purpose, we created and analyzed resumes of 384 CIOs. Out of these 384, we conducted 19 interviews with CIOs from top-tier companies and collected and analyzed both qualitative and quantitative data. In the process, we were able to identify nine factors that are critical for the success (CSF) of CIOs. These factors fall into three categories. Category “Personality” includes “Accepting and embracing change” (CSF #1), “Being perseverant to pursue long-term goals” (CSF #2), “Anticipating the future through visionary thinking” (CSF #3), and “Being empathetic to deal with uncertainty felt by co-workers” (CSF #4). The “Role Fulfilment” category includes “Cross-functional involvement and integration of the IT organization” (CSF #5), “Positioning and restructuring of the IT organization” (CSF #6), and “Well-connected and communicative leadership” (CSF #7). The “Organizational Environment” category consists of “Availability of skilled workforce” (CSF #8) and “Reporting line to the CEO” (CSF #9). CSFs 1, 2, and 3 were perceived as most important by the participating CIOs. The results may be of particular interest both to aspiring CIOs and equally their employing organizations, as they reflect what long-term CIOs value during their time in office.

Improved Debt Rating Model Using Choquet Integral

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 615-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Kaino ◽  
◽  
Ken Urata ◽  
Shinichi Yoshida ◽  
Kaoru Hirota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Choquet Integral ◽  
Similar Process ◽  
Neural Net ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Net Method ◽  
Credit Risk Measurement ◽  
Rating Model ◽  
Advanced Model

Improved long-term debt rating model using Choquet integral is proposed, where the input is qualitative and quantitative data of the corporations, and the output is the Moody's long-term debt ratings. The fuzzy measure, which is given as the importance of each qualitative and quantitative data, is derived from a neural net method. Moreover, differentiation of the Choquet integral is applied to the long-term debt ratings, where this differentiation indicates how much evaluation of each specification influence to the rating of the corporation. A long-term debt rating model using Choquet integral was proposed by Kaino and Hirota [1]. Under the ambiguous information which couldn't be expressed by the statistics model, this Kaino and Hirota model [1] enabled analysis of the amount of influences of a specific variable, and showed the new possibility in the field of credit risk measurement. However, in order to develop a practical system for small and medium-sized corporations with many needs, this model must be improved so that it may correspond to the changing market or many types of industry. Moreover, this model is modified by the implementation of actual rating provider's similar process to raise the relevance ratio. The advanced model proposed herein corporations than the model is more precise than conventional model using 2-layer type neural network model.

Child Health Ecological Surveillance System (CHESS) for childhood obesity: a feasibility study

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
R.C. Plotnikoff ◽  
P. Lightfoot ◽  
S. McFall ◽  
C. Spinola ◽  
S.T. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
System P ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Privacy Legislation

Objective To assess the feasibility of employing an ecologically guided childhood obesity relevant surveillance system. Methods Cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 31 organizational representatives across 28 unique organizations and/or departments from three purposively sampled communities in the Capital Health Region in Alberta, Canada. Results All the organizational representatives surveyed reported awareness of childhood obesity and 36% reported participation in child obesity initiatives. Data to support a surveillance system are available but not in a suitable format, and privacy legislation present significant barriers. Interest in developing and sustaining an ecologically based surveillance system was low (18%). Conclusion Due to the heterogeneity of available data and limited vision for the development and implementation of a surveillance system, the application of an ecologically based surveillance system relevant to childhood obesity may be constrained. Broad-based awareness of childhood obesity by a wide range of organizations could assist in establishing an effective coalition to address this issue over the long term by supporting the establishment of a surveillance system.

Post-disaster sheltering process after the 2019 floods, in Golestan province, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Shariat Alavi ◽  
Alireza Fallahi ◽  
Zoheir Mottaki ◽  
Fereshteh Aslani
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Future ◽  
Golestan Province ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Post Disaster

Purpose As a flood-prone region in Iran, Golestan province has encountered various disasters in its history. The last one occurred in March 2019, affected Aq-Qala County and caused irreparable physical, economic, social and environmental problems. The purpose of this study is to investigate the process of providing shelter in emergency, rehabilitation and reconstruction phases after the floods in the villages of Aq-Qala. Design/methodology/approach A research method is a hybrid approach. The collection of data involved a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches in addition to reviewing the documented texts in resources to collect the required data using observations, field survey activities, questionnaires and in-depth interviews. From April 2019 to December 2019, nine separate visits have occurred to collect the needed information. Findings This paper shows dissatisfaction with providing shelter and attempts to identify the factors which caused the challenges. The findings revealed issues such as hygienic problems in collective camps, lack of thermal resistance in temporary accommodations and rising material prices. These findings lead to a contributive list of suggestions avoiding the recurrence of the harms in the future. Originality/value This study proposes solutions and approaches to improve the post-flood settlement process for possible floods in the future such as equipped camps, proper temporary housing, monitoring the reconstruction and the price of the materials. If these approaches are used by authorities and people in similar rural areas, the long-term effects of inadequate post-flood shelter can be reduced.

Short-Term Climatic Events—Synthesis

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Greenland
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
New England ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Ecosystem Responses ◽  
The Future ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Effects Of Drought

Short-term climatic events produce some of the most dramatic ecosystem responses. Sometimes the responses may last for a long time into the future. Three themes will be emphasized in this synthesis. The first is that shortterm climatic events have both short- and long-term responses in the ecosystem. Second, the timing of short-term events is important in partially determining the kind and degree of ecosystem response that might occur. A third theme is the importance of putting short-term variability into a long-term context. The chapters about hurricanes and droughts in this section demonstrate that shortterm climatic events may have short- and long-term responses in the ecosystem. Both the short- and long-term responses are important. The short-term responses have noteworthy economic influences in the agricultural ecosystem. One could argue that the ecosystems containing species with short life spans such as grasslands are able to respond and recover from a short-term climatic disturbance more quickly than those ecosystems with longer lived species such as trees. Corn responds quickly to variability in precipitation during important parts of the growing season. Gage believes the long-term effects of a short-term drought on annual rotational agronomic systems are generally minimal. Other LTER studies have documented strong relationships between annual precipitation and grassland aboveground net primary productivity (Knapp et al. 1998). Conversely, the Coweeta study brings to our attention the insidious, long-term effects of drought that quietly kills trees and leaves their dead necromass on the landscape for decades into the future. However, each ecosystem is responding at its own characteristic timescale. Boose notes that the mixed hardwood forests of central New England and the Tabonuco forests of Puerto Rico both exhibit remarkable resiliency to wind damage. In both cases, despite major structural reorganization after a hurricane, there was rapid regeneration of canopy cover through releafing, sprouting, or recruitment, which helped to reduce impacts on soil moisture, temperature, and nutrient cycling processes. Nevertheless, some signs of the hurricane impact are present for decades, although less so in Puerto Rico where decomposition and regeneration rates are much faster than in New England.

Taking a Glimpse Into the Future by Playing?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lohmann
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Simulation Game ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Policy Simulation ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Future ◽  
Policy Simulations

Background. This article analyses whether an experimental policy-simulation might help political scientists in making predictions about prospective situations. Within the presented simulation-game, two groups of randomly assigned participants discussed the same issues but had different demographic structures. The ways in which their discussions transpired and results of the negotiation might provide a glimpse at how decisions might be made by societies in the future. Purpose. This article presents this special simulation-game. Furthermore, it seeks to discuss whether policy-simulations can be designed as experiments, whether there is a benefit, and for whom. Method. This study is based on both qualitative and quantitative data. The partici-pants in the simulation-game have been questioned in a pretest and in two post-tests. Furthermore, six pre- and post-interviews were conducted with involved experts. Results. The results show that the simulation-game can provide some ideas about the future, if perhaps not necessarily a wholly accurate image of the future. Observing experts and the participants gained some knowledge about how future generations might work together and where potential conflicts might be. Conclusion. Policy-simulations can be designed as experiments and might help to provide a glimpse into future, but designing such simulation-games is even more com-plex than designing simulationgames for a solely educational use.

Differentiation of the Choquet Integral and Its Application to Long-term Debt Ratings

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Kaino ◽  
◽  
Kaoru Hirota
Keyword(s):  
Measurable Function ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Choquet Integral ◽  
Fuzzy Measure ◽  
Real Interval ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Differential Coefficient ◽  
Nonnegative Measurable Function

Differentiation of the Choquet integral of a nonnegative measurable function with respect to a fuzzy measure on fuzzy measure space is proposed and it is applied to the capital investment decision making problem by Kaino and Hirota. In this paper, differentiation of the Choquet integral of a nonnegative measurable function is extended to differentiation of the Sipos Choquet integral of a measurable function and its properties will be discussed. First, the real interval limited Schmeidler Choquet integral and Sipos Choquet integral are defined for preparation, then the upper differential coefficient, the lower differential coefficient, the differential coefficient, and the derived function of the Choquet integral along the range of an integrated function are defined by the limitation process of the interval limited Choquet integral. Two examples are given, where the measurable functions are either a simple function or a triangular function. Basic properties of differentiation about swn and multiple with constant, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are shown. Then, the Choquet integral is applied to long-term debt ratings model, where the input is qualitative and quantitative data of corporations, and the output is Moody’s long-term debt ratings. The fuzzy measure, which is given as the importance of each qualitative and quantitative data, is derived from a neural net method. Moreover, differentiation of the Choquet integral is applied to the long-term debt ratings, where this differentiation indicates how much evaluation of each specification influence to the rating of the corporation.

scholarly journals The Cost-Benefit Relations of the Future Environmental Related Developments Strategies in the Hungarian Energy Sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba Fogarassy ◽  
Attila Kovacs
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Energy Potential ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Social Wealth ◽  
Energy Network

Abstract In the case of economic and social wealth, it is strategically essential to provide reliable energy sources which are available in long-term. Setting an energy network which suits the sustainable criteria might take a long time. Therefore, it is important to make decisions on the energy sector in advance. The Hungarian National Energy strategy elaborated on certain scenarios towards 2030, which describe the possible electricity generation opportunities up to 2020 and 2030. For 2020, there is already an accurate recommendation, but in case of the 2030 targets, there are several ways for innovation. Out of all, the realization of the “Nuclear-Carbon-Green” scenario seems most likely to be implemented. It implies the obvious involvement of nuclear energy potential development in the future strategies. Considering this trend, the present study divides the mentioned strategy into “Nuclear-Carbon” and “Nuclear-Green” scenarios to compare their long-term efficiency by economic means.

scholarly journals The Beliefs of Teachers, Students, and Parents on the Importance of Learning Second Language at a Young Age

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Ozlem Dogan
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Young Age ◽  
The Other ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

<p><em>There are so many factors which affect the learners when learning second language. Age, motivation of the learners, the ability to acquire language, cognitive development as the factors affect learning second language. When learners start at a young age the other factors are affected positively. The researcher aimed to search the importance of age when learning foreign language. She made a questionnaire with 52 volunteers; 26 of them are students at Foreign Language Department in Uludag University, 26 of them are parents. And she also interviewed with teachers. She carried out this study by collecting the qualitative and quantitative data. The research has shown that </em><em>“</em><em>Age</em><em>”</em><em> is important factor when learning second language. Person who learned second language at a young age has a lot of advantages in long term. The researcher chose this subject because she thought that learning second language at a young age is easier inasmuch as language acquisition is available. She wanted to learn thoughts of parents, students in Foreign Language Departments, teachers. She revealed the thought of </em><em>“</em><em>the younger the better</em><em>”</em><em> by making interview with teachers and making a questionnaire with parents and students in Foreign Language Departments. The researcher corroborate her theory by looking at these results.</em></p>

scholarly journals Lean and Kaizen: The Past and the Future of the Methodologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios Ismyrlis
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Economic Environment ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The Future ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Improvement Methodologies

Lean and Kaizen improvement methodologies have been in the entrepreneurship spotlight for a long time. They can be adopted by any kind of enterprise, and they succeed in producing better long-term results, improving their performance, but most important, influencing the philosophy of the organizations implemented. In this research, many case studies and success stories of companies implementing Kaizen or/and Lean methodologies, or even the new Lean Kaizen methodology, will be introduced. We attempt to evaluate the performance of Lean and Kaizen implemented companies and distinguish the elements that made the difference. Maybe, it is some specific tool, or an aspect in the culture that was enhanced, since the implementation of these business process improvement methodologies. Finally, thoughts and estimations will be presented, regarding the future of these methodologies, in the unstable and rapidly changing economic environment.

scholarly journals ANALISIS KINERJA KEUANGAN BERDASARKAN RASIO SOLVABILITAS PADA PT. BPD SUMATERA BARAT

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivani Amelia ◽  
Afriyeni Afriyeni
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Average Ratio ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Equity Ratio ◽  
Solvency Ratio ◽  
Average Average

The purpose of this study was conducted to determine the level of solvency PT. BPD of West Sumatra in 2013 - 2015. The method used is the method of Qualitative and Quantitative. Data collection was done by secondary data such as financial statements. BPD of West Sumatra. The results could be seen in 2013 to 2015 with the average - average Debt to Total Assets Ratio is obtained by 89.86%, while the ratio of Debt to Equity Ratio in 2013 to 2015 obtained by the average - average ratio of 923.08%, Ratio Long term Debt to Equity ratio in 2013 to 2015 obtained by 55.27%, and the ratio time Interest earned in 2013 to 2015 obtained by the average - average of 0.42 times. Thus we can conclude that the solvency ratio of PT. BPD good because PT. BPD of West Sumatra able to pay off the entire debt both from the company and from the company's capital assets owned.

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