The Expression of Espoused Humanizing Values in Organizational Practice: A Conceptual Framework and Case Study

An industrial strategy emerges from possibilities for structural change, that depend on material constraints and opportunities afforded by economic structure, the distribution of power in society and the institutional arrangements organized at the political level. Building on a structural political economy perspective, this article develops a structure–power–institutions conceptual framework to describe how economic structure, the distribution of power, and institutions interact through a ‘circular process,’ which is useful for analysing the historical transformation of industrial strategy. In this framework, an industrial strategy refers to the institutional arrangements through which the government manages emerging conflicts or agreements between different powers and influences structural change. As an illustrative case study, the structure–power–institutions framework is applied to analyse the historical transformation of US industrial strategy from the era of Alexander Hamilton to that of Donald Trump.

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Moral economy, solidarity and labour process struggle in Irish public transport

Economic and Industrial Democracy ◽

10.1177/0143831x19891235 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 0143831X1989123

Author(s):

Emma Hughes ◽

Tony Dobbins ◽

Doris Merkl-Davies

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Trade Union ◽

Public Transport ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Moral Economy ◽

Process Theory ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Competitive Tendering ◽

Labour Process

This article empirically applies Knut Laaser’s integrated conceptual framework, combining Sayer’s moral economy (ME) theory with labour process theory (LPT), to examine how two rival Irish unions engaged with an uneven moral economy and consciously sought to build collective worker solidarity during a dispute over competitive tendering and marketization. Using qualitative data from a case study of BusCo in Ireland’s public transport sector, the article enriches sociological understanding of trade union solidarity, and how it is engendered, contested and experienced.

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CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. CASE STUDY IN ROMANIA

SERIES V - ECONOMIC SCIENCES ◽

10.31926/but.es.2021.14.63.1.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14(63) (1) ◽

pp. 71-84

Author(s):

Maria Popescu ◽

Lidia Mândru

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Public Administration ◽

Public Management ◽

New Public Management ◽

Modern Approach ◽

The Public ◽

New Public ◽

Management Perspective

"The paper addresses to the Public Administration (PA) from the management perspective. The first part of the study defines the conceptual framework of the two management doctrines, generically called the New Public Management and New Public Government. The second part of the paper reviews the transformation movement in PA management and governance in Romania in the last two decades. The methodology of the study consists in the analysis of the recent theoretic studies on PA modern approach, and official documents, national and European reports, and other publications related to the PA reform in Romania. "

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Conceptualizing social media sub-platforms: The case of mourning and memorialization practices on Facebook

New Media & Society ◽

10.1177/14614448211035769 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 146144482110357

Author(s):

Sarit Navon ◽

Chaim Noy

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Change ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Social Practices ◽

Personal Quality ◽

Hybrid Nature ◽

Communicative Functions

This article offers a conceptual framework of Facebook’s sub-platforms: Profiles, Groups, and Pages. We demonstrate the crucially different affordances that these sub-platforms possess, and the various resulting social practices and dynamics that they enable. With mourning and memorialization as a case study, our findings point at emergent practices ranging along a personal-to-public spectrum of communicative functions and media uses: Profiles offer a personal quality, albeit differently for the bereaved’s Profile and the deceased’s Profile; Groups possess a hybrid nature, combining self-expression alongside public aspects, reviving thus premodern bereaved communities; and Pages possess a distinctly public quality, serving as online memorialization centers where the deceased becomes an icon and a resource for mobilizing broad social change. This comparative and integrated approach may be applied productively to other contexts and other social media (sub-)platforms.

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A Literature Review on Ubuntu Concept as a Panacea for African Ecclesiology: A Case Study of Harvest Revival Ministry Churches in Kenya

East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion ◽

10.37284/eajtcr.4.2.514 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 22-37

Author(s):

Peter Lee Ochieng Oduor

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Literature Review ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

The Reformation ◽

African Ecclesiology ◽

Christian Thought ◽

African Setting ◽

Over Time

The study seeks to examine the approaches taken currently with regard to scholarship on ecclesiology from the patristic era, the medieval era to that of the reformation and beyond. The study evaluates the various ecclesiological approaches of various confessional traditions that have defined ecclesiology over time. In progression, the study examines contextual ecclesiologies with a focus on three specific cultural geographical environments of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This is because of the significance that these regions play in the current global shift within Christendom. African ecclesiology has been the centre of focus in an attempt to link all the discussed ecclesiologies with the African Christian thought. The study intends to review the Ubuntu concept and to capture the concept of the humanness of people in the African setting. The study intends to expose the gap in the literature demonstrating that the African conceptual framework can indeed be of use in articulating theology relevant to the African world. The study was keen to evaluate the contribution towards the development and construction of an African ecclesiology using the Ubuntu concept as a remedy to solve ecclesiological problems witnessed in Africa.

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BIM and DfMA: A Paradigm of New Opportunities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13179591 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (17) ◽

pp. 9591

Author(s):

Sepehr Abrishami ◽

Rocío Martín-Durán

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Energy Use ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Design Stage ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Construction Methods ◽

Wide Range

The main goal of this study is to explore the adoption of a design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) and building information management (BIM) approach during the whole lifecycle of assets. This approach aims to tackle issues inherent in the design of traditional construction methods, such as low productivity and quality, poor predictability and building performance, and energy use, through the implementation of a BIM library of off-site components. In recent years, a renewed interest has been directed to the attempt to provide solutions to these urgent problems through the adoption of new advancements in technologies. However, while there are studies focussing on a BIM-DfMA approach, there is a lack of research regarding how this approach should be adopted during the whole lifecycle of the assets. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, defining an efficient way of developing a component-based BIM object library has not yet been included in any of the available studies. A mixed methodology approach has been used in this research. A conceptual framework was developed as the result of an extensive literature review to investigate new advancements in the AEC sector. Following the literature review, the framework was tested and validated through a case study based on the production and adoption of a BIM library of off-site components at the design stage of an asset. The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has recognised the necessity of a new approach that helps to resolve the well-known issues presented in traditional methods of construction. The conceptual framework and case study proposed presents a valuable new method of construction that support the implementation of a BIM and DfMA approach, highlighting their benefits. This framework has been created using many valuable and reliable sources of information. The result of this research supports the idea of a novel new construction method that focuses on a manufacturing-digital-driven industry, with the use of DfMA in a BIM-integrated approach. This novel method will add significance and be beneficial for a wide range of aspects in the construction sector, contributing to the theoretical and practical domain.

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The Matter at Hand: A Practice-Theoretical Model of Digital Gaming

Replay The Polish Journal of Game Studies ◽

10.18778/2391-8551.06.01 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 7-26

Author(s):

Milan Jaćević

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Model ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

General Model ◽

Practice Theory ◽

Pierre Bourdieu ◽

Digital Game ◽

Conceptual Frameworks ◽

Digital Gaming ◽

Human Practice

Investigations into the nature of the activity of gaming have been made difficult by virtue of the plurality of possible forms this activity may take. In this paper, I address this problem by examining (digital) gaming under the heading of practice theory, in an attempt to shed more light on the practical aspects of ludic literacy. Building on the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of Pierre Bourdieu, I present a general model of digital gaming as a form of situated human practice, followed by details of a case study, conducted in order to test and adjust the initial version of the model. Though further research with a greater population of players is needed in order to expand the scope of the model, the findings of the study lend credence to its validity as a conceptual framework for delineating and framing different practices generated by digital game artefacts.

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Towards adaptive Web sites: Conceptual framework and case study

Artificial Intelligence ◽

10.1016/s0004-3702(99)00098-3 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 118 (1-2) ◽

pp. 245-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 203

Author(s):

Mike Perkowitz ◽

Oren Etzioni

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Web Sites

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A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Joint Venture Opportunities between Hospitals and Physicians

Health Services Management Research ◽

10.1177/095148488900200304 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 204-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carol K. Jacobson

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Joint Venture ◽

Transaction Cost Economics ◽

Regulatory Environment ◽

Strategic Decisions ◽

Health Care Managers ◽

Subsequent Formation ◽

First Case ◽

The Impact

A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Joint Venture Opportunities Between Hospitals and Physicians This paper reviews the changes in the competitive and regulatory environment and examines the impact of those changes on the relationships between hospitals and physicians. Transaction cost economics (TCE) provides a conceptual framework for examining the emergence of closer linkages between hospitals and physicians than the traditional independent hospital and medical staff organisations. TCE predicts that as investments in support of transactions become more specialised, closer linkages are more efficient. To illustrate, two case studies of successful hospital-physician joint ventures are presented. The first case study describes a joint venture between hospitals and physicians to purchase durable medical equipment. The second case describes the breakdown of an informal arrangement and the subsequent formation of a joint venture to organise a clinical programme. The discussion reports the rationale for choosing these structural arrangements and their key features, pointing out how TCE would account for the decision to establish a joint venture. The conclusion discusses the implications of this argument for the strategic decisions of health care managers.

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