scholarly journals Too Smart to Participate? Rational Reasons for Employees’ Non-participation in Action Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 625-638
Author(s):  
Kristin Lebesby ◽  
Jos Benders
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Change Projects

Abstract Action research literature promotes broad participation in order to gain better insights into prevailing issues and cope with both present and future challenges in organizations. For good reasons, action researchers view participation as desirable and even necessary. However, emphasizing participation also creates a blind spot: researchers tend to assume that employees are willing or even eager to take part in organizational change projects. A group of action researchers involved in a large-scale organizational development project in a Norwegian public organization initially also had this optimistic assumption. Over time, they realized that many employees were reluctant to participate and often kept silent, so they conducted follow-up research to explore the reasons for employees’ non-participation. The findings show that the employees had rational reasons not to participate, and that employee participation should not be taken for granted. The paper outlines eight different rationales for non-participation, and discusses implications for action research.

Harnessing Interagency Collaboration in Inter-Organizational Systems Development

2012 ◽  
pp. 236-250
Author(s):  
Thayanan Phuaphanthong ◽  
Tung Bui ◽  
Somnuk Keretho
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
System Development ◽  
Interagency Collaboration ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Organizational System ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Action Research Approach

In spite of the increasing need for building interagency systems, the literature on effective inter-organizational collaboration is practically inexistent, both from the methodological and practical perspectives. Using an action research approach, this paper reports the findings of a four-year long action research that seeks to identify critical success factors for establishing and maintaining interagency collaboration in a large-scale inter-organizational system development project. The findings were drawn from direct experiences during the implementation of the cross-border internet-based system for trade and transport facilitation in Thailand, which required an involvement of more than 40 governmental and business stakeholders. This paper suggests a stepwise approach for the establishment and maintenance of interagency collaboration, and derives methodological and practical implications from this large-scale experience.

scholarly journals Outcome and complications of endovascular embolization for vein of Galen malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 872-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yan ◽  
Jing Wen ◽  
Roodrajeetsing Gopaul ◽  
Chao-Yuan Zhang ◽  
Shao-wen Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Endovascular Embolization ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Vein Of Galen ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Treatment Mortality ◽  
Leg Ischemia

OBJECT There have been many multidisciplinary approaches to the treatment of vein of Galen malformations. Endovascular embolization is the first option for treatment. However, the effects of the treatment remain controversial. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of endovascular embolization to treat patients with vein of Galen malformations. METHODS This paper includes a retrospective analysis of a sample of 667 patients who underwent endovascular embolization to treat vein of Galen malformations. The data were obtained through a literature search of PubMed databases. The authors also evaluate the efficacy and safety of the treatment. Mortality within the follow-up period is analyzed. Pooled estimates of proportions with corresponding 95% CIs were calculated using raw (i.e., untransformed) proportions (PRAW). RESULTS In the 34 studies evaluated, neonates accounted for 44% of the sample (95% CI 31%-57%; I2 = 92.5%), infants accounted for 41% (95% CI 30%–51%; I2 = 83.3%), and children and adults accounted for 12% (95% CI 7%–16%; I2 = 52.9%). The meta-analysis revealed that complete occlusion was performed in 57% (95% CI 48%–65%; I2 = 68.2%) of cases, with partial occlusion in 43% (95% CI 34%–51%; I2 = 70.7%). The pooled proportion of patients showing a good outcome was 68% (95% CI 61%–76%; I2 = 77.8%), while 31% showed a poor outcome (95% CI 24%–38%; I2 = 75.6%). The proportional meta-analysis showed that postembolization mortality and complications were reported in 10% (95% CI 8%–12%; I2 = 42.8%) and 37% (95% CI 29%–45%; I2 = 79.1%), respectively. Complications included cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral ischemia, hydrocephalus, leg ischemia, and vessel perforation. CONCLUSIONS The successful treatment of vein of Galen malformations remains a complex therapeutic challenge. The authors’ analysis of clinical history and research literature suggests that vein of Galen malformations treated with endovascular embolization can result in an acceptable mortality rate, complications, and good clinical outcome. Future large-scale, multicenter, randomized trials are necessary to confirm these findings.

scholarly journals Transitioning from a First Generation to Second Generation Large-Scale Agile Development Method: Towards Understanding Implications for Coordination

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
Finn Olav Bjørnson ◽  
Torgeir Dingsøyr
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Agile Development ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Development Method ◽  
Development Methodology

Abstract This paper reports our initial findings from a longitudinal case study within a large development project in a public organization in Scandinavia. We focus on changes in coordination practices as the development project moved from a 1st to a 2nd generation large-scale agile development methodology. Building on four theories of coordination from different fields, we investigate how each theory illuminates our case and what insight they might provide. We find that two of the theories are well suited to characterizing each phase, providing answer to how coordination was done. While two other theories can provide answers to why these changes occurred.

Harnessing Interagency Collaboration in Inter-Organizational Systems Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thayanan Phuaphanthong ◽  
Tung Bui ◽  
Somnuk Keretho
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
System Development ◽  
Interagency Collaboration ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Organizational System ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Action Research Approach

In spite of the increasing need for building interagency systems, the literature on effective inter-organizational collaboration is practically inexistent, both from the methodological and practical perspectives. Using an action research approach, this paper reports the findings of a four-year long action research that seeks to identify critical success factors for establishing and maintaining interagency collaboration in a large-scale inter-organizational system development project. The findings were drawn from direct experiences during the implementation of the cross-border internet-based system for trade and transport facilitation in Thailand, which required an involvement of more than 40 governmental and business stakeholders. This paper suggests a stepwise approach for the establishment and maintenance of interagency collaboration, and derives methodological and practical implications from this large-scale experience.

Therapy of post-stroke depression – a systematic review

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 108-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Gaebel ◽  
W. Wannagat ◽  
J. Zielasek
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Placebo Control ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Post Stroke Depression ◽  
Control Procedures ◽  
Antidepressant Pharmacotherapy

SummaryWe performed a systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled pharmacological and non-pharmacological trials for the therapy and prevention of post-stroke depression that have been published between 1980 and 2011. We initially identified 2 260 records of which 28 studies were finally included into this review. A meta-analytic approach was hampered by considerable differences regarding the kinds of therapeutic regimens and the study durations. Modest effects favoring treatment of post-stroke depression could be found for pharmacological treatment as well as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. For the prevention of post-stroke depression, antidepressant pharmacotherapy showed promising results. However, large-scale studies with better standardized study populations, optimized placebo control procedures in non-pharmacological studies, and replication in larger follow-up studies are still necessary to find the optimal therapeutic regimens to prevent and treat post-stroke depression.

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