Enough Talk, It's Time to Transform: A Call for Editorial Leadership for a Robust Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven Kepes ◽  
Sheila K. List ◽  
Michael A. McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Detailed Review ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Reasonable Time Frame

The focal article (Grand et al., 2018) addresses one of the most important issues across virtually all areas of science (Goldstein, 2010): the trustworthiness and credibility of a scientific discipline. Once these attributes are lost, it is difficult to regain them within a reasonable time frame, if ever. In contrast to previous articles on this topic (e.g., Kepes & McDaniel, 2013), the authors of the focal article provide a detailed review of the stakeholders surrounding industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology, including their potential effect on the robustness and trustworthiness of our scientific discipline. In essence, the focal article describes I-O psychology's ecosystem responsible for fostering robust and credible science. The authors should be commended for their comprehensive undertaking, and we have no substantive disagreements. However, implicitly, as with most articles on this vital topic, the focal article tends to take a bottom-up approach to decision making and change. The bottom-up approach is an emergent process where the individuals involved in the day-to-day activities are primarily responsible for the decision-making process and resulting change (Kindler, 1979). Thus, changes resulting from this process are incremental and typically involve making minor adjustments to existing processes (Bartunek & Moch, 1987).

scholarly journals Reasonable time frame in bankruptcy proceedings: Analysis of cases from the judicial practice of the Commercial Court in Niš

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (90) ◽  
pp. 97-118
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Mojašević ◽  
Aleksandar Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Case Law ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Fair Trial ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Reasonable Time Frame ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Right

The Act on the Protection of the Right to a Trial within a Reasonable Time, which took effect in 2016, has created the conditions in our legal system for the protection of the right to a trial within a reasonable time, as one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia and related international documents. Although the legislator does not explicitly provide for the application of this Act in the context of bankruptcy proceedings, it has been used in judicial practice as a mean for the bankruptcy creditors to obtain just satisfaction in cases involving lengthy bankruptcy proceedings and a violation of the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time. The subject matter of analysis in this paper is the right to a trial within a reasonable time in bankruptcy cases. For that purpose, the authors examine the case law of the Commercial Court in Niš in the period from the beginning of 2016 to the end of 2019, particularly focusing on the bankruptcy cases in which complaints (objections) were filed for the protection of the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time. The aim of the research is to examine whether the objection, as an initial act, is a suitable instrument for increasing the efficiency of the bankruptcy proceeding, or whether it only serves to satisfy the interests of creditors. The authors have also examined whether this remedy affects the overall costs and duration of the bankruptcy proceeding. The main finding is that there is an increasing number of objections in the Commercial Court in Niš, which still does not affect the length and costs of bankruptcy. This trend is not only the result of inactivity of the court and the complexity of certain cases but also of numerous external factors, the most prominent of which is the work of some state bodies.

CFD Challenge: Application of the Commercial Finite Element Solver FIDAP in a Clinical Setting

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merih Cibis ◽  
Jolanda J. Wentzel ◽  
Frank J. H. Gijsen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Carotid Arteries ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Academic Hospital ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Desktop Computer ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Reasonable Time Frame

The Rotterdam group mainly focuses on the influence of shear stress on plaque localization and progression in human coronary and carotid arteries. Since we are in an academic hospital, we always have been working in close collaboration with cardiologists and radiologists. Since clinicians do not have the time or the sources that academic engineering groups have, we limited ourselves to perform the simulations on a standard desktop computer (Intel Xeon six core processor, 2.40 GHz CPU and 12 GB RAM) using commercial finite element software (FIDAP 8.7.4 with GAMBIT 2.4.6) within a reasonable time-frame (the weekend). The simulations were carried out by our PhD student Merih Cibis.

Top Down or Bottom Up? A Study of Grassroots NGOs’ Approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswambhar Panda
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Advocacy Activity ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
Local Decision Making ◽  
Government Authority

NGOs deploy multiple approaches to achieve their objectives. These may broadly be classified as bottom up and top down. While a bottom-up approach emphasises local decision making, community participation and grassroots mobilisation/movements, the top-down approach focuses on lobbying and bargaining with the decision-making authorities such as government agencies, building up of pressures through various campaign mechanisms, advocacy activities, etc. This article draws insights from the literature and begins with a discussion on approaches undertaken by grassroots NGOs to meet their objectives. At the outset, the article ponders over a set of questions such as whether grassroots NGOs essentially follow a bottom-up approach. If so, why? Do they also intend to establish rapport with the state officials and thereby have say in the decision-making process? If so, how do they pursue it? This article, however, operationalises the bottom-up approach in terms of an array of indicators such as awareness building efforts of NGOs, people's participation in different phases of projects, and people's involvement in creating people's institutions. Similarly, it defines top-down approach on the basis of indicators such as NGOs’ participation in advocacy activity, obtaining support from government authority and obtaining favourable court verdicts. Despite the rhetoric, this article conclusively finds that no grassroots NGO practices either a bottom-up or top-down approach exclusively.

The Decision-Making Environment for the Entrepreneurial Student

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
Simon Stephens ◽  
Roisin Lyons ◽  
Isobel Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Student Entrepreneurs ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Informational Cues ◽  
Entrepreneurial Decision ◽  
Socially Situated Cognition

Entrepreneurs are a product of their social environment. The manner by which they perceive opportunities; access or process information; and make decisions is, influenced by both social interaction, and their social background. Using insights from Socially Situated Cognition (SSC) theory, that posits one’s social environment can have a normative or informative effect on decision-making process we consider proximal social factors influencing the decision-making processes of student entrepreneurs. We propose that entrepreneurial education, networking, and incubation spaces provide direct information to students to aid entrepreneurial decision-making, and indirect informational cues that are situational, synergistic and omnipresent. Noting the multi-faceted and dynamic nature of the entrepreneurial journey of the student, we explore the potential effect of each of these factors on the student decision-making process. We discuss the implications of this inquiry from a researcher and educator perspective, and note the current challenges faced by student entrepreneurs in a socially distanced educational and entrepreneurial context. It is envisaged that this paper will serve as the basis for further thought and empiricism.

Destruction of model organic pollutants in water using ozone, UV and their combination (Part I)

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.C. Teo ◽  
C. Yang ◽  
R.J. Xie ◽  
N.K. Goh ◽  
L.S. Chia
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Reasonable Time Frame ◽  
Aqueous Matrices ◽  
Removal Efficiencies

The experimental results showed that ozone (O3) oxidation is an effective means to destroy phenolic organic pollutants present in water. High removal efficiencies can be readily achieved for most of the model compounds fortified in aqueous matrices within a reasonable time frame. This study also included the oxidation of phenolic compounds using ozone in combination with ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The extent of mineralization measured in terms of the losses in total organic carbon is promoted by the joint action of ozone and UV in comparison with using ozone alone.

Application of Dynamic-Static Drainage Consolidation Method on a Silty Ground of Guangzhou

2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 1405-1408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Juan Zhang ◽  
Zhang Ming Li
Keyword(s):  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Dynamic Compaction ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Soft Ground ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Reasonable Time Frame ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
Compaction Method

The treatment of a silty ground for petroleum product storage facilities in Guangzhou with dynamic-static drainage consolidation method which is based on based on combining the dynamic compaction method and the static consolidation is presented. The pore water pressure, settlement, field vane shear strength, bearing capacity through plate load tests have clearly shown that this method can significantly strengthen the silt ground within reasonable time frame. The soft ground has been improved under the dynamic and static forces and their residual effects.

scholarly journals Thinking outside the (Witness) Box: Integrating Experts into Juries to Minimise the Effect of Rape Myths in Sexual Violence Cases

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Amelia Erin Retter
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Lay Participation

The criminal justice system's response to sexual violence has been increasingly recognised as an area needing attention. In particular, rape myths have a significant impact on whether a victim is believed or not, and this extends to the jury. Due to the potential effect of misconceptions about sexual violence on the jury's decision-making process, alternatives and additional tools have been suggested to minimise this impact. This article looks at options for moving forward such as increasing education and guidance for the jury, as well as changing the fact-finder, but ultimately advocates a new approach of integrating experts with knowledge about sexual violence and its realities into the jury itself. This would allow for responses tailored to each case to create an educative mechanism while maintaining lay participation, and have decisions that are based on accurate understandings of sexual violence.

scholarly journals FORECASTING, VALUATION AND PORTFOLIO RETURNS OF STOCK MARKET EVOLUTION: PROBLEMS, PARADOXES AND EFFICIENT INFORMATION. WORLDWIDE IMPLICATIONS AND ROMANIAN EVIDENCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-114
Author(s):  
Florin Turcaș ◽  
Florin Cornel Dumiter ◽  
Petre Brezeanu ◽  
Marius Boiță
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Market Evolution ◽  
Reasonable Time ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Portfolio Returns ◽  
Eclectic Approach ◽  
Reasonable Time Frame ◽  
Efficient Information ◽  
Portfolio Return

The purpose of this paper is to make a quantitative and qualitative critical analyse regarding the three important aspects of stock market evolution. First, the forecasting problems are presented and analyse in order to establish the main problems and the potential solutions. Second, the valuation problems are tackled in order to observe different trends and directions of solving these issues. Third, the portfolio return forecasts are mandatory in order to establish the results of the titles/market evolutions. The methods used in this research reveal the importance of adopting some important econometric tools in order to test the robustness of different main theories of the stock market and some important practices used among investors. The scope of the research was to give a quid pro quo in order to confer potential solutions regarding problems, paradoxes and efficient information of the stock market. The empirical results reveal that besides the critical side of the theories this paper sets a basis for a new eclectic approach regarding the probabilities that a title achieves certain values within a reasonable time frame. The main conclusion of this article suggests’ that the current theories register some gaps regarding the adherence into stock markets’ realities.

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