Understanding frame-of-reference training: The impact of training on the recall of performance information.

1994 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Woehr
Keyword(s):  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Frame Of Reference Training ◽  
The Impact

Between Divinity and Dullness: The Advent of Personal Computers in Italian Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-42
Author(s):  
Eleonora Lima
Keyword(s):  
Personal Computer ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Italian Literature ◽  
Mass Diffusion ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Personal Computers ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Computer Culture

This article examines the cultural impact of personal computers in Italian literature in the first decade of their mass diffusion (from the mid-1980s to the second half of the 1990s) through the analysis of four texts written by some of the most respected writers of the time: Primo Levi’s article “Personal Golem” (1985), Umberto Eco’s novel Il pendolo di Foucault (1988), Francesco Leonetti’s novel Piedi in cerca di cibo (1995), and Daniele Del Giudice’s story “Evil Live” (1997). More than simply addressing the advent of personal computers, what these texts have in common is the use of religious images and metaphors in order to make sense of the new technology. This study aims at showing how this frame of reference served the four writers in expressing the contradictions inherent to the machine. Bulky and tangible because of its hardware, but animated by an elusive and mysterious software, the personal computer was perceived at the same time as a dull office appliance and a threatening virtual entity. Finally, by showing how timely and well-informed these literary works on the impact of PCs are, this article wants to make the case for considering the role of literature in shaping computer culture.

scholarly journals Influence of Top Management Supports on Informationization Performance: Based on the Mediating Role of Informationization Strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Ming Zhong ◽  
Fuangfa Amponstira
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Information Strategy ◽  
Enterprise Information ◽  
Enterprise Informatization ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Relationship Model ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Based on cognitive theory and high-level echelon theory, this paper studies the impact of executive support on the performance of enterprise informatization. Constructed the relationship model of corporate executive support, informatization strategy and informatization reform. Through a questionnaire survey of enterprises in Guangdong Province, China, a total of 420 valid questionnaires was collected, and the data were empirically analyzed using SPSS25 statistical software. The paper found that: executive support positively affects enterprise information performance. Information strategy positively affects enterprise information performance. Information strategy has an intermediary effect between executive support and information performance. This paper helps to understand the mechanism of executive support and informatization performance in-depth, enhance the support of executives to informatization management, and provide relevant suggestions for the development of enterprise informatization.

Physics of Gauge Fields in Quantum Nanosciences

SPIN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 2050018
Author(s):  
Seng Ghee Tan ◽  
Mansoor B. A. Jalil ◽  
Ching-Ray Chang ◽  
Shuichi Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Momentum Space ◽  
Condensed Matter ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact

We review the formulation of gauge fields in terms of the frame of reference as well as the space in which the frame is defined. We highlighted some recent applications of gauge physics in the momentum space — in the modern fields of the spin Hall effect, the magnon Hall, the optical Magnus and the graphene valley Hall. General procedures of gauge transformation which lead to the construction of the gauge curvature and the equations of motion (EOM) are outlined. Central to this review is our intention to illustrate the impact of gauge physics on the past and future development of many new research fields emerging out of condensed matter physics, particularly in quantum nanosciences and nanoelectronics.

The impact of accreditation agencies and other powerful stakeholders on the performance measurement in Polish universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Dobija ◽  
Anna Maria Górska ◽  
Anna Pikos
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Additional Layer ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Polish Higher Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Collection Methods

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the understanding of how internal organisational processes change in response to external demands, by investigating the changes undertaken by two Polish business schools (b-schools) in anticipation of and in response to the demands of accreditation agencies (AAs) and other powerful stakeholders. Specifically, it examines the internal research-related performance measurement (PM) system and changes in the use of performance information (PI). Design/methodology/approach The case study method is adopted, using data from publicly available documents and interviews with the faculty and management at the two schools. The data are interpreted and analysed using the neo-institutional theory. Findings Powerful stakeholders are the primary reason for changes in PM systems and the manner in which PI is used. Specifically, AAs reflect an additional layer in the PM system, allowing for a downward cascading PI effect. This also leads to a wider use of PI across different organisational levels. Research limitations/implications This study focusses on two case studies in a region still undergoing transition. Thus, this analysis could be reinforced through additional cases, different data collection methods and cross-country and between-country comparative analyses. Originality/value The changes in PM systems and particularly the use of PI are discussed in the context of Polish higher education (HE) and, more broadly, the entire Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Moreover, the consideration of two b-school cases facilitates a comparative analysis of the differences in PM systems and the use of PI in the context of stakeholders’ PI needs.

Information Exchange, Responsiveness and Logistics Provider Performance

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore P. Stank ◽  
Patricia J. Daugherty ◽  
Alexander E. Ellinger
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Provider Performance ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

The impact of information exchange on suppliers' performance is investigated in the context of trade relationships formed between manufacturers and third party providers of international logistics services. A conceptual model that predicts the important linkages among information exchange, responsiveness and performance is introduced and tested. The research shows that information exchange positively affects customers' perceptions of third party logistics providers' performance; information exchange also positively affects logistics providers' service responsiveness; and logistics provider responsiveness affects customers' perceptions of the providers' performance. These linkages provide a fuller understanding of why and how information exchange influences manufacturers' perceptions of the performance of third party logistics providers. Logistics providers that used information obtained from trading partners to develop more responsive operations were viewed as better performers.

Influence of Reference Conditions in the Analysis of the Impact of Flexible Bodies

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
José L. Escalona ◽  
Juana Mayo ◽  
Jaime Domínguez
Keyword(s):  
Rigid Body ◽  
Reference Conditions ◽  
Normal Modes ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
The Body ◽  
Natural Boundary Condition ◽  
Flexible Bodies ◽  
Free Interface ◽  
Fixed Interface ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In this paper, the floating frame of reference approach is applied to the dynamics of the impact of flexible bodies, while component mode synthesis is used to describe deformation. The influence of the reference conditions, that indicate the type of attachment between the body fixed frame of reference and the flexible bodies, is investigated. Rigid and free attachments allow the use of fixed interface and free interface normal modes, respectively. A finite number of fixed interface modes does not fulfil the natural boundary condition at the attachment point. Free interface normal modes cannot describe the compressive forces at the contact surface. However, it is shown that both set of modes are able to describe the impact-induced elastic waves. In the evaluation of the kinematic coefficient of restitution, these two approaches differ significantly. When free attachment is considered, the derivatives of the reference co-ordinates coincide with the equivalent rigid body velocities of the flexible bodies, remaining constant after the impact. However, if the body frame of reference is rigidly attached, the equivalent rigid body velocities of the flexible body have to be evaluated as a linear combination of the derivative of reference and elastic co-ordinates. The axial impact of a rigid body on a flexible rod and the transverse impact of a flexible pendulum with a fixed stop are simulated to illustrate these facts. Hertzian contact forces are assumed to occur during impact.

Promotional phrases as analogical questions: inferential fluency and persuasion

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 713-739
Author(s):  
Hsuan-Hsuan Ku ◽  
Mei-Ju Chen
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Product Evaluations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rhetorical Question ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Rhetorical Questions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose As an alternative to straight rhetorical questions, questions using analogies that invite the reader to think about the frame of reference to answer the target have been used in advertising to persuade. This paper aims to investigate consumer responses to the use of analogical questions in ads for incrementally new products and the important variables moderating those responses. Design/methodology/approach Four between-subjects experiments examined how product evaluations in response to analogical questions differ from non-analogical variants as a function of consumers’ persuasion awareness (Studies 1 and 2) and also tested if the effectiveness of an analogical question among potential consumers who are more aware of persuasion attempts might be enhanced only when it is proposed with a strong rather than a weak frame of reference (Study 3), and when the frame of reference and the target share underlying similarities (Study 4). Findings Analogical questions are more persuasive than non-analogical variants for participants who are more aware of persuasion attempts. Inferential fluency mediates the results. Furthermore, the positive impact of analogical questions for participants high in persuasion awareness is diminished when the frame of reference is weak or from a dissimilar domain. The same patterns are not evident for participants who are less aware of persuasion attempts. Research limitations/implications Drawing on the concepts of inferential fluency, this study offers an empirically-based view of how the analogical questions in advertising may bias the responses exhibited by individuals who demonstrate either a high or low level of persuasion awareness. Practical implications The inclusion of an analogy can lower consumers’ tendency to behave in a defensive manner by facilitating inferences about intended claims that are implicitly stated in a rhetorical question and achieve higher levels of persuasion. Originality/value This study contributes to prior study on rhetorical questions within a persuasion communication by adopting inferential fluency as an underlying mechanism for analyzing the impact of analogical questions and individual’s awareness of persuasion.

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