How exclusive are inclusive organisations?

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Dobusch
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Fresh Perspective ◽  
Action Strategies ◽  
Scientific Discourses

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to anchor the buzzword “inclusive organisation” in a theory-based perspective by identifying meanings of inclusion and exclusion in various scientific discourses. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an overview about inclusion/exclusion and its different usage in four “western” scientific discourses. By analysing the role of organisations in each discourse, relevant aspects for specifying the concept of “inclusive organisations” are identified. Findings – The concept of “inclusive organisations” needs to be grounded in a wider industry context for determining adequate action strategies towards inclusiveness. More attention should be paid to the excluding effects of including measures and resulting changes in power relations. Research limitations/implications – The conceptual approach of the paper needs to be anchored in further empirical research on the measurability of inclusion/exclusion within organisations and on the implementation of organisational practices towards more inclusiveness. Originality/value – The value of the paper is its interdisciplinary approach to concepts of organisational inclusion and exclusion that are usually analysed separately. This fresh perspective paves the way for an original contribution to further develop the idea of “inclusive organisations”.

The role of informal institutions in explaining student’s academic engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-194
Author(s):  
Mahieddine Adnan Ghecham ◽  
Nuha Hamada
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Research Gap

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the role of students’ cultural background in explaining their academic performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper aims at achieving the research objective with the use of questionnaires and structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings This paper shows that students’ code of conduct, which is grounded in their cultural background, affects their level of engagement in learning process. The paper supports, on one hand, the idea of extensive use of formative assessment techniques as a way of improving students’ engagement; it argues, on the other hand, that their effectiveness could be limited because of the bad impact of the students’ norms. Originality/value The paper aims at achieving the objective of the research using an interdisciplinary approach borrowing from the field of economics while discussing a research gap that covers a region that require more attention in the field of education.

scholarly journals Perceptions of police use of force: the importance of trust

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arabella Kyprianides ◽  
Julia A. Yesberg ◽  
Jenna Milani ◽  
Ben Bradford ◽  
Paul Quinton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Police Use Of Force ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Police Action ◽  
Perceptions Of Police ◽  
Acceptability Judgments

PurposeThe range of tactical force options available to police is increasing, while public debate about police use of force is never far from the headlines. This paper aims to examine what factors shape how people accept police use of force.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use two online experiments to test whether different force options affected judgments about the acceptability of police action and to explore the role of trust and legitimacy in people's judgments.FindingsThe authors found across both studies that respondents judged scenarios involving a weapon (baton, CS spray, Taser) as less acceptable compared to scenarios that did not (talking down, handcuffs), but they did not draw much distinction between the specific weapon used. In study 1, exposure to different police tactics had no effect on trust and legitimacy. In study 2, prior perceptions of trust were strong predictors of acceptability judgments.Originality/valueThere is a comparative paucity of British-based empirical research examining public attitudes toward different use of force resolutions by police. In this paper, the authors explore how use of force affects people's views of police at a time in which the nature and scope of force applications, how these are understood and indeed the basic enterprise of policing itself is being reconsidered and renegotiated.

A solution to the problem of brand definition

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Avis ◽  
Isaac Levi Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Brand Concept ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Agreed Definition

Purpose This paper aims to critically evaluate the definition of the brand concept, support the critique with an empirical study and provide a definition to resolve the problems that have been identified. Design/methodology/approach This paper combines a conceptual critique with empirical research using a sample of 730 journal papers to analyse the scope and number of brand-related concepts in extant literature. Findings The brand concept has evolved to become problematic with no clarity of definition. There has been an explosion in the number of brand-related concepts that make the brand concept opaque and unwieldy. Based upon the findings, the authors argue that it is necessary to return to a “label and associations model” of the brand concept to ameliorate these issues. Research limitations/implications The empirical research presented examines only 730 papers from a much wider body of brand literature. Nonetheless, it illustrates the fact that researchers and theorists are not talking about the same concept when using the term “brand”. Practical implications Practitioners are not being served by academic branding literature because no two researchers appear to be studying the same entity. This prevents a body of research from being built to guide practitioners. Originality/value This paper makes an original contribution by combining a conceptual critique and empirical study to examine the problems arising from the absence of an agreed definition of the brand concept and uses this as a foundation for creating a resolution to the problems.

scholarly journals Fashion spheres – from a systemic to a sphereological perspective of fashion

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christofer Laurell
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Conceptual Analysis ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Arrangements

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how the fragmentation of the fashion system can be conceptually explained by drawing on Peter Sloterdijk’s theory of spheres. Design/methodology/approach By conceptually discussing the changing nature of the fashion system and the institutional pressures exerted on fashion systems as a result of digital technology, the fundamental conceptual underpinnings of the theory of spheres are applied to these developments in order to explain the character of the contemporary organization of fashion. Findings Based on the conceptual analysis, this paper illustrates how a sphereological perspective to fashion provides a conceptual approach to explain the transformation and fragmentation of fashion systems. Originality/value This paper contributes to the field of fashion marketing and management by demonstrating how the concept of fashion spheres can explain social arrangements going beyond the boundaries of fashion systems and the associated implications that this brings to bear on the role of fashion.

scholarly journals Quality assurance and the battle for legitimacy – discourses, disputes and dependencies

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjørn Stensaker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
To Come ◽  
Governance In Higher Education ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address how issues of legitimacy are influencing the functioning and shaping of the field. The paper identifies key global agendas currently linked to the role of QA in the governance of higher education, the dependencies among key actors within the field and the possible directions of QA in the years to come. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on existing studies on external quality assurance (EQA) and provides a meta-reflection on current trends and dynamics within the field. Findings The paper argues that the field of EQA is facing a rather turbulent future, both due to increasing competition from other actors that also claim ownership to issues related to quality, and from national authorities which are looking for ways to increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of how the higher education sector is governed. Research limitations/implications Studies on EQA need to be strongly linked to studies of governance in higher education as such a link will broaden the understanding of how the field of quality assurance is developing. Practical implications The paper provides some hints as to how agencies may position themselves in a more insecure future. Originality/value An original contribution is made by linking theories of how legitimacy is developed and shaped to the field of quality assurance.

Warrant as a means to study classification system design

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Bullard
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Classification Theory ◽  
User Preference ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of warrant in daily classification design in general and in negotiating disparate classification goals in particular. Design/methodology/approach This paper synthesizes classification research on forms of warrant and uses examples of classification decisions from ethnographic engagement with designers to illustrate how forms of warrant interact in daily classification decisions. Findings Different forms of warrant, though associated with incompatible theories of classification design, coexist in daily classification decisions. A secondary warrant might be employed to augment the primary warrant of a system, such as to decide among equally valid terms, or to overturn a decision based on the primary warrant, such as when ethical impacts are prioritized above user preference. Research limitations/implications This paper calls for empirical research using the application of warrant as an object of analysis. Originality/value The paper connects a ubiquitous and observable element of classification design – the application of warrant – to longstanding divisions in classification theory. This paper demonstrates how the analysis of daily classification design can illuminate the interaction between disparate philosophies of classification.

Conceptualizing mechanisms influencing strategizing in business networks

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 777-785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Greta Nyström ◽  
Joachim Ramstrom ◽  
Jan-Åke Törnroos
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Strategic Position ◽  
Change Forces

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study how insights from socio-cognitivism (sensemaking and interaction) in conjunction with institutional theory enhance our knowledge of strategizing in business networks through role and position. Design/methodology/approach This paper is conceptual and reviews extant literature from the fields under scrutiny, presenting and analyzing new combined approaches. Findings Current writings concerning strategizing in networks need to be supplemented in the area of strategic business network research. Interaction, sensemaking and institutionalization, as well as the network in which a firm is embedded, are important for strategically developing network positions and the roles of actors. Research limitations/implications This conceptual paper suggests mechanisms affecting role and position in networks and calls for empirical research to deepen the understanding of the change forces at play in embedded relational situations for firms. Originality value This study adds to current conceptual knowledge of strategizing in business networks. It presents a comprehensive perspective in viewing how key forces impact on the strategic position and role of corporate actors (both managers and firms) in networks.

Effective crowd policing: empirical insights on avoiding protest violence

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Nassauer
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Specific Interaction ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
And Training ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Emotional Dynamics

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to connect sociology, criminology, and social psychology to identify specific factors that keep protests peaceful, discusses empirical examples of effective peacekeeping, and develops practical peacekeeping guidelines. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis systematically compared 30 peaceful and violent protests in the USA and Germany to identify peaceful interaction routines and how they are disrupted. It employed a triangulation of visual and document data on each demonstration, analyzing over 1,000 documents in total. The paper relies on qualitative analysis based on the principles of process tracing. Findings – Results show that specific interaction sequences and emotional dynamics can break peaceful interaction routines and trigger violence. Single interactions do not break these routines, but certain combinations do. Police forces and protesters need to avoid these interaction dynamics to keep protests peaceful. Communication between both sides and good police management are especially important. Research limitations/implications – The paper highlights the need to examine the role of situational interactions and emotional dynamics for the emergence and avoidance of protest violence more closely. Practical implications – Findings have implications for police practice and training and for officers’ and protesters’ safety. Originality/value – Employing recent data and an interdisciplinary approach, the study systematically analyzes peacekeeping in protests, developing guidelines for protest organizers and police.

Wholesome learning about self and others through sensitivity training

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-359
Author(s):  
Richa Awasthy ◽  
Dinesh Jaisinghani ◽  
Rajen K Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Sensitivity Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Abstraction Level ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
Self Discovery

Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to examine the role of sensitivity training (ST) methods at higher education institutions as a service provider for future managers’ qualifications. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative content analysis of the narratives logs of participants of a ST was carried out. Findings – The data collected reveal influential impact of ST on MBA students. It discusses the students’ journey from unknowing to knowing through self-discovery route. Specifically, there are five connecting points in ST: experience, trust, understand, learn and apply. At an abstraction level, overall this experience can be equated with feeling of being “self rejuvenated”. Research limitations/implications – The study is confined to the participants of MBA-HR course. More insights can be obtained by replicating the study for participants from different programmes. Originality/value – The original contribution of the study lies in revisiting the experiential learning (EL) process in ST. ST is a kind of EL, yet different in the process, as it mediates through trust building.

scholarly journals The ghost in the legal machine: algorithmic governmentality, economy, and the practice of law

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Harkens
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Indirect Rule

Purpose This paper aims to investigate algorithmic governmentality – as proposed by Antoinette Rouvroy – specifically in relation to law. It seeks to show how algorithmic profiling can be particularly attractive for those in legal practice, given restraints on time and resources. It deviates from Rouvroy in two ways. First, it argues that algorithmic governmentality does not contrast with neoliberal modes of government in that it allows indirect rule through economic calculations. Second, it argues that critique of such systems is possible, especially if the creative nature of law can be harnessed effectively. Design/methodology/approach This is a conceptual paper, with a theory-based approach, that is intended to explore relevant issues related to algorithmic governmentality as a basis for future empirical research. It builds on governmentality and socio-legal studies, as well as research on algorithmic practices and some documentary analysis of reports and public-facing marketing of relevant technologies. Findings This paper provides insights on how algorithmic knowledge is collected, constructed and applied in different situations. It provides examples of how algorithms are currently used and how trends are developing. It demonstrates how such uses can be informed by socio-political and economic rationalities. Research limitations/implications Further empirical research is required to test the theoretical findings. Originality/value This paper takes up Rouvroy’s question of whether we are at the end(s) of critique and seeks to identify where such critique can be made possible. It also highlights the importance of acknowledging the role of political rationalities in informing the activity of algorithmic assemblages.

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