Adaptability of mass housing: size modification of flats as a response to segregation

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satu Huuhka ◽  
Sini Saarimaa
Keyword(s):  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Size Modification ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

Purpose When dwellings fail to respond to residents’ needs, housing will suffer from segregation and buildings will possibly be demolished ahead of their time. This paper focuses on the lack of variation in the sizes of dwellings as a factor in residential segregation. It examines this issue in the context of Finnish mass housing built in the 1960s and 1970s. The purpose of the paper is to review how mass housing layouts can be adapted to produce the currently absent flat sizes. Design/methodology/approach The paper operates at the intersection of human geography, building stock research and adaptability research. First, statistical data are utilized to investigate how dwellings and households of different sizes are distributed over the Finnish housing stock. Second, the building layouts of mass housing are examined in detail. Third, the potential that flats in mass housing have for size modification is reviewed. Findings There is a disparity of available dwelling sizes between different housing types, and statistics show that the proportion of large households has decreased significantly in blocks of flats over the last decades. The lack of large dwellings in mass housing may contribute as one factor to the segregation of the neighborhoods built in the 1960s and 1970s. The findings show how the variation of apartment sizes can be increased in mass housing. Originality/value The housing stock is rarely examined in detail in segregation research, even though it is a major determinant for a city’s social structure. This paper argues that to address segregation sustainably, it is necessary to understand the housing stock better and to view it as an adaptable asset.

Money laundering and predicate offenses: models of criminological and legal relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgy Rusanov ◽  
Yury Pudovochkin
Keyword(s):  
Money Laundering ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Criminal Record ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Crime Organization ◽  
Economic Crimes

Purpose Purpose of the study is to show the relationships of money laundering with predicate offenses. Design/methodology/approach Each of these groups of crimes was investigated against the following criteria: statistical data on convictions and the proportion of prisoners in the general structure of a criminal record, links to organized crime, methods of money laundering and proportion of laundered money received from a particular predicate offense in the total amount of money laundered. Findings Based on the study of Russian legislation and practice peculiarities of this relationship, the features of the following relationships were revealed: relationship between widespread and relatively easy-to-control crimes against the property and drug trafficking and high latent and more difficult-to-control corruption and economic crimes. Originality/value As a result, it was concluded that there is a potential connection between the public danger of money laundering, the degree of crime organization and efficiency of the process of money laundering depending on the type of a predicate offense.

The issues and challenges facing a digital library with a special focus on the Taylor Family Digital Library at the University of Calgary

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 335-355
Author(s):  
Bennett Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Of Calgary ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how a new academic library works. Design/methodology/approach – The author used statistical data and anecdotal evidence. Findings – The findings were that digital library materials have dramatically changed how libraries operate. Originality/value – The library featured in this story is the University of Calgary’s main library which is called the Taylor Family Digital Library, which is meant to be a library with digital technology as its main focus.

Stonemasonry skills development: two case studies of historic buildings in Scotland

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott McGibbon ◽  
Mohamed Abdel-Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Industry Experience

Purpose – Scotland’s built heritage (pre-1919 building stock) is exhibiting varying levels of disrepair, in particular for stonemasonry works, despite the government’s on-going efforts for promoting higher standards of repair and maintenance (R & M) of historic buildings. The purpose of this paper is to examine the problems associated with the R & M of historic buildings. Design/methodology/approach – Two case studies (Projects A and B) exhibiting critical disrepair are reported. Site surveying was carried-out on both projects, to identify site features and R & M problems along with proposed solutions drawing on the lead author’s extensive industry experience as a stonemasonry consultant. Three semi-structured interviews were conducted with professionals involved in each project to elicit views on the challenges faced. Additionally, three industry experts were interviewed to provide a wider perspective of the R & M challenges facing historic buildings. Findings – Neglect and poor practice resulted in both projects becoming more challenging and expensive than they needed to be, which was attributed to generic and advanced skills 6deficiencies of the workforce. There is an urgent need for a multi-disciplinary approach to the development of a method statement for R & M, drawing on the expertise of professionals and contractors, particularly when specifying repairs to structural elements. Originality/value – This paper has provided original and valuable information on R & M problems, highlighting the importance of continued investment in skills development for historic building R & M to enhance existing current training provision and practice. There is a need for further similar project-based data to inform skills development strategies for the R & M of historic buildings as well as enhancing existing qualification frameworks.

scholarly journals Temporary organizational forms and coopetition in cycling

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 122-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Scelles ◽  
Jean-François Mignot ◽  
Benjamin Cabaud ◽  
Aurélien François
Keyword(s):  
Logit Model ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Strategic Behavior ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Cycling Performance ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Road Cycling ◽  
Tour De France

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of breakaway success in road cycling races. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive statistics were computed, and a logit model of breakaway success was estimated based on a new kind of statistical data describing the development of each of the 268 breakaways that occurred in the 76 regular stages of the Tour de France 2013 to 2016. Findings Breakaway success partly depends on the physics of cycling: breakaways are more successful when the stage is hilly or in mountain than flat. In addition, the likelihood of breakaway success depends on strategic moves such as attack timing and the percentage of riders with a teammate in the breakaway. Research limitations/implications Understanding why certain breakaways succeed and others do not is useful to comprehend cycling performance and to help coopetitive temporary organizational forms such as breakaways optimize their strategic behavior. A limitation is the focus on the Tour de France only. Originality/value The present study adds to the literature on temporary organizational forms, coopetition and cycling performance by analyzing within-stage data in cycling and, as such, enabling to capture its strategic dimension.

An economic case for a UK collective collection

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
David Ball
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Thought Experiment ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Time Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The Core

Purpose – This paper is a thought experiment that investigates the possibilities of moving from the typical “just-in-case” model of managing legacy collections of printed monographs to a centralised “just-in-time” model. Design/methodology/approach – Reliable published statistical data have been used; the core of these are the annual library statistics for UK research libraries collected by SCONUL. From these and other sources, the costs of monograph storage across UK research libraries have been determined. Findings – Establishing a centralised collective collection would bring a large return on investment. Research limitations/implications – This is not an empirical study. Originality/value – The value of this study is high.

Forgotten classics: Motivation in Advertising, by Pierre Martineau (1957)

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-594
Author(s):  
Fred Beard
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Message Strategy ◽  
Historical Biography ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Advertising Communication

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and summarize Pierre Martineau’s Motivation in Advertising and to assess its status as a valid forgotten classic of the marketing literature. Design/methodology/approach Motivation in Advertising is reviewed and summarized, and its contributions to marketing and advertising history, thought and practice are assessed. Findings Martineau was among a handful of figures behind the “motivation research” movement among marketers and advertisers during the late 1940s to the 1960s. His “new philosophy” regarding communication theory, persuasion and advertising message strategy and tactics remains highly influential and relevant. Written during a period of tremendous growth in consumption in the USA and a revolution in the use of qualitative research in marketing and advertising, Martineau’s book represents much more than a work about his experiences with motivation research, but a significant contribution to advertising communication theory as well. Originality/value Pierre Martineau was the subject of a historical biography (Martin, 1985), which also focused substantially on the principal themes and contributions of Motivation in Advertising. The book was also widely reviewed shortly after its publication. This more recent review and assessment, however, reveals the work’s valuable historical insights into how postmodern consumption evolved and many present-day perspectives of consumer behavior and advertising effects coalesced during the Consumer Revolution and at the outset of modern advertising’s “Golden Age”.

Taking librarians off the desk: one library changes its reference desk staffing model

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Peters
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Staffing Model ◽  
Central Michigan University ◽  
Reference Service

Purpose – This paper is a case study of the decision at Central Michigan University to take librarians off the reference desk. Departmental data on reference desk traffic and other ancillary functions of the reference department was used to make the case for removing the librarians from the desk. Data collected since the decision was made has supported the decision to move to an on-call reference desk staffing model. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The department reviewed and analyzed data on reference desk transactions of all types from previous years to inform its decision making. Data trends and an analysis of the nature of the questions asked at the reference desk were instrumental in the analysis. Findings – The department determined that the statistical data justified the removal of the librarians from the reference desk. Data collected since moving to the on-call model supports the earlier decision. Originality/value – This paper provides libraries considering their own desk staffing models with a discussion of another library’s decision-making process and evidence of a successful migration to a new reference service model.

Marketing as a response to paradox and norms in the 1960s and 1970s

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen A. Bourassa ◽  
Peggy H. Cunningham ◽  
Jay M. Handelman
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Strategic Marketing ◽  
Chain Store ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Strategic Behaviors ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

PurposeThis study seeks to investigate the interaction between marketers' strategic behaviors, social norms, and societal stakeholders within a particular historical time period, the 1960s and 1970s.Design/methodology/approachThe study's findings are based on an analysis of two dominant retail industry trade publications, Chain Store Age and Progressive Grocer.FindingsThe analysis reveals an intriguing array of strategic marketing activity throughout these two decades not captured in considerations of marketing strategy at the time. The retailers examined engaged in two interesting behaviors. First, they responded to a wide range of stakeholder demands in a paradoxical fashion. Second, as retailers were confronted with social norms, instead of conforming to these norms they worked to help influence and shape them to their own advantage. This examination of retailers' behaviors over two decades has allowed the authors to present an intriguing new dimension to the understanding of marketing strategy.Originality/valueThe study found that throughout the 1960s and 1970s, marketers appeared to be actively engaged in a social dialogue. Through this dialogue, they not only responded to norms, but also attempted to shape the norms that came to define legitimate behavior for the marketers. This kind of strategic marketing endeavor was not accounted for in the managerial school of thought that dominated marketing thinking at the time.

How is the consumer passion for authenticity impacting holidaying?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne Kasriel-Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Visual Culture ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Complex Idea ◽  
Content Type ◽  
General Review ◽  
Travel And Tourism

Purpose The paper aims to provide a general review on the importance of authenticity tourism options and on what makes an experience authentic. Design/methodology/approach Using statistical data provided from agencies and brands, the author takes a critical look at the evolution and importance of authenticity and experiences for the travel and tourism industry today. Findings Part and parcel of the pursuit of authenticity is a conscious debate about what actually counts as authentic; although in tourism, it typically involves an emphasis on experience. However, authenticity is a complex idea – with perceptions differing between people. The author also found that new technologies and social media can bring tourists nearer to the real. Originality/value Visual culture in an age of digital communications is unsurprisingly prominent in discussions about the authentic. While social media and selfie culture have affected insecurity about appearance, we are seeing a parallel interest in what is genuine.

A new matrix for building platform portfolios: how companies can sustain their leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Hensmans
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Original Matrix ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Market Growth ◽  
Corporate Managers ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Successful Execution ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S

Purpose An essential corporate decision-making tool, the Boston Consulting Group's growth-share matrix, is due for an upgrade. The purpose of this paper is to upgrade this growth matrix for use by corporate managers in the current platform age. Designed in the conglomerate age of the 1960s and 1970s to help corporate managers make disciplined and systematic portfolio investment decisions, the matrix is ill-adapted to the platform age in which we now live. The most valuable companies in the world are now platform companies, and many companies are transitioning to a more platform-based corporate portfolio. In this paper, the author explains how corporate managers can build and execute a sustainable platform portfolio. Design/methodology/approach The author started with a thorough study of the contextual assumptions and theoretical background of the original Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix (which the author has been teaching for the past decade). He contrasted these with the assumptions and theoretical background developed in the platform strategy literature. To test and refine the framework, the author presented and discussed its applicability at companies such as GSK and with local consultants. He then used five consecutive cohorts of master students [280 students (70 groups)] to test this framework on a total of 20 companies (both “born platform” and “product to platform” companies). Findings The platform ecosystem age requires a corporate decision-making matrix that discriminates between businesses on the basis of platform market growth and platform commercialization capability, rather than product market growth and market share. As in the original matrix, these businesses correspond to three different investment horizons (Figure 1): the continuous renewal of blockbuster business, the integration of emerging killer businesses and the experimentation with joint innovation businesses. This paper helps corporate managers build and execute a sustainable platform portfolio by means of a sequence of six decision-making steps and a clear organizational template for successful execution. Originality/value The portfolio matrix, decision-making sequence and organizational execution advice presented in this paper are fit for both “born platform” companies such as Google (Alphabet) and “product to platform” hybrids such as Lego. The paper illustrates this with practical examples for both types of companies.

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