scholarly journals The role of temporal aspects for quality assessment

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Mantel ◽  
Thomas Kunlin ◽  
Patricia Ladret
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Temporal Aspects

The impact of a crisis on entrepreneurial orientation of family firms: The role of organisational decline and generational change

2021 ◽  
pp. 026624262110366
Author(s):  
Ana M Moreno-Menéndez ◽  
Unai Arzubiaga ◽  
Vanessa Díaz-Moriana ◽  
José C Casillas
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Stability And Convergence ◽  
Generational Change ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
The Impact

This article critically analyses entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in family firms after a major crisis, to investigate how firms with equal initial levels of EO reach different levels over time. Based on two alternative hypotheses (stability and convergence), we analysed whether the EO of family firms remains intact, strengthens, or weakens after a crisis. Based on an examination of a database of 151 family firms collected in 2004 and 2017, our findings reveal that compared to firms with higher pre-crisis EO levels, those with lower levels saw a larger increase post crisis. Furthermore, unlike the latter group, the former was able to maintain high pre-crisis levels even after the crisis. In addition, we also we found this relationship between pre-crisis and post-crisis EO levels to be influenced by two key periodic discontinuities, namely, organisational decline and generational change contingencies. These findings advance our understanding of temporal aspects of EO and heterogeneous entrepreneurial behaviour among family firms with significant implications for both theory and practice.

Reconciling temporal conflicts in innovation ambidexterity: the role of TMT temporal leadership

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1899-1920
Author(s):  
Jiawen Chen ◽  
Linlin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
Temporal Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to extend the temporal perspective on ambidexterity by investigating how and under what conditions top management team (TMT) temporal leadership improves innovation ambidexterity. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire survey, data were collected from 165 small- and medium-sized enterprises in China. Ordinary least squares regression models were applied to test the hypotheses. Findings The findings show that TMT temporal leadership has a positive effect on innovation ambidexterity and temporal conflict mediates this relationship. Market dynamism and institutional support moderate the indirect effect of TMT temporal leadership on innovation ambidexterity. Practical implications Managers wishing to promote exploration and exploitation simultaneously should pay attention to the temporal aspects of their innovation strategy and improve their temporal leadership activities. Originality/value This study highlights the temporal conflicts in ambidexterity and clarifies the enabling role of TMT temporal leadership. It contributes new insights to the research on organizational ambidexterity and strategic leadership.

scholarly journals Service quality assessment of public transport and the implication role of demographic characteristics

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Honore Petnji Yaya ◽  
Mireia Frigola Fortià ◽  
Carme Saurina Canals ◽  
Frederic Marimon
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Demographic Characteristics

Neurons Tune to the Earliest Spikes Through STDP

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudy Guyonneau ◽  
Rufin VanRullen ◽  
Simon J. Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
Background Noise ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Learning Rule ◽  
Spike Timing ◽  
Spike Pattern ◽  
Single Wave ◽  
Firing Rates ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Input Spike

Spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) is a learning rule that modifies the strength of a neuron's synapses as a function of the precise temporal relations between input and output spikes. In many brains areas, temporal aspects of spike trains have been found to be highly reproducible. How will STDP affect a neuron's behavior when it is repeatedly presented with the same input spike pattern? We show in this theoretical study that repeated inputs systematically lead to a shaping of the neuron's selectivity, emphasizing its very first input spikes, while steadily decreasing the postsynaptic response latency. This was obtained under various conditions of background noise, and even under conditions where spiking latencies and firing rates, or synchrony, provided conflicting informations. The key role of first spikes demonstrated here provides further support for models using a single wave of spikes to implement rapid neural processing.

scholarly journals The role of safety in service quality in the opinion of traditional and digital customers of postal service

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Kamila Kowalik
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Postal Service ◽  
Perception Of Safety ◽  
Postal Services ◽  
Safety Attributes ◽  
The Impact

AbstractOne of the factors allowing to shape safety and quality of a postal service is an opinion of its customer. In the following paper, the analysis of the impact of a customer’s perception of safety on the service quality assessment has been presented. Research results presented in the paper refer to opinions of traditional and digital customers of postal services. The presented analysis is enriched by a theoretical framework of service quality, the explanation of the concept of safety, and a complementary characteristics of traditional and digital postal services. Afterwards, safety attributes of the postal services have been proposed, explained and highlighted. Subsequently, the results presented in the paper refer to the validity of particular chosen safety attributes of postal services.

scholarly journals Quality assessment in interlingual live subtitling: The NTR Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Romero-Fresco ◽  
Franz Pöchhacker
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Automatic Speech Recognition ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Accuracy Rate ◽  
Simultaneous Interpreting ◽  
Grading Scale ◽  
Recognition Errors ◽  
Model Features

This article presents a model for assessing the quality of interlingual live subtitling, as carried out by way of respeaking and automatic speech recognition or other means. The first part reviews the requirements and formulas for quality assessment in intralingual live subtitling and presents the NER model, developed by the first author, which serves as a foundation for the new model. Drawing on insights from the literature on both prerecorded interlingual subtitling and simultaneous interpreting, the authors then introduce the NTR model, an NER-based formula for calculating the accuracy rate of (interlingual) live subtitles. The model features a set of categories for scoring the accuracy of content and form as well as a three-level grading scale for translation and recognition errors. The application of the NTR model is exemplified, highlighting the role of the accuracy rate as part of an overall qualitative assessment.

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