Extending the Kaleidoscope Career Model: Understanding Career Needs of Midcareer Elite Head Coaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaina M. Dabbs ◽  
Jeffrey A. Graham ◽  
Marlene A. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Head Coaches ◽  
Career Experiences ◽  
Career Longevity ◽  
Female Head ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Career Needs ◽  
Career Model ◽  
And Performance

Today’s workforce, with trends toward aging and greater gender diversity, looks dramatically different than past decades, creating a need to more closely examine the midcareer stages of employees. In sport, midcareer head coaches have developed a broad skill set and an ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders. Thus, they are valuable, experienced employees who have successfully navigated the coaching profession. Using the Kaleidoscope Career Model as a framework, this study explored male and female head coaches’ career experiences, needs, and management strategies in the midcareer stages. The findings indicate that coaches follow an alpha career pattern, prioritizing authenticity over balance and challenge. Yet, the participants suggested different approaches to achieving authenticity, balance, and challenge within the midcareer stages, which may be more nuanced than traditionally expected. Understanding these needs and management strategies are a necessary first step toward more nuanced theoretical understandings and customized human resource management plans that will enhance career longevity and performance.

“Glory is Not Enough”: Dual Careers in Israeli Air Force Families

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-863
Author(s):  
Yoav Vardi
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Career Experiences ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
Career Needs ◽  
Career Model ◽  
Dual Careers

139 wives of Israeli Air Force pilots completed questionnaires about their own career needs and experiences. It was expected that the respondents would “adhere” to the traditional two-persons one-career model in response to the demands set by the husbands' jobs; however, they tended to aspire for and exert effort toward a work career independent of that of their husbands. Specifically, (a) actual work experiences were positively related to subjective career experiences, (b) the more internal scoring was the person, the higher the career interest, and (c) external obstacles seemed to strengthen rather than weaken the person's career interests. Implications for research on women's career development and for management of dual careers are discussed.

scholarly journals Zakat Management Instutition: Management and Strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melis Melis ◽  
Choiriyah Choiriyah ◽  
Saprida Saprida
Keyword(s):  
Islamic Law ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Intended Purpose ◽  
And Performance

The distribution of zakat is based on priority scale by paying attention to the principles of equity, justice and territoriality. In addition to receiving zakat (managing zakat), BAZNAS can receive and distribute donations, alms, and other religious social funds. The distribution and utilization of donations, alms, and other religious social funds are carried out in accordance with Islamic law and are carried out in accordance with the intended purpose of the giver.The management of donations, alms, and other religious social funds must be recorded in a separate bookkeeping. Here the importance of reports by BAZNAS, provincial BAZNAS, and Regency / City BAZNAS which contains the accountability and performance of the management of Zakat, infaq, alms and other religious social funds. ZIS managers are not only BAZNAS but there are also LAZ. This article will describe the management and management strategies of ZIS in detail.Keywords: ZIS, BAZNAS, LAZ

scholarly journals Yield and performance of sugarcane in on-farm interface with rubber in Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-255
Author(s):  
Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto ◽  
Marcos Silveira Bernardes ◽  
Antônio Roberto Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Plant Performance ◽  
Matter Production ◽  
And Performance ◽  
On Farm

Agroforestry systems are indicated as an alternative for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) cultivation in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, however there are not many field experiments on plant performance under these conditions in the world. The objective of this work was to assess crop yield and partitioning in a sugarcane-rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) interface in on-farm conditions. The availability of irradiance for the crop along the interface was simulated and its effe ct over sugarcane dry matter production was tested. Crop yield was negatively affected by distance of the trees, but development and sucrose were not affected. Above ground dry matter increased from 16.6 to 51.5 t ha-1 from trees. Partitioning did not have a defined standard, as harvest index increased from 0.85 to 0.93, but specific leaf area was not significant along the transect, ranging from 13.48 to 15.73 m² kg-1. Light is the main factor of competition between the trees and the crop, but the relative importance of below ground interactions increases closer to the trees. Feasibility of the system depends on maturity of the trees and management strategies.

Do Female Directors on Corporate Boards Make a Difference in Family Owned Businesses?

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Sveva Magnanelli ◽  
Luigi Nasta ◽  
Elisa Raoli
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Corporate Boards ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Female Directors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Gender Quota

ABSTRACT This paper investigates how the presence of female directors on corporate boards impacts the performance of family firms. This study enriches the literature on gender diversity on corporate boards and its effects on firm performance by focusing on a country in which family businesses are dominant. The empirical analysis is conducted on a sample of 165 Italian-listed firms from 2011 to 2016, representing the period during which the mandatory gender quota law was introduced and implemented in Italy. The results show a positive relationship between the presence of women on corporate boards and firm performance, specifically in family owned businesses. These findings lead to the conclusion that female directors do not have a negative impact on firm performance. And, given the domination of family businesses and a mandatory gender quota law in Italy, this study makes a regulatory and performance assessment not previously examined in the literature. JEL Classifications: M1; M12; M48; M21.

Board Gender Diversity, Risk-Taking and Performance: Evidence from Dual Banking Systems

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mushtaq Hussain Khan ◽  
Ahmad Fraz ◽  
Arshad Hasan ◽  
Pejman Abedifar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Banking Systems ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Board Gender Diversity

Application of Artificial Neural Networks in Predicting the Degradation of Tram Tracks Using Maintenance Data

2020 ◽  
pp. 845-864
Author(s):  
Sara Moridpour ◽  
Ehsan Mazloumi ◽  
Reyhaneh Hesami
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Ann Model ◽  
Track Geometry ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
And Performance

The increase in number of passengers and tramcars will wear down existing rail structures faster. This is forcing the rail infrastructure asset owners to incorporate asset management strategies to reduce total operating cost of maintenance whilst improving safety and performance. Analysing track geometry defects is critical to plan a proactive maintenance strategy in short and long term. Repairing and maintaining the correctly selected tram tracks can effectively reduce the cost of maintenance operations. The main contribution of this chapter is to explore the factors influencing the degradation of tram tracks (light rail tracks) using existing geometric data, inspection data, load data and repair data. This chapter also presents an Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) model to predict the degradation of tram tracks. Predicting the degradation of tram tracks will assist in understanding the maintenance needs of tram system and reduce the operating costs of the system.

Top management gender diversity and performance: in search of threshold effects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yundan Gong ◽  
Sourafel Girma
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Threshold Effect ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Performance Effect ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Board Director ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The impact of gender diversity on business performance has been featured prominently on the agenda of many politicians and business leaders in recent years. However, empirical results of the impact of gender diversity on firm performance have been ambiguous. This paper contributes to the literature by using propensity score-based estimation techniques on a large sample of UK firms to analyse the performance effect of appointing a first female board director. We look at financial and non-financial performance indicators and document significant effects on firm growth and labour cost efficiency, but rather fragile ones on accounting returns, such as profitability. We also document evidence of another threshold effect; namely, gender diversity appears to have its highest impact (its ‘ceiling’) when the proportion of female directors is approximately 30%. Carrying out a sensitivity analysis, we conclude that hidden bias must be implausibly high to be able to attribute the beneficial effects of boardroom gender diversity to unmeasured confounding.

scholarly journals Energy and Economic Efficiency of Maize Agroecosystem under Three Management Strategies in the Frailesca, Chiapas (Mexico)

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Franklin B. Martínez ◽  
Francisco Guevara ◽  
Carlos E. Aguilar ◽  
René Pinto ◽  
Manuel A. La O ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Energy Flows ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Benefit Cost

Analysis of energy flows and economic dynamics allows the diversity of variables involved in the agroecosystem production to be observed in the same dimension. In this way, efficiency and performance can be analysed integrally to identify critical points to be improved. The objective of this study was to analyse the energy-economic efficiency within three management strategies (Management I, Management II and Management III) of the maize agroecosystem in the Frailesca region of Chiapas (Mexico). The hypothesis was that systemic typologies, defined by modes of production, can lead to different efficiencies for the system performance. The study was descriptive; case studies were selected as representative based on their technological variants. The efficiency analysis was conducted using a balance of inputs and outputs expressed in energy and economic terms. Management III resulted in better energy use efficiency, with 6.47, while Management I and Management II were more economically feasible, with a benefit/cost ratio of 1.56 pesos.

scholarly journals The MINOUWApp: a web-based tool in support of by-catch and discards management

2020 ◽  
Vol 192 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo D’Andrea ◽  
Aida Campos ◽  
Karim Erzini ◽  
Paulo Fonseca ◽  
Simone Franceschini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Fishing Effort ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Selection Of Species ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractCurrent fishing practices often do not allow adequate selection of species or sizes of fish, resulting in unwanted catches, subsequently discarded, with the consequent negative effects on both marine communities and fisheries profitability. The cross-analysis of density patches of potential unwanted catches and distribution of fishing effort can support the identification of spatial-temporal hot-spots in which the fishing pressure should be reduced to limit the amount of discards. The MinouwApp represents a technological and methodological framework to bring different, and structurally complex, sources of georeferenced data together into a simple visual interface aiming to interactively explore temporal ranges and areas of interest. The objective is to improve the understanding of fisheries dynamics, including discards, thus contributing to the implementation of discard management plans in a context of participative, ecosystem-based fisheries management strategies.

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