The Impact of Process and IT Modularity for Mutual Understanding among Business and IT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Jentsch ◽  
Andreas Reitz ◽  
Daniel Beimborn
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
The Impact

A study of argumentation-based negotiation in collaborative design

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Jin ◽  
Mathieu Geslin
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Engineering Team ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
The Impact

AbstractEngineering of complex systems often involves teamwork. The members of an engineering team must work together to identify design requirements, explore design spaces, generate design alternatives, and make both interactive and joint design decisions. Because of the latency of information and the disciplinary differences, it is often a difficult process for the members of a team to reach agreements when needed. Negotiation has been studied as a method for facilitating information exchange, mutual understanding, and joint decision making. An argumentation-based negotiation approach was previously proposed by the authors to support collaborative engineering design. In this paper, we present an experiment study that was conducted to evaluate the impact of this negotiation support approach on the process and the outcome of collaborative design. The results of the experiment show both positive effects and limitations of the approach.

scholarly journals Substantiating the Essence and Components of the Value of Interaction in Innovation Processes

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (513) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
L. S. Lisovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Process ◽  
The State ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
World Economic ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Innovation Processes

The article is aimed at researching the processes of establishing and developing interaction in innovative processes. The reasons for the low efficiency of innovation activity in Ukraine are analyzed and the importance of increasing the indicators of interaction in innovative processes to overcome the causes of low innovativeness of the economy is substantiated. The main elements of conceptual bases of formation of interaction systems in innovative processes are defined: formation goals, expected results, conditions for establishing interaction. Particular attention is paid to determining the range of potential participants of interaction systems and their systematization into four groups: the State, science, business, consumer. For each group, the prompting factors of establishing interaction in innovative processes and possible contribution in the course of formation of systems of interaction in innovative processes are determined. It is specified that the interests of groups of participants of interaction systems can be multidirectional and have their own criteria for the effectiveness of satisfaction. Therefore, in order to avoid conflicts and with purpose of rational mutual understanding of interests, it is proposed to evaluate the feasibility of participation in innovative processes through the indicator of the value of interaction. On the basis of the carried out study, the concept of the value of interaction in innovative processes is substantiated and the fundamental components of this concept are determined, namely: the usefulness and the cost of interaction. According to the author, the value of interaction for the participant is formed through the comparison of the received usefulness from participation in the systems of interaction to the expected costs associated with this participation. In connection with the acceleration of the dynamics of world economic processes and, in particular, innovative ones, the importance of taking into account the factor of time when assessing value is emphasized. Firstly, the interaction in the innovation process is developing, taking new forms both for partners and for different market participants. Secondly, the impact of time on the usefulness and cost of interaction can take different meanings: increase, decrease or not affect the level of value (usefulness, cost) of interaction.

scholarly journals Measuring The Effectiveness Of Influence In Digital Public Diplomacy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Rachmawati ◽  
Frans Richard Kodong ◽  
Yuseptia Angretnowati
Keyword(s):  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Measuring the influence of public diplomacy is still often questioned in public diplomacy studies. Apart from not being easy to connect public diplomacy efforts and changes in perceptions or behavior, public diplomacy measures tend to require high costs research or evaluation. However, digital technology that brings public diplomacy practices into the virtual space impacts the way of public diplomacy evaluation or measurement. . This article offers an argument that the impact or influence of digital public diplomacy can also be measured even though there is no face to face meeting. By considering the agenda-setting, presence expansion, and conversation generating that is happening on Twitter belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy, it is possible to measure how deep the mutual understanding, collaboration, and engagement are taking place. Without conducting surveys or interviews, the researcher could know the effectiveness of digital public diplomacy influence more quickly and cheaply.

CEO/CIO Communication and the Strategic Grid Dimensions

2009 ◽  
pp. 206-229
Author(s):  
Alice M. Johnson ◽  
Albert L. Lederer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Communications Theory ◽  
Communication Frequency ◽  
Current Impact ◽  
The Impact

McFarlan’s strategic grid postulated that the impact of existing information systems and impact of the portfolio of planned information systems constitute two dimensions on which the chief executive officer and chief information officer could assess their information technology. But what predicts their agreement on those impacts? Mutual understanding between an organization’s CEO and CIO is an important factor in the organization’s efforts to gain the greatest value from information technology, a factor that communications theory predicts, moreover, can be the product of greater communication frequency and channel richness. This research used a postal survey of 202 pairs of CEOs and CIOs to investigate the effect of such frequency and channel richness on CEO/CIO mutual understanding of the impact of existing information systems and of the impact of the portfolio of planned information systems. More frequent communication between the executives predicted mutual understanding about the current and future impacts of IT. However, the use of richer channels did not predict mutual understanding about the current impact, but did predict it about the future impact when the extent to which the organization relied on IT to support future projects was used as a covariate. Moreover, the finding that CEOs and CIOs perceived e-mail to be a richer communication channel than telephone was an unexpected outcome of the research. From a research perspective, the study extended theory about communication frequency, media richness, mutual understanding, and the impact of IT in organizations. It also provided additional validation of existing instruments that can be used to help future researchers of communications and IT. It provided direction for CEOs and CIOs who may be interested in increasing their mutual understanding of the impact of IT, improving their relationship with each other, and thus improving their planning of new information systems.

scholarly journals A Prevalence Study on Outdoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases in Children in Zasavje, Slovenia, as a Lever to Trigger Evidence-based Environmental Health Activities

2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Andreja Kukec ◽  
Jerneja Farkas ◽  
Ivan Erzen ◽  
Lijana Zaletel-Kragelj
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Prevalence Study ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Outdoor Air ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Outdoor Air Pollution ◽  
High Pollution ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to estimate the population burden of respiratory diseases in the Zasavje region of Slovenia that can be attributed to outdoor air pollution in order to gain relevant grounds for evidencebased public health activities. In 2008, 981 schoolchildren (age 6 to 12 years) were observed in a prevalence study. The prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) and frequent acute respiratory symptoms (FARS) was related to the level of outdoor air pollution in the local environment (low, moderate and high pollution areas). Logistic regression was used as a method for statistical analysis. The prevalence of CRD was 3.0 % in low pollution areas, 7.5 % in moderate pollution areas, and 9.7 % in high pollution areas (p=0.005). After adjustment for the effects of confounders, 2.91-times higher odds for CRD were registered in high pollution areas in comparison to low pollution areas (p=0.017). The prevalence of FARS was: 7.8 % in low pollution areas, 13.3 % in moderate pollution areas and 15.9 % in high pollution areas (p=0.010). After adjustment for the effects of confounders, 2.02-times higher odds for FARS were registered in high pollution areas in comparison to low pollution areas (p=0.023). The study confirmed a significantly higher prevalence of CRD and FARS in children living in high pollution areas of Zasavje. These results at least partially prompted mutual understanding and cross-sectoral cooperation - prerequisites for solving complex problems involving the impact of air pollution on health.

scholarly journals Group proximity and mutual understanding: measuring onsite impact of a citizens’ summit

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Klara Pigmans ◽  
Virginia Dignum ◽  
Neelke Doorn
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
High Group ◽  
Deliberation Process ◽  
A Value ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Abstract To better understand the impact of deliberations during participatory policymaking events, we introduce and explore the concept of group proximity. An example of such events is citizens’ summits, during which many parallel groups deliberate on solutions for a policy issue. At the summit that was studied, each group followed a value deliberation process with the aim to increase mutual understanding among participants. They were asked to rank the solutions in their order of preference before and after the deliberation. From these rankings, group proximity can be calculated with a rank correlation, enabling a precise comparison of participants’ preferences in each deliberative group. High group proximity indicates very similar rankings in a deliberative group, while low group proximity demonstrates the opposite. Comparing group proximity of the before and after rankings shows if a group ranked convergent, unchanged or divergent. This measure allows for a quantitative analysis of early-stage public policymaking processes.

Why we can’t talk openly about race: The impact of race and partisanship on respondents’ perceptions of intergroup conversations

2021 ◽  
pp. 136843022096797
Author(s):  
Osei Appiah ◽  
William P. Eveland ◽  
Olivia M. Bullock ◽  
Kathryn D. Coduto
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Negative Outcomes ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Black Republicans ◽  
Discussion Partners ◽  
The Impact

Conversations about race-specific issues with interracial conversation partners can be important to combat prejudice and foster mutual understanding. Using a national U.S. sample of 201 Black Democrats, 199 Black Republicans, 200 White Democrats, and 200 White Republicans, this study examined the role that race and partisanship play in individuals’ desire to have political discussions about race-specific topics with racial outgroups. Findings indicate that Blacks in general expected more negative outcomes of race talk with racial outgroups, and Republicans were more likely to attempt to avoid interracial conversations about race. However, these findings were qualified by an interaction between race and partisanship such that White Democrats anticipated fewer negative outcomes from cross-race conversations about race than all other subgroups, and Black Democrats expected more negative outcomes than all other subgroups. Black and White Republicans did not differ from one another and fell roughly between the two Democratic subgroups. Nonetheless, it was White Republicans who were most likely to want to avoid race-specific conversations with cross-race discussion partners, rating significantly more avoidant than Black Republicans and White Democrats, but not Black Democrats.

scholarly journals The impact of religious factor upon the formation of marital and family relations in the border region (on the example of Astrakhan Region)

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Mikhail Sergeevich Topchiev
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Interfaith Marriage ◽  
Young Family ◽  
Religious Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Religious Differences

The analysis of processes that significantly affect the formation of future families, namely in the border region, as well as crisis phenomena in marital and family relations, demonstrates that religion is one of the important factors influencing these processes. Religious differences is one of the paramount and most complicated aspects that impacts mutual understanding and communication. Within the framework of family relationships, religious differences along with the cultural play a crucial role. The authors set a goal to determine the influence of religion upon the formation of marital and family relations within the environment of modern student youth. The conducted sociological survey involved the representatives of different nationalities and religious confessions (V=400 of the respondents – residents of Astrakhan and Astrakhan Region), which also allowed analyzing the impact of various factors, including religious, upon the formation of values of a modern young family. It is also worth noting that the acquired results testify to the fact that the majority of respondents hold an opinion on the insignificance of religious affiliation of a person in consummation of their own marriage. Since in most instances an interfaith marriage suggests conversion of one partner into religion of the other, the obtained data confirms that more it is a man who initiates such transition.

scholarly journals P. Lim Pui Huen, Johor: Local Histories, Local Landscapes, 1855-1957

ICR Journal ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-411
Author(s):  
Christoph Marcinkowski
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
The West ◽  
Stereotypical Image ◽  
The Impact

On 15 July 2010, IAIS Malaysia hosted a public seminar on “The Impact of Globalisation on Contemporary Muslim Societies”, which was attended by more than 300 guests, among them foreign diplomats and academics. The highlight of this event, however, was the Royal Address by HRH Raja Zarith Sofiah binti Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah II, the consort of the Sultan of Johor. In her speech, entitled “Globalisation: Building Bridges Between Islam and the West”, HRH Raja Zarith Sofiah pointed out that mutual understanding is also important if Muslims are to rid themselves of their stereotypical image as terrorists and extremists, whereas Muslims must know that they share a common history with people of other faiths.

Study of Argumentative Negotiation in Collaborative Design

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Jin ◽  
Mathieu Geslin
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Negotiation Support ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
The Impact

Engineering of complex systems often involves teamwork. The team members must work together to identify requirements, explore design spaces, generate design alternatives, and make both interactive and joint design decisions. Due to the latency of information and the disciplinary differences, it is often a difficult process for the team members to reach agreements when needed. Negotiation has been studied as a method for facilitating information exchange, mutual understanding, and joint decision-making. In our previous work, we introduced an argumentation-based negotiation framework to support collaborative design. In this paper, we present an experiment study that was conducted to assess the impact of this negotiation support approach on the process and the outcome of collaborative design. The results of the experiment have shown both the positive effects and limitations of the approach.

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