Case-Based Research on International Negotiation: Approaches and Data Sets

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
International Negotiation ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Comparative Analyses ◽  
Alternative Routes ◽  
Case Based

AbstractFour case-based research approaches to analysis of data on international negotiation are discussed: the single, analytical case study, the temporal or time-series case study, the focused comparison of a small number of similar cases, and aggregate comparisons of a large number of different cases. The strategies are compared in terms of a number of methodological and substantive features. They are considered as alternative routes to theory development, understood best in relation to each other and best utilized together as part of a multi-method research strategy. The role of frameworks for guiding comparative analyses is discussed in the second part of the article. They are illustrated in conjunction with several multivariate projects involving the coding of variables from a variety of cases. Methods of analysis and findings obtained from these projects are then summarized. These framework-driven comparative analyses are facilitated by the advent of web-based technologies. The new technologies are especially useful for collecting information about cases of negotiation not described in archival publications. The article concludes with challenges that confront the analyst and some gaps that remain to be filled.

Tracing the Many Translations of a Web-Based IT Artefact

2010 ◽  
pp. 1668-1688
Author(s):  
R. Naidoo ◽  
A. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Healthcare Insurance ◽  
Self Service ◽  
The Many ◽  
Self Service Technology ◽  
Human Actors ◽  
Complementary Channel ◽  
Case Based

This chapter adopts an interpretive, case based research strategy to discuss the centrality of meaning in implementing an Internet-based self-service technology. Actor-Network theory (ANT) is used to describe the complex evolution of a Web-based service at a healthcare insurance firm. Using processes of inscribing, translating and framing, this chapter explores the emergence of the technology from 1999 – 2005 using three technological frames, ‘channel of choice’, ‘dazzle the customer’, and ‘complementary channel’ as episodes of translation. ANT demonstrates that the Internet-based self-service technology at this particular healthcare context emerged out of many unplanned negotiations and mediations with both human and non human actors. Finally, this chapter argues that ANT’s socio-technical lens provides a richer understanding of the meaning of Internet-based self-service technology within a multi-channel context.

scholarly journals Using Web-Based, Group Communication Systems to Support Case Study Learning at a Distance

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Anderson ◽  
Liam Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Group Communication ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Case Based Learning ◽  
Group Communication Systems ◽  
Case Based

<P class=abstract>This study explored the capacity of Web-based, group communication systems to support case-based teaching and learning. Eleven graduate students studying at a distance were divided into three groups to collaborate on a case study using either a synchronous voice, an asynchronous voice, or a synchronous text communication system. Participants kept a detailed log of the time they spent on various activities, wrote a 1,500-word reflection on their experience, and participated in a group interview. Analysis of these data reveals that each group supplemented the system that had been assigned to them with additional communication systems in order to complete the project. Each of these systems were used strategically: email was used to share files and arrange meetings, and synchronous voice systems were used to brainstorm and make decisions. Learning achievement was high across groups and students enjoyed collaborating with others on a concrete task. Keywords: Distance Education, Case-based Learning, Collaboration Software, Online Learning.</P> <P>The evidence in favour of case-based teaching and learning continues to mount (cf. Lundeberg, Levin, and Harrington, 1999). One interesting facet of this research suggests that group discussions are the active ingredient of case study learning. For on-campus students this is simple to arrange, but where does it leave students who are studying at a distance? Case studies are often used in distance education, but traditionally they have been implemented in an independent mode, with students reading a problem-centred or exemplary narrative in order to contemplate its central issues. This type of case-based teaching omits what may be the most important part of case-based pedagogy.</P> <P>Fortunately, a wide array of Web-based communication software exists that supports various types of communication at a distance, including text or voice, person-to-person or multi-person, and synchronous or asynchronous interaction. The relative effectiveness of these systems to support collaboration among students is an important issue to distance educators.</P>

Business Process Reengineering for the Use of Distance Learning at Bell Canada

1999 ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Whalen ◽  
David Wright
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Reengineering ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Project Objectives

The Bell Online Institute (BOLI) represents a radical change to the way Bell Canada provides internal training to its 27,000 employees. BOLI specializes in Web-based training, one type of technology enabled (distance) learning. Web-based training is a significant departure from the more traditional classroom-based practices at the Bell Institute for Professional Development, which is the organization that oversees all employee training at Bell Canada. This case study examines the use of Web-based training at Bell Canada in the context of business process reengineering. We present a theoretical context and a practical guide to how technology enabled learning changes the business processes in an organization. The study defines the processes that are required to deliver Web-based training, the value to the internal and external business practices of the organization, and the costs for each process. The wider applications of this case study are identified and will be of interest to those in other organizations that are moving from classroom delivered training to distance delivery. This case study describes changes in the organization that result from reengineering, including the impact Web-based learning has on training plans, student needs assessments, the ability to provide specialized curricula, training students and instructors in using new technologies, and establishing a principle of continuous improvement. Alternative ways of achieving project objectives are presented, along with organizational impact, technology alternatives, and cost-benefits.

Tracing the Many Translations of a Web-Based IT Artefact

2010 ◽  
pp. 202-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Naidoo ◽  
A. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Healthcare Insurance ◽  
Self Service ◽  
The Many ◽  
Self Service Technology ◽  
Human Actors ◽  
Complementary Channel ◽  
Case Based

This chapter adopts an interpretive, case based research strategy to discuss the centrality of meaning in implementing an Internet-based self-service technology. Actor-Network theory (ANT) is used to describe the complex evolution of a Web-based service at a healthcare insurance firm. Using processes of inscribing, translating and framing, this chapter explores the emergence of the technology from 1999 – 2005 using three technological frames, ‘channel of choice’, ‘dazzle the customer’, and ‘complementary channel’ as episodes of translation. ANT demonstrates that the Internet-based self-service technology at this particular healthcare context emerged out of many unplanned negotiations and mediations with both human and non human actors. Finally, this chapter argues that ANT’s socio-technical lens provides a richer understanding of the meaning of Internet-based self-service technology within a multi-channel context.

A Case-Based Approach to Adaptive Hypermedia Navigation

2011 ◽  
pp. 46-65
Author(s):  
Alessandro Micarelli ◽  
Filippo Sciarrone ◽  
Fabio Gasparetti
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Hybrid Architecture ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Controlled Evaluation ◽  
Symbolic Approach ◽  
Case Based

Hypermedia, with its combination of multimedia and non-linear organization of links among informative nodes, provides a highly interactive environment. In structured domains such as Web-based Educational Systems, the complexity of the learning domain often requires a large set of learning nodes and conceptual interrelationships that can cause several issues, e.g.: lack of comprehension, disorientation and inefficacious learning strategies. In this article we propose a new approach to guided navigation in hypermedia-based domains, suitable for helping users in structured and complex learning environments such as cultural heritage domains. Our proposal draws inspiration from the Case-Based Reasoning paradigm associated with a hypermedia structural analysis. In particular, our presentation highlights the use of a hybrid architecture for Adaptive Navigation Support, where the indexing problem of the case-based reasoner is solved by way of a sub-symbolic approach. A case study in the Neo-Realist Italian Cinema domain is discussed along with a formal and controlled evaluation that proves the advantages of the proposed approach.

A case-based methodology for investigating urban comfort through interpretive research and microclimate analysis in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-750
Author(s):  
Silvia G Tavares ◽  
Simon R Swaffield ◽  
Emma J Stewart
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Interpretive Research ◽  
Social Meanings ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
Coherent Body ◽  
Case Based

This paper explores how an interpretive case-based research strategy can reveal new empirical and theoretical insights into microclimate design. Innovative fieldwork in Christchurch, New Zealand investigated the nature and social meanings of urban comfort in a city with a seasonal climate featuring microclimatic variability, and with a physical landscape undergoing rapid change following a series of major earthquakes. Ethnographic methods were combined with microclimate measurements in four Christchurch-based case study locations to identify ways in which people adjust their cultural and lifestyle values and expectations to the actual microclimatic conditions. The field investigation had to capture data relevant to the microclimatic variability and be suitable for rapidly changing urban settings. Results suggest this integrative methodology successfully adapts to challenging physical contexts, and is able to provide a coherent body of evidence. Important insights revealed through this methodology may not have become apparent if only conventional microclimate methods were used.

scholarly journals To the top: the impact of digital transformation on the market value of Magazine Luiza

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-473
Author(s):  
Guilherme Batistella Castellar ◽  
Mateus Ferreira Rumbelsperger Querido ◽  
Fernando De Souza Meirelles
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Share Price ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
It Structure

Objective of the study: This article aims to highlight the aspects that drove the implementation of digital transformation on Magazine Luiza and contribute to the development of the digital transformation theory.Relevance/originality: Information technology (IT) offers opportunities for businesses to automatize operations and change business strategies (Henderson Venkatraman, 1999), but it is still not clear for every business how to embrace technology (Drnevich Croson, 2013).Methodology/approach: Using a case study, we analyzed the main aspects of the digital transformation of the Brazilian retailer Luiza Magazine, which achieved a 43,000% increase in its share price between 2015 and 2020, mainly due to innovations enabled by IT.Main results: We identify that some of the main aspects of the company's digital transformation have not been properly studied in the literature, such as the use of a bimodal IT structure and the use and interconnectivity between traditional and new technologies in innovative and even disruptive ways.Theoretical/methodological contributions: This study contributes to the literature by analyzing empirical data on the pillars that support the implementation of digital transformation in an organization, which can be used as input to theory development on digital transformation.Social/management contributions: The digital transformation of Magazine Luiza resulted in a large increase in the market value of the company. This, aligned with the company’s expansion and increasingly better results, suggests that technology has the potential to change the company’s strategy and lead to its success, corroborating Bharadwaj’s (2013) view.

scholarly journals Teaching mathematical concepts using web-based collaborative enviroments. An eTwinning case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Λαμπρινή (Labrini) Νικόλαος Αλεξίου (Alexiou)
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
European Program

eTwinning is an innovative European program that strengthens lifelong learning and the main purpose of which is the networking of schools with the help of new technologies. It is an initiative of the European Commission to strengthen the collaborative distance learning and the implementation of new innovative instructional methods. Through literature review, this article explores the contribution of the eTwinning project to the cultivation of basic skills, which the European Parliament identifies as keys to an individual's lifelong learning. Mathematics are included in these skills. It is an attempt to show the schools' potential to cultivate the students' European identity and European skills, such as cooperation and respect for the perceptions and culture of other people. It is also a case study aimed at exploring the cognitive, creative, cooperative and technological dimensions of an eTwinning action, as well as the attitude of 18 students towards the distance learning action, which they participated in. Τhe subject of the eTwinning practice combines mathematical concepts applied in real context. 

A Case Study on Web-based Learning Environment Evaluation in Higher Education: Learner Perspectives in a Private University in Malaysia.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-33
Author(s):  
Zarina Che Imbi ◽  
Tse-Kian Neo ◽  
Mai Neo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Private University ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Kirkpatrick’S Model

In the era of digital learning, multimedia-based classroom has been commonly used in higher education including Malaysian higher education institutions. A case study has been performed to evaluate web-based learning using Level 1 to 3 of Kirkpatrick's model in a multi-disciplinary course at Multimedia University, Malaysia. In this study, mixed method research was employed in which triangulation was performed from multiple sources of data collection to give deeper understanding. Students perceived that learning with multimedia was enjoyable. They were also motivated in learning and engaged through the use of web module as multimedia was perceived to motivate them and make learning fun. Students showed significant improvements in their knowledge based on the pre-test and post-test results on learning evaluation. Students were perceived to transfer the learning from web-based learning into the learning outcome. The systematic evaluation can provide the feedback that educators and institution as a whole need to improve the learning environment and programme quality. This study contributes to the research field by adding another perspective in evaluations of web-based learning. It also provides empirical evidence on student perspectives, learning and behaviour in a private university. It demonstrated that the Kirkpatrick's model is useful as an evaluation tool to be used in higher education.

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