Research Note: A Longitudinal Study of the Stability of Interpretative Schemes, Organizational Structure, and their Contextual Correlates

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huseyin Leblebici ◽  
Edward K. Marlow ◽  
Kendrith M. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Research Note ◽  
The Stability

Research Note: Some Problems with Measurement of Macro-organizational Structure

1981 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Grinyer ◽  
Masoud Yasai-Ardekani
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Loss Of Information ◽  
The Uk

Problems associated with the use of Aston psychometrically based measures are evalu ated in the light of experience gained in and the findings of an empirical study of 45 electrical engineering companies in the UK in which the Aston methodology was used. It is shown that (a) the unidimensionality of multi-item measures must be clearly established if loss of information is to be avoided, (b) scales constructed by aggregation of a number of subscales suggested by factor analysis should not be given general labels beyond the description of subscales included in the final scale, and (c) abbreviated scales based on the original study may only reflect sample-specific relationships and may not be used as proxies of original scales in the study of other samples. The objectivity of factor analysis is also addressed.

Do More Professionalized Legislatures Discriminate Less? The Role of Staffers in Constituency Service

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-578
Author(s):  
Michelangelo Landgrave ◽  
Nicholas Weller
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Racial Minorities ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Multiple Measures ◽  
Constituency Service

Research suggests that organizational structure can influence the ability of actors to discriminate. In this research note, we examine whether the structure of state legislatures affects observed discrimination in correspondent audit studies. We find that increased legislative professionalization is associated with reduced discrimination against racial minorities. By analyzing thousands of emails collected in a prior study, we find that legislative professionalization is related to a higher likelihood that staffers respond to email contacts and staffers are less likely to discriminate against racial minorities across multiple measures of discrimination. Our findings emphasize the importance of substantively relevant heterogeneity in audit studies and identify a potential mitigator of discrimination—legislative professionalism. Our results also highlight the importance of staffers in representation and the legislative process.

scholarly journals The stability of rural outreach services: a national longitudinal study of specialist doctors

2015 ◽  
Vol 203 (7) ◽  
pp. 297-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda G O'Sullivan ◽  
Johannes U Stoelwinder ◽  
Matthew R McGrail
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Outreach Services ◽  
The Stability

scholarly journals A longitudinal study of the stability, variability, and interdependencies among late-differentiated T and NK cell subsets in older adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 46-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca G. Reed ◽  
Ahmad Al-Attar ◽  
Steven R. Presnell ◽  
Charles T. Lutz ◽  
Suzanne C. Segerstrom
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
The Stability

scholarly journals Orthodontic treatment stability predictors: A retrospective longitudinal study

2016 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma González-Gil de Bernabé ◽  
José María Montiel-Company ◽  
Vanessa Paredes-Gallardo ◽  
Jose Luis Gandía-Franco ◽  
Carlos Bellot-Arcís
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Anterior Segment ◽  
End Of Treatment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Stability

ABSTRACTObjective: To examine medium- to long-term orthodontic treatment stability and its possible association with certain variables.Materials and Methods: In a retrospective longitudinal study of 70 postretention patients, the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index was measured at the start (T1) and end (T2) of treatment and between 4 and 10 years afterwards (T3). The stability was considered absolute when the T2 and T3 values were identical and relative when the difference was within the ±5 range.Results: Among the 70 patients, 65.8% were female and 34.2% were male. Their mean age was 14.5 years. The mean treatment length was 2.4 years. The mean retention phase was 3.3 years. The mean pre- and posttreatment PAR scores were 29.8 (T1) and 6.3 (T2). The mean T1–T2 difference was 23.6. The mean T2–T3 difference was −0.39.Conclusions: Within the study, 7.1% presented absolute stability and 68.6% presented relative stability. Lower anterior segment alignment and overbite were the most unstable occlusal features and tended to worsen. Fixed retainer (odds ratio [OR] 0.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.10–0.98) as a protective factor and years without retention (OR 1.32; 95% CI 1.03–1.68) as a risk factor are predictor variables of instability in the case of lower anterior segment alignment. The PAR value at the end of treatment (OR 1.29; 95% CI 1.08–1.54) and extractions (OR 4.76; 95% CI 1.05–21.6) before treatment are predictors for midline instability.

The Stability of Global and Specific Measures of the Fear of Crime: Results from a Two Wave Trinidadian Longitudinal Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Ditton ◽  
Derek Chadee ◽  
Furzana Khan
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Important Measure ◽  
British Crime Survey ◽  
The Stability

The ‘fear of crime’ is a politically important measure, and much is made of year to year changes in levels when generated by repeat cross-sectional national surveys such as the British Crime Survey. Data from the first two waves of a longitudinal survey of the fear of crime undertaken in Trinidad indicate that identical year on year fear levels regularly conceal considerable gross changes in reported fear, many of which are mutually cancelled in the calculation of net year- on-year fear levels. These results question either or both of the stability of the fear of crime, and of measures used to assess it.

Research Note: The Creation of Capabilities in New Ventures—A Longitudinal Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert K. Kazanjian ◽  
Hayagreeva Rao
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Research Note ◽  
The Creation

scholarly journals Influence of balanced occlusion in complete dentures on the decrease in reduction of an edentulous ridge

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 1055-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srdjan Postic
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Complete Denture ◽  
Alveolar Ridge ◽  
Complete Dentures ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Panoramic Radiographs ◽  
Edentulous Patients ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Artificial Teeth

Background/Aim. Balanced occlusal arrangement of artificial teeth and balanced occlusion is a specific type of occlusion that preserves the stability of complete dentures. Balanced occlusion comprises realization of tooth contacts at the working side as well as at the balancing side, at the same time. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of balanced occlusal arrangement of artificial teeth on the decrease in reduction of edentulous alveolar ridge. Methods. A longitudinal study on 91 fully edentulous patients was conducted using their panoramic radiographs and parameters of vertical dimension of edentulous ridges. All the patients were clinically examined by the same and a qualified dental practitioner. Numerical values of parameters of vertical dimensions of edentulous ridges and lines were statistically processed and compared using the Student?s t-test. Results. Vertical dimensions and heights of edentulous ridges were different after comparison of parameters in complete denture wearers with balanced occlusion and complete denture wearers without bilaterally balanced occlusion, as well as between male and female edentulous patients. Statistically significant differences of heights were established in complete denture wearers? with a set of artificial teeth without balanced occlusion, at the baseline and 12 months after wearing of complete dentures. Conclusion. Balanced occlusion is a favored occlusal design in setting of artificial teeth in conventional complete dentures, which preserves edentulous ridge and influence the stability of dentures.

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