Trust and inter-organizational networking

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 1287-1328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Newell ◽  
Jacky Swan
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Research Network ◽  
General Question ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Different Types

Inter-organizational and multi-functional networking are increasingly portrayed as new and potentially more effective forms of organization, especially where innovation is important. This is as true for academic work undertaken within universities as it is for business organizations; multi-disciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration being specified as highly desirable by the major research funding bodies. Integrating mechanisms are essential if such networks are to be effective in co-ordinating the work of a diverse range of partners. Importantly, they are required for the development of trust. Thus, the literature stresses that trust between the parties is central to the effective operation of such networks. This paper explores the evolution of trust within a particular inter-university, multi-disciplinary research team, and develops a model depicting the development and interrelation of different types of trust within this network. The difficulties this research network experienced in developing trust raise a more general question about the effectiveness of interdisciplinary research.

Brief of Amicus Curiae Interdisciplinary Research Team on Programmer Creativity Addressing Expressions and Ideas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph D. Clifford ◽  
Firas Khatib ◽  
Trina Kershaw ◽  
Kavitha Chandra ◽  
Jay McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Amicus Curiae

Use of computational fluid dynamics to model reservoir mixing and destratification

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-234
Author(s):  
Julian D. Cox ◽  
Martin B. Padley ◽  
Joe Hannon
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Reverse Flow ◽  
Dynamics Model ◽  
Artificial Mixing ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Blade Mixer ◽  
Perforated Pipe ◽  
Better Than

Destratification of reservoirs by the use of artificial mixing is a method of improving the impounded water quality. In order to design a destratification device at Stocks Reservoir, NW England, a Computational Fluid Dynamics model was used to trial different types and sizes of mixing device. It was found that a perforated pipe bubble mixing device performed far better than a large banana blade mixer at destratifying Stocks Reservoir. Two important criteria for the effective operation of a mixing device were established. These were a minimum upflow velocity of entrained water through the reservoir, and the need for a reverse flow along the surface of the reservoir away from the abstraction point. These criteria have been incorporated into design equations which can be extended to use at other reservoirs. A bubble mixer was installed at Stocks Reservoir, and has been shown to fully destratify the reservoir and to reduce the levels of dissolved manganese in the water by more than 50%.

scholarly journals Attributes of Interdisciplinary Research Teams: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahan Lakhani ◽  
Karen Benzies ◽  
K. Alix Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Progressive Movement ◽  
Health Related

Purpose: To solve large complex health-related problems, there has been a progressive movement towards interdisciplinary research teams; however, there has been minimal investigation into the attributes of successful teams. The purpose of this literature review was to examine the attributes that are important for the effective functioning of these teams. Method: Literature from medicine, nursing and psychology databases, published between 1990 and 2010, was reviewed. Principal findings: Thematic organization of the findings identified seven attributes important to effective interdisciplinary research teams: team purpose, goals, leadership, communication, cohesion, mutual respect and reflection. These attributes are described in depth. Conclusion: Identification of these attributes could form the basis of a new measure to monitor interdisciplinary research team effectiveness, identify weaknesses and promote team development.

scholarly journals Cooperative Coverage Based Lifetime Prolongation for Microgrid Monitoring WSN in Smart Grid

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujie Shao ◽  
Lei Wu ◽  
Qinghang Zhang ◽  
Neng Zhang ◽  
Kaixuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Energy Consumption Balancing ◽  
Monitoring Area

Abstract To take full advantage of the flexibility of access and disconnection from smart grid, organizing distributed renewable energy resources in form of microgrid becomes one solution of energy replenishment in smart grid. A large amount of accurate and comprehensive information data are needed to be monitored by a variety of different types of sensors to guarantee the effective operation of this kind of microgrid. Energy consumption of microgrid monitoring WSN consequently becomes an issue. This paper presents a novel lifetime prolongation algorithm based on cooperative coverage of different types of sensors. Firstly, according to the requirements of monitoring business, the construction of cooperative coverage sets and connected monitoring WSN are discussed. Secondly, energy consumption is analyzed based on cooperative coverage. Finally, the cooperative coverage based lifetime prolongation algorithm (CC-LP) is proposed. Both the energy consumption balancing inside the cooperative coverage set and the switching scheduling between cooperative coverage sets are discussed. Then we draw into an improved ant colony optimization algorithm to calculate the switching scheduling. Simulation results show that this novel algorithm can effectively prolong the lifetime of monitoring WSN, especially in the monitoring area with a large deployed density of different types of sensors.

The Challenge of Funding Interdisciplinary Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas König ◽  
Michael E. Gorman
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Science ◽  
The One ◽  
The Eu

Public research funding agencies today are required to address proactively interdisciplinary research. “The Challenge of Funding Interdisciplinary Research: A Look Inside Public Research Funding Agencies” looks specifically at two funding agencies—the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the EU European Research Council (ERC)—and how these bodies promote interdisciplinarity, on the one hand, and how they claim to identify it, on the other. Inevitably, this gives the funding agencies some definition power over what interdisciplinary research actually is or should be. At the same time, there are organizational constraints that restrict the funding agencies’ capacity to fully embrace novel ways of interdisciplinary collaboration and investigation.

Dropshipping as an Opportunity to Develop ERP-Integrated Small Business

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petar Hlebarov ◽  
◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Over Time

This article mainly aims to introduce the term ‘dropshipping’ to the reader by answering several basic questions related to it: What do we mean by dropshipping in general?; What is its essence?; What is its origin and how has it evolved over time?; What might be its role in different types of business organizations and what is its relation to the ERP systems of these organizations? In this respect, the report introduces the essence and the role of dropshipping in today’s business reality in a structured and summarized way. It shows how irreplaceable it has become for enterpreneurs and businesses worldwide over time. It also identifies the stages of this sales and distribution model’s evolution, and states the reasons that have led thereto. A sample demonstration is made, explaining the working methodology of dropshipping. At the end of the paper, the topic is discussed from two different points of view, showing how dropshipping integratres with the ERP systems and how this may affect the performance of entrepreneurs’ companies and initiatives. Furthermore, a dropshipping system is compared to an ERP system designed to manage trading companies.

International Funding and Collaboration in Sea Level Rise Research

2015 ◽  
pp. 76-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayte López-Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Research Area ◽  
International Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Thomson Reuters ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Scientific Papers

International collaboration and research funding in Sea Level Rise (SLR) research are investigated in this chapter. SLR can be taken as a paradigmatic research area to study the international scientific collaboration and research funding efforts because it is affecting the whole planet and is an interdisciplinary research area involving disciplines belonging to the geosciences but also the life sciences, technology sciences, and social sciences. The aim of the chapter is to identify the main stakeholders in the topic, institutions, and countries; analyze overlapping efforts; identify possible research gaps; and to study the role played by the funding agencies. Bibliometrics and a social network analysis approach are applied. Co-occurrence networks of keywords, affiliations, and funding agencies among scientific papers in Thomson Reuters' Web of Science Core Collection in the SLR topic are analyzed. Conclusions show that international scientific collaboration is common in SLR, but international co-financing is less frequent.

15. Business Organizations

2019 ◽  
pp. 421-451
Author(s):  
Lucy Jones
Keyword(s):  
Limited Liability ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Limited Partnership ◽  
Legal Personality ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Limited Liability Partnership ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter discusses the common types of business organizations and explains the difference between unincorporated and incorporated businesses. The three types of partnership arrangements are considered, namely a general (ordinary) partnership, a limited partnership, and a limited liability partnership. The chapter includes discussion of the rules relating to partnerships under the Partnership Act 1890 and the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000. It explains how different types of partnerships may be set up and looks at the relationship between partners and the relationship between partnerships and outsiders. It considers the dissolution of the different types of partnerships. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the different types of companies and the separate legal personality of companies.

The Issue of Trust in Shaping the Job Involvement, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment of Southern Correctional Staff

2020 ◽  
pp. 088740342090337
Author(s):  
Eric G. Lambert ◽  
Linda D. Keena ◽  
Stacy H. Haynes ◽  
Rose Ricciardelli ◽  
David May ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Correctional Staff ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Effective Operation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Workplace Trust ◽  
Supervisor Trust ◽  
Positive Effect

While the issue of trust is theoretically essential for the effective operation of correctional organizations, few researchers have examined how the different types of trust are related to salient outcomes for staff. In this study, we examined the effects of coworker, supervisor, and management trust on the job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment of 322 Southern U.S. correctional staff. The types of workplace trust, however, varied in their effects. Specifically, multivariate analysis indicated only management trust had a significant positive effect on job involvement, but both coworker trust and management trust had significant positive effects on job satisfaction, whereas both supervisor trust and management trust had significant positive effects on organizational commitment. The current findings support the overall contention that workplace trust plays an important role in shaping prison staff job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. The results underscore the need for improving perceptions of trust in the workplace, particularly management trust.

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