scholarly journals Weatherization Beyond the Numbers: Case Studies of Fifteen High-performing Weatherization Agencies - Conducted May 2011 through July 2012

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Edward Tonn ◽  
Erin M. Rose ◽  
Beth A. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
High Performing

scholarly journals Productivity Indicators and Challenges in New Zealand Workplaces

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicity Lamm ◽  
Claire Massey ◽  
Martin Perry
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Productivity Analysis ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Workplace Productivity ◽  
Workforce Productivity ◽  
Productivity Indicators ◽  
Practice Efficiency

As part of a government initiative, the Department of Labour’s Workplace Productivity Working Group has been charged with the task of stimulating debate and broadening the discourse on workplace productivity. The Department of Labour has also supported research into how New Zealand businesses are responding to the productivity challenges they face. The paper presents findings from two studies that were part of this research agenda. In particular, the paper reports on the experiences of individual business case studies, (predominantly SMEs), of introducing and maintaining initiatives designed to raise workforce productivity. Analysis of the data reveals a number of key themes: catalysts and drivers for change; distinctive characteristics of high performing firms; differing characteristics of the case studies; and barriers to introducing productivity initiatives and some solutions. The findings also indicated that in practice, efficiency increased both though innovation and a realignment of activities, with higher value added than those conducted in the past. However, there is an inherent tension with these and other similar studies that cannot easily be resolved. On one hand, employers are striving to obtain increased worker performance and gain more productivity while on the other hand they are driving their employers to wok longer, harder and more effectively often in extremely hazardous conditions. Thus, it would appear that efforts to increase productivity can have contradictory results.

Small can be mighty

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
High Level ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings SMEs that want to succeed as high-performing and entrepreneurial need to adopt certain outlooks. This briefing looks at what these are from a high-level viewpoint. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists, and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Indoor air quality in high-performing building case studies: Got data?

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Y. Teichman ◽  
Andrew K. Persily ◽  
Steven J. Emmerich
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
High Performing

Teams

2013 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Dominic Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Dynamic Environments ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Organisational Structures ◽  
Integrated Operations

The success and sustainability of the Integrated Operations (IO) initiative within the Oil and Gas industry is discussed in relation to the ways people work together and the organisational structures which support that work. Whilst collaboration has become a defining concept in the industry for optimal working, this chapter argues that other characteristics found in the concept of teamwork are of equal importance in achieving the aims of the IO project. Teams and high-performing teams can provide a framework for understanding how groups of people within the workplace can respond to the dynamic environments of the oil and gas industry and fulfill the objectives of IO. The chapter presents some tactics for creating high-performing teams within this domain and presents two case studies to show the importance of teamwork in realizing the goals of Integrated Operations.

Exploring Comparative Employee Engagement: Six Case Studies of High-performing Organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jonathan H. Westover ◽  
Aaron Barrus ◽  
Sean Costello ◽  
Garret Beaman
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
High Performing

Looking for stars among the workforce

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-15
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Employees ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
The Ideal

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Two profiles for the ideal employee were found. First, a high-performing employee (HPE) profile was compiled based on the perspectives of managers, which can be used for evaluating employees and recruiting new employees. Second, an HPE profile was compiled based on the perspectives of employees themselves, which can be used for setting up development and coaching programs for employees. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Creating a high performing organization in today’s data driven world

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Heidi Pozzo
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Holistic Transformation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline what high-performing organizations do to achieve success. In today’s data-driven world, it is easy to get lost in the weeds and not achieve the results you desire. High-performing organizations have figured out how to create focus and leverage resources to achieve outsized results. The paper delves into organizations undergoing transformations and highlights what sets apart those that were successful from those that were not. Design/methodology/approach This paper is designed as a viewpoint paper that draws on observations made by the author. Case studies are used to demonstrate the findings and the actions taken that were either successful or not. Findings High-performing organizations create focus and leverage resources. The most successful examples have undergone a holistic transformation that was supported by technology. Originality/value This paper will provide a roadmap to leaders who want to transform their business into a high-performing organization.

SSIEA: a hybrid evolutionary algorithm for supporting conceptual architectural design

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-476
Author(s):  
Likai Wang ◽  
Patrick Janssen ◽  
Guohua Ji
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Algorithms ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithm ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Island Model ◽  
Search Efficiency ◽  
Design Exploration ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Design Diversity ◽  
Model Approach

AbstractSignificant research has been undertaken focusing on the application of evolutionary algorithms for design exploration at conceptual design stages. However, standard evolutionary algorithms are typically not well-suited to supporting such optimization-based design exploration due to the lack of design diversity in the optimization result and the poor search efficiency in discovering high-performing design solutions. In order to address the two weaknesses, this paper proposes a hybrid evolutionary algorithm, called steady-stage island evolutionary algorithm (SSIEA). The implementation of SSIEA integrates an island model approach and a steady-state replacement strategy with an evolutionary algorithm. The combination aims to produce optimization results with rich design diversity while achieving significant fitness progress in a reasonable amount of time. Moreover, the use of the island model approach allows for an implicit clustering of the design population during the optimization process, which helps architects explore different alternative design directions. The performance of SSIEA is compared against other optimization algorithms using two case studies. The result shows that, in contrast to the other algorithms, SSIEA is capable of achieving a good compromise between design diversity and search efficiency. The case studies also demonstrate how SSIEA can support conceptual design exploration. For architects, the optimization results with diverse and high-performing solutions stimulate richer reflection and ideation, rendering SSIEA a helpful tool for conceptual design exploration.

Corporate Sustainability: Challenge to Managerial Orthodoxies

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter Dunphy
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Sustainability Management

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the issue of corporate sustainability. It examines why achieving sustainability is becoming an increasingly vital issue for society and organisations, defines sustainability and then outlines a set of phases through which organisations can move to achieve increasing levels of sustainability. Case studies are presented of organisations at various phases indicating the benefits, for the organisation and its stakeholders, which can be made at each phase. Finally the paper argues that there is a marked contrast between the two competing philosophies of neo-conservatism (economic rationalism) and the emerging philosophy of sustainability. Management schools have been strongly influenced by economic rationalism, which underpins the traditional orthodoxies presented in such schools. Sustainability represents an urgent challenge for management schools to rethink these traditional orthodoxies and give sustainability a central place in the curriculum.

Short-Form Application of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test to Latino Children

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-235
Author(s):  
David L. Ratusnik ◽  
Carol Melnick Ratusnik ◽  
Karen Sattinger
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Latino Children ◽  
Data Application ◽  
York Metropolitan Area ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique

Short-form versions of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar (Toronto, 1973) and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (Lee, 1971) were devised for use with bilingual Latino children while preserving the original normative data. Application of a multiple regression technique to data collected on 60 lower social status Latino children (four years and six months to seven years and one month) from Spanish Harlem and Yonkers, New York, yielded a small but powerful set of predictor items from the Spanish and English tests. Clinicians may make rapid and accurate predictions of STSG or NSST total screening scores from administration of substantially shortened versions of the instruments. Case studies of Latino children from Chicago and Miami serve to cross-validate the procedure outside the New York metropolitan area.

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