A Qualitative Case Study on the Stress Experience of Long-term Job Candidates

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 821-832
Author(s):  
Juhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Job Candidates ◽  
Stress Experience

A Profile of Wine Tourism Entrepreneurs: Study in Portugal

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Adriana Backx Noronha Viana ◽  
Luísa Cagica Carvalho ◽  
Inna Sousa Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Learning Capacity ◽  
Study Methodology

Background: Wine tourism is one of the tourism components adopted as part of Portugal’s strategy due to its eminence as a wine producer. Such strategy has received great prominence in recent years and aims to promote regional development from an economic, social, cultural and environmental perspective. The aim of this study was to understand the entrepreneur profile in this sector. Methods: The study uses a qualitative, case study methodology with data analysis and triangulation. In this study, a literature review of scientific studies was carried out on the scientific knowledge in the area of study from a critical perspective and an interview was conducted where qualitative data were collected. Results and Discussion: The entrepreneurs have shown the following characteristics: initiative, innovation capability, optimism, creativity, creative energy, tenacity, selfconfidence, capability for long term involvement with the project, and learning capacity. Conclusion: The study shows that most entrepreneurs state that they have established partnerships with other companies, particularly with restaurants, catering businesses, hotel units, tourism companies and companies that organize tours. This is one of the factors of economic importance recognized by another study which enables increased prominence of the company and widens the value of wine tourism.

scholarly journals Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL (optimising pelvic floor exercises to achieve long-term benefits) trial mixed methods longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e024152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aileen Grant ◽  
Sarah Dean ◽  
Jean Hay-Smith ◽  
Suzanne Hagen ◽  
Doreen McClurg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Pelvic Floor ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Pelvic Floor Muscle ◽  
Muscle Training ◽  
Process Data

IntroductionFemale urinary incontinence (UI) is common affecting up to 45% of women. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the first-line treatment but there is uncertainty whether intensive PFMT is better than basic PFMT for long-term symptomatic improvement. It is also unclear which factors influence women’s ability to perform PFMT long term and whether this has impacts on long-term outcomes. OPAL (optimising PFMT to achieve long-term benefits) trial examines the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of basic PFMT versus biofeedback-mediated PFMT and this evaluation explores women’s experiences of treatment and the factors which influence effectiveness. This will provide data aiding interpretation of the trial findings; make recommendations for optimising the treatment protocol; support implementation in practice; and address gaps in the literature around long-term adherence to PFMT for women with stress or mixed UI.Methods and analysisThis evaluation comprises a longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation (PE). The case study aims to explore women’s experiences of treatment and adherence and the PE will explore factors influencing intervention effectiveness. The case study has a two-tailed design and will recruit 40 women, 20 from each trial group; they will be interviewed four times over 2 years. Process data will be collected from women through questionnaires at four time-points, from health professionals through checklists and interviews and by sampling 100 audio recordings of appointments. Qualitative analysis will use case study methodology (qualitative study) and the framework technique (PE) and will interrogate for similarities and differences between the trial groups regarding barriers and facilitators to adherence. Process data analyses will examine fidelity, engagement and mediating factors using descriptive and interpretative statistics.Ethics and disseminationApproval from West of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 4 (16/LO/0990). Findings will be published in journals, disseminated at conferences and through the final report.Trial registration numberISRCTN57746448.

scholarly journals Community-School Partnerships: Assisting Newcomer Youth In Montreal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamie Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Partnerships

As universal and mandatory institutions, schools are the first institutional frame of reference newcomer youth encounter upon their arrival in Canada, and as such they play a central role in their settlement process. Although the Quebec Ministry of Education provides guidelines regarding the integration of immigrant students into Quebec educational institutions, some secondary schools in Montreal seem unprepared to respond to theunique needs of newcomer youth.This qualitative case study involving six key informantsreveals that schools need experts from community organizations who have a greater capacity to assist youth in their settlement experiences. However, partnering between school and community organizations are often based on difficult and unequal relationships which have a negative impact on the programs and services offeredto newcomer students. It is crucial that the various ministries involved in the well-being of youth provide long-term funding for collaborative programs targeting newcomers. This could fortify programs that are already implemented, encourage new initiative, and spread them to educational institutions around the province.

CSR and Legitimacy of Indonesian Islamic Banks

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1242-1251
Author(s):  
Adi Susilo Jahja Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Islamic Banks ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The Impact

Every bank needs to strengthen their society's acceptance to exist and grow in the long term. As a country with the largest Muslim population, Islamic banks’ market share in Indonesia is still relatively small. These banks should obtain legitimacy from stakeholders for business continuity and growth. To ensure legitimacy, the impact of all of the corporation's activities on society's welfare is a significant concern. Several studies showed that CSR activities are needed to increase legitimacy. However, previous studies regarding CSR and legitimacy mostly used the positive paradigm, and mostly conducted in Western societies. Since the discussion on this matter in Islamic banking in Indonesia is not yet found, this study aims to understand how Islamic banks in Indonesia implement CSR to gain legitimacy using an Islamic perspective. This research is based on the ontology that reality is constructed by business actors who implement CSR programs. A qualitative case study is used by interviewing practitioners who are in charge of CSR programs in the two largest Islamic banks in Indonesia and supported by banks’ reports. This study reveals how legitimacy is achieved in the context of an Indonesian Islamic bank.

How close can we dance? Labour–management partnership on a borderline

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Rolfsen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Labour Unions ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Empirical Material ◽  
Labour Management

Recent studies have examined whether labour unions will benefit from stepping out of their traditional role and into labour–management partnership. This article discusses the limits of such partnership, exploring the negotiations prevailing as the union representatives go so far into cooperation that it turns out to be controversial among their members. In order to understand this conflict, there is a need to clarify the content of the labour–management partnership. This article contributes first by presenting novel empirical material from an in-depth qualitative case study. This material indicates that controversies occur when the union representatives start acting like managers, are responsible for decisions that reduce the members’ benefits and distance themselves from the rank-and-file’s point of view. In addition, this article contributes by exposing that close cooperation in long-term development issues need not be controversial. Quite the contrary – this is mentioned as the most positive outcome of the partnership.

scholarly journals Community-School Partnerships: Assisting Newcomer Youth In Montreal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yamie Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Partnerships

As universal and mandatory institutions, schools are the first institutional frame of reference newcomer youth encounter upon their arrival in Canada, and as such they play a central role in their settlement process. Although the Quebec Ministry of Education provides guidelines regarding the integration of immigrant students into Quebec educational institutions, some secondary schools in Montreal seem unprepared to respond to theunique needs of newcomer youth.This qualitative case study involving six key informantsreveals that schools need experts from community organizations who have a greater capacity to assist youth in their settlement experiences. However, partnering between school and community organizations are often based on difficult and unequal relationships which have a negative impact on the programs and services offeredto newcomer students. It is crucial that the various ministries involved in the well-being of youth provide long-term funding for collaborative programs targeting newcomers. This could fortify programs that are already implemented, encourage new initiative, and spread them to educational institutions around the province.

The Role of Business as a Force for Good

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 566-583
Author(s):  
Edgar Bellow ◽  
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Lotfi Hamzi ◽  
Huai Yuan Han
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Business Environment

Using a sustainable world orientation, this paper will examine the role of virtue ethics models (VE) in today’s globalized business environment in contrast to corporate responsibility models (CSR) of ethics. Examined through the lens of a qualitative case study framework using the coffee industry, the paper assesses and compares recent efforts to use VE and CSR models of social engagement and corporate sustainability, and vet their effects. Findings in terms of each firm’s sustainability, social weal, and good governance, as defined by the CSR and VE literature, are compared. Findings indicate that a VE approach to business ethics is one that will prove superior to CSR over the long term, but that it may be difficult for firms to interpret how to create best practices that will allow for a VE approach to sustainability to create the foundation for good governance. VE standards should be applied to a company’s employees and supply chain partners as well as leadership at the firm, because there must be an integration of ethics and leadership with practices and processes in each organization.

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