scholarly journals The Black Swan of the Coronavirus and How American Organizations Have Adapted to the New World of Remote Work

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
David C. Wyld
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Historical Event ◽  
Black Swan ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
The Road ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

This article presents a look at how leading-edge American companies have adapted to the very changing nature of work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article begins with an examination of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on all of us, placing the pandemic in historical context as a “Black Swan”-level disruptive, historical event. Drawing upon current research, the author examines how the pandemic induced a shift to remote work for many workers, not just in the U.S., but globally, and how that impacted both employees and organizations. Next, the findings of an examination of how major U.S. companies, across many industries, have shifted permanently to offering their employees either full or partial-time remote work options are presented. Based on this research, the author discusses how this change has - and will continue - to impact organizations into the future. The article concludes with a look at the road ahead, as management of all organizations adapts to a very new world of work and a new operating model. To assist and inform managers of how to best make this transition, the author presents an 8-step action plan for implementing remote work into organizations today.

scholarly journals The False Hope of Becoming a Neuropsychologist. A Call for Action!

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1299-1299
Author(s):  
M Furtado ◽  
I Ríos-Vázquez ◽  
S Sanderson Brown ◽  
K Belén
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Postdoctoral Training ◽  
Human Resource Department ◽  
Work Training ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Abstract The Problem According to the Census Bureau, the number of immigrants living in the US will increase to 69 million by 2060. Unfortunately, the number of international neuropsychologists who practice in the U.S. is behind in terms of this expected shift in the population. This is not due to a lack of interest - as many international students are accepted into neuropsychology doctoral programs each year. However, the acquisition of appropriate postdoctoral training proves to be a significant challenge. In general, the required two-year postdoctoral positions in neuropsychology are competitive, as they should be; however, international students are at a remarkable disadvantage. They cannot stay in the U.S. without a sponsor for a visa after a year of graduating, thus placing them in a disadvantaged state to secure a neuropsychology postdoctoral position. The Impact Given the projected population changes, neuropsychological assessments will have to be adjusted, new norms will need to be collected, and providers who speak non-English languages will be in higher demand. International neuropsychologists contribute to the field of neuropsychology through the addition of cultural competence, the enrichment in our understanding of cognition across racial and ethnic groups, and the development and selection of tests from a different perspective. In addition, they strengthen research pursuits, increase access to high-quality healthcare service to minorities, and provide quality service to non-English speaking patients. Finally, they can disseminate quality neuropsychological services throughout the world. Call for Action We encourage all neuropsychologists to create an action plan to support international students. There are many ways in which this could be accomplished: advocate to your human resource department to sponsor international students, educate yourself on the barriers and the process of sponsoring a work/training visa, and assist international students in strengthening their training experience with research, authorship, and collaboration.

The Shock of the “New World”

Super Bomb ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 18-39
Author(s):  
Ken Young ◽  
Warner R. Schilling
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Atomic Bomb ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Fissionable Material ◽  
Nuclear Threat ◽  
Atomic Weapons ◽  
The Public ◽  
Bomb Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

This chapter is an account of the impact on U.S. thinking and policy of the first Soviet atomic bomb test. It ended the U.S. monopoly of atomic weapons—a development that some had foreseen and others had discounted as a possibility. An atomic Russia triggered fears of a “bolt from the blue” assault on U.S. cities. One reaction was to seek to prioritize U.S. air defenses. Another was to confirm the program agreed to that summer to accelerate the production of fissionable material for atomic bombs. The surge of anxiety also brought hitherto obscure speculations about thermonuclear physics into the public domain. It seemed apparent to some that the Soviet nuclear threat should be countered not by a multiplication of atomic bombs but by an American “superbomb.”

scholarly journals The impact of international scientists, engineers, and students on U.S. research outputs and global competitiveness

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Sarah Rovito ◽  
Divyansh Kaushik ◽  
Surya Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

International scientists, engineers, and students have made and continue to make significant contributions to the U.S.’s science and engineering research enterprise. This source of talent is a comparative advantage for the U.S. and is critical for keeping the nation at the leading edge of discovery and knowledge. This paper quantifies and reaffirms the impact of international scientists and scholars, who serve as a vital source of talent fueling American ingenuity, innovation, and leadership. Bolstering measures to attract and retain top students from across the globe and fostering a culture where immigrants are welcome and can thrive is imperative for the continued success of the U.S.’s society and economy.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Epidemic Generated by the SARS-COV-2 Virus in the Context of the VUCA World

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-254
Author(s):  
Mihaela MINCIU ◽  
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Răzvan Cătălin DOBREA ◽  
Camelia STĂICULESCU ◽  
Bogdan Ștefan STOICA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
New World ◽  
Fast Track ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The Impact

In a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business environment (VUCA environment) organizations often face changes, being forced to update their strategy in order to maintain or increase their competitive advantage. In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, all organizations regardless of their area of activity had to devise a fast-track action plan so that they could continue their work even in a new world - an uncertain world with many changes, from one hour to another. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to reveal the connection between the VUCA business environment and the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic context, respectively the way in which organizational change analyzed through the VUCA world could influence the activity of organizations in the pandemic context. In order to achieve these objectives, a systematic review was conducted. Starting from the present studies and researches, this paper aims to present the main components of the VUCA world and how they influence organizational change, the implications that the pandemic context had on the activity organizations, changes in the style of coordination and leadership of organizations caused by SARS-CoV-2, as well as the new skills and competencies that employees of organizations must acquire in order to cope with an insecure and complex business environment. The results showed that taking into account the aspects characteristic of the VUCA world can play a decisive role when a crisis situation arises, such as that created by SARS - CoV-2.

scholarly journals From Pan-Africanism to Socialism: The Modernization of an African Liberation Ideology

1975 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micah S. Tsomondo
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black Freedom ◽  
Reconstruction Era ◽  
Pan Africanism ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
European Colonialism ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

The concept of Pan-Africanism has been around for a long time in spite of great historical events. Beginning as the nationalist thought of more or less detribalized Africans in the New World during the era of slavery, Pan-Africanism has survived the impact of such developments as the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, the post-Reconstruction era, the rise and fall of the Garvey movement, European colonialism in Africa, the Russian and other socialist revolutions of the twentieth century, and the black freedom movements in Africa, the United States, and the Caribbean since 1945.

COVID-19 pandemic and automobile transport: lessons from the first wave

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-316
Author(s):  
V. V. Kosmin
Keyword(s):  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
The Road ◽  
Financial Condition ◽  
The World ◽  
Wave Development ◽  
National Economies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Office Personnel

The general results of the work of the automobile transport in the world during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, summed up on the results of the work of the Special Group on COVID-19 of the World Road Association, based on the materials of almost three dozen webinars with the participation of representatives from many countries of the world. It is emphasized that the automobile transport during the pandemic was able to maintain efficiency and ensure the transport of passengers and critical goods to maintain the vitality of national economies. The features of the work of the automobile transport during the pandemic and accompanying lockdowns, including the impact of the drop in traffic on the financial condition of the automobile and automobile industry, disclosed. Based on the generalization and assessment of world experience, recommendations formulated on the organization of passenger and freight traffic, routine maintenance and repair of roads, road construction, management of the road industry with a wide organization of remote work of office personnel and the intensive use of information and computer technologies during pandemics. Proposals made for the further organization of the work of the automobile and automobile industry based on the forecast of the wave development of the COVID-19 pandemic and possible similar global disasters.

scholarly journals From Pan-Africanism to Socialism: The Modernization of an African Liberation Ideology

1975 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Micah S. Tsomondo
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black Freedom ◽  
Reconstruction Era ◽  
Pan Africanism ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
European Colonialism ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

The concept of Pan-Africanism has been around for a long time in spite of great historical events. Beginning as the nationalist thought of more or less detribalized Africans in the New World during the era of slavery, Pan-Africanism has survived the impact of such developments as the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, the post-Reconstruction era, the rise and fall of the Garvey movement, European colonialism in Africa, the Russian and other socialist revolutions of the twentieth century, and the black freedom movements in Africa, the United States, and the Caribbean since 1945.

scholarly journals Re-entrained road dust PM10 emission from selected streets of Krakow and its impact on air quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 01003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Bogacki ◽  
Marian Mazur ◽  
Robert Oleniacz ◽  
Mateusz Rzeszutek ◽  
Adriana Szulecka
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Road Dust ◽  
Road Surface ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Pm10 Emissions ◽  
Pm10 Emission

Scientific research studies conducted in various parts of the world confirm that PM10 concentrations in urban air depend to a great extent on the resuspension processes of the dust deposited on the road surface. The paper presents the results of the study related to the determination of the re-entrained PM10 emissions from four selected streets of Krakow (Southern Poland) together with the assessment of its impact on air quality. Examined streets are characterised by different traffic intensity (from 500 to over 20 000 vehicles per day) and individual vehicle structure. Dust material sampling and estimation of the PM10 emission were conducted according to the U.S. EPA methodology (AP 42 Fifth Edition). Two variants of sample collection were applied: from the road surface including the area at the curb (4 streets) and from the road surface alone (1 street). The estimates of resuspended road dust emission as well as the reference values derived from the U.S. EPA guidelines were used to assess the impact of this emission on the PM10 levels in the air at the location of one of the analysed streets. This assessment was conducted using the CALINE4 mathematical model. The study showed that the PM10 emissions from the re-entrained road dust can be responsible for up to 25 % in the winter and 50 % in the summer of the total PM10 concentrations in the air near the roads.

scholarly journals Right On Track

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (06) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Harry Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Point ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Statistical Models ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Scientific Observation ◽  
The Road ◽  
Work Histories ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Safety Action

This article describes features of the U.S. National Rail Safety Action Plan. Under this program, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) the agency is addressing numerous factors that can contribute to accidents. Some of its solutions are procedural, addressing human behavior and the effects of fatigue. Others involve evolving technology meant to assure that the road itself is safe. The track technology promises to let the railroads perform predictive rather than reactive maintenance on their roads. According to FRA, its National Rail Safety Action Plan, begun in 2005, is working. After a three-year plateau, the total number of accidents declined slightly, about 2.4 percent, in 2005 and dropped by 8.5 percent in 2006. The FRA argues that the rules are not based on scientific observation, and to correct that, the agency is developing statistical models based on work histories that will predict when fatigue may be nearing a critical point.

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