Drivers and barriers to innovation in the Australian public service: A qualitative thematic analysis

Abstract The purpose of this paper was to identify common themes from archival records related to innovation in the Australian Public Service (APS). A thematic analysis was conducted to review and evaluate archival records which consisted of transcripts from senior manager presentations at Innovation Month seminars from 2014 to 2018 and other related official documents. This empirical study addressed innovation from the leaders’ perspective, reflecting upon their experience. Analysing themes within archival records helped to gain insights from various perspectives of leaders on how they regard an innovation agenda for the APS. Three themes emerged from archival records: (1) innovation characteristics; (2) drivers of innovation; and (3) barriers to innovation. Synthesis of these drivers and barriers can provide important insights for senior APS managers on how they can enhance their organisations’ ability to innovate in order to respond to digital disruption challenges and opportunities. Variety of perspectives with leader’s perceptions informs about authors’ selection of the research question among consistent patterns and legitimates the salient themes as input for QSR NVivo 11.

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How school counselors perceive students’ underachievement

Zbornik Instituta za pedagoska istrazivanja ◽

10.2298/zipi1302342g ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 342-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nikoleta Gutvajn ◽

Slavica Sevkusic

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

School Counselors ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Material Research ◽

Personal Beliefs ◽

Support Strategies ◽

Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽

Research Findings ◽

Selection Of

Although providing support to underachievers has always been an important domain of activities of school counselors in school, there are almost no studies in our country that focus on the opinion of school counselors on the problem of underachievement. The aim of our research was to get acquainted with the meanings that school counselors ascribe to underachievement. The points of our interest were how school counselors define this phenomenon, how they describe an underachiever and what their experiences in working with these students are. The research sample was convenient and included 34 school counselors from 24 secondary schools in Serbia. We used a semi-structured interview, and qualitative thematic analysis was performed on the collected material. Research findings indicate that the majority of school counselors define underachievement as the lack of ability or readiness of individuals to respond to the demands set by school. When describing an underachiever a number of school counselors speak only about his/her behaviour, while a small number also mention the mechanisms underlying such behaviour. When it comes to their experience in working with underachievers, a considerable number of school counselors pointed to the complexity and delicacy of their own role in the process of selection of adequate support strategies. The obtained findings, among other things, suggest that it is necessary that school counselors re-examine those personal beliefs about underachieve?ment which can be a serious impediment to solving this problem.

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Love Your Enemy: A Christian Response to Embrace Others

Proceeding of International Conference of Education in the New Normal Era ◽

10.31098/iceiakn.v1i1.240 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hanna Dewi Aritonang ◽

Bestian Simangunsong ◽

Adiani Hulu

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Research Question ◽

Theological Reflection ◽

Religious Communities ◽

Religious People ◽

Lifestyle Choice ◽

Sustainable Peace ◽

Research Problems ◽

Selection Of

This article addresses the issue of conflict between religious communities that cause enmity amid society. Hostilities must be overcome and resolved in accordance with the call of Christianity to live in love and peace. The study used the qualitative paradigm as the method of the research and the descriptive-analyses as the writing method by describing the research problems based on data collected from related publications.One of the powerful messages of Jesus's teaching is "Love your enemies." It’s one of the greatest challenges in life. Jesus Christ gave an important doctrine about loving the enemy because love is more powerful than evil, hurtful deeds. Loving the enemy means canceling hostilities and violence, but instead, it promises acceptance of each other. The title of this study is "love your enemies": A Christian Response to Embrace Others. As the title of this study is "love your enemies," the reason for the selection of this article is because the author sees that "loving the enemy is a commandment from God that must be obeyed. This research question emphasizes how to realize "loving the enemy" amid hostility. This paper argues that Jesus's command to love the enemy is a proper Christian lifestyle choice in the midst of hostility. We use CS Song thoughts, which elaborated with other scholars' views on theology, loving, and embracing others. The purpose of the research was to gain understanding and build a theological reflection on Jesus' commandment to love the enemy. In this article, we first briefly discuss the portrait of life among religious people in Indonesia. Secondly, we discuss the conflict between religious people in Indonesia. Finally, we apply the command of Jesus to love our enemy as a Christian lifestyle in the midst of hostility to construct harmony amid hostility. We propose the command of Jesus to ‘love your enemy’ as a response to establishing sustainable peace by embrace others. Finally, the Christians must become a loving community because God so loved us, and we also ought to love and embrace others.

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The Issues and Challenges of Flood-related Agencies in Malaysia

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2069 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (13) ◽

pp. 285-290

Author(s):

Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi ◽

Hitoshi Nakamura

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Flood Risk ◽

Publishing House ◽

Flood Risk Management ◽

Communication Problems ◽

Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽

International Publishing ◽

The Government ◽

Open Access Article

Objectives of this study is to identify the real issues and challenges of flood related agencies in Malaysia. By using qualitative thematic analysis, this study found that limited authorities, lack of enforcement power, lack of cooperation among agencies, lack of man-power and assets for logistics, insufficient funding for flood risk management and communication problems are the issues faced by the flood-related agencies. The government needs to solve the issues and challenges in order to strengthen the flood-related agencies capacities.Keywords: flood risk management; flood-related agencies; issues; authorityeISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2069

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Gender Non-traditional High School Study: Reasons for Choice and Evaluation of Experience

Lifelong Learning ◽

10.11118/lifele2017070346 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 46-66

Author(s):

Irena Smetáčková ◽

Petr Pavlík

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Secondary School ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Peer Groups ◽

Male Students ◽

School Program ◽

School Study ◽

Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽

Opposite Sex

Career choices of most pupils at the end of the primary school conform to gender norms. Only a few of them continue to study in a field traditionally considered appropriate for the opposite sex. The qualitative study presented here maps the reasons for such choices based on a sample of 25 female and 31 male students who study gender-atypical secondary school program for one to three years. The data were collected using a questionnaire with open-ended items and analysed using the qualitative thematic analysis. The results revealed that the reasons for school choices of boys and girls differ to certain extent. Their situation also differs with respect to the support they receive from their close ones and the acceptance by their classmates. The parents of girls disapproved of their choices more often than the parents of boys. Girls were also ridiculed more frequently by their peer groups.

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Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence during Lockdown and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Family Violence ◽

10.1007/s10896-021-00260-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Minna Lyons ◽

Gayle Brewer

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Global Health ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Substantial Impact ◽

Female Victims ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽

Service Disruption

AbstractPrevious studies have demonstrated that there is an increase in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) during times of crisis (e.g., financial, environmental, or socio-political situations). The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented global health and financial tragedy, but research is yet to establish exactly how the situation may impact on IPV. The present study investigates victims’ experience of IPV during lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic. We report a qualitative thematic analysis of 50 discussion forum posts written by victims of IPV. Of these, 48 forum posts were written by female victims of male perpetrated violence. All forum posts were obtained from the popular online platform, Reddit. We identified four themes associated with IPV victims’ experiences during lockdown and the global pandemic: (i) Use of COVID-19 by the Abuser, (ii) Service Disruption, (iii) Preparation to Leave, and (iv) Factors Increasing Abuse or Distress. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on those living with IPV, often increasing the severity of IPV experienced. The experiences of those affected by IPV during this period inform interventions and the guidance and support provided to IPV victims during times of crisis.

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Entrepreneurial strategies for MNCs: A typology

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation ◽

10.1177/1465750320983156 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 146575032098315

Author(s):

Poul Houman Andersen ◽

Linda Nhu Laursen

Keyword(s):

Organizational Context ◽

Research Question ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Theoretical Assumption ◽

Critical Dimensions ◽

Organizational Resistance ◽

Organizational Conditions ◽

Entrepreneurial Strategies ◽

Entrepreneurial Strategy ◽

Selection Of

This paper, responds to the recent calls in research, to address the theoretical underpinnings of entrepreneurial strategies in MNC’s. Today, a multiplicity of entrepreneurial approaches exists, cf. skunk work, bricolage, bootlegging. However, these exists in disparate literature, that provides limited oversight to managers in, that need to select between a manifold of different entrepreneurial strategies. Moreover, these approaches typically originate from a distinctively different organizational context, namely SMEs. Through a literature review we identify two important axiomatic assumptions concerning entrepreneurial strategies within the organizational conditions of MNCs. The first fundamental assumption concerns the organizational origin of such effort. The second theoretical assumption deals with how the entrepreneurial initiative can meet either organizational resistance or support. We synthesize these two dimensions into a two-by-two matrix, that provides an answer to our research question: what are the critical dimensions for entrepreneurial strategies in an MNC context? We then employ this typology to categorize predominant entrepreneurial strategies in current literature, to create a overview that can be used both for structuring the debate in the literature; as well as a basis to discuss important implicit assumptions, that should guide the selection of entrepreneurial strategy in a MNC context in practice.

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Getting to Hope: Perspectives from Patients and Caregivers Living with Chronic Childhood Illness

Children ◽

10.3390/children8060525 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 525

Author(s):

Emily von Scheven ◽

Bhupinder K. Nahal ◽

Rosa Kelekian ◽

Christina Frenzel ◽

Victoria Vanderpoel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Model ◽

Research Question ◽

Young Patients ◽

Future Research ◽

Childhood Onset ◽

Virtual Focus Groups ◽

Definition Of ◽

Selection Of ◽

Chronic Childhood ◽

Research Studies

Promoting hope was identified in our prior work as the top priority research question among patients and caregivers with diverse childhood-onset chronic conditions. Here, we aimed to construct a conceptual model to guide future research studies of interventions to improve hope. We conducted eight monthly virtual focus groups and one virtual workshop with patients, caregivers, and researchers to explore key constructs to inform the model. Discussions were facilitated by Patient Co-Investigators. Participants developed a definition of hope and identified promotors and inhibitors that influence the experience of hope. We utilized qualitative methods to analyze findings and organize the promotors and inhibitors of hope within three strata of the socio-ecologic framework: structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Participants identified three types of interventions to promote hope: resources, navigation, and activities to promote social connection. The hope conceptual model can be used to inform the selection of interventions to assess in future research studies aimed at improving hope and the specification of outcome measures to include in hope research studies. Inclusion of the health care system in the model provides direction for identifying strategies for improving the system and places responsibility on the system to do better to promote hope among young patients with chronic illness and their caregivers.

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“Having more women humanitarian leaders will help transform the humanitarian system”: challenges and opportunities for women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health

Conflict and Health ◽

10.1186/s13031-020-00330-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Preeti Patel ◽

Kristen Meagher ◽

Nassim El Achi ◽

Abdulkarim Ekzayez ◽

Richard Sullivan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Women Leaders ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Research Policy ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Women's Leadership ◽

Women In Leadership ◽

Humanitarian Emergencies ◽

Effective Interventions ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Barriers And Opportunities

Abstract Background It is estimated that over 40% of the half a million humanitarian workers who provide frontline care during emergencies, wars and disasters, are women. Women are at the forefront of improving health for conflict-affected populations through service delivery, education and capacity strengthening, advocacy and research. Women are also disproportionately affected by conflict and humanitarian emergencies. The growing evidence base demonstrating excess female morbidity and mortality reflects the necessity of evaluating the role of women in leadership driving health research, policy and programmatic interventions in conflict-related humanitarian contexts. Despite global commitments to improving gender equality, the issue of women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health has been given little or no attention. The aim of this paper focuses on three domains: importance, barriers and opportunities for women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health. Following thematic analysis of the material collected, we discuss the following themes: barriers of women’s leadership domain at societal level, and organisational level, which is subcategorized into culture and strategy. Building on the available opportunities and initiatives and on inspirational experiences of the limited number of women leaders in this field, recommendations for empowering and supporting women’s leadership in conflict health are presented. Methods A desk-based literature review of academic and grey sources was conducted followed by thematic analysis. Results There is very limited evidence on women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health. Some data shows that women have leadership skills that help to support more inclusive solutions which are incredibly important in this sector. However, deeply imbedded discrimination against women at the organisational, cultural, social, financial and political levels is exacerbated in conflict which makes it more challenging for women to progress in such settings. Conclusion Advocating for women leaders in conflict and health in the humanitarian sector, governmental bodies, academia and the global health community is crucial to increasing effective interventions that adequately address the complexity and diversity of humanitarian crises.

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Sensor, Signal, and Imaging Informatics

Yearbook of Medical Informatics ◽

10.15265/iy-2017-019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (01) ◽

pp. 120-124

Author(s):

W. Hsu ◽

S. Park ◽

Charles Kahn

Keyword(s):

Medical Informatics ◽

Scientific Work ◽

Imaging Informatics ◽

Sensor Signal ◽

Imaging Data ◽

Extensive Search ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Final Selection ◽

Selection Of

Summary Objective: To summarize significant contributions to sensor, signal, and imaging informatics published in 2016. Methods: We conducted an extensive search using PubMed® and Web of Science® to identify the scientific contributions published in 2016 that addressed sensors, signals, and imaging in medical informatics. The three section editors selected 15 candidate best papers by consensus. Each candidate article was reviewed by the section editors and at least two other external reviewers. The final selection of the six best papers was conducted by the editorial board of the Yearbook. Results: The selected papers of 2016 demonstrate the important scientific advances in management and analysis of sensor, signal, and imaging information. Conclusion: The growing volume of signal and imaging data provides exciting new challenges and opportunities for research in medical informatics. Evolving technologies provide faster and more effective approaches for pattern recognition and diagnostic evaluation. The papers selected here offer a small glimpse of the high-quality scientific work published in 2016 in the domain of sensor, signal, and imaging informatics.

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