scholarly journals How do School Libraries Promote Student Success?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Martins ◽  
Rosa Martins
Keyword(s):  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Educational Role ◽  
The Government

Education in Portugal is undergoing significant changes related to the government-led Technological Plan. This is a consequence of the major reconfiguration introduced by educational technologies now available to schools. Such a process presents challenges to schools libraries, which must respond adequately, change management and information management practices and engage in collaborative work with teachers. School Libraries aim at developing reading and information literacies and at implementing creative problem solving-based approaches to learning, such as inquiry based learning. Since its establishment under inter-ministerial initiative in 1996, the School Libraries Network (SLN) has strived to incorporate critical success factors identified in international literature. SLN has moreover implemented the School Libraries Self-Evaluation Model, to reinforce school libraries' educational role and promote quality and accountability. This paper aims at confronting the realizations and shortcomings of SLN with internationally identified concepts, standards and critical success factors, whilst revealing aspects of the Portuguese reality.

scholarly journals Project implementation success and Change Management practices in Malaysian Government-linked companies (GLCs)

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 349-355
Author(s):  
Saeed Salem Basamh ◽  
Abdul Rahman Ahmad Dahlan .
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Project Implementation ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
The Government ◽  
Malaysian Government

The purpose of this research is to address the practices of project change management in the context of Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia, focusing on Project Managers (PMs), Project Team Members (PTMs), Change Managers (CMs) and any other Top Managers involved in a project. Also, checking the validity of a number of critical success factors from Project Implementation Profile (PIP) in the context of GLCs in Malaysia. PIP is a comprehensive managerial tool that was introduced by Pinto and Slevin. Later Belout and Gauvereau have enhanced and re-tested it in their study. Government-linked companies were previously government agencies or public enterprises established to provide services for social purposes. The Malaysian Government considers the importance of the Government-linked companies’ (GLCs) role. Critical success factors (or CSFs) are the actions and processes that can be controlled or affected by management to achieve the goals set by an organization. Many studies has been conducted on Malaysian government-linked companies, but few focused on examining the validity of the critical success factors in these companies where these factors will lead to successful project implementation and assess in change management.

scholarly journals The 3/2 Country Market Evaluation Model: Inclusive Emerging Market Paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Diane Fulton ◽  
Richard Fulton ◽  
Thomas Garsombke
Keyword(s):  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Country Market ◽  
Rough Cut ◽  
External Environments

The authors present a new country market selection model using a three filter/two phase approach to scanning: 1) a macro filter using mega aggregate country statistics (external environments) in the rough cut phase with “broad fit” company compatibilities (values, vision, goals, capabilities, management feel) and critical success factors (make or break issues); 2) anEM filter to consider and evaluate emerging country markets of potential, also in the rough cut phase, matching the EM factors “broad fit” with the critical success factors of the organization and 3) a micro filter using key success factors for the company and product, market structural factors, and industry/competition factors which produce a “narrow fit” in the diamond cut phase with the organization’s objectives, strategies and resources. The emerging markets will be given full consideration in this model and factors selected will be chosen with the “fit” of the specific company, product, strategies, internal and external environments pertinent to the unique blend of variables in the industry/organization.

scholarly journals Critical success factors for implementing risk management systems in developing countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Reza Hosseini ◽  
Nicholas Chileshe ◽  
Jacqueline Jepson ◽  
Mehrdad Arashpour
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Construction Education ◽  
Critical Success

A review of published studies on risk management in developing countries reveals that critical success factors for implementing risk management has remained an under-researched area of investigation. This paper is aimed at investigating the perceptions of construction professionals concerning the critical success factors (CSFs) for implementation of risk management systems (IRMS). Survey data was collected from 87 construction professionals from the Iranian construction industry as a developing country. The results indicate that four factors are regarded as highly critical: ‘support from managers’, ‘inclusion of risk management in construction education and training courses for construction practitioners’, ‘attempting to deliver projects systematically’, and ‘awareness and knowledge of the process for implementing risk management’. Assessing the associations among CSFs also highlighted the crucial role of enhancing the effectiveness of knowledge management practices in construction organisations. Study also revealed that parties involved in projects do not agree on the level of importance of CSFs for implementing risk management in developing countries. This study contributes to practice and research in several ways. For practice, it increases understanding of how closely knowledge management is associated with the implementation of risk management systems in developing countries. For research, the findings would encourage construction practitioners to support effective knowledge management as a precursor to higher levels of risk management implementation on construction projects. 

How Can We Reap the Fruits of Academic Research in Biotechnology? in Search of Critical Success Factors in Policies for New-Firm Formation

10.1068/c0133 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina van Geenhuizen
Keyword(s):  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Firm Formation ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
New Firm Formation ◽  
New Firm ◽  
The Government ◽  
Start Ups

There is often a gap between the creation of knowledge and the use of new knowledge in the economy, a situation which has pushed many governments to establish programmes for knowledge transfer and new-firm formation. I examine the initiatives taken by the government in the Netherlands to advance new-firm formation in biotechnology. Drawing on experience in entrepreneurship—its institutional setting in general, and more specifically on developments in biotechnology start-ups—I aim to identify critical success factors for this policy. The policy seems promising in covering all development stages of start-up firms and in using a network approach—with implementation by an intermediary organisation as a solution for coordination problems. The low popularity of entrepreneurship, including some negative regulatory factors in biotechnology, and the danger of the policy focusing on the top innovative start-ups are threats to success. Other threats may be a fragmentation of ferees and a narrow focus on a national situation rather than cooperation with adjacent countries. I suggest a number of critical success factors that can be used in policies to enhance new-firm formation in biotechnology, and indicate some lines for further research.

A hierarchical model for critical success factors in apparel supply chain

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1761-1788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nighat Afroz Chowdhury ◽  
Syed Mithun Ali ◽  
Sanjoy Kumar Paul ◽  
Zuhayer Mahtab ◽  
Golam Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Critical Success

PurposeSupply chain management plays an important role in sustaining businesses in today's competitive environment. Therefore, industrial managers are focusing on exploring the key performance improvement attributes of supply chain management to achieve a better position in the global market. Aimed at ensuring best supply chain management practices, this study presents the key performance improvement attributes, known as critical success factors (CSFs), within the context of the apparel supply chain of Bangladesh.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the interpretive structural modeling method (ISM) has been applied to develop a structural framework to analyze the contextual relationship among the factors under consideration. MICMAC (Matriced' Impacts Croise´s Multiplication Applique´e a´ unClassement) analysis has also been performed to define the classification of the CSFs in terms of their driving and dependence power.FindingsThe research findings reveal that supply chain collaboration/partnership and customer satisfaction are of crucial importance to success in the context of supply chain management of the readymade (RMG) garments industry of Bangladesh. Further evidence suggests that these, along with other success factors, can assist in achieving a competitive advantage and better market position. A number of theoretical and managerial implications have been provided for managers and practitioners, and for further evaluation of the study.Originality/valueThis paper considers a new supply chain problem which identifies and evaluates critical success factors. This paper also develops a new structural model for evaluating critical success factors.

scholarly journals Advent of Renewable Energy Market– Understanding Critical Success Factors in PPA Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Abhijeet Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Market ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Free Environment

Under the market reforms, the unbundling of energy systems has opened new areas for value creation at a competitive price, which was impossible in centralized energy markets dominated by utilities. The renewable energy market via Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has emerged as a realistic business proposition within such reforms. In the last decade, the renewable energy market based on the PPA scheme has seen unprecedented growth in Europe and North America. The falling cost of renewable energy and exigency to achieve energy transition targets have created new opportunities for Independent Power Producers (IPP) via the PPA route. Alongside, the PPA improves bankability and ensures a long-term revenue stream for renewable energy projects in the subsidy-free environment. On the contrary, the complexity of PPA models, market risks, and intermittency of energy generation pose challenges to IPPs and buyers. Considering PPA is an evolving concept, this paper aims to contribute to the existing knowledge on PPAs by analyzing critical success factors in the PPA model. During analysis, the elements that emerged as critical success factors are 1) tariff design, 2) bankability to secure funds, 3) addressing intermittency, and 4) stakeholder engagement. With a focus on regional settings and emerging trends, this paper discussed the rationale for PPA model selection, risk management practices, and strategic partnerships for value creation. During analysis, we also observed that the PPA schemes are driven by local market configuration, demand patterns, and country-specific policies.

scholarly journals Critical success factors for cost management in public-housing projects

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovelin Ifeoma Obi ◽  
Mohammed Arif ◽  
Bankole Awuzie ◽  
Rubina Islam ◽  
Aman Deep Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collaborative Practices ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Critical Success

Purpose Effective cost performance is a crucial criterion measuring successful project management in public-housing projects. This paper aims to analyse the vital underlying factors surrounding the successful cost management process (CMP) outcomes in public housing projects (PHPs). Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted in three stages. The first stage consisted of a detailed literature review to document success factors affecting cost performances and management. In stage two, brainstorming sessions were undertaken with construction experts knowledgeable in cost management practices and have been involved in PHPs. These sessions were used to refine those success factors for the PHPs settings and define their criticality with respect to the CMP stages using interpretive ranking process. In stage three, focus group sessions were performed to validate the interrelationships of the contextualised critical success factors. Findings The top three most critical factors for successful implementation and outcomes at all CMP stages in PHPs settings were found to relate to competencies, team qualities and collaborative practices of the project team. Early contractor involvement and effective construction planning and management also emerged relevant to the process. Practical implications Government project departments, project managers and construction organisations (consultants and contractors) need to commit and mandate continuous development of cost management competencies for all professionals engaged in PHPs. Channels supporting team integration and collaborative practices between design and construction teams are required to increase the likelihood of successful project cost management practice and outcomes in PHPs. Originality/value The research has developed a factor-process relationship model that can be used to improve and evaluate the efficacy of CMP implementation in PHP settings.

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