scholarly journals Učenje od Gradske knjižnice Reykjavik i islandskog modela knjižničnih usluga metodom job shadowing

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 523
Author(s):  
Dijana Sabolović-Krajina
Keyword(s):  
Job Shadowing ◽  
Desk Research

Cilj/svrha. Cilj rada je dati uvid u islandski model knjižničnih usluga s naglaskom na djelovanje Gradske knjižnice Reykjavik, najveće narodne knjižnice na Islandu. Pristup/metodologija. Koristi se metoda studije slučaja, koja je potkrijepljena rezultatima metode job shadowing ili neposrednog promatranja rada Gradske knjižnice Reykjavik tijekom stručnog usavršavanja autorice u programu neformalnog učenja stručnjaka Erasmus+, kao i  metode analize dostupne relevantne literature (desk research). Rad daje uvid u kulturno-povijesni kontekst djelovanja islandskih knjižnica (pripadnost nordijskom kulturnom krugu, specifična tradicija čitanja, pismenosti i nakladništva, nacionalni knjižnični sustav i suvremeni konzorcij islandskih knjižnica), a potom pregled djelovanja Gradske knjižnice Reykjavik (organizacijska struktura, organizacijska kultura, knjižnični prostori, inovativni programi i projekti očuvanja kulturne baštine, poticanja čitanja u digitalnom okruženju, podupiranja interkulturnosti, poticanje kreativnog stvaralaštva - knjižnica kao maker space). U zaključku se daju preporuke za unapređenje rada hrvatskog knjižničnog sustava i knjižnica na temelju uvida u islandsku knjižničnu praksu. Rezultati. Rad će poboljšati obaviještenost hrvatske knjižničarske zajednice o metodi job shadowing kao obliku neformalnog učenja i stručnog usavršavanja knjižničara, a ponajprije o organizaciji i funkcioniranju islandskog knjižničnog sustava te radu islandskih knjižnica koje pripadaju nordijskom kulturnom krugu s tradicijom visoko razvijenih javnih usluga. Ukazat će na napore islandskih knjižnica u suočavanju s ključnim društvenim izazovima, poput uključivanja imigranata u društvo i  s padom čitateljskih kompetencija mladih u konkurenciji s drugim medijima.  Praktična primjena. Uvid u islandske načine racionalnog upravljanja ograničenim ljudskim, vremenskim i financijskim resursima knjižnica, koji se objedinjavaju na nacionalnoj razini,  može poslužiti knjižnicama u Hrvatskoj kao primjer za unapređenje vlastite prakse. Također može poslužiti za benchmarking ili usporedbu osnovnih pokazatelja organizacije i usluga, a u cilju uvođenja promjena i poboljšanja rada kako bi se korisnicima ponudile što kvalitetnije knjižnične usluge u digitalnom okruženju. Originalnost/vrijednost. Originalnost i vrijednost rada je u širenju spoznaja o modelima usluga i djelovanja islandskih knjižnica, koje su u Hrvatskoj slabo poznate.

Realizacja koncepcji CSR w obszarze ekorozwoju – analiza podmiotów zajmujących się organizacją wydarzeń

2015 ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Kamil Zięba
Keyword(s):  
Desk Research

W artykule przedstawiono problem osiągania zrównoważonego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw w obszarze ochrony środowiska. Skoncentrowano się na wykorzystaniu założeń koncepcji społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu (CSR), odnosząc się do praktyk stosowanych przez polskie i zagraniczne przedsiębiorstwa działające w branży eventowej. Określono związki oraz zależności zachodzące między zrównoważonym rozwojem a koncepcją CSR. Na tym tle ukazano różnice i podobieństwa występujące między grupami badanych przedsiębiorstw wraz z rozpoznaniem możliwych przyczyn różnicujących wskazane obiekty badań. Wykorzystano metody badań opartych na analizie źródeł zastanych oraz techniki desk research. Zgromadzone dane zweryfikowano oraz poszerzono o dane pochodzące ze studiów literatury przedmiotu, analizy wybranych aktów prawnych oraz międzynarodowych norm i standardów postępowania.

Zmiana modelu zarządzania i nadzoru nad jakością kształcenia w szkolnictwie wyższym. Perspektywa doświadczeń Republiki Federalnej Niemiec

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Szewior
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
University Management ◽  
Strategic Partner ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Desk Research

The author focuses on the manner and effects of German higher education reforms that have changed the model of university management. The point of reference is the quality of education and its role, how universities ensure it, and how it is verified through evaluation and accreditation. These elements divide the article into two parts: a part about quality and a part about evaluation and accreditation. The analysis includes the impact of global processes and Europeanization. The research approach is characteristic for public policies, sciences of management and quality. The theories used in this article: the theory of systems and neo-institutionalism, as well as perspectives: the university as an active strategic partner, entrepreneurial university, the third role of universities. The publication is based on desk research and on the analysis of processes.

Lokalne grupy działania jako nowy podmiot aktywności marketingowej samorządów gminnych : przykład województwa lubelskiego

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-181
Author(s):  
Danuta Guzal-Dec
Keyword(s):  
Desk Research

W pracy określono zakres i narzędzia funkcji marketingowej, w tym szczególnie funkcji komunikacyjnej lokalnych grup działania (LGD). Celem badań było określenie znaczenia LGD w kreowaniu produktu terytorialnego oraz zakresu wykorzystania PR przez LGD w komunikacji marketingowej gmin. Cel zrealizowano dzięki przeglądowi literatury, desk research oraz analizie dokumentów, szczególnie dokumentów bezpośrednio regulujących w perspektywie 2014-2020 funkcjonowanie ogółu 22 LGD w województwie lubelskim. W świetle wyników badań działania marketingowe LGD stanowią połączenie aktywności w zakresie rozwoju produktu i PR, aktywności związanej z tworzeniem/rozwojem produktów turystycznych oraz ich promocją. Działalność marketingowa LGD jest wzmocnieniem synergicznym aktywności marketingowej pojedynczych samorządów w obszarze rozwoju produktu i kształtowania wizerunku. LGD stanowią podmiot aktywnie uczestniczący w PR, a w tym w event marketingu, wzbogacają katalog stosowanych przez urzędy gmin wiejskich narzędzi PR. 

scholarly journals Regional Electricity Models for Community Energy in Germany: The Role of Governance Structures

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2241
Author(s):  
Moritz Ehrtmann ◽  
Lars Holstenkamp ◽  
Timon Becker
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Sustainable Innovation ◽  
Value Propositions ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Desk Research

Community energy actors play an important role in the energy transition, fostering the diffusion of sustainable innovation in the renewable energy market. Because market conditions for business models in the renewable energy sector are changing and feed-in-tariff (FiT) schemes expiring, community energy companies are in the process of innovating their business models. In recent years, several community energy companies in Germany have entered the electricity retail market selling locally generated electricity from their renewable energy installations to customers in their region. We explore the evolving regional electricity business models for community energy companies in Germany, related governance structures, and the role they play for a sustainable energy transition. In order to implement these complex business models, community energy companies cooperate with professional marketing partners (intermediaries), which are capable of taking over the tasks and obligations of electricity suppliers. Through a series of expert interviews and desk research, we identify three distinctive regional electricity business models and examine opportunities and challenges to their implementation. Results show that there are different forms of cooperation, leading to specific governance structures and creating a set of new value propositions. Through these forms of cooperation, business networks emerge, which can function as incubators for sustainable innovation and learning for the post-FiT era.

scholarly journals Syrian Refugees’ Integration Policies in Jordanian Labor Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7234
Author(s):  
Ahmad AlShwawra
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
The People ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Desk Research ◽  
London Conference

The Government of Jordan declared that there are more than one million Syrian refugees in Jordan while UNHCR statistics show that the number is about 700,000. Nonetheless, it is still a large problem for Jordan, especially since there is no real solution that seems to be looming on the horizon for the Syrian crisis. Consequently, that means that those refugees’ stay in Jordan is indefinite. This fact requires Jordan to work towards solutions to avoid the warehousing of those refugees in camps and to integrate them in Jordanian community to ease their stay in Jordan. To achieve that integration, Jordan must facilitate the Syrians’ access to the Jordanian labor market so they can achieve self-reliance. In February 2016, donors gathered in London for the ‘Supporting Syria and the Region’ conference, known as the London Conference, to mobilize funding for the needs of the people affected by the Syrian crisis. In that conference, Jordan pledged to facilitate Syrian refugees’ access to the labor market. This paper will study the process of Syrian integration in Jordanian society by discussing the policies and the procedures that Jordan has developed to facilitate the Syrians’ access to the labor market. The event study method combined with interviews and desk research were used to evaluate the new policies and procedures developed to facilitate this access. It was found that Jordan succeeded in creating a legal and procedural environment that facilitates Syrians’ access to formal jobs, and the Syrians went a long way toward integration in Jordan. Nonetheless, they are still not fully integrated.

scholarly journals Financing Responsible Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An International Overview of Policies and Support Programmes

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Susanne Durst ◽  
Wolfgang Gerstlberger
Keyword(s):  
Regional Differences ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Support Policy ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Support Programmes ◽  
National Governments ◽  
Desk Research

In the last few years, the financing of responsibly operating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has become the focus of attention of several national and international bodies. Consequently, a number of policies and support programmes have been established aimed at supporting SMEs that take a responsible approach concerning the company and its operations. Against this background, this article presents a comprehensive international overview of support programmes for financing responsible SMEs. Based on systematic desk research, documents of national governments as well as supranational and international organisations have been investigated. The findings reveal that there are strong regional differences in terms of support policy approaches, intensity, and criteria. The largest part of the identified programmes has been launched by the European Union and/or its member states. Additionally, the findings clarify that the primary focus of extant programmes is on the environmental dimension of sustainability, mainly energy-related questions. The social dimension has been neglected so far in the programmes.

scholarly journals Regulating the new information intermediaries as gatekeepers of information diversity

Info ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 50-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natali Helberger ◽  
Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw ◽  
Rob van der Noll
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Diversity ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Information Intermediaries ◽  
New Information ◽  
Desk Research

Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to deal with the questions: because search engines, social networks and app-stores are often referred to as gatekeepers to diverse information access, what is the evidence to substantiate these gatekeeper concerns, and to what extent are existing regulatory solutions to control gatekeeper control suitable at all to address new diversity concerns? It will also map the different gatekeeper concerns about media diversity as evidenced in existing research before the background of network gatekeeping theory critically analyses some of the currently discussed regulatory approaches and develops the contours of a more user-centric approach towards approaching gatekeeper control and media diversity. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual research work based on desk research into the relevant and communications science, economic and legal academic literature and the relevant laws and public policy documents. Based on the existing evidence as well as on applying the insights from network gatekeeping theory, this paper then critically reviews the existing legal/policy discourse and identifies elements for an alternative approach. Findings – This paper finds that when looking at search engines, social networks and app stores, many concerns about the influence of the new information intermediaries on media diversity have not so much their source in the control over critical resources or access to information, as the traditional gatekeepers do. Instead, the real bottleneck is access to the user, and the way the relationship between social network, search engine or app platforms and users is given form. Based on this observation, the paper concludes that regulatory initiatives in this area would need to pay more attention to the dynamic relationship between gatekeeper and gated. Research limitations/implications – Because this is a conceptual piece based on desk-research, meaning that our assumptions and conclusions have not been validated by own empirical research. Also, although the authors have conducted to their best knowledge the literature review as broad and as concise as possible, seeing the breadth of the issue and the diversity of research outlets, it cannot be excluded that we have overlooked one or the other publication. Practical implications – This paper makes a number of very concrete suggestions of how to approach potential challenges from the new information intermediaries to media diversity. Social implications – The societal implications of search engines, social networks and app stores for media diversity cannot be overestimated. And yet, it is the position of users, and their exposure to diverse information that is often neglected in the current dialogue. By drawing attention to the dynamic relationship between gatekeeper and gated, this paper highlights the importance of this relationship for diverse exposure to information. Originality/value – While there is currently much discussion about the possible challenges from search engines, social networks and app-stores for media diversity, a comprehensive overview in the scholarly literature on the evidence that actually exists is still lacking. And while most of the regulatory solutions still depart from a more pre-networked, static understanding of “gatekeeper”, we develop our analysis on the basis for a more dynamic approach that takes into account the fluid and interactive relationship between the roles of “gatekeepers” and “gated”. Seen from this perspective, the regulatory solutions discussed so far appear in a very different light.

Academic library website functions in the context of users’ information needs

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mierzecka ◽  
Andrius Suminas
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Vilnius University ◽  
Locating Information ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
The University ◽  
Desk Research

The digital revolution has had a particular impact on the functioning of libraries: it has changed both the means of communicating with the users, and the nature of the service itself. In the case of academic libraries, an online presence is crucial due to the increased rate of Internet usage among their stakeholders, academics and students alike. From their perspective, library websites serve as digital gates to library services and resources. However, an academic library website may fulfil a wide array of functions and their importance can be variously prioritized. The purpose of our research was to find out which functions of academic library websites are viewed as the most important by a selected group of users: the students. To answer this question, we identified the main functions of academic library websites on the basis of desk research and designed a survey conducted among students of the University of Warsaw (Poland) and Vilnius University (Lithuania) ( n=680). The picture of users’ information needs with regard to content of the academic library website revealed by our research allows us to draw conclusions about the functions of the academic library website distinctive from those already mentioned in the subject literature. From the perspective of a user-centric approach we distinguished five functions of the academic library website: (1) supporting the usage of the collection (online and traditional); (2) promotion of culture; (3) gateway for locating information on the Web; (4) education; (5) creation of library’s online image.

scholarly journals Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) já é uma escola de pensamento em marketing?

2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brunno Fernandes da Silva Gaião ◽  
Ildembergue Leite de Souza ◽  
André Luiz M. de Souza Leão
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Culture Theory ◽  
Consumer Culture Theory ◽  
Desk Research

A década de 1980 trouxe uma visão alternativa à corrente positivista predominante no campo de pesquisa do consumidor: a Consumer Culture Theory (CCT), que assume uma orientação epistemológica baseada no interpretativismo e na pesquisa qualitativa. Diante do destaque alcançado pela CCT, levantou-se a seguinte questão: a CCT já pode ser considerada uma escola de pensamento em marketing autônoma? Pautados em três critérios fundamentais para a qualificação de uma escola de pensamento (reconhecimento acadêmico, corpo de conhecimento e contribuições), foi realizada uma desk research, baseada em periódicos e artigos da área e na construção de um corpus de pesquisa construído com base nas referências contidas no texto seminal Consumer Culture Theory (CCT): twenty years of research. A conclusão é de que a CCT atende aos critérios adotados na presente pesquisa, podendo ser considerada uma escola de pensamento a utônoma dentro do campo de pesquisa do consumo.

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