scholarly journals Esports and Domain General Research for High Performance Teams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Reitman ◽  
Constance Steinkuehler
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Team Communication ◽  
Performance Teams

Through our work studying team communication and awarenes sunder stress in elite and developing esports teams, we are building a foundation for testing the generalizability of findings between similar teams in disparate domains. Team taxonomy literature implies that findings from one domain might have implications for a team with similar characteristics in another domain. Researchers have even demonstrated that communication strategies and leadership structures can successfully transfer across fields, yet it is rare for studies that attempt to apply findings across seemingly disparate teams to discuss their results in terms of existing taxonomies.That disconnect between theoretical taxonomies and practical interventions means that even studies that successfully transfer team practices across domains are framed as case studies without generalizable implications. Here we argue for the study of esports teams to work toward generalizability with high performance teams more broadly, and we describe current work with that goal.

THE USE OF CASE STUDY METHOD IN TEACHING THE TERMINOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

2019 ◽  
pp. 123-130
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
The United States ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Soil Tillage ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Agricultural Machine ◽  
Manufacturing Machine

The scientific research works concerning the field of mechanical engineering such as, manufacturing machine slate, soil tillage, sowing and harvesting based on the requirements for the implementation of agrotechnical measures for the cultivation of plants in its transportation, through the development of mastering new types of high-performance and energy-saving machines in manufacturing machine slate, creation of multifunctional machines, allowing simultaneous soil cultivation, by means of several planting operations, integration of agricultural machine designs are taken into account in manufacturing of the local universal tractor designed basing on high ergonomic indicators. For this reason, this article explores the use of case studies in teaching agricultural terminology by means analyzing the researches in machine building. Case study method was firstly used in 1870 in Harvard University of Law School in the United States. Also in the article, we give the examples of agricultural machine-building terms, teaching terminology and case methods, case study process and case studies method itself. The research works in the field of mechanical engineering and the use of case studies in teaching terminology have also been analyzed. In addition, the requirements for the development of case study tasks are given in their practical didactic nature. We also give case study models that allow us analyzing and evaluating students' activities.

Pursuit of Operational Excellence

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-34
Author(s):  
Christine Welch ◽  
Tammi Sinha ◽  
Nigel Ward
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Team Working ◽  
Performance Teams ◽  
Operational Excellence

Operational Excellence (OE) is achieved when high performance teams are seeking for continuous improvement in well-designed processes, using appropriate tools and technologies. Excellence is underpinned by a philosophy in which problem-solving, team-working and effective leadership combine to focus upon customer needs, and all employees are empowered to act to maintain optimal flows of value. OE is clearly a desirable quality of organizations seeking both effectiveness and efficiency in their production of goods and services for customers. OE is underpinned by concepts such as team-working, effective leadership and change management, and depends upon effective flows of value. Systems Thinking (ST) is consequently at the heart of genuine excellence. This paper was conceived in the context of a Community of Practice of business improvement professionals, who took Operational Excellence as their agenda for inquiry during sessions in 2015. Reflection upon practice discussed at these meetings, together with the literature of change management and continuous improvement, have led to development of a systemic ‘landscape' model for pursuit of Operational Excellence. The elements of this model are set out, showing how they can contribute to OE.

Influence of Tooth Errors and Truing Principles of Grinding Wheel Abrasion for Machining Arc Enveloping Worm

2013 ◽  
Vol 652-654 ◽  
pp. 2153-2158
Author(s):  
Wu Ji Jiang ◽  
Jing Wei
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
High Precision ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Method ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
The Mathematical Model

Controlling the tooth errors induced by the variation of diameter of grinding wheel is the key problem in the process of ZC1 worm grinding. In this paper, the influence of tooth errors by d1, m and z1 as the grinding wheel diameter changes are analyzed based on the mathematical model of the grinding process. A new mathematical model and truing principle for the grinding wheel of ZC1 worm is presented. The shape grinding wheel truing of ZC1 worm is carried out according to the model. The validity and feasibility of the mathematical model is proved by case studies. The mathematical model presented in this paper provides a new method for reducing the tooth errors of ZC1 worm and it can meet the high-performance and high-precision requirements of ZC1 worm grinding.

High Performance Teams

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Dominguez ◽  
Isabel C. Moura ◽  
João Varajão
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Reward Systems ◽  
Team Management ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Team Members ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Performance Teams

Effective team management is one of the key factors that allow companies to tackle the challenges of today's demanding business environment. Although high-performing teams have been studied for some time, very little has been written on them from the construction industry's perspective. Based on the conclusions of previous work and on a project involving 44 professionals of seven teams, this exploratory case study intends to evaluate if there is a gap between what team members and leaders perceive as being (a) the most important features for managing teams into high performance and (b) the features that are present in their teams. The present study shows that, although teams under investigation had some high-performing features at the leadership dimension, there is room for improvement, in particular when it comes to empowering team members, involving them in planning the work, and creating proper reward systems.

What Makes High-Performance Teams Excel?

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa J. Daniel ◽  
Charles R. Davis
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Performance Teams

Educational Simulations

2010 ◽  
pp. 32-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Guralnick ◽  
Christine Levy
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Educational Simulations ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Learn By Doing

Learn-by-doing simulations can provide tremendously effective learning. This chapter examines previous and current work in the area of educational simulations and looks ahead toward several potential futures in the field. The chapter includes a number of simulation-based success stories and case studies from past years, along with a discussion of why they worked as well as what could have been done better. It also describes approaches to ensure that a simulation is educationally effective while still being engaging and even entertaining. In addition, the chapter includes a design and development process that can be followed in order to maximize the educational value and usability of a simulation.

Online Corporate Collaborative Teams

2010 ◽  
pp. 1112-1119
Author(s):  
Hélder Fanha Martins ◽  
Maria João Ferro
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Distributed Teams ◽  
Team Communication ◽  
Collaborative Teams ◽  
Travel Costs ◽  
Geographically Distributed ◽  
Communication And Coordination

Given the growing demand for the use of teams as fundamental building blocks in organizations (Furst, Blackburn, & Rosen, 1999), particularly geographically distributed teams, it is essential to establish a means to ensure their high performance and productivity. The first step to improve our understanding of what makes these teams effective is to identify a series of best practices that should be followed by all those involved in what we call online collaborative teams (OCT): their organizations, leaders and members. OCT are groups of individuals who work on interdependent tasks, share responsibility for outcomes, and join their efforts from different locations. These teams are now being used by many organizations to enhance the productivity of their employees and to reach a diversity of skills and resources. Information technology can support their activities by reducing travel costs, enabling expertise to be captured where it is located, and speeding up team communication and coordination processes. Unfortunately, these distributed teams are not always productive.

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