scholarly journals Access to Technical Assistance: A Case Study of Suppliers in the Malaysian Automotive Industry

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadzrina Abdul Kadir ◽  
Hassan A. Ali ◽  
On Kit Tam
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Positive Experiences

Technology transfer has been an important area in supplier development as suppliers are expected to develop their capabilities with their technical partners. The literature has focused on supplier development programmes implemented by automakers for their suppliers. However, less focus has been on the suppliers who received them, particularly the dependent suppliers: suppliers whose major buyers account for 20% or more of their sales. Thus, the aim of this paper is to examine the experiences of the dependent suppliers with their technical partners, which was part of the supplier development program that was implemented by their major buyers. This study was based on interviews with seven supplier organisations in the Malaysian automotive industry. Findings suggest that both positive and less positive experiences were received by the dependent suppliers, and possible explanations were discussed.   Keywords: Supplier development, technical assistance, technology transfer, automotive industry, qualitative study, multiple-case study.

scholarly journals Students as Scientists’ Co-pilots in the Onset of Technology Transfer: A Two-Way Learning Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferran Giones ◽  
Kari Kleine ◽  
Silke Tegtmeier
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Collaborative Models ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer ◽  
University Setting ◽  
Student Team

To generate knowledge and technology transfer, universities are exploring new collaborative models. These new models aim to include actors that can have a positive impact on the technology transfer efforts of engaged academics. While open and collaborative models for technology transfer are seen as promising alternatives to the patent-centric linear model, there are limited insights on how these collaboration processes unfold and on their possible implications for the commercialization of new technologies.We explore the dynamics between the focal actor, i.e., the scientist, and a new actor in technology transfer, i.e., the students, in a university setting. We use an inductive, embedded multiple-case study to explore the contribution of knowledge interactions between scientists and students on the first steps of the technology transfer process.Our results suggest that the students’ contribution in the initial stages of the technology transfer process is influenced by the level of the scientist-student team consensus on the technology function as well as the flexibility and openness of the scientist to reconsider the technology meaning. We contribute to the ongoing debate on alternative technology transfer models and on the possible roles of students in academic ecosystems

scholarly journals Development care for children with special health needs in home care at Paraná - Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Rossetto ◽  
Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira Toso ◽  
Rosa Maria Rodrigues ◽  
Cláudia Silveira Viera ◽  
Eliane Tatsch Neves
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Work Process ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Special Health

Abstract Objective: To describe the development of care for children with special health needs in Paraná services of homecare. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, and multiple case study was applied. Data were collected by telephone and e-mail, with professionals from the eight services of homecare of Parana, from October 2016 to January 2017. The data was treated with descriptive statistics analysis. Results: Among 35 children in homecare, 25.7% had cerebral palsy, 60% had a tracheostomy. The care provided by the services includes a management of tubes, administration of medication, changing dressings, caregiver guidance for tracheostomy suctioning and a management of diet. Conclusions and implications for practice: Services weaknesses were mainly related to low utilization of the singular therapeutic project and the counter-reference to primary care. The flow of successful practices are developed in the municipality of an isolated manner. Showing positive experiences promotes reflection and improvement of the work process of caring for children with special health needs in homecare.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study of the Initiation and Continuation of Preschool Inclusion Programs

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan L. Purcell ◽  
Eva Horn ◽  
Susan Palmer
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
Education Personnel ◽  
Special Education Personnel

Initiation and continuation of preschool inclusion is a challenging task. Through interviews and focus groups of school district and special education personnel, researchers in this study examined how 5 programs in 1 Midwestern state provided such services. The investigation used a multiple-case study methodology to examine how these programs initiated and sustained inclusive services. Especially important to these programs were factors such as having a shared vision, utilizing key personnel, and developing a structure within which the program could work.

Open Innovation in the automotive industry: Why and How? Evidence from a multiple case study

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Lazzarotti ◽  
Raffaella Manzini ◽  
Luisa Pellegrini ◽  
Emanuele Pizzurno
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case

Online Dyslexia Professional Development for Diverse Practitioners: A Multiple-Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 088840642110503
Author(s):  
Kristi Cheyney-Collante ◽  
Vivian Gonsalves ◽  
Sarah Giuliani
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Program Analysis ◽  
Critical Path ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Language Learning Disability

The International Dyslexia Association estimates that on average, as many as 15% to 20% of the population may display symptoms of dyslexia, which include inaccurate or laborious reading, and weak spelling and writing. Unfortunately, many individuals with dyslexia have found themselves surrounded by school and community members who do not understand this pervasive and well-documented language-learning disability. Data on experiences of diverse practitioners attempting to gain expertise in dyslexia are one critical path for identifying potential mechanisms for mitigating these challenges. In this article, the authors report on a multiple-case study designed to better understand the experiences and contexts of graduate students enrolled in an online dyslexia assessment and intervention professional development program. Analysis revealed common contextual barriers to practice across unique settings and also common supports acquired as participants built their internal capacity through their online learning experiences.

Antecedents to supplier integration in the automotive industry: A multiple-case study of foreign subsidiaries in China

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lockström ◽  
Joachim Schadel ◽  
Norma Harrison ◽  
Roger Moser ◽  
Manoj K. Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Foreign Subsidiaries ◽  
Supplier Integration ◽  
Multiple Case

scholarly journals Supplier development practices and their challenges: a roadmap proposal / Práticas de desenvolvimento de fornecedores e seus desafios: proposta de um roadmap

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1801-1821
Author(s):  
Luiz de Freitas Ayres ◽  
Maria Sameiro Faria Brandão Soares Carvalho ◽  
Paulo Alexandre da Costa Araújo Sampaio ◽  
Antonio Henriques de Araujo Junior
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Supplier Development ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Original Equipment Manufacturers

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), when focusing on their core business, outsource non-essential processes to their supplier base, a strategy that makes them dependent on their suppliers’ performance. The purpose of this paper is to propose a practical roadmap based on the post-relevant supplier development practices, barriers to be avoided by the managers, and critical success factors identified by the literature reviewed and in five Brazilian companies in the automotive segment. Although supplier development (SD) is widely acknowledged, there is no roadmap to guide the organizational managers when applying it. The roadmap aims to direct managers' activities when developing their suppliers to obtain better results. The method used was a qualitative research and its strategy was a multiple case study with an exploratory character. Data collection was obtained through a semi-structured interview. The research identified 17 relevant practices of supplier development. These practices of supplier development identified by the literature reviewed, coupled with the manager's speech, have enabled the researcher to figure out an empirical roadmap to assist organizational managers in planning and conducting development actions on their supplier base in a structured manner. The results obtained by the managers' speech indicated that OEMs want creative and innovative solutions from their suppliers to be applied to the new generations of their vehicles, far beyond the products or services usually delivered until now. Another important result for the successful supplier development was the top team’s commitment to implement the changes resulting from development practices combined with a preventive rather than corrective posture.

scholarly journals The Moral Call to Learn: A Qualitative Investigation of Encounters with Unfamiliarity in Everyday Life

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Spackman ◽  
Stephen Yanchar ◽  
Edwin Gantt
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Moral Significance ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Cross Case Analysis

This qualitative study explored the moral aspects of learners’ “encounters with unfamiliarity” in their everyday experiences. The encounter with unfamiliarity, as a basic phenomenon within the conceptual framework of embodied familiarization, was investigated using a multiple case study approach (Stake, 2006). Findings from this study are presented first as brief case narratives and second as themes based on a cross-case analysis. Themes of the study point to the nature and significance of the encounter as a part of learning, often as an invitation with a kind of moral significance that called participants to learn, or not learn, in particular ways. Moreover, much of the learning described in participants’ accounts was itself a kind of moral action, enacted in response to the significance of the moral call to learn initiated by the encounter.

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