scholarly journals Analysis of Key Failure Factors in Construction Partnering—A Case Study of Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3994
Author(s):  
Wei Tong Chen ◽  
Hew Cameron Merrett ◽  
Shih Tong Lu ◽  
Leonard Mortis
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
Careful Planning ◽  
Principle Components Analysis ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Failure Factors

Construction partnering is commonly touted as a win-win arrangement for project owners and contractors alike. The failure or success of construction partnering arrangements is contingent upon a multitude of influences, many of which can be controlled through careful planning and active project management. This study examines the key failure factors (KFFs) of construction partnering projects based on data collected from a survey of industry professionals in Taiwan. Methods: Factor analysis is performed using data gathered from a survey of industry practitioners operating in Taiwan to identify KFFs and better understand the level of significance of each factor. A total of 15 failure variables (FV) were included in the survey. This study applied Principle Components Analysis to classify groups of crucial FV relevant to construction partnering based on their relative perceived contribution to project failure. Study results confirm that there are four KFFs to partnering failure in construction projects; they are absence of agility, collaboration barriers, partnering barriers, and organizational management barriers. The biggest influencer on partnership failure in construction projects is the association between absence of agility and organizational management barriers, while the next most significant is the relationship between collaboration barriers and partnering barriers. Avoiding failure of construction partnering requires careful planning and management considerations of the four KFFs found.

School Climate as a Link Between High School Black Males’ Math Identity and Outcomes

2020 ◽  
pp. 001312452093145
Author(s):  
Lawrence Jackson ◽  
Jesse Ford ◽  
Chélynn Randolph ◽  
Cydney Schleiden ◽  
DeAnna Harris-McKoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Black Males ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Academic Identity ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Math Scores ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

The association between students’ academic identity and their academic outcomes has been well-established. The importance of a positive school climate has also been widely documented. However, Black males experience factors that uniquely and collectively comprise their school climate. As such, the purpose of this study was to test the extent to which school climate mediated the relationships between math academic identity and math outcomes of Black males. Bootstrapping mediation analyses were conducted in a sample of students in the 11th grade ( n = 1,106) using data from the High School Longitudinal Study. Results indicated that students’ math identity was positively associated with math scores. Moreover, partial mediation was established, demonstrating that school climate partially explained the relationship between math identity and student outcomes. Implications of these findings for school administrators, teachers, and counselors are discussed.

scholarly journals Ambiguous Signaling in Regulatory Conversations How Miscommunication and Hierarchy Hamper Voluntary Regulatee Cooperation

2021 ◽  
pp. 009539972110478
Author(s):  
Aute Kasdorp ◽  
Leonie Schakel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Relationship Types ◽  
Central Characteristic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Voluntary Cooperation

This case study investigates interactions between inspectors and regulatee representatives during regulatory conversations. We study how health care inspectors pursue voluntary cooperation from internal supervisors of health care providers to alter organizational management practices. We identify ambiguity as a central characteristic of the regulatory conversations. We observe several discrepancies as inspectors display hierarchical behavior incongruent with the horizontal relationship they aim for—and incongruent with the relationship style that internal supervisors expect. Analyzing these discrepancies in terms of relationship types and associated relational signals helps explain and prevent suboptimal communication and reduced acceptance of regulators’ demands by regulatees.

scholarly journals Consensus among group members’ shared leadership ratings polarizes group performance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioku Tomohiro
Keyword(s):  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Hierarchical Multiple Regression ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

We examined whether the extent of perceived variability (i.e., consensus) among group members’ shared leadership ratings polarize group performances. Through using data from 39 classes in school settings, we explored the relationship between students’ shared leadership behavior and group performance as moderated by the extent of variability among group members’ shared leadership ratings. Study results, based on hierarchical multiple regression analyses, were consistent with the hypothesized conceptual scheme of moderation in that the slope of the relationship between shared leadership and group performance was stronger (and positive) for classes with high consensus than ones with low consensus. This indicates consensus among group members’ shared leadership ratings polarizing group performance.

Police Cadets’ Career Plans in China: Testing the Mediation and Moderation Effects of Job Satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-231
Author(s):  
Bitna Kim ◽  
Tao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Plans ◽  
Police Organizations ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

In recent decades, police organizations have encountered difficulty in maintaining employees; a large number of police officers are leaving the service early. Using data collected from three police colleges in three different provinces in China, this study examines the mechanism of cadets’ career plan or turnover intention. Specifically, the test of a mediating mechanism in this study demonstrates the extent to which satisfaction mediates the relationship between distal factors and career plans among police cadets. Besides, the test of a moderating mechanism focuses on the possibility that the predictors differ in the relationship with cadets’ career plans by the degree of satisfaction. This study results found that satisfaction had no mediating effect. Instead, results showed that police cadets’ satisfaction is a strong moderator in the link between predictors and their career plans. Implications for recruitment, training, and retention strategies, as well as avenues for future research, are then discussed.

What information should a sponsor of a randomized trial receive during its conduct?

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 716-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia S Anand ◽  
Janet Wittes ◽  
Salim Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Safety Monitoring ◽  
Data Safety Monitoring Board ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background The relationship and roles among the steering committee, the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), and the sponsor of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) must be carefully defined to ensure the integrity of the trial. Purpose We present an unusual scenario that arose during the conduct of a large RCT in Canada that involved the relationship of the steering committee and the DSMB with the peer review sponsor. Methods Case study of a large RCT conducted in Canada and a commentary on the roles and responsibilities of the steering committee, DSMB, and sponsor. Conclusions This case illustrates the need for funding agencies to understand the importance of respecting the independence of the DSMB and the need to keep confidential emerging trends regarding study results, including the conditional probability, during the conduct of a trial.

scholarly journals PRINCIPAL’S ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISLAMIC VALUE: A CASE STUDY IN SMP AL-AZHAR MANDIRI PALU

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Mohamad Syafri M.Pd.
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Private School ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Organizational Management ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Using Data

The purpose of the study is to picture the role of school principal’s organizational management in implementing organizational communication and reward done in Al-Azhar Mandiri Palu Junior High School. The research also enpicture how school’s management could lead to beneficial effect, including the implementation of Islamic value. The method used in this research is qualitative method with in-depth interview, documentation, and observation as the instruments. The research was analyzed using data reduction, presentation, and verification. (1) The research showed that interpersonal communication is the main pilar in building the communication, those are supported with the use of communication technology and social networking efficiently and effectively. (2) The reward given to members of Al-Azhar Mandiri Palu are in form of intrinsic and extrinsic. (3) Despite the school’s status as a non-Islamic private school, but the school able to implement the Islamic value both for school’s members and activities. It also lead to some achievement in Islamic field.

Does Management Performance Impact Citizen Satisfaction?

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobin Im ◽  
Seung Jong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Performance Impact ◽  
Management Performance ◽  
Managerial Performance ◽  
Citizen Satisfaction ◽  
The Public ◽  
Internal Management ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This article aims to examine the relationship between internal management performance and citizen satisfaction in the public sector. Top-down style evaluations emphasize improving the internal managerial performance of an agency, but few studies examine the relationship between the internal management of a governmental agency and citizen satisfaction. Our case study of government management in Seoul city attempts to address this deficiency by using data from the Seoul Service Index. Our results demonstrate a positive correlation between management performance and citizen satisfaction. We also found that the level of citizen satisfaction that helped trigger improvements in management practices varies according to the type of service. The implication of these results is that the managers of public organizations who wish to improve citizens’ satisfaction with the particular service offered by their organization must seek to strategically reform their bureaucracy’s internal management.

scholarly journals Optimal Construction Scheme for Controlling Construction Errors of a Cable-strut Tensile Structure

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 751-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Lian-meng ◽  
Deng Hua ◽  
Cui Yu-hong ◽  
Zhou Yi-yi
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Stochastic Theory ◽  
Statistical Characteristics ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Construction Scheme ◽  
Fundamental Relationship ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Optimal Construction

In a real cable-strut tensile structure, construction errors are inevitable. To explore the optimal construction scheme and control construction errors, this study optimized the construction scheme of a cable-strut tensile structure. First, a mathematical model of the element length error was investigated based on stochastic theory. By combining the balance equation, geometric equation and physical equation, the fundamental relationship between the pre-stress deviation and element length error was derived. Because the pre-stress in the active cable can be controlled exactly and the cable’s pre-stress deviations were zero during construction, the relationship between the pre-stress deviation of a passive cable and the element length error was obtained. Then, the statistical characteristics of the pre-stress deviation were obtained under different construction schemes using statistical theory. Finally, an example was analysed as a case study. The study showed that different elements have different error sensitivities and that different construction schemes have different error effects. Using the method proposed in this paper, the error effect of different construction schemes can be analysed, and the optimal construction scheme, with lower error effects and lower construction costs, can be selected for actual construction projects.

scholarly journals Optimization of Static and Dynamic Charging Infrastructure for Electric Buses

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3516
Author(s):  
Bálint Csonka
Keyword(s):  
Minimum Cost ◽  
Careful Planning ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Dynamic Charging ◽  
Urban Bus ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Service Data ◽  
The Relationship

The adoption of electric buses in public transport requires careful planning for the bus fleet and charging infrastructure. A mathematical model of an urban bus service was developed to support the deployment of charging infrastructure. The novelty of the model is that it incorporates infrastructure elements for both static and dynamic charging technologies at the same time. The model supports the electrification of the bus lines without route and schedule adjustments. The volume of charged energy at charging units is considered as a variable in the objective function to determine the location of charging units at minimum cost. The model was verified by a case study based on actual bus service data. It was found that the use of static chargers is more favorable if the cost of a static charging unit is less than the cost of a dynamic charger with a length of 1600 m and the charging power of static chargers is three times greater than the charging power of dynamic chargers. The relationship between charging power and the length of the dynamic charging unit was analyzed. It was noted that the use of charging power higher than 162.5 kW at dynamic charging units is not necessary.

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