HYBRID TOOLBOXES: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF BLENDING PATTERNS IN APPLICATION OF HYBRID MEDIA / HIBRIDINĖS ŽINIASKLAIDOS MODELIŲ TAIKYMO KONCEPTUALI IR EMPIRINĖ ANALIZĖ

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Reiss ◽  
Dirk Steffens
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Virtual Enterprises ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Application Fields

Hybrid media concepts, i.e. especially combinations of face‐to‐face instruments and electronic media, represent a standard in many fields of application for quite a long time. Such combinations of diverse, and thus hybrid instruments are meanwhile quite commonly used, for example, in marketing, in retail business, for communication in virtual enterprises, in internal communication processes, in human resource development and in higher education. By combining strengths of two or more media and by mutually compensating their weaknesses, hybrid media concepts aim at enhancing performance with respect to effectiveness and efficiency. So far, however, scientific discussion lacks a common understanding of the architecture of hybrid media concepts as well as empirical evidence on the application of hybrid media in practice. Hence, it is unclear to what extent the performance potential of hybrid media concepts is utilized in different application fields and what the drivers of the use and performance of hybrid media concepts are. This article presents and discusses both a conceptualization of hybrid media in terms of diversity, proportions and coupling of hybrid concepts and empirical evidence on hybrid media concepts in two typical application fields: internal communication in change management and blended learning in higher education. Santrauka Jau gana seniai hibridinė žiniasklaida, t. y. tiesioginio bendravimo priemonės ir elektroninė žiniasklaida, paplitusi daugelyje veiklos sričių. Ivairūs hibridines žiniasklaidos priemonių deriniai dažnai naudojami marketinge, mažmenineje prekyboje, virtualiujų įmonių veikloje, vidaus komunikacijos procesuose, žmogiškuju išteklių plėtros ir aukštojo mokslo srityse. Derinant dvi ar daugiau žniasklaidos priemones, sustiprinami jų privalumai ir kompensuojami trūkumai. Taigi hibridine žiniasklaida yra veiksmingesnė. Tačiau iki šiol trūksta mokslines diskusijos apie hibridines žiniasklaidos koncepcijas, ju praktinį taikymą. Taigi nera aišku, kokiu mastu naudojamos hibridinės žiniasklaidos priemonės ir kas yra ju naudotojai. Straipsnyje pateikiamos hibridines žiniasklaidos koncepcijos ir ju praktinio taikymo pavyzdžiai vidaus ryšiu valdymo ir aukštojo mokslo srityse.

Communication Processes of Information Technology Executives in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela K. Hollman ◽  
Sonja H. Bickford ◽  
Janet L. Lear
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Chief Information Officers ◽  
Information Technology Management ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Successful Technology

This article seeks to explain the key variables of internal communication processes of information technology executives, specifically chief information officers (CIOs), at higher education institutions. By understanding the key variables that influence the IT communication process, leaders and administrators, such as the CIO, can better communicate with their stakeholders leading to a successful, technology-integrated organization. While others have sought to model this business-IT relationship using communication as one part of a model, this study focuses upon only the CIO communication process adding value to current information technology management literature. This exploratory pilot article offers empirical insights about how CIOs communicate within their own team and up through the executive ranks of an organization. It suggests that CIOs can be divided into two categories; these two categories, keying off of communication variables, appear to directly affect the ultimate success or failure regarding the integration of technology into the mission and vision of the organization.

scholarly journals Human Resource Development Practices: Empirical Evidence from Nepal Rastra Bank

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Achyut Gnawali
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Resource Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Fertility Reduction ◽  
Complementary Approach ◽  
And Performance

Human resource development (HRD) is the process of increasing knowledge, skills and capacities of employees. It is concerned with preparing employee to work effectively and efficiently in the organization. It is a complementary approach to other development strategies, particularly employment and reduction of inequalities. It also considers HRD as synonymous with human development, which encompasses education, training, health, nutrition, and fertility reduction. It ensures that organizations have adequate human resources with capabilities needed for achieving goals. This article has tried to explore the practices and relation between HRD and performance of Nepal Rastra Bank.

Programmable Integrated Photonics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Capmany ◽  
Daniel Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
External Control ◽  
Integrated Photonics ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Photonic Integrated Circuit ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Application Fields

Programmable Integrated Photonics (PIP) is a new paradigm that aims at designing common integrated optical hardware configurations, which by suitable programming can implement a variety of functionalities that, in turn, can be exploited as basic operations in many application fields. Programmability enables by means of external control signals both chip reconfiguration for multifunction operation as well as chip stabilization against non-ideal operation due to fluctuations in environmental conditions and fabrication errors. Programming also allows activating parts of the chip, which are not essential for the implementation of a given functionality but can be of help in reducing noise levels through the diversion of undesired reflections. After some years where the Application Specific Photonic Integrated Circuit (ASPIC) paradigm has completely dominated the field of integrated optics, there is an increasing interest in PIP justified by the surge of a number of emerging applications that are and will be calling for true flexibility, reconfigurability as well as low-cost, compact and low-power consuming devices. This book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to this emergent field covering aspects that range from the basic aspects of technologies and building photonic component blocks to the design alternatives and principles of complex programmable photonics circuits, their limiting factors, techniques for characterization and performance monitoring/control and their salient applications both in the classical as well as in the quantum information fields. The book concentrates and focuses mainly on the distinctive features of programmable photonics as compared to more traditional ASPIC approaches.

scholarly journals Multi-Task Optimization and Multi-Task Evolutionary Computation in the Past Five Years: A Brief Review

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 864
Author(s):  
Qingzheng Xu ◽  
Na Wang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Qian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Computation ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Evolution Algorithms ◽  
Application Fields

Traditional evolution algorithms tend to start the search from scratch. However, real-world problems seldom exist in isolation and humans effectively manage and execute multiple tasks at the same time. Inspired by this concept, the paradigm of multi-task evolutionary computation (MTEC) has recently emerged as an effective means of facilitating implicit or explicit knowledge transfer across optimization tasks, thereby potentially accelerating convergence and improving the quality of solutions for multi-task optimization problems. An increasing number of works have thus been proposed since 2016. The authors collect the abundant specialized literature related to this novel optimization paradigm that was published in the past five years. The quantity of papers, the nationality of authors, and the important professional publications are analyzed by a statistical method. As a survey on state-of-the-art of research on this topic, this review article covers basic concepts, theoretical foundation, basic implementation approaches of MTEC, related extension issues of MTEC, and typical application fields in science and engineering. In particular, several approaches of chromosome encoding and decoding, intro-population reproduction, inter-population reproduction, and evaluation and selection are reviewed when developing an effective MTEC algorithm. A number of open challenges to date, along with promising directions that can be undertaken to help move it forward in the future, are also discussed according to the current state. The principal purpose is to provide a comprehensive review and examination of MTEC for researchers in this community, as well as promote more practitioners working in the related fields to be involved in this fascinating territory.

Linkage Between Employee Satisfaction and Employee Performance: A Case in Banking Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092097035
Author(s):  
Sweta Mishra ◽  
Shikta Singh ◽  
Priyanka Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
And Performance

Banking sector is predominantly a customer-focused business that provides a gamut of financial services in aid of advanced technology, prompt communication system and conception of various banks to deal with multinational led environment. Some priority should be given to human resource development in order to emerge as strong and viable financial institution. So, the banking sector should emphasize on employees and how they can be satisfied, engaged and perform better. This study indicates to what extent employee satisfaction and employee performance are interlinked with each other. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors of employee satisfaction and employee performance and to establish a relationship between them. A survey method using a structured questionnaire was used to collect the responses of bankers in SBI, Bhubaneswar region. Having the data collected from 240 filled questionnaires, analysis was carried out using exploratory factor analysis, and to further validate this, structural equation modelling was developed. This was followed by a confirmatory factor analysis to establish the linkage between employee satisfaction and employee performance. The results indicated a significant relationship between employee satisfaction and performance. This study contributes to understanding of the various factors affecting employee satisfaction and performance, especially in the banking sector. By focusing on employee satisfaction, managers can keep the employees more focused, engaged and committed to their work and enhance overall productivity of the organization.

scholarly journals Does Eco-labeling of Services Matter? Evidence from Higher Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Hickman ◽  
Andrew G. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
University Presidents ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Considerable Heterogeneity ◽  
College And University ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact

Abstract: Eco-labeling of services has become increasingly common, yet little empirical evidence exists concerning its effectiveness. We address this gap in the literature by analyzing a highly visible eco-label, the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), in the sector of higher education. We match information about the ACUPCC to the US Department of Education IPEDS database to examine the impact of signing on student applications, admissions, and enrollment. We mainly utilize a difference-in-difference approach to identify the effects of interest but confirm results with an interrupted time series model. We find that signing the ACUPCC increases applications and admitted students by 2.5–3.5 %. However, the evidence regarding enrollment is weaker with only some specifications finding increases of around 1–2 %. Overall, there is considerable heterogeneity across sectors and selectivity of the institutions. These results show that, at the minimum, voluntary and information-based approaches (VIBAs) for services can be effective in generating visibility and influencing less-costly consumer behavior.

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