Preparing for Change

E-Business Managerial Aspects, Solutions and Case Studies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-463-9.ch004 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 50-70

Author(s):

Ciara Heavin ◽

Frederic Adam

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Empirical Evidence ◽

Single Case ◽

Analysis Approach ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Changing Environment ◽

Types Of Knowledge ◽

The Face

In the current climate, preparing for change is an issue for companies large and small. However, there remains a dearth of empirical evidence that highlight how software Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) operationalise their approach to knowledge management (KM) as a means of preparing themselves for the future. For an SME, the first step is to take stock of the types of knowledge that are valuable to the business, where it is stored and how it is used. In addition, consideration must be given to knowledge activities (KA), the constituent parts, of a company’s KM approach. By doing this, the organisation can identify where its strengths lie in terms of the type and extent to which knowledge is managed through acquisition, codification, storage, maintenance, transfer and creation activities. Using a qualitative analysis approach in a single case study, this chapter identifies occurrences of these knowledge activities as a means of assessing an SME’s approach to KM with a view to better facilitating an organisation’s ability to be increasingly flexible in the face of a changing environment.

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A stuttering therapy programme with spastic dysphonia: A single case study

South African Journal of Communication Disorders ◽

10.4102/sajcd.v32i1.331 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ingrid Meyers ◽

Denise Anderson

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Vocal Tract ◽

Single Case ◽

Objective Measures ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Fibre Optic ◽

Therapy Programme ◽

Therapeutic Utility

This study was motivated by reported similarities in vocal tract dynamics in stuttering and spastic dysphonia. The effects of a stuttering therapy programme with an adult with spastic dysphonia were observed. Subjective and objective measures obtained pre- and post-therapeutically included a qualitative analysis, laryngographic tracings, and fibre optic examinations. Results showed subtle improvements on all measures suggesting improved laryngeal behaviours. Findings are discussed in relation to therapeutic utility.

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Pregnant with Possibility: The Paradoxes of “Help” as Anti-Oppression and Discipline with a Young Single Mother

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.3509 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 87 (2) ◽

pp. 161-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Merlinda Weinberg

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Single Case ◽

Single Mother ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Allocation Of Resources ◽

Race And Class ◽

African Canadian

This single case study of an outreach worker's service to a young, single, African-Canadian mother illustrates the paradoxes of help as both accommodation and resistance. Through a feminist, post-structural, qualitative analysis, the author explores issues of gender, race, and class to examine discourses and technologies utilized by the worker. Alternate perceptions of normalcy, nurturance as power, and activism through solidarity, as examples, were used by the worker to edge towards more liberatory practice, even while she accepted her positioning as judge of the client's mothering ability and of the allocation of resources. This article demonstrates that, even for workers committed to anti-oppressive practice, help is an unavoidable mix of disciplinary and emancipatory activities.

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A Single Case study to evaluate the efficacy of Ksheerbala Taila Nasya in the management of Ardita w.s.r. to Bell’s Palsy

National Journal of Research in Ayurved Science ◽

10.52482/ayurlog.v8i03.594 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (03) ◽

Author(s):

Bharat Govardhan Ubale Ubale

Keyword(s):

Cranial Nerve ◽

Single Case ◽

Modern Science ◽

Bell’S Palsy ◽

Sensory Function ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Bell's Palsy ◽

The Face ◽

Ayurvedic Treatment

Ardita is a disease-causing Vakrata (deviation) of Mukha Ardha (half of the face). In Modern science, it can be compared to Bell ’s palsy caused by the involvement of the 7th cranial nerve. It is characterized by the deviation of half of the face & associated with the sudden impairment of motor and sensory function of the affected side of the face. In modern science administration of steroids is the treatment of choice for Bell’s palsy. A 22 yr. an old male patient diagnosed as Ardit Vata treated with Ayurvedic shaman Aushadh along with Ksheerbala taila Nasya,Shirodhara, Abhangya & Nadi Sweda. This Ayurvedic treatment gives a significant improvement in this case. No conventional drugs used during treatment. This is evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of Ayurveda treatment in the case of Ardita Vata.

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Emergence of insight in psychotherapy for early psychosis: A qualitative analysis of a single case study.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal ◽

10.1037/prj0000419 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 327-334

Author(s):

Michelle L. Pattison ◽

Bethany L. Leonhardt ◽

Jacqueline F. Abate ◽

Kelsey S. Huling ◽

Elizabeth A. Belanger ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Single Case ◽

Early Psychosis ◽

Single Case Study

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Adding service means adding knowledge: an inductive single-case study

Business Process Management Journal ◽

10.1108/bpmj-07-2014-0063 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 610-627 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Luna Leoni

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Single Case ◽

Scientific Progress ◽

Future Research ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Management Tools ◽

Manufacturing Firm ◽

Content Type ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how knowledge management systems can support the adoption of the servitization strategy in a manufacturing firm. Design/methodology/approach – In order to reach the paper aim, an inductive single-case study has been adopted. The analysis focuses on the IBM Corporation. Findings – In spite of the paucity of studies that simultaneously address both servitization and knowledge management topics, the case study findings show five connections points between the two streams of research, proving not only that they are closely connected to each other, but also how the adoption of a good knowledge management system can facilitate the implementation of a servitization strategy. Research limitations/implications – As far as the adoption of a single-case study is concerned, this could create biases that can affect the final product in terms of reliability, validity, and generalizability. However, as stated by Erickson (1986), the general lies in the particular and, as argued by Flyvbjerg (2006), the strength of a single example is underestimated in its contribution to scientific progress. Thus, even though this paper is based on a single-case study, it is reasonable to believe that it could be considered as a representative case of companies of the time and its findings sufficiently generalizable. Practical implications – Case study findings could guide managers towards understanding if their knowledge management tools and practices are appropriate, or if they need to be modified in order to successfully implement the servitization strategy adopted. Originality/value – This study represents the first attempt to fill the paucity of studies contemporaneously addressing both servitization and knowledge management topics, and could be used as a pilot case for future research works.

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Emergence of psychotic content in psychotherapy: An exploratory qualitative analysis of content, process, and therapist variables in a single case study

Psychotherapy Research ◽

10.1080/10503307.2016.1219421 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 264-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bethany L. Leonhardt ◽

Marina Kukla ◽

Elizabeth Belanger ◽

Kelly A. Chaudoin-Patzoldt ◽

Kelly D. Buck ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Single Case ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Therapist Variables

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Gestural buffer impairment in early onset Corticobasal Degeneration: a single-case study

Neuropsychological Trends ◽

10.7358/neur-2008-004-pole ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Michele Poletti ◽

Barbara Nucciarone ◽

Filippo Baldacci ◽

Angelo Nuti ◽

Claudio Lucetti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Empirical Evidence ◽

Early Onset ◽

Single Case ◽

Cognitive Model ◽

Corticobasal Degeneration ◽

Case Finding ◽

Single Case Study ◽

Limb Apraxia ◽

Clinical Pictures

We investigated limb apraxia in a case of a clinically diagnosed Corticobasal Degeneration with early onset (48 years) in a right handed woman. We used a new battery for the assessment of limb apraxia, based on a cognitive model of praxis. This cognitive model predicts five clinical pictures of limb apraxia: scores reported suggested that apraxia of the patients could be described as an impairment of the gestural buffer, that affects all execution tasks and preserves the ability to perform judgement and categorization tasks. This empirical evidence is in the same direction of other studies supporting that production of actions can be impaired while recognition of actions is spared, and recognition of actions can be impaired while production of actions is spared. This case finding and previously reported studies are consistent with models of praxis that draw a functional distinction between representations that underlie perception and representations that underlie production of actions.

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