Moving From Practical Application to Expert Craft Practice in Organizational Communication

2018 ◽  
pp. 202-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Tracy ◽  
Matthew C. J. Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Practical Wisdom ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Alternative Approach

This essay reviews practical application activities performed in the field of organizational communication and poses an alternative approach for creating organizations and employees that flourish and can meet the demands of tomorrow. Much of the discipline's practical application efforts have been focused on analyzing problems and focusing on epistemological and conceptual issues—activities that have been appropriate for creating communication competence, but have fallen short in motivating higher levels of proficiency and expertise. This essay creates a case for how the field might valuably move toward other ways of creating transformed practice not through application of organizational communication knowledge, but via an approach that incorporates practical wisdom, critical self-reflexivity, appreciative inquiry, improvisation, sensemaking/breaking/giving and craft practice.

PRACTICAL APPROXIMATION FOR THE PROPORTIONAL HAZARD MODEL WITH TIME-DEPENDENT COVARIATES AND REPEATED EVENTS

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 1240004 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEXANDRE MENDES ◽  
NASSER FARD
Keyword(s):  
Hazard Model ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Proportional Hazard ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Proportional Hazard Model ◽  
Life Data ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Repeated Events ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Time Dependent Covariates

Cox's proportional hazard model is potentially the most used method in life data and survival analysis. Although the method is relatively simple to understand, its major difficulties in estimation are observed when time-dependent covariates with repeated events are used as input variables. An alternative approach to simplify hazard ratio prediction for repeated events is evaluated for a practical application using small appliances reliability data from an accelerated experimental design based on consumer usage.

Considerations for Selecting the Optimum Bolt Assembly Stresses for Piping Flanges

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren Brown ◽  
David Reeves
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Carbon Steel ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Stress Range ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Bolt Stress ◽  
Standard Value ◽  
The Difference

In order to minimize the likelihood of leakage from flanged piping joints, it is a good practice to maximize the initial bolt assembly stress. Present bolting guidelines (ASME PCC-1 [1]) use a standard percent of bolt yield to set the assembly stress level. This approach does not allow for the difference in strength between standard pipe flange sizes, differences in material yield strengths (carbon steel versus stainless steel), raised face (RF) versus ring type joint (RTJ) flange configurations and the actual gasket stress achieved across all flange sizes and classes. Since there is no assessment of stresses, such an approach may cause failure of joint components. In addition, because the standard percentage of bolt yield technique does not look at gasket stress, it is prone to gasket leakage due to low stress or gasket destruction due to over-compression for some joints. In addition, some joints may require bolt loads well in excess of the standard value to develop an acceptable gasket stress level in order to prevent leakage. This paper examines an alternative approach, based on the actual gasket and flange stresses. The approach examines the minimum and maximum gasket stress levels to determine what bolt stress range is acceptable and then looks at the flange stresses and flange deformation issues to ensure that the flange will not be permanently damaged, while maximizing the specified bolt load. The practical application of this method is in the development of standard bolt assembly stress (or torque) tables for standard pipe flanges using a given gasket type.

scholarly journals An Ethos and Practice of Appreciation for Transformative Research: Appreciative Inquiry, Care Ethics, and Creative Methods

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-164
Author(s):  
Angela Moriggi
Keyword(s):  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Care Ethics ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Transformative Research ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Creative Methods ◽  
Participatory Engagement

AbstractThis chapter departs from the need to pursue transformative research, understood as the co-production of knowledge with and for societal stakeholders aimed at supporting and enabling sustainable change. It explores how Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and its underlying ‘ethos of appreciation’ (after Zandee & Cooperrider, 2008) can complement and enrich care-full and resourceful approaches to transformative research. It presents the five dimensions of an ‘ethos of appreciation’, and lays out their philosophical meaning, their resonance with the care ethics literature, as well as their practical application. It gives a detailed account of how five different creative methods were employed during a participatory action-oriented Ph.D. study in Finland, and in so doing, showcases how an ‘ethos of appreciation’ can be embodied and applied in practice. Finally, it discusses the methodological potentials and limitations of using creative methods, as well as the challenges and outcomes they yield to support transformative research that aims to enable care-full and resourceful participatory engagement processes.

The Development, Validation, and Practical Application of an Employee Agility and Resilience Measure to Facilitate Organizational Change

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Braun ◽  
Bryan C. Hayes ◽  
Rachel L. Frautschy DeMuth ◽  
Olya A. Taran
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Managing Change ◽  
Workforce Agility ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Managing Stress ◽  
Management Approaches

Traditional change management approaches that focus on linear models and top-down control have proved less than adequate in addressing organizational change within the complexity and speed of today's unprecedented change. Researchers have suggested that by developing greater workforce agility, companies may be better positioned to manage or moderate rapid change and use this capability as a competitive advantage. Complementing current strategies with a different approach to managing change focused on individual agility and resilience may be a first step. This article focuses on the development, validation, and practical application of an employee agility and resilience measurement scale as part of a program in support of an alternative approach to managing organizational change. Results indicate that focusing on individual agility and resilience can prepare employees to handle uncertainty more successfully by adapting to change quicker and managing stress more effectively.

scholarly journals Obesity and Male Reproduction; Placing the Western Diet in Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Pini ◽  
David Raubenheimer ◽  
Stephen J. Simpson ◽  
Angela J. Crean
Keyword(s):  
Diet Composition ◽  
Reproductive Function ◽  
Reproductive Physiology ◽  
Male Reproduction ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Diet Induced Obesity ◽  
Nutritional Guidance ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Nutritional Geometry ◽  
Extended Range

There is mounting evidence that obesity has negative repercussions for reproductive physiology in males. Much of this evidence has accumulated from rodent studies employing diets high in fat and sugar (“high fat” or “western” diets). While excessive fats and carbohydrates have long been considered major determinants of diet induced obesity, a growing body of research suggests that the relationships between diet composition and obesity are more complex than originally thought, involving interactions between dietary macronutrients. However, rodent dietary models have yet to evolve to capture this, instead relying heavily on elevated levels of a single macronutrient. While this approach has highlighted important effects of obesity on male reproduction, it does not allow for interpretation of the complex, interacting effects of dietary protein, carbohydrate and fat. Further, the single nutrient approach limits the ability to draw conclusions about which diets best support reproductive function. Nutritional Geometry offers an alternative approach, assessing outcomes of interest over an extended range of dietary macronutrient compositions. This review explores the practical application of Nutritional Geometry to study the effects of dietary macronutrient balance on male reproduction, including experimental considerations specific to studies of diet and reproductive physiology. Finally, this review discusses the promising use of Nutritional Geometry in the development of evidence-based pre-conception nutritional guidance for men.

scholarly journals Exploring Environmental Colour Design in Urban Contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galyna McLellan ◽  
Mirko Guaralda
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environments ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Integral Component ◽  
Theoretical Inquiry ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
City Design ◽  
Dynamic Relationships

The increasing complexity of urban colour and growing recognition of its psychological effects prompts rethinking of the current conceptual and methodological approaches to environmental colour design. Contemporary designers are challenged to understand how evolving colour knowledge can be integrated with the fundamentals of colour design. This paper aims to elaborate on the concept of environmental colour composition (ECC) and outlines an alternative approach to colour design in urban environments. A better understanding of the dynamic relationships between the tangible and perceptual elements of an ECC can bring new meaning to the consideration of colour as an integral component of city design. The proposed concepts of environmental colour events and scenarios provide a foundation for both further theoretical inquiry and practical application of synthesised colour knowledge in the design of urban environments.

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