Organizational Observers as Agents of Change

2007 ◽  
pp. 226-234
Author(s):  
Luca Iandoli ◽  
Giuseppe Zollo
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Organizational Analysis ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Verbal Data

In this book we propose using verbal data such as discourses and speech as input for organizational analysis. One of the main differences between verbal data and traditional quantitative data is that the latter are objective whereas the former may give rise to multiple interpretations. In this chapter we deal with the issue of the reliability of discursive data and try to provide an answer to the following questions: How one can be sure the information contained in discourse has been correctly interpreted? Is there more than one admissible interpretation? When is an interpretation admissible? We show that in order to answer such questions the organizational analysts have to assume a mindset and research attitude that are rather different than the traditional objectivist point of view.

scholarly journals WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE OKHOTSK SEA IN 2008–2018?

2019 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 62-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. P. Shuntov ◽  
O. A. Ivanov ◽  
K. M. Gorbatenko
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Okhotsk Sea ◽  
Normal Functioning ◽  
Marine Communities ◽  
Trophic Networks ◽  
Energy Flows ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Long Term Studies

Critical analysis is done of the main conclusions in the article published by Yury Zuenko and co-authors in this issue of «Izvestia TINRO» journal about changes in the Okhotsk Sea biota in 2008–2018. In that paper, a continuing warming in all layers of the sea is shown quite convincingly, but weight explanations of the observed changes in marine communities and commercial stocks are not offered. Moreover, the authors ignore results of long-term studies of the Okhotsk Sea bioresources conducted from ecosystem positions. From this alternative point of view, some integrated quantitative data on dynamics of zooplankton, zoobenthos, fish, and other biota in the Okhotsk Sea are presented, as well as the schemes of organic matter and energy flows through trophic networks that show a normal functioning of the Okhotsk Sea ecosystem at the present time. On the base of these data, doubts are claimed in correctness of Zuenko’s concept of the ecosystem restructuring in direction to lower productivity and higher efficiency of its functioning.

PERBEDAAN TINGKAT AGRESIVITAS PADA SISWA SMU MUHI YOGYAKARTA BERDASAR POLA ASUH DAN JENIS PEKERJAAN ORANG TUA

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hanif Cahyo Adi Kistoro
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Aggressive Behaviour ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference

This research aims at examining the difference of aggressiveness in students Senior High School of First Muhammedan (SMU MUHI) Yogyakarta from parent’s rearings and parent’s jobs. It based on phenomenons, such  increase of fights along students, behaviors of students less polite to teachers, and others, especially that occurs in Yogyakarta. It indicated of aggressive behaviour. It may be caused of not right of parent’s rearings, and parent’s rearings has correlation with parent’s jobs. From these phenomenons, reseacher want to investigated about difference of aggressiveness in students Senior High School of First Muhammedan from parent’s rearings (authoritarian, democratic, and permissive) and from parent’s jobs (entrepreneur, official civil servant/PNS, and military) point of view to aggressiveness. Two hypotheses tested are as follows: (a) that there is a difference of agressiveness in students Senior High School of First Muhammedan (SMU MUHI) have parents tendency to authoritatif, democratic, and permissive, and b) that there is a difference of agressiveness in students Senior High School of First Muhammedan (SMU MUHI) have parents as entrepreneur, official civil servant, and military. Subjects of the research include seventy six students of first class and sixty seven students of second class in Senior High School of First Muhammedan (SMU MUHI), Yogyakarta and their parents, totally is one hundred and sixty person. The two instruments administered in data gathering (quantitative data) include parent’s rearings scale for students’ parent (within there was a identity of parent’s job), agressiveness scale for students, and interview (qualitative data). Variance analysis 2-stripes (Anava 2-jalur) were applied to analyze the data. The outcome shows the following: (a) there is a significant difference of three parent’s rearings to bring about aggressiveness with F=366.479, standar error p=0.000, and difference average is: authoritarian=69.344; democratic=79.283; permissive=87.862. (b) there is not a significant difference of three parent’s jobs to bring about aggressiveness with F=0.054, standar error p=0.583, and difference  average is: entrepreneur=77.632; official civil servant=76.436; military=76.960. From the result of parent’s rearings appeared that permissive is the most influential from all (authoritarian and democratic) to bring about aggressiveness in students of Senior High School of First Muhhammedan, Yogyakarta, and parent’s rearings hasn’t influence to bring about children’s aggressiveness.

An Empirical Study on the Migration to OpenOffice.org in a Public Administration

2008 ◽  
pp. 818-832
Author(s):  
B. Rossi ◽  
M. Scotto ◽  
A. Sillitti ◽  
G. Succi
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Office Automation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
It Managers

The aim of the article is to report the results of a migration to Open Source Software (OSS) in one public administration. The migration focuses on the office automation field and, in particular, on the OpenOffice.org suite. We have analysed the transition to OSS considering qualitative and quantitative data collected with the aid of different tools. All the data have been always considered from the point of view of the different stakeholders involved, IT managers, IT technicians, and users. The results of the project have been largely satisfactory. However the results cannot be generalised due to some constraints, like the environment considered and the parallel use of the old solution. Nevertheless, we think that the data collected can be of valuable aid to managers wishing to evaluate a possible transition to OSS.

ONE POINT OF VIEW: We Must Have “Designated Math Leaders” in the Elementary School!

1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-9
Author(s):  
James V. Bruni
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Level ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Agents Of Change

NCTM's development of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) and the recent companion document, Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM 1991), is an extraordinary achievement. At a time when many agree that we urgently need change in mathematics education, these sets of standards project an exciting vision of what mathematics learning can be and how all students can develop “mathematical power.” They establish a broad framework to guide reform efforts and challenge everyone interested in the quality of school mathematics programs to work collaboratively to use them as a basis for change. How will we meet this challenge? The Editorial Panel believes that translating that vision into reality at the elementary school level will be possible only if elementary school teachers are involved in taking leadership roles as agents of change.

scholarly journals Electrification of Urban Three-Wheeler Taxis in Tanzania: Combining the User’s Perspective and Technical Feasibility Challenges

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-112
Author(s):  
Mirko Goletz ◽  
Daniel Ehebrecht ◽  
Christian Wachter ◽  
Deborah Tolk ◽  
Barbara Lenz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis ◽  
The City ◽  
Vehicle Market ◽  
Empirical Field

AbstractThis study assesses the feasibility of electric three-wheelers as moto-taxis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from a socioeconomic and technical point of view. The analysis is based on three pillars: (i) the acceptance of users (the moto-taxi drivers) for adoption, (ii) the vehicle specifications incl. battery type and size, and (iii) the role of the charging infrastructure. Findings are based on data from empirical field-work; methods used are qualitative and quantitative data analysis and modelling. Main findings include that moto-taxi drivers, who we see as most important adopters, are open towards electric mobility. They request however that vehicles should have similar driving characteristics than their current fuel-vehicles. As the market is very price sensitive, keeping the vehicle cost is of high importance. A high potential to lower these costs is seen by offering opportunity charging spots around the city. If such an infrastructure is being implemented the combination with suitable, cost competitive vehicles makes the transformation of the vehicle market towards electrification possible.

scholarly journals British and Australian Corporate Communication: A Socio-Linguistic Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Elena N. Malyuga ◽  
Maria Ivanova ◽  
Rita Feigina
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Corporate Communication ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Corporate Communications ◽  
Communicative Behavior ◽  
Continuous Sampling ◽  
Two Samples

In this study, the corpora of British and Australian corporate communications were compared with the aim of specifying their sociolinguistic features in the context of five lexical and stylistic markers: professional jargon, as well as expressive, colloquial, uncodified and evaluative lexis. Lexical and stylistic characteristics of corporate communication from the point of view of a sociolinguistic approach were analyzed using transcripts of British and Australian communicative corporate interactions. The methods of continuous sampling, comparative, lexical-stylistic and sociolinguistic analysis were implemented to process an assembled corpus of 158 authentic transcripts. Based on the results of the analysis, quantitative data were compared, reflecting the volume of use of the indicated lexical-stylistic markers in the two samples. Quantitative data were subsequently analyzed to determine sociolinguistic characteristics that can be assessed as specific features of the communicative behavior of British and Australian superiors in dealing with subordinates. For each of the markers of lexical-stylistic differentiation under consideration, the two samples analyzed in the work showed differing results of a varied and at the same time exponential degree of discrepancy.

scholarly journals Multielemental Analysis of Various Kinds of Whisky

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Pawlaczyk ◽  
Magdalena Gajek ◽  
Krzysztof Jozwik ◽  
Malgorzata Szynkowska
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Organoleptic Characteristics ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Icp Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Modern Analytical

Whisky (whiskey) consists of many trace elements coming from the raw materials used in its fermentation, distillation and maturation processes. These ingredients assure the exceptional organoleptic characteristics of the beverage. Their analysis is important to better control the stages of fermentation, distillation, taste repeatability and for product quality assurance as well as from the brand protection point of view. This article presents the usefulness of modern analytical techniques based on elemental analysis. ICP mass spectrometry and CV atomic absorption spectroscopy were applied to distinguish whisky produced in Scotland from whisky coming from Ireland and the United States. The collected semi-quantitative data were used for multivariate analysis performed using the Statistica 10.0 software. The results showed that Irish whiskey is characterized by quite a high amount of Ba and Ti compared with other samples, which made it possible to distinguish this sample from the others. No strict correlation was found between the type of whisky and the amount of trace elements, however, the projection of objects on the first two components revealed that single malt samples created one cluster.

Electrical Properties of Liquid-Crystal Materials for Display Applications

1999 ◽  
Vol 559 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Naemura
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Ac Conductivity ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Electric Properties ◽  
Macroscopic Properties ◽  
Liquid Crystal Materials

ABSTRACTBoth dielectric permittivity and AC conductivity are important properties of LC materials for use in displays. By taking typical LC substances as examples, quantitative data are presented on these properties. From microscopic point of view, permanent dipole of LC molecules and ions contained in LC materials play important roles in these electric properties. Quantitative discussions are also presented on these microscopic characteristics. Theoretical understandings of these properties are reviewed, providing good explanations of the relation between these microscopic and macroscopic properties.

scholarly journals Midwives' Experiences in Providing Care and Counselling to Women with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Related Problems

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Isman ◽  
Amina Mahmoud Warsame ◽  
Annika Johansson ◽  
Sarah Fried ◽  
Vanja Berggren
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Female Genital Mutilation ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Professional Group ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Personal Belief ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Maternity Clinic ◽  
Female Genital

Aim. The aim of this study was to elucidate midwives experiences in providing care and counselling to women with FGM related problems.Setting. The study was conducted at a maternity clinic in Hargeisa, Somaliland.Method. A qualitative, inductive study were performed with eight midwives living in Somaliland. The interviews had semi-structured questions. Content analysis was used for the analysis.Findings. The main findings of the present study were how midwives are challenged by culture and religion when providing FGM counselling. The most prominent challenge is the perception that FGM is an important part of the culture and from this point of view the midwives work is apprehended as interfering and subverting the Somali culture. Having personal experience of FGM emerged as a benefit when counselling women.Conclusion. There is a contradiction between the professional actions of performing FGM despite a personal belief against FGM. Midwives as a professional group could be important agents of change and further research is needed about the midwives role in this process.

scholarly journals Sociomateriality and Organizational Analysis: from Rhetoric to Relevance

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (97) ◽  
pp. 241-264
Author(s):  
Edvalter Becker Holz
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Analysis ◽  
Rhetorical Strategies ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
The Social

Abstract This essay expands upon the debate on sociomateriality with a critique of the current ontological agenda. Based upon the influential literature from the fields of management and organization studies, and information systems, it presents the emergence, the development, the consolidation and the popularization of the debate on the relations between the social and the material in organizations. Drawing on this trajectory, the paper suggests that the current agenda for a sociomaterial ontology is constituted predominantly through rhetorical uses of the notion of ontology. The relevance of this contribution lies in questioning the supposed development of a sociomaterial ontology, describing and exemplifying its rhetorical strategies: authorial randomness, theoretical centrifugation, and conceptual procrastination. It concludes that it is necessary to return to the phenomenon as relevant “in” the debate from the point of view of its trajectory: the diffusion of new technologies and the subsequent implications at the organizational and social levels. The main implication for future research is the adoption of pragmatic ontologies with the aim of restoring the primacy of the phenomenon over the ontology.

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