Theory and Practice

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
Alix Vance ◽  
David Wojick
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Grand Challenge ◽  
Design Considerations

Design of mobile applications to deliver reference content and services is a new grand challenge. We present a template of design considerations, ranging from the general theory of content restructuring to strategic planning and tactical execution.

Does strategic planning determine innovation in organizations? A study of Indian SME sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safal Batra ◽  
Sunil Sharma ◽  
Mukund R Dixit ◽  
Neharika Vohra
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Senior Executives ◽  
Medium Businesses ◽  
Creativity And Innovation ◽  
The Relationship

While some researchers argue that strategic planning assists new product development and can be viewed as a framework for innovation, others believe that it restricts creativity and innovation. Despite a literary appreciation that strategic planning is linked to innovation, the nature of this relationship remains ambiguous. In this study, we argue that this relationship is context dependent and contingent on other organizational factors. Data for this study were collected by administering standardized survey questionnaires to entrepreneurs or other senior executives of small and medium businesses in India. Quantitative analysis of data obtained from 162 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector reveals a positive relationship between strategic planning and innovation. This study also establishes a significant positive moderating role of commitment to learning on the relationship between strategic planning and innovation. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Protecting Privacy on Mobile Apps: A Principal–Agent Perspective

2022 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Zilong Liu ◽  
Xuequn Wang ◽  
Xiaohan Li ◽  
Jun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Principal Agent ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Privacy Issue ◽  
Informed Decisions ◽  
The Relationship

Although individuals increasingly use mobile applications (apps) in their daily lives, uncertainty exists regarding how the apps will use the information they request, and it is necessary to protect users from privacy-invasive apps. Recent literature has begun to pay much attention to the privacy issue in the context of mobile apps. However, little attention has been given to designing the permission request interface to reduce individuals’ perceived uncertainty and to support their informed decisions. Drawing on the principal–agent perspective, our study aims to understand the effects of permission justification, certification, and permission relevance on users’ perceived uncertainty, which in turn influences their permission authorization. Two studies were conducted with vignettes. Our results show that certification and permission relevance indeed reduce users’ perceived uncertainty. Moreover, permission relevance moderates the relationship between permission justification and perceived uncertainty. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals A change navigation-based, scenario planning process within a developing world context from an Afro-centric leadership perspective

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris A. Geldenhuys ◽  
Theo H. Veldsman
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Unique Contribution

Orientation: In the hyper turbulent context faced currently by organisations, more flexible strategic planning approaches, such as scenario planning which take into account a more comprehensive range of possible futures for an organisation, will position organisations better than conventional forecast and estimates that depend only on a single, linearly extrapolated, strategic response.Research purpose: This study aimed to investigate how scenario-based planning (a strictly cognitive management tool) can be combined with organisational change navigation (a practice addressing the emotionality of change) and how this integrated process should be aligned with the prerequisites imposed by a developing country context and an Afro-centric leadership perspective in order to make the process more context relevant and aligned.Motivation for the study: The integration of organisational change navigation with conventional scenario based planning, as well as the incorporation of the perquisites of a developing countries and an Afro-centric leadership perspective, will give organisations a more robust, holistic strategic management tool that will add significantly more value within a rapidly, radically and unpredictably changing world.Research design, approach and method: The adopted research approach comprised a combination of the sourcing of the latest thinking in the literature (the ‘theory’) as well as the views of seasoned practitioners of scenario planning (the ‘practice’) through an iterative research process, moving between theory and practice, back to practice and finally returning to theory in order to arrive at a validated expanded and enhanced scenario-based planning process which is both theory and practice ‘proof’.Main findings: A management tool incorporating the change navigation and the unique features of developing countries and Afro-centric leadership was formulated and empirically validated. This management tool is referred to as a change navigation based, scenario planning process (CNBSPP).Practical/managerial implications: CNBSPP is available for use by organisations wishing to apply a strategic planning tool that fits within a developing country context and an Afro-centric leadership approach.Contribution/value add: The research makes a unique contribution to the current level of knowledge by integrating two disciplines usually practised independently of one another, namely scenario-based planning and organisational change navigation. It also embedded the process into a different context of application, that is, the developed world as viewed from an Afro-centric leadership perspective.

Organizational Renewal and Strategic Planning: A Winning Combination

1994 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
R. Cercone ◽  
D. McDonald ◽  
L. Tarrant ◽  
K. Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Organizational Renewal ◽  
The Past ◽  
Care Facilities

Several approaches to organizational renewal have been described, but few are reported for health care institutions in Canada. In contrast, approaches to strategic planning in health care facilities have been well documented. From our experience over the past six years, the theory and practice of organizational renewal complement the focused activities of strategic planning. This combination can be an effective means to enhance organizational performance, employee commitment and a shared vision among the various stakeholders within the hospital and community. This article outlines the process and benefits that can accrue through such efforts. It demonstrates how the investment of organizational renewal strategies can produce sustainable, operational and strategic planning benefits for community hospitals.

Original research article. Essay on the Ethical Values of Physical Movement-Exercise in the Work of Milivoje Matić

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Božo Bokan ◽  
Miloš Marković
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Deontological Ethics ◽  
Original Contribution

Summary In a theoretical essay authors have conducted an analysis of the papers by one of the most significant theoreticians and practitioners of methodology of physical education in Serbia, full-time professor Milivoje Matić, PhD. Four publications by this author found themselves to be the focus of the analysis: “Physical Education Class” (1978), “Axiological and Methodological Bases of Revalorization of Physical Movement-Exercise” (1982), “Physical Education - Introduction to Expert and Theoretical Improvement” (1990) and “General Theory of Physical Culture” (2005). With the application of theoretical analysis and content analysis of said books, and relying on theoretical conceptions of leading theoreticians and philosophers, authors have interpreted the potential contribution of Milivoje Matić to the theory and practice of physical education, as well as to the general theory of physical culture. “Matić's Methodics of Morals”, modelled on Kant's deontological ethics theory can be considered an original contribution to the theory and practice of physical education. In the area of general theory of physical culture Milivoje Matić has elevated the theory of physical culture to the level of philosophical contemplation by introducing elements of philosophical thinking into theoretical discussions, which is his original contribution to the development of the general theory of physical culture.

Research on Grand Challenges: Adopting an Abductive Experimentation Methodology

2021 ◽  
pp. 017084062110448
Author(s):  
Geoffrey M. Kistruck ◽  
Angelique Slade Shantz
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Grand Challenge ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
The Past ◽  
Causal Mechanisms ◽  
Conducting Research

There has been a growing interest amongst management scholars in conducting research on Grand Challenges. Despite recognizing that studying such highly complex and uncertain phenomena likely requires more unconventional approaches, there has been very little methodological guidance provided to interested scholars. Drawing upon our own Grand Challenge projects undertaken over the past decade, we put forward a methodological approach we term ‘abductive experimentation’. Such an approach is an action-oriented process of inquiry that cycles between generating ‘doubt’ and generating ‘belief’. More specifically, abductive experimentation iterates between induction, abduction, and deduction to both generate and reconcile ‘surprising’ findings and causal mechanisms. While we submit abductive experimentation as a methodological approach particularly well suited to the study of Grand Challenges, we believe that the process depicted also provides a general roadmap for scholars seeking to dismantle the artificial dualism between theory and practice.

Designing to enhance experiences through mobile-based applications for gestational diabetes mellitus

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda Phillips ◽  
Lindsay Page ◽  
Karla Straker ◽  
Erez Nusem
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
Care Support

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the fastest growing type of diabetes in Australia, with the needs, barriers and challenges of women managing GDM being well recognized in the literature. Despite these recent advances in knowledge, mobile-based offerings designed to assist women with their management do not holistically address users’ needs. This study therefore aims to answer how the features and functionalities of a mobile-based application could be designed to better address GDM patient needs. We undertook a co-design session with four GDM stakeholders and identified eleven overarching issues across four main themes that encapsulate the requirements of women with GDM: (1) tracking and monitoring, (2) physical activity, (3) community support and (4) dietary interventions. The results were synthesized into key design considerations for the future design of mobile applications in the GDM context. These considerations include unobtrusive care, support through connection, increasing capability and personalization of information. Each consideration is accompanied by design recommendations for features and functionalities to be implemented in future app developments.

The Theory and Practice of Strategic Management in Smaller Rapid Growth Firms

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C. Shuman ◽  
John A. Seeger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Planning Practice ◽  
Growth Firms ◽  
Privately Held

This article contrasts the theory of strategic planning with actual practice in smaller rapid growth companies. The literature on strategic planning in general and smaller organizations in particular is synthesized into a normative planning structure and framework. The resulting model is then contrasted with actual planning practice within the 500 fastest growing privately held companies (ranked according to percentage of sales increases) in the United States.

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