Individual Participation in Standards Setting

2020 ◽  
pp. 96-116
Author(s):  
Jonas Lundsten ◽  
Jesper Mayntz Paasch
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Sufficient Time ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Organizational Effects ◽  
Individual Participation

Since standardization is essential and additionally has organizational effects, studying motivation for participating in the standardization processes is important. A phenomenological study of descriptions made by individual participants in project teams for geographical information at the Swedish Standards Institute, SIS, was conducted 2016-2017. The study indicated that participants were motivated, but there were different motivators depending on the participants' differing contexts. For most participants, the main personal meaningful goal was to be at the forefront of development. For participants employed by organizations with frequent interactions with stakeholders, the main personal meaningful goal was to satisfy the stakeholders' needs. This study also showed that several members felt that they do not have sufficient time for working with standardization asks due to the fact that their daily work in their organizations often has higher priority in relation to standardization work. This may slow down the development of standards and other publications due to lack of resources.

scholarly journals Wilderness and Primitive Area Recreation Participation and Consumption: An Examination of Demographic and Spatial Factors

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Bowker ◽  
D. Murphy ◽  
H.K. Cordell ◽  
D.B.K. English ◽  
J.C. Bergstrom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Distance Measures ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nonlinear Regression Models ◽  
Recreation Participation ◽  
Individual Participation ◽  
Insight Into

This paper explores the influence of demographic and spatial variables on individual participation and consumption of wildland area recreation. Data from the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment are combined with geographical information system-based distance measures to develop nonlinear regression models used to predict both participation and the number of days of participation in wilderness and primitive area recreation. The estimated models corroborate previous findings indicating that race (black), ethnicity (Hispanic), immigrant status, age, and urban dwelling are negatively correlated with wildland visitation, while income, gender (male), and education positively affect wild-land recreation participation and use. The presence of a distance or proximity factor mitigates some of the influence of race and ethnicity. The results of the cross-sectional models are combined with U.S. Census projections of total population, changes in population characteristics, and estimates of current National Forest Wilderness visitation estimates to give some insight into pressure that might be expected on the nation's designated wilderness during the next half century. Results generally indicate that per-capita participation and visitation rates will decline over time as society changes. Total wilderness participation and visitation will, however, increase, but at a rate less than population growth.

Right from the Start: Exploring the Effects of Early Team Events on Subsequent Project Team Development and Performance

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-471
Author(s):  
Jeff Ericksen ◽  
Lee Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Project Team ◽  
Project Teams ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Work Team ◽  
Sufficient Time ◽  
Team Members ◽  
High Performing ◽  
High Performers ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Inner Resources

This study examines if high- and low-performing project teams differ with respect to how they are mobilized and launched and the effects of their mobilization and launch activities and outputs on subsequent team progress and performance. Comparisons of three high- and three low-performing teams drawn from five major corporations showed that the high performers mobilized relatively quickly, used comprehensive rather than limited mobilization strategies, and conducted participatory rather than programmed launch meetings. This combination of activities produced a constellation of salutary outputs: more time for the teams to do their work, team members with essential task-related competencies and sufficient time to contribute to their projects, and complete rather than partial performance strategies. In turn, the three salutary outputs formed a constellation of key inner resources that propelled the high-performing teams on a virtuous path of reinforcing activities and outputs that, despite difficulties, ultimately led to success, whereas the absence of one or more of these resources led the low-performing teams down a vacuous path of accumulating confusion and inactivity from which they never recovered.

Motives for Participation in Formal Standardisation Processes for Geographic Information

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Lundsten ◽  
Jesper Mayntz Paasch
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Information ◽  
Technical Committee ◽  
Sufficient Time ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Daily Work

The purpose of this article is to investigate the personal motives for participation in formal standardization processes for geographic information. The method involved interviewing members of technical committees at the Swedish Standards Institute, SIS. The results are that the majority of the interviewees are very motivated in their work and they think their participation is well-financed by their organizations allocating them to a technical committee. The main motives are to contribute to development of society and be at the forefront of development. However, this article also shows that several members participating in this study felt that they do not have sufficient time for working with tasks related to their technical committees. Their daily work in their respective organizations often has higher priority in relation to standardization work. This contrasts with the organizational goals of the participating organizations and may slow down the development of standards and other publications due to lack of resources.

Daily Fluctuations in Work Engagement

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold B. Bakker
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Proactive Behavior ◽  
Negative Events ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
Diary Research

This article presents an overview of the literature on daily fluctuations in work engagement. Daily work engagement is a state of vigor, dedication, and absorption that is predictive of important organizational outcomes, including job performance. After briefly discussing enduring work engagement, the advantages of diary research are discussed, as well as the concept and measurement of daily work engagement. The research evidence shows that fluctuations in work engagement are a function of the changes in daily job and personal resources. Particularly on the days that employees have access to many resources, they are able to cope well with their daily job demands (e.g., work pressure, negative events), and likely interpret these demands as challenges. Furthermore, the literature review shows that on the days employees have sufficient levels of job control, they proactively try to optimize their work environment in order to stay engaged. This proactive behavior is called job crafting and predicts momentary and daily work engagement. An important additional finding is that daily engagement has a reciprocal relationship with daily recovery. On the days employees recover well, they feel more engaged; and engagement during the day is predictive of subsequent recovery. Finding the daily balance between engagement while at work and detachment while at home seems the key to enduring work engagement.

Work Engagement and Research Output Among Female and Male Scientists

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonneke Dubbelt ◽  
Sonja Rispens ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Women have a minority position within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and, consequently, are likely to face more adversities at work. This diary study takes a look at a facilitating factor for women’s research performance within academia: daily work engagement. We examined the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between two behaviors (i.e., daily networking and time control) and daily work engagement, as well as its effect on the relationship between daily work engagement and performance measures (i.e., number of publications). Results suggest that daily networking and time control cultivate men’s work engagement, but daily work engagement is beneficial for the number of publications of women. The findings highlight the importance of work engagement in facilitating the performance of women in minority positions.

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