Commercialization of Innovations in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-121
Author(s):  
Mshindi Andrew Rwamuhuru ◽  
Amani Gration Tegambwage
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Regulatory Authorities ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
University Industry

The study investigates types, sources of innovation, and corresponding challenges to commercialization among small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in Tanzania. It employed a qualitative research design with semi-structured interview method. Findings indicate that incremental, product, and process are common types of innovations introduced. The major sources of innovations are employees, consumers, user-manufacturer lifestyles, consequential needs, and best practices by manufacturing firms. Also, it was revealed that SMIs do not follow all steps of the innovation commercialization process. Major challenges facing SMIs in the commercialization process include lack of commercialization knowledge; lack of development infrastructure and fast logistics; lack of strong university, industry, and public institutions linkage; and regulatory authorities' bureaucracy, among others. The study recommends that SMIs establish strong research and development units and collaborations with key stakeholders in order to improve identification and commercialization of innovations in Tanzania.

Barriers and Supports in Empowering Parents Care for Children with Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
Dina Rasmita
Keyword(s):  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Parent Empowerment ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Parental Characteristics ◽  
Depth Interview

Cancer that occurs in children does not only affect children, but also parents. Parents experience anxiety, stress, fear of losing their children, and helplessness in caring for their children, so that parents are less than optimal in caring for their children. Parent empowerment can increase parents' knowledge, confidence, and ability to care for their children. Previous research found several obstacles to parent empowerment carried out by nurses so that parent empowerment was not optimal in its implementation. Knowing barriers and supports in implementation of parent empowerment in caring for children with cancer can support implementation of parent empowerment to be more optimal. The purpose of this study was to explore barriers and supports in parent empowerment in caring for children with cancer based on the nurse's perception. The design of this study was qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach. The data was collected by in-depth interview method using semi-structured interview guidelines on six nurses who were selected by purposive sampling technique. The data analysis was carried out by thematic analysis with the analysis stage according to Colaizzi. The results of this study were resulted in four themes, namely parental attitudes, parental characteristics, attitudes of nurses, availability of nurses and facilities. This study concluded that implementation of empowering parents to care for children with cancer became more optimal by knowing the barrier and supports in empowering parents care for children with cancer and nurses could make more effective planning in caring for children with cancer.

Graduate Development Program as Interventional Strategy for Talent Management

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Competitive Market ◽  
Enabling Environment ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Talent Pool ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Negative Perceptions

Organizations have recognized the need to have a workforce that can give the company direction and help it adapt to continuous market changes. Many organizations have taken note of this ever-changing competitive market and implemented the Graduate Development Program (GDP) to ensure the development and consistent supply of its talent pool. Adopting a qualitative research design with research instruments that allow interaction with all key stakeholders, the objective of this paper is to assess GDP as an interventional strategy for talent management, in the context of Namibia. The study findings are mixed as it shows that current and past employees feel that the GDP implementation is not effective due to their negative perceptions about the identification of outside talent and yet the findings did reveal that the GDP has resulted in improved talent sets and an enabling environment to recruit, develop and retain staff in critical positions.

scholarly journals Professional maturity of teachers within the scope of maturity theory of Chris ArgyrisChris Agyris’in olgunluk kuramı kapsamında öğretmenlerin mesleki olgunluğu

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 3078
Author(s):  
Süleyman Göksoy ◽  
Mahmut Sağır
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
High School Principals ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Academic Year

The present research aimed to reveal principals’ opinions about professional maturity levels of teachers within the scope of maturity theory of Argyris.The research was carried out with survey model. It was conducted with qualitative research design which aims to examine the meanings inflicted from individuals’ experiences and to demonstrate the concepts in their natural environment in a realistic and holistic way. The study group of the research was determined using criterion sampling and maximum variety sampling methods. The study group consists of 12 principals who have at least 5 years of professional experience and who work in primary, secondary and high schools in Duzce province in 2016-2017 academic year. The fact that principals were chosen among the ones who have at least 5 years of experience results from the idea that their awareness of teacher maturity would be higher. Primary, secondary and high school principals were consulted in order to provide maximum variation. Semi-structured interview form was developed based on the maturity theory of Argyris. Principals mainly stated that teachers are passive both in educational and managerial processes in school and in their professional processes. They remarked that teachers cannot operate the work independently and that they demonstrate indifference to the job. They also observed that teachers behave restrictedly, have short term perceptions and do not have the inclination to make progress in their career. Therefore, principals are of the opinion that teachers have not been professionally mature in terms of seven variables of Argyris’s maturity theory. It can be concluded that teachers have not achieved professional maturity in teaching.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu çalışmada, Chris Agyris’in “Olgunluk Kuramı” kapsamında, öğretmenlerin mesleki olgunluklarına ilişkin okul yöneticilerinin görüşlerini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Tarama modelinde olan araştırma, kişilerin sahip oldukları deneyimlerden doğan anlamların sistematik olarak incelenebilmesi ve algıların, olayların doğal ortamda gerçekçi, bütüncül bir biçimde ortaya konulmasını amaçladığı için nitel araştırma deseni ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada veriler betimsel analiz tekniğiyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma gurubunu 2016-2017 eğitim-öğretim yılında Düzce ili ilkokul, ortaokul ve liselerde görev yapan ve en az beş yıllık görev süresi olan 12 okul müdürü oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunun belirlenmesinde amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme ve maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada okul yöneticileri öğretmenlerin mesleki olgunlaşmalarının göstergeleri olan okuldaki eğitim öğretim ve yönetim süreçleri ile mesleki iş ve işlemlere karşı pasif oldukları, bağımsız yürütemedikleri, ilgisiz oldukları, duyarsızlık gösterdikleri, sınırlı davrandıkları, kısa dönemli bakış açısına sahip oldukları ve meslekte yükselme eğilimi taşımadıkları yönünde görüş belirtmişlerdir. Araştırmada öğretmenlerin yönetici görüşlerine göre gerekli olgunluğa sahip olmadıkları sonucuna varılabilir.

scholarly journals Metaphor as Sea Creature Naming Strategy in Akan

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-154
Author(s):  
Patrick Nana Wonkyi ◽  
Patricia Beatrice Mireku-Gyimah ◽  
Grace Nana Aba Dawson-Ahmoah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Multiple Features ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Salient Features

The paper discusses the role of metaphor in the name construction of sea creatures among Akan (Mfantse) people within the purview of onomasiology. The role of metaphor in the naming of sea creatures has been understudied. This paper is a step towards filling the gap by analyzing the role metaphor plays in constructing naming units for sea creatures. This study has a qualitative research design. Twelve (12) fishers were purposely sampled, three (3) each from four fishing towns: Anomabo, Apam, Sekondi (Sekunde) and Moree (Mowure). The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. The paper finds that likeness between sea creatures and static and/or dynamic entities triggers names for sea creatures. It concludes that, metaphor is employed to achieve simpler forms for salient features, communicate non-codable salient features and condense multiple features in the quest to name sea creatures among the Mfantse people. Through these vital roles, a general metaphor Sea Creatures are Land Animals/Entities is realized. The encyclopedic knowledge, which the Mfantse people have about their environment is realized through their naming strategies. It is recommended that the linguistics of naming percepts in indigenous Akan occupations be explored further.

Dispersion, Diaspora Identity and Belonging

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-82
Author(s):  
Can Eminoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
The City

Turks are one of those migrants living in Europe with constituting majority of the migrants in the country of residence and Denmark is among those countries that opened its doors to Turks since 1960's. In this research, I specifically focus on the diaspora consciousness, relations and belonging of the Turkish migrants in Denmark. In doing that, Copenhagen is chosen as the city for the case study. Focusing on the Turkish diaspora and reflection of the sociological realities in the issue of integration to Denmark is the basis of this research. I use qualitative research method and interviewed with 7 migrants from Turkey in living in Copenhagen while conducting my research applying structured interview method. In this study, I have found out that diaspora identity has a significant role in getting integrated to Denmark. As a result of these, migrant Turkish identity becomes bolder which has a direct affect in the level of integration to Denmark.

Exploring the Dirge-case of Abagusii Community in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Job Nyamamba Maoncha
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Face

The study analysed euphemism in language.  This research focused on the use of euphemisms in the Abagusii traditional dirges.  The research sought to collect Abagusii dirges, identify, describe, and classify the euphemisms used in them. This paper focuses on documenting and explaining the traditional Abagusii dirges. The study was based on the Face-work and Politeness theories. The study adopted a qualitative research design.   The interview method was used as the instrument for data collection from a sample of five (5) adults of Kisii County of Gucha Sub County. The collected songs were subjected to thematic content analysis.  From the collected dirges, it appears that the thematic concerns other than mourning also focus on tolerance, love, morality, justice, injustice, adherence to the traditional network of social relations and hard work.  The dirge, just like other types of songs and is a vessel for airing the inner feelings of the community's aspirations and expectations, which it recorded and then passed from one generation to another as cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Using Timeline Methodology to Visualize Treatment Trajectories of Youth and Young Adults Following Inpatient Opioid Treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 160940692097010
Author(s):  
Laura B. Monico ◽  
Ariel Ludwig ◽  
Elizabeth Lertch ◽  
Shannon Gwin Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Opioid Use Disorder ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Significant Events ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Youth And Young Adults

While the use of visual methods in qualitative research is gaining recognition, there has been less attention to timelines. This paper addresses this gap and contributes to the overall literature on qualitative research design and analysis. In a randomized trial of extended release naltrexone for youth with opioid use disorder timelines were used as a part of the semi-structured interview process. Timelines were constructed in a participatory manner in which both youth and their caregivers were separately asked to recount significant events related to substance use, treatment, and criminal justice involvement that took place between interview time points. This paper suggests that using timelines in qualitative, substance use research offers two main advantages: 1) improving the data collection process, and 2) advancing understandings of temporally contextualized narratives through a visual format. Here, timelines were an integral tool for summarizing and illustrating the complexity of youths’ experiences following residential drug treatment.

scholarly journals How Teaching Styles Affect to Enhance Students' Mathematical Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 160-170
Author(s):  
Karunanayake Danesh ◽  
Dilrukshi M. C. ◽  
Vimukthi N. D. U.
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Style ◽  
Teaching Styles ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Educational Field

In the educational field, teaching styles are one of the most important aspects because student’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes are dependent on it. Suitable teaching styles differ from subject to subject. Hence, we should find out the most suitable teaching styles for each subject. Mathematics is considered one of the most difficult subjects among students and it is a complex subject with practical applications. The main purpose of this research was to find out how teaching styles affect to enhance student’s Mathematical education. The objectives of the study were to find out the most suitable teaching styles to teach mathematics and the advantages and disadvantages of each teaching style towards it. Under a qualitative research design, a semi-structured interview method with open-ended questions was used to collect data. The sample was six participants inclusive of both males and females from a rural provincial school in the Rathnapura district of Sri Lanka. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results indicated that teaching styles directly influenced to enhance student’s mathematical education. Further, it showed that every teaching style had advantages and disadvantages. Yet, the results could not confirm what the best teaching style for mathematical education is. The findings of the research will help spur further research to identify what the most suitable teaching style for mathematical education is and the positive and negative outcomes of each teaching style.

scholarly journals Kimwimbi Women as Mirrored in the Cultural & Social Notions & Expressions

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1175-1180
Author(s):  
Christine Atieno ◽  
Jane Kathom
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Social Semiotics ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Linguistic Group ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide

Among the Mwimbi linguistic group, expressions exist or are used for a variety of purposes including communication and all are geared towards socialization of societal members so as to enable each fit in their expected caliber. In the social context words and expressions have been used by Mwimbi speakers to explicitly devalue women by normally not saying what they mean. The purpose of this study therefore, is to establish the notions expressed by cultural and social beliefs and practices upon which devaluing of women is based. The objective of this paper is to find out the cultural and social notions and expressions used to devalue women in Kimwimbi Language. Halliday's Social Semiotics Theory was used. A qualitative research design was used. Data was collected in Mwimbi in Ganga Ward Maara sub county, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The population includes all the expressions that contribute to devaluing women in Kimwimbi. Speakers of the language were selected through purposive sampling. Data was collected using focus group discussion guides and a semi structured interview guide. The paper established that the Kimwimbi Language uses expressions that are heavily embedded on cultural and social attitudes to devalue women.

scholarly journals TOWARDS MAQASID SHARIAH IN SUSTAINING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH IMPACTFUL STRATEGIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Sabariyah Yaakub ◽  
Nik Ab Halim Nik Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Life On Earth

Maqasid Shariah requires the preservation of life on earth and with the relevance of environmental sustainability in protecting the earth and all life within it, the objectives of this paper is to investigate the strategies taken by a port in order to be environmentally sustainable and discuss it according to the principles of Maqasid Shariah. Qualitative research design was employed where data was collected through semi-structured interview with the officers in charge of environment at the company. Findings indicate that strategies implemented by the port have been successful in reducing emission and improve air quality which is an important step both to being environmentally sustainable and adhering to the Maqasid Shariah principles.

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