COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Brazilian Postgraduate Research

2022 ◽  
pp. 290-312
Author(s):  
Andre Fernando Uébe-Mansur ◽  
Giselle Rôças ◽  
Eduardo dos Santos de Oliveira Braga ◽  
Neila Ferreira da Silva Jesus ◽  
Lohaine Miguez Martins
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Brazilian Students

The education area is being deeply affected by COVID-19, and Brazilian students are trying to adapt. This chapter aims to research how postgraduate students are dealing with the challenges of the pandemic. From the following research question, “How did COVID-19 impact different dimensions of students´ lives enrolled at master and doctorate programmes?” the chapter describes the challenges that students from Master and Doctorate programmes of two federal institutes are dealing with and the future perspectives in the context of the pandemic. The research methodology is based on an exploratory approach, grounded on a survey for data regarding the impacts of COVID-19 in three dimensions: private life, professional life, and academic life, aiming to understand if and how their research and educational products development were affected. The results show that, despite stress and efforts, the students could adapt their research for the pandemic situation.

Perceived Realism of Television Medical Dramas and Perceptions About Physicians

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyunyi Cho ◽  
Kari Wilson ◽  
Jounghwa Choi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Perceived Realism ◽  
Medical Dramas ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Different Dimensions

This study investigated whether and how dimensions of perceived realism of television medical dramas are linked to perceptions of physicians. The three dimensions of perceived realism were considered: plausibility, typicality, and narrative consistency. Data from a survey of college students were examined with confirmatory factor analyses and hierarchical regression analyses. Across the three dramas (ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and House), narrative consistency predicted positive perceptions about physicians. Perceived plausibility and typicality of the medical dramas showed no significant association with perceptions about physicians. These results illustrate the importance of distinguishing different dimensions of perceived realism and the importance of narrative consistency in influencing social beliefs.

scholarly journals Disentangling the effects of post-entry speed of internationalisation on export performance of INVs

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 780-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arash Sadeghi ◽  
Elizabeth L Rose ◽  
Sylvie Chetty
Keyword(s):  
Export Performance ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Organisational Learning ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
International New Ventures ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Entry Speed ◽  
Post Entry ◽  
Intensity Spread

This article aims to explore the under-researched topic of post-entry speed of internationalisation (PSI) in the context of international new ventures (INVs). We unbundle PSI and examine its relationship with both financial and non-financial export performance, considering three related, but conceptually distinct, dimensions of PSI: internationalisation intensity, spread and geographical diversity. Building on organisational learning theory, we highlight different mechanisms that contribute to post-entry performance outcomes among INVs. Our findings from a sample of 112 INVs in New Zealand provide evidence that the three dimensions of PSI are distinct and that they have different impacts on financial and non-financial export performance. This article contributes to the limited, yet growing body of literature on PSI by providing a deeper understanding of PSI and its constituent dimensions. In addition, this study offers new theoretical insights into how and why different dimensions of post-entry speed of internationalisation can contribute to stronger export performance.

Integration and volunteering: the case of first-generation immigrants to Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Stefanie Ruiz ◽  
Lili Wang ◽  
Femida Handy
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
First Generation Immigrants ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigates the association between the integration of first-generation immigrants and their volunteering. Using data from a Canadian national survey, we examine three dimensions of immigrant integration: professional, psychosocial and political. General volunteering is not significantly related to integration; however, there exists a relationship between the different dimensions of integration and where immigrants choose to volunteer. Thus, the relationship between the type and degree of immigrant integration and volunteering is nuanced; it matters where volunteering occurs.

Embracing “Bring Your Own Device”

2014 ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Blaisdell ◽  
Michael Kelly ◽  
Michael Lang ◽  
Kieran Muldoon ◽  
Joe Toner
Keyword(s):  
Risk Control ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Bring Your Own Device ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Job Market

People today have greater access to information than ever previously thought possible, and through the acquisition of knowledge feel, they have more control and certainty in their lives. New usages of IT, the expansion of smart phones and tablets, and the arrival of the Internet generation in the job market now mean that the separation between private life and professional life has become muddled. A challenge for modern organisations is whether to allow employees to use their own devices or attempt to halt this advancing tide. Although there is some disagreement about the drivers and perceived benefits, an increasing number of organisations are beginning to accept the practice of “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD). In view of this emerging trend in the modern workplace, this chapter outlines a number of risk control and mitigation strategies that organisations may consider adopting to address the challenges associated with BYOD that lie ahead.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Organizational Resilience in Hospitality Family Firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-49
Author(s):  
Katrin Magdalena Schwaiger ◽  
Anita Zehrer
Keyword(s):  
Family Firms ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
World Health ◽  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Health Organization

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a pandemic of COVID-19. The family-owned hospitality industry in the Tirol has been affected by governmental measures and travel bans in particular. The current study focuses on hospitality family business owners as the backbone of the regional tourism industry. Their dealing with the crisis and their perception of their own organizational resilience is explored. It uses a qualitative exploratory approach with semi-structured interviews to answer the research question. The most surprising result of the interviews was the optimistic state of mind visible among entrepreneurs. In this study, a better understanding of the tourism industry's dealing with a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic is created.

Balancing territorial identities

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 805-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Stöttinger ◽  
Elfriede Penz
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Territorial Identity ◽  
Constituent Element ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Globalized World

Purpose In today’s globalized world, countries are becoming increasingly multiethnic. This raises questions about the different dimensions of consumers’ territorial identities, and how these dimensions are differentiated, interrelated and interlinked. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Using qualitative interviews, this paper investigates how (40) respondents from two different ethnic minorities in a country that is not necessarily considered multiethnic perceive these dimensions of territorial identity (ethnic, regional and national) as a constituent element of their own person and of their behavior. Findings The authors highlight that these three dimensions of territorial identity co-exist as independent entities; they are distinct but interrelated and interconnected. Furthermore, idiosyncrasies in the ethnic sub-samples are investigated and described. These are related to the connection to the country of residence (being born there vs having immigrated there). Finally, avenues for future research, such as expanding the concept of territorial identities and its connection to consumer behavior, are suggested. Originality/value The authors extend the bipolarity commonly used in territorial identities (global vs local or ethnic vs national) to three conceptually independent dimensions. The authors explore the relationships between these dimensions of territorial identity and show that they may not conflict but, instead, co-exist.

scholarly journals Motivation of 14 Year-old Students using Tablets, compared to those using Textbooks and Workbooks

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
David Mendez ◽  
Miriam Mendez ◽  
Juana Anguita
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Science Class ◽  
School Year ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
At Home

Intrinsic motivation is important and it can be divided in different dimensions. The Self-Determination Theory is based on intrinsic motivation. The test based on this theory was given to 14-year old students from three different schools: one where students used tablets in the science class during the 2015-16 school year, and two schools where students used textbooks and workbooks for the same subject in the classroom and at home. The test measured three dimensions of intrinsic motivation: interest and satisfaction in connection with the tasks they perform, how they perceive their competence to use the necessary tools to study and the value of the tasks they perform. The results show that students using tablets are more motivated in the three dimensions measured by the test than those using the textbook.

scholarly journals What Makes Decentralised Energy Storage Schemes Successful? An Assessment Incorporating Stakeholder Perspectives

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 6490
Author(s):  
Pepa Ambrosio-Albalá ◽  
Catherine S. E. Bale ◽  
Andrew J. Pimm ◽  
Peter G. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Storage Scheme ◽  
Value Streams ◽  
Different Dimensions

Decentralised energy storage is increasingly seen as being important for decarbonising local energy systems and the global market for such systems is expected to grow significantly. Several studies have looked into the technical development of decentralised energy storage systems, as well as examining how different business models can enable them to capture a variety of value streams. Recent work has also explored public perceptions of energy storage, yet so far there has been little focus on how the different dimensions affecting deployment interact together. Here, we present the result of a deliberative workshop which gathers stakeholders’ views and addresses how the interplay between these three dimensions affects successful deployment. Our approach is holistic and integrative and utilises a participatory decision-making methodology. The findings of the research add substantially to the understanding of how decentralised energy storage schemes should be implemented. The research reveals that there are many aspects that can help to either facilitate or impede a storage scheme, and stakeholders perceive multiple ways to engage with the deployment of the technology. We show that the following four principles could contribute to achieving success: maximizing simplicity and clarity; managing expectations, uncertainty and risk; generating benefits for the community; and the involvement of trusted actors.

Some Helical Structures Generated by Reflexions

1985 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Helical Structure ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Helical Structures ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Translation Component ◽  
Explicit Formulae ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Early Discussion

There has recently been a revival of interest in the helical structure built up as a column of face-sharing tetrahedra, because of possible applications in structural crystallography (Nelson 1983). This structure and its analogues in spaces of different dimensions are investigated here. It is shown that the only crystallographic cases are the structures in one- and two-dimensional space. For three and higher dimensional space the structures are all non-crystallographic. For the physically important case of three dimensions, this result is implicit in an early discussion by Coxeter (1969). Results obtained here include explicit formulae for the positions of all vertices of the simplexes for dimensions n = 1-4 and a demonstration that, for arbitrary n, the ratio of the translation component of the screw to the edge of the simplex is {6/ n(n+ I)(n+ 2)}1/2

Journey to the Centre of the (Academic) Universe: 20 Steps on Getting Published in Journals

Politics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Lunt ◽  
Carl Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Journal Article ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
Publication Record

As postgraduate students, researchers or junior lecturers, we all aspire to climb the highest peaks of academic life, to bask in our reflected glory and to have the (small disciplinary) world at our feet. Yet how do we assail those peaks? More often than not, they seem like sheer cliff faces or mountain ranges where the noviciate assemble at the bottom and gaze skywards in disbelief. When we look around at academics who have successfully scaled those heights, it is obvious that an effective publication record is essential, where refereed journal articles are particularly prized. Yet the numbers who gather to attempt their own ascent ask the question – is there any straightforward publication route the beginner can follow? Surely we cannot all be left to cut our own path without really knowing where, how, or even whether we should be travelling at all? This article argues that writing academic journal articles has been mystified. For many wanting to get started, it seems like the final destination is a secret place, somewhere that you might stumble across but one where the locals jealously guard the short-cuts. Here we aim to de-mystify journal article writing and provide 20 steps for the prospective writer. These 20 steps, however, provide more a series of useful directions than a definitive map of the terrain. As beginning academics themselves, the authors are, at best, merely amateur cartographers.

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