scholarly journals Germany: The Quest for World Class

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Kehm
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Vertical Differentiation ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Federal Minister ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Excellence Initiative ◽  
International Visibility ◽  
World Class ◽  
Economic Future ◽  
German Universities

In 2004 the education and research federal minister made a proposal to identify Germany's top-level institutions to secure Germany's competitiveness and economic future in the emerging knowledge society and to strengthen the international visibility of German universities as high-quality institutions with cutting-edge research. This plan formed the birth of the German "excellence initiative." The initiative not only triggered more competition among German universities; it also marked a conscious shift toward a more vertical differentiation of the system as a whole.

scholarly journals The Thorny Excellence Initiative in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip G. Altbach ◽  
Rahul Choudaha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Research University ◽  
High Impact ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Excellence Initiative ◽  
Impact Research ◽  
World Class ◽  
The Government

India enrolls 35 million students in its large and complex higher education system. In its ambition to enter world-class university rankings, the government has identified six “Institutions of Eminence.” The case of the “greenfield” Jio Institute exemplifies the thorny policy landscape and expectations of building a high-impact research university.

The Worldwide Instantiation of the University

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-42
Author(s):  
David John Frank ◽  
John W. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
World Class ◽  
The University ◽  
University Expansion

This chapter describes the multi-dimensional expansion of the university, focusing especially on its accumulating numbers and global diffusion. It stresses the transcendence and universalism of the university at the global level. It also analyzes how university expansion is expected to occur earlier and more fully in the global core than in the global periphery, in democracies than in dictatorships, in the natural sciences than in the social sciences or humanities, and in world-class research universities more than local teaching colleges. The chapter highlights the university as a global institution and the global knowledge society that arises upon it. It examines the spread of universities around the world and studies local instances of a general model that is a central point to sociological neo-institutional theory.

High-quality cutting edge preparation of micromilling tools using wet abrasive jet machining process

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Krebs ◽  
M. Wolf ◽  
D. Biermann ◽  
W. Tillmann ◽  
D. Stangier
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Abrasive Jet Machining ◽  
Cutting Edge Preparation ◽  
Edge Preparation

Developing a scale for measuring high performance partnerships

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
André de Waal ◽  
Robert Goedegebuure ◽  
Eveline Hinfelaar
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
World Class ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Cable Company

Purpose – The importance of partnerships to organizational success has increased considerably the past decennia and many organizations strive at creating high-performance partnerships (HPPs). For this to happen, organizations in the partnerships have to be of high quality and their collaborations should be world-class. Whereas the factors that create high-performance organizations (HPO) are by now reasonably well established, the HPP factors are still unclear. The purpose of this paper is to develop a scale for measuring the factors of importance for creating and maintaining HPPs, and relates these factors to the factors of the HPO framework and to the success of the partnership. Design/methodology/approach – During a literature study ten potential factors of importance for creating and maintaining HPPs were identified. These potential factors were put in a questionnaire, together with the factors that create the HPO and the factor that measures the success of the partnership. This questionnaire was administered to a cable company, which was working on becoming an HPO, and four of its main suppliers. The data were subjected to a factor analysis which yielded a HPP framework consisting of three factors and 19 underlying characteristics. In addition, these HPP factors were put in a regression analysis with the factors of the HPO framework and the success of the partnership factor. Findings – The research results show a strong relationship between three HPP factors, the five HPO factors, and the success of a partnership factor. Research limitations/implications – This research adds to the literature by extending the concept of HPOs to the value chain these HPOs operate in. Thus the research into the factors of successful partnerships has been brought forward. The practical benefit of the research is that organizations can use the HPP factors to increase the quality of the partnerships they have with their suppliers and customers. Originality/value – There is much literature on partnerships but not so much on partnerships between organizations which strive to become a HPOs, and in the process need to create partnership of high quality.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Produk Tempat Sampah Penghancur Plastik Berbasis Green Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Deyorizky Setyo Nugroho ◽  
Farra Nabila Murti ◽  
Max Dewar Rivero ◽  
Muhammad Noviandy ◽  
Siti Nurlelyza Trisaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Technology Planning ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
A Company

<em><em></em>Abstrak</em> – <strong>Inovasi merupakan aspek kunci yang mendorong suatu perusahaan semakin berkembang dan tetap bertahan dalam ketatnya persaingan di pasar. Seiringan dengan perkembangan teknologi yang revolusioner, menimbulkan adanya kebutuhan akan produk-produk dengan kemampuan yang mutakhir, oleh karena itu dibutuhan pola pikir yang kreatif dan berorientasi pada kreativitas bagi para perusahaan untuk tetap mempertahankan kedudukannya di persaingan pasar. Dalam upaya menghasilkan produk yang inovatif dan berkualitas tinggi, diperlukan perencanaan dan pengembangan produk yang komprehensif, selain itu juga diharapkan memiliki manfaat yang berkelanjutan dan bermanfaat bagi kelestarian lingkungan. Salah satu orientasi yang ditujukan pada perusahaan saat ini ialah mengembangkan Green Technology yang merujuk pada pembangunan dan aplikasi produk, peralatan serta sistem untuk memelihara alam sekitar dan meminimumkan dampak kerusakan lingkungan yang diakibatkan oleh manusia. Pada penelitian ini, dilakukan perencanaan dan pengembangan produk tempat sampah penghancur plastik ramah lingkungan bertenaga mekanik, dengan sensor elektrik yang mampu mendeteksi ketinggian sampah agar tidak menumpuk. Alur penelitian dilakukan mulai dari pencarian dan pengumpulan ide produk, penyaringan ide produk yang feasible dan berpotensi menguntungkan, pembuatan prototipe produk, hingga analisis ekonomi dari produk yang akan dikembangkan. Tempat sampah penghancur sampah yang ramah lingkungan ini diberi nama Trade (Trash Destroyer).</strong><p><em>Abstract</em> - <strong>Innovation is a key aspect that encourages a company to grow and stay afloat in the tight competition in the market. In tandem with revolutionary technological developments, there is a need for products with cutting edge capabilities, therefore a creative, creativity-oriented mindset is required for companies to maintain their position in the marketplace. To be able to produce innovative and high quality products, comprehensive product planning and development is required, but it is also expected to have sustainable and beneficial benefits for environmental sustainability. One of the orientations aimed at companies today is to develop Green Technology which refers to the development and application of products, equipment and systems to maintain the natural surroundings and nature and minimize or minimize negative impressions rather than human activities. This study carries out the planning and development of an environmentally friendly, mechanical-powered, plastic crushing trash bin that is equipped with electric sensors which is capable of detecting the height of waste to prevent trash accumulation. The flow of research is carried out starting from the search and collection of product ideas, filtering feasible and potentially profitable product ideas, making product prototypes, to economic analysis of the products to be developed. This environmentally friendly trash dumpster is named Trade (Trash Destroyer).</strong></p><p><em><strong>Keywords</strong></em> - <em>Green Technology, Planning and Development, Trade</em></p>

scholarly journals Knowledge Society, Educational Attainment, and the Unequal City: A Sociospatial Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Gerhard ◽  
Michael Hoelscher ◽  
Editha Marquardt
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Social Polarization ◽  
World Class ◽  
Good Schools ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
Selective Access

AbstractEducation plays a key role in knowledge society, since, from a meritocratic perspective, it opens up fair opportunities for well-paid jobs, thereby increasing social mobility and well-being more generally. In order to foster their economic competitiveness, cities are therefore encouraged to engage in knowledge-based urban development by trying to provide good schools and world-class universities to attract the “creative class.” However, meritocracy is a “myth,” as access to educational opportunities is itself socially biased. With the example of Heidelberg, a so-called “knowledge pearl,” we show how knowledge-institutions, such as the university, may shape socioenvironmental contexts in ways conducive to spatially selective access to—and use of—educational opportunities. Instead of reducing social polarization, knowledge-institutions may instead (re-)produce inequalities.

scholarly journals Publisher's Comment

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Schnitz
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Research

Welcome to the Journal of Biocommunication issue 44-1. The issue represents our first issue of 2020 and our eighth issue designed for our new mixed publishing format that offers our authors traditional publishing as well as open access options. Our Journal is dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research, and we accept manuscripts, which are of interest to the broader bioscience community. We welcome authors reporting on their high-impact discoveries, cutting-edge research, and new imaging methodologies. Our professional organizations and the Journal are critical for generating open access content of scholarly, intellectual, and creative merit.  

scholarly journals Increasing the company’s performance in knowledge society

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 134-138
Author(s):  
M. Odehnalová
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
A Company

The management of changes, innovations, knowledge and human resources of a company are among the crucial factors having an impact on the performance of the company. An organizational change is one of the first conditions for the successful increase in the company’s performance if the system approach to the management of changes is observed. A company or its management, if it wants to be successful and to increase the company performance, must strive to change the processes, values and thinking of people, bring new innovative ideas into business and to verify them in the everyday practice. All corporate potential must be used for high-quality innovations that bring profit in the end. If the knowledge management is implemented, the corporate knowledge can be used more efficiently. Management of human resources and work performance ranks among the most-demanding management spheres, having an impact on the overall corporate performance.

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