Promoting a culture of openness: Institutional open access policy development and evaluation at a Canadian university

Institutional open access (OA) policies can act as a solid foundation on which to build university-wide support for open access. This is the first paper to reflect on the entire process of developing, implementing, and reviewing an institutional open access policy at a Canadian post-secondary institution. Simon Fraser University (SFU) is one of a few Canadian universities with an institutional open access policy. As a leader in open access, SFU is well positioned to share observations of our experiences in the first three years of our OA policy. Throughout this paper, we reflect on the role that the policy plays in the broader culture of openness at SFU and on the OA resources and supports provided to SFU researchers. Other institutions may find our observations and adoption of the SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations, results) appreciative inquiry framework useful as they explore future policy development or review and work to promote a culture of open access within their university community.

IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PERUBAHAN KEDUDUKAN KELURAHAN DARI PERANGKAT DAERAH MENJADI PERANGKAT KECAMATAN DI KELURAHAN MATAWAI KECAMATAN KOTA WAINGAPU KABUPATEN SUMBA TIMUR PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis implementasi kebijakan perubahan kedudukan kelurahan dari perangkat daerah menjadi perangkat kecamatan di Kelurahan Matawai Kecamatan Kota Waingapu Kabupaten Sumba Timur, serta untuk menganalisis strategi dalam mengatasi masalah yang timbul akibat kebijakan tersebut. Analisis dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teori implementasi kebijakan yang dikemukakan oleh George C. Edwards III, yakni analisis dengan pendekatan komunikasi, sumber daya, disposisi dan struktur birokrasi. Upaya penemuan solusi menggunakan analisis SOAR (strengths, opportunity, aspiration, result) serta menggunakan quantitative strategic planning matriks (QSPM) dalam menentukan alternatif strategi prioritas. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan induktif yang bertujuan mencari pemahaman berdasarkan fakta atau kenyataan yang ada di lokasi penelitian, kemudian dilakukan penelaahan agar diperoleh gambaran yang jelas dan sistematis dalam rangka pemecahan masalah yang dihadapi. Sumber data yang digunakan adalah person (orang), place (tempat), paper (data). Untuk pengambilan data dan informasi dilakukan menggunakan teknik wawancara, dokumentasi, observasi, dan triangulasi. Kemudian teknik analisis data meliputi data collection (pengumpulan data), data display (penyajian data), data reduction (reduksi data), dan conclusion drawing (penarikan simpulan). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan pengolahan data diperoleh: 1) Secara umum pelaksanaan kegiatan pemerintahan di Kelurahan Matawai berjalan dengan baik, namun masih terdapat masalah yang timbul, yakni menyangkut sumber daya manusia, anggaran, kewenangan, tugas pokok dan fungsi, pengangkatan birokrat, insentif dan SOP. 2) berdasarkan hasil pengolahan data, alternatif strategi terpilih yang menjadi prioritas adalah Kelurahan Matawai harus mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan sumber daya manusia/staf.

Building collaboration in teams through emotional intelligence: Mediation by SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results)

In today’s global business environment teams are fast becoming the norm. Collaboration is an essential factor in leveraging team effectiveness, and organizations are looking for strategies to increase collaboration among their teams. In this study, we administered an eSurvey to 308 professionals working in face-to-face and virtual teams to investigate emotional intelligence and strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results as strategies to support the collaborative process. Results found the regression of collaboration on emotional intelligence (controlling for age, ethnicity, and education) was significant (p<.01). Results also found a significant indirect effect between emotional intelligence and collaboration as mediated by strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results (β=0.110,Z=2.444). We focus on understanding the effect of emotional intelligence on team collaboration as mediated by strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results. Recommendations are provided for increasing emotional intelligence and strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results among team members. Our research has important implications for teams and their pervasive use in business.