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Biomimicry in Leadership: How Healthy Leaders Facilitate Healthy Organisational Ecosystems– Lessons from Keystone Species
Full text linkThis dissertation presents the first empirical study investigating whether patterns of behaviour in keystone species can inform a biomimetic approach to healthy leadership that supports resilience. Keystone species are nature's influencers. They contribute to ecosystem health through their disproportionate impact on their environments. Through an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design, this study analysed 30 keystone species across nine behavioural categories, conducted semi-structured interviews with ten sustainability leaders, and carried out three expert case studies on biomimicry, homeostasis, and human wellbeing.
Four promising connections were found between keystone mechanisms and sustainable leadership practices, which provide a starting point for a keystone-inspired framework: (1) relational infrastructure — leaders seek to build long-term, mutually reinforcing relationships that encourage trust-based resilience; (2) condition creation — leaders construct enabling contexts for systemic flourishing instead of controlling outcomes; (3) dynamic homeostasis — leaders reconcile their need for stability with their demands for change through micro-changes and ongoing recalibration for resilience and repair; and (4) cascade amplification — leaders recognise system interdependencies and design networks strategically that enhance the positive impacts in an organisational ecosystem.
The study presents the beginnings of a keystone-inspired framework that reframes leadership from traditional models to system regulation that sustains health. As well as theoretical contributions to the literature in ecological and leadership scholarship, it offers practical recommendations for leadership development, human resource protocols, organisational architecture, and regenerative practices. It is subject to limitations related to purposive sampling and scope, yet it provides a compelling evidence-informed groundwork for the future development of a keystone approach to healthy, resilient leadership
Exploring Risk-Based Decision-Making Practices in Malaysian Oil and Gas Companies: A Qualitative Study on Key Implementation Elements for Business Value Creation
Full text linkThe volatile market and rapid technological advancement have caused Malaysian businesses to face high uncertainty, particularly in the oil and gas industry due to fluctuations in commodity prices, regulatory changes, and environmental pressures. This sector significantly contributes to the Malaysian economy, making up an average of 25% of national revenue over the past decade. This research aims to investigate risk-based decision-making framework key elements, its implications to the organisation business value creation and other determinant factors or emergent that contribute to greater business value creation in selected Malaysian oil and gas companies. Qualitative case study and grounded theory approaches were used, involving fourteen semi-structured case study interviews and two focus groups with ten participants, all business and risk managers who are involved in decision-making process and experienced selected through purposive sampling method. The findings provided sufficient data to identify risk governance, integration of risk assessment in decision making and involvement of relevant parties as key elements for effective implementation of risk-based decision-making framework. Findings also highlighted several positive implications of effective implementation, and enablers for better framework deployment. Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework – Value Creation Approach has been developed with the aims to integrate risk management into business decisions, enhancing informed decision-making by top management and boards to overcome the challenges faced by oil and gas companies in high risk and volatile market. Besides enterprise risk management, guided by international standards such as ISO 31000 and COSO, the framework is underpinned by Agency Theory, Stakeholder Theory, Rappaport Value Management System, and Decision-Making Models. Designed to be robust, comprehensive, and integrated, the framework aims to pivot business processes to meet enterprise objectives. This will benefit not only the Malaysian oil and gas industry but also other industries by preparing them for volatile market situations based on their capabilities and capacities
Interim report of the Comparative analysis of early years workforce policy in the four UK nations (EYW4N) project
No full textAn Exploration of the Influence of Lesbian Parents on Their Children’s Gender Conformity
Full text linkFamily and LGBTQ+ researchers have had an interest in lesbian parented families since the 1970s (Bozett, 1987; Chan et al., 1998; Golombok et al., 1983; Green, 1978; Kirkpatrick et al., 1981; Miller, 1979), including any impact on the children of these families. Common areas of research in this area included gender socialisation, psychological development and social adaptation (Berkowitz, 2009; Clarke, 2002; Clarke and Kitzinger, 2005). This literature review focusses on the existing research in this area, to explore the
influence of lesbian parents on their children’s gender conformity (Berkowitz and Ryan, 2011; Bos and Sandfort 2010; Garwood and Lewis, 2019; Goldberg, 2010; Gonzalez and Lopez-Gavino, 2023). This research was analysed alongside relevant legislation and policy, which enabled a critical review of the existing themes in the literature. Findings from this critical analysis suggest that lesbian parents are able to resist heteronormative assumptions through challenging gender stereotypes (Goldberg, 2007), and that, whilst research pre-2007 suggested that lesbian parents raised gender conforming children (Anderssen et al., 2002; Kane, 2006), advancements in language and understanding in more recent studies have challenged this notion (Averett, 2016; Teo et al., 2022)
The Impact of Technology on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in UK Banks
Full text linkThis research investigates the relationship between retail bank customers in the UK and the technologies the banks have adopted to manage and build customer relationship management. The main objective is to explore the impact of these technological advancements on CRM in UK retail banks and the influence on customers. The researcher’s development of ideas has two phases. The first phase, conducted in 2021, involved an empirical survey of retail bank customers. This phase provided significant insight, such as the increased adoption of online banking. The second phase compared three perspectives: the views of retail banks regarding their customers, customers’ actual responses from the survey, and independent observers’ opinions, drawing on the internet, social networks and various sources in the public domain, all referenced in the body of the thesis. The study recognises that retail banks now operate in a globally competitive financial market, significantly influenced by globalisation, CRM technologies, and the internet. The main research question is, “How have customers responded to significant technological innovations?” It examines the direct interface between three perspectives: customers, retail banks, and independent observers.
The author developed a Venn diagram model of technology acceptance that visually represented the blends of acceptance, adoption, and adaptation concepts that highlight each perspective’s intersections, commonalities, and differences. The study findings underscore the significant benefits of retail bank technologies, with high customer awareness and usage. The convenience, accessibility, and personalised experiences these technologies offer have transformed banking interactions and transactions, making online banking the preferred method for most adults in the UK. This transformation signals a promising future for CRM in UK retail banks.
The study also found a significant shift from manual processes to sophisticated data-driven systems. This transition has empowered banks to harness customer data for personalised and customer-centric banking, paving the way for a more efficient and customer-friendly future of banking. The transformative power of technology is evident, inspiring a hopeful future for CRM in UK retail banks. However, the findings also highlight the risks associated with technology, on CRM such as fraud, identity theft, and transaction mistakes, which underscore the need for robust security measures and customer education. The thesis offers empirical, academic, and practical contributions by providing a detailed analysis of the evolution of CRM technologies in UK retail banking. It offers an informed future trajectory of CRM technology development, enlightening and preparing the audience for what is to come. This research contributes to the body of knowledge by developing a unique conceptual framework that visually represents and clarifies the relationships and interactions central to CRM technology’s impact. The research also significantly contributes to practitioners by providing helpful advice promoting safety and confidence when using CRM technologies. This emphasis on the safety and confidence provided by the research is intended to make the audience feel secure and reassured about using CRM technologies
The Impact of Physiotherapy on Cardiopulmonary Function in Post Covid-19 Patients
Full text linkBackground: A significant percentage of COVID-19 survivors have left behind chronic cardiopulmonary dysfunction, which manifests as fatigue, dyspnoea, decreased exercise tolerance, and decreased lung capacity. A key non-invasive rehabilitation technique in the absence of many pharmaceutical alternatives is physical therapy. In this dissertation, the evidence about the efficacy of physical therapy therapies in improving quality of life and cardiopulmonary function in patients recovering from COVID-19 is comprehensively reviewed.
Methods: PRISMA criteria were followed in conducting a systematic literature review across databases such as PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. Using the PICO methodology, studies released between December 2019 and December 2024 were vetted. Using the Joanna Briggs Institute's techniques, ten appropriate peer-reviewed quantitative research (RCTs and cohort designs) were evaluated critically. Inspiratory muscle training, telerehabilitation, aerobic and resistance training, pulmonary rehabilitation, and cutting-edge techniques like spinal neuromodulation were among the interventions that were investigated. The primary objectives included quality-of-life measurements (SF-36, EQ-5D), exercise capacity (6MWT, VO₂ peak), and lung function (FEV₁, FVC, DLCO, MIP).
Results: Post-COVID-19 patients' quality of life, activity tolerance, and respiratory function were all consistently enhanced by physiotherapy therapies. The most successful programs were multimodal ones, however home-based models and telerehabilitation provided workable substitutes. Although they need more study, novel techniques including neuromodulation showed promise.
Conclusion: An intervention that is safe, efficient, and scalable for improving cardiac recovery following COVID-19 is physiotherapy. Public health and long-term pandemic recovery measures are significantly impacted by the reduction of symptom burden and the restoration of functional independence. To support the evidence and guide policy, future studies should give special attention to large-scale RCTs, standardized outcome measures, long-term follow-up, cost-effectiveness analyses, and the incorporation of patient-reported outcomes
Frege and prior on tense and sense
Full text linkContemporary philosophical debate in the philosophy of time draws on two, fairly distinct, sources: physics and philosophical logic. This paper focuses on the latter, and, in particular, on representatives of the dominant views: ‘tenseless’ (Frege) and ‘tensed’ (Prior). Their rival accounts of the sense of differently tensed talk are compared. It is argued that while they share preconceptions that might be questioned, Prior's appeal to relief that a pain is over may, properly understood, contribute to a philosophical understanding of time in a way that is largely precluded by widespread, and challengeable, ideas about the character of language and logic: ideas that fail properly to acknowledge the sense in which talk is in time
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