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Performance measurement and NPOs' effectiveness:does internal stakeholders' trust matter? Evidence from Palestine
No full textPurpose: This study proposes a model of the effect of financial and non-financial performance measures on nonprofit organizations’ (NPOs’) effectiveness where internal stakeholders' trust play an intervening role in the aforementioned relationships.Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 218 employees working at the largest Palestinian NPOs. The perceptions of these employees were used to measure the variables, and structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypotheses.Findings: Results suggest that the use of financial and non-financial performance measures was positively related to NPOs' effectiveness. Internal stakeholders' trust showed a significant mediating effect between the use of performance measures and NPOs' effectiveness.Practical implications: This study may be of value for NPOs' managers due to the positive effects performance measurement (PM) can have on NPO effectiveness. Managers and boards should seek to enhance their internal stakeholders' trust to achieve higher levels of effectiveness.Originality/value: This study has three main contributions. First, it is one of the very few papers which empirically examines the links between PM and NPOs' effectiveness, rather than providing conceptual lens. Second, the paper investigates the role of stakeholders' trust as a mediating mechanism in the proposed model, a topic that has been neglected by NPOs governance researchers. Finally, the study uses data from the Palestinian context, contributing to the PM literature by providing evidence on the relationship between performance measures and NPOs' effectiveness from a non-Western context.</p
Bobby Mohammed … A Steelpan Legend Re-emerges
No full textThe author interviews Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed, the sprightly and spiritual 71-year old arranger as he reflects and comments on his re-emergence on the music scene. Mohammed became the youngest arranger to win a Panorama title at the age of 22 in 1965 and was honoured with one of the country's highest national awards, the Humming Bird Medal Gold
The impact of donor support on public financial management and fiscal reform in developing countries : the case of Jordan
No full textIn recent decades, many developing countries have received external assistance to
implement economic reforms, with public financial management (PFM) and fiscal
reforms being critical components. Jordan, facing a series of crises, requires substantial
support in these areas. This study aims to evaluate the impact of donor support on fiscal
reforms in Jordan and explore its historical context. The investigation involves analysing
the design, implementation, and management of PFM and fiscal reform initiatives which
cover revenue management, public budgeting, budget execution, accounting, financial
reporting, and public expenditure management. This investigation addresses strategies
and tools employed, methods for measuring performance, mechanisms promoting
sustainability, and techniques supporting reform initiatives. Critical theory is adopted to
understand power dynamics, interests, and politics influencing and shaping change and
reform efforts in Jordan. Using an interpretive approach within the critical research
paradigm, the research triangulates findings from contextual analysis, surveys, and
interviews to ensure objectivity, credibility, validity, and reliability. The study provides
a comprehensive understanding of the key mechanisms driving PFM reform and the
factors influencing its success. It identifies several critical factors for successful PFM
reform, emphasising the need to prioritise political commitment, collaboration,
government ownership, communication, and accountability. The research notes
challenges related to sustainability and adaptability and provides insights to inform policy
and strategic planning for donor agencies and recipient governments. It encourages future
studies to enhance the understanding of PFM reforms in other countries, improve
generalisability, and explore the importance of accountability in improving the
performance of PFM reform initiatives
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No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Gabeyehu Adugna (Principal Investigator), Rachel Dwyer (Principle Investigator) Ahmed Tayib (Local Project Manager), Muhammed Jawad (Boston Facilitator). Technical Team: Prof. Fallou Ngom (Project Director and the Former Director of African Studies Center), Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries), and Ethan Key (Intern, BU Libraries). The fieldwork team would like to thank the following individuals and institutions who provided vital assistance in facilitation and consultation during fieldwork: Dr.Endris Mohammed, Professor, Addis Ababa University Linguistics Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Hussein Kassim Mohammedsani, PhD candidate. Addis Ababa University Linguistics Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Council, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Additional thanks to to the staff of the Rahnile Hotel in Bahir Dar.
This collection of Amharic Ajami manuscripts are copied as part of the African Studies Center's African Ajami Library.
Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright. All rights reserved to the author. For use, distribution or reproduction contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).
Materials in this web edition may be cited as: Adugna, G., Dwyer,R., Ngom, F., and Castro, E. (2021). African Ajami Library: Amharic Ajami Manuscripts. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/39804. For Inquiries: Please Contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Provenance / Custodial history: This manuscript is owned by Ahmed Tayib of Debre Tabor, Ethiopia. Ahmed Tayib is the son of the author. This is an original work written by Mohammed Hassan Zite in 1965 EC (1972 CE/AD). The author had studied in several regions of Ethiopia, including the Dana mosque, in Tigray, and in Yajju areas. He was a teacher in Bahir Dar, and now, in his nineties, lives in the Begemder region. Handwritten manuscript on ledger lined paper using black ink (marker?) for the rasm and i'jam, but including blue ink (ball point pen?) for the harakat (vowel diacritics). The title uses a character for "ñ" which is a "ي" with an additional dot. Photographed in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.This manzuma expresses the longing (ናፍቆት, nafqot) to be with Allah. It uses some words and phrases in the Amharic language that relate especially to the Gondar region.The contents of this collection were developed with support of the Title VI National Resource Center grant # P015A180164 from the U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government
Implications of the Improvement of Teaching Quality for Professional Development (PD) of Academics at the Colleges of Applied Sciences (CASs) in the Sultanate of Oman
No full textThe Oman Accreditation Council (OAC), which is called later the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA), designed a higher education institution (HEI) Quality Assurance (QA) framework for Omani public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), starting with a quality audit process in 2008. The Colleges of Applied Sciences (CASs), as a public HEI, are required to ensure the quality of all services and activities to meet particular national standards (specified in the framework) in order to gain a HEI and programme certificate. In line with a quality audit scope, the quality of the fields of PD and related teaching quality should be ensured and enhanced by the promotion and contribution of the former field to the maintenance and improvement of the latter one.
The chief purpose of this study was to identify the uptake and implications of the growing requirement to improve teaching quality and the PD of academics at the CASs in the Sultanate of Oman especially in the context of the application of the QA framework. The study focused on examining the academics’ participation in professional development programmes (PDPs) and current perceptions of PD with respect to the improvement of teaching quality improvement at these colleges. The current study also dealt with a reorganization and prioritization of academics’ PD needs, barriers to effective PD, and factors to enhance PD of academics regarding teaching quality improvement in the colleges.
Based on the purpose and research objectives, the current study adopted both positivist (quantitative) and interpretive (qualitative) research paradigms. Because the study perused quantitative and qualitative data regarding certain variables, it chose a mixed-research design. The researcher designed survey questionnaire to collect quantitative data and a semi-structured interview and a focus group discussion to probe and interpret quantitative findings. After fulfillment of the validity and reliability measurements, a self-completion questionnaire was distributed to a stratified random sample of academics (170) over the six CASs. A total of 150 questionnaires (out of 170) were completed and returned and the response-rate reached 88.2%. The quantitative data was analyzed by appropriate analysis using the Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS), while the qualitative data was analyzed by appropriate qualitative analysis.
The findings of the study showed that the level of academics’ participation in PDPs to improve teaching quality in the last two years in the CASs seems to be unsatisfactorily low. The current perceptions of the PD situations in the colleges, relating to teaching quality improvement, signified a shortage in the number of available PDPs and/or a discouragement of academics’ participation in these programmes in the last two years. The study also revealed all the 22 PD needs of academics regarding the improvement of teaching quality are significantly demanded by participants; the higher rated needs focused on a development of ‘student centred’ skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Furthermore, the study illustrated that the highest significant perceived barriers to effective PD in the CASs, as related to teaching quality improvement, focus on a lack of a clear institutional PD policy and a lack of appropriately systematic PD plans. The study also revealed all 10 perceived factors to enhance PD regarding teaching quality improvement are very important. The most significant factors represented and stressed particular problematic issues (the high rated barriers) and a reduction of a heavy workload to enhance academics’ participation in PD regarding the improvement of teaching quality.
Conclusions drawn from the discussion of the findings of study include a lack of a clear PD policy at national and institutional levels and absence of a particular authority/unit concerning PD issues in Omani HEIs. The two problematic issues resulted in a lack of systematic and realistic PD plans in the CASs, involving a lack of academics’ involvement in PD plans, a misconnection of academics’ PD needs to PD, inappropriate facilities and resources allocation, and inappropriate evaluation processes of PD. In addition, the conclusions also include that PD of academics regarding the improvement of teaching quality in the colleges requires more attention and focus to manage particular significant issues perceived by participants as both barriers and potential facilitators relating to PD of academics.
Based on identified conclusions, particular implications for policy and practice to enhance PD to improve teaching quality were set at three levels: governmental, institutional, and individual. Moreover, achievements of the current study according to the research questions were identified and contributions of the study to the fields of PD, teaching quality, and the context of QA and quality audit in HE were addressed. Based on the findings and conclusions, particular directions and recommended issues were suggested to be studied by further research to benefit the enhancement of PD and related teaching quality improvement
Corrigendum: Transient analytical solution of temperature distribution and fracture limits in pulsed solid-state laser rod by Khalid S. Shibib, Mohammed A. Munshid, Mohammed Jalal Abdul Rayyak, and Luma Hasan Salman* , doi reference: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI141011090S
No full textSimeon Oka, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Thermal Science request that it
is necessary to name of the 3rd author of the paper TRANSIENT ANALYTICAL
SOLUTION OF TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION AND FRACTURE LIMITS IN PULSED
SOLID-STATE LASER ROD by Khalid S. SHIBIB, Mohammed A. MUNSHID, Mohammed
Jalal ABDUL RAYYAK, and Luma Hasan SALMAN* Laser and Optoelectronics
Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq published
in the journal Thermal Science, Year 2017, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 1213-1222
since due to typing error of the Editorial staff, name of the 3rd author
was not correctly written. Name of the 3rd author written as Mohammed
Jalal ABDUL RAYYAK has to be written as: Mohammed Jalal ABDULRAZZAQ <br><br><font color="red"><b> Link to the corrected article <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/TSCI141011090S">10.2298/TSCI141011090S</a></b></u></jats:p
R01. HIV-1 Tat Dysregulates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Stress Axis and Potentiates Oxycodone-mediated Psychomotor and Anxiety-like Behavior of Male Mice
No full textCorresponding author (BioMolecular Sciences): Mohammed Salahuddin, [email protected]://egrove.olemiss.edu/pharm_annual_posters/1000/thumbnail.jp
Tilman Nagels " ‚Authentizität‘ in der Leben-Mohammed-Forschung". Eine Antwort
No full textThis contribution is a response to Tilman Nagel's essay " ‘Authentizität' in der Leben-Mohammed-Forschung” [‘Authenticity' in the research on the Life of Mohammed] in which the author again presents the main theses argued in his monograph Mohammed. Leben und Legende and responds to criticism. Whereas his critics agree with Nagel that complete ‘authenticity' is unattainable in principle, yet an asymptotic approximation of Mohammed as a figure is indeed possible, the way to attain such an approximation remains a matter of dispute. Contrary to Nagel, the proponents of the so-called isnad-cum-matn analysis hold this method, which offers the possibility to date ḥadīṯs (traditions) and reconstruct texts in circulation in the 1st cent. H., for one of the most successful towards achieving this goal. Another successful procedure of proven value is the evaluation and appraisal of the corpus of traditions traced back to ʿUrwa b. az-Zubayr (d. c. 712), one of the earliest and most important collectors of historical material in Islam. Proponents of both of these procedures do not apply the term ‘authentic', as asserted by Nagel, in the sense of ‘what exactly happened', but rather use this term if the transmitters of a tradition are historical figures and when the process of transmission is proven to have ensued as indicated in the chain of transmissio
Tilman Nagels „,Authentizität‘ in der Leben-Mohammed-Forschung“. Eine Antwort
No full textThis contribution is a response to Tilman Nagel's essay “ ‘Authentizität’ in der Leben-Mohammed-Forschung” [‘Authenticity’ in the research on the Life of Mohammed] in which the author again presents the main theses argued in his monograph Mohammed. Leben und Legende and responds to criticism. Whereas his critics agree with Nagel that complete ‘authenticity’ is unattainable in principle, yet an asymptotic approximation of Mohammed as a figure is indeed possible, the way to attain such an approximation remains a matter of dispute. Contrary to Nagel, the proponents of the so-called isnad-cum-matn analysis hold this method, which offers the possibility to date ḥadīṯs (traditions) and reconstruct texts in circulation in the 1st cent. H., for one of the most successful towards achieving this goal. Another successful procedure of proven value is the evaluation and appraisal of the corpus of traditions traced back to ʿUrwa b. az-Zubayr (d. c. 712), one of the earliest and most important collectors of historical material in Islam. Proponents of both of these procedures do not apply the term ‘authentic’, as asserted by Nagel, in the sense of ‘what exactly happened’, but rather use this term if the transmitters of a tradition are historical figures and when the process of transmission is proven to have ensued as indicated in the chain of transmission
Identity construction and felt-accountability of Palestinian and Israeli human rights activists : the case of the Gaza Strip
No full textThis study critically explores the relationship between identity construction and felt-accountability amongst human rights activists working in Palestinian and Israeli
advocacy NGOs from a postcolonial perspective. Prior accounting research in NGOs
has prioritised the relational and functional accountability of NGOs over individual
accountability of their members. Moreover, advocacy NGOs have not received similar
attention compared with development and welfare NGOs. This thesis addresses the new
construct of felt-accountability using Postcolonial Theory to explore the impact of
postcolonial identity on activists' professional identity vis-à-vis felt-accountability. For
this purpose, I conducted 25 semi-structured interviews with 14 Palestinian activists
working in Palestinian advocacy NGOs and 11 Israeli activists working in Israeli
advocacy NGOs, of whom seven activists introduce themselves as Palestinians despite
their Israeli citizenship. I adopted the critical discourse analysis using Fairclough's
dialectical-relational approach to analyse the interviews narratives at the three-level
analysis (Textual, Discursive and Social). The study provides theoretical and empirical
insights about the construction of a postcolonial identity by activists. It reveals that
activists engage in identity work and adopt multiple tactics to manage their postcolonial
and professional identities, which influences their enactment of felt-accountability. The
study suggests felt-accountability as a by-product of identity that has an affirmative role
in affirming the authentic identity of the colonised and their representation of the Self.
This reciprocal impact has resulted in distinctive forms of felt-accountability, as well as
several noticeable limitations and dark sides. It also explains how felt-accountability is
perceived at individual and collective levels. Contrary to prior research in the field, this
study reveals that felt-accountability, which is discursive and reflexive in nature, does
not necessarily match the imposed accountability of advocacy NGOs. As a result,
activists find themselves in conversations of accountability with their NGOs in which
they exchange their power relations to settle the two accountabilities. This study has
several contributions drawing attention to the significance of identity in shaping felt-accountability, which NGOs and their funders should consider when accountability is in
demand. It reveals the emancipatory potentials of felt-accountability associated with
innovation, creativity, and commitment, hence assisting advocacy NGOs in pursuing
their objectives and protecting their victims. The study encourages future research to
focus more explicitly on how other identities, e.g. gender in NGOs, could facilitate the development of specific types of accountability in different organisational settings, e.g.
social movements, and how felt-accountability could enable organisational members to
change their current identity positions.James Watt scholarshi
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