161,142 research outputs found
Construction of Student Groups Using Belbin: Supporting Group Work in Environmental Management
No full textBelbin team role self and observer perceptions were applied to a large cohort (145) of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences undergraduates in a module assessed through two separate group projects. Students self-selected groups for the first project; for the second, groups were more ‘balanced.’ Results show slight improvement in group performance compared with that of previous years, with a significant increase in first-class grades. No evidence was found linking group balance to performance; however, students recognized the value of their Belbin report when entering the job market. Belbin usefully contextualizes regularly occurring group work issues and provides students with ways of managing these issues
Has the time arrived for cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in psychiatric disorders?
No full textPsychiatric disorders are currently classified, in the majority of cases, by clinical syndromes. However, advances over the last decade in imaging and biochemical biomarkers in several Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders anticipate the incorporation of some of these markers in the diagnostic work-up of psychiatric conditions. In particular, CSF biomarkers offer the possibility of detecting a wide range of pathophysiological processes in the CNS. Newer CSF markers can measure axonal and synaptic damage, glial activation, and oxidative stress in CNS disorders with high precision. The possibility that these markers can be applied in the differential diagnosis of common psychiatric disorders such as Schizophrenia, Major Depressive or Bipolar Disorders not only to rule out neurodegenerative diseases but also to identify specific biomarker signatures has yet to be explored. In particular, synaptic proteins in CSF could be useful as markers of synaptic and neurotransmitter transmission impairment since these are key molecular features of psychiatric conditions. In this paper we outline the current and potential applications of CSF biomarkers in psychiatric disorders
A “TEORIA DA EQUIPE” DE MEREDITH BELBIN NA PERCEPÇÃO DE GESTORES.
No full textO presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar a percepção de gestores de equipe em relação a “teoria do papel da equipe” de Meredith Belbin. Realizou-se uma pesquisa com gestores de equipes para compreender a percepção desses administradores sobre as afirmações mostradas por Belbin acerca dos papéis da equipe e entender o quão importante são para formação de um grupo de alto desempenho. O questionário foi elaborado e encaminhado pela plataforma do google forms e enviado seu link aos gerentes das 25 principais concessionárias de automóveis localizadas no estado do Rio Grande do Norte (RN). Como resultados obteve-se que os gestores pesquisados concordam com as afirmativas apresentadas por Belbin, sendo que a concordância com essas afirmativas depende mais da idade que do tempo de função como gerente. Os gestores consideram os comportamentos da dimensão “tarefa” mais importante e para compor sua equipe também buscam indivíduos mais comprometidos à obtenção de resultados.
PROPOSITION OF INTEGRATION METHOD OF SELF-PERCEPTION AND EXTERNAL PERCEPTION THROUGH BELBIN TEST AND JOHARI WINDOW: AN ENERGY SECTOR CASE STUDY
No full textOrganizations employ various methods to develop their business and thus achieve better results in business. One of the frequently used methods is related to the enhancement of self-knowledge of the executives. In the organizational context this self-knowledge has to do mainly with the abilities and limitations related to work. One of the methods applied in organizations to help enhance its results uses Belbin Test, the methodology of such test requires its application not only in executives but also in their peers, thus seeking to gain the insight of others in the self-knowledge increase process (Belbin, 2004). The importance of perception of others in self-knowledge process was also tackled by two other scholars, Luft and Ingham (1955), who developed the concept of the Johari Window. According to this concept, people have a blind area to themselves, but noticeable to others. The main objective of this research is to propose integration between the result of Belbin Test and Johari Window. To achieve this purpose Belbin Test will was applied in a defined public. The survey results confirmed that the Belbin test shows that outside observers demonstrate knowledge of observed that the same do not showAs organizações empregam variados métodos para desenvolver seus executivos e assim alcançar melhores resultados no negócio. Um dos métodos frequentemente usados está relacionado com o aprimoramento do autoconhecimento desses executivos. No âmbito organizacional este autoconhecimento tem a ver principalmente com o conhecimento das competências e limitações relacionadas ao trabalho. Um dos métodos aplicados nas organizações para ajudar o aprimoramento de seus resultados usa o Teste de Belbin, cuja metodologia requer sua aplicação não somente nos executivos, mas também em seus pares, buscando assim obter a percepção de outras pessoas no processo de autoconhecimento (BELBIN, 2004). A importância da percepção do outro no processo de autoconhecimento foi também elaborada por outros dois estudiosos, Luft e Ingham (1955), os quais desenvolveram o conceito da Janela de Johari. Segundo esse conceito, as pessoas têm uma área cega para si mesma, mas perceptível para os outros. O objetivo principal dessa dissertação é propor uma integração entre o resultado do Teste de Belbin e Janela de Johari. Para isso aplicou o Teste de Belbin em um público definido. O resultado da pesquisa confirmou que o Teste de Belbin evidencia que observadores externos demonstram grau de conhecimento sobre os observados que esses mesmos não demonstra
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Metodologia de aprendizagem vivencial para o desenvolvimento de competências para o gerenciamento de projetos de implementação de sistemas de informação
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção.A implementação de um sistema de informação é um projeto que visa a melhoria do desempenho organizacional. Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo desenvolver uma metodologia de aprendizagem vivencial para o desenvolvimento de competências de gerenciamento de projetos de implementação de sistemas de informação. O método empregado consistiu de revisão bibliográfica, especificação da metodologia, aplicação da metodologia e avaliação da metodologia. A metodologia de aprendizagem foi concebida como um processo de aprendizagem vivencial. A aplicação da metodologia ocorreu na Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina-Joinville e na Universidade da Região de Joinville. O período de aplicação foi de fevereiro a junho de 2003. Os participantes eram estudantes de cursos de graduação de Ciência da Computação e Sistemas de Informação. Os participantes foram divididos em grupos que realizaram atividades simuladas de implementação de sistemas de informação. Ao fim da aplicação, os participantes construíram modelos de competência que identificaram atitudes, conhecimentos e habilidades para gerenciar a implementação de sistemas de informação. Depois disto, os participantes responderam um questionário de avaliação da metodologia de aprendizagem vivencial. A avaliação dos modelos de competência indicou sua consistência com os modelos de competência encontrados na revisão da literatura. As respostas do questionário indicaram uma avaliação positiva da metodologia de aprendizagem vivencial. Além disso, os participantes indicaram pontos fortes, pontos fracos e sugestões para a melhoria da metodologia de aprendizagem. Assim, os resultados confirmaram a validade da metodologia para o desenvolvimento de competências para o gerenciamento de projetos de implementação de sistemas de informação
Larry O. Spencer, Conference Author Presentation
No full textGen. Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), author of Dark Horse: A Journey from the Horseshoe to the Pentago
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1902-1907
No full textIn this second volume of Author Under Sail Jay Williams investigates the life of Jack London as a professional writer at the turn of the 1900s, as his publications spanned The Call of the Wild to The Iron Heel and The Road. While documenting key life events, especially his rising fame, this biography explores London's necessity to illustrate the inner workings of his own vast imagination through his socialist essays and fiction.Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Howl, O Heav'nly Muse! -- 2. Jesus in the Theater of Socialism -- 3. Jack London's Place in American Literature -- 4. Theater of War, Theater at Home -- 5. Revolution, Evolution, and the Scene of Writing -- 6. The Jack London Show Goes on the Road -- 7. Red Atavisms and Revolution -- 8. Earthquake Apocalypse and Building the City, Boat, and House Beautiful -- 9. The Future of Socialism and the Death of the Individual -- 10. The Road Never Ends -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn this second volume of Author Under Sail Jay Williams investigates the life of Jack London as a professional writer at the turn of the 1900s, as his publications spanned The Call of the Wild to The Iron Heel and The Road. While documenting key life events, especially his rising fame, this biography explores London's necessity to illustrate the inner workings of his own vast imagination through his socialist essays and fiction.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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