1,409 research outputs found
Examining Strategic Fit and Misfit in the Management of Knowledge Workers
No full textThis study advances research on strategic human resource management by examining the importance of alignment between an organization’s HR system and innovation strategy in achieving superior performance. We argue that alternative innovation strategies require different forms of knowledge behaviors from core knowledge workers to deal with the unique knowledge problems underlying exploration versus exploitation innovation strategies. Further, we argue that companies make distinct choices in terms of their HR strategies for managing core knowledge workers, and these alternative HR systems theoretically produce different employee ability, motivation, and opportunity outcomes which support different knowledge search and combination behaviors. We demonstrate, in a field study of 230 software firms, that alternative HR systems support either an exploration or exploitation strategy, and the alignment or misalignment between a firm’s HR system and strategy results in firm performance gains or penalties, respectively
Family identification facilitates coping with financial stress: a social identity approach to family financial resilience
No full textFamily financial stress research has typically examined negative effects of deprivation on mental health, which in turn erode financial coping. While this work acknowledges family support’s role in buffering these effects, it has typically overlooked how family identification can act to structure the experience of, and response to, economic challenge. We adopt a Social Identity approach, arguing that family identification predicts increased social support and improved well-being, which predicts more effective coping with financial problems. We explore this in two community surveys (N=369; N=187). In the first we show that stronger family identification and support predict better well-being, which predicts better evaluation of economic coping. In the second we replicate these findings, and also show that the relationship between well-being and financial distress is fully mediated by perceptions of ‘Collective Family Financial Efficacy’. These findings point to a more positive understanding of how family cohesion can promote mental well-being/resilience
Rebecca Costa: Sociobiologist, Biologist, Historian and Author of The Watchman\u27s Rattle
No full textRebecca Costa is a sociobiologist who offers an evolutionary explanation for current events and emerging trends. A new voice in the mold of Thomas Friedman, Malcolm Gladwell and Jared Diamond, Costa examines the big picture - tracing everything from terrorism, crime on Wall Street, epidemic obesity and upheaval in the Middle East to genetic imperatives. Retiring from her executive career in Silicon Valley, Costa spent six years researching and writing The Watchman\u27s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction. The success of Costa\u27s book led to a weekly radio program in 2010 called The Costa Report as well as a weekly television news program called Countermeasures, which launched in 2011. A former CEO and founder of one of the largest marketing firms in Silicon Valley (sold in 1997 to J. Walter Thompson), Costa developed a track record of introducing new technologies to mainstream markets. Her clients included industry giants such as Hewlett-Packard, Apple Computer, Oracle Corp., Seibel Systems, 3M, Amdahl and General Electric Corporatio
Data protection: the challenges facing social networking
No full textThe popularity of social networking sites has increased dramatically over the past decade. A recent report indicated that thirty-eight percent of online users have a social networking profile. Many of these social networking site users (SNS users) post or provide personal information over the internet every day. According to the latest OfCom study, the average adult SNS user has profiles on 1.6 sites and most check their profiles at least once every other day. However, the recent rise in social networking activity has opened the door to the misuse and abuse of personal information through identity theft, cyber stalking, and undesirable screenings by prospective employers. Behavioral advertising programs have also misused personal information available on social networking sites. Society is now facing an important question: what level of privacy should be expected and required within the social networking environment
An algorithm to identify rheumatoid arthritis in primary care: a Clinical Practice Research Datalink study
No full textObjective:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystem,
inflammatory disorder associated with increased levels
of morbidity and mortality. While much research into
the condition is conducted in the secondary care
setting, routinely collected primary care databases
provide an important source of research data. This
study aimed to update an algorithm to define RA that
was previously developed and validated in the General
Practice Research Database (GPRD).
Methods:
The original algorithm consisted of two criteria. Individuals meeting at least one were considered to have RA. Criterion 1:≥1 RA Read code and a disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) without an alternative indication. Criterion 2:≥2RA Read codes, with at least one
'strong' code and no alternative diagnoses. Lists of codes for consultations and prescriptions were obtained from the authors of the original algorithm where these were available, or compiled based on the original description and clinical knowledge. 4161 people with a first Read code for RA between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2012 were
selected from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
(CPRD, successor to the GPRD), and the criteria applied.
Results:
Code lists were updated for the introduction of new Read codes and biological DMARDs. 3577/
4161 (86%) of people met the updated algorithm for
RA, compared to 61% in the original development
study. 62.8% of people fulfilled both Criterion 1 and
Criterion 2.
Conclusions:
Those wishing to define RA in the CPRD, should consider using this updated algorithm, rather than a single RA code, if they wish to identify only those who are most likely to have RA
Sonic Detection
No full textStolen Voices Author: Rebecca Collins and Johanna Linsley This is a collection of files related to the research project “Stolen Voices” which investigated how listening can be used to understand the shifting identities of place. The documents uploaded here are referenced in the publication Collins, R. And J. Linsley, Sonic Detection: A Polygraph (Santa Barbara, CA: punctum books). This phase of the project has been financed by Royal Society of Edinburgh (grant ID. 1076). Early phases of the project received funding from Arts Council England (grant ID. 31424873), Aberdeen University with Aberdeen City Council for the Silver City Stories Festival (grant ID. MB16). A set of physical documents related to this submission are housed at the Theatre Collection at the University of Bristol. Value for the public can be found in the connection of materials gathered in distinct locations on the coast of the UK (Bournemouth, Felixstowe, Seaham in County Durham and Aberdeen) which collectively speak to contemporary politics in the UK. The aesthetic and creative potential of the data, its focus on sound and listening at specific points between 2014-2019 (pre-Brexit) speak to a particular time in the history of the UK and its relationship to Europe. The files are grouped according to geographic location which documents the “on-the-ground” fieldwork with a selection of materials related to the “Stolen Voices” investigation and consist of audio files, stored in a .WAV format, video files stored in .MPEG format and .docx or .pdf text files. A further set of materials relate to research seminars and pedagogical uses of the research. A final set are rehearsal materials from live performances which were performed under the title of “Her Figure a Song”.See readme_07_02_24.txt fil
The Attitudes about Complex Therapy Scale (ACTS) in Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Development, Validity and Reliability
No full textBackground: Type 2 diabetes is associated with cardiovascular disease, and patients with both conditions are prescribed complex medication regimens.
Aim: The aim was to develop a reliable and valid measure of attitudes associated with the prescription and management of multiple medicines in patients with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Methods: Principal component analysis (PCA) and Cronbach alpha assessed the reliability of the Attitudes about Complex Therapy Scale (ACTS). Examinations of relationships with related measures inform concurrent validity. Questionnaires were sent to a cross-sectional sample of 480 people prescribed multiple medicines for co-morbid Type 2 diabetes.
Results: Cronbach alpha was 0.76, indicating the scale had good internal reliability. PCA rotated a four factor model accounting for 37% of the variance. Four subscales identified; 1. Concerns about multiple medicines and increasing numbers of medicines; 2.Anxiety over missed medicines; 3. Desires to substitute medicines and reduce the number of medicines prescribed and; 4. Perceptions related to organising and managing complex therapy. The ACTS showed significant relationships with measures of anxiety, depression, general beliefs about medicines and self-efficacy. Also, the ACTS significantly correlated with adherence to medicines, showing good predictive validity.
Conclusion: The ACTS was designed to assess negative attitudes towards complex therapy and multiple medication management. This tool could aid prescribing decisions and may identify people who are intentionally non-adherent to all or some of their medicines
Learning needs assessment examining current infection prevention and control knowledge, readiness, and training preferences among healthcare providers
No full textNicholas Ida, MPH; Judith A. Guzman Cottrill, DO; Roza Tammer, MPH, CIC; Rebecca Pierce, PhD, MS, BSN; Dat Tran, MD, MS.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Symptom complexes in patients with seropositive arthralgia and in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative exploration of symptom development
No full textObjective: The aim of this study was to explore symptoms and symptom development during the earliest phases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with seropositive arthralgia and patients newly diagnosed with RA
An evaluation of a Books on Prescription scheme in a UK public library authority
No full textThis article discusses an evaluation of a Books on Prescription (BOP) scheme in an anonymous UK public library authority which was conducted by the author and submitted as a dissertation for the MSc in Information and Library Management to Northumbria University. The dissertation was supervised by Biddy Casselden, Northumbria University, and was awarded a distinction. The dissertation made recommendations about BOP schemes which could make them more accessible, enabling vast numbers of people to lead more fulfilling lives
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