The Evolution of Hastily Formed Networks for Disaster Response: Technologies, Case Studies, and Future Trends

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Blackadar Nelson ◽  
Brian D. Steckler ◽  
Jeannie A. Stamberger
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Future Trends

Data mining applications in power systems — Case-studies and future trends

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zita A. Vale ◽  
Carlos Ramos ◽  
Sergio Ramos ◽  
Tiago Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Future Trends

Assessing the Impact of E-Commerce on SMEs in Value Chains

2004 ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Judith Jeffcoate ◽  
Caroline Chappell ◽  
Sylvie Feindt
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Multiple Case Studies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chain Transformation ◽  
Specific Contribution

This chapter is intended as a contribution to the establishment of a theoretical foundation for the e-commerce field. Our specific contribution to methodology is through the description of a qualitative approach based on multiple case studies across industry and country boundaries. This has enabled us to propose an analytical framework that will identify the triggers for value chain transformation that will encourage SMEs to adopt e-commerce. The chapter describes seven elements that make up this framework, including the automation of value activity interactions between partners in the value chain. These elements form the basis for a discussion of future trends.

Case Studies from the Inquiry Learning Forum

2010 ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Rebecca Scheckler
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Inquiry Learning ◽  
Online Professional Development ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Electronic Tool

Two intense case studies were done of teachers using the Inquiry Learning Forum (ILF), an online space for professional development in inquiry pedagogies. Major findings included: The ILF initially conceived as an online professional development tool in the form of a Community of Practice (COP) was reconceived as an electronic tool within a larger space that included the online tool but also many co-present spaces pertinent to a teacher’s practice of inquiry pedagogy. These case studies also demonstrated the transformative nature of teachers engaging in a COP. Not only is the teacher changed but also the COP is changed by the practice. The cases demonstrated the need for teachers to feel disequilibrium in their practice before they are willing to engage in change of those practices. Lastly immersion in practice described as The Pedagogy of Poverty hampered one teacher’s progress in the ILF. These findings are based upon my empirical observations with the backdrop of John Dewey’s Theory of Inquiry and of Etienne Wenger’s concept of communities of Practice. Future trends in using online COPs for professional development need to look at practice in these terms where allowance for transaction, support outside the electronic space, and disequilibrium are considered.

Conservation of Information (COI)

2012 ◽  
pp. 1146-1167
Author(s):  
Max E. Stachura ◽  
Elena V. Astapova ◽  
Hui-Lien Tung ◽  
Donald A. Sofge ◽  
James Grayson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
System Theory ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Health Networks ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Over Time

The authors review telemedicine and e-health from an organizational perspective. To evaluate their effectiveness, they review organizational and system theory along with field and laboratory results. Theory of the conservation of information (COI) provides the means to study tradeoffs across space and over time as telemedicine and e-health management make operational decisions for virtual communities users. With the authors’ three case studies, they evaluate COI for telemedicine and e-health networks operating in the state of Georgia. After analyzing the case studies with COI, the authors close with a review of future trends that includes an interaction rate equation, an agent-based model (ABM) using natural selection (machine learning), and a Monte Carlo simulation of return on investments (ROI).

User Involvement in E-Government Development Projects

2011 ◽  
pp. 734-750
Author(s):  
Asbjørn Folstad ◽  
John Krogstie ◽  
Lars Risan ◽  
Ingunn Moser
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
Government Development

User involvement in E-Government projects is presented and discussed. Different methods and practices are analyzed in relation to a differentiation between traditional government participatory practices and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Some of the user involvement practices are exemplified through two Norwegian case studies: (1) An electronic patient journal for hospital based health care and (2) an electronic post journal, where the Norwegian public (via the Norwegian press) is provided insight in public sector correspondence. User involvement methods and practices are in particular discussed with regard to the challenges of the wide range of users and stakeholders, legal limitations, and evolving goal hierarchies of E-Government projects. Future trends and research opportunities within the field of user involvement in E-Government development are identified.

User Involvement in E-Government Development Projects

2007 ◽  
pp. 280-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asbjørn Folstad ◽  
John Krogstie ◽  
Lars Risan ◽  
Ingunn Moser
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Computer Interaction ◽  
Government Development

User involvement in E-Government projects is presented and discussed. Different methods and practices are analyzed in relation to a differentiation between traditional government participatory practices and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Some of the user involvement practices are exemplified through two Norwegian case studies: (1) An electronic patient journal for hospital based health care and (2) an electronic post journal, where the Norwegian public (via the Norwegian press) is provided insight in public sector correspondence. User involvement methods and practices are in particular discussed with regard to the challenges of the wide range of users and stakeholders, legal limitations, and evolving goal hierarchies of E-Government projects. Future trends and research opportunities within the field of user involvement in E-Government development are identified.

scholarly journals Disaster Governance in Conflict-Affected Authoritarian Contexts: The Cases of Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Desportes ◽  
Dorothea Hilhorst
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Single Case ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Needs Assessments ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Using Data ◽  
One Year

Disaster governance in conflict areas is of growing academic concern, but most existing research comprises either single case studies or studies of a variety of country contexts that group all types of conflict together. Based on three case studies, this article offers a middle-ground scenario-based approach, focusing on disaster governance in authoritarian contexts experiencing low-intensity conflict. Low-intensity conflict is characterized by intense political tensions and violence that is more readily expressed in ways other than direct physical harm. Inspired by Olson’s (2000) maxim that disasters are intrinsically political, this article explores the politics of disaster response by asking what is at stake and what happened, unpacking these questions for state, civil society, and international humanitarian actors. Using data from a total of one year of qualitative fieldwork, the article analyzes disaster governance in 2016 drought-ridden Ethiopia, marked by protests and a State of Emergency; 2015 flooded Myanmar, characterized by explosive identity politics; and 2016–2019 drought-ridden Zimbabwe, with its intense socioeconomic and political turbulence. The study’s findings show how framing and power processes in disaster governance—comprising state and non-state actors—largely lean toward the state, with the consequence that political interests, rather than needs assessments, steer who and what will be protected from disaster impact.

Podcasting the future

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Horizon Scanning ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Design This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Findings Horizon scanning is a method to use various data sources to predict and build a response to future trends and developments. Podcasts could provide a new source of data to aid horizon scanning. Originality The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Understanding Global Information Technology and Outsourcing Dynamics

2010 ◽  
pp. 426-451
Author(s):  
Robert Yoder ◽  
Vera Eccarius-Kelly ◽  
Suvarna Cherukuri
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Call Center ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
Current Concerns ◽  
Relevant Material

This chapter provides information technology (IT) project leaders, call center management, researchers, and educators with an analytical tool to examine current concerns and anticipate future trends related to globalization and information technology. The authors propose to use a multi-lens analysis as a framework for evaluating outsourcing opportunities. This approach offers a valuable and effective full-circle methodology for assessing technological, political, organizational, economic, legal, educational, and cultural considerations that encourage a fuller understanding of the issues, problems, and opportunities that globalization and technological innovation creates. An understanding of these factors related to outsourcing and other technical collaborative projects can avoid costly miscalculations, reduce misunderstandings, and promote mutually beneficial results. Outsourcing is part of a larger socio-political and cultural process, and extends beyond the narrow parameters of economic and technological considerations. The discussion of the various lenses is supported by relevant material from case studies and qualitative interview data collected by the authors in Germany and India from IT experts, call center managers, and call center agents.

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