4Chapter The Relaxation System: Theoretical Construct

2009 ◽  
pp. 163-192
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Relaxation System

Un estudio de caso en el análisis de la espiritualidad en el trabajo

Oikos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (39) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Zahira Moreno Freites ◽  
María García Jiménez ◽  
Judith Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
High Interest ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Estudio De Caso

RESUMENEsta investigación examina la espiritualidad y su consideración en el ambiente laboral, específicamente en los trabajadores de la Dirección de Educación Estadal del Municipio Palavecino, Estado Lara, Venezuela. El estudio de tipo descriptivo y cualitativo permitió analizar materiales teóricos relacionados con la espiritualidad en el trabajo, tomando el concepto de espiritualidad de Mitroff y Denton (1999) como marco teórico para esta investigación, además de los aportes de Pérez (2007) y Robles (2011) que exploran el tema y permitieron la elaboración de un constructo teórico para esta investigación. Los resultados evidencian que existe un alto interés por el tema de la espiritualidad tanto en la vida personal como en el trabajo y puede tratarse abiertamente en el ámbito laboral, a pesar de las limitaciones sobre el tema, su principal beneficio es que favorece el equilibrio en todos los aspectos de la vida.Palabras clave: espiritualidad, ambiente laboral, creencias y valores espirituales.An study of case on the analysis of spirituality at the workABSTRACT This research examines spirituality and its consideration in the workplace, specifically on workers of the Directorate of Education of the Municipality Palavecino State Authority, State Lara, Venezuela. The study of descriptive and qualitative analysis allowed theoretical materials related to spirituality at work, taking the concept of spirituality Mitroff and Denton (1999 ) as the theoretical framework for this research, along with the contributions of Perez (2007) and Robles ( 2011) that explore the issue and allowed the development of a theoretical construct for this research. Los results show that there is a high interest in the topic of spirituality both in personal life and at work and can openly addressed in the workplace, despite the limitations on the subject, its main benefit s that it favors the balance in all aspects of life .Keywords: spirituality, work environment, spiritual beliefs and values. Um estudo de caso na análise da espiritualidade no trabalho RESUMO Esta pesquisa analisa a espiritualidade e sua consideração no local de trabalho, especificamente nos trabalhadores do Departamento de Educação Estadual do Município Palavecino, Estado de Lara, Venezuela. O estudo de análise descritiva e qualitativa permitiu investigar materiais teóricos relacionados à espiritualidade no trabalho, tomando o conceito de espiritualidade de Mitroff e Denton (1999) como marco teórico para esta pesquisa, juntamente com as contribuições de Pérez (2007) e Robles ( 2011) que exploram o tema e permitiram o desenvolvimento de uma construção teórica para esta pesquisa. Os resultados mostram que existe um alto interesse pela temática da espiritualidade tanto na vida pessoal como no trabalho e pode-se tratar abertamente no espaço de trabalho, apesar das limitações sobre o assunto, seu principal benefício é que favorece o equilíbrio em todos os aspectos da vida.Palavras-chave: espiritualidade, ambiente de trabalho, crenças e valores espirituais.

Analysis of Single Buffer Random Polling System With State-Dependent Input Process and Server/Station Breakdowns

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Y.S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Repair Process ◽  
Polling System ◽  
Steady State Analysis ◽  
Relaxation System ◽  
Polling Model ◽  
State Dependent ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
State Analysis

Models and analytical techniques are developed to evaluate the performance of two variations of single buffers (conventional and buffer relaxation system) multiple queues system. In the conventional system, each queue can have at most one customer at any time and newly arriving customers find the buffer full are lost. In the buffer relaxation system, the queue being served may have two customers, while each of the other queues may have at most one customer. Thomas Y.S. Lee developed a state-dependent non-linear model of uncertainty for analyzing a random polling system with server breakdown/repair, multi-phase service, correlated input processes, and single buffers. The state-dependent non-linear model of uncertainty introduced in this paper allows us to incorporate correlated arrival processes where the customer arrival rate depends on the location of the server and/or the server's mode of operation into the polling model. The author allows the possibility that the server is unreliable. Specifically, when the server visits a queue, Lee assumes that the system is subject to two types of failures: queue-dependent, and general. General failures are observed upon server arrival at a queue. But there are two possibilities that a queue-dependent breakdown (if occurs) can be observed; (i) is observed immediately when it occurs and (ii) is observed only at the end of the current service. In both cases, a repair process is initiated immediately after the queue-dependent breakdown is observed. The author's model allows the possibility of the server breakdowns/repair process to be non-stationary in the number of breakdowns/repairs to reflect that breakdowns/repairs or customer processing may be progressively easier or harder, or that they follow a more general learning curve. Thomas Y.S. Lee will show that his model encompasses a variety of examples. He was able to perform both transient and steady state analysis. The steady state analysis allows us to compute several performance measures including the average customer waiting time, loss probability, throughput and mean cycle time.

scholarly journals Exploring Children’s Values Questionnaire: Measurement, Gender, and Age Issues

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 309
Author(s):  
Loyd Richard Fyffe ◽  
Ian Hay
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
School Based ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Status ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Student Values ◽  
Fit Index ◽  
Relationship Of

Values are conceptualized as the standards individuals use to determine the status of events and actions and are considered to influence individuals’ behaviours, reasoning, and perceptions. Based on a synthesis of six school-based student values enhancement programs, this paper reports on the development of the Children’s Values Questionnaire (CVQ). This Questionnaire was conceptualized as composing of seven dimensions: Self-Concept; Behaviour; Healthy Life; Social; School Climate; Emotional Intelligence; World View and 26 related sub-dimensions. A total of 848 co-educational students (52% male, 48% female) from Years (Grades) 4 to 7, ages 9 to 13+ years, across 11 Australian schools completed the 95-item CVQ Questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of the instrument was 0.94, indicating that the questionnaire had good internal consistency. The inter-correlation between its seven dimensions clustered at Pearson r = 0.55. An exploratory factor analysis was supportive of the CVQ’s theoretical construct (Norm Fit Index of the data to the theoretical construct, 0.09). Girls rated themselves higher than boys (p < 0.001) on items related to Playing by the Rules, Responsibility, Creativity, Empathy, and Communication, and boys rated themselves higher than girls on Physical Activities items (p < 0.001). Older students (Years 6 and 7) compared to younger students (Years 4 and 5) demonstrated greater discernment and differentiation of context (p < 0.05), the growing influence of peer friendship in their value beliefs and an increase in confidence in social settings (p < 0.001). The relationship of the CVQ to Schwartz’s Universal Valued Goals is reported in the paper, along with examples of the application of the CVQ in schools.

scholarly journals RELAXATION OF FLUID SYSTEMS

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
pp. 1250014 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRÉDÉRIC COQUEL ◽  
EDWIGE GODLEWSKI ◽  
NICOLAS SEGUIN
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Method ◽  
Weak Solutions ◽  
Equilibrium Model ◽  
Numerical Approximation ◽  
Natural Extension ◽  
Fluid Models ◽  
Relaxation System ◽  
Fluid Systems ◽  
Relaxation Procedure ◽  
Entropy Inequalities

We propose a relaxation framework for general fluid models which can be understood as a natural extension of the Suliciu approach in the Euler setting. In particular, the relaxation system may be totally degenerate. Several stability properties are proved. The relaxation procedure is shown to be efficient in the numerical approximation of the entropy weak solutions of the original PDEs. The numerical method is particularly simple in the case of a fully degenerate relaxation system for which the solution of the Riemann problem is explicit. Indeed, the Godunov solver for the homogeneous relaxation system results in an HLLC-type solver for the equilibrium model. Discrete entropy inequalities are established under a natural Gibbs principle.

You Can't Judge a Measure by Its Label: Teaching the Process of Instrumentation

1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-123
Author(s):  
Jennifer Howard Brockway ◽  
Fred B. Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Graduate Courses ◽  
Instrument Selection ◽  
Latent Constructs ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Computer Based

In this article, we describe an exercise in instrument selection applicable to both undergraduate and graduate courses. The exercise consists of 5 progressive steps that involve choosing and defining a theoretical construct (Steps 1 and 2), using computer-based technology to obtain 2 distinct instruments that measure this construct (Steps 3 and 4), and comparing and contrasting these 2 instruments along multiple dimensions (Step 5). This activity generates awareness of the issues involved in measuring latent constructs and teaches at least 3 lessons: (a) The 1st step to accurate instrumentation is precisely conceptualizing the construct of interest; (b) there is more than 1 way to measure latent constructs, and these multiple approaches should be compared; and (c) it is crucial to measure a construct in a way that best matches its underlying definition.

Mindful Partnering: Introducing a Theoretical Construct and Testing Psychometric Properties of the Mindful Partnering Measure

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Natasha S. Seiter ◽  
Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson ◽  
Mark A. Prince ◽  
Kelley Quirk ◽  
J. Douglas Coatsworth
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Theoretical Construct

A Cognitive Measure of Entrepreneurial Alertness

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (04) ◽  
pp. 273-294
Author(s):  
Zohreh Hassannezhad Chavoushi ◽  
Dave Valliere
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Entrepreneurial Alertness ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Cognitive Measure ◽  
Cognitive Feature

Alertness is a foundational concept in current understandings of the spotting and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities. Yet, despite being identified as a key theoretical construct of individual entrepreneurs, its cognitive features are not fully described in the literature. And as a result, the existing instruments for measuring this cognitive feature of entrepreneurs do not fully reflect the broad nature of this concept. In this study, the cognitive theoretical basis of alertness is reviewed and a new scale, which better reflects the broader cognitive features of entrepreneurial alertness, is presented. This may assist the validity of future empirical studies that involve entrepreneurial alertness.

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