scholarly journals THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT BY AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ENTERPRISE

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (№7 2021) ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
G.M. Gritsenko ◽  
E.A. Zobneva
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Engineering Enterprise

scholarly journals Formation Of Leadership Image Of Youth Organizations On The Basis Of Foreign Experience - Hr (Human Resources): Theory And Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (09) ◽  
pp. 278-284
Author(s):  
Bahodir Kucharov Abdusattorovich
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Youth Organizations ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Foreign Experience

This article highlights the importance of capacity building in the field of state youth policy, the study of best international practices in this area and its implementation in practice.

Historical Currents in Scholarship of Organization Change

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-49
Author(s):  
W. Warner Burke
Keyword(s):  
Change Process ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Organization Change ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Effective Change ◽  
Kurt Lewin ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
Gathering Data

Grounded in open system theory this chapter covers the primary contributions to our understanding of organization change since the early work of Kurt Lewin in the 1930s and 40s. Two areas of interest represented the theory and practice back then and since—what to change and how to change organizations. Most models of organizations covered both. Regarding the what models, the organization’s external environment, its strategy, culture, and structure are examples of what has been included. The how models developed mostly from practice with learning coming from experience about stages of the change process such as gathering data, diagnosis, developing a vision and communicating it, etc. The latter part of the chapter brings organization change thinking up to date with three articles that have reviewed considerable literatures. These reviews provide significant information regarding organization change that is evidence based, the importance of an organization’s history in terms of its relevance to effective change, and how leadership has a direct impact on organization change.

scholarly journals PO 8490 PROMOTING GOOD DATA MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH IN RESOURCE-POOR SETTINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A45.1-A45
Author(s):  
Harry Van Loen ◽  
Diana Arango ◽  
Hanne Landuyt ◽  
Christophe Burm ◽  
Yven Van Herrewege
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Data Management ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The South ◽  
Good Data ◽  
Resource Poor

BackgroundAccurate and timely data management (DM) is of key importance in clinical research to generate high-quality and GCP-compliant data for analysis and/or sharing. Our objective is to strengthen the capacity for DM in clinical research in resource-poor settings by organising several teaching initiatives.MethodsOur teaching initiatives have a twofold approach. First, a generic and comprehensive approach with capacity building on various thematical modules. These include a research component (overviewing the research data management procedures) and a technological component (introducing databases and software). In addition, a component on legislation, guidelines and standards specific towards DM is discussed, as well as a project management component on how to organise DM efficiently and timely. Second, we apply a more focused and study-specific approach which details roles and responsibilities in data management, milestones and documentation practices. Both approaches are based upon successful implementation in EDCTP-funded clinical trials, such as the 4ABC, PREGACT and Microbicide Safety Biomarkers studies, as well as the FP7 sponsored NIDIAG project. The target audience comprises various study stakeholders such as data managers, IT administrators, clinicians, laboratory researchers and statisticians, coming from sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America.ResultsA teaching model for promoting Good Data Management Practices has been developed with theory- and practice-based modules. This model is used at face-to-face workshops in remote settings and has been re-used by colleagues and implemented by other research institutions to promote further capacity building and sustainable development in the South. In addition, it has led to mutual learning and enhanced institutional and personal North-South collaborations.ConclusionThere is a clear case for promoting DM and providing guidelines for Good Data Management Practices. Our twofold approach has enabled the successful conduct of GCP compliant non-commercial clinical trials in the South.

the Politics of Community Capacity-Building: Contestations, Contradictions, Tensions and Ambivalences in the Discourse in Indigenous Communities in Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Makuwira
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Power Imbalance ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Heated Debate

AbstractThe recent hype and ascendancy in the discourse of community capacity-building has generated a lot of heated debate among development and policy experts on its applicability in various contexts. In particular, questions have been raised on the presuppositions inherent in the discourse and, more so, the tension that exists between theory and practice. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the politics of capacity-building. While the paper begins by deconstructing the theoretical principles that underpin capacity-building, it seeks to show how the concept is covertly used to subjugate and create power imbalance between the “builders” (supposedly those with the power) and the “beneficiaries” (those assumed to be powerless), in the name of development and empowerment. Specifically, the paper seeks to respond to the following questions: What is “capacity”? Who needs capacity? Capacity to do what? Whose interest(s) is/are served when peoples’ capacities are built? The paper concludes by critically examining the tensions, contradictions, and ambivalences from the canvassed responses to the questions above and suggests alternatives ways of looking at capacity-building in Indigenous communities.

Examining participation in relation to students’ development of health-related action competence in a school food setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorte Ruge ◽  
Morten Kromann Nielsen ◽  
Bent Egberg Mikkelsen ◽  
Bjarne Bruun-Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
School Food ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Action Competence

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how students’ participation in an integrated school food program was related to the development of components of food and health-related action competence (F & HRAC). These components were understood to be the knowledge, insight, motivation, ownership and social skills that made students able to take action regarding food and health in everyday life. Design/methodology/approach – Research was undertaken as a single case study of the development of an integrated education and health program called LOMA-Local Food (LOMA) in a secondary school in Denmark. Qualitative methods were applied, including an action research component, where researcher and teachers examined how students developed action competence. The program was based on a whole school approach with the aim of improving F & HRAC. As a way to obtain this, students participated in planning, preparing, cooking and serving their own school food as integrated in curriculum. The study applied the Health Promoting Schools’ (HPS) conceptual framework and the I nvestigation, V ision, A ction and C hange (IVACE) approach. Findings – Students who participated in LOMA educational activities became motivated for developing a food F & HRAC, which included components such as knowledge, insight, motivation, ownership, action experience, commitment, cooperation and critical thinking. Students developed practical skills related to food and health, when they were cooking healthy school food together with professionals and peers. The study also points to the importance of capacity building among teachers. The IVACE matrix is suggested as a relevant tool for monitoring forms of participation that contributes to students’ development of F & HRAC. Practical implications – There were indications of how participation in LOMA contributed to students’ development of F & HRAC. The practical implication of this is that “setting” is very important for the success of food and health education initiatives. In this integrated approach the production kitchen and the dining hall are indispensable. Also the new organization of the school day and the introduction of a shared daily meal are important practical components for the improvement of the learning environment. The possibility of combining theory and practice seem conducive for students’ achievement of action competence. Social implications – The current study is an example of how the IVACE matrix can be applied in order to plan, conduct and evaluate LOMA educational activities, which could be considered as a contribution to the HPS scientific community. It would be useful for other schools that intend to apply the LOMA approach. However, more research is needed, where teachers, students, staff and other stakeholders collaborate in an action research process. This could promote students’ health and support other initiatives regarding public health, sustainable development and democracy. Originality/value – This research may have implications for the way that school food programs are developed and implemented if they are to make a contribution to students’ development of F & HRAC. Taking the political interest for research-based interventions into account, it is important that future strategies include teachers’ capacity building. Research is also needed regarding further development and test of the IVACE matrix as a method in participatory, health education approaches. This should be seen in combination with a renewed focus on integrated curricula models related to the on-going discussion on redesign of western school curricula.

scholarly journals Market-Based Assets and Shareholder Value: A Framework for Analysis

1998 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra K. Srivastava ◽  
Tasadduq A. Shervani ◽  
Liam Fahey
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Shareholder Value ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Customer Relationships ◽  
Residual Value ◽  
Channel Relationships ◽  
Value Of Cash ◽  
Partner Relationships

The authors develop a conceptual framework of the marketing–finance interface and discuss its implications for the theory and practice of marketing. The framework proposes that marketing is concerned with the task of developing and managing market-based assets, or assets that arise from the commingling of the firm with entities in its external environment. Examples of market-based assets include customer relationships, channel relationships, and partner relationships. Market-based assets, in turn, increase shareholder value by accelerating and enhancing cash flows, lowering the volatility and vulnerability of cash flows, and increasing the residual value of cash flows.

The Initial Construction of a Information Systems Model Response to the Environment Change

2011 ◽  
Vol 467-469 ◽  
pp. 1231-1235
Author(s):  
Hang Biao Shang ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Nai Chun Yu ◽  
Yang Jiang ◽  
Xiang Hua Xi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Simulation System ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Environment Change ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Model Response ◽  
Multi Agent

This paper studies on the modeling of the changes in the external environment impact on information systems based on complexity theory and multi-Agent theory.In order to establish the model system, This paper gives the Multi-Agent System Model to response the changes of the external environment and studies the unit Agent and interface Agent, which can be used to facilitate follow-up simulation. The model and its simulation system of MIS based on complexity thinking can express the situation of the complex MIS clearly and exactly, reveal its inherent laws, and contribute to the understanding of static and dynamic characteristics. The paper not only studied in informatization theory, but also done some exploration in software and computer application technology, enriched the Multi-agent theory in the area of manufacturing and informatization. Therefore, the model and its simulation system proposed by author is significant for both theory and practice.

scholarly journals The structure of enterprises environmental factors.

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Tetiana Vlasenko
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Expert Evaluation ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Strategic Changes ◽  
Definition Of

Introduction. It is determined that strategic changes are the reaction of the enterprise to the environmental fac-tors influence. In order to predict and plan the strategic changes implementation, it is necessary to identify the struc-ture of environmental factors. The purpose of the article. The article is devoted to the justification of factors groups of the external indirect environment influence on the enterprises functioning of agricultural engineering. Results. Methods of environmental analysis (PESTLE, T.E.M.P.L.E.S, STEEPLE, SWOT, ETOM, EFAS, QUEST) are generalized. The uniqueness of these methods was determined by the similarity of factors groups and methods of expert evaluation using the point scale and the specific gravity of the coefficients. The generalization of fac-tors groups that are singled out by the researchers is presented. It is determined that the most common are political and economic. It is proved that a group of socio-political factors should be shaped by: the level of political stability, national security priorities, the level of corruption and the activity of public organizations. The definition of the term «institute» is given, and the external environment can be represented as institutional, which has necessitated the separation of institutional and legal factors, the group of which includes protectionist policy, legislation, level of democracy, taxes and tariffs, industrial infrastructure and investment climate. The largest group of economic factors are: inflation rate, price dynamics, unemployment, exchange rate, credit and financial mechanism, level of specialization, cooperation and concentration, as well as the stage of the economic cycle. Considering the peculiarity of machine-building enterprises competitiveness, the scientific and technological factors are highlighted that combine the life cycle of technology, the introduction of new products, innovative and energy-saving technologies, the level of global progress as a whole. The groups of socio-demographic and international factors are less influential. Conclusions The conducted structuring of the enterprises external environment of the studied industry allows to analyze their impact on the basis of expert evaluation. The obtained results allow to substantiate the methods of stra-tegic change management at the enterprise. Key words: external environment, factors, agricultural engineering, institute, structure.

scholarly journals Cost management in technological processes taking into account the implementation of the resource saving policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
A. I. Shinkevich ◽  
O. V. Antipova
Keyword(s):  
Production Management ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Environment Impact ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Management Concepts

The most important factor in maintaining the positions of Russian oil companies at the global level is taking into account the factors of changes in the external environment and the activation of internal reserves. The development of effective management decision support systems requires new management concepts based on current advances in production management theory and practice. The article proposes an approach based on determining the optimal combination of resources used in the production process and assessing their impact on the formation of production costs. The concept of cost management is based on an analysis, included the specifics of the enterprise’s internal environment and an assessment of the external environment impact on it. A cost management methodology has been developed to reduce the labour intensity of decision-making and the likelihood of technical selection errors, and to increase the efficiency of resource use and cost management. The proposed approach to cost management model formation has been recommended for using at oil industry enterprises. It can also be applied to enterprises in other industries by developing key performance indicators that affect the main cost items of the technological process under consideration.

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