Administrative Roles, Communication Patterns and Decision Making Capabilities of the Tertiary Academic Administrators of Immaculate Conception College-La Salle: Bases for a Proposed Administrative Development Program

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna C. Bocar
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Academic Administrators ◽  
Administrative Roles ◽  
Immaculate Conception ◽  
Administrative Development

scholarly journals Housing Programs for the Poor in Addis Ababa: Urban Commons as a Bridge between Spatial and Social

2021 ◽  
pp. 009614422198997
Author(s):  
Marianna Charitonidou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Housing Program ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Government

The article presents the reasons for which the issue of providing housing to low-income citizens has been a real challenge in Addis Ababa during the recent years and will continue to be, given that its population is growing extremely fast. It examines the tensions between the universal aspirations and the local realities in the case of some of Ethiopia’s most ambitious mass pro-poor housing schemes, such as the “Addis Ababa Grand Housing Program” (AAGHP), which was launched in 2004 and was integrated in the “Integrated Housing Development Program” (IHDP) in 2006. The article argues that the quotidian practices of communities and their socio-economic and cultural characteristics are related to the spatial attributes of co-housing practices. Drawing upon the idea that there is a mutual correspondence between social and spatial structures, it places particular emphasis on the analysis of the IHDP and aims to show that to shape strategies that take into account the social and cultural aspects of daily life of the poor citizens of Addis Ababa, it is pivotal to invite them to take part in the decision-making processes regarding their resettlement. Departing from the fact that a large percentage of the housing supply in Addis Ababa consists of informal unplanned housing, the article also compares the commoning practices in kebele houses and condominium units. The former refers to the legal informal housing units owned by the government and rented to their dwellers, whereas the latter concerns the housing blocks built in the framework of the IHDP for the resettlement of the kebele dwellers. The article analyzes these processes of resettlement, shedding light of the fact that kebele houses were located at the inner city, whereas the condominiums are located in the suburbs. Despite the fact that the living conditions in the condominium units are of a much higher quality than those in the kebele houses, their design underestimated or even neglected the role of the commoning practices. The article highlights the advantages of commoning practices in architecture and urban planning, and how the implementation of participation-oriented solutions can respond to the difficulties of providing housing. It argues that understanding the significance of the endeavors that take into account the opinions of dwellers during the phase of decision-making goes hand in hand with considering commoning practices as a source of architecture and urban planning frameworks for low-cost housing in this specific context. The key argument of the article is that urban planning and architecture solutions in Addis Ababa should be based on the principles of the so-called “negotiated planning” approach, which implies a close analysis of the interconnections between planning, infrastructure, and land.

Competitive and Cooperative Decision-Making Groups

1980 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Lenk Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sequential Analysis ◽  
Group Interaction ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Lag Sequential Analysis ◽  
Patterns Of Communication ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Cooperative Decision Making

This study investigates differences among four decision-making groups and describes the patterns of communication unique to two groups. In the first part of the investigation, four decision-making groups are given either competitive or cooperative inducements and are compared on two measures: competition and satisfaction. The two groups given the competitive inducement (Groups I and III) were found to have significantly higher competition and lower satisfaction than the groups given cooperative inducements (Groups II and IV). In the second part of the study a lag sequential analysis is conducted on the coded communicative sequences in the highest and lowest competition groups (I and II, respectively). This analysis yields patterns to decision-making unique to each sample group. Group I's communication is characterized by highly probable (above-chance) sequences of disagreement messages and few probable agreement messages. Group II's communication patterns consist of highly probable sequences of decision development and probable agreement/support messages throughout the group interaction.

Development of Project Priority-Setting Methodology for Pennsylvania's Airport Development Program

1996 ◽  
Vol 1562 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-27
Author(s):  
James T. Cullison ◽  
Gary L. Gittings
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Priority Setting ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Analysis Procedure ◽  
Metropolitan Planning ◽  
Criteria Weights ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Decision Making Tool

The methodology used to develop a decision making tool for choosing among candidate projects for a state airport development program is presented. The approach emphasized public involvement and cooperation, using a panel of experts from the aviation community to establish guiding principles, select the analysis procedure, develop evaluation criteria, and choose criteria weights for the new priority-setting model. The panel included airport managers, metropolitan planning organization aviation planners, aviation consultants, and state aviation planners.

scholarly journals Women and the Family in Lebanon: Figures and Facts

1970 ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Hassan Hammoud
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
United Nations Development Program ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
Post War ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nations Development

In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program, the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs has completed a survey ' that provides for the first time in 65 years a comprehensive profile of the population in post-war Lebanon. One of its several objectives was to identify the demographic, educational, social, and occupational characteristics of Lebanese society. If properly considered, such information could play a major role in the decision-making process over several public policies in the country. The data of the survey are presented in 187 statistical tables . I will analyse selected tables related to the status and characteristics of women and the family.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Examination of Youth Voice in the Decision-Making Process within the 4-H Youth Development Program: Promoting Promising Practices in Overcoming Barriers

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-129
Author(s):  
Janet Fox ◽  
Todd Tarifa ◽  
Krisanna Machtmes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
National Study ◽  
Process Time ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Youth Voice ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Wide Range

This paper discusses a national study designed to identify and describe obstacles to youth voice in the decision-making process in the 4-H youth development program from the perception of three distinct populations - State 4-H Program Leaders, 4-H State Youth Development Specialists, and 4-H Youth Agents/Educators. When examining these professionals’ views on the barriers affecting youth voice in the decision-making process, time and scheduling seem to consistently present the largest barrier to youth voice. Involvement in the decision-making process provides a wide range of hurdles including the opportunity structures, involvement procedures, representation and dynamics within the process. Adult power and control provides a significant hurdle to authentic engagement of youth voice in the decision-making progress. Respect barriers were described by concepts such as preconceived notions, trust and valuing input. Additional barriers were identified including organizational culture, lack of transportation, lack of knowledge/experience, lack of preparation, lack of training, fear, misguided leadership, unclear expectations, participation, staffing and lack of resources.

scholarly journals The Model for Supporting Decision-Making During Designing Programs of Innovation Development at Enterprises of Electro-Technical Industry of Machine-Building

2021 ◽  
pp. 140-151
Author(s):  
V. G. Anisimov ◽  
E. G. Anisimov ◽  
A. Ya. Chernysh ◽  
D. A. Melnik
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Mathematic Model ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Iteration Algorithm ◽  
Program Optimization ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Technical Industry

Electro-technical industry takes a specific place in economy of the Russian Federation. It is connected with its serious contribution to building-up favorable conditions for developing actually all industries of economy, social and household fields, comfortable living and working conditions of people. Provision of sustainability of electro-technical industry functioning is an essential foundation for power security of the country. At the same time sustainability and competitiveness of these enterprises depend on the quality of programs for their innovation development. The goal of the research is to work out the mathematic model for supporting decision-making during designing programs of innovation development at electro-technical enterprises. Cost minimization is a criterion of decision optimality in the model. One specific feature of the model is taking into account the uncertainty in estimation of possible costs connected with development and implementation of projects, included in the program. To resolve the problem the author put forward the iteration algorithm of successive shaping of expedient version of the program that takes into consideration specific features of the model. The model and algorithm can serve as a foundation to design concrete methods of innovation development program optimization. Introduction of such methodology could provide an opportunity to raise the quality of innovation development management at enterprises of electrotechnical industry of machine-building.

scholarly journals Towards an Integrated Biodiversity Technology Program Supporting Transparent Decision Making in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal Huijbers ◽  
Sarah Richmond ◽  
Lee Belbin ◽  
Hamish Holewa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Technology Program ◽  
Online Portal ◽  
Practice Methods

Effective management of our natural world under current and future conditions requires efficient, collaborative and complementary planning and decision-making processes with clear lines of accountability. While there has been significant progress in establishing national databases for the management of species observation data, these only represent samples of a species' total distribution. The need and challenge therefore is to model these point-based observation data to obtain estimates or projections of the total range and distribution of the species. Such Species Distribution Models (SDMs), also known as Environmental Niche Models (ENMs), and the geographic data (or “maps”) they generate, provide vital information needed by governments at all levels to meet various policy and statutory responsibilities and obligations. SDMs quantify the response of species occurrence to environmental conditions described by variables such as climate, substrate, productivity and vegetation. The outcomes of an SDM can be used to identify locations and regions with potentially suitable environmental conditions for a species, as well as assess how species may respond to projected future climate changes or habitat loss. While SDMs are widely used in many decision- and policy-making programs, investment in species distribution information has been fragmented and limited. In Australia, three different government departments joined forces with the Atlas of Living Australia and the Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory to develop a standard framework for modelling threatened species distributions for use in policy and environmental decision-making. The pilot program that will be conducted throughout 2019 includes three complementary pillars: An expert panel with both researchers and government practitioners who will review current SDM practices used in government and develop a set of best-practice methods. A technology program that includes the development of a new modelling platform that implements the best-practice methods for transparent and reproducible SDMs for decision making as established by the expert panel. Additionally, there will be an online portal for publishing ecological model outputs in a searchable catalogue to enhance cross-jurisdiction collaborations. Establishment of a training and skill development program to upskill decision makers using the new tools and methodology in practice. An expert panel with both researchers and government practitioners who will review current SDM practices used in government and develop a set of best-practice methods. A technology program that includes the development of a new modelling platform that implements the best-practice methods for transparent and reproducible SDMs for decision making as established by the expert panel. Additionally, there will be an online portal for publishing ecological model outputs in a searchable catalogue to enhance cross-jurisdiction collaborations. Establishment of a training and skill development program to upskill decision makers using the new tools and methodology in practice. This presentation will showcase the outcomes of this program and highlight how digital infrastructure can enhance decision making. In this case specifically, the collaboration across government departments ensures a) a consistent approach across jurisdictions, b) an increase in model quality, thereby leading to a decrease in unnecessary survey or consultation efforts, c) an increase in suitability, robustness and reproducibility of SDMs, and d) increased advocacy and coordination in national programs and resources.

scholarly journals Developing a Psychological–Behavioral Intervention in Cardiac Patients Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Field

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-163
Author(s):  
Jeff C Huffman ◽  
Rachel A Millstein ◽  
Christopher M Celano ◽  
Brian C Healy ◽  
Elyse R Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Optimization Strategy ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Multiphase Optimization Strategy

Abstract Background The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) is an approach to systematically and efficiently developing a behavioral intervention using a sequence of experiments to prepare and optimize the intervention. Purpose Using a 6 year MOST-based behavioral intervention development project as an example, we outline the results—and resulting decision-making process—related to experiments at each step to display the practical challenges present at each stage. Methods To develop a positive psychology (PP) based intervention to promote physical activity after an acute coronary syndrome (N = 255 across four phases), we utilized qualitative, proof-of-concept, factorial design, and randomized pilot experiments, with iterative modification of intervention content and delivery. Results Through this multiphase approach, we ultimately developed a 12 week, phone-delivered, combined PP-motivational interviewing intervention to promote physical activity. Across stages, we learned several important lessons: (a) participant and interventionist feedback is important, even in later optimization stages; (b) a thoughtful and systematic approach using all information sources is required when conflicting results in experiments make next steps unclear; and (3) new approaches in the field over a multiyear project should be integrated into the development process. Conclusions A MOST-based behavioral intervention development program can be efficient and effective in developing optimized new interventions, and it may require complex and nuanced decision-making at each phase.

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