scholarly journals Information Gatekeepers – Aren't We All? A new perspective for looking at the Human Information Gatekeeper

10.28945/2128 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Bouhnik ◽  
Yahel Giat
Keyword(s):  
External Environment ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Individual Attribute ◽  
Information Gatekeeper ◽  
Gate Keeping ◽  
Knowledge Environment ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Continuous Attribute ◽  
Recurrent Theme

In today's knowledge environment, individuals and groups who gather relevant information about the organization's external environment and distribute that information for use by their colleagues, receive increasing attention and are viewed with great importance. These individuals have been named Information Gatekeepers. Thus far, researchers have not established a unanimous and interdisciplinary definition regarding the human information gatekeeper. Nonetheless, a recurrent theme in previous papers regards gatekeepers as a select few throughout the organization. This approach creates two kinds of employees based on a specific set of criteria – those who are gatekeepers and those who are not. The main goal of this research is to examine whether gate keeping is an individual attribute that exists or does not exist within the organization, or whether gate keeping is a continuous attribute that exists within every member and throughout the organization in varying intensity subject to differences in personal characteristics and other factors.  A revised version of this paper was published in Informing Science: the International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline, Volume 18, 2015

scholarly journals Information Gatekeepers – Aren't We All?

10.28945/2270 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 127-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Bouhnik ◽  
Yahel Giat
Keyword(s):  
External Environment ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Individual Attribute ◽  
Information Gatekeeper ◽  
Gate Keeping ◽  
Knowledge Environment ◽  
Continuous Attribute ◽  
Recurrent Theme ◽  
Practical Recommendations

In today’s knowledge environment, individuals and groups who gather relevant information about the organization’s external environment and distribute that information for use by their colleagues receive increasing attention and are viewed with great importance. These individuals have been named Information Gatekeepers. Thus far, researchers have not established a unanimous and interdisciplinary definition regarding the human information gatekeeper. Nonetheless, a recurrent theme in previous papers regards gatekeepers as a select few throughout the organization. This approach creates two kinds of employees based on a specific set of criteria – those who are gatekeepers and those who are not. The main goal of this research is to examine whether gate keeping is an individual attribute that exists or does not exist within the organization, or whether gate keeping is a continuous attribute that exists within every member and throughout the organization in varying intensity subject to differences in personal characteristics and other factors. We find that evidence to the existence of latter approach is significant and suggest practical recommendations that arise from these findings.

The Roles of Peripheral Participants and Brokers

2011 ◽  
pp. 297-307
Author(s):  
François Grima ◽  
Emmanuel Josserand
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Boundary Spanning ◽  
Boundary Spanners ◽  
Learning Trajectories ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
External Community ◽  
Do So

The objective of our chapter is to gain a better understanding of learning trajectories connecting external and internal communities of practices. To do so we studied four internal communities of practice by actors belonging to a same external community. We realized semi-directive interviews in these communities supplemented by direct observation of meetings. Our results give a new perspective on participation to communities of practice. We describe how young members act as boundary spanners between the communities and the practice in their organization while more senior members act as unique facilitators with a balance between boundary spanning and buffering. We describe in detail the personal characteristics of these senior members.

scholarly journals Performance Appraisal Decision and Cognitive Processing Model: A Case of Novice and Expert Raters in the Educational Organization

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rusli Ahmad ◽  
Azman Ismail ◽  
Mohamad Madi Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Cognitive Mapping ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Body ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Appraisal System ◽  
New Perspective

This paper explores rater (novice and expert) understanding of the decision-making process in the performance appraisal system (PAS) by looking at the cognitive processing model (CPM). Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured cognitive mapping protocol involving 22 Malaysian public school administrators and were analysed using key word analysis. The decision explorer software was used to map the thinking activities involved in the rater decision-making process. The findings revealed that raters recognised the CPM steps in their performance appraisal practice. The study also identified the differences between individual novice and expert raters’ CPM in terms of concept and complexity, and also an attempt was made to compare the CPM practised by the raters with that suggested in the research framework. Every cognitive map by the raters has its own uniqueness and represents raters capability to process relevant information involved during the performance appraisal decision-making process. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by offering a new perspective to understanding performance rating by looking at the steps involved in CPM. The research also offered some insights to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and scholars in order to undertake further research and analysis using the steps in the CPM in a new issue, context, and environment.  

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMENGARUHI KINERJA USAHA WANITA WIRAUSAHA PADA INDUSTRI MAKANAN RINGAN DI PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-172
Author(s):  
Amri Syahardi ◽  
Lukman Mohammad Baga ◽  
Ratna Winandi
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Snack Food ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
The Family

Women entrepreneurs as the family support unit that plays a role in increasing the family income, has a performance which is still low compared to male entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study was to analyze (1) the profile of women entrepreneurs and snack food industry; (2) the influence of personal characteristics, internal and external business environment, as well as entrepreneurial behavior to business performance of women entrepreneurs. This study used survey method that conducted  in Limapuluh Kota Regency and Payakumbuh City. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used for descriptive and quantitative analysis. The respondents used were 105 women entrepreneurs. The results showed that: (1) women entrepreneurs engaged in the snack food industry in West Sumatera in general are in the productive age above 40 years, the business managed by women entrepreneurs in general is still relatively small business with income average of Rp1.687.000 per week; (2) the personal characteristics, internal environment of business, external environment of business, and the entrepreneurial behaviour has positive and significant influence to business performance. The most dominant personal characteristics which influence the business performance were education and family background, the most dominant  internal environment which influence business performance was financial aspect, the most dominant external environment which influence business performance was marketing and the most dominant entrepreneurial behavior influences the business performance was innovation. Women entrepreneurs were encouraged to improve human resources and risk taking by borrowing capital to develop the business. 

scholarly journals Does Participation Foster Transformation Processes towards Sustainable Energy Systems? A Case Study of the German Energy Transformation

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Energy Transformation ◽  
Sustainable Energy Systems ◽  
Participation Process

Sustainable energy transformation depends on learning processes, which allow us to cope with constantly changing environmental and social systems. Participation processes are viewed as a means of fostering social learning. In this paper, social learning is applied as an analytical concept to investigate the cognitive effects of participation such as knowledge acquisition, changes of perspective, and knowledge dissemination. Previous studies have indicated that certain characteristics of the participation process foster social learning. However, empirical evidence is still inconclusive, which is why this paper investigates which factors foster social learning. An empirical analysis was conducted on the basis of a quantitative online survey (N = 516), which questioned people who are in some way involved in the German energy transformation (Energiewende). The results show that social learning can be enhanced through participation. In particular, moderated processes—which foster a productive exchange, encourage the building of trust among participants, and allow easy access to relevant information—are likely to provide the appropriate conditions for social learning. Personal characteristics such as an individual’s degree of knowledge might have a greater influence on why people change their perspectives than the intensity of participation.

Toyota Kata as a KM solution to the inhibitors of implementing lean service in service companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helio Aisenberg Ferenhof ◽  
Andre Henrique Da Cunha ◽  
Andrei Bonamigo ◽  
Fernando Antônio Forcellini
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Universal Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Company Culture ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Operational Excellence

PurposeThis paper aims to resolve the inhibitors of lean service using knowledge management (KM) concepts through the use of Toyota Kata. To achieve this, the authors updated the research on lean supportive practices and inhibitors of lean technical practices presented by Hadid and Afshin Mansouri (2014) through a systematic literature review (SLR). The SLR focused on empirical studies/cases from the past 15 years and confirmed the inhibitors of lean technical practices. As a result, Toyota Kata is proposed as a KM solution to the inhibitors of lean service implementation in service companies.Design/methodology/approachThe authors carried out an SLR to identify inhibitors of lean service in real case applications and analyzed the resulting bibliographic portfolio using KM as a lens, along with three theories: universal theory, socio-technical systems theory and contingency theory, which assist in highlighting and clarifying the potential impact of using Toyota Kata as a solution to the inhibitors of lean technical practices.FindingsWhen the authors analyzed the inhibitors of lean technical practices, they discovered that there is a strong relationship between the inhibitors and the individual (staff) personal characteristics regarding commitment, involvement, communication and preparation. These inhibitors and characteristics should work as a system, and Toyota Kata improves people’s skills and process performance by connecting people, processes and technology. Also, the authors noted that the Toyota Kata concept used can provide benefits in the implementation of lean service for companies, such as the internalization of continuous improvement, this becoming part of the company culture. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that Toyota Kata provides an effective way to achieve KM.Research limitations/implicationsThis study may not have enabled a complete coverage of all existing peer-reviewed articles in the field of practices and inhibitors presented by Hadid and Afshin Mansouri (2014). However, it seems reasonable to assume that in this review, a large proportion of the studies available was included.Practical implicationsThis paper opens a new perspective on the use of Toyota Kata by managers as a solution to implement KM, spinning the spiral of knowledge.Originality/valueThis is the first study that seeks empirical evidence of inhibitors of lean technical practices and proposes Toyota Kata as a KM Solution for these issues. As a result, this study advances the facility to overcome these inhibitors, opening a new perspective for management to lead in achieving operational excellence.

scholarly journals Predictive analysis of academic performance of college students using ensemble stacking

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-98
Author(s):  
Kaviyarasi R ◽  
Balasubramanian T
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Family Background ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Predictive Analysis ◽  
Single Model ◽  
Applied Machine Learning ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Adaboost Classifier

One of the hottest and most popular methods in applied Machine Learning is Ensemble methods.Ensemble combines predictions from different models to generate a final prediction with better performance than any other single model. The research focused on the implementation of Ensemble method for predicting student academic performance based on their personal characteristics, family background, infrastructural environment in the college and external environment, etc...Our study uses RandomForestClassifier, Logistic Regression, and ExtraTreesClassifier as the Base Learners and AdaBoost Classifier as the Meta Learner. This result helps in predicting the accuracy of students’ academic performance and also in identifying the poor performers, so that early measures prior to final semester examination can be deployed

scholarly journals PERENCANAAN STRATEGIS PENDIDIKAN DALAM BUDAYA ORGANISASI SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151
Author(s):  
Dian Cita Sari ◽  
Sudirman Pekanbaru ◽  
Sriani Jambi
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Strategy Evaluation ◽  
Critical Components

In Vocational Education, analysis of the internal and external environment is a major step in the preparation of strategic planning. In general, strategic planning consists of three steps: strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation. Strategy formulation includes developing a vision and mission, identifying external opportunities and threats to the organization, determining internal strengths and weaknesses of the organization, setting long-term goals, formulating alternative strategies, and choosing specific strategies to be implemented. The atmosphere and environment are critical components in the formulation of organizational goals, so that organizational improvement requires all relevant information towards achieving SMK quality. With a good organizational culture, organizations will develop far compared to organizations with weak culture. Analysis of the internal and external environment that integrates culture and the main task of this organization requires a learning process that includes the development of abilities in cultural transformation and transformation in SMK The research method used is a qualitative method with approach of feomenology. Research location in SMKN 2 Pekanbaru, Riau.

E-banking users’ behaviour: e-service quality, attitude, and customer satisfaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles k. Ayo ◽  
Aderonke Atinuke Oni ◽  
Oyerinde J. Adewoye ◽  
Ibukun O. Eweoya
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Services Quality ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Service Portfolio

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors affecting e-banking usage based on electronic service (e-service) quality, attitude and customer satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual model to investigate factors that influence e-banking usage was developed based on review of existing literature. The model employed e-services quality variable, diffusion of innovation construct and self-efficacy to better reflect the users’ views of e-banking usage. Data collected from 254 e-banking users were used to test the model. The data were analysed based on PLS-SEM using SmartPLS 3.0. Findings – The result reveals that perceived e-service quality has a strong influence on customer satisfaction and use of e-banking, which means that greater quality of e-service has the potential to increase satisfaction and consequently result in to more use of e-banking. In this research findings, competence of e-service support staff, system availability, service portfolio, responsiveness and reliability, in that order, were found to be most significant in rating e-service quality. Practical implications – This offers financial institutions and professional relevant information e-banking services that will promote greater customer satisfaction and use of e-banking. Originality/value – This paper contributes to knowledge advancement in bank marketing by providing insight into motivational factors of e-banking services quality and personal characteristics.

Economic Aspects of Blindness and Low Vision: A New Perspective

1995 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 506-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kirchner
Keyword(s):  
Low Vision ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Definition Of

This article presents a theoretical perspective on the economic aspects of disability that acknowledges that cultural value systems affect the definition of costs. It also illustrates the need for better measures of productive activity by persons with disabilities in paid and unpaid work; other personal characteristics that may account for dependence, such as old age or illness; and costs created by social barriers, rather than by impairments themselves.

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