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.

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

Mission of the Territory: How to Develop It and is it Needed at All?

2020 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Anna A. Voloshinskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Practical Recommendations

There is no generally accepted definition of a territory’s mission either in Russia or abroad. So is it worth including a mission in the strategy of socio-economic development of a territory and what definition of the mission is better to choose? To answer these questions, a content analysis of Russian and foreign definitions of the territory's mission has been carried out, from which common units of meaning were identified. It was established that a number of semantic units in definitions of the territory's mission and the mission of organization coincide. However, from the point of view of the mission statement, there are a number of significant differences between a territory and an organization, which makes some definitions of the territory’s mission hardly applicable in practice. Conclusion is made: it is better to define the territory's mission through its role in the external environment, functions and unique features of the territory. The article examines advantages and disadvantages of alternative options: not to develop a mission at all or to develop it in a purely formal way. Practical recommendations on developing a territory mission, examples from Russian and foreign experience are given.

Physical Characteristics, Physiological Attributes, and On-Field Performances of Soccer Goalkeepers

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gal Ziv ◽  
Ronnie Lidor
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Vertical Jump ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Longitudinal Approach ◽  
Physiological Attributes ◽  
Testing Protocols ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The soccer goalkeeper (GK) is required to perform strenuous actions during practice sessions and actual games. One of the objectives of those professionals who work with GKs is to obtain relevant information on physical characteristics and physiological attributes of GKs, and to use it effectively when planning training programs for them. This article has three purposes: (a) to review a series of studies (n = 23) on physical characteristics, physiological attributes, and on-field performances of soccer GKs; (b) to outline a number of methodological limitations and research concerns associated with these studies; and (c) to suggest several practical recommendations for soccer coaches who work with GKs. Four main fndings emerged from our review: (a) professional adult GKs usually are over 180 cm tall and have a body mass of over 77 kg; (b) studies on agility and speed produced mixed results, with some showing similar values between GKs and field players and others showing reduced performance in GKs; (c) GKs usually have higher vertical jump values when compared with players playing the various field positions; (d) GKs cover approximately 5.5 km during a game, mostly by walking and jogging. Four methodological limitations and research concerns associated with the reviewed studies were discussed, among them the lack of a longitudinal approach and the lack of on-field performance studies. Three practical recommendations are made for coaches, one of which is that coaches should adopt a careful approach when selecting testing protocols and devices for the assessment of GKs’ physiological attributes.

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 The new scientific and methodological model of creating a digital health passport for monitoring physical and mental state and physical preparedness of comprehensive school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 521-535
Author(s):  
Grigory A. Vorobiev ◽  
◽  
Andrey V. Chebotarev ◽  
Irina P. Panova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Modern Information Technology ◽  
Practical Recommendations

School nowadays is focused on students’ health as a prerequisite for a successful performance. The health status is a multifaceted concept which is gauged by various indicators. Determining the health status of children takes a lot of time resources on the part of educational staff engaged in systemizing and analysing the data and making practical recommendations for optimising students’ health. Boosting the quality of health monitoring can be achieved via modern IT systems by creating a digital health passport for school students. This research is based on the methods of theoretical analysis, synthesis, data generalisation, analytical modelling of the content and organisational process of health monitoring via modern information technology. An attempt was made to create a scientific and methodological model for collating and evaluating data on school children’s physical health, mental health and physical preparedness. The data are presented in the form of a digital health passport. The data were used as a basis for the computer programme The Health Passport which allows the user to obtain information on the general health status and differentiated aspects of health, such as physical or mental health and physical preparedness. The programme can also give individualised practical recommendations by analysing the test results; store statistically relevant information on individual and group performance; conduct comparative analysis of individual and group performance of comprehensive school students on the methodological basis of mathematical statistics.

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.

scholarly journals Formation of Personnel Potential of an Enterprise Through the Development of Creative Abilities of the Staff

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (519) ◽  
pp. 310-315
Author(s):  
I. M. Tanasiuk ◽  
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S. M. Kirsho ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Creative Abilities ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company ◽  
Practical Recommendations ◽  
Scientific Achievements

The article is aimed at substantiating the theoretical and methodological principles of formation of personnel potential of the enterprise and elaborating practical recommendations for the development of creative abilities of staff. On the basis of systematization and generalization of existing scientific achievements, the concept of personnel potential, features of its formation in modern conditions are considered. The factors that influence the formation of personnel potential of enterprises in Ukraine are analyzed. The problems of formation of personnel potential of companies capable of creative response to changes in the external environment, analyzing large amounts of information, determining the impact and interaction of various factors and anticipating future events in the market are researched. Positive examples of procedures for the formation of personnel potential from the experience of modern enterprises are presented. As a result of the study, it was determined the need to create partnerships between the State and enterprises, so that conditions for the development of creativity can be formed, and it is proclaimed that the development of creative abilities of the enterprise’s staff allows to increase the innovativeness of a company and the country in general. The article defines that the necessity to meet the education of personnel with modern trends requires the organization of lifelong learning, which involves combining and updating the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities in order to adapt to modern processes for the sake of continuous professional development. The methods for development of creativity of the enterprise’s staff aimed at overcoming thinking stereotypes that interfere with the development of creativity in modern conditions are proposed. A special place is given to the problem of maintaining the performance of the enterprise’s staff in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

scholarly journals ANTI-CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF TRADE ENTERPRISE IN THE CONDITIONS OF EXTERNAL INSTABILITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.V. Miroshnichenko ◽  
N.V. Antonova ◽  
Y.V. Homovska
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The problems of the crisis management of the enterprise in the conditions of instability of the external environment are investigated.. Existing theoretical approaches to understanding the category of "crisis management" are considered. Dedicated specific principles of crisis management, such as the principle of prioritizing long-term goals over short-term, adaptability to changes in the external environment, the effectiveness of anti-crisis measures, systemic principles, principles of continuity of observations and responsiveness to changes in the external environment. Practical recommendations for crisis management of a trading enterprise have been developed. Formed conclusions will identify ways to further research.

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