scholarly journals A Quantitative Investigation of Academic Research Findings in Media Report Articles －Comparison of press releases and two different national papers－

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-223
Author(s):  
Masaki NISHIZAWA ◽  
Yuan SUN
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Quantitative Investigation ◽  
Media Report ◽  
Research Findings

Aiding the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Developing World

2021 ◽  
pp. 299-336
Author(s):  
Sampath S. Windsor ◽  
Carol Royal ◽  
Chatura C. Windsor
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Cultural Leadership ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Inclusive Society

Academic research that examines different leadership models utilised in the digital age within ICT4D that facilitates the Fourth Industrial Revolution for the marginalised people are scarce. This study focused on the e-Sri Lanka program, initially funded by the World Bank as a unique South Asian project that established a network of 1,005 Nenasala telecentres. Sri Lanka is further focused on building an e-smart, e-inclusive society through ICT4D. In 2020, the Nenasala 2.0 initiative is to be expanded on the Nenasala network to scale up e-society innovations. This context provides an exciting research bedrock to explore. The research findings revealed that leadership at various organisational levels will be key to Nenasala 2.0 and ICT4D program sustainability. The Nenasala model that benefitted from unique community-based leadership was termed socio-cultural leadership. A replication of the study in other developing countries to identify the leadership needed in ICT4D could prove invaluable as it may identify viable complementary options to commercially orientated telecentres.

Innovation in the Learning Management System (LMS)

2020 ◽  
pp. 306-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Brown
Keyword(s):  
Skill Development ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Current Design ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Retail Organizations

This qualitative study identifies design principles and delivery methods best suited for the retail industry with a focus on training front-line workers. This research identifies key design elements to aid retail organizations in choosing an effective online learning solution for their workforce. To provide clear and relevant design recommendations specific to the retail workforce, the scope of the research focused on learner characteristics, e-learning in the workplace, adult learning theory, as well as current design and delivery features available on the market. Through a meta-synthesis of qualitative research, findings indicate a need for soft skill development related to customer interactions. A list of design principles targeting soft skill development of the front-line retail worker is recommended based on both industry and academic research.

Participatory action research with refugee and asylum-seeking women

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Greenfields
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Practice Change ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Training

This chapter discusses the methods, processes, and outcomes of a Comic Relief-funded three-year community development and advocacy programme undertaken with Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women (RASW) in London. It focuses on how the use of participatory action research and training delivered by RASW can challenge and inform the way in which ‘professionals’ deliver health and legal services to vulnerable communities. The project, undertaken during 2012–15 by Independent Academic Research Services, a London-based charity, was co-designed with participant beneficiaries with the explicit aim of generating institutional change and increased gender sensitivity in the treatment of RASW, both through harnessing research findings to drive policy and practice change and by allowing women themselves to articulate the problems they currently face in terms of accessing appropriate support.

scholarly journals Statistical Capacity Building of Official Statisticians in Practice: Case of the Consumer Price Index

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 827-848
Author(s):  
Tomi Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Price Index ◽  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Consumer Price Index ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Index Formula ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Research Findings

Abstract This article focuses on the issue of statistical capacity building of official statisticians using the case of the consumer price index (CPI) as an illustrative example. Although used for indexation of salaries, pensions, and social welfare benefits, but also as an approximation of the general inflation rate, there are several unresolved methodological issues associated with CPI’s calculation. Apart from the choice among two alternative concepts, the challenge of how to include owner-occupied housing (OOH) in CPI has also not been adequately resolved yet. Analysis in the article is based on Slovenian data. The results show that accuracy of the CPI significantly improves if it is calculated using one of the superlative and symmetric formulas, and that it makes sense to include OOH in CPI using the total acquisitions approach. The analysis further indicates that the choice of the index formula for calculating CPI has a much greater impact on the CPI value than inclusion of OOH. Academic research findings such as these should not remain unknown to the wide professional community of official statisticians. Formal channels for knowledge transfer from academia to official statistics providers should be established to facilitate continuous statistical capacity building of official statisticians.

Academic Research on Communications Among External Auditors, the Audit Committee, and the Board: Implications and Recommendations for Practice

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. A1-A8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Cohen ◽  
Lisa Milici Gaynor ◽  
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Arnold M. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
External Auditors ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Recommendations For Practice

SUMMARY: This article provides a summary of the academic research findings on the attributes of effective audit committees and potential threats to financial reporting quality that should lead to heightened auditor and audit committee sensitivity. The practice implications of this research are then discussed in terms of appropriate communications among auditors, audit committees, and boards of directors.

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