scholarly journals WATERQUANTITY AND -QUALITY RESEARCH FOR THE RHINE MEUSE ESTUARY

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Roelfzema ◽  
M. Karelse ◽  
A.J. Struijk ◽  
M. Adriaanse
Keyword(s):  
Research Programme ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
First Results ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Hydraulics Laboratory

In commission of the Dutch Government (Ministry of Public Works), the Delft Hydraulics Laboratory carries out a long term research programme on the water quantity and water quality of the Rhine-Meuse estuary. The research programme has to provide the necessary hydraulic data as Input for a management decision-making process. The programme is based on an "integrated approach philosophy" with respect to the various subjects to be studied and the research tools to be used (data from nature, hydraulic model, mathematical models and fundamental research). The paper presents the essentials and backgrounds of the research programme and discusses some first results.

Development of the Urban Environment Based on the Optimization of Management Decision-Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-327
Author(s):  
V. M. Medvedev
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Management Decisions ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
High Level

The presented study identifies approaches to decision-making aimed at the optimal development of the urban environment.Aim. The study aims to develop proposals for improving methodological approaches aimed at the development of the urban environment and for using these approaches in the preparation of the corresponding management decisions.Tasks. The author assesses the problem of urbanization and shows how it affects the need to modernize the urban environment; formulates the principles of optimization of management decision-making aimed at the development of the urban environment; evaluates the possibility of the practical implementation of these principles (through the example of the federal city of St. Petersburg).Methods. This study uses strategic analysis, systems and case-based approach, comparative and retrospective analysis.Results. The practical aspects of designing the processes and approaches to urban environment management are examined. The efficiency of management is shown to depend largely on the optimization of management decisions that could improve the effectiveness of individual services aimed at the formation and development of a modern urban environment in the long term. The study describes the successful experience of St. Petersburg in developing the complex of urban environment management services.Conclusions. Improving urban environment management is an important aspect of increasing the population’s quality of life. As evidenced by St. Petersburg’s experience, to achieve a high level of comfort in the urban environment it is necessary to actively use the principles of consistency, innovation, and public participation in decision-making. The author recommends normative consolidation of these principles and their more active practical application in the management of Russian cities.

Forest Management Decision-Making: Art or Science?

1981 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. H. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Simulation Modeling ◽  
Forest Planning ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Evaluation Techniques ◽  
Making Art

This paper describes an approach to forest management decision-making. Acknowledging both objective and subjective elements, the approach offers a methodology to encourage more creative design in forest planning. It uses the descriptive capabilities of simulation modeling in tandem with the prescriptive capabilities of graphical evaluation techniques, to facilitate the use and interpretation of technical forestry information in decision-making problems. It emphasizes a need for an overview of long-term resource behavior as a prerequisite to, and a framework for, forest planning.

scholarly journals THE POTENTIAL OF RUSSIA’S “SOFT POWER”: THE PROBLEM OF EFFECIENCY

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-509
Author(s):  
V.A. Smirnov
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Language Influence ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The article analyzes the potential of Russia's “soft power” and its main content components, such as education, ideology and language influence. The author's point is that despite the presence of an impressive potential of soft power, Russia begins to lose positions not only in the far abroad, but also in the post-Soviet space. It is concluded that the reasons for the failures in many areas (including foreign policy) is the state of Russian management personnel. Research and practice clearly demonstrate that the effectiveness of management is directly predetermined by the quality of management decision-making, which in Russia is at a depressingly low level since the culture of thinking in our country is in decline. It is proved that the management of our country consists of people who, firstly, are not professionals, and secondly, are not united by a common integrative idea. This is the source of many failures in the application of “soft power” even in the CIS.

scholarly journals Can Doctors Still Have a Voice in Healthcare?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Howard Stuart ◽  
Nilay Ozen ◽  
Vivian Petropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Community Hospital ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Healthcare Network ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Independent Organization

In the fall of 2014 the Quebec Health Ministry announced plans for a broad restructuring of the entire Healthcare network, implemented shortly thereafter in 2015. The effect on institutions was dramatic and immediate. Local  management was eradicated, concentrating and centralizing control of the entire system ultimately into the office of the Minister. With the abrupt reorganization of services came relocation of large numbers of personnel. Management at a distance became the norm. In many institutions, the commonly held view among physicians with regard to relations with management can be summarized as, “Suddenly there was no one to talk to.”Confusion and tension were prevalent and palpable. In this context, in attempt to have a voice, a group of physicians at one community hospital formed an independent organization. It developed into an influential body which continues to remain active. This workshop will use the experiences and reflections of physicians from that organization as a basis to explore questions such as: -Is there a difference between Health Services and Health Care? Do we care? -Does worker engagement matter in Healthcare delivery? Or are good systems and modern equipment all we really need? -Does sense of community matter within a healthcare institution? If so why?If it matters, is it just for the benefit of those working for the organization? Or is there a benefit for the users too? -What is the basis for sense of community? Where does it come from? Can it be destroyed? Can it be developed? -Is there an importance to the quality of relationships between people working within Healthcare? Do these relationships have impact on quality of care? -Should the perspective of those working in the system be incorporated input Management decision making? If so how? -What can physicians, nurses and other allied Healthcare professionals do in order to have a voice? 

scholarly journals PROCESS OF MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION ADVISING SYSTEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (5) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Ирина Алешина ◽  
Irina Aleshina ◽  
Татьяна Геращенкова ◽  
Tatyana Gerashchenkova
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Funding Mechanism ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Management Decision Making

One of the important factors limiting social and economic development of Russia is considered to be the state and efficient functioning of transport and logistic infrastructure. The creation of a modern road and transport net-work is one of the factors providing sustainable eco-nomic growth, implementation of social programs and, eventually, improvement of the quality of human life. Interaction of financial state interests and private business through mechanisms of state-private partner-ship has to become the main objective of modern Rus-sian state policy in favor of intensification process of capital investments increase in transport infrastructure. The use of such mechanism will allow carrying out projects which the state and business cannot im-plement alone. It will help to reduce social problems, will become the driving force of Russian economy, will promote the establishment of the international financial center in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the study is to research compre-hensively the existing funding mechanism and distribu-tion of budget funds for creating transport infrastruc-ture with economic substantiation possibility of attract-ing and using non-budgetary sources.

scholarly journals Payment for Environment Services to Promote Compliance with Brazil’s Forest Code: The Case of “Produtores de Água e Floresta”

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Oliveira Fiorini ◽  
Marilyn Swisher ◽  
Francis E. Putz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Behavioral Differences ◽  
Environmental Laws ◽  
Natural Resource Conservation ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Forest Code ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Systemic Corruption

Payments for ecosystems services (PES) can promote natural resource conservation by increasing compliance with environmental laws. Law enforcement and PES proponents assume that individuals make decisions about compliance based on expectations of gains, likelihood of being caught in non-compliance, and magnitude of sanctions. Brazil’s Forest Code, characterized by low levels of compliance, includes incentive and disincentive mechanisms. We interviewed landowners in the Atlantic Forest to understand their motivations to participate (or not) in a PES project, the effects of knowledge and perceptions of environmental regulations on compliance, and how both environmental regulations and PES affect land management decision-making. We found that neither expectations of financial gains nor PES payments drive behavioral change and that the perception of systemic corruption reduced compliance with environment regulations. There were important behavioral differences between long-term residents for whom the land is their main source of income and recent residents with little dependence on land-generated income.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGY, METHODS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OF MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OPTIMIZATION MODELS OF THE ROCKET AND SPACE INDUSTRY

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Александр Андрейчиков ◽  
Aleksandr Andreychikov ◽  
Ольга Андрейчикова ◽  
Olga Andreichicova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Optimization Models ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Risk And Uncertainty ◽  
Intelligent Software ◽  
Space Industry ◽  
Management Decision Making

The monograph presents the methodology, methods and digital technologies of management decision - making to improve the quality of optimization models of the rocket and space industry. The methods and systems of decision support described in the book are focused on solving problems in conditions of certainty, risk and uncertainty. The book is intended for researchers, engineers and students working in areas such as system analysis, innovation quality management, conceptual design, intelligent software development, etc.

scholarly journals Optimal primary care management of clinical osteoarthritis and joint pain in older people: a mixed-methods programme of systematic reviews, observational and qualitative studies, and randomised controlled trials

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Hay ◽  
Krysia Dziedzic ◽  
Nadine Foster ◽  
George Peat ◽  
Danielle van der Windt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Randomised Controlled

BackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is the most common long-term condition managed in UK general practice. However, care is suboptimal despite evidence that primary care and community-based interventions can reduce OA pain and disability.ObjectivesThe overall aim was to improve primary care management of OA and the health of patients with OA. Four parallel linked workstreams aimed to (1) develop a health economic decision model for estimating the potential for cost-effective delivery of primary care OA interventions to improve population health, (2) develop and evaluate new health-care models for delivery of core treatments and support for self-management among primary care consulters with OA, and to investigate prioritisation and implementation of OA care among the public, patients, doctors, health-care professionals and NHS trusts, (3) determine the effectiveness of strategies to optimise specific components of core OA treatment using the example of exercise and (4) investigate the effect of interventions to tackle barriers to core OA treatment, using the example of comorbid anxiety and depression in persons with OA.Data sourcesThe North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project database, held by Keele University, was the source of data for secondary analyses in workstream 1.MethodsWorkstream 1 used meta-analysis and synthesis of published evidence about effectiveness of primary care treatments, combined with secondary analysis of existing longitudinal population-based cohort data, to identify predictors of poor long-term outcome (prognostic factors) and design a health economic decision model to estimate cost-effectiveness of different hypothetical strategies for implementing optimal primary care for patients with OA. Workstream 2 used mixed methods to (1) develop and test a ‘model OA consultation’ for primary care health-care professionals (qualitative interviews, consensus, training and evaluation) and (2) evaluate the combined effect of a computerised ‘pop-up’ guideline for general practitioners (GPs) in the consultation and implementing the model OA consultation on practice and patient outcomes (parallel group intervention study). Workstream 3 developed and investigated in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) how to optimise the effect of exercise in persons with knee OA by tailoring it to the individual and improving adherence. Workstream 4 developed and investigated in a cluster RCT the extent to which screening patients for comorbid anxiety and depression can improve OA outcomes. Public and patient involvement included proposal development, project steering and analysis. An OA forum involved public, patient, health professional, social care and researcher representatives to debate the results and formulate proposals for wider implementation and dissemination.ResultsThis programme provides evidence (1) that economic modelling can be used in OA to extrapolate findings of cost-effectiveness beyond the short-term outcomes of clinical trials, (2) about ways of implementing support for self-management and models of optimal primary care informed by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommendations, including the beneficial effects of training in a model OA consultation on GP behaviour and of pop-up screens in GP consultations on the quality of prescribing, (3) against adding enhanced interventions to current effective physiotherapy-led exercise for knee OA and (4) against screening for anxiety and depression in patients with musculoskeletal pain as an addition to current best practice for OA.ConclusionsImplementation of evidence-based care for patients with OA is feasible in general practice and has an immediate impact on improving the quality of care delivered to patients. However, improved levels of quality of care, changes to current best practice physiotherapy and successful introduction of psychological screening, as achieved by this programme, did not substantially reduce patients’ pain and disability. This poses important challenges for clinical practice and OA research.LimitationsThe key limitation in this work is the lack of improvement in patient-reported pain and disability despite clear evidence of enhanced delivery of evidence-based care.Future work recommendations(1) New thinking and research is needed into the achievable and desirable long-term goals of care for people with OA, (2) continuing investigation into the resources needed to properly implement clinical guidelines for management of OA as a long-term condition, such as regular monitoring to maintain exercise and physical activity and (3) new research to identify subgroups of patients with OA as a basis for stratified primary care including (i) those with good prognosis who can self-manage with minimal investigation or specialist treatment, (ii) those who will respond to, and benefit from, specific interventions in primary care, such as physiotherapy-led exercise, and (iii) develop research into effective identification and treatment of clinically important anxiety and depression in patients with OA and into the effects of pain management on psychological outcomes in patients with OA.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN06984617, ISRCTN93634563 and ISRCTN40721988.FundingThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme and will be published in full inProgramme Grants for Applied Research Programme; Vol. 6, No. 4. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.

scholarly journals Modern Information Technologies: Obstacles and Assistants in Management Decision-Making. Article Two. Opportunities

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
V. A. Shamakhov ◽  
N. M. Mezhevich
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Filter Bubbles ◽  
Main Effects

The dependence of management decisions on information support is not a debatable issue for a long time. However, the changing quality of information creates both new challenges and new opportunities in the information and analytical field. The decision-making process, which would seem to be facilitated by digitalization, is actually becoming more complicated. As one of the main effects of digitalization, we note the apparent availability of information. In fact, simple facts that create an information network no longer become, moreover, they become smaller, or rather, their availability decreases. The necessary information sinks in the ocean of information noise. Echo chambers and filter bubbles exacerbate this problem. At the same time, the possibilities provided by the effects of echo cameras and information bubbles remain low.

scholarly journals Knowledge management alignment to the community of practice in a company of cutting and bending steel

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taciana De Barros Jerônimo ◽  
Fagner José Coutinho de Melo ◽  
Joás Tomaz de Aquino ◽  
André Philippi Gonzaga de Albuquerque ◽  
Denise Dumke de Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Metallurgical Industry ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
A Company

This article aims to analyze the characteristics of a community of practice focused on the quality of management decision making in a company in the metallurgical industry, which is a company of cutting and bending steel for construction. Quality management requires greater flexibility in the activities, information sharing, skills development of individuals, and engagement among employees. The scientific method adopted was the descriptive cross-analysis case study, whose data was collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with 180 individuals. It was observed that the creation of communities of practice does not occur at random, and its main features are defined identity of shared interest; the way to build the image belonging to a particular social group; and involvement in joint activities that allow them to learn from each other.

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