Preaching and Practising: a Retrospective Exploration of Goals and Innovative Developments in the Administration of Intellectual Property Rights

<p>The management of innovation is a common phrase in many conversations about modern business management. However, management innovation has comparatively less recognition despite claims that it is one of the key components to organisational development in the 21st Century (Hamel, 2006). This study explores the generation and adoption of management innovation, within an organisation that administers legal rights for the commercialisation of innovation in New Zealand. The exploration focuses on the implementation of changes within Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), seeking evidence of innovative changes in management. Identified management innovations are examined to uncover their functions and effects within the context of IPONZ’s purpose, articulated through goal setting. The study utilises case study methodology, borrowing from phenomenological methods to carry out an in-depth analysis of unfolding events at the organisation. Perceptions within the organisation and historical information were used to establish the occurrence of events. The organisation was examined holistically, with exploration including all areas of operation. Both primary and secondary data informs the research analysis and conclusions, guided by developments in previous innovation studies and literature on the use of goals. The prescribed Goal Setting Theory of Locke and Latham (1979) was examined to consider the effects goal setting has on performance. It was found that at IPONZ, changes implemented were a direct result of the goals that were set. In a period of holistic transformation, some goals were set as the successful implementation of change initiatives. Findings point to implications that the manner in which goals are set affects the amount and nature of changes that are implemented. The highest number of changes and management innovations were introduced in periods where changes were part of official performance expectations. All management innovations found were contextually novel, and were closely linked to the introduction of a holistic transformation project.</p>

Preaching and Practising: a Retrospective Exploration of Goals and Innovative Developments in the Administration of Intellectual Property Rights

<p>The management of innovation is a common phrase in many conversations about modern business management. However, management innovation has comparatively less recognition despite claims that it is one of the key components to organisational development in the 21st Century (Hamel, 2006). This study explores the generation and adoption of management innovation, within an organisation that administers legal rights for the commercialisation of innovation in New Zealand. The exploration focuses on the implementation of changes within Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), seeking evidence of innovative changes in management. Identified management innovations are examined to uncover their functions and effects within the context of IPONZ’s purpose, articulated through goal setting. The study utilises case study methodology, borrowing from phenomenological methods to carry out an in-depth analysis of unfolding events at the organisation. Perceptions within the organisation and historical information were used to establish the occurrence of events. The organisation was examined holistically, with exploration including all areas of operation. Both primary and secondary data informs the research analysis and conclusions, guided by developments in previous innovation studies and literature on the use of goals. The prescribed Goal Setting Theory of Locke and Latham (1979) was examined to consider the effects goal setting has on performance. It was found that at IPONZ, changes implemented were a direct result of the goals that were set. In a period of holistic transformation, some goals were set as the successful implementation of change initiatives. Findings point to implications that the manner in which goals are set affects the amount and nature of changes that are implemented. The highest number of changes and management innovations were introduced in periods where changes were part of official performance expectations. All management innovations found were contextually novel, and were closely linked to the introduction of a holistic transformation project.</p>

INTENTIONAL LEXICAL DEVIATIONS IN FICTION AS A TRANSLATION PROBLEM (BASED ON “FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON” BY D. KEYES)

The article examines intentional lexical deviations in a literary text on the example of “Flowers for Algernon” by D. Keyes and its translation into Russian. Writing the text, the author can use such violations as an effective stylistic device to create a specific speech portrait of a character. Changes in the intellect and consciousness of the protagonist of the novel are revealed in the lexical level of the language: as intellectual development progresses, the flow of the character’s thoughts becomes logical, the vocabulary is enriched with new “complex” expressions, lexical errors disappear, and the character’s speech acquires expressiveness and artistic imagery. To translate texts containing intentional lexical deviations adequately, the translator should be creative and resourceful, which often requires the use of translation strategies and various kinds of transformations, such as generalization, omission and holistic transformation.

A Study on Interdisciplinary Theories Regarding Maritime Nautical Literature

Maritime or (Nautical literature) was ruling the period during the 18th century which was followed by 19th-century writers. These novels depict the effects on the environment, society and economy of the people. In this study, it is observed that the concept approach towards the Interdisciplinary theory with connection to the people’s thoughts regarding the sea, their religious or holistic approaches, and the gender description given to describe the sea were correlated with some famous nautical novel with notable incidents or theories to prove that the attributes of plots might be different but the themes relating to such sea novels/aquatic novels are more or less similar to each other and they serve some standard settings and motifs on the whole. The study reveals that maritime novels where written in distinctive plots but the themes are more or less focused on masculinity (gender roles) and heroism, social hierarchies and the psychological and holistic transformation during their hard existence in the sea. Ethical approach, the symbolism of sea and the gender roles are used in this regard of research dealing with interdisciplinary theory.

The Role of Blockchain Technology in Ensuring Digital Transformation for Businesses: Advantages, Challenges and Application Steps

In recent years, the concept of digital transformation has emerged as an area where businesses have been working intensively. Digital transformation refers to the holistic transformation of businesses in human and business processes and technology elements in order to provide more effective and efficient services. Therefore, blockchain, which is called a disruptive technology, has great importance in ensuring the digital transformation of businesses. In this study, some determinations have been made about the adoption of blockchain technology and situation analysis while performing digital transformation in businesses. In this context, semi-structured interviews were held with experts in the blockchain field.

Between sacrum and simulacrum: the space of chaos in Jacek Dukaj’s novella The Cathedral

The author of the article analyses Jacek Dukaj’s science fiction novella The Cathedral (2000), which inspired the famous animated short film released under the same title in 2002. The eponymous pseudo-building was founded on the grave of Izmir Predú, a man who has sacrificed himself to save his travel companions’ lives. It is built using programmed nanoparticles and has formed itself – chaotically – into a cathedral-like asymmetrical, fractal structure. The novella’s main character, a Catholic priest, has been sent onto a planetoid to validate rumours about Predú’s holiness. The author of the article argues that the process of incarnating the protagonist into the Cathedral’s body leads him to the point of holistic transformation of the body, psyche and knowledge, similar to technological singularity, which is indistinguishable from a mystical, religious act. It is limited to earthly life, though, and brings the risk (as a transhuman act) of losing humanity. Jacek Dukaj offers the reader a few clues, but they are inconclusive. The reader’s interpretative hesitance therefore mirrors the protagonist’s ambiguous transformation. There is no reason to name the novella a religious one, although transhuman messianism plays an important role in it.

Transformative Psychometric Research Trioengineering Modeling: Triangulating Digital Instrumentation, Implementation, and Data Analysis for Effective, Efficient, and Engaging Classroom Inquiry

This monograph provides an in–depth discourse on “Research Engineering” in the field of “Educational Science” first detailed in a 2012 Journal on Mathematics article. Research Engineering involves the methodology and the metrics used to conduct in–depth research investigations via the innovative Total Transformative Trichotomy–Squared [Tri–Squared] Test. The triangulation of this test aids in the comprehension of how the Tri–Squared calculation is a mixed methods research design based upon “Trichotomous Psychometrics”. Trichotomous Psychometrics involves the development, deployment, and analysis of “Trifold Assessments” for the holistic transformation of qualitative outcomes into quantitative data. This paper is a continuation of the published article entitled: The Psychometrics of Educational Science: Designing Trichotomous Inventive Investigative Instruments for Qualitative and Quantitative for Inquiry.

Are There Nonproselytizing Methods for Planting New Churches in Muslim Lands?

This article offers an alternative to Christian witness and development in Muslim-majority nations. It reviews twelve Ibero-American projects in such nations in which believers have found ways to (1) live out their faith in a transparent but nonthreatening way, (2) communicate a holistic gospel through various projects, (3) evangelize in a manner that is open, contextualized, and nonproselytizing, (4) contribute to social holistic transformation, and (5) encourage local expressions of Christian churches.

The role of a missional social entrepreneurial church in a township community

This article explores the role of a missional social entrepreneurial church in the community. This kind of church exists in the community to be the light and the salt as stated in Matthew 5:13, 14, which says, ‘you are the salt of the earth …’ and ‘you are the light of the world …’ These two metaphors might teach us more about the role of the church in all communities. The missional social entrepreneurial church has to play a role in bringing a holistic transformation in the world. Holistic transformation should affect the human spirit, mind, and emotional, physical, social, political and economic spheres as the word ‘holistic’ suggests. The church should influence the community in a comprehensive way. The author is convinced that if the church can play its role, then a holistic transformation is truly possible.