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McGinley, Susan. "The USA National Phenology Network: National Coordinating Office in Tucson." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622099.
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Crum, Emily J. "A Scientific Communication Internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Special Projects Office." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1142869128.
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Koch, Brigitte C. M. "National crime prevention policy in England and Wales 1979-1995." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343300.
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Hollis-Turner, Shairn Lorena. "Educating for employability in office environments." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1991.
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Diversity and transformation demands on higher education require that all universities of technology revisit and redesign their qualifications and curricula in order to meet the challenges facing the higher education system in the 21st century, and to align with the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework. The study focused on the knowledge bases of the current and new Diplomas in Office Management curricula, and how these were aligned with the broader aim of enhancing the employability of graduates.
The problem investigated was the contribution of higher education to the work readiness of graduates within a diploma curriculum at a university of technology. This thesis argues that employability is enhanced by the programme and its content. The National Diploma in Office Management is currently being phased out, and a new programme, the Diploma in Office Management, is being developed. These two qualifications are the main focus of this thesis. Knowledge is considered an important component of modern societies, and thus the knowledge bases of the Office Management curricula can play a vital role in fostering the employability of graduates.
The theoretical framework draws on three dimensions of Maton’s Legitimation Code Theory. These dimensions are Autonomy, Semantics and Specialisation, which allow for the analysis of the Office Management curriculum to enable the researcher to develop an understanding of the knowledge base of service and professional knowledge bases of the curriculum. The recontextualisation processes for professional curricula involve the recontextualisation of work practices into academic subjects as well as the recontextualisation of disciplinary knowledge into applied subject areas. This process involves a series of knowledge translations involving choices and struggles, for example, to determine which disciplines are essential in a National Diploma Office Management curriculum. These choices of what makes different categories of knowledge practices legitimate, and the purposes and interests they serve are conceptualised in Legitimation Code Theory. The use of Legitimation Code Theory determined the multi-method approach used to include the views of graduates, employers and academics, who were able to bring their own experiences, expectations, concerns and perspectives into the research process. The methods of data collection included Delphi surveys, documentary data from minutes of DACUM and curriculum workshops, curricular documents and course material, third-year student and alumni surveys, and interview documentation with academics from international and local institutions. These sources were used to secure triangulation of data gathering. The Autonomy dimension of Legitimation Code Theory was drawn on to analyse the documentary and curricular data to examine the history, origin and mission of the Office Management curricula to determine who decided on the knowledge bases of the curricula. The Delphi survey was designed to determine the knowledge areas which form the basis of the Office Management curricula, and to obtain additional content which had been omitted from the current curriculum to assist with the recurriculation of the new Diploma in Office Management. The data from the Delphi surveys, curricular and documentary data and interview data, were analysed by drawing on the Semantic dimension of Legitimation Code Theory to examine the content and knowledge areas which give the Office Management curricula meaning. The design of the Delphi survey also aimed to determine the attributes necessary for the role of the office administrator. The analysis of data produced from a variety of sources utilising the dimensions of the Legitimation Code Theory established that the knowledge base of office management work is that of professional service and support. The findings show that the Office Management curricula focus on technical and highly practical and contextual components with less emphasis given to the significant role of the linguistic knowledge base. Language, writing and oral communication skills are the foundation of the work of office administrators and office managers who are required to communicate at all levels of the organisation with employees and senior staff, and between the company and its stakeholders. The workplace demands of the field of information technology are continuously changing, and focusing on the “technology” without focusing on the communication knowledge principles that support this technology, gives evidence of what Maton calls knowledge blindness in the curriculum. This harks to when the focus on the mechanics of typing and shorthand caused the work of secretaries to become underrated as the focus was not on the multiple and complex literacies associated with this work. A solid disciplinary core of communication theory and a sound knowledge of business communication genres and technical communication are essential for graduates. This will provide graduates with the complex knowledge they will need to draw on to cope with the demands of the dynamic workplace, changing technology and society, and an unknown future.
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Torreguitar, Elena. "National liberation movement in office forging democracy with African adjectives in Namibia." Frankfurt, M. Berlin Bern Bruxelles New York, NY Oxford Wien Lang, 2009. http://d-nb.info/996363262/04.
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Sifunda, Pindiwe. "The development of a business model for the national intellectual property management office." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/974.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many countries recognise the importance of realising economic growth through the exploitation of research outputs culminating from publicly financed institutions. At the forefront of these countries is the United States of America which has seen increased commercialisation efforts made by its universities since the passing of its Intellectual Property (IP) legislation, the Bayh-Dole Act in the 1980s. The Act assigned IP rights to public institutions. Most countries have since followed suit and SA is likewise in the process of adopting similar legislation, namely the Intellectual Property Rights Bill (IPR Bill).
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), which is responsible for growing the knowledge base of the country, guided by the National R&D Strategy adopted in 2002, has developed a framework for IP rights emanating from publicly financed research. This will form the basis for IPR legislation, which is currently under review by Parliament. The legislation is similar to that adopted in the USA, with due consideration for local content. It also assigns IP rights emanating from publicly financed research to the recipient entities, that is, public institutions and small businesses. The legislation aims to stimulate inter alia a culture of patenting by public institutions. This has the potential to increase the commercialisation of these research outputs, as evidenced in other countries.
The abovementioned legislation refers to the establishment of a national agency, the National IP Management Office (NIPMO), which will have the responsibility of undertaking the administrative function set out in the legislation. This paper investigates a business model, as well as an institutional framework for NIPMO, taking into account the challenges of IP management in SA and abroad.
Desktop research was carried out for a better understanding of the status quo in the IP management landscape, both locally and abroad. This was followed by primary research by means of interviews in order to gain insight into the nature of local IP management offices, the challenges they are faced with and also the expectations of the planned National IP Management Office.
The literature survey indicated that many countries have come to realise the importance of developing their economies through exploitation of publicly financed research outputs. Most countries have since adopted IPR legislation to enable public research institutions to manage their IP, and commercialise their research outputs. There are still challenges faced by this system, which are similar across countries. These range from the financing required for the management and running of these office, limited capacity, and also traditional mindsets of researchers in putting greater value on publications than on patents.
Exploiting the information gathered, an environmental analysis in the form of SWOT and stakeholder analyses was carried out, which culminated in the development of a business model and a governance model.
Some of the key recommendations that have been made in this study include the following: NIPMO should follow the proposed business model which outlines the different number of expertise and services that should be provided to ensure the sustainable administering of the IPR legislation. In order to be able to provide a much needed service and be accessible to the institutional technology transfer offices (TTOs), NIPMO should set up provincial offices to better assist the under-capacitated TTOs, as well as institutions without TTOs.
As skills are being developed in the area of IP Management, it should be considered to roll-out these regional offices incrementally, starting with areas that are in most need of these services, namely Kwa-Zulu Natal and the Eastern Cape. NIPMO should play a major role in monitoring and evaluating the implementation and the impact of the new legislation on the innovativeness of the country’s research environment.<br>AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Baie lande besef die belangrikheid van die verwesenliking van ekonomiese groei deur die benutting van navorsingsuitsette wat van staatsgefinansierde instellings afkomstig is. Die Verenigde State van Amerika (VSA) is aan die voorpunt van hierdie lande, met toenemende kommersialisering deur hierdie land se universiteite sedert die wetgewing oor Intellektuele Eiendom (IE) by wyse van die Bayh-Dole-wet in die 1980’s goedgekeur is. Hierdie wet het IE-regte aan regeringsinstellings toegeken. Die meeste lande het hierdie voorbeeld gevolg, en ook Suid-Afrika is tans besig om soortgelyke wetgewing goed te keur, naamlik die Wetsontwerp op Intellektuele Eiendomsregte (IER-wetsontwerp).
Die Departement van Wetenskap en Tegnologie (DWT), wat verantwoordelik is vir die uitbreiding van die land se kennisbasis en deur die Nasionale Navorsings- en Ontwikkelingstrategie wat in 2002 goedgekeur is, gerig word, het ’n raamwerk vir IE-regte wat uit staatsgefinansierde navorsing afkomstig is, ontwikkel. Dít sal die grondslag vorm van IER-wetgewing en die IER-wetsontwerp, wat tans deur die Parlement in hersiening geneem word. Die wetgewing stem ooreen met dít wat in die VSA goedgekeur is, en skenk behoorlike oorweging aan plaaslike inhoud. Dit ken ook IE-regte wat uit staatsgefinansierde navorsing afkomstig is, aan die ontvangerentiteite, naamlik staatsinstellings en klein besighede, toe. Die wetgewing is daarop gemik om onder andere ’n kultuur van patentering deur staatsinstellings te stimuleer. Dit bied die moontlikheid van verhoogde kommersialisering van hierdie navorsingsuitsette, soos in ander lande aangetoon.
Die bogenoemde wetgewing verwys na die stigting van ’n nasionale agentskap, die Nasionale IE-bestuurskantoor (NIMPO), wat daarvoor verantwoordelik sal wees om die administratiewe funksie, soos in die wetgewing gestipuleer, uit te voer. Hierdie tesis ondersoek ’n sakemodel asook ’n institusionele raamwerk vir NIPMO, wat die uitdagings van IE-bestuur in Suid-Afrika en in die buiteland in aanmerking neem.
Literatuur oor die onderwerp is ondersoek om beter begrip van die status quo in die terrein van IE-bestuur, sowel plaaslik as in die buiteland, te verkry. Hierna het primêre navorsing deur middel van onderhoude gevolg, ten einde insig in die aard van plaaslike IE-bestuurskantore, die uitdagings waarvoor hulle te staan kom en ook die verwagtinge van die beplande NIMPO te verkry.
Die literatuuroorsig het getoon dat baie lande die belangrikheid van die ontwikkeling van hul ekonomieë deur die benutting van staatsgefinansierde navorsingsuitsette besef. Die meeste lande het intussen IER-wetgewing goedgekeur ten einde staatsnavorsingsinstellings in staat te stel om hul IE te bestuur, en om hul navorsingsuitsette te kommersialiseer. Hierdie stelsel kom steeds voor uitdagings te staan, soos ook die geval in ander lande. Hierdie uitdagings wissel van die finansiering wat nodig is vir die bestuur en werking van hierdie kantore en beperkte kapasiteit tot ’n tradisionele ingesteldheid van navorsers om groter waarde op publikasies as op patente te plaas.
Op grond van die inligting wat ingesamel is, is ’n omgewingsontleding in die vorm van SWOT- en belanghebberontledings uitgevoer, wat tot die ontwikkeling van ’n sake- en ’n beheermodel gelei het.
Op grond van die ontledings is belangrike aanbevelings gemaak, wat die volgende insluit: NIPMO moet die voorgestelde sakemodel volg, wat die hoeveelheid kundigheid en dienste stipuleer wat nodig is om die volhoubare uitvoering van die IER-wetgewing te verseker. Ten einde in staat te wees om ’n uiters noodsaaklike diens te verskaf en vir die institusionele tegnologie-oordragkantore (TOK’s) toeganklik te wees, moet NIPMO provinsiale kantore stig om TOK’s met ’n lae kapasiteit asook instellings sonder TOK’s beter te kan bystaan. Aangesien vaardighede in die veld van EI-bestuur nog ontwikkel word, moet oorweging daaraan geskenk word om hierdie streekskantore toenemend van stapel te laat loop deur te begin by gebiede wat hierdie dienste die nodigste het, soos Kwa-Zulu Natal en die Oos-Kaap. NIPMO moet ’n belangrike rol in die monitering en evaluering van die implementering en die impak van die nuwe wetgewing op die vernuwende aard van die land se navorsingsomgewing speel.
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Polachart, Penpitcha. "Roles of the overseas national tourism office : case study of Tourism Authority of Thailand in Stockholm." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-11755.
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<p>National tourism marketing is a competitive business; many countries try to attract foreign tourists to benefit the nations’ economy. Functions of national tourism marketing are the combination of business, politics, and psychology. This explanatory research provides information about the roles and organization structure of the Thai National Tourism Office (NTO) located in Sweden and its role as a key gatekeeper linking Thai tourism development to the Scandinavian market. The department responsible for the Thai NTO is called the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), and operates under the authority of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The objectives of this research are to explore the role of the overseas National tourism office (NTO) in promoting Thai tourism and perception from the head office of TAT in Bangkok, Thailand. The qualitative methods are applied to research: public document and in-depth interviews. Open-ended interviews with the director of TAT in the Stockholm overseas office and with Deputy Governor for International Marketing of TAT in Thailand to exhibit and compare the marketing strategies of Thai NTO and overseas office. The research focuses on comparison in intra-organizational communication, marketing strategies, marketing performance, and perceptions towards Thai tourism and destinations marketing development between TAT head office and TAT Stockholm overseas office.</p>
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Treloar, Graham J., and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au wildol@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "Energy analysis of the construction of office buildings." Deakin University. School of Architecture and Building, 1994. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20040617.170806.
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Buildings have a significant impact on the environment due to the energy required for the manufacture of construction materials. The method of assessing the energy embodied in a product is known as energy analysis. Detailed office building embodied energy case studies are very rare. However, there is evidence to suggest that the energy requirements for the construction phase of commercial buildings, including the energy embodied in materials, is a significant component of the life cycle energy requirements.
This thesis sets out to examine the current state of energy analysis, determine the national average energy intensities <
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for building materials and assess the significance of using national average energy intensities for the energy analysis of a case study office building. Likely ranges of variation in the building material embodied energy rates from the national averages are estimated and the resulting distribution for total embodied energy in the case study building simulated.
Strategies for improving the energy analysis methods and data are suggested. Detailed energy analysis is shown to be a useful indicative method of quantifying the energy required for the construction of buildings.
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Greberg, Felix. "Debt Portfolio Optimization at the Swedish National Debt Office: : A Monte Carlo Simulation Model." Thesis, KTH, Matematisk statistik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-275679.
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It can be difficult for a sovereign debt manager to see the implications on expected costs and risk of a specific debt management strategy, a simulation model can therefore be a valuable tool. This study investigates how future economic data such as yield curves, foreign exchange rates and CPI can be simulated and how a portfolio optimization model can be used for a sovereign debt office that mainly uses financial derivatives to alter its strategy. The programming language R is used to develop a bespoke software for the Swedish National Debt Office, however, the method that is used can be useful for any debt manager. The model performs well when calculating risk implications of different strategies but debt managers that use this software to find optimal strategies must understand the model's limitations in calculating expected costs. The part of the code that simulates economic data is developed as a separate module and can thus be used for other studies, key parts of the code are available in the appendix of this paper. Foreign currency exposure is the factor that had the largest effect on both expected cost and risk, moreover, the model does not find any cost advantage of issuing inflation-protected debt. The opinions expressed in this thesis are the sole responsibility of the author and should not be interpreted as reflecting the views of the Swedish National Debt Office.<br>Det kan vara svårt för en statsskuldsförvaltare att se påverkan på förväntade kostnader och risk när en skuldförvaltningsstrategi väljs, en simuleringsmodell kan därför vara ett värdefullt verktyg. Den här studien undersöker hur framtida ekonomiska data som räntekurvor, växelkurser ock KPI kan simuleras och hur en portföljoptimeringsmodell kan användas av ett skuldkontor som främst använder finansiella derivat för att ändra sin strategi. Programmeringsspråket R används för att utveckla en specifik mjukvara åt Riksgälden, men metoden som används kan vara användbar för andra skuldförvaltare. Modellen fungerar väl när den beräknar risk i olika portföljer men skuldförvaltare som använder modellen för att hitta optimala strategier måste förstå modellens begränsningar i att beräkna förväntade kostnader. Delen av koden som simulerar ekonomiska data utvecklas som en separat modul och kan därför användas för andra studier, de viktigaste delarna av koden finns som en bilaga till den här rapporten. Valutaexponering är den faktor som hade störst påverkan på både förväntade kostnader och risk och modellen hittar ingen kostnadsfördel med att ge ut inflationsskyddade lån. Åsikterna som uttrycks i den här uppsatsen är författarens egna ansvar och ska inte tolkas som att de reflekterar Riksgäldens syn.
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Predy, Larissa Kristine. "Predicting student outcomes using office referral data from a national sample of middle school students." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43817.
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This study examined the adequacy of using Office Discipline Referral (ODR) data to predict student behaviour outcomes. Specifically, the study identified rates of ODRs and student trajectories in a middle school population and assessed whether end-of-year behaviour outcomes can reliably be predicted as early as the first few months of Grades 6, 7, and 8. Participants were 401,852 students from 593 public middle schools (serving Grades 6 to 8) in the United States whose ODR data had been entered in the School-wide Information System (SWIS, 2012) during the 2009-2010 school year. ODRs were categorized by final ODR cut points used in positive behaviour support systems (0-1, 2-5, and 6+ total ODRs per year). Descriptive analyses and multilevel multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed; Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analyses were used to assess diagnostic accuracy. Results showed relatively stable mean increases in ODRs throughout the school year for students in each final ODR category, though median growth trajectories revealed a comparatively large increase in ODRs received in November and February. Results also showed that ODRs received in September, October, and November were statistically significant predictors of final behaviour outcomes, and the inclusion of types of referrals (especially for defiance) significantly improved prediction of the final ODR category. These results are discussed with regards to previous and future research, limitations, and the utility of ODRs for intervention decision-making in middle schools.
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Visconti, Albert John. "An assessment of the national dual-use policy and its impact on the program office." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1998. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA359556.
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Thesis (M.S. in Management) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1998.<br>"December 1998." Thesis advisor(s): Michael W. Boudreau, Jerry McCaffery. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103). Also available online.
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Thomas, Katie-Louise. "A national correspondence : Post Office reform and fictions of communication in nineteenth-century British culture." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249927.
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Chatenay, Annie. "Cadre au chômage et formation : les effets du dispositif du Fonds National de l'Emploi sur les trajectoires professionnelles." Aix-Marseille 1, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001AIX10037.
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La formation continue, comme celle du Fonds National de l'Emploi (FNE) spécifique aux cadres, participe au traitement politique et social du chômage. Cette recherche consiste à observer l'impact des stages FNE Cadres accessibles aux cadres et assimilés expérimentés, sur leurs trajectoires professionnelles. Cette thèse est notamment basée sur une enquête par questionnaire postal sur l'ensemble des bénéficiaires du dispositif FNE Cadres de 1992 à 1994, en Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur. Nous exposons quelques données de cadrage notamment sur les dispositifs de formation accessibles aux cadres et sur le chômage des cadres du privé. Nous décrivons également l'expérience de lévaluation de ce dispositif, liée aux fonctionnements des partenaires institutionnels, -APEC, ANPE, DRTEFP- gérant cette mesure. Enfin, l'effet de la formation sur les trajectoires d'emploi et la recomposition des carrières, suite à la fin des stages, nous renseignent sur les métamorphoses de cette catégorie sociale<br>This study analyses the impacts of the training courses of the National Employment Funds (FNE) on the career paths of unemployed executives. "FNE Cadres" is a training programme of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. Its objective is to facilitate the reintegration of unemployed executives into the professional worforce. This study is based principally on a questionnaire sent to all participants in the programme in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region from 1992 to 1994. In addition to examining the effectiveness of the programme, this study describes the role of the institutional partners that implement the programme : The Association for the employment of managers and executives (APEC), the National Agency for Employment (ANPE) and the Regional Directorate of Work, Employment and Professional Training (DRTEFP). The training programme, its effects, and the altered careers of the unemployed executives highlight the veritable metamorphosis that this social class underwent in th 1990s
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Lonsdale, Jeremy Stephen John. "Advancing beyond regularity : developments in value for money methods at the national audit office 1984-1999." Thesis, Brunel University, 2000. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5220.
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This thesis examines the development of value for money (VFM) audit methods used by the National Audit Office (NAO) and considers what factors have influenced the identified changes. It also considers how developments compare with those elsewhere in Europe. The thesis is based on examination of more than 300 NAO reports, interviews with senior staff, focus groups, a thorough review of relevant literature, and comparisons with four other state audit offices. The thesis argues that VFM audit has developed into a strong form of evaluative activity, despite a number of constraints. The NAO enjoys a unique combination of the statutory power to initiate wide-ranging reviews; the right to demand documents and gain access to people; and the existence of a powerful parliamentary committee to review its work and ensure a government response to reports. Additionally, during the 1980s and 1990s, the NAO developed its VFM work, and in particular, the methods used, to become a more robust discipline. Although document review and interviews form the basis of much of the work, other methods have been added to the core repertoire, in particular, questionnaires. In addition, a broader range of methods has been used on occasions, from focus groups to systems dynamics. These developments are explained in terms of a response to broader changes in the administrative environment, in particular, new public management reforms. These have increased interest in public sector performance, enhanced the quality of information available, and given greater emphasis to service quality. Consequently, the NAO has sought to demonstrate it can 'add value' and encourage beneficial improvements to public services. Developments in methods are seen as one important way of doing this. The thesis places developments in the context of the growth of evaluative activities in the UK, whilst emphasising the particular focus of VFM work on accountability, and its links with financial audit.
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Robards, James. "Estimating the fertility of migrants to England and Wales using the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2012. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/354342/.
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Since 2001, there has been a consistent year-on-year increase in the period total fertility rate for England and Wales. At the same time migration to England and Wales has accelerated from the late 1990s. It is possible that the large number of migrants of childbearing ages moving to England and Wales, larger family size norms among foreign born women and a birth timing effect among recent migrants to England and Wales have led to the increase in the total fertility rate. However, the relative influence of any timing effect among recent migrants on the total fertility rate is not known. Research on migrant fertility in France (Toulemon, 2004) and Sweden (Andersson, 2004) has identified elevated fertility among migrants in the time period immediately after the migration event. Conversely, research in England and Wales has focused on period measures of fertility rather than estimating whether there is an elevated level of fertility among the large number of recent migrants to England and Wales. The first aim of this thesis is to accurately account for non-continually resident members of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Longitudinal Study (LS) between census dates and use these LS members in fertility analysis. The second aim of this thesis is to investigate whether migrants to England and Wales show an elevated level of fertility after migration. It is only possible to estimate the fertility of recent migrants provided the sample exposed to risk of giving birth can be identified.
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Graham, Wesley. "The Speaker of the National Assembly: ways to strengthen and enhance the independence of the Speaker's office." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20867.
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The main intention of this paper is to ascertain whether the Speakership and Parliament are involved in a symbiotic relationship. This paper will assess whether a weak incumbent will have an adverse effect on the NA thereby weakening the capacity of the NA itself.
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Rammal, Achraf. "L’indemnisation par l’office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux (ONIAM)." Paris 5, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010PA05D002.
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La France est le seul pays au monde à mettre en place un système d'indemnisation des victimes d'accidents médicaux, d'infections nosocomiales et d'affections iatrogènes. Ce système permet à la solidarité nationale d'indemniser les demandeurs, en l'absence de responsabilité, par 1'intermédiaire de l'office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux (ONIAM). Ce régime spécial d'indemnisation, mis en place par la loi Kouchner du 4 mars 2002, s'est inspiré des systèmes étrangers de réparation indépendants de toute responsabilité. Tel est notamment le cas des systèmes de pays nordiques (Suède. . . ) ainsi que du régime d'indemnisation néo-zélandais qui permettent la réparation des victimes d'incidents médicaux par une procédure amiable, simplifiée et rapide par l'intermédiaire d'un fonds d'indemnisation et de garantie. Très récemment, par une loi du 31 mars 2010 le législateur belge a même adapté le système français au contexte belge en mettant en place une procédure de règlement amiable qui permettra aux victimes d'accidents médicaux et d'infections nosocomiales d'être indemnisées au titre de la solidarité nationale par un fonds des accidents médicaux (FAM) comparable a l'ONIAM français. Depuis la loi du 4 mars 2002, le législateur ne cesse d'élargir le champ des compétences de 1'ONIAM. En effet, différentes lois ont transféré à I'office plusieurs missions afin d'indemniser les victimes de dommages liés à certaines activités médicales. II est vrai que l’intervention de ces législations témoigne de la volonté du législateur d'assurer une meilleure indemnisation aux victimes d'incidents médicaux. Toutefois, après plusieurs années de mise en oeuvre de la loi Kouchner, la pratique a révélé des difficultés particulières relatives au domaine des compétences et à la procédure d'indemnisation<br>France is the only country in the world to have a system for compensating victims of medical accidents, nosocomial and iatrogenic infections. This system enables national solidarity to compensate claimants, in the absence of medical negligence, through the National Board of compensation for victims of medical accidents (ONIAM). This special compensation scheme was established by the Act of March 4th, 2002 and the French Parliament was inspired mainly on foreign systems of compensation of victims such as the Swedish system and the compensation scheme in New Zealand. These two systems allow for rapid compensation through a simplified amicable settlement system. Recently, by an Act of March 31, 2010 the Belgian legislator has incorporated the French compensation scheme which allows for rapid settlement. Since the Act of March 4th, 2002, the legislator continues to expand the powers of the ONIAM. Indeed, different laws have transferred to the office several missions to compensate victims for damages related to certain medical activities. The justification of these legislations is to improve better compensation of victims. However, after the Act of March 4th 2002 and its implementation, the Office has many difficulties especially concerning its competency and the compensation procedure
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Persson, Elin, and Milla Näsström. "Performance Audits : A study of the factors affecting audit impact in Sweden." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-297948.
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There have been uncertainties to what a performance audit generates, as audit impact have an inherent causality problem. Prior studies present several factors that affect perceived audit impact, but the generalizability is low and not applicable in a Swedish context, thus this thesis contributes to the development of the existing knowledge by investigating audit impact. This thesis consists of a sample of three performance audits which are investigated through a mix methods approach with a total 23 interviews and multiple public documents, analyzed with earlier studies and theories as a benchmark. The findings indicate that audit impact is complex where several factors affect audit impact, this thesis indicated that usefulness and quality of the performance audit are the main factors that affects perceived audit impact. There are also additional effects by the performance audit that fall outside of the audit impact definition. Due to the small sample size and the fact that performance audits often are regulated by local laws one must be careful in what context these findings are solely applied in another context.
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Lavitry, Lynda. "La morale de l'emploi : Les coulisses de l'Etat Social Actif." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013AIXM3088.
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Cette thèse porte sur les transformations du travail des conseillers du service public de l’emploi, pris en tension entre une logique d’individualisation et une logique de rationalisation du service orientée vers le renforcement des contrôles. L'analyse socio-historique de l'accompagnement des chômeurs, et la sociologie de ce groupe professionnel permettent d’envisager les reconfigurations du métier de conseiller à l’emploi comme un révélateur des mutations de l’Etat social vers un Etat social actif, qui s’exprime notamment par un projet institutionnel d’incitation à l’adaptabilité aux normes d’emploi. S’appuyant sur une longue enquête ethnographique menée dans 7 agences auprès de 87 conseillers parmi une centaine de professionnels, et sur 200 observations de rendez-vous entre conseillers et chômeurs, la thèse analyse les effets de deux visées potentiellement contradictoires : la subjectivation d’une part, et la rationalisation gestionnaire d’autre part.Une rationalisation industrielle d’un nouveau type recompose les clivages structurants entre normes socio-cliniques et socio-techniques, logique technico-commerciale et logique civique. Elle fait émerger un nouveau modèle professionnel, marqué par une gestion actuarielle des risques de chômage (qui conduit notamment à écarter de l’accompagnement les chômeurs non indemnisés), mais aussi porté par une dimension morale qui repose sur l’individualisation du traitement. Les clivages antérieurs subsistent toutefois et donnent lieu à des dilemmes et polarisations éthiques et des stratégies d’évitement ou de neutralisation des actes professionnels les plus coercitifs<br>This thesis focuses on the transformation of the Public Employment Service through a social history of the National Employment Agency, and a sociological pragmatic study of discourse and practices of professional employment counselors. We consider the reconfiguration of this profession is an indicator of changes in the welfare state to an active welfare state, which is expressed in particular by an institutional incentive project to the adaptability to employment standards. This project crystallizes a recurring tension in social intervention and more specifically in policies of employability, between control and empowerment, and between customization and standardization.Based on a long ethnographic investigation in seven agencies with 87 counselors among hundreds of professionals, and 200 observations of appointments between advisers and unemployed, the thesis analyzes the effects of these two potentially conflicting targets: the subjectivation on the one hand, and the management streamlining on the other.By changing the standards, organization, training of advisers, this industrial rationalization of a new type reconstructs the structural divisions between socio-clinical and socio-technical standards, and between techno-commercial and civic logic. It brings out a new professional model, marked by an actuarial management of risks (which especially leads to remove the unemployed from the monthly appointment), but also supported by a moral dimension based on the individualization of treatment. However, earlier divisions persist and give rise to ethical dilemmas and strategies of avoidance or neutralization of the most coercive professional acts
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Hjafta, Corneels, and n/a. "Implementing national competency standards in the professions in Australia : lessons for Namibia." University of Canberra. Education, 1998. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060725.095855.
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This study originated from a professional interest of the researcher in
competency standards and their implementation in the professions. The
study was conducted with the aim of informing policy development and
implementation in Namibia in this area by drawing lessons from the
Australian experience. It set out to identify the factors that influenced
the implementation of this policy in Australia, the importance of these
factors and the strategies employed by implementors to enhance
successful implementation. The study is grounded in policy
implementation theory.
Twenty professions have been involved in developing and implementing
competency standards in Australia under the guidance and with the
support of a national government organisation called the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR). The main objectives of the
Australian government in implementing this policy were the
improvement of migrant skills recognition and the achievement of
recognition for professional qualifications across state and territory
borders.
Time and budgetary constraints would not allow the involvement of all
the professional groups in this study, so four groups were selected based
on their size and progress made in developing and implementing the
standards. The groups ranged from a very large professional group
(more than 250 000 members) to a very small professional group
(approximately 3 500 members). Eleven respondents from NOOSR and
the professional groups participated in the study. Data was gathered by
structured interview, a rating schedule and document analysis.
The study found that there were seventeen factors that influenced this
process as perceived by the respondents. These factors were classified
into five categories: technical, political, economic, administrative and
political, and then placed on a matrix with the levels at which they
exerted their greatest pressure: external, internal to the professional
body, and on the steering group. This classification of factors gave
indications of the types of strategies and the level of intervention which
may address implementation problems best. The study compiled a list of
the factors in order of importance as rated by the respondents. This
ranking showed that leadership was the most important factor, followed
by experience and expertise of the steering group and the need for and
appropriateness of the standards for the professions. The study also
found that the Australian government employed inducement, capacity
building and facilitation strategies to enhance the successful
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employed mainly staff development and training as strategies.
The study concluded that Namibian policy makers and implementors
can draw the following lessons from the Australian experience:
1. there is a need for a balance between pressure and support from
government;
2. there is a role for a national implementation plan;
3. the main attraction of national competency standards is still the
many uses it can be put to and the many purposes it serves for
different organisations;
4. assessment strategies need to be considered from the beginning;
5. the methodology of using a representative steering group to lead
standards development is one of the best features of the Australian
approach;
6. Over time, the original objectives of the policy became low priority
for NOOSR and the government;
7. the classification matrix can be used as a planning tool; and
8. the ranking of the factors indicates the importance of organisational,
technical and economic factors.
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Barry, Norma. "My leadership practice during the transition of policy responsibilities from the Welsh Office to the National Assembly for Wales." Thesis, University of South Wales, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494058.
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This research is concerned with my personal leadership practice in the former Welsh Office and latterly the National Assembly for Wales. It has been a sociological study, critically exploring my leadership practice during a period of intense change. The study provides an auto-ethnographic account of my leadership practice through four discrete projects. My practice in relation to these projects was analysed through relevant action research methodologies, which involved reflection and reflexivity, together with a conceptual framework covering personal leadership and change, gender, identity and, power and psycho-dynamics. The analysis was informed by a comprehensive literature review of the key texts on leadership, gender, identity, power, and organisational psycho-dynamics. As the researcher and the researched, I attempted to understand how my personal characteristics and life experiences governed my actions and behaviours, the impact of my gender on my practice, the construction of personal and collective identities and the use of power and authority within the organisation. The overall aim was to contribute to leadership theories about the practice of women leaders and to improve my practice through this understanding. The theory that has emerged is that of accommodating leadership on the basis that to exercise effective leadership it is necessary to be accommodating of your personal, inherent traits, and learnt behaviours and those with whom you interact, whilst engendering a culture that encourages the practice of accommodation. The findings contribute to knowledge in the areas of leadership, change and learning, identity and power and psycho-dynamics in a public sector organisation from a feminist perspective on both personal and organisational levels.
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Mulyansaka, Pious. "Evaluation of Energy and Enivironment conservation measures for an office building : Case Study: Kampala- Uganda, National Environmental Management Authority House." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15345.
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Harding, Seeromanie. "Mortality and morbidity patterns in ethnic minorities in England and Wales evidence from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study /." Thesis, Connect to e-thesis record to view abstract. Move to record for print version, 2007. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/94/.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 2007.<br>Ph.D. thesis submitted by published work to the MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 2007. Includes bibliographical references. Print version also available.
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Feng, Xiaoqi. "Ethnic inequalities in social mobility at the neighbourhood scale : evidence from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study in England." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3666.
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Compared to their White peers, ethnic minorities in England are often at higher risk of becoming unemployed, unable to find employment, and more likely to experience downward, rather than upward social mobility. Qualifications, gender, age, marital status and migrant generation all play a role; but do not explain these ethnic inequalities, or ethnic penalties. Despite ethnic minorities being more likely to live in deprived neighbourhoods than Whites, research on ethnic inequalities in social mobility has rarely taken account of the role of context. Neighbourhood deprivation may reduce life-chances for various reasons, and the concentration of ethnic minorities into deprived neighbourhoods may have additional influences for social mobility: some positive, but also some negative. In this thesis, I ask: does neighbourhood deprivation and ethnic composition explain the ethnic inequalities in social mobility? Using a longitudinal analysis of the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study, I tracked the intragenerational social mobility of people living in urban areas of England between 1991 and 2001. Binary and multinomial logit regression models were fit with ethnicity as an independent variable to explore statistical differences between groups, and also for the White, Indian and Black Caribbean groups separately. My research shows that after controlling for education, couple status, and a number of other important characteristics, geography does play a role in life-chances; but does not fully explain the ethnic inequalities in social mobility. People in more deprived neighbourhoods tended to fare worse in all economic outcomes: more at risk of unemployment; less likely to find employment; more at risk of downward social class mobility; less likely to experience upward social class mobility. However, these results were statistically significant only among White people, with less consistent associations for ethnic minorities. Ethnic diversity had a positive influence upon outcomes (e.g. upward social class mobility), but only among White people. Positive outcomes were also more common among people living in the south of England. Place of birth was less important for social mobility. For policymakers attempting to reduce the geographical inequalities of deprivation and affluence, dissolving residential concentrations of minorities alone is unlikely to reduce the gap in life chances between Whites and ethnic minorities. No evidence was found to support the pejorative stereotyping of so-called ‘ethnically segregated' neighbourhoods, which are some of the most diverse in England and, on balance, appear to improve the life chances of White people.
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Sonnleitner, Katharina. "Destination image and its effects on marketing and branding a tourist destination : A case study about the Austrian National Tourist Office - with a focus on the market Sweden." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-9271.
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In a tourism context, the image potential customers have of a destination is a very important issue. Images play an essential role in destination choice matters and in this regard, as tourism services are intangible, images are said to become even more important than reality. The concepts of destination image and destination marketing and branding are closely interrelated. The ultimate goal of any destination is to influence possible tourists’ travel-related decision making and choice through marketing activities. Although it is not possible to influence all aspects of image formation, tourism marketers try to strategically establish, reinforce and, if necessary, change the image of their destination by communicating a strong destination brand. Hence, image studies are considered to be a vital part of marketing and branding strategies. However, not everyone has the same image of a destination, as image perception changes according to different influences, such as personal, cultural and psychological ones. The purpose of this thesis was primarily to give an overview of destination image theory and its interrelationships to destination marketing and branding. In this respect, the study aimed at finding out in how far a DMO can achieve to develop a marketing strategy that is consistent and somewhat standardised, and yet adapted to the individual market and culture in which it is operated. Furthermore, the study wanted to investigate whether marketing approaches should be changed for people with different images of a country as a destination, or if alternatively a “one-size-fits-all” approach should be employed. In addition to a literature review, a case study made it possible to show how a real organisation handles those questions. The case of the Austrian National Tourist Office ANTO provides a good example of an internationally operating destination marketing organisation that uses market research, and among others also image studies, to adapt its marketing mix and branding approach to the individual markets’ characteristics and the image held of the destination Austria. By means of applying the qualitative method of personal in-depth interviews and thorough analysis, interesting data concerning the topic of destination image and marketing could be collected and compared to the findings from literature. Results indicate that destination image studies are the foundation of successful marketing strategies and that in times of ever-increasing competitiveness, image is one of the few points of differentiation from other tourist destinations. It is necessary to be aware of the fact that customers’ cultural differences have an influence on how different they perceive images. Therefore, DMOs should have a powerful overall strategy which globally leads into one pre-defined direction, but then locally adapt this common strategy to regionally differing cultural specifics. Even though destination brands should be strong and consistent, it is not advisable to communicate the exact same image to all customers.
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Schwebel, Amy Elizabeth. "Improving the impact of Australian aid: the role of AusAID's Office of Development Effectiveness." Connect to thesis, 2009. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/6732.
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This research is in response to the current debate on aid in Australia. The debate focuses on the volume of money allocated to aid rather than the impact. While Australian aid is still far from the UN commitment of 0.7 per cent of gross national income, this focus has kept public debate superficial and has deflected attention away from the more important discussion: is aid achieving outcomes and impacting positively in areas identified by developing countries as essential for their sustainable development.<br>The release of the first Annual Review of Development Effectiveness provided the impetus to investigate whether the newly formed Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) will introduce changes that will improve Australia’s approach to aid. Framed within national interest, development and aid literature, this research analyses what limitations, if any, there are to reform of aid policies and practices in Australia.<br>The thesis concludes that the potential for the ODE to significantly improve the effectiveness of Australia aid is limited. It is one of many voices – including the powerful national interest agenda furthered by foreign policymakers – shaping Australian aid policy and practice. However, the furthering of Australian national interest – narrowly defined as security and economic considerations – through the aid program is at the expense of poverty alleviation objectives. This negatively affects how the development ‘problem’ is framed and thus the focus of aid policy. Furthermore, efforts to prioritise national interest considerations undermine the adoption of ‘good’ practice essential for sustainable development.<br>This is a political reality that is unlikely to change. Thus, the role of the ODE is to provide recommendations within this restricted framework. However, it is only through scrutiny, discussion and debate that the discrepancy between ‘good development’ in theory and in practice can be narrowed. This should also be the role of the ODE.
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Parker, Sakena. "Distributive- and procedural justice: towards understanding fairness perceptions of performance appraisals in a national government department office, Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5681_1183429128.
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<p>Perceptions of performance management in the South African Public Sector was characterised by high levels of unfairness owing to a bias in favour of those individuals that can write essays well. The essays would provide the evaluation team with an indication of the achievement of the individual as its relates to job performance, knowledge, insight, interpersonal relations and leadership qualities. Although the Performance Management system has changed from what was called the Performance Appraisal System to the Personnel Performance Management System that involves both supervisor and employee inputs, fairness perceptions remain unchanged. This study aimed to ascertain perceptions of fairness toward performance appraisals amongst public service raters and ratees on Level 1 to 12 who are subject to use the Personnel Performance Management System in the office of a public service organisation: National Department of Land Affairs Chief Directorate : Surveys and Mapping.</p>
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Arruda, Joana. "The National Park Service Division of International Affairs: The Case for International Perspectives, 1916-2016." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/368270.
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History<br>M.A.<br>In 1916 the United States National Park Service (NPS) was founded to conserve the nation’s natural and cultural landscapes as well as “to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” While much historical analysis has been done by historians and the NPS on the agency’s national history, these scholars have ignored how the NPS was shaped by and contributed to an international history of national parks. Thus, this thesis addresses this historiographical gap and institutional forgetfulness by examining the agency’s Division of International Affairs (DIA). The DIA was established in 1961 by the NPS to foster international cooperation by building national parks overseas, which often advanced foreign policy containment initiatives in the developing world during the Cold War. Following the end of the Cold War, a significant decline in activity and staffing made it more difficult for the DIA to return to the pull of its influence just a decade or two earlier. In 1987 the DIA was renamed the Office of International Affairs (OIA) and has since suffered from many of its parent agency’s larger issues including a decline in staffing, funding, and a host of other issues that have compromised the NPS’s ability to meet its mission. As the NPS celebrates its centennial in 2016, I argue that examining the NPS’s history of international work challenges the agency to consider its past in new ways in the hopes that it reconfigure its mission and future to best meet the needs of its audiences in a globally connected twenty-first century world.<br>Temple University--Theses
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Kimball, Marilynn Jean. "Major crime victim's perceptions of the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2532.
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The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of perceptions crime victims have of the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office. This project focused on crime victims' perceptions of communication channels and service delivery at the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office. This research is based on a victim survey used for primary data collection.
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Gramer, Regina Ursula. "The socialist revolutionary dilemma in emigration: Franz L. Neumann's passage toward and through the Office of Strategic Services." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291422.
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Both after World War I and during World War II Franz L. Neumann confronted the question of how to bring about a genuine democratization of Germany. In both instances he advocated an economic and social revolution in theory but in practice he acquiesced in the failure of the revolutionary forces. The inconsistencies in Neumann's theoretical works, his double emigration and his passage through the Office of Strategic Services witness the German-Jewish socialist's revolutionary dilemma and the cycle of repetition-displacement that both sustained and trapped him in his troubled position. The trademark of the OSS Research and Analysis Branch, which was to misrecognize a stylistic "neutrality" for an institutional one, suited Neumann's emigration tactic of fighting a political battle under the cover of scholarly discourse. At the same time, with that he accepted a neutralization of his "radical" agenda for post-war German de-nazification and re-democratization.
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Vables, Jean. "Les titres de combattants et la reconnaissance de la nation." Montpellier 1, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995MON10007.
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Crees par l'etat au lendemain de la premiere guerre mondiale, puis au cours des conflits successifs auxquels la france a ete confrontee, les titres de combattants sont aussi, a l'epoque contemporaine, attribues dans le cadre des missions humanitaires ou de maintien de la paix. Ce faisant, l'octroi de ces titres etatiques a connu une grande evolution dont temoignent les criteres multiples et varies dont ils dependent. Cette heterogeneite rend difficiles, d'un point de vue juridique, l'expose et la conciliation entre l'hommage national du aux combattants et le respect de l'egalite des generations du feu. Cependant, l'etude des titres de combattants montre que la cristallisation qui s'est faite autour des ces brevets de patriotisme represente un symbole puissant a partir duquel s'est constitue ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler le monde combattant. Cette communaute,forte de plusieurs millions de citoyens, est tres attachee a l'office national des anciens combattants et victimes de guerre qui doit son rayonnement a son statut d'etablissement public et dont la representation est assuree sur l'ensemble du territoire de la republique<br>Created by the french state after the first world war, then during the successive fightsfrance had to pass through, the titles of fighters are, nowadays, alloted as well within humanitarian aid or peace keeping missions. Trough the years, the grant of these titles given by the state has gone through a lot fo changes which appear in the different assumptions that that define them. This heterogeneity entails, in the juridic point of view, difficult statement and reconciliation between the national homage due to the fighters, and the respect of the equality of the generations of the fight. However, the study of the titles of fighters shows that the crystallisation among these patents of patriotism represents a powerful symbol from which was born what should be called the world of the fighters. This several millions citizens community is setting much value upon the office national des anciens combattants et victimes de guerre which spreading out is due to its status of national institution, and that is represented on the hole territory of the republic
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Brogan, Kevin J. "Policy and Approach for Addressing the Military – Media Tension." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26008.
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Media coverage of Post-World War II military conflicts resulted in a reorganization of war coverage procedures. The predominant reason for the reorganization is the tension created within the organizational program that constantly sets one subgroup against another. This study is interested in the tension that caused the transformation of the war coverage effort as it evolved from one war to another.
This dissertation addresses how the different war coverage policies and programs were formed to manage media involvement during war. It is a descriptive account, identifying characteristics from past wars that caused the military and the media to revamp the war coverage procedures in the hope of addressing the tension inherent in their relationship. The study focuses on the organizational dimension of the war coverage program within the particular environment that influences the tension.
By exploring the war coverage practices this study determines how the military and media address their relationship during times of war drawing inferences from organizational elements to account for the contentious relationship. Specifically, this study examines the military-media relational characteristics within Richard Hall's organizational elements. It juxtaposes the war coverage programs against the elements of organizational structure (power, authority, and conflict), and environment (munificence, complexity and dynamism). The research focuses on specific techniques and processes that the war coverage programs use to initiate these practices. In doing so, it examines how certain characteristics influence the military-media relationship.
The research uses a multiple-case study approach to explore war coverage during WW II, the Vietnam War, The Gulf War, and the Iraq War. The multiple-case study approach compares and contrasts these different war coverage procedures from both military and media perspective. Media reports, scholarly writings, and other analytical studies for each period provide the data for the research. The findings of the research are substantiated through interviews, personal journals of war correspondents, and other reports. The findings identify significant trends and patterns within and across the wars.<br>Ph. D.
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York, Christine. "Voices and Silences: Exploring English and French Versions at the National Film Board of Canada, 1939-1974." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31195.
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Voices and Silences: Exploring English and French Versions at the National Film Board of Canada, 1939-1974
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The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is unique as a state-sponsored filmmaking institution for its bilingualism: it has consistently produced and distributed films in English and French and made versions of some of those films in the opposite language. This doctoral thesis fills a gap in existing literature on the NFB and in translation studies by taking the versions as its object of study. The corpus is drawn from the vast body of audiovisual productions made by the NFB between 1939 and 1974, when voice-over was the preferred mode of audiovisual translation. Voice-over can refer to either the translated narration that replaces the original voice of narration-led documentaries, or to the audiovisual voice-over of documentaries built around interviews and spontaneous speech.
Against the backdrop of asymmetrical language relations between English and French in Canada, this thesis offers a retelling of the NFB’s early history that emphasizes the intertwining threads of English and French production and identifies several approaches to version making. From 1939 to the mid-1950s, with English-language production dominant at the NFB and little original production in French, versions from English to French were a central element of film in Quebec. They bear witness to an interventionist approach to translating, whereby the original film is treated as raw material that can be shaped to appeal to local audiences. Subsequently, an increase in French original production, reflecting changing documentary aesthetics and growing nationalism in Quebec, led to a correspondingly higher number of French-to-English versions. These versions adopted a mediating approach by adding a narrator’s voice in English to originals that eschewed narration, bringing the innovative French films into conformity with the traditional model. The period from 1967 to 1974 is one of fragmentation and is characterized by a high level of non-translation, whether of the Challenge for Change/Société nouvelle films or those of Studio D. The few films that were versioned, however, showed great sensitivity to language. Non-translation of a different kind can be found in many Aboriginal films produced at the NFB. The NFB’s long-standing commitment to translation makes it a valuable site for studying audiovisual translation practices and changing language relations in Canada.
Voix et silences : Une exploration des versions anglaises et françaises produites par l’Office national du film du Canada, 1939-1974
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L’Office national du film du Canada (ONF), institution financée par l’État pour la création d’œuvres cinématographiques, se distingue par son bilinguisme, car il a toujours produit et distribué ses films en anglais ou en français tout en prenant soin de fournir une version dans la langue opposée. La thèse se penche sur ces versions et vient combler un vide dans les recherches sur l’ONF ainsi qu’en traductologie. Le corpus à l’étude provient d’une vaste production audiovisuelle réalisée entre 1939 et 1974, époque où le mode de traduction privilégié des documentaires était la voix hors-champ. Ce terme désigne autant la narration traduite qui remplace la voix originale que la voix en surimposition utilisée pour les entrevues et le discours spontané.
La thèse relate les débuts de l’ONF dans le contexte des relations asymétriques entre l’anglais et le français au Canada et porte un regard neuf sur les liens entre les studios anglophones et francophones en plus de décrire certaines tendances dans la production de versions. De 1939 jusqu’au milieu des années 1950, lorsque l’anglais dominait, par rapport aux rares films produits originalement en français, les versions françaises traduites de l’anglais contribuèrent substantiellement à la cinématographie québécoise. Elles témoignent d’une stratégie de traduction interventionniste, par laquelle le film original est considéré comme une matière première que l’on peut manipuler afin d’accrocher le public local. Par suite d’un changement dans l’esthétique du documentaire et de la montée du nationalisme québécois, les originaux en langue française s’accrurent et entraînèrent une augmentation des versions du français à l’anglais. Celles-ci usèrent d’un mode de médiation qui consistait à rajouter une voix narrative anglophone aux films novateurs en français, du fait qu’ils avaient évacué la narration, soumettant ainsi les créations originales au modèle traditionnel. La période de 1967 à 1974 en est une de fragmentation se caractérisant par un nombre élevé de films non traduits, tels que ceux produits dans le cadre du programme Challenge for Change/Société nouvelle ou par le Studio D. Les quelques productions qui furent traduites, cependant, connurent des versions d’une grande sensibilité linguistique. Un phénomène de non-traduction, mais d’un autre ordre, s’observe par ailleurs dans certains films autochtones. Depuis longtemps, l’ONF s’est engagé à traduire ses productions; c’est ce qui en fait un site riche pour l’étude des pratiques de la traduction audiovisuelle et du changement des relations entre les langues au Canada.
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Messer, Shawn Arden. "Assessment of regional fungal concentrations and diversity and their possible association with self-reported health effects among a national sample of office building occupants in the United States." Diss., University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6472.
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Data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Building Assessment and Survey Evaluation (BASE) study was analyzed for culturable fungi detected in air samples collected from 100 office buildings located among ten climate regions in the United States. Fungi identified and quantified in the study were evaluated in indoor and outdoor environments. Evenness of species for both summer and winter, and the diversity and similarity indices of species were calculated between climate region groups in order to observe potential climate-based differences in the fungal microbiome. Respiratory and neurological health symptoms of study building occupants (n = 4,326) were self-reported by questionnaire, and were analyzed in order to assess seasonal and climate differences.
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Juuso, Per-Martin. "Försäkringskassan- effektiv och/eller rättssäker?" Thesis, Växjö University, School of Social Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-1928.
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<p>The public administration and its officials have a number of values which they have to relate to in their work. The values are a set of democratic and economic values.</p><p>This study’s purpose is to examine how the officials at the National Insurance Office in Sweden give priority to these values. The study is performed by interviews with officials at two insurance offices.</p><p>The study shows that the officials in a high degree value the democratic values legal security and public ethics. In turn they experience that productivity, which is an economic value, is being promoted in a high degree from the management. The focus on productivity leads to a reduced legal security.</p>
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Bouchard, Vincent. "Étude du développement d'un cinéma léger et synchrone à l'Office national du film du Canada, à Montréal." Thèse, Paris 3, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/17327.
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Castellanos, Angela. "Federal Government and African‐American Communities Identifying and Defining African-American Health Disparities Through Intervention: The National Negro Health Week Movement and Office of Negro Health Work From 1915-‐1951." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17295895.
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Despite the continued effort to mitigate health disparities in the US, little historical research has been done analyzing the historical context surrounding past federal health disparity interventions. In the early 20th century, the federal government addressed the evidence-based existence of racial health disparities by forming the Office of Negro Health Work within the United States Public Health Service. This scholarly project contextualizes the attitudes about race, health, and health disparities among the communities that surrounded the formation and dissolution of this office and its affiliated public health movement, the National Negro Health Week.
This study analyzes the public health, medical and African American perspectives on race and health from the early to mid 20th century. Sources included the National Negro Health News, medical and sociological literature, reports from the United States Public Health Services, and the archives of the National Negro Health Week located in the Tuskegee, AL.
The rise and fall of the Office of Negro Health Work reflected the impact that changing attitudes towards race, within and outside of the African American community, the shifting burden of disease and its effect on public health policy, and how we as a society define race and illness when approaching health disparity interventions.
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Werth, Keri Mariken. "A study of a late thirteenth-century composite Office book (Cape Town, National Library of South Africa,MS Grey 4b5) with reference to selected manuscript sources from the diocese of Münster in Westphalia." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30514.
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MS Grey 4b5 (Cape Town, National Library of South Africa, Grey Collection, ms. 4.b.5) is a composite Office book comprised of a noted breviary and an antiphoner. It is dated in the late 13th to early 14th century and is from the city of Münster, Westphalia. The notation of the melodies makes use of Hufnagelschrift and the texts show various stages of Textualis Gothica throughout the entirety of the book. This manuscript gives an indication of liturgical practices in the city of Münster prior to the Anabaptist takeover between 1533 and 1535. This investigation has confirmed a number of facts. Analysis of the text indicates that the breviary section is from the late 14th century as the scribe made use of the fully developed letter forms of Textualis Gothica script. The antiphoner section shows evidence of earlier stages of Textualis Gothica in its many hands, thus placing it in the late 13th century. The textual and notational hands overlap in such a way as to indicate that the antiphoner was written in the same location. Studies on the feast of Corpus Christi in Grey 4b5 with references to sources in Vincent Corrigan’s edition and other sources from Münster reveal that Grey 4b5 contains an early version of the standardised Office, as well as a wholly unique responsory and verse in Vespers. In the same vein, expansion of Morné Bezuidenhout’s initial investigation of the feast of Saint Liudger in Grey 4b5 confirms the manuscript’s provenance to be from the city of Münster. Musical editions of Corpus Christi and Saint Liudger are included in this investigation. Studies on late style characteristics of the music in the Office of Corpus Christi, with reference to research by David Hiley and Roman Hankeln, indicate that while Grey 4b5 contains an early version of the standardised Office of Corpus Christi, it shows slightly more radical features than other sources in this edition. Comparative studies of late style characteristics in the Office of Corpus Christi with Saint Liudger show that, despite its radical style, the musical items for Corpus Christi seemed to have been composed more conservatively than those for Saint Liudger. Additional analyses on contrafacta - with reference to László Dobszay and Janka Szendrei - and on the great responsories of Corpus Christi - with reference to Kate Helsen’s study - also support this evidence. Investigations on the musical content of Grey 4b5 reveal some items that are completely unique to the manuscript. There are also items in Grey 4b5 that correspond solely with sources in the diocese of Münster. A provisional index of the musical content of the Grey manuscript is provided at the end of this dissertation, the complete version of which will soon be available on the CANTUS database.
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Chawk, Mohamad. "Information sur les formations et les professions : analyse des connaissances et des représentations des élèves et évaluation des documents textuels de l'ONISEP." Lyon 3, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000LYO31008.
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Le présent travail porte sur l'analyse des connaissances et des représentations des élèves ainsi que l'évaluation des documents textuels de l'ONISEP en vue d'améliorer son système d'information. En effet, les systèmes d'information actuels souffrent de plusieurs faiblesses qui sont dues principalement à leur inadaptation à l'activité cognitive et linguistique de leurs utilisateurs. Nous présentons dans cette thèse une méthodologie de conception de système d'information en fonction des connaissances du public concerné. Pour cela, nous avons utilisé la théorie de la psychologie sociale pour étudier et analyser les représentations des élèves et évaluer les documents de l'ONISEP. Ensuite, nous avons formalisé les documents de l'ONISEP en utilisant les graphes conceptuels. Enfin, nous avons présenté une méthode de reformulation de texte prenant en compte les connaissances de l'utilisateur et celles du domaine professionnel en se basant sur la théorie de la paraphrase. La validation de cette méthode a montré une amélioration de la compréhension du texte par les sujets.
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Wyn, de Pouzilhac Helena. "L'Union européenne : quel patriotisme ?" Paris 2, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA020042.
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Dans cette étude, la notion de patriotisme est théorisée comme un système d'attitudes relatives à l'identification à une communauté. La dimension cognitive joue un rôle central : sans une évaluation positive des idées véhiculées par la communauté, le développement d'une identification, et des dispositions patriotiques à l'égard de la communauté est peu probable. Il nous semble que le patriotisme suppose trois comportements : la confiance en la communauté, la volonté de participer à la vie politique, et celle d'avoir un comportement solidaire à l'égard de la communauté. Afin de déterminer s'il existe un patriotisme européen par référence à ces dimensions, nous avons étudié ce que représente l'appartenance européenne pour l'Allemagne, la France, les Pays-Bas, la Grande-Bretagne, l'Espagne, la Suède et la Pologne. Les deux facteurs explicatifs des taux variables d'identification à l'Union européenne sont (I) une compatibilité entre les éléments consitutionnels et les systèmes de gouvernance des niveaux européens et nationaux et (II) une identité nationale ouverte à l'européanisation. Toutefois, l'étude montre que le sentiment d'identification ne peut se renforcer que si l'appartenance européenne est perçue comme un bénéfice économique. Les principaux obstacles à la posibilité de caractériser un patriotisme européen sont la faible participation des Européens dans la politique européenne et le manque de solidarité à l'égard de l'UE. Concernant les perspectives de développement d'un patriotisme européen à l'avenir, la mise en oeuvre de politiques en matière d'environnement, d'immigration et de terrorisme est susceptible de renforcer la perception de l'utilité de l'appartenance européenne.
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Senger, Fabien. "La création de l'Office national du commerce extérieur (1883-1898) : maîtrise de l'information compétitive internationale et stratégie française de puissance." Thesis, Artois, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ARTO0003.
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Une convention signée entre la Chambre de commerce de Paris et le gouvernement français, légalisée par un vote unanime des parlementaires français, crée, en 1898, l’Office national du commerce extérieur. Cette création répond à un constat : comparés à leurs concurrents étrangers, en particulier allemands, les entrepreneurs français ont, globalement, une déficience à maîtriser l’information compétitive d’origine étrangère. Cette insuffisance est interprétée par les instances françaises comme étant préjudiciable à la prospérité nationale mais aussi à la puissance politique française dans les relations internationales. L’Office est destiné à résoudre le problème. Il doit centraliser et traiter des informations d’origine étrangère, et les transmettre aux entreprises françaises afin de leur redonner une compétitivité sur les marchés étrangers. L’Office doit aider et inciter les producteurs français à s’adapter et à exporter. L’étude des conditions de la création de l’Office a nécessité de décrire le marché de l’information commerciale, les moyens associatifs et institutionnels de renseignement au service des chefs d’entreprise, et le probable rôle des commissionnaires dans le handicap cognitif des producteurs français. Les insuffisantes mesures d’aide informationnelle prises par le gouvernement de Jules Ferry, en 1883-1885, ont ensuite été décrites, notamment : l’intensification du rôle des consuls, et les créations des Chambres de commerce françaises à l’étranger, d’un Bureau de renseignements commerciaux au ministère du Commerce, et de Musées commerciaux. Enfin, le processus d’ingénierie de l’Office a fait l’objet du dernier tiers de l’étude<br>An agreement signed between the Paris Chamber of Commerce and the French government, legalized by a unanimous vote of the French parliamentarians, creates, in 1898 the National Office of Foreign Trade. This creation meets a finding : compared to their competitors foreign, especially German, french entrepreneurs have,overall, a disability to master the competitive information of foreign origin. This deficiency is interpreted by the French authorities as being detrimental to national prosperity but also to the French political power in international relations. The Office is intented to solve the problem.The Office should centralize and process information of foreign origin, and transmit them to the French companies to restore their competitiveness on foreign markets. The Office shall assist and promote the French producers adapt and export. The study of the conditions for the creation of the Office required to describe the market of commercial information, the associative and institutional means intelligence in the service of French business leaders, and the likely role of the commission agent in cognitive impairment of the french producers. The insufficient informational support measures taken by the government of Jules Ferry, 1883-1885, were then described, including : the intensification of the role of consults, and the creation of French Chambers of Commerce abroad, an Office of commercial information to the Ministry of Commerce, and commercial museums. Finally, the Office engineering process has been the last third of the study
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Carol, Nathalie. "Le rôle des managers de proximité dans la fabrique du sens stratégique à l’Office National des Forêts : les effets des frontières sur le travail d’influence des pratiques de martelage." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021LORR0041.
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Pour accompagner l’essor d’une filière porteuse d’avenir et améliorer sa situation financière, l’Office National des Forêts (ONF) s’est doté d’une nouvelle feuille de route pour la période 2016-2020 axée prioritairement sur « accroître la mobilisation du bois au bénéfice de la filière et de l’emploi ». Cette stratégie implique de changer les modes actuels de penser et d’agir pour permettre une gestion plus dynamique des peuplements. Ce changement nourrit cependant des inquiétudes quant à une gestion forestière dominée par la recherche de rentabilité au détriment de l’intérêt général. C’est dans ce cadre que nous avons examiné la capacité de l’ONF à s’adapter pour répondre à ces différents enjeux. Dans une approche pratique de la stratégie, les pratiques de martelage constituent un point d’entrée possible pour expliquer comment cette stratégie prend forme et se concrétise de façon opérationnelle. Le martelage consiste à désigner à coups de marteau ou traces de peinture les arbres qui seront coupés pour alimenter la filière. Les managers de proximité représentés par les responsables d’Unité Territoriale (RUT) jouent un rôle clef dans le processus d’adaptation et de mise en œuvre du changement. Selon la théorie du sensemaking et du sensegiving, ils influencent la manière dont les acteurs construisent le sens des pratiques de martelage. Ce travail d’influence est toutefois fonction des frontières symboliques, sociales, physiques et temporelles qui structurent les pratiques. Ces frontières ne sont pas figées mais peuvent évoluer à travers un travail sur les frontières. Ce qui nous amène à poser la question suivante : quels sont les effets des frontières sur le travail d’influence des pratiques de martelage ?Pour y répondre, une étude de cas ethnographique a été réalisée dans la région du Grand Est. Les données recueillies pendant près de deux ans montrent que les frontières contraignent fortement le travail d’influence des pratiques de martelage. Pour contourner ces effets, les RUT reconfigurent les frontières organisationnelles pour faire émerger des espaces de liberté qui offrent des conditions plus favorables au travail d’adaptation et de mise en œuvre du changement. Trois principales contributions théoriques découlent de cette étude. D’abord, la prise en compte des frontières dans le travail d’influence des managers de proximité permet d’éclairer les conditions du sensegiving, ce que réclamaient déjà depuis longtemps Maitlis et Lawrence (2007). Les résultats obtenus permettent ensuite d’enrichir le concept d’écologie des espaces. Les espaces de liberté sont utilisés pour informer et influencer les espaces « front stage » dans lesquels s’exercent les pratiques ou se définissent les frontières. Cette étude invite enfin à discuter deux aspects de la théorie du sensemaking, celui des ressources et celui de la temporalité.Les résultats de cette étude débouchent sur des recommandations managériales visant à accroître les possibilités d’influence des RUT et à favoriser la mobilisation du bois. Ces recommandations se déclinent en plusieurs mesures telles que redynamiser les échanges sur le travail en ouvrant des espaces de discussion et utiliser le langage technique pour influencer les pratiques de martelage<br>To support the growth of a promising sector and improve its financial situation, the National Forestry Office (ONF) adopted a new roadmap for the period 2016-2020, focusing primarily on increasing wood supply. However, this strategic focus, which is based on sustainable production, comes up against a patrimonial vision of forest management inherited from a multi-century-old administration, the Eaux et Forêts (Water and Forests). The weight of tradition may explain an intensity of harvesting that remains below the estimated productivity of ecosystems and the objectives set out in previous roadmaps. This calls for an examination of the ONF's capacity to adapt to meet the demands of a changing environment. In a practical approach to strategy, hammering practices can be a possible entry point for explaining and understanding how the ONF's wood supply strategy is formed and implemented in the field. Hammering consists of marking with hammer hits or traces of paint the trees that will be cut by logging workers. This technical act directly influences the volumes of wood put on the market. Hammering is carried out by relatively autonomous professionals who work under the responsibility of middle managers. Middle managers are considered as key actors of change. Based on the sensemaking theory, I show how middle managers can seek through interactions to influence the meaning behind hammering practices. However, these interactions are conditioned by the symbolic, social, physical and temporal boundaries that structure the practices. These boundaries are not fixed but may potentially evolve in the daily actions and interactions. This movement can be driven by middle managers and understood through the concept of boundary work. The influential work of middle managers consists then in working on the boundaries to influence practices towards increased wood supply. This leads to examine a potential change at the ONF through two questions: what are the effects of boundaries on the work of influencing practices of hammering? How do middle managers work on boundaries to influence practices?To answer these questions, an ethnographic case study was conducted in the Great East region. The data collected over nearly two years show that the boundaries that structure hammering practices strongly constrain the interactions needed to influence practices. These boundary effects have led the middle managers to create “free spaces” that provide more favourable conditions to interact and to influence the practices towards increased wood supply. Three main theoretical contributions arise from this study. First, taking boundaries into account in the influential work of middle managers allows us to shed light on the conditions of sensegiving, which Maitlis and Lawrence (2007) have long been calling for. The results obtained then make it possible to enrich the concept of ecology of spaces. Spaces of freedom are used to inform and influence the "front stage" spaces in which practices are carried out or in which boundaries are defined. Finally, this study invites a discussion on two aspects of the theory of sensemaking, that of resources and that of temporality.The results of this study lead to managerial recommendations aimed at increasing the influence of middle managers and promoting wood supply. These recommendations consist of several measures such as redynamizing work exchanges by opening spaces of discussion and using technical language to influence hammering practices
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Kepoglu, Volkan Osman. "The Contribution Of Geographic Information System To The Urban Planning Process In Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1043066/index.pdf.
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This thesis attempts to show the contribution of Geographic Information System to urban planning process in Turkey. GIS can enhance the planning system by providing an access to accurate, reliable and update geographical information, producing alternatives according to the scenario and ensuring participation in the evaluation of the alternatives. This is the high level contribution of GIS for the enhancement of planning. The contribution can occur<br>if certain conditions are
sustained such as establishment of geographical data provision system among public institutions. Obviously, these are connected with available technical and social infrastructure. Although, there is not a digital infrastructure system among the public institutions, several general directorates have started to provide some geographical
information in their works. These efforts should be increased in quality and quantity. From the planning point of view, we argue that these are not even at satisfying level
to work with the GIS in the plan-making processes. To prove our argument, the use of GIS and technology in the Bank of Provinces and private planning offices are inquired. The results of the thesis study show that the Bank of Provinces is in the transition period for the use of GIS. Private planning offices are in the initial stage and some of them seem unable to adopt themselves if the plan-making process
becomes digital, because of the extra costs for them. Therefore, geographical data provision policies among public planning institutions will determine the future
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Almbjär, Martin. "The voice of the people? : Supplications submitted to the Swedish Diet in the Age of Liberty, 1719–1772." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-124423.
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This dissertation is devoted to the study of who used the formal channels of interaction in the early modern era and why. It examines the full range of the political conversation in early modern Sweden, as seen in the supplications to the Diet in the Age of Liberty (1719–1772), and more specifically the supplications submitted to the parliamentary committee tasked with handling them, the Screening Deputation. The literature yields few systematic studies of this official channel, and supplications have long been terra incognita in the early modern political landscape. Their exact importance is uncertain, to say the least. Using a database built on three samples from the beginning, middle, and end of the Age of Liberty, the Diet's supplication channel is shown to have been used by two groups: supplicants from state-affiliated households primarily tried to use it to pursue their claims on the state, to settle various issues related to employment, or to receive some sort of support through hard times; and, increasingly, commoners, especially delegates in the Estate of the Burghers, used the channel for their gravamina concerning commerce, taxation, and the like, and state support for public amenities, a group for whom the Screening Deputation offered an alternative route to getting their grievances heard by the Diet. Both groups increasingly used the Diet's supplication channel was appeal the verdicts of the King in Council (Kungl. Maj:t). Although most were not appeals against the Judicial Audit, the results reveal an active use of appeals, and thus a de facto erosion of Kungl. Maj:t's supremacy. The results also show that as many as three-fifths of all supplicants had their supplications accepted by the Screening Deputation for further examination by the Diet. Although the acceptance rate was definitely lower in the 1730s and 1740s, the committee seems to have been fairly benevolent in its interpretation of the rules on petitioning. The results, lastly, show that although the Diet's supplication channel allowed excluded groups direct access to the Diet - including women of all classes, commoners of rank, and unrepresented groups - it mainly catered to men with the social status or wealth that put them in the middle and upper strata of society. Although this supplication channel stood open to anyone, its egalitarian potential was seemingly never realized. The use of March and Olsen's institutional theory about the logic of appropriateness, has revealed that certain institutional templates and norms that would have enabled these groups more access to the channel succumbed and made room for other institutional foundations. Supplications were part of the medieval and early modern centralization of legal and political power, the formation of the state, the protection of the privileges of Swedish subjects, and, during the Age of Liberty, the power struggle between the Diet and the kings. Each supplication viewed by itself might seem trivial, but nonetheless played a part in each and every one of these major processes. An ordinary Swede could have an impact on early modern politics when acting in concert with other supplicants, like rain eating away at rock.
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Schickler, Bonnie M. "U.S. intelligence reform a bureaucratic politics approach." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4689.
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This study investigates the current bureaucratic struggles that exist within the U.S. intelligence community as a result of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004. The first part of this research examines the history of intelligence reform in the United States beginning with the National Security Act of 1947. The second part provides an in-depth discussion of the 2004 legislation as well as an examination of the main bureaucratic conflicts that have arisen between the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the rest of the U.S. intelligence community. This study used the bureaucratic politics model to explain the development of the current disagreements, the reasons behind the DNI's struggle for power, and the intelligence community's inability to adapt to the reform. This research determined that the current conflicts have occurred as a result of the unclear authorities issued to the DNI by IRTPA and have been further exacerbated by interest-driven intelligence agencies and a well-developed culture that has proven difficult to abandon. This research also provides insight into several alternative approaches that can be used to explain the current U.S. intelligence reform process. Additionally, recommendations were made for reducing the bureaucratic friction that currently exists within the intelligence community and to strengthen the overall authority of the Director of National Intelligence.<br>ID: 029049859; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-108).<br>M.A.<br>Masters<br>Department of Political Science<br>Sciences
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Cabrera, Rosangela dos Santos. "Um estudo sobre Núcleos de inovação e tecnologia do sul do Brasil e seu relacionamento com atores do sistema de inovação: proposta de um quadro referencial para análise da inovação e da transferência de tecnologia." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2013. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/4668.
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Previous issue date: 2013-03-23<br>Nenhuma<br>Esta pesquisa trata de um estudo sobre o modo como são realizadas as vinculações entre os diferentes atores do Sistema Regional de Inovação (SI), buscando evidenciar como se dá a inovação e a transferência tecnológica em Núcleos de Inovação e Tecnologia (NIT’s) inseridos no Sistema Nacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação do Sul do Brasil. Foi apoiada pelo projeto CESAR (Contribución de la Educación Superior de América Latina a las Relaciones com el Entorno Socioeconómico), inserido no Programa ALFA III, e financiado pela comissão da União Européia. Cassiolato e Szapiro (2002) destacam que a capacidade de gerar inovações tem sido identificada como fator chave do sucesso, ou insucesso, de empresas e nações. Tal capacidade é obtida através da interdependência entre os atores, produtores e usuários de bens serviços e tecnologias, sendo viabilizada pela especialização em ambientes socioeconômicos. É a partir da ótica da importância do processo inovativo e seu impacto na competitividade que se pretendeu estudar o SI, especialmente os NIT’s. O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi estabelecer um quadro referencial para analisar as interfaces e mecanismos de interação entre atores do SNI, para suporte à inovação e transferência tecnológica, com base em Núcleos de Inovação e Tecnologia da Região Sul do Brasil. O trabalho foi conduzido através de pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, tendo por abordagem metodológica estudo de casos múltiplos. O processo de proposição do quadro referencial se deu a partir dos conceitos utilizados na construção do referencial teórico, e dos estudos de casos, associando a teoria com os achados de campo. Por fim, os resultados de campo corroboraram o quadro conceitual e propiciaram oportunidades de refinamento do quadro referencial. Observou-se, nos atores acessados, que, ainda que existam entraves a serem superados, a integração das Universidades e dos Núcleos de Inovação e Tecnologia com os atores do sistema de inovação, e a existência de NIT’s apoiados por uma estratégia coerente, pode exercer um importante papel na transferência de tecnologias.<br>This research focus on how are carried out the linkages between the different actors of the Regional Innovation System (RIS) of southern Brazil, seeking to show how innovation and technology transfer is supported by Innovation and Technology Transfer Offices (NIT’s). The research was supported by the project CESAR (Contribución de la Educación Superior de América Latina a las Relaciones con el Entorno Socioeconómico), under the ALFA III Programm, and funded by the EU commission. Cassiolato and Szapiro (2002) emphasize that the ability to generate innovations has been identified as a key factor of success or failure of companies and nations. This capability is achieved through the interdependence between the actors, producers and users of goods, services and technologies, being supported by specialization in socioeconomic environments. It is from the perspective of the importance of the innovation process and its impact on competitiveness, which this research intended to study the RIS, especially the NIT’s. This study the objective was to establish a referential framework, thereunto we investigate the interfaces for innovation and technology transfer between Innovation and Technology Transfer Offices (ITTO's) of Southern Brazil and other actors of this Regional Innovation System. The study was conducted using descriptive qualitative approach, with the methodological method of a multiple case study. The process of proposition of a referential framework was based on the concepts used in the construction of the theoretical background and in the case studies, linking theory with the findings of the field. Finally, field results corroborated the conceptual framework and provided opportunities to refine the frame of reference. It was observed from the actors accessed that, although there are obstacles to be overcome, the integration of Universities and Centers of Innovation and Technology with the actors in the innovation system, and the existence of NIT’s supported by a coherent strategy, may exert an important role in technology transfer.
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Marek, Patrik. "Okolnosti vzniku a vývoje Národní banky československé." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-74897.
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The goal of the thesis: "Creation and evolution circumstances of Czechoslovak National Bank" is to describe the evolution of czechoslovak central banking since the foundation of the independent Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 until creation of Czechoslovak National Bank in 1926. Its first part is dedicated to the monetary reform of 1919, describing its theoretical foundations, methods of implementation and impacts. Second part is dedicated to the Bank Office of the Ministry of Finance as its direct predecessor. Finally, third part of the thesis describes creation, organisation and activities of the Czechoslovak National Bank alone.
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Kaspar, Margaret Ann. "California's "long-standing, serious noncompliance" in the delivery of special education and related services." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2132.
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The intent of the review, and the list of programs appended to this paper, is to compile examples of successful programs that may serve as models for those in California who have been charged with the development and implementation of programs that will bring the California Department of Education/Office of Special Education and its local education agencies into substantial compliance with the requirements of IDEA.
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Delahaye, Thierry. "Rôle du portfolio "web classeur ONISEP" dans l'élaboration du parcours professionnel de l'élève en classe de Prépa-Pro." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019AIXM0672.
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L’orientation scolaire et professionnelle est cruciale dans la scolarité de chaque élève. À l’issue du collège, l’élève a le choix entre la voie professionnelle courte qui conduit vers un diplôme professionnel ou la voie générale et technologique qui repousse d’au moins trois ans le choix d’une filière professionnelle. Pour accompagner les élèves les plus faibles dans le choix d’une filière professionnelle, l’école propose la construction d’un porfolio numérique présentant les expériences et les compétences que chacun des élèves développe lors du parcours de découverte du monde économique et professionnel en classe de troisième Prépa-Pro. A l’ère du numérique, paradoxalement, la diversité, la multiplicité et l’hétérogénéité des Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain, EIAH, mis à disposition des enseignants peut paradoxalement constituer un frein quant à leurs exploitations à des fins pédagogiques avec les élèves au sein de la classe. Après avoir analysé les conditions de mise en œuvre de ce parcours au sein des troisièmes Prépa-Pro de l’académie de La Réunion, nous nous proposons de mettre à l’épreuve l’utilisabilité de FOLIOS, EIAH mis à disposition des équipes pédagogiques pour accompagner les élèves dans la construction de leur portfolio numérique<br>Career and academic guidance are of the greatest importance for every student. At the end of middle school, a pupil has to choose either vocational education - which leads to a vocational high school degree - or general and technological studies. Choosing general studies postpones career choice by three years.To support the weakest students in choosing a career, the school proposes the setting up of a digital portfolio. This portfolio contains the skills and experience the students acquired during their economic and job discovery option in pre-vocational eighth grade (3ème Prépa-Pro).Paradoxically, in the digital age, the diversity and the multiplicity of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) available to teachers may be an obstacle to their use for teaching purpose in class. After having analysed the implementation conditions of this job discovery option in pre-vocational eighth grade in the academy of La Réunion, we intend to test the usability of FOLIOS and ITS made available for teachers to assist the students in the development of their digital portfolio
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Souza, Claudio dos Passos. "Processo administrativo tributário : possibilidade de questionamento judicial das decisões contrárias ao Estado." Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da UFBA, 2008. http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/10702.
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Previous issue date: 2008<br>No âmbito federal o Processo Administrativo fiscal é regulamentado pelo Decreto nº 70.235/72 e tem por finalidade proporcionar um aperfeiçoamento do lançamento tributário definindo com maior segurança e precisão o credito tributário que o fisco entende ser devido. O julgamento de processos fiscais é feito por órgãos integrantes do Ministério da Fazenda que são as Delegacias de julgamento os Conselhos de Contribuintes e a Câmara Superior de Recursos Fiscais ficando evidente que o processo administrativo fiscal se constitui em procedimento interno de controle da legalidade dos atos da Administração Pública Federal. Sendo assim apesar das divergências doutrinárias o entendimento majoritário sempre foi o de que as decisões definitivas dele decorrentes e que fossem favoráveis ao contribuinte o desoneravam da obrigação tributária em discussão tendo em vista que a própria Administração Pública teria reconhecido a ilegalidade de seu ato consubstanciado através do Auto de Infração ou da Notificação Fiscal de Lançamento. Entretanto este pensamento foi questionado através do Parecer nº 1.087 da Procuradoria Geral da Fazenda Nacional (PGFN) de 23 de agosto de 2004 que entendeu ser possível juridicamente que uma decisão final favorável ao contribuinte proferida em Processo Administrativo fiscal fosse questionada no Poder Judiciário através da Procuradoria Geral Fiscal Nacional (PGFN). Em 25 de outubro de 2004 foi publicada a Portaria nº 820, que definiu as circunstâncias em que a PGFN poderia impetrar a hipotética ação. Tal situação reacendeu a discussão sobre o tema e tem suscitado grandes debates na área jurídica questionando-se inclusive, a constitucionalidade tanto do Parecer quanto da Portaria e originando o estudo a que se propõe o presente trabalho que ao final visa responder se é legalmente possível o Estado buscar a revisão de decisões administrativas em caráter definitivo na área tributária que lhe sejam desfavoráveis através do Poder Judiciário.<br>Salvador