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Büyüközkan, Gülçin, and Ali Görener. "Evaluation of product development partners using an integrated AHP-VIKOR model." Kybernetes 44, no. 2 (2015): 220–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/k-01-2014-0019.
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Purpose – Today, customers are generally perceived to be demanding higher quality and better performing products, in shorter and more predictable development cycle-times and at a lower cost. These market pressures drive firms to collaborate with possible partners in product development (PD) processes. However, the selection of a suitable partner for an effective PD is not an easy decision and is associated with complexity. The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach to effectively evaluate PD partners. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed evaluation procedure consists of several steps. First, based on a literature review and expert validation, the strategic main and sub-criteria of the PD partner selection process that companies consider the most important are identified. After constructing the evaluation criteria hierarchy, the criteria weights are calculated by applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The VIKOR (a compromise ranking) method is used to obtain the final partner ranking results. A case study is given to demonstrate the potential of the methodology. In the last part of the study, a sensitivity analysis is performed to determine the influence of criteria weights on the decision making process. Findings – The PD partner evaluation model contains three main criteria, namely, partner, collaboration and PD-oriented criteria, with 13 sub-criteria. The market position, competency of the partner, compatibility, technical expertise and complementarity are found as the most considerable evaluation criteria for the ABC case company. Results of the sensitivity analysis from different cases demonstrate that the integrated AHP-VIKOR model is quite sensitive to the weights assigned to the evaluation criteria. This finding underlines the importance of forming a capable, qualified group of experts for the decision-making procedure. The results of the empirical study show that the proposed evaluation framework is practical for solving partner selection problems. Originality/value – Partner selection is critical to the success of a collaborative PD process. The main contribution of this paper is the definition and development of an effective evaluation framework to guide managers for suitable PD partner selection. In our knowledge, there exists no study in the literature that combines the established AHP VIKOR model for PD partner selection problem. This study can be useful to researchers to better understand PD partner selection problem theoretically, as well as to organizations in designing better satisfying PD partner evaluation systems.
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LEE, L. H., T. N. WONG, and Z. SUN. "An Agent-based Framework for Partner Selection with Sustainability Considerations." IFAC Proceedings Volumes 46, no. 9 (2013): 168–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20130619-3-ru-3018.00543.
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Huang, XG, YS Wong, and JG Wang. "A two-stage manufacturing partner selection framework for virtual enterprises." International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing 17, no. 4 (2004): 294–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09511920310001654292.
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e Silva, Susana Costa, and Sandro Mota Oliveira. "Partner selection in international joint ventures: A framework for the analysis of factors relevant to the selection of partners." Marketing Review 17, no. 2 (2017): 199–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.1362/146934717x14909733966182.
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Jeon, Jeong Hwan, and Youngjung Geum. "BSC-AHP Framework for the Partner Selection in Open Innovation Practice." Korea Society for Innovation Management & Economics 24, no. 1 (2016): 25–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.14386/sime.2016.24.1.25.
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Newmeyer, Casey E., R. Venkatesh, and Rabikar Chatterjee. "Cobranding arrangements and partner selection: a conceptual framework and managerial guidelines." Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 42, no. 2 (2013): 103–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11747-013-0343-8.
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Teufel, Ashley I., Mackenzie M. Johnson, Jon M. Laurent, Aashiq H. Kachroo, Edward M. Marcotte, and Claus O. Wilke. "The Many Nuanced Evolutionary Consequences of Duplicated Genes." Molecular Biology and Evolution 36, no. 2 (2018): 304–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy210.
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Abstract Gene duplication is seen as a major source of structural and functional divergence in genome evolution. Under the conventional models of sub or neofunctionalization, functional changes arise in one of the duplicates after duplication. However, we suggest here that the presence of a duplicated gene can result in functional changes to its interacting partners. We explore this hypothesis by in silico evolution of a heterodimer when one member of the interacting pair is duplicated. We examine how a range of selection pressures and protein structures leads to differential patterns of evolutionary divergence. We find that a surprising number of distinct evolutionary trajectories can be observed even in a simple three member system. Further, we observe that selection to correct dosage imbalance can affect the evolution of the initial function in several unexpected ways. For example, if a duplicate is under selective pressure to avoid binding its original binding partner, this can lead to changes in the binding interface of a nonduplicated interacting partner to exclude the duplicate. Hence, independent of the fate of the duplicate, its presence can impact how the original function operates. Additionally, we introduce a conceptual framework to describe how interacting partners cope with dosage imbalance after duplication. Contextualizing our results within this framework reveals that the evolutionary path taken by a duplicate’s interacting partners is highly stochastic in nature. Consequently, the fate of duplicate genes may not only be controlled by their own ability to accumulate mutations but also by how interacting partners cope with them.
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Archer, John. "Refining the sexual selection explanation within an ethological framework." Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32, no. 3-4 (2009): 292–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x09990963.
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AbstractMy response is organized into three sections. The first revisits the theme of the target article, the explanatory power of sexual selection versus social role theory. The second considers the range and scope of sexual selection, and its application to human sex differences. Two topics are examined in more detail: (1) the paternity uncertainty theory of partner violence; (2) evolution of inter-group aggression. Section 4 covers ultimate and proximal explanations and their integration within an ethological approach. I consider the development of sex differences in aggression, and their causal mechanisms, within this framework.
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Garg, Chandra Prakash, and Archana Sharma. "Sustainable outsourcing partner selection and evaluation using an integrated BWM–VIKOR framework." Environment, Development and Sustainability 22, no. 2 (2018): 1529–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-018-0261-5.
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Schall, Daniel. "A multi-criteria ranking framework for partner selection in scientific collaboration environments." Decision Support Systems 59 (March 2014): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2013.10.001.
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Eyuboglu, Nermin, and Andreas Buja. "Quasi-Darwinian Selection in Marketing Relationships." Journal of Marketing 71, no. 4 (2007): 48–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1509/jmkg.71.4.048.
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This article introduces quasi-Darwinian selection as a new explanatory paradigm for marketing relationships. In this paradigm, established relationships are viewed as survivors of a selection process whose parameters are the conduct of the partners, dependencies between the partners, and external adversities in the markets. Selection has the effect of culling certain combinations of these parameters, such as attempts at unilateral control when the partner is not dependent. The effect of selection is to carve out patterns that appear as associations between parameters, for example, between unilateral control and dependence. Traditionally, such associations have been interpreted as causal effects of one parameter on the other. This study shows that quasi-Darwinian selection may sometimes be the more correct explanation of an observed association. The guiding principle can be summarized by the motto “selection creates association.” As an explanatory paradigm, selection may rival causation. The quasi-Darwinian framework applies to any type of marketing relationships in the business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. Examples include all relationships in the supply chain, relationships between service providers and customers, and relationships between sales representatives and customers. The article develops the quasi-Darwinian framework in generality, but it emphasizes applications to business-to-business relationships. When associations between relationship parameters are carved out by selection, they can be interpreted as adaptations, and their descriptive meaning has normative implications; if partners in a relationship pattern their conduct according to these associations, on average, they may enhance the longevity of their relationship.
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Angelucci, Manuela, and Daniel Bennett. "Assortative Matching under Asymmetric Information: Evidence from Malawi." American Economic Review 107, no. 5 (2017): 154–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20171055.
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Asymmetric information is a key feature of the marriage market. In HIV-endemic settings, HIV risk is an important partner attribute that may influence marriage timing and partner selection. We use a sample of married women in rural Malawi to validate a model of positive assortative matching under asymmetric information. Several correlations support this framework, suggesting that HIV risk contributes to adverse selection in the marriage market in this setting.
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Gupta, Rajesh, Anish Sachdeva, and Arvind Bhardwaj. "A framework for selection of logistics outsourcing partner in uncertain environment using TOPSIS." International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 12, no. 2 (2012): 223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijise.2012.048862.
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Ball, Laura J., and Joanne Lasker. "Teaching Partners to Support Communication for Adults with Acquired Communication Impairment." Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication 22, no. 1 (2013): 4–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/aac22.1.4.
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Abstract For adults with acquired communication impairment, particularly those who have communication disorders associated with stroke or neurodegenerative disease, communication partners play an important role in establishing and maintaining communicative competence. In this paper, we assemble some evidence on this topic and integrate it with current preferred practice patterns (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2004). Our goals are to help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) identify and describe partner-based communication strategies for adults with acquired impairment, implement evidence-based approaches for teaching strategies to communication partners, and employ a Personnel Framework (Binger et al., 2012) to clarify partners? roles in acquiring and supporting communication tools for individuals with acquired impairments. We offer specific guidance about AAC techniques and message selection for communication partners involved with chronic, degenerative, and end of life communication. We discuss research and provide examples of communication partner supports for person(s) with aphasia and person(s) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who have complex communication needs.
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Wei, Fenfen, Nanping Feng, Shanlin Yang, and Qinna Zhao. "A conceptual framework of two-stage partner selection in platform-based innovation ecosystems for servitization." Journal of Cleaner Production 262 (July 2020): 121431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121431.
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Hida Syahchari, Dicky, Ruswiati Suryasaputera, and Moh Azlan B. Yahya. "Impact of Partner Fit and Conflict Management on Alliance Performance In Indonesian Construction Companies." Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies 1, no. 1 (2015): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v1i1.4.
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Objective: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the alliance performance of construction companies. A conceptual model is proposed where alliance performance is influenced by a two-dimensional construct composed of the partner fit and conflict management.
 Methodology: A questionnaire survey was administered to 311 construction companies. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis as statistical tools was used to analyze the data and test the hypothesis that alliance performance is impacted by the partner fit and conflict management.
 Results: The hypothesis was supported by the data and analysis. The research found that partner fit and conflict management have a significant and positive impact on alliance performance of Indonesian construction companies.
 Implication: This research presents a conceptually yet empirically supported framework to describe the significance of alliances and network relationships in the construction industry. The study is particularly useful for practitioners by identifying advantages of suitable alliance action among executive and project managers. This paper gives valuable reference to senior manager to consider the adoption of alliance based on selection of partners and conflict management in the construction industry in Indonesia.
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Yu, Yang, and Revti Raman Sharma. "Dancing with the stars: what do foreign firms get from high-status local partners?" Management Decision 54, no. 6 (2016): 1294–319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/md-12-2015-0575.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of high-status local exchange partners on foreign firms. Design/methodology/approach – Bridging status research and international business literature, the study develops a framework that describes three prominent effects of high-status partners on foreign firms, and further links these effects to firms’ relationship outcomes. The proposed conceptual model is examined using partial least squares structural equations modeling on a sample of 96 foreign firms operating in China. Findings – The study provides evidence that high-status local exchange partners tend to seek higher relationship-specific investment from foreign firms, and in the meantime, provide firms with greater opportunities for local learning and networking; subsequently, foreign firms are more likely to achieve satisfactory outcomes in the relationships. Practical implications – These findings suggest that affiliation with high-status local actors can be a key approach to overcome the liability of foreignness in a host country. Firms therefore, should treat them carefully as an important category of exchange partner portfolios. These are particularly relevant to foreign firms competing in China, a society characterized by strong hierarchies. Originality/value – The study serves as a preliminary attempt to introduce status concept to the field of international business. It promotes status as a key criterion for local partner selection, and offers the status research a contextual insight in the dilemma of choosing high- vs low-status partner candidates.
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Hasan, Farah. "Keep It Halal! A Smartphone Ethnography of Muslim Dating." Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture 10, no. 1 (2021): 135–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/21659214-bja10042.
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Abstract This article reveals how Muslim religious identity is impacted by Muslim dating apps. The development of Muslim dating apps within the last decade has led to Muslims seeking partners beyond their physical and social locality. The following research takes inner-Muslim discursive traditions into account in order to examine how Muslim males articulate and negotiate their Islamic identity in the process of partner selection. The research’s methodological approach draws from digital ethnography, with the smartphone as the primary field site. The smartphone ethnography on the app of Muzmatch will demonstrate that users are physically embedded in doctrinally heterogenous contexts. Yet, the religious framework of the app promotes a “doctrinal homogeneity” that finds expression via the discursive articulations of the app users. It will be shown that users are being shaped by the app as they incorporate the religious framework provided by it.
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Nyongesa, Henry O., George Wamamu Musumba, and Nicholas Chileshe. "Partner selection and performance evaluation framework for a construction-related virtual enterprise: a multi-agent systems approach." Architectural Engineering and Design Management 13, no. 5 (2017): 344–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2017.1324398.
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Ryciuk, Urszula, and Joanicjusz Nazarko. "MODEL OF TRUST-BASED COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN." Journal of Business Economics and Management 21, no. 5 (2020): 1225–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2020.12829.
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The study aimed to find factors affecting the development of trust-based cooperative relationships and test the links between them. For this study, the research framework was based on the notion that a cooperative relationship in a supply chain required commitment, cooperation and trust among the supply chain partners, with trust as a critical element. The other assumption was that the selection of partners with specific qualities was conducive to building cooperative relationships. The research was conducted on a sample of 226 companies using the CATI technique. In the study structural equation modelling was used. The obtained results confirmed the positive impact of partner qualities on trust and adaptation, of adaptation on commitment, of trust on cooperation and commitment, and of commitment on cooperation. New measurement scales were used that expanded the range of factors that affect the successful building of trust-based cooperative relationships in a supply chain.
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Solomon, Zahava. "SELF ACCEPTANCE AND THE SELECTION OF A MARITAL PARTNER - AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SVR MODEL OF MURSTEIN." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 14, no. 1 (1986): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1986.14.1.1.
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Mate selection is often explained by either the homogeneity or the complementary need model. The Stimulus-Value-Response (SVR) model that offers a framework for integration of the two models was assessed in the present study. The sample included forty-eight engaged Israeli couples. Results support the SVR model and confirm earlier research in this area. Conceptual and methodological issues are discussed.
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Sohani, Shrihari S., and Manjari Singh. "Winning Large Value Deals." International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations 5, no. 2 (2015): 42–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijkbo.2015040103.
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Selection of a strategic partner through a high-value request for proposal (RFP) is a competitive endeavour in which the preparation of response to the RFP is a project based exercise. The quality of these responses decides the fate of winning or losing business engagements and the response needs to be the best possible solution. Such solutions require contribution from different actors in a firm. In order to provide a winning response to the technical and financial RFP documents, it is imperative for the firm to select a bid manager who can facilitate the best possible response. This paper provides a framework for selecting such individuals.
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Chang, Liou, and Lo. "A Hybrid MCDM Model for Evaluating Strategic Alliance Partners in the Green Biopharmaceutical Industry." Sustainability 11, no. 15 (2019): 4065. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11154065.
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Since the rise of strategic alliances which play such an important role in industry today, the biopharmaceutical industry worldwide has entered an era of rapid change and collaborative thinking. The strategic alliance is one of the most important strategies for the green biopharmaceutical industry. Member organizations in these alliances work together to create more advantageous biotechnologies based on environmental protection to achieve mutual benefits. In the past, there have been only a few studies discussing partner evaluations and the selection process for the green biopharmaceutical industry, so the criteria or indicators are still not complete. Therefore, this study proposes a novel multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework for strategic alliance partner evaluation that combines the best-worst method (BWM) and the fuzzy TOPSIS technique based on the concept of aspiration level (called fuzzy TOPSIS-AL) to evaluate the performance and priority rankings of strategic alliance partners. The BWM overcomes the shortcomings of small sample sizes and streamlines the number of conventional pairwise comparisons needed. The fuzzy TOPSIS-AL technique introduces the concept of the aspiration level, thereby leading to more reasonable suggestions for improvement. In addition, data from a multinational green biopharmaceutical company survey are utilized to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the proposed model.
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KAO, Chih-Han, Cheng-Han HUANG, Mark Shu-Chien HSU, and I.-Hung TSAI. "SUCCESS FACTORS FOR TAIWANESE CONTRACTORS COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL CHINESE CONTRACTORS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS." Journal of Business Economics and Management 17, no. 6 (2016): 1007–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/16111699.2015.1137486.
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Regional trade cooperation has become an important component of construction industry due to the Free Trade Agreement. This segment of the market presents many challenges for construction firms. Establishing suitable international partnering relations is an effective strategy for adapting to the additional unpredictability of international markets. This research integrates the Balanced Scorecard system with Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process for comprehensive and quantitative evaluation of the relevant bilateral cooperation. Commercial cooperation across the Taiwan Strait is selected as a case study for determining the evaluating methodology. After examining data from Chinese firms, 12 factors for partner selection are identified. The factors are compared with practical conditions of worldwide and local markets to establish their viability. The methodology provides a framework for evaluating potential partners when attempting to enter foreign markets. Additionally, it identifies critical factors for developing optimal market entrance strategies, contracts, and risk management; results can also be golcally (globally and locally) tailored to promote the efficiency of international cooperation.
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Winch, Sławomir. "Human Resource Business Partner as a Source of Conflicts in an Enterprise – Research Results." Journal of East European Management Studies 26, no. 2 (2021): 198–213. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/0949-6181-2021-2-198.
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The article elaborates on a thesis that development of new functions of the Human Resource Business Partner (HR BP) generates conflicts in three areas of operation of an enterprise: the structure, organizational culture, and goal attainment strategy. A commentary on the concept of the HR BP is provided and the functions propounded within its framework are discussed. Based on qualitative research on three large enterprises in Poland, the following strategies for the introduction of changes in the HR BP are the subject of analysis, that is: maintaining the status quo in power relations, expansion of influence over time, and the policy of small steps. It was concluded that an important factor affecting selection of a strategy is the organizational culture described from the perspective of the concept of Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner.
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Soni, Prem K. "Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods for Selection of Supply Chain Partner for Supply Chain Management." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VII (2021): 952–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36510.
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In today’s competitive business world, it is extremely important for decision makers to have access to decision support tools in order to make quick, right and accurate decisions. One of these decision-making areas is supplier or service provider selection. Supplier selection is a multi – criteria decision making process that deals with the optimization of conflicting objectives such as quality, services, cost, and delivery time. Although numbers of multiple criteria decisions making (MCDM) methods are available for solving MCDM problem, it’s observed that in most of these methods the ranking results are very sensitive. This work proposes a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) based framework that is used to evaluate supplier selection by using an entropy weight method (EWM) for calculation of weightage of each criterion, once the weightage is calculated the EWM is combined with Proximity Indexed Value (PIV) Method for calculating the supplier rank. Finally, the ranking performance of PIV method is compared with other MCDM Methods for same set of alternative and criterions. A numerical example along with graphical illustrations is considered and comparison analysis is provided to test the feasibility of the proposed method. In the illustrative example a manufacturing firm is looking for select most suitable supplier for supply among the ten-supplier based on four different criteria such as Price/Cost, Service, Quality and Delivery, in which Price/Cost is non-beneficial and the attributes pertaining to other criteria are beneficial one.
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Han, Lu, Jing Liu, Richard Evans, Yang Song, and Jingdong Ma. "Factors Influencing the Adoption of Health Information Standards in Health Care Organizations: A Systematic Review Based on Best Fit Framework Synthesis." JMIR Medical Informatics 8, no. 5 (2020): e17334. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/17334.
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Background Since the early 1970s, health care provision has experienced rapid growth in the investment and adoption of health information technologies (HITs). However, the development and deployment of HITs has often been conducted in silos, at different organizational levels, within different regions, and in various health care settings; this has resulted in their infrastructures often being difficult to manage or integrate. Health information standards (ie, the set norms and requirements that underpin the deployment of HITs in health care settings) are expected to address these issues, yet their adoption remains to be frustratingly low among health care information technology vendors. Objective This study aimed to synthesize a comprehensive framework of factors that affect the adoption and deployment of health information standards by health care organizations. Methods First, electronic databases, including Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed, were searched for relevant articles, with the results being exported to the EndNote reference management software. Second, study selection was conducted according to pre-established inclusion and exclusion criteria. Finally, a synthesized best fit framework was created, which integrated a thematic analysis of the included articles. Results In total, 35 records were incorporated into the synthesized framework, with 4 dimensions being identified: technology, organization, environment, and interorganizational relationships. The technology dimension included relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, trialability, observability, switching cost, standards uncertainty, and shared business process attributes. The organization dimension included organizational scale, organizational culture, staff resistance to change, staff training, top management support, and organizational readiness. The environment dimension included external pressure, external support, network externality, installed base, and information communication. Finally, the interorganizational relationships dimension included partner trust, partner dependence, relationship commitment, and partner power. Conclusions The synthesized framework presented in this paper extends the current understanding of the factors that influence the adoption of health information standards in health care organizations. It provides policy and decision makers with a greater awareness of factors that hinder or facilitate their adoption, enabling better judgement and development of adoption intervention strategies. Furthermore, suggestions for future research are provided.
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Gao, Guang-Xin. "Sustainable Winner Determination for Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Projects in Multi-Attribute Reverse Auctions." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (2018): 4129. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10114129.
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Selection of a sustainable private partner (contractor) is significant to ensure the success of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. In recent years, multi-attribute reverse auctions (MARAs) are widely used in public procurement to select the desirable contractor. However, the MARA mechanism is neglected in the existing studies. The purpose of this paper is to present a MARA framework for selecting a sustainable contractor in PPP infrastructure projects, in which the MARA rules and an integrated winner determination method are involved. In particular, the sustainability considerations are incorporated in the MARA rules, which can make the potential contractors have incentives to improve their sustainable performance. Within the MARA rules, based on the trapezoidal fuzzy linguistic representation model and the classical two-additive Choquet (TAC) integral operator, a winner determination method is developed to evaluate and rank potential contractors, in which both the bid evaluation and the interrelationships among bid evaluation attributes are considered. Finally, the potential of the proposed method is shown through an illustrative case of a PPP project of a subway construction in China. The MARA framework investigated helps governments make reliable decisions in sustainable procurement and thereby facilitates successful project delivery.
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Taneja, Gunjan, Vegamadagu Suryanarayana-Rao Sridhar, Jaya Swarup Mohanty, et al. "India’s RMNCH+A Strategy: approach, learnings and limitations." BMJ Global Health 4, no. 3 (2019): e001162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001162.
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Building on the gains of the National Health Mission, India’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy, launched in 2013, was a milestone in the country’s health planning. The strategy recognised the interdependence of RMNCH+A Interventions across the life stages and adopted a comprehensive approach to address inequitable distribution of healthcare services for the vulnerable population groups and in poor-performing geographies of the country. Based on innovative approaches and management reforms, like selection of poor-performing districts, prioritisation of high-impact RMNCH+A healthcare interventions, engagement of development partners and institutionalising a concurrent monitoring system the strategy strived to improve efficiency and effectiveness within the public healthcare delivery system of the country. 184 High Priority Districts were identified across the country on a defined set of indicators for implementation of critical RMNCH+A Interventions and a dedicated institutional framework comprising National and State RMNCH+A Units and District Level Monitors supported by the development partners was established to provide technical support to the state and district health departments. Health facilities based on case load and available services across the High Priority Districts were prioritised for strengthening and were monitored by an RMNCH+A Supportive Supervision mechanism to track progress and generate evidence to facilitate actions for strengthening ongoing interventions. The strategy helped develop an integrated systems-based approach to address public health challenges through a comprehensive framework, defined priorities and robust partnerships with the partner agencies. However, lack of a robust monitoring and evaluation framework and sub-optimal focus on social determinants of health possibly limited its overall impact and ability to sustain improvements. Guided by the learnings and limitations, the Government of India has now designed the ‘Aspirational Districts Program’ to holistically address health challenges in poor-performing districts within the overall sociocultural domain to ensure inclusive and sustained improvements.
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Tolmacz, Rami, Gil Goldzweig, and Ruth Guttman. "Attachment Styles and the Ideal Image of a Mate." European Psychologist 9, no. 2 (2004): 87–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040.9.2.87.
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The study examines, within the framework of attachment theory, relationships of ideal images of young males with respect to their ideal image of a mate. A review of previous studies dealing with partner selection reveals the lack of a theoretical model that combines developmental processes and specific personality patterns with the process of creating an ideal image of the partner. The present study uses Facet Theory and Facet Design to construct a unified conceptual framework for the research in which attachment style and ideal image of the spouse are viewed as two modes of relating to one another. Intercorrelations among replies to the attachment and ideal image questionnaires were subjected to Smallest Space Analysis (SSA). The results indicate a relation between attachment style, the subjects' ideal image of a mate and the ideal images of oneself and one's mother. As predicted, persons with a secure style tended to have high levels of flexibility in their descriptions of the ideal image of the spouse. Males with insecure attachment styles exhibited different relational patterns of ideal image of themselves and their mothers. The SSA results suggest a hierarchic relation between attachment styles and the ideal image of a mate. These findings are consistent with the understanding that attachment styles affect the character and quality of the individual's romantic relationships.
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Zhang, Tian Rui, Yu Yu Chen, Tian Biao Yu, Jian Jia Li, and Wan Shan Wang. "Research on SOA-Based Decision-Making Support of VE Establishing." Advanced Materials Research 314-316 (August 2011): 2042–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.314-316.2042.
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Virtual enterprise (VE) is representing the future development trend of enterprise organization mode. This paper introduced the creation process of VE, proposed three phase comprehensive evaluation model based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and ant colony algorithm (ACA) for partner selection, gave the evaluation index system model as the evaluation foundation, constructed Service Oriented-Architecture (SOA) based decision support system (DSS) framework in the process of VE establishing and running, and presented the prototype system. Through operating the system, the feasibility of the evaluation model was verified. Finally, the author also gave the development trend and suggestions of VE decision support. This article provided the corresponding theoretical and technical reference for constructing VE.
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Jiao, Hao, Jifeng Yang, Jianghua Zhou, and Jizhen Li. "Commercial partnerships and collaborative innovation in China: the moderating effect of technological uncertainty and dynamic capabilities." Journal of Knowledge Management 23, no. 7 (2019): 1429–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-10-2017-0499.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the extent to which two types of commercial partnerships (business partner and non-business partner) affect the collaborative innovation of firms in emerging economies. Specifically, the roles of two commercial partnerships are investigated. Additionally, the study explores the moderating effect of external technological uncertainty and internal dynamic capabilities on the relationship between two commercial partnerships and on collaborative innovation. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 370 high-tech firms in China, the authors applied the partial least squares structural equation modeling approach to model these relationships. Findings The findings reveal opportunities and challenges for companies according to two intensities of commercial partnership for collaborative innovation. The partnership contribution to innovation and competiveness is different within the two routes and ranges. The findings indicate that (1) intense commercial relationships with business partners have a stronger positive significant impact on collaborative innovation than those with non-business partners and (2) non-business partners have a weaker positive impact on collaborative innovation at high external technological uncertainty. It was also found that (3) the positive impact of business partners on collaborative innovation is weakened when a firm has high dynamic capabilities, whereas the positive impact of non-business partners is strengthened. Research limitations/implications Insight into the roles of two commercial partnerships in achieving collaborative innovation facilitates the advancement of the theoretical understanding of the circumstances under which cooperative innovation can be more effective under different partnerships. Originality/value A key strategic question is whether comprehensiveness enables firms to make better strategic decisions in various environments. In the process of innovation, companies must choose different types and quantities of partners, and they must regulate their partners’ innovative behavior by establishing a corresponding network structure and relationship rules. The current study focuses on analysis of how different intensities of commercial partnerships affect collaborative innovation. This research provides a theoretical framework that creates a new classification of commercial relations with regard to collaborative innovation, and it highlights the difference between the two types of partnerships. This study finds that there are many problems in the selection of innovative partners in China’s high-tech companies. Therefore, companies should strengthen their understanding of cooperative innovation, and they should build and manage highly efficient innovation networks. This study helps companies, high-tech industry associations, academia and government to take enhanced, informed actions.
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Jee, Su Jung, and So Young Sohn. "Patent-based framework for assisting entrepreneurial firms’ R&D partner selection: Leveraging their limited resources and managing the tension between learning and protection." Journal of Engineering and Technology Management 57 (July 2020): 101575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2020.101575.
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Huang, Min, Ruixian Huang, Bo Sun, and Linrong Li. "Research on the Production Scheduling Optimization for Virtual Enterprises." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2013 (2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/492158.
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Production scheduling is a rather difficult problem in virtual enterprises (VE) for the tasks of production which would be executed by some distributed and independent members. Factors such as the timing constraints of task and ability restrictions of the members are considered comprehensibly to solve the global scheduling optimization problem. This paper establishes a partner selection model based on an improved ant colony algorithm at first, then presents a production scheduling framework with two layers as global scheduling and local scheduling for virtual enterprise, and gives a global scheduling mathematical model with the smallest total production time based on it. An improved genetic algorithm is proposed in the model to solve the time complexity of virtual enterprise production scheduling. The presented experimental results validate the optimization of the model and the efficiency of the algorithm.
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von Danwitz, Simon. "Organizing inter-firm project governance – a contextual model for empirical investigation." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 11, no. 1 (2018): 144–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-07-2017-0072.
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Purpose The management of major inter-firm projects requires a coherent, holistic governance framework to be effective. However, most existing models of project governance are limited to a narrow selection of contractual, structural or procedural aspects, and further neglect contextual factors, such as key characteristics of a project and its partners. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper proposes an integrative analytical model of inter-firm project governance, building upon contingency theory and drawing from established constructs rooted in organization theory. Findings The paper aims to integrate two largely distinct streams of research and synthesize the respective constitutive dimensions of project governance into a coherent conceptual model. Further, interrelationships with contextual factors, such as project-related and partner-related characteristics, and project performance are discussed. Originality/value The proposed model purposefully merges two complementary streams of project governance research. As the model further provides clear contextual factors, it strengthens an emerging stream of project research by systematically examining external influences of project organizing. Future research may utilize this model and the suggested operationalization for each of the constructs as a basis to empirically investigate the design and effectiveness of governance regimes of major projects.
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Afzal, Ayesha, Basit Shafiq, Shafay Shamail, and Nabil Adam. "Requirements modeling of Web services-based business processes." Business Process Management Journal 26, no. 6 (2020): 1401–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-08-2019-0322.
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PurposeThis paper reviews existing business process (BP) modeling languages that are widely used in the industry as well as recent research work on modeling and analysis of BPs in the service-oriented environment and Internetware-based software paradigm. BPs in such environment are different from traditional BPs due to loose coupling of partner services, dynamic and on-the-fly selection of partners and run-time process adaptability. The unique characteristics of these BPs require formal modeling of the requirements and constraints in each phase of their life cycle, including design phase, implementation and deployment phase and execution phase.Design/methodology/approachThe paper first provides a categorization of typical user requirements in each phase of the BP life cycle. Then a detailed comparison of the selected languages with respect to their requirement modeling and analysis capabilities in each of the identified categories is provided. The paper also discusses new requirements engineering research challenges arising from future software needs and emerging trends in software engineering in the context of Web-services-based BPs and Internetware.FindingsThere is a need to have a framework that provides support for user requirements modeling and analysis for all the phases of BP life cycle in an integrated manner. Such a framework would be useful not only in resolving the inconsistencies between requirements across phases but also in addressing the issues related to BP evolution due to changes in user requirements over time. Moreover, with the Internet of things (IoT) adoption in BPM, there is a need to have an integrated environment that provides support for capturing the resilience requirements of enterprise BPs as well as the mobility constraints of the underlying IoT devices.Originality/valueThis paper reviews existing BP modeling languages and frameworks and discusses the new requirements engineering research challenges arising from future software needs and the emerging trends in BP management in the service-oriented environment and Internetware-based software paradigm.
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Panahifar, Farhad, Cathal Heavey, PJ Byrne, and Hamed Fazlollahtabar. "A framework for Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)." Journal of Enterprise Information Management 28, no. 6 (2015): 838–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeim-09-2014-0092.
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Purpose – Although many papers purport the significant value attributable to supply chain performance from the use of Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR), the question of “what are the main constructs and efficient framework for successful implementation of CPFR?” remains largely unanswered. This question will be addressed by identifying and analysing the main constructs for successful implementation of CPFR. The purpose of this paper is to attempt first to seek answers to this question. Second, to review the scope and value of CPFR using a devised state-of-the-art taxonomy for the classification of selected bibliographical references and third, to develop a conceptual framework by identifying areas which need more research. Design/methodology/approach – The method underlying this paper followed the steps of a systematic literature review process outlined by Soni and Kodali (2011). The review is based on a total of 93 papers published from 1998 to 2013 on CPFR. Findings – Four main constructs for successful implementation of CPFR have been identified: CPFR enablers, CPFR barriers, trading partner selection and IA. The findings indicate that there is a need for better understanding of the amount and level of information sharing as an important function of CPFR implementation. The paper also illustrates a number of shortcomings in the current literature and provides suggestions to guide future research on implementing CPFR in different industries. Practical implications – This paper is of interest to both academicians and practitioners as it helps to better understand the concept and role of CPFR in supply chain integration and its implementation results, enablers and inhibitors. The proposed framework in this paper can be used to give insight for future research and practice. Originality/value – The paper offers a framework for the review of previous research on CPFR and identifies the most important shortcomings that need to be addressed in future research. In addition, this review is both greater in scope than previous reviews and is broader in its subject focus.
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Nurhayati, Eva, Andari Wuri Astuti, and Enny Fitriahadi. "SCOPING REVIEW TENTANG PARTISIPASI SUAMI PADA MASA PERINATAL." Midwifery Journal: Jurnal Kebidanan UM. Mataram 5, no. 2 (2020): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.31764/mj.v5i2.1534.
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Berdasarkan Survei Demografi Kesehatan Indonesia (SDKI) tahun 2017, Angka Kematian Ibu (AKI) tahun 2017 sebanyak 305/100.00 KH. Penyebab tertinggi AKI di negara berkembang: perdarahan, infeksi, komplikasi persalinan, aborsi, pre-eklamsi dan eklamsi. Selain itu AKI juga berhubungan dengan adanya pengaruh sosial budaya, contohnya masyarakat beranggapan bahwa hamil, bersalin, nifas dan merawat anak adalah urusan perempuan yang menyebabkan rendahnya partisipasi suami sebesar 45%. Perempuan juga tidak berwenang mengembali keputusan meskipun dalam kodisi gawatdarurat. Hal ini menyebabkan terlambtanya penanganan kesehatan pada ibu yang dapat berakibat pada mneingkatnya angka kesakitan dan kematian pada ibu. Tujuan dari scoping review ini adalah untuk memetakan evidence yang sudah tersedia terkait dengan partisipasi suami pada masa hamil, bersalin dan pasca salin di negara berkembang. Scoping review ini mengikuti framework dari Arksey and O’Malley, yang terdiri dari mendidentikasi pertanyaan review; mencari evidence yang relevan; menyeleksi studi yang relevan; memetakan data; dan mediskusikan, menyimpulkan dan melaporkan hasil. PRISMA flowchart digunakan untuk menampilkan alur pencarian evidence. Hasil dari review menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 12 artikel yang didapatkan dari proses pencarian. Review ini memunculkan 5 tema yaitu keterlibatan suami pada masa perinatal; faktor yang mempengaruhi keterlibatan suami pada masa perinatal; penyebab kurangnya partisipasi suami; sistem kesehatan; dan strategi yang dapat meningkatkan keterlibatan suami pada masa perinatal. Partisipasi suami pada masa perinatal masih tidak dilakukan secara optimal pada negara berkembang, sebagai akibat dari pembagian peran suami dan istri akibat bias gender, untuk itu diperlukan upaya inovatif untuk mengikutsertakan suami pada masa perinatal.Indonesian Demographic Healts Survey in 2017 reported that there was 305/ 1,000 maternal mortality in Indonesia. Post partum haemorarghea, infection, maternal complications, abortion, preeclampsia and eclampsia cause maternal mortality. Additionally, maternal morality is also associated with local social culture, for instance society views that pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth are women’s matters, which subsequently causes lack of partner’ s involvement in that periods. Women are alo placed with have no autonomy to decide even in regards to their health and life or even in their emergencey condition. This situation led to delayed intervention and care, and it also possibly increase risk of maternal mortality and morbidity. This scoping review aimed to mapping evidences about partner involvement within perinatal period in developing countries. Arksey and O’Malley framework was applied involving identify review question; identify relevant evidences; study selection; charting data; and collating, summarizing and reporting the data. PRISMA flowcahart was used to show the process of searching evidence. Result of the review showed that there were 12 evidences included and processed within review. There five themes emerged i.e. partner’s involvement within perinatal period; factors associated with partner’s involvement within perinatal period; factors lead to lack of partner involvement within perinatal period; health system; strategies to increase partner involvement. Partner involvement is still low within developing countries as a result of role differences amongst men and women, this occurs due to gender bias, therefore tehre is a need to develop innovative strategy to involve partner within perinatal period.
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Murray, Gregg R. "Evolutionary preferences for physical formidability in leaders." Politics and the Life Sciences 33, no. 1 (2014): 33–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2990/33_1_33.
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This research uses evolutionary theory to evaluate followers' preferences for physically formidable leaders and to identify conditions that stimulate those preferences. It employs a population-based survey experiment (N ≥ 760), which offers the advantages to internal validity of experiments and external validity of a highly heterogeneous sample drawn from a nationally representative subject pool. The theoretical argument proffered here is followers tend to prefer leaders with greater physical formidability because of evolutionary adaptations derived from humans' violent ancestral environment. In this environment, individuals who allied with and ultimately followed physically powerful partners were more likely to acquire and retain important resources necessary for survival and reproduction because the presence of the physically powerful partner cued opponents to avoid a challenge for the resources or risk a costly confrontation. This argument suggests and the results indicate that threatening (war) and nonthreatening (peace, cooperation, and control) stimuli differentially motivate preferences for physically formidable leaders. In particular, the findings suggest threatening conditions lead to preferences for leaders with more powerful physical attributes, both anthropometric (i.e., weight, height, and body mass index) and perceptual (i.e., attributes of being “physically imposing or intimidating” and “physically strong”). Overall, this research offers a theoretical framework from which to understand this otherwise seemingly irrational phenomenon. Further, it advances the emerging but long-neglected investigation of biological effects on political behavior and has implications for a fundamental process in democratic society, leader selection.
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Ebinger, Frank, and Bramwel Omondi. "Leveraging Digital Approaches for Transparency in Sustainable Supply Chains: A Conceptual Paper." Sustainability 12, no. 15 (2020): 6129. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12156129.
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With the growing global interdependence of companies, their scope of responsibility for the environmental, social, and human rights impacts associated with their activities is also growing. In this context, companies are increasingly held accountable for social and ecological issues that lie within the sphere of action of their suppliers and sub-suppliers. They are thus faced with the challenge of meeting these demands for transparency, traceability, and compliance with standards in their Supply Chains (SCs). Based on the theoretical framework of Sustainable Supply Chain Transparency (SSCT) in Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM), this conceptual article aims at initiating the discussion on digitalization in SSCM. Therefore, a heuristical research framework, based on relevant fields in the management of sustainability oriented transparency (governance, cooperation and partner selection, traceability/tracking, and strategic and operational risk assessment) is developed. In relation to these fields, consequently, data-driven digital approaches are identified to which potentials for SSCT and control can be attributed. This initial analysis of existing digital approaches already shows that the market is developing dynamically, but is driven more by individual initiatives. In many cases, the approaches used so far are still in the trial phase or offer only limited solutions. Therefore, this paper contributes by giving an overview of the current application of the digitalization approaches in SSCM pinning our discussion on SSCT dimensions.
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Bychkova, E. F. "RNPLS&T's e-library in ecology: Tasks, principles, possibilities for ecological education." Scientific and Technical Libraries 1, no. 2 (2021): 49–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2021-2-49-64.
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Ecological issues make the significant stream in RNPLS&T’s activities. In 2009, the Ecological E-library was established. At present, the E-library comprises 22 collections of over 800 books, journals and serials in the rare publications collections of RNPLS&T and partner organizations. The collections are being published on DVDs and are also available on open access on the Library’s ecological webpage. The project goal is to acquire an accessible full-text resource in the RF nature management built on science literature of the 18th-early 20th centuries. The resource is being enriched with new special collections. For this purpose, Ecology and Sustainable Development Projects Group has implemented the algorithm for special collection development encompassing content selection and assessment, digitization of publications and publishing the digital periodical registered by Informregistr Sci-tech Center. After the collection is loaded online, the Group is to promote it through issuing methodological guide on how to use the collection in ecological education.The article is prepared within the framework of the State Order № 075-01300-20-00.
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Sheppard, Paula, and Kristin Snopkowski. "Behavioral Ecology of the Family: Harnessing Theory to Better Understand Variation in Human Families." Social Sciences 10, no. 7 (2021): 275. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci10070275.
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Researchers across the social sciences have long been interested in families. How people make decisions such as who to marry, when to have a baby, how big or small a family to have, or whether to stay with a partner or stray are questions that continue to interest economists, sociologists, demographers, and anthropologists. Human families vary across the globe; different cultures have different marriage practices, different ideas about who raises children, and even different notions of what a family is. Human behavioral ecology is a branch of anthropology that is particularly interested in cultural variation of family systems and how these differences impact upon the people that inhabit them; the children, parents, grandparents. It draws on evolutionary theory to direct research and generate testable hypotheses to uncover how different ecologies, including social contexts, can explain diversity in families. In this Special Issue on the behavioral ecology of the family, we have collated a selection of papers that showcase just how useful this framework is for understanding cultural variation in families, which we hope will convince other social scientists interested in family research to draw upon evolutionary and ecological insight in their own work.
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Mode, Charles J., Candace K. Sleeman, and Towfique Raj. "Simulating the Emergence of Mutations and Their Subsequent Evolution in an Age-Structured Stochastic Self-Regulating Process with Two Sexes." International Journal of Stochastic Analysis 2013 (March 11, 2013): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/826321.
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The stochastic process under consideration is intended to be not only part of the working paradigm of evolutionary and population genetics but also that of applied probability and stochastic processes with an emphasis on computer intensive methods. In particular, the process is an age-structured self-regulating multitype branching process with a genetic component consisting of an autosomal locus with two alleles for females and males. It is within this simple context that mutation will be quantified in terms of probabilities that a given allele mutates to the other per meiosis. But, unlike many models that are currently being used in mathematical population genetics, in which natural selection is often characterized in terms of parameters called fitness by genotype or phenotype, in this paper the parameterization of submodules of the model provides a framework for characterizing natural selection in terms of some of its components. One of these modules consists of reproductive success that is quantified in terms of the total expected number of offspring a female contributes to the population throughout her fertile years. Another component consists of survival probabilities that characterize an individual’s ability to compete for limited environmental resources. A third module consists of a parametric function that expresses the probabilities of survival in a birth cohort of individuals by age for both females and males. A forth module of the model as an acceptance matrix of conditional probabilities such female may show a preference for the genotype or phenotype as her male sexual partner. It is assumed that any force of natural selection acts at the level of the three genotypes under consideration for each sex. By assigning values of the parameters in each of the modules under consideration, it is possible to conduct Monte Carlo simulation experiments designed to study the effects of each component of selection separately or in any combination on a population evolving from a given initial population over some specified period of time.
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Qiang, Xu, Zhao Huiqi, Farhad Ali, and Shah Nazir. "Criterial Based Opinion Leader’s Selection for Decision-Making Using Ant Colony Optimization." Scientific Programming 2021 (July 28, 2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4624334.
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The Internet has already become a medium for people to access information, express their views, and connect with one another through various media and tools as a result of its rapid global development. Web 2.0 has become increasingly important in people’s daily lives. With the passing of time, many online communities, such as blogs, forums, and websites, are becoming more interactive. Individuals can easily express their opinions publicly and see what others say about their opinions. In a social network, an opinion leader is a powerful individual who is an expert in a particular field and has a large number of people who follow his or her comments or ideas. Companies and governments may contact the most powerful people after discovering them in order to influence sales or guide public opinion, respectively. In heterogeneous communication networks, opinion leaders serve as an influencer for the acceptance and dissemination of new products and users in marketing. Others’ drives, values, perceptions, motivations, and actions can be influenced by opinion leaders. These influences have a major effect on other customers’ policymaking processes. Opinion leaders come in a variety of demographic shapes; in general, they are committed, ambitious, and dynamic individuals with excellent academic and social edifications who persuade customers through their expert knowledge. Opinions and values are the most important variables in human experiences in social phenomena. The method of assessing opinions is extremely difficult since people often change their minds when speaking with others. The study of the evolution and formation of opinions in a social group is known as opinion dynamics, and it is based on collective decision-making. The bounded confidence rule is one of the intrinsic interaction principles in the dynamics of human actions. Many models have been created to date to explore the dynamics of leaders’ decision-making. Due to the social network’s high complexity and the randomness and contingency of their behavior, identifying opinion leaders in the network is difficult. Organizations and entrepreneurs must choose which opinion leaders to partner with to gain a deeper understanding of how to communicate with them to promote various goods and services. For the opinion leader’s selection optimization, the proposed framework feature-based opinion leader selection is utilized using the ant colony optimization technique that selects the best opinion leader based on their unique features. The proposed method will address the opinion leader selection problem.
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Fu, Hsin-Pin. "Comparing the factors that influence the adoption of CPFR by retailers and suppliers." International Journal of Logistics Management 27, no. 3 (2016): 931–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-10-2014-0168.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the factors that influenced the adoption of a Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) model by a retailer that is a lifestyle accessories chain, and a supplier that is a food manufacturer. Design/methodology/approach The study started with the construction of a questionnaire based on the factors of the theoretical framework of a Technology-Organization-Environment that were discovered through a literature review and distribution of the questionnaire to experts. The fuzzy analytical hierarchy process method was used to determine the weights (importance) of these factors. Findings The study found that among the top ten factors, two are the same for both the retailer and the supplier – “partner trust and communication,” and “support of top managers” – while the other factors differ. In addition, it was found that the supplier pays more attention to the environmental issues, while the retailer focuses on organizational issues when introducing a CPFR model. Practical implications This study offers five practical implications for the successful adoption of a CPFR model: first, top management support and trusting relationship building are important factors for both the retailer and the supplier; second, adoption of CPFR is a management issue, rather than a technological issue; third, retailers lead more successfully; fourth, a careful selection of collaborative partners is essential; and finally, an innovative model should be constructed. Originality/value The results can serve as a reference to help enterprises to better allocate their resources, according to the weights of the important adoption factors when they are formulating their strategies for the adoption of CPFR. Decisions based upon this guideline can increase the success rate of CPFR adoptions and can ensure better allocation of resources.
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Hadley, Robin Andrew. "“I’m missing out and I think I have something to give”: experiences of older involuntarily childless men." Working with Older People 22, no. 2 (2018): 83–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/wwop-09-2017-0025.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extensively report the implications of the global trend of declining fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population. The experiences of childless men are mostly absent from gerontological, psychological, reproduction, and sociological, research. These disciplines have mainly focussed on family formation and practices, whilst the fertility intentions, history, and experience of men have been overlooked. Not fulfilling the dominant social status of parenthood provides a significant challenge to both individual and cultural identity. Distress levels in both infertile men and women have been recorded as high as those with grave medical conditions. Design/methodology/approach The aim of this paper is to provide some insight into the affect involuntarily childless has on the lives of older men. This auto/biographical qualitative study used a pluralistic framework drawn from the biographical, feminist, gerontological, and life course approaches. Data were gathered from in-depth semi-structured biographical interviews with 14 self-defined involuntary men aged between 49 and 82 years from across the UK. A broad thematic analysis highlighted the complex intersections between involuntary childlessness and agency, biology, relationships, and socio-cultural structures. Findings Diverse elements affected the men’s involuntary childlessness: upbringing, economics, timing of events, interpersonal skills, sexual orientation, partner selection, relationship formation and dissolution, bereavement, and the assumption of fertility. The importance of relationship quality was highlighted for all the men: with and without partners. Quality of life was affected by health, relationships, and social networks. Awareness of “outsiderness” and a fear of being viewed a paedophile were widely reported. Research limitations/implications This is a study based on a small self-selecting “fortuitous” sample. Consequently care should be taken in applying the findings to the wider population. Originality/value Health and social care policy, practice and research have tended to focus on family and women. The ageing childless are absent and excluded from policy, practice, and research. Recognition of those ageing without children or family is urgent given that it is predicted that there will be over two million childless people aged 65 and over by 2030 (approximately 25 per cent of the 65 and over population). The consequences for health and social care of individuals and organisations are catastrophic if this does not happen.
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Talebi, Alireza, and Davar Rezania. "Governance of projects in public procurement of innovation a multi-level perspective." Journal of Public Procurement 20, no. 2 (2020): 187–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jopp-01-2019-0005.
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Purpose Governance of projects is a dynamic process that involves the interaction of agents, opportunities, rules, instruments and legitimacy. The authors conducted a case study of the governance of exploratory projects in public procurement of innovation in a local government. The authors consider both contextual aspects that impose requirements on the procurement process and procedural aspects of how the different actors interact with each other. In particular, the purpose of this study is to investigate how actors make sense of the projects and how governance evolves over their lifetime. Design/methodology/approach To engage in an open-system investigation of exploratory public procurement of innovation (PPI) projects, the authors adopted a case study approach in which they collected a variety of data including publicly available documentary evidence, interviews with project participants and project evaluation reports. The authors used transcripts of 17 interviews with project participants conducted independently to gain an initial understanding of the case. They conducted additional semi-structured interviews with projects’ participants (ten interviews in total) and used theory-driven analysis (Pawson and Tilley, 1997) based on Borrás and Edler’s (2014) model of governance. Findings The authors identified four stages – problem identification, partner selection, partnership development and evaluation and commercialization – these projects. The case demonstrates how governance changes in each stage and at the three levels of policy, network and projects. Each level has its own governance pillar. The results suggest that a multi-level perspective (MLP) can be a fruitful framework to study governance of projects in these contexts. Research limitations/implications The authors note that the number of participants in the network of this case is not very large. Other organizations that aim to adopt PPI may need to pay attention to the complementarity and the number of partners in the network. In this case, organizations were motivated to collaborate as each had its own objectives which were distinct but complementary. Practical implications Co-creation of value is currently a topic of interest for public policy reform across the globe. The case indicates that procurement for innovation requires a degree of coordinated change across governmental departments, such as planning, legal and procurement to implement the policy and related support systems. Furthermore, the authors observed that a portfolio approach to inter-organizational collaboration with different partners was effective. Each partner has its own objective, but they complement one another. A portfolio of different, though complementary, inter-organizational arrangements enables various complementary instruments and various logics to be used. Social implications The public sector is an important actor in driving innovation in products and services that fulfill societal needs. This is explored in public procurement of innovation. In this process, several partners from private and public sectors are involved. This partnership is mainly used to co-create the value and encourage innovation to benefit the citizens. However, to serve this goal, the case indicates that procurement for innovation requires a degree of coordinated change across governmental departments, such as planning, legal and procurement to implement the policy and related support systems. For this phenomenon MLP should be used as an inclusive framework to study socio-technical change. Originality/value The analysis of the case presented in this study demonstrates that even in the case of temporary public procurement of innovation projects, governance is layered. The three pillars of governance not only interact at each layer but also communicate across layers. Even though the interaction of the three pillars of governance is well established in the literature on socio-technical change, the interaction across levels in the context of temporary projects is novel. The authors contribute to the literature on governance of such projects by highlighting the stratification of governance.
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Baldo, Fabiano, Ricardo J. Rabelo, and Rolando V. Vallejos. "A framework for selecting performance indicators for virtual organisation partners’ search and selection." International Journal of Production Research 47, no. 17 (2009): 4737–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207540902847314.
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Miller, Joshua. "PP26 Stepping up: interviews with student paramedics and lecturers about a scheme to increase workforce capacity within an English ambulance service during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic." Emergency Medicine Journal 38, no. 9 (2021): A11.2—A12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2021-999.26.
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BackgroundDuring the UK’s first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, ambulance services acted to increase capacity rapidly. One English ambulance service recruited existing supernumerary student paramedics into a new, paid, hybrid role, working as one half of a double-crewed ambulance team.MethodsTen student paramedics and two university lecturers were interviewed remotely in one-to-one sessions with a single interviewer. Students participated from 3 of 4 partner universities, and lecturers from 2 of the 4. Their responses were transcribed and coded into a framework of the four processes of organisational entry: analysis, recruitment, selection, and induction.ResultsThe participants described barriers and facilitators to the success of the scheme in all four processes. Analysis: job descriptions and working conditions were not always clear to interviewees. Recruitment: some students described feeling under pressure to take part. Lecturers criticised communications, particularly around some of their student paramedics who had withdrawn from study. Selection: students were critical of some aspects of physical assessment being omitted for this new role, but later reinstated for subsequent paramedic recruitment events. Induction: most students praised the initial training and their induction onto ambulance stations, but many felt they should have been given driver training. Lecturers raised concerns that students at risk of failing in placement may not be supported adequately in this new role. Almost all participants praised the scheme’s intentions and overall delivery, and some suggested a similar role bears consideration for future business-as-usual university placements.ConclusionsParticipants were broadly positive about this scheme, with some suggesting that elements of this hybrid role could feature in a post-pandemic student paramedic programme. Limitations include recall bias and response bias, particularly in that students who declined to take part in the scheme also declined to take part in this interview study.
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Sugimoto, Norikazu, Masahiko Haruno, Kenji Doya, and Mitsuo Kawato. "MOSAIC for Multiple-Reward Environments." Neural Computation 24, no. 3 (2012): 577–606. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/neco_a_00246.
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Reinforcement learning (RL) can provide a basic framework for autonomous robots to learn to control and maximize future cumulative rewards in complex environments. To achieve high performance, RL controllers must consider the complex external dynamics for movements and task (reward function) and optimize control commands. For example, a robot playing tennis and squash needs to cope with the different dynamics of a tennis or squash racket and such dynamic environmental factors as the wind. In addition, this robot has to tailor its tactics simultaneously under the rules of either game. This double complexity of the external dynamics and reward function sometimes becomes more complex when both the multiple dynamics and multiple reward functions switch implicitly, as in the situation of a real (multi-agent) game of tennis where one player cannot observe the intention of her opponents or her partner. The robot must consider its opponent's and its partner's unobservable behavioral goals (reward function). In this article, we address how an RL agent should be designed to handle such double complexity of dynamics and reward. We have previously proposed modular selection and identification for control (MOSAIC) to cope with nonstationary dynamics where appropriate controllers are selected and learned among many candidates based on the error of its paired dynamics predictor: the forward model. Here we extend this framework for RL and propose MOSAIC-MR architecture. It resembles MOSAIC in spirit and selects and learns an appropriate RL controller based on the RL controller's TD error using the errors of the dynamics (the forward model) and the reward predictors. Furthermore, unlike other MOSAIC variants for RL, RL controllers are not a priori paired with the fixed predictors of dynamics and rewards. The simulation results demonstrate that MOSAIC-MR outperforms other counterparts because of this flexible association ability among RL controllers, forward models, and reward predictors.