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Klimkeit, Dirk. "Shared Services weltweit integriert." Der Betriebswirt: Volume 60, Issue 2 60, n.º 2 (1 de junio de 2019): 24–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.3790/dbw.60.2.24.
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The Global Business Services Model is often suggested for organizing the shared service centers of a company. An explorative study on the GBS model in practice is conducted in four companies. It shows many benefits, but also challenges, for which, however, companies have found solutions. While the overall assessment of the GBS model is positive, there are circumstances under which it is recommended.
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Glowacki, Robert. "SYNERGY EFFECTS AND ACTIVITY OF SHARED SERVICES CENTERS". Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Częstochowskiej Zarządzanie 32, n.º 1 (diciembre de 2018): 80–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.17512/znpcz.2018.4.08.
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Mogoa, Louiza y Jeremiah Koori. "Shared Service Centers and Financial Performance of Panafrican Equipment Group in Kenya". International Journal of Current Aspects in Finance, Banking and Accounting 3, n.º 2 (4 de octubre de 2021): 13–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.35942/ijcfa.v3i2.192.
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Modern firms have realised the need to take advantage of the opportunities in the emerging markets the concept of centralisation and co sharing of service providers gave rise to Shared Services (SS) and Shared Services Centres (SSC). However, little has been done in sub-Saharan Africa. This study sought to address this gap. For this reason, this study seeks to by determine the effects of shared service centres and financial performance of pan African equipment group in Kenya. The study specifically determined the effects of procurement shared services, finance shared services, inventory management shared services and ICT shared services on financial performance of Pan African equipment group in Kenya. The study was anchored on three theories namely: Transaction Cost Economics Theory, Resource Based View Theory as well as Agency Theory. The study adopted descriptive research design on 137 top-level management staff from the four sectors (mining & mineral processing, civil and infrastructure, power and energy and agriculture & forestry) of operating Pan African equipment group in Kenya. For selecting a sample of 86 participants, stratified random sampling method was used. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The tool of studies was tested. The study used both face and content validity to assess the validity of the research tool while testing the accuracy of the research tool using the alpha (α) coefficient of Cronbach. The research considered a coefficient of 0.6 or more to be sufficient. Research information, including mean results, normal deviation and frequencies, was analysed using descriptive statistics. Analysis of conceptual material was also used for primary data analysis. Regression analysis was also used to analyse the effects finance shared services, inventory management shared services and ICT shared services on financial performance of Pan African equipment group in Kenya. Finally, the research considered ethical considerations where the permission to carry the study was obtained from the company and respective government bodies. The study concluded that Pan African Group significantly embraced procurement, finance, inventory management and ICT shared services. The study concluded that the firm by sharing procurement services it centralized and enhanced efficiency of purchases, pricing, supplier evaluation and quality control which contributed to peak performance. It was further concluded that to a significant extent finance shared services influenced financial performance of the firm. It was concluded that sharing of inventory management services at the firm enhanced effective and efficient inventory planning, costing, quantity and quality management and material optimization hence improving financial performance. It was concluded that database management, automation of processes, information security and network and facilities management services affected financial performance of the firm. It was recommended that enhancing more shared service centres will improve efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery and customer service.
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Mogoa, Louiza y Jeremiah Koori. "Shared Service Centers and Financial Performance of Panafrican Equipment Group in Kenya". International Journal of Current Aspects in Finance, Banking and Accounting 3, n.º 2 (4 de octubre de 2021): 13–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.35942/ijcfa.v3i2.192.
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Modern firms have realised the need to take advantage of the opportunities in the emerging markets the concept of centralisation and co sharing of service providers gave rise to Shared Services (SS) and Shared Services Centres (SSC). However, little has been done in sub-Saharan Africa. This study sought to address this gap. For this reason, this study seeks to by determine the effects of shared service centres and financial performance of pan African equipment group in Kenya. The study specifically determined the effects of procurement shared services, finance shared services, inventory management shared services and ICT shared services on financial performance of Pan African equipment group in Kenya. The study was anchored on three theories namely: Transaction Cost Economics Theory, Resource Based View Theory as well as Agency Theory. The study adopted descriptive research design on 137 top-level management staff from the four sectors (mining & mineral processing, civil and infrastructure, power and energy and agriculture & forestry) of operating Pan African equipment group in Kenya. For selecting a sample of 86 participants, stratified random sampling method was used. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The tool of studies was tested. The study used both face and content validity to assess the validity of the research tool while testing the accuracy of the research tool using the alpha (α) coefficient of Cronbach. The research considered a coefficient of 0.6 or more to be sufficient. Research information, including mean results, normal deviation and frequencies, was analysed using descriptive statistics. Analysis of conceptual material was also used for primary data analysis. Regression analysis was also used to analyse the effects finance shared services, inventory management shared services and ICT shared services on financial performance of Pan African equipment group in Kenya. Finally, the research considered ethical considerations where the permission to carry the study was obtained from the company and respective government bodies. The study concluded that Pan African Group significantly embraced procurement, finance, inventory management and ICT shared services. The study concluded that the firm by sharing procurement services it centralized and enhanced efficiency of purchases, pricing, supplier evaluation and quality control which contributed to peak performance. It was further concluded that to a significant extent finance shared services influenced financial performance of the firm. It was concluded that sharing of inventory management services at the firm enhanced effective and efficient inventory planning, costing, quantity and quality management and material optimization hence improving financial performance. It was concluded that database management, automation of processes, information security and network and facilities management services affected financial performance of the firm. It was recommended that enhancing more shared service centres will improve efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery and customer service.
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Arnoud, Justine y Pierre Falzon. "Shared services centers and work sustainability: which contributions from ergonomics?" Work 41 (2012): 3914–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-2012-0061-3914.
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Vinokur-Kaplan, Diane. "New Public Governance, Social Services, and the Potential of Co-Located Nonprofit Centers for Improved Collaborations". Nonprofit Policy Forum 8, n.º 4 (26 de marzo de 2018): 445–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/npf-2017-0040.
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AbstractNew Public Governance’s approach to public management seeks to both decrease costs and to increase the overall efficiency and effectiveness of publicly-funded services. It further emphasizes effective, efficient collaborations among service providers, and well-functioning networks of service-providers connected with government funders. One conceivable vehicle to promote collaborations among nonprofits providing contracted services is to establish co-located nonprofit centers. In such a multi-tenant building, its owner or master lease-holder, which is usually a nonprofit, would recruit other nonprofits to rent space and use shared resources and/or services in its shared-space workplace. Typically, these workplaces are more affordable, stable, efficient, and of higher quality than their current offices. Also, nonprofit centers often enthusiastically promote cooperation and collaboration among their tenants. Several hundred such centers already exist in the United States and Canada. Two profiles of two nonprofit centers where co-located organizations collaboratively provide social services, as well as some survey results, are presented to illustrate that nonprofit center sites are indeed operational and could be a vehicle to help support collaborative goals of New Public Governance.
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Klochkov, Vladislav y Natalya Cherner. "ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT SHARED SERVICES CENTERS". Russian Journal of Management 3, n.º 6 (30 de diciembre de 2015): 610–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/16648.
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Ferdinand, Friska Natalia. "Comparison of Monopoly and Sharing Line-haul Vehicles in Express Delivery Service". Jurnal ULTIMA InfoSys 6, n.º 1 (1 de junio de 2015): 58–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.31937/si.v6i1.280.
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In the Korean express delivery service market, many companies have been striving to extend their own market share and interested in collaboration through sharing resources such as line-haul vehicles and service centers. Collaboration has recently attracted a great deal of attention as an effective way to secure competitive advantage for companies with limited resources. Some companies operate line-haul vehicles in milk-run types of pick-up and delivery services among consolidation terminals and service centers with locational disadvantages so they can represent as traditional pick-up and delivery problem (PDP). This study proposes the design of express delivery service networks operate only one service center shared by different companies for service centers with low demands by comparing two systems: (i) Monopoly of line-haul vehicles and (ii) Sharing of line-haul vehicles
Keywords: Express Delivery Service, COllaborative Network Design, Comparison, Monopoly, Sharing
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Richardson, Brittany. "Collaborations between Libraries and Writing/Tutoring Services are Diverse and Provide Opportunities to Support Student Success and Information Literacy Outcomes". Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 13, n.º 3 (13 de septiembre de 2018): 91–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/eblip29452.
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Jackson, H. A. (2017). Collaborating for student success: An e-mail survey of U.S. libraries and writing centers. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(4), 281-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2017.04.005
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Objective – To collect information on the existence and characteristics of collaborative partnerships between libraries and writing centers/writing tutoring services.
Design – Email survey questionnaire.
Setting – Academic libraries, writing centers, and writing tutoring services at two-year, four-year, and graduate/professional institutions across the United States of America.
Subjects – 1,460 librarians, writing center staff, and tutoring services staff.
Methods – Subjects were invited to participate based on a “. . . random sampling of 33% of each institutional “Size and Setting” group from the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education” and the availability of contact information for the library or writing center at the randomly sampled institutions (p. 282). Respondents who identified an existing partnership between the library and writing center/tutoring services answered questions regarding collaboration methods, training, and promotion as well as open-ended questions on goals, assessment, ideal relationship qualities, strengths, and weaknesses. In the absence of a known partnership, questions focused on potential for, and ideal methods of, collaboration.
Main Results – The survey had a response rate of 13.5%, based on the 197 responses that met the criteria for inclusion in the results. Of the respondents, 117 identified as librarians, 59 as writing center staff, and 21 as tutoring services staff. Respondents were affiliated with institutions in 43 states and the District of Columbia. 65% of respondents reported that a collaborative relationship between the writing center and library existed at their institution. Of those without a known current partnership, 77% believed there was potential for collaboration. Top existing collaborations included instruction (21%), student orientations (16%), appointments (14%), classroom presentations (14%), and writing tutors embedded in the library (14%). Only 35% identified strategic goals for collaborations. Respondents engaged in partnerships highlighted shared space, referrals, a unified focus on student success, and defined roles as top ideal partnership characteristics. Key partnership strengths included teamwork/relationship, focus on student success, and shared goals/knowledge/resources. Common weaknesses included lack of communication, planning, shared space, patron awareness, funding, staff, and collaboration.
Conclusion – Diverse collaborations between libraries and writing centers/writing tutoring services exist. These collaborations may provide opportunities to support student success and information literacy outcomes. Based on survey results, the author suggested that improved communication between partners could mitigate identified weaknesses and assist in achieving partnership ideals. Additionally, increased creation and assessment of strategic partnership goals may strengthen communication and planning. Many respondents were interested in shared library and writing center space, an area which requires further research. Ultimately, the author concluded that more investigation is needed to inform best practices for partnerships.
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Dąbrowski, Julian. "Talent management in the process of employee retention in Shared Services Centers". Management Forum 7, n.º 1 (2019): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15611/mf.2019.1.01.
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SANTOS, MURILO RODRIGUES DOS. "FORMATION OF MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES IN SHARED SERVICES CENTERS: A CASE STUDY". PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2013. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=22187@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROEste estudo teve como objetivo central investigar os fatores críticos para formação de competências de gestão em unidades de Serviços Compartilhados. Em função das características e dos objetivos distintos destas unidades, é possível supor que também há necessidade de desenvolvimento de competências gerenciais específicas para a sua gestão. Esta pesquisa pode ser caracterizada como um estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa e foi realizada em uma grande empresa brasileira de sociedade mista do ramo de energia integrada. O principal meio de coleta de dados adotado foi a entrevista em profundidade a partir de um roteiro semiestruturado. Entre setembro e dezembro de 2012, foram entrevistados, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, 14 empregados, de diversos cargos, participantes de um programa de desenvolvimento de potenciais gerentes lotados na unidade Serviços Compartilhados da empresa em estudo. Os resultados indicaram que os participantes do programa de potenciais gerentes valorizam e desejam atividades práticas e vivências na formação das competências gerenciais, que seriam viabilizadas pelos processos de aprendizagem informais oportunizados pela empresa. Entretanto, o programa, efetivamente, dispõe em maior parte de processos formais de aprendizagem. Com isso, evidencia-se a necessidade de proporcionar oportunidades de desenvolvimentos não formais, inclusive, devido ao fato de o potencial gerente estar em processo de capacitação para atribuições e responsabilidades de maior complexidade e precisa, assim, melhorar sua capacidade de articular seu repertório de conhecimentos com o contexto atual. Além disso, foi destacada a importância do papel dos gerentes atuais e a necessidade de avaliação e feedback no acompanhamento do desenvolvimento desses indivíduos.
This study aimed to investigate the critical factors to the formation of management skills in units of Shared Services. Taking into account the characteristics and the distinct objectives of these unities, it is possible to assume that there is also a need to develop specific management competencies to their management. This research can be labeled as a case study of qualitative nature and it was developed in a large semi-public company of the integrated energy sector. The principal means of data collection adopted was the in depth interview from a semi structured guide. From September 2012 to December 2012, 14 employees of different posts were interviewed, in Rio de Janeiro city. These employees were also participating in a potential managers development program and were allocated at the Shared Services unity of the analyzed company. The results showed that the program participants value practical activities and experiences in the formation of management skills, which would be possible through informal learning processes provided by the company. However, the program, in fact, disposes mostly of formal learning processes. Thus, it is visible the need of providing informal opportunities of development even due to the fact that the potential manager is in the process of training for roles and responsibilities of major complexity and needs, therefore, to improve the capacity of articulating its knowledge portfolio in the current background. Moreover, it was highlighted the importance of the current manager s role and the need for assessment and feedback in monitoring the development of these individuals.
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Rodrigues, Joana Carreiro Meireles. "A satisfação dos utilizadores finais de um centro de serviços partilhados : o caso de uma empresa multinacional". Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11364.
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Mestrado em Ciências EmpresariaisMuitas empresas multinacionais, com o intuito de manter a sustentabilidade e as suas vantagens competitivas, têm vindo a apostar na centralização de diversos departamentos através de Centros de Serviços Partilhados (CSP?s). Nesta dissertação, é analisada a satisfação dos clientes internos (utilizadores finais) de um CSP específico. Devido ao facto de se tratar de clientes internos de um mesmo grupo, mas de diferentes países e culturas, o desafio de manter e avaliar a satisfação dos clientes/ utilizadores finais torna-se ainda maior. Para fundamentar a análise de dados quantitativa e qualitativa do inquérito de satisfação em vigor, foi feita uma definição dos conceitos de CSP e Satisfação. O CSP, com o correcto acompanhamento da satisfação dos seus clientes, poderá não só satisfazer as suas necessidades, como antecipá-las, assegurando deste modo uma maior qualidade dos serviços prestados e maior satisfação com factores de satisfação estruturais/ cognitivos e/ ou emocionais/ afectivos, assegurando um Net Promoter Score positivo e cada vez mais elevado. Esta estratégia facilitará uma lealdade a longo prazo dos clientes que vai muito para além de uma fidelização unicamente de cariz económico.
Many multinational companies, in order to maintain sustainability and its competitive advantages, have been focusing on the centralization of various departments through Shared Services Centers (SSC's). This study analyzes the internal customer satisfaction in a specific SSC. Because we are referring to internal customers (final users) of the same company, but of different countries and cultures, the challenge of maintaining and evaluating customer satisfaction becomes even greater. To support the quantitative and qualitative data analysis regarding the satisfaction survey in place, the concepts of SSC and Satisfaction were defined. The SSC, with the correct monitoring of customer satisfaction, will be able to know its internal customers needs but also to anticipate them, thus ensuring a higher service quality and greater satisfaction related with structural / cognitive and / or emotional / affective factors, ensuring a positive and higher NPS. This strategy will facilitate a long-term loyalty from customers that will go far beyond the economic nature per se.
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Agazzi, Cléber Alexandre. "Centro de serviços compartilhados (CSC) versus estruturas locais de compartilhamento: um estudo no sistema SICREDI". Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2018. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/7399.
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SICREDI- Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo
A estratégia de centralização de serviços vem sendo adotada por muitas empresas como forma de organizar as atividades de back office, buscando pela redução de custos e melhoria de eficiência das operações. Essa estratégia de centralização pode seguir diferentes trajetórias, as quais variam em grau de consolidação. Seguir caminhos que levam a um nível menor de consolidação faz com que não se usufrua dos benefícios máximos do ganho de escala, um dos principais fatores para uma estratégia de eficiência em custo. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo busca compreender por que, em um sistema de cooperativas de crédito, algumas cooperativas optam por desenvolver estruturas locais para centralização de serviços, ao invés de utilizar a estrutura do centro de serviços compartilhados disponível para todo o sistema através de sua confederação, abdicando em parte dos ganhos de escala. Em caráter qualitativo-descritivo, através do estudo de caso, foram entrevistados executivos das cooperativas e da confederação e, após a análise de conteúdo, foi possível demonstrar que há racionalidade na estratégia adotada pelas cooperativas, uma vez que modelos encontrados durante a fase de revisão de literatura podem suportar essa afirmação. Além do tema central de estudo, a revisão de literatura abordou temas relacionados ao contexto em que a organização objeto do estudo está inserida, o que auxiliou na compreensão e revelou alguns fatores distintivos desse tipo de organização, os quais também geram influência sobre o cenário. Sob a perspectiva acadêmica, o estudo preenche lacunas de pesquisa quando aplica um modelo de análise desenvolvido em outro país em uma empresa privada no Brasil. Já no âmbito gerencial, fornece informações importantes e apresenta uma ferramenta que pode ser utilizada em definições estratégicas sobre centralização de serviços.
Many companies have adopted a strategy of centralized services as a way of organizing back office activities, seeking a reduction of costs and improving the overall efficiency of operations. This strategy of centralization can follow different trajectories, which vary in degree of consolidation. Following paths that lead to a lower level of consolidation means that one cannot sow the maximum gains of scale, one of the main factors of a cost efficient strategy. In this sense, the present study seeks to comprehend why, in a system of credit unions, some credit unions choose to develop local structures in order to centralize services, instead of using the structure of the shared service center (SSC) available to all the system through it’s “confederation”, abdicating in part in gains related to scale. By using a descriptive qualitative case study, executives of credit unions and of the “confederation” were interviewed and, after analyzing this content, it was possible to demonstrate that there is rationality behind the strategy adopted by the credit unions, taking into consideration that models found during the bibliographical review can support this statement. Beyond the central theme of the study, the bibliographical review addressed themes related to the context in which the object organization is inserted, which aided in the comprehension and revealed some distinct factors of this type of organization, which also influenced the scenario. Within an academic perspective, the study fills gaps of research when applying a model of analysis, developed in another country, to a private company in Brazil. In an overall perspective, the study provides important information and presents a tool that can be used in strategic definitions about centralizing services.
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Veselá, Ilona. "Účetní centra sdílených služeb a jejich zavedení". Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-142231.
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This diploma thesis is focused on the area of outsourcing and Shared Services Centers. It includes an introduction to outsourcing, its history, the life cycle and the advantages and disadvantages associated with it. The paper is than focused on the Shared Services Centers model, their definition, description, history and benefits and risks arising from them. The thesis also analyzes problems of the implementation process of accounting shared services from a theoretical point of view. This theoretical part is followed by a case study about an establishment of SSC by Czech companies.
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Prescher, Daniel. "Shared Service Center : Att införa ett Shared Service Center". Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, fysik och matematik, DFM, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-22481.
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Lundin, Andreas y Noelia Ollvid. "Shared Service Center : en fallstudie av TeliaSoneras Financial Services". Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9009.
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Denna uppsats beskriver fenomenet shared services, varför företag satsar på shared service centers (SSC) och hur de går tillväga när de designar dem. Studien har genomförts med hjälp av en litteraturöversikt och en fallstudie av TeliaSoneras nu pågående implementering av ett shared service center, FSS. Fallstudien består av fyra intervjuer och en genomgång av TeliaSoneras egna informationsmaterial och medarbetarenkäter. Litteraturöversikten visar att shared services utlovar väsentliga förbättringar av ekonomifunktionen och besparingar, att det finns en stor tilltro till dessa löften men att det saknas underbyggda bevis för hur stora besparingarna egentligen är. Designen på TeliaSonera FSS visar sig följa litteraturen relativt noga, förutom vad gäller placering. Vi identifierar även ett par riskfaktorer inom kommunikation, övergången till ett nytt affärssystem och hur ledningen prioriterar olika delar av förändringsarbetet.
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Adwent, Ann-Kristin. "Shared IT Service Center i kommuner". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Avdelningen för datalogi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-211953.
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To be able to maintain an adequate IT service for various users and needs, more municipalities are looking at the possibility for mergers of local IT departments. One solution for merging multiple services/functions and creating synergy opportunities is called Shared Service Center (SSC). The concept of SSC is that the administrative service itself becomes a core activity within the organization. The aim of this thesis is to provide municipalities who are considering a merging of their local IT departments with recommendations on how to design the Shared IT Service Center. Recommendations are outlined based on an analysis of IT-management literature, reports and by conducting a study on three ongoing collaborations. The conclusions drawn from the study suggest guidelines for the design of a Shared IT Service Center for municipalities. These are as following: Create a vision associated with a specific and structured target state. Identify needs for different target groups in municipalities and set a common standard. Create a clear and practical model/SLA appearance of the cooperation and agreement. Ensure the individual municipalities commissioning skills in order to not lose it in the context of a common IT operation. Find an organization that is democratic for member municipalities and facilitates long-term partnership. Specify the operation and maintenance so that it can be regulated and controlled Establish a common help desk. Establish a common standard and consolidated infrastructure before the introduction of a common technology platform.
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Ferreira, C. "Factors influencing the performance of Shared Services Centres". Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2017. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3009661/.
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The efficient use of public money is a concern of all society. The more efficient the government machinery, the smaller the portion of funds raised assigned to operating costs and more invested in health, education, security, and transport, for instance. Shared service centres (SSCs) have contributed to this, allowing billions of dollars cost cut in the public service in several countries. However, cases of SSCs failures are causing billion-dollar losses, and it is necessary to understand and overcome the causes of failures. This scenery has motivated me to study the factors that contribute to the performance of SSCs and to explore whether there are SSCs models in the public sector that are simply copies of SSCs models of the private sector (without the necessary adaptations). Three objectives were established for the research: to analyse the factors that could influence the performance of SSC; to investigate to which extent there are significant differences between private and public SSCs; and to analyse if there are evidence of copy problems. Also, a principal research question: to what extent does factors such as culture, leadership, resources and readiness for change, influence on service excellence, market orientation and performance of Shared Services Centres? An action research design was defined with a mixed, quantitative and qualitative approach. The quantitative approach refers to a conceptual model with seven constructs (culture, leadership, resources, readiness for change, service excellence, market orientation, and performance), individually validated by previous studies. This proposed model was validated empirically through a survey with 146 SSCs respondents from countries like the USA, the UK, Canada, and Brazil, and the research hypotheses were confirmed. On the qualitative approach, were applied open-ended questions submitted later to content analysis, and the quantitative and qualitative results were discussed with an Action Learning Set composed of SSC managers and public-sector experts. The main findings were the confirmation of the proposed model variables’ relationship, influencing the SSC performance. This allows managers to establish actions to improve the similar dimensions of their SSC, improving the overall performance. It was also confirmed the existence of significant differences in the context of public SSCs operation regarding the private. These findings were also discussed in the Action Learning Set and resulted in eight measures proposed for the best adaptation of public SSC models to the reality of the public sector. For further research, I suggest investigating whether the SSCs of the public sector have in fact the minimum requirements to be classified as SSCs or are just departments that centralised services from other areas and were named SSC for convenience. Another opportunity for research is to verify to what extent the New Public Management has been successful in encouraging the adoption of SSCs, e.g. in countries like the UK and the US, so that they were more oriented to their clients, as this research found evidence there are public SSCs not oriented to their customers.
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Pritchett, Andrieta G. "Shared Service Center Strategies in Public Sector". ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5119.
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With the increased demand for doing more with less, public sector managers embrace outsourcing back-office functions through a shared service model; however, maintaining service quality for public sector shared service centers (SSC) in financial management during peak cycles is a challenge. Framed with the transaction cost economy theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies used by SSC managers in a public sector company to maintain service quality. Seven participants with more than 4 years of SSC experience in public-sector companies participated in phone interviews including SSC department heads, managers, and a supervisor of a public-sector company in Mississippi who implemented strategies to successfully maintain service quality in the SSC relationship. Through method triangulation, a review of service level agreements and key performance indicators supplemented open-ended semistructured interviews. The research findings included emergent themes of training and documentation, employee engagement, control and communication, efficiency and automation, and standardization and metrics. The SSC strategies in training and documentation, control and communication, and employee engagement were fundamental for maintaining service quality in SSC relationship. Study findings may help public sector SSC managers understand how to incorporate and implement successful strategies in financial management divisions to maintain service quality. Positive social change includes identifying methods to increased efficiency and service quality in a financial management division. Society could benefit from improvements in employee work-life balance, reduced turnover, and increases in the economic well-being of community residents.
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Guterres, Carlos José Vaz. "Contributos para a sustentabilidade dos serviços partilhados : modelos organizacionais e determinantes da qualidade". Doctoral thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/15866.
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Doutoramento em GestãoOs serviços partilhados constituem um modelo desenvolvido a partir da prática de algumas organizações, que contou com o apoio de empresas de consultoria e só muito recentemente registou o interesse da comunidade académica. A presente investigação insere-se neste contexto, estudando este modelo nas várias áreas da gestão, com o objetivo de fornecer contributos válidos para a sustentabilidade do modelo de serviços partilhados nas organizações. A partir de uma fundamentação teórica, esta investigação foi conduzida para o estudo de um modelo de gestão adequado a cada caso e a identificação dos determinantes da qualidade para garantir a satisfação dos clientes, consideradas como as principais condições para garantir a sustentabilidade do modelo de serviços partilhados. A qualidade revelou ser um dos principais problemas com que se debatem as organizações, pelo que o segundo objetivo específico desta investigação pretendeu identificar, não só os determinantes da qualidade para assegurar a satisfação dos clientes dos Centros de Serviços Partilhados, como ainda a sua importância ao nível do modelo. As conclusões apontam no sentido de que não existem bons ou maus modelos, mas sim modelos que se encontram, ou não, adequados aos objetivos estratégicos de cada organização. Assim, a sustentabilidade do modelo não foi identificada como um processo evolutivo, mas pela sua adequabilidade aos objetivos da organização. Os resultados desta investigação vieram fornecer às organizações a indicação de um modelo adequado em função dos objetivos estratégicos, assim como a possibilidade de ajustar os seus modelos de gestão em função das expetativas dos clientes.
Shared services is a model developed from the practice of some organizations, which had the support of consulting firms, and only recently, the academic community became interested. This research fits into this context, since it studies this model in various areas of management, in order to provide valuable contributions to the sustainability of the shared services model in organizations. From a theoretical ground, this research was conducted to identify a suitable management model for each case and to identify the quality determinants to ensure customer satisfaction, considered as the main conditions to ensure the sustainability of the shared service model. The quality proved to be a major problem faced by the organizations, so the second specific objective of this investigation intended to identify not only the determinants of quality to ensure customer satisfaction of the Shared Services Center, as its importance in terms of the model. The findings point to the effect that there are neither good nor bad models, but models that are appropriate or not to the strategic objectives of each organization. Thus, the sustainability of the model was not identified as an evolutionary process, but for its suitability to the organization's goals. The results of this research provide organizations with the appointment of a suitable model to the objectives, as well as the ability to adjust their business models in line with customer expectations.
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Libros sobre el tema "Shared Services Centers"
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Schwarz, Gerd. Public Shared Service Centers. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1.
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Fahy, Martin. Financial shared services centres: Public sector settings. London: Certified Accountants Educational Trust, 2002.
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Eichenberg, Timm y Roland Bursy, eds. Management von internationalen HR Shared Service Centern. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-14891-1.
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Cacciaguidi-Fahy, Sophie. Financial shared services centres: Opportunities and challenges for the accounting profession. London: ACCA, 2002.
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Orvis, Bruce R. The Pacer Share work incentive demonstration project: An overview. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 1988.
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Hermes, Heinz-Josef. Outsourcing: [Chancen und Risiken, Erfolgsfaktoren, rechtssichere Umsetzung : Best Practice: Erfahrungen renommierter Unternehmen ; Shared Service Center: die interne Alternative zu Outsourcing ; Ergebnisse der Deloitte Outsourcing-Studien]. Freiburg: Haufe-Mediengruppe, 2005.
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New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services. Public hearing before Joint Legislative Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services: The committee will hear testimony from the public on shared services and consolidation at the state, county, municipal, and school district level : Technology Education Center, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey, November 1, 2006, 7:00 p.m. Trenton, N.J: Office of Legislative Services, Public Information Office, Hearing Unit, 2006.
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Orvis, Bruce R. Appendices to Pacer Share prodluctivity and personal management demonstration baseline evaluation. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation, 1990.
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Beil, Benjamin, Gundolf S. Freyermuth y Hanns Christian Schmidt, eds. Paratextualizing Games. Bielefeld, Germany: transcript Verlag, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/9783839454213.
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Gaming no longer only takes place as a ›closed interactive experience‹ in front of TV screens, but also as broadcast on streaming platforms or as cultural events in exhibition centers and e-sport arenas. The popularization of new technologies, forms of expression, and online services has had a considerable influence on the academic and journalistic discourse about games. This anthology examines which paratexts gaming cultures have produced - i.e., in which forms and formats and through which channels we talk (and write) about games - as well as the way in which paratexts influence the development of games. How is knowledge about games generated and shaped today and how do boundaries between (popular) criticism, journalism, and scholarship have started to blur? In short: How does the paratext change the text?
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Senate, United States Congress. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit classification of certain hospitals as rural referral centers, to permit reclassification of certain hospitals for disproportionate share payments, and to permit sole community hospitals to rebase Medicare payments based upon fiscal year 1994 and 1995 costs. [Washington, D.C.?]: [United States Government Printing Office], 1997.
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Schwarz, Gerd. "Shared services". En Public Shared Service Centers, 57–105. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1_3.
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Schwarz, Gerd. "Shared services architecture". En Public Shared Service Centers, 139–87. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1_5.
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Festag, Reinhard. "Initiierung eines Global-Production-Centers". En Corporate Shared Services, 309–16. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-9583-4_14.
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Schwarz, Gerd. "Comparative economic organization of support services: outsourcing versus shared services". En Public Shared Service Centers, 233–77. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1_8.
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Schwarz, Gerd. "Comparative economic organization of support services: shared services versus government agencies". En Public Shared Service Centers, 107–37. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1_4.
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Schwarz, Gerd. "Cost and quality effects of shared services". En Public Shared Service Centers, 189–213. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1_6.
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Schwarz, Gerd. "US public sector idiosyncrasies regarding the outsourcing of support services". En Public Shared Service Centers, 215–32. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1_7.
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Pinto, Agostinho Sousa. "E-Learning as a Shared Service in Shared Services Centers". En Communications in Computer and Information Science, 364–73. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16419-4_37.
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Suri, Vipin K., Marianne D. Elia, Pavan Arora y Jos van Hillegersberg. "Automation of Knowledge-Based Shared Services and Centers of Expertise". En Digital Services and Platforms. Considerations for Sourcing, 56–75. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15850-7_4.
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Schuppan, Tino. "Shared Service Center". En Handbuch Organisationssoziologie, 1–8. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21571-2_27-1.
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Polezhaev, Petr, Leonid Legashev, Alexander Shukhman y Irina Bolodurina. "Simulation Modeling of Virtual Machine Based Services in Multi-Cloud Shared Access Centers". En Proceedings of the 7th Scientific Conference on Information Technologies for Intelligent Decision Making Support (ITIDS 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/itids-19.2019.39.
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Chronaki, CE, V. Kontoyiannis, M. Mytaras, N. Aggourakis, S. Kostomanolakis, T. Roumeliotaki, G. Kavlentakis, F. Chiarugi y M. Tsiknakis. "Evaluation of Shared EHR Services in Primary Healthcare Centers and their Rural Community Offices: the Twister Story". En 2007 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2007.4353826.
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Domingues, Luísa, Agostinho Pinto y Carlos Guterres. "The importance of intellectual capital in shared services centers: exploratory research on the contribution of three models of different areas of knowledge". En 16ª Conferência da Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação. Associação Portuguesa de Sistemas de Informação, APSI, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18803/capsi.v16.424-442.
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Janssen, Marijn. "Managing the development of shared service centers". En the 7th international conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1089551.1089653.
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Kieba, Max, Massoud Tahamtani, Shane Ayers, Herb Wilhite y Rick Pevarski. "Virginia Pilot Project for Incorporating GPS Technology to Enhance One-Call Damage Prevention". En 2008 7th International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2008-64058.
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Excavation continues to be a leading cause of damage to underground facilities in the United States. Excavation damage was cited as the cause in 20% of the significant pipeline incidents in 2007. Effective damage prevention programs are necessary to protect underground facilities and to ensure public health and safety, environmental protection and continuity of vital services. Central to all damage prevention efforts is effective communication of accurate and timely information among excavators, one-call centers and underground facility operators. In 2005, the Commonwealth of Virginia, federal government, industry and other key stakeholders in the U.S. initiated a pilot project to enhance the one-call damage prevention process through the use of global positioning system (GPS) technology. Virginia was chosen as the location for the Project due to its mature, active and inclusive damage prevention program. Additionally, coincident with the implementation of the Pilot Project, Virginia’s one-call center developed and implemented enhanced mapping capabilities that complemented the Project technology. Certainly, the potential for application of the technology in all states was a driving consideration throughout the Project. Phase I of the Virginia Pilot Project, completed in December 2007, focused on improving the locational accuracy of facility locate requests submitted by excavators to the one-call center. This was achieved by the development and use of electronic white-lining. The Project Team combined existing cell phone, Internet and GPS receiver technologies with the development of specific software applications and enhanced one-call processes. Project data indicate significant improvements were achieved in one-call process costs and efficiencies. These improvements enhance the benefits of such programs to all stakeholders and significantly improve underground facility safety. This paper describes the results from Phase I and the minimum requirements for implementing the technology. The results will be shared and promoted nationwide to encourage other one-call centers to consider incorporating the processes. The paper also describes the status of subsequent, related phases of the Pilot Project. Phase II will involve the application of GPS technology to locating instruments and the development of electronic locator manifests. Phase III will involve the integration of GPS and mapping technologies on excavating equipment. Finally, the paper describes the relevance to other damage prevention programs in the U.S. and other countries.
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Wagenaar, René W. "Governance of shared service centers in public administration". En the 8th international conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1151454.1151513.
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Brennand, Celso A. R. L., Daniel Ludovico Guidoni y Leandro Aparecido Villas. "Fog Computing-based Traffic Management Support forIntelligent Transportation Systems". En Anais Estendidos do Simpósio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e Sistemas Distribuídos. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação - SBC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/sbrc_estendido.2021.17165.
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Traffic in large urban centers contributes to problems ranging from decreasing the population's quality of life and security to increasing financial costs for people, cities, and companies. Considering the advance of communication, processing, and sensing technologies, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) have emerged as an alternative to mitigate these problems. The interoperability of ITS with new technologies, such as vehicular networks (VANETs) and Fog computing, make them more promising and effective. VANETs ensure that vehicles have the computing power and wireless communication capabilities providing a new range of security and entertainment services for drivers and passengers can be developed. However, these types of services, especially traffic management, demand a continuous analysis of vehicle flow conditions on roads. Thereby, a huge network and processing resources are required making the development of ITS solutions more complex and difficult to scale. Fog computing is a decentralized computing infrastructure in which data, processing, storage, and applications are distributed at the network edge, thereby increasing the system's scalability. In the literature, traffic management systems do not adequately address the scalability problem, resulting in load balancing and response time problems. This doctoral thesis proposes a traffic management system based on the Fog computing paradigm to detect, classify, and control traffic congestion. The proposed system presents a distributed and scalable framework that reduces the aforementioned problems in relation to state of the art. Therefore, using Fog computing's distributed nature, the solution implements a probabilistic routing algorithm that balances traffic and avoids the problem of congestion displacement to other regions. Using the characteristics of Fog computing, a distributed methodology was developed based on regions that collect data and classify the roads concerning the traffic conditions shared by the vehicles. Finally, a set of communication algorithms/protocols was developed which, compared with other literature solutions, reduces packet loss and the number of messages transmitted. The proposed service was compared extensively with other solutions in the literature regarding traffic metrics, where the proposed system was able to reduce downtime by up to 70% and up to 49% of the planning time index. Considering communication metrics, the proposed service can reduce packet collision by up to 12% reaching 98% coverage of the scenario.
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Urbaníková, Marta, Michaela Štubňová y Michal Levický. "Analysis of shared service centers and business process outsourcing centers in Slovak regions". En XXII. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9268-2019-6.
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Tamošiunienė, Rima, Anna Kislovska, Eglė Kazlauskienė y Tsvetelina Gankova. "ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF INCREASING VALUE AND SCOPE OF SHARED SERVICES CENTRES". En Business and Management 2016. VGTU Technika, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bm.2016.75.
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Development of Business Services Market and shift from manufacturing to services economy, where customer-oriented solutions, innovation and global networks are key valuables, forced appearance of business forms such as Shared Services Centres (SSC), which are paralleled with Business Process Outsourcing, Global Business Services. This business proved its advantage in private and public sector and increased in value and scope. SSCs are seen as economic catalyst, competitive business solution of organizations with entrepreneurial mindset. SSCs accelerate economic multiplier, which is seen in internal organizational aspects and external economic aspects. The aim of this paper is to escalate economic aspects of increasing value and scope of SSC‘s.
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Pinto, Agostinho, Eusébio Costa y Paulo Alves. "Shared Service Centers as a Tool for Intellectual Capital Management". En Special Session on E-Business and Digital Transformation. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0010011201450153.
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P., DALLA VILLA. Overcoming the impact of COVID-19 on animal welfare: COVID-19 Thematic Platform on Animal Welfare. O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health), octubre de 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.20506/bull.2020.nf.3137.
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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) represents 182 countries with a focus on animal health, animal welfare and veterinary public health. The OIE has several Collaborating Centres that support the work of the organisation. The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘Giuseppe Caporale’ (IZSAM) is the Secretariat for the OIE Collaborating Centre Network on Veterinary Emergencies (EmVetNet). In April 2020, the IZSAM initiated a COVID-19 Thematic Platform on Animal Welfare. The working group represented the EmVetNet Collaborating Centres, international institutions, veterinary associations, authorities and animal welfare organisations. Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine recruited summer research students whom catalogued over 1,200 animal welfare related reports and provided 64 report narratives for the working group. IZSAM launched the EmVetNet website (https://emvetnet.izs.it) for public and private exchange of information, materials, and guidelines related to veterinary emergencies. The EmVetNet COVID-19 Thematic Platform on Animal Welfare continues to meet to address emerging issues, strengthen the network for future emergencies, and share information with stakeholders including national Veterinary Services responding to the epidemic.
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P., DALLA VILLA. Overcoming the impact of COVID-19 on animal welfare: COVID-19 Thematic Platform on Animal Welfare. O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health), octubre de 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.20506/bull.2020.nf.3137.
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The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) represents 182 countries with a focus on animal health, animal welfare and veterinary public health. The OIE has several Collaborating Centres that support the work of the organisation. The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘Giuseppe Caporale’ (IZSAM) is the Secretariat for the OIE Collaborating Centre Network on Veterinary Emergencies (EmVetNet). In April 2020, the IZSAM initiated a COVID-19 Thematic Platform on Animal Welfare. The working group represented the EmVetNet Collaborating Centres, international institutions, veterinary associations, authorities and animal welfare organisations. Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine recruited summer research students whom catalogued over 1,200 animal welfare related reports and provided 64 report narratives for the working group. IZSAM launched the EmVetNet website (https://emvetnet.izs.it) for public and private exchange of information, materials, and guidelines related to veterinary emergencies. The EmVetNet COVID-19 Thematic Platform on Animal Welfare continues to meet to address emerging issues, strengthen the network for future emergencies, and share information with stakeholders including national Veterinary Services responding to the epidemic.
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Henderson, Tim, Vincent Santucci, Tim Connors y Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Klamath Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, julio de 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2286915.
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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service (NPS) is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities which may threaten or influence their stability. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) which represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. If a new mappable geologic unit is identified, it may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section of the unit is designated as the type section or type locality (see Definitions). The type section is an important reference section for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative profile. The type or reference section is important both historically and scientifically, and should be protected and conserved for researchers to study and evaluate in the future. Therefore, this inventory of geologic type sections in NPS areas is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The documentation of all geologic type sections throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an ambitious undertaking. The strategy for this project is to select a subset of parks to begin research for the occurrence of geologic type sections within particular parks. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network level activities (inventory, monitoring, research, data management). Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The network approach is also being applied to the inventory for the geologic type sections in the NPS. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic type sections within the parks of the GRYN methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources were established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this type section inventory for the Klamath Inventory & Monitoring Network. The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections which occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS to inform park managers...
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Henderson, Tim, Mincent Santucci, Tim Connors y Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Chihuahuan Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, abril de 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2285306.
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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities which may threaten or influence their stability. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) which represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. If a new mappable geologic unit is identified, it may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section of the unit is designated as the type section or type locality (see Definitions). The type section is an important reference section for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative profile for this unit. The type or reference section is important both historically and scientifically, and should be recorded such that other researchers may evaluate it in the future. Therefore, this inventory of geologic type sections in NPS areas is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The documentation of all geologic type sections throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an ambitious undertaking. The strategy for this project is to select a subset of parks to begin research for the occurrence of geologic type sections within particular parks. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network level activities (inventory, monitoring, research, data management). Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The network approach is also being applied to the inventory for the geologic type sections in the NPS. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic type sections within the parks of the GRYN, methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources was established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this type section inventory for the Chihuahuan Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network. The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections which occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS...
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Henderson, Tim, Vincent Santucci, Tim Connors y Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Mojave Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, diciembre de 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2289952.
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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service (NPS) is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities that may threaten or influence their stability and preservation. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) that represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. Mappable geologic units may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section or exposure area of the unit is designated as the type section or other category of stratotype (see “Definitions” below). The type section is an important reference exposure for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative example for this unit. Geologic stratotypes are important both historically and scientifically, and should be available for other researchers to evaluate in the future.. The inventory of all geologic stratotypes throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (e.g., geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (e.g., flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network-level activities such as inventory, monitoring, research, and data management. Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory & Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic stratotypes within the parks of the GRYN methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources were established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this report for the Mojave Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network (MOJN). The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections that occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS to inform park managers and to promote the preservation and protection of these important geologic landmarks and geologic heritage resources. The review of stratotype occurrences for the MOJN shows there are currently no designated stratotypes for Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR) or Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ); Death Valley...
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Henderson, Tim, Vincent Santucci, Tim Connors y Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, abril de 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2285337.
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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service (NPS) is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities which may threaten or influence their stability. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) which represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. If a new mappable geologic unit is identified, it may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section of the unit is designated as the type section or type locality (see Definitions). The type section is an important reference section for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative profile. The type or reference section is important both historically and scientifically, and should be available for other researchers to evaluate in the future. Therefore, this inventory of geologic type sections in NPS areas is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The documentation of all geologic type sections throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an ambitious undertaking. The strategy for this project is to select a subset of parks to begin research for the occurrence of geologic type sections within particular parks. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network level activities (inventory, monitoring, research, data management). Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The network approach is also being applied to the inventory for the geologic type sections in the NPS. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic type sections within the parks of the GRYN methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources was established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this type section inventory for the Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory & Monitoring Network. The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections which occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS...
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Henderson, Tim, Vincet Santucci, Tim Connors y Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: North Coast and Cascades Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, marzo de 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2293013.
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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service (NPS) is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities which may threaten or influence their stability and preservation. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) that form a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies (rock types), bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. Mappable geologic units may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2021). In most instances, when a new geologic unit (such as a formation) is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section or exposure area of the unit is designated as the stratotype (see “Definitions” below). The type section is an important reference exposure for a named geologic unit that presents a relatively complete and representative example for this unit. Geologic stratotypes are important both historically and scientifically, and should be available for other researchers to evaluate in the future. The inventory of all geologic stratotypes throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring (I&M) networks established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network-level activities (inventory, monitoring, research, and data management). Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic stratotypes within the parks of the GRYN methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources were established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this report for the North Coast and Cascades Inventory & Monitoring Network (NCCN). The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections that occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS to inform park managers and to promote the preservation and protection of these important geologic landmarks and geologic heritage resources. The review of stratotype occurrences for the NCCN shows there are currently no designated stratotypes for Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (FOVA), Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI), or San Juan...
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Dudoit, Alain, Molivann Panot y Thierry Warin. Towards a multi-stakeholder Intermodal Trade-Transportation Data-Sharing and Knowledge Exchange Network. CIRANO, diciembre de 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.54932/mvne7282.
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The performance of supply chains used to be mainly the concern of academics and professionals who studied the potential efficiencies and risks associated with this aspect of globalisation. In 2021, major disruptions in this critical sector of our economies are making headlines and attracting the attention of policy makers around the world. Supply chain bottlenecks create shortages, fuel inflation, and undermine economic recovery. This report provides a transversal and multidisciplinary analysis of the challenges and opportunities regarding data interoperability and data sharing as they relate to the ‘Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway Trade Corridor’ (GLSLTC)’s intermodal transportation and trade data strategy. The size and scope of this trade corridor are only matched by the complexity of its multimodal freight transportation systems and growing urbanization on both sides of the Canada-US border. This complexity is exacerbated by the lack of data interoperability and effective collaborations between the different stakeholders within the various jurisdictions and amongst them. Our analytical work relies on : 1) A review of the relevant documentation on the latest challenges to supply chains (SC), intermodal freight transport and international trade, identifying any databases that are to be used.; 2) A comparative review of selected relevant initiatives to give insights into the best practices in digital supply chains implemented in Canada, the United States, and the European Union.; 3) Interviews and discussions with experts from Transport Canada, Statistics Canada, the Canadian Centre on Transportation Data (CCTD) and Global Affairs Canada, as well as with CIRANO’s research community and four partner institutions to identify databases and data that they use in their research related to transportation and trade relevant data availabilities and methodologies as well as joint research opportunities. Its main findings can be summarized as follow: GLSLTC is characterized by its critical scale, complexity, and strategic impact as North America’s most vital trade corridor in the foreseeable further intensification of continental trade. 4% of Canadian GDP is attributed to the Transportation and Logistics sector (2018): $1 trillion of goods moved every year: Goods and services imports are equivalent to 33% of Canada’s GDP and goods and services exports equivalent to 32%. The transportation sector is a key contributor to the achievement of net-zero emissions commitment by 2050. All sectors of the Canadian economy are affected by global supply chain disruptions. Uncertainty and threats extend well beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. “De-globalization” and increasing supply chains regionalization pressures are mounting. Innovation and thus economic performance—increasingly hinges on the quantity and quality of data. Data is transforming Canada’s economy/society and is now at the center of global trade “Transport data is becoming less available: Canada needs to make data a priority for a national transportation strategy.” * “How the Government of Canada collects, manages, and governs data—and how it accesses and shares data with other governments, sectors, and Canadians—must change.”
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Kerrigan, Susan, Phillip McIntyre y Marion McCutcheon. Australian Cultural and Creative Activity: A Population and Hotspot Analysis: Ballarat. Queensland University of Technology, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/rep.eprints.206963.
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Description Ballarat sits on Wathaurong land and is located at the crossroads of four main Victorian highways. A number of State agencies are located here to support and build entrepreneurial activity in the region. The Ballarat Technology Park, located some way out of the heart of the city at the Mount Helen campus of Federation University, is an attempt to expand and diversify the technology and innovation sector in the region. This university also has a high profile presence in the city occupying part of a historically endowed precinct in the city centre. Because of the wise preservation and maintenance of its heritage listed buildings by the local council, Ballarat has been used as the location for a significant set of feature films, documentaries and television series bringing work to local crews and suppliers. With numerous festivals playing to the cities strengths many creative embeddeds and performing artists take advantage of employment in facilities such as the Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka. The city has its share of start-ups, as well as advertising, design and architectural firms. The city is noted for its museums, its many theatres and art galleries. All major national networks service the TV and radio sector here while community radio is strong and growing.
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Simelton, Elisabeth, Rachmat Mulia, Clement Rigal, Tuan Minh Duong, Phuong Mai Nguyen, Hanna North y Xuan Hieu Le. Beyond carbon sequestration – local knowledge about tree functions. Case study from male and female Arabica coffee farmers in Vietnam. World Agroforestry, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5716/wp21025.pdf.
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Estimates of carbon sequestration for timber trees is well documented, while fruit trees are understudied. The few existing estimates indicate that fruit trees and fertiliser management on them, can substantially sequester carbon in coffee monocultures, albeit unlikely to the same extent as timber trees. A carbon investor may thus favour timber. In this light, as programs for planting billions and trillion trees are launched “to save the climate”, a wide range of gender, social, justice and environmental concerns are voiced. To challenge the mitigation perspective, we contrasted two hypothetical tree planting strategies: a mitigation (carbon finance) perspective and a livelihoods-centred (local) perspective and explored what a rapid, gender and social inclusion-oriented livelihoods perspective could bring to the process of tree selection. The survey documents indigenous knowledge of trees’ potential (dis)benefits in coffee agroforestry systems among 106 female and male arabica-growers in northwest Vietnam. The results display many similarities between women and men in term of perceived benefits from trees. Women and men prioritized trees based on their economic benefits, impacts on coffee production and improved soil fertility. However, in determining the preferred species, women considered more factors, including consequences for pest and disease (on host tree or coffee), microclimate regulation and shade provision. These findings resemble those by others from the same region and demonstrate that consulting both women and men can result in a more diverse shortlist of potential trees for agroforestry/afforestation that reflect both genders’ economic and labour contributions to the household. Furthermore, tree planting projects would benefit from seeking collaboration for bundled ecosystem services, rather than merely from carbon finance. Conversely, carbon investors can rely on farmers’ preferences and rest assured that they also contribute to sequestering carbon.