scholarly journals An extension of Vroom’s expectancy theory (1964) in examining lecturers’ motivation in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 490-498
Author(s):  
Tran Thi-Kim Nhung ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Do
Keyword(s):  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Administrative Position ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

As academic activities and research performances become important criteria in evaluating the quality of a university, research activities have received a special concern from universities. The key questions are what prompts faculty members to do research and how to motivate them. In order to answer these questions, it is necessary to examine the factors affecting the research motivation, then measure the impact of these factors on the faculty members' research motivation. In this study, the authors employed the expansive expectancy theory proposed by Chiang & Jang to investigate key factors that motivate faculty members to conduct research. The regression results on data collected from a survey on 475 faculty members at universities in Hanoi showed that faculty members are motivated by the intrinsic instrumentality factor (INTIN), financial value factor (FINVA) and expectancy factor (EXPECT – the factor that yields controversial results in previous studies). These findings suggest that the research motivation of lecturers has a positive correlation with academic degree, administrative position and has no relationship with age and gender.  

scholarly journals How fast should social restrictions be eased  in England as COVID-19 vaccinations are rolled out?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Miles ◽  
Adrian Heald ◽  
Mike Stedman
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Life Years ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Vaccination against the COVID-19 virus began in December 2020 in the UK and is now running at 5% population/week. High Levels of social restrictions were implemented for the third time in January 2021 to control the second wave and resulting increases in hospitalisations and deaths. Easing those restrictions must balance multiple challenging priorities, weighing the risk of more deaths and hospitalisations against damage done to mental health, incomes and standards of living, education outcomes and provision of non-Covid-19 healthcare. Weekly and monthly officially published values in 2020/21 were used to estimate the impact of seasonality and social restrictions on the spread of COVID-19 by age group, on the economy and healthcare services. These factors were combined with the estimated impact of vaccinations and immunity from past infections into a model that retrospectively reflected the actual numbers of reported deaths closely both in 2020 and early 2021. It was applied prospectively to the next 6 months to evaluate the impact of different speeds of easing social restrictions. The results show vaccinations are significantly reducing the number of hospitalisations and deaths. The central estimate is that relative to a rapid easing, the avoided loss of 57,000 life years from a strategy of relatively slow easing over the next 4 months comes at a cost in terms of GDP reduction of around £0.4 million/life-year loss avoided. This is over 10 times higher than the usual limit the NHS uses for spending against Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) saved. Alternative assumptions for key factors affecting give significantly different trade-offs between costs and benefits of different speeds of easing. Disruption of non-Covid-19 Healthcare provision also increases in times of higher levels of social restrictions. In most cases, the results favour a somewhat faster easing of restrictions in England than current policy implies.

scholarly journals Foreigner identification number in Turkey: challenges, threats, opportunities and its role in organizational sustainability development

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 3109-3120
Author(s):  
Mehdi Safaei, Sajedah Norozpour
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Work Permit ◽  
Performance Diagnosis ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Effective Role

Employee performance within the organization reflects their knowledge, skills, and values. To this end, identifying the factors, affecting the performance of employees is one of the goals of human-resource improvement in management. The effective role of motivating and reinforcing the sense of worth in an organization's personnel, in improving their efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity as well as enhancing their mental health, are factors that cannot be ignored easily. This is particularly evident in organizations where the workforce is more involved in research activities. One of the key factors is a research organization's sense of responsibility for the organizational problems of its valuable personnel. This research examines the performance diagnosing of the organizational process in Turkish universities and then identifies challenges, threats and opportunities. Finally, suggestions have been made to achieve sustainable organizational development. After identifying and examining the influencing factors, the Weisbord model is examined to evaluate the Performance Diagnosis process of issuing a work permit for foreign professors at a Turkish university. As a result of this study, researchers have made suggestions for university administrators to improve organization and staff performance.

Factors Affecting Design Decisions for Customer Relationship Management Data Warehouses

2011 ◽  
pp. 159-191
Author(s):  
Colleen Cunningham ◽  
Il-Yeol Song
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Data Warehousing ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Data Warehouses ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Percent Success ◽  
The Impact

Customer relationship management (CRM) is a strategy that integrates concepts of knowledge management, data mining, and data warehousing in order to support an organization’s decision-making process to retain long-term and profitable relationships with its customers. Key factors for successfully implementing CRM (e.g., data quality issues, organizational readiness, customer strategies, selection of appropriate KPIs, and the design of the data warehouse model) are discussed with the main thrust of the chapter focusing on CRM analyses and the impact of those analyses on CRM data warehousing design decisions. This chapter then presents a robust multidimensional starter model that supports CRM analyses. Additional research contributions include the introduction of two new measures, percent success ratio and CRM suitability ratio by which CRM models can be evaluated, the identification/ classification of CRM queries, and a preliminary heuristic for designing data warehouses to support CRM analyses.

scholarly journals The Impact of Coating Ingredients on the Aging Resistance of Topcoat Paints by Model Trees

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Tsung Wong ◽  
Shih-Hsuan Hung
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Model Trees ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Aging Resistance ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

Topcoat paint is mainly composed of resin and pigment and hence its quality highly depends on the type and proportion of these two ingredients. This study aims at testing the formula of the topcoat paint for finding one that can achieve better quality for anti-aging. Various formulas of paint are applied on boards that will be put into ultraviolet accelerated test machines to simulate weathering tests. The gloss and color, before and after the tests, are collected and numerical prediction method M5P is used to grow model trees for discovering the key factors affecting aging. Based on the structure and the linear regression models in the trees, a better topcoat paint should be composed of a high proportion of resin and generally a low proportion of pigment. Good types of resin and pigment are also identified for keeping color and gloss.

scholarly journals Claim study of contractors in Commercial Berth Project in Duqm Port in Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Khaleel ◽  
Sultan Mohamed Al Mandhari
Keyword(s):  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Site Management ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Poor Site ◽  
The Impact

The claim during the implementation of projects is very important for the contractor and the consultant. As for the owner, it is considered expensive and cumbersome,and therefore the project contract must be very clear so that there are no gaps or defects against the owner.The aim of this research is to analyze and study deeply contractor's claim.The objectives of this study are to study the main factors for the contractor's claim to the commercial pier project in the Sultanate of Oman,including eleven factors. The second objective is to study the impact of the contractor's claim on the commercial pier project in the Sultanate of Oman, and it includes five factors, as the questionnaire was distributed to customers and various segments of society.The results of analyzing 16 factors to identify the key factors and the impact of the study of the contractors claim conclude that the main factors affecting the contactor's claim to the pier project.The factors and impacts are valid to the study after conducting analysis on the obtained data. The factors include the development unexpected weather conditions, inconsideration of the time frame, government approval of delays,poor coordination with the project parties, poor site management and supervision,a change in the clients requirements, the lack of experienced staff, incompetence among teams, low items in the bill of products,and misunderstanding the scope of work and specifications.The impacts to the completion of the Berth project include payment delays, delays in the extension of time,issuing variation order,value implementation engineering and cost reduction,and contractor's performance.

Colostomy irrigation (part 1): impact on quality of life

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Hayley Jones
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Colostomy Irrigation ◽  
Faecal Continence ◽  
Peristomal Skin ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Colostomy irrigation (CI) involves instillation of water via the stoma into the colon, where it stimulates peristalsis, causing expulsion of stool and water from the stoma. CI allows colostomates to regain controlled evacuation and faecal continence. A review of the literature suggests that CI is safe and can have a positive impact on key factors affecting quality of life, including flatus, odour and peristomal skin health. CI is also convenient in avoiding the need for frequent disposal of used appliances. All of this has also been shown to improve psychological wellbeing. However, use of CI in the UK remains relatively low. This first article considers the impact of CI on colostomates' quality of life, and the second will explore the barriers to uptake.

Impact of E-Governance on Businesses

2012 ◽  
pp. 1407-1425
Author(s):  
Naiyi Hsiao ◽  
Pin-yu Chu ◽  
Chung-pin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Feedback Mechanism ◽  
Chain Model ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Effective Feedback ◽  
Information System Success ◽  
Information System Success Model ◽  
The Impact

The success of e-government policies and projects hinges on a robust assessment strategy that provides not only a valuable understanding of the impacts on stakeholders, but also an effective feedback mechanism for mid-course corrections. This study examines the antecedents of the impact assessment of e-governance in the context of an integrated model. The model incorporates a wide variety of important factors from previous research into a single theoretical framework provided by the e-government value chain model and the Information System success model. A government-to-business (G2B) case is utilized to operationalize the model into survey questions. The current chapter presents the results of the G2B survey and summarizes the key findings from the impact assessment of G2B. The knowledge gained from this study will help pave a path for future e-governance initiatives and improve our understanding of the key factors affecting the success of e-governance.

scholarly journals The Body Mass Index (BMI) of Human Age and Gender Structure as the Main Cause of Cardiovascular and Nephrotic Diseases

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-262
Author(s):  
Sheqibe Beadini ◽  
Nexhbedin Beadini ◽  
Besa Dalipi ◽  
Gazmend Iseni ◽  
Hesat Aliu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
The Body ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Background: Factors affecting the growth of the organism may be either endogenous, such as genetic factors like genetic heritage, or exogenous such as food, social and health status, physical activity, etc. A factor of great importance for human physical growth is BMI, a parameter defined as the ratio of human body weight and height. Aims:The purpose of this article is to determine the BMI in Macedonia’s population by analyzing age and gender, and finding the correlation of endogeneous and exogeneous factors and the BMI factor. All measurements were performed at the health facility. Surveys were also conducted for gathering information about gender, age, weight, height, eating habits, socioeconomic status, and education. Results: This clinical research studied 257 patients, 143 males and 114 females. Among other factors involved in this research are blood glucose, fat parameters and potential risk factors for cardiovascular and nephrotic diseases. Conclusions: After the discovery and identification of renal disease, the impact of BMI can be distinguished from pathological processes, such as irregular eating, various inflammations, and changes in the metabolism of vitamin D, etc. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 03 July ’13 Page 256-262DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i3.12618 

scholarly journals Pace and stability of embryonic development affect telomere dynamics: an experimental study in a precocial bird model

2020 ◽  
Vol 287 (1933) ◽  
pp. 20201378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Stier ◽  
Neil B. Metcalfe ◽  
Pat Monaghan
Keyword(s):  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Telomere Length ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adult Disease ◽  
Potential Contributor ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Telomere Dynamics

Prenatal effects on telomere length are increasingly recognized as a potential contributor to the developmental origin of health and adult disease. While it is becoming clear that telomere length is influenced by prenatal conditions, the factors affecting telomere dynamics during embryogenesis remain poorly understood. We manipulated both the pace and stability of embryonic development through varying incubation temperature and its stability in Japanese quail. We investigated the impact on telomere dynamics from embryogenesis to adulthood, together with three potential drivers of telomere shortening, growth rate, oxidative damage and prenatal glucocorticoid levels. Telomere length was not affected by our prenatal manipulation for the first 75% of embryogenesis, but was reduced at hatching in groups experiencing faster (i.e. high temperature) or less stable embryonic development. These early life differences in telomere length persisted until adulthood. The effect of developmental instability on telomere length at hatching was potentially mediated by an increased secretion of glucocorticoid hormones during development. Both the pace and the stability of embryo development appear to be key factors determining telomere length and dynamics into adulthood, with fast and less stable development leading to shorter telomeres, with the potential for adverse associated outcomes in terms of reduced longevity.

scholarly journals Research on Key Factors Affecting Power Supply and Demand Trend Based on Complex Correlation

2020 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 06022
Author(s):  
Dunnan Liu ◽  
Rui Ge ◽  
Pengfei Li ◽  
Hua Li ◽  
Shanzhe Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Complex Correlation ◽  
Rule Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Big Data Technology

The market behaviors of the supply and demand sides in the power market are the issues that market participants, operators and regulators are most concerned about. This article starts from the two dimensions of power generation market behavior and demand market behaviour, analyzes the impact of power transaction behavior on supply and demand trend changes, and then studies the function of big data technology in correlation analysis. The qualitative data is converted into quantitative data, and then gray rule analysis and correlation coefficient analysis are used to mine association rules. The results show that demand response is the key factor that affects the change of load trend.

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