Talking about routines in the field: the emergence of organizational capabilities in a new cellular phone network company

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A pilot study of the Italian adaptation of the Session Evaluation Questionnaire fourth version

Abstract The Session Evaluation Questionnaire (SEQ) evaluates the impact of counselling and psychotherapy sessions; it may be conceived as a bridge between psychotherapy process and outcome. SEQ is a self-report tool asking patients about their experience with the clinical session just ended; it consists of 27 adjectives in semantic differential scale, divided into three thematic parts: evaluation of the session itself, feelings after the session, and evaluation of the therapist. Even if the original American SEQ has been translated into many languages, only a few translations have been validated. This is a pilot study, which attempted to replicate the five-dimensional structure of the fourth version of the Anglo-American SEQ, for the Italian population. Data were collected on 111 outpatients attending the Psychological Assistance Service (SAP-Dynamic Psychotherapy Service) of Padua University, after their first two clinical interviews. Exploratory factor analyses (PCA with varimax rotation) were performed on each of the three parts of the SEQ. Results confirmed the original factorial structure, showing a substantial agree for Depth, Smoothness, Positivity and Arousal dimensions; Good Therapist dimension overlapped perfectly with the original one. The Italian SEQ showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s alphas ranged .65 to .86 for the five subscales). Convergent validity measured with an index of perceived satisfaction in the counselling process, showed significant positive correlations with Good Therapist, Depth and Positivity scores. The preliminary results of this pilot study show that the Italian SEQ results in a reliable instrument to measure the impact of clinical sessions. Of course, validation studies are needed, especially to replicate the factor structure of the instrument and to better assess its validity

Lost in Transition? The returns to education acquired under communism 15 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

Using data for 23 economies in Eastern and Western Europe, we find evidence that having studied under communism is relatively penalized in the economies of the late 2000s. This evidence, however, is limited to males and to primary and secondary education, and holds for eight CEE economies but not for the East Germans who have studied in the former German Democratic Republic. We also find that post-secondary education acquired under communism yields higher, not lower, payoffs than similar education in Western Europe.

Lost in Transition? The Returns to Education Acquired under Communism 15 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Using data for 22 economies in Eastern and Western Europe, we find evidence that having studied under communism is relatively penalized in the economies of the late 2000s. This evidence, however, is limited to males and to primary and secondary education, and holds for eight CEE economies but not for the East Germans who have studied in the former German Democratic Republic. We also find that post-secondary education acquired under communism yields higher, not lower, payoffs than similar education in Western Europe.returns to education, Eastern Europe

Chronic diseases and labor market outcomes in Egypt

By causing a sizeable reduction in employment 6 percent and labor supply 19 percent, chronic diseases are responsible for a major efficiency loss in the Egyptian economy. Furthermore the impact of chronic diseases on the labor market is not uniformly distributed. The older and the less educated suffer a larger drop in the probability of being employed and in their supply of working hours. The authors estimate the reduced form equations of individual employment status, labor supply and the usual wage equation. They control for unobserved ability and individual preferences by means of a within-siblings estimator. Measurement errors in our self-reported health variable have been accounted for.Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Labor Markets,Disease Control&Prevention,Labor Policies,Population Policies

Radio Magica’s Community Talking Maps: Digital, Linguistic and Cognitive Accessibility for Cultural Heritage

The Talking Maps project aims at developing a “digital common good” based on multimodality to promote the dissemination of Italian Cultural Heritage through a narrative language, enjoyable and accessible by a wide range of users, including non-experts such as children, and individuals with cognitive disabilities or linguistic special needs. Maps are both digital and paper-based. Digital contents connected to each Talking Map comprise multimodal stories and fun-facts developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts and artists, in line with the principles of universal design. Maps are conceived as community maps, since the production methodology involves citizens of all ages. Empirical investigation conducted between 2018 and 2023 made it possible to point out the strengths of the project and analyze its development on a longitudinal basis

Radio Magica's community Talking Maps®: Digital, linguistic and cognitive accessibility for cultural heritage

The Talking Maps® project aims at developing a "digital common good" based on multimodality to promote the dissemination of Italian Cultural Heritage through a narrative language, enjoyable and accessible by a wide range of users, including non-experts such as children, and individuals with cognitive disabilities or linguistic special needs. Maps are both digital and paper-based. Digital contents connected to each Talking MapⓇ comprise multimodal stories and fun-facts developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts and artists, in line with the principles of universal design. Maps are conceived as community maps, since the production methodology involves citizens of all ages. Empirical investigation conducted between 2018 and 2023 made it possible to point out the strengths of the project and analyze its development on a longitudinal basis