INVESTIGATING THE VALIDITY OF A MATURITY MODEL FOR STAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY OF NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of a maturity model for staging the capacity of nonprofit community organizations to implement or sustain social interventions or demonstration programs. During the period 1999 to 2001, a five-stage maturity model was synthesized using knowledge and experience derived from diverse fields, and applied to small nonprofit organizations in an iterative process of (a) application, (b) analysis, (c) revision, and (d) re-application. Two raters with organizational experience, in addition to the developer, were trained to use the instrument. They participated in all phases of the formative development of the maturity model. The resulting estimation of the instrument's validity is based on convergent results of four analyses; (a) content validation by comparison of the new instrument with existing instruments assessing capacity to determine the extent to which it assesses important dimensions of organizational capacity, (b) construct validation by comparison of an early version of the model with a later version to assess its evolution, (c) estimates of interrater reliability among three raters, and (d) construct validation through feedback from agency staff and governing board members and feedback from staff involved in funding those agencies. The results of these analyses are mixed, not establishing statistical conclusion validity, but showing promise for the instrument in its formative stage of development

Conceptual Maturity Model for Sustainable Construction

The construction industry has contributed substantially to not only the growth of the economy, but also the development of the environment and society. In past decades, an increasing public awareness on the environmental and social growth has promoted the application of sustainable development in construction. The triple bottom line—economy, society, and environment—has been widely recognized as a significant dimension for measuring the performance of sustainability. Although a number of performance indicator systems are available in the current market, few of them have considered soft systems—culture and human aspects—in measuring the performance of sustainable construction. This paper therefore aims to develop a conceptual maturity model for sustainable construction to gain a deeper and richer understanding of the actual practices on sustainable construction. Five key domains are outlined in the proposed model as the metrics with the description and subfactors of each metric. Apart from contributing to increasing competitive advantage, the proposed model can steer the construction community to improve performance in attaining the goals of sustainable construction. Nonetheless, this conceptual maturity model is still at an early development stage, and it is subject to more empirical testing and research for its practicability and further refinement.postprin

The Role of Service Design and Co-design in the Lifecycle of Online Communities: Cases from the Chinese Service Design Community

COVID-19 and technological advances have made online communication more common, which has increased the number of online communities. However, online communities tend to rise and fall rapidly, and maintaining active participants is vital to online community survival and development. While online communities connect many diverse participants, they also add to the complexity of the network and challenge participants to collaborate and participate. Despite the widespread use of service design and co-design for collaborating and participating in offline communities, there have been few studies examining their application and contribution online. This study uses participatory action research as a methodology. It takes China's online community, Chinese Service Design Community (CSDC), as a research object, analyses its development process from 2019 to 2022, and combines the online community life cycle proposed by Iriberri and Leroy as an analytical model to illustrate how service design and co-design activities can contribute to the community's transition from "inception" to "maturity" (Iriberri & Leroy, 2009). In addition, it also explores how service design and co-design can help to produce the ‘legacy’ for the long-term development of online communities by reflecting on the influences of the 'heroes' of online communities

THE DEVELOPMENT OF e-LEARNING MATURITY MODEL (eMM) FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN INDONESIA

ABSTRAKSI: Era Modern abad 21 ditandai oleh perkembangan yang cepat di bidang Teknologi, Informasi dan Komunikasi (Baca:TIK). Manfaat aplikasi-aplikasi TIK telah dirasakan hampir disemua sendi kehidupan di dunia secara umum, dan khususnya di Indonesia. Salah satu aplikasi TIK yang sangat penting di dunia pendidikan adalah e-Learning. Walaupun perkembangan e-Learning di pendidikan tinggi di Indonesia telah terjadi sedemikian pesat, tidak ada alat bantu yang dapat digunakan untuk mengevaluasi proses perancangan, pengembangan dan implementasi e-Learning. e-Learning di dunia, khususnya di Selandia Baru telah berkembang lebih awal ketimbang Indonesia, dan disana telah ada alat bantu yang dapat digunakan untuk mengevaluasi e-Learning yaitu e-Learning Maturity Model (eMM). EMM memiliki 5 (lima) area proses atau kategori, 35 (tiga puluh lima) proses dan 5 (lima) dimensi. Setiap proses harus dinilai secara praktis dalam setiap dimensi dengan menggunakan pernyataan-pernyataan praktis.Penelitian ini menghasilkan eMM baru sebagai hasil modifikasi terhadap eMM (e-Learning Maturity Model) asal yang dapat digunakan untuk mengukur kapabilitas proses e-learning di Indonesia. Modifikasi ini menggunakan teori analisis Root-Cause, dan dipengaruhi oleh 7 (Tujuh) faktor, yaitu: regulasi pendidikan, Process, Product, People, Dimensi organisasi, Dimensi Sumber Dana dan Kondisi Indonesia (e-readiness dan Jenis e-Learning).Kata Kunci : e-Learning, e-Learning Maturity Model (eMM), Root-Cause analysis, Modifikasi, dimensiABSTRACT: Modern Era of the 21st century is characterized by rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT). The benefits of ICT application has been felt in almost all the of community life in the world in general and in Indonesia in particular. One very important application of ICT in education is the e-Learning. Although the development of e-Learning in higher education in Indonesia has been so rapid, there are no tools that can evaluate the process of design, implementation and development for e-Learning. e-Learning in the world, particularly in New Zealand has made progress earlier than in Indonesia, and there has been a tool that can evaluate e-Learning is referred to as e-Learning Maturity Model (eMM). EMM has 5 (five) process area or categories, 35 (thirty five) processes and the 5 (five) dimensions. Each process has to be assessed practically in every dimension by practical statements.This research produce new eMM result from the Adaptation of existing eMM (e-Learning Maturity Model) that can be applied to measure the maturity and capability of e-learning process in Indonesia. The Adaptation is using the root-cause analysis and it was affected by seven factors, namely: education regulation, Process, Product, People, Dimension of Organization, Dimension of Resource of Funds and Indonesian Condition (e-readiness & Type of e-Learning).Keyword: e-Learning, e-Learning Maturity Model (eMM), Root-Cause analysis, Adaptation, dimensio

25 Years of Model-Driven Web Engineering : What we achieved, what is missing

Model-Driven Web Engineering (MDWE) approaches aim to improve the Web applications development process by focusing on modeling instead of coding, and deriving the running application by transformations from conceptual models to code. The emergence of the Interaction Flow Modeling Language (IFML) has been an important milestone in the evolution of Web modeling languages, indicating not only the maturity of the field but also a final convergence of languages. In this paper we explain the evolution of modeling and design approaches since the early years (the 90’s) detailing the forces which drove that evolution and discussing the strengths and weaknesses of some of those approaches. A brief presentation of IFML is accompanied with a thorough analysis of the most important achievements of the MDWE community as well as the problems and obstacles that hinder the dissemination of model-driven techniques in the Web engineering field.Laboratorio de Investigación y Formación en Informática Avanzada (LIFIA

Using the Asian Knowledge Model “APO” as a Determinant for Performance Excellence in Universities- Empirical Study at Al -Azhar University- Gaza

This study aims to use the Asian knowledge model “APO” as a determinant for performance excellence in universities and identifying the most effecting factors on it. This study was applied on Al-Azhar University in Gaza strip. The result of the study showed that (APO) model is valid as a measure and there are four dimensions in the model affecting significantly more than the others (university processes, KM leadership, personnel, KM outputs). Furthermore, performance excellence produced though modernizing the means of education, curriculum development, technology and flexibility in the organizational structure. The study recommends expanding the usage of (APO) model, enhancing the role of knowledge leadership, technology, organizational flexibility, sharing culture and incentive systems that encouraging innovation

How can SMEs benefit from big data? Challenges and a path forward

Big data is big news, and large companies in all sectors are making significant advances in their customer relations, product selection and development and consequent profitability through using this valuable commodity. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have proved themselves to be slow adopters of the new technology of big data analytics and are in danger of being left behind. In Europe, SMEs are a vital part of the economy, and the challenges they encounter need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. This paper identifies barriers to SME uptake of big data analytics and recognises their complex challenge to all stakeholders, including national and international policy makers, IT, business management and data science communities. The paper proposes a big data maturity model for SMEs as a first step towards an SME roadmap to data analytics. It considers the ‘state-of-the-art’ of IT with respect to usability and usefulness for SMEs and discusses how SMEs can overcome the barriers preventing them from adopting existing solutions. The paper then considers management perspectives and the role of maturity models in enhancing and structuring the adoption of data analytics in an organisation. The history of total quality management is reviewed to inform the core aspects of implanting a new paradigm. The paper concludes with recommendations to help SMEs develop their big data capability and enable them to continue as the engines of European industrial and business success. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft

A characteristics framework for Semantic Information Systems Standards

Semantic Information Systems (IS) Standards play a critical role in the development of the networked economy. While their importance is undoubted by all stakeholders—such as businesses, policy makers, researchers, developers—the current state of research leaves a number of questions unaddressed. Terminological confusion exists around the notions of “business semantics”, “business-to-business interoperability”, and “interoperability standards” amongst others. And, moreover, a comprehensive understanding about the characteristics of Semantic IS Standards is missing. The paper addresses this gap in literature by developing a characteristics framework for Semantic IS Standards. Two case studies are used to check the applicability of the framework in a “real-life” context. The framework lays the foundation for future research in an important field of the IS discipline and supports practitioners in their efforts to analyze, compare, and evaluate Semantic IS Standard

Offenders and E-Learning - a literature review on behalf of Becta

This literature review has been prepared by the Hallam Centre of Community Justice at Sheffield Hallam University, on behalf of Becta. The literature review provides a summary of existing research and knowledge relating to e-learning in the offending learning sector with a view to developing a range of e-maturity indicators across the sector. The review also highlights linkages with current Government policy in relation to offender learning and skills