Investigating how business process ambidexterity facilitates business-IT alignment in public sector organizations

In today’s world of digital transformation and global hyper-competition the need for organizations to manage and innovate their Business Processes in both incremental and disruptive ways is greater than ever, both for private and public organizations. The nascent concept of Business Process Ambidexterity (balancing process exploitation and exploration) has been receiving a growing interest in the academia, and my research aims to address three research gaps: (1) the conceptualization of Business Process Ambidexterity and guidance on its implementation; (2) its impact on business-IT alignment, and (3) the specific contingency factors of Business Process Ambidexterity in the public sector. I will address these gaps through a research plan, covering a large-scale survey, extreme case research, Delphi study and design science research. At this stage I have completed a Systematic Literature Review of Business Process Ambidexterity, and I am preparing the next steps of my research

Is Business Process Management (BPM) ready for ambidexterity? Conceptualization, implementation guidelines and research agenda

Business Process Management ambidexterity is a nascent concept providing a philosophy and framework for organizations to radically innovate their business processes, while maintaining their capabilities in process efficiency and operational excellence. Considering the novelty of this topic, there is not yet an agreed conceptualization of the term, nor a consolidated view on related implementation guidelines. We aim to address this research gap through a Systematic Literature Review, where we provide a dual conceptualization that focuses on (1) the equilibrium balance between explorative and exploitative processes, as well as (2) the organizational capability to support exploration and exploitation. Based on this conceptualization, we provide consolidated guidelines for practitioners, including decision steps, followed by a research agenda in order to let this promising domain further advance

Some Remarks on the Generalized Scheme of Reduction to Absurdity and Generalized Hypothetical Syllogism in Fuzzy Logic

In this paper we investigate two generalizations, in fuzzy logic, of classical scheme of reduction to absurdity. We compare them with two possible generalizations of classical hypothetical syllogism (in fuzzy logic) and we show that generalized hypothetical syllogism is more general. We present new results concerning solutions of an inequality and an equation connected directly with generalization of scheme of reduction to absurdity in fuzzy logic

Pre-health student comfort with health care procedures in the United States: A survey of undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder

This study aims to fill the gap in knowledge on pre-health student views of health care amidst the growing danger to healthcare provider autonomy. The say that physicians have over the services they provide is being threatened as a result of consolidating physician employment in hospitals, as well as the growing religious healthcare sector. Studying the views of students hoping to provide medical care in the future will provide evidence of the expectations they have of the healthcare system and understanding on how current hospital policies will affect their future careers. No research has reported what pre-health students or physicians think about controversial or uncontroversial health care procedures. Controversial procedures can include performing a third trimester abortion or administering narcotics to a dying patient. Minimal work has been done on how hospital policy will conflict with physician preferences for care. The purpose of this study was to understand how religion, gender, age, and year in school affect pre- health student views on health care procedures and to potentially understand what factors may influence physicians&rsquo; views. A cross-sectional survey was sent to all undergraduate Integrative Physiology students (n = 1640, response rate 5.0%) at the University of Colorado Boulder in January 2020. Using odds ratio calculations, binomial regression model tests, and thematic coding, student responses (n = 76) were compared by religion, gender, age, and year in school. Out of a total of 297 patterns, only five were determined to be significant (&alpha; = 0.05). Analysis revealed that a participant identified as Orthodox Christian was less likely to be comfortable performing a third trimester abortion and administering narcotics to a patient in hospice care than a participant identifying from another religion. A student identified as Just Christian was less likely to be comfortable prescribing opioids to a patient for chronic pain than a student identifying from another religion. A participant identified as Woman was more likely to be comfortable performing a Caesarian section during delivery and recommending a healthy diet, consistent sleep, and regular exercise to a patient than a participant identified as Man. The sample used in this study did not meet the minimum 500-person sample size requirement needed for accurate logistic regression results. This study was underpowered, and the significant patterns cannot be generalized to a larger population. The findings suggest that religious affiliation and gender may impact pre-health student views on health care procedures. This study can pilot future research aiming to explore factors that influence pre-health student views, as well as the factors that impact physician views. To minimize disagreements between healthcare providers and their employers, physician views must be documented and used to improve hospital policies, medical school curricula, and merger requirements.</p

Organizational Culture and BPM Ambidexterity in the EU Public Sector: the FADE Model

Organizational culture plays a paramount role in the success and outcomes of Business Process Management (BPM) initiatives. So far, academic research has primarily focused on the cultural values supporting exploitative BPM, and to a greater extent in the private sector. In this study, we aim to uncover the cultural context in the international public sector, underpinning the explorative dimension of BPM, as well as the necessary capabilities to balance explorative and exploitative process management practices. The latter is defined as BPM ambidexterity. For this purpose, we have conducted case studies in European Union (EU) public sector organizations because this governmental level stimulates digital innovation and is quite varied while not being limited to a single country. Our main contribution is a model of cultural values supporting exploratory BPM, called FADE (i.e., values related to Failure allowance, Agility, Disruptiveness, and Ecosystems)

Implikacje rozmyte generowane z kopuł

Implikacje rozmyte sa jednymi z najwazniejszych spójników logiki rozmytej, które uogólniaja klasyczne implikacje dla klasycznej logiki na odcinek. Ponadto implikacje rozmyte odgrywaja wazna role w takich zastosowaniach jak wnioskowaniu przyblizonym, rozmytym rozpoznawaniu obrazu, problemach decyzyjnych, logice wielowartosciowej, itd. Celem nastepujacej dysertacji jest uporzadkowanie informacji o implikacjach rozmytych generowanych z dwuwartosciowych kopuł, badz z funkcji ogólniejszych (np. z semikopuł). Kopuły sa waznymi funkcjami w probabilistyce. Waznosc kopuł w rachunku prawdopodobienstwa wynika z twierdzenia Sklara. Rozdział I zawiera informacje wstepne dotyczace podstawowych spójników logicznych, kopuł, qausikopuł i semikopuł wraz z ich najwazniejszymi własnosciami oraz kilka przydatnych własnosci funkcji rzeczywistych. Rozdział II jest poswiecony rozwiazaniu równania Franka, który to dowód jest rzadko prezentowany w monografiach, ale t-normy Franka, które sa rozwiazaniem równania Franka, sa dosc czesto przytaczane w wielu pracach. Ponadto okazuje sie, ze wiele równan dla kopuł, wynikajacych z odpowiednich własnosci dla implikacji s-probabilistycznych, mozna rozwiazac wykorzystujac t-normy Franka. Dlatego tez prezentujemy pełny dowód rozwiazania równania Franka w wersji dla t-norm i dla kopuł. Rozdział III jest poswiecony omówieniu dwóch waznych klas implikacji. Pierwsza z nich sa implikacje indukowane z semikopuł. W rozdziale IV pokazano jak przy pomocy twierdzenia Sklara mozna otrzymac takie funkcje jak implikacje probabilistyczne, s-probabilistyczne, warunkowe, dualne oraz s-dualne. Ponadto przedstawiano podstawowe własnosci tych klas funkcji. W ostatni rozdziale V zaprezentowane sa nowe wyniki z pracy, uzyskane przez Autora we współpracy z M. Baczynskim, P. Grzegorzewskim, W. Niemyska oraz nieopublikowane wyniki uzyskane przez Autora. W skład tych wyników wchodza takie własnosci implikacji z rozdziału IV jak prawa kontrapozycji, prawo importacji, Tconditionality oraz przeciecia klas tych funkcji z innymi znanymi klasami implikacji rozmytych. W niniejszej pracy przyjeto konwencje, w której wszystkie rezultaty sa podane z odnosnikami do zródeł, z wyjatkiem nieopublikowanych rezultatów uzyskanych przez Autora, które sa podane bez odnosników

Anthropogenic food contamination

The food that is consumed by people is contaminated by natural substances and those that are connected with human activity. The second group may be divided into: substances that are added on purpose ( mainly additions)- the contaminants connected with production and turn of the substances and environmental contaminants. The kind and amount of the substances added on purpose is standarised and undergoes many controls. The contaminants connected with production ( pesticides, antibiotics, hormonal drugs), when they are present in food they are always undesirable components. The similar situation concerns WWA, PCB. PCDD/F and metals such as: Pb, Cd and Hg. The presence of these substances may be connected with the environmental situation and heat treatment. In the last one the processes of non enzymatic glication ( Maillard reaction) play an important role. They may lead to new substances creation such as Amador, that are accompanied by side products as acroleine, acrylamide, furfuryl aldehyde, HAA and others. The packings of improper quality and improper usage are also dangerous. It concerns packings from plastic (the presence of molecules of monomers, filling materials, stabilizators, plastificators and pigments). It concerns also packings from aluminium and galvanized sheet steel

Dioxins : validation of food frequency questionnaire and intake in a group of adolescents

Introduction A lot of has been heard about dioxins and dioxins-like compounds. These molecules are typically connected in public awareness with affairs. The main source of dioxins for humans is food (90% of typical exposition); thus, assessment of dioxins intake and monitoring of levels of dioxins in food remain an important issue. Objective The aim of the presented work was checking the reproducibility of the authors’ semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, focusing on products that may contain dioxins and related compounds among adolescents. The uptake of these compounds was also assessed using obtained data. For survey purposes, an album of food products from the questionnaire was constructed. Material and Methods A modified semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was constructed and distributed twice in a 2-week time span among 55, 15-year-old, students of secondary schools. Results The correlation coefficient for both declared frequencies and assessed amounts in the case of the majority of food items was above 0.70. The average assessed intake of dioxins and related compounds was 1.57pgWHO-TEQ/kg body weight per day, and 1.85 pgWHO-TEQ/kg body weight per day, during test and retest, respectively. Conclusions The modified semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire is a reproducible tool that can be used for adolescents. Average intake in the analyzed group was lower than the Tolerable Daily Intake, but in contrast to other countries remains one of the highest intakes in a comparable age group. The main sources of dioxins exposition were fish (38%), and meat products