Machiavellian Leadership and Team-Based Organizations

Machiavelli and modern team-based management styles are said by several scholars to be at odds with one another.  Callahan (2004) and Buttery and Richter (2003) associate the concepts of organizational leadership power, control, and fear with traditional organizational structures and Machiavellian philosophy.  Love, collaboration, and empowerment, on the other hand, are viewed as being the exclusive domain of contemporary leadership styles.  However, it is the conclusion of this article that Machiavellian leadership and team-based organizations are not necessarily incompatible. To assume, as Callanan does, that current “collaborative work systems” are in some way superior because they do not focus on, so called, Machiavellian “tactics to increase power and hoard it as a means to ensure a leadership position” is at best naïve.  In reality, precisely the opposite is taking place:  Organizations are currently being structured into collaborative environments for the express purpose of enhancing “individual accomplishment and the building of power.” It is not the principle of maintaining and building power that has changed, but rather the manner in which this power-building is being expressed that has changed.  Powerful leadership and control should not be seen as the enemy of modern organizational structure.  Only powerful organizational leaders who are in total control of their organizations can successfully implement collaborative work systems into their organizations

Calibration Uncertainties In The Droplet Measurement Technologies Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter

Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) serve as the nucleation sites for the condensation of water vapor in Earth\u27s atmosphere and are important for their effect on climate and weather. The influence of CCN on cloud radiative properties (aerosol indirect effect) is the most uncertain of quantified radiative forcing changes that have occurred since pre-industrial times. CCN influence the weather because intrinsic and extrinsic aerosol properties affect cloud formation and precipitation development. To quantify these effects, it is necessary to accurately measure CCN, which requires accurate calibrations using a consistent methodology. Furthermore, the calibration uncertainties are required to compare measurements from different field projects. CCN uncertainties also aid the integration of CCN measurements with atmospheric models. The commercially available Droplet Measurement Technologies (DMT) CCN Counter is used by many research groups, so it is important to quantify its calibration uncertainty. Uncertainties in the calibration of the DMT CCN counter exist in the flow rate and supersaturation values. The concentration depends on the accuracy of the flow rate calibration, which does not have a large (4.3 %) uncertainty. The supersaturation depends on chamber pressure, temperature, and flow rate. The supersaturation calibration is a complex process since the chamber’s supersaturation must be inferred from a temperature difference measurement. Additionally, calibration errors can result from the K��r theory assumptions, fitting methods utilized, the influence of multiply-charged particles, and calibration points used. In order to determine the calibration uncertainties and the pressure dependence of the supersaturation calibration, three calibrations are done at each pressure level: 700, 840, and 980 hPa. Typically 700 hPa is the pressure used for aircraft measurements in the boundary layer, 840 hPa is the calibration pressure at DMT in Boulder, CO, and 980 hPa is the average surface pressure at Grand Forks, ND. The supersaturation calibration uncertainty is 2.3, 3.1, and 4.4 % for calibrations done at 700, 840, and 980 hPa respectively. The supersaturation calibration change with pressure is on average 0.047 % supersaturation per 100 hPa. The supersaturation calibrations done at UND are 42-45 % lower than supersaturation calibrations done at DMT approximately 1 year previously. Performance checks confirmed that all major leaks developed during shipping were fixed before conducting the supersaturation calibrations. Multiply-charged particles passing through the Electrostatic Classifier may have influenced DMT\u27s activation curves, which is likely part of the supersaturation calibration difference. Furthermore, the fitting method used to calculate the activation size and the limited calibration points are likely significant sources of error in DMT\u27s supersaturation calibration. While the DMT CCN counter’s calibration uncertainties are relatively small, and the pressure dependence is easily accounted for, the calibration methodology used by different groups can be very important. The insights gained from the careful calibration of the DMT CCN counter indicate that calibration of scientific instruments using complex methodology is not trivial

0-level Vacuum Packaging RT Process for MEMS Resonators

A new Room Temperature (RT) 0-level vacuum package is demonstrated in this work, using amorphous silicon (aSi) as sacrificial layer and SiO2 as structural layer. The process is compatible with most of MEMS resonators and Resonant Suspended-Gate MOSFET [1] fabrication processes. This paper presents a study on the influence of releasing hole dimensions on the releasing time and hole clogging. It discusses mass production compatibility in terms of packaging stress during back-end plastic injection process. The packaging is done at room temperature making it fully compatible with IC-processed wafers and avoiding any subsequent degradation of the active devices.Comment: Submitted on behalf of EDA Publishing Association (http://irevues.inist.fr/EDA-Publishing

Strategic positioning of media and information literacy

Purpose. The paper aims to point out the role of scientific research platforms as the main drivers of the integration of the concept of media and information literacy into public policies, that is, in the long term, into formal education. Approach/methodology/design. In order to successfully analyse the obstacles to establishing a clear correlation between the lack of systematic and long-term engagement of scientific research bases and the integration of media and information literacy into public policies, this paper has explored, analysed and conceptualized the approach and results of the Institute for Social Science Research, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo in research, development, advocacy and integration of media and information literacy into the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a case study. Results. The research has attempted to illustrate how scientific research platforms can be used to influence (and create an optimal model for public intervention) public policies, rather than just serve as platforms for academic advancement and as project implementation tools. Social value. The scientific research platform on media and information literacy at the University of Sarajevo can be understood as an applied practice in an open scientific environment, and developed on the principles of the common good

Strategic positioning of media and information literacy

Purpose. The paper aims to point out the role of scientific research platforms as the main drivers of the integration of the concept of media and information literacy into public policies, that is, in the long term, into formal education. Approach/methodology/design. In order to successfully analyse the obstacles to establishing a clear correlation between the lack of systematic and long-term engagement of scientific research bases and the integration of media and information literacy into public policies, this paper has explored, analysed and conceptualized the approach and results of the Institute for Social Science Research, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo in research, development, advocacy and integration of media and information literacy into the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a case study. Results. The research has attempted to illustrate how scientific research platforms can be used to influence (and create an optimal model for public intervention) public policies, rather than just serve as platforms for academic advancement and as project implementation tools. Social value. The scientific research platform on media and information literacy at the University of Sarajevo can be understood as an applied practice in an open scientific environment, and developed on the principles of the common good

Fabrication of silicon-on-insulator MEM resonators with deep sub-micron transduction gaps

The paper proposes and validates a low-cost technological process for the realization of mono-crystalline micro-electro-mechanical (MEM) resonators with deep sub-micron transduction gaps, on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates. The MEM resonators are designed to work as bulk lateral resonators (BLR) in which the resonance of a suspended mass is excited and detected by lateral electrodes. For MEM BLRs, nano-scaled gaps (<200nm) are essential to reduce the motional resistance in the order of few kΩ as well as to avoid the use of large DC applied voltages. Only standard optical lithography with 1μm resolution and IC-compatible processing steps are employed to obtain 100-200nm wide gaps with very high aspect-ratios of more than [40:1], allowing the fabrication of high Q resonators for MHz to GHz operating frequency rang

Seismic energy analysis as generated by impact and fragmentation of single-block experimental rockfalls

The analysis of seismic signals obtained from near-source triaxial accelerometer recordings of two sets of single-block rockfall experiments is presented. The tests were carried out under controlled conditions in two quarries in northeastern Spain; in the first test (Foj limestone quarry, Barcelona), 30 blocks were released with masses ranging between 475 and 11,480 kg. The second test (Ponderosa andesite quarry, Tarragona) consisted of the release of 44 blocks with masses from 466 to 13,581 kg. An accelerometer and three high-speed video cameras were deployed, so that the trajectories, velocities, and block fragmentation could be tracked precisely. These data were used to explore the relationship between seismic energy and rockfall kinetics (the latter obtained from video analysis). We determined absolute and relative values of seismic energy and used them to estimate rockfall volumes. Finally, the seismic signature of block fragmentation was assessed in both the frequency and time domains. The ratios of seismic energy after impact to kinetic energy before impact ranged between 10-7 and 10-4. These variables were weakly correlated. The use of seismic energy relative to impacting kinetic energy was preferred for the estimation of volumes. Block fragmentation impacts were dominated by higher acceleration spectrum centroid frequencies than those of nonfragmentation impacts: 56.62 ± 2.88 and 48.46 ± 4.39 Hz at Foj and 52.84 ± 12.73 and 38.14 ± 4.73 Hz at Ponderosa.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Analisis Tingkat Kepuasan Konsumen Rumah Tradisional Minahasa di Kecamatan Tomohon

The Minahasa traditional home industries a kind of small industry that usually produces a Minahasan traditional house. From time to time the demand of this product is so increasingly and in line with the demand, there are many new companies coming out. Problem may be raised form the competition such as: what factors that should be paid attention order to compete in the market place. Method of analysis to be used in this study is descriptive analysis and variables to be measured is the customer satisfaction, with indicators: product quality, design, and the coverage of product. The result of this research showed that price was more significantly influence to the customer satisfaction

Point de vue sur l’interdisciplinarité

À partir d’un exemple concret, l’auteur montre comment l’objet d’une recherche doit être appréhendé de manière globale en utilisant les points de vue des autres disciplines que celle qu’il a acquise.Deriving his thoughts from a concrete example, the author of this paper shows how investigation topics must be tackled globally, using other disciplines’ points of view