37 research outputs found
Organizational change and development: the case for evidence-based practice
This chapter first discusses the complexities of change in organizations and why so many OCD programs
fail and makes the case for change agents to become evidence-based in their change agency practice.
The author then offers a definition of evidence-based organizational change and development (EBOCD)
and outlines the types of “best evidence” that can be used to inform and shape the formulation and
implementation of OCD strategies and to critically evaluate the associated processes and change agency
practices. Various distinctive evidence-based initiatives for OCD are discussed and several case examples
from the United Kingdom are presented. The chapter closes with a discussion of the specific merits of
“design science,” “professional partnership” research, and “replication” researchChapter
Optimization of the BIM authoring tool in architectural practice : a case study approach
Construction companies are facing barriers and challenges in Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption as there is no clear guidance or best practice studies from which they can learn and build up their capacity for BIM use to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality. One of the key challenges in the BIM adoption is the ability of optimization of a selected BIM authoring tool according to a company’s needs and requirements. This paper explains the approach for the optimization of BIM technology selected in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project, undertaken between the University of Salford and John McCall Architects. The BIM implementation approach in the KTP used a socio-technical view that considered both the implementation of technology and its socio-cultural environment. The adoption and optimisation used the action research oriented qualitative and quantitative research for discovery, comparison, and experimentation it provided for “learning by doing.
Teori Pembelajaran & Pengajaran : Mengukur Kesuksesan Anda Dalam Proses Belajar dan Mengajar Bersama Psikolog Pendidikan Dunia
xiv + 218 hal.; 21 c