878 research outputs found
A pilot study on the strength of 5Ni-Cr-Mo-V steel columns, Experimental Mechanics, January 1968, Reprint No. 68-6
Management control systems in small business transfers : a resource-based view
This study investigates whether post-business transfer MCS development (PBTMCSD) is associated with post-business transfer success (PBTS) in small firms. The data for the study was collected in January 2012 as a web-based survey. The target group consisted of acquirers (both external buyers and family business successors) who had implemented a business transfer during 2006-2011 in Finland. A total of 178 questionnaires were sent out, and 67 responses were received. Regression analysis is used to investigate the relationship between PBTMCSD and PBTS. We utilize both resource-based view (RBV) and contingency theory.
The results indicate that PBTMCSD has a positive and significant relation with PBTS. Our findings highlight the importance of PBTMCSD even in small companies in the context of business transfer. However, the relationship between PBTMCSD and PBTS performance was stronger for firms with five or more employees as well as firms with previous experience of business transfers
The fundamental cycle of concept construction underlying various theoretical frameworks
In this paper, the development of mathematical concepts over time is considered. Particular reference is given to the shifting of attention from step-by-step procedures that are performed in time, to symbolism that can be manipulated as mental entities on paper and in the mind. The development is analysed using different theoretical perspectives, including the SOLO model and various theories of concept construction to reveal a fundamental cycle underlying the building of concepts that features widely in different ways of thinking that occurs throughout mathematical learning
Enhancing MET Curriculum with Applied Research Experience for Faculty Parametric Study of Water Jet Cutting Processes- A Case Study
In today\u27s global competitive environment, the engineering technology curriculum must adopt and reflect the changing needs of industry. This can happen only if the faculty are aware of the current trends in industry and are actively involved with industry and research projects. ASEE/NASA Faculty Fellowship program offers opportunities for professional development for Engineering Technology faculty. A parametric study of water jet cutting (WJC) process was done under the ASEE / NASA faculty fellowship program at NASA Langley Research Center. This research experience has been used to enhance undergraduate curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University (ODU)
Social and political mechanisms for establishing ecosystem management objectives
While social values guide the objectives of ecosystem management, successful execution requires a public well-informed on the consequences of alternative decision options. Daniels advocates a group-learning process entitled collaborative learning to achieve this understanding. Agency personnel should assume the roles of educators, facilitators, and managers. The agencies must also open up, meditate, and share decision-making power with the public while avoiding advocacy of any particular interest-group\u27s desires. Policy makers have a role in influencing social values by fostering a nonadversarial politics of cooperation and consensus building
Assessment of India's Agrometeorological Advisory Service from a farmer perspective
This report summarizes the results of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate
Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) commissioned evaluation of India’s
Integrated Agro-meteorological Advisory Service (AAS). Conducted June-July of
2012, this assessment was a joint endeavour of CCAFS, the International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, and the India Meteorological
Department (IMD). The assessment sought to offer transferable lessons that can guide
investment in climate/agro-meteorological advisory services elsewhere in the world.
Researchers conducted focus groups and individual interviews with 132 male and
female farmers in eighteen villages across six states about how they receive and use
AAS advisories, perceived gaps, and suggestions for improvement. The assessment
uncovered the key role of diverse communications approaches. In villages where
many communications channels were used to disseminate AAS information, such as
SMS and voice messaging, meetings and trainings with agricultural extension
officers, local knowledge centers, farmers clubs, and announcements over the
microphone in villages, awareness and use of AAS advisories was higher. Farmers
noted that trainings and discussions with agricultural extension officers at the village
level were their preferred form of receiving information. However, ensuring wide
representation in discussions is critical. In villages where women were fully engaged
in receiving and disseminating AAS information, use and potential benefit from the
program were maximized. Women overall had lower awareness of AAS than men do,
indicating the importance of targeting women and information that responds to the
demands of women in communications efforts. The establishment of specific trainings
and discussions on AAS for women farmers in the villages was recommended by
farmers, as were trainings and interactions with scientists that all farmers can attend.
Membership in women’s or farmers groups may be a positive factor in increasing
awareness of AAS information, and extension services targeting existing local groups
could be a strategy for increasing the impact of AAS information
Scaling up climate services for farmers: Mission Possible. Learning from good practice in Africa and South Asia
This report presents lessons learned from 18 case studies across Africa and South Asia that have developed and delivered weather and climate information and related advisory services for smallholder farmers. The case studies and resulting lessons provide insights on what will be needed to build effective national systems for the production, delivery, communication and evaluation of operational climate services for smallholder farmers across the developing world. The case studies include two national-scale programmes that have been the subject of recent assessments: India’s Integrated Agrometeorological Advisory Service (AAS) Program, which provides tailored weather-based agrometeorological advisories to millions of farmers; and Mali’s Projet d’Assistance Agro-meteorologique au Monde Rural, which provided innovative seasonal agrometeorological advisory services for smallholder farmers and 16 less mature initiatives operating at a pilot scale across Africa and South Asia. The case studies were examined from the standpoint of how they address five key challenges for scaling up effective climate services for farmers: salience, access, legitimacy, equity and integration
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