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A new research agenda into community-based protest in construction
Many countries face enormous development challenges in adapting to demographic change, urbanisation and emerging issues such as housing affordability and climate change. These challenges are best resolved in consultation with communities rather than in conflict with them. A rich tradition of research and intellectual frameworks exist in the fields of urban geography and planning to understand and manage community concerns during the pre-development approval stages of new projects. However current theoretical frameworks are inadequate in construction management and a new research agenda is needed to develop conceptual frameworks to guide thinking about the role of communities in the construction process. By discussing the components of such a model, it is concluded that this would require a fundamental shift in thinking which challenges traditional structuralist paradigms. A new constructivist paradigm is presented that conceives community consultation as a negotiation process which does not stop at the pre-development planning stages but which continues over the entire life of a project
The effect of horizontal pay dispersion on the effectiveness of performance-based incentives
In response to general calls for increased transparency in society, pay transparency
policies are growing in importance. Given that pay transparency unavoidably gives employees the
opportunity to make comparisons between themselves and others, in this study we address the
question of how these comparisons impact the incentive effects of performance contingent pay,
and consequently their performance outcomes. Specifically, we empirically examine whether
horizontal pay dispersion alters the effectiveness of performance-based pay contracts, which firms
typically use to incentivize effort. Exploiting our unique access to a large healthcare provider, we
document the moderating role of horizontal pay dispersion on the effectiveness of individual
monetary incentives at generating increased individual performance. To provide a more nuanced
understanding of the moderating effect of pay dispersion, we further examine the boundary
conditions of the proposed interaction. In particular, we examine the differential effect of overall
pay dispersion on employees that rank high versus low in the pay distribution and disaggregate
overall pay dispersion into performance-related versus performance-unrelated pay dispersion. Our
findings consistently show a positive moderating effect of pay dispersion when employees are
more likely to consider the observed pay dispersion as legitimate, and a negative moderation effect
when this is less likely the case. Our study strengthens the understanding of how individual level
incentives function in the context of a multi-person firm setting. Our results document that
individual incentives are effective, but also suggest that pay dispersion can have a significant
influence on the incentive-performance relation. These findings provide some evidence that
individuals are concerned not only with their own payout, but also with that of others, and that this
concern has a significant impact on individualâs effort provision, and consequently performance.Series: Department of Strategy and Innovation Working Paper Serie
Bases of quasisimple linear groups
Let be a vector space of dimension over , a finite field of
elements, and let be a linear group. A base of
is a set of vectors whose pointwise stabiliser in is trivial. We prove that
if is a quasisimple group (i.e. is perfect and is simple)
acting irreducibly on , then excluding two natural families, has a base
of size at most 6. The two families consist of alternating groups
acting on the natural module of dimension or , and classical
groups with natural module of dimension over subfields of
GIS: Elementary Speaking
Grade Level(s): K-3(or 4)The purpose of these activities is to introduce the basic concepts of creating a map, understanding map grids, introducing cardinal directions and introducing maps as layers of information [(data) to launch the idea of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)].GENI Teacher Consultant
Lafayette, Indian
Over the River and Through the Woods to Grandmotherâs House
Grade Level(s): K-6The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with maps and traveling
INDIANA TORNADO PROJECT
Grade Level(s): 4-12To be aware of the number of tornadoes that impact Indiana.Adapted from activities by Carole Mayrose, Clay City, IN and Charlie Bowman
Madonna of the Trail and the National Road
Grade Level(s): 4To introduce students to historic roads and trails leading to Indiana, running through Indiana, and beyond
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the Worldâs Weather
Grade Level(s): 1 â 7 (adaptable)Purpose: To introduce students to the worldâs weather/climate regions by taking a trip through the latitudes on the same day in March and by creating climographs
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