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An investigation of the influence of national culture and group support systems on group processes and outcomes

by Bruce A. Reinig - In Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Retrieved , 2003
"... Group support systems (GSS) have been shown to be effective in a variety of managerial applications such as business process reengineering, strategic planning, and intelligence gathering. The majority of experiments and case studies that have reported GSS effectiveness, however, have been conducted ..."
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experiment using Hong Kong and U.S. students that examines the influence of GSS and national culture on group processes, meeting satisfaction, and group outcomes. Results indicate that the influence of GSS was consistent with prior research but the influence of culture was much less predictable.

Motivation through the Design of Work: Test of a Theory. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance,

by ] Richard Hackman , Grec R Oldham , 1976
"... A model is proposed that specifies the conditions under which individuals will become internally motivated to perform effectively on their jobs. The model focuses on the interaction among three classes of variables: (a) the psychological states of employees that must be present for internally motiv ..."
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of the work 254 HACKMAN AND OLDHAM setting and the device of the autonomous work group. Absent from the approach, for example, are explicit means for diagnosing a work system prior to change (to ascertain what "should" be changed, and how), or for evaluating in systematic terms the outcomes

Web-based Group Decision Support for R&D Project Outcome Assessment in Government Funding Agencies

by Jian Ma, Quan Zhang, Zhiping Fan
"... R&D project outcome assessment is conducted annually in government funding agencies such as the committee of the national natural science foundation of China (NSFC). The R&D project outcomes are assessed with grades for references for the project investigators' future applications in NS ..."
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the assessment process. KEYWORDS: Assessment; R&D project outcome; Multiple criteria decision making; Weights; Group decision support; Preference forms. 1. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The committee of the national natural science foundation of China (NSFC) is an organization devoted to managing the Chinese

Materials for an exploratory theory of the network society.

by Manuel Castells , Anthony Giddens , Alain Touraine , Anthony Smith , Benjamin Barber , Peter Hall , Roger-Pol Droit , Sophie Watson , Frank Webster , Krishan Kumar , David Lyon , Craig Calhoun , Jeffrey Henderson , Ramon Ramos , Jose E Rodrigues-Ibanez , Jose F Tezanos , Mary Kaldor , Stephen Jones , Christopher Freeman - The British Journal of Sociology , 2000
"... ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world, in v ..."
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ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age, as tentatively identi ed by empirical, cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world

The Influence of Collectivism in Society and its Implications for Research on Information Systems and National Culture

by Konrad J. Peszynski, Brian J. Corbitt, Konrad Janusz Peszynski, Theerasak Thanasankit, Theerasak Thanasankit, Brian John Corbitt , 2002
"... This paper argues that the nature of IS research that deals with indigenous culture must be informed as much by context as it is by culture models, which has been the focus of such research in the past. This is considered important because it better reflects the meaning of the data collected for the ..."
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to the subject is significant in that trust is best reflected when a member of the group/collective plays an important role in the research process itself, and that an ability to communicate in the natural language and understand the implicit body language and cultural codes is important in gaining significant

Doodle Around the World: Online Scheduling Behavior Reflects Cultural Differences in Time Perception and Group Decision-Making

by Katharina Reinecke, Minh Khoa Nguyen, Abraham Bernstein, Michael Näf, Krzysztof Z. Gajos
"... Event scheduling is a group decision-making process in which social dynamics influence people’s choices and the overall outcome. As a result, scheduling is not simply a matter of finding a mutually agreeable time, but a process that is shaped by social norms and values, which can highly vary between ..."
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Event scheduling is a group decision-making process in which social dynamics influence people’s choices and the overall outcome. As a result, scheduling is not simply a matter of finding a mutually agreeable time, but a process that is shaped by social norms and values, which can highly vary

DISPARITIES IN PATIENT EXPERIENCES, HEALTH CARE PROCESSES, AND OUTCOMES: THE ROLE OF PATIENT–PROVIDER RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND LANGUAGE CONCORDANCE

by Lisa A. Cooper, Neil R. Powe , 2004
"... ABSTRACT: Ethnic minorities are poorly represented among physicians and other health professionals. In what is called “race-discordant ” relationships, patients from ethnic groups frequently are treated by professionals from a different ethnic background. The research reviewed here documents ongoing ..."
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be incorporated into the education of health professionals; and 4) future research should provide additional insight into the mechanisms by which concordance of patient and physician race, ethnicity, and language influences processes and outcomes of care. Support for this research was provided by The Commonwealth

Clinician Perspectives of Barriers to Effective Implementation of a Rapid Response System in an Academic Health Centre: A Focus Group Study

by John Rihari-Thomas , Michelle Digiacomo , Jane Phillips , Phillip Newton , Patricia M Davidson , Michelle Digiacomo
"... Abstract Background: Systemic and structural issues of rapid response system (RRS) models can hinder implementation. This study sought to understand the ways in which acute care clinicians (physicians and nurses) experience and negotiate care for deteriorating patients within the RRS. Methods: Phys ..."
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factors, as well as systems-based processes, require consideration if RRSs are to achieve their intended outcomes in dynamic healthcare settings. Creation of smaller dedicated RRS teams that inhabit these roles for a longer period will enable ongoing training and support for the physician role

Web-based experiments for the study of collective social dynamics in cultural markets

by Matthew J. Salganik, Duncan J. Watts - TOPICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE , 2009
"... Social scientists are often interested in understanding how the dynamics of social systems are driven by the behavior of individuals that make up those systems. However, this process is hindered by the difficulty of experimentally studying how individual behavioral tendencies lead to collective soci ..."
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social dynamics in large groups of people interacting over time. In this study, we investigate the role of social influence, a process well studied at the individual level, on the puzzling nature of success for cultural products such as books, movies, and music. Using a ‘‘multiple-worlds’’ experimental

An integrative and socio-cultural perspective of health, wealth, and adjustment

by Dr Michelle Digiacomo , Professor Patricia M Davidson , Professor Julie Byles Bmed , Associate Professor Marie T Nolan - in widowhood. Health Care for Women International In press 2012
"... An integrative and socio-cultural perspective of health, wealth, and adjustment in widowhood Women comprise a larger proportion of the ageing population, often outlive their spouses, and face a variety of challenges upon widowhood. Discrete aspects of the health impact of widowhood have been descri ..."
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, and application of learned skills. Two of these interventions were randomised control trials (RCTs) of support groups. Lund and colleagues (2010) tested efficacy of a support program guided by the Dual Process Model (DPM) of coping whereby one group centred on topics association with loss orientation (LO
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