Tools
Sorted by:
Try your query at:
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Results 1 - 10
of
277
Perceived effectiveness of environmental decision support systems in participatory planning: Evidence from small groups of end-users. Environ
- Model. Software
"... a b s t r a c t The challenges associated with evaluating the effectiveness of environmental decision support systems (EDSS) based on the perceptions of only a small sample of end-users are well understood. Although methods adopted from Management Information Systems (MISs) evaluation research have ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 1 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
a b s t r a c t The challenges associated with evaluating the effectiveness of environmental decision support systems (EDSS) based on the perceptions of only a small sample of end-users are well understood. Although methods adopted from Management Information Systems (MISs) evaluation research
Effective Water Governance by Using Group Decision Support Systems
"... Limited water resources with uneven distribution in addition to the growing demands are the main challenges of the water governance in Iran. The Government has planned several water resources development project and due to their complex technical, socio-economical, and environmental outcomes, compre ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
of using decision support systems to provide participatory and effective governance on water infrastructures. Key words: Water infrastructures, good governance, participatory decision making, Lake Urmia. 1.
Self-concordance at work: Toward understanding the motivational effects of transformational leaders.
- Academy of Management Journal,
, 2003
"... We extend existing theories by linking transformational leadership to "self-concordance" at work. In two studies using diverse samples and methods, leader behaviors were associated with follower tendencies to set self-concordant goals. In general, followers of transformational leaders vie ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 113 (3 self)
- Add to MetaCart
represents goals adopted in response to environmental contingencies, such as financial rewards, or those resulting from internal processes, such as guilt or shame. Whether a goal is perceived to be autonomous or controlled is not necessarily a function of the goal's content. Rather
Indicators for Social and Economic Coping Capacity - Moving Toward a Working Definition of Adaptive Capacity”, Wesleyan-CMU Working Paper.
, 2001
"... Abstract This paper offers a practically motivated method for evaluating systems' abilities to handle external stress. The method is designed to assess the potential contributions of various adaptation options to improving systems' coping capacities by focusing attention directly on the u ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 109 (14 self)
- Add to MetaCart
in defining the boundaries of coping ranges -thresholds of relatively benign experience beyond which systems feel significant effects from change and/or variability in their environments. Section 2 uses a more formal representation of vulnerability to show how overall coping capacity might be judged
Using system dynamics to improve public participation in environmental decisions Why involve the public in environmental decisions?
"... Abstract Dana Meadows believed that computer simulation models and systems thinking could be powerful tools for democracy, helping make social decisions and the assumptions on which they are based more transparent and open to public debate. She also believed that people should be more involved in m ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
hearings for conveying information and capturing stakeholder input, frequently leave participants dissatisfied. They are often perceived as one-way communication from agency experts to stakeholders or as a mechanism for powerful special interest groups to serve their own ends. System dynamics has
Developing and implementing an integrated delirium prevention system of care: a theory driven, participatory research study. BMC Health Serv Res
"... Abstract Background: Delirium is a common complication for older people in hospital. Evidence suggests that delirium incidence in hospital may be reduced by about a third through a multi-component intervention targeted at known modifiable risk factors. We describe the research design and conceptual ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 2 (1 self)
- Add to MetaCart
to reduce modifiable risk. It also requires systems to identify those at risk, and the mobilisation of staff to carry out practices which contribute to risk reduction. Given the low coherence of delirium among staff groups across sites, it is hardly surprising that delirium prevention was not perceived
Green identity, green living? The role of pro-environmental self-identity in determining consistency across diverse pro-environmental behaviours
- Journal of Environmental Psychology
, 2010
"... Abstract Policy-makers are interested in cost-effective and socially acceptable ways of encouraging the public to adopt more environmentally-friendly lifestyles. One area which UK policy-makers are focussing on is 'catalyst behaviour', the notion that taking up a new behaviour (such as re ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 28 (1 self)
- Add to MetaCart
conservation actions. Generally there is little influence of knowledge (apart from for political actions) or perceived causes of climate change. Discussion Self-identity and pro-environmental behaviour Our findings reinforce existing evidence for the importance of self-identity in predicting environmentally
Databases and Distributed Systems Group, TU Darmstadt, Germany,
"... Message-oriented middleware (MOM) is at the core of a vast number of financial services and telco applications, and is gaining increasing traction in other industries, such as manufacturing, transportation, health-care and supply chain management. Novel messaging applications, however, pose some ser ..."
Abstract
- Add to MetaCart
representative of real-world applications. In addition to providing a standard workload and metrics for MOM performance, the benchmark provides a flexible performance analysis framework that allows users to tailor the workload to their requirements. The contributions of this paper are: i) we present a detailed
Incentive effects of bonus payments: evidence from an international company
- IZA Discussion Paper
, 2004
"... This study uses panel data describing about 6,500 employees in a large international company to study the incentive effects of performance related pay. The company uses two performance related remuneration mechanisms. One is an individual "surprise" bonus payment. The other is a more stru ..."
Abstract
-
Cited by 6 (0 self)
- Add to MetaCart
for Japanese firms, Lee and Rhee (1996) estimating similar models with South Korean time series on 8 industries, and Morton (1998) who applied quarterly industry data from Taiwan. Cable and Wilson (1989, 1990) provide evidence on productivity enhancing effects of profit-sharing in the United Kingdom
Results 1 - 10
of
277
