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Entornos educativos de complicidad en el proceso del proyecto Second Round

2019

INTRODUCCIÓ. La relació que s’estableix entre estudiant i docent durant el procés de realització de la tesi doctoral sol estar molt impregnada per les línies de treball pròpies del grup de recerca al qual pertanyen. De vegades, però, es donen circumstàncies una mica particulars, vivències que converteixen aquesta relació en un camp d’experiències vinculades al diàleg que va encaixant amb les fases de la tesi. La confiança entre els dos participants es renova en cada pas de la complicitat assumida. MÈTODE. Presentem un estudi de cas d’una activitat que hem viscut conjuntament, ja que el tema de la tesi de la doctoranda (el projecte Second Round) és, precisament, una activitat d’innovació edu…

Epistemic and didactic values of the demonstrative process in different cultures: a case study in Geometry with Chinese and Italian students

2011

Metallurgical Evolutions in Hot Forging of Dual Phase Titanium Alloys: Numerical Simulation and Experiments

2015

Titanium forging has been encountering a growing interest in the scientific and industrial communities because of the distinct advantages it provides with respect to machining, in terms of both mechanical properties of the product and material waste, thus significantly reducing the Buy to Fly ratio. In the paper, a numerical FE model, based on a tri-coupled approach and able to predict the microstructural evolutions of the workpiece during the process, is developed and set up. Calculated results are compared to experiments for a few industrial case studies. The final phases distribution in the forged parts is experimentally measured and compared to the FE model output finding satisfying ove…

What limit the research productivity of universities? A case study of a Chinese university

2019

In the era of knowledge economy, university plays an important role in the development of community. Generally, universities are responsible for three missions, i.e. teaching, research and social service. Among them, research lunes at the centre, which provides latest intellectual products for teaching on one hand, and supports social service with advanced practices on the other hand. Critical and influential as it is, after investigation we found that the research productivity of the leading research universities in China is quite stable and thus may not meet the expectation of stakeholders. To address this issue, first we conduct an unstructured interview to conclude the limiting factors …

The impact of COVID ‐19 on franchising in emerging markets: An example from Brazil

2020

The outbreak of COVID‐19, the disease caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, has had significant economic, political, and social consequences worldwide. The franchising sector, consisting mostly of retail and service businesses, is an example of an industry that has been deeply affected. The experiences of franchising stakeholders in Brazil highlight the strengths of the franchising model in such situations. This investigation, based on primary data from webinars with food service, education, retail, and business‐to‐business service companies in Brazil, coupled with reports from commercial and franchising entities, reveals how the COVID‐19 outbreak has affected the franchising sector. It illustrat…

Introducing a strategic perspective in lean thinking applications through system dynamics modelling: the dynamic Value Stream Map

2020

PurposeLean Thinking is an operation management discipline which aims to identify, map and analyse the activities forming a process to detect “value waste” and outline the most effective flow of activities to execute in sequence. Process mapping is often developed in lean projects through the use of the Value Stream Map (VSM). Like many other management tools, the VSM adopts a static and non-systemic perspective in the representation of an organizational process. This may result in the implementation of Lean projects inconsistent with the overall organizational long-term strategy, thus leading to dysfunctional performance. In order to overcome this limit, the paper suggests combining VSM wi…

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VS DESIGNER: THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON DESIGN PRACTICE

2021

Technological advances, including the use of possibilities offered by artificial intelligence (AI), have become an area of strategic importance and a key driver of economic development. AI today has been integrated into a variety of economies, the design industry is no exception: AI is being increasingly applied in the development of design products and services. However, as technological breakthroughs rapidly shift the borders between the work tasks performed by humans and those performed by machines and algorithms, global labor markets are undergoing major transformations. This raises the question: how are these changes affecting and will continue to affect designers’ work in the future? …

Refleksja na temat terapeutycznych aspektów twórczości literackiej dzieci w młodszym wieku szkolnym

2016

Celem głównym prezentowanych na potrzeby opracowania badań jest: określenie terapeutycznych aspektów twórczości literackiej dzieci w młodszym wieku szkolnym. W początkowej części artykułu przedstawiono wybrane rozważania teoretyczne skupiające się na zagadnieniu twórczości człowieka, jej roli w procesie autokreacji oraz jej wymiaru terapeutycznego. Stanowią one tło dla badań własnych, opisanych w dalszej części tekstu. W badaniach wykorzystano metodę indywidualnych przypadków, będącą odmianą metody biograficznej. Przeprowadzając badania z zastosowaniem metody indywidualnych przypadków, posłużono się technikami wywiadu oraz analizy wytworów. Narzędziem badawczym w technice wywiadu był kwesti…

Il reporting per segmenti nei settori del trasporto pubblico locale e della cura della salute. Esperienze a confronto.

2020

This paper examines issues of cost and revenue allocation that arise when segment reporting is carried out in local public transportation and healthcare companies. It also presents reports by segment schemes that can be used by companies operating in the aforementioned sectors. The research was carried out with the qualitative methods of participant observation and document analysis. this study focuses on the-oretical principles that have been derived from experiences carried out in the design and implementation of a segment reporting system in two companies operating in the public transportation and healthcare sectors. The analysis of the issues and solu-tions adopted by the companies obse…

Tackling wicked problems in performance management and governance of public health: an empirical analysis of COVID-19 vaccination strategies

2023

PurposePublic health strategies and activities are intrinsically complex. According to the literature, this “wickedness” depends on the different interests and expectations of the stakeholders and the community, the fragmented governance of the related services and the challenges in measuring and assessing public health outcomes. Existent performance measures and management systems for public health are not designed to cope with wickedness since they are mainly focused on inputs and outputs, neglecting broader outcomes because of their long-term impact and the poor accountability of results. This research aims to tackle this shortfall by adopting a dynamic performance management (DPM) appro…