Search results for " Effectivenes"

Energy and economic assessment of a small domestic wind turbine in Palermo

2016

The cost effectiveness of micro-wind technology is closely linked to the annual energy production plants, which strongly depends on the wind characteristics and on the morphological properties of the installation site. The power curve of a wind turbine, supplied by manufacturers, characterizes the theoretical energy performance that it should have at a particular site. The behavior of a wind turbine in the field is affected by the speed but also by wind direction variations. At each change of direction and speed, the turbine will try to adapt to new conditions and the phase transition negatively influences the energy production. In order to experimentally confirm what above mentioned, the a…

Intercultural competence as a succes factor of virtual multicultural teams : a case study on the team effectiveness of global HR teams

2010

This study’s main objective is to construct a model of intercultural competence for global virtual teams in order to investigate the influence of intercultural competence on multicultural virtual team effectiveness. This objective was investigated in two ways: Firstly, by reviewing existing models and concepts with the goal of listing contents of intercultural competence that improve the virtual multicultural team effectiveness sustainably. The findings in this section have been that all team members need to have a certain degree of intercultural competence. Intercultural competence is a set of skills, attitudes and knowledge which is developed gradually by experience and will never be comp…

Effectiveness of adalimumab for ulcerative colitis: A multicentre, retrospective study of clinical practice in Italy.

2022

Abstract Background Adalimumab is used to treat ulcerative colitis, but additional effectiveness and safety data are needed. Patients and methods This retrospective study considered adults with ulcerative colitis treated with adalimumab at 19 hospitals. Clinical data were collected from the start of treatment, after 2, 6 and 12 months, and at the last visit. Outcome measures of effectiveness were treatment duration, reasons for discontinuation and colectomy. Results We studied 381 patients treated with adalimumab for a median of 12.1 months. Disease activity at the start of treatment was moderate to severe in 262 cases (68.8%) and endoscopic activity was moderate to severe in 339 cases (89.…

Is Training Effective? Evaluating Training Effectiveness in Call Centers

2015

Due to complex, competitive and crucial nature of call center jobs, organizations in services industry are spending more resources than ever on staff training and development. This is the case also in Call Center Representative Training. However, although organizations invest billions of dollars every year in training, no concrete evaluation framework exists to adequately quantify the impact of Call Center Representative (Henceforth CCR) training on actual job performance. Filling this gap, current study attempts to develop a framework to evaluate training programs in the context of call center industry using Kirkpatrick’s learning and training evaluation model. Developed framework is then …

Unique Problems Require Unique Solutions—Models and Problems of Linking School Effectiveness and School Improvement

2022

The article aims to outline the proposals for linking school effectiveness research and school improvement that are currently relevant in international discussion and to ask how they deal with the ‘technology deficit’ at the level of model improvement. We will first show the difference between school improvement and school effectiveness. Then, we outline areas showing basic problems associated with linking school effectiveness and school improvement. After that, we present a summary of two relevant models for linking school effectiveness research and school improvement—Comprehensive Framework of Effective School Improvement and Dynamic Model of Educational Effectiveness&md…

Factors affecting simulator-training effectiveness

2002

Stormwater Source Control as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: State of the Practice and Perceived Trends

2005

The primary objective of the paper is to draw upon the experiences acquired in many parts of the world to provide an up-to-date summary of the state of the practice for source control techniques and approaches, in a sustainable development context. After a discussion of the prevailing context for urban drainage approaches, three main themes covering techniques and design criteria, institutional aspects and performance issues are discussed relative to source control implementation. The discussion is based on findings from the compilation and analysis of available literature, recently developed databases, the experience of the different members of the SOCOMA group and recent research on desig…

Spatially dynamic forest management to sustain biodiversity and economic returns.

2014

Production of marketed commodities and protection of biodiversity in natural systems often conflict and thus the continuously expanding human needs for more goods and benefits from global ecosystems urgently calls for strategies to resolve this conflict. In this paper, we addressed what is the potential of a forest landscape to simultaneously produce habitats for species and economic returns, and how the conflict between habitat availability and timber production varies among taxa. Secondly, we aimed at revealing an optimal combination of management regimes that maximizes habitat availability for given levels of economic returns. We used multi-objective optimization tools to analyze data fr…

Emerging and Traditional Donors in the ‘Post-Busan’ Context: Assessing Brazil’s and Finland’s Cooperation Practices in Mozambique

2015

At the same time as the ‘emerging donors’ have gained relevance in the development cooperation system, they have also challenged established principles of aid. This article compares Brazil's and Finland's development cooperation practices in the light of recent global tendencies in the aid architecture. Based on empirical research carried out in Mozambique, Brazil, and Finland, the article gives a detailed review of the institutional and historical settings of each bilateral cooperation. The authors then analyse how two central concepts reinforced during the Busan High Level Forum have been put into practice by a ‘new emerging’ and a ‘traditional Nordic’ donor. For ‘development effectivenes…

La publicidad actual: retos y oportunidades

2012

El entorno publicitario ha cambiado considerablemente en los últimos años: nuevos medios y herramientas, nuevos soportes, nuevos comportamientos de los consumidores, nuevas necesidades de los anunciantes… Estos y otros factores del macro entorno están obligando a los agentes implicados en el sector publicitario a emprender nuevos caminos y estrategias con las que alcanzar de forma más eficaz sus objetivos. Las agencias de publicidad en concreto han tenido que evolucionar considerablemente en los últimos años para poder satisfacer unas necesidades crecientes de sus clientes. La optimización de recursos, incluidos los económicos, la especialización o la capacidad para ofrecer nuevos servicios…