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Valiant, vital and virtuous : A time-snap review
2020
A time-snap review – moments captured pictorially – means the creation of multi-layered observation. The enquiring gaze then extends beyond the present moment: to its existential roots. However, it is not a question of presenting an historical list, a collection of topics of various types and periods. Of course, understanding the present also requires knowledge of the people and events of the past. In this way it also becomes possible to study the recurring nature of existence. Can war-related travel also count as cultural travel? Is it possible to talk about war tourism? Presumably, in many countries the answer to this will be positive. It relates to the history of ideas and also to nation…
University Management with Focus on Multicriteria Performance Evaluation: Illustration in the Brazilian Context
2015
Public universities have been facing situations that impel them to improvements in its management towards excellence in reaching, with quality, the objectives for which they were constituted, i.e., to offer teaching, research and extension. In this context, it is up to the managers of the universities to act proactively. The literature points out that the internal control systems are managerial tools capable of providing information for the manager’s actions in his/her activity; however we notice that the academic literature devoted to this demand is still scarce, especially as regards support for decision-making considering organizational specificities. Given the importance of the manager'…
Two pathways, one patient; UK asthma guidelines
2018
The first widely disseminated ‘asthma guideline’ came out of Australia and New Zealand in 1989,1 followed shortly by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) in 1990,2 the United States National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Expert Panel Report in 19913 and the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) strategy document in 1995.4 All have benefited from regular updates, the BTS collaborating with the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) since 2003, most recently in 2016.5 Each new iteration of the asthma guidelines was written by experts in the field and based on best available evidence. It is not known whether these guidelines (or any others) have improved the care of people with asthm…
3D digitization of transparent objects by polalization techniques in IR & by triangulation in UV
2011
Two non-conventional methods for the 3D digitization of transparent objects via non-contact measurement are reported in this thesis. 3D digitization is a well acknowledged technique for opaque objects and various commercial solutions based on different measurement approaches are available in the market offering different types of resolution at different prices. Since these techniques require a diffused or lambertian surface, their application to transparent surfaces fails. Indeed, rays reflected by the transparent surface are perturbed by diverse inter-reflections induced by the refractive properties of the object. Therefore, in industrial applications like quality control, the transparent …
Performance-based research funding: Evidence from the largest natural experiment worldwide
2023
A performance-based research funding system (PRFS) is a nationwide incentive scheme that promotes and rewards university research performance through competition for government funding. The UK’s PRFS, currently the Research Excellence Framework (REF), is considered the oldest, largest and most developed payment-by-results system in academia worldwide. Surprisingly, and despite the strong criticisms, little has been done to quantitatively and casually evaluate the intended and unintended effects of the PRFSs. In this paper, we evaluate the incremental impact of the REF 2014 in the fields of Economics and Business. We use a synthetic control method to compare the performance of UK universitie…
Open Access & Research Assessment: Implementing OA for REF2021
2017
British Research Excellence Framework 2021 and it´s implications to deposit and access requirements of research publications.
Mission Statements in Top Higher Education Institutions—What Do They Have in Common?
2021
The present paper envisages an analysis of the main goals and future directions of action in the higher education sector at world level. In recent years higher education institutions apply professional management principles and guide their activities using business specific strategic tools. Starting from the fact that higher education institutions can learn from the best, the purpose of the paper is to analyze the main directions included in the mission statements of the top 150 higher education institutions at world level, according to rankings. The two main objectives of the analysis are: (a) to identify the main directions included in the mission statements of the best universities in th…
Future directions in solid state chemistry: report of the NSF-sponsored workshop
2002
Abstract A long-established area of scientific excellence in Europe, solid state chemistry has emerged in the US in the past two decades as a field experiencing rapid growth and development. At its core, it is an interdisciplinary melding of chemistry, physics, engineering, and materials science, as it focuses on the design, synthesis and structural characterization of new chemical compounds and characterization of their physical properties. As a consequence of this inherently interdisciplinary character, the solid state chemistry community is highly open to the influx of new ideas and directions. The inclusionary character of the field’s culture has been a significant factor in its continu…
A model of quality management self‐assessment: an exploratory research
2005
PurposeContinuous improvement is a primary principle in total quality management. It is applied to all aspects of the organisation including products, processes, and even the management of the firm. In this context, quality management self‐assessment is a useful tool for fostering the continuous improvement of the whole company, comparing its activities and results with an excellence model. However, little is known about the variables and relationships underlying self‐assessment application. This paper tries to shed light on this topic.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology is an exploratory case study. Three Spanish organisations with a broad experience in self‐assessment application a…
TQM self-assessment evolves and promotes strategic learning at Ericsson España S.A.
2003
Self-assessment is a comprehensive, systematic, and regular review of an organization's activities and results in reference to a business excellence model. This process allows the organization to clearly discern its strengths and deficiencies, launch improvement plans, and monitor their progress. When organizations repeatedly carry out this cycle of evaluation and action taking, they can achieve genuine and sustained improvement. Many firms have found self-assessment to be an important tool for fostering continuous improvement, one of the fundamental principles of total quality management (TQM). Indeed, self-assessment has been employed by the winners of the most important quality awards—th…