Search results for "Human resources"

Prediction of arrival times and human resources allocation for container terminal

2011

Increasing competition in the container shipping sector has meant that terminals are having to equip themselves with increasingly accurate analytical and governance tools. A transhipment terminal is an extremely complex system in terms of both organisation and management. Added to the uncertainty surrounding ships’ arrival time in port and the costs resulting from over-underestimation of resources is the large number of constraints and variables involved in port activities. Predicting ships delays in advance means that the relative demand for each shift can be determined with greater accuracy, and the basic resources then allocated to satisfy that demand. To this end, in this article we pro…

The role of therapist and patient in-session behavior for treatment outcome in exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder with ag…

2018

Objective There is a very limited amount of research on the relationship between therapist and patient in-session behavior and treatment outcome in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for panic disorder with agoraphobia (PD/AG). Additionally, the findings tend to be inconclusive. This study investigates the association between therapist competence, adherence, patient interpersonal behavior, and therapeutic alliance and outcome in a low-control CBT setting by using comprehensive measures. Methods Twenty-six patients with PD/AG received 12 sessions of exposure-based CBT. With regard to the outcome, treatments were classified either as problematic or nonproblematic by means of distinct criteria…

La motivación de los entrenadores deportivos: un estudio desde la teoría de la autodeterminación

2013

El objetivo del estudio consistió en analizar, en una muestra formada por 506 entrenadores, sus percepciones de: satisfacción de necesidades, percepción de utilidad, motivación autodeterminada, y promoción del bienestar de sus deportistas, así como las diferencias en función del sexo, edad y tipo de deporte. También se analizó si las relaciones entre las variables analizadas correspondían a los postulados de la Teoría de la Autodeterminación (TA) (Deci y Ryan, 1985a, b; 2000; Ryan y Deci, 2007). El análisis descriptivo indicó que los entrenadores en general obtuvieron altos niveles de satisfacción de necesidades, percepción de utilidad, motivación autodeterminada, y promoción del bienestar,…

Validez de instrumento para medir la competencia territorial. Matriz READI para la autoevaluación de territorios competentes

2021

El artículo presenta el diseño metodológico seguido para el análisis de la validez y fiabilidad de una matriz cuya finalidad es la de permitir a los territorios autoevaluar su grado de competencia potencial para la consecución de objetivos ligados al desarrollo local. Se ha seguido un diseño de estudio descriptivo de construcción de conceptos, dimensiones e indicadores y de verificación de escalas multidimensionales a través de análisis factorial y validez de constructo. El análisis cuantitativo realizado combinado con aportaciones cualitativas de personas expertas, concluye que la matriz es un instrumento válido y confiable para su cometido.

Design management capability and product innovation in SMEs

2013

[Purpose]: The aim of this paper is to present design management as a dynamic capability and to analyze its mediating role between organizational learning capability and product innovation performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). [Design/methodology/approach]: Structural equation modeling is used to test the research hypotheses based on data from the Italian and Spanish ceramic tile industries. The data are derived from the responses of 182 companies (50 percent of the target population) to a questionnaire addressed to Product Development Managers and Human Resource Managers. [Findings]: The results suggest that organizational learning capability enhances product innovation throu…

Progress in language teaching

2018

Designing Dialogs Around Picture Book Apps

2019

In Norwegian kindergartens there is a strong emphasis on communication and language stimulation. In this educational context the reading of picture book apps offers an opportunity for extended dialogs, which have great didactic potential in that they integrate language knowledge with cultural knowledge. In this chapter we discuss what dimensions of the picture book text (words and pictures), medium (app on digital tablet) and situation (adult-child relations) that the teacher needs to take into consideration when designing dialogs to encourage early language and literacy development in kindergarten. This work represents the first phase of a major innovation project that will develop a resea…

Ethical Competence and Possibilities of Dialogic Education

2015

<p>This article is dedicated to the possibilities of shaping ethical competence through dialogic education. The problem of shaping a future specialist’s ethical competence in many respects depends on the quality of teaching ethics as a training discipline as well as on the teaching methods. Dialogic education is the most promising form of moral values introduction and ethical competence development.</p><p> </p>

Dialogical patterns of interaction in pre-school classrooms

2012

Abstract The present study set out to identify and examine dialogic educational interactions in Finnish pre-school classrooms. Video recordings of five observed pre-school classrooms that had shown a high or moderate quality of instructional support in literacy, maths and science studies were transcribed for micro-scale qualitative content analysis. Three patterns of teacher–child interaction emerged: first, a pattern characterised by the teacher making it possible for the children to demonstrate their knowledge and competence; second, a pattern characterised by the teacher supporting the children's participation and diverse contributions; and third, a pattern characterised by the teacher a…

Delphi study for the design and validation of a questionnaire about digital competences in higher education

2016

The study of digital competence remains an issue of interest for both the scientific community and the supranational political agenda. This study uses the Delphi method to validate the design of a questionnaire to determine the perceived importance of digital competence in higher education. The questionnaire was constructed from different framework documents in digital competence standards (NETS, ACLR, UNESCO). The triangulation of non-parametric techniques made it possible to consolidate the results obtained through the Delphi panel, the suitability of which was highlighted through the expert competence index (K). The resulting questionnaire emerges as a good tool for undertaking future na…