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Dual Capability EAM for Agility in Business Capability Building : A Systems Theoretical View
2021
Through two cases of IT-enabled business capability building in large enterprises, this paper elucidates how the systems theory approach can explain the enterprise architecture management (EAM) challenge to support business agility. The observation in both of these cases is that a legacy EAM approach does not adapt to a business development scenario involving agility. This leads to a study of the nature of the challenges in EAM when enabling strategic business moves involving new technologies, at the business unit level. For the type of projects as in these cases, we do not find a fitting paradigm in the EAM literature. Suggested solutions are IT bimodality, or Two Speed IT. However, its co…
Status of ceramic breeder pebble bed thermo-mechanics R&D and impact on breeder material mechanical strength
2012
Abstract Among the international fusion solid breeder blanket community, there exists steady progress on the experimental, phenomenological, and numerical characterizations of the pebble bed effective thermo physical and mechanical properties, and of thermomechanic state of the bed under prototypical operating conditions. This paper summarizes recent achievements in pebble bed thermomechanics that were carried out by members of the IEA Fusion Nuclear Technology Subtask I Solid Breeding Blanket. A major goal is on developing predictive capability while identifying a pre-conditioned equilibrium stress state that would warrant pebble bed integrity during operations. The paper reviews and synth…
The Effect of Process Evolution on Capability Study
1996
In today manufacturing scenario the trend to produce with lower and lower tolerance and continuously decrease the defectives rate seems to be irreversible. Then the evaluation of system performances is essential to determine if the process is able to respect our tolerances. With the classical approach this evaluation is realised by considering the process in the in control state and evaluating the capability indices and, consequently, the defectives rate. In this paper the evolution of the process is considered in terms of the mean out-of-control-time, and the real defective rate is evaluated by proposing a new capability index.
Multiperspective Evaluation of Reference Models – Towards a Framework
2003
Within the information systems field, reference models have been known for many years. Despite the relevance of reference model quality, little research has been done on their systematic evaluation. Based on an analysis of prior work on reference model quality, we propose a framework for the multiperspective evaluation of reference models. The framework comprises 15 perspectives. Each perspective is discussed with respect to its strengths and limitations. As well, we provide examples of the types of research that have already been undertaken on each perspective.
Separation properties of continuous maps in codimension 1 and geometrical applications
1992
Abstract Nuno Ballesteros, J.J. and M.C. Romero Fuster, Separation properties of continuous maps in codimension 1 and geometrical applications, Topology and its Applications 46 (1992) 107-111. We show that the image of a proper closed continuous map, f , from an n -manifold X to an ( n + 1)-manifold Y , such that H 1 (Y; Z 2 ) =0 , separates Y into at least two connected components provided the self-intersections set of f is not dense in any connected component of Y . We also obtain some geometrical applications.
I minori tra nuovi e vecchi media
2020
Il contributo presenta il tema generale della sessione coordinata dall'autrice, sottolineando come il rapporto tra infanzia, media ed educazione, sia diventato sempre più attuale. Quasi ogni aspetto della vita dei minori ha una dimensione online, sia attraverso il loro impegno diretto con le TIC sia attraverso la gestione istituzionale di contenuti o servizi che ne influenzano le condizioni di vita. In questo modo diventa sempre più complesso tracciare il confine tra offline e online, ed è per questo che è necessario esaminare in che modo questo ambiente in evoluzione influisca sul benessere e sullo sviluppo dei bambini dei loro diritti. Il dibattito attuale in molte parti del mondo su mino…
Ceramic ethnoarchaeometry in Western Sardinia: Production of cooking ware at Pabillonis
2015
Ceramic ethnoarchaeology has been used to explore fully the chaîne opératoire and to understand all of the stages and factors involved in pottery production, such as raw material selection or paste recipes used by the potters. This work presents the results of the application of compositional analysis undertaken in the village of Pabillonis (western Sardinia, Italy), the main cooking ware production centre of the island. Pottery and local clays have been characterized using a combination of analytical techniques. By integrating the ethnographic information and the archaeometric approach, it was possible to reconstruct the operational sequence, exploring the relationship between the processi…
Covid-19 pandemic impact on income inequality in the Baltic states and its mitigation options
2021
Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Covid-19 pandēmijas ietekme uz iedzīvotāju ienākumu nevienlīdzību un tās mazināšanas iespējas”. Iedzīvotāju ienākumu nevienlīdzība ir aktuāla tēma gan ekonomistu, gan politikas veidotāju vidū. Pēdējos gados problēma ir kļuvusi nozīmīga arī Baltijas valstīs, kur nevienlīdzības rādītāji ir salīdzinoši augsti. Covid-19 pandēmija 2020. gadā ietekmēja valstu ekonomisko darbību, palielināja bezdarbu un samazināja daudzu cilvēku ienākumus, tāpēc pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot, kā Covid-19 pandēmija ir ietekmējusi arī Baltijas valstu iedzīvotāju ienākumu nevienlīdzību. Darba autore secina, ka Covid-19 pandēmija nav būtiski palielinājusi ienākumu nevienlīdzību Latvijā un Ba…
La acción social ante la crisis global
2010
La crisis global exige profundas mutaciones en todos los subsistemas de la sociedad, y requiere de nuevas conceptualizaciones, mapas conceptuales y transiciones técnicas en el ámbito de la intervención social. A partir de las convulsiones del Estado de Bienestar, de las reducciones presupuestarias, del aumento de las demandas en situación de emergencia, de las exigencias de la cultura actual del derecho y de los procesos de mundialización, se recrea el lugar de la acción social: como atención a las privaciones, despliegue de las capacidades y fomento de la acción conjunta. Asimismo, se necesita abrir la acción social a distintos actores: al Estado con sus administraciones, al mercado con su…
The Sport for All Ideal: A Tool for Enhancing Human Capabilities and Dignity
2014
Abstract Sport, as a child of modernity, is intertwined with typically modern elements, such as the search for universality, competition, and the fascination for measurement. As modernity is essentially defined, in legal and moral terms, as a search for universally grounded moral principles or basic human rights, modern sports are widely seen as a means to promote typically modern values such as dignity. This paper conceives of the term "dignity" in light of the capabilities approach upheld by Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen. According to these authors, dignity is conferred according to certain human basic capabilities that we all are entitled to. This is the reason why this article explore…