...| Research Article Review | Proactive encouragement of interdisciplinary research teams in a business school environment: strategy and results | | | Research Article Review Proactive encouragement of interdisciplinary research teams in a business school environment: strategy and results Author: Susan M. Adams, Nathan C. Carter, Charles R. Hadlock, Dominique M. Haughton and George Sirbu Introduction: This article describes the importance of interdisciplinary research and teaching that has become a common theme in assessing the state of modern university. The US National Academies have issued a self described ‘call to action’ to universities to upgrade their attention to this issue and the retiring president of the International Economics Association has argued strongly for more to be done to connect the disciplines. Many academic work of business school faculty still tends to focus on the interests of disciplinary academic journals. The pressures for a disciplinary focus encourage individual investigators to pursue common phenomena. It is convenient to view cross-disciplinary collaboration using a social network Paradigm. Research findings indicate that, in general, diverse teams promote more innovative solutions provided they can work well together. Individuals working on teams are bridge to external resources from their own social networks. In this way a team benefits from members that have connections to outside networks that can provide access to additional...
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...Business Research Article In January 2011, Michelle Johnston, Kendra Reed, and Kate Lawrence wrote the article Team Listening Environment (TLE) scale for the Journal of Business Communication. The origin and findings of this case study from these three women are examined in the below writing. Research Problem and Purpose This pioneering study was based on the listening environment within teams and inspired the research to fully develop and validate a Team Listening Environment (TLE) scale. The authors define TLE as the individual’s perception of behaviors demonstrating genuine attention and understanding by team members (Johnston, Reed, Lawrence, p.6). The purpose of this scale is to expand current research by creating awareness to the correlation between the value of team listening and achieving organizational success. The scale’s purpose is also for management’s use as a tool for accessing listening environments and improving organizational/team performance. The Team Listening Environment (TLE) Scales is just one of many examples of how research can be beneficial to the operation and success of Business. By being able to provide a correlation between the listening environment and organizational success, many businesses will have an opportunity to improve the team dynamic in the workplace and help managers solve problems effectively. Research Question Past research has focused on the individual’s ability to listen and the ability to listen has become recognized as...
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...Critique of Selected Epidemiological Research Article Guidelines Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide learners the opportunity to utilize epidemiological and biostatistical principles to critique the following research article and critique the components of the research design to determine if the design supports the research question. Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: (CO#4) Distinguish population-specific skills, understandings, and integrative abilities for genomic and primary healthcare screening of selected aggregate populations. (PO 11) (CO#5) Analyze community resources related to abnormal screening results in selected aggregate populations. (PO 2) (CO#6) Assess diverse populations within a community to ascertain health behaviors, interventions, and resources that affect health promotion and maintenance of selected aggregate populations. (PO 1) (CO#7) Detail graphs and numerical summaries as descriptive statistical aids in determining a course of action relative to selected aggregate populations. (PO 7) (CO#8) Define probability concepts and standard probability distributions to formulate a course of action relative to selected aggregate populations. (PO 4) (CO#11) Generate hypotheses, equate appropriate statistical tests, assess the validity of the tests, and use test results to decide on a course of action relative to selected aggregate populations. (PO 7) (CO#12) Differentiate parametric...
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...The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States that established the functions of the national government. Under the Articles of Confederation, our national government possessed countless issues over money, land, and the vulnerability of the government. As a result of borrowing arms during the Revolutionary War, the United States were in debt to other nations. Congress could request funds from the states, but they often refused as they were not forced to. The Continental Congress thought of a solution to raise funds would be printing paper money. Though, continental dollars became worthless as it was not backed up by gold or silver....
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...Psychological Science, Vol. 8, No. 2, 4953. 1 Tito Carlos 404044140 October 18, 2013 Research Article Annotation: Aging & The Situational Model In Gabriel Radvansky’s article, Aging, Memory, and Comprehension, he addresses the changes in the ability of adults to recollect and comprehend as they age. In this study, comprehension and memory are the two key variables studied. These variables were assessed in three levels: 1. The Surface level: the actual words that are used during dialogue. 2. The Intermediate levelPropositional Abstraction: different forms of dialogue, such as passive and aggressive versions of a sentence, but have the same meaning. 3. The Highest levelthe Situational Model: incorporates information from the previous levels and is guided by the understanding of why events occur. This research is guided by the common societal thought that older adults perform poorly, in terms of comprehension and memory, than younger adults. This study is not experimental because the author uses findings from other research to support his argument and does not perform his own experiments but instead theorizes an idea through the work of others. There are no subjects but Radvansky distinguishes, “younger adults” from “older adults.” However, he does not specify the age ranges of these categories. Before reading this article, I had the mentality that adults remember less as they age. This article portrays another perspective that as age increases, wisdom is also accumulated. In this study...
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...Running Head: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ARTICLE CRITIQUE Qualitative Research Article Critique Corey J. Ivany (MUN ID#: 009435660) Education 6100 Memorial University of Newfoundland Abstract This paper is an academic critique of a qualitative research article written by Karen Dorgan (2004) entitled: A Year in the Life of an Elementary School: One School’s Experiences in Meeting New Mathematics Standards. Throughout the course of the 1999-2000 school year, Dorgan observed and interviewed teachers who were members of the faculty of an economically and racially diverse elementary school in Virginia. The purpose behind the case study was to examine how the changes in the state Standards of Learning would effect pedagogical decision making, teaching and learning, and methods of instruction and evaluation. My evaluation/critique of this article is an holistic interpretation of the study as an example of a qualitative research project and is based on my understandings of this type of study from my involvement in Education 6100: Research and Design Methods from Memorial University of Newfoundland. My concern is to develop a systematic and analytical discussion based around the degree to which this case study exemplifies the characteristics of qualitative research. Qualitative Research Article Critique In her article A Year in the Life of an Elementary School: One School’s Experiences in Meeting New Mathematics Standards, Karen Dorgan (2004)...
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...Methodological differences between questionnaire & interviews are seen as having differing & possibility complementary strengths & weaknesses. While questionnaires are usually views as a more objective research tool that can produce generalizable results because of large sample sizes, results can be threatened by many factors including: faulty questionnaire design; sampling and non – responses errors; biased, questionnaire design & wording; respondent unreliability; ignorance, misunderstanding, or bias, errors in coding, processing & statistical analysis; and faulty interpretation of results. Questionnaire research can be seen as over-reliant on instruments & thus, disconnected from everyday life, with measurement processes creating a spurious /artificial sense of accuracy. Neither are interviews neutral tools; here data are based on personal interactions which lead to negotiated & contextually based results. While interviews provide context where participants can ask for clarification, elaborate in ideas, & explain perspectives in their own words, the interview can use questioning to lead or manipulate, interviewee responses. Due to the interpersonal nature of the interview context, participants may be more likely to respond in ways they deem socially desirable. Since most qualitative studies name relatively sample size, the results can be difficult to replicate or generalize. Further differences between the two methods can occur through the coding...
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...Running head: LITERATURE SEARCH TO LOCATE RESEARCH ARTICLE According to the reports published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injury Centre (2007), falls are the third most common cause of unintentional injury death across all age groups and the first leading cause among people 65 years and older (Tzeng, H., & Yin, C. (2008). A hospital can be a dangerous and erratic place for inpatients because of its unfamiliar physical environment (different from their home settings) and because of changes in patients’ medical conditions as related to their physical and psychological health and sensory systems (Tzeng, H., & Yin, C. (2008). The following research articles focus on the nurses’ role in preventing and managing patient falls in the hospitals. As part of the assignment abstract from the articles are included. Literature Search 1: Nurses’ Solutions to Prevent Inpatient Fall in Hospital Rooms. Abstract Patient fall rates are perceived as the indicator that could be most improved through nurse-led safety strategies or interventions. A safety-driven design with a goal to prevent inpatient fall-related injuries should be a hospital design principle. In this qualitative study, researchers used inductive and deductive methods to understand the clinically accessible solutions to minimize the extrinsic risk factors of inpatient falls. The findings from the nurse interviews were compared with the intervention strategies toward...
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...Business Related Discipline Research Articles Qing Tian I. Introduction Business and economics papers have made a significant contribution to the development of the corporations and economics growth. However, it may be difficult for the readers to fully understand the materials if the structure of the papers is very complicated. In recent decades, there is an increasing trend in the complicacy of business and economics papers (Ellison, 2000). This phenomenon will induce more complexity in comprehending profound research papers. Regarding it, some basic models have been invented to give a general guideline of the building blocks of the research papers. For example, for writing an introduction of an article, Swales (1990) introduced a rhetorical pattern called create-a-research-space (CARS) which segments the introduction into three major parts, namely move 1, 2 and 3. The move 1 aims to give a background information of the topic of the research paper, depicting a general picture of which area the paper will fall into. The next move known as niche basically serves to connect move 1 and 3, illustrating the motive and inspiration of the paper (Swales & Feak, 2012). Followed by niche is the main purpose of the article. By presenting in either a purposive or descriptive way, the author can show a ultimate goal of the article. However, although some kinds of standardizations have been made to formalize the research papers, the construction of journals articles may vary extremely across...
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...Qualitative Research Article Critique Marianne Green Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS 433V July 21, 2012 Qualitative Research Article Critique Deciding to proceed with a surgical procedure is not always easy to achieve. Financial concerns are considered due to the time off of work that is necessary for the recovery process. Reduction in income due to surgical procedures can place a hardship on society as well as the patient. The following paper is a critique of a qualitative research article published in 2010 by BMC Gastroenterology titled “Assessing factors influencing return back to work after cholecystectomy” (Keus, De Vries, Gooszen, & Van Laarhoven, 2010). Problem Statement For the past one-hundred years open cholecystectomy (OC) was considered a safe surgical standardized procedure. Then in the 1970’s came the small incision cholecystectomy (SIC) which had a significant decrease in post-operative complications. Before the SIC could really gain popularity, came the laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The LC procedure soon gained immense popularity and became the surgery of choice. However, both SIC and LC procedures are preferred because they typically require less hospital stay and quicker return to work times (Keus et al., 2010). This study was conducted due to the increase in financial burden on society due to the increase in indirect costs associated with the employee’s sick leave. The clinical problem is the extended...
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...Research Article: Standard Tracheal Secretion Assessment versus an acoustic Secretion Detector Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation are life-saving procedures in patients with respiratory insufficiency. But this can profoundly impair the defensive mechanisms which keep the lower respiratory tract sterile, increasing the risk of bacterial colonization and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Although endotracheal suctioning is a standard of care in all mechanically ventilated patients, clear guidelines regarding the technique and timing of suctioning are lacking. The applicable American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) guideline suggests that endotracheal suctioning should be performed at some minimum frequency or when clinically indicated. Since endotracheal suctioning can cause hypoxemia, mechanical trauma, bronchospasm, and hemodynamic instability, an accurate assessment of the need for suctioning might decrease the frequency of suctioning complications. TBA Care is a novel device designed to generate a signal when secretions are present in the respiratory tract of an intubated patient, indicating the need for endotracheal suctioning. This is the first prospective randomized trial to compare different indications for endotracheal suctioning. This study compares the efficacy of TBA Care in detecting the presence of secretions in the airways to standard indications, and tested the hypothesis that different suctioning indications could impact the incidence of...
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...Topic: The purpose of the Learning Journal is to encourage you to think and write about what you have read and discussed in class and how it pertains to your work. After lectures 1-3, 4-7 and 8-10 you will write one journal. In the journal, you will write an account of the key learnings that you derived from the lectures. You will endeavour to make useful connections between what was discussed in the class and your present and past experiences in your work place. You should consider working and experimenting with one or two concepts from each lecture in an effort to improve your performance or the performance of your team or the wider organisation. Format: The entries should be written in a word document in font 12, double spaced. Each entry is a dialogue between yourself and Jolyon Allen, the course lecturer, who will mark the learning journal and provide feedback for you to consider when you write the next journal. Your entries will be strictly confidential. You are expected to use some of the key concepts you discussed in the lectures. You are not expected to write in a strictly formal academic manner but your writing should be clear and well-organised. For this assignment you will not need to adhere to formal referencing systems but should acknowledge your sources. After each journal, re-read the journal and reflect on the feedback you have received from the lecturer before preparing your next journal. Journals are to be handed in hard copy at Lectures 4 and...
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...August the 2nd 1990 Saddam Hussains forces crashed the defenses of oil rich Kuwait in fear of an Iraqi invasion into Saudi Arabia. The United States and her coalition allies poured into the Arabian Peninsula to form a deterrent that would be known as Desert Shield. The result was a series of diplomatic talks, negotiations and count negotiations that rapidly declined into a no hope situation. On August the 17th 1991 the Desert Shield became Desert Storm. The conflict was witnessed by millions through the IF, CNN and the BBC showing propaganda of the systematic eradication of Saddam's forces by a coalition far superior in technological, political and economic power. However what was little known was that from the outset the war was engineered, controlled and manipulated by an elite group. A group which had created the illusion of a man with power at the head of a million strong army on the verge of going nuclear. A man who had gained control of the 1/5 of the World's oil overnight. However in reality he was merely a pawn in amongst many pawns. Just a puppet in a grand master plan with the Gulf War as a well orchestrated stepping stone. The orchestrates of the War were by no means strangers to controlling major World events. In fact they have done so for centuries. From the shadows they have engineered every major war, revolution and recession. They control everything you read, everything you hear and everything you see. They have managed to indoctrinate an entire populace...
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...A Guide on How to write a research paper 1. Establish Your Topic * Genuinely interests you. * Read and think about what you'd like to do. * Narrow it down to something more manageable (e.g.: Too general: Ancient Egypt. Revised: The building of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. * Brainstorming to get ideas. 2. Identify the goal of the paper * An argumentative research paper: argues for one point of view. The issue should be debatable with a logical counter argument. * An analytical research paper: offers a fresh look at an important issue to persuade audience that it is important. 3. Look for Sources of Information * Books, magazine articles, and internet articles. * A research paper should use at least four sources. * The academic credibility of a source could be considered. * Make note of page numbers, URLs, and quotable passages for citation. 4. Read Your Sources and Take Notes * Use index cards to relate ideas from different sources. * Keep source information on the other side of the cards. * Use quotation marks for “copy/paste” to avoid PLAGIARISM. * Organize your note cards by subtopic to make an outline. 5. Write a First Draft * Table of contents. * Introduction (let the reader know what the topic is, inform the reader about your point of view, arouse the reader's curiosity to read more). * Body (Limit each paragraph to one main idea, prove your points continually by using specific...
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