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Adapting Practices from Qualitative Research to Tell a Compelling Story: A Practical Framework for Conducting a Literature Review
(The Qualitative Report, 2021-05-06) Kalpokas Matulaityte, Neringa; Radivojevic, Ivana; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Despite the literature review being a common task for researchers, the actual process of conducting a quality literature review can easily be taken for granted. In effort to help qualitative researchers, this paper presents a practical framework for conducting a literature review that stems from qualitative research practices. As a literature review is essentially an analysis of rich textual information, qualitative research concepts, and skills can be creatively applied to the process of conducting a literature review. The present paper aims to share the fruits of qualitative analysis with researchers from all disciplines so that they may make sense of this rich information and tell a coherent and compelling story regarding their own analysis. In particular, this paper outlines foundational similarities between qualitative research and literature reviews and then proceeds to provide adaptable guidelines for connecting qualitative research skills to carrying out a rigorous literature review. We hope to incite curiosity and reflection on how qualitative research skills can be valuable beyond just analyzing qualitative data.
Carry the past into the future: the effects of CEO temporal focus on succession planning in family firms
(Springer, 2022-06) Lu, Feifei; Kwan, Ho Kwong; Ma, Bin; National Natural Science Foundation of China; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
In this study,the relationship between CEO temporal focus and family business succession planning is examined and the moderating effects of family interactions and environmental uncertainty are assessed. Based on data from 198 CEOs of family businesses and additional data from 15 semi-structured interviews in China,we find that CEO temporal focus (i.e.,past,present,or future focus) is positively associated with succession planning. In addition,family interactions strengthen the relationship between CEO past focus and succession planning and weaken the relationship between CEO future focus and succession planning. Moreover,in uncertain environments,past-focused CEOs are more likely to plan for succession than present-focused CEOs. The theoretical contributions and practical implications of the study are also discussed. © 2021,The Author(s).
Contingencies in the effects of job-based pay dispersion on employee attitudes
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023) Kepes, Sven; Jokela, Markus; Tenhiälä, Aino; Academy of Finland; Agencia Estatal de Investigación; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
When does pay dispersion elicit positive or negative employee attitudes? A review of the pay dispersion literature indicates a controversy around this vital question and suggests that numerous contingency factors moderate the effects of pay dispersion. In an empirical study of four Finnish companies consisting of 141 work units,we examine contingencies in attitudinal reactions to job-based pay dispersion among blue-collar workers. Based on archival pay data matched with employee survey responses (n = 536),we find that perceptions of pay basis legitimacy,task interdependence,and an individual's pay standing within the work unit explain the strength and direction of the relation between job-based pay dispersion and employee attitudes (i.e.,work engagement and organizational commitment). Our findings have implications for the design of pay systems and contribute to a better appreciation of the complexities underlying employee attitudinal responses to pay dispersion. © 2023 The Authors. Human Resource Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Del “engaño de masas” de la teoría crítica al “vecindario indefinido” de Bauman
(Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 2019-07-03) Álvarez de Mon, Ignacio; Núñez Ladevéze, Luis; Vázquez Barrio, Tamara; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Introducción. Frente a la atribución al progreso comunicativo de un imperativo políticamente democratizador, Bauman, en su póstuma Retrotopía, describe la red como flujo individualista de autorreproducción expansiva que forma un «vecindario indefinido global» de «servidumbre voluntaria». Método. Análisis fenomenológico del diagnóstico de Bauman mediante revisión de sus obras. Adoptada la perspectiva del «vecindario indefinido», examinar si las tendencias de la red pueden interpretarse como consumismo masivo igualitario o como imperativamente democratizadoras. Resultados. La proposición de que la red global de comunicación interindividual generaliza una «servidumbre voluntaria» merece ser planteada en proyectos de investigación empírica como hipótesis contrastable. Discusión. La red ecuménica de prosumidores que constituye el «vecindario indefinido» en la globalización líquida necesita ser visible en todos los ámbitos sociales y en el mercado. Conclusiones. La condición para establecer una relación entre teoría crítica y empiría es circular: requiere describir la “visibilidad” por medios cuantitativos como suma de elecciones individuales.
Demystifying Qualitative Data Analysis for Novice Qualitative Researchers
(TQR, 2019-04-14) Kalpokas Matulaityte, Neringa; Radivojevic, Ivana; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Qualitative research is a rich and diverse discipline, yet novice qualitative researchers may struggle in discerning how to approach their qualitative data analysis among the plethora of possibilities. This paper presents a foundational model that facilitates a comprehensive yet manageable approach to qualitative data analysis, and it can be applied within an array of qualitative methodologies. Based on an exhaustive review of expert qualitative methodologists, along with our own experience of teaching qualitative research, this model synthesises commonly-used analytic strategies and methods that are likewise applicable to novice qualitative researchers. This foundational model consists of four iterative cycles: The Inspection Cycle, Coding Cycle, Categorisation Cycle, and Modelling Cycle, and memo-writing is inherent to the entire analysis process. Our goal is to offer a solid foundation from which novice qualitative researchers may begin familiarising themselves with the craft of qualitative research and continue discovering methods for making sense of qualitative data
Diurnal preference predicts phase differences in expression of human peripheral circadian clock genes
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2015) Ferrante, Andrew; Gellerman, David; Ay, Ahmet; Woods, Kerri; Filipowicz, Allan; Bearden, Neil; Ingram, Kristian Kenyon; Jain, Kriti; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Background: Circadian rhythms play an integral role in human behavior,physiology and health. Individual differences in daily rhythms (chronotypes) can affect individual sleep-wake cycles,activity patterns and behavioral choices. Diurnal preference,the tendency towards morningness or eveningness among individuals,has been associated with interpersonal variation in circadian clock-related output measures,including body temperature,melatonin levels and clock gene mRNA in blood,oral mucosa,and dermal fibroblast cell cultures. Methods: Here we report gene expression data from two principal clock genes sampled from hair follicle cells,a peripheral circadian clock. Hair follicle cells from fourteen individuals of extreme morning or evening chronotype were sampled at three time points. RNA was extracted and quantitative PCR assays were used to measure mRNA expression patterns of two clock genes,Per3 and Nr1d2. Results: We found significant differences in clock gene expression over time between chronotype groups,independent of gender or age of participants. Extreme evening chronotypes have a delay in phase of circadian clock gene oscillation relative to extreme morning types. Variation in the molecular clockwork of chronotype groups represents nearly three-hour phase differences (Per3: 2.61 hours; Nr1d2: 3.08 hours,both: 2.86) in circadian oscillations of these clock genes. Conclusions: The measurement of gene expression from hair follicles at three time points allows for a direct,efficient method of estimating phase shifts of a peripheral circadian clock in real-life conditions. The robust phase differences in temporal expression of clock genes associated with diurnal preferences provide the framework for further studies of the molecular mechanisms and gene-by-environment interactions underlying chronotype-specific behavioral phenomena,including social jetlag. © 2015 The Author(s).
Diversidad y pensamiento tribal en organizaciones colaborativas
(Tuners, 2015) Anca, Celia de; Aragón, Salvador; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Los profesores Celia de Anca y Salvador Aragón examinan cómo la colaboración se ha convertido en una de las consignas de la era digital y cómo cocrear, cotrabajar, compartir, codiseñar y copensar son hoy elementos clave de una nueva modalidad de actividad económica. En esta economía colaborativa, las personas organizan cada vez más sus vidas sobre una base colectiva, mezclando vida laboral y personal y operando en pequeños grupos similares a los clanes tradicionales capaces de funcionar con igual facilidad estando próximos o remotos, como si lo global y lo local fueran un continuum. Esta mentalidad colectiva ha cambiado nuestra visión tradicional de la diversidad, que ahora incluye también identidades culturales nuevas donde lo determinante no es solo el origen, también las aspiraciones. De Anca y Aragón llaman a esto «comportamiento tribal» y sugieren cómo canalizarlo en actividad económica, integrándolo de paso en sistemas que exploran y explotan con éxito nuevos escenarios y modelos de negocio.
El anuncio de Ortega y Gasset del progreso regresivo hacia el individualismo en red
(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2021-12-22) Álvarez de Mon, Ignacio; Núñez Ladevéze, Luis; Núñez Canal, Margarita; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
En la Meditación de la técnica i La rebelión de las masas, Ortega y Gasset anticipà que els mitjans de comunicació produïen una interdependència mundial que actualment anome-nem «globalització». Seguint la crítica orteguiana a l’idealisme, el text concep el mitjà de comunicació com una pròtesi afegida al sensori humà que amplia il·limitadament el camp d’observació cenyit als sentits. L’accés generalitzat d’altres cultures al coneixement cientí-fic europeu i la propagació de les pròtesis tècniques en la interacció de la xarxa —un àmbit global de relacions cara a cara sense distància— generen una alteració en la supre-macia cultural que es desplaça de l’Occident a l’Orient, la qual cosa va ser anunciada fa un segle pel filòsof espanyol en presagiar que Europa no manaria al món.Paraules clau: globalització; rebel·lió de les masses; veïnatge universal; eurocentrisme; autonomia científica.
Ensimismamiento y tecnicidad aportaciones recientes para una interpretación sistematizada de la obra de Ortega y Gasset
(Universidad CEU San Pablo, 2022-07-01) Álvarez de Mon, Ignacio; Núñez Ladevéze, Luis; Núñez Canal, Margarita; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
La edición digitalizada de las Obras Completas del Centro de Estudios Orteguianos de la Fundación José Ortega y Gasset, en la que se ha empleado un meticuloso método de trabajo para organizar cronológicamente su labor filosófica y periodística, ha servido de eficaz plataforma para renovar el interés por su labor. Ortega y Gasset pronosticó importantísimos fenómenos, cuya importancia puede actualmente comprobarse, como la aceleración de la técnica, la pérdida de la presencia europea en el mando del mundo, el traspaso a las redes sociales de la rebelión de las masas y la reducción planetaria por el avance de las comunicaciones. El cumplimiento de estas previsiones y la pulcritud de la edición han renovado el interés por estudiar su obra. Un interés que se muestra en la reciente publicación de trabajos que subrayan la originalidad previsora de la filosofía orteguiana. Coinciden en destacar que el meollo que da sentido a su conjunto se encuentra en su filosofía de la técnica. Este trabajo analiza el nuevo enfoque que actualiza la vigencia de la visión del filósofo madrileño centrándola en su concepción de la tecnicidad.
Fintech in Islamic finance: From collaborative finance to community-based finance
(Routledge, 2019) Anca, Celia de; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
This chapter analyses several fundamental aspects of fintech solutions in Islamic finance. It discusses the new collaborative economy and the sociological elements behind this new form of collective economic relationships. The chapter explores collaborative fintech and new forms of technology-driven financial intermediation solutions being launched in the market between capital holders and capital seekers. It explains the opportunities and challenges for Islamic finance. The Islamic financial industry is young, highly technological and with the excess liquidity required to finance innovation. The Islamic finance industry has reacted more quickly than its conventional counterparts, in two fundamental areas; developing innovation in its own capacity and partnering with new Shari‘ah-compliant fintech ventures. Fintech offers a way whereby new technologies can help channel Islamic principles to create a new generation of financial products that can satisfy the demands of future generations. Fintech is revolutionising the financial world through automated complex reasoning mechanisms and new technologies able to make more efficient decision-making procedures.
Formas de hacer, formas de ser y formas de relacionarse, presentes en las prácticas de recursos humanos
(Prisma social, 2019-01-31) Torrijos, Remedios; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Este artículo analiza críticamente, en el marco de los Recursos Humanos, la representación que muestra el discurso escrito de las formas de hacer y de ser de las personas dentro de la empresa. Lo que se plantea es que el discurso de Recursos Humanos puede ser conceptualizado como un dispositivo de poder para que las personas se adapten y se transformen según las necesidades de la empresa. Se utiliza una metodología cualitativa, que se apoya en el análisis de textos escritos, utilizando procesos de categorización, apoyados en el software NVIVO 11. Los resultados muestran el modo en que el discurso crea formas de hacer, ser y modelos de relaciones frágiles, desiguales y en competencia, que hacen imposible el compromiso de las personas con la empresa.
Hiring Temps but Losing Perms? Temporary Worker Inflows and Voluntary Turnover of Permanent Employees
(IE University, 2022-08-19) Elvira, Marta; Visintin, Stefano; Bonet, Rocío; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad; Agencia Estatal de Investigación; European Regional Development Fund; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
This article investigates the effect of hiring temporary workers on the voluntary turnover of permanent employees. It argues that inflows of temporary workers erode the working conditions of permanent employees, prompting their voluntary departure. Using a unique panel dataset of individual-level monthly payroll data over an eight-year period in a sample of Spanish companies, a positive association between temporary worker inflows and the voluntary turnover of permanent workers is found. The results are robust to diverse specifications and are strongest for firms in non-manufacturing sectors and for firms that hire proportionally more low-skilled workers, contexts where the hiring of temporary workers may be more disruptive for permanent employees. Since the hiring of temporary workers is unlikely to threaten the employment of permanent employees in the dual labour market of Spain, the results indicate serious disruption costs associated with temporary hiring in organisations
“I wish I knew what I know now”: Exploring Psychology Undergraduate Students’ Experiences When Learning About Qualitative Research and CAQDAS
(The Qualitative Report, 2020-07-08) Kalpokas Matulaityte, Neringa; Radivojevic, Ivana; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Learning to conduct qualitative research and use computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) can be challenging, which is why it may be more effective to introduce the craft of qualitative research to undergraduate students who have the time and space to learn, even make mistakes, and ultimately build a better understanding for their future studies and careers. There are relatively few published studies sharing insights on teaching qualitative research and CAQDAS to undergraduate students. This descriptive qualitative case study explores students’ experiences in a qualitative research course for undergraduate psychology students, with the aim of discerning how feasible learning both qualitative research and CAQDAS was for these students as well as how they perceived learning about these contents. Data was collected from an online open-ended survey from two consecutive generations of students that completed the course. Students found the course to be a challenging but worthwhile experience: new knowledge and skills were gained that they felt would be useful for their professional and even personal lives. These students recognized that the qualitative research course was an important complement to their predominantly quantitative curriculum. By teaching undergraduate students about qualitative research and CAQDAS, professors can teach their students in a lower-stakes environment and provide them with valuable hands-on experience so that students may later make better-informed decisions about which research approach to use in their own projects and continued studies or work.
Improving attitudes towards minority groups by thinking about the thoughts and meta-cognitions of their members
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2022-12-12) Martínez, Rocío; Briñol, Pablo; Petty, Richard; Santos, David; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Research on persuasion has shown that for attitudes to change people need to take into consideration not only the thoughts message recipients generate in response to proposals but also how people think about their own thoughts (metacognition). In the present research,we introduce a new perspective for improving outgroup attitudes focused on the distinction between cognition and metacognition but this time applied to the perceptions of others’ minds. Specifically,we examined to what extent thinking about the mental processes of outgroup members influences attitudes towards those outgroups. We compared the impact of thinking about how others think (perceived primary cognition) with how others think about their own thoughts (perceived secondary cognition or metacognition). In the primary cognition treatment,participants answered questions about the thinking processes of outgroup members. In the secondary cognition treatment,participants answered questions that required them to consider how outgroup members think about their own thoughts (i.e.,metacognition). Compared to controls,these treatments were capable of improving attitudes of Spanish citizens towards Syrian refugees,South American immigrants,and Roma people. A third study used a minimal group paradigm in which a fictitious outgroup was described as having primary (vs. secondary) cognition. A final study also tested the implications of assuming that groups have one type of cognition or another. The effects of the two treatments varied depending on the type of outgroup. © 2022 The Authors. European Journal of Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Influence of the international context on the signing of the Dominican-Spanish recognition treaty in 1855
(UNIV CARLOSIII MADRID, 2021) Escolano Giménez, Luis Alonso; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
The period around the recognition treaty between Spain and the Dominican Republic in 1855 is essential to study the causes of foreign intervention in the Caribbean country,since it reveals both the internal and external dynamics that led to serious instability arising from the struggles among local groups that were supported by different countries with their own goals. Under the pretext of mediating between Haitians and Dominicans,the main powers vied to increase their influence over the Santo Domingo executive,initially by establishing diplomatic relations. Although the first initiatives of the Dominican government to reach an agreement with Spain were rejected by the Madrid cabinet,it eventually decided to establish relations with that of Santo Domingo in order to act on the ground and hinder U.S. expansionism in the Dominican Republic,since the Spanish authorities in Cuba and Puerto Rico considered it a threat to the preservation of these islands. Copyright: © HISPANIA NOVA es una revista debidamente registrada,con ISSN 1138-7319 y Depósito Legal M 9472-1998. Los textos publicados están -si no se indica lo contrario- bajo una licencia Reconocimiento-Sin obras derivadas 3.0 España de Creative Commons. Puede copiarlos,distribuirlos y comunicarlos públicamente siempre que cite su autor y la revista y la institución que los publica y no haga con ellos obras derivadas. La licencia completa se puede consultar en: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/es/deed.es
Innodiversidad: La diversidad al servicio de la Innovación para navegar en tiempos turbulentos
(Lo que no existe, 0202) Anca, Celia de; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
¿Por qué discriminar a quien opina distinto? ¿Cómo aprovechar el potencial de su pensamiento y de su experiencia? ¿Cómo utilizar esa diversidad convirtiéndola en ventaja competitiva para nuestra empresa? La rápida globalización está dando lugar a un despertar de identidades donde las personas diferentes quieren ser reconocidas y valoradas. Somos diferentes, es inevitable y es bueno. Sin la diversidad no tendríamos variedad de respuestas, el grupo no se beneficiaría de la creatividad de la persona y la persona tampoco lo haría del progreso del grupo. Personas pertenecientes a organizaciones y empresas privadas comparten en este libro su saber teórico y su experiencia abordando aspectos relativos a la gestión de la diversidad y la inclusión. Gracias a ellas y ellos obtenemos un retrato de la situación actual y una guía cuyo propósito es ayudarnos a progresar como empresas y sociedad, aprovechando el talento único de cada individuo.
La mujer directiva en España : Catalizadores e inhibidores en las decisiones de trayectoria profesional
(IE University, 2007-01-08) Anca, Celia de; Aragón, Salvador; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
The last few years have seen important changes in the Spanish business environment with regard to women executives and their integration in business organisations. Nevertheless, figures still show a large quantitative difference on boards of directors and in the top levels of company management. Both public and private sectors have launched a series of initiatives designed to eliminate this imbalance. After carrying out studies in recent years, however, we believe that these initiatives are nearly all centred on the external barriers that hinder women’s promotion. Meanwhile there are major hurdles at an internal level that make women’s advancement difficult, and which only a change in culture and perspective can resolve it. We believe that training focused on individual perceptions of women in its career management can play a fundamental role in meeting the goal of total integration of women in the labour market
Leading a Successful Transition to Democracy: A Qualitative Analysis of Political Leadership in Spain and Lithuania
(SAGE Journals, 2019-01-25) Kalpokas Matulaityte, Neringa; Radivojevic,Ivana; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Any country embarking upon a political transition to democracy faces a complex period of change. While many factors influence successful democratization, political leadership remains a relatively unexplored phenomenon. This research presents a theoretical framework that is corroborated with data gathered from 65 semi-structured interviews with people involved in the transition processes of Spain and Lithuania along with the main political leaders themselves: King Juan Carlos I, Adolfo Suárez, Algirdas Brazauskas and Vytautas Landsbergis. The four leaders presented a similar political leadership style – based on their vision, decision-making, negotiation and power – which positively influenced the success of each transition to democracy.
Liderazgo personal: el difícil equilibrio entre individuo, organización y sociedad
(Universidad CEU San Pablo, 2010-12-06) Álvarez de Mon, Ignacio; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
En este artículo se plantea el potencial conflicto existente entre, de un lado, una dinámica organizativa y social que empuja al individuo hacia comportamientos despersonalizados, homogéneos y estandarizados y, de otro, la tendencia de ese individuo a ser él mismo, según sus propias convicciones y valores personales. Como hilo conductor, se exponen los experimentos de Stanley Milgram sobre la obediencia. El liderazgo personal, entendido como la capacidad de cada individuo para regir su destino en coherencia con sus propios valores personales, resulta clave en la resolución de este potencial conflicto.
Molecular insights into chronotype and time-of-day effects on decision-making
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016) Ingram, Krista; Ay, Ahmet; Kwon, Soo Bin; Woods, Kerri; Escobar, Sue; Gordon, Molly; Smith, Isaac; Bearden, Neil; Filipowicz, Allan; Jain, Kriti; https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
Recent reports highlight that human decision-making is influenced by the time of day and whether one is a morning or evening person (i.e.,chronotype). Here,we test whether these behavioral effects are associated with endogenous biological rhythms. We asked participants to complete two well-established decision-making tasks in the morning or evening: the matrix task (an ethical decision task) and the balloon analog risk task (BART; a risk-taking task),and we measured their chronotype in two ways. First,participants completed a self-report measure,the Horne-Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). Second,we measured the expression of two circadian clock-regulated genes - Per3 and Nr1d2 - from peripheral clock cells in participants' hair follicle samples. Using a cosinor model,we estimated the phase of the peripheral clock and assigned RNA chronotypes to participants with advanced (larks) or delayed (owls) phases. The behavioral data were analyzed independently for self-reported (MEQ) and RNA-based chronotypes. We find that significant chronotype and/or time-of-day effects between larks and owls in decision-making tasks occur only in RNA-based chronotypes. Our results provide evidence that time-of-day effects on decision-making can be explained by phase differences in oscillating clock genes and suggest that variation in the molecular clockwork may influence inter-individual differences in decision-making behavior.

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