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Article
Publication date: 1 May 1993

ATTITUDES TO AN ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE IN AN ACADEMIC LIBRARY

Peter A. Burton and Andrew M. Hawkins

Describes an investigation of attitudes to the LION (LibraryIntegrated Online Network) online public access catalogue atLiverpooI Polytechnic Library (now Liverpool John…

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Describes an investigation of attitudes to the LION (Library Integrated Online Network) online public access catalogue at LiverpooI Polytechnic Library (now Liverpool John Moores University) using observation and a questionnaire survey of 55 library users. Suggests that the reaction to the automation of the library catalogue was positive and it appears to have improved service to users, but more user education and guidance would result in a further improvement.

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Library Management, vol. 14 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129310043851
ISSN: 0143-5124

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  • Automation
  • Catalogues
  • Libraries
  • Research
  • User studies

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

Staff Attitudes to Self‐harm and its Management in a Forensic Psychiatric Service

Karen Gough and Andrew Hawkins

Identified risk factors and clinical experience suggest that self‐harm is a common and very significant problem in forensic psychiatric settings. Sparse training on…

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Identified risk factors and clinical experience suggest that self‐harm is a common and very significant problem in forensic psychiatric settings. Sparse training on self‐harm given to staff throughout professional development is a concern for staff who can be left feeling dissatisfied and powerless as how to manage the patient who self‐harms. Consequently, staff often have to rely on idiosyncratic beliefs about self‐harm and its management to guide their practice. This survey investigated staff attitudes towards self‐harm in a forensic psychiatric service. The results highlight much variation in attitudes and a sub‐population of staff holding relatively more punitive/negative beliefs. In addition, the survey drew attention to the difficulty of managing self‐harm in forensic settings‐especially in relation to issues around facilitating safe self‐harm.

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The British Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 2 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200000030
ISSN: 1463-6646

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Publication date: 1 December 1994

Geographical Information Systems (GIS): Their Use as Decision Support Tools in Public Libraries and the Integration of GIS with Other Computer Technology

Andrew M. Hawkins

Describes the the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) asdecision support tools in public libraries in England. A GIS is acomputer software system that represents…

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Describes the the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as decision support tools in public libraries in England. A GIS is a computer software system that represents data in a geographic dimension. GIS as a decision support tool in public libraries is in its infancy; only seven out of 40 libraries contacted in the survey have GIS projects, three of which are at an advanced stage. Libraries are using GIS for the display of users as postcode data over a layer of wards thematically shaded as demographic data. This provides information for library management. Users can be represented as having books on loan, or as answering a user satisfaction survey. Decisions made on these data are: mobile library routes, area management initiatives, service targeting and capital development programmes.

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New Library World, vol. 95 no. 7
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809410070502
ISSN: 0307-4803

Keywords

  • Computer software
  • Demographics
  • Expert systems
  • Geographical information systems
  • Libraries
  • Mobile libraries
  • Post codes
  • User satisfaction

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Publication date: 15 August 2019

Antecedents of collaboration and drivers of relational risk in public safety networks

Katarzyna Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek

The purpose of this paper is to identify the inter-related impact of the antecedents of collaboration on the emergence of relational risk and the impact of relational risk…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to identify the inter-related impact of the antecedents of collaboration on the emergence of relational risk and the impact of relational risk on the effectiveness of collaboration in public safety networks (PSNs).

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The research is based on desk research and a survey questionnaire. The analysis of the results was based on the modelling of structural equations.

Findings

The analyses indicate how the antecedents of collaboration influence relational risk in PSNs and the extent to which this risk, in turn, may affect the overall effectiveness of collaboration in the networks studied. The findings identify the antecedents that have the greatest impact on the emergence of relational risks, the drivers of relational risk in PSNs and the impact of the drivers of relational risk on collaboration in the networks.

Originality/value

The study of relational risk is rarely undertaken with little literature or research in the field of public safety. The added value is the identification of the causes of the relational risk among the antecedents of collaboration in PSNs and the analysis of the impact of this risk on the effectiveness of inter-organisational collaboration.

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International Journal of Emergency Services, vol. 9 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-12-2018-0061
ISSN: 2047-0894

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  • Collaborative networks
  • Relational risk
  • Collaboration antecedents
  • Public safety network

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Publication date: 2 February 2015

Does transformational leadership build resilient public and nonprofit organizations?

Jesus N. Valero, Kyujin Jung and Simon A. Andrew

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of transformational leadership – broadly defined as an individual who is visionary, innovative, inspirational and…

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of transformational leadership – broadly defined as an individual who is visionary, innovative, inspirational and sensitive to the needs of followers – on the level of organizational resiliency.

Design/methodology/approach

This study employs multiple hierarchical regression analysis to test the causal relationship between transformational leadership and organizational resiliency by utilizing 112 respondents working in emergency management departments of local governments, fire and police stations, and nonprofit organizations in the Southeastern Economic Region of South Korea.

Findings

The results of the analysis indicate that transformational leadership style has a positive and statistically significant effect on perceived organizational resiliency. The findings also indicate that elected officials such as mayors are more likely to focus on building organizational resiliency than appointed officials and nonprofit leaders.

Originality/value

This study fills the gap of the current literature in the field of emergency management by establishing empirical evidence of the need to identify leaders with transformational traits in order to build a resilient organization, which can better respond and adapt to a catastrophic event in the Asian context.

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Disaster Prevention and Management, vol. 24 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-04-2014-0060
ISSN: 0965-3562

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  • Transformational leadership
  • South Korea
  • Organizational resiliency
  • Successive typhoons
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Emergency management

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

Editorial

Graham Towl and Norman McClelland

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The British Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 2 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200000025
ISSN: 1463-6646

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Publication date: 1 October 1998

London set to remain Europe's financial capital, say foreign bankers - despite Euro opt-out

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European Business Review, vol. 98 no. 5
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ebr.1998.05498eab.004
ISSN: 0955-534X

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Publication date: 19 June 2009

Talent management

Sara Nolan

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Strategic HR Review, vol. 8 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/shr.2009.37208daa.001
ISSN: 1475-4398

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Publication date: 10 July 2020

Foreign Consultants, Racial Segregation and Dissent: J. L. Sadie and 1960s Southern Rhodesia

Tinashe Nyamunda

Focusing on Johannes L. Sadie, a South African economist hired to investigate the economic options of Southern Rhodesia at the time of the Unilateral Declaration of…

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Focusing on Johannes L. Sadie, a South African economist hired to investigate the economic options of Southern Rhodesia at the time of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI), this chapter examines the historical, ideological, pedagogical, and international influences of the intersection between economic discourse and racial ideology. Using the example of the Sadie recommendations, this chapter examines how the changing political context informed the state’s approach to the economy. A reading of the context in which Sadie was hired to justify Rhodesia’s UDI and provide legitimacy to its economic policies sheds light onto the Ian Smith regime’s approach to an alternative post-imperial (but not post-settler) state and economy, but it also speaks of the ways in which economic discourse can be deployed for political purposes by authoritarian regimes.

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Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology: Including a Symposium on Economists and Authoritarian Regimes in the 20th Century
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0743-41542020000038B006
ISBN: 978-1-83867-703-9

Keywords

  • Development
  • Authoritarian rule
  • experts, economics
  • economists
  • economic history

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Publication date: 17 June 2019

Relational behaviours and organisational capabilities in public safety networks

Katarzyna Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek

The purpose of this paper is to identify correlations between relational behaviours and organisational capabilities in public safety networks and to investigate how do…

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The purpose of this paper is to identify correlations between relational behaviours and organisational capabilities in public safety networks and to investigate how do relational behaviours influence organisational capabilities in these networks.

Design/methodology/approach

The findings presented in this paper are based on data including: desk research and a survey questionnaire conducted in June 2016 with experts dealing with the issues of the public safety. The analysis of the results was based on a reflexive and formative approach, including the partial least squares path modelling method.

Findings

The relationships between relational behaviours and organisational capabilities in public safety networks are investigated and the path of building organisational capabilities in these networks is identified. As a result, it was found how to shape collaborative performance by using the impact of relational behaviours on the organisational capabilities in public safety networks.

Originality/value

The paper adds a new value to understanding of the impact of relationship behaviour on organisational capabilities in public safety networks, leading to collaborative performance. Its innovation results from using a reflective and formative approach, based on the modelling of structural equations, which allows identifying new issues or problems and examine the connections between them. The obtained results constitute a new insight on the formation of collaborative networks in public safety.

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Management Decision, vol. 58 no. 6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-04-2018-0486
ISSN: 0025-1747

Keywords

  • Capabilities
  • Public management
  • Public safety
  • Relationship management
  • Emergency management
  • Collaborative network
  • Public network
  • Partial least squares path modelling
  • Relations

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