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Publication date: 15 February 2011

Motivating Changes in Auto Mobility

Rachel Weinberger and Karen Lucas

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Auto Motives
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/9780857242341-003
ISBN: 978-0-85-724234-1

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Publication date: 5 September 2018

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Occupational Stress and Well-Being in Military Contexts
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520180000016014
ISBN: 978-1-78756-184-7

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Publication date: 4 July 2019

Technology-Driven Task Replacement and the Future of Employment

Jerry A. Jacobs and Rachel Karen

In this chapter, the authors offer a critical appraisal of predictions of a jobless future due do rapid technological change, as well as provide evidence on whether the…

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In this chapter, the authors offer a critical appraisal of predictions of a jobless future due do rapid technological change, as well as provide evidence on whether the rate of occupational change has been increasing. The authors critique the “task replacement” methodology that underlies the most powerful and specific predictions about the impact of technology on employment in particular occupations. There are a number of reasons why assuming a correspondence between task replacement and employment declines is not warranted. The authors also raise questions about how rapidly the development, acceptance, and diffiusion of labor-displacing technologies is likely to occur. In the empirical portion of the chapter, the authors compare the current rate of employment disruption with those observed in earlier periods. This analysis is based on an analysis of occupation data in the US covering the period 1870–2015. Using an index of dissimilarity as the metric, the authors find that the rate of occupational change from 1870 to 2015 does not provide evidence of a sharp uptick in the rate of occupational shifts in the information age. Instead, the rate of occupation shifts has been declining slowly throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Thus, the issues and results discussed here suggest that imminent massive employment displacement is not a foregone conclusion.

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Work and Labor in the Digital Age
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320190000033004
ISBN: 978-1-78973-585-7

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  • Automation
  • robots
  • job displacement
  • future of work
  • jobless future
  • digitalization

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Book part
Publication date: 5 September 2018

Cold-Blooded Killers? Rethinking Psychopathy in the Military

Karen Landay and Rachel E. Frieder

Stress and the military go hand-in-hand, particularly in combat environments. While some personality traits or types weaken relationships between stress and performance…

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Stress and the military go hand-in-hand, particularly in combat environments. While some personality traits or types weaken relationships between stress and performance, others, such as psychopathy, may strengthen them. In the present chapter, we consider the ramifications of individuals with high levels of psychopathy or psychopathic tendencies in the military with regard to both their own stress and performance and that of those around them. We discuss different reactions to psychological and physical stress, as well as the implications of psychopathic tendencies as they relate to current military issues, including gender, leadership, teamwork, turnover, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicide. By juxtaposing relevant research findings on stress and psychopathy, we conclude that psychopathic tendencies should have neither uniformly negative nor positive effects on stress and performance in the military. Rather, effects on such individuals and the peripheral others with whom they interact will likely vary greatly depending on numerous factors.

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Occupational Stress and Well-Being in Military Contexts
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520180000016002
ISBN: 978-1-78756-184-7

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  • Military
  • psychopathy
  • stress
  • strain
  • teamwork
  • turnover
  • post-traumatic stress disorder

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Publication date: 4 July 2019

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Work and Labor in the Digital Age
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320190000033002
ISBN: 978-1-78973-585-7

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Publication date: 1 April 2008

A Case of Response Rate Success

David Lyon, Gillian Lancaster and Chris Dowrick

Postal questionnaires are increasingly being used to gather health and research information. Various techniques have been shown to increase the response rate. This study…

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Postal questionnaires are increasingly being used to gather health and research information. Various techniques have been shown to increase the response rate. This study used several of these techniques and also benefited from close working with general practitioners and their practices. Cross‐checking address and age against practice records reduced the number of wasted invitations to participants. The GP signature on the letter personally inviting patients to participate contributed to a response rate of 83%. Researchers carrying out postal questionnaire studies will benefit from engaging with primary care.

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Journal of Integrated Care, vol. 16 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200800014
ISSN: 1476-9018

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  • Postal Questionnaire
  • Response Rate
  • General Practice

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Publication date: 4 July 2019

Taking Stock of the Digital Revolution

Steve P. Vallas and Anne Kovalainen

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Work and Labor in the Digital Age
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320190000033001
ISBN: 978-1-78973-585-7

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Publication date: 29 May 2020

Inventory and ordering decisions: a systematic review on research driven through behavioral experiments

H. Niles Perera, Behnam Fahimnia and Travis Tokar

The success of a supply chain is highly reliant on effective inventory and ordering decisions. This paper systematically reviews and analyzes the literature on inventory…

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Purpose

The success of a supply chain is highly reliant on effective inventory and ordering decisions. This paper systematically reviews and analyzes the literature on inventory ordering decisions conducted using behavioral experiments to inform the state-of-the-art.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper presents the first systematic review of this literature. We systematically identify a body of 101 papers from an initial pool of over 12,000.

Findings

Extant literature and industry observations posit that decision makers often deviate from optimal ordering behavior prescribed by the quantitative models. Such deviations are often accompanied by excessive inventory costs and/or lost sales. Understanding how humans make inventory decisions is paramount to minimize the associated consequences. To address this, the field of behavioral operations management has produced a rich body of research on inventory decision-making using behavioral experiments. Our analysis identifies primary research clusters, summarizes key learnings and highlights opportunities for future research in this critical decision-making area.

Practical implications

The findings will have a significant impact on future research on behavioral inventory ordering decisions while informing practitioners to reach better ordering decisions.

Originality/value

Previous systematic reviews have explored behavioral operations broadly or its subdisciplines such as judgmental forecasting. This paper presents a systematic review that specifically investigates the state-of-the-art of inventory ordering decisions using behavioral experiments.

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International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 40 no. 7/8
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-05-2019-0339
ISSN: 0144-3577

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  • Inventory and ordering decisions
  • Behavioral operations management
  • Supply chain
  • Bibliometric and network analysis
  • Systematic literature review

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Article
Publication date: 10 September 2018

Articulating the unique competencies of admiral nurse practice

Christine Carter, Jennifer Bray, Kate Read, Karen Harrison-Dening, Rachel Thompson and Dawn Brooker

The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing a contemporary competency framework for admiral nurses in dementia care.

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The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of developing a contemporary competency framework for admiral nurses in dementia care.

Design/methodology/approach

Information and evidence was gathered from research and policy literature regarding competencies to deliver advanced practice within dementia care. An online survey completed by 75 admiral nurses with follow-up interviews clarified current practice across the range of service contexts in which they work. A focus group (FG) of people living with dementia and family carers, and a reference group of practitioners helped to develop a competency framework which was refined through FGs with admiral nurses working in different areas.

Findings

The literature review, survey and interviews provided a framework grounded in up-to-date evidence and contemporary practice. There was broad agreement in the literature and the practitioners’ priorities regarding the core competencies of advanced practice, with constructive suggestions for making the framework useable in practice. This resulted in a robust framework articulating the competencies of admiral nurses which could be used for continuous professional development.

Originality/value

Engaging the admiral nurses ensured the competencies were contemporary, succinct and applicable within practice, and also cultivated a sense of ownership. Developing the competency framework with the admiral nurses not for them provides an approach which may have value for professionals undertaking a similar process in their specialist area. It is anticipated the competency framework will provide further evidence of the benefits of specialist nurse support for families affected by dementia.

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Working with Older People, vol. 22 no. 3
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-02-2018-0007
ISSN: 1366-3666

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  • Dementia
  • Professional development
  • Admiral nursing
  • Competency framework
  • Resource for practice
  • Specialist nurse

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Publication date: 23 April 2013

Navigating the Terrain of Medical Diagnosis and Treatment: Patient Decision Making and Uncertainty

Ronald J. Berger, Carla Corroto, Jennifer Flad and Richard Quinney

Medical uncertainty is recognized as a critical issue in the sociology of diagnosis and medical sociology more generally, but a neglected focus of this concern is the…

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Medical uncertainty is recognized as a critical issue in the sociology of diagnosis and medical sociology more generally, but a neglected focus of this concern is the question of patient decision making. Using a mixed methods approach that draws upon autoethnographic accounts and third-party interviews, we aim to illuminate the dilemmas of patient decision making in the face of uncertainty. How do patients and supportive caregivers go about navigating this state of affairs? What types of patient–doctor/healthcare professional relationships hinder or enhance effective patient decision making? These are the themes we explore in this study by following patients through the sequence of experiencing symptoms, seeking a diagnosis, evaluating treatment protocols, and receiving treatments. In general, three genres of culturally available narratives are revealed in the data: strategic, technoluxe, and unbearable health narratives.

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40th Anniversary of Studies in Symbolic Interaction
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0163-2396(2013)0000040019
ISBN: 978-1-78190-783-2

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  • Medical decision making
  • diagnosis
  • treatment
  • uncertainty

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