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Publication date: 1 July 1999

Sharon Parkinson

There have been a number of attempts to describe and promote more flexible approaches to manufacturing. This paper describes the principles underpinning a method known as agile…

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There have been a number of attempts to describe and promote more flexible approaches to manufacturing. This paper describes the principles underpinning a method known as agile manufacturing ‐‐ designed to be flexible and responsive and to bring together the engineering and marketing arms of the business to meet customer needs ‐‐ and discusses the kinds of technological support that are available to support the method.

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Work Study, vol. 48 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0043-8022

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Publication date: 24 February 2022

Chris Brown, Jana Groß Ophoff, Kim Chadwick and Sharon Parkinson

Background: Democratic societies thrive when citizens actively and critically engage with new ideas, developments and claims to truth. Not only can such practices result in more…

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Background: Democratic societies thrive when citizens actively and critically engage with new ideas, developments and claims to truth. Not only can such practices result in more effective choice-making, but they can also lead to widespread support for progressive beliefs, such as social justice. Yet with western societies in the midst of environmental, social and political crises, it seems more pertinent than ever that citizens become “ideas-informed”.

Methods: Drawing on a survey of 1,000 voting age citizens in England, this paper aims to provide insight into the following: (1) the current “state of the nation” in terms of whether, and how, individuals keep themselves up to date with regards to new ideas, developments and claims to truth; (2) the impact of staying up to date on beliefs such as social justice; (3) the factors influencing people’s propensity to stay up to date, their support for value-related statements, as well as the strength of these influencing factors; and (4) clues as to how the extant “state of the nation” might be improved.

Results: Our findings indicate that many people do keep up to date, do so in a variety of ways, and also engage with ideas as mature critical consumers. There is also strong importance attached by most respondents to the values one would hope to see in a progressive and scientifically literate society. Yet, as we illustrate with our structural equation model, there are a number of problematic network and educational related factors which affect: (1) whether and how people stay up to date; and (2) the importance people ascribe to certain social values, irrespective of whether they stay up to date or not.

Conclusions: Suggestions for the types of social intervention that might foster “ideas-informed” democracies (such as improved dialogue) are presented, along with future research in this area.

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Emerald Open Research, vol. 1 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2631-3952

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Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, vol. 14 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2398-4686

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Publication date: 1 March 2002

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Assembly Automation, vol. 22 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-5154

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Publication date: 1 March 2002

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Sensor Review, vol. 22 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0260-2288

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Publication date: 2 November 2012

Hooman Estelami

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Journal of International Education in Business, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2046-469X

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Publication date: 16 August 2011

A. Ross Thomas

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 49 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Publication date: 1 December 2002

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Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, vol. 14 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0954-0911

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Publication date: 1 December 2002

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Industrial Robot: An International Journal, vol. 29 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-991X

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Publication date: 1 October 2002

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International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, vol. 14 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0955-6222

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