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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Performance technology"”.
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A Needs Assessment Of The Knowledge, Skills And Use Of Finance Competencies By Human Performance Technology Practitioners
… and non members of the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI) were the target population of this research. The sampling frame of this study was the 18,000 subscribers of the ISPI monthly newsletter - PerformanceXpress. An Invitation To Participate was published in …
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From a slave to a critical-thinker-artistic-writer: Emancipating a professional's anthill using action research professional practice with information systems professionals as the crux: Gnothe se auton non, j regrette rien die lichtung and all the world's a stage
The diagram shown in figure 1 gives an impression of this thesis around the key words slavery, enslavement, emancipation, freedom, power, critical thinker, and artistic writer. The text at the centre reads "my rich model evolution during this thesis." On rereading the text, I wonder if it is …
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An exploration on the use of Gilberts behavior engineering model to identify barriers to technology integration in a public school
Barriers to technology integration are not a new phenomenon for educators, however resolving the issues surrounding the barriers necessitates the use of appropriate methods to accurately identify them. The purpose of this study is to investigate (a) whether or not Gilberts Behavioral Engineering …
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A Case Study Of The Impact Of A Sytematic Evaluation Process In A Graduate Medical Education Residency Program
… in program evaluation methodology. Human Performance Technology (HPT) offers models suitable for residency program evaluation as well as trained evaluators who are experts in evaluation. Leaders in the field of HPT have called for empirical studies to examine the impact of HPT models in a …
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Optimization and Testing of Nmos Arithmetic Structures (Vlsi, Mos)
… in VLSI MOS has a positive effect on the cost/performance of the technology. It both decreases the circuit delays and increases the functionality available on-chip and, as such, gives MOS the potential to become a high performance technology. In order to economically exploit this potential, …
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Aligning Hierarchical Goals in an Organization: The Path From Training to Performance
… industry, and with the advent of the training technology revolution and the possibilities it provides to business and government, as well as to the academic community, it is important to determine if the money invested in training by these communities is providing the expected performance on …
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Antecedents and consequences of new product development and international new product rollout timeliness:an examination of mediating and moderating influences
… on INPR timeliness as well as INPR timeliness on performance. In the mediating effect tests, marketing proficiency significantly accounts for the relationships between cross-functional linkages and NPD timeliness, between marketing synergy and NPD timeliness, and between the HQ-subsidiary/agent …
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A Case Study on How Workers in a Fast-paced Environment Go Through the Knowledge Life Cycle When Dealing with Critical Incidents
… other areas such as organizational learning, performance support, and communities of practice. Learning and performance support are among the concerns of practitioners in the sister fields of instructional design and technology (IDT) and human performance technology (HPT). Yet still, there are …
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Improving Team Performance By Identifying and Targeting Back-Up Behaviors: A Training Strategy
… to enhanced teamwork and hence improved team performance for teams at the primary level (first production level) of a natural gas service and installation organization.</p> <p>The teamwork characteristic of back-up behaviors (i.e., actions to help other team members that require adaption or …
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Design-production interface in the UK mechanical engineering industry
… industry as a whole. It measured the design performance of firms as measured by the amount of design modifications carried out after drawing transfer to production and the number of standard components in a design. A novel and unique two-pronged research methodology was developed. This …
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Antecedents and consequences of motivation: an examination of motivation as mediator to human and organisational performance
… measures as output variables (e. g. individual performance) without taking into consideration the construct of human motivation as a mediator. Moreover, the components of most definitions of motivation (activation, direction, and maintenance of behaviour) are not explicitly examined. There have …
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Modeling and analyzing cost, schedule, and performance in complex system product development
… will compete solely on the basis of technical performance. What will differentiate such systems and their developers is the ability to balance all the dimensions of product performance, including product pricing and timing (which are functions inclusive of development cost and cycle time). …
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The mental model comparison of expert and novice performance improvement practitioners
… primary purpose of this study was to reveal performance improvement practitioner expert and novice mental models and identify differences and similarities between these models. The secondary purpose was to analyze the potential relationships of the professional profile characteristics of …
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The effect of interactive technology on informal learning and performance in a social setting
… provide insight into the effect of interactive technology on informal learning and performance in a social business setting inhabited by knowledge workers. The central phenomenon examined is the variance in behavioral intention towards interactive Web 2.0 technologies in learning and …
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Sleeping to perform: examining sleep and exercise in elite female athletes
… to improve sleep and subsequent exercise performance. Study One assessed the reliability and validity of a linear position transducer device as a performance tool for further studies within the thesis. Study Two subjectively and objectively assessed sleep indices in the night leading up to …
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Data-driven materials design
… and an ever-growing desire for higher performance technology, the need for superior materials and accelerated manufacturing processes has never been greater. The production of better solar power generation will require new photovoltaic materials. Advanced devices and sensors will …
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The Effects Of Self-Directed Teams In An Automotive Manufacturing Environment
… EdD, LPC, CHES, CPT</p> <p>Major: Instructional Technology</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>This study compares self-directed work structures to more traditional supervised work structures in order to determine if the expenditures and efforts required to implement self-directed work …
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Can technology assist the disadvantaged student? : a case study at University of Limpopo
… It then examined the instances where academic performance could be attributed to ICT use. While the role of technology was clearly found to be of vital importance, its impact on academic performance was manifested only when ICT use is encouraged through academic programs. The mere use of ICTs …
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Me, myself, and AI: The impact of artificial intelligence on marketing and the self
… impacts consumers, specifically their cognitive performance. In my essays, I examine the current literature to tackle two main research questions: 1) How can consumers overcome an aversion to recommendations from AI? and 2) How does the salience of artificial intelligence’s superiority impact our …