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Student perceptions of school culture and achievement: testing the invariance of a model
Authors: Marcoulides George A. , Heck Ronald H. , Papanastasiou Constantinos 
Published: March 2005

PurposeThis study examined the generalizability of a previously validated model concerning how student perceptions of school culture affect student achievement.Design/methodology/approachThird International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data were collected from 1,026 eighth‐grade students in secondary schools on the island of Cyprus. The a priori proposed model concerning school culture and student achievement was tested using structural equation modeling techniques.FindingsThe proposed model was determined to fit the data reasonably well. These results indicate that achievement scores can be explained by students' perceptions of the school's cultural environment.Originality/valueThe theoretical and practical implications of the model concerning school culture and student achievement within the framework of educational management are discussed.
Consumerism in education
Authors: Freeman Ina , Thomas Michael 
Published: March 2005

PurposeWith the emergence of the knowledge economy different countries are responding with changes within their tertiary education systems. Education is increasingly recognized as a cornerstone to the continued growth of a country but with the globalization of business is education becoming a commodity?Design/methodology/approachThis paper examines educational policies and their implementation within the UK and Canada.FindingsThis paper finds that education in the UK has become a commercial product within the international arena, unlike Canada where tertiary education has remained a domestic pursuit.Originality/valueThis paper engages in a controversy that questions whether the economic value to a nation of education is found only in the numbers of students or can be enlarged to include the results of the education for the students.
The leadership role of women in social regeneration in the UK
Authors: Maddock Su 
Published: March 2005

PurposeProposes that arguing for greater access for women is essential but not sufficient to drive equality or the spirit of diversity.Design/methodology/approachExplores the role that women and others can play in broadening agendas and in transforming managerial and regeneration practices.FindingsA few innovative chief executives are leading the way and showing what transforming leadership is about in practice. In spite of this the intransigent lack of diversity within decision‐making bodies produces a brake on positive social change.Originality/valueProvides an insight into the leadership role of women in social regeneration.
Strategic superboards: improved network management processes for regeneration?
Authors: Johnson Carole 
Published: March 2005

PurposeAims to present a critical discussion of two UK case studies through which a “third way” modernisation of regeneration policies has been identified as a world‐wide trend.Design/methodology/approachProvides case studies that represent attempts at creating “strategic superboards”: the first, local strategic partnerships (LSPs) is a national programme and the second, the regeneration zones (RZs), is peculiar to a specific region in the UK. Network management theory is used to analyse how regeneration partnerships, as networked organisations, are managed. The focus is on the institutional design rules used to achieve decentralisation, balance and joining‐up.FindingsAlthough the findings show that the programmes' institutional design was potentially improved, the partnerships' achievements fell short of their objectives. It is concluded that a key factor in this failure is the continuing partial approach by central government in managing the networks. As a result these partnerships found it difficult to operate within the new institutional designs.Originality/valueHighlights that there has been an absence of attention to management in network situations by UK academics that is not shared by our UK and European counterparts.
The management of local government modernisation
Authors: Coaffee Jon , Johnston Lorraine 
Published: March 2005

PurposeSeeks to analyse the complexity of current practices surrounding the management and governance of urban regeneration activities in the UK. In particular, aims to focus on the potential of initiatives decentralised to the sub‐local level that have been designed both to effectively manage public service provision and to improve citizen participation in local government management decision making.Design/methodology/approachExplores the early experiences of local authorities' attempts to introduce “area committees” in line with the complex “modernisation” agendas advanced by the “New Labour” government under an overarching project of “new localism”.FindingsHighlights that new attempts at devolving power and responsibility to these sub‐local structures should be more flexible to local conditions rather than directed by national policy.Originality/valueArgues for a “middle way” to be adopted in managing local government and governance changes in order to develop a more “pragmatic localism”.
Restoring straightened rivers for sustainable flood mitigation
Authors: Bechtol Vanessa , Laurian Lucie 
Published: March 2005

PurposeThis article aims to show how communities with severe river flooding can develop sustainable flood plans that remediate environmental problems caused by previous river straightening and other structural flood controls.Design/methodology/approachThe article builds on a case study of the nationally recognized Napa River Flood Protection Project (USA), which incorporates an ecological living river strategy and builds on strong community participation to restore a river and its floodplain. After discussing the drawbacks of structural flood control measures, and especially of river straightening, reviews the contents of the Napa Flood Project and the public participation process necessary for its design, approval and implementation.FindingsThe key lessons learned from Napa's flood project are that: undoing past structural works is difficult but feasible; ecological criteria can and should be used to design modern flood projects; involvement of a wide and diverse group of stakeholders is crucial to developing and implementing an environmentally sustainable flood management project; and the US Army Corps of Engineers can work with communities and depart from its typical, structural flood control approaches.Research limitations/implicationsInformation on straightened rivers is extremely limited. Furthermore, this study focuses on flood planning for US rivers, and may therefore be less useful elsewhere in the world where the frequency of river straightening may differ.Originality/valueThis case study provides a critique on river straightening, which is a poorly documented but fairly frequent approach to flood control. This article helps to fill gaps in the knowledge of how communities can, and are, addressing environmental concerns associated with flood controls and river straightening.
Using assignment model as an automated recovery system
Authors: Petrantonakis P. , Panayiotopoulos J.‐C. 
Published: March 2005

PurposeThis paper aims to deal with disaster and recovery systems, introducing the catastrophe matrix as a disaster‐preventing tool.Design/methodology/approachA new model is proposed which is proved to be a classical assignment problem. It is solved based on well‐known optimization methods. Research is presented for the danger risk of the system and a fully automated recovery system with a minimum cost is presented.FindingsResearch accepts the fact that a catastrophe has already been activated on the system.Research limitations/implicationsThe difficulty of solving the proposed model of the threat and countermeasures still remains.Originality/valueThe proposed models show a new original way to confront dangers and overcome the existing classical models based on risk management.
Information security technologies as a commodity input
Authors: Stewart Andrew 
Published: March 2005

PurposeThe paper provides a pragmatic evaluation of the value that security technologies deliver to businesses. It contains recommendations for how businesses can best view the role of security technologies within an information security program.Design/methodology/approachThe findings in the paper are derived from the observations of the author in his role as an information security consultant working for businesses in numerous vertical markets over the period of the last several years.FindingsThe principle finding in the paper is that the market for information security technologies is becoming a commodity market. This change will create a shift in how businesses view security technologies, as they will begin to focus on achieving security capabilities at the lowest possible cost. The processes of commoditization will also force security vendors to find new ways of doing business.Practical implicationsThe paper makes several recommendations for how businesses should evaluate, acquire, and use security technologies within their information security program. It also highlights business needs that the security industry is currently not fulfilling.Originality/valueThe ideas in this paper are entirely original. As far as the author is aware, there are no existing papers with similar ideas.
Exploring radio frequency identification technology and its impact on business systems
Authors: Smith Alan D. 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo provide practitioners of management a sense of the importance of strategically leveraging the current and historic development of radio frequency identification (RFID) in order to find inexpensive applications of radio frequency‐based (RF) technologies in many areas.Design/methodology/approachA review of the applied literature on RFID, as well as from practical experience, resulted in a basic model of viewpoint to understand the nature of the emergent RF‐based industry.FindingsWal‐Mart and other cost sensitive and value chain progressive companies' usage of RFID‐based technology should revolutionize the method that companies' track inventory. However, some of the disadvantages include costs, training, product label and supplies, and privacy infringement. One asset to companies like Wal‐Mart is pallet tracking because it improves on‐time inventory delivery. This helps Wal‐Mart since they rely on just‐in‐time ordering.Research limitations/implicationsRFID is currently used in many industries such as transportation and distribution, manufacturing and processing, and security and law enforcement. The advantages RFID gives to companies are the following: enhanced record management, customer behavior patterns, and accurate inventory tracking.Practical implicationsThis paper describes RFID and its implementation process in an academic manner, some disadvantages of RFID, and examples of how the technology can improve customer relationship management (CRM) are discussed.Originality/value– This form of identification can be used in large stores like Wal‐Mart to receive real time information. By implementing RFID, companies will create a fully integrated supply chain system. Traditionally, many supply chain management (SCM) research has simply viewed RF‐based technology as a technological innovation, not a transformational event as this paper presents.
An access control framework for web services
Authors: Coetzee M. , Eloff J.H.P. 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo define a framework for access control for virtual applications, enabled through web services technologies. The framework supports the loosely coupled manner in which web services are shared between partners.Design/methodology/approachA background discussion on relevant literature, with an example is used to illustrate the problem that exists. To enable access control composition, an extension is proposed to authorisation specification language, together with publication of access control requirements of a web service provider.FindingsThe framework shows that loosely coupled access control can be made possible by making use of the standard manner in which messages are communicated in XML, and by composing assertions with the access control policy of the provider in a consistent manner. Access to web service methods is only granted if permission can be derived for it, where the derivation step forms a formal proof.Research limitations/implicationsA basic framework has been defined. An architecture to support it must be defined. Only a very basic level of access control composition has been illustrated.Practical implicationsThe publication of access control requirements in standards such as WS‐Policy can be considered.Originality/valueThis paper offers a practical approach to address access control for web services.
Goal directed project management methodology for the support of ERP implementation and optimal adaptation procedure
Authors: Metaxiotis Kostas , Zafeiropoulos Ioannis , Nikolinakou Konstantina , Psarras John 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo control and reduce the time and the cost of implementation and to achieve optimal adaptation of the processes and structures of the enterprise in an ERP environment.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a fundamental methodology based on goal directed project management (GDPM) principles which supports the complicated process of implementation and optimal adaptation (IOA) of an ERP system.FindingsBy implementing this methodology it was found that it is able to control and reduce the time and the cost of implementation and to achieve optimal adaptation of the processes and structures of the enterprise in an ERP environment.Research limitations/implicationsBased on the above methodology a system must be developed, which will aim at providing the project manager with the ability to create all the necessary elements for the management and realization of the project and to lead the consultant during the IOA process of ERP systems.Practical implicationsThis methodology was connected to, and tested with the operations and capabilities of an ERP commercial package in one of the leading software houses in Greece. The functional result of this methodology was proved to support considerably the process of IOA of SEn in the companies‐customers.Originality/valueThis paper provides a generic research in this technological field concerning small or medium‐sized enterprises based on the GDPM principles which aims at the facilitation and effective guidance for the installation process IOA in all stages and in all levels of analysis.
Managing corporate risk through better knowledge management
Authors: Neef Dale 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo explain how progressive companies are using a combination of knowledge and risk management (KRM) systems and techniques in order to help them to prevent, or respond most effectively to, ethical or reputation‐damaging incidents.Design/methodology/approachThe paper explains KRM, develops a corporate integrity framework, and then explores how the KRM process component of the framework is related to the use of knowledge management (KM)‐related procedures, techniques, and tools in use in many corporations.FindingsIn many forward‐looking corporations KM procedures, techniques and tools are being used to perform risk management. KRM, the integration of knowledge and risk management, is alive and well and, given the global importance of risk management, may provide KM with a much‐needed and revitalizing boost.Originality/valueThe value of the KRM perspective is its development of a new and comprehensive application of KM to the vital global corporate need of risk management.
For performance through learning, knowledge management is the critical practice
Authors: Gorelick Carol , Tantawy‐Monsou Brigitte 
Published: March 2005

PurposeThis paper proposes that knowledge management is a system that integrates people, process and technology for sustainable results by increasing performance through learning. Definitions of knowledge, knowledge management and performance serve as a foundation.Design/methodology/approachThe model for the knowledge era proposed in this paper is that sustained results require learning to be integrated in every activity, and that event‐based training does not, by definition, result in integrated learning. As an equation, it is a multiplicative function: Results = Performance × Learning. In this model, if learning is eliminated over time, results will become zero. Alternatively, if direct effort is put into creating conditions for learning, results can increase exponentially, creating competitive advantage.FindingsThe paper concludes that knowledge management is not done. It proposes that for sustainable performance it is not sufficient to measure economic results. Performance seen through the lens of the triple bottom line (profit, people, and planet) will require significant investment in learning to create intellectual capital.Originality/valueTheory is demonstrated in practice, describing a successful large‐scale/ high‐impact change initiative at Unilever that did contribute to Unilever's goals and results.
Biological nature of knowledge in the learning organisation
Authors: Hall William P. 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo develop a biological approach to the analysis of learning organisations based on complexity theory, autopoiesis, and evolutionary epistemology.Design/methodology/approachThis paper synthesises ideas from disciplines ranging from physics, epistemology and philosophy of science to military affairs, to sketch a scientific framework in which the autopoietic status of any kind of complex system can be evaluated. The autopoietic framework also presents generic concepts of memory, learning and knowledge. The autopoietic status of human organisations is tested in relation to this framework, and some of the direct implications regarding organisational learning and adaptation are highlighted.FindingsA new definition of autopoiesis adding sustainability to key requirements is developed. Theoretical ideas of Maturana and Varela, Popper, Pattee, Boyd, and Gould are synthesised and applied to large‐scale organisations to reveal their emergent, autopoietic, evolutionary (i.e. biological), and learning nature.Originality/valueMany current studies and practices in knowledge management are based on only limited views of what constitutes knowledge in the organisation and have not been conducted within any visible framework for understanding the organisation's survival imperatives, or how the knowledge and processes being studied relate to the organisation's overall strategic aims. The framework presented here will lead towards the development of a sounder theoretical basis for studying knowledge and learning in organisations.
Of course organizations can learn!
Authors: Örtenblad Anders 
Published: March 2005

PurposeThis is a comment for all those writers who claim that organizations cannot learn. The author consistently rejects this notion. Rather the author contends that organizations can learn, in at least two different ways.Design/methodology/approachThe author reviews some of the common arguments against organizational learning, and tries to answer the opponents.FindingsThe main argument against the critics is that they are too busy to look for evidence that organizations are not like individuals and that organizations therefore cannot learn. Instead, the author argues that it is a question of level of analysis.Originality/valueThe author also suggests that theories as well as knowledge in general are metaphoric, implying that organizations as such of course are able to learn.
Mental health and prospective police professionals
Authors: Kelley Thomas M. 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo assess the mental health of members of the police force and expose any gaps existing at what should be its ideal level, with reference to aspiring policemen of the future. Aims to explain the health realization model and give a definition of optimal mental health with specific reference to the police force.Design/methodology/approachEmploys the well‐being inventory, a survey investment designed specifically to measure five dimensions of optimal mental health, to assess the mental condition of 179 prospective police professionals.FindingsThe results of the survey appear to suggest that future job satisfaction for many prospective police professionals in the study could be less than optimal, with the implication that high notes of mental dysfunction in its various forms could be experienced.Practical implicationsIt is imperative that sound mental health instruction be incorporated into all future police training programs. However, further research needs to be done in order to advance a process which is at present only experimental.Originality/valueEmphasizes the value of teaching future police officers the nature and source of optimal psychological functioning.
Managing the bottom line: risk management in policing
Authors: Archbold Carol A. 
Published: March 2005

PurposeTo present qualitative data illustrating how some of the largest law enforcement agencies in the USA use risk management in their efforts to control police liability.Design/methodology/approachTo explore this topic, two main data sources were utilized: telephone interviews with 354 law enforcement agencies identified the prevalence of the use of risk management by police agencies; and survey data from police agencies provided descriptive information about the roles, duties, and placement of risk managers within each police organization.FindingsTelephone interviews revealed that 14 of the 354 (0.039 percent) law enforcement agencies identified risk management as one of several tools they use to control police‐related liability within their organizations. This finding is surprising, given the increase in costs associated with settlements/payouts for police‐involved litigation and liability claims over the past few decades.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should identify the reasons why police agencies choose not to use risk management in their police liability management efforts. In addition, future research should explore how the characteristics of city government and/or political culture are associated with the use of risk management by law enforcement agencies.Practical implicationsThis paper can serve as a basic resource for police scholars and practitioners, city/county attorneys, risk managers, and various other city/county agents that are interested in learning about risk management as a way to manage police liability.Originality/valueThis paper presents the first national study of risk management in police agencies in the USA.