cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Market Power in Australian Manufacturing Industry: A Confirmation of Hall's Hypothesis
Creators: name: Abayasiri-Silva, Kaludura
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Robert Hall (1986, 1988, and 1990) has emphasised the importance of imperfect competition and economies of scale in explaining procyclical movements in measured total factor productivity in US industries. In contrast to the labour hoarding hypothesis and real business cycle theorists, he cites the observed procyclical movement in total factor productivity in US industries as evidence against perfect competition, revealing that prices substantially exceed marginal costs. Following the work of Hall (1986, 1988 and 1990), his paper investigates whether the procyclical movements in total productivity in Australian manufacturing industries provide some evidence for a particular type of market structure. The main contribution of this paper is the provision of a formal explanation for the difference between the estimated markup ratios and returns to scale by using value added data and gross output data, as highlighted in the work of Domowitz, Hubbard and Peterson (1988), Norrbin (1993) and Basu and Femald (1995, 1997). Our formal explanation shows that, with the use of value added data, the estimated Solow residual (and hence the markup ratios) are almost twice as large as those obtained with gross output data, because of the two different production functions involved in estimating the Solow residual. Moreover, the main results of the paper, based on the value added data, indicate that the price of most Australian manufacturing industries exceeds their marginal costs, as in the case of the US industries. The highest markup ratios are reported by the chemical and the iron and steel industries. The results also provide evidence that the textile, non-mineral products, other transport and photographic and scientific industries behave as competitive industries.
Half-life estimation based on the bias-corrected bootstrap: a highest density region approach
Creators: name: Kim, Jae
name: Silvapulle, Param
name: Hyndman, Rob J.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The half-life is defined as the number of periods required for the impulse response to a unit shock to a time series to dissipate by half. It is widely used as a measure of persistence, especially in international economics to quantify the degree of mean-reversion of the deviation from an international parity condition. Several studies have proposed bias-corrected point and interval estimation methods. However, they have found that the confidence intervals are rather uninformative with their upper bound being either extremely large or infinite. This is largely due to the distribution of the half-life estimator being heavily skewed and multi-modal. In this paper, we propose a bias-corrected bootstrap procedure for the estimation of half-life, adopting the highest density region (HDR) approach to point and interval estimation. Our Monte Carlo simulation results reveal that the bias-corrected bootstrap HDR method provides an accurate point estimator, as well as tight confidence intervals with superior coverage properties to those of its alternatives. As an application, the proposed method is employed for half-life estimation of the real exchange rates of seventeen industrialized countries. The results indicate much faster rates of mean-reversion than those reported in previous studies.
Additional file 13 of Identification of key biomarkers and immune infiltration in systemic lupus erythematosus by integrated bioinformatics analysis
Creators: name: Zhao, Xingwang
name: Zhang, Longlong
name: Wang, Juan
name: Zhang, Min
name: Song, Zhiqiang
name: Ni, Bing
name: You, Yi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 13: Table S10. miRNAs interact with circRNAs Table S11. miRNAs interact with lincRNAs.
The Volatility of the Socially Optimal Level of Investment
Creators: name: Guest, Ross S.
name: McDonald, Ian M.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this paper an annual series for the socially optimal level of investment from 1960-61 to 1993-94 for Australia is derived from a vintage production function and compared to the actual series for investment over the same period. The vintage production function can be expected to yield a smoother socially optimal investment series than that derived from a non-vintage, malleable capital production function. Even so, the resulting series for socially optimal investment is much more volatile than the series for actual investment. Several alternative assumptions are tried in an attempt to further smooth the socially optimal investment series. These include smoothing the assumed values of the exogenous variables, modelling adjustment costs and delivery lags, and changing the form of the production function. While these approaches do succeed in smoothing the investment series, in order for the socially optimal investment series to be as smooth as the actual series the assumed values of the parameters must be quite unrealistic. In the conclusion we suggest that in future research on the socially optimal level of investment the role of liquidity constraints and of irreversible investment should be investigated.
Aggregate Pattern of Time-dependent Adjustment Rules, II: Strategic Complementarity and Endogenous Nonsynchronization
Creators: name: Lau, Sau-Him Paul
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper provides an explanation for an important institutional feature of staggered time-dependent adjustment rules assumed in a number of macroeconomic models (Fischer, 1977; Taylor, 1980; Blanchaid, 1986). It identifies strategic complementarity as the crucial factor leading to nonsynchronized decisions in a game-theoretic framework. It first shows that nonsynchronization is the equilibrium outcome in an infinite-horizon game in which strategic complementarity is present and each of the players chooses repeatedly both the contract length and a strategic variable. By pursuing Tirole's (1988) interpretation of a nonsynchronized-move dynamic game as a series of games with 'symmetric Stackelberg leadership', it is further suggested that the relationship between strategic complementarity and the benefit to the Stackelberg follower provides the insight to the game-theoretic explanation of nonsynchronization. The results of this paper reveal a link between strategic complementarity and nonsynchronization - two important macroeconomic features.
The diffusion of technology in Australia: report of a survey
Creators: name: Richardson, Jeff
name: Smith, Nareda
name: Milthorpe, Frank
name: Ryan, Janet
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This report has two main sections. In the first there is a review of the Australian Health Care system, the methods by which decisions are made with respect to the installation and financing of medical technologies and the regulatory mechanisms for their control. In the second part of the report results are presented from a survey of the diffusion of thirteen technologies in Australia. This is based upon a survey of all public and private hospitals in 1987. The purpose was to document the pattern of diffusion that has occurred in Australia and, more importantly, to determine the variables associated with the diffusion. For this purpose the report includes an extensive review of the empirical and theoretical literature on the diffusion of medical technology.
Job satisfaction and response to incentives among China's urban workforce
Creators: name: Nielsen, Ingrid
name: Smyth, Russell
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines job satisfaction and incentive structures among China's urban workforce. The main determinants of job satisfaction are found to be age, education, occupation and personal income. The incentives that Chinese urban employees considered most important when choosing a job were job stability, a high income and professional development. Implications of the findings for management are discussed.
The Organizational Culture Profile: an Australian Perspective
Creators: name: Sarros, James C.
name: Densten, Iain L.
name: Gray, Judy H.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Our paper develops a restructured version of the Organizational Culture Profile developed by O'Reilly et al. (1991) and examines its structural properties across a stratified random sample of 1,918 managers in Australia. Seven discrete factors of organizational culture were identified. These factors were classified on the basis of selected demographic variables to provide a detailed profile of executives and their workplace cultures. Recommendations for further research and development are provided.
Additional file 14 of Identification of key biomarkers and immune infiltration in systemic lupus erythematosus by integrated bioinformatics analysis
Creators: name: Zhao, Xingwang
name: Zhang, Longlong
name: Wang, Juan
name: Zhang, Min
name: Song, Zhiqiang
name: Ni, Bing
name: You, Yi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 14: Table S12. miRNAs interact with mRNAs.
Asian Financial Crisis, Avian Flu and Terrorist Threats: Are Shocks to Malaysian Tourist Arrivals Permanent or Transitory
Creators: name: Lean, Hooi Hooi
name: Smyth, Russell
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: International visitor arrivals from Malaysia’s ten major source markets are examined using Lagrange Multiplier (LM) unit root tests with one and two structural breaks to ascertain if shocks to the time path of tourist arrivals are permanent or transitory. The LM unit root test with one break is able to reject the unit root null for between 60 per cent of source markets where the break is specified as in the intercept and 90 per cent of source markets where the break is specified as in the intercept and slope. The LM unit root test with two breaks is able to reject the unit root null for all source markets, irrespective of how the break is specified. This result suggests that the effects of shocks on the growth path of tourist arrivals to Malaysia from its major markets are only transitory and that Malaysia’s tourist sector is sustainable in the long run. While the effects of shocks are not permanent we do find that following shocks the growth in tourist arrivals from Malaysia’s source markets have generally slowed. This result suggests there is a need to reduce the negative effects of slower growth in the recovery phase.
Management development in China
Creators: name: Wrathall, Jeff
name: Berrell, Mike
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Chinese and Vietnamese organisations seeking to enhance the expertise of middle and senior managers through exposure to Western management theories and practices face two basic problems. The first problem is related to the relevance of Western management theory in a high-context transitional economy. The second problem is related to the development of suitable pedagogies for the cross-cultural transfer of management theory generally. Against the background of literature on international management, the paper describes a modified case study as a basis for the effective delivery of management education in high-context cultures.
Does travel motivation influence destination perception in the youth travel market?
Creators: name: Reisinger, Yvette
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper presents a preliminary literature review of the youth travel market to develop a conceptual framework for examining the influence of young travellers' motivation on their perception of Australia as a tourism destination. The paper begins with the discussion of the importance of the youth travel market and its potential for the tourism industry. This is followed by a discussion of the specific needs of the youth travel market. Further, the concept of travel motivation and its relationship to destination perception is addressed. Several studies, which examined motivation to travel to Australia and perceptions of Australia as a tourism destination by the youth travel market, are presented. Although this study introduces to the study objectives the method, data analysis and findings are not discussed in this paper. The full study and its findings are presented in two articles to be published in Tourism Analysis and Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing in 2002.
Perceptions Of Subjective Economic Well-being And Support For Market Reform Among China's Urban Population
Creators: name: Nielsen, Ingrid
name: Nyland, Chris
name: Smyth, Russell
name: Zhu, Cherrie Jiuhua
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper examines whether subjective economic assessments have any impact on support for further market reforms among China's urban population, utilizing a large survey of 10,700 people across 32 cities. The effect of subjective economic well-being on support for market reforms is an important issue for the Chinese government as it seeks to sell the benefits of increased globalization and marketization to its citizens. Our main finding is that people's assessment of the overall economic situation helps to explain support for market reform, although the relationship is weak, while people's assessment of their own economic circumstances does not influence support for reform. The findings are compared with those of similar studies for Central and Eastern Europe.
Incorporating International Capital Ownership into the GTAP Model: Results for Asia-Pacific Trade Liberalisation
Creators: name: Walmsley, Terrie L.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this paper, some major modifications are made to the existing GTAP structure and database to incorporate a long-run closure in which changes in the ownership of capital stocks are determined endogenously and income eamed on endowment commodities accrues to the owners of those endowments. This long-run closure assumes that in the long run all economies are growing at a common steady-state rate of growth, determined by the rate of population and technological growth. In order to ensure valid comparative statics the underlying growth rate in the database must equal this steady-state rate of growth. Shocks are imposed to equate the growth rates of capital across regions and thus create a steady-state database. Once the GTAP model and database have been modified, they are then used to simulate the long-run effects of Asia-Pacific trade liberalisation on welfare and gross national product. It is found that the foreign ownership of assets does have a significant effect on the projected outcome of trade liberalisation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Additional file 15 of Identification of key biomarkers and immune infiltration in systemic lupus erythematosus by integrated bioinformatics analysis
Creators: name: Zhao, Xingwang
name: Zhang, Longlong
name: Wang, Juan
name: Zhang, Min
name: Song, Zhiqiang
name: Ni, Bing
name: You, Yi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 15: Figure S3. Identification of weighted gene co-expression network modules associated with SLE in GSE4588(B cell) and GSE4588(CD4 T cell) datasets. Figure S4. Identification of weighted gene co-expression network modules associated with SLE in GSE81622 and GSE50772 datasets.
Domestic and Global Sourcing
Creators: name: Cheng, Wenli
name: Zhang, Dingsheng
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper develops a general equilibrium Ricardian model with transaction costs to investigate the determinants of the firm's sourcing decision. It derives conditions under which different sourcing choices and corresponding trade patterns occur in general equilibrium. These conditions suggest that, inter alia, the choice between vertical integration and specialisation depends on the relative internal transaction costs associated with vertical integration and external transaction costs associated with international outsourcing; and that the equilibrium sourcing structures and trade patterns are consistent with a refined theory of comparative advantage that incorporates the effects of transaction costs in international trade.
Hospital Efficiency Measurement: Simple Ratios vs Frontier Methods
Creators: name: Mortimer, Duncan
name: Peacock, Stuart
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objectives: To provide a critical appraisal of the methods, results and policy value of two frontier methods for hospital efficiency measurement: data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). To compare the policy value of DEA- and SFA-based measures against more commonly used indicators of hospital performance. Methods: Comparative analysis of DEA and SFA in estimating the relative efficiency of public hospitals in Victoria. Possible sources of measured inefficiency are investigated via the Battese and Coelli (1995) effects model in the case of SFA-based efficiency scores and via second-stage regressions in the case of DEA-based efficiency measures. The content and consistency of DEA- and SFA-based targets and measures are then compared against simple cost/output ratios. Results: Moderate correspondence between DEA- and SFA-based efficiency scores with measured inefficiency at least partially attributable to between-hospital differences in casemix, stay-mix, quality of care, teaching/research activity and location. More or less the same set of hospital characteristics turned out to be important in explaining between-hospital variation in both DEA- and SFA-based measures of hospital efficiency. In short, results provided some reassurance that DEA and SFA are measuring closely related constructs, along similar dimensions. Perhaps surprisingly, there is at least as much common ground between simple cost/output ratios and SFA-based measures of hospital efficiency, as there is between DEA- and SFA-based alternatives. Conclusions: Frontier-based measures of hospital performance are broadly consistent with simpler, more commonly available performance measures. However, consistency and precision are not the only considerations in selecting policy-ready performance measures and deliberations as to the policy-value of frontier- and ratio-based options should take account of both precision and content.
Global Personnel Skills: A Dilemma for the Karpin Committee and Others
Creators: name: Edwards, R. W.
name: O'Reilly, H.
name: Schuwalow, P.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The Karpin Committee's review of Australian management concluded that Australia's predominantly Anglo-Celtic senior management group has significant shortcomings that are retarding Australian enterprise in its desire to meet the challenges of the 'Asia-Pacific' century (Page xv). This paper reviews the recent progress of Australian business activity in Asia and observes that while some advances have been made, the level of activity remains below potential. A lack of 'globalisation' skills has been identified by Karpin and others as being the problem, but there is no consensus as to what these are, or how they can be achieved. 'International' knowledge and skills have been shown to be directly related to success in international business but this relationship is not well accepted among Australian managers. Tests confirm that levels of international knowledge in Australia are biased in favour of Europe. The paper concludes that language and cultural ignorance is retarding Australian business penetration of Asian markets and recommends a more strategic approach to human resource management in this area.
Braveheart-ed Ned Kelly: Historic Films And Destination Image
Creators: name: Frost, Warwick
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In recent years there has been a great deal of interest in how feature films may create attractive destination images. Research has primarily focussed on films which promote scenery and to a lesser extent nostalgic rural cultures. In contrast there has been little attention paid to historic films, the main exception being Braveheart. The 2003 release of Ned Kelly provoked a great deal of media interest in how that film might promote tourism to north-eastern Victoria. This paper examines how the film Ned Kelly interacts with tourists and their expectations.
Valuing Bonds with Embedded Average Price Options
Creators: name: Easton, Stephen A.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Average price options are based on the average (either arithmetic or geometric) price of the underlying asset during an option's life. Recently, Australia's largest private bank, the National Australia Bank, and the regional Metway Bank, have issued bonds that contain embedded arithmetic average share index options. The purpose of this paper is to value these options using Monte Carlo simulation, and then to value the bonds themselves. Using a wide range of estimates of the parameters that determine the values of these bonds, it would appear that the fixed-term deposits offered by these same banks represent more profitable investments.
Additional file 17 of Identification of key biomarkers and immune infiltration in systemic lupus erythematosus by integrated bioinformatics analysis
Creators: name: Zhao, Xingwang
name: Zhang, Longlong
name: Wang, Juan
name: Zhang, Min
name: Song, Zhiqiang
name: Ni, Bing
name: You, Yi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 17: Figure S5. Violin diagram of the proportion of 22 types of immune cells in GSE4588 (B cell) dataset.
Testing the Conditional CAPM and the Effect of Intervaling
Creators: name: Brailsford, Timothy J.
name: Faff, Robert W.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Traditional tests of asset pricing undertaken within the CAPM framework have provided mixed results. One explanation for the supposed failure of the model is its inability to account for temporal dependence in unconditional residuals which can be induced by time-variation in volatility. This paper provides a test of the conditional CAPM utilising the GARCH-M framework thereby allowing for nonconstant variance. The paper utilises 16 years of daily data in the Australian equity market and extends existing research by investigating the effect of intervaling by conducting tests over different sampling frequencies. While some support is found for the GARCH-M specification, the inability of the "in-mean" parameter to achieve statistical significance is an empirical limitation. Despite this finding, the conditional CAPM is supported for weekly and monthly return data, however on balance, the greatest support for the model is found in the weekly return interval. Thus, we demonstrate that asset pricing tests in this context are sensitive to the return interval.
Should China be promoting Large-scale Enterprises and Enterprise Groups?
Creators: name: Smyth, Russell
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In light of the perceived failure of enterprise groups in Japan and South Korea, various criticisms have been made of China's industrial reforms. This paper argues that the force of these criticisms has been exaggerated. In conjunction with the non-state sector, large-scale enterprises have been an important engine for growth in China over a sustained period. The Asian crisis is often seen as a manifestation of the failure of relational based governance, but the dismal record of small-scale industries in Central Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union suggests it is doubtful that rapid privatization and down-sizing would have given better results in China.
The Conceptual Basis for SMPH Qualifying DALYs; Dallying with QALYs: How are we to Evaluate Summary Measures in Population Health?
Creators: name: Richardson, Jeff
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper is concerned with various issues surrounding the validity of summary measures of population health (SMPH). As it argues that economic orthodoxy cannot answer this question the paper considers the prior issue of the criteria with which to evaluate SMPHs. It is argued that as there are multiple objectives or uses for SMPHs then it is likely that more than one such measure will be needed and specifically that the SMPH most appropriate for measuring the burden of disease will not necessarily be the same as the SMPH used for economic evaluation. With respect to the criteria for judging SMPHs, it is argued that the use of the Bale of Ignorance, favoured by Murray et al, 1999, is unsatisfactory. Alternative criteria are proposed and discussed. One criteria is that SMPHs should embody ethical values consistent with stable population values. This raises the prior question of the relationship between observed population values and social objectives. It is suggested that the investigation and analysis of this relationship should be described as 'empirical ethics'. Four examples of this in the context of SMPHs are discussed. First, it is shown that population values may be context specific. Secondly, it is shown that the measures of utility employed to derive SMPHs are all 'contaminated'; that is, they do not measure, empirically, what it is believed that they measure. Thirdly, evidence is presented that the preference number for utility attached to different health states will systematically differ when it is elicited from patients and the community. Fourth, there is an illustration of the way in which empirically derived utility values may be used to derive implications which may encourage the revision of stated values after deliberation (the 'strong interval property'). It is concluded that there is a need to recognise the importance of 'empirical e the techniques and rules which will govern its use and a need to apply empirical ethics to a potentially large range of social problems.
The Dynamics of Garbage Collection: A Case Study of Privatization
Creators: name: Haslett, Tim
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper outlines a consulting assigimient with a local government authority in New Zealand. Participants in a Systems Thinking seminar identified the privatization of a publicly funded service as an appropriate problem for analysis. They constructed a causal loop diagram of the situation. This diagram was later refined by the consultant and an iThink model constructed. From this it was possible to examine the reasons for the failure of the Council to reach a number of its policy objectives. An analysis of other possible scenarios suggests that the policy of privatisation was seriously flawed.
The Relationship Between Strategic Purchasing and Customer Satisfaction Within a Total Quality Management Environment
Creators: name: Brookshaw, Terry
name: Terziovski, Mile
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A review of the literature suggests that strategic purchasing and total quality management (TQM) play a pivotal role in contributing to improved organisational performance and customer satisfaction. Despite a considerable amount of literature on the impact of strategic purchasing and TQM on organisational performance, empirical evidence of the dynamic link is not easy to find. Examination of current literature identifies confusing definitions of strategic purchasing and TQM processes and the relationship to customer satisfaction. Analysis of a large random sample of manufacturing companies in Australia tests the strength of the relationship between strategic purchasing and customer satisfaction. Considering the literature a conceptual, wider theoretical framework together with a strategic purchasing construct and strategic purchasing framework are presented. This paper reports an empirical investigation on the effect of strategic purchasing variables on customer satisfaction using the statistical analysis package SPSS. The analysis is based on a data base generated by the Australian Manufacturing Council study "Leading the Way: A study of Best Manufacturing Practices in Australia and New Zealand." This paper reports initial results that suggest strategic purchasing may play a role in customer satisfaction and makes recommendations for future research.
Investment Decisions in Australian Manufacturing
Creators: name: Beaumont, Nicholas B.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In 1996 the author conducted structured interviews with managing directors and production managers of manufacturing companies. The objectives were to ascertain the criteria firms used to make investment decisions in manufacturing technology; how (and how well) they managed the introduction of new technology; whether (after implementation) they had experienced unanticipated effects from new technology and what factors impeded or assisted its implementation. This paper discusses past work, describes the methodology, suggests a way of grouping criteria and gives some preliminary findings. The most important finding is that tangible criteria dominate decisions but that considerable intangible benefits are usually experienced.
Using R to teach econometrics
Creators: name: Racine, Jeff
name: Hyndman, Rob J.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: R, an open-source programming environment for data analysis and graphics, has in only a decade grown to become a de-facto standard for statistical analysis against which many popular commercial programs may be measured. The use of R for the teaching of econometric methods is appealing. It provides cutting-edge statistical methods which are, by R's open-source nature, available immediately. The software is stable, available at no cost, and exists for a number of platforms, including various flavors of Unix and Linux, Windows (9x/NT/2000), and the MacOS. Manuals are also available for download at no cost, and there is extensive on-line information for the novice user. This review focuses on using R for teaching econometrics. Since R is an extremely powerful environment, this review should also be of interest to researchers.
ปัจจัยที่มีอิทธิพลต่อความตั้งใจเชิงพฤติกรรมในการใช้เทคโนโลยีเว็บพอร์ทัลของการเรียนการสอนในระบบเปิด Thai MOOC
Creators: name: ณัฐฐา ถิรโสภี
name: ชัยวัฒน์ อุตตมากร
Publisher: name: สำนักงานบริหารการวิจัย นวัตกรรมและการสร้างสรรค์
Year: 2562
Subjects: ความตั้งใจเชิงพฤติกรรมในการใช้งาน
การเรียนการสอนระบบเปิด
เว็บพอร์ทัล
การยอมรับเทคโนโลยี

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 39, 5, 96-116
Ethics, stakeholders and HRM: a review and conceptual analysis
Creators: name: Greenwood, Michelle R.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper differentiates an ethical perspective of HRM from existing "mainstream" and critical perspectives of HRM. To date, ethical analysis of HRM has taken one of two forms: macro-analysis of HRM as a whole, and micro-level analysis of H RM practices. Macro-level analysis is criticised. Firstly, theoretical flaws are identified and the analysis is further developed. Secondly, the fact that such ethical analysis is outside the scope of the modem corporation is exposed. There is, however, a third way in which ethics may be applied to HRM. Ethical concerns are used as a basis to develop minimum standards against which HRM may be evaluated. Yet, even when judged by these standards HRM is seriously lacking. This begs the question, not of whether HRM is ethical, but of whether HRM can be ethical.
A review and classification of total quality management research in Australia and an agenda for future research
Creators: name: Rahman, Shams-Ur
name: Sohal, Amrik S.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Over the last decade, Australian organisations have embraced TQM as an effective management philosophy. However, a recent report indicated that there is little evidence of leading Australian researchers working on quality and related areas. Moreover, the perception is that whatever research has been done, it is fragmented and at a low level. In the light of this we conducted an extensive literature search on TQM materials. Our purpose was to provide a systematic analysis of the TQM articles published by the Australian researchers or in the context of Australian organisations. Our analysis led us to conclude that the research has been unbalanced, focusing mainly on case studies and empirical research. Further research is necessary to develop conceptual underpinning and analytical models based on large empirical studies.
Lead time demand for simple exponential smoothing
Creators: name: Snyder, Ralph D.
name: Koehler, Anne B.
name: Ord, J. Keith
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A new simple formula is found to correct the underestimation of the standard deviation for total lead time demand when using simple exponential smoothing. The traditional formula for the standard deviation of lead time demand is to multiply the standard deviation for the one-period-ahead forecast error (estimated by using the residuals) by the square root of the number of periods in the lead time. It has been shown by others that the traditional formula significantly underestimates variation in the lead time demand when the mean of the process is somewhat changing and simple exponential smoothing is appropriate. This new formula allows one to see readily the significant size of the underestimation of the traditional formula and can easily be implemented in practice. The formula is derived by using a state space model for simple exponential smoothing.
External Validation and Recalculation of the CODEX Index in COPD Patients. A 3CIAplus Cohort Study
Creators: name: Almagro, Pere
name: Martínez-Camblor, Pablo
name: Miravitlles, Marc
name: Rodríguez-Carballeira, Mónica
name: Navarro, Annie
name: Lamprecht, Bernd
name: Luna, Ana S Ramirez-Garcia
name: Kaiser, Bernhard
name: Alfageme, Inmaculada
name: Casanova, Ciro
name: Esteban, Cristobal
name: Soler-Cataluña, Juan J
name: de-Torres, Juan P
name: Celli, Bartolome R
name: Marin, Jose M
name: ter Riet, Gerben
name: Sobradillo, Patricia
name: Lange, Peter
name: Garcia-Aymerich, Judith
name: Anto, Josep M
name: Turner, Alice M
name: Han, MeiLan K
name: Langhammer, Arnulf
name: Sternberg, Alice
name: Leivseth, Linda
name: Bakke, Per
name: Johannessen, Ane
name: Oga, Toru
name: Cosío, Borja
name: Ancochea, Julio
name: Echazarreta, Andres
name: Roche, Nicolas
name: Burgel, Pierre-Régis
name: D Sin, Don
name: A Puhan, Milo
name: Soriano, Joan B
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: Medicine
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: The CODEX index was developed and validated in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation to predict the risk of death and readmission within one year after discharge. Our study aimed to validate the CODEX index in a large external population of COPD patients with variable durations of follow-up. Additionally, we aimed to recalculate the thresholds of the CODEX index using the cutoffs of variables previously suggested in the 3CIA study (mCODEX). Individual data on 2,755 patients included in the COPD Cohorts Collaborative International Assessment Plus (3CIA+) were explored. A further two cohorts (ESMI AND EGARPOC-2) were added. To validate the CODEX index, the relationship between mortality and the CODEX index was assessed using cumulative/dynamic ROC curves at different follow-up periods, ranging from 3 months up to 10 years. Calibration was performed using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models and Hosmer-Lemeshow test. A total of 3,321 (87.8% males) patients were included with a mean ± SD age of 66.9 ± 10.5 years, and a median follow-up of 1,064 days (IQR 25–75% 426–1643), totaling 11,190 person-years. The CODEX index was statistically associated with mortality in the short- (≤3 months), medium- (≤1 year) and long-term (10 years), with an area under the curve of 0.72, 0.70 and 0.76, respectively. The mCODEX index performed better in the medium-term (<1 year) than the original CODEX, and similarly in the long-term. In conclusion, CODEX and mCODEX index are good predictors of mortality in patients with COPD, regardless of disease severity or duration of follow-up.
Efficiency of Hospitals in Victoria under Casemix Funding: A Stochastic Frontier Approach
Creators: name: Yong, Karen
name: Harris, Anthony H.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper estimates the cost frontier for large Victorian public hospitals using the econometric technique of stochastic frontier regression. An estimate of the mean level of hospital cost inefficiency in 1994/95 is obtained, in the period following the introduction of casemix funding. One of the major goals of Victoria's casemix funding system introduced in 1993 was to promote efficiency, hence hospital efficiency under the new system is of interest. We might expect to find a low level of cost inefficiency under a casemix funding system. The cost frontier is estimated by the econometric technique of stochastic frontier regression, which is the preferred efficiency measurement technique as it allows for data errors. The application of frontier models allowed us to estimate the degree of random and non-random efficiency variation across hospitals. Inpatient output is found to explain the majority of inter-hospital variation in total cost. The average level of cost inefficiency in total operating expenditure is estimated to be around 3 percent, using an exponential distribution for the inefficiency component. Where there are differences in costs between hospitals, they appear to be related to administrative, medical support and hotel labour inputs.
IN03117 Poḷonnaruva Vān-äḷa Fragmentary Pillar-Slab Inscription of Niśśaṁka Malla
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03117
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Poḷonnaruva
Polonnaruwa
Niśśaṅka Malla

description: IN03117 Poḷonnaruva Vān-äḷa Fragmentary Pillar-Slab Inscription of Niśśaṁka Malla - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1928-33). ‘No. 11. An Inscription of Niśśaṁka Malla found near the Vān-äḷa, Poḷonnaruva (A. S. I. No. 542),’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 3, pp. 149-152.
Additional file 18 of Identification of key biomarkers and immune infiltration in systemic lupus erythematosus by integrated bioinformatics analysis
Creators: name: Zhao, Xingwang
name: Zhang, Longlong
name: Wang, Juan
name: Zhang, Min
name: Song, Zhiqiang
name: Ni, Bing
name: You, Yi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Additional file 18: Figure S6. Cell infiltration of the GSE50772 dataset.
The Assessment of Quality Longan Production A Project of the Farmers Group At Ban Rongwua, Mea Soi Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province
Creators: name: Nittayaporn Nipatsant;Kriangsak Sri-Ngernyuang;Kanitta Satienperakul;Ratchanon Somboonchai
Publisher: name: Faculty of Agriculture
Year: 2020
Subjects: promotion of the quality longan production, CIPP model

description: Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal, 48, 1, 79-92
Leadership and Performance Outcomes of Australian Executives
Creators: name: Sarros, James C.
name: Tanewski, George
name: Santora, Joseph C.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Our Paper examines the leadership characteristics of Australian business executives and the relationship of leadership job outcomes. Generic concepts of leadership and job outcomes have been established and measured through the instruments developed for this study, namely the Leadership Operations Scale (LOS), Leadership Attributes Scale (LAS), and the Job Outcomes Scale (JOS). A confirmatory factor analysis of the instruments reveals sound psychometric properties for the LOS and LAS, with appropriate reliabilities and stable factor structures. The JOS reveals similar findings. Further analysis of organizational leadership is warranted in light of the findings. Jammes Sarros is Associate Professor of Management and George Tanewski is a doctoral student in the Syme Department of Management, Monash University. Joseph Santora is Professor of Business Administration, Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey USA.
Measures of Intra-industry Trade as Indicators of Factor Market Disruption
Creators: name: Dixon, Peter B.
name: Menon, Jayant
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Intra-industry trade (IIT) related concepts have often been used as indicators of the extent to which trade growth can be accommodated without factor market disruption. The most commonly used indicators have been movements in the Grubel-Lloyd (GL) index. However, GL-based indicators are sometimes misleading and, at best, they give qualitative information only. We develop two other indicators. The first involves computing changes in IIT. While this method provides a precise measure of the contribution of growth in IIT to total trade (TT) growth, it tends to overestimate the contribution of non-disruptive trade growth. This problem is overcome by our second indicator, dynamic intra-industry trade or matched changes in trade. All our indicators are illustrated with data for 133 Australian manufacturing industries.
Performance management: linking strategy and human resources
Creators: name: Fenwick, Marilyn
name: De Cieri, Helen
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper reviews the development of performance management, presenting the major perspectives of this important area of human resource management. Our concept of performance management involves several aspects: links with organizational strategy, establishment of individual goals, feedback on progress, opportunities for improvement and development. We also note that performance management systems will vary acording to the characteristics of the organization and its environment; for example, multinational enterprises face significant complexity in developing, implementing and maintaining performance management processes.
Knowledge transfer success in MNEs: the role of training and development and knowledge transfer capacity
Creators: name: Yamao, Sachiko
name: Fenwick, Marilyn
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The capability to transfer knowledge successfully within the multinational enterprise (MNE) has been identified as a source of competitive advantage. This paper develops a conceptual framework that links the knowledge transfer capacity of MNE employees, training and development, and the degree of knowledge transfer success within MNEs. The integrative conceptual framework bridges the disciplines of international business and strategic human resource management, and organisational and individual levels of analysis in MNEs. Thus, from its perspective of the capability-based view of knowledge transfer, it contributes to building theory and an agenda for future research into knowledge transfer capacity in MNEs.
Guidelines, Rules and Recommendations for the Specification of Information Models, RESTful Web Services and User Interface Components
Creators: name: Dihé, Pascal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: guideline
specification rules
resource-oriented architecture
risk management
UML
REST
ISO 8601
JSON
RFC4627
semver
specification template

description: This document defines guidelines, rules and recommendations that have to be followed or considered when developing, adapting or integrating software components for the CRISMA Framework. This includes e.g., how RESTful APIs are specified and implemented or which technologies are used for the development of composite UI modules, how composite UI modules communicate and interact, etc.
Disease Based Allocative Efficiency Framework: Implementation. Volume II: Full Report
Creators: name: Segal, Leonie
name: Richardson, Jeff
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In response to concerns about inefficiencies that can be caused by a distorted health service mix, the Health Economics Unit has a major research stream on allocative efficiency. This paper reports on that research, with a brief description of the Framework for priority setting and its application to diabetes. The Framework has been developed based on economic principles which require that all options be treated equivalently, whether they be for primary prevention, management or end stage care. The Framework ensures the consideration of options outside narrowly defined areas of program responsibility of a single agency. The structure developed is that of a disease based model, which provides a mechanism within which to establish resource priorities to minimise disease burden. In application of the model to diabetes, the overwhelming conclusion is that too few resources are allocated to primary and secondary prevention and health promotional approaches to management, with a consequent higher complication rate than could otherwise be achieved. This is consistent with the distortions expected from a medically focused funding system. We found the broad structure of the Framework to be workable, and the priority setting task tractable with a modest resource commitment (of perhaps 3 to 6 equivalent full time research staff at senior and junior research fellow level, per disease). Suggested modifications to the Framework largely reflect the extreme paucity of cost-effectiveness and health outcome data. The role of this type of research in contributing to research agendas and priorities for clinical and health services research is perhaps one of the more important conclusions.
The role and influence of stakeholders in organisational decision making: a case study of the 'off-shoring' of Australian jobs
Creators: name: Nash, Brad
name: Holland, Peter
name: Pyman, Amanda
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The role of stakeholders in influencing corporate decision making on moral and social grounds appears a paradox in a global economy underpinned by a neo-liberal philosophy. Because of the diverse and complex nature of the issues, stakeholders and organisations, it is often difficult to interpret the dynamics which underlie and influence the decision making process. This paper aims to explore the literature on stakeholder theory to develop a framework for understanding the role and influence of stakeholders. Using this framework the issue of 'off-shoring' is examined through a case study of a major Australian organisation - Coles Myer Limited.
การศึกษาคุณลักษณะของนักศึกษาฝึกประสบการณ์วิชาชีพครู สาขาวิชาสังคมศึกษา คณะศึกษาศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร
Creators: name: เพ็ญพนอ พ่วงแพ
name: อนงค์พร สมานชาติ
name: กัลยา เทียนวงศ์
Publisher: name: สำนักงานบริหารการวิจัย นวัตกรรมและการสร้างสรรค์
Year: 2562
Subjects: คุณลักษณะ
นักศึกษาฝึกประสบการณ์วิชาชีพครู
สังคมศึกษา

description: วารสารมหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 39, 5, 117-127