A framework for the successful implementation of energy retrofit projects in all settings, including those found within some non-profit organizations, is proposed. Strategies for…
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Purpose
A framework for the successful implementation of energy retrofit projects in all settings, including those found within some non-profit organizations, is proposed. Strategies for overcoming common challenges along with experiences gained through a real-life case study of a multi-facility retrofit project were researched. The paper aims to discuss these issues.
Design/methodology/approach
This research incorporates strategies identified in existing literature with a variety of techniques and includes information from a detailed case study involving the retrofit of multiple buildings within a public park. Combined research strategies and real-life experience through the case study are used to develop a framework for recommended framework to analyze the completion of retrofit projects.
Findings
Common obstacles encountered by energy retrofit projects in the USA and Europe were identified. The retrofit case also experienced these challenges in varying degrees. Application of these practices was implemented and applied to each specific situation within the project and documented for analysis.
Originality/value
Current research tends to be focused on the implementation of energy efficient solutions as justified by a quick rate of return and long term savings. However, few projects in not-for-profit situations where a grant or donation is the funding source, and ROI is not measured from a traditional financial standpoint, have been researched.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide commentary on Soccer Society debate that is used to create accountability research agenda.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide commentary on Soccer Society debate that is used to create accountability research agenda.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology applied is thematic analysis of debate in relation to accountability research gaps.
Findings
The authors found that areas for future football accountability research include refereeing, human rights in event hosting, governance, ownership, networks and club and fan finances.
Originality/value
The study contributes to debate commentary and agenda for football accountability research.
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Ombiono Kitoto Patrick Arnold, Djatcho Siefu Donald, Djeudja Rovier and Ngo Tedga Pauline
This study aims to identify climate change perception variables and socioeconomic variables likely to influence the adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking behavior in…
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Purpose
This study aims to identify climate change perception variables and socioeconomic variables likely to influence the adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking behavior in Cameroon.
Design/methodology/approach
The study carries out a quantitative analysis using a Logit model mobilizing secondary data collected in the database of the Survey on the Capitalization of Achievements of the National Participatory Development Program.
Findings
The results show that the variables of flooding and temperature rise influence the likelihood of adopting LPG, alongside the variables of poverty, income, level of education and urban residence.
Practical implications
As well as in addition to improving the standard of living of poor households, these results suggest increasing the supply of LPG in peri-urban areas and raising awareness of the relationship between climate perception, biomass energy consumption and deforestation.
Originality/value
The originality of this study lies in the fact that it identifies the variables climate change perception variables and the socioeconomic variables likely to favor the adoption of LPG in the Cameroonian context.
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Edward Pryor and Son Ltd., the Sheffield‐based specialists in marking machines and equipment for a wide range of applications, has appointed John Tissiman as Managing Director.
James Reveley and John Singleton
By juxtaposing fatal colliery explosions in early twentieth-century Britain and in 2010 at Pike River, New Zealand, this paper aims to investigate the generalizability of the mock…
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Purpose
By juxtaposing fatal colliery explosions in early twentieth-century Britain and in 2010 at Pike River, New Zealand, this paper aims to investigate the generalizability of the mock bureaucracy concept to underground coal mining disasters.
Design/methodology/approach
The main source is published official accident inquiries; a methodological reflection justifies the use of these materials.
Findings
Mock bureaucracies existed in the British underground coal mining milieu from the time when safety rules were first formulated in that industry context. As for Pike River, it is an exemplary case. The development in 1970s Britain of a new approach to safety management (the Robens system), and its subsequent export to New Zealand, means that a contemporary coal mine under financial duress, such as Pike River, is a prime site for mock bureaucracy to flourish.
Originality/value
Although the concept of mock bureaucracy has been applied to an explosion in an underground coal mine before, this is the first paper to explore the concept’s historical usage and generalizability in explaining the environing context of such explosions.
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Yun Lou, Xuanhui Liu, Pei Chen, Kejun Zhang and Lingyun Sun
The purpose of this study is to explore how gender influences peer assessment in team-building activities in China.
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore how gender influences peer assessment in team-building activities in China.
Design/methodology/approach
A nine-player Werewolf game was adopted to conduct the experiment. Nine abilities were defined to evaluate players’ performances. Before the game, players filled out a self-assessment questionnaire (five-point Likert scale). After the game, players evaluated other game members’ performances using the same questionnaire. Data were analyzed using linear regression.
Findings
The results showed that gender bias clearly existed in team-building activities, with men more likely to receive better peer assessment than women. In addition, when women presented themselves as actively as men did, they received less favorable evaluations than men, whereas their failures were more likely to be exaggerated.
Practical implications
This study may help build harmonious teams for gender equality, and we give practical suggestions respectively from the perspective of female employees, their managers, and their companies.
Originality/value
Given the importance of team-building activities in teamwork, fair evaluations of team-building performances are essential. However, gender influences on peer assessment in team-building activities in China remain unclear. This study adds new and important knowledge to research on gender bias in teams.