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Publication date: 1 October 1998

Larry Levine and Betsy McClain

Regardless of how they are budgeted, information technology (IT) costs must be paid. Most schools offer some computing services at no cost to the individual or unit and some that…

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Regardless of how they are budgeted, information technology (IT) costs must be paid. Most schools offer some computing services at no cost to the individual or unit and some that are charged back to users and units. Typically, common good services are centrally funded, and services that differentially benefit specific individuals or units are charged for. How services are funded often reflects a school’s philosophy about IT and about finances. Preferably, IT funding mechanisms deliberately help shape and influence an institution’s IT and services philosophy, as opposed to an IT or service philosophy being unintentionally shaped by fiscal policies that follow no particular strategy. Levying fees to users on an individual or departmental basis may yield a different demand and expectation of IT services than when costs are borne by a central budget. Quantity and quality, degree of centralization, and administrative complexity of services are major variables in determining funding. Also at stake is the degree to which an institution wishes to endorse, suppress, control or expand IT services. These issues are specifically illustrated through a case study of the formulation of a new budget and cost accounting model to both finance an institution‐wide network upgrade and to maintain that network.

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Campus-Wide Information Systems, vol. 15 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1065-0741

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Publication date: 1 February 1994

Larry Levine

Listening with spirit is the key skill which teams need to attain andsustain creative dialogue. This is especially true for organizationallearning. Building on the distinction…

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Listening with spirit is the key skill which teams need to attain and sustain creative dialogue. This is especially true for organizational learning. Building on the distinction between dialogue and discussion, poses the question: “What makes dialogue dialogue?” and also offers tools for dialogue. The core of team dialogue is collectively listening with spirit, that is: in a group, people listen (individually) with selfless receptivity to each others′ ideas, thereby emptying themselves to create a common vessel which – shaped by and sustained by the power of the group′s collective listening – receives and contains a collective spirit. Draws on multiple disciplines including ethnography and the spiritual science of Austrian philosopher and founder of Waldorf Education, Rudolph Steiner. Provides examples of how this approach has improved the creativity of work teams. Also offers an explanation of how future search conferences work using the idea of creating a container via collective listening.

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 7 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 23 January 2007

Michael Romanos

The purpose of this paper is to highlight a selection of poetry titles from the Poets House Showcase of 2006.

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The purpose of this paper is to highlight a selection of poetry titles from the Poets House Showcase of 2006.

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This article provides reviews of selected titles from the 2006 Poets House Showcase.

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This review represents a wide‐ranging selection of contemporary poetry collections and anthologies.

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This list documents the tremendous range of poetry publishing from commercial, independent and university presses, as well as letterpress chapbooks, art books and CDs.

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Collection Building, vol. 26 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0160-4953

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Publication date: 7 June 2019

Richard P. Nielsen

This chapter considers how observers can effectively and safely engage with unethical organizational behaviors. Engagement methods need to be aligned with the situational contexts…

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This chapter considers how observers can effectively and safely engage with unethical organizational behaviors. Engagement methods need to be aligned with the situational contexts of specific cases. Micro-level individual, meso-level organizational, and macro-level environmental contextual obstacles to effective and safe engagement are considered. Five types of observer ethics engagement methods are considered in the context of specific cases and contextual obstacles. Engagement methods considered are as follows: (1) evocation and framing of dialogic engagement as consistent with the identity, vision, and values of the organization; (2) win–win incentive and ethics networking methods; (3) internal and external whistle-blowing methods; (4) if the observer is in a position of organizational power, top-down forcing methods; and (5) linking of observed unethical behaviors with strong external social movements.

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Business Ethics
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78973-684-7

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Publication date: 1 April 1993

Virginia Tiefel

The proliferation or information, created and sustained with the help of technology, has placed increased pressure on librarians to teach/assist library patrons to use the…

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The proliferation or information, created and sustained with the help of technology, has placed increased pressure on librarians to teach/assist library patrons to use the information efficiently and effectively. With decreasing budgets and resulting smaller staffs, academic libraries have been hard pressed to meet the demand. In response to this need, the Ohio State University (OSU) Libraries has developed a microcomputer program that enables library users to identify, locate, evaluate, and select information independently. With the support of three federal grants and one private grant, the OSU Libraries has designed The Gateway to Information in order to guide users to the best information for their needs, regardless of format. The Gateway's evaluations demonstrate that it is an effective and user‐friendly information tool for a wide range of library patrons. The Gateway is now available on all of the Libraries' terminals.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 11 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Publication date: 8 September 2022

Stephen Turner

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Mad Hazard
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ISBN: 978-1-80382-670-7

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Publication date: 4 September 2023

Stephen E. Spear and Warren Young

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Overlapping Generations: Methods, Models and Morphology
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ISBN: 978-1-83753-052-6

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Publication date: 7 May 2015

Larry Prochner, Ailie Cleghorn, Anna Kirova and Christine Massing

This comparative and qualitative study-in-progress focuses on two early childhood teacher education (ECTE) programs in contexts where the participants are undergoing rapid social…

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This comparative and qualitative study-in-progress focuses on two early childhood teacher education (ECTE) programs in contexts where the participants are undergoing rapid social and personal change: a program in Namibia and a training program for immigrant childcare educators in Canada. The objective is to provide in-depth understanding of the ways in which differing ideas about ECTE are reflected in practice. It is important to ensure that ECTE programs prepare teachers to dovetail children’s preparation for school with meaningful connections to the culture and language of the home community, since more and more children spend their preschool years in early childhood (EC) centers that are becoming increasingly westernized in character. Without such connections, children in settings undergoing rapid change will continue to drop out of school before literacy and other skills are firmly established. The data will stem from analysis of early childhood care and education and ECTE curricula; policy and other documents; focused observations in ECTE classrooms and teaching practica; and interviews with teacher educators, education officers, teachers, parents, and community leaders. The results are expected to illuminate issues and strategies which are most likely to be effective for ECTE programs, with implications for teacher education in a range of settings in both the majority and minority worlds.

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Comparative Sciences: Interdisciplinary Approaches
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ISBN: 978-1-78350-456-5

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Publication date: 1 September 2003

Larry Purnell and John Foster

This is the second of a two‐part article on cultural aspects of alcohol use. Part I introduced the primary and secondary characteristics of culture and the current information on…

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This is the second of a two‐part article on cultural aspects of alcohol use. Part I introduced the primary and secondary characteristics of culture and the current information on drinking patterns of selected ethnocultural groups. Part 2 includes other selected primary and secondary characteristics of culture such as age, gender, religious affiliation, education, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation. The article concludes with measures whose effectiveness has been questionable in promoting responsible alcohol use and includes some proven and new recommendations.

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Drugs and Alcohol Today, vol. 3 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1745-9265

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Publication date: 1 August 1992

Steven B. Moser

When a subordinate's performance is assessed by a superior in a work situation, whether or not he or she performed well is not the only issue. There is also concern as to whether…

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When a subordinate's performance is assessed by a superior in a work situation, whether or not he or she performed well is not the only issue. There is also concern as to whether he or she should be held responsible for accomplishments or failures. The assessment of responsibility has been termed ‘an attribution’ (Green and Mitchell, 1979).

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Management Research News, vol. 15 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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