Managing up Brady, Janet
Journal of applied linguistics and professional practice,
2016, Letnik:
13, Številka:
1-3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
‘Managing up’ is an activity reported to challenge many employees working in organisations and especially when it involves giving negative feedback about one’s boss to one’s boss. While it is largely ...a discursive practice, it has received little if any attention from applied linguists. This paper presents a case study of one such managing up activity in a Global 500 company. Using discourse analysis, the paper reports on critical moments that occurred prior to, during and following a sensitive meeting between one subordinate manager and her superior, and the withdrawal of support from and the enactment of power by their general manager to overrule the subordinate's managing-up initiatives, undermine their mentoring relationship, and erode the general manager’s influence through perceived lack of fairness. Analysis suggests that while managing up compromises the trust in and respect for the senior manager held by the subordinate, the experience offers an opportunity for her to critically evaluate the general manager’s practices against deeply-held personal values while offering those interested in leadership an opportunity to evaluate the senior manager’s leadership performance.
The future of health care is dependent on the prevention and ongoing treatment of chronic disease. Medical fitness centers are the ideal setting for developing this clinically integrated model. This ...article provides tips to enhance an existing program as well as ideas to develop a disease management program.
Shaping managerial practice Brady, Janet
Journal of applied linguistics and professional practice,
10/2013, Letnik:
8, Številka:
3
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Recenzirano
Corporate leadership training programmes designed for first level managers generally include sessions on communication. However, these are often limited to themes such as performance management and ...influencing staff. Experienced first-level managers may also be responsible for developing novice managers yet they generally receive no training in the types of interpersonal and communicative skills that accompany this educational role. This paper asks how this educational role is performed in the workplace. Drawing on interactional data collected from one Global 500 organisation, the paper uses discourse analysis to identify the interpersonal skills and discursive resources deployed by one supervising manager as she prepares a novice for his new role and responsibilities. The paper also examines the supervising manager’s own self-reflexive discourse, exploring the characteristics that make her an effective ‘educator’. Finally, the paper represents the repertoire of discursive resources deployed by this supervising manager in her educational role as a two-dimensional communicative model to promote interest in discourse-based training and development, and to stimulate further research.
Political methodology has changed dramatically over the past thirty years, and many new methods and techniques have been developed. Both the Political Methodology Society and the ...Qualitative/Multi-Methods Section of the American Political Science Association have engaged in ongoing research and training programs that have advanced quantitative and qualitative methodology. The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology presents and synthesizes these developments. The Handbook provides comprehensive overviews of diverse methodological approaches, with an emphasis on three major themes. First, specific methodological tools should be at the service of improved conceptualization, comprehension of meaning, measurement, and data collection. They should increase analysts' leverage in reasoning about causal relationships and evaluating them empirically by contributing to powerful research designs. Second, the authors explore the many different ways of addressing these tasks: through case-studies and large-n designs, with both quantitative and qualitative data, and via techniques ranging from statistical modelling to process tracing. Finally, techniques can cut across traditional methodological boundaries and can be useful for many different kinds of researchers. Many of the authors thus explore how their methods can inform, and be used by, scholars engaged in diverse branches of methodology. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/oso/public/content/oho_politics/9780199286546/toc.html Contributors to this volume - Janet Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University Henry Brady, UC Berkeley David Collier, UC Berkeley John Gerring, Boston University James Johnson, University of Rochestser Gary Goertz, University of Arizona Keith T. Poole, UC San Diego Simon Jackman, Stanford University David Freeman, UC Berkeley Jasjeet Sekhon, UC Berkeley John E. Jackson, University of Michigan Andrew D. Martin, Washington University in St Louis Nathaniel Beck, New York University Robert Franzese, University of Michigan Jude Hayes, University of Illinois, Urbana Bradford Stephen Jones, University of Arizona Michael Alvarez, California Institute of Technology Wendy K. Cho, Northwestern University, Urbana Charles Manski, Northwestern University, Evanston Richard Johnston, University of British Columbia Jonathan Golub, University of Reading Jon Pevehouse, University of Wisconsin Bernhard Kittel, University of Amsterdam Andrew Bennett, Georgetown University James Mahoney, Brown University Charles Ragin, University of Arizona Brian Rathburn, McGill University Kenneth Bollen, University of North Carolina Sophia Rabe-Hesketh, UC Berkeley John Aldrich, Duke University James E. Alt, Harvard University Arthur Lupia, University of Michigan Peter Hedstrom, Nuffield College, University of Oxford Scott E. Page, University of Michigan Becky Morton, New York University Kenneth Williams, Michigan State University Donald Green, Yale University Alan Gerber, Yale University Colin Elman, Arizona State University Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin Michael Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa David Laitin, Stanford University Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame
The purpose of this study was to compare an objective to a subjective method of tooth shade evaluation using the SP78 sphere spectrophotometer and human visual analysis. Twenty extracted fully ...developed human maxillary teeth had their L* values (lightness) read by the SP78 on day 1 and then again on day 14. Using a blind method, five human evaluators then attempted to match shade tabs from a six-tab experimental Vita shade guide to the same teeth on days 1 and 14. The SP78 L* values read for each tooth were evaluated for a match between those obtained on day 1 and those read on day 14. The results of human evaluation of tooth shade were compared among the evaluators and then between themselves over time. Finally, the ability of human evaluators to match tooth shade was compared with the results obtained with the SP78. The SP78 reproduced L* readings within the standard error of the machine (≤1.0) in 16 of 20 (80%) teeth. In contrast, interevaluator agreement expressed as majority agreement (3, 4, or 5 of 5 evaluators agreeing) was only 10 of 20 (50%) teeth on day 1 and 13 of 20 (65%) teeth on day 14. Intraevaluator agreement over the experimental period ranged from 20 to 60%. The results of this study confirm that human evaluation of tooth shade is unreliable and that the SP78 sphere spectrophotometer can provide a more predictable and accurate method of evaluating tooth shade in vitro. This finding opens up a new avenue of investigation for testing the effectiveness of materials and techniques in bleaching discolored teeth.
Purpose
Infants with brain injury are susceptible to developmental delays. Survivors of neonatal seizures are at risk for developmental delay, epilepsy, and further neurological comorbidities. ...Despite advances in neonatal critical care, the prevalence of adverse long-term outcomes and seizure recurrence remains unchanged. Our goal is to determine if early treatment of neonatal seizures with phenobarbital or levetiracetam is associated with worse neurodevelopmental outcomes in brain-injured infants.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 119 infants admitted between 2013 and 2017 who were at risk for developmental delay and assessed in our clinic. We compared brain injury infants with neonatal seizures to brain injury infants without neonatal seizures using Bayley scores (BSID III) at 9–14 months gestational age. A comparison of Bayley scores between those exposed to phenobarbital and levetiracetam was conducted.
Results
Twenty-two children with neonatal seizures scored lower than 53 children without seizures in all domains with significant values in composite scores for cognitive function (
p
= 0.003) and language (
p
= 0.031). We found no difference in scores at 9–14 months between infants exposed to phenobarbital versus levetiracetam.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that in infants with brain injury, the occurrence of neonatal seizures has an adverse effect on neurodevelopmental outcomes. The choice of antiseizure medication may not play a significant role in their outcomes.
Recycled natural fibers and biopolymers with sustainable, eco-friendly, and biodegradable properties are receiving increased attention. The moisture absorption and swelling of natural fiber ...composites adversely influence their mechanical properties and applications. In this
research, bio-based epoxy polymers that are reinforced with recycled woven jute fabrics were subjected to water immersion tests in order to study the effect of water absorption on their mechanical and geometrical properties. For comparison, petroleum-based epoxy polymers that are reinforced
with new woven jute fabrics were also subjected to the same tests. The effect of fiber percentage on water absorption, thickness swelling, and volume swelling was measured as a function of immersion time. It was observed that water absorption and swelling behavior were higher in bio-based
epoxy than in petroleum-based epoxy composites. The stress decreased and the strain increased after water immersion in both composites. However, the rates of change in stress and strain were much more significant for composites made with bioepoxy.
Multicultural preparation is an important area of research because, with increased awareness and understanding of multicultural education, preservice teachers are empowered with skills that enable ...them to teach a culturally diverse population. The purpose of this descriptive, mixed method research study was to investigate the lack of multicultural preparation for preservice teachers. Guided by the 5 dimensions of multicultural education that focused on diverse experiences and cross-cultural activities, the research question investigated preservice teachers' perceptions about multicultural preparation. Likert-scale survey data were gathered from 76 preservice teachers, and face-to-face interview data were gathered from a subsample of those teachers ( n = 11). The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, which revealed that preservice teachers had a positive attitude toward multicultural education. The qualitative data enhanced the quantitative findings. These data were analyzed inductively, revealing that teachers were positive about the idea of multicultural education, but they can improve on their acceptance of other cultures different from their own. Overall findings suggested that multicultural education training may help teachers work more effectively with a diverse population. Positive social change can increase the awareness of multicultural education for people teaching in a culturally diverse population to address the unique needs of students.
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