Analysis Of Archival Sources Research Articles

Die Grippepandemie 1968–1970: Strategien der Krisenbewältigung im getrennten Deutschland

The Hong Kong Flu in the years 1968-1970 challenged both German health care systems. This article intends to analyse the patterns of reaction to the pandemic. Both German states faced the threat according to their respective ideological orientation. This applied to the two parts of Berlin - West and East - as well. In the GDR the control of influenza was centrally organized. When the pandemic passed away an influenza guiding document ("Führungsdokument") was made obligatory for the fight against the plague. In the FRG hospital treatment maintained predominance while the outpatient sector was administrated by physicians in private practice. In West- Berlin outpatient clinics were declined by the Association of Physicians ("Kassenärztliche Vereinigung"). In 1970 a first concept of surveillance was presented on the level of the state in West Germany. In the years 1968-1970 vaccinations were not common in both German states. The essay is based on the analysis of archival sources, monographs, scientific and newspaper articles.

Měření výkonnosti - vývojové tendence 2. poloviny 20. století

The paper focuses on core tendencies in performance measurement issues in the period 1950-2010. Based on analysis of archival sources and respecting the change in business environment the paper provides confrontation of particular approaches to performance measurement with the aim to discuss their innovation value and relevancy for business performance management as well as decision-making process of investors.

Bill W. Goes to Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of Recovering Addiction Experts

Although historians of addiction have long debated whether an oral culture of "sharing" or "Big Book"-based reading practices are foundational to 12-step recovery culture, the role other types of media have played in the development of contemporary recovery discourse has remained largely unexplored. This essay compares the production, reception and formal elements of the films The Lost Weekend and Smash Up in relation to the popularization of the disease concept of alcoholism. Through an analysis of archival sources, addiction narratives, and nascent alcoholism research, this paper argues that, by emphasizing the importance of popular representations of alcoholics above scientific inquiry, early recovering "experts" successfully promulgated the disease concept of alcoholism, but the testimonials of later recovering alcoholics became relegated to the sphere of popular culture.

Disputas por el gobierno de indígenas en la antigua Comisaría del Vaupés, 1960-1968

En este artículo se reconstruyen, a partir de documentos de archivo, los ejes argumentativos de las disputas entre caucheros, misioneros y funcionarios alrededor de la regulación del trabajo indígena en el contexto de la explotación cauchera, como una manera de entender las discusiones existentes en las décadas de 1960 y 1970, sobre el gobierno de la población indígena de la antigua Comisaría del Vaupés. Dicha reconstrucción se realiza en tres apartados. En el primero se presenta la justificación, desde los caucheros, de la importancia de la industria del caucho para el progreso de la Comisaría y su influencia en el proceso de civilización de los indígenas. Enseguida, las querellas entre los tres actores sociales sobre la contratación de indígenas. Por último, el texto aborda el cierre de la disputas, a partir del análisis de la denominada Declaración de Miraflores, documento publicado por los misioneros católicos en la prensa colombiana en el que se denunciaron los abusos de los caucheros en la región.

From technology imitation to market dominance: the case of iPod

PurposeThis study aims to examine validity of the first mover advantage theory (FMA) in the context of digital audio player (DAP) market. It explores two research questions: do first‐movers improve their resources and capabilities and thus establish industry leadership? Do firms' initial resources affect the timing of entry?Design/methodology/approachTo overcome the methodological problems of earlier research, the study employs historical analysis of archival sources, capturing the longitudinal nature of the market evolution and competitive dynamics within the industry.FindingsThe results show that pioneering entry is significantly inferior to later entry strategy. While the pioneers failed, Apple Computer, a follower, gained dominance. Firm's resources influence timing of entry. The pioneers are small firms while large firms prefer to enter later.Research limitations/implicationsThis study analyzed the evolution of a single radical innovation from its inception through growth stage and results may not apply to continuous innovations.Practical implicationsManagers should understand that it is not the first‐in‐market, but the firm that invests in developing its resources and capabilities in marketing, production and continual product improvement that ends up dominating the new market.Originality/valueThe contribution is identified in three areas as the most important for future research of FMA: it considers advantages of both pioneers and followers in an integrative fashion, it looks into how firms' resources and environmental conditions affect performance, and it uses multiple measures of performance.

Loretto Academy Niagara (1861-1969): Education Under the Rainbow

This essay explores the origins of, and elements of teaching and learning at Loretto Niagara, a girls’ boarding and day school operated by the Irish-based Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (The Loretto Sisters). Three key individuals shaped the development of Loretto Niagara: Michael Power, the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto, Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, his second successor and Mother Teresa Dease, one of Loretto’s Canadian pioneers. Power was the bishop who invited the community to Canada; Lynch imagined a Catholic educational presence on the shores of the Falls and Dease contributed to the actualization of that vision. Through an analysis of archival sources, the paper argues that in the course of its 100 plus year existence, Loretto Niagara’s physical location gave shape to its overt and hidden curriculum. Its history documents the complexities of the intersection of gender and religion in the education of young women.

Ingresos y egresos del tribunal del Santo Oficio de la nueva España en el siglo XVIII

This article informs on the means through which the Inquisition of New Spain obtained the necessary resources and the way in which such resources were disposed of. Through the analysis of archive sources and chosen bibliography a series of tables have been built up showing the income and outcome entries as well as the corresponding amounts and percentages. It is the aim of this work to increase our knowledge of this institution by exploring a little known aspect of the same: that of the economy on which it was run.

Validating specifications: a contract-based approach

The role of contracts in validating specifications has been neglected in research, as they are thought of as commercial and legal documents with little value as far as validation is concerned. The term "validate" does not mean preapproval before production, but acceptance of performance of the supplier (through validation parameters contained in a contract) to deliver to specification during the development/production of the final product. This paper demonstrates the role of contracts in validating specifications by proposing the elements of a contract that can aid validation. Two in-depth case studies were conducted in one auto and one aircraft original-equipment manufacturing located in Europe. Data were collected through participant observation, interviews and analysis of archival sources. A strategic contract structure encompassing two categories of elements, the validation criteria for entry and the validation criteria for remaining in the business, is proposed. The strategic contract structure can aid managers involved in the specification process to structure development projects with suppliers. This will help attain planned goals.