Resource Management Approach Research Articles

Agricultural Land or Photovoltaic Parks? The Water–Energy–Food Nexus and Land Development Perspectives in the Thessaly Plain, Greece

Water, energy, land, and food are vital elements with multiple interactions. In this context, the concept of a water–energy–food (WEF) nexus was manifested as a natural resource management approach, aiming at promoting sustainable development at the international, national, or local level and eliminating the negative effects that result from the use of each of the four resources against the other three. At the same time, the transition to green energy through the application of renewable energy technologies is changing and perplexing the relationships between the constituent elements of the nexus, introducing new conflicts, particularly related to land use for energy production vs. food. Specifically, one of the most widespread “green” technologies is photovoltaic (PV) solar energy, now being the third foremost renewable energy source in terms of global installed capacity. However, the growing development of PV systems results in ever expanding occupation of agricultural lands, which are most advantageous for siting PV parks. Using as study area the Thessaly Plain, the largest agricultural area in Greece, we investigate the relationship between photovoltaic power plant development and food production in an attempt to reveal both their conflicts and their synergies.

Co-governance, Transregional Maritime Conventions, and Indigenous Customary Practices Among Subsistence Fishermen in Ende, Indonesia

This article presents a case study of a fishery in the port-town community of Ende, Flores, a former littoral hub located at the periphery of major commercial systems in the Indo-Pacific region. The article argues that more attention be paid to the role of transregional maritime networks, nautical conventions, and navigational practices embedded within local tenure systems to understand the apparent absence of formal control of marine and coastal resources. Through ethnographic and archival research, this study identifies the presence of indigenous institutions for fishing grounds regulation and documents the existence of broader transregional norms dictating proper fishing and navigation. Exploring the interactions between more pluralistic customary systems that exist in port-towns such as Ende and recent fishery development policies, the article discusses some of the obstacles to implementing sustainable co-management strategies. While the Indonesian central government is strongly promoting co-governance approaches for resource management, these institutional models are based on geographically narrow definitions of tradition and customary law which can lead to management failures, such as elite capture and local fishers’ disenfranchisement. In this case, policies emphasize the formation of cooperative groups without considering transregional beliefs about independence and pre-established systems of obligations. As a result, disputes among the fishermen, conflicts with local fishery officers, and the use of non-sustainable practices continue. For example, embodying predominant Southeast Asian beliefs, Endenese are known for their entrepreneurial nature and strong self-sufficiency ethos. Yet, these notions are ignored by local government agencies that view the fishermen as selfish and disorganized. In order to formulate true participatory solutions, a careful assessment of the role played by transregional perspectives that go beyond geographically localized understandings of customary practices is needed. The article concludes with a consideration of the role played by decentralization processes, subsidies, and aid programs in entrenching poverty and inequality among local communities.

The development of financial participation in Europe

AbstractIn this paper, we assess the development of financial participation schemes, employee share ownership and profit‐sharing in selected European countries and the degree to which they are correlated with strategic human resource management, and industrial relations, that is collective bargaining, unionization and works councils, and national context. This study adds a more dynamic perspective to the literature on the incidence of financial participation by using a longitudinal approach rarely found before. Our hypotheses are based on the theoretical frameworks of strategic human resource management (HRM), industrial relations and institutional approach. We use data drawn from the waves of the Cranet surveys on Human Resource Management: 1999/2000, 2005/06, 2010/11 and 2015/16. We find that both time and national location are important. The national context matters in particularly for profit‐sharing and less for employee share ownership. For both forms of financial participation, the country regulative context is also more important than industrial relations factors and HRM strategies. In general, industrial relation factors gain importance over time and become more important than the HRM strategy for employee share ownership (ESO) but not for profit‐sharing (PS). In general, over the whole period, commitment HRM is more important for the incidence of ESO and PS than control HRM, but the relative importance of these strategies varies per year.

Strategic Approach in Human Resource Management at Construction Companies in Indonesia

This research was carried out to take a strategic approach to Human Resources Management in Indonesia’s construction companies. This was accomplished to complement previous research with the scope of 20 large contractor companies that have handled infrastructure projects and selected randomly throughout Indonesia. Collecting data using questionnaire techniques, followed by observations and interviews, to get more information. The data obtained is processed using descriptive data analysis and plotted on a mapping diagram of HR management. Data processing is carried out using the SPSS program to test the validity and reliability findings. The research results are information related to the mapping patterns of HR management in the construction and the main factor that is the key to success in the implementation of HR management. This study’s results can be used as a reference for companies in making policies and determining the right strategies to improve the quality of their human resources to improve the company’s performance in infrastructure. It is hoped that this research can support HR management systems within the scope of industry organizations more broadly to support government programs in realizing superior human resources for the build of Indonesia’s progress.

Management of Primary Teachers according to the Approach of Competency-based Human Resources Management

This research focus on how to ensure primary teacher’s management according to an approach of competency-based human resources management in theories as well as how to apply in the Van Ho District, Son La Province of Vietnam as a case study. Nine criteria and 48 indicators were identified according to the dimensions of human resources management A) Planning; B) Managing the plan; C) Monitoring/assessing the results and providing feedback for improvement. To obtain the data, five hundred people participated in the survey and seventy-seven people were involved in focus groups. The case study focuses on three human resource issues: 1) The primary teacher’s professional standard, which was used in primary teacher’s management in Van Ho (mainly based on professional standards regulated by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam); 2) The policy framework for motivating and encouraging primary teachers regarding the teaching policies of Vietnam; and 3) How the processes of primary teacher professional development could be carried out in the Van Ho context. The results show the human resource potential solutions for resolving the issues.

Modeling and Optimization Teacher Work Innovation : An Empirical Study Using POP-SDM Approach on Vocational Teachers of Private Vocational Schools in Depok

The research aims to find ways and strategies to improve teacher work innovation by analyzing the influence of other variables that influence it. Reasearch using the Modeling and Optimization of Resource Management Approach (POP-SDM). At the initial stage Qualitative exploratory research was conducted on 7 principals of SMK to find variables that affect teacher work innovation. Based on the dominant variables found, a constellation model of research was built through theoretical studies and expert judgment. Furthermore, the research constellation model was tested through quantitative research using SEM-PLS on 157 vocational teachers of SMK. The sub structural models tested were: 1) The direct influence of proactive personality, adversity quotient, organizational support, technological pedagogical content knowledge, and work motivation on teacher work innovation; 2) The direct influence of proactive personality and adversity quotient on technological pedagogical content knowledge; 3) The direct influence of organizational support on work motivation.The study found: 1) Teacher work innovation can be explained by the influence of proactive personality, adversity quotient, organizational support, technological pedagogical content knowledge and work motivation, R2 = 0.753 (75.3%) with the structural equation Y = 0.514X1 + 0.259X2 + 0.579X3 + 0.274X4 + 0.226X5 + e0.497; 2) technological pedagogical content knowledge can be explained by the influence of proactive personality and adversity quotient, R2 = 0.355 (35.5%) with structural equation X4 = 0.408X1 + 0.303X2 + e0.803; 3) Work motivation can be explained by the influence of organizational support, R2 = 0.417 (41.7%) with the structural equation X4 = 0.408X1 + 0.303X2 + e0.803. The value of Q2 = 0.734 indicates the model has a GoF of 73%. (Good category). The results of hypothesis testing also concluded that the variables of technological pedagogical content knowledge and work motivation were not effective as intervening variables. Thus, the improvement of teacher work innovation is more effectively carried out directly through strengthening proactive personality, adversity quotient, organizational support, technological pedagogical content knowledge and work motivation.Sitorem's analysis concluded that organizational support variables and knowledge of pedagogical content had a major influence on teacher work innovation. As a follow-up to the research results, strengthening the indicators that are still weak in these two variables is a priority to be improved immediately.

The Challenges of Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Pastoral Rangelands

Recognizing that community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) approaches have had mixed success in pastoral rangelands, this paper compares five case studies—two from Kenya, two from Ethiopia and one from Tunisia—to identify aspects of social-ecological context that affect the implementation and success of CBNRM in pastoral settings. Data for each case was collected following a common protocol. Among the characteristics that emerged from our study as important were socio-political and biophysical characteristics of the wider landscape within which the community’s rangeland territory is located and the extent to which that territory is circumscribed by some combination of other land uses and land tenure types, major political boundaries, and physical landscape features. The analysis of these cases suggests that where pastoralist communities coexist in large, open rangeland landscapes, rather than a narrowly community-based approach, natural resource management interventions need to be explicitly multi-level and horizontally flexible.

Agile Approach in Human Resource Management: Focus on Generation Y

The paper aims to provide an overview of human resource management’s characteristic features in agile companies and identify the attributes preferred by Generation Y representatives in everyday work life. Detailed literature review of general agile attributes and specifics of agile HR management has shown that the phenomenon is not sufficiently examined. There is a gap in the literature research related to the agile approach applied to Generation Y. Based on a literature review and primary data analysis, the authors identified the attributes of agile organisations that correspond to Generation Y preferences in the field of working conditions. In this way, the authors have opened a discussion on the possibilities of applying the preferred agile approaches to attract Generation Y representatives, increase their work motivation and satisfaction. The paper’s findings support the information base used by HR professionals and companies to ensure that factors such as flexibility, informality, continuous learning, etc, are known by managers and companies. It realises the importance of agile principles in the working environment created for Generation Y to produce a greater added value. The literary part of the paper provides an introduction to the general agile management approach, specifics of agile HR practices and indicates key factors influencing work and supporting effective cooperation with Generation Y. Key findings of the detailed literature review were applied to empirical findings of the sample of Generation Y representatives in the Czech Republic and used for discussion and recommendations. This article aims to contribute to the debate on agile management approaches with regard to Generation Y and its leadership. The paper contributes to a gap in the literature, as key findings confirm that Generation Y is open to adopting an agile approach and prefers some of the agile factors in corporate and human resource management over traditional systems.

Resource Scarcity and Sustainability—The Shapes Have Shifted but the Stakes Keep Rising

The objective is to provide an interpretive reading of the literature in resource scarcity and sustainability theory from the nineteenth century to the present time, focusing on shifts that have occurred in problem definition, conceptual framing, research tools applied, findings, and their implications. My reading shows, as one would expect, that the discourse has become more technical and the analysis more sophisticated; special cases have been incorporated into the mainstream of theory; and, where relevant, dynamic formulations have largely supplanted static analysis. However, that is barely scratching the surface. Here, I focus on more fundamental shifts. Exhaustible and renewable resource analyses were incorporated into the mainstream theory of financial and capital markets. Parallels between the resources and environmental spheres were discovered: market failure concepts, fundamental to environmental policy, found applications in the resources sector (e.g., fisheries), and renewable resource management concepts and approaches (e.g., waste assimilation capacity) were adopted in environmental policy. To motivate sustainability theory and assessment, there has been a foundational problem shift from restraining human greed to dealing with risk viewed as chance of harm, and a newfound willingness to look beyond stochastic risk to uncertainty, ambiguity, and gross ignorance. Newtonian dynamics, which seeks a stable equilibrium following a shock, gave way to a new dynamics of complexity that valued resilience in the face of shocks, warned of potential for regime shifts, and focused on the possibility of systemic collapse and recovery, perhaps incomplete. New concepts of sustainability (a safe minimum standard of conservation, the precautionary principle, and planetary boundaries) emerged, along with hybrid approaches such as WS-plus which treats weak sustainability (WS) as the default but may impose strong sustainability restrictions on a few essential but threatened resources. The strong sustainability objective has evolved from maintaining baseline flows of resource services to safety defined as minimizing the chance of irreversible collapse. New tools for management and policy (sustainability indicators and downscaled planetary boundaries) have proliferated, and still struggle to keep up with the emerging understanding of complex systems.

An integrated supply chain – human resource management approach for improved supply chain performance

PurposeHuman resource management (HRM) is struggling to cope with the increasingly volatile demand for skilled resources in the logistics and supply chain sector. Thus, this study discovers the possible integration of HRM and supply chain management (SCM) practices for improved supply chain performance. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of intra HRM–SCM and joint HRM–SCM decisions on the performance of the supply chain.Design/methodology/approachAn intra HRM–SCM and joint HRM–SCM model is developed following an empirical study. Survey data collected from 109 supply chain managers from Indian logistics firms are used to test the developed hypotheses. Structural equation modeling is used to analyze and validate the model.FindingsThe results suggest that supply chain performance is significantly influenced by joint HRM–SCM, compared to intra HRM–SCM practices, especially under volatile demand environments. Training and development, recruitment and selection, and performance management affect joint HRM–SCM significantly compared to the other three factors identified. Moreover, HRM and SCM show strong correlation and mutual support in identifying and fulfilling the demand of the logistics and supply chain sector.Practical implicationsWith a growing trend toward globalization and digitalization, a joint HRM–SCM model will help businesses make robust and informed decisions for improved supply chain performance.Originality/valueAn empirical relationship between joint HRM–SCM, intra HRM–SCM, supply chain inhibitors and supply chain performance is established in this study. Although some part of this relationship may already exist, the study provides robust evidence to support this complex, collaborative relationship.

Resource management of GEO relays for real-time remote sensing

Remote sensing is one of the main applications of satellite communication. With limited communication time between low earth orbit (LEO) sensing satellites and the ground, geostationary orbit (GEO) satellite relaying has become an effective solution. In practical applications, one GEO communication satellite usually needs to provide data forwarding services for multiple satellites or even multiple satellite constellations. Therefore, communication resource management of GEO satellites has become crucial. Existing methods only focus on resource allocation without taking data forwarding task scheduling into consideration, which limits their applicability in real-time applications. In this paper, we propose a real-time resource management approach for GEO relaying, aiming to maximize network throughputs as well as to reduce transmission delays. In this approach, resource allocation is modeled as a Stackelberg game while task scheduling is modeled as a real-time queuing problem. Furthermore, we propose two real-time algorithms, including an adaptive gradient descent method to find optimal price for data forwarding services with low computational complexity, and a queue-jumping algorithm for data forwarding scheduling to minimize transmission delays. With comparison with existing methods, simulations verify the effectiveness of our proposed method with respect to convergence speed of the algorithm, network throughputs, and transmission delays.

Implementation of National Water Policy by eastern states of India—A review and analysis

AbstractThe mainstay of this study is to highlight the implementation of recommendations of the National Water Policy (NWP) of India. All the policy documents advocate the adoption of a volumetric system of water pricing, the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approach, and the creation of River Basin Organizations (RBOs). IWRM needs to be redefined, reconsidered, and recalibrated and should be explicit. Except for Odisha, no state has constituted the RBOs. The reasons for nonformation of RBO are public resistance, not understanding the basic principle of RBO, and limitation and lack of expertise to handle large river basin organization activities. Revenue collection records are very poor except Odisha. Water pricing was not revised frequently and no water pricing regulatory body had been constituted as per the recommendation of NWP, 2012, by all the eastern states. Odisha has formulated a water policy in line with NWP and has implemented it well. All the north‐eastern states have adopted their own water policy recently but have not implemented effectively. The existing system of assessment based on crop‐wise irrigated areas must be rationalized and simplified. The revenue collection system needs mechanization. The revenue collection needs to be increased in all the eastern states.

USE OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR MODELING THE POLLUTION PRESSURE OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE SEYBOUSE VALLEY (NORTH-EASTERN ALGERIA)

The water supply environment in Seybouse Valley (North East of Algeria) is sensitive and fragile as the aquifer is highly vulnerable to various sources of pollution, must recognize the pollution sources and water quality integration. So, there is a need for a better knowledge and understanding of the water pollution determinants to meet the Domestic, agricultural and Industrial uses. The pollution of this ground water was determined by Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). This represents the salinity of freshwater and originate from natural sources, sewage, urban, runoff, industrial wastewater and chemicals. Based on cause-and-effect relationships, the Driver–Pressure–State–Impact–Response (DPSIR) plan was used to establish indicators for an integrated water resource management approach to water quality in the semi-arid Mediterranean region. The aim of this work is to determine the most pressing pollution source of Seybouse Valley. With this intention, the artificial neural network (ANN) models were used to model and predict the relationship between groundwater quality with point and diffuse pollution sources determinants. The selected variables were classified and organized using the multivariate techniques of Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), factor analysis (FA), principal components and classification analysis (PCCA). It was concluded that the industrial wastewater that is the most pressing pollution source followed by seawater intrusion.

Climate resilient rice production system: Natural resources management approach

Climate change is widely recognized as one of the most pressing issues confronting humanity today. It is considered to be a direct threat to our food production system including rice. Climate change affects rice production in various ways. The variability in temperature and precipitation increases, predictability of seasonal weather patterns reduces and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and cyclones increases. In India, the effect of natural disasters on agriculture, including disasters caused by climate change has been gradually growing. It is believed that during the mid and end century India's future rice production is projected to reduced by 2.5 to 5% from the current level. As there is less scope for rice area to grow in the future, any growth in rice production will have to come only from productivity gains. Since climate change is a continuous process, the rice production system requires specific adaptation strategies to prevent rice yield losses and its variability. Therefore, it's critical to understand how climate change affects rice crop and to follow better production practises including crop establishment methods, water management, weed management, nutrient management and microbial resources utilization that make cropping systems more resilient to extreme weather events. The spread of climate resilient production technologies would benefit rice production systems' resilience.

Reviews and Propose Model for the System Dynamics in Contemporary Tendencies of Third-Party Logistics towards Business Performance in Malaysia and Thailand

The present Third Party Logistics (3PL) service providers in Malaysia and Thailand are expending their effectiveness and efficiency in several spheres from contemporary logistics services offers towards the series of value-added services to their customers. There is a need to forecast their key performance indicators growth using a systematic approach in resource management, as their quality indicators. Hence, this paper discovers on the current propensities of 3PLs service providers in respect of issues connected with their performance, resources and quality to establish on the 3PLs indicators of resources, quality and processes. It is also sought to develop a model of systematic dynamics for internal resources and company processes optimization based on the best practices. The methodology of the research is based on literature reviews which focusing on the performance measurement, quality and resources of 3PL. Using a System Dynamics, a model of optimization and management of 3PL, the internal processes and resources were developed. This model comprises of Nine (9) segmentations, which are operations, commercial activities, administration, personnel management, procurement, quality management, Resources, Performance Measurement and Financial models. The model is indicating all areas of activities of 3PL service providers. This study proposes a new model for Third-party Logistics (3PL) performance indicators for future guidelines in related industry.

Traditional Dimensions of Seabed Resource Management in the Context of Deep Sea Mining in the Pacific: Learning From the Socio-Ecological Interconnectivity Between Island Communities and the Ocean Realm

In many of the Pacific Islands, local communities have long-held cultural and spiritual attachments to the sea, in particular to species and specific marine areas, processes, habitats, islands, and natural seabed formations. Traditional knowledge, customary marine management approaches and integrated relationships between biodiversity, ecosystems and local communities promote conservation and ensure that marine benefits are reaped in a holistic, sustainable and equitable manner. However, the interaction between local traditional knowledge, contemporary scientific approaches to marine resource management and specific regulatory frameworks has often been challenging. To some extent, the value of community practices and customary law, which have provided an incentive for regional cooperation and coordination around ocean governance, is acknowledged in several legal systems in the Pacific and a number of regional and international instruments, but this important connection can be further enhanced. In this article we present a science-based overview of the marine habitats that would be affected by deep seabed mining (DSM) along with an analysis of some traditional dimensions and cultural/societal aspects of marine resource management. We then assess whether the applicable legal frameworks at different levels attach sufficient importance to these traditional dimensions and to the human and societal aspects of seabed (mineral) resource management in the region. On the basis of this analysis, we identify best practices and formulate recommendations with regard to the current regulatory frameworks and seabed resource management approaches. Indeed, the policies and practices developed in the Pacific could well serve as a suitable model elsewhere to reconcile commercial, ecological, cultural and social values within the context of deep sea mineral exploitation in addition to sustaining the Human Well-being and Sustainable Livelihoods (HWSL) of the Pacific communities and the health of the Global Ocean.

Creating collaboration for contentious projects on managed aquifer recharge: two cases from Finland

In Finland, community water supply has increasingly relied on natural groundwater and artificially recharged groundwater as the raw water source. Several managed aquifer recharge (MAR) projects have been co-created with involved parties and have proceeded well, while some cases have raised considerable resistance among the stakeholders. It seems that success or failure in MAR cooperation is related to management cultures and the ways in which various interests are taken into account, from the very beginning and throughout the process. Empirically, this paper builds on comparison between two conflictual case studies in Finland: one in the Tampere region and the other in the Turku region. The study analyses the major constraints of these projects through the lens of collaborative rationality, also drawing upon discourse analysis and negotiation theory. The material is gathered through thematic interviews of stakeholders, newspaper articles and a stakeholder workshop. The results indicate that conventional management approaches, drawing from expert-based instrumental rationality, were insufficient in both cases. The collaborative rationality framework suggests that legitimacy for the groundwater projects should be gained through joint knowledge production and inclusive multiparty interaction for creating options for collaboration. Both cases lacked the tools and know-how for authentic dialogue and collaboration. The emerging paradigm emphasizes more collaborative approaches for natural resources management and urban planning. While MAR projects operate inside these areas and are highly complex in nature, it is essential to embrace the emerging paradigm in order to promote MAR systems along with their huge potential.

Efficient runtime slack management for EDF-VD-based mixed-criticality scheduling

Mixed-criticality system is an emerging design paradigm to improve the resource-efficiency for real-time embedded system. However, the traditional mixed-criticality system is commonly designed under pessimistic constraints on overrun handling and slack utilization. These solutions cannot provide efficient resource utilization when considering the dynamic behaviors of MC system. In this paper, we present an efficient slack management framework to improve the resource efficiency of mixed-criticality system. In this framework, the overrun can be handled in a demand-aware manner, and the dynamic slack is further integrated to improve resource efficiency. The low-criticality dropping is improved in a multiple-step manner to avoid sharp degradation. Random simulation and a case study are conducted to show that our framework outperforms the state-of-the-art resource management approaches.

Fog Enabled Cloud Based Intelligent Resource Management Approach Using Improved Grey Wolf Optimization Strategy and Kernel Support Vector Machine

Resource management is a significant task of scheduling and allocating resources to applications to meet the required Quality of Service (QoS) limitations by the minimization of overhead with an effective resource utilization. This paper presents a Fog-enabled Cloud computing resource management model for smart homes by the Improved Grey Wolf Optimization Strategy. Besides, Kernel Support Vector Machine (KSVM) model is applied for series forecasting of time and also of processing load of a distributed server and determine the proper resources which should be allocated for the optimization of the service response time. The presented IGWO-KSVM model has been simulated under several aspects and the outcome exhibited the outstanding performance of the presented model.

Exploring Human Resource Management Approaches to Improve Performance in the New Customs Agency in China From a Human Resources Business Partners Perspective

As a law enforcement department which is affiliated to the state council, China Customs is playing an important role in safeguarding international trade and national security. China Customs witnessed a fundamental change in 2018, with the merging of the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ). The restructured government agency is facing a series of challenges in human resource management due to changes in human resource policies following the merger. This research aims at proposing an innovative approach to human resource management in a selected customs branch, based on surveys and interviews. By distributing questionnaires to nearly two hundred customs officers, analysis was conducted through both qualitative and qualitative methods. This article discusses the possibilities of adopting a human resources business partner (HRBP) model in this government agency. The results show that this model is overwhelmingly supported by customs officers at various levels and demonstrate the added value of the HRBP. However, the author realises that there is a long way to go for the implementation of HRBP in the customs service in China for a couple of reasons, and this article further proposes an action plan in implementing an HRBP model in the service.