Dual Orientation Research Articles

The paradox of dual orientation in human resource practices and its cross-level effect on innovation

This paper leverages paradoxical theorizing to develop the scale for Ambidextrous Human Resource Practices (AHRP) and contributes to the literature on emerging economies by providing a guide for managers on best practices for implementing ambidexterity within HR. A mixed −methods approach was used. Study 1 generated the item pool for the AHRP scale with the help of extant literature and in-depth interviews conducted with 37 managers from five large Chinese firms, including two Fortune 500 companies. The items generated in Study 1 were tested for validation through a second study with a sample of 216 employees. Study 3 employed multilevel structural equation modeling on data from 257 employees across 64 teams from 31 firms. The AHRP construct was developed with two dimensions: commitment-oriented HR practices (HRP-CM) and cooperation-oriented HR practices (HRP-CO). Analysis of multisource data indicates that AHRPs at the firm level had a strong positive relationship with innovation performance at the team level.

Mapping the Nexus in the literature:The Influence of Entrepreneurial and Market Orientations on Supply Chain Agility

Purpose – This study aims to map the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation (EO), market orientation (MO), and supply chain agility (SCA) from the operations perspective. An analysis of the most relevant manuscripts on the topic supposes a gap in the existing literature; thus, such an analysis was performed to evaluate consensus and discrepancies between scholars. Design/methodology/approach – The literature review includes 13 papers published in Web of Science-indexed journals. These studies provide an overview of MO and EO on SCA. This review uses content analysis to map the nexus between these three capabilities. Findings – The results indicate that the literature can be clustered in four areas: (a) MO and EO with supply chain agility, (b) MO and supply chain agility, (c) EO and supply chain agility, and (d) supply chain orientation and other orientations as a research niche. The literature confirms the dominance of EO and MO in achieving SCA and demonstrates their combined effect as a dual strategic orientation in an organization. Originality/value – This study provides value to both researchers and policymakers in the areas of strategic management and supply chain by presenting the links between EO, MO, and SCA in a systematic and structured manner. In addition, it comprehensively identifies the gaps in previous research and provides avenues for future research.

Impact of electrolyte on the structure and orientation of water at air/water-polyethylene glycol polymer interface.

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a water soluble, non-ionic polymer with applications in drug delivery, protein precipitation, anti-biofouling, water-splitting, Li-ion batteries, and fuel cells. The interaction of PEG with water and electrolytes plays pivotal roles in such applications. Using interface-selective spectroscopy, heterodyne-detected vibrational sum frequency generation, and Raman difference spectroscopy with simultaneous curve fitting analysis, we show that water adopts different structures and orientations at the air/water-PEG interface, which depends on the molar mass of the PEG. At the air/water-PEG4000 (MW 4000u) interface, water is H-up oriented (i.e., water Hs are pointed away from the aqueous bulk) around 3200cm-1 and H-down oriented (i.e., water Hs are pointed toward the aqueous bulk) around 3470cm-1. Variation of the bulk concentration of PEG4000 does not change the dual orientation of interfacial water. The presence of an electrolyte (1.0M NaCl) selectively reduces the H-up oriented water without affecting the H-down oriented water at the air/water-PEG4000 interface. The selective reorganization of the interfacial water is assigned to the disruption of the asymmetric hydration around ether-oxygen of the surface-adsorbed PEG4000 by the Na+ ion of the electrolyte. Interestingly, in the case of low molar mass PEG (air/water-PEG200), the interfacial water neither shows the dual orientation nor is affected by 1.0M NaCl.

Structure-Based Design and Development of Phosphine Oxides as a Novel Chemotype for Antibiotics that Dysregulate Bacterial ClpP Proteases.

A series of arylsulfones and heteroarylsulfones have previously been demonstrated to dysregulate the conserved bacterial ClpP protease, causing the unspecific degradation of essential cellular housekeeping proteins and ultimately resulting in cell death. A cocrystal structure of a 2-β-sulfonylamide analog, ACP1-06, with Escherichia coli ClpP showed that its 2-pyridyl sulfonyl substituent adopts two orientations in the binding site related through a sulfone bond rotation. From this, a new bis-aryl phosphine oxide scaffold, designated as ACP6, was designed based on a "conformation merging" approach of the dual orientation of the ACP1-06 sulfone. One analog, ACP6-12, exhibited over a 10-fold increase in activity over the parent ACP1-06 compound, and a cocrystal X-ray structure with ClpP confirmed its predicted binding conformation. This allowed for a comparative analysis of how different ligand classes bind to the hydrophobic binding site. The study highlights the successful application of structure-based rational design of novel phosphine oxide-based antibiotics.

Гендерная и коммуникативная специфика двойной пространственной ориентации говорящего в виртуальной реальности

A clear and unambiguous rendering of spatial relations is the key cognitive function of communication. Spatial relationships reflect the categories and experience shared by all people. The paper introduces the first-of-its-kind attempt to describe the dual spatial orientation of the speaker in virtual reality as depending on two factors: the communicative situation and the gender. Dual spatial orientation combines egocentric, allocentric, or geocentric orientations and their varieties. The combination depends on various factors. The experiment in virtual environment involved 24 informants and five scenarios (scenes) with different communicative parameters. It yielded 725 responses with combinations of double orientations, which went through the IS Semograph. The combination of allocentric and geocentric orientation domineered; the extra-linguistic gender factor and some communicative parameters affected the frequency of combinations of dual spatial orientation. The core of the speaker’s dual spatial orientation in virtual reality combined allocentric and geocentric orientations to the topos of GE \ T + AL and AL + GE \ T.

Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Research on the Apple Auto-Orientation Based on Flexible Roller

After automatic in-field picking, apple stem shortening requires fixing the apple position and maintaining a relatively stable posture, which puts high demands on the automatic apple-orienting structure. In this paper, a novel dual roller compact apple field orientation structure with dual rollers rotating in the same direction is proposed. It can realize the uniform orientation of apples after automatic picking in any attitude, and the apple auto-orientation phenomenon is theoretically analyzed based on the accurately established apple model, then the apple orientation test platform was set up and a monocular camera combined with YOLOv5m was used to determine the time of apple orientation. The results showed that 70.21% and 96.81% of the apples were respectively oriented within 7 s and 28 s with only two flexible rollers rotating in the corresponding direction. All the apples were oriented, and 95.24% of them moved along the axis toward the calyx end. The generalizability of the apple orientation device for different shapes of apples was then verified, and the relationship between the shape characteristics of apples and orientation speed was later illustrated. A structural basis was finally presented for automatic stem shortening and surface damage detection in the apple field.

Towards the co-evolution of multinationals' and local firms' global strategies in an uncertain environment: Insights from International Joint Ventures

Multinational firms invest in countries characterized by heterogeneous markets and develop different activities to face uncertainty in those markets. This uncertainty can be caused by economic, political, or institutional conditions. Research in international business analyzed multinationals' (MNCs) global strategies and local firms' behaviors in isolation. This study fills a gap in the literature by addressing the co-evolution between MNCs' and local firms' global strategies through the creation of International Joint Ventures (IJVs). This study investigates how, in an uncertain context, strategic orientation and flexibility contribute to the co-evolution of global strategies between multinational and local firms. Based on a qualitative approach, five IJVs between MNCs and Tunisian small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the agri-food sector are studied. Based on 46 semi-structured interviews with the main actors of the IJVs, the results revealed that the strategic co-evolution between MNCs and local firms leads to superior adaptation to an uncertain environment combining proactive flexibility and a dual strategic market-entrepreneurial orientation. Our research provides new insights about the various drivers of co-evolution between MNCs and local firms and their abilities to address the uncertainty of the environment.

Unpacking “Double Reduction” Policy in China: Ideas, Values, and Practices

Abstract Reducing students’ homework burden is to improve the quality and efficiency of school education. The proposal of “double reduction” aims to call for education to return to the essence of educating people, respect the law of education and the law of talent growth, so that students can achieve personalized development while developing in an all-round way. The “double reduction” policy combines the dual value orientation of equitable pursuit and high-quality development. Reducing students’ homework burden and off-campus training burden is the path and basic goal of the “double reduction” policy. It will be a long and challenging process to promote the quality and efficiency of school education, standardize the ecology of off-campus education, and form an effective interaction between them, so that off-campus education can become a good supplement to on-campus education rather than a necessity.

The influence of SYRIZA-ANEL Greek health policies on hospital efficiency

BackgroundWe analyse the impact of the three following categories of Health Policies (HP) carried out by the Greek SYRIZA-ANEL governments on the efficiency of Greek public general hospitals. These governments have implemented policies intended to change the rate of contributions to publicly funded healthcare (PCnH), policies to affect the volume and quality of publicly funded health care (PVQH) and those intended to affect the costs of publicly funded healthcare (PCH). A literary review of the PCnH. PVQH and PCH policies of the Greek SYRIZA-ANEL governments was carried out and an efficiency window-DEA study was executed using data from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).MethodsThe study was designed to assess the impact of PCnH. PVQH and PCH policies by the Greek SYRIZA-ANEL governments on the efficiency of Greek general hospitals. The data was collected from HEAL-Link scientific journals. Information on HPs was extracted from the work collected. The values of inputs and outputs used for the efficiency study were obtained from ELSTAT and Greek MoH databases.ResultsHPs of the Greek SYRIZA-ANEL governments extend to all three HP categories of the sample used. These policies have a dual effect on both the inputs and outputs used in efficiency. Efficiency values exhibit fluctuations with good and bad years. The SYRIZA-ANEL governments seek to ensure more equality in access to health services. Some of the policies reduce costs and have a positive impact on efficiency, while others have the opposite effect. The increase in outputs achieved as a result of health policies is counter balanced by an increase in inputs.ConclusionsThe PCnH, PVQH and PCH policies of the SYRIZA-ANEL governance seem to have a dual orientation: some policies reduce the cost of a category and contain the total cost, thus positively contributing to an increase in efficiency. Certain policies are aimed more at fulfilling the criterion of equality in the provision of health services and thus the cost inevitably increases. From the window-DEA study, three relatively “good” years emerge (2015, 2016, 2018) and two “bad years” (2017, 2019). This analysis will be useful for further research on the effect of health policies on hospital efficiency in other countries and periods.

Модернизация образовательного потенциала в условиях частичной военной мобилизации в России

The specific problems of the development of the educational potential of Russians related to the sharp aggravation of the military confrontation in the world, the intensification of hostilities in the Ukraine, the implementation of partial mobilization, as well as the mobilization of educational training of part of the economically active population of Russia are clarified. Theoretical developments devoted to the study of educational potential are analyzed, and these concepts are conditionally ranked into interdisciplinary, general sociological and military-sociological ones. The integration of different views made it possible to substantiate the need to clarify the trend in the development of the educational potential of the population as a set of knowledge, skills, abilities, culture and practical experience of individuals in the areas of both general and partially military-professional action. The hypothesis is put forward according to which the modernization of the educational potential of the population under the conditions of partial military mobilization in Russia involves: updating its content (introduction of additional military educational components); saturation of scientific and spiritual quality (accumulation of the innovative component of the abilities of its carriers); allocation of adaptive potential as an independent component of self-development (accumulation of the adaptive component of the abilities of carriers of educational potential). The ways of modernization of the educational potential of Russians are presented. The first one is the transition to a comprehensive and continuous formation of educational potential. At all levels of general, professional, and additional education, there should be a dual target orientation: general and special civil; general military. The second one is the formation of a proactive (proactive) type of formation of educational potential. In the education system it is important: to transform the nature of scientific and investment flows; to activate the channels of socio-cultural mobility; to reverse the saturation of civilian and military human capital of trainees and trainees. The third one is the allocation of adaptive potential as a separate component of educational potential. It is proved that under the new conditions, the realization of educational potential depends on the ability of individuals to quickly assess changes in the external social environment, adapt, form new models of influence in the process of work, service, military influence on the enemy. Adaptive educational potential is proposed to be considered as a characteristic of an individual's educational abilities to adapt their own activities in both peacetime and wartime.

Injecting climate finance into SME lending in Germany: Opportunities for and limitations of regional savings and cooperative Banks

Abstract Although small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute considerably to Germany’s carbon emissions, regional savings and cooperative banks − SMEs’ most important financiers − hardly consider this aspect in lending to these businesses. However, given Germany’s commitment to climate neutrality by 2045, suitable approaches for injecting climate finance into these SME lending processes are greatly required. Against this background, the paper at hand aims to introduce the specific case of regional banks into the debate on green finance and green banking and suggest future research in this context. In discussing the state of research on the peculiarities of regional savings and cooperative banks, we outline the resulting opportunities and limitations for climate impact assessments in SME lending. We argue that while the dual bottom-line orientation of regional banks in Germany precludes them from applying simple positive or negative screenings, their in-depth knowledge about local clients and circumstances enables them to be active and engaging partners for the green transformation of SMEs. Nonetheless, we explain why developing solutions to utilise this knowledge for climate finance by integrating climate impact assessments into routine lending processes remains a particularly challenging task.

Market driving, market driven, or both? toward a concept of dual market orientation

Although the literature suggests that firms choose between a market-driving and market-driven approach, observation suggests that firms often employ both approaches simultaneously. In this paper, I explore the concept of a dual market orientation and explore its implications for developing marketing strategy, measuring market orientation, and competition between firms.

Спортивная терминология в научно-популярном тексте (на материале немецкого языка)

The aim of the study is to describe the features of functioning of sports terminology in one of the types of sports discourse realisation, i.e. in German popular science texts using the example of the basic concepts of sports games. The paper demonstrates the features of integration of sports terms into the general educational text intended for a wide range of readers. The scientific novelty of the study lies in carrying out the linguistic analysis of texts with a dual functional orientation: 1) the need to communicate strictly thematic information, 2) the desire to do so in a form that is accessible to a wide range of readers. The results obtained make it possible to come to a conclusion about the distribution and ways of integration of sports terms into the popular science text. Along with sports terms found in a strong position and synonymous terminological units used, the text may contain well-known information that contributes to the natural inclusion of complex sports terminology in the popular science text.

Танец и личность

The article is devoted to the problem of personal involvement in dance activity. The author applies an interdisciplinary research methodology: on the one hand, a semiotic analysis of the dance language is carried out and the features of the dance sign are considered, on the other hand, a psychological description of the dancer’s personality is given, a psychological portrait is created. According to the methodology of the cultural-historical approach, the sign is taken in its instrumental function and orientation. The author puts forward a hypothesis about the dual orientation of the dance movement as an expressive language: orientation on the viewer as a visual component of the sign and on the dancer himself through the kinesthetic component. The material of dance as a type of artistic activity is the body of the dancer, which undergoes reinterpretation and symbolization. Not only the body, but also the whole personality can become the material of dance, it can be included and transformed in the course of the dance activity. The bi-directionality of the dance sign can lead to a discrepancy, a rupture of the function of the dance movement, which is expressed in an object relation to one’s own body, in strict control of movements and the non-involvement of the emotional and sensual sphere of the individual in the dance activity. Stage forms of dance contribute more to this discrepancy, developing mainly motor technique in isolation from the semantic side of movement and focusing on the visual expressiveness of dance. On the other hand, ceremonial, sacred, ritual dances, many forms of modern free dance contribute to the integral inclusion of a person in the dance and are aimed at transforming the personality in plastic action. On the basis of biographical material, the destinies of outstanding dancers and dance teachers are analyzed. It is shown how an object attitude to one’s own body and one’s own personality can lead to an internal split and loss of subjectivity. A contradiction may arise between a person’s experience in dance and her/his behavior in real life. It is removed under the condition that a person carries out a transformative activity – work on himself/herself.

Exploring the path of political work and psychological counseling for college counselors under dual role orientation

BackgroundAs college teachers, counselors are mainly responsible for the political work of school students. Besides, college counselors also need to be responsible for students’ ideological and psychological education, and be their political leaders and psychological. At present, many colleges have introduced political education and mental health education, but there is relatively little research on the combination of the two. The training and assessment for college counselors are also only focused on political work at present. It is crucial to explore the path for college counselors to carry out political work and psychological counseling work under the dual role orientation.Subjects and MethodsA set of controlled experiments was set up to explore the development of counselors’ political work and counseling work under different educational and teaching modes. One hundred and forty-four counselors from a college in China were selected as the study subjects. The 144 counselors were randomly divided into three groups of equal number, which were recorded as group A, group B and group C. The counselors in group A were given political work training only, those in group B were given mental health education only, and those in group C were given a combination of political work training and mental health education. The training is taught over a period of five months, with counsellors tested on their political work and mental health scores at two-month intervals.Table 1.Mean scores of subjects in different groups before and after the instructionMonth 1Month 3Month 5Group APre-teaching score65.12±0.5465.22±0.4168.95±0.44Post-teaching score65.78±0.1968.23±0.5470.12±0.29Group BPre-teaching score62.35±0.2862.58±0.3165.59±0.42Post-teaching score62.38±0.5365.21±0.6568.71±0.26Group CPre-teaching score64.19±0.4772.21±0.1581.45±0.24Post-teaching score66.78±0.1278.45±0.5285.18±0.21ResultsIn the first month of training, the mean scores of subjects in groups A, B and C were 65.12, 62.35 and 64.19 before the instruction, and after the instruction, their scores changed to 65.78, 62.38 and 66.78. In the third month, the mean scores of subjects in the three groups were 65.22, 62.58 and 72.21 before the instruction, and 68.23, 65.21 and 78.45 after the instruction. In the fifth month, the mean scores of the three subjects were 68.95, 65.59 and 81.45 before the instruction, and after the instruction, their scores changed to 70.12, 68.71 and 85.18.ConclusionsPolitical work training or mental health education alone is not as effective as combined teaching. To cultivate the dual roles of college counselors, both political work and psychological counseling should be combined.AcknowledgementThe research is supported by: 2022 Chongqing Social Science “Research on the Interpretation of the Spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee” Special Project “Research on Maintaining the Authority and Centralized Unified Leadership of the CPC Central Committee in the New Era” (No. 2021YBCS12); 2022 Humanities and Social Science Research Project of Chongqing Education Commission (Ideological and Political Special Project) “CPC Secretary General Xi Jinping’s An important Treatise on the Need to Improve the ‘Three Abilities’ on Politics” (No. 22SKSZ080); 2022 Humanities and Social Science Research Project of Chongqing Education Commission (Selective Funding Program for Outstanding University Counselors) “Research on the Path of University Counselors to Improve the ‘Three Abilities of Politics’” (No. fdyzy2022007); 2022 key Project of Higher Education Science Research of Chongqing Higher Education Association “Research on the Political Ability of University Counselors in the New Era” (No. CQGJ21A030).

Dynamic simulation of land use and land cover and its effect on carbon storage in the Nanjing metropolitan circle under different development scenarios

Land use and land cover (LULC) change is a pattern of alteration of the Earth’s land surface cover by human society and have a significant impact on the terrestrial carbon cycle. Optimizing the distribution of LULC is critical for the redistribution of land resources, the management of carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems, and global climate change. We integrated the patch-generating land use simulation (PLUS) model and integrated valuation of ecosystem services and trade-offs (InVEST) model to simulate and assess future LULC and ecosystem carbon storage in the Nanjing metropolitan circle in 2030 under four scenarios: natural development (ND), economic development (ED), ecological protection (EP), and collaborative development (CD). The results showed that (1) LULC and carbon storage distribution were spatially heterogenous in the Nanjing metropolitan circle for the different scenarios, with elevation, nighttime lights, and population being the main driving factors of LULC changes; (2) the Nanjing metropolitan circle will experience a carbon increase of 0.50 Tg by 2030 under the EP scenario and losses of 1.74, 3.56, and 0.48 Tg under the ND, ED, and CD scenarios, respectively; and (3) the CD scenario is the most suitable for the development of the Nanjing metropolitan circle because it balances ED and EP. Overall, this study reveals the effects of different development scenarios on LULC and ecosystem carbon storage, and can provide a reference for policymakers and stakeholders to determine the development patterns of metropolitan areas under a dual carbon target orientation.

УПРАВЛІННЯ КОНКУРЕНТОСПРОМОЖНІСТЮ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ ОПТОВОЇ ТОРГІВЛІ

The article is devoted to issues related to the improvement of the process of managing the competitiveness of wholesale trade enterprises. A critical analysis of existing approaches to defining the essence of the category "competitiveness" was carried out, as a result of which a more complete definition of this category was proposed, due to the ability of an economic entity to compete effectively under the condition of limited resources with other entities interested in the same goal. Based on the analysis and generalization of the approaches of various scientists, the main criteria of competitive advantages are defined as a component of competition that does not have an absolute dimension and expresses a set of characteristics and phenomena that allow the enterprise to achieve a leading position among competitors. Taking into account the dual orientation of the process of managing the competitiveness of the enterprise, the priority tasks of the management system of the competitiveness of the wholesale trade enterprise are defined in the work, such as the implementation of measures related to the maintenance and development of market demand for certain goods and services, the formation of conditions for the implementation of the principle of social orientation of the enterprise's activities in the innovative sphere and building a logically correct management process, focused on increasing the competitiveness of the enterprise as the main strategic task of its development. Based on the analysis of the existing methods of assessing the competitiveness of the enterprise, the work defines basic criteria and groups of indicators that are specific to wholesale trade enterprises. In the course of researching the peculiarities of the functioning of wholesale trade enterprises in modern conditions of a highly competitive environment, the main directions of the formation of their competitive advantages are proposed. In order to ensure the competitiveness of wholesale trade enterprises, the article develops organizational measures, the implementation of which will contribute to obtaining competitive advantages in the market, in particular, the development of an effective logistics strategy, the use of information technologies, the development of the brand and the creation of the company's image, as well as the improvement of the pricing strategy.

КОГНІТИВНА МЕТАФОРА ЖИТТЯ/СМЕРТЬ КРІЗЬ ПРИЗМУ МОВНОЇ КАРТИНИ СВІТУ ВАСИЛЯ ШКЛЯРА

The anthropocentric approach to studying of language and speech causes linguists’ turn to literary discourse, since at the present stage of linguistic science development, it is relevant, in our opinion, there are researches of discursive phenomena, verbal conceptual models and their infl uence on the functioning of language units. This is manifested in the fact that the study of metaphorical mod-els in the cognitive and discursive structure is of particular interest. Attention to the problem of metaphor, certain aspects of its studying, is pri-marily due to the complexity of the speech phenomenon, the desire of linguists to fi nd hidden mechanisms that control the metaphorical process, the laws of its existence. In the system of linguistic structures, metaphor is considered as a dynamic linguistic phenomenon, which is characterized by such concepts as dis-course, dialogical discourse in cognitive-discursive, systemic-active and func-tional-communicative approaches, which is based on a dual orientation towards the author, the creator, who is considered as a universal language personality, and on the society represented by the addressee, the reader.Such an approach to the study of metaphor based on the formation of a com-municative-discursive paradigm indicates the need for theoretical and practical study of metaphor in a cognitive-discursive context aimed at substantiating the implementation of the language system taking into account lingual and extralin-gual factors. This is the relevance of scientifi c research, the purpose of which is to investigate the cognitive counter-metaphor LIFE / DEATH in the discursive dialogic structures of Vasyl Shkliar’s text «Zalyshents. Chornyi Voron». The study of cognitive metaphor makes it possible to make generalizations about the functioning tendencies of ideas about life and death, the embodiment of the ethnic uniqueness of world perception and the conceptual presentation of the analyzed metaphor through the prism of archetypal manifestations. The interpretation of LIFE / DEATH as a natural phenomenon is motivated by human empirical experience.In the Ukrainian picture of the world, the researched metaphors have a strong connection with archetypes, which is explained by paganism, the tradi-tions of which are deeply rooted in the Ukrainian linguistic consciousness. Prospective directions for further research should include revealing and de-termining the scope and content of the cognitive metaphor LIFE / DEATH in other works of this author.

Intercorporeal Construction of We-Ness in Classroom Interaction

AbstractDrawing on multimodal conversation analysis as a method, this article explores the role of embodiment and tactility in negotiating peer relations in classroom interaction. We aim at discussing how social relations between peers are locally constructed and negotiated through embodied, tactile-haptic, and spatial practices during classroom activities. The focus of the empirical analysis is on how students sequentially co-construct specific peer-to-peer touch type—sustained leaning touch—as well as how embodied two-student formations, synchronization of bodily movements and negotiation of personal space serves as displaying social bonding and balancing between students’ dual role orientation. Our findings suggest that intercorporeal construction of we-ness—including exclusive and inclusive practices in relation to peer groups—is based on students’ embodied orientations during leaning touch as well as re-organized embodied choreographies, participation frameworks and spatial arrangements. Our empirical analysis on tactility, embodied consciousness and incorporeal compresence has its basis in a phenomenologically rooted understanding of intercorporeality, and therefore our article aims at building bridges between phenomenological understanding and conceptualization and detailed empirical analysis of clearly observable interactional phenomena.

Making sense of change in higher education research: exploring the intersection of science and policy

Higher education studies give considerable attention to understanding change. The interest in change reflects the historical conditions in which higher education emerged as a distinct field of study. Around the mid-twentieth century, a pragmatic need for an academic response to managing larger and more complex higher education institutions and systems was taking shape. This need gave rise to a tradition of studying change in higher education, which has continued into the present. To explore how higher education researchers have been grappling with the problem of change, we examine a selection of works published in this and other higher education outlets since the 1970s. We organize our exploration around three distinct yet interrelated lines of research: (a) change within higher education institutions, which in higher education studies are typically conceptualized as organizations; (b) change concerning nation-states, which are usually conceptualized as systems; and (c) transnational change, sometimes referred to also as global. Each line of research features the field’s telltale dual orientation: (i) contributing to abstract knowledge through academic inquiry, on the one hand, and (ii) generating practical and actionable insights for decision makers, on the other. We find that the field’s dual orientation shapes knowledge creation along each line of inquiry, yet with important variations. We propose more generally that higher education studies’ ability to balance the two orientations is an important source of its legitimacy as a field of research.