Collaboration Issues Research Articles

Overcoming barriers to off-site construction through engaging stakeholders: A two-mode social network analysis

Rapid urbanization and the issue of environmental degradation compel developing countries to find a cleaner approach to replace or complement the traditional on-site construction method. Off-site construction (OSC) with its various advantages has been regarded as a promising approach to address the problems confronted in developing countries. However, promoting the adoption of OSC is indeed a tough task that still faces multiple barriers. It is stakeholder collaboration by integrating diverse resources within the construction industry that can potentially address these barriers. Although multiple studies have been conducted from various perspectives, the issue of stakeholder collaboration, as the key to promoting OSC adoption, has been overlooked. This research aims to explore stakeholders’ influencing power over such barriers using two-mode social network analysis. Firstly, 13 barriers to the OSC adoption, as well as 15 stakeholders with the power to overcome these barriers, were identified based on literature and expert judgments. Subsequently, a questionnaire survey was conducted comprising 39 responses from experts with rich experience in OSC in Chongqing, China. Centrality and core-periphery structure analyses were adopted to study the network. The results show that the government and developers have the highest degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and eigenvector centrality, and thus are the most influential stakeholders in the network. Similarly, the lack of knowledge and expertise, and the dominant conventional project process have the highest values of centrality among all barriers. With the density of interaction being 0.814, core stakeholders and barriers have intensive relationships, and the network shows an apparent core-periphery structure. Theoretically, this study demonstrates the use of the two-mode social network in construction research, and practically, this study sheds lights on how to effectively drive the adoption of OSC in developing countries through promoting stakeholder collaboration.

Information technology for supporting the development and maintenance of open innovation capabilities

We discuss ICT for Open Innovation (OI) from a capabilities perspective. We distinguish two types of capabilities for OI: strategic, which need to be developed so that the organization can take advantage of an OI strategy proactively, and operational for the efficient implementation of OI processes. ICT at the strategic level supports dynamic capabilities and related cognitive processes of managerial staff for developing and using the appropriate level of absorptive capacity and active transparency, whereas ICT as part of operational capabilities aims at enhancing the day-to-day performance of OI activities. Through analysis of capabilities, we associate specific ICT with the functionalities required in the entire OI process. Paying particular attention to the issues of collaboration and sophisticated data analysis, we also comment on the seamless integration of these technologies and their embedment in OI-related organizational processes.

Learning through collaboration in the Swedish public transport sector? Co-production through guidelines and living labs

The purpose of the paper is to analyse informal collaboration in the public transport sector. Two Swedish case studies, Living lab Uddevalla and Guidelines for Regional BRT are analysed and compared concerning what kind of learning occurred and what lessons regarding informal collaboration to draw from the two cases. For both cases the analysis indicates that individual, single loop learning is the most striking type of learning among the participants. The voluntary approach of the two cases has advantages and drawbacks. Advantages include that participants were truly interested in the issues of collaboration, which created energy and contributed to building trust. The main drawback identified was that in both cases the voluntary enthusiasm of the participants collided with the formal requirements of planning and decision making. This has stifled the possibility of the informal collaboration processes to induce change in prevailing practices.

Insegnanti e assistenti sociali: assieme per una migliore tutela dei minori.

The paper presents the issue of collaboration between social work practitioners and teachers/school educators in Child protection framework. The reflections here presented arise from a real experience of education that involved professionals belonging to two Italian Regions. Starting from an international overview, the authors discuss several crucial topics as roles, tasks and competences, professional expectations and working way focusing on specific and critical aspects. Suggestions from Relational social work method and Ethic of care paradigm could support school and social work professionals in promoting dialogical and cooperative pathways. Benefits of this perspective regard both professionals and children, youth and families.

Collaboration in humanitarian supply chains: an organisational culture framework

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact that institutional logics and, more specifically, organisational culture can have on humanitarian supply chain (HSC) collaboration. A framework was developed that explicates buyer–supplier collaboration in a humanitarian setting. Twenty-nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with buyers and suppliers. The data indicated that in a HSC, collaborative outcomes, such as new product development, inventory management, and product/service delivery, are influenced by the buyers’ and suppliers’ organisational cultures. Based on suppliers’ characteristics, they can be classified as humanitarian suppliers, commercial suppliers, and humanitarian and commercial suppliers. These groups have distinct organisational cultures. An unexpected finding is that suppliers that serve commercial buyers primarily claim to have encountered no issues in supply chain collaboration with humanitarian buyers, although they have different types of organisational cultures. The factors that lead to successful collaboration are identified as trust, commitment, information sharing and mutual respect. Simultaneously, dominant institutional logics are observed in the dyadic relationship.

Collaboration for enabling coastal geospatial data sharing: a review

Geopatial data is highly necessary to be shared among organizations for sustainable coastal management and administration. To improve geospatial data sharing, it needs to have collaboration between stakeholders. Collaboration is important to enhance data sharing between stakeholders especially in collaboration process which involve geospatial data sharing components such as data framework, standard, policy, technology and people. The collaboration process involves the integration between land based stakeholders and marine based stakeholders. This article reviews about collaboration including it definition, factors of collaboration and issues in collaboration which are important to be understood before construct a collaborative strategy. This strategy is a key to develop a collaboration framework to enabling geospatial data sharing for coastal management and administration.

Sustaining Resilience: Modeling Nonprofit Collaboration in Recovery

In New Zealand, where nonprofit and government partnerships have been formally developing since the 1990s, pathways for nonprofits to improve outcomes for affected communities were open when a magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in rural Canterbury on 4 September 2010. As more than 13,000 aftershocks followed, including a 6.3 magnitude event on 22 February 2011 that caused fatalities and widespread structural damage in the city of Christchurch, significant action was organized in the nonprofit sector to revitalize the city. New nonprofit initiatives emerged in the central business district to address social concerns and foster engagement across the sector. This case study, undertaken three to four years after the most severe earthquakes, compared experiences from thirty-six local nonprofit organizations regarding collaboration within the nonprofit sector. Results showed that integrating nonprofit commitments to and perceptions of demands for social services into representative collective efforts supported sustainable organizational resilience into midterm recovery. Overamalgamation and prolonged restructuring, however, limited some collective efforts. Longitudinal analysis enabled development of a scalable connective structure for sustaining network resilience into long-term recovery, including collective action and collaborative issue assessment groups. Proactive implementation of similar partnerships might facilitate sustainable resilience in other urban multihazard settings.

The ethics of collaboration with museums: Researching, archiving and displaying home and migration

Collaboration has become an increasingly important aspect of higher education policy agendas in which impact and public engagement are regarded as crucial elements of publicly funded research. Collaborative research raises ethical issues relating to the collection, archiving and dissemination of data, but also in regard to the complex and emotional nature of relationships between participants, practitioners and academics, that are currently under‐explored. This paper examines ethical considerations raised by collaborative research with museums, drawing on doctoral research conducted in collaboration with the Geffrye Museum that examined home, work and migration among Vietnamese communities in East London. The paper examines the challenge of balancing the interests of participants with the museum's aim to document and display testimonies and images of participants’ homes. It explores the ambivalent response of participants to the archiving of their research at the museum. I examine my positionality as a researcher, reflecting on the emotions involved in collaborative research. The paper identifies contributions from museum studies that account for the multiple viewpoints involved in collaboration. In the conclusion, I suggest that the ethical issues in collaboration speak to wider challenges of reflecting critically on research relationships that are complex, emotional and underpinned by differing needs and priorities.

The case for mental health support at a primary care level

PurposeSevere mental illness affects a significant number of people and, if left untreated, leads to poor quality of life and disability. Many of the aspirations proposed for new models of care assert that better preventative services, closer integration between professionals, and increased access to cognitive behavioural therapy in primary care will bring substantial benefits and improved outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits of integrating mental health services into primary care, and improving collaboration between secondary services and primary care. There is a transition underway in healthcare whereby a focus on illness is being supplemented with, or refocused towards achieving better patient well-being. New approaches to service provision are being proposed that: focuses on more holistic outcomes; integrates services around the user; and employs innovative system techniques to incentivise professional and organisational collaboration. Such a transition must be inclusive of those with mental health needs managed in primary care and for those people with serious mental illness in secondary care.Design/methodology/approachThis paper discusses the issues of professional collaboration and the need to provide mental healthcare in a continuous and coordinated manner and; how this may improve timely access to treatment, early diagnosis and intervention. Importantly, it is essential to consider the limitations and reality of recent integration initiatives, and to consider where the true benefit of better integrating mental health into a more collaborative system may lie.FindingsIdentifying and addressing issues of parity is likely to call for a new approach to service provision that: focuses on outcomes; co-designs services integrated around the user; and employs innovative contracting techniques to incentivise provider integration.Practical implicationsThere is a transition underway in healthcare whereby a focus on illness is being supplemented with or refocused towards working towards wellness. Such a transition requires primary care mental health services to be provided in a continuous and coordinated manner in order to meet the health needs of people with serious mental illness.Originality/valueIt discusses the issues of professional collaboration and how this may improve timely access to treatment, early diagnosis and intervention. It is essential to consider the limitations and reality of recent integration initiatives, and to consider where the true benefit may lie.

Single tooth anaesthesia: a new approach to the paediatric patient. A clinical experimental study.

The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of the STA Wand System with respect to pain and fear reduction in paediatric patients and by using the Single Tooth Anaesthesia (STA) technique. Patients included children and teenagers between 6 and 17 years of age, who required the administration of local anaesthesia prior to expected treatments. Local anaesthesia was performed by means of the electronic STA Wand System (Milestone scientific., Inc.) adopting the Single Tooth Anaesthesia (STA) technique. Pre- and post-anaesthesia, the patients were asked to complete the Wong-Baker faces image scale and the provider filled in the Frankl Scale. All treatments were completed successfully and no collaboration issues were recorded. Frankl's assessment showed that 91% of patients regarded dental experience positively. The efficacy of the computer-assisted anaesthesia was at 100% when treating primary teeth, and 70% for procedures on permanent teeth. Almost the totality of treated patients (94%) gave a positive evaluation after having tried the device with STA technique. Only 6% of the patients assessed the procedure negatively. The STA technique allows for absence of anticipatory anxiety, absence of physical pain, no anaesthetic effects in the perioral tissues and a controllable, lower dosage of the anaesthetic liquid.

Determinants of selective reporting: A taxonomy based on content analysis of a random selection of the literature.

BackgroundSelective reporting is wasteful, leads to bias in the published record and harms the credibility of science. Studies on potential determinants of selective reporting currently lack a shared taxonomy and a causal framework.ObjectiveTo develop a taxonomy of determinants of selective reporting in science.DesignInductive qualitative content analysis of a random selection of the pertinent literature including empirical research and theoretical reflections.MethodsUsing search terms for bias and selection combined with terms for reporting and publication, we systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases up to January 8, 2015. Of the 918 articles identified, we screened a 25 percent random selection. From eligible articles, we extracted phrases that mentioned putative or possible determinants of selective reporting, which we used to create meaningful categories. We stopped when no new categories emerged in the most recently analyzed articles (saturation).ResultsSaturation was reached after analyzing 64 articles. We identified 497 putative determinants, of which 145 (29%) were supported by empirical findings. The determinants represented 12 categories (leaving 3% unspecified): focus on preferred findings (36%), poor or overly flexible research design (22%), high-risk area and its development (8%), dependence upon sponsors (8%), prejudice (7%), lack of resources including time (3%), doubts about reporting being worth the effort (3%), limitations in reporting and editorial practices (3%), academic publication system hurdles (3%), unfavorable geographical and regulatory environment (2%), relationship and collaboration issues (2%), and potential harm (0.4%).ConclusionsWe designed a taxonomy of putative determinants of selective reporting consisting of 12 categories. The taxonomy may help develop theory about causes of selection bias and guide policies to prevent selective reporting.

BPMN4VC-modeller: easy-handling of versions of collaborative processes using adaptation patterns

BPMN4VC is an extension of BPMN for modelling versions of collaborative processes, represented as collaborations in BPMN. BPMN4VC has been recommended to address collaborative process flexibility issue, which is an important problem that business process management (BPM) systems must face before their definitive acceptance and use in companies. BPMN4VC meta-model supports static and dynamic aspects of collaboration versioning. Dynamic aspects of collaboration versioning include low-level operations supporting versioning management, a life cycle indicating when these operations can be performed and adaptation patterns making the update of collaboration schema easier to perform. This paper revisits the dynamic aspects of BPMNVC and in particular the adaptation patterns, detailing their implementation and use with BPMN4VC-modeller which is an implementation of BPMN4VC on top of the well-known BPMN modeller Eclipse plug-in. Finally, the paper reports on an evaluation of the adaptation patterns and of BPMN4VC-modeller to prove the feasibility of the contribution.

Beyond Culture: Success Factors for Transnational Multiparty Collaboration

The complexities of global business require rapid and effective responses across borders. These demand an understanding of factors that influence success with transnational multiparty collaboration. Core issues for collaboration in such settings include: 1) understanding the role that culture and identity play in creating a fused individual and organizational identity; 2) development of strong connectedness between parties; and 3) creation of shared vision. This thesis reports on a mixed methods research study which involved the use of qualitative data gathered through interviews with business professional’s experience on transnational multiparty projects and quantitative data gathered through surveys representing eleven national/cultural sectors. Our findings show: 1) as differences in culture can be a show-stopper, energy must be expended for active management and awareness of cultural differences; 2) collaborative environment is created through empathy and trust that acknowledges Identity (role and individual) and 3) the significance of an inclusive process of creating a shared vision. We apply a systems approach to understand the role of various components that interact in generating a collaborative space. We approach collaboration as an emergent process created when all three elements are present and interact.

Innovation in practice: the NIT-Mantiqueira's cluster case

The paper discusses the application of a management model based on best practices related to scientific, technological and innovation-oriented collaborative issues among institutions and companies, focusing on human capital management and structural capital management. These two kinds of capital are extracted from the organisation value model. It is worth noting that they allow defining all legal and intellectual portfolios, and technological assets, which are required for innovation support, and, therefore to making run the NITs.

Inter-enterprise Collaborative Management for Patent Resources Based on Multi-agent

Based on relevant literature and theoretical consideration on management for patent resources, a theory of inter-enterprise collaborative management for patent resources (ICMPR) based on multi-agent was proposed. We put forward 4 main function modules, including collaborative recommendation, collaborative analysis, collaborative application and system server management, to support ICMPR. The ICMPR can be good to solve those tough and important problems, such as patent cross licensing among enterprises, early warning analysis of patents, collaborative technology innovation and other issues. The ICMPR can provide enterprises with practical methodology, and improve the overall competitiveness of world manufacturing industry.

Titles of Scientific Letters and Research Papers In Astrophysics: A Comparative Study of Some Linguistic Aspects and Their Relationship with Collaboration Issues

In this study we compare the titles of scientific letters and those of research papers published in the field of astrophysics in order to identify the possible differences and/or similarities between both genres in terms of several linguistic and extra-linguistic variables (length, lexical density, number of prepositions, number of compound groups, number of authors and number of countries mentioned in the paper bylines). We also carry out a cross-genre and cross-journal analysis of the referred six variables. Our main findings may be summarized as follows: (1) When compared to research paper titles, scientific letter titles are usually shorter, they have a lower lexical density, they include a higher number of prepositions per number of words and a lower number of compound groups per number of words, although they have more up to 4-word compound groups, i.e. the simplest ones. As a consequence, scientific letter titles include less information, which is also less condensed, than research paper titles. (2) The predominance of compound adjectives over compound nouns in the titles of both genres highlights the scientificity of astrophysical discourse. (3) In general terms, our data show a positive correlation between title length and the number of countries mentioned in the bylines for both genres. The positive correlation between title length and number of authors is only met in the case of research papers. In light of these findings, it may be concluded that scientific letters are a clear example of a timeliness and more “immediate” science, whereas research papers are connected to a more timeless and “elaborate” science. It may also be concluded that two different collaboration scenarios are intertwining on the basis of three separate geographic and linguistic publication contexts (Mainland Europe, The United Kingdom and The United States of North America).

When does an issue trigger change in a field? A comparative approach to issue frames, field structures and types of field change

Previous research has shown that institutional fields evolve around issues, but has devoted less attention to explain why certain issues trigger substantial field-level changes while others remain largely inconsequential. In this article, I argue that the extent to which an issue is likely to trigger field change and the type of field change triggered depend on the structure of the field and the ways in which the issue is framed. I develop a model linking two types of issue frames (adversarial vs collaborative issue frames) with two types of field structures (centralized vs fragmented). The model explains how the likelihood of field change and type of field change vary across four configurations of these issue frames and field structures. In particular, I highlight four types of field change that entail different re-distribution of power within a field (weakening vs reinforcing the field’s elite; aligning vs polarizing fragmented actors). Overall, I contribute a much called-for comparative approach to institutional fields, explaining how the effects of issue frames on field change vary across different fields.

Adapting the CIS Cooperation Formats to the Modern Context Based on Scientific and Technological Policy Coordination

The issues of collaboration between the CIS member states in the field of the interstate scientific and technical information exchange are explored. Various formats of cooperation, including interstate cooperation programs, provision of information and legal support, and the implementation of joint R&D projects are explored. Based on the results of the study, it is proposed to develop an electronic analytical system, a model applied to monitor and control the processes related to the design and implementation of joint scientific and technological projects by the CIS member states. The structured analytical data collected through the monitoring of joint coordinated requests for proposals (RFPs) and scientific and technological projects will support the adaptation of the CIS Economic Council, the CIS Executive Committee, and national authorities to the modern context based on the coordination of the respective scientific and technological policies in the framework of national state programs. Further improvement and greater effectiveness of the CIS collaboration is a priority for the Russian chairmanship of the CIS in 2017.

Canadian Treatment Guidelines on Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia in Children and Youth.

A panel of experts, including researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience, was brought together to develop the new Canadian schizophrenia guidelines for the psychosocial treatment of children and youth with schizophrenia or psychotic disorders. The ADAPTE process, which relies on adapting existing high-quality guidelines, was used. Existing guidelines for children and youth (mostly from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE]), as well as CPA adult guidelines, were reviewed and discussed in terms of their adaptability to the Canadian context and their level of recommendation for children and youth. New treatments were also considered when recent meta-analyses suggested their usefulness. The children and youth psychosocial guidelines include many cross-sectional recommendations in terms of clinical and interpersonal skills needed to work with this clientele, setting and collaboration issues and needed adaptations for specific subpopulations. In terms of specific treatments, the treatments most strongly recommended are family intervention and cognitive behavior therapy. Also recommended, although with different degrees of support, are supported employment/supported education programs, patient education, cognitive remediation, and social skills training. Novel and upcoming psychosocial treatments are also briefly discussed. These novel Canadian guidelines for the psychosocial treatment of children and youth with schizophrenia or psychotic disorders report evidence-based treatments as well as important considerations for providers who work with this clientele. More studies with children and youth with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders are warranted. If followed, these guidelines should facilitate the recovery of children and youth with schizophrenia or psychotic disorders as well as the recovery of their families.

From trauma to drama: A polymorphous space for witnessing (to) the Rwandan genocide in theatre

Abstract This study analyses the play, Rwanda 94, and demonstrates how it distinguishes itself from other literature dealing with the 1994 genocide. Rwanda 94 expresses a desire to bear witness to the genocide. This objective contrasts with the artistic, intellectual and political aims of other artistic projects, which often seek a swift catharsis. Rwanda 94’s structure and content suggest that the task of understanding must be preceded by an extended act of witnessing. The play creates a platform for this witnessing, facilitated by the theatre space and the relationship between the spectators and the actors. These dramatic elements differentiate Rwanda 94 from other creative attempts to represent the Rwandan genocide because the polymorphous nature of theatre allows for a better representation of the heterogeneous experiences of the event. The creation of Rwanda 94 by a diverse group results in a polyphonic project that addresses issues of authenticity, imposed identity and collaboration between francophone groups.