Knowledge Worker Productivity: Closing The Problem—Solution Gap

Peter Drucker (1999) states that “knowledge worker productivity is the biggest of the 21st century management challenges.” These traits that derail personal productivity have been identified in the responses of over 2,000 knowledge workers to the question, “What are the most significant things within your control or generated by you that get in the way of your productivity?” The top 10 survey response results are: 61% trying to do to much, 46% not saying no, 45% procrastinating, 44% doing it myself/not delegating, 37% perfectionism, 34% telephone/ rop by interruptions, 31% disorganization/clutter, 28% unrealistic time estimates, 19% poor planning, and 19% e-mail. I saw the opportunities as: (a) Are there a handful of high leverage personal work processing methods that people can use to counteract these productivity de-railers? (b) If implemented, how much efficiency improvement could be achieved

Presence and task performance:an approach in the light of cognitive style

The paper highlights the relationship between each of four bi-polar dimensions of personality cognitive style, such as extraversion–introversion, sensing–intuition, thinking–feeling and judging–perceiving, and the level of sense of presence experienced. Findings indicate that individuals who are more sensitive, more feeling or more introverted experience a higher level of presence. While not reaching statistical significance, differing cognitive styles appear to impact on task performance. The apparent negative relationship discovered between sense of presence and task performance should be considered in the light of task characteristics. We discuss the implications of these findings and how they contribute to an understanding of the complex relationship that exists between presence and task performance and how this subsequently ought to influence the design of virtual environments

But a walking shadow: designing, performing and learning on the virtual stage

Representing elements of reality within a medium, or taking aspects from one medium and placing them in another is an act of remediation. The process of this act, however, is largely taken for granted. Despite the fact that available information enables a qualitative assessment of the history of multimedia and their influences on different fields of knowledge, there are still some areas that require more focused research attention. For example, the relationship between media evolution and new developments in scenographic practice is currently under investigation. This article explores the issue of immediacy as a condition of modern theatre in the context of digital reality. It discusses the opportunities and challenges that recent technologies present to contemporary practitioners and theatre design educators, creating a lot of scope to break with conventions. Here, we present two case studies that look into technology-mediated learning about scenography through the employment of novel computer visualization techniques. The first case study is concerned with new ways of researching and learning about theatre through creative exploration of design artefacts. The second case study investigates the role of the Immersive Virtual World Second Life™ (SL) in effective teaching of scenography, and in creating and experiencing theatrical performances

Siren songs or path to salvation? Interpreting the visions of web technology at a UK regional newspaper in crisis, 2006-11

A 5-year case study of an established regional newspaper in Britain investigates journalists about their perceptions of convergence in digital technologies. This research is the first ethnographic longitudinal case study of a UK regional newspaper. Although conforming to some trends observed in the wider field of scholarship, the analysis adds to skepticism about any linear or directional views of innovation and adoption: the Northern Echo newspaper journalists were observed to have revised their opinions of optimum Web practices, and sometimes radically reversed policies. Technology is seen in the period as a fluid, amorphous entity. Central corporate authority appeared to diminish in the period as part of a wider reduction in formalism. Questioning functionalist notions of the market, the study suggests cause and effect models of change are often subverted by contradictory perceptions of particular actions. Meanwhile, during technological evolution, the ‘professional imagination’ can be understood as strongly reflecting the parent print culture and its routines, despite pioneering a new convergence partnership with an independent television company

Favoritism in the Courts of Early Modern England: A Study of James I and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

From 1614 to 1625, George Villiers ascended to the highest rank of power and prestige in the court of James I of England. Within a mere nine years (1614 to 1623), Villiers advanced from a simple gentleman to Duke of Buckingham and James\u27s permanent favorite. He first caught the king\u27s eye and was sworn a Cupbearer of the Privy Chamber in the fall of 1614. By April of 1615, Villiers was knighted and made a Gentleman of the Bedchamber as his courtly role increased. In 1616, he became Master of the Horse, Knight of the Garter, Baron of Whad~on, and Viscount Villiers. Also by 1616, according to his close friend Francis Bacon, Villiers was now the King\u27s Favourite, so voted, and so esteemed by all. 3 In 1617, 1618, and 1619 successively, Villiers was promoted to Earl of Buckingham and given membership in both the English and Scottish privy councils, then was elevated to Marquis of Buckingham, and subsequently was awarded the position of Lord High Admiral, all through James\u27s generous New Years\u27 presents. January 1619 also brought about a public dedication to Villiers in James\u27 s meditation on the Lord\u27s Prayer. Finally, in 1623 Villiers reached the pinnacle of the peerage as he was made the Duke of Buckingham,4 the only duke in England without a trace of royal blood.5 Such an expedient rise to the top of the power chain is quite surprising considering that Villiers was born into a lower role as the third son of a knight. However, his ascent can be understood as a result of his role as James\u27s favorite

We are here

Poem about when feeling discourged and frustrated, remind oneself of all that is inspiring and affirming. Existence included affirmations alongside daily challenges

The Effect of Intelligence Test Feedback Upon Self-Concept as Measured by the EPPS

Previous research on the nature of the self-concept generally suggests that this particular construct is broad, stable, and not easily altered. Yet, current practice regarding the feedback of information concerning one\u27s intelligence quotient remains restrictive and unresponsive to this evidence. Individuals are protected from the knowledge of their test results ostensibly to prevent harmful effects upon their self-images. The present study focused on the impact of learning one\u27s assessed intelligence quotient upon needs taken from a measure of self-report. It was predicted that subjects who had received feedback accurately specifying their intelligence quotients and who had reported discrepancies between this score and the quotient they had expected to receive would score no differently from persons in control groups who had not been given their IQ scores. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale was administered to twenty-seven college males and fifty college females, while the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule was administered to all of these subjects and to an additional control group of twenty-one. A Hotelling\u27s T2 test was performed to assess differences between the mean raw scores of the experimental and control groups on ten EPPS scales. The results of this analysis did not indicate a significant alteration in self-concept following IQ feedback. This occurred even though the feedback was subjectively reported to be discrepant from the subject\u27s own earlier estimates

Student Veteran\u27s Perceptions of Campus Support

College poses many challenges to the average population, however, there are additional challenges for different populations. For example, completion rates of nontraditional students are 33.7% (New, 2014), and for student veterans there are additional barriers to completing their college degree. Despite a variety of obstacles, veterans who were active duty after September 2001 have college completion rates of 51% (Cate, 2014). With this in mind, this exploratory study examined student veterans from Western Oregon University (WOU) overall wellbeing (moods, satisfaction with life, social integration) in association with the campus services and culture

Zoning Estoppel: Application of the Principles of Equitable Estoppel and Vested Rights to Zoning Disputes

Despite the historical rule that a government cannot be estopped while acting in a governmental capacity, as a local government does while exercising its zoning powers, it appears that a majority of the courts now hold that the defense of equitable estoppel may be raised against local governments in this and certain other kinds of zoning disputes