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Wrong Direction (wrong + direction)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Medical Sciences	33%

Selected Abstracts

INTENSIFYING THE SATURATION BIOPSY TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTING PROSTATE CANCER AFTER PREVIOUS NEGATIVE BIOPSIES: A STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION

BJU INTERNATIONAL, Issue 5 2009
Simon Bott
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

IN THE LITERATURE: Pushing in the Wrong Direction

BIRTH, Issue 3 2006
Michael C. Klein MD
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Corporate Social Responsibility European Style

EUROPEAN LAW JOURNAL, Issue 2 2008
Olivier De Schutter
This article explains how, while CSR may have been initially an idea about the scope of the responsibility of companies towards their environment, it has now become a process in which the representatives of the business community have come to occupy the main role, and whose purpose is to promote learning among business organisations, rather than to identify the components of a regulatory framework for CSR. The central question now, therefore, is whether the so-called ,business case' for CSR is strong enough, so that we may hope that the forces of market will suffice to encourage companies to behave responsibly, over and above their obligation to comply with their legal obligations. The article shows, however, that this case rests on certain presuppositions about markets and the business environment, which cannot be simply assumed, but should be affirmatively created by a regulatory framework for CSR. Following the introduction, it proceeds in four stages. First, it examines the development of CSR in the EU. Second, it offers a critical examination of the so-called ,business case' for CSR, taking into account the growing diversity within the enlarged EU. It then discusses, as an alternative, what a regulatory framework for CSR could resemble, highlighting a number of initiatives which have been taken in this regard by the EU. The article finally concludes that, since the failure of the European Multi-Stakeholder Forum on CSR in 2004, the debate has made a turn in the wrong direction, both because of the mistaken view that the establishment of a regulatory framework for CSR would threaten the competitiveness of European companies, and because of the naive (and contradictory) view that reliance on market mechanisms will suffice to ensure that corporations will seek to minimise the negative social and environmental impacts of their activities, even in circumstances where they are not legally obliged to do so. [source]

Rural tourism development in China

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH, Issue 5 2009
Shunli Gao
Abstract This paper provides an overview and brief evaluation of China's rural tourism. Beginning with the form of poverty alleviation through tourism, China's rural tourism has undergone over 20 years of development and exhibited some unique features in its development pattern, scale and business operational models in accordance with China's political, social and economic systems. Government plays a decisive role in developing rural tourism in China. However, rural tourism has been valued mainly as an economic means for rural development during the country's modernisation process. Overlooking rurality as an essential issue in rural tourism may lead development to a wrong direction, which could jeopardise the sustainability of the industry. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Dynamic simulation and control of a paper machine wet end

THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 2 2001
Eddy F. Yap
Abstract A good simulation model for paper machines can be used to identify deficiencies in the design, bottlenecks during operation, and regions of poor control. It also allows users to test their hypotheses and innovations without potentially causing major upsets and reducing throughput. In this work, a dynamic model of the wet end system has been developed using the IDEASTM platform, describing the distribution of fines, fillers and fibres throughout the system. The model was then tested at steady state with mill data for the low-ash and high-ash production grades, and the results show that over 70% of the predicted values had only 5% deviation. The dynamic simulation was also used to show that the retention aid controller would react in the wrong direction due to changes in the wire pit consistency and the stock ratio would cause major changes in stream compositions and consistencies of the wet end. Un bon modèle de simulation des presses de papier peut en effet ,tre utile pour déterminer les failles dans la conception, les goulots d'éranglement en cours d'opération et les régions mal régulées. De m,me, il permet aux utilisateurs de tester leurs hypothèses et innovations sans risquer de causer des problèmes majeurs ou de réquire la capacité. Dans ce travail, un modèle dynamique du système à fraction humide a été mis au point à l'aide de la plate-forme IDEASTM, décrivant la distribution des fines, des agents de remplissage et des fibres dans le système. Ce modèle a ensuite été testé à l'état permanent avec les données d'une papeterie pour des qualités de papier à faibles et fortes teneurs en cendres et les résultats montrent que plus de 70% des valeurs prédites n'avaient qu'un écart de 5%. La simultation dynamique a montré que le régulateur d'aide à la rétention réagirait dans la mauvaise direction à cause de changements dans la consistance sur la toile et que le taux d'approvisionnement entra,nerait d'importants changements dans les compositions et consistances des courants de la fraction humide. [source]

Illegitimate Tasks and Counterproductive Work Behavior

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 1 2010
Norbert K. Semmer
Illegitimate tasks represent a new stressor concept that is specifically tied to feeling offended. Tasks are legitimate to the extent that they conform to norms about what can reasonably be expected from a given person, and they are illegitimate to the extent that they violate such norms. Illegitimate tasks therefore are conceived as offending one's professional identity, and thus, the self. Previous research has shown illegitimate tasks to be related to indicators of well-being and strain, controlling for other stressors. We now present two studies showing that illegitimate tasks relate to counterproductive work behavior, controlling for effort,reward imbalance in Study 1, for personality (conscientiousness and agreeableness) and organisational justice in Study 2. Thus, illegitimate tasks are associated with behavior that may be labeled "active, but in the wrong direction". Les tâches illégitimes représentent une nouvelle source de stress qui est spécifiquement en rapport avec une sensibilité froissée. Les tâches sont légitimes dans la mesure où elles correspondent à ce qui peut être raisonnablement attendu d'une personne donnée, et illégitimes dans le cas contraire. Les tâches illégitimes sont donc perçues comme offensant l'identité professionnelle et par suite le soi. Les recherches passées ont montré que les tâches illégitimes étaient reliées à des indicateurs de bien-être et de tension en contrôlant d'autres sources de stress. Nous présentons deux études montrant que les tâches illégitimes sont en relation avec un comportement professionnel contre-productif, en contrôlant le déséquilibre effort-récompense dans la première étude, la justice organisationnelle et la personnalité (le sens des responsabilités et la convivialité) dans la seconde recherche. Les tâches illégitimes sont associées à un comportement qui peut être décrit comme «productif, mais dans une mauvaise direction.» [source]