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Comparative Case Study (comparative + case_study)
Selected AbstractsCOUPLES THERAPY FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE WHO ARE IN ADDICTIONS RECOVERY: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF TREATMENT PROCESS AND OUTCOMEJOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, Issue 1 2001Barry Trute Treatment for women who are survivors of child sexual abuse and who have a history of substance abuse has largely involved gender-specific interventions. This study examines the use of conjoint couple therapy with a cohort of women who were survivors of child sexual abuse and who are in addiction recovery and with their partners. A comparative case study analysis incorporated standardized clinical measures with client and therapist interviews. Brief conjoint therapy was found to assist couples in the specific relationship skill areas of communication and mutual problem solving. Further, substantive gains were found in the realm of affective relations. The women reported an increase in support from their male partners, and the men reported a decrease in negative emotional atmosphere in the relationship. [source] Models for the development of graduate entry medical courses: two case studiesMEDICAL EDUCATION, Issue 11 2004David Prideaux Introduction, The introduction of graduate entry medical courses requires attention to models of decision-making and change. Much of the educational literature describes change as either centralised or decentralised with the latter claimed to be more effective. Recently Fullan has argued for the importance of an ongoing culture of change. This paper examines the change culture of two medical schools adopting graduate entry courses; Flinders University in South Australia and St George's Hospital Medical School, London. Method, Comparative case study was used. Key informants were interviewed and documents and records analysed. Data were cross-checked and categorised to generate models of change. Results, There were four components of the change culture at Flinders but they were not sufficient on their own to generate change. The process was triggered by a significant external event. The nature of the change was also important. The descriptive model developed suggested a complex interplay of factors rather than attributing the success of the change to the change mechanisms adopted alone. The model was tested for explanatory potential at St George's. The culture there was described as both ,macro-innovative' and ,micro-conservative'. External events were also important but they exerted a positive force. A more centralised approach was adopted. Discussion, The models developed represent change as ,dynamic, complex and open' rather than a simple centralised or decentralised dichotomy. While some of the elements of a change culture were evident at both schools there were longer term questions of sustainability. This has implications for development of all programmes but particularly for graduate entry schools. [source] Networks, Scale, and Transnational Corporations: The Case of the South Korean Seed IndustryECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, Issue 3 2006Sook-Jin Kim Abstract: In light of recent theoretical scholarship that has incorporated scale with networks perspectives, this article examines the potential of a scalar networks-based approach to understanding the global strategies and activities of transnational corporations (TNCs), through a comparative case study of two TNCs that were involved in the recent transformation of the South Korean seed industry. The comparative study demonstrates that a foreign TNC's mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of major South Korean seed companies in 1998,1999 in the context of structural adjustment (TNC's material politics of scale) was an outcome of complex relations and the intermingling of various actor-networks that were embedded in various scales. A domestic TNC's responses to the M&As, on the other hand, illustrate how the TNC's struggle to reshape power relations through a discursive politics of scale enabled it to extend and enrich its networks and power relations with farmers, politicians, the general public, and the government. Material and discursive uses of scale in the business strategies of TNCs are shaped by complex actor-networks that are embedded in specific sociocultural and institutional contexts and influence new configurations of networks and power relations, and a scalar networks-based approach helps one understand this complexity of TNCs' activities. [source] Go for it , life is full of opportunities.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, Issue 3 2008Promising results of the YARi working model with young people This article describes a framework of the YARi model, developed as part of the European Union's (EU) Leonardo da Vinci project, called Youth at Risk, international (2003,2006). In the article we present the results of the implementation of the YARi working model. The research was conducted as a comparative case study and applied a qualitative inductive analysis of the content. The YARi working model was implemented simultaneously in four EU countries , Finland (Espoo and Vihti), Italy (Palermo and Naples), Holland (Nijmegen) and the UK (Bradford) , between November 2004 and April 2005. [source] The facilitating factors for organizational learning: bringing ideas from complex adaptive systemsKNOWLEDGE AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT: THE JOURNAL OF CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION, Issue 2 2003Ricardo Chiva-Gómez The importance of the factors that facilitate organizational learning have traditionally been outlined in the literature. However, there is no agreement about what the essential facilitating factors are, as each author emphasizes different features. Complexity science is increasingly being used by researchers and practitioners to improve their understanding of organizations. This exploratory study tries to determine the essential facilitating factors for organizational learning, and demonstrate the importance of the ideas from complex adaptive systems (CAS) to it. In order to do this, we put forward a comparative case study of four heterogeneous companies from the Spanish ceramic tile sector in which we analyzed the facilitating factors for organizational learning, by relating them with ideas from CAS. As a result, we determined that the five attributes suggested by CAS to facilitate organizational learning were present in the innovative companies, which had the most organizational learning facilitating factors, and three of them were only present in the company with the highest performance and the most innovative approach: individuals' relationship with the environment; cultural diversity; and state of equilibrium between formal and informal structures. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Managing the Political Life Cycle of Regulation in the UK and German Telecommunication SectorsANNALS OF PUBLIC AND COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS, Issue 1 2005David Coen This article investigates how the relationship between regulators and stakeholders evolves as a function of market developments and political learning. Drawing on a comparative case study of the UK and German telecommunication sector, the paper illustrates how regulators constrained by administrative and business traditions have asserted their discretion over politicians by developing sophisticated political relationship with a wide range of stakeholders. The paper concludes that while regulators have undoubtedly diverged from the initial delegation of powers, there is little evidence to suggest that European regulators will converge on a single regulatory model. [source] Change Management Choices and Trajectories in a Multidivisional FirmBRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, Issue 1 2010Inger G. Stensaker This paper draws on a comparative case study of the implementation of a planned change initiative across three different divisions of a multidivisional oil company to investigate the influences guiding division-level change agents in their choice of a change management approach and the impact of different approaches on change outcomes. While the contingency perspective suggests that change management approaches should be chosen to fit with change content and context, we found that change agents navigated amongst three concerns: substantive concerns related to goal attainment, political concerns related to conformity to corporate demands, and relational concerns concerning relations with employees. We identified three different change management trajectories across the three divisions based on alternative ways of balancing the concerns. The data show that, regardless of the change management approach adopted, change tends to be diluted in implementation. However, the various trajectories have differential consequences for other important dimensions such as corporate approval and relationships with employees. [source] Electoral Gender Quotas: Lessons from Argentina and ChileBULLETIN OF LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH, Issue 1 2003Tricia Gray This comparative case study examines the role of electoral quotas for increasing women's representation in Argentina and Chile. The Central hypothesis is that gender quotas in favourable electoral systems increase women's representation, and a corollary hypothesis is that more women in politics should also promote gender issues in public policy. Since the transitions to democratic regimes, many Argentine and Chilean women still promote gender issues, such as gender quotas, but the different transitions shaped the opportunity space for gender issues in politics. Thus, gender quotas can be effective, but the types of electoral and quota systems are important defining conditions and improvements in gender issues are not guaranteed. [source] Variations in the orthotic management of cerebral palsyCHILD: CARE, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, Issue 2 2002Christopher Morris Abstract Objective Anecdotal reports that children with cerebral palsy were provided different orthoses in two adjacent UK health districts were investigated using an observational comparative case study. Method The populations were compared using an epidemiological register of children with cerebral palsy, which confirmed that a comparable health service response could be expected. Merging data from the register with the orthotic patient database facilitated comparison of the orthoses prescribed in each district. A survey questionnaire was used to gather the perceptions of clinicians in both districts to understand how each team decides which orthosis to prescribe. Results There was considerable variation in the types of orthoses prescribed between districts, and particularly of ankle foot orthoses. Survey respondents from the same profession described having the same roles, although clinicians expressed different responsibilities for initiating and sanctioning orthotic prescriptions in their district programmes. The survey also suggested that most clinicians were uncertain when prescribing orthoses, and clinical practice was therefore largely determined by professional preference. Conclusion Defining the spectrum of activity limitation in geographically defined populations would enhance health services research and assist in the development of trials using different interventions to reduce those limitations. [source] | |||||||||||||