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Change in teams
(2011)
Aufwachsen in Deutschland heißt heute hineinwachsen in eine Gesellschaft, die geprägt ist durch Wandel, Medien, Kommerzialisierung und Digitalisierung unserer Lebenswelt. Auch das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen gestiegenen Möglichkeiten und Freiheiten einerseits und erhöhten Risiken und Entscheidungszwängen andererseits ist dabei zentral. Angesichts einer gestiegenen Zahl an Deliquenz, Gesundheitsstörungen, erhöhter Gewaltbereitschaft und einer Zunahme von Suchtverhalten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen sind Maßnahmen in der Kinder- und Jugendarbeit erforderlich, die bei den Betroffenen und ihrem Problembewusstsein ansetzen. Die vorliegende Untersuchung über die Probleme von Kindern und Jugendlichen stellt Ergebnisse vor, denen konkrete Aussagen von Kindern und Jugendlichen zu ihrer Erfahrungswelt zugrunde liegen. Sie greift Fragen auf, die in Untersuchungen noch zu wenig Berücksichtigung finden und bildet damit einen aktuellen Beitrag zur Diskussion um Kindheit heute.
Fremd im eigenen Land: Aussiedler in Deutschland ; Situation, Identität, Bildung und Integration
(2011)
Die Migrations- und Integrationsdebatte ist in den letzten Jahren mehr und mehr zu einem zentralen Thema in der Öffentlichkeit geworden. 2006 lebten 15,1 Millionen Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland. Dies entspricht 19 % der Bevölkerung. Man vergisst oft, dass es sich dabei auch um Aussiedler und Spätaussiedler handelt, die immerhin ca. 10 % aller Migranten ausmachen. Die vorliegende Arbeit bietet eine Symbiose aus historischem Überblick, allgemeiner Darstellung zu den Voraussetzungen, Motiven, Problemen sowie weiteren Aspekten zur Situation der Aussiedler und konkreten Anregungen zur Integrationsarbeit. Die Abhandlung hält darüber hinaus praktische Anregungen für die Arbeit mit Migranten bereit und leistet damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Integrationsdebatte.
Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich BWL - Marketing, Unternehmenskommunikation, CRM, Marktforschung, Note: 1,3, FernUniversität Hagen (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: E-Commerce ist resistent gegen Rezessionen. Selbst wenn das Wirtschaftswachstum global betroffen ist, werden die Umsätze aus E-Commerce sich als robust erweisen.Welche Potentiale, Chancen und Risiken hat der Einsatz von E-Commerce im Industriegütergeschäft? Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht dazu den Einsatz von E-Commerce innerhalb der einzelnen Phasen des Industriegütergeschäfts; die Auswirkungen dieses Einsatzes auf die phasenübergreifenden Besonderheiten des Industriegütergeschäfts; und die Änderungen und Herausforderungen an Unternehmen des B2B-Geschäfts durch E-Commerce.Von der Basis der technischen und begrifflichen Grundlagen des E-Commerce aus steht das Industriegütermarketing im Zentrum der Arbeit. Dabei geht es auch um die Potentiale des E-Commerce für die Marktforschung und für die Wertschöpfung von B2B Unternehmen aus der Sicht des Marketings. Rechtliche und kostenbezogene Aspekte runden die Darstellung ab.
A key point that remains to be addressed is the assurance of service levels for end-user applications that rely on these provider models. This chapter describes an approach for addressing non-functional properties (NFPs) of services in service-oriented architectures (SOA). The approach is based on reference models such as the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and the SOA life cycle model. It has been applied in several industrial settings in the telecommunications sector.
The purpose of this work is to provide a representative survey of current trends in the perception, assessment and adoption of cloud computing within the enterprise. Cloud computing can be regarded as the general principle for using and providing web and grid services. First, we provide a meta-study, where we evaluate existing and published empirical studies. Furthermore, we conduct and evaluate an own empirical study with a representative group of European and International enterprises. Key findings of the work include the significantly higher importance of Business Drivers for the adoption of cloud computing, as compared to Technical Drivers.
Dependability should be considered throughout the phases of the SOA life cycle. This article proposes the application of a service level management approach to address dependability and presents dependability-related activities for every stage (Model, Assemble, Deploy, and Manage) of the SOA life cycle. Furthermore, we describe the concepts and the formalisms that are behind these activities. Following these activities service providers and aggregators can offer optimized levels of dependability from their existing services and thus better meet user requirements.
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment, job satisfaction, and burnout among vice-principals (VPs) in primary schools.
Design/methodology/approach – A total of 103 VPs at 103 different primary schools in Germany were surveyed with a questionnaire that assessed the four dimensions of psychological empowerment (competence, meaning, self-determination, and impact), emotional exhaustion, and job satisfaction. Participants also reported demographic data, including days absent from work over the past year. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the proposed hypotheses.
Findings – Regarding the consequences of empowerment, SEM revealed a strong indirect relationship with emotional exhaustion via job satisfaction. The direct relationship between empowerment and emotional exhaustion did not reach statistical significance. Of the dimensions of empowerment, competence and meaning were the strongest predictors of the outcomes. Emotional exhaustion and days absent from work were positively related.
Practical implications – Job related burnout can cause serious consequences for the individual and the school, because VPs have a central role in the functioning of primary schools. Since the empowerment dimensions competence and meaning have the strongest influence, measures should be implemented to foster them. Because job satisfaction is highly related to emotional exhaustion, it could serve as an early alert system. For this reason, VPs should be surveyed at regular intervals regarding their job satisfaction.
Originality/value – The study is the first that examines the relationship between psychological empowerment, satisfaction, and burnout among VPs in schools.
Gründe für die Beschäftigung mit Arbeitszufriedenheit (AZ) benennen können. Die Facetten des Arbeitszufriedenheitskonstrukts kennen. Kenntnisse über die Messung der Arbeitszufriedenheit erwerben. Um die Probleme bei der Messung der Arbeitszufriedenheit wissen. Den Unterschied zwischen Arbeitsmotivation und Arbeitszufriedenheit erläutern können. Wissen, was ein Motiv, ein Anreiz und Motivation ist. Den Unterschied zwischen Inhalts- und Prozesstheorien der Arbeitsmotivation kennen. Die Präpotenzannahme erklären können. Wissen, welche Maßnahmen Organisationen ergreifen können, um die Bedürfnisklassen von Maslow (1954) zu fördern.
Kenntnis davon haben, welche Tätigkeitsmerkmale im Job-Characteristics-Modell von Hackman und Oldham (1975) zu intrinsischer Motivation führen.
Die Vorzüge des VIE-Modells erläutern können.
Über den Korrumpierungseffekt der intrinsischen Motivation informiert sein.
Ziele formulieren können.
Assessment Centers (AC) generally yield an acceptable predictive validity, but the range of validity coefficients varies depending on the study. One reason for these heterogenic results might be the lack of commonly accepted quality criteria for the use of ACs in organizational practice. The project Benchmark for Assessment Center Diagnostics (BACDi) aims to systematically evaluate AC quality focusing on improving their predictive validity. For this reason, the BACDi-instrument was developed in cooperation with AC experts from research and organizational practice. The instrument provides an evaluation of AC quality according to 67 quality criteria based on scientific evidence or recommendations relating to predictive validity. Furthermore, a norm is created that allows organizations to compare their results to those of similar organizations within a benchmark. This article describes the theoretical background of the BACDi-project as well as the development of the BACDi-instrument. In addition, the current application and evaluation of the BACDi-instrument and perspectives of the BACDi-project are presented.
Social Category Salience Moderates the Effect of Diversity Faultlines on Information Elaboration
(2011)
Faultlines—hypothetical dividing lines splitting a group into homogeneous subgroups based on the distribution of demographic attributes—are frequently assumed to be detrimental to group outcomes because they operationalize social categorizations. However, a literature review indicates that this is not always the case. We argue that diversity faultlines and social categorizations are not necessarily the same and that the effect of diversity faultlines is moderated by perceived social categorizations. To test this proposition, we assigned 172 participants to groups of four. Participant gender, bogus personality feedback, seating position, and colored cards were employed to create two diversity faultline conditions (weak and strong faultline). Groups worked on the Survive in the Desert task, and their interactions were coded with the discussion coding system (DCS). Social categorizations were elicited using a newly developed measure that requires participants to specify subjectively perceived salient categories. Participants stated many social categories that were unrelated to surface-level characteristics frequently employed in diversity research. In line with our hypotheses, social category salience moderated the effect of faultline strength on elaboration. Elaboration was most intense in strong faultline groups that had low levels of category salience. Elaboration was positively related to performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Diversity faultline strength – the extent to which diversity attributes within a group converge in such a way that they split a group into homogeneous subgroups – can decrease group performance. Based on the categorization–elaboration model (CEM) of workgroup diversity, we assumed that task motivation can overcome the detrimental effects of faultlines. We further assumed that this effect is contingent on the groups' diversity beliefs and that it is mediated by the elaboration of task-relevant information. Forty-three student groups worked on a computer-simulated complex problem solving scenario. The group faultline strength was calculated over the attributes gender, age and educational background. Information elaboration was elicited by means of behavioural coding. Results revealed a three-way interaction of faultline strength, diversity beliefs and task motivation: groups overcame the detrimental effects of faultlines only if they exhibited pro-diversity beliefs and high task motivation. The three-way interaction of faultline strength, diversity beliefs and task motivation was partly mediated by information elaboration. Practical and theoretic implications are discussed.