This article argues that participant observation is more than mere method and in need of greater theoretical attention. This is particularly true for its more participative forms, which are inseparable from assumptions about the role of the body in the generation of knowledge. Drawing on fieldwork experience, parallels are noted between participative observation and the clinical practice of nur...

Dans de nombreux pays, les patients en fin vie, sous certaines conditions ont la possibilité d’une sédation profonde et continue maintenue jusqu’au décès (SPCMD). La SPCMD fait-elle l’objet d’un processus décision partagée ? L’objectif ce travail était décrire place des patients, l’entourage soignants dans SPCMD. Une revue systématique littérature a été réalisée sur base données Medline®. Pour ...

Dynamic modelling is a frequently used approach for solving problems in interorganizational systems. In order to construct valid models of such systems, representatives of the individual organizations must be involved in the modelling process. Current approaches of dynamic modelling use a form of 'consultative design' for handling the participation of organizational representatives. Based on fi...

In this article, we examine how employees experience different types of work commitment at an IT consultancy company using agility to give staff greater autonomy and decision-making latitude. We analyze its agile practices through in-depth case study comprising interviews non-participative observation managers employees, concluding that the aims increase latitude by introducing approaches proje...

Transdisciplinary and cross-cultural cooperation collaboration are needed to build extended, densely interconnected information resources. These the prerequisites for successful implementation execution of, example, an ambitious monitoring framework accompanying post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD; SCBD 2021). Data infrastructures that meet r...

Decision-making styles are key significant factors in respect to the professional performance of employees any organisation, a school not being an exception. This study investigated contribution participative style decision making teacher Mbeere-south sub-county public secondary schools. The objective that guided this was: establish contributions on teachers Mbeere south sub-county. It was by F...

The present Technical Report contains a concise analysis of some participatory methods and a discussion of the method of consensus as a formal tool for decisionmaking. The treatment is kept at an informal and colloquial level with the aim to be precise and concise. The main source is Elliot et al. (2005) but other sources are used and will be mentioned in the right places. This Technical Report...

OBJECTIVE Contribution to the discussion of the role of participation/consent of employees in working hours regulation. METHODS Exploratory analysis of conflicts between preferences of employees and ergonomic recommendations in shift scheduling by analysing a large number of participative shift scheduling projects. RESULTS The analysis showed that very often the pursuit of higher income pla...