The results reported in Chapter 3 are consistent with the premise of this dissertation that a comprehensive understanding of how ethical leadership works requires a closer look at the variation in followers’ expectations of the leader. To date, such empirical research on follower expectations of ethical leadership has been limited. However, Chapter 3 belongs to a small group of studies that rev...

This paper reflects an attempt to rethink the process of analysis of Energy Efficiency Initiatives using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) as a problem structuring tool. The aim of the work is to provide public and private initiative promoters with a structured support for a more informed decision, regarding the implementation of energy efficiency measures. The SSM approach contributed with the id...

BACKGROUND Despite growing support for mixed methods approaches we still have little systematic knowledge about the consequences of combining surveys and focus groups. While the methodological aspects of questionnaire surveys have been researched extensively, the characteristics of focus group methodology are understudied. We suggest and discuss whether the focus group setting, as compared to q...

Focus group discussion is a research methodology in which a small group of participants gather to discuss a specified topic or an issue to generate data. The main characteristic of a focus group is the interaction between the moderator and the group, as well as the interaction between group members. The objective is to give the researcher an understanding of the participants' perspective on the...

Research in psychopathology may be considered as an intersubjective endeavor mainly concerned with understanding other minds. Thus, the way we conceive of social understanding influences how we do research in psychology in the first place. In this paper, we focus on psychopathology research as a paradigmatic case for this methodological issue, since the relation between the researcher and the o...

Address for correspondence: Dr. Shazia Jamshed, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus, Pahang, Malaysia. E‐mail: [email protected] Buckley and Chiang define research methodology as “a strategy or architectural design by which the researcher maps out an approach to problem‐finding or problem‐solving.”[1] According ...

A study assessed coursework and experiential activities of students to determine the role of research in Doctor of Pharmacy education. Questionnaires were sent to all 78 (at that time) colleges and schools of pharmacy in the United States. Responses were received from 60 (76.9%), of which 57 were used, representing 139 Pharm.D. program types (entry-level, post-B.S., track-in, nontraditional). M...

We give an algorithm for counting points on arbitrary ordinary elliptic curves over finite fields of characteristic 2, extending the O(log q) method given by Takakazu Satoh, giving the asymptotically fastest point counting algorithm known to date.

Submitted by: Resit Unal, Professor Engineering Management Department Old Dominion University Ozgur Yeniay, Assistant Professor Department of Statistics Hace t t epe University Submitted to Technical Monitor: Roger A. Lepsch Vehicle Analysis Branch Aerospace Systems, Concepts and Analysis Competency National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 365 Hampton, Vi...

This study examined the short-term effects of neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) on the motor performance of daily living skills in 2 girls with cerebral palsy, aged 27 and 32 months. For 12 weeks, the subjects received treatment sessions consisting of NDT followed by play, or vice versa. After each treatment of play or NDT, the subjects were videotaped performing individually prescribed dressi...