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  Modules/Module5/Mod5Home.htmlModule 5 -Home Comparing Models to Assess the Research ProblemModular Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:Case Assemble the methodology chapter.SLP Use data and visualization tools to complete the background.Discussion Reflect on the dissertation task ahead.Module Overview Data analysis and presentation The final stage of describing your research methodology is the development of a data analysis plan and outline for development and presentation of your findings, both to your research colleagues and to your research site. The analysis is neither automatic nor trivial. Data tend to be complex and interpretable in numerous ways, and there are specific rules about how different kinds of data can be handled and the kinds of inferences that can be drawn from them. Different audiences are interested in different parts of your study, and selecting the appropriate presentation formats for different audiences can have a critical bearing on the success or failure of your overall research effort. Analyzing the data and organizing them for presentation is essentially the construction of an organized story told by the data. Thus, developing this part of your project requires that you understand what your story is and that you be able to tell it clearly and effectively. It’s critical to remember that your data, whatever their nature and however you collected them, are essentially living things, since they are abstracted properties of living organizations. As living things, your data deserve as much respect and attention as you would pay to any other living participant in your research. Understand that your data really
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  want to tellyou a story; all you have to do is listen clearly to them without preconceptions and without a prior agenda and the story will come through. Qualitative data in particular, including most of what is usually derived from interviews, are by necessity going to be at least partially analyzed as you proceed. That is, as you reflect on each interview and what you learned from it, you will learn additional things to investigate and form certain preliminary conclusions that you may test in subsequent data-gathering. It’s important not to get yourself committed to any one set of results to early on, since later information may change or modify your earlier conclusions. But it would be naïve to pretend that you are not forming certain conclusions as you proceed. Quantitative data, particularly those derived from questionnaires and/or secondary analysis, tend to be analyzed after the fact. Typically, you only get one shot at collecting these kinds of data, so you need to be sure that they are really what you intend to collect. Presenting your findings will involve at least two stages. First, you will be writing up an academic report that will constitute the last two chapters of your doctoral project. These chapters on findings and discussion will be appended to your previous proposal as your final project. This is pretty much an academic exercise, the kind you have had a lot of practice with to date. The second stage involves presenting your findings to your client organization, usually through or at least in conjunction with your project liaison person. This is likely to be a different kind of presentation, emphasizing more the practical results of your study and the recommendations, if any, that you have formed for the organization as a result of the study. This presentation is likely to be interactive, so you need to be prepared to answer questions about what you have done and what you think you found. You want to avoid any more academic language than you have to use and make the presentation as accessible to the people in the organization as possible. This part of your project is as important as the
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  academic write up,and you need to think clearly about how you want to organize it. Obviously, you cannot analyze data you do not have or present findings that you have not formulated yet. So, this part of your project proposal will be more hypothetical than other parts of your plan. Nonetheless, it’s important to think about these issues in advance and have some ideas about how you will approach the data and who will be interested in various parts of your results.Privacy Policy | Contact Modules/Module5/Mod5Background.htmlModule 5 - Background Comparing Models to Assess the Research ProblemRequired Reading EvaSys. (2018). How to effectively carry out a qualitative data analysis. Retrieved from https://www.evasys.co.uk/wp- content/uploads/2019/09/How_to_Effectivele_Carry_Out_a_Qua litative_Analysis.pdf Reporting and discussing your findings. (2018). Retrieved May 10, 2018, from the Monash University website at https://www.monash.edu/rlo/graduate-research-writing/write- the-thesis/writing-the-thesis-chapters/reporting-and-discussing- your-findings Data presentation and analysis. (2018). Retrieved May 10, 2018 from the Planning Tank website at https://planningtank.com/planning-techniques/data-presentation- and-analysis Research data management system project: Best practices in research data management. (2018). New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum. Retrieved May 10, 2018. Rowley, J. (2002). Using case studies in research. Management Research News, 25(1), 16-27. Retrieved May 10, 2018. Available in the Trident Online Library. (Search by title and author's last name.) Stockberger, D. (2016). Introductory statistics: Concepts,
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  models, and applications.Missouri State. Retrieved from http://www.psychstat.missouristate.edu/introbook/sbk19.htm Brown, N., Lave, B., Romey, J., Schatz, M., & Shingledecker, M. (2018) Beginning Excel. OpenOregon, Creative Commons License. Retrieved from https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/beginningexcel/ and https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/beginningexcel/front- matter/introduction/ Book II: Chapters 1–4 and Book V: Chapter 1 in: Harvey, G. (2016). Excel 2016 All-in-One For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. Available in the Trident Online Library: Follow these instructions for Finding Skillsoft Books. Enter 112925 in the search bar.Video Material ExcellsFun. (2012, October 19). Excel data analysis: Sort, filter, PivotTable, formulas (25 examples): HCC Professional Day 2012 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5WiYh2jmG8 Gibbs, G. R. (2015, March 4). Quality in qualitative research [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1YfaSmDQbw Curry, L. (2015, June 23). Fundamentals of qualitative research methods: Data analysis (module 5) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opp5tH4uD-w Russell, D. (2014, October 24). Introduction to quantitative data analysis [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XR3Ari7-0 McGinn, J., Kaniasty, E., Mistry, D., Soucy, K., & Snyder, C. (2012). Delivering results: How do you report user research findings? New Hampshire Usability Professional’s Association Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.slideshare.net/bobthomas/delivering-results-how- do-you-report-user-research-findingsSampling and Data Gibbs, G. R. (2012, October 24). Social surveys. Part 1 of 2 on surveys and sampling [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-lEVzKyqhQ&t=6s
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  Gibbs, G. R.(2012, October 24). Sampling. Part 2 of 2 on surveys and sampling [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owN9hLq-Eac Gibbs, G. R. (2014, March 11). Crosstabulations and their interpetation. Part 1 of 2 on crosstabulations and chi -square [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6bqHNVd-Kw Gibbs, G. R. (2014, March 11). The chi-square statistic and reporting results. Part 2 of 2 on crosstabulations and chi -square [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmaL62bDsf8&t=5sPrivacy Policy | Contact Best practices in researchdata management.pptx Research Data Management System project: Best Practices in Research Data Management* *Adaptation of the NECDMC NECDMC stands for New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum, which is led by the Lamar Souter Library at Umass Medical School, in collaboration with several other NE libraries, including Tufts University. This presentation and discussion today utilize only a small amount of information available on the NECDMC website. The curriculum is designed to align with the NSF data management plan recommendations and to address some universal research data management questions and concerns. This presentation is an adaptation of the NECDMC First Module, originally compiled and presented by my colleague Katie Houk, now working at Cal State San Diego. 1
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  Today’s Objectives Why managedata? Identify common data management issues Best practices for managing data Support: how the library and TTS can help you and your lab So, this is a brief session that only scratches the surface of data management and data management planning issues concerns, but I hope that in about 20-25 minutes, we’ll gain a good understanding of these issues, understand the importance of data management, and have some new resources in your toolkit for approaching Data Management Planning. We will have an exercise following the lecture where you will break into groups and review a case study, and hopefully by the time I’m done with you today, you’ll have a firmer footing in this world, and you’ll know where to go for help. Spoiler, the Library is a great place to start… Modules/Module5/Mod5Home.htmlModule 5 - Home Implementation of ChangeModular Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:Case Explain why fidelity of implementation of technologies can be a particular problem.Identify various socio-technical implementation strategies available to organizations.Explain the role of organizational research and development (R&D) in innovation and the “NIH Syndrome.”Describe the evolution of corporate wellness programs as a case study in problems of implementation.SLP
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  Complete first draftof literature review.Discussion Continue discussion of unresolved course questions and issues.Module Overview We will conclude our study of creativity and innovation with a look at the particular management problems posed by the process of implementation of technology, and the difficulties with forming effective business strategies under conditions of risk and uncertainty about the effects of social and technical change. It is often said that “the devil is in the details” – that is, however good your idea may be, it is ultimately no better than your ability to put it into practice in a complex social situation where you exercise only minimal control over many of the critical elements. Implementation is the process of gradually specifying how a change will work in relation to all of the other things that are already in place in your organiza tion. Inevitably, this requires compromises and mutual adjustments both in the innovation and in its social surround. This is the essence of what is called socio-technical design - namely, a systematic and organized way of approaching implementation dynamics, as opposed to the more usual simple fumbling around and trying to fix problems one at a time, generally while compounding other problems that you may not even understand. We do know a good bit about how to implement complex innovations in ways that do not tear their organizations apart. What is sad is that we usually do not pay much attention to it. If implementation is the “grunt work” of trying to integrate changes into existing systems, then the more rarefied work of formulating effective business strategies allowing for these processes and their inherent uncertainty is the task of the senior management of the organization. An important part of this strategy needs to be a careful understanding of implementation dynamics and change management, but it also involves environmental scanning, organizational analysis, devotion of resources to research and development, effective use of “big data,” and the development of interorganizational and
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  international alliances onan unprecedented scale. The scope of changes that we are currently experiencing and their increasingly rapid time frames mean that more than ever, we need to be proactive as well as responsive in our approach to change.Privacy Policy | Contact Modules/Module5/Mod5Background.htmlModule 5 - Background Implementation of Change Video material https://youtu.be/Mtjatz9r-VcRequired Reading Leonard-Barton, D. & Kraus, W.A. (1985) Implementing new technology. Harvard Business Review. November. Retrieved October 24, 2017, from https://hbr.org/1985/11/i mplementing- new-technology http://www.ecoman.ktu.lt/index.php/Ekv/article/download/4732/ 2739 May, C. (2013) Towards a general theory of implementation. Implementation Science. 8:18 Retrieved October 21, 2017, from https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11 86/1748-5908-8-18 Mujtaba, B. and Cavico, F. (2013) Corporate Wellness Programs: Implementation Challenges in the Modern American Workplace. Int J Health Policy Manag. Sep; 1(3):193–199. Retrieved November 15, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937880/ Society for Human Resource Management (2015) Wellness Programs: What are the general steps for implementing a wellness program, and how can a wellness program benefit employers? Retrieved November 15, 2017, from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/hr- qa/pages/wellnessprogramscontributingtotheemployer%E2%80% 99sbottomline.aspx
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  Pellissier, R. (2014)Towards strategy formulation in a complex environment. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. 3 (1). Retrieved November 15, 2017, from http://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_25_vol__ 3_1.pdfOptional Reading Parnell, J. (2016) A Business Strategy Typology for the New Economy: Reconceptualization and Synthesis. Journal of Applied and behavioral Management. Retrieved November 15, 2o17, from https://jbam.scholasticahq.com/article/1052.pdf Ozminkowski, R. (2002) Long-Term Impact of Johnson & Johnson’s Health & Wellness Program on Health Care Utilization and Expenditures. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 44(1):21-30. Retrieved November 15, 2017, from http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101201230423/healthc o/images/3/31/Johnsonjohnson.pdf Bromiley, P and Rau, D., (2014) Towards a practice-based view of strategy. Strategic Management Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2017, from https://escholarship.org/content/qt1z04d5mw/qt1z04d5mw.pdfPr ivacy Policy | Contact Modules/Module5/Mod5Case.htmlModule 5 - Case Implementation of ChangeAssignment Overview As our focal technology for this module, we will consider the evolution of corporate wellness programs. The technologies associated with promotion of “corporate wellness” (in itself a concept that has many different definitions and varieties) are generally fairly broad in range and capable of being introduced into practice in many different ways. It is certainly desirable to have technologies that can be adapted effectively to particular organizational situations during their implementation; but if there are certain elements of the technology that will only be effective if they are implemented in a particular kind of way, then a flexible orientation can easily introduce enough error
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  into the processthat the positive effects of the technology are not realized. It is extremely difficult to separate failures in implementation from failures in the technology itself. Moreover, since implementation problems tend to become fairly contentious issues in organizational politics, there are likely to be wider repercussions felt throughout the system. Organizational life is further complicated when one attempts to separate bad decisions from those made about negative things, or separate bad decisions from the good in a complex situation where a number of people in several places are making decisions simultaneously. Our case here involves looking at corporate wellness interventions as examples of technologies where implementation is absolutely critical, and how you get to a new equilibrium is as important, if not more important, than the content of the equilibrium itself. We will consider these issues both from an implementation (bottom-up) perspective as well as from a strategic (top-down) perspective, and try to see how these two perspectives hopefully complement each, other but can easily wind up in conflict.Case Assignment Prepare a 5- to 7-page paper in accordance with the following Assignment Expectations on the topic: “Strategy and implementation of corporate wellness programs” You should begin your paper by reviewing the general idea of corporate wellness and the knowledge base underlying its popularity and value. You should then assess how companies make strategic decisions about putting such programs in the place, and how that strategy is then translated into an effective or ineffective implementation process. Discuss how, during implementation, programs are shaped in different kinds of ways, some better than others. You should include your paper with a couple of paragraphs outlining your own recommendations on how companies can more effectively integrate overall innovative strategies with local change management, under conditions of uncertainty and risk.Assignment Expectations
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  Length: The writtencomponent of this assignment should be 5-7 pages long (double-spaced) without counting the cover page and reference page. Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions. Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact clarity. We encourage you to use tools such as grammarly.com and proofread your paper before submission. When you write your paper make sure you do the following:Answer the assignment questions directly.Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.Use evidence from your readings to justify your conclusions.Cite at least five credible resources.Reference your sources of information with both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal. Your assignment will be graded using the following criteria:Assignment-driven Criteria: Student demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment.Critical Thinking/Application to Professional Practice: Student demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem, and analyzing information. Conclusions are logically presented and applied to professional practice in an exceptional manner.Business Writing and Quality of References: Student demonstrates mastery and proficiency in written communication and use of appropriate and relevant literature at the doctoral level.Citing Sources: Student demonstrates mastery applying APA formatting standards to both in text citations and the reference list.Professionalism and Timeliness: Assignments are
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  submitted on time.PrivacyPolicy | Contact Modules/Module5/Mod5SLP.htmlModule 5 - SLP Implementation of Change Module 5 marks the completion of the first draft of a literature review for your project. The assignment for this module is to complete the first draft, based on the annotated outline for it that you submitted in Module 4. By now, you should have all your sources lined up; have some practice at writing paragraphs for a literature review; and received feedback. If your annotated outline is well developed, turning it into your draft should not be too hard. It just requires putting together all the skills that you have been developing throughout the program to date. Back in Module 1, you had a chance to look at literature reviews from a number of DBA projects. You should try to emulate the academic style of these reviews to the degree possible.SLP Assignment Expectations Length: The draft that you submit should be 15-20 pages long (double-spaced) without counting the cover page and reference page. Organization: Subheadings should be used to organize your paper according to the questions. Grammar and Spelling: While no points are deducted for minor errors, assignments are expected to adhere to standard guidelines of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence syntax. Points may be deducted if grammar and spelling impact clarity. We encourage you to use tools such as grammarly.com and proofread your paper before submission. As you complete your assignment, make sure you do the following:Answer the assignment questions directly.Stay focused on the precise assignment questions. Do not go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.Use evidence from your readings to justify your conclusions.Cite at least five credible resources.Reference your sources of information with both a
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  bibliography and in-textcitations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC Portal. Your assignment will be graded using the following criteria:Assignment-driven Criteria: Student demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment.Critical Thinking/Application to Professional Practice: Student demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem, and analyzing information. Conclusions are logically presented and applied to professional practice in an exceptional manner.Business Writing and Quality of References: Student demonstrates mastery and proficiency in written communication and use of appropriate and relevant literature at the doctoral level.Citing Sources: Student demonstrates mastery applying APA formatting standards to both in text citations and the reference list.Professionalism and Timeliness: Assignments are submitted on time.Privacy Policy | Contact Modules/Module5/Mod5Objectives.htmlModule 5 - Outcomes Implementation of ChangeModule Describe the implementation of change as a socio-technical problem, and outline different organizational strategies that may be used to institutionalize changes.Complete a draft of the literature review section for your doctoral project proposal.Case Explain why fidelity of implementation of technologies can be a particular problem.Identify various socio-technical implementation strategies available to organizations.Explain the role of organizational research and development (R&D) in innovation and the “NIH Syndrome.”Describe the evolution of corporate wellness programs as a case study in problems of implementation.SLP Complete first draft of literature review.Discussion Continue discussion of unresolved course questions and
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  issues.Privacy Policy |Contact Table of Contents.htmlDOC660 Innovation and Creativity in Business (WIN2021-1) - Module 5: Implementation of Change 1. Home 2. Background 3. Case 4. SLP 5. Learning Outcomes