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Dimensions of the Shadow Reforms of Yuri Andropov’s Bureaucratic Management: Lessons from the Myths of the Totalitarian Leadership of the USSR

Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University
The article discusses the issue of bureaucratic leadership and economic reforms in the USSR during the administration of Yu. V. Andropov, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The article analyzes Andropov's consistent policy
Gevorg Harutyunyan
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Emergent Innovation in Systemic Programme Design: Retrospective Reflections on the Development of a Student‐Centred Masters in Systems Thinking

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our theory of education, based on a systemic understanding of the subjective and intersubjective construction of knowledge, is that students are motivated to study what is most meaningful to them. Meaningfulness is grounded in the students' prior experiences, which are highly diverse.
Wendy J. Gregory, Gerald Midgley
wiley   +1 more source

The Infinite Secretary Problem as the Limit of the Finite Problem

The Annals of Probability, 1977
In a recent paper by J. Gianini and S. M. Samuels an "infinite secretary problem" was formulated: an infinite, countable sequence of rankable individuals (rank 1 = best) arrive at times which are independent and uniformly distributed on [0, 1]. As they arrive, only their relative ranks with respect to their predecessors can be observed.
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A Preliminary Exploratory Measurement Model for Systems Thinking in Defence and Aerospace Engineering: A Bifurcated Framework Developed via Multiple Correspondence Analysis

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Modern engineering faces a ‘complexity crisis’ characterized by interlinked, multidisciplinary ‘wicked problems’, particularly within the defence and aerospace sectors. Although systems thinking is recognized as a critical competency for navigating this environment, empirical quantitative frameworks for its measurement remain limited.
Shimon Fridkin, Sigal Kordova
wiley   +1 more source

Large‐scale tests of 50‐year‐old prestressed concrete bridge girders

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract An experimental investigation has been carried out as part of the BRIDGE|50 research project, focusing on large‐scale loading tests performed on five 50‐year‐old prestressed concrete (PC) girders. The study aimed at evaluating the structural response of five girders retrieved from a viaduct in the urban area of Turin, Italy, subjected to 4 ...
Francesco Tondolo, Pierclaudio Savino, Donato Sabia, Antonino Quattrone, Fabio Biondini, Gianpaolo Rosati, Mattia Anghileri, Bernardino Chiaia   +7 more
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Selección y provisión de secretarios municipales en Navarra

Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2014
The problems around the legal regime of municipal legal secretaries in Navarra are analyzed. Basically the problem related to the provision and selection by means of the achivement of a previous foral authorization.
Iñaki Agirreazkuenaga Zigorraga
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Accelerating Mission Engineering: Evidence of a Stratified Landscape and a Path Toward Unified Practice

Systems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mission Engineering is maturing as a Systems Engineering discipline, yet adoption of its common frameworks remains stratified. This study examines whether selective adoption is observable across ME scholarship and develops a framework to address identified barriers.
James Moreland, Nathaniel Ambler, Casey LaMar, Maegen Nix, Craig Sawyer   +4 more
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It's Not You, It's the System: Women Professors in TESOL and the Persistence of Gender Bias

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Although progress has been made with respect to the role and position of women in academia, overt and covert discrimination as well as structural and systemic bias persist. In this article, we report on research conducted with 14 women professors from 10 different countries to explore to what extent these issues affect women professors in ...
Sarah Mercer, Tammy Gregersen, Amy S. Thompson, Su Yon Yim   +3 more
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Competitive Analysis of Algorithms for an Online Distribution Problem

Algorithms
We study an online distribution problem in which a producer has to send a load from an origin to a destination. At each time period before the deadline, they ask for transportation price quotes and have to decide to either accept or not accept the ...
Alessandro Barba, Luca Bertazzi, Bruce L. Golden   +2 more
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Teaching Enjoyment and Vitality as Mediators of Cognitive Flexibility and Reflective Teaching in EFL Teachers: A Mixed‐Methods Serial Mediation Analysis

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Reflective teaching (RT) is influenced by a range of cognitive, pedagogical, and psycho‐affective factors in second/foreign language (L2) education. However, empirical evidence on the influence of psycho‐affective variables on teachers' reflectivity remains limited.
Lili Qin, Hossein Nassaji, Ali Derakhshan   +2 more
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