This document provides an overview of a thesis proposal on exploring entrepreneurship in open source communities. The researcher aims to investigate how entrepreneurs identify opportunities and contribute to social capital in open source communities like OpenSimulator and Bitcoin. The study will use interviews, text analysis, and social network analysis of mailing lists, forums, and other data sources. The research expects to contribute to literature on open source communities, social capital, entrepreneurship, and institutional theory by examining entrepreneurs' roles in these communities and how they pursue both individual and collective goals through open entrepreneurship.
Thesis PROPOSAL Defense Presentation - March 26 Hermes Huang
This thesis proposal examines how makers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia perceive the development of their networks and communities through participating in open-source hardware projects with DIYBio and the Maker Movement. The research aims to detail the creation of maker networks around open hardware, critique international development models regarding participation in science and technology, and understand actors' views of their relationship to hacker and maker communities. Using a case study of the House of Natural Fiber Foundation from 1999-2015, the researcher will employ mixed methods like interviews and network analysis to achieve their objectives of April-May 2015 in Yogyakarta.
This document outlines Corey Caugherty's proposal for a qualitative phenomenological study examining how individuals emerge from generational poverty without higher education. The study will use interpretative phenomenological analysis to understand participants' lived experiences through open-ended interviews. Caugherty's conceptual framework draws on Rutter's theory of resilience. The proposal addresses the research question, design, data collection and analysis plans, and ensures participant rights and social change potential. It was presented to Caugherty's committee for review and approval.
The document summarizes research being conducted on incorporating pile setup into pile design using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The research aims to identify conditions where pile setup may be used, determine the reliability of pile setup prediction methods, and establish resistance factors. Field data on pile setup is presented from a bridge project in Louisiana. Methods for predicting pile setup are described, including empirical equations and static capacity methods using Cone Penetration Test data. Software tools for pile capacity analysis incorporating pile setup are identified.
This dissertation examines student fears and perceptions of safety on secondary school campuses. The study surveyed students about their fears related to safety, how those fears impact their well-being, and which security measures increase their feelings of safety. It found that most students feel safe in at least one class and have an adult they trust. However, it also identified fears around drug use, bullying, prejudice, and property crimes. The study recommends improving relationships, publicizing policies, addressing drug use, reporting bullying, examining prejudice, and involving students in safety measures. It suggests future studies on academic performance, teacher perceptions, student participation, and bullying reporting.
This document describes a study that evaluated the impact of a system-wide communication plan and professional development training for school administrators. The study aimed to determine the effect of the training on administrators' knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to communicating with external stakeholders and the media.
Significant findings from pre- and post-testing indicated that the training positively impacted administrators' knowledge and application of communication skills, as well as their attitudes toward school public relations initiatives. Previous college instruction on communicating with the media was also found to influence administrators' pre-training attitudes. Critical incidents with the media, whether positive or negative, affected attitudes as well. The findings support the value of training and experience in building administrators' competencies in external communication.
Thesis PROPOSAL Defense Presentation - March 26 Hermes Huang
This thesis proposal examines how makers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia perceive the development of their networks and communities through participating in open-source hardware projects with DIYBio and the Maker Movement. The research aims to detail the creation of maker networks around open hardware, critique international development models regarding participation in science and technology, and understand actors' views of their relationship to hacker and maker communities. Using a case study of the House of Natural Fiber Foundation from 1999-2015, the researcher will employ mixed methods like interviews and network analysis to achieve their objectives of April-May 2015 in Yogyakarta.
This document outlines Corey Caugherty's proposal for a qualitative phenomenological study examining how individuals emerge from generational poverty without higher education. The study will use interpretative phenomenological analysis to understand participants' lived experiences through open-ended interviews. Caugherty's conceptual framework draws on Rutter's theory of resilience. The proposal addresses the research question, design, data collection and analysis plans, and ensures participant rights and social change potential. It was presented to Caugherty's committee for review and approval.
The document summarizes research being conducted on incorporating pile setup into pile design using Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD). The research aims to identify conditions where pile setup may be used, determine the reliability of pile setup prediction methods, and establish resistance factors. Field data on pile setup is presented from a bridge project in Louisiana. Methods for predicting pile setup are described, including empirical equations and static capacity methods using Cone Penetration Test data. Software tools for pile capacity analysis incorporating pile setup are identified.
This dissertation examines student fears and perceptions of safety on secondary school campuses. The study surveyed students about their fears related to safety, how those fears impact their well-being, and which security measures increase their feelings of safety. It found that most students feel safe in at least one class and have an adult they trust. However, it also identified fears around drug use, bullying, prejudice, and property crimes. The study recommends improving relationships, publicizing policies, addressing drug use, reporting bullying, examining prejudice, and involving students in safety measures. It suggests future studies on academic performance, teacher perceptions, student participation, and bullying reporting.
This document describes a study that evaluated the impact of a system-wide communication plan and professional development training for school administrators. The study aimed to determine the effect of the training on administrators' knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to communicating with external stakeholders and the media.
Significant findings from pre- and post-testing indicated that the training positively impacted administrators' knowledge and application of communication skills, as well as their attitudes toward school public relations initiatives. Previous college instruction on communicating with the media was also found to influence administrators' pre-training attitudes. Critical incidents with the media, whether positive or negative, affected attitudes as well. The findings support the value of training and experience in building administrators' competencies in external communication.
This study demonstrated a novel natural transformation mechanism in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (A.a.) that is independent of uptake signal sequences and the Tfox gene. The study showed that A.a. could be transformed with genomic and plasmid DNA present in microvesicles secreted into the growth medium of donor cells. This transformation occurred both in the presence and absence of components normally required for natural transformation in A.a. The results suggest outer membrane adhesion and fusion of donor microvesicles with recipient cells allows DNA delivery and homologous recombination. This novel mechanism could provide an easier method for genetically transforming A.a. compared to conventional techniques.
This thesis proposal examines multi-criteria bid evaluation systems for construction projects in Nepal. It discusses how the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction currently awards contracts primarily to the lowest bidder, which can lead to delays, cost overruns and quality issues. The proposal aims to identify qualification criteria beyond price to evaluate contractors. It will recommend a suitable multi-criteria evaluation model for selecting contractors through a literature review and surveys of engineers, consultants and contractors regarding their perceptions. The findings could influence procurement policies and help improve the success of public construction projects in Nepal.
This document discusses Courteny Moore-Gumora's dissertation which explored how students on the autism spectrum were transformed by participating in a public high school transition program. The dissertation examined how constructivist learning practices affected student performance and integration. It utilized a qualitative multiple case study design to understand student and staff perspectives. Key emergent themes were around self-perception, connectedness, and transformative shifts in awareness. Recommendations focused on supporting self-perception through social-emotional learning, fostering connectedness through teacher-student relationships, and ensuring transformational learning environments are sustainable through education reform.
Powerpoint presentation M.A. Thesis DefenceCatie Chase
This document summarizes a research study that examined self-determination in post-secondary students with learning disabilities based on whether they were identified as having an LD in primary/secondary school or as an adult. The study found no statistically significant differences in self-determination, as measured by a self-determination scale, between the two groups of students. The discussion considers limitations of the study related to measurement, sample size, and sampling biases. Implications are discussed for further examining the relationship between time of LD identification and self-determination with more reliable measures and larger sample sizes.
This document summarizes an analysis of risk perception and the Risk Priority Number (RPN) index used in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). The study compared how individuals perceive risk from narrative descriptions versus the FMEA method. Results showed individuals did not always assess the same situation similarly depending on how it was presented. Experience level also impacted risk perception. Further research is recommended to improve risk analysis methods and account for cultural differences in risk perception.
This document outlines the dissertation of Naomi M. Mangatu titled "Beyond the Glass Ceiling: A Phenomenological Study of Women Managers in the Kenyan Banking Industry." The study explores the lived experiences of 24 women managers in Kenyan banks to understand factors contributing to or hindering their advancement to CEO positions. It uses a qualitative phenomenological research method and the van Kaam 7-step process for data analysis. The findings reveal that while women have made progress in their careers, few break through the glass ceiling to attain top leadership roles in Kenyan banks due to social pressures, cultural norms, and expectations that suppress women's advancement.
Presentation from Master of Science thesis defense (Evaluation of Rapid Impact Compaction for Transportation Infrastructure Applications; July 15, 2011)
An Empirical Study on Faith-based Microfinance as an Alternative Tool of Poverty Alleviation. The doctoral study discussed the role of FBOs in microfinance.
This document outlines the agenda and background for a proposal defense on examining the correlations between African American students' beliefs and academic outcomes. The study aims to explore how teachers' beliefs and school cultures affect African American students' attitudes, achievement, discipline referrals, and special education services. It will use a quantitative research design and collect data on students' and teachers' beliefs using instruments measuring stereotype threats, classroom environment, and discipline behaviors.
The document outlines a research proposal to investigate the impact of computer education workshops at the Ottawa Public Library on senior citizens' awareness of personal information disclosure on Facebook. It discusses prior literature on seniors and social media which found benefits but also barriers. The study aims to address gaps and provide information on how library programs can help increase seniors' digital literacy and reduce concerns regarding privacy and lack of skills. Interviews and content analysis of transcripts will be used as the methodology.
This is is my proposal defence. There are many areas need to be modified and to be strengthen., But if you are lost, this might help to at lease have a rough idea on what to prepare during your proposal defence. I am in communication line.
The document discusses a Ph.D. dissertation proposal on developing proactive schemes for mission assurance in critical systems against smart and determined attackers. The proposal covers introducing deception-based techniques to strengthen the recovery phase of critical systems and ensure mission survivability even under stealthy multi-stage attacks. It outlines the motivation, problem formulation, background, solution approach consisting of three components, and the threat model and evaluation framework.
This document summarizes a descriptive case study on how teachers understand and demonstrate caring. The study found that academic caring-competence, academic caring-instructional practices, and interpersonal caring-communication/connectedness were the most practiced characteristics of caring. Confirmation and modeling were the most common components of caring classrooms based on Noddings' framework. The study provides recommendations for future research on pedagogical caring and implications for teachers to improve demonstrating caring.
Example Dissertation Proposal Defense Power Point SlideDr. Vince Bridges
Vincent Bridges will defend his dissertation proposal on examining the effectiveness of medical assistant programs at three Midwestern schools in meeting stakeholder needs. The proposal will cover the problem background, purpose of the study, research questions, and literature review. Bridges will use a qualitative survey methodology to collect data from 20-25 healthcare professionals on their organizations' use of medical assistants and program competencies. The data will be analyzed for themes to provide feedback to the schools on curriculum alignment with industry needs.
Introduction to quantitative and qualitative researchLiz FitzGerald
This presentation, delivered in an Open University CALRG Building Knowledge session, gives a preliminary introduction to both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. There has been widespread debate when considering the relative merits of quantitative and qualitative strategies for research. Positions taken by individual researchers vary considerably, from those who see the two strategies as entirely separate, polar opposites that are based upon alternative views of the world, to those who are happy to mix these strategies within their research projects. We consider the different strengths, weaknesses and suitability of different approaches and draw upon some examples to highlight their use within educational technology.
Thesis defense presentation of Justin Phillips (SDSU). "The Role of Relatedness and Autonomy in Motivation of Youth Physical Activity: A Self-Determination Perspective."
The document provides guidance for preparing a Ph.D. defense presentation in 3 sections. It discusses focusing the presentation on the research problem, question, methodology, key results and implications for the field in 20 minutes. It also addresses answering reviewer questions and demonstrating the contribution to the research domain. Key aspects of the research problem, question, methodology, results and implications are defined. The document provides exercises for identifying the type of research problem and phrasing the main research question.
This dissertation proposal examines the reading achievement of third grade English learners in dual language and transitional bilingual education programs in Chicago Public Schools. The study aims to compare reading test scores and proficiency levels of students in these two program types to determine which is more effective. An extensive literature review discusses research on dual language education, transitional bilingual education, and the academic performance of English learners. The methodology section outlines the archival quantitative research design using reading data from 2010-2014. Statistical analysis, including independent samples t-tests, will compare scores on the ISAT and ACCESS for ELLs exams. The findings could have implications for bilingual education policy and practice.
This document is a dissertation proposal submitted by Laura A. Pasquini to examine social media guideline and policy documents from post-secondary institutions using latent semantic analysis (LSA). The study aims to identify latent semantic factors and inherent categories within the documents. LSA will be used to analyze text from guidelines collected online to gain insights without researcher bias. Limitations of LSA include only using text content and potential issues with polysemy. The anticipated next steps include collecting committee feedback, running the data analysis, discussing findings and implications, incorporating revisions, and professional editing before the dissertation defense.
The document discusses a thesis proposal that aims to identify writing voice in ESL students' creative writing. It reviews research showing that assigning creative writing in ESL classrooms can increase students' English proficiency compared to only assigning academic writing. The proposal will analyze writing samples from a Basic English course to look for patterns in grammar, word usage, and style in students' academic and creative pieces in order to define their emerging writing persona. The goal is to help English professors develop students' confidence and individuality as writers by incorporating more creative writing activities.
Research proposal & thesis format ver 4 april 2011Adam Khaleel
The document provides guidelines for formatting research proposals, reports, theses, and dissertations at Makerere University. It outlines the required components of a research proposal, including the title, background, research problem, objectives, significance, methodology, references, and appendices. It also provides guidelines for formatting the research report/thesis, including required preliminary pages and body sections. The document aims to help researchers properly structure their work according to Makerere University standards.
This study demonstrated a novel natural transformation mechanism in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (A.a.) that is independent of uptake signal sequences and the Tfox gene. The study showed that A.a. could be transformed with genomic and plasmid DNA present in microvesicles secreted into the growth medium of donor cells. This transformation occurred both in the presence and absence of components normally required for natural transformation in A.a. The results suggest outer membrane adhesion and fusion of donor microvesicles with recipient cells allows DNA delivery and homologous recombination. This novel mechanism could provide an easier method for genetically transforming A.a. compared to conventional techniques.
This thesis proposal examines multi-criteria bid evaluation systems for construction projects in Nepal. It discusses how the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction currently awards contracts primarily to the lowest bidder, which can lead to delays, cost overruns and quality issues. The proposal aims to identify qualification criteria beyond price to evaluate contractors. It will recommend a suitable multi-criteria evaluation model for selecting contractors through a literature review and surveys of engineers, consultants and contractors regarding their perceptions. The findings could influence procurement policies and help improve the success of public construction projects in Nepal.
This document discusses Courteny Moore-Gumora's dissertation which explored how students on the autism spectrum were transformed by participating in a public high school transition program. The dissertation examined how constructivist learning practices affected student performance and integration. It utilized a qualitative multiple case study design to understand student and staff perspectives. Key emergent themes were around self-perception, connectedness, and transformative shifts in awareness. Recommendations focused on supporting self-perception through social-emotional learning, fostering connectedness through teacher-student relationships, and ensuring transformational learning environments are sustainable through education reform.
Powerpoint presentation M.A. Thesis DefenceCatie Chase
This document summarizes a research study that examined self-determination in post-secondary students with learning disabilities based on whether they were identified as having an LD in primary/secondary school or as an adult. The study found no statistically significant differences in self-determination, as measured by a self-determination scale, between the two groups of students. The discussion considers limitations of the study related to measurement, sample size, and sampling biases. Implications are discussed for further examining the relationship between time of LD identification and self-determination with more reliable measures and larger sample sizes.
This document summarizes an analysis of risk perception and the Risk Priority Number (RPN) index used in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). The study compared how individuals perceive risk from narrative descriptions versus the FMEA method. Results showed individuals did not always assess the same situation similarly depending on how it was presented. Experience level also impacted risk perception. Further research is recommended to improve risk analysis methods and account for cultural differences in risk perception.
This document outlines the dissertation of Naomi M. Mangatu titled "Beyond the Glass Ceiling: A Phenomenological Study of Women Managers in the Kenyan Banking Industry." The study explores the lived experiences of 24 women managers in Kenyan banks to understand factors contributing to or hindering their advancement to CEO positions. It uses a qualitative phenomenological research method and the van Kaam 7-step process for data analysis. The findings reveal that while women have made progress in their careers, few break through the glass ceiling to attain top leadership roles in Kenyan banks due to social pressures, cultural norms, and expectations that suppress women's advancement.
Presentation from Master of Science thesis defense (Evaluation of Rapid Impact Compaction for Transportation Infrastructure Applications; July 15, 2011)
An Empirical Study on Faith-based Microfinance as an Alternative Tool of Poverty Alleviation. The doctoral study discussed the role of FBOs in microfinance.
This document outlines the agenda and background for a proposal defense on examining the correlations between African American students' beliefs and academic outcomes. The study aims to explore how teachers' beliefs and school cultures affect African American students' attitudes, achievement, discipline referrals, and special education services. It will use a quantitative research design and collect data on students' and teachers' beliefs using instruments measuring stereotype threats, classroom environment, and discipline behaviors.
The document outlines a research proposal to investigate the impact of computer education workshops at the Ottawa Public Library on senior citizens' awareness of personal information disclosure on Facebook. It discusses prior literature on seniors and social media which found benefits but also barriers. The study aims to address gaps and provide information on how library programs can help increase seniors' digital literacy and reduce concerns regarding privacy and lack of skills. Interviews and content analysis of transcripts will be used as the methodology.
This is is my proposal defence. There are many areas need to be modified and to be strengthen., But if you are lost, this might help to at lease have a rough idea on what to prepare during your proposal defence. I am in communication line.
The document discusses a Ph.D. dissertation proposal on developing proactive schemes for mission assurance in critical systems against smart and determined attackers. The proposal covers introducing deception-based techniques to strengthen the recovery phase of critical systems and ensure mission survivability even under stealthy multi-stage attacks. It outlines the motivation, problem formulation, background, solution approach consisting of three components, and the threat model and evaluation framework.
This document summarizes a descriptive case study on how teachers understand and demonstrate caring. The study found that academic caring-competence, academic caring-instructional practices, and interpersonal caring-communication/connectedness were the most practiced characteristics of caring. Confirmation and modeling were the most common components of caring classrooms based on Noddings' framework. The study provides recommendations for future research on pedagogical caring and implications for teachers to improve demonstrating caring.
Example Dissertation Proposal Defense Power Point SlideDr. Vince Bridges
Vincent Bridges will defend his dissertation proposal on examining the effectiveness of medical assistant programs at three Midwestern schools in meeting stakeholder needs. The proposal will cover the problem background, purpose of the study, research questions, and literature review. Bridges will use a qualitative survey methodology to collect data from 20-25 healthcare professionals on their organizations' use of medical assistants and program competencies. The data will be analyzed for themes to provide feedback to the schools on curriculum alignment with industry needs.
Introduction to quantitative and qualitative researchLiz FitzGerald
This presentation, delivered in an Open University CALRG Building Knowledge session, gives a preliminary introduction to both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. There has been widespread debate when considering the relative merits of quantitative and qualitative strategies for research. Positions taken by individual researchers vary considerably, from those who see the two strategies as entirely separate, polar opposites that are based upon alternative views of the world, to those who are happy to mix these strategies within their research projects. We consider the different strengths, weaknesses and suitability of different approaches and draw upon some examples to highlight their use within educational technology.
Thesis defense presentation of Justin Phillips (SDSU). "The Role of Relatedness and Autonomy in Motivation of Youth Physical Activity: A Self-Determination Perspective."
The document provides guidance for preparing a Ph.D. defense presentation in 3 sections. It discusses focusing the presentation on the research problem, question, methodology, key results and implications for the field in 20 minutes. It also addresses answering reviewer questions and demonstrating the contribution to the research domain. Key aspects of the research problem, question, methodology, results and implications are defined. The document provides exercises for identifying the type of research problem and phrasing the main research question.
This dissertation proposal examines the reading achievement of third grade English learners in dual language and transitional bilingual education programs in Chicago Public Schools. The study aims to compare reading test scores and proficiency levels of students in these two program types to determine which is more effective. An extensive literature review discusses research on dual language education, transitional bilingual education, and the academic performance of English learners. The methodology section outlines the archival quantitative research design using reading data from 2010-2014. Statistical analysis, including independent samples t-tests, will compare scores on the ISAT and ACCESS for ELLs exams. The findings could have implications for bilingual education policy and practice.
This document is a dissertation proposal submitted by Laura A. Pasquini to examine social media guideline and policy documents from post-secondary institutions using latent semantic analysis (LSA). The study aims to identify latent semantic factors and inherent categories within the documents. LSA will be used to analyze text from guidelines collected online to gain insights without researcher bias. Limitations of LSA include only using text content and potential issues with polysemy. The anticipated next steps include collecting committee feedback, running the data analysis, discussing findings and implications, incorporating revisions, and professional editing before the dissertation defense.
The document discusses a thesis proposal that aims to identify writing voice in ESL students' creative writing. It reviews research showing that assigning creative writing in ESL classrooms can increase students' English proficiency compared to only assigning academic writing. The proposal will analyze writing samples from a Basic English course to look for patterns in grammar, word usage, and style in students' academic and creative pieces in order to define their emerging writing persona. The goal is to help English professors develop students' confidence and individuality as writers by incorporating more creative writing activities.
Research proposal & thesis format ver 4 april 2011Adam Khaleel
The document provides guidelines for formatting research proposals, reports, theses, and dissertations at Makerere University. It outlines the required components of a research proposal, including the title, background, research problem, objectives, significance, methodology, references, and appendices. It also provides guidelines for formatting the research report/thesis, including required preliminary pages and body sections. The document aims to help researchers properly structure their work according to Makerere University standards.
Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) are blood tests that detect a cellular immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. IGRAs like QuantiFERON and T-SPOT can identify individuals infected with M. tuberculosis but cannot distinguish between latent and active TB disease. IGRAs have higher specificity than the tuberculin skin test and are not affected by BCG vaccination status. While IGRAs require less time and fewer visits than the tuberculin skin test, they have higher material costs and require a laboratory for processing. Both tests are useful for evaluating latent TB infection but IGRAs may be preferred in BCG-vaccinated individuals.
Slides I used in a Research Methodology seminar I gave in 2010 for the Interactive Art PhD at School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University, Porto, Portugal (http://artes.ucp.pt)
This document outlines seven steps for developing a research proposal from an initial problem statement to a final thesis statement. Step 1 involves describing a poster that will be created to address a topic approved by the teacher. Step 2 is to submit the problem statement for approval and revise it until the teacher is satisfied. Step 3 is to create a three-part thesis statement and get it approved. Step 4 provides guidance on drafting posters and slideshows, specifying target users and purposes. Step 5 is to email draft materials for teacher comments. Step 6 is to create the final presentation materials. Step 7 involves presenting the materials to peers for feedback and revising based in input.
This document is a proposal submitted by the Directorate of Health Affairs of the Directorate General of Prison System in Indonesia to the Global Fund for TB control activities in prisons from 2009-2011. It notes that TB prevalence is much higher in Indonesian prisons than the general population due to overcrowding and other factors. The proposal aims to strengthen TB screening, case management, and treatment in targeted prisons through activities like training health staff, strengthening collaboration between prisons and local health services, and improving monitoring and evaluation of TB programs in prisons. If funded, it would support TB control efforts led by the National TB Program to address the high burden of TB in Indonesian correctional facilities.
The document provides an outline for writing a research proposal and report. It discusses the typical elements and structure, including:
1) Elements such as the title page, problem statement, objectives, literature review, methodology, and references.
2) Developing the proposal involves choosing a topic, formulating research questions, outlining literature, deciding on methods, and proposing timelines and resources.
3) Research proposals and reports generally have five chapters: introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis, and conclusions. Each chapter contains standard sections.
A final year thesis proposal on PARLIAMENT HOUSE under Architecture of legislature, also known as parliamentary architecture is about creating the spaces for legislation purpose. It is creation of system that creates a system by itself for future.
This document summarizes a thesis proposal on teaching listening at a university in Malang, Indonesia. It discusses challenges in teaching listening, objectives of studying how teachers select materials, conduct activities, and assess students. It reviews literature on listening comprehension and teaching methods. The proposed research method is classroom observation to understand how materials are selected and assessed.
This is the slideshow I used to present my M.S. thesis proposal, which is tentatively titled "Planning Messages in Sequence Diagrams and Analyzing the Consistency of Use Cases and Class Diagrams Automatically using Design by Contract."
How to Defend your Thesis Proposal like a ProfessionalMiriam College
The document provides tips for successfully defending a thesis proposal. It recommends that students plan their presentation as a team, thoroughly prepare the content and delivery, and anticipate questions from the panel. On the day of the defense, it advises dressing professionally, being on time, praying for confidence but not arrogance, engaging the audience, and avoiding verbal tics or defensiveness. It also notes students should record feedback and thank the panelists after the successful defense.
My Powerpoint on Tuberculosis, includes:
What is the incidence and prevalence?
What are the symptoms?
How is it diagnosed?
How is it treated?
What are the treatment guidelines?
Teigland, di gangi, & yetis setting the stage sunbeltRobin Teigland
The document discusses exploring the sustainability of private-collective communities, such as open source communities engaging with firms. It proposes using a stakeholder perspective and resource dependence theory to understand how these communities sustain themselves despite divergent stakeholder interests. The study examines the OpenSimulator community through interviews, archival data, and social network analysis to understand how interrelations among stakeholder groups influence sustainability over time. The goal is to understand the dynamics that allow private-collective communities to continue providing benefits to members long-term.
This document discusses perspectives on social and societal renewal, including creating a knowledge society and learning society. It addresses how to boost renewal capital through creativity, innovation and reform. It advocates for shared contexts for innovation like future centers and living labs to address challenges. It also discusses mapping a nation's intellectual capital and closing the innovation divide between regions. Overall, the document promotes the development of innovation ecosystems and enabling workspaces to foster continuous learning, innovation and competitiveness.
Dialogue with the Future: some perspectives on social & societal renewal /04....intellect4ukraine
This document discusses perspectives on social and societal renewal, including creating a knowledge society and learning society. It addresses how to boost renewal capital through creativity, innovation and reform. It advocates for shared contexts for innovation like future centers and living labs to address challenges. It also discusses mapping a nation's intellectual capital and closing the innovation divide between regions. Overall, the document promotes the development of innovation ecosystems and enabling workspaces to foster continuous learning, innovation and competitiveness.
The document discusses I-Open's interview and conversation research. It conducts interviews with business, government, and civic leaders to share their ideas and innovations online. These interviews help inform economic development by building trust, aligning investment, and providing different perspectives. Interview content is organized by topic and published online under Creative Commons for public use and commentary. The goal is to identify emerging innovations and guide investment in changing regional economies.
This document provides information about the 10th World Intellectual Capital Conference, which will focus on "Managing Knowledge in Boundless Organizations". The conference will feature presentations and discussions on measuring and leveraging knowledge in organizations that operate across multiple spaces. Specific topics will include knowledge flow in distributed settings, emerging practices for knowledge sharing, and the role of data in new business models. The conference aims to address these issues from different perspectives and provide policy implications. As in previous years, there will be a focus on reviewing country programs related to intellectual capital, with this year's regional focus being on Brazil and its experiences measuring and monitoring knowledge-based capital.
Lessons from Research of Social Entrepreneurship Financing from SEFORIS projectDavis Plotnieks
On September 4, 2014, Bogdan Prokopovych and Davis Plotnieks from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), Stockholm School of Economics delivered a presentation of the SEFORIS project in International Summer School on Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Emerging Markets, Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
Presentation explained aims and benefits of SEFORIS project, research trends in social entrepreneurship and an integrated framework of research for social entrepreneurship and its financing modes. Bogdan and Davis presented examples how academic research can help practitioners and researchers understand the complex field of social entrepreneurship and social finance.
International Summer School was dedicated to social entrepreneurship topics where students from 18 different countries from Europe, Asia and North America acquired knowledge on social entrepreneurship, social finance and social innovation. Participants also discussed different business models and case studies of social entrepreneurship from their countries. During International Summer School students worked as business consultants for Georgian social entrepreneurs providing them recommendations for their business model improvement.
The SEFORIS project is a multi-disciplinary, multi-method international research project on social enterprise funded by the European Commission. SEFORIS aims to better understand the role that social enterprises play in the EU and beyond in the development of and evolution towards inclusive and innovative societies.
SITE is a leading research and policy center on transition in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. In SEFORIS project SITE is responsible of different funding and financing mode research of social entrepreneurship.
Network Forms of Open Innovation: Ecosystems, Platforms, Communities and Cons...Joel West
1. The document discusses open innovation in the context of networks, including ecosystems, platforms, communities, and consortia.
2. These network forms are understudied in open innovation research despite their natural fit with open innovation concepts.
3. There is an opportunity for more research on how open innovation relates to and is impacted by different network structures and forms of organization.
This document discusses building networks to promote eco-innovation in the hospitality industry. It defines networks and their importance for gaining social capital and spreading ideas. Both internal drivers like companies' technological capabilities and external drivers like regulations and customer demands can encourage eco-innovation. Building effective networks involves engaging relevant stakeholders like suppliers, universities and NGOs throughout the innovation process. Collaboration within networks helps companies access resources and overcome challenges to eco-innovation.
Creation of a virtual community of practice for csr researcherskrijke
Presentation of the masterthesis of Kevin Rijke and ARjen Kleinherenbrink: Een goed begin is het halve werk, creation-of-a-virtual-community-of-practice-for-csr-researchers
Creation Of A Virtual Community Of Practice For CSR Researchersguest565b50
Creating a corporate social responsbility community, a conscious attempt to create an online, global 'faculty' for all students of CSR and related subjects.
Log sheet – ‘knowledge economy’ research papersShehryar Nur
Log Sheet – ‘Knowledge Economy’ Research Papers.
The knowledge economy is the use of knowledge (savoir, savoir-faire, savoir-etre) to generate tangible and intangible values. Technology and in particular knowledge technology (Artificial Intelligence) help to transform a part of human knowledge to machines. This knowledge can be used by decision support systems in various fields and generate economic values. Knowledge economy is also possible without technology.
Here is the Log Data of some of the important Research papers available on Knowledge economy
Corporate social innovation How firms learn to innovate for the greater good...Pam Chan
This document discusses how companies learn to engage in successful social innovation through acquiring tacit knowledge from external partners. It explores knowledge transfer between companies and external parties in corporate social innovation (CSI) projects. The study is based on observations of over 70 companies over five years. It finds that much of the knowledge exchanged in CSI is tacit knowledge developed through shared interactions and experiences. Companies partner with external organizations in different configurations that vary in their distance from the company's core business operations and level of investment/interaction. Through case studies, it illustrates how companies acquire different types of tacit knowledge from partners to enhance their value chains or address social issues.
Web 2.0 Creating Value Through Social Networks And Virtual WorldsRobin Teigland
1. The document discusses social media and networks, their benefits for organizations, and challenges in leveraging them. It provides examples of how companies are using social media internally to connect employees, find expertise, and share knowledge.
2. Companies are also using virtual worlds and social networks to improve recruiting, collaboration for remote workers, and open innovation by connecting with external partners and communities.
3. While social media provides benefits like knowledge sharing and relationship building, challenges include ensuring diversity in networks and balancing organizational vs individual goals.
Building Bridges Across Company and Community -SCALE15xNithya A. Ruff
Increasingly companies are part of the open source ecosystem and are starting new projects and contributing to projects. And community members often feel that open source is becoming more commercial and driven by companies. How can we learn to work together and coexist? What can we do to increase our understanding of each other and find common ground and bridges? We need to work together more than ever as open source grows. Come and discuss with me, idea for how we can support the continued healthy evolution and momentum of open
This document summarizes three literature sources on innovation in the public sector:
1) The first source discusses five strategies for encouraging innovation in government: cultivating employee ideas, replicating innovations from other contexts, partnering across sectors, networking broadly, and using open source models.
2) The second source defines types of innovation and outlines a framework for generating ideas, incubating prototypes, replicating successes, and evaluating impacts. It emphasizes generating diversity of thought and learning from networks.
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1. OPEN ENTREPRENERSHIP:
EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IN OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES
Zeynep Yetis
Stockholm School of Economics
Department of Marketing and Strategy
Center for Strategy and Competitiveness
Supervisor: Dr. Robin Teigland, SSE
THESIS PROPOSAL PRESENTATION
1
June 2013
2. Presentation Structure
Finish
Introduction & Background
Theoretical Background & Research Purpose
Overview of Articles
Research Questions
Empirical Background
Data Collection and Methods of Analysis
Contributions
2
Time Frame
Start
3. The Firm
The Collective
vs
E.g., Microsoft
~ Built by employees within
organizational boundaries
E.g., Linux
~ Built by users and distributed
freely regardless of affiliation
~ 3rd mode of organizing
economic activity?
Models of Knowledge Creation
6. • Attempts to measure success in OSS projects (Crowston et
al., 2003; 2006).
• Yet, no substantial attempts to investigate factors that
affect sustainability of open source communities.
• Therefore Article 1 aimed to answer following research
question:
How can open source communities continuously
achieve benefits that are attractive to all parties
involved in order to sustain its operations?
Background for Dissertation Work
7. • Major finding of Article 1 entrepreneurs have
crucial role in OpenSimulator community
• But would one expect to see entrepreneurial involvement
in open source communities?
• OSS (open source software) communities can help
entrepreneurs in overcoming liabilities of newness and
small size (Aldrich & Ruef, 2006; Baker & Nelson, 2005),
and may provide access to valuable global resources that
are not available to entrepreneurs locally.
• But at same time, entrepreneurs can participate by free-
riding on efforts of others in community.
Dominant presence of
entrepreneurs…
8. • A review of of both entrepreneurship and online community
literatures that encompasses open source communities
showed that there is increasing evidence that OSS
communities are becoming arenas for entrepreneurs to set-
up their businesses (Giuri et al., 2008; Gruber and Henkel,
2006; Haefliger et al., 2010; Piva et al., 2012; Priem et al.,
2012; Shah, 2005; Shah and Tripsas, 2007; Stam, 2010; Stam
and Elfring, 2008; Thistoll, 2011; Von Krogh and Haefliger,
2010; Waguespack and Fleming, 2009).
Entrepreneurship in Open Source
Communities
9. • German national
• Female entrepreneur
• Founder and director of Avination Virtual Limited,
a UK-based company operating Avination, an
immersive 3D virtual environment for
entertainment, education, and commerce
• Active core member of the OpenSimulator project
with high level of developer expertise
• Defines herself as a virtual world role-play
enthusiast
• Melanie and her global team at Avination develop
features using OpenSimulator code as base, which
they then monetize through sale on their grid
• When these features became “old hat” as Melanie
puts it (usually after six months), Avination
releases these features for free to OpenSimulator
community
Example of an
entrepreneur, Melanie
13. RQ1: How do entrepreneurs identify business
opportunities in open source communities through
their networks?
RESEARCH QUESTION 1
• Opportunity identification is integral part of entrepreneurial
venture creation (Shane and Venkataraman, 2000).
• Since I am interested in understanding how entrepreneurs set
up and maintain their business in OSS communities, I would
like to investigate how entrepreneurs recognize opportunities
in OSS platforms and how networks of entrepreneurs effect
opportunity identification processes.
14. RQ2: How do entrepreneurs contribute to the
creation and accumulation of social capital in an
open source community?
RESEARCH QUESTION 2
• Entrepreneurship research has clearly pointed to importance of
social capital (Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998).
• Social capital is both individual and group level concept (Lin,
2001), and recent entrepreneurship research suggests that
interorganizational social capital is important for start-up
performance (Pirolo & Presutti, 2010).
• More attention should be paid to entrepreneurs and their
participation in open source communities. In particular impact
of their participation in building of communities’ social
capital.
15. RQ3a: What are the residual tasks in open source communities?
RQ3b: Who conducts the residual tasks in open source
communities? What role do entrepreneurs play in ensuring that the
residual tasks are conducted?
RESEARCH QUESTION 3
• Tasks that are deliberately not taken care of, so called residual tasks, may
hamper activity of an organization and threaten its longevity.
• OCB (organizational citizenship behaviors) are suggested to enhance
organizational effectiveness (Bolino et al., 2002).
• Developing strong sense of commitment makes individuals feel obligated
to share knowledge (Podsakoff et al., 2000) and help other members. A
high level of social capital is therefore linked to reciprocity and
commitment.
• Individuals with high degree of social capital are likely to be ones to carry
out residual tasks in OSS communities, since those with high degree of
social capital are also highly committed to community and its
sustainability.
16. RQ4a: What are the processes through which the Bitcoin acts
as an institutional entrepreneur?
RQ4b: What is the role of entrepreneurs in enabling these?
RESEARCH QUESTION 4
• Creating and maintaining legitimacy is as important as mastering
technical tasks for an organization’s success (Adler and Kwon, 2002).
• Social capital theory and institutionalization theories are intertwined
and complementary (Adler and Kwon, 2002).
• In the Bitcoin community: Lower-level aggregates, especially
entrepreneurs, are reshaping the higher-level aggregates, the financial
institutions.
• Entrepreneurs are a very active group in the Bitcoin community.
• The aim is to understand how this emergent, self-organizing online
collective is acting as a game changer within the global financial
industry and the role of entrepreneurs in enabling this.
19. Two different research sites that are both open source communities:
OpenSimulator was chosen because:
• continuous activity since its foundation in 2007, indicating
sustainability, at least to date
• diverse membership in terms of demographics (e.g., age,
background, geography)
Bitcoin was chosen because:
• comprising of individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds
• relatively high involvement of entrepreneurs in the community
• a peer-to-peer currency that is rivaling the financial institutions
EMPIRICAL SETTINGS
20. OpenSimulator Project
An open source community comprising different
individuals and organizations developing a multi-
platform, multi-user 3D application enabling creation
of customized virtual worlds.
24. Text Analysis and SNA
• Developer mailing list
• Ohloh commit list
• OpenSimulator wiki
• SNS, blogs, homepages, etc.
• Twenty-one interviews
25. Multi-method Case Study
Social network analysis &
Semantic network analysis
• Bitcoin Forum (English)
• 1.15 mln posts by 21,903 people
• 85% all posts / 89% all people
• Secondary data
• SNS, blogs, websites, etc.
• The relationship between each
Bitcoin forum user’s posts and the
proper nouns they contained are
analyzed. 25
27. • OSS literature
–Examine function of open source communities to entrepreneurs as arenas
for building social capital
• Social capital literature
–Extend social capital theory to OSS communities to show symbiotic
relationship between OSS communities and entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurship literature
–Address different ways used by entrepreneurs to recognize opportunities
in OSS communities
–Dialectical view of entrepreneurs as individuals who pursue both self and
collective interests (Van de ven et al., 2007)
• Institutional Theory literature
–Contribute to developing field of distributed institutional
entrepreneurship and role entrepreneurs play in pursuing distributed
institutional entrepreneurship
I would further like to investigate the conditions that lead to open
entrepreneurship and the impact of open entrepreneurship on
collective power.
28. Entrepreneurs openly engaging in social capital building
activities through free revealing of intellectual property
and contribution of other resources with purpose of
pursuing self business-related interests while contributing
to pursuit of mutual goals
“Open Entrepreneurship”
29. Summer, 2013
Work on Article 3 and submit
Attend ECIS 2013 (European Conference of Information Systems)
Attend Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Programme
Fall, 2013
Semester abroad at ETH Zurich with Dr. Georg von Krogh’s research group
Work on Article 6
Collect data for Article 5
Spring 2014
Work on Article 5
Fall 2014
Finalizing dissertation manuscript
Spring, 2015
Dissertation defense
TIME FRAME
30. QUESTIONS???
I would like to acknowledge the very helpful support of my
colleagues, Paul Di Gangi of University of Alabama at Birmingham and
Tomas Larsson of Kairos Future, along with my supervisor, Dr. Robin
Teigland at SSE.
Editor's Notes
10.22
Understanding how open source communities sustain themselves adds a layer of complexity to a relatively unknown model of organizing. Therefore, I started researching open source communities with the purpose to understand the underlying drivers of the sustainability of these communities. I aimed to explore the different sets of community actors and to investigate the structures by which actors influence decision-making, share power and resources, and self-organize to achieve sustainability. Therefore asked RQ1!A review of the research on open source community literature showed that there has been attempts to measure success in OSS projects (Crowston et al., 2003; 2006). Sustainability of an open source community is defined as its ability “to continue providing benefits formembers over the long term” (Butler, 2001: 47).
Need to define entrepreneur…Major finding of Article 1 entrepreneurs have a crucial role in the OpenSimulator community, has directed me to look into entrepreneurial activities in open source communities. Findings presented in Article 1 indicated that a diverse set of stakeholdersemerges with each stakeholder playing a specific role in resource contribution. In light of these findings, it can be suggested that entrepreneurs are thedriving force and as a result are the stakeholder group with the most power, but also thatthey have a strategic role in connecting to diverse stakeholders in the community to cocreatevalue.Considering the difficulties entrepreneurs have in attracting the necessary resources due to the uncertainties of their new venture and the liabilities of newness and small size (Aldrich & Ruef, 2006; Baker & Nelson, 2005), open source communities can help entrepreneurs in overcoming these difficulties by providing them some of the necessary resources for their ventures. Therefore one can suggest that open source communities may provide access to valuable global resources that are not available to entrepreneurs locally. This would suggest that one would expect to see entrepreneurs pursuing entrepreneurial activity inYet, one might also expect that entrepreneurs who are driven by private interestsand who have a profit-based rational behavior would choose either to not participate inopen source communities or to participate by free-riding on the efforts of others in thecommunity as opposed to contributing their resources to a community that could thenmake the outcomes of these efforts free to anyone, including competitors that seek them.In fact, Olsen suggested that small firms should avoid investing their resources in openinnovationcommunities because they can easily free-ride (Olsen 1965, Waguespack andFleming, 2009).
An entrepreneur is defined as any individual who founds an organization for the purpose of obtainingeconomic benefits through the sale or use of his/her product and/or service (Shane & Venkataraman, 2000).
Social Capital: Sum of the actual and potential resources embedded within, available through, andderived from the network of relationships possessed by an individual or social unit”(Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998: 243)
OSS communities, in which activities are conducted and contributions are made voluntarily, community’s ability to conduct residual tasks may be even more important.OCBs are described as “affective driven behaviors”(Faraj and Sproull, 2000) “that individuals who know, identify with, and understand eachother are more likely to support team activities by engaging in OCBs” (Sha and Chang(2012), p. 311). OCBs "lubricate the social machinery of the organization" (Smith et al.,1983: 654), therefore researchers have suggested that citizenship behaviors enhanceorganizational effectiveness (Bolino et al., 2002).Developing a strong sense of commitment makes individuals feel obligated toshare knowledge (Podsakoff et al., 2000) and help other members. A high level ofrelational capital is therefore linked to reciprocity and commitment. It can also explainwhy members who receive organizational support are likely to engage in organizationaloutcomes (Robinson and Morrison, 1995, Sha and Chang, 2012). Therefore one can alsoexpect individuals with OCBs to be committed to the organization they are a part of andits sustainability
“Institutionalization theory is a story about how higher-level aggregates throughthe diffusion and imposition via networks of norms, beliefs, and authority-shapechoices for lower-level aggregates (see Scott, 1995: 141-143). Conversely, social capitaltheory is a story about how social networks provide resources to lower-level aggregatesorganizationswithin societies, units within organizations, and individuals within unitswithwhich the lower-level aggregates can reshape the higher-level aggregates andrenegotiate their place within them.“ (Adler and Kwon (2002), p. 33-34).
In positivist / scientific research, the researcher is concerned with gaining knowledge in a world which is objective using scientific methods of enquiry. Methods associated with this paradigm include experiments and surveys where quantitative data is the norm. Analysis methods using statistical or mathematical procedures are frequently used, and conclusions drawn from the research setting may be used to provide evidence to support or dispel hypotheses generated at the start of the research process; in other words by deduction rather than induction. The emphasis is on measurement, whether this be of scientific quantities e.g. time or speed through experimental activities, or of attitudes, behaviours and opinions through surveys and questionnaires.
Many different parties involved in the community. Companies, entrepreneurs. Companies use it because it can be cheaper than writing the code in house. Entrepreneurs do it because they consult or build grids and sell. Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pathfinderlinden/6667539611/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network virtual currency scheme based on a collectivelydeveloped and maintained open source software platform. It operates with no centralauthority through collectively developed and maintained open source software. There areno financial institutions involved in the transactions; community members themselvesperform all these tasks. Bitcoin’s exchange rate is determined by supply and demand, andit is possible to spend Bitcoins on both virtual and real goods and servicesDesigned andimplemented in 2009, Bitcoin has rapidly grown from being an idea to becoming alegitimate currency with more than USD 1 billion in bitcoins in circulation4. A deal inDecember 2012 with French financial firms Aqoba and Credit Mutuel led to Bitcoin-Central, a currency exchange, being awarded an International Bank ID number andbecoming a Payment Services Provider equal to services such as PayPal.5Started by a “so called japansese programmer who left after a while. No idea who he is. December 2012 Bitcoin Central became a Payment Services Provider(PSP) under European laws, with an International Bank ID number and thus able to issuedebit cards, conduct real-time transfers to other banks, and accept transfers into its owncoffers.One area of interest is the range of start-ups entering theBitcoin ecosystem. For example, BitPay, an electronic payment processing system for theBitcoin currency, enables merchants to accept bitcoins as a form of payment. Coinbase, aSan Francisco start-up founded in June 2012, provides a Bitcoin transaction platform formerchants and consumers and charges a one percent fee on top of each transaction.However, most of its revenue comes from letting users buy and sell bitcoins directly fromand to Coinbase. Today
Mention tagging and netnographySNS – social networking sites, eglinkedin, twitter, We divided the data into two periods: 1) August 2007 to September 2009 and 2) October 2009 to October 2011. Not only did this division represent relatively equal periods, but it also represented: an internal change in which the code reached a relatively stable development state at the end of September 2009 (the code reached maturity)2) an external change in which much of the hype and interest surrounding virtual worlds after a significant peak in 200 had faded .
To determine which individuals were the most active in the community since2009 and potentially have the most informal power due to their centrality, I conducted anout-degree social network analysis of the Bitcoin forum data. After identifying the top 10individuals in terms of forum posting activity, I then investigated their profiles todetermine such things as organizational affiliation, interest, and demographicinformation. This identification process using secondary Internet sources took on average15 to 20 minutes for each individual.Bottom-up approach of semantic analysis was used on the Bitcoin forum datawhereby the relationship between each Bitcoin forum user's posts and the proper nounsthey contain are analyzed. This enables the identification of the topics that people fromdifferent parts of the world have discussed within the Bitcoin community during its firstfour years. The Stanford Log-linear Part-of-Speech Tagger (Toutanova et al., 2003) wasused to automatically assign parts of speech, such as noun, proper noun and verb, to eachword in the posts. I then extracted a word list of all the proper nouns posted on theBitcoin forum.To explain, two wordshave a short social distance if they are often used in posts written by the sameindividuals, and a long social distance if they are mainly used in posts written by differentindividuals. In this manner, I was able to determine the distribution of topics across thecommunity or, in other words, the social structure of the discussion in the community.
Considering the growing importance of the online freelancing economy and e-entrepreneurshipin the global economy, my dissertation aims to contribute to theentrepreneurship literature as it has so far has supported the importance of onlinecommunities to entrepreneurs as arenas for building social capital and leveraging anetwork of diverse resources for personal and collective benefits.Entrepreneurial activity is viewed as central to economic output and labor employment (Busenitz et al. 2003).
Sharing their way to success through leveraging their social capital to identify and realize opportunities