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Liu, Fang-Chun – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Effective investment strategies help companies form dynamic core organizational capabilities allowing them to adapt and survive in today's rapidly changing knowledge-based economy. This dissertation investigates three valuation issues that challenge managers with respect to developing business-critical investment strategies that can have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy, Information Technology, Human Capital
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2013
This is the third and final paper in the Commission's series concerning the major areas of the Commission's new master plan and compact process. Each paper elaborates on a particular theme sharing additional best practices and insights. It is the intention of the Commission that these additional resources assist in fostering discourse among…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Graduation Rate, Labor Force Development
Sanders, Susan M.; Clough, Joy – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2011
Founded in 2001, the Center for Religion and Public Discourse at Saint Xavier University, Chicago, illustrates how centers and institutes can express Catholic identity and serve the university community and society by providing opportunities for thoughtful and civil discourse. Although the Center does not currently support basic research or fund…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Higher Education, Research and Development Centers
Bursuck, William – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2011
In these days of the achievement gap, evidence-based practices, and accountability issues, Julie Allan's "Complicating, not explicating: Taking up philosophy in learning disability research" challenges everyone to think seriously about how well the field is meeting the mission of providing for the academic and social needs of students with…
Descriptors: Evidence, Achievement Gap, Scientific Methodology, Learning Disabilities
Woo, Sang Eun – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This study attempts to clarify conceptual and operational inconsistencies in the literature around "Ghiselli's hobo syndrome." I propose that defining characteristics of hobo syndrome should include both the exhibition of frequent job movement behavior and positive attitudes about such behavior. This definition effectively differentiates…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Multivariate Analysis, Research and Development
Waheed, Bushra; Khan, Faisal I.; Veitch, Brian – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: Implementation of a sustainability paradigm demands new choices and innovative ways of thinking. The main objective of this paper is to provide a meaningful sustainability assessment tool for make informed decisions, which is applied to higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: The objective is achieved by…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Research and Development, Safety
Li, Mei; Shankar, Sriram; Tang, Kam Ki – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the world's top 500 universities are located in only 38 countries, with the USA alone having 157 of them. This article investigates the socioeconomic determinants of the wide performance gap between countries, and whether the USA's dominance is largely due to its economic power. A large…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, Official Languages, Foreign Countries
Research to Practice: The Future of the Regional Educational Labs. Brown Center Letters on Education
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Brookings Institution, 2010
The challenge of creating evidence-based practice bedevils a number of fields. In education, the federal government has historically placed substantial responsibility for translational research in the hands of the Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs), which were established in 1966 as part of the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Evidence, Federal Government, Government Role
Amoo, Sikiru A. – African Higher Education Review, 2014
This paper examines the quality of teaching and research in developing human resources to facilitate the development of tertiary education in the nation. It discusses the challenges and the roles of research in higher education. The author argues that the combination of content and pedagogical knowledge could help to develop human resources for…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Research and Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Quality
Gasman, Marybeth; Commodore, Felecia – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to examine the salient literature on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with an overarching goal of setting a future research agenda for scholars interested in these institutions. Design/methodology/approach: This literature review is organized into two main sections: strengths and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Research, Research and Development, Literature Reviews
Stanwick, John; Hargreaves, Jo – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
This guide describes the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) approach to measuring impact using examples from its own case studies, as well as showing how to maximise the impact of applied social science research. Applied social science research needs to demonstrate that it is relevant and useful both to public policy and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Research, Social Science Research, Outcome Measures
Du, Fengning – College Student Journal, 2012
Self-directed learning has been lauded as a powerful learner-centered approach to involve students in every aspect of their learning. This article depicts a pilot project utilizing study plan as a vehicle to promote self-directed learning in an intensive and teacher-dominant college language program. This article seeks to identify both the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Pilot Projects, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
Cook, Bryan; Gerber, Michael; Hong, Li-Yu; Mannan, Hasheem; Zhang, Weng-jing – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2012
Early identification and intervention for children with disabilities can significantly improve longer term outcomes, but in developing nations like many in the Pacific Rim, such programs and practices can be expensive and must compete against other needs. We argue that early identification and intervention by schools leads not only to life…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Identification, Special Education, Well Being
Smith, Peter A. C. – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This Special Issue is intended to heighten awareness of the importance of organizational learning in addressing the demands of organizational sustainability, and in particular triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability. A definition of TBL sustainability is provided, together with an exploration of the practical issues relevant to adopting…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Organizational Development, Organizational Culture, Learning
Eid, Ashraf – Education Economics, 2012
This paper is a macro study on higher education R&D and its impact on productivity growth. I measure the social rate of return on higher education R&D in 17 high-income OECD countries using country level data on the percentage of gross expenditure on R&D performed by higher education, business, and government sectors over the period…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advantaged, Developed Nations, Research and Development