Ce mémoire présente une recherche qualitative de type exploratoire portant sur la collaboration parents-intervenants dans le contexte de l’action éducative en milieu ouvert (AEMO) auprès des enfants en danger au Sénégal. Le but de la recherche est d’identifier et de promouvoir un ensemble de conditions ou de pratiques favorables à une approche de collaboration avec les parents sénégalais. Les objectifs spécifiques poursuivis sont d'abord de décrire du point de vue des parents, l’expérience de collaboration vécue avec les intervenants dans un contexte d'AEMO. Ensuite il s’agit d'identifier non seulement les pratiques des intervenants qui nuisent ou qui favorisent la collaboration mais aussi les actions des parents qui lui nuisent ou favorisent. Enfin, il est question d'une part, d'identifier les conditions externes (obstacles et facteurs favorables) qui influencent cette collaboration et d’autre part, d'élaborer des recommandations pertinentes pour favoriser l’intervention axée sur la collaboration des parents dans le contexte de l’AEMO au Sénégal. L’étude a été effectuée au Sénégal auprès de dix parents participants. Les données ont été recueillies à partir d'entrevues individuelles semi dirigées. L'instrument de collecte des données est un guide d'entrevue. L’analyse de contenu thématique des données recueillies a permis de mettre en exergue, des pratiques des intervenants et des actions des parents qui favorisent ou qui nuisent à la collaboration reliées tantôt à des dimensions d’ordre relationnel, tantôt à des dimensions en lien avec le processus d'intervention. Elle a en outre révélé des facteurs externes qui favorisent et d'autres qui font obstacle à cette collaboration. Les résultats de la recherche confirment beaucoup d'écrits occidentaux portant sur la collaboration parents-intervenants. Ils ont aussi permis de rencontrer les objectifs fixés au départ à savoir de comprendre du point de vue des parents sénégalais dont les enfants sont en danger, comment se vit la relation de collaboration parents-intervenants.

This thesis aims to develop and validate the dimensions of supply chain collaboration and collaborative advantage in the containerised maritime industry and explores the impact of supply chain collaboration on collaborative advantage and port performance. Additionally, this thesis tests a mediation effect of collaborative advantage on the relationship between supply chain collaboration and port performance. This thesis employs a quantitative method. A theoretical model is built based on thorough literature reviews of supply chain management and maritime studies, in-depth discussions with experts, item review and Q-sorting techniques to signify ambiguity or misunderstanding with the scales and to suggest modifications. The proposed model is empirically tested with survey data using 178 responses from terminal operators, shipping lines, inland transport companies, freight forwarders, ship management companies and third-party logistics providers involved in maritime logistics in the major containers ports of Busan, Gwangyang and Incheon for a comprehensive and balanced view by using structural equation modelling. With regard to the findings of the empirical research, three main constructs were successfully validated as multi-dimensional constructs. The structural paths support hypotheses that supply chain collaboration has a positive influence on collaborative advantage, and collaborative advantage has a strong contribution to port performance. However, the direct impact of supply chain collaboration on port performance is insignificant. A hierarchical approach of the mediation test and bootstrapping test found that the association between supply chain collaboration and port performance is fully mediated by collaborative advantage. In other words, the greater degree of supply chain collaboration between the port and port user enables them to gain a higher degree of collaborative advantage, and, in turn, this collaborative advantage can contribute to augmenting port performance. This thesis synthesises transaction cost theory, resource based theory and a relational view to explain how supply chain collaboration influences collaborative advantage and port performance. Its theoretical contribution expands the concept of supply chain collaboration and collaborative advantage into containerised maritime contexts, capturing the perspective of the ports and port users. Further, despite numerous maritime studies which extol the importance of collaboration between the ports and port users, no systematic approach has previously developed and validated those constructs and relationships. The various maritime logistics organisations would benefit from applying the results of this study to their supply chain collaboration practices when seeking greater collaborative advantage. The results heed practitioners in containerised maritime logistics organisations to focus on balancing the facets of supply chain collaboration to transport flows of containers seamlessly and efficiently from door-to-door, as supply chain management philosophy drives the maritime logistics industry to become more integrated into shippers' supply chains.

The majority of children in the UK live in households with two parents, yet most of the academic research on parenting focuses on the relationship between one parent and one child. More often than not, this one parent has been the mother. There is an expectation of father involvement in contemporary parenting, but the literature still tends to emphasise parenting as a one parent-one child interaction, measuring involvement of the father in terms of time spent with his child. The idea of collaboration, or collaborative parenting, drawing on research into coparenting in the US, considers the involvement of both parents with each other, with respect to the child, as an alternative way of conceptualising parental involvement. Collaboration is considered a useful concept, as it goes beyond the idea of parenting as being about time spent directly with the child. Unlike many factors which may predict child outcomes, a lack of collaboration could be addressed at the family level, through counselling or education. The aims of the research were to develop an understanding of the way in which parents work together, looking in particular at how this is affected by social support; whether there are associations between parental collaboration and the availability of time for family and leisure activities, and feelings about the balance between work and home life; whether parents who collaborate are more likely to adhere to expert advice on parenting matters; and whether there are associations with a child’s social, emotional and behavioural development. Emphasis was also placed on the methodology, as it entailed the development of a method for measuring the concept of collaboration, using data that was not designed for the purpose. The research was conducted through a combination of methods, comprising secondary analysis of data from the first four sweeps of the Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study, and the conduct and analysis of 20 pairs of semi-structured interviews with parents who had previously taken part in this study. A condition of the funding received from the Scottish Government was to make use of the GUS data. The research found social support affected the process of collaboration in a number of ways: by enabling collaboration to take place; by removing the need for collaboration; by increasing the time available to collaborative couples; and by removing the need to plan ahead. Of particular note were the problems that were more likely to occur when couples neither collaborated, nor had support from outside the home. These are the couples who find that work impacts on their family the most. They are also the ones who are least likely to have time away from their children to do something for their own interest, and are the ones who are most likely to find it difficult to access advice. Collaborative couples tended to find more time available for activities with their children, as well as time for themselves. Positive associations were demonstrated between collaboration and a child’s social, emotional and behavioural development, but the strength of the association was not equal in all situations. When the mother was employed full-time, relatively strong associations were evident. When she was not in employment, and a number of other risk factors were present, relatively strong associations could again be seen. However, when the mother worked part-time, there did not appear to be any association between child behavioural development and collaboration. Associations were also demonstrated with the work-life balance of parents. Collaborative fathers professed less of an impact of the family on their work than non-collaborative ones. Similarly, collaborative fathers were less likely to say that long hours impacted on the time they had with their children than non-collaborative fathers, but there was no equivalent association for mothers. The impact of work on family was more likely to be lower for both parents when they acted collaboratively.

Customer involvement in innovation activities is a common practice among companies in most industries. It has been widely researched by scholars to demonstrate its risks and advantages. Yet, the growing importance and recognition of the Internet are transforming the scope, boundaries, and dynamics of interactions among firms and customers. Progressing information and communication technologies (ICTs) (including the Internet) enable faster, cheaper, and more efficient collaboration. The demonstrated benefits of using various web-based methods for customer involvement in innovation activities have encouraged companies to adopt a new approach. Despite this, there is a lack of knowledge about associated challenges. In addition, prior research was unable to provide empirical evidence of the claimed benefits ensuing from web-enabled customer involvement. As a result, companies may experience unforeseen difficulties and may not be able to achieve what they expect from their implementation of web-based methods. This thesis aims to address this research gap by exploring web-enabled customer involvement from a firm’s perspective. The overall purpose of this dissertation is to increase the understanding of web-enabled customer involvement in innovation activities by exploring its use and its impact on firms’ innovation, as well as management competences needed for its efficient realization. The thesis draws on the concept of absorptive capacity and includes four empirical studies from various industries. The adoption levels of a wide range of web-based methods were identified and compared with the findings of the previous study, thereby uncovering interesting changes in their popularity, as well as differences in adoption among companies in various industries. The empirical findings of this thesis show that web-based methods increase a company’s probability to introduce service innovations. Three types of challenges related to different types of web-based methods were identified and verified. It was also possible to identify corresponding management practices to handle these challenges. The management practices form three firm competences, constituting a specific absorptive capacity. It was proved that all dimensions of this specific absorptive capacity are needed for successful and effective customer involvement. Insights of this thesis contribute to increasing the understanding of web-enabled customer involvement. Therefore, the thesis provides companies with empirically verified knowledge that is necessary to make decisions about the implementation and management of web-enabled customer involvement.

本文文旨在探討不同委外模式對文創園區運作成效的影響。以財政資源流用與人事任用的運作架構為主要分析焦點，從合產(coproduction)分析委外運作的良窳。政府將廢棄國有工廠整建後，變更用途為文創園區再委託外部團體經營，是我國目前最常見的文創園區經營方式。選擇委外經營的主要考量在於人事任用的鬆綁以及減輕政府財政府負擔。隨著委外風潮日盛，政府委託民間參與公共服務的形式也更加細緻，類型也更加多元，不同類型的委外模式更因政府民間互動基礎相異或是委託團體性質的不同，而有不同的運作結果。 本研究選擇華山文創園區與松山文創園區為比較的案例，細究園區的委外經營模式，可以發現因為園區內各區塊因為使用功能不同，而有不同的的委外模式。本文以華山的ROT區，與松山的古蹟區作為比較研究的標的，二者分別由企業與公設財團法人經營。 研究結果發現，公設財團法人的運作，雖然有助於提供文創相關的扶持計畫，但因組織運作與架構與政府相當貼近，反而不利於政府與民間各自提供所長，共同提供公共服務而形成綜效。委託企業營運在公益性考量較受質疑，政府為解決爭議，除透過契約規定定期監督外，更透過強制企業成立基金會提供公共服務，取得公益與營利之間的平衡。委託企業經營後，政府對園區發展無須再投入預算，且可以獲得企業的回饋金。但是基金會的人事任命與預算撥用的過程由政府主導，使基金會難以脫離政府結構與政治力的影響。若以人事任用的鬆綁與減輕政府財政負擔兩個面向來看，企業經營更有助於和政府相互補合作、提高服務的產出。 / This study examines two types of outsourcing governance in promoting cultural and creative industry via rejuvenizing the abadended historic sites: by coutracting out to private company (in Huashan) versus setting up a government-sponsered foundation to run the business (in Songshan). Intensive interviews with key persons were conducted to find out the political backgrounds of the decisions. Effectiveness of two different institutional arrangements are compared to illustrate major concenrs of outsourcing decision and essential factors contributing to a successful management such cultural and creative parks. Policy implication is also mentioned in conclusion.

There is increasing evidence that relational behaviors play a role in helping firms improve the performance of their strategic alliances, but there is still a preponderance of attention given to firm level elements and a dearth of literature investigating lower levels of analysis. This has helped create a "managerial relevance gap" (Bell, den Ouden, & Ziggers, 2006) between theoretical and operational requirements. This study attempts to fill one portion of that gap by investigating individual and team level factors that shape decisions to promotively collaborate with partners in alliances. The question of interest in this paper was whether supervisors and workgroup peers influence individuals to collaborate in an alliance, and whether those individuals consequently perform collaborative behaviors that improve performance. An analysis of survey responses from 1,242 members of a pharmaceutical sales organization produced three key findings. The first indicates that individuals' attitudes toward collaboration are related to collaborative behaviors, and that these behaviors in turn are positively related to performance. The second outcome of the study shows that attitudes of one's peer group do influence collaborative attitudes while those of one's supervisor do not. Third, there is an insignificant relationship between collaborative attitudes and performance. While evidence of indirect effects mediation was shown, it is therefore not possible to demonstrate either a full or partial mediation effect between collaborative attitudes and performance. These findings, along with the limitations of this study, are discussed. Finally, implications for future research and managerial practice are explored.

La proposition présente les résultats d’une analyse qualitative des enjeux de la collaboration inter-organisationnelle basée sur une étude empirique (22 entrevues semi-dirigées à travers le prisme des cinq dimensions du modèle conceptuel de Thomson, 2009) des mécanismes de collaboration mis en place par l’Alliance sherbrookoise pour les jeunes en santé. L’Alliance est composée de grandes organisations publiques sherbrookoises, soit le CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS, la Commission scolaire de la région de Sherbrooke, la Ville de Sherbrooke et le Réseau des centres de la petite enfance. La recherche a comme objectif de comprendre comment les processus collaboratifs au sein de l’Alliance affectent son fonctionnement. L’étude du fonctionnement de l’Alliance permet de saisir la complexité des enjeux entourant les collaborations inter-organisationnelles, une compréhension essentielle pour éventuellement outiller et accompagner les organisations sujettes à ce type de pratiques collaboratives. Les résultats générés par cette étude ont permis de dresser un portrait des processus entourant la collaboration inter-organisationnelle à l’Alliance, ce qui mène à une compréhension plus fine de son fonctionnement actuel, de ses forces, de ses limites et, surtout, des leviers de changements efficaces pour l’organisation. Dans un spectre plus large, la recherche contribue à nourrir les discussions entourant le développement de modèles de gouvernance plus ouverts et collaboratifs.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 25-28, 1999 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / This paper reports on the Space Shuttle, Record and Playback Subsystem (RPS) upgrade project turnaround brought about through extensive collaborative software development. The new project and systems engineering methodologies employed on this project resulted in many positive effects over the status quo method employed to develop and upgrade systems. These effects include; 1) a reduction in the initial software development costs, 2) a reduction in the development timeline, 3) improved marketability of the software technology developed, 4) improved product quality deployed to operations, and 5) improved maintainability. Attributes within each of the aforementioned are examined in support of these assertions. Prior to implementing this new method, the RPS upgrade project had been under development for seven years using the standard software development method. This involves developing custom applications using Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) hardware, operating systems and compilers. A change in strategy was effected on this pathfinder project by adopting a COTS telemetry ground station software package to provide basic ground station functionality and building additional required capabilities to complete the project. The merits of having employed this methodology are explored using the probable outcome of continued custom software development as a basis for comparison . This collaboration between the United Space Alliance (USA) and AP Data Systems Inc.(an AP Labs company), resulted in software innovations in FM and PCM processing software as well as general ground station management software. The four technology transfer submittals for new software innovations resulting from this collaboration are discussed.

Children and youth with emotional and behavioural disorders [EBD] have complex needs that span an array of service providers (Stroul & Friedman, 1994; VanDenBerg, 2008) and given the paucity of supports for this population they may not receive the support that they require (Burns et al., 1995; Farmer et al., 2003). There is a considerable amount of research that supports the integration of services for children and youth with EBD through the wraparound approach (VanDenBerg, Osher, & Lourie, 2009). There also is research that supports the notion that community schools may provide the most effective host environment for the integration and provision of support for this population (Dryfoos & Maguire, 2002; Grossman & Vang, 2009). However, there is limited Canadian research about the efficacy of the wraparound approach in the context of a community school. In order to explore this issue a qualitative, multi-case study was conducted of three community schools in the province of Manitoba to determine the extent to which community schools foster interdisciplinary collaboration and may support the implementation of the wraparound approach (Bruns, Suter, Force, & Burchard, 2005; Bruns, Walker, & The National Wraparound Initiative Advisory Group, 2008; Goldman, 1999). The findings from this study suggest that at the practice level, the community schools that were studied fostered collaboration and the integration of support. In addition, the community schools that were studied possessed many of the requisite conditions that support the implementation of the wraparound approach as a process to guide individualized planning for children and youth with complex needs. Barriers to the full-scale implementation of the wraparound approach in the context of the community schools were identified and primarily included system level constraints on collaborative practices. Future research may involve piloting the implementation of the wraparound approach as outlined in the “Wraparound Protocol for Children and Youth with Severe to Profound Emotional and Behavioural Disorders,” (Healthy Child Manitoba, 2013) in designated community schools within the province of Manitoba in order to build upon the strengths of community schools as effective host environments for the implementation of the wraparound approach and also to identify the means by which the system level constraints to collaborative practices might be overcome. / February 2016

The aim of this thesis is to locate current problems concerning the process of finding common ground between a creative producer and its respective client, furthermore it aims to propose a solution to this problem in the context of collaborative video editing. The paper starts off by exploring research related to the topic. After that, it establishes, through interviews with experts within fields of video editing and graphic design, what the currently existing problems are concerning communication within their line of work. As a solution to these problems, a collaborative software is proposed with the idea of bridging the understanding between the video editor and its client. The paper ends with some conclusions surrounding the current state of the topic and proposes a way forward for both practitioners and researchers.