We are amidst a period of radical change in Management Consulting worldwide. The latter half of the twentieth century has seen major extensions to the range of services promoted under the umbrella of Management Consulting. The traditional Management Consulting Firms, such as McKinsey & Co., tend to provide strategy consulting. By contrast, the other multinational Management Consulting Firms have focused on Business Process Re-engineering and other services with an Information Technology emphasis. Significantly, several multinational Management Consulting Firms have come under the control of Information Technology companies. As yet, very little research has been conducted into the issues that Management Consultants face in Australia. This research project provides an empirical investigation aimed at identifying these issues. In doing so, the study intends to answer the following research question "What are the major issues facing Management Consulting Firms in Australia?" To assist in answering this overarching question the study endeavours to address three investigative questions (1) What is the relative severity of issues facing Management Consulting Firms in Australia? (2) What are the Knowledge Management related issues facing Management Consulting Firms in Australia? And (3) What distinctions can be made between Knowledge Management issues and approaches of small-medium sized Management Consulting Firms and large Management Consulting Firms? This thesis is a compilation and comparison of evidence gathered from four separate but related sub-studies into the Management Consulting industry. The first, a Context Case Study of Management Consulting issues faced by small-medium sized firms, aimed to generate a rich, qualitative description of the study context, which, in turn, provides background to a larger follow-up Issues Delphi Study. Interpretation of the data gathered for the Context Case Study focuses on gaps between the literature and observed practice. The Issues Delphi Study garners response from members of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) in two survey rounds that inventory issues and then gauge their importance. In addition, an exploratory and descriptive case study was performed to investigate Knowledge Management Strategies and Practices in the Australian branch of Accenture, a well known International Management Consulting Firm. Though the Accenture Case Study has an operational emphasis, both macro and micro issues of Knowledge Management are considered; macro issues pertain to the strategic leverage of Knowledge Assets, while micro issues pertain to creation, transfer and reuse of knowledge within the firm, and between the firm and its clients. Knowledge Management is identified as essential to the achievement of sustained competitive advantage for all Professional Service Firms; of which Management Consulting Firms are a subset. As such, a conceptual analysis of the Knowledge in Professional Service Firms model, developed by Empson and Morris (1998), was performed to enhance the researchers understanding of Knowledge Management in Management Consulting Firms. The analysis of the model's constructs and their relationships assists the researcher's analysis of data gathered from the other three sub-studies. In addition, the attempt to develop several model variants is explored and an argument for the resulting final model variant which incorporates a new construct, Knowledge Management, is presented. Finally, the study compares the issues identified from the four separate sub-studies. The issues gathered are mapped into Knowledge in Professional Service Firms model, providing useful insights into the importance of sound Knowledge Management practices in small, medium and large Management Consulting Firms.

Business process modelling has gained widespread acceptance, particularly in large IT-enabled business projects. It is applied as a process design and management technique across all project lifecycle phases. While there has been much research on process modelling, there has been little attention on 'how to' conduct process modelling effectively, or on the evaluation of process modelling initiatives and outcomes. This study addresses this gap by deriving a process modelling success model that contains both the success factors (independent variables) and success dimensions (dependent variables) of process modelling. The study employs a multi-method approach, blending both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The research design commenced with a comprehensive literature review, which includes the first annotated bibliography in process modelling research. A multiple case study approach was used to build the conceptual process modelling success model which resulted in a model with eleven (11) success factors (namely Modeller Expertise, Team Structure, Project Management, User Competence, User Participation, Management Support, Leadership, Communication, Modelling Tool, Modelling Language and Modelling Methodology), two (2) moderating variables (namely Process Complexity and Project Importance) and five (5) process modelling success dimensions (namely Modeller Satisfaction, Model Quality, User Satisfaction, Model Use and Modelling Impact). This conceptual model was then operationalised and tested across a global sample, with an online survey instrument. 290 valid responses were received. The constructs were analysed seeking a parsimonious, valid and reliable model. The statistical analysis of this phase assisted in deriving the final process modelling success model. The dependent variables of this model consisted of three (3) contextual success factors (namely Top Management Support, Project Management and Resource Availability), two (2) Modelling specific success factors (namely Modelling Aids and Modeller Expertise), and two (2) moderating variables (namely Importance and Process Complexity). The dependent variable; Process Modelling Success (PMS) was derived with three (3) success measurement dimensions (namely Model Quality, Process Impacts and Process Efficiency). All resulting success factors proved to have a significant role in predicting process modelling success. Interaction effects with the moderating variables (Importance and Process Complexity) proved to exist with Top Management Support (TMS) and Resource Availability (RA). A close analysis to their interaction relationship illustrated that Importance (IMP) moderated the relationship between Top Management Support (TMS) and Process Modelling Success (PMS) in a linear manner and that Process Complexity (PC) moderated the relationship between Resource Availability (RA) and Process Modelling Success (PMS), also in a linear manner. This is the first reported study with empirical evidence on process modelling success. The progressive outcomes of this study have been readily accepted by the practitioner and academic community, with 16 published internationalrefereed- conference papers [including best paper award at the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2004)], 2 journal publications, and over 5 major industry presentations made upon invitation.

Orientador: Helena Jank / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T10:19:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Boni_FlavioFernando_M.pdf: 28120714 bytes, checksum: ee9f5fcd21cd515dda4241ec6334495b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Ao nos depararmos, inicialmente, com um método de instrumento, podemos fazer algumas perguntas para nos auxiliar na forma de estudá-lo: O que este método quer nos ensinar? Qual é a sua essência? No que ele mais focaliza? Quais são os tipos de exercícios e que repertório ele contém? Até o início do século XVI, o trompete não era considerado um instrumento perfeito e harmonioso, no sentido de se fazer boa música ou como um instrumento que possuía musicalidade, mas apenas para se fazer sinais e toques religiosos, civis ou militares. Vinte e quatro anos após a doação do primeiro método de trompete, "Volume di Tutta l'arte della Trombetta" por Cesare Bendinelli (1542-1617), o músico italiano Girolamo Fantini (1602-c1675) publicou o "Modo per imparare a sonare di Tromba", com uma proposta de aplicação sistemática e musical de novos princípios técnicos que determinaram a inclusão do trompete entre os instrumentos considerados perfeitos. Os principais objetivos deste trabalho são: realizar uma tradução do texto introdutório do 'Modo per Imparare a Sonare di Tromba (1638)', de Girolamo Fantini; possibilitar propostas interpretativas aos exercícios e às peças musicais contidas neste método de trompete natural; realizar intercâmbio de informações com profissionais e professores de trompete natural e do trompete barroco. / Abstract: When one initiates an investigative study of a particular method, for the playing of an instrument, it is necessary to ask some fundamental questions: What does this method intend to teach the reader? What is the work's essence? What aspect or aspects does it empathizes? What is the nature of the exercises and repertoire that contains? Prior to the 16th century the trumpet was primarily utilized to perform signals within a religious, civic or military context and was not considered a viable instrument for the production of "art music". Twenty-four years after the donation of the first manuscript of an trumpet method, "Volume di tutta l'arte della trombetta" by Cesare Bendinelli (1542- 1617), the Italian musician, Girolamo Fantini (1602-c1675), published his "Modo per imparare a sonare di Tromba". Fantini's method, applying new technical principles, outlined a musical and systematic approach which determined the inclusion of the trumpet as an art instrument. The main objectives of this work are: to accomplish a translation of the introductory text from Girolamo Fantini's "Modo per Imparare a Sonare di Tromba"(1638), recommend plausible interpretations of the exercises and musical pieces contained within the method, and to initiate an exchange of information regarding natural trumpet performance from professionals and teachers of the instrument. / Mestrado / Mestre em Música

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This study compared three groups of adult learners in a church education environment in order to determine the effectiveness of using lecture/demonstration plus cooperative learning elements with or without group processing (LCL) as compared to the use of lecture/demonstration plus individualistic learning elements (LIL) with the Inductive Bible Study Method (IBSM) as the common subject for all groups. While group A experienced highly structured cooperative learning without having group processing, group B experienced highly structured cooperative learning with an emphasis on group processing. Group C served as a control group. This study took place with a total of five class hours. For measuring student cognitive achievement, the subjects were administered a written pretest and posttest in the form of a "use-of-IBSM measure." For measuring students' attitude toward Bible interpretation (as promoted by IBSM), the students responded to an "attitude-toward-Bible-interpretation measure" at pretest and posttest. For measuring students' affective reactions, the students responded to a posttest-only "students'-satisfaction-with-the-learning-experience measure". Students' attitude toward the philosophy behind IBSM was measured by using an "attitude-toward-IBSM" instrument at posttest. In addition, teachers and students were interviewed orally at posttest to ascertain their affective reactions to the instructional approach they experienced. Connections between demographic data and students' use and/or attitude toward ISBM, as well as their satisfaction with the learning experience and attitude toward cooperative versus individualistic instructional methodology were also explored. The data from the use-of IBSM as well as attutide-toward-Bible-interpretation measures were analyzed by analysis of covariance. Other posttest-only tests were analyzed by a priori comparisons. Three major findings of this study were: (1) LCL did not produce any significant impact on learners' use of IBSM, attitude toward IBSM, or satisfaction with the learning experiences compared to LIL; (2) Group processing did not enhance the achievement effects of the experimental group B when compared to other contrast groups; and (3) LCL promoted students' affective outcomes in the areas of consensus building and intragroup dynamics.

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The problem with which this investigation is concerned is the effect of work-study method instruction upon the achievement of students in fifth grade social studies. The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effects of the SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review) Study Method instruction upon the achievement of students in fifth grade social studies. The subjects ranged in age from ten years two months to thirteen years three months. Th I.Q. for the subjects ranged from 70 to 135. Of the 102 subjects involved in the study, 42 were male and 60 were female. The I.Q. score from the California Test of Mental Maturity, S Form was used to structure the subjects into three intelligence levels. Fifty-four subjects served as the experimental group, and forty-eight served as the control group. The instrument used to obtain pretest and posttest scores on the variable relating to achievement was the SRA Assessment Survey, Blue Level. Form E was used for the pretest, and Form F was used for the posttest. The subjects were assigned to four classes which were near equal. Two classes were selected by the principal to serve as the experimental group. The other two classes served as the control group. The investigator spent equal time with the control and the experimental group. The four classroom teachers rotated between experimental and control groups on an equal basis. Students in the experimental group met nineteen times during the study for a thirty-minute period. During these sessions, the experimental subjects used the SQ3R Study Method to do social studies assignments. The control group met for the same number of sessions and for an equal amount of time. They worked with the same content but without using the SQ3R Study Method. The analysis of covariance was employed with pretest scores as the covariant.

Title: Participatory budgeting as one of the possible sources of funding for sport Objectives: Examine particular project financing opportunities for the construction of a street workout park, possibly from public funds provided in grant programs to promote and support sport. Methods: The work used the method of document analysis, then synthesis of the data to create reports for a better orientation in grant programs and also the method of case studies to illustrate solid examples of grant applications. Results: The result is lucid table used for selecting the right grant program in respect of specific case. The work also includes ideas and recommendations based on personal experience gained by participating in the project Moje stopa financed by participatory budget. The result is a proposal to detach a separate program for sport in the upcoming next year of this project. Keywords: sports funding, grants, sport supporting programs, case study method

Esta dissertação trata do tema do desenho como método de estudo da arquitetura através da investigação de sua prática como catalisador de conhecimentos e instrumento integrado à formação dos arquitetos. Elegemos como objeto de pesquisa o levantamento da arquitetura da região do Vale do Paraíba paulista, elaborado pelo arquiteto Antônio Luiz Dias de Andrade (1948-1997), na década de 1970. O levantamento em questão é constituído por 1.270 desenhos, que fazem parte dos primeiros inventários promovidos pelo CONDEPHAAT, órgão do estado de São Paulo para preservação do patrimônio, com o objetivo de registrar a arquitetura paulista. Dentro do vasto universo do desenho, esta pesquisa abordou, especificamente, desenhos de finalidade cognitiva. Ao definir os desenhos do Vale do Paraíba realizados por Antônio Luiz Dias de Andrade como objeto de estudo, procuramos compreender de que modos o desenho foi utilizado por este arquiteto como seu principal método de estudo. A partir da análise desses registros, buscamos identificar a metodologia de trabalho empregada para compreender as relações existentes entre os registros e o contexto em que eles foram produzidos. Analisamos os desenhos sob três aspectos: 1) o desenho como registro gráfico, observando quais e como os elementos constitutivos desta linguagem-- informações intrínsecas a cada um dos desenhos (conforme Massironi); 2) a série de desenhos, representada por seus conjuntos e agrupamentos; 3) o tempo, o lugar e as circunstâncias em que estes desenhos foram produzidos. Sendo assim, buscamos identificá-los e contextualizá-los em seu tempo. No primeiro capítulo, abordamos os anos de formação de Dias de Andrade em seu trânsito entre universidade e os órgãos de patrimônio, até o início dos inventários no Vale do Paraíba; descrevemos os levantamentos de campo e seus itinerários; em seguida, apresentamos os critérios utilizados para análise dos desenhos. No segundo capítulo, analisamos os desenhos pelos tipos de representação gráfica utilizados, observando seus elementos constitutivos e procurando identificar as lógicas de sua utilização. No terceiro capítulo, os desenhos foram analisados conforme objetos inventariados -- a partir da escolha de séries de desenhos para a representação de determinados objetos, procurando identificar o método empregado para realização dos inventários. No quarto capítulo, abordamos os desdobramentos da experiência desses inventários e do papel do desenho na trajetória profissional de Dias de Andrade. / This thesis discusses the subject of drawing as a method of architectural study. It investigates the practice of drawing as a catalyst for knowledge and an integrated tool to form and expand an architect\'s repertoire. The research object elected is an inventory, regarding the architecture of Vale do Paraiba, made by architect Antonio Luis Dias de Andrade (1948-1997), in the 1970s. The object studied consists of 1270 drawings, which are part of the first inventories promoted by CONDEPHAAT, Council for the Defense of Historical, Archeological, Artistic and Tourism. Heritage for the State of Sao Paulo, in order to register the architecture of this state. Within the vast universe of drawing, this study specifically approaches drawings of cognitive purpose. When defining the drawings of Vale do Paraiba developed by Antonio Luiz Dias de Andrade as object of study, we aim at understanding in what ways the drawing was used by this architect as his core method of study. From the analysis of these records, we seek to identify the work methodology used to understand the relationship between the records and the context in which these were produced. We analyze the drawings based on three aspects: 1) the drawing as a graphic record, understanding how and what the constituent elements of this language-information are, which are intrinsic to each drawing (according to Massironi); 2) as a series of drawings, represented by their sets and mappings; 3) the time, place and circumstances in which these drawings were produced. Therefore, we aim at identifying and contextualizing them according to historic time. In the first chapter, we discuss the years of experience of Dias de Andrade in transit between the university and the Council for the Defense of Historical, Archeological, Artistic and Tourism Heritage, until the beginning of his studies in Vale do Paraiba; then we describe the field surveys and their itineraries, and present the criteria used for analyzing these drawings. In the second chapter, we analyze the types of drawings by graphic representation used, noting its constitutive elements and identifying the logic of its use. In the third chapter, the drawings are analyzed according to objects inventoried - from the choice of series of drawings to the representation of certain objects, trying to identify the method used to conduct the studies. In the fourth chapter, we discuss the consequences related to the experience of these studies and the role of drawing in the professional career of Dias de Andrade.

Since the requirements for a graduate to get an employment has changed must the also education of the graduates’ change. With this said must the education and the requirements for getting a employment have a positive correlation. There are studies that deduces that the case-study method has many beneficial properties that will help accomplishing this, but the case-study method does also come with some difficulties that should be had in mind when considering the implementing of the method. This paper has therefore been constructed to enlighten those who potentially thinks of using the case-study method as a pedagogic tool, in purpose to educate them about the difficulties. In this paper have the current literature been analysed and there been found difficulties in the implementation of the case-study method. These difficulties have therefore been categorised in the purpose the facilitate the conclusions.