More effective solutions? Senior managers and non‐routine problem solving

Problem Solving Training for First Line Nurse Managers

Background: The ability to solve problems is of special concern for professionals who are interested in helping others create solutions to problems that are particularly troublesome Objective: This paper evaluates the effects of an interactive problem solving training program on first-line nurse managers’ self-reported problem solving skills. Methodology: The data for this evaluation study was ...

Complex problem solving — More than reasoning ?

Article history: Received 12 July 2011 Received in revised form 2 November 2011 Accepted 10 November 2011 Available online 3 December 2011 This study investigates the internal structure and construct validity of Complex Problem Solving (CPS), which ismeasured by aMultiple-Item-Approach. It is tested, if (a) three facets of CPS – rule identification (adequateness of strategies), rule knowledge (...

Effective Metaroutines for Organizational Problem Solving

Age differences in everyday problem-solving effectiveness: older adults select more effective strategies for interpersonal problems.

Using the Everyday Problem Solving Inventory of Cornelius and Caspi, we examined differences in problem-solving strategy endorsement and effectiveness in two domains of everyday functioning (instrumental or interpersonal, and a mixture of the two domains) and for four strategies (avoidance-denial, passive dependence, planful problem solving, and cognitive analysis). Consistent with past researc...

the algorithm for solving the inverse numerical range problem

برد عددی ماتریس مربعی a را با w(a) نشان داده و به این صورت تعریف می کنیم w(a)={x8ax:x ?s1} ، که در آن s1 گوی واحد است. در سال 2009، راسل کاردن مساله برد عددی معکوس را به این صورت مطرح کرده است : برای نقطه z?w(a)، بردار x?s1 را به گونه ای می یابیم که z=x*ax، در این پایان نامه ، الگوریتمی برای حل مساله برد عددی معکوس ارانه می دهیم.