Adopting a contingency framework, this paper explores consequences of manufacturing outsourcing and product/process newness for R&D–manufacturing coordination. Based on case-study findings, the following coordination challenges are outlined: accessing manufacturing competence and understanding suppliers’ processes (outsourcing of manufacturing and high newness); receiving feedback from supplier...

Critical to enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation is the fit between the system and the processes in an organization. Knowledge about the ERP system must flow from those implementing the system and those responsible once in production. Effective knowledge transfer is assisted by the absorptive capacity of the learner and the competence of the knowledge holder, as reflected in the cl...

Grounded in self-determination theory (E. L. Deci & R. M. Ryan, 2000), the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of dimensions of coaching behavior to intrinsic need satisfaction and indices of psychological and physical well-being among male adolescent athletes. Participants were 265 British soccer and cricket players (Mage = 16.44). Structural equation modeling analysis, using...

Abstract Introduction Recent meta-analysis (Tomaso et al., 2020) indicates sleep loss to have more profound adverse effects on positive than negative emotion, and experimental studies in adults suggest disruption of slow wave (SWS) particular mediates these (Finan 2015; 2017). In pre-pubertal children, greater SWS has been shown protect against next day affect (Palmer & Alfano, 2017) as wel...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between education and training (Diklat) PAUD tutors with increasing teaching competence. This research method uses correlational method. sample in were 20 at BPKBM NTB. instruments used are questionnaires documentation. analysis technique is product moment analysis. results showed arithmetic r value 0.455 while table a significance level ...

There is considerable variation in care provided to patients with diabetes related to metabolic control, preventive services, and degree of patient-centered support. This study evaluates the relation of self-determination theory (SDT) constructs of clinician autonomy support, and patient competence to glycemic control, depressive symptoms, and patient satisfaction from baseline surveys of 634 p...

Recent research finds that naive survey participants’ rapid evaluations of the facial competence of United States Congressional candidates predict aggregate vote margins. The predictive power of facial competence has generated considerable interest because it seems to indicate a causal relationship between face and vote choice. Because there is no a priori reason to expect that candidate facial...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL) is a well-established outcome measure. However, in contrast to adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), little is known about QoL in children with OCD. This study aimed to assess QoL, social competence and school functioning of paediatric patients with OCD by comparing them with the general population and assessing the relations between comorbidity, duration a...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship communication competence and style with nurse-parent partnership among pediatric nurses. Methods: This had a descriptive, correlational design. Data were collected from 169 nurses in B metropolitan city Y city, January 2018 February 2018. A structured questionnaire administered. analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one...

BACKGROUND Perioperative hemorrhage may depend on coagulation competence and this study evaluated the influence of coagulation competence on blood loss during cystectomy due to bladder cancer. METHODS Forty patients undergoing radical cystectomy were included in a randomized controlled trial to receive either lactated Ringer's solution or Dextran 70 (Macrodex ®) that affects coagulation compe...