Focus group

This study focused on presenting the views of members of a professional accounting group about intangible assets accounting in Vietnam. This group consisted of 44 random interviewees who were auditors, lecturers, and banking staff, among others.

13p vibecca 01-10-2024 2 1   Download

Organizational behavior plays a crucial role in effective management. However, there is limited research on organizational behaviors in road usage charging management. This study aims to address this gap by identifying six dimensions of organizational behavior through focus group studies. Questionnaires were administered to 138 professionals in Vietnam, and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling.

11p vifaye 20-09-2024 1 1   Download

This study examines the costs and benefits of traditional rice production as well as of different adaptation methods to saltwater intrusion in the Central Coastal region of Vietnam. Data is collected through a structured questionnaire at the farm household level, focus groups discussion and through key informant interviews. Our results indicate that traditional rice production becomes less profitable as the level of saltwater intrusion on the land plots increases.

18p toduongg 24-08-2024 3 2   Download

The aim of the study was to explore how the logistics, micro, market and macro coordination dimensions affect the availability of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in general hospitals in Uganda. Following a qualitative approach, a multiple case study strategy was used. Specifically, four focus group discussions, each consisting of 8 respondents were conducted from four purposively selected hospitals.

18p longtimenosee10 26-04-2024 6 2   Download

The images of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT) in Vietnam are mostly primarily transmitted to people through the largest information channel that is the mass media. This research article focuses on the two-sided interpersonal impact on the LGBT community by analyzing a case study focusing on a group of people from this community.

13p vistarlord 15-06-2023 6 3   Download

The study is focused on the experience of conferencing from the perspective of young people (offenders), their families and supportive others. Of particular interest is the role of the offender’s family (and/or significant others), the nature of their support, and how this impinges on the conference and its outcomes. Although the supporters’ role is pivotal in the conferencing process, its significance has remained largely implicit in the research to date. The objective of the study is to explore this crucial element, using an interpretive approach.

278p runthenight05 01-03-2023 3 3   Download

This research project explores the effectiveness of an auditory display prototype for the sonification of internet \(c{o_2}\) emissions to a small user group within their office context. To date, methods do not exist for the reporting of this information to users of personal computing while they perform simple internet enquiries. Underpinning the theoretical development of this project is a focus on auditory displays guided by the concept and forms of auditory displays, together with the auditory perception elements to be considered in their design.

122p runthenight05 01-03-2023 5 3   Download

The research design adopted to address this problem utilised mixed data collection methodologies. In order to determine what was happening in the industry as a whole, a specially designed survey was conducted utilising both web-based and traditional paper-based instruments. This provided valuable quantitative data about the rate of uptake, types of companies and so on. To complement this, a focus group of selected representatives within the industry was conducted to delve more deeply into motivations behind the decision to adopt the technology and the perceived benefits derived from it.

166p runthenight04 02-02-2023 15 2   Download

The research reported here addresses the question of what is required to engage stakeholders to create effective change. It is a case study of one organisation, Melbourne Water, which is located in Victoria, Australia. The research is undertaken using a qualitative, action research framework and a systems psychodynamic perspective. Volunteer participants participated in one-on-one interviews and focus groups. The data is also generated through organisational observations and reflection utilising the methods of supervision and journaling.

210p runthenight04 02-02-2023 6 2   Download

The focus of this study is on two of these factors: gender stereotyping and bullying. Gender stereotypes are the beliefs and attitudes that are presumed to distinguish between women and men (Rollero, Glick & Tartaglia, 2014), while bullying can be referred to as the repeated acts of an individual or group with the intention to harman individual holding an inferior position of power (Goldsmid & Howie 2014). While these two separate issues can occur independent of one another and in combination, gender based stereotyping and bullying both form critical barriers to female professionals.

144p runthenight04 02-02-2023 9 3   Download

This thesis contributes to our understanding of the ASEAN group, focusing on the ASEAN5 with particular attention paid to asset pricing and the linkages between equity markets, GDP and trade. A further motivation for this thesis lies in the importance of emerging markets. The ASEAN5 equity markets and their economies have only recently been freed from many of the regulatory constraints that bound their economies.

209p runthenight04 02-02-2023 11 3   Download

The world is becoming increasingly focused on an imperative to reduce the cost of services. Managers at this cutting edge of practical organizational development are trying many ways to achieve this. The major focus of this research uses a systems psychodynamic approach to investigate the role taken up by part-time contract managers in an Australian university. These part-time roles frequently fail in the longer term. This approach provides an understanding of the unconscious group dynamics that may cause the role to fail.

192p runthenight04 02-02-2023 10 4   Download

This is an empirical investigation into the development of the accounting profession in Sri Lanka in the post-independence era. Taking the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) as a case, the study researches the accounting professionalization process during the past five decades (1959-2010). Thus, the study focuses on the struggles and interactions between competing groups and organisations within the accounting profession.

341p runthenight04 02-02-2023 4 3   Download

The thesis investigates the nature of this developmental process by employing a constructivistinterpretive research methodology and using qualitative research methods. The empirical data was drawn from group discussions and face-to-face interviews with two distinct cohorts of women. The first cohort comprised twenty-two participants, of which five were adolescent women aged fourteen to sixteen years. The thesis focused only on examining those women who were financially successful and not others.

393p runthenight04 02-02-2023 8 4   Download

The research design adopted to address this problem utilised mixed data collection methodologies. In order to determine what was happening in the industry as a whole, a specially designed survey was conducted utilising both web-based and traditional paper-based instruments. This provided valuable quantitative data about the rate of uptake, types of companies and so on. To complement this, a focus group of selected representatives within the industry was conducted to delve more deeply into motivations behind the decision to adopt the technology and the perceived benefits derived from it.

166p runordie3 06-07-2022 17 4   Download

This study aims to investigate the language used for denoting graduation in English literary discourse. Basing on the theoretical framework of Appraisal proposed by Martin and White (2005), it lays its focus particularly on how intensification as graduation is realized via linguistic and stylistic means in English literary discourse. A comparison among expressions for intensification is established to recognize what sub-groups are preferable to be used in this type of discourse.

250p linyanjun_2408 21-04-2022 29 2   Download

Numerous studies have examined catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) worldwide, mostly focusing on general or common chronic populations, rather than particularly vulnerable groups. This study assessed the medical expenditure and compensation of lung cancer, and explored the extent and influencing factors of CHE among households with lung cancer patients in China.

9p vielonmusk 21-01-2022 9 0   Download

This study aims to investigate pragmatic transfer among Vietnamese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). It examines the speech act of apologizing in American English and Vietnamese focusing on pragmatic transfer. A discourse completion task (DCT) was used to elicit apology responses from four groups of participants: 18 native speakers of American English (Es), 20 native speakers of Vietnamese (Vs), 20 Vietnamese elementary learners of English (VEEs) and 20 Vietnamese advanced learners of English (VEAs).

14p viwilliamleiding 04-12-2021 23 5   Download

Focusing on the following three specific objectives: (1) Identify the types of forest ES and the value of forest ES that local households benefit from in research communes in Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts; (2) Identify the relationship between forest ES that households benefit from and livelihoods of households living; and (3) Recognize the motivations and obstacles, and propose solutions to enhance the value of forest ES, improve access to forest ES to develop livelihoods of different groups.

34p gaocaolon12 14-06-2021 27 4   Download

The present study was focused to investigate the “business performance of vandana Self Help Group (SHG): a case study of Koriya district of Chhattisgarh state of India”.Vandana self-help group was purposely selected for the present study which is situated in the Koriya district of Chhattisgarh state. Vandana self-help group produces vermicompost and they were using a constructed method for vermicompost production.

5p chauchaungayxua11 23-03-2021 12 2   Download