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Tran, Tam; Bowman-Carpio, LeeAnna; Buscher, Nate; Davidson, Pamela; Ford, Jennifer J.; Jenkins, Erick; Kalay, Hillary Noll; Nakazono, Terry; Orescan, Helene; Sak, Rachael; Shin, Irene – Research Management Review, 2017
In 2013, the University of California, Biomedical Research, Acceleration, Integration, and Development (UC BRAID) convened a regional network of contracting directors from the five University of California (UC) health campuses to: (i) increase collaboration, (ii) operationalize and measure common metrics as a basis for performance improvement…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Negotiation Agreements, Contracts, Performance Factors
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Cho, Yonjoo; Park, Sunyoung – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2012
The purpose of this study is to examine key research themes in human performance technology (HPT) through content analysis of the 20 most influential articles identified in Cho, Jo, Park, Kang, and Chen (2011). Three questions guiding this inquiry are: (1) What are the key themes of the 20 most influential articles in "PIQ", (2) What information…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Content Analysis, Performance Technology, Transfer of Training
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Smith, Karen – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2012
Faced with the challenges of the changes in: higher education, educational developers' roles and the use of innovation to stimulate change, this study aimed to synthesise literature dealing with the diffusion of innovative learning and teaching practices in higher education to determine what lessons could be learnt. The findings suggest that the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Best Practices, Educational Practices
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Evirgen, Hayrettin; Cengel, Metin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
Nowadays, distance learning education has started to become familiar in behalf of classical face to face education (F2F) model. Web based learning is a major part of distance education systems. Web based distance learning can be defined shortly as an education type which doesn't force students and educators being into the same mediums. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Distance Education, Performance Factors, Case Studies
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Terpstra, Jennifer L.; Best, Allan; Saul, Jessie; Leischow, Scott J. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
Tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in North America and Quitlines are one of the primary cessation resources available to assist tobacco users with quitting. Implementation of best practices is important to the success of quitlines, but unfortunately, it is a complex and elusive process often…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Institutional Characteristics, Program Implementation, Smoking
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Houk, Kathryn M.; Thornhill, Kate – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library created a Facebook page and a corresponding managing committee in March 2010. Facebook Page Insights data collected from the library's Facebook page were statistically analyzed to investigate patterns of user engagement. The committee hoped to improve posting practices and increase user engagement…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Health Sciences, Web 2.0 Technologies, Web Sites
Lamoureux, Kim; Campbell, Michael; Smith, Roland – Center for Creative Leadership (NJ1), 2009
Most companies have an opportunity to improve their succession management programs. The number one challenge for succession management (as identified by both HR leaders and executives) is developing a succession planning strategy. This comprehensive industry study sets out to determine how succession management (when done well) helps improve…
Descriptors: Management Development, Best Practices, Administrative Change, Organizational Change
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Bundza, Maira; Vander Meer, Patricia Fravel; Perez-Stable, Maria A. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2009
Although the library's Web site has become a standard tool for seeking information and conducting research in academic institutions, there are a variety of ways libraries approach the often challenging--and sometimes daunting--process of Web site development and maintenance. Three librarians at Western Michigan University explored issues related…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Research