Felice Davidson Perlmutter, Darlyne Bailey, and F. Ellen Netting
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195137071
- eISBN:
- 9780199865611
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195137071.003.0005
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations
This chapter focuses on the importance of the use of language, both verbal and written. It provides direction for how managerial supervisors may better understand communication and what strategies ...
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This chapter focuses on the importance of the use of language, both verbal and written. It provides direction for how managerial supervisors may better understand communication and what strategies can be used to enhance this critical aspect of organizational culture. It begins with a brief overview of the importance of communication, then focuses more specifically on understanding and skill building.Less
This chapter focuses on the importance of the use of language, both verbal and written. It provides direction for how managerial supervisors may better understand communication and what strategies can be used to enhance this critical aspect of organizational culture. It begins with a brief overview of the importance of communication, then focuses more specifically on understanding and skill building.
Charles M. Schweik and Robert C. English
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780262017251
- eISBN:
- 9780262301206
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262017251.003.0003
- Subject:
- Information Science, Information Science
In the early twenty-first century, economists were baffled by the volunteer nature of open-source software (OSS) and why OSS developers would give their intellectual property away. This chapter ...
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In the early twenty-first century, economists were baffled by the volunteer nature of open-source software (OSS) and why OSS developers would give their intellectual property away. This chapter focuses on OSS developers, describes who they are and where they live, and examines the reasons for their involvement in OSS projects. It also considers the factors that motivate developers and likely influence the success or abandonment of OSS projects. Moreover, the chapter uses the Institutional Analysis and Development framework to evaluate an individual developer’s decision making, to connect to previous theory and field research on commons, to conceptually organize much of the large and growing theoretical and field studies on OSS, and to elucidate the governance and institutional design of OSS projects. Finally, it looks at the motivations of software developers to participate in OSS projects, from enjoyment and learning to skill building, signaling and/or ego gratification, hacker ethic, and reciprocity, as well as the costs incurred in getting involved, such as emotional distress and opportunity cost of time.Less
In the early twenty-first century, economists were baffled by the volunteer nature of open-source software (OSS) and why OSS developers would give their intellectual property away. This chapter focuses on OSS developers, describes who they are and where they live, and examines the reasons for their involvement in OSS projects. It also considers the factors that motivate developers and likely influence the success or abandonment of OSS projects. Moreover, the chapter uses the Institutional Analysis and Development framework to evaluate an individual developer’s decision making, to connect to previous theory and field research on commons, to conceptually organize much of the large and growing theoretical and field studies on OSS, and to elucidate the governance and institutional design of OSS projects. Finally, it looks at the motivations of software developers to participate in OSS projects, from enjoyment and learning to skill building, signaling and/or ego gratification, hacker ethic, and reciprocity, as well as the costs incurred in getting involved, such as emotional distress and opportunity cost of time.
Christina Holmes
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252040542
- eISBN:
- 9780252098987
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252040542.003.0006
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Gender Studies
This chapter presents an in-depth analysis of the Women's Intercultural Center in Anthony, New Mexico. The nonprofit organization draws women interested in personal skill-building and empowerment as ...
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This chapter presents an in-depth analysis of the Women's Intercultural Center in Anthony, New Mexico. The nonprofit organization draws women interested in personal skill-building and empowerment as well as those interested in broader change for social and ecological justice. Using ethnographic methods and document analysis of the news stories, brochures, and videos by the center, the chapter examines how narratives about the environment are articulated in the everyday activities of contemporary activists in the U.S. Southwest. Similar to the chapters on cultural production, one of the draws in studying this particular organization is that its mission is not explicitly environmental. Nevertheless, ecological consciousness is woven throughout the center's focus on women's empowerment in a way that can teach us something new about the intersection between social and ecological justice.Less
This chapter presents an in-depth analysis of the Women's Intercultural Center in Anthony, New Mexico. The nonprofit organization draws women interested in personal skill-building and empowerment as well as those interested in broader change for social and ecological justice. Using ethnographic methods and document analysis of the news stories, brochures, and videos by the center, the chapter examines how narratives about the environment are articulated in the everyday activities of contemporary activists in the U.S. Southwest. Similar to the chapters on cultural production, one of the draws in studying this particular organization is that its mission is not explicitly environmental. Nevertheless, ecological consciousness is woven throughout the center's focus on women's empowerment in a way that can teach us something new about the intersection between social and ecological justice.
Kysa Nygreen
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226031422
- eISBN:
- 9780226031736
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226031736.003.0006
- Subject:
- Education, Secondary Education
This chapter examines internal debates within Participatory Action Research Team for Youth (PARTY) about the curricular goals of social justice education, particularly those focused on the meaning of ...
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This chapter examines internal debates within Participatory Action Research Team for Youth (PARTY) about the curricular goals of social justice education, particularly those focused on the meaning of academic standards and preparation for college and careers. Core debates within PARTY concerned the meaning and role of academic skill building and “standards” in the social justice class, and the relative value of academic versus vocational preparation for empowering Jackson students in their transition to adult roles. The chapter contextualizes PARTY's intragroup debates by connecting them to the realities of the postindustrial labor market and the historic struggle to define the purpose of high school at the bottom of the educational hierarchy.Less
This chapter examines internal debates within Participatory Action Research Team for Youth (PARTY) about the curricular goals of social justice education, particularly those focused on the meaning of academic standards and preparation for college and careers. Core debates within PARTY concerned the meaning and role of academic skill building and “standards” in the social justice class, and the relative value of academic versus vocational preparation for empowering Jackson students in their transition to adult roles. The chapter contextualizes PARTY's intragroup debates by connecting them to the realities of the postindustrial labor market and the historic struggle to define the purpose of high school at the bottom of the educational hierarchy.
