1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961270503321

Autore

Mifsud Denise

Titolo

Foucault and school leadership research : bridging theory and method / / Denise Mifsud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, UK ; ; New York, NY : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2017

ISBN

9781350010482

1350010480

9781350010468

1350010464

9781350010475

1350010472

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 pages)

Collana

Social theory and methodology in education research

Disciplina

371.2001

Soggetti

Educational leadership - Philosophy

Educational leadership - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : setting the stage for the research narrative -- Foucauldian props for data interpretation and representation i -- Foucauldian props for data interpretation and representation ii -- Data analysis choices and the crisis of representation -- Data analysis choices and the fictional representation of narrative -- Raising the curtain on sunnyside college -- The performance of collegiality -- The fluidity in the emerging relations of power -- The unfolding of leadership distribution -- Bringing down the curtain? -- Presenting conclusions and theorisations : the quasi-final stage.

Sommario/riassunto

Foucault and School Leadership Research illustrates the application of Foucauldian theory to an educational leadership research context, thus staging the ways a researcher negotiates the methodological tensions and contradictions in the conduct of qualitative inquiry within education research. The book draws on an empirical study of a multi-site school collaborative that investigates relations of power within the unfolding network among the various leadership hierarchies in school governance. The book is anchored around a narrative dramatization



that the author, Denise Mifsud, crafts from her data, using the dramatic play as a medium to present her research findings so as to show rather than just tell readers about network leadership dynamics. Mifsud's innovative use of dramatization to communicate her findings and analysis serves to problematize the representation of qualitative research, as well as to incorporate researcher interpretation and explicate the intertwining nature of theory and methodology. Through the use of Foucauldian theory, mainly his notions of webs of power, discipline, governmentality, discourse, and subjectification, the research narrative critiques and problematizes traditional understandings of educational leadership. The book focuses on and demonstrates the challenging enterprise of the art of theory application in method by outlining the epistemological, operational and analytical challenges encountered: the application of Foucauldian concepts in education research contexts; the adaptation of methodological and theoretical concerns; in addition to showing how the quality of research outcomes is shaped by social theory

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910908368203321

Autore

Schupp Florian

Titolo

Digitalization in Procurement

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

9783658456702

3658456701

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 pages)

Collana

Business and Management Series

Altri autori (Persone)

WöhnerHeiko

Disciplina

658.720285

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The book vividly describes how digitalization affects and changes procurement in companies in various ways. Numerous contributions



from academia and practice show design options and provide advice for practical implementation. In this context, procurement encompasses not only the classic areas of supplier search, negotiation, and nomination on one side but also supplier development in terms of quality and technology as well as supply management on the other side, with the goal of ensuring efficient production and production control. In this design area of procurement, 15 starting points for digitalization are located and outlined in content. The implementation of digitalization in procurement offers opportunities for both buyers and suppliers. In the 2nd edition, the chapters have been updated, and topics such as digital twins and collaborative digitalization approaches in supplier quality and supply management have been newly included.