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Joanne L Miller - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Contextual influences on the internal structure of phonetic categories: A distinction between lexical status and speaking rate
Perception & psychophysics, 2001Co-Authors: J. Sean Allen, Joanne L MillerAbstract:Previous research has shown that phonetic categories have a graded internal structure that is highly dependent on acoustic-phonetic Contextual Factors, such as speaking rate; these Factors alter not only the location of phonetic category boundaries, but also the location of a category’s best exemplars. The purpose of the present investigation, which focused on the voiceless category as specified by voice onset time (VOT), was to determine whether a higher order linguistic Contextual Factor, lexical status, which is known to alter the location of the voiced—voiceless phonetic category boundary, also alters the location of the best exemplars of the voiceless category. The results indicated that lexical status has a more limited and qualitatively different effect on the category’s best exemplars than does the acousticphonetic Factor of speaking rate. This dissociation is discussed in terms of a production-based account in which perceived best exemplars of a category track Contextual variation in speech production.
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Contextual influences on the internal structure of phonetic categories: A distinction between lexical status and speaking rate
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1999Co-Authors: J. Sean Allen, Joanne L MillerAbstract:A series of experiments examined the effects of an acoustic‐phonetic Contextual Factor, speaking rate, and a higher‐order linguistic Contextual Factor, lexical status, on the internal structure of a voicing category, specified by voice‐onset‐time (VOT). In keeping with previous results, speaking rate fundamentally altered the structure of the voiceless category, not only affecting the perception of stimuli in the voiced–voiceless category boundary region but also altering which tokens were rated as the best exemplars of the voiceless category. In contrast, the effect of lexical status was more limited. Although (as expected) lexical status also affected the perception of stimuli in the category boundary region, this effect disappeared in the region of the best‐rated exemplars. This distinction between the effects of speaking rate and lexical status on the internal structure of the voiceless category mirrors the effects of these Factors in speech production: It is well known that speaking rate alters the V...
Ismail Sila - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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examining the effects of Contextual Factors on tqm and performance through the lens of organizational theories an empirical study
Journal of Operations Management, 2007Co-Authors: Ismail SilaAbstract:Abstract Although much has been written about TQM, little attention has been paid to the potential effects of Contextual Factors on TQM and TQM–performance relationships. The use of organizational theory to formulate propositions regarding the effects of such Factors is especially scarce in the TQM literature. This study uses institutional theory and contingency theory as the basis to test a number of such propositions. First, a model of TQM and organizational performance is developed. Then using survey data, the effects of five Contextual Factors – three institutional Factors and two contingency Factors – on the implementation of TQM practices and on the impact of TQM on key organizational performance measures are analyzed within a TQM–performance relationships model framework. The three institutional Factors include TQM implementation, ISO 9000 registration, and country of origin, and the two contingency Factors include company size and scope of operations. The results show that the implementation of all TQM practices is similar across subgroups of companies within each Contextual Factor. In addition, the effects of TQM on four performance measures, as well as the relationships among these measures, are generally similar across subgroup companies. Thus, for the five Contextual Factors analyzed, the overall findings do not provide support for the argument that TQM and TQM–performance relationships are context-dependent. The implications of the study for managers and researchers, as well as study limitations, are also discussed.
Hussein Hj Ahmad - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP, Contextual Factor AND TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY IN MALAYSIA
2017Co-Authors: Rosnarizah Abdul Halim, Hussein Hj AhmadAbstract:The study investigates the relationship of distributed leadership with teachers’ self-efficacy and the role of Contextual Factor as mediator in Residential Schools (RS) and National Secondary Schools (NSS) in Malaysia. A total of 831 teachers from 17 schools participated in the study. The findings show a moderately high, positive correlation and significant relationship (r = .50) between distributed leadership with teachers’ self-efficacy. The findings show that teachers’ self-efficacy is slightly higher in Residential Schools (mean = 4.35) compared to National Secondary Schools (mean = 4.33) although this difference was not significant. A large and significant difference, however, is found in distributed leadership between Residential School (mean = 4.20) and National Secondary School (mean = 3.94). The Structural Equation Modelling analysis of the research model shows the coefficient of determination value or R2 is 0.36. The statistic indicates that distributed leadership variable and Contextual Factors explained 36% of the variance in teacher self-efficacy. The remaining 64% may be attributed to other influences outside the scope of this study. The theoretical implications and recommendations for enhancing distributed leadership and teacher self-efficacy in Malaysian secondary schools are discussed.
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distributed leadership Contextual Factor and teachers self efficacy in malaysia
Educational Leader (PEMIMPIN PENDIDIKAN), 2016Co-Authors: Rosnarizah Abdul Halim, Hussein Hj AhmadAbstract:The study investigates the relationship of distributed leadership with teachers’ self-efficacy and the role of Contextual Factor as mediator in Residential Schools (RS) and National Secondary School (NSS) in Malaysia. The total of 831 teachers representing 17 schools have participated in the study. The findings show a high positive correlation and significant relationship (r=.50) between distributed leadership with teachers' self-efficacy. The finding shows there is a large and significant difference of distributed leadership between RS and NSS. Further analysis shows the direct effect of distributed leadership to teachers’ self-efficacy is significant (β =.51). However, the direct effect was significantly reduced to β = .28 which indicates the role of Contextual Factor as partial mediator. The Structural Equation Modeling analysis of the research model shows the coefficient of determination value or R2 is .36. The statistic indicates that distributed leadership variable and Contextual Factor explained 36% of the variance of teacher self-efficacy. The remaining 64% may occur due to other influences that are not within the range of this study. The findings suggest some theoretical implications and recommendations on the role and effect of distributed leadership on teachers’ self-efficacy in Malaysian secondary school.
Renee V Galliher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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young women s sexual assault experiences exploring conservative socialisation experiences as an important Contextual Factor
Sex Education, 2020Co-Authors: Analise Barker, Renee V GalliherAbstract:This study explored the connections between gender socialisation, cultural programming related to sexuality, and the sexual assault experiences of young women. We examined how young women’s sexual ...
J. Sean Allen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Contextual influences on the internal structure of phonetic categories: A distinction between lexical status and speaking rate
Perception & psychophysics, 2001Co-Authors: J. Sean Allen, Joanne L MillerAbstract:Previous research has shown that phonetic categories have a graded internal structure that is highly dependent on acoustic-phonetic Contextual Factors, such as speaking rate; these Factors alter not only the location of phonetic category boundaries, but also the location of a category’s best exemplars. The purpose of the present investigation, which focused on the voiceless category as specified by voice onset time (VOT), was to determine whether a higher order linguistic Contextual Factor, lexical status, which is known to alter the location of the voiced—voiceless phonetic category boundary, also alters the location of the best exemplars of the voiceless category. The results indicated that lexical status has a more limited and qualitatively different effect on the category’s best exemplars than does the acousticphonetic Factor of speaking rate. This dissociation is discussed in terms of a production-based account in which perceived best exemplars of a category track Contextual variation in speech production.
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Contextual influences on the internal structure of phonetic categories: A distinction between lexical status and speaking rate
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1999Co-Authors: J. Sean Allen, Joanne L MillerAbstract:A series of experiments examined the effects of an acoustic‐phonetic Contextual Factor, speaking rate, and a higher‐order linguistic Contextual Factor, lexical status, on the internal structure of a voicing category, specified by voice‐onset‐time (VOT). In keeping with previous results, speaking rate fundamentally altered the structure of the voiceless category, not only affecting the perception of stimuli in the voiced–voiceless category boundary region but also altering which tokens were rated as the best exemplars of the voiceless category. In contrast, the effect of lexical status was more limited. Although (as expected) lexical status also affected the perception of stimuli in the category boundary region, this effect disappeared in the region of the best‐rated exemplars. This distinction between the effects of speaking rate and lexical status on the internal structure of the voiceless category mirrors the effects of these Factors in speech production: It is well known that speaking rate alters the V...