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      <title>Evaluating the Ability to Telecommute by the Potential Female Telecommuters by Logistic Regression Model</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper evaluates the ability of potential female employees to telecommute in the selected business organizations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ability to telecommute by the potential female employees was determined by targeting few employment types namely clerical, professional, associate professional and manager through a pre-designed questionnaire survey. A binary logistic regression model was developed to evaluate the effects of the explanatory variables on the ability to telecommute by controlling and not controlling the “employing industries” and “employment categories”. The results of the model reveal that ‘having prior experience working from home’ and ‘increase in the frequency of telephone usage’ almost doubles the ability to telecommute, whereas ‘spending considerable time working with others’ and the ‘frequent use of the photocopier’ reduces it. The respondents employed in the ‘financial intermediation’ and ‘real estate industries’ were approximately 2.5 times more likely to be able to telecommute as compared to those employed in the ‘telecommunication industry’. Managers, associate professionals, professionals were 3.5, 2.3 and 1.5 times respectively more likely to be able to telecommute more frequently than clerical workers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Global infectious disease surveillance: Bridge a 30-metre gap between the International Civil Aviation Organization and the World Anti-Doping Agency</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The global aviation industry faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the international civil aviation industry now has strong incentives to prevent and control future pandemics. It is almost unbelievable that the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is located right next to the headquarters of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). While the vision and mission of these two organizations may seem completely different, the authors propose that ICAO could adopt a system similar to that of WADA to enhance its contribution to global infectious disease surveillance.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Structural Relationship between Personnel’s Professional Skills, Internal Control System, and Efficiency of Supply Management of Transport Organization in Thailand</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This research aimed to study: 1) the relationship between professional skills and the efficiency of supply management of public transport organization in Thailand and 2) the relationship between the internal control system and the efficiency of supply management of public transport organization in Thailand. A simple random sampling method was used to select supply officers from 267 out of 866 public transport organization in Thailand and the statistics tool used in the data analysis was Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results show that professional skills were correlated with the efficiency of supply management of public transport organization in Thailand at a high level (r = 0.728) at a statistically significant level of .05, the same was true for the internal control system which was also found to correlate with the efficiency of supply management of public transport organization in Thailand at a high level (r = 0.855) at a statistically significant level of .05. Therefore, the administrators of transport organization are recommended to increase the supply officers’ technical and functional skills and enhance the organization’s internal control system with an emphasis on strictly monitoring and evaluation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:39:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A socioeconomic analysis of commuting professionals</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Everyday commuting as a mobility phenomenon is well-investigated and has been the topic of many contributions. Nevertheless, the distinct determinants of the commuting professional’s motivation to regularly travel comparably long distances have not been in the focus of research yet. Thus, this contribution analyses the sociodemographic variables that underpin the well-educated group’s decision to commute longer distances than other educational groups. For German Microcensus data, ordered logistic regression models are used to estimate and compare the influences of sociodemographic variables on all commuting employees and commuting professionals. The data of German Microcensus of the year 2012 are used for the analysis. The results imply that some characteristics exert the already known effects on both samples. Others do vary with education and thus illustrate some unique sociodemographic influences on the commuting behavior of professionals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:14:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Exploring Factors Affecting Professional Identity of the New Generation of Chinese Seafarers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Based on semi-structured interviews, empirical analysis, and existing research results, this paper identifies four dimensions of factors that affect professional identity of the new generation of Chinese seafarers. This is established through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The factors of analysis are professional prestige, professional characteristics, professional development, and social interaction. A scale with sound validity and reliability has been developed accordingly to serve as a tool for evaluating these factors. Investigations were done by means of questionnaires, T test and variance analysis approaches, were used to analyze the influence of seafarers’ backgrounds with focus on their professional identity. The feedback obtained from a total of 426 seafarer respondents is used to test whether there are any significant differences in marriage status, only-child status, and age, as well as the length of sea service. The findings of the present study show that the critical factors that influence these include diminishing salary advantage over shore, uncertainty of career development, and inconvenience of communication with the external world.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:47:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>From university to work life – Jumping behind the wheel? Explaining mode change of students making the transition to professional life</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper examines the mode use of students before and after starting their working lives and analyses the influencing factors. The authors aim to improve their understanding of travel behaviour change based on a theoretical framework extending the Theory of Planned Behaviour (ToPB), namely the Requirements, Opportunities, Abilities (ROA) approach, and the concept of habits and key events. The paper focuses on (i) how former university students adjust their travel behaviour when their working life starts and (ii) what are the most important factors explaining these changes.  With a three-wave online panel, the authors show that indeed many graduate workers start commuting by car and fewer travel by public transport. To explain mode change, the authors identified classical factors from the ToPB (subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, attitudes) as well as several requirements (more flexibility, dress code), opportunities (changed car availability, parking situation, connection to public transport) and abilities (financial, commuting distance) and, moreover, habits. As a result, The authors could show influences resulting from changed attitudes, changes in personal requirements as well as changes in mode options. Habit consequently decreases the probability of mode change. The authors draw some policy implications from the results highlighting the importance of the provision of rail-bound public transport and giving recommendations on travel demand management.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:09:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Maritime and Marine Science Schools</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The students of the 21st century are similar to those of past centuries, but differ from them in important ways. For example, today’s students are visual learners and absorb material in short bursts, while previous generations were content to sit through a lecture to learn material. In the past, maritime education was hands-on, students learn to set a sail, operate a winch, or take a celestial navigation fix. These actions, while still necessary, have become much more technological through the use of innovation. Further, the focus on maritime and marine science professions can address some of the major issues educators are identifying  that can plague public education, such as students not graduating high school and a lack of interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and technical careers. Those in the maritime industry hope this focus can re-invigorate its ranks, too, as the industry.  The article gives some examples from: (1) The Maritime Academy Charter School (Grades K–12), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; (2) The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School (Grades 9–12), Governor’s Island, New York; (3) The Bayfront Maritime Center (Grades K–12), Erie, Pennsylvania; (4) The Maritime Academy of Toledo (Grades 5–12), Toledo, Ohio; (5) Stephen F. Austin and Kirk Lewis Career & Technical High Schools (Grades 9–12), Port of Houston, Texas; and (6) Blake and Jefferson High Schools (Grades 9–12), Tampa, Florida.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:44:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Future of Oil and Gas</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article discusses how women and veterans are key to meeting in the industry’s workforce needs. Although the industry is facing a challenging environment, keeping pace with American energy needs will require a substantial increase in the workforce long-term, in part due to demographic trends. The oil and natural gas industry is in the midst of a great crew change, during which 50 percent of the industry’s employees are projected to retire within the next 10 years. Further, of the potential 1.9 million direct job opportunities in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries in the 2015-2035 timeframe, 707,000 are projected to be held by African-American and Hispanic workers. Women will hold a projected 290,000 jobs in the industry. That’s an improvement over the current 237,000 jobs, but just 16 percent of total industry employment.  The number represents a major missed opportunity on both sides for women seeking good-paying jobs, and for an industry expanding its workforce to meet future energy demand. Similarly, veterans also have misperceptions about employment in oil and gas, because of their qualifications. However, veterans come to the civilian workforce with extensive technical and nontechnical skills gained from their military experience, many of which have direct applicability to the industry. That’s why The American Petroleum Institute (API) is working with various veterans groups across the country to share their research in hopes of recruiting more veterans into the oil and natural gas industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Latent Talent</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The post-millennial generation, those born after the year 2000 will enter the workforce in less than two years. They were born into a global war on terrorism, became fluent with mobile computing and social media as they came through their formative years, witness the repeal of “don’t ask/don’t tell” and the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court case ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. The post-millennial are perhaps the most diverse of all generations, and inclusion is simply a way of life for them. Speculation over what the new leaders of tomorrow, the post-millennials, will want from an employer. People are and always will be the greatest resource. No matter how clever or sophisticated the technology, no matter how pervasive the imminent automation of tasks, no matter how eloquent the algorithms and analytics are at predicting or influencing change and decisions, people will always remain the common denominator for how (and how well) companies achieve their objectives. Invest in people to help guide them toward achieving and sustaining mission excellence while leading American prosperity and security into the future.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:44:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cultivating Opportunities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The article presents the rewards of creating a robust local hire program. The first step is to decide whether or not it is of strategic importance. After that, it is important that the recruiting team align with the company’s strategic objectives, regardless of the recruiting campaign. The article discusses how the most important decisions for a company are those regarding employment. Hiring the right people plays a huge role in a business’s success, and keeping these employees satisfied and engaged improves productivity at many levels, which pays off through improved retention, safety, and quality. The article discusses a recent outreach event in Valdez, Alaska, Crowley Port where 12 visitors from Yukatat,Alaska, including six students and four other local Alaska Native students from Valdez’s Gilson Middle School, for a week of cultural, team-building, and learning activities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:44:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Understanding Transport Planning Education in an Australian Context</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Transport planning professionals, upon commencing practice, are expected to be well-equipped with the knowledge and skills to address new and emerging urban transport challenges as well as to support the changing mobility and accessibility needs of communities. Because of this, the higher education sector is experiencing stronger pressure from industry, government and the public to demonstrate its ability to educate more work-ready graduates, including planning for transport. This research examines the education of transport planning professionals in the Australian context, examining to what extent students are being prepared to enhance their skills that would make them more competitive in the workplace. This research investigates the theory to practice nexus using a survey-based research design administered to transport planning educators and students. It examines the strategies and approaches employed by educators in higher education institutions to address the needs of industry and elicits perception of students within a single institution to examine what they perceive enhances their engagement and learning in taught transport planning course offerings. Results show that students favor activities that offer experiential education, and subsequently, learning. Moreover, while considered as relatively challenging, group work assessment was considered as an important exercise that simulated the workplace setting, engaged student in participatory transport planning process, and created a platform where students were able to bring in a number of key considerations into planning concerns, and overall, allowed them (students) to bridge the gap between theory and practice. The study significantly contributes in enhancing transportation planning pedagogy and informing overall practice in Australia and beyond.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Adult Students’ Problems in the Distance Learning</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A visible intention to encourage high-quality training of the adult population is evident in many European Union (EU) countries. The Education Development Strategy of Latvia also anticipates an increase in the proportion of adult students. Distance learning is one of the most convenient forms of education for adult students who have priorities different from learning, such as work and family. However, this form of education has its own problems connected with the peculiarities of distance education as well as with the peculiarities of adult audience.  The article is devoted to the research, which purpose is to identify and explore the range of problems commonly encountered by mature students studying remotely, using the experience of Transport and Telecommunication Institute. This article emphasizes the factors causing the feeling of anxiety, concerns regarding the education process and learning results in adult learners, and can deter adults from participation in distance education such as: loss of learning skills, lack of experience in distance education, financial costs of education, lack of support by the family or by the employer, sense of hopelessness and irrelevance of their education, etc. The authors suggest some methods to cope with this anxiety and to optimize the learning process.  The findings of this article should be useful for academic and administrative staff of the university providing distance education for adult students.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Management of a Technical University in the Context of Preparing Students for the 21stCentury Careers in Science and Technology</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, the delivery of educational services is accomplished in a diversity of ways due to the rules dictated by the ever-evolving global environment. As the global environment has changed drastically over the last decades and has become more uncertain, the prevailing management approaches do not seem to be well-suited for contemporary universities. Both public and private universities are now pressed to perform their traditional functions more efficiently. The expectations of students have also changed, which makes higher education institutions become more flexible for meeting the needs of new student populations. Thus, senior managers of a contemporary technical university have to re-examine their strategies aimed at achieving academic and research excellence, which requires flexible and responsive forms of management that are more inclusive of academic and research aspects in the decision-making process. This paper considers the implications for managers and academics, as key stakeholders of a higher education institution, in the highly globalized modern environment. The paper explores a few central issues faced by the management of a technical university in in the framework of developing a competitive strategy with due account for the needs of new student populations, as well as employers and policy-makers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:39:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research for AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways. Task 408. Transportation System Management and Operations (TSMO) Workforce: Skills, Positions, Recruitment, Retention, and Career Development</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While precise definitions vary among practitioners, “transportation system management and operations” (TSM&O or simply TSMO) comprises generally a collection of technologies, services, and operating strategies aimed at delivering reliable, safe, and efficient transportation and timely information to travelers and shippers to enable them to make informed decisions to minimize their unexpected delay and improve the safety of their travel. As an area of professional practice, TSMO is a multifaceted approach to maintaining and improving the capacity, security, safety, and reliability of our multimodal transportation system. TSMO practice has increased in scope and prominence as practitioners have developed and adapted increasingly sophisticated ways of applying electronics, communication, information management, and data analytics technologies to enhance the capabilities and performance of our transportation infrastructure. State departments of transportation (DOTs) and other agencies responsible for that infrastructure face growing needs for a fully competent workforce to provide TSMO technical and managerial expertise as staff members and consultants. Recruiting and developing such expertise is complicated by generational shifts within the larger professional and technical workforce and the rapid pace of technological innovation as well as by the particular challenges government agencies face in a competitive labor market. 

The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) was organized as a partnership of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA), with support from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The partnership works to provide resources and services to support the TSMO professional community.  Under the NOCoE's auspices, a diverse group of practitioners, agency managers, human resource (HR) specialists, professional education and training specialists, and professional service providers have sought to identify viable actions to encourage and influence development of resources to support rapid evolution of the TSMO workforce.
 
This NCHRP project was undertaken to produce resources and guidance—for DOTs and others (such as educational institutions, consultants)—for development of TSMO capabilities in several specific areas: model position descriptions for describing DOT staff at entry-level and advanced levels of TSMO responsibilities, supporting documentation for characterizing TSMO entry-level and advanced technical and management positions, and guidance on effective and exemplary practices for recruitment, professional development, and retention of TSMO staff.  These materials were provided to the NOCoE.  





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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:38:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Personality Factors Affected Job Involvement in Container Terminal</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Employees with higher job involvement would pay attention to their work. At the same time, it would increase organizational efficient and effective. Therefore, this study analyzed the personality factors and job involvement in container terminal, to determine the personality factors that affected the degree of job involvement. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests are used to analyze the data. The results are displayed that education background and job specification are affected the job involvement. The initial output can use in managerial decision making, to assist in organization planning.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
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