Identify a Conceptual or Theoretical Framework

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Identify a Conceptual or Theoretical Framework

As you have been collecting and reading your scholarly sources thus far, you should have been noting the conceptual or theoretical frameworks used by the authors. This was part of digesting the information within a scholarly source that you worked on in Weeks 2 and 3. In addition, you have been working to form themes in developing your outline in Week 4 and noting what frameworks were used within each theme/(sub)topic. In Weeks 5 and 6, you summarized, critically analyzed, and synthesized the literature you collected thus far. All the while, you also continued to collect additional scholarly sources, write, receive feedback on your writing, incorporate that feedback, and continue on. In other words, you have been partaking in the iterative process of writing a literature review. This assignment is geared toward further honing your literature review by helping you determine the conceptual or theoretical framework that you will use to couch your paper.

· Look back at the scholarly resources (using the digested Tool below, in table) you have read thus far. Describe the conceptual and/or theoretical frameworks used by the authors.

· Compare and contrast how your topic relates to each of those frameworks used.

· Based on your analysis, which framework best applies to your topic? Note that you may find that none of the frameworks seem to really fit your topic. This is a normal part of the writing process. If you find this is the case, please explain how the frameworks in your sources do not fit your topic. This should help illuminate where you should search in the literature to find a framework that applies to your study, which you can then discuss here.

· Justify why this conceptual/theoretical framework applies to your topic area and literature search. Also ensure your chosen framework reflects your degree type.

· Discuss how the framework interweaves into your literature review.

Length: 5 to 7 pages, double space

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards . Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

TOPIC 1: (insert your topic)

Literature Review STUDY SUMMARIES
Author/title	Purpose	Description of Theoretical or Conceptual Framework	Sample/ Participants (if applicable)	Research Design/Method	Variables & Measurements	Results & Conclusions	Controversies, disagreements with other authors	Limitations	Implications for practice, research, theory	Link
Mary Dixon-Woods, Rene Amalberti, Steve Goodman, Bo Bergman and Paul Glasziou/ Problems and promises of innovation: why healthcare needs to rethink its love/hate relationship with the new	The authors discuss the role of innovation and its impact on quality and improvement. The journal identify the problems of innovation.	Problems and promises of innovation	Healthcare professionals, patients e.t.c.	Literature review	Health system, wisdom and democracy	The thought of rationality is the main driver of innovation in health systems. Non-rational collective decisions should be considered the norm rather than the outlier.	What is the evidence that the procedure improves outcomes in other settings, while recognising the complexities of generalisation? How should we monitor the introduction?	There is increased risks and costs of innovation, including the disruptive effects.	Improve training of health professionals to deal with the challenges—both positive and negative—of innovation.	http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_1/i47.full.html
Manish Kurkekar, Joydip Goshal/ The technological innovations in healthcare industry	Encourage innovation and gather data in an organized manner.	Technological innovation in health care industry.w4	Patients and health care professional	Cross section design	Risk and time	A methodology should be provided as well as offered in phase by phase process to address risk and nurture technologies	The technology innovation must be nurtured and fostered in an environment which is radically different from the existing setting.	The technology innovation must be nurtured and fostered in an environment which is radically different from the existing setting.	Quality services are offered to the patients at reduced cost, maintain patient history, as well as there is provision of pre-certification services	https://www.infosys.com/industries/healthcare/white-papers/Documents/technology-innovation-management.pdf
John Bessant / Opening up healthcare innovation	Raise the quality as well as international standing of UK research on management. To identify actions to enhance the UK’s international competitiveness.	Opening up healthcare innovation	Patients, health care professionals, payers, regulator and supplier.	Case study	Cost of services	Reliable and high quality healthcare should be provide at a sustainable cost.	Why can it be conducted by a single player?	How the innovation will be accelerated across the sector.	patients obtain easier access to health-related information and are able to gain a better understanding of their health status	http://www.aimresearch.org/uploads/File/Publications/Executive%20Briefings%202/AIM_Healthcare_EB_FINAL.pdf
Ronald A. Paulus, Karen Davis and Glenn D. Steele / Continuous Innovation In Health Care: Implications Of The Geisinger Experience	Increase health care value through innovation	Continuous Innovation In Health Care		Case study	innovation returns, market rewards	There is Increased health care value.	How is this innovation applicable to non-IDS systems and to any system without an EHR, an enterprise wide data	System-payment failure. High cost involve.	It benefits patient in a setting where many or most patients would be excluded from randomized trials because of age, comorbidities, and other limiting factors.	http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/27/5/1235.full

TOPIC 2: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainable Business

	Literature Review STUDY SUMMARIES
Author/title	Purpose	Description of Theoretical or Conceptual Framework	Sample/ Participants (if applicable)	Research Design/Method	Variables & Measurements	Results & Conclusions	Controversies, disagreements with other authors	Limitations	Implications for practice, research, theory	link
Raluca Andreea Popa / The Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in The Context of Sustainable Development. The case of Romania	The author analyses the corporate social responsibility issue as well as the means to integrate it into long term strategies of the companies that activate in the Romanian business environment.	Practices in The Context of Sustainable Development.		Quantitative research	companies	There a growing concern for social responsibility at the corporate level. There is also an increase in the social benefit to the society.	No laws that impose annual reporting of CSR. No coherent public policies to promote and support CSR	Low involvement of SMEs in CSR programs. Low level of awareness and non-application of consumer rights. Insufficient knowledge of the CSR within the company.	Increasing number of CSR programs nationwide	http://ac.els-cdn.com/S2212567115003950/1-s2.0-S2212567115003950-main.pdf?_tid=87550c82-4189-11e6-b05d-00000aab0f6c&acdnat=1467597141_e2f612dd82b4a9c2bebdf25cd2903bfa
Richard E. Smith / Defining Corporate Social Responsibility: A Systems Approach For Socially Responsible Capitalism	The author described business system that enables the production and distribution of wealth for the stakeholders through the implementation and integration of ethical systems and sustainable management practices.	Corporate Social Responsibility	Supplier, consumers, employee, government etc.	explanatory	Profit, revenue	The profit and the purpose of the corporation benefit the society	Most even disagree with Friedman’s assertion that companies' sole responsibility is to Shareholders.	failure of the government to distribute the payments into social programs	The better approach is to perform strategic philanthropy because it creation of a new market opportunities, improved social relations as well as take advantage of opportunities for innovation	http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=od_theses_mp
Sungwon Yoon, Tai-Hing Lam / The illusion of righteousness: corporate social responsibility practices of the alcohol industry	Determine if alcohol industry developed policy that influence people from taking alcohol	Corporate social responsibility practices of the alcohol industry	Alcohol industry	Qualitative method	Alcohol manufacturer, companies and corporations.	Alcohol manufacturers employ CSR as a means to frame issues, define problems and guide policy debates. The increasing penetration and involvement of the alcohol industry into CSR is indicating the urgent needs for public health counter actions.	Should a corporation whose main concern is with yielding profit be permitted to participate in campaigns to regulate the promotion, sale and consumption of alcohol?	Limited independent input and a lack of comprehensive enforcement. advertising has a negligible if any influence on underage drinking	alcohol industry’s CSR engagement is not only a mechanism for the preservation of corporate interests but a platform through which members of the industry seek to invalidate a broader public health perspective on problems associated with alcohol consumption and influence the public and policy makers	http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-630#Sec1

Literature Review STUDY SUMMARIES
Author/title	Purpose	Description of Theoretical or Conceptual Framework	Sample/ Participants (if applicable)	Research Design/Method	Variables & Measurements	Results & Conclusions	Controversies, disagreements with other authors	Limitations	Implications for practice, research, theory
John A. Caldwell/Crew Schedules, Sleep Deprivation, and Aviation Performance	Address the effects of pilot fatigue on aviation performance.	Pilot fatigue on performance	A sample of F-117 pilots illustrated the basic fatigue-related decrements in a performance that can ultimately lead to significant operational problems.	Case study of F-117 pilots	None	Sleep and circadian factors are still a significant problem in aviation. With technology advances in computerized fatigue models help with scheduling factors on aircrews.	None	Regulations that are designed to manage fatigue in operational environments have not sufficiently the sleep and circadian factors.	None
John A. Caldwell, J. Lynn Caldwell, Regina Schmidt /Alertness Management Strategies for Operational Contexts	Addresses the problem of fatigue, attributable to sleep loss in modern society and the scientifically proven strategies useful for reducing fatigue-related risks.	The problem of fatigue, sleep loss, and the scientifically proven strategies helpful in reducing fatigue-related risks.	None	None	None	Fatigue is still an occupational risk factor, but there are strategies that can mitigate the impact of fatigue in the workplace to reduce performance and safety hazards.	None	None	None
Beth M. Hartzler / Fatigue on the Flight Deck: The Consequences of Sleep Lose and the Benefits of Napping	Address how strategic naps help elevate fatigue, during long flights.	The problem of fatigue, sleep loss, benefits of strategic napping, and possible risks associated with napping.	None	None	None	Fatigue is still an overwhelming problem in today's society; this can affect the performance of pilots, including the reaction time, alertness, decision-making and cognitive processing. Fatigue is still one of the greatest threat to the aviation safety. There are several countermeasures that may alleviate fatigue.	None	None	None
Literature Review STUDY SUMMARIES
Author/title	Purpose	Description of Theoretical or Conceptual Framework	Sample/ Participants (if applicable)	Research Design /Method	Variables & Measurements	Results & Conclusions	Controversies, disagreements with other authors	Limitations	Implications for practice, research, theory
Gregory M. Seigel / 'Attention Passengers: Your Flight will be Delayed - Congestion as a Solution to Airport Traffic Management'	Examines the decision in Air Transport Association of America, Inc. v. Department of Transportation.	Airport congestion and the decision in Air Transport Association of America Inc., V. Department of Transportation	None	None	None	As airports increase the landing fees due to congestion pricing increase, the airlines are passing the costs to the passengers. These passengers will endure with more delays.	None	None	None
Maria Letanovska / 'Airport Congestion and Congestion Charges'	Examines today's growing demand, constrained capacity of infrastructure and disruptions of scheduled services.	Airport congestion and the introduction of instruments in dealing with congestion	None	None	None	Worldwide airports charge differently between peak and off peak periods, this practice has not applied worldwide. Instead, additional flights scheduled during the congestion periods have increased delays.	None	None	None
Ricardo Flores-Fillol / 'Airline Competition and Network Structure'	Airport congestion is caused by a number of landings and take-offs during in a day. As airlines use smaller aircraft to be competitive environment. These smaller aircraft use the same resources as the larger aircraft.	Hub congestion, the flight frequency, and aircraft size	Network of three cities (a hub H and two Spoke airports A, B), two airlines (1 and 2), and three city-pairing markets: two local markets (AH and BH) and a connecting market (AB).	Scenario	Independent Variable is the multiple flights of smaller aircraft from the same airline daily to the same hub. Dependent variable is airport hub congestion.	Airport congestion is part in fault of airlines over using smaller aircraft, scheduling more takeoffs and landings which is aggravating congestion at these hubs. If the airports would adopt congestion pricing instead of the current pricing	None	None	None

References

Bessant J. (October, 2012). Opening up healthcare innovation. Retrieved from http://www.aimresearch.org/uploads/File/Publications/Executive%20Briefings%202/AIM_Healthcare_EB_FINAL.pdf on July 2nd 2016

Dixon-Woods M., Amalberti R., Steve, Goodman B. B. and Glasziou P. (2011). Problems and promises of innovation: why healthcare needs to rethink its love/hate relationship with the new. Retrieved from http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/20/Suppl_1/i47.full.html#cited-by on July 2, 2016

Kurkekar M., & Goshal J. (2010).The technological innovations in healthcare industry. Retrieved from https://www.infosys.com/industries/healthcare/white-papers/Documents/technology-innovation-management.pdf on July 2, 2016

Paulus R. , Davis K. and Steele G. (June, 2016). Continuous Innovation In Health Care: Implications Of The Geisinger Experience. Retrieved from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/27/5/1235.full on July 3, 2016. VOL. 35| NO. 6

Popa R. A. (2015). The Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in The Context of Sustainable Development. The case of Romania. Retrieved from http://ac.els-cdn.com/S2212567115003950/1-s2.0-S2212567115003950-main.pdf?_tid=87550c82-4189-11e6-b05d-00000aab0f6c&acdnat=1467597141_e2f612dd82b4a9c2bebdf25cd2903bfa on July 3, 2016. Volume 23, 2015, Pages 1279-1285

Smith R. E. (July, 2011). Defining Corporate Social Responsibility: A Systems Approach For Socially Responsible Capitalism. Retrieved from http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=od_theses_mp on July 3, 2016

Yoon S., and Lam T.(March, 2013). The illusion of righteousness: corporate social responsibility practices of the alcohol industry. Retrieved from http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-13-630#Sec1 on July 3, 2016

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