From the responses to these surveys, we derived a measure of organizational change based on an index of conformity to an ideal type (ICIT).
In this case, the researcher defines an ideal-type of attributes based on theoretical considerations and then calculates a score of conformity to this ideal-type, based on empirical observations [ 26].
The documentary American Teen, released in the UK this Friday, is pretty typical in this respect: the film charts the fortunes of a collection of high-school students selected for their supposed conformity to standard-issue types (the jock, the nerd, the princess, et al), and its use of the word American in its title seems intended to suggest universality rather than cultural specificity.
The temperature-dependence of the diffusion coefficients gave good conformity to an Arrhenius-type relation.
In order to contrast models from a normative standpoint, we also constructed an index of conformity to an ideal-type, based on the literature on group practice and on the various policy documents on new emerging forms of PHC organizations (such as the FMG).
Therefore, the in vitro culture-derived plants present genotypic conformity to the cultivar, and phenotypic trueness-to-type will be further confirmed by observations in a field plot recently planted.
Increased conformity to vegetarian diets protected against risk of type 2 diabetes after lifestyle characteristics and BMI were taken into account.
The use of electronics raises questions concerning the level of protection afforded by these types of PPE and their conformity to the essential requirements laid down in concerned European directive.
Conversely, a statistically significant inverse association was observed for type 2 diabetes risk among never smokers with increasing conformity to the VFS pattern.
Stability means conformity to US orders.
