scholarly journals Promoting the Emergence of Team Flow in Organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jef J. J. van den Hout ◽  
Orin C. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Research ◽  
Common Purpose ◽  
Flow Group ◽  
Flow Experiences

AbstractAn important question in the field of team research is how teams can optimize their collaboration to maximize their performance. When team members who are collaborating towards a common purpose experience flow together, the team, as a performing unit, improves its performance and delivers individual happiness to its members. From a practical point of view, it is relevant to know how team flow experiences arise within professional organizations. The aim of this study is therefore to get more insight into the how the elements of team flow emerge. We conducted interviews with team members, business leaders, and team experts, and in addition a survey with team members. The results provide confirmation of the existing research on team dynamics, flow, group and team flow and indicate that a collective ambition, professional autonomy, and open communication must be deliberately and carefully cultivated to set the stage for the other team flow prerequisites and thence for team flow to emerge.

Development of a German-Language Questionnaire to Measure Collective Orientation as an Individual Attitude

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
German Language ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collective Orientation ◽  
Team Research ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Individual

Abstract. The individual attitudes of every single team member are important for team performance. Studies show that each team member’s collective orientation – that is, propensity to work in a collective manner in team settings – enhances the team’s interdependent teamwork. In the German-speaking countries, there was previously no instrument to measure collective orientation. So, I developed and validated a German-language instrument to measure collective orientation. In three studies (N = 1028), I tested the validity of the instrument in terms of its internal structure and relationships with other variables. The results confirm the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument also predicts team performance in terms of interdependent teamwork. I discuss differences in established individual variables in team research and the role of collective orientation in teams. In future research, the instrument can be applied to diagnose teamwork deficiencies and evaluate interventions for developing team members’ collective orientation.

scholarly journals Women in Leadership Positions, Road to Success, A Case Study, Bahrain

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar Jawdat Al-Barghouthi
Keyword(s):  
Women Leaders ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Women In Business ◽  
Contingency Leadership

Bahrain is a Muslim Arab tribal society, where women play a significant role in the countries’ development, and the number of female business leaders is increasing rapidly. Understanding the circumstances that brought these women to the forefront of business in their country will lead to constructing a better business environment for women in the future. The aim of this study is to explore these women in terms of: the secret behind their successes, their beliefs, and motivation towards leadership. The study tries to identify the “gap” in the scholarly literature on Bahraini women in business, and to provide in-depth data on female leaders in the region.The study employs the inductive approach, using an in-depth qualitative open-ended interview, developed and based on the contingency leadership theory. And the Weber framework of authority.The results indicate that the main factors contributing to the success of women leaders are social status, cultural, gender, struggle, and difficulties from women leaders’ point of view. This is a pilot study for further in-depth quantitative research in Bahrain and the GCC countries. This study is made up of eight samples. It is anticipated that future comparative research will be extended to a further quantitative study to cover a wider sample of Bahrain and GCC countries.The paper is considered as one of the first to discuss the factors affecting the success of businesswomen in Bahrain, rather than the factors that empower them.

First Impressions, Team Satisfaction and Work-Related Flow: A Multilevel Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 782-786
Author(s):  
Sarah Berger ◽  
Jeffery Hanrahan ◽  
Andrea Bizarro ◽  
Robert Henning
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
First Impressions ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Team Satisfaction ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Ad Hoc Teams ◽  
Flow Experiences

First impressions of fellow team members, as well as individual satisfaction with one’s team, are each related to work-related flow experiences but they are rarely studied in combination. To address this gap we collected measures of all three in a laboratory study of dyadic teams (N=55). First impressions were assessed prior to the start of a management simulation task, and both team satisfaction and work-related flow were assessed afterwards. Hierarchical linear modeling revealed that measures of team satisfaction at both the individual and team levels were predictive of work-related flow experiences; an interaction between the discrepancy in first impression ratings within each team and individual ratings of team satisfaction was also found. Findings suggest that discrepancies in first impressions interact with team satisfaction in ways that may negatively impact work-related flow experiences, which in turn has the potential to impair team formation and performance effectiveness of ad hoc teams.

Building Bridges for Engineering Education: The Experience of Partnership With Building Industry for Sustainable Solutions

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Zeiler
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Dutch Society ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Complex Building

Due to a demand for more sustainability, with as ultimate goal Zero Emission Buildings, building design becomes more complex. Building design transfers from a mainly architect led process into a approach for multi-disciplinary design teams to cope with the growing complexity of the process. A supportive design method was developed in cooperation with the Dutch professional organizations of architects and consulting engineers. The design method provides overview and helps to structure the communication and reflection between design team members. The design method is focused on sustainability and the creation of sustainable solutions in the conceptual phase of building design. After testing the method in workshops as part of a training program in industry, the design method was transferred and applied at the department of architecture for master students for their multidisciplinary Master project Integral Design. The workshops became part of the permanent professional education program of the Dutch society of architects, several in-company workshops for industry were held and a course is now being developed for the Dutch society of building services engineers. So the partnership with building industry let to the developed design support method which acted as a kind of bridge for engineering education.

Discussing adverse outcomes with patients

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy S.L. Tan ◽  
Thomas H. Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Communication Challenges

Few communication challenges are as difficult for healthcare providers as talking with patients about adverse events, especially when the adverse event was due to a medical error. Ethicists and professional organizations have long endorsed open communication with patients about adverse events and errors in their care. Over the past decade, however, there has been a substantial increase in attention being paid to transparent communication with patients. Many countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada have undertaken major disclosure initiatives. The Joint Commission, the body responsible for the accreditation of most US healthcare facilities, requires that patients be informed of all outcomes in their care, including ‘unanticipated outcomes’. In this chapter, we will explore the special aspects of disclosure in the oncology context, among many other important aspects. The chapter concludes by considering a disclosure case study, and discussing next steps for disclosure in oncology.

Measuring the success of scaleable open online courses

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane E. Klobas
Keyword(s):  
Course Design ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Course Success

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose measures of online open course success for non-commercial institutional providers of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other scaleable open online courses (SOOCs). Design/methodology/approach – The measures are derived from the characteristics of open online courses, existing knowledge about open online course providers and users and their motivations, and current practice in MOOC evaluation and data analytics. Findings – Current practices for evaluation of open online courses are dominated by MOOC analytics which provide insights into user demographics and behaviour with some implications for evaluation of reach and course design but leaving many unknowns. Measures for evaluation of success at the institutional level can be derived from institutional goals for open online courses. Success from the point of view of teachers and technical teams involved in design, development and delivery of open online courses can be derived from team members’ expectations, resources and satisfaction as well as measures of cost and effort compared to budget and benchmarks. Users are classified as registrants (information seekers, window shoppers, samplers), downloaders and participants (starters, partial participants and full participants who are further divided into auditing, active and certificate takers); different measures are appropriate for each group. Practical implications – Practitioners and researchers must consider a variety of levels and indicators of success to adequately evaluate open online courses. Tables in the text propose measures, methods, timing and roles. Originality/value – This is the first published paper to take a holistic view of open online course evaluation and propose detailed measures.

Leadership in Rehabilitation Counseling: Considerations for the Future

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy N. Tansey ◽  
Gregory G. Garske
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Great Success ◽  
The Future ◽  
Common Purpose ◽  
Future Leaders ◽  
Collaborative Efforts ◽  
Over Time

This paper reflects on the need to develop future leaders in rehabilitation organizations. Since the early beginnings of the rehabilitation profession in the United States, professional organizations have evolved, had great success, but have often run parallel to each other. Despite the numerous instances of professional organizations in rehabilitation counseling coming together for a common purpose, there has been a marked inability to maintain those collaborative efforts over time. Leaders in the future must find ways of recognizing the differences of the organizations and finding ways to see these challenges as potential opportunities that will allow the profession to move forward and grow. Recruiting and grooming creative leaders will be key.

An evaluation of nurses’ professional autonomy in Turkey

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehra Göçmen Baykara ◽  
Serap Şahinoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Dimension

Background: The development of a profession’s autonomy closely relates to that profession’s level of autonomy in performing its specific role. For the nursing profession, this key role is nursing care. Objectives: This study was undertaken to evaluate the professional autonomy of nurses in care provision, from an ethical perspective. Research design: A mixed methods approach is employed in this research, which makes use of both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative dimension of this research covers sociodemographic aspects and makes use of the Sociotropy–Autonomy Scale. The qualitative dimension of the research relates to the factors that affect professional autonomy in nursing care. Participants and research context: The sample consisted of 30 nurses working in the orthopedics, neurology, or intensive care units of three hospitals. Ethical considerations: Before conducting this research, we received permission from the ethical committee, as well as written permits from all the institutions in which the research was carried out. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. Findings: According to the findings of this study, only 6.7% of the nurses surveyed stated that nurses had professional autonomy; they also stated that professional autonomy in nursing was mostly restricted by the need to be “dependent upon the physician in nursing implementations” and that autonomy in nursing care was mostly limited by a “high number of patients per nurse.” Discussion: This study determined that delays in resolving problems with regard to professional autonomy in nursing care in Turkey could be creating many of the professional and ethical problems that nurses face there. Conclusion: It is recommended that: individuals choose the nursing profession conscientiously; nurses need to be given professional awareness; their professional organizations need to be strengthened; and plans need to be made to increase research and to accumulate both knowledge and expertise.

Managerial Strategies of Domination. Power in Soft Bureaucracies

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Courpasson
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Political Regimes ◽  
Organizational Sociology ◽  
Managerial Strategies ◽  
Network Form

This paper discusses the emergence and reinforcement of organizational political regimes based on domination and centralization in French organizations. Domination and power are old concepts in organizational sociology, but the confrontation of two well-known approaches to politics in organizations, that of Weber and that of Crozier, suggests that an `archaic' notion such as domination is still very useful for understanding how business leaders `govern' organizations today. Based on empirical studies, the paper proposes that organizations should be seen as `soft bureaucracies', in which centralization and entrepreneurial forms of governance are combined. Thus, choosing a Weberian point of view, this paper simultaneously describes organizations as `structures of domination' and as `structures of legitimacy'. It defends the idea that, in spite of the success of the network form utopia, the re-emergence of bureaucracies is a sign that organizations are more and more politically centralized and governed.

scholarly journals On the Role of the Goal-Setting in Human Activity and Social Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Alexander Veber
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
Common Purpose

The goals of human activity are diverse, ambiguous and often opposite. In the article, goal-setting is seen in the context of the concepts of freedom and necessity, as a subject-object attitude, from the point of view of a dual role of consciousness – as knowledge (usually incomplete, personal, sometimes distorted) about the object to which the action of the subject is directed, and as an attitude to the object. The goal-setting is determined by the needs of the person, his interests in material life and other spheres. The dominance of the market order and private interests in an individualized society gives social development a spontaneous character – a development driven by many different goals, but not by common purpose. In the process of social development a discord is arising between private interests and social needs. Hence there is the need for development guided by social foresight in order to prevent threatening tendencies. In the light of global challenges and threats, the optimal combining of private and common human interests is becoming an increasingly urgent task, requiring changes in traditional priorities. The Sustainable Development Goals approved by the UN summits should be considered in terms of creating conditions for the survival of mankind.

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