Ageing Anglican Clergy and Performance Indicators in the Rural Church, Compared with the Suburban Church

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
David W. Lankshear
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Church Members ◽  
Rural Ministry ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Church Life ◽  
Rural Parishes ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThis study employs path analysis to examine the relationship between clergy age and certain quantitative indices of church life in two samples: a sample of 1,553 villages and rural communities, ranging in size from 251 to 1,250 inhabitants and a sample of 584 suburban parishes. The data indicate that clergy aged sixty or over working in rural parishes tend to have contact with a smaller number of active church members, as indicated by attendance on a normal Sunday, than younger clergy working within comparable rural parishes, although they maintain contact with the same number of nominal church members, as indicated by the electoral roll and festival communicants. Clergy aged sixty years or over working in suburban parishes, on the other hand, have contact with the same number of active church members as younger clergy working within comparable suburban parishes. These findings are discussed in the light of a growing body of research which suggests that changing patterns of rural ministry may be generating difficulties and stresses for clergy approaching the age of retirement.

Do Anxious Swimmers Swim Slower? Reexamining the Elusive Anxiety-Performance Relationship

1988 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damon Burton
Keyword(s):  
Low Complexity ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Somatic Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Moderate Complexity ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this investigation was to utilize a multidimensional measure of anxiety and a more sensitive intraindividual performance measure to evaluate the relationship between anxiety and performance. Three hypotheses were tested. First, cognitive anxiety is more consistently and strongly related to performance than is somatic anxiety. Second, somatic anxiety demonstrates an inverted-U relationship with performance, whereas self-confidence and performance exhibit a positive linear relationship and cognitive anxiety and performance exhibit a negative one. Finally, short duration and high and low complexity events demonstrate stronger relationships between somatic anxiety and performance than do long duration or moderate complexity events. Two samples of swimmers completed the CSAI-2 prior to competition, and performance data were obtained from meet results. Correlational and multiple regression analyses generally supported Hypotheses 1 and 3, while polynomial trend analyses on standardized CSAI-2 scores confirmed trends predicted in Hypothesis 2. Overall, these results not only revealed that improved instrumentation allows demonstration of consistent anxiety-performance relationships, but they also provided additional construct validity for the CSAI-2.

scholarly journals Who’s Multiculturally Competent? Everybody and Nobody: A Multimethod Examination

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie M. Wilcox ◽  
Danielle N. Franks ◽  
Terrill O. Taylor ◽  
Christopher P. Monceaux ◽  
Keoshia Harris
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Competence ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Counselor Trainees ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Floor Effect ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
N 93 ◽  
The Relationship

This study was a social dominance theory-driven multimethod investigation of multicultural competence. Given the concerns with self-report, we examined the relationship between study variables and both self-report and performance-based multicultural competence. We also tested competing hypotheses regarding the relationship between the multicultural competence measures. We examined two samples: one of counselor trainees ( N = 93), and one of practicing therapists ( N = 107). The overwhelming performance floor effect in the context of self-report ceiling effects was striking and unexpected in its severity. Awareness of privilege was the most consistent predictor, and the only variable related to most multicultural competence measures. Results related to social dominance orientation, just-world beliefs, and empathy differed by sample. A key finding was the failure by a substantial proportion of participants in both samples to even minimally address clients’ sociocultural context. Thus, we focus our discussion on the implications of this result.

Corporate social responsibility and performance: Evidence from the water industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 265-272
Author(s):  
Rita Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Csr Strategies ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this research is assessment of the relationship between the adoption of social responsibility practices and the performance of the water sector companies. The complexity of challenges in the water sector means that innovative solutions are required, in the manner businesses are conducted and operated. In order to integrate sustainability into business companies, this investigation identifies performance indicators that recognise the main difficulties facing the water industry and contributes to define strategies sustainability for these companies, since the water market and the inherent value of water as a public good embrace all stakeholders. On the other hand, the financial crisis introduces in society, in general, the demand for greater interest on practices of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); for this reason, the authors defend the implementation of CSR strategies to get sustainable success in the water sector. Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, financial performance, water sector, Portugal.

The relationship between income and performance indicators in general practice: a cross-sectional study

2005 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Ashworth ◽  
D Armstrong ◽  
J de Freitas ◽  
G Boullier ◽  
J Garforth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Practice Staff ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To explore the relationship between the income of general practitioners (GPs) and the performance characteristics of their practices. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: All practices ( n = 166) in an inner city health authority, two years before the introduction of the new GP contract in April 2004 were studied. Main outcome measures: True income per GP was unavailable to us. Instead, the proxy measure - superannuable pay - was calculated (gross eligible income per GP minus the national average sum for GP expenses). Practice staff funding figures were also obtained. These two financial indicators were compared with practice characteristics and performance indicators. Results: Data were available from 151 out of 166 practices. Based on regression analysis, larger list sizes and higher practice staff budgets predicted 31% of the variation in GP income (standardized β = 0.66, P < 0.001; β = 0.19, P = 0.02; respectively). Higher staff budgets were independently associated with better cervical smear and two-year-old vaccination rates (standardized β = 0.24, P < 0.01; β = 0.18, P = 0.03; respectively). No association was demonstrated between performance indicators and income. Conclusion: Under the previous contract, GPs were able to maximize their income by taking on more patients, whereas achievement of performance targets had very little impact on overall income. The opportunity costs of pursuing higher-quality care might have outweighed the modest financial rewards attached to performance targets. Provided rewards for good-quality care are sufficiently high, the new GP contract is likely to tip the balance in favour of generating earnings by improving the quality of clinical care. To deliver this care, as measured by available performance indicators, our findings imply that a greater investment in practice staff will be needed.

scholarly journals Organizational Culture and Performance Measures in Greek Telecommunication Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
Antonios Kargas
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Telecommunication Industry ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
Operational Strategy ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Cultural Types ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The paper shall examine the relationship between organizational culture and performance measures and the relation of specific cultural types with performance indicators (such as profitability, growth and qualitative factors), in order to support managerial efforts to cultivate an inimitable operational strategy. Based on data from both, fixed and mobile operators in Greece and the use of ANOVA methodology, key findings have been revealed with reference to organizational culture and economic performance. A control-oriented tendency in telecommunication industry has been indicated as a whole, with cultural variations among fixed and mobile operators, along with significantly important differences on performance indicators.</p>

Personality Dimensions and Reversible Perspective in Embedded Figures Test

1978 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 1016-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Loo
Keyword(s):  
Performance Variables ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Individual Test ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experienced Difficulty ◽  
Better Than

The study examined the relationship between performance on reversible-perspective items in individual and group embedded-figures tests and remaining items, personality and performance variables in two samples of normal females. Performance on the reversible-perspective items was better than on the remaining items in the individual test and as good as other items in the group test. Those who experienced difficulty in solving the reversible-perspective items had more “psychiatric” complaints and greater sociability than subjects who experienced little difficulty.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND BUSINESS

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Z. B. Akhmetova ◽  
A. K. Kozhakhmetova ◽  
A. D. Asanova
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Integration of science, education and business is a driver of economic competitiveness in the context of globalization and building an effective national innovation ecosystem. Project management is considered one of the main tools for improving the efficiency of commercialization projects that are the result of successful integration. The study aims to assess the relationship between project management and performance indicators of integration of science, education and business in the face of commercialization projects. The results of the study revealed that intensive use of the above processes increases the efficiency of projects. Moreover, critical processes were identified that positively affect the timing and cost of commercialization projects. Integration of science, education and business is an effective tool for sustainable development and competitiveness of States in the context of globalization and the formation of a knowledge-based economy and the construction of an effective national innovation ecosystem.

scholarly journals Human Resource Management, Organizational Performance, and Publicness: The Case of Korean Higher Educational Institutions

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-69
Author(s):  
Kim Taeyeon
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Private University ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigates the relationship between human resource management and organizational performance using a dataset of 155 universities in Korea. It also examines the moderating effect of publicness measured by ownership (whether it is a public or private university) on the relationship of human resource management and performance. The results show that there is a positive relationship between the efforts of top managers to improve human resource management and one of the two research performance indicators examined in this study. Also, the moderating effects of publicness on the relationship between human resource management and performance are clearly shown in the analysis of both research performance indicators, which means that human resource management in public universities is more conducive to research performance than in private universities. The findings of the present study imply a linear linkage between human resource management and organizational performance and the moderating role of publicness in the management-performance linkage.

scholarly journals Influence of Procurement Key Performance Indicators on The Performance of State Agencies in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Bernard Mong’eri Ndemo ◽  
Dr. John Achuora ◽  
Dr. John Achuora
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Utilization Management ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine influence of procurement key performance indicators on the performance of state agencies in Kenya with an aim of making recommendations on proper usMethodology: The study employed a descriptive research design, targeting the 127 heads of procurement in state agencies in Kenya, who were selected using simple random sampling, from the four strata. The researcher preferred this method because it allows an in-depth study of the subject. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Quantitative data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The qualitative data generated was analyzed by use of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The response rate of the study was 82%.Results and conclusion: The results indicate that there is a positive relationship (r=.509) between cost management and performance of state agencies in Kenya. In addition, the researcher found the relationship to be statistically significant at 5% level (p=0.000, <0.05). The results also indicate that there is a positive relationship (r=.398) between quality index management and performance of state agencies in Kenya. In addition, the researcher found the relationship to be statistically significant at 5% level (p=0.000, <0.05). The results indicate that there is a positive relationship (r=.678) between delivery management and performance of state agencies in Kenya. In addition, the researcher found the relationship to be statistically significant at 5% level (p=0.000, <0.05). The results indicate that there is a positive relationship (r=.685) between asset utilization management and performance of state agencies in Kenya. In addition, the researcher found the relationship to be statistically significant at 5% level (p=0.000, <0.05). Hence, it is evident that all the independent variables could explain the changes in implementation of performance of state agencies in Kenya, on the basis of the correlation analysis. The findings of the study indicated that cost management, quality index management, delivery management and asset utilization management have a positive relationship with performance of state agencies in KenyaUnique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Finally, the study recommended that public institutions should embrace procurement key performance indicators so as to improve performance and further researches should to be carried out in other public institutions to find out if the same results can be obtained

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Distribution of Human Resources Distribution and Performance Indicators of Hospitals Before and After Implementation of Health System Evolution Plan in Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Dargahi ◽  
Golsa Shaham
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Health System ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
System Evolution ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The implementation of the Health System Evolution Plan has resulted in an increase in the rate of patient’s referral to hospitals of medical universities, and thus, hospitals’ performance indicators. The aim of the present study is to investigate the changes in hospital indicators after the implementation of the Health System Evolution Plan and the relationship between this plan and distribution of human resources in hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. This was a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study. The research population consisted of information about human resources and performance indicators before and after the implementation of the Health System Evolution Plan in the hospitals. The research tool was a data collection form. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS software, and analytical results were obtained using the Pearson correlation test and Two Sample t-test. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between hospitals performance indicators and the distribution of human resources after the implementation of the Health System Evolution Plan. In fact, this plan has increased the deficit of nursing and paraclinical staff. In addition, the results showed as hospitals’ performance indicators have increased, more human resources has been recruited in these hospitals. The success of Implementation of Health System Evolution Plan and development of general hospitals indicators need comprehensive. Planning for retainment of all groups of health workers and paying attention to appropriate distribution of physicians, nurses, and paraclinical staff in public hospitals and finally a comprehensive review of human resources standards by the Iranian Ministry of Health. © 2019 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved. Acta Med Iran 2019;57(8):510-517.

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