scholarly journals Employees' perceptions of workplace change

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette London
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Organisation ◽  
Workplace Change ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Spheres Of Influence ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Workplace Environments ◽  
Implementation Communication ◽  
Relationship Of

Change is endemic, but it creates fear in the workplace. In this study, five people from a health care organisation were interviewed to gain a better understanding of their concerns in the workplace. Each person regarded the effects of workplace change somewhat differently in variety and intensity but in general terms they all identified two major spheres of influence. Each sphere represents a complex dynamic relationship of several effects. The first, which is at an individual level, includes feelings and attitudes, and behavioural, psychological and social effects. The second, which is at an organisational level, includes culture, leadership, decision making and strategy implementation. Communication and education were viewed as key elements that facilitated the change process. In the surveyed organisation, service closure was viewed as the overriding concern that dominated most participants' perceptions of change. Additional research is required to ascertain if this model can be generalised to other workplace environments.

scholarly journals The Role of Snack Choices, Body Weight Stereotypes and Smoking Behavior in Assessing Risk Factors for Adolescent Overweight and Obesity

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Elena Raptou
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Frequent Consumption ◽  
Adolescent Overweight ◽  
Relationship Of

This study investigated the relationship of behavioral factors, such as snack choices, obesity stereotypes and smoking with adolescents’ body weight. Individual-level data for 1254 Greek youths were selected via a formal questionnaire. Snack choices seem to be gender specific with girls showing a stronger preference for healthier snacks. Frequent consumption of high-calorie and more filling snacks was found to increase Body Mass Index (BMI) in both genders. Fruit/vegetable snacks were associated with lower body weight in females, whereas cereal/nut snacks had a negative influence in males’ BMI. The majority of participants expressed anti-fat attitudes and more boys than girls assigned positive attributes to lean peers. The endorsement of the thin-ideal was positively associated with the BMI of both adolescent boys and girls. This study also revealed that neglecting potential endogeneity issues can lead to biased estimates of smoking. Gender may be a crucial moderator of smoking–BMI relationships. Male smokers presented a higher obesity risk, whereas female smokers were more likely to be underweight. Nutrition professionals should pay attention to increase the acceptance of healthy snack options. Gender differences in the influence of weight stereotypes and smoking on BMI should be considered in order to enhance the efficacy of obesity prevention interventions.

scholarly journals Dynamic Relationship of Focal Contacts and Hemidesmosome Protein Complexes in Live Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 130 (6) ◽  
pp. 1624-1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Ozawa ◽  
Daisuke Tsuruta ◽  
Jonathan C.R. Jones ◽  
Masamitsu Ishii ◽  
Kazuo Ikeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Focal Contacts ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Niue's Relationship of Free Association with new Zealand

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Quentin-Baxter
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Free Association ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Administrative Assistance

This article provides an account of the relationship between Niue and New Zealand. Because Niue is both a self-governing state and one who has a relationship of free association with New Zealand, Niue's government makeup is both constitutional and contractual. The article discusses the principles of Niue's free association status with New Zealand in light of its constitutional makeup. The nature of the relationship between New Zealand and Niue is discussed in general terms, and the principles of economic and administrative assistance from New Zealand is explored in greater detail.  

scholarly journals Digitally Enabled Health Service for the Integrated Management of Hypertension: A Participatory User-Centred Design Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12442
Author(s):  
Vincenzo De De Luca ◽  
Vanja Lazic ◽  
Strahil Birov ◽  
Klaus Piesche ◽  
Ozan Beyhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Health Care Organisation ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
It Systems

This article describes a user-centred approach taken by a group of five procurers to set specifications for the procurement of value-based research and development services for IT-supported integrated hypertension management. The approach considered the unmet needs of patients and health systems of the involved regions. The procurers established a framework for requirements and a solution design consisting of nine building blocks, divided into three domains: service delivery, devices and integration, and health care organisation. The approach included the development of questionnaires, capturing patients’ and professionals’ views on possible system functionalities, and a template collecting information about the organisation of healthcare, professionals involved and existing IT systems at the procurers’ premises. A total of 28 patients diagnosed with hypertension and 26 professionals were interviewed. The interviewees identified 98 functional requirements, grouped in the nine building blocks. A total of nine use cases and their corresponding process models were defined by the procurers’ working group. As result, a digitally enabled integrated approach to hypertension has been designed to allow citizens to learn how to prevent the development of hypertension and lead a healthy lifestyle, and to receive comprehensive, individualised treatment in close collaboration with healthcare professionals.

Czech civil sector face-to-face with freelance activism

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 774-791
Author(s):  
Pavol Frič ◽  
Martin Vávra
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Political Consumerism ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Activism ◽  
Civil Sector ◽  
Relationship Of

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer following question: what is the relationship between member activism performed through civil society organizations (CSOs) and individualized freelance activism (in form of online activism, everyday making, political consumerism or checkbook activism) independent of organizational framework? Is it a relationship of mutual competition or support? Design/methodology/approach Analysis is carried out on data from 2009 questionnaire-based survey on volunteering, representative for adult Czech population. The data set allowed the authors to relate member activism with freelance activism and in case of member activism distinguish the type of organization and the level of its professionalization. Findings Dominant pattern the authors identified in data is mutual support of both types of volunteering documented by significant overlap of these forms of public engagement. The most striking is the overlap for active members of new advocacy NGOs and the weakest for traditional clubs. Regression analysis shows that on an individual level “mixed activism” (compared with “pure freelance activism”) is linked with higher education and higher confidence in civic organizations. Originality/value The civil practice of individualized freelance activism was described and analysed by various authors as an activity of specific types of activist, but there has not yet been any research giving reflection on such a large scale of freelance activism types as in the analysis. The authors set them together in contrast to the member (collective, organized) form of civic activism and also took into account the influence of professionalization and type of CSOs.

scholarly journals Only One Moment in Time? Investigating the Dynamic Relationship of Emotions and Attention Toward Political Information With Mobile Experience Sampling

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 1131-1154
Author(s):  
Lukas P. Otto ◽  
Fabian Thomas ◽  
Michaela Maier ◽  
Charlotte Ottenstein
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Design ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Attentional Focus ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Political Information ◽  
News Item ◽  
Political News ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This article attempts to (a) investigate the relationship between distinct emotional reactions toward political information and attention toward political news and (b) analyze whether this relationship is dynamic. We use an experience sampling design to assess recipients’ immediate emotional reactions and attention toward news. Participants reported their emotional reactions (anger, fear, happiness, contentment) and attentional focus directly after following a news item for eight days in a row up to five times a day via smartphone. Results indicate that anger is positively and fear negatively correlated with attention toward political news. For positive emotional reactions, happiness is not correlated with attention to news, while contentment is negatively correlated with attention and also shows a negative lagged effect on attention at a later point in time. The study shows promising ways to assess and analyze dynamic processes in everyday media consumption.

The potential for inadvertent adverse consequences of open disclosure in Australia: when good intentions cause further harm

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Holmes ◽  
Lyndal Bugeja ◽  
David Ranson ◽  
Debra Griffths ◽  
Joseph Elias Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Organisation ◽  
Open Disclosure ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
Family Expectations ◽  
Training And Support

Open disclosure is a valuable process which has the potential to benefit both the patients who receive the open disclosure and the health care professionals (or organisations) who provide it. The benefits from open disclosure will most often be seen when open disclosure is performed in an ‘ideal’ manner. When open disclosure is suboptimal, it can lead to harmful consequences for patients and health care providers alike. Numerous factors may contribute to an inadequate open disclosure including: potentially inadequate legal protection for health care professionals or organisations; failing to meet patient and/or family expectations; health care professionals experiencing a lack of education, training and support from the health care organisation; or a fear of litigation. An inadequate open disclosure may result in inadvertent consequences including: patients/families who are dissatisfied; potentially preventable litigation; legal repercussions for health care professionals and organisations; and patient harm where open disclosure is not implemented. This article seeks to explore these barriers and considers how the implementation of open disclosure could be improved to overcome these barriers. Overcoming these barriers should help to reduce the risk of inadvertent consequences and lead to better outcomes for patients, health care professionals and health care organisations.

Feminist Security and Security Studies

2018 ◽  
pp. 44-59
Author(s):  
Laura Sjoberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
International Security ◽  
Security Studies ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
General Terms ◽  
The Individual

Feminist approaches use gender lenses to look for gender in international security, and observe what is then made visible. In Security Studies the word “gender,” refers to more than someone’s apparent sex; it refers to the divisions that we see and make between those understood to be men and those understood to be women and also the ways those traits operate in social and political life—at the individual level, in social interaction, in workplaces, in organizations, in politics, etc.This chapter takes stock of Feminist Security Studies, accomplishing three tasks: First, it situates Feminist Security Studies within and around security studies, substantively, intellectually, and categorically. Second, it discusses some of the major contributions of Feminist Security Studies, in general terms and with examples. Finally, it looks for the potential futures of Feminist Security Studies itself and security studies more broadly with the integration of feminist theorizing.

The Relationship of Employment Scarcity and Perceived Threat With Ageist and Sexist Attitudes

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier H Ospina ◽  
Jeanette N Cleveland ◽  
Alyssa M Gibbons
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Sexist Attitudes ◽  
Career Optimism ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Perceived Job Insecurity

Abstract Using theories of intergroup relations, the current research examined whether personal experiences and perceptions of employment hardship (e.g., unemployment, underemployment, perceived job insecurity, and career optimism) were associated with ageist and sexist attitudes among younger workers and male workers toward older workers and female workers, respectively. In Study 1, a survey of working adults found that, among those under 35, underemployment and job insecurity predicted perceived threat from older workers, which was associated with ageist attitudes. In Study 2, in a survey of college students under age 35, career optimism was associated with the perceived threat from older workers, which was correlated with ageist attitudes. Among men, perceived job insecurity predicted threat from women, which was associated with sexist attitudes. These results suggest that groups traditionally viewed as noncompetitive or nonthreatening may be viewed more negatively (in ageist or sexist terms) under conditions of individual-level actual and perceived resource scarcity and competition.

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