scholarly journals ‘The cycle of creativity’: a case study of the working relationship between a dance teacher and a dance musician in a ballet class

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Andrew Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Working Relationship ◽  
Dance Teacher

Establishing working relationships in online social work

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido van de Luitgaarden ◽  
Michelle van der Tier
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Service User ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
Online Chat ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Work Education

Summary This article reports on an empirical case study into the process of establishing a working relationship between social workers and service users in an online social work service. Workers were using an online chat application to interact with young people, who sought professional help for various types of psychosocial problems. Two chat conversations and one interview of each of five research participants were analysed in terms of the way in which the working relationship between the service user and the online social worker was established. Thus, a total of 10 chat conversations and five interviews were included in this study. Findings Subjects were shown to be particularly focused on the process of addressing the issues with which the service users were trying to cope. As a consequence, limited effort was observed with regard to shaping the working relationship in such a way that the service user gained control over the course of the conversation. Applications As the medium influences the process of establishing a positive working relationship, it is argued that the worker should be able to understand the implications for the manner in which online conversations are conducted. Social work education is called upon to facilitate the acquiring of the knowledge and skills needed for such. It is suggested that more research into service users’ expectations regarding the working relationship within online social work could provide additional insights for the further improvement of these types of services.

scholarly journals Can models of organizational change help to understand ‘success’ and ‘failure’ in community sentences? Applying Kotter’s model of organizational change to an Integrated Offender Management case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam King ◽  
Matt Hopkins ◽  
Neil Cornish
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Crime Reduction ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
Explanatory Account ◽  
Management Case Study

A number of nationally driven initiatives have led to significant changes in the framework of community sentences, with various agencies being required to work in ‘joined-up’ multi-agency arrangements. Most notable, perhaps, has been the increased working relationship between police and probation, most recently within Integrated Offender Management (IOM). Although these have produced some positive outcomes in relation to crime reduction, success is sporadic and often quite modest. Research has identified a number of barriers to successful implementation, and this article builds on this by drawing upon fresh empirical evidence to argue that the success of such schemes relies on the management of organizational change that will inevitably and necessarily occur. Applying Kotter’s model of organizational change to data generated from an evaluation of two IOM schemes in England, the article offers an explanatory account of the implementation of the schemes and the possible effect this had on efforts to reduce crime.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the working relationship between academics and administrative support staff : a case study at Durban University of Technology

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Meyers Leigh Anne
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Two Sectors

Previous research on the working relationship between academic and administrative support staff has shown that this relationship is an important one which impacts on the academic environment at Higher Education Institutions which would include Durban University of Technology. The literature indicates the pertinent factors which appear to have an effect on this relationship such as how universities have changed significantly over the years, the power dynamics in HEIs, disciplining of administrative support staff, collaboration and staff workloads, tensions within HEIs and attitudes, motivation and job satisfaction. The purpose of this case study was therefore to determine the factors that influence the working relationship between these two sectors and the effect this has at DUT. This study used a mixed methods approach utilizing a questionnaire administered to academic and administrative support staff in two faculties at DUT. In addition, interviews were conducted with senior and middle management representatives of both administrative and academic staff. The results indicate that the majority of the academic staff believe that the administrative support staff are an integral part of any department and the administrative staff also feel strongly that the work they do in a department is important. Just under fifty percent of both the academic and administrative support staff respondents believe that the academic staff are cautious of the manner in which they treat administrative support staff in order to avoid any backlash or lack of assistance. Ninety four percent of the academic staff believed that academic staff appreciate the efforts and assistance of the administrative support staff in their departments while only fifty two percent of the administrative staff believed this to be the case. Individual comments by the administrative support staff indicated that they are not happy as they do not receive credit for the work they do and they are not acknowledged nor appreciated by the academic staff. The results also revealed that while two thirds of the academic staff respondents believed that the administrative support staff wield power in their departments, less than half of the administrative support staff respondents believed this. These findings point to the fact that the administrative support staff may be completely unaware of the power, albeit informal, they hold in their departments and indeed in the university. Following an in-depth analysis of the results, this study recommends that DUT Management introduces new titles for administrative support staff that do not include the term ‘non-academic’; that the Human Resources Department revise their Staff Induction Policy which appears to be old and outdated (DUT CHED: March 2007) and that more effective selection methods and interviewing techniques may possibly be utilized by the DUT Human Resources Department if they are not presently using them. This study further suggests that Management consider making better provision for administrative support staff to share more equally in study leave benefits and conference and workshop attendance; a further recommendation is that a new DUT policy for highly skilled and knowledgeable subject specialists such as in the IT field, be created and that workshops and teambuilding exercises be offered by faculties and departments for all staff members to attend as these could aid in further discussion of the relationship between the two sectors and hopefully improve on this. Finally, staff recognition for good work in the form of non-monetary rewards or simply a letter or certificate of recognition might also be considered.

scholarly journals Além da Uber: uma comparação com o mercado de trabalho dos advogados

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Carelli ◽  
Bianca Neves Bomfim Carelli
Keyword(s):  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Computer Application ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Judicial Decisions ◽  
Gray Area ◽  
Professional Category ◽  
Relationship Of

O presente trabalho aborda a dinâmica da relação de trabalho dos advogados audiencistas contratados por intermédio de aplicativo de computador, comparando-a com a relação de trabalho existente entre o motorista e a empresa Uber. A pesquisa investiga a experiência de advogados audiencistas e apresenta o estudo do caso de tais profissionais contratados e intermediados por empresa de negócios jurídicos para realizarem audiências para escritórios de advocacia, abordando a perspectiva de diversos atores sociais envolvidos e decisões judiciais de ações postulando o reconhecimento da relação de emprego de tais profissionais, como forma de analisar a categoria em referência. A questão analisada diz respeito ao alcance do fenômeno da “uberização” aos advogados audiencistas e a hipótese de estarem em situação similar a dos motoristas “parceiros” da Uber. Para tanto, o presente estudo analisa os fenômenos em questão e o contexto de seu surgimento. Sustenta-se também que a relação de trabalho de tais advogados, bem como dos motoristas da Uber, situa-se na zona cinzenta do emprego, o que causa desproteção aos trabalhadores face aos direitos trabalhistas, devendo ser entendido e buscado o arranjo legal mais adequado para seu tratamento.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Algorítmo. Advogados. Uberização. Abstract The paper discusses the dynamics of the employment relationship of court hearing’s lawyers hired through a computer application, comparing it with the working relationship between the driver and the Uber company. The research investigates the experience of court hearing’s lawyers and presents the case study of such professionals hired and intermediated by a legal company, approaching the perspective of several social actors involved and judicial decisions of cases in which the recognition of the employment relationship of such professionals is asked, as a way of analyzing this professional category. The issue analyzed concerns the “uberization” phenomenon as applied to audiencist lawyers and the hypothesis of it being a similar situation of the "partner" drivers of Uber. For this, the present study analyzes the phenomena in question and the context of their emergence. It is also argued that the employment relationship of these lawyers, as well as those of the drivers of Uber, is located in the gray area of employment, which causes workers to be unprotected from labor rights, and that most appropriate legal arrangement should be understood and sought for dealing with this issue.KEYWORDS: Algorythm. Lawyers. Uberization.

Pluralism or State Autonomy? The Case of Amnesty International (British Section): The Insider/Outsider Group

1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Christiansen ◽  
Keith Dowding
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Working Relationship ◽  
British Government ◽  
State Autonomy ◽  
Amnesty International ◽  
Foreign Office

This paper presents a case study of Amnesty International's relationship with the British Government. It demonstrates that Amnesty has a close working relationship with the Foreign Office over human rights violations abroad but is excluded from policy formation with regard to human rights in Britain. The differential treatment accorded to this legitimate group within different policy networks is discussed with regard to pluralist and state autonomy theories. It concludes that present accounts of pluralism cannot be empirically differentiated from reasonable theories of state autonomy.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

Culture and the plasticity of perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lifshitz ◽  
T. M. Luhrmann
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
The World

Abstract Culture shapes our basic sensory experience of the world. This is particularly striking in the study of religion and psychosis, where we and others have shown that cultural context determines both the structure and content of hallucination-like events. The cultural shaping of hallucinations may provide a rich case-study for linking cultural learning with emerging prediction-based models of perception.

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