The Greek life-long learning centers in the post-debt crisis era: evaluation of the effectiveness of mentoring in adult trainers training

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Dukakis ◽  
Angeliki Chasioti ◽  
Efthymios Valkanos ◽  
Miltiadis Staboulis ◽  
Iosif Fragkoulis
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Learning Centers ◽  
Greek Life ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Informal Mentoring ◽  
Human Resource Strategy ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Spss Software

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the views of Greek Life-Long Learning Centers (LLLCs) trainers, who worked as educational managers and took on informal mentoring roles in the context of counseling guidance and their trainees (who are adults’ trainers), on the effectiveness of mentoring in the post-Greek Debt Crisis era. Design/methodology/approach The authors performed a quantitative analysis using the SPSS software package’s simple random sampling. The bibliographic review, the identification and specialization of the research objectives, as well as the study of the participants’ unique characteristics, were used in the construction of a research tool. Findings The majority of participants confirmed the importance of mentoring as a human resource strategy. Regarding its effectiveness in the field of the Greek LLLCs, there were several discrepancies in the perceptions of trainers and trainees, as well as specific malfunctions in its implementation. Research limitations/implications The research omitted certain qualitative features and was conducted in a relatively limited geographical context. Originality/value Given the lack of similar studies in the field of the Greek LLLCs, this study illustrates the reality of the mentoring function in the training field of adult trainers, after the onset of the Greek economic crisis, while also highlighting realistic ways to improve the effectiveness of these organizations and conduct future, larger-scale research.

Measuring chain performance beyond supplier–buyer relationships in agri-food chains

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanita Kataike ◽  
Lusine H. Aramyan ◽  
Oliver Schmidt ◽  
Adrienn Molnár ◽  
Xavier Gellynck
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
Chain Analysis ◽  
The Individual

Purpose Measuring chain performance which extends beyond supplier–buyer interface is of paramount importance in tracking and tracing the ineffectiveness and inefficiency of the entire chain. In response to chain inefficiencies, key performance indicators need to be assessed at different chain levels. Knowledge amongst chain members and evident research on the chain members’ assessment of the chain partners’ contribution to their individual chain performance is equivocal. The purpose of this study is to investigate perceived performance contribution of bilateral relationships of each chain member to its chain partners’ performance across the dairy sector. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted in a dairy agri-food sector in Uganda. A total of 115 triad chains (three matching chain members) were obtained during the period of January to April 2016. Using simple random sampling, the dairy farmers (first suppliers), the cooperative supply managers (second suppliers) and the processors (buyers) were surveyed. Means and standard deviations presented descriptive findings. Furthermore, Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to assess the differences and similarities of the perceived performance contribution of the individual chain partners. Findings The results revealed that each chain members’ perception of chain performance contribution toward the individual chain performance is relatively high. Further, it was found that there were significant differences between the chain members about the perceived chain performance contributions. However, within the internal chain analysis, no significant differences were observed. Research limitations/implications Although limited to a single agri-food sector within the Ugandan dairy sector, the findings support evidence from similar agri-food chains worldwide. Originality/value Literature shows shortcomings in measuring chain performance at three chain levels. Therefore, this shift from single or dyad to triad chain analysis provides new insights into the field of agri-food chains and supply chain performance in particular. It also provides important empirical results on how each chain member contributes to the chain partners’ performance.

scholarly journals Striving for sustainable graduate careers

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Donald ◽  
Yehuda Baruch ◽  
Melanie J. Ashleigh
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Development ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Career Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Career Literature

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptually articulate the differing needs of graduates and graduate employers, which can be competing or complementary in nature. Drawing from theoretical frameworks of career ecosystems and the new psychological contract, a set of propositions are presented using three themes: career management, development of talent and technological change. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual design offering a conceptual model through adopting the career ecosystem and new psychological contract as a framework. Findings These propositions offer a new conceptual model, which provides a practical contribution by articulating sustainability of graduates’ careers through employability at the graduate level and competitive advantage at the employer level. Originality/value The paper offers important contributions to theory by connecting career management and vocational career literature through acknowledging shared constructs of life-long learning and sustainable employability for graduates. These two streams are often developed in parallel, thus this paper helps to bridge the gaps in respective research agendas. This paper therefore has the originality of helping to advance the fields of career theory and sustainable human resource management.

Exploring the benefits of mentoring activities for the mentor

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Grima ◽  
Pascal Paillé ◽  
Jorge H. Mejia ◽  
Lionel Prud'homme
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Gender Composition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Informal Mentoring ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Mentoring Relationship ◽  
Personal Impact ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – Mentoring is more and more studied by researchers on account of its professional and personal impact on mentees. This contribution has two main objectives. First, to empirically validate the benefits for the mentor and to test links between mentoring activities and benefits through a multidimensional analysis. Second, to incorporate two variables structuring the relationship into the analysis: the formal vs informal nature of the mentoring relationship and the gender composition of the dyad. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 161 French managers have been surveyed. Findings – The results show that mentors value the personal dimension of the relationship more than the professional dimension. Moreover, informal mentoring favours the perception of a rewarding experience by the mentor, whereas formal mentoring is synonymous with improved professional performance. This research calls into question the advantage of same-sex dyads, suggesting that heterogeneity favours improved performance. Originality/value – The originality of the paper was to focus on the homogeneity of the mentor-protégé dyad in terms of gender.

scholarly journals Administering solidarity: grassroots welfare in post-debt crisis Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Henshaw
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Storage Allocation ◽  
Welfare Provision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Political Dimensions ◽  
One Year

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine what happens as the state relinquishes welfare provision to volunteers. Attending to the ethnographic reality of such practices, to the collection, storage, allocation, and distribution of assistance, it explores how the impetus to address poverty is transformed through the process of administering it. Design/methodology/approach Research was based on one year of ethnographic fieldwork volunteering at a solidarity organization in Athens. Findings Administering solidarity, volunteers were confronted with practical, logistic problems. Attempting to resolve these, they resorted to technical, administrative devices. Yet through these efforts, the volunteers systematized not only their activities, but also their view of rights themselves. Solidarity ethics were subtly transformed into values of fairness, efficiency, and impartiality. As a result, the help they offered became impersonal and material, omitting the political dimensions of their work. Originality/value This paper applies insights from ethnographies of humanitarian organization that emphasize the material, embodied qualities of moral labour. Doing so, it illustrates how seemingly benign practices, such as administration, have fundamentally ethical qualities.

An assessment of education, in-service training and tenure prolongation as methods for enhancing nursing performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 910-926
Author(s):  
Nestor Asiamah ◽  
Henry Kofi Mensah ◽  
Ben Ocra
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Service Training

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical basis for considering in-service training, tenure prolongation and continuing education as methods for enhancing nursing performance. Design/methodology/approach A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data from 532 nurses, who were selected using the simple random sampling method from ten hospitals in Accra North, Ghana. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the study’s hypotheses. Findings The resulting model is of good fit at 5 per cent significance level (χ2=1.492, p=0.222), with in-service training found to be the ultimate method for enhancing nursing performance. The fitted CFA model also shows that in-service training is positively associated with education and tenure at 1 per cent significance level (p<0.001). The overall evidence suggests that training, continuing formal education and tenure prolongation are methods for improving nursing performance. Originality/value Apart from its contribution to the literature, this study applies validated primary data to empirically identify key methods for enhancing nursing performance.

scholarly journals Employees' commitment to change: personality traits and organizational culture

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonis Marchalina ◽  
Hartini Ahmad ◽  
Hamid Mahmood Gelaidan
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Commitment To Change ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis study examines the influences of personality traits on the employees' commitment to change that moderated by the organizational culture. The employee's commitment to change is important for the large companies to sustain in the global economy.Design/methodology/approachThe quantitative data were collected from the employees in the large companies that are listed in Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (BSKL) Malaysia. The research used a simple random sampling and a cross-sectional survey.FindingsThe results showed there is a relationship between the personality traits and the employees' commitment to change, moderated by the organizational culture.Research limitations/implicationsThis study implies that both practitioners and leaders need to review how they could increase the employees' commitment to change in the companies based on the various personalities.Originality/valueThe originality of the study is the establishment of the instruments and theoretical building on the personality traits, organizational change and employees' commitment to change.

The study of online reviews and its relationship to online purchase intention for electronic products among the millennials in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1519-1538
Author(s):  
Jian Wei Cheong ◽  
Siva Muthaly ◽  
Mudiarasan Kuppusamy ◽  
Cheng Han
Keyword(s):  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Electronic Products ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Online Purchase

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine the type of online reviews (review timeliness, review quantity, and review valence) and its relationship toward online purchase intention for electronic products among millennials in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approchThe quantitative approach and simple random sampling methodology were used in this research. Data were gathered through a survey instrument, and the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique was subsequently applied to 215 responses. The model explained 36.3 percent variation of the major constructs in relation to online purchase intention of electronic products amongst Malaysian millennials.FindingsReview timeliness is the most influential online reviews element towards Malaysian millennials' online purchase intention for electronic products.Originality/valueThis research project has provided the researcher and marketers with more clarity into the area of online purchase intention for electronic products, which is a volatile and dynamic area with continuous uncertainty.

Analysis of the European Government Bonds and Debt after the European Financial Crisis

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassen Chtourou
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Government Bond ◽  
Government Bonds ◽  
Content Type ◽  
European Debt Crisis

Purpose The objective of this paper is to determine the effects of the European debt crisis on the European government bonds. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, we present the European government bond; we explain the European debt crisis; and we examine the evolution of the European debt. Findings Our results suggest that the increase of the European debt contributed to the increase of the risk and the default of the European debt and to the depreciation of the economies of the European countries. Originality/value We calculate the value of the European debt risks in normal cases and in the case of crisis with normal distribution.

Food choice motives for consumers in Lebanon: a descriptive study

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 2607-2619
Author(s):  
Mehmet Haluk Koksal
Keyword(s):  
Food Choice ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Food Choice Motives ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors underlying Lebanese consumers’ food motivations and segment them based on those motivations. Design/methodology/approach The data in the study were collected from the main shopping districts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, through a structured questionnaire. Respondents were intercepted by employing simple random sampling. Out of 700 people approached, 411 surveys were collected, giving a response rate of 58.7 per cent. After gathering the food choice motives under main groups by employing exploratory factor analysis, the study used two step cluster analysis. Findings The food choice motives were grouped under eight dimensions: ecological, sensory, convenience and availability, health, weight, mood, price and religion motives. Based on the food choice motives, the study identified four dissimilar clusters, namely, careless, conscious, hedonic and health and weight conscious. The study clearly indicated that there are significant differences among clusters in terms of the food choice motives, attitudes towards healthy eating, exercising, food quality and natural organic food and socio demographic characteristics. Originality/value There are numerous studies on food choice motives in the literature investigating certain countries. This study is the first study investigating the subject in one of the Middle Eastern countries, Lebanon.

Legal considerations to international contracts in the recent Greece financial crisis

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 814-823
Author(s):  
Nashat Mahmoud Jaradt ◽  
Ijaz Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
Contractual Obligations ◽  
State Of Affairs

Purpose This research aims to focus on what has happened in light of the Greece legal crisis in terms of international contracts and what legal situations have arisen. Design/methodology/approach This research focuses on what has happened in light of the Greek legal crisis in terms of international contracts and what legal situations have arisen. The overall situation in relation to international contracts and risk mitigation is discussed to analyze the efforts that have been made. The state of affairs in the country with regard to facilitating financial trade and enabling Greeks to send payments abroad or at the rate they need to is also explored. Findings The effects of financial crisis on international trade contracts as they relate to commercial businesses without taking into consideration the wider contractual obligations that Greece, as a country, have already defaulted on. The crux of the current crisis is the fact that Greece did not stick to the commitments it made to the European Union when it joined the eurozone and took on euro as their currency, replacing the drachma. It is important to understand that due to the scope of the economic crisis in the Greece, it is not simply the other contractual party’s creditworthiness and trustworthiness that are at issue, it is their ability to keep any promises in whatever climate arises in their country. Research limitations/implications The study is based on the financial crisis in Greek. Further research is needed to investigate the applicability of the findings in different contexts. Originality/value The study findings are believed to be valuable for international commercial contracts with regard to the Greek debt crisis in discussing the financial legal situation, facilitating trade and enabling Greeks to send payments abroad or at the rate they need. The study contributes to a better understanding of international commercial contract system.

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