Maneuvering without offending on the road to democracy: the role of leaders' power in bringing greater freedom to all

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neringa Kalpokas ◽  
Ivana Radivojevic
Keyword(s):  
Macro Level ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Referent Power ◽  
The Road ◽  
Expert Power ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Different Sources

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to expand understanding of how leaders can use their power to reshape macro-level structures to foster individuals' freedoms and build more democratic workplaces. The importance of freedom in work and life can hardly be argued with, yet current democracy scores are the lowest that have ever been recorded (Economist Intelligence Unit, 2019).Design/methodology/approachThe authors analyzed two cases of successful democratization, Spain and Lithuania, where they conducted a total of 65 semi-structured interviews with different actors including the top leaders themselves. A combined inductive-deductive analysis of the in-depth qualitative data highlighted how using different dimensions of power (French and Raven, 1959) related to distributing power to others.FindingsThese findings extend understanding of how leaders can use their power to effectively distribute power to others and reach a democracy that fosters freedom. Information and referent power were crucial for aligning the different stakeholder groups, expert power emerged as key for building and empowering a network of support and legitimate power was essential for fostering peaceful and long-lasting changes toward democracy.Originality/valueWhile previous research has recognized the importance of leadership and politics for instigating macro-level changes, this study specifies how leaders can utilize their different sources of power to bring greater power and freedom to individuals by unpacking the unique impacts of each type of power. This study thus provides practical insights for leaders seeking to establish more democratic workplaces.

scholarly journals Public-Private Partnership for achieving sustainable development goals: a case study of Khulna, Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-298
Author(s):  
Md. Nazmul Haque ◽  
Mustafa Saroar ◽  
Md. Abdul Fattah ◽  
Syed Riad Morshed
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Private Partnership ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Road ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
On The Road

PurposePublic-Private Partnership (PPP) is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. PPP has been an important instrument to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national level. However, the role of PPP at the subnational level is often scarcely studied. Using Khulna city of Bangladesh as a case, this paper aims to assess the role of PPP projects in the attainment of SDGs.Design/methodology/approachThe research was conducted in the Central Business District (CBD) of Khulna, on a total of 4.6 kilometers stretches of road medians in the CBD where landscaping was done through the PPP approach. Besides the collection of secondary data from official records, primary data were collected through site visits, field surveys and interviews of PPP project partners.FindingsThe result shows that 89 percent of the respondents (road users) were pleased with the landscaping done on the road medians. Similarly, about 86 percent of the respondents felt more comfortable and safer to use the roads. Well-maintained road medians allow road-crossing at a regular interval which reduces the chance of an accident. The private parties have installed promotional billboards on the road medians and saved BDT 10.82 million a year. The public authority saves the maintenance budget amounting to BDT 23 million a year. The project achieves a triple-win situation. Despite some limitations, this PPP project has taken Khulna a step forward to achieve SDGs.Originality/valueThe findings have policy implications as the PPP project has enhanced the resilience of Khulna by addressing the relevant SDGs.

On the road to happiness at work (HAW)

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Salas-Vallina ◽  
Álvaro López-Cabrales ◽  
Joaquin Alegre ◽  
Rafael Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Road ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Learning Conditions ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Order Construct ◽  
On The Road

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership (TFL), organizational learning capability (OLC) and happiness at work (HAW), and offers a new measure for HAW. Design/methodology/approach The authors used confirmatory factor analysis to test the theoretical model in order to check the psychometric properties of HAW. They examined a sample of 167 medical staff working in allergy units, which represents a response rate of 25 per cent. Findings The research showed that HAW can be measured using the proposed new measurement scale, and that TFL predicts HAW through the mediating role of OLC. Practical implications The results suggest that hospital managers and heads of allergy services should consider the effects of TFL, under certain learning conditions, to enhance HAW. Originality/value This research is the first that examines the effects of TFL and OLC on HAW, a higher order construct that has been implemented closely following previous research.

Wireless Sensor Network to Support Intelligent Transport Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 528-547
Author(s):  
H Ranganathan
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensors ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Network Architectures ◽  
Intelligent Transport Systems ◽  
Intelligent Transport ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Different Sources

The future generation of vehicles on the road is going to be driven by wire. To aid in this ‘electronic’ revolution in the vehicle, the role of wireless sensors and their interaction amongst themselves and with the environment is gaining importance. It is an area where the majority of research resources is allocated and being spent. For successful interaction of information from environment / vehicle, there is a need for wireless networking of the information from different sources. To keep pace with the development of wireless networks for intelligent transport systems, newer network architectures, protocols, and algorithms are being developed. This chapter sheds light on all these issues.

Examining the relationship between managerial power and affective organizational commitment

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-364
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Jalilvand ◽  
Leila Nasrolahi Vosta
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Affective Organizational Commitment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Referent Power ◽  
Expert Power ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
Managerial Power

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of five dimensions of power (coercive, expert, legitimate, referent, and reward) on employees’ affective commitment in the sport organizations using social exchange theory. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected using a questionnaire including managerial power and affective commitment measures. A sample of 318 employees from a number of sport organizations operating in the Iran was used. Structural equation modeling was used to test the relationship between managerial power and affective commitment. Findings – There are two major findings in this research. First, the relationships among expert power, legitimate power, reward power, referent power, and affective commitment are positive and significant. Second, the construct of coercive power was not associated with employees’ affective commitment. The findings suggest that managerial power relates with a social exchange relationship where employees exchange positive outcomes including strong affective commitment. When people perceive manager power, they feel more affectively attached to their organizations. Research limitations/implications – Sampling was one of the limitations identified in this study. The fact that convenience sampling was used meant that results were not immediately transferable to the general working population. In addition, the sample subjects in this study were mostly employees who worked in the sport sector of Iran. Future research could look into extending the study population to include collect input from other types of organization. If samples were drawn from a wider range of demographics, then the results become more meaningful. Practical implications – Power generally refers to the ability, capacity or potential to get others do something, to command, to influence, to determine, or to control the behaviors, intentions, decisions, or actions of others in the pursuit of one’s own goals or interests despite resistance, as well as to induce changes. By utilizing expert power, reward power, legitimate power, and referent power, managers can promote affective organizational commitment and, thus, individual and organizational performance. It is likely that this occurs because people react reciprocally toward an organization that satisfies their needs, makes them feel that they are valued as human beings and that they deserve respectful treatment, and allows them to experience senses of purpose, self-determination, enjoyment, and belonging. Originality/value – The fact that power can be used as an effective tool to coordinate and manage others appears to be largely ignored in the literature. The paper contributes by filling a gap in the organization and management literature, in which empirical studies on managerial power as an antecedent of affective organizational commitment have been scarce until now.

scholarly journals Penegakan Hukum terhadap Pengendara Motor yang Tidak Menggunakan Helm saat Berpakaian Adat Bali di Wilayah Hukum Polres Tabanan

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Ni Made Yuli Ratna Dewi ◽  
I Nyoman Putu Budiartha ◽  
I Ketut Sukadana
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Traffic Police ◽  
The Road ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
On The Road

National integrity and development are strongly supported by the role of traffic and road transportation as a step to improve the welfare of the community. For those who ride motorbikes are required to use a helmet as a cycling equipment as stipulated in article 106 paragraph 8 of Law Number 22 Year 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation. But there is a difference when someone who rides a special motorcycle wearing traditional Balinese clothes. The purpose of this research is to analyze the level of compliance of motorcycle riders in using helmets and analyze the obstacles of the police in upholding the law against violations while dressed in Balinese custom. The method used in this study is an empirical legal approach which is done by interacting directly with the object under study with a sociological and legislative approach. The technique used in collecting data is semi-structured interviews. The results of this study indicate that the level of compliance of the Tabanan community in traffic is still low because seen from data from 2016 to 2018 the number of violations tends to increase with the number of violations in 2016 as many as 1394 in 2017 as many as 1186 and in 2018 as many as 2424 violators. Even though in 2017 there has been a reduction in violations, it can still be said that the number of violations not wearing helmets in Tabanan Regency remains high, this reflects that the level of community awareness in Tabanan is still low. 2) The obstacles of the police in law enforcement against violations when dressed in Balinese custom are the lack of public awareness about understanding driving on the road, lack of facilities and infrastructure, lack of traffic police personnel.

The Role of Crushes on the Road to Autonomy

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 18-19
Author(s):  
MICHAEL S. JELLINEK
Keyword(s):  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

The Role of Geo-location Technologies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Jerker B. Svantesson
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Law Reform ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Current Effect ◽  
Public International Law ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

This chapter explores the role geo-location technologies may play on the road towards achieving jurisdictional interoperability. The relevant technologies involved are introduced briefly, their accuracy examined, and an overview is provided of their use, including the increasingly common use of so-called geo-blocking. Attention is then given to perceived and real concerns stemming from the use of geo-location technologies and how these technologies impact international law, territoriality, and sovereignty, as well as to the role these technologies may play in law reform. The point is made that the current ‘effect-focused’ rules in both private international law and public international law (as those disciplines are traditionally defined), are likely to continue to work as an incentive for the use of geo-location technologies.

scholarly journals Politics, industry, and tourism: The conceptual construction of the blue highway

2020 ◽  
pp. 002252662097950
Author(s):  
Fredrik Bertilsson
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Road ◽  
Conceptual Construction ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Post War

This article contributes to the research on the expansion of the Swedish post-war road network by illuminating the role of tourism in addition to political and industrial agendas. Specifically, it examines the “conceptual construction” of the Blue Highway, which currently stretches from the Atlantic Coast of Norway, traverses through Sweden and Finland, and enters into Russia. The focus is on Swedish governmental reports and national press between the 1950s and the 1970s. The article identifies three overlapping meanings attached to the Blue Highway: a political agenda of improving the relationships between the Nordic countries, industrial interests, and tourism. Political ambitions of Nordic community building were clearly pronounced at the onset of the project. Industrial actors depended on the road for the building of power plants and dams. The road became gradually more connected with the view of tourism as the motor of regional development.

scholarly journals Big Data Analytics in urology: the story so far and the road ahead

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 175628722199813
Author(s):  
B. M. Zeeshan Hameed ◽  
Aiswarya V. L. S. Dhavileswarapu ◽  
Nithesh Naik ◽  
Hadis Karimi ◽  
Padmaraj Hegde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
The Road ◽  
Healthcare Data ◽  
Urological Disorders ◽  
Different Sources

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a proven record of application in the field of medicine and is used in various urological conditions such as oncology, urolithiasis, paediatric urology, urogynaecology, infertility and reconstruction. Data is the driving force of AI and the past decades have undoubtedly witnessed an upsurge in healthcare data. Urology is a specialty that has always been at the forefront of innovation and research and has rapidly embraced technologies to improve patient outcomes and experience. Advancements made in Big Data Analytics raised the expectations about the future of urology. This review aims to investigate the role of big data and its blend with AI for trends and use in urology. We explore the different sources of big data in urology and explicate their current and future applications. A positive trend has been exhibited by the advent and implementation of AI in urology with data available from several databases. The extensive use of big data for the diagnosis and treatment of urological disorders is still in its early stage and under validation. In future however, big data will no doubt play a major role in the management of urological conditions.

scholarly journals Sinabung volcano: how culture shapes community resilience

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-303
Author(s):  
Marta Mori ◽  
Ronan McDermott ◽  
Saut Sagala ◽  
Yasmina Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aid Dependency ◽  
Relief Operations ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Cultural Experts ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how culture, including traditions and social structures, can influence resilience and how culturally sensitive relief operations can put affected people and their context at the core of any interventions. Design/methodology/approach A case study of the Mt Sinabung volcano area in Indonesia was undertaken. As part of the case study, an analysis of interventions was conducted, which was complemented by semi-structured interviews with Karo cultural experts and humanitarian organisations. Findings Culture influences the manner in which the Karo people react to volcano eruptions with varying implications for recovery. In addition, relief organisations which understand people’s actions through a cultural lens have better managed to tailor programs with long-term impact, thereby avoiding aid dependency. Practical implications Practical examples of disaster management activities that adequately account for the beneficiaries’ way of living prior to the eruptions are provided. Aid actors are provided with guidance concerning how to better tailor their activities in line with a cultural lens. Originality/value The study provides empirical grounding for claims concerning the role of culture in planning interventions in Indonesia and other similar contexts.

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