The relationship between social capital in hospitals and emotional exhaustion in clinicians: A study in four German hospitals

2010 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 604-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Driller ◽  
Oliver Ommen ◽  
Christoph Kowalski ◽  
Nicole Ernstmann ◽  
Holger Pfaff
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Organizational Social Capital ◽  
Good Working ◽  
Outpatient Departments ◽  
The Relationship

Background: About 30% of doctors working in inpatient and outpatient departments suffer from burnout, characterized, for example, by emotional exhaustion. The prevention of burnout constitutes a great challenge for those responsible for the healthcare system. Aims: Research into the relationship between social capital in hospitals and the occurrence of emotional exhaustion in clinicians is still at an early stage. The aim of the current study is to examine the effects of social capital in the workplace on the emotional exhaustion of clinicians. Method: A questionnaire was posted to 2,644 employees working in four German hospitals, and 1,645 responded. Responses from the 277 clinicians (61%) are analyzed here. The questionnaire looked at symptoms of emotional exhaustion and levels of organizational social capital. Results: Logistic regression identified two significant predictors of emotional exhaustion in clinicians: low self-efficacy and subjectively perceived lower levels of social capital in the hospitals where they worked. The model accounted for 26 % of Nagelkerke’s R2. Conclusion: Efforts to create a good working atmosphere, with the readiness to provide mutual support and the pursuit of joint values and objectives within a hospital, may reduce the development of, or even prevent, emotional exhaustion in clinicians.

scholarly journals Preoperative Lymphocyte-to-monocyte Ratio and CA125 Level as Risk Factors for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Tang ◽  
Huiquan Hu ◽  
Yalan Tang ◽  
Fangxiang Tang ◽  
Dan Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Advanced Ovarian Cancer ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Advanced Stage ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Lymphocyte To Monocyte Ratio ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Detailed descriptions of the relationship between lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio alone and combined with CA125 (COLC) and advanced stage of ovarian cancer (OC) have been lacking to date. This study is to analyze the relationship between LMR, CA125 and COLC and advanced stage of OC.Methods: A retrospective clinicopathologic review was performed. The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves of LMR, CA125, and COLC staging OC were constructed. Furthermore, a binary logistic regression model was used to assay the independent risk factors.Results: A total of 225 patients with OC were identified in this cohort. Eighty-five patients with OC were diagnosed at an early stage, and 140 OC patients were diagnosed at an advanced stage. The median of LMR at the early stage was higher than the advanced stage (4.39 vs. 2.78), and the median of CA125 was lower than the advanced stage (80 U/mL vs. 251.25 U/mL). Multivariate logistic regression indicated that LMR (OR=0.314, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.143–0.687, P=0.004) and CA125 (OR=4.045, 95%CI: 1.883–8.692, P<0.001) were associated with OC staging. Furthermore, the area under the curve of COLC was higher than that of LMR (0.779 vs. 0.732) or CA125 (0.779 vs. 0.708) in staging OC. The specificity of COLC was higher than that of LMR (87.11% vs. 70.61%) or CA125 (87.11% vs. 61.21%) in staging OC.Conclusions: LMR alone or in combination with CA125 might be associated with OC staging. Besides, as a predictive factor, COLC may have high specificity in staging OC.

Interplay between P-O fit, transformational leadership and organizational social capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 913-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Raja ◽  
Dave Bouckenooghe ◽  
Fauzia Syed ◽  
Saima Naseer
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Social Capital ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeUsing social identity theory, the authors hypothesize that transformational leadership (TL) leads to better person-organization fit (P-O fit), which in turn contributes to the emergence of organizational social capital (i.e. OSC). Furthermore, the authors suggest that the relationship between P-O fit and OSC is contingent upon the level of TL. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachField study data were used to test the hypotheses. In total, 336 employees from eight different service sector organizations in Pakistan participated in this study. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze the data.FindingsIn support of the hypotheses, the authors found that TL was positively related to both P-O fit and OSC. Also, P-O fit mediated the TL-OSC relationship. Finally, TL moderated the relationship between P-O fit and OSC.Research limitations/implicationsCross-sectional data were collected through self-reports, which raises concerns of reporting bias.Practical implicationsManagers can benefit from the study by focusing on TL as a vehicle for not only achieving change, but also for creating an environment that facilitates better P-O fit and enhanced OSC.Social implicationsThis study provided a rare opportunity to examine the proposed relationships in a developing country. This enhances our insight into the efficacy of theories that have been mainly developed and tested in developed countries.Originality/valuePrevious research hypothesized P-O fit as a mediator between leadership and performance, yet failed to receive support. The current study is unique by demonstrating that TL, as a relational leadership style, contributes to building an important resource (OSC) through the mediating effect of P-O fit.

scholarly journals Foreign Venture Capital Firms in a Cross-Border Context: Empirical Insights from India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshitija Joshi ◽  
Deepak Chandrashekar ◽  
Alexander Brem ◽  
Kirankumar S. Momaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Venture Capital ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Indian Origin ◽  
Venture Capital Firms ◽  
Fund Size ◽  
The Relationship

Syndication or co-investment is a potent way of pooling resources among peer Venture Capital (VC) firms. This is even more vital for Foreign VC firms (FVCFs) when investing in destinations that are geographically distant from their countries of origin. Although FVCFs are relatively abundantly endowed in terms of financial capital, they are distinctly disadvantaged in terms of their social capital when investing in geographies that are distinctly different in terms of their institutions, norms, and culture from their own. One of the ways in which FVCFs overcome this impediment is by investing in human resources that serve as a bridge between their financial and social capital. Accordingly, the primary aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the resources of FVCFs and their syndication intensity. Using the technique of logistic regression, we arrive at several interesting findings. FVCFs with a greater proportion of investment executives with prior founding experience in India and those with lower proportions of professionals of Indian origin demonstrate lower syndication intensity. Similarly, the syndication intensity diminishes with the increase in size of the investing team. FVCFs with greater fund size demonstrate a lower need for syndication. Greater endowment of social capital as proxied by the age of the VC firm is seen to enhance the syndication intensity.

Does a socially well integrated university have anything to do with faculty retention? A study on Kerman University of Medical Sciences-2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 349-358
Author(s):  
Mohammadreza Amiresmaili ◽  
Farzaneh Zolala ◽  
Atefeh Esfandiari ◽  
Reza Dehnavieh ◽  
Mahmood Nekoueimoghadam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Social Capital ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
University Officials

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the relationship between organizational social capital and retention of faculty members in Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2011. Design/methodology/approach – Using a stratified multistage sampling, 120 faculty members were recruited to fill the questionnaire. Findings – There were a direct and positive bilateral (r=0.65) relationship between social capital and retention of faculty members. Originality/value – The university officials and policy makers need to pay closer attention to some issues such as providing welfare facilities, salary and wages, benefits, interests and appreciation for faculty members.

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