scholarly journals Pensions planning in the UK: A gendered challenge

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam Foster ◽  
Martin Heneghan
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Family History ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Pension Saving ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Policy Mechanisms

Gender differences in the accumulation of pension savings are well documented. Work in this field has concluded that while differing lifetime work profiles (and family history) explained much of the difference, other factors such as pension knowledge and confidence in decision-making, may also be significant. This research, commissioned by the Fawcett Society and funded by Scottish Widows, explores some of these factors through the use of 30 semi-structured interviews and a focus group with women (aged 24–39) about their attitudes and motivations towards pension saving. It concentrates on discussions around pension knowledge, advice and decision-making, and identifies challenges in relation to women’s pension knowledge and the use of male ‘role models’ in making decisions. The article then explores potential policy mechanisms to enhance women’s pension saving for retirement, including the manner in which information and advice is provided and strategies to improve confidence in pension decision-making.

SMEs ECT Reality

2009 ◽  
pp. 421-439
Author(s):  
Zakia A. Elsammani
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Change Agent ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Over Time

Lack of strategic planning in e-commerce and subsequently e-business adoption within smallto medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been strongly reported in literature. This chapter presents SMEs’ Web presence implementation patterns and unravels the reasons behind the lack of strategic planning when adopting Electronic Commerce Technologies (ECT). The chapter presents findings from semi-structured interviews from 11 SMEs in the Northwest of the UK. Findings reflect the difference in development and management practices of Web presence, between the more able Need Pull SMEs that identified the need to adopt ECT, and the less able Technology Push SMEs that were mostly influenced by change agent diffusion and awareness efforts. Over time, each group of SMEs reflect a different pattern in ECT implementation. This chapter depicts the issues that hinder SMEs, particularly in micro and small, in moving beyond Web site adoption.

Training for event volunteers: factors influencing event managers' resource allocation decision-making

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Leigh ◽  
Grant Cairncross ◽  
Matthew Lamont
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Volunteer Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Special Events ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Intervening Variables ◽  
Event Managers

PurposeManaging special events which utilise volunteer labour presents unique challenges due to the time-bound and infrequent nature of events, coupled with the non-traditional employment contractual basis associated with volunteers. Having committed, well-trained volunteers can sometimes be the difference between success and failure for an event. This paper explores factors shaping event managers' decision-making in relation to allocating organisational resources towards training for event volunteers.Design/methodology/approachUtilising qualitative methods, a sample of senior event managers practicing within Australia were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. Their attitudes towards, and factors shaping, their decision-making in relation to allocating organisational resources towards training for event volunteers were analysed and discussed through an interpretive lens.FindingsSix intervening variables which shaped event managers' decisions to resource volunteer training were identified. These six variables both shaped and constrained event managers' decisions to resource and implement volunteer training.Originality/valueThe study highlights factors that need to be considered when considering attaining festival attendance satisfaction with volunteers’ service provision through training. This work also contributes to future discussions about the value of volunteer training to event success.

scholarly journals 22 Motivations, Barriers, And Social Media: A Qualitative Study of Uptake of Women into Neurosurgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_6) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bandyopadhyay ◽  
J Moudgil-Joshi ◽  
E Norton ◽  
M Haq ◽  
K Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Topic Area ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Objective To explore how social media could be utilised to influence an individual’s motivation to pursue a neurosurgical career, an emerging topic area. The focus of this study was on women interested in neurosurgery. Background Women are significantly under-represented in neurosurgery. 18% of all neurosurgeons – including 8% of consultants – are women. Most previous studies have used quantitative methods that are not best suited to gaining an in-depth understanding of the barriers that women face in pursuing a career in neurosurgery, or what would enable more women to go into the speciality. Method In this qualitative study, individual semi-structured interviews were conducted until data saturation was achieved. Participants were women pre-neurosurgical trainees. The interview data was examined through a thematic analysis involving open and axial coding. Results Thirty women participated in the study. Four overarching themes were identified: (1) mentorship, (2) testimony from other women doing neurosurgery, (3) social media as a means of increasing interest in neurosurgery as a career choice, and (4) real-life exposure to the speciality. Conclusions There is scope to further improve uptake of women into neurosurgical training in the UK. Motivations and barriers to women pursuing neurosurgery should be addressed openly through early experience, role models and mentorship. Social media can help facilitate these opportunities, disseminate information and inspiration, and has the potential to undo societal biases.

scholarly journals General practitioners’ attitudes and decision making regarding admission for older adults with infection: a UK qualitative interview study

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail Moore ◽  
Caroline Croxson ◽  
Sara McKelvie ◽  
Dan Lasserson ◽  
Gail Hayward
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Suspected Infection ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
System Factors ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background The world has an ageing population. Infection is common in older adults; serious infection has a high mortality rate and is associated with unplanned admissions. In the UK, general practitioners (GPs) must identify which older patients require admission to hospital and provide appropriate care and support for those staying at home. Objectives To explore attitudes of UK GPs towards referring older patients with suspected infection to hospital, how they weigh up the decision to admit against the alternatives and how alternatives to admission could be made more effective. Methods. Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. GPs were purposively sampled from across the UK to achieve maximum variation in terms of GP role, experience and practice population. Interview transcripts were coded and analysed using a modified framework approach. Results GPs’ key influences on decision making were grouped into patient, GP and system factors. Patient factors included clinical factors, social factors and shared decision making. GP factors included gut instinct, risk management and acknowledging an associated personal emotional burden. System factors involved weighing up the pressure on secondary care beds against increasing GP workload. GPs described that finding an alternative to admission could be more time consuming, complex to arrange or were restricted by lack of capacity. Conclusion GPs need to be empowered to make safe decisions about place of care for older adults with suspected infection. This may mean developing strategies to support decision making as well as improving the ease of access to, and capacity of, any alternatives to admission.

scholarly journals Evaluating the use of multimedia information when recruiting adolescents to orthodontics research: A randomised controlled trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 146531252110242
Author(s):  
Peter Knapp ◽  
Nicky Mandall ◽  
Wendy Hulse ◽  
Jenny Roche ◽  
Thirimon Moe-Byrne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Multimedia Information ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Trial Participation ◽  
Free Text ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
The Uk

Objective: To compare two methods of providing information about the Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction (BAMP) trial: standard printed information and multimedia websites, for their quality and ease of understanding, and impact on decision-making. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Orthodontic outpatient clinic in the UK. Methods: Participants were 109 adolescents (aged 11–14 years) attending for orthodontic treatment. While awaiting treatment they were asked to imagine being recruited to the BAMP clinical trial. They were individually randomised to receive the printed or the multimedia website information (comprising text, animations and ‘talking head’ videos). After reading or viewing the information, they completed a 9-item Likert scale Decision-Making Questionnaire (DMQ) (score range 0–36) plus three free-text questions on their evaluation of the information. Results: A total of 104 participants completed the questionnaire. Mean total DMQ scores were higher (more positive) in the website group (28.1 vs. 27.0), although the difference was small and not statistically significant ( P = 0.20). Analysis of individual questionnaire items showed two statistically significant differences: the website information had higher ratings on ‘easy to understand’ (Z = 3.03; P = 0.003) and ‘confidence in decision-making’ (Z = 2.00; P = 0.044). On the three free-text questions, more positive and fewer negative comments were made about the websites than the printed information. Conclusion: In this hypothetical trial setting, adolescent patients found that trial information conveyed on a multimedia website was easier to understand and made them more confident in their decision about trial participation. Their subjective evaluations of the website were also more positive and less negative than about the printed information. Multimedia information has the potential to increase the quality of engagement and information exchange when seeking consent for research.

scholarly journals PERAN GENDER DALAM PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN RUMAH TANGGA NELAYAN DI KOTA SEMARANG UTARA, PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmad Azizi ◽  
Hikmah Hikmah ◽  
Sapto Adi Pranowo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Fishing Effort ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The City

Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis peran gender dalam pengambilan keputusan pada rumah tangga nelayan dan telah dilakukan pada tahun 2007. Riset ini menggunakan metoda survei dengan studi kasus di kota Semarang Utara. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara Focus Group Discussion (FGD) dan wawancara terstruktur dengan menggunakan kuesioner tertutup terhadap 30 orang responden. Metode analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis statistik deskriptif. Hasil riset menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada pengaruh gender atau pengambilan keputusan dilakukan secara bersama-sama antara suami istri pada kegiatan domestik, kegiatan produktif berupa investasi serta sosial kemasyarakatan. Pengaruh gender, yaitu didominasi oleh laki-laki (suami), hanya ditemukan pada pengambilan keputusan terkait dengan pengelolaan usaha perikanan masih didominasi oleh laki-laki (suami).Tittle: The Role of Gender in Household Decision-making at Fisherman in the City of North Semarang, Central Java Province a Case Study in the City of North SemarangThe study aims to analyze the role of gender in decision-making at the household fishermen have been done in 2007. This research used a survey method with a case study in the northern city of Semarang.The method of data collection is done by Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and structured interviews using questionnaires covered the 30 respondents. Data analysis method used is descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed that there was no effect of gender or decision made jointly between husband and wife in domestic activities, such as investment in productive activities and social. The influence of gender, which is dominated by men (husbands), was found only in decision making related to the management of fishing effort is still dominated by men (husbands).

scholarly journals La participación escolar de las familias a través de plataformas digitales

2018 ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
María José Waliño-Guerrero ◽  
María Isabel Pardo Baldoví ◽  
Graciela Esnaola Horacek ◽  
Ángel San Martín Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Technological Equipment ◽  
Focus Attention ◽  
Structured Interviews

A democratic and participative education has been claimed for several decades. The application of digital technologies in the management of institutions has helped to redefine the concept of participation. This concept is rooted in the cultural practices of families and, for this reason, we have analyse the perception of the emerging participation model evidenced by a sample of families of students in the area of the Valencian Community. We focus attention on the equipment and connectivity of homes, both are essential requirements to interact with the platforms. Next, we analyse the representations that families make explicit to us through semi-structured interviews and a focus group. We discover that technological equipment directs participation more towards the dimensions related to control than to collegiality in decision-making. It is necessary to continue deepening in the ways of how participation is being redefined in a more instrumental than in a political sense.

SMEs ECT Reality

2011 ◽  
pp. 63-87
Author(s):  
Zakia Elsammani
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Change Agent ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Web Presence ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Over Time

Lack of strategic planning in e-commerce and subsequently e-business adoption within small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been strongly reported in literature. This chapter presents SMEs’ Web presence implementation patterns and unravels the reasons behind the lack of strategic planning when adopting Electronic Commerce Technologies (ECT). The chapter presents findings from semi-structured interviews from 11 SMEs in the Northwest of the UK. Findings reflect the difference in development and management practices of Web presence, between the more able Need Pull SMEs that identified the need to adopt ECT, and the less able Technology Push SMEs that were mostly influenced by change agent diffusion and awareness efforts. Over time, each group of SMEs reflect a different pattern in ECT implementation. This chapter depicts the issues that hinder SMEs, particularly in micro and small, in moving beyond Web site adoption.

scholarly journals Balancing academia and family life

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoni Ren ◽  
Darren John Caudle
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Making Choices ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cross National

Purpose This paper aims to explore and compare academics’ experiences of managing work-life balance (WLB) in the British and Chinese contexts. The authors have three specific purposes. Firstly, to investigate whether there are marked gender differences in either context, given female and male academics’ work is considered fully comparable. Secondly, to examine contextual factors contributing to gender differences that influence and shape decisions in WLB and career paths. Thirdly, to explore the gendered consequences and implications. Design/methodology/approach A cross-national and multilevel analytical approach to WLB was chosen to unpick and explore gender land contextual differences and their influence on individual academics’ coping strategies. To reflect the exploratory nature of uncovering individual experience and perceptions, the authors used in-depth, semi-structured interviews. In total, 37 academics participated in the study, comprised of 18 participants from 6 universities in the UK and 19 participants from 6 universities in China. Findings This study reveals gendered differences in both the British and Chinese contexts in three main aspects, namely, sourcing support; managing emotions; and making choices, but more distinct differences in the latter context. Most significantly, it highlights that individual academics’ capacity in cultivating and using coping strategies was shaped simultaneously by multi-layered factors at the country level, the HE institutional level and the individual academics’ level. Originality/value Very few cross-cultural WLB studies explore gender differences. This cross-national comparative study is of particular value in making the “invisible visible” in terms of the gendered nature of choices and decisions within the context of WLB. The study has significant implications for female academics exercising individual scope in carving out a career, and for academic managers and institutions, in terms of support, structure and policy.

scholarly journals Confidence and willingness among laypersons in the UK to act in a head injury situation: a qualitative focus group study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e033531
Author(s):  
Stefan Tino Kulnik ◽  
Mary Halter ◽  
Ann Hilton ◽  
Aidan Baron ◽  
Stuart Garner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Clinical Signs And Symptoms ◽  
The Uk

ObjectivesTo explore factors influencing confidence and willingness among laypersons in the UK to act in a head injury situation, in order to inform first aid education offered by the British Red Cross.DesignQualitative focus group study.SettingSouth East England.ParticipantsForty-four laypersons (37 women, 7 men) were purposively recruited from the general public using snowball sampling, into one focus group each for six population groups: parents of young children (n=8), informal carers of older adults (n=7), school staff (n=7), sports coaches (n=2), young adults (n=9) and ‘other’ adults (n=11). The median (range) age group across the sample was 25–34 years (18–24, 84–95). Participants were from Asian (n=6), Black (n=6), Mixed (n=2) and White (n=30) ethnic backgrounds.ResultsThe majority of participants described being confident and willing to act in a head injury scenario if that meant calling for assistance, but did not feel sufficiently confident or knowledgeable to assist or make decisions in a more involved way. Individuals’ confidence and willingness presented as fluid and dependent on an interplay of situational and contextual considerations, which strongly impacted decision-making: prior knowledge and experience, characteristics of the injured person, un/observed head injury, and location and environment. These considerations may be framed as enablers or barriers to helping behaviour, impacting decision-making to the same extent as—or even more so than—the clinical signs and symptoms of head injury. An individual conceptual model is proposed to illustrate inter-relationships between these factors.ConclusionsOur findings show that confidence and willingness to act in a head injury scenario are dependent on several contextual and situational factors. It is important to address such factors, in addition to knowledge of clinical signs and symptoms, in first aid education and training to improve confidence and willingness to act.

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