Women in Power? Examining Gender and Promotion in Policing Through an Organizational Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 155708512110617
Author(s):  
Kellie D. Alexander ◽  
Jeffrey S. Nowacki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Department Size

Women bring important strengths to the field of policing, such as communication skills, the ability to lead teams, as well as the ability to coach and nurture subordinates. Despite these contributions, the rate of women entering policing has stagnated in recent years, and the percentage of women in supervisory, command, and leadership positions remains low. To explain this, we use an organizational structure perspective to explore how characteristics of police agencies (e.g., department size, officer demographics, and formalization) may influence the promotion of women to leadership positions. We make suggestions regarding hiring and retention and provide recommendations for further research.

scholarly journals Enhancing English Proficiency and Communication Skills Among Malaysian Graduates through Training and Coaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Seetha Nesaratnam ◽  
Wan Hisham Wan Salleh ◽  
Yi Von Foo ◽  
Wan Mahmud Wan Syazwan Wan Hisham
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Communication Competency ◽  
Enhance Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
Depth Interviews

Employability of graduates has become a matter of grave concern in Malaysia where the high unemployment rate of graduates is said to be a result of poor English communication skills. English communication plays an important role in an organisation and is said to enhance efficiency and productivity. English communication is therefore, a critical skill for graduates seeking employment, regardless of position or industry. The importance of English communication skills for graduates in the Malaysian private sector and recommendations for improvement initiatives were the focal points of this study. Data was collected from in-depth interviews with 10 employers in the private sector who are in leadership positions, who recruit and manage graduates. The interview transcripts were analysed using ATLAS.ti a Computer Assisted Qualitative Data AnalysiS (CAQDAS) and the findings of the study strongly indicate that employers in the private sector place high value on English communication competency. The results also revealed that mastery of this skill enhances employability of graduates and also creates opportunities for career advancement. The findings further point towards the importance of deeper collaboration between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and industry, graduate training and coaching.

scholarly journals IT Management in Policing: Main Advantages and Disadvantages of IT for Police Managers

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Hamza Tosun
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
It Management ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Police Agencies

As a public organization, police agencies have placed various IT systems into service in order to achieve their goals. More especially, in community policing era, information technology have greatly assisted police managers to improve policing capabilities in terms of serving effectively and efficiently. In describing three dimensions of the IT Management, this paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of using IT in policing area. IT Management offers great advantages in policing for police managers. However, before initiating an IT project, police managers should consider their organizational capacity in terms of budget, personnel, and organizational structure.

scholarly journals An investigation into the factors that affect change in the attitudes of managers in higher educational institutions on reaching positions of authority

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tigambery Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational

This study aimed to identify the factors that affect change in attitudes of managers reaching positions of authority in Higher Educational Institutions. Traditionally, managers sat in their office and managed organizations. Today the market place demands something different and there is greater emphasis on leadership qualities for those in positions of authority. Today, leaders are needed who have sound principles, ethics, sound values, integrity, human and communication skills. Individuals in leadership positions who lack the skills listed, experience problems leading and managing a modern organization.

An Organizational Structure Game (and BINGO! Is Its Name-O)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M. McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Interactive Communication ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

This article describes an in-class, noncomputerized, bingo game to accompany coverage of the topic of organizational structure. The game allows students to be actively involved in learning, solidify recognition and understanding of organizational structure terminology, apply understanding of organizational structure to an analysis of organizational charts to locate people and their titles, utilize critical thinking skills to recognize advantages and disadvantages of a variety of organizational structures, and develop interactive communication skills.

scholarly journals German Universities as Actors in Organizational Design – A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse Hagerer ◽  
Uwe Hoppe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
New Public

After the latest reforms in higher education according to the NPM (New Public Management), the autonomy of universities and the organizational perspective have been strengthened. According to predominantly used neo-institutional research in higher education, organizations adapt their structure by the pressure of legitimacy from outside. So the research question arises, if universities are actors and if so, what are the influencing factors on organizational structure. The goal is to point out the reasons for organizational design and if they act on their own or only adapt changes by pressure from outside. For this, interviews with 16 experts in faculty management are conducted and interpreted using qualitative content analysis according to Mayring and Grounded Theory. The results show that it is possible for faculties to change and design their organizational structures. There is staff responsible for this task. They work in the faculty between management and administration. Reasons to change the organizational structure are not caused by legitimacy. Much more, the new tasks cause a real need for new positions. This argumentation is not in line with neo-institutionalism. So the results strengthen the thesis that neo-institutionalism is not sufficient anymore to explain the organizational change of universities.

Organization Structure, Demographic Background, and Actual Behaviour

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Egeberg ◽  
Jarle Trondal
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Critical Case ◽  
Organization Structure ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Formal Organization ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Modes Of Interaction ◽  
Demographic Background

This chapter offers a ‘critical case’ on the influence of organizational structure in public governance. By examining organizational members who have ambiguous and temporary affiliations to organizations, it shows how organizational structure trumps demographic background when explaining decision-making behaviour. Survey and interview data on temporary staff in the European Commission support an organizational perspective in two ways. First, temporary Commission officials tend to evoke a tripartite representational repertoire consisting of departmental, epistemic, and supranational roles. Second, more importantly, the composite mix of these representational roles is systematically biased by the organizational structures embedding them: (i) the formal organization of the Commission, (ii) the multiple organizational embeddedness of the staff, (iii) their degrees of organizational affiliation towards the Commission, (iv) their modes of interaction within the Commission, but also (v) their educational backgrounds. Thus, a key demographic background factor like nationality seems to have only modest impact on temporary officials’ behaviour.

Political Parties and the Organization of Congress

Congress ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 122-151
Author(s):  
Benjamin Ginsberg ◽  
Kathryn Wagner Hill
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Us Congress ◽  
The Us ◽  
Speaker Of The House

This chapter discusses the organization of the US Congress. It argues that in order to actually govern, Congress has been forced to develop an elaborate internal structure consisting of leadership positions, committees, subcommittees, and other entities. Without this organizational structure Congress could not play much of a role in government, no matter how representative an institution it might be. The Constitution creates two congressional leadership posts—Speaker of the House of Representatives and president pro tempore of the Senate. Every other element of congressional organization and leadership, including the committee system, was established by the Congress itself. The key actors in building and maintaining Congress's organizational structure are America's political parties.

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