scholarly journals A Discursive Sensemaking Perspective on Project-Based Work in Public Healthcare

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 657-672
Author(s):  
Nina Lunkka ◽  
Ville Pietiläinen ◽  
Marjo Suhonen
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Healthcare It ◽  
Project Participants

This study investigates project participants’ sensemaking of lived work experiences during periods of organizational change within Finnish public healthcare. It introduces a discursive sensemaking perspective to investigate lived experiences, that is, reflexive practitioners’ situational thinking. Drawing upon 17 interviews, the study identifies diverse repertoires through which the lived experiences are considered meaningful. These are repertoires of: (1) transformation, (2) realism, (3) politics, (4) individuality, (5) reflexivity, and (6) senselessness. The results show that project-based work in public healthcare differs from project participants’ expectations because projects are perceived to increase rather than decrease bureaucracy and include unsustainable working conditions that have to be endured.

scholarly journals Lower Case Truth: Bridging Affect Theory and Arts-Based Education Research to Explore Color as Affect

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692199891
Author(s):  
Ellie Haberl
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Affect Theory ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Visual Method ◽  
School Practice ◽  
Lower Case ◽  
Project Participants ◽  
Grade Classroom

As education researchers increase our focus on affect as a crucial dimension of school practice and pedagogy, we also have the responsibility of taking up the paradoxical nature of seeking to represent and analyze moments of feeling that, by their very nature, evade our understanding. This article explores the question of attending to affect in education research by drawing on research conducted in a seventh grade classroom in a mid-sized city in the western United States, where students were explicitly invited to ground argumentative writing in lived experiences that were significant to them, including those experiences often deemed difficult and thus saturated with affective intensities. Invited to use visual arts-based methods of representing the felt dimension of the project, participants used both color and abstract design as a method for representing the complexity of these affective intensities. The author makes an argument for this visual method of representation that invites students to illustrate their affective experience in ways that maintain its complex, contrasting and often non-linguistic nature.

Narrative Continuity/Rupture: Projected Professional Futures amid Pervasive Employment Precarity

2021 ◽  
pp. 073088842110282
Author(s):  
Elena Ayala-Hurtado
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Cultural Narratives ◽  
Future Projections ◽  
Cultural Narrative ◽  
The Past ◽  
Stable Employment ◽  
Past Conditions

As working conditions change worldwide, employment precarity is increasing, including for groups for whom such conditions are unexpected. This study investigates how members of one such group—educationally advantaged young adults—describe their professional futures in a context of unprecedented employment precarity where their expected trajectories are no longer easily achievable. Using 75 interviews with young university graduates in Madrid, Spain, I find that most young graduates drew on a long-standing cultural narrative, which I call the “achievement narrative,” to imagine future stable employment. Simultaneously, most denounced this narrative as fraudulent. To explain this finding, I draw on the concept of hysteresis: the mismatch between beliefs that are dependent on the past conditions that produced them and the available opportunities in the present. I argue that hysteresis can extend into future projections; projected futures can be guided by beliefs based on past conditions more than by lived experiences in the present. Further, I argue that the achievement narrative itself reinforces hysteresis in future projections due to its resonance and institutional support. The paper offers new insights into projected futures and employment precarity by analyzing the future projections of a privileged cohort facing unexpected precarity, further develops the concept of hysteresis, and extends the study of cultural narratives.

The Relationship between Job Stressors and Organizational Change Among Academic Staff at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Cawangan Kelaantan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Nik Mohd Faris Nik Min ◽  
Intan Nurul ‘Ain Mohd Firdaus Kozako ◽  
Muhammad Ammar Haidar Ishak ◽  
Mohd Hafeez Al-Amin Abdul Wahab ◽  
Ayu Kamareenna Abdullah Thani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Product Diversification ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Peer Relation ◽  
Job Stressor ◽  
The Relationship

Change usually occurs when an organization replaces its management, technological change or product diversification, et cetera. However, organizational change can increase work stress levels, and employees need to cope with new and old stressors.  This research emphasizes the factors of job stressors, such as role overload, role ambiguity, unprofitability, poor peer-relation, and strenuous working conditions. The purpose of this research was to identify the relationship between job stressors and organizational change among academic staff at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan (Machang Campus) and to identify the most affected job stressor during the organizational change. The research was non-experimental which was categorized by correlation. Quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire contained three separate sections and was distributed to 155 academic staff at UiTM Cawangan Kelantan (Machang Campus). The reliability analysis was conducted and the Cronbach Alpha value ranged from 0.529 to 0.852. Pearson Correlation was used to examine the relationship between job stressors and organizational change, and it was found that all variables of job stressors had a significant relationship with organizational change except for unprofitability. It was also found that the most affected job stressor during organizational change was poor peer-relation. The researchers hope that this study would educate employees regarding factors affecting job stressors towards organizational change.  Keywords: Organizational change, role overload, role ambiguity, unprofitability, poor peer-relation, strenuous working conditions.

Managing change: role of leadership and diversity management

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1471-1483
Author(s):  
Rosemary Vito ◽  
Bharati Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Member Exchange

PurposeThe lived paid work experiences of two women (a European Canadian-born and a South Asian immigrant) demonstrate how low-quality leader–member exchanges and poor diversity management negatively influence employees' health, job satisfaction and retention during a period of major organizational change.Design/methodology/approachThis paper combined a narrative case study with auto ethnography to examine the lived paid work experiences of the two female authors and identify common patterns of meaning within the data.FindingsThe analysis of personalized accounts demonstrate the damaging results of a failed change management initiative when leaders did not follow an organizational change model and used an authoritarian leadership style. Further, the low-quality leader–member exchanges and poor diversity management reduced authors' feelings of inclusion and negatively impacted their emotional and physical health, job satisfaction, and retention.Research limitations/implicationsNew knowledge gained about leader–member exchange and diversity management has implications not only for leaders, but also human service managers. The data represents the authors' two perspectives, constraining generalizability. Larger samples of employees' narratives from diverse cultural/work backgrounds would be valuable to inform organizational change.Practical implicationsThe paper provides practical reasons for leadership training and skill development in change management models.Social implicationsGiven global demographic diversity, the findings are relevant to organizations, highlighting the importance of creating a climate of inclusion for workers' job satisfaction and retention and organizational success.Originality/valueWhile the sample size (n = 2) is very small, using a combination of personal experience methods offered insights into the complexity of leader–member exchange and diversity management from workers' perspectives, and went beyond successful cases, adding value to organizational change research.

Temporary Workers, (Im)Permanent Labour

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-21
Author(s):  
Melina Emilia Cortina-Castro ◽  
Karen Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Agricultural Worker ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Seasonal Agricultural Workers

The Canadian government co-manages the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) with the governments of Mexico and 11 Caribbean countries. The program brings in over 45,000 people to work on farms and in greenhouses across Canada on a temporary basis. According to a review of the literature, workers’ experiences under the SAWP are mainly characterized by poor living and working conditions, discrimination, and abuse (Binford, 2019; Choudry & Thomas, 2013; Strauss & McGrath, 2017). Using the province of British Columbia (BC) as a case example, this paper explores the lived experiences of Mexican seasonal agricultural workers in BC. In-depth interview data were collected and analyzed from six workers who were recruited using quota and snowball sampling techniques. The findings indicate that workers’ experiences have complex and intersecting political and racialized dimensions. Implications for policy and program changes are discussed.

scholarly journals ASSESSING RISKS CAUSED BY NICKEL-CONTAINING NANOMATERIALS: HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION IN VIVO

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
G.I. Tikhonova ◽  
◽  
M.S. Bryleva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Small Population ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Hazard Characterization

The paper dwells on examining mortality among men due to malignant neoplasms (MNs) in Russia and in Norilsk and Monchegorsk, two monotowns located in the Arctic zone with the only industry there being nickel production. Nickel is a well-known carcinogen. Given rather small population numbers in these two towns, the authors calculated mortality due to MNs that was aver- aged over 8 years (2010–2017) for 5-year age groups and standardized mortality ratios (SMR) for employable and post- employable ages as per this nosology in general and specific MNs localizations as well. Mortality was comparatively analyzed in two male populations in the following pairs: Monchegorsk and Russia, Norilsk and Russia; the analysis was based on data on climatic peculiarities in the towns, working conditions at industrial enterprises, ecological situation, and socioeconomic features including an existing situation in public healthcare. Socioeconomic welfare and public healthcare quality were close to average Russian ones in Monchegorsk, but SMR for employable population was higher than on average in the country: due to MNs in general, by 34.7 %; nickel-specific MNs such as MNs of the lip, mouth, and throat, by 2.2 times; MNs in the stomach, by 1.5 times. In Norilsk working conditions were similar to those in Monchegorsk but the environmental conditions were worse; still, mortality among employable population was lower: due to MNs in general, by 15.4 %; MNs of the lip, mouth, and throat, by 14.0 %; due to MNs in the stomach, by 39.3 %. In comparison with Russia as a whole, mortality due to MNs was also lower at employable age but higher by 21.6 % at post-employable one. A decrease in MNs-related mortality and carcinogenic effects becoming apparent at older ages were achieved due to organizing up-to-date oncologic aid in Norilsk including high-tech diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation procedures as well as due to higher living standards in the town.

Managing Turnover of STEM Teacher Workforce

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110535
Author(s):  
Dongsook Han ◽  
Hyungjo Hur
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Logit Analysis ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Math Teachers ◽  
Internal Mobility ◽  
K 12

We are facing a lack of skilled and certified STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers confined to schools with specific characteristics, such as working conditions and neighborhoods. It is essential to understand teachers’ decision-making processes that affect teacher turnover rates to enable schools to retain and motivate STEM. This study hypothesizes that lower job satisfaction concerning location and opportunities for advancement and independence is positively associated with voluntary leave from a school to another school or job switched from the K-12 teaching profession to other industries. We utilized a logit analysis for internal mobility if teachers remained in K-12 teaching but switch schools and external mobility if employed in non-education sectors using the National Survey of College Graduates data. The results varied by teacher experiences and mobility type. For novice STEM teachers, more opportunities for career advancements are needed to prevent external attrition. Internal mobility can be addressed via the overall improvement of the urban education environment and teacher compensation. Administrative support for experienced teachers’ career advancement should be considered. Government policies on STEM education need differentiated support considering teachers’ work experiences and working conditions.

Illness narratives in the workplace

2018 ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Ernst von Kardorff
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Early Retirement ◽  
Illness Narratives ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Staying At Work

Why is there so little research on illness narratives in the workplace albeit the significant role of labour in society, the considerable increase of illnesses at work and high rates of sick-leave and early retirement? The importance of reconstructing illness narratives in the workplace for prevention, timely support, coping and staying at work is emphasized. It will further be shown how illness narratives are embedded in narrations on working conditions and return to work experiences. The mixed-method study focused on return to work trajectories of participants of vocational retraining. On this basis, this chapter discusses strategies of successful and failed arrangements in the workplace.

LGBTQ+ accountants: a call for oral history research

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 615-624
Author(s):  
Theresa Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lgbtq Rights ◽  
History Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to call on accounting academics to conduct oral histories with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) members of the industry. Design/methodology/approach The paper includes a review of the limited work in the field and recommends an oral history approach to understand current conditions as well as how they arose. Moreover, the paper recommends widening the scope of the research into countries with varying LGBTQ+ rights. Findings There is surprisingly limited research in this area and more needs to be undertaken, especially with regard to LGBTQ+ persons of color and LGBTQ+ accountants in under-researched localities. Practical implications The paper makes specific recommendations for future research. Social implications Currently there is very little understanding of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ members of our industry. The recommended research could – by increasing awareness – lead to better working conditions. Originality/value This paper addresses the dearth of research on LGBTQ+ issues in accounting.

LEAN thinking in Finnish healthcare

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapani Jorma ◽  
Hanna Tiirinki ◽  
Risto Bloigu ◽  
Leena Turkki
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Lean Thinking ◽  
Public Healthcare System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
Healthcare It ◽  
Management And Development

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate how LEAN thinking is used as a management and development tool in the Finnish public healthcare system and what kind of outcomes have been achieved or expected by using it. The main focus is in managing and developing patient and treatment processes. Design/methodology/approach – A mixed-method approach incorporating the Webropol survey was used. Findings – LEAN is quite a new concept in Finnish public healthcare. It is mainly used as a development tool to seek financial savings and to improve the efficiency of patient processes, but has not yet been deeply implemented. However, the experiences from LEAN initiatives have been positive, and the methodology is already quite well-known. It can be concluded that, because of positive experiences from LEAN, the environment in Finnish healthcare is ready for the deeper implementation of LEAN. Originality/value – This paper evaluates the usage of LEAN thinking for the first time in the public healthcare system of Finland as a development tool and a management system. It highlights the implementation and achieved results of LEAN thinking when used in the healthcare environment. It also highlights the expectations for LEAN thinking in Finnish public healthcare.

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