scholarly journals Assessment of organizational culture types, leadership styles and their relationships within governmental and non-governmental hospitals in Gaza Strip of Palestine

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatem H. Alsaqqa ◽  
Çağdaş E. Akyürek
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The subjects of organizational culture and leadership have been studied several times in various fields. However, studies have tried to determine the relationship between corporate culture and leadership as it is still indistinguishable, or more evidence is needed. The paper describes the perceptions of the staffs about the hospitals’ organizational culture types and their managers’ leadership styles in these hospitals and the relationships that may exist between these domains. Method This is a cross-sectional descriptive study involving 400 participants from three governmental and two non-governmental hospitals during the period from June to December 2018. The target population included all categories of staff working at hospitals as physicians, nurses, paramedics and administrators. Results The largest number of participants was 82.5 % from government hospitals while 17.5 % were from non-governmental hospitals. Clan and hierarchy-driven cultures were the top-defined forms of organizational culture at hospitals in the Gaza Strip. In all types of organizational culture, the non-governmental hospitals which all are small size hospitals have higher perceptions’ means than the governmental ones that have different sizes. Managers’ styles in the investigated hospitals were transformational and transactional. The study’s results showed significant positive associations by Pearson’s Correlations and effect by linear multiple regression analysis between styles of transformation and transactional leaderships and types of organizational cultures. Discussion and conclusion The study addressing the main concepts showed positive relations and also impacts between two of the leadership styles and organizational culture types, apart from the Laissez-faire style. This paper has been successful in contributing to the research on this topic and providing indications for understanding certain domains of the hospital industry in Palestine.

scholarly journals Nurses and Physicians Attitudes toward Nurse-Physician Collaboration: A Survey from Gaza Strip, Palestine

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aymen Elsous ◽  
Mahmoud Radwan ◽  
Samah Mohsen
Keyword(s):  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
The Relationship

Interprofessional collaboration and teamwork between nurses and physicians is essential for improving patient outcomes and quality of health services. This study examined the attitudes of nurses and physicians toward nurse-physician collaboration. A cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses and physicians (n=414) in two main referral public hospitals in the Gaza Strip using the Arabic Jefferson Scale of Attitude toward Physician-Nurse Collaboration. Descriptive statistics and difference of means, proportions, and correlations were examined using Student’st-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation andp<0.05was considered as statistical significant. Response rate was 42.8% (75.6% for nurses and 24.4% for physicians). Nurses expressed more positives attitudes toward collaboration than physicians (M ± SD on four-point scale:3.40±0.30and3.01±0.35, resp.) and experience duration was not proved to have an interesting influence. Teamwork approach in the professional practice should be recognized taking into consideration that the relationship between physicians and nurses is complementary and nurses are partners in patient care.

The effects of organizational culture and commitment on employee innovation: evidence from Vietnam’s IT industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinh The Nguyen ◽  
Sununta Siengthai ◽  
Fredric Swierczek ◽  
Umesh Kumar Bamel
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the relationship between organizational culture (measured by mission, involvement, consistency, adaptability and well-being), employee organizational commitment and employee innovation in the Vietnamese IT industry. Design/methodology/approach This is a quantitative research using perceptual scale questionnaire survey developed based on the literature review and in-depth expert interviews. A total of 319 IT professionals working in Vietnam participated in the survey. The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. Findings The results suggest that overall organizational culture and organizational commitment are positively and significantly related to employee innovation. A closer look reveals that out of the organizational culture’s five dimensions, mission, adaptability and well-being are found specifically and significantly related to employee innovation. Research limitations/implications The study used a cross-sectional survey where case studies of longitudinal study may add more insight. Further, the Denison organizational culture survey instrument might be subjective. Finally, there may be also some moderating or mediating effects that are not taken into account in this study. Practical implications The enhancement of adaptability, well-being, mission and commitment can increase employee innovation in the IT industry. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature and practice by demonstrating the relationship between corporate culture and organizational commitment on employee innovation in a developing country (i.e. Vietnam).

scholarly journals On Online Practices of Hospitality in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Grazia Imperiale ◽  
Alison Phipps ◽  
Giovanna Fassetta
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Stanford University ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Technological Medium ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Collective Development ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article contributes to conversations on hospitality in educational settings, with a focus on higher education and the online context. We integrate Derrida’s ethics of hospitality framework with a focus on practices of hospitality, including its affective and material, embodied dimension (Zembylas: Stud Philos Educ 39:37–50, 2019). This article offers empirical examples of practices of what we termed ‘virtual academic hospitality’: during a series of online collaborative and cross borders workshops with teachers of English based in the Gaza Strip (Palestine), we performed academic hospitality through virtual convivial rituals and the sharing of virtual gifts, which are illustrated here. We propose a revision of the concept of academic hospitality arguing that: firstly, academic hospitality is not limited to intellectual conversations; secondly, that the relationship between hospitality and mobility needs to be revised, since hospitality mediated by the technological medium can be performed, and technology may even stretch hospitality towards the unreachable ‘unconditional hospitality’ theorised by Derrida (Of hospitality: Anne Dufourmantelle invited Jacques Derrida to respond. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 2000); and thirdly, that indigenous epistemics, with their focus on the affective, may offer alternative understandings of conviviality within the academy. These points may contribute to the collective development of a new paradigmatic understanding of hospitality, one which integrates Western and indigenous traditions of hospitality, and which includes the online environment.

scholarly journals Assessment of pain control among patients with cancer in hospitals of the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 398 ◽  
pp. S11
Author(s):  
Mohammad N Alswerki ◽  
Abdallah Alwali ◽  
Alaa Al-aqad ◽  
Mahmoud Hamouda ◽  
Saad Al massri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Control ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
The Gaza Strip

scholarly journals Assessment of the surveillance system for adverse events following immunisation in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 398 ◽  
pp. S27
Author(s):  
Jehad A Awad ◽  
Majdi I Dhair ◽  
Nedal I Ghuneim ◽  
Khaled Abu Ali ◽  
Yousef S Al-Yaqoubi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Gaza Strip

scholarly journals The Moderating Effects of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between Work Motivation and Work Commitment of University Academic Staff

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Saira Irfan ◽  
Najib Ahmad Marzuki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Work Commitment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
The Relationship

The link between the work motivation and work commitment is well established in a variety of work settings. However, the role of organizational culture is not explored in depth, especially as a moderator between work motivation and work commitment. The present study undertakes an examination of the above explained model. The sample consisted of 351 academics from nine public universities in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect the data. The statistical analyses were performed with Partial Least Squares technique using the Smart PLS 3.0. The findings revealed that adhocracy culture moderates the link between non-self-determined work motivation and work commitment among university academic staff. The study has implications for authorities to capitalize on organizational culture to boost work motivation that will ultimately improve work commitment among academics.

scholarly journals Impact of Online Recruitment on Organizational Attractiveness: An Experimental Study in the Context of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-328
Author(s):  
Qamar Ali ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Aslam ◽  
Sahar Hafeez
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Website Design ◽  
Organizational Attractiveness ◽  
Corporate Websites ◽  
Website Features ◽  
Design Style ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to explore the aesthetical features of corporate recruitment websites, including the website design, style, and color, and to investigate their impact on organizational attractiveness and applicants' intention to apply. By doing so, the study also examines the effects of corporate websites on applicants' perception of the corporate culture and measures the mediating impact of perceptions of organizational culture on organizational attractiveness and applicants' intention to apply for the jobs in the context of Pakistan. The study is based on a laboratory experiment with three hundred undergraduate business students conducted at a university computer lab. Correlation, Independent T-test, One-way ANOVA, and Simple Linear Regression were applied to analyze variables using SPSS. The findings of this study support the hypothesis that website features have a significant positive impact on applicants' perceived organizational attractiveness. However, the website's design does not seem to impact applicants' intentions to apply for the job substantially. The regression analysis results also revealed that the perceived organizational culture partially mediates the relationship between website features and organizational attractiveness and fully mediates the relationship between website features and intentions to Apply.

scholarly journals MINORS ON TRIAL FOR CRIME: VIEW OF THE CHILD PSYCHIATRIST IN JUDICIAL ENVIRONMENT IN BENIN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-220
Author(s):  
L Anagonou ◽  
Houinou Ebo B ◽  
F Adeossi ◽  
E Klikpo ◽  
S Salifou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Child Psychiatrist ◽  
Court Ruling ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Criminal Matters ◽  
The Relationship

The developmental path of the minor may be marked by particular situations such as conflicts with the law, various crimes. The situations, contexts and processes that lead to crime are multiple. Thus, the aim of our research was to study the characteristics of minors judged for crime, seen in a judicial space. This was a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out at the Cotonou First Instance Court. Data were collected from the judicial files of minors tried for crime by the juvenile court ruling on criminal matters from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015; 34 files were taken into account. The respondents were all adolescents aged between 10 and 18 years. The majority of them were tried for homicide (61.7%) and rape (32.4%). For 35.3% of the minors tried for crime, the relationship with opposite sex parent had poor quality. These minors received a firm prison sentence (88.2%), and 11.8% of them were placed in a foster centre without receiving a prison sentence. Crimes committed by minors calls into question our ability to supervise and provide a safe and appropriate framework for the psychological construction of children and adolescents in our society. Measures should be taken in terms of prevention at various levels to reduce the risk of children developing criminal behaviour.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Trauma due to Winter Storm Alexa, PTSD, Mental Health of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Abdelaziz M. Thabet ◽  
Sanaa S. Thabet
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Winter Storm ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
The Relationship

<p><em>Aim:</em><em> This study investigated the relationship between trauma due to winter storm Alexa, PTSD and other mental health problems of Palestinian in Gaza Strip.</em><em> </em><em>Method:</em><em> The sample consisted of 105 males (50%) and 105 females (50%) selected from three of the most affected areas by flooding in 2014 due to Alexa storm in Gaza Strip. Participants age range was 20-65 years, with a mean age 40.88 (SD = 9.8)</em><em>,</em><em> with a mean age of years. Mental health status was assessed by a sociodemographic scale, the Trauma Due to Flood Scale, PTSD scale, and General Health Questionnaire (28 items). Results: Mean traumatic events experienced were 7.8. There were no statistically significant differences between males and females in reporting traumatic events. Mean post-traumatic stress disorder was 18.65, re-experiences symptoms was 6.4, avoidance symptoms was 5.7 and mean arousal symptoms was 5.73. </em></p><p><em>The study showed that 34.8% reported full criteria of PTSD. There were no statistically significant differences in PTSD total scores and subscales and sex of participants. Mean GHQ-28 was 12.12, somatization mean was 3.21, anxiety was 3.31, social dysfunction was 3.34, and depression was 2.27, 91% of the participants were rated as psychiatric morbidity cases and need further investigation. Males significantly scored more in social dysfunction than females. Traumatic events were significantly correlated with PTSD and general mental health and all subscales.</em><em> </em><em>Conclusion and implications</em><em>: </em><em>This study has important implications for need of establishing and implementing psychosocial intervention programs for in the Gaza Strip not only for those victims of political violence but also for people exposed to other types of traumatic events such as natural disasters. </em></p>

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