All Things Considered: A Behavioral Approach to Appreciative Inquiry

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Kimberly K. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
No Value ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Individual Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Intelligence Scores ◽  
The Impact

Emotional intelligence scores depend on self-reporting, which can skew the impact determination. In this article, the author argues that this does not mean there is no value in these measures. All three determinants are important for a holistic view of the individual. Behavior, though, can be measured emprically. The principles of applied behavior can be integrated with the principles of AI and help provide a foundation to the performance indicators and inquiry efficacy without changing the spirit of an inquiry.

scholarly journals IMAGE OF THE FUTURE: DESIGN AND REPRESENTATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-95
Author(s):  
M. K. Kremenchutska ◽  
І. V. Dobrynina
Keyword(s):  
Mental Representations ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Future Design ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Images Of The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
World Image

Problem statement. It is shown that the main scientific vectors of the study of the personality image of the future can be considered philosophical, sociological, psychophysiological and psychological. In psychology, the future is revealed as a property of the mental. It is determined that the psychological phenomenology of the image of the future is that it is a holistic view of the individual about the future. It is in the mind and constantly affects behavior, activities, and its emotional state. The ability of an individual to construct his own future is due to the peculiarities of his individual psychological representations. This aspect is little studied in psychological science.  The purpose of the article is to present methods and techniques of research of representations and designing the world image of the future by the person. Results of the research. It is noted that the process of forming the image of the future is not only a vision of the end result, but also the impact on the assessment of behavior, consolidation of moral, volitional, intellectual efforts to realize their own expectations. This emphasizes the subjective nature of this process. In the framework of the research of mental representations and the peculiarities of constructing personality images of the future in a particular individual context were identified the mediative and moderative components that influence this phenomenon. The author’s method of assessing the world image of the future is presented. It is a technique of subjective scaling — that is, it shows how the individual imagines his future. To assess the relationship between the studied indicators, which are operationalized as concepts of psychosemantic analysis, a multidimensional deployment was used. Conclusions and prospects for further research. It is concluded that the psychosemantic approach is the most informative in the identified abilities of the individual to construct images of their own future. It is noted that the prospects for further research will be to identify the re lationship between forms and strategies for building mental representations of the image of the future with strategies for individual behavior in difficult life situations.

The Impact of Contingency Fees on Collective Antitrust Actions: Experiments from Lithuania and Poland

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 368-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Žygimantas Juška
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Group Actions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Behavior ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Contingency Fees ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Contingency-fee agreements are one—if not the only—tool that can be used to ensure that small-stakes collective antitrust actions are heard, yet they are subject to strong resistance from the European Union. There is a concern that contingency fees could lead to abuses of the system or conflicts of interest, as has been seen in the United States. Contrary to eu policy, two proactive member states—Lithuania and Poland—have introduced the possibility of using contingency fees in group litigation in order to facilitate group actions. Despite having a lot of potential, this paper will demonstrate that the introduction alone of contingency fees will not facilitate the compensation objective that is embedded in the Directive on damages actions. In addition, it will show that the safeguard policy against frivolous litigation is sufficient to limit the possibilities for litigation abuses, but it is ineffective for monitoring the individual behavior of group representatives.

scholarly journals What Influences the Organisational Commitment of Employees working in NGOs?

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tisha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Validity Tests ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

<italic>Purpose</italic> - The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of emotional intelligence on psychological well being and further identifying the impact of psychological well being on various dimensions of organisational commitment viz, affective, normative and continuous commitment. <italic>Design/methodology/approach</italic> - Data were collected from 200 employees working in NGOs of west delhi region (Capital of India) on the bases of purposive sampling. Statistical techniques like CFA and SEM were used to analyse the data. Further, reliability and validity tests were also performed. <italic>Findings</italic> - The study suggests that emotional intelligence has a positive and significant impact over psychological well being. Further, psychological well being has a greater impact over affective commitment followed by normative and continuous commitment among employees working in NGOs. <italic>Originality/value</italic> - This work is the first that investigates the individual impact of psychological well being over the three dimensions of organisational commitment. Study also explores the significant impact of emotional intelligence on psychological well being in context of NGOs. <italic>Paper type</italic> - Empirical Paper

scholarly journals MODERN IMPERATIVE FOR THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY'S PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF FACTORS

THE BULLETIN ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (390) ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
A. E. Kokеnova ◽  
A. K. Kupesheva ◽  
T. N. Mashirova ◽  
O. A. Statsenko ◽  
B. O. Zhabayeva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Personnel Management ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Quality Of Products ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Our country has accumulated considerable experience in the study of quality management problems, and there is also a large number of works on the problems of personnel management. However, very few attempts were made to apply a systematic approach to the problem under study, the analysis of personnel management as the most important factor in quality assurance. Currently, management sciences lack fundamental research that provides a holistic view of quality management. The purpose of the study is to develop the key principles of the Kazakhstan model of personnel management that are adequate to modern requirements for product quality and take into account the specifics of Kazakhstan on the basis of understanding domestic and foreign experience. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was the conceptual provisions on the unity of man and the social environment; on the individual as a subject of joint activity and personal development; on the determinism of the functioning and development of the individual by the system of national value priorities, spiritual and material needs. The scientific article proposes measures to improve personnel management, concerning: reorientation of the worldview of modern Kazakh managers on the quality of products, works and services; creation of a favorable business social and managerial environment for their respective activities; orientation of the main functions of personnel management to the general model of quality management; formation of an effective mechanism for involving employees in the quality management process; motivation of personnel activities to ensure quality.

scholarly journals The impact of the manager's emotional intelligence on organisational performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolis Karolis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Development Methodology ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The problem dealt with in the paper is the impact of manager's emotional intelligence (EI) on the economic, social, and ecological sides of the organisational activity and the qualitative criteria of the evaluation of the organisational performance from the viewpoint of sustainable development (SD) of the organisation. The aim of the paper is to justify the interrelationship of the EI of the manager of an organization and the performance of the organization in terms of its sustainable development. Methodology: to evaluate EI, the methodology proposed by J. N. Hall (2005) was adopted as a basis, by means of which the EI of the respondents – the heads of eight organisations that provided a wide range of services (logistics, ICT, etc.) – has been measured. To evaluate the effectiveness of the organisational performance, the indicators of effectiveness proposed by R. S. Kaplan and D. P. Norton (1992, 2001) and supplemented by the author – a balanced scorecard (BS) – has been applied. It was established that, in the evaluation of any organisation, the existing BS of economic indicators should be supplemented by social-cultural and environmental instruments. The EI of managers was found to be closely related both to the individual indicators of the organisational performance and with the integrated BS.

scholarly journals The effects of emotional intelligence and ethics of SME employees on knowledge sharing in Central-European countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 907-934
Author(s):  
Ladislav Mura ◽  
Tibor Zsigmond ◽  
Renáta Machová
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Research background: The research examines the impact of emotional intelligence and ethics on knowledge sharing within organizations. It examines the impact of emotional intelligence (EQ) on the ethical behavior of the individual. The focus is on the individuals working in the SME sector. A questionnaire survey was considered the most appropriate technique to conduct the research. The study is based on 1162 responses, collected from three countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia). Purpose of the article: The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between knowledge sharing, ethics and emotional intelligence. Furthermore, nationality, gender, education, and the age of the respondents influencing EQ are also examined. The additional goal is to explore the factors that influence employee behavior. Methods: We identified four hypotheses. To test these hypotheses, we used variance analysis and logistic regression. The AES scale was chosen to assess EQ, which consisted of 33 items. The results obtained are compared with the opinion of SME owners resulting from structured interviews. Findings & value added: About 20% of enterprises are not using any motivation tool to initiate knowledge sharing of their employees. The most common (47.2%) reason for silencing knowledge ? the lack of appreciation ? did not appear among the answer of company owners. According to the employee perceptions, gender has impact on the level of emotional intelligence, while nationality, education and age group have no impact on the EQ. SME owners do not address much attention to gender. The occurrence of unethical behavior does not depend on the size of the enterprise. According to employee opinion, the EQ has positive impact on knowledge sharing, while it is not affected by ethics. The majority of owners also agreed with the positive impact of EQ. The attitude of employees and owners differ in different aspects. The results have shown that gender plays an influential role in EQ. The research of this complex problem laid down the empirical foundations for the V4 countries.

scholarly journals THE PURPOSE, TASKS AND OVERALL STRUCTURE OF FUTURE ENGINEERS’ ECONOMIC TRAINING IN THE TERMS OF NEO-INDUSTRIALIZATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
Світлана Бєлкіна
Keyword(s):  
Market Economy ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Economic Role ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Training

In the article the purpose of future engineer's economic training in the terms of simultaneous transformation of the socio-economic system from the command-administrative model to the market one and the implementation of the strategy of neo-industrialization of the national economy is formulated as the forming of the creator personality who is capable to initiate and to lead the designing of technical objects and systems which economic properties are provide them with competitive advantages in a neo-industrial economy.It has been substantiated the necessity to bring in conformity the content of future engineers' economic training to the tasks of forming: the system of scientific knowledge about the basic laws of a market economy; a holistic view of the structure and trends of the relevant economic sector as a subsystem of the global economy; the possession of general economic methodology of cognition and ability to identify, analyze, evaluate economic objects and processes; the understanding of the links between technical, environmental, sociological and other socio-significant and economic factors and the ability to assess their impact on the efficiency of industrial production and the impact of the production process on the society and the environment; the awareness of own socio-economic role as a specialist, the ability to choose a strategy of professional self-realization in market conditions and professional qualities that promote the adaptation of the individual to a market economy environment. It has been proved that the achievement of the goals and objectives of economic training of students of engineering and technical specialties at the present stage of the national economy development is possible only by means of systemic economic training. In the content of which entrepreneurship is considered not in isolation, but as a typical phenomenon for a market economy.

scholarly journals The value of the patient and public contribution to cancer research UK’s review of covid-19 impact on its clinical research portfolio

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Croudass ◽  
Richard Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Usual Practice ◽  
Laboratory Science ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Studies

Abstract Background In July 2020 Cancer Research UK undertook a rapid review of the studies in its clinical research portfolio to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The review examined over 160 research studies funded by the charity, and in keeping with its usual practice, the charity involved patient/public contributors in the review process. Main body Cancer Research UK (CRUK) spends over £450 million pa on research, including clinical trials, tissue collections, laboratory science and biomarker studies. It has involved patient/public contributors in clinical research funding decisions for ten years, recruiting volunteers from the National Cancer Research Institute’s (NCRI) Consumer Forum. The NCRI is a partnership of funders, including the 4 UK governments and major charities such as CRUK. Its Consumer Forum is a group of volunteers with personal experience of cancer as patients or carers, who are trained for and experienced in working on national strategic bodies as well as on individual research studies. The CRUK whole-portfolio review was held over a two-week period in a series of online meetings. A pair from the team of patient/public contributors was included in each meeting, and they made comments on every application reviewed as well as participating in reaching decisions. Conclusions The process not only demonstrated CRUK’s continued commitment to involving patient/public contributors in their funding decisions, but also provided an opportunity for these contributors to take a holistic view of processes to inform future patient/public contribution in the charity’s work, as well as to influence the decisions about the individual studies being reviewed.

Accent Policy and Accent Modification Enterprises as Potential Indicators of Intercultural Power Relations: A Call for an Updated Research Agenda

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brynne D. Ovalle ◽  
Rahul Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Cultural Organization ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This article has two purposes: (a) to examine the relationship between intercultural power relations and the widespread practice of accent discrimination and (b) to underscore the ramifications of accent discrimination both for the individual and for global society as a whole. First, authors review social theory regarding language and group identity construction, and then go on to integrate more current studies linking accent bias to sociocultural variables. Authors discuss three examples of intercultural accent discrimination in order to illustrate how this link manifests itself in the broader context of international relations (i.e., how accent discrimination is generated in situations of unequal power) and, using a review of current research, assess the consequences of accent discrimination for the individual. Finally, the article highlights the impact that linguistic discrimination is having on linguistic diversity globally, partially using data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partially by offering a potential context for interpreting the emergence of practices that seek to reduce or modify speaker accents.

Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Stigma Among Young Adults With History of Suicide Attempts

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meshan Lehmann ◽  
Matthew R. Hilimire ◽  
Lawrence H. Yang ◽  
Bruce G. Link ◽  
Jordan E. DeVylder
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Background: Self-esteem is a major contributor to risk for repeated suicide attempts. Prior research has shown that awareness of stigma is associated with reduced self-esteem among people with mental illness. No prior studies have examined the association between self-esteem and stereotype awareness among individuals with past suicide attempts. Aims: To understand the relationship between stereotype awareness and self-esteem among young adults who have and have not attempted suicide. Method: Computerized surveys were administered to college students (N = 637). Linear regression analyses were used to test associations between self-esteem and stereotype awareness, attempt history, and their interaction. Results: There was a significant stereotype awareness by attempt interaction (β = –.74, p = .006) in the regression analysis. The interaction was explained by a stronger negative association between stereotype awareness and self-esteem among individuals with past suicide attempts (β = –.50, p = .013) compared with those without attempts (β = –.09, p = .037). Conclusion: Stigma is associated with lower self-esteem within this high-functioning sample of young adults with histories of suicide attempts. Alleviating the impact of stigma at the individual (clinical) or community (public health) levels may improve self-esteem among this high-risk population, which could potentially influence subsequent suicide risk.

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