Perceived Workplace Fairness, Transformational Leadership and Motivation in the Nigeria Police: Implications for Change

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dada O. Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Workplace Fairness ◽  
Leadership Behaviour

Recent attempts at raising the work motivation of the Nigeria police by the present democratic government of Nigeria have largely been directed at the provision of material resources without adequate attention to other organisational factors that are salient to motivation. To fill this gap, the current study examined the interaction of perceived workplace fairness and transformational leadership behaviour on the work motivation of the rank and file of the Nigeria police. Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from a total of 184 participants. Results of a 2 × 2 ANOVA revealed significant main effects as well as an interaction effect. Post hoc analysis showed that participants were best motivated when both perceived transformational leadership behaviour and workplace fairness were high, and least motivated when low. Social exchange theory was used to explain these findings and its implications for motivational changes for the Nigeria police are discussed.

scholarly journals Influence of Age group on Job Satisfaction in Academia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-41
Author(s):  
Milan Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Age Group ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

Purpose - Job Satisfaction (JS) has seen an upsurge concern in the arena of school management and it is highly associated with the age groups of school teachers. Thus, this study focused to ascertain the level of JS and examine it via age groups of school teachers.  Design - The scholar applied a cross-sectional survey design in post-positivist paradigm. The data were amassed from 345 school teachers of a cluster via self-administer questionnaire and analyzed with descriptive statistics and ANOVA test.  In the meantime, social exchange theory was employed to scrutinize the results.  Findings - This study found that the school teachers expressed moderate satisfaction in the job.  Likewise, the age groups significantly influence the JS among school teachers.  More specifically, the senior age group teachers expressed more satisfaction in the job than other groups of the teacher.  Subsequently, these job satisfied teachers contribute to more job commitment, effectiveness and work performances in the school. Furthermore, JS facilitates school to achieve elevated academic success.  Implications - The study endows with the concrete approach for other forthcoming scholar to explore the contribution of age groups on JS among academia.  

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.

Can forensic accounting impact sustainable corporate governance?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Rehman ◽  
Fathyah Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Policies

Purpose The purpose of this paper is the measurement of forensic accounting’s (FA) impact on sustainable corporate governance (SCG) within Omani public listed companies. Beyond merely cataloging the latest criminal innovations and SCG problems, this paper offers a path forward to overcome the myriad threats that can harm the organization and society. FA and SCG can achieve, anticipate and prevent tomorrow’s fraud today before organizations reach the point of no return. Design/methodology/approach For this study, FA is an independent variable and SCG is the dependent variable. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional survey design. Data are collected by internet-based tool and analyzed via partial least squares structural equation modeling and Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Findings Result suggests that FA has a significant direct impact over SCG; moreover, FA can become the part of governance management toward the elimination of fraud and achievement of SCG. Practical implications This study can assist regulators, professional bodies and organizations in amending their codes of corporate governance and organizational policies by introducing the SCG clauses and making FA as a compulsory part of governance system. Originality/value Up to the best of the knowledge of researchers, there is no study conducted before which verifies the FA impact on SCG; moreover, previous relevant studies verify only one constituent for SCG, whereas this study is identifying three constituents necessary for SCG.

Managerial support for development and turnover intention

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar ◽  
Hemang Jauhari ◽  
Ashish Rastogi ◽  
Sandeep Sivakumar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Support ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to integrate learnings from social exchange theory, organizational support theory and JD-R model to explore the relationship among support for development, work engagement (WE), job satisfaction (JS) and turnover intention (TI). It was hypothesized that the relationship between managerial support for development (MSD) and TI would be explained through organizational support for development (OSD), WE and overall job satisfaction (OJS). Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey on a sample of 5,088 service industry employees undergoing organizational change and working in the business-to-business context was employed. Reponses were analyzed using IBM® SPSS® AMOSTM 20. Findings The findings were along the hypothesized lines. The study found support for mediation by OSD, WE and OJS, respectively of MSD and TI relationship. Similarly, the mediation of MSD-OJS relationship by OSD and WE, respectively were also supported. Furthermore, OSD mediated the relationship between MSD and WE; while the relationship between OSD and TI was mediated by WE and OJS, respectively and additionally, the OSD-OJS relationship was mediated by WE. Lastly, the mediation of WE-TI relationship by OJS was also supported. Therefore, the sequence of MSD-OSD-WE-OJS-TI partial mediation model was supported. Research limitations/implications While the sample size (n=5,088) is large, the respondents belong to one business unit of an organization, constraining generalizability. Additionally, the study is limited by cross-sectional design. Finally, the study was restricted by the choices of perceptual measures of study variables and non-quantitative evaluation of discretion/job demand. Originality/value Using learnings from multiple theories, the present study examined the roles of two sources of support for development (organizational and managerial) and two job-related states (WE and JS) in relating with TI. Interestingly, all the expected relationships were true in a context signifying the discretionary nature of organization. Further, testing of alternate models gives additional credence to the findings.

Multi-sector framework for benchmarking in facilities management

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 826-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yewande Adetoro Adewunmi ◽  
Reuben Iyagba ◽  
Modupe Omirin
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Benchmarking in FM practice although understood and applied globally, little is known about the practice in Nigeria. The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework to guide the use of benchmarking. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a cross-sectional survey design. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires on FM organizations in Lagos metropolis, Abuja and Port Harcourt. The results of the survey were supplemented with interviews with FM unit heads in the study areas. The framework was validated using a focus group discussion with ten FM industry experts. Findings A framework which serves as a guide for the use of best practice benchmarking was developed. It showed that there is a relationship between best practice benchmarking and location. Research limitations/implications The evaluation of the framework was limited by the number of participants involved and being that it has not been put to use. Originality/value This study develops a multi-sector framework to guide the use of best practice benchmarking in facilities management (FM). The framework explains the relationship between organizational characteristics and best practice benchmarking. In addition, there are limited empirical benchmarking frameworks in FM literature.

scholarly journals Farmers’ Information Literacy and Productivity Performance of Smallholder Horticulture in a Highland Zone, Kenya

2020 ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Nelly Chebet Sang ◽  
Joseph Kipkorir Cheruiyot
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
And Performance

The horticulture sub-sector contributes substantially to the Kenyan economy, but smallholder productivity is low. This study investigated the role of information literacy on smallholder horticultural productivity performance in a lower highland zone of Belgut Sub-county, Kericho County, Kenya. The study used descriptive cross-sectional survey design. Data were collected between January and April 2019. Smallholder horticulture farmers who previously participated in a program; NALEP, in Belgut Sub-county were purposely selected and interviewed. Data was collected from 31 respondents through face-to-face household interviews using pre-tested semi-structured interview schedules and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Descriptive statistics were utilized to document the farmers’ information sources. Associations between attributes were analyzed by running Goodman and Kruskals’ gamma and Somers’ d. Findings indicated that the smallholder horticulture farmers obtained horticultural information mostly from the public extension, but also from private companies, NGOs/FBOs, mass media, and other farmers. Farmers’ level of formal education, organizational skills, accounting, and farming skills; as indicators of information literacy, showed moderate strength of relationship with productivity and profitability (Gamma = 0.200 to 0.563) but showed mixed strength with horticultural produce quality (Gamma = 0.138 to 0.948).Somers delta showed similar patterns (Somers d = 0.089 to 0.684). When the four indicators of information literacy were amalgamated into an information literacy score, there was evidence of a moderate strength monotonic relationship between information literacy and performance as measured by the Spearman rank correlation; rs (29) = .571, P = .001.The study concludes that farmers obtain horticultural information from diverse sources. Information literacy contributes to the productivity and profitability of smallholder horticulture. Capacity building of the farmers on information literacy is recommended.

scholarly journals The relationship between e-CRM and customer loyalty: a Kenyan Commercial Bank case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric E. Mang’unyi ◽  
Oumar T. Khabala ◽  
Krishna K. Govender
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Commercial Banking ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Relationship

Since customer loyalty is key, especially in the highly competitive commercial banking environment, this article evaluated the effects of features of electronic customer relationship management (e-CRM) on customer loyalty. Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from a convenience sample of customers of a major international Kenyan bank using self-administered questionnaires. The findings based on correlation and multiple regression analyses, revealed that pre-service, during (the) service and post transactional e-CRM features have a positive and significant relationship with loyalty, and that the pre-service and during service features significantly predict loyalty. Thus, enhancing e-CRM practices could be a strategic competitive tool to impact the banks’ relationship with their customers.

Perception of Home Healthcare Nurses toward Persons with Dementia

2020 ◽  
pp. 108482232096308
Author(s):  
Zainab Toteh Osakwe ◽  
Izuagie Ikhapoh ◽  
Bhavleen Kaur Arora ◽  
Rose Saint Fleur-Calixte
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Home Healthcare ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
The U.S

The objective of this study was to describe the perception of home healthcare (HHC) nurses toward persons with dementia (PWD). Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from 225 registered nurses at 11 home care agencies across 7 states in the U.S. A web based modified Approaches to Dementia (ADQ) was used to assess nurses’ perception of person-centeredness. Most of the respondents were female (91.6%). Overall, greater years of experience as a registered nurse and age (<40 years) were associated with higher mean person-centeredness scores. Efforts to improve patient-centered dementia care in the HHC setting may need to be tailored to unique groups of HHC nurses.

scholarly journals Professionals’ management of the fidelity–adaptation dilemma in the use of evidence-based interventions—an intervention study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz ◽  
Fabrizia Giannotta ◽  
Margit Neher ◽  
Johanna Zetterlund ◽  
Henna Hasson
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychosocial Working Conditions ◽  
Fidelity And Adaptation

Abstract Background Evidence-based interventions (EBIs) can be effective tools for the prevention of disease and health promotion. However, their implementation often requires a delicate balance between the need to adjust the intervention to the context in which it is implemented and the need to keep the core components that make the intervention effective. This so-called dilemma between fidelity and adaptation is often handled by health professionals in the sustainment phase of an implementation (i.e., once the intervention has been adopted and institutionalized in an organization), but not much is known about how and to what extent health professionals are affected by this dilemma. Focusing on the sustainment phase, this project aims to study (1) how fidelity and adaptation are managed by professionals using an EBI, (2) how the fidelity–adaptation dilemma affects professionals’ psychosocial working conditions, and (3) how a structured decision support influences professionals’ management of the dilemma and their psychosocial working conditions. Methods The study is set in Sweden, and the EBI in focus is a parental program (All Children in Focus). A longitudinal within-person intervention design is used, combined with a cross-sectional survey design. Data sources include web-based questionnaires, brief interviews, fidelity ratings, paper-and-pen questionnaires, and written documentation, collected at multiple time points with both group leaders and parents as respondents. Discussion This project approaches fidelity and adaptation from the perspective of the professionals that manage EBIs during the sustainment phase of implementation. Although it is well known that EBIs continue to change over time, it remains to be understood how the fidelity–adaptation dilemma can be managed so that the effectiveness of interventions is retained or improved, not diluted. Moreover, the project adds to the literature by presenting an occupational health perspective on the fidelity–adaptation dilemma. It is acknowledged that fidelity and adaptation may have consequences for not only clients but also the occupational wellbeing of the professionals managing the dilemma, and subsequently, their willingness and ability to deliver EBIs in a sustainable way.

scholarly journals PROFIL KETEPATAN PENGGUNAAN ANTIBIOTIK PADA KARYAWAN UNIVERSITAS TARUMANAGARA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Bernadetha Vania Eveliani ◽  
Shirly Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Dose Frequency ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Right

Antibiotik merupakan salah satu golongan obat yang banyak digunakan di Indonesia. Data Riskesdas menunjukkan cukup banyak masyarakat yang menyimpan antibiotik di rumah tangga dimana sebagian besar diperoleh tanpa resep dokter. Banyak masyarakat yang melakukan pengobatan sendiri (swamedikasi).  Tingginya angka penggunaan antibiotik tanpa resep dokter membuat penggunaannya menjadi irasional dan berdampak pada  timbulnya resistensi obat. Salah satu faktor penyebabnya ialah kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai penggunaan obat, khususnya antibiotik. Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran ketepatan penggunaan dan tingkat pengetahuan mengenai antibiotik pada karyawan Universitas Tarumanagara. Studi ini bersifat deskriptif, dilakukan dengan desain cross sectional survey. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pemberian kuesioner terhadap 114 orang responden. Dari hasil penelitian ini diketahui sebagian besar responden yaitu sebanyak 104 orang (91,2%) mengonsumsi antibiotik amoxycillin. Ketepatan dalam penggunaan antibiotik dinilai dari ketepatan dosis, frekuensi minum obat dan lama pemberian obat. Hasil studi  menunjukkan sebanyak 100% responden telah mengonsumsi antibiotik dengan dosis tepat.  Sebagian besar responden tepat mengonsumsi obat sesuai frekuensi yang dianjurkan (88,6%), dan 93,9% tepat mengonsumsi antibiotik sesuai dengan lama waktu yang seharusnya. Secara umum dapat dinilai sebanyak 70,2% responden telah menggunakan antibiotik dengan tepat dan 47,4% responden memiliki pengetahuan “baik” mengenai antibiotik. Masih ada sebagian responden yang menggunakan antibiotik dengan tidak tepat sehingga perlu ditingkatkan pengetahuan mengenai antibiotik supaya tidak terjadi resistensi antibiotik. Antibiotics are widely used in Indonesia. Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas) shows that some people store antibiotics at home, most of which are obtained without a doctor's prescription. Many people do self-medication. The high rate of use of antibiotics without a doctor's prescription makes their use irrational and impacts the emergence of drug resistance. One of the contributing factors is the lack of public knowledge about the use of drugs, especially antibiotics. This study aims to describe the accuracy of the use and level of knowledge about antibiotics in Tarumanagara University employees. This study is descriptive, conducted with a cross-sectional survey design. Data was collected through the provision of questionnaires to 114 respondents. This study showed that most of the respondents, as many as 104 people (91.2%), took amoxicillin antibiotics. The accuracy of antibiotics-using is assessed by determining the accuracy of the dose, frequency of drug-taking, and duration of drug administration. The study results showed that as many as 100% of the respondents had taken the correct dose of antibiotics. Most of the respondents took the right medicine according to the recommended frequency (88.6%) and duration (93.9%). The study showed that 70.2% of respondents had used antibiotics correctly, and 47.4% of respondents have "good" knowledge about antibiotics. Some respondents still misuse antibiotics, so that knowledge about antibiotics needs to be increased so that antibiotic resistance does not occur.

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