Current Issues of the Development of Employee Intercultural Competency in a Work Environment (a case-study of small municipalities of Lithuania)

Due to increasing migration, the development of intercultural competency has become more important in the work environment of organizations. Recently, interest in the topic of interculturalism among scientists has increased significantly - there is no doubt that employees of international organizations need to acquire intercultural competency, but this competency of employees in small municipalities of Lithuania has not been studied yet. This study relies on a designed questionnaire which provides for the evaluation of the intercultural competency of employees of small municipalities, as well as the need for its development, and the evaluation of their opinion on the impact of intercultural competency on their career.

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An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Indicators

International Organizations Law Review ◽

10.1163/15723747-01201005 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 116-145

Author(s):

Marie Guimezanes

Keyword(s):

Global Governance ◽

International Organizations ◽

Aid Effectiveness ◽

Trial And Error ◽

Life And Death ◽

Initial Decision ◽

Error Process ◽

The Impact ◽

Over Time

This article identifies the actors and dynamics involved in the process of ‘indicatorization’ in the aid effectiveness regime, from the initial decision to use indicators to the impact the indicators’ monitoring produces. It contributes to the existing and growing literature on indicators, and gives a specific example of the use of indicators in global governance. Because of its iterative perspective, the aid effectiveness regime enables an analysis of the trial and error process in the making of indicators and of the interplay of different actors, mainly States and international organizations, over time. This case study shows how actors can ‘play’ with indicators that are supposed to define their actions, and ultimately the tension that might exist between the indicator’s logic (the uniformity of the numerical measurement) and the regime principles, based on the ownership paradigm.

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Microfinance in Iran: a Case Study of the Rural Microfinance Support Project

Oriente Moderno ◽

10.1163/22138617-12340070 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 95 (1-2) ◽

pp. 211-232

Author(s):

Yasmine Di Pucchio

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

International Organizations ◽

Poverty Reduction ◽

Development Plan ◽

Women Empowerment ◽

Women Clients ◽

Iranian Government ◽

East Azerbaijan ◽

The Impact

Microfinance programs in Iran began to be implemented at the end of the 1990s thanks to both the local government and international organizations’ efforts to eradicate poverty. Today microfinance is a growing sector in the country and has been officially recognized by the Iranian government, which included its development as one of the main points of the last Five Year Development Plan. A number of efficient microfinance programs are active in Iran among which the Rural Microfinance Support Project, promoted by the Iranian Agricultural Bank and ifad, stands out. The following study is an attempt to identify the impact of this program on women empowerment and poverty reduction through a research conducted on a sample of one hundred women clients of the program in the province of Šabestar, East Azerbaijan.

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Assessing Risk in Healthcare Collaborative Settings

Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration - Human Resources in Healthcare, Health Informatics and Healthcare Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-885-2.ch009 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 154-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pedro Antunes ◽

Rogério Bandeira ◽

Luís Carriço

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Shell Model ◽

Collaborative Work ◽

Work Setting ◽

New Work ◽

Hospital Unit ◽

Shell Analysis ◽

Software And Hardware ◽

The Impact

This chapter describes a case study addressing risk assessment in a hospital unit. The objective of the case study was to analyse the impact on collaborative work and work flow after the unit changed its design and installations, and the consequences for risk management. The Software-Hardware-Environment-Liveware-Liveware (SHELL) model, a conceptual framework for understanding the interaction between human factors (liveware), computers (software and hardware) and the environment, was used in this study. The outcomes show that the SHELL model is adequate for analyzing the complex issues raised in healthcare collaborative settings. The SHELL analysis highlighted how the relationships among doctors, nurses and assistants – expressed according to the software, hardware, environment and liveware elements – evolved in the new work setting, characterized by new working rooms, glass walls and automatic doors. This analysis shows that even small changes, such as changing the way that computers are used in the work environment, may have a significant impact in a collaborative work setting.

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Impacts of Courtesy, Civic Virtue and Conscientiousness on Casual Employeesâ€™ Performance: Case Study of Kenya Public Universities

International Journal of Social Science and Economics Invention ◽

10.23958/ijssei/vol03-i02/01 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (02) ◽

Author(s):

M. A. Nyarieko

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Work Environment ◽

Public Universities ◽

Response Rate ◽

Civic Virtue ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Reliability Test ◽

Sample Population ◽

The Impact

This study was aimed at determining the impact of three constructs of performance namely; courtesy, civic virtue and conscientiousness on casual employeesâ€™ performance, a case study of public universities in Kenya. Questionnaires were used as data collection tools and sample population of 225 was taken from five public universities. The response rate was 73% and the data was analysed using SPSS version 16.0. The reliability test of the instrument was tested by using alpha Cronbach and ranged between 0.740 and 0.841.The findings of the study showed that courtesy significantly correlated positively with casual employeesâ€™ performance (r = 0.45, p < 0.01; Î² = 0.45, p < 0.05). Similarly civic virtue correlated significantly with casual employeesâ€™ performance (r= 0.446, p < 0.01; Î² = 0.446, p < 0.05). Conscientiousness also followed the same trend correlating significantly positively with casual employeesâ€™ performance (r= 0.469, p< 0.01; Î² = 0.469, p < 0.05.On mediating the impacts of work environment on casual employeesâ€™ performance with courtesy, civic virtue and conscientiousness, the coefficient of determination R2 showed a positive change. This therefore, indicates that work environment mediates significantly positively with courtesy, civic virtue and conscientiousness constructs on casual employeesâ€™ performance in Kenyan Public Universities.

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