scholarly journals The League of Matteo Salvini: Fostering and Exporting a Modern Mass-Party Grounded on “Phygital” Activism

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-239
Author(s):  
Mattia Zulianello
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Organizational Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Organizational Evolution ◽  
Lega Nord ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Primary Documents ◽  
Continuous Interaction ◽  
Modern Mass ◽  
Modern Form

The Lega Nord (LN) has undergone a profound process of transformation since 2013, by replacing its historical regionalist populism with a new state-wide populist radical right outlook. However, very little is known about how such transformation impacted its organizational model, particularly the mass-party features that characterized it under its founding leader, Umberto Bossi. This article explores the organizational evolution of the party under Matteo Salvini by means of a qualitative in-depth analysis of 41 semi-structured interviews with representatives of the LN from four regions (Calabria, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and Veneto) and primary documents. It underlines that the LN was turned into a disempowered and politically inactive “bad company,” charged with the task of paying the debts of the old party, while its structure, resources, and personnel were poured into a new state-wide organization called Lega per Salvini Premier (LSP). The LSP has not simply maintained the key features of the mass-party in the LN’s historical strongholds, but also pioneered a modern form of this organizational model grounded on the continuous interaction between digital and physical activism, i.e., “phygital activism,” which boosts the party’s ability to reach out to the electorate by delivering the image that the League is constantly on the ground. The LSP has sought to export this modern interpretation of the mass-party in the South; however, in that area its organizational development remains at an embryonic stage, and the party’s nationalization strategy has so far produced a “quasi-colonial” structure dominated by, and dependent on, the Northern elite.

scholarly journals The League of Matteo Salvini

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattia Zulianello
Keyword(s):  
Radical Right ◽  
Embryonic Stage ◽  
Organizational Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Northern League ◽  
Lega Nord ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Primary Documents ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Modern Form

The Lega Nord (LN – Northern League) has undergone a profound process of transformation since 2013, byreplacing its historical regionalist populism with a new state-wide populist radical right outlook. However,very little is known about how such transformation impacted its organizational model, particularly the masspartyfeatures that characterized it under its founding leader, Umberto Bossi. This article explores theorganizational evolution of the party under Matteo Salvini by means of a qualitative in-depth analysis of 41semi-structured interviews with representatives of the League from four regions (Calabria, Emilia-Romagna,Lombardy and Veneto) and primary documents. It underlines that the LN was turned into a disempoweredand politically inactive “bad company”, charged with the task of paying the debts of the old party, while itsstructure, resources and personnel were poured into a new state-wide organization called League for SalviniPremier. This new League has not simply maintained the key features of the mass-party in the LN’s historicalstrongholds but also pioneered a modern form of this organizational model grounded on the continuousinteraction between digital and physical activism, i.e. phygital activism, which boosts the party’s ability toreach out to the electorate by delivering the image that the League is constantly on the ground. The Leaguehas sought to export this modern interpretation of the mass-party in the South; however, in that area itsorganizational development remains at an embryonic stage, and the party’s nationalization strategy has sofar produced a “quasi-colonial” structure dominated by, and dependent on, the Northern elite.

Revisiting presenteeism to broaden its conceptualization: A qualitative study

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Mouna Knani ◽  
Pierre-Sébastien Fournier ◽  
Caroline Biron
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Holistic Interpretation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Negative Factors

BACKGROUND: Presenteeism is generally viewed as a symptom of organizational or individual dysfunction and is rarely considered as a behavioral response to positive triggering factors. Our study examines this issue in small enterprises (SEs), which are an unexplored environment in terms of presenteeism. OBJECTIVE: Through in-depth analysis, this study aims to understand the positive and negative factors that impact presenteeism in the context of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with a particular focus on SEs. METHODS: We adopt a qualitative methodological approach in which we conducted 17 semi-structured interviews with employees and owner-managers of SEs with between 20 and 49 employees. RESULTS: Our thematic analysis shows that presenteeism can be explained by factors related to pressure to attend work, by individuals’ constraints and commitment, by organizational and individual characteristics and by a congenial work environment. Presenteeism can also be a type of “therapy” which helps individuals to avoid focusing on being sick and enables them to stay active and avoid social isolation. CONCLUSIONS: Our study differs from earlier research by providing a more in-depth analysis of the positive and negative factors that trigger presenteeism. This article will help to expand the current theoretical knowledge about presenteeism and encourage a more holistic interpretation of the phenomenon.

An Encounter with the Other: A Thematic Analysis of Accounts of DMT Experiences from a Naturalistic Field Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Michael ◽  
David Luke ◽  
Oliver Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Conscious Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Death Experience ◽  
Extraordinary Experiences ◽  
Alien Abduction ◽  
Increasing Trends

Introduction: N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is an endogenous serotonergic psychedelic capable of producing radical shifts in conscious experience. Increasing trends in its use, as well as new trials administering DMT to patients, indicate the growing importance of a thorough elucidation of the phenomenology the drug may occasion. This is particularly in light of the hyper-real, otherworldly, and often ontologically challenging yet potentially transformative, nature of the experience, not least encounters with apparently non-self social agents. Laboratory studies have been limited by clinical setting and lacking qualitative analyses, while online surveys’ limitations lie in retrospective design, recreational use, and both of which not guaranteeing ‘breakthrough’ experiences. Methods: We report on the first naturalistic field study of DMT use including its qualitative analysis. Screened, healthy, anonymised and experienced DMT users (40-75mg inhaled) were observed during their non-clinical use of the drug at home. Semi-structured interviews using the micro-phenomenological technique were employed immediately after their experience. This paper reports on the thematic analysis of one major domain of the breakthrough experiences elicited; the ‘other’. Thirty-six post-DMT experience interviews with mostly Caucasian (83%) males (8 female) of average 37 years were predominantly inductively coded. Results: Invariably, profound and highly intense experiences occurred. The main overarching category comprised the encounter with other ‘beings’ (94% of reports), with further subordinate themes including the entities’ role, appearance, demeanour, communication and interaction; while the other over-arching category comprised experiences of emerging into other ‘worlds’ (100% of reports), in turn consisting of the scene, the content and quality of the immersive spaces. Discussion: The present study provides a systematic and in-depth analysis of the features of the otherworldly encounter within the breakthrough DMT experience, as well as elaborating on the resonances with both previous DMT studies and other types of extraordinary experiences which also entail entity encounters. These include the alien abduction, folkloric, shamanic and near-death experience. Putative neural mechanisms of these features of the DMT experience and its promise as a psychotherapeutic agent are discussed in light of such findings.

scholarly journals Secondary teachers' perspectives on sustaining growth mindset concepts in instruction

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Jorif ◽  
Cheryl Burleigh
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Secondary Grades ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore perspectives of secondary (9–12) teachers on how to sustain growth mindset concepts within instructional practices as well as identifying barriers to sustainment.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed an exploratory case study to obtain the lived experiences of participants. An inductive analysis process was utilized on the data collected through structured interviews and a semi-structured focus group.FindingsFour major themes emerged from an in-depth analysis process: embed growth mindset practices in daily classroom instruction, communicate verbal affirmations and implement growth mindset learning tasks, allow students to experience academic successes and failures and teachers should receive continual support.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was limited to secondary grades (9–12). Therefore, it is recommended to expand the study to grades K-8.Originality/valueDue to a gap in the literature, this study provided insights into sustaining an innovative psychological approach, growth mindset, within academic instruction. Growth mindset concepts have been supported through the work of seminal researcher Carol Dweck and other prevalent educational researchers (e.g. Robert Marzano) to provide teachers with effective classroom instructional practices that can academically progress students.

The Changing Role of the Teacher in ICT-Supported Foreign Language Instruction

2020 ◽  
pp. 333-349
Author(s):  
Saša Podgoršek
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Foreign Language Instruction ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
The Impact

This chapter aims to explore the teacher´s role in foreign language instruction (FLI) supported by information and communication technology (ICT). The recent research on the impact of ICT on the teacher´s role in FLI indicates changes in the role of the teacher. However, there has been little empirical evidence on the nature of this change in foreign language classes. To fill this research gap, a multiple-case study of three teachers and 78 students in three secondary school classes in Slovenia was conducted. This chapter presents an in-depth analysis of sections of semi-structured interviews and class observations exploring the five categories of change of the teacher role identified by Podgoršek. The findings confirm these categories in general, but they also show which sub-categories of change are hard to achieve in real school environment.

scholarly journals Cheerleader, Opportunity Seeker, and Master Strategist: ARL Directors as Entrepreneurial Leaders

2012 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Taesil Hudson Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Information Delivery ◽  
Entrepreneurial Leadership ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries

This study explores how directors of libraries with membership in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), who are engaged in entrepreneurial leadership, define and view it. Through structured interviews and analysis of supporting documents, it examines how entrepreneurial leadership can be used as a means for creating new organizational structures, generating income, developing information delivery and technology solutions, building new partnerships, and improving services. This study has implications for library directors and administrators, organizational development specialists, and leadership trainers.

Primary Care Groups and Trusts: Stages in a Process of Organizational Evolution

2000 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Organizational Evolution ◽  
Organizational Growth ◽  
National Network ◽  
Early Experiences ◽  
Care Groups ◽  
New Organizational Forms ◽  
Control And Management

In this paper, the origins and early experiences of the new national network of primary care groups (PCGs) in the NHS are explored, emphasizing that they represent the latest stage in an evolutionary process in the development of primary care organizations. Using Greiner's five stages of organizational growth, an analysis is made of the development of PCGs and the future primary care trusts (PCTs). The author asserts that, having grown through creativity in the pre-1997 NHS, primary care organizations in the ‘New NHS’ are experiencing growth through direction, with a much greater degree of central control and management being brought to bear on PCGs. The likely future shape of PCGs and PCTs is then described, drawing on the analysis of PCGs within Greiner's framework for organizational growth. The paper concludes by setting out guidelines for managers and clinicians charged with the responsibility of developing PCGs and PCTs, based on the premise that these new organizational forms are not an end in themselves, but a stage in the organizational development of primary care in the NHS.

scholarly journals Prevention Strategies for Sexual Harassment in Academic Medicine: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052090313
Author(s):  
Sabine C. Jenner ◽  
Pia Djermester ◽  
Sabine Oertelt-Prigione
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Tertiary Referral Center ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Institutional Strategies

Sexual harassment and gendered discrimination in the workplace are global issues that can affect anyone regardless of their age, gender, job title, or field of employment. The medical field is also relevantly concerned, yet effective prevention measures are scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore preventive options for sexual harassment in an academic medical context from the employees’ perspective and to develop transferable strategies. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 female physicians and 15 female nurses working at a tertiary referral center in Berlin, Germany, in the months of April to November 2015. The one-on-one interviews addressed the perception of sexual harassment and available and desirable preventive measures. Data were analyzed by qualitative content analysis. The participants outlined preventive measures at two levels: individual and institutional. Individual options included personal safety measures and individual protection strategies against patients, peers, and superiors. Institutional strategies included guidelines and workplace policies, structured complaint and reporting procedures, formal training options, and organizational development and leadership strategies. The current study highlights how the prevention of sexual harassment hinges on a combination of individualized and system-wide measures to capture the personal as well as the organizational dimension of sexual harassment. Only a concerted effort addressing both aspects will sensitize the workforce, support the victims, and prevent sexual harassment in medical institutions.

Coaching and mentoring in higher education institutions: a case study in Oman

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 307-322
Author(s):  
Ahmed Nawaz Hakro ◽  
Priya Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach

PurposeUniversities and higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly recognizing the value of coaching for professional and organizational development. This study is designed to investigate whether Cognitive Coaching, implemented as a programme in an HEI in Oman, made any difference to the behaviour and attitudes of employees holding leadership positions in academic, administrative and professional services departments. It also explored the factors that hindered or supported the coaching programme and offers recommendations to strengthen coaching initiatives in similar contexts.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect feedback from the 15 participants of the programme. A case study approach was adopted in this study for an in-depth examination of the effectiveness of coaching interventions.FindingsThe findings suggest that coaching can be an effective approach, facilitating personal and professional development and also contributing to the achievement of organizational goals.Research limitations/implicationsAs a case study of a coaching programme in a single institution, the findings of the study are not generalizable to other contexts, though a “thick description” of the context in which the study took place will enable institutions in similar contexts to draw lessons from the experience.Practical implicationsThis study discusses the benefits of a coaching programme for an HEI in the Middle East. Suggestions to strengthen coaching include board level endorsement and sensitivity to cultural nuances in coaching relationships.Social implicationsOne of the effects of a coaching programme is the collegial atmosphere that it can foster. This can have wider impacts on the community as there is more open communication and trust engendered amongst employers and employees belonging to different cultural backgrounds.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first to report the findings of a systematically organized coaching programme in an HEI in the Middle East.

scholarly journals Transition to hospital process orientation: The case of regional hospitals in Latvia

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juris Barzdins ◽  
Rita Konstante ◽  
Uldis Mitenbergs ◽  
Maris Taube
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Hospital Performance ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Process Orientation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Regional Hospitals

Management of processes instead of functions has growing importance into the health care. Transition to hospital process orientation (HPO) changes the way physicians and other health professionals have used to practice before. Study was performed to explore factors affecting introduction of HPO in Latvian hospitals responding to significant external pressures during the years of economic crisis to detect the best practices used for process management implementation in clinical setting. To reach the research goal dissimilarities between current performance and management of hospitals were explored. As changes in hospital reimbursement system demand improved efficiency, hospital’s performance was measured by decrease in avoidable hospitalisations, and increase in usage of more cost effective alternatives to a full hospitalisation. A regression analysis was performed to evaluate correlations of hospitalisation rates in Latvian hospitals to various outpatient health services utilisation indicators. This was done to exclude influence of external factors on hospital performance and to prove the positive impact of HPO initiatives on hospitalisation rate. Afterward the performance of all regional hospitals was compared and the two most distinct hospitals were selected for further in depth analysis. Operational data of the selected hospitals and a set of structured interviews outlined the differences between both hospital’s managerial practices and factors affecting the introduction of process oriented initiatives. The theoretical research together with comparative analysis of approaches used in both hospitals served as a basis for elaboration of recommendations towards development of HPO and facilitation of the development of self-management competence of health professionals.

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