scholarly journals Organizational Culture in the Hospitality Sector: A Study of two organizations in Nagpur city

Author(s):  
Parvin Shaikh

<div><p><em>Organizational culture refers to the common beliefs and values that are present in the organization which guides the behavior of its members. Organizational culture affects the way people and groups interact with each other, with clients, and with stakeholders. The main purpose of this paper is to study the OCTAPACE Culture at two different organizations belonging to Hospitality sector in Nagpur. The paper also aims to find out if there are differences in the culture of the two organizations. OCTAPACE profile instrument developed by Udai Pareek was used to study the cultural ethos at the selected organizations. Data analysis was done using SPSS. Findings indicate that the both the organizations scored within the normative values on five dimensions (Collaboration, Trust, Autonomy, Pro action, Confrontation), whereas one organization had excellent scores on two dimensions (Authenticity, Experimenting), the other scored below the lowest normative value on Openness.</em></p></div>

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lowman ◽  
Virginia Andreoli Mathie

This article reports results of a content analysis of 18 teaching assistant (TA) manuals. Topics were divided into four major categories of tasks: professional socialization, intellectual, interpersonal, and organizational. Twenty-six of the 103 topics identified were included in more than 50% of the manuals. Among the common topics, more topics were included from the categories dealing with intellectual and interpersonal tasks than from the other two categories, highlighting the importance of these two dimensions of effective teaching, which is consistent with Lowman's (1984) theoretical model. The topic outline provided by our study could serve as a model for TA manuals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 676-697
Author(s):  
Madalla Alibeli ◽  
Satish Nair

Abstract This study explores levels of concern about the environment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Data for the study were obtained from the 2019 ‘Levels of Concern about the Environment in the UAE’ survey. A convenience sample of 1520 respondents were selected, contacted and interviewed by research assistants. Per the study’s findings, respondents did endorse three out of five dimensions of the Revised NEW Ecological Paradigm scale including the anthropocentric view of nature, balance of nature, and the possibility of eco-crisis. Nevertheless, respondents failed to support the other two dimensions of the given paradigm: limit to growth and human Exemptionalism.


EMPIRISMA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chusnul Chotimah

Culture is dynamic rather than rigid and static. Culture is the implementation of state of mind and normative values of the society. The culture of organization at schools is socialized through internalization of common beliefs and values such as trust, behaviors or attitudes and symbols upon which the norms of collective behaviors are based. Successful internalization of those common values and norms will create secure and conducive working environments among the members, which eventually enhance their organizational commitments and loyalties. In other words, a strong organizational culture will provide the required structures and controls without heavily relying on formal bureaucracies which in many cases can discourage motivation and innovation.Keywords: Budaya Organisasi, Nilai


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin N. Hebart ◽  
Chris I. Baker

AbstractMultivariate decoding methods were developed originally as tools to enable accurate predictions in real-world applications. The realization that these methods can also be employed to study brain function has led to their widespread adoption in the neurosciences. However, prior to the rise of multivariate decoding, the study of brain function was firmly embedded in a statistical philosophy grounded on univariate methods of data analysis. In this way, multivariate decoding for brain interpretation grew out of two established frameworks: multivariate decoding for predictions in real-world applications, and classical univariate analysis based on the study and interpretation of brain activation. We argue that this led to two confusions, one reflecting a mixture of multivariate decoding for prediction or interpretation, and the other a mixture of the conceptual and statistical philosophies underlying multivariate decoding and classical univariate analysis. Here we attempt to systematically disambiguate multivariate decoding for the study of brain function from the frameworks it grew out of. After elaborating these confusions and their consequences, we describe six, often unappreciated, differences between classical univariate analysis and multivariate decoding. We then focus on how the common interpretation of what is signal and noise changes in multivariate decoding. Finally, we use four examples to illustrate where these confusions may impact the interpretation of neuroimaging data. We conclude with a discussion of potential strategies to help resolve these confusions in interpreting multivariate decoding results, including the potential departure from multivariate decoding methods for the study of brain function.HighlightsWe highlight two sources of confusion that affect the interpretation of multivariate decoding resultsOne confusion arises from the dual use of multivariate decoding for predictions in real-world applications and for interpretation in terms of brain functionThe other confusion arises from the different statistical and conceptual frameworks underlying classical univariate analysis to multivariate decodingWe highlight six differences between classical univariate analysis and multivariate decoding and differences in the interpretation of signal and noiseThese confusions are illustrated in four examples revealing assumptions and limitations of multivariate decoding for interpretation


Author(s):  
P. Ingram

It is well established that unique physiological information can be obtained by rapidly freezing cells in various functional states and analyzing the cell element content and distribution by electron probe x-ray microanalysis. (The other techniques of microanalysis that are amenable to imaging, such as electron energy loss spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy, particle induced x-ray emission etc., are not addressed in this tutorial.) However, the usual processes of data acquisition are labor intensive and lengthy, requiring that x-ray counts be collected from individually selected regions of each cell in question and that data analysis be performed subsequent to data collection. A judicious combination of quantitative elemental maps and static raster probes adds not only an additional overall perception of what is occurring during a particular biological manipulation or event, but substantially increases data productivity. Recent advances in microcomputer instrumentation and software have made readily feasible the acquisition and processing of digital quantitative x-ray maps of one to several cells.


Author(s):  
Mauro Rocha Baptista

Neste artigo analisamos a relação do Ensino Religioso com a sua evolução ao longo do contexto recente do Brasil para compreender a posição do Supremo Tribunal Federal ao considerar a possibilidade do Ensino Religioso confessional. Inicialmente apresentaremos a perspectiva legislativa criada com a constituição de 1988 e seus desdobramentos nas indicações curriculares. Neste contexto é frisado a intenção de incluir o Ensino Religioso na Base Nacional Curricular Comum, o que acabou não acontecendo. A tendência manifesta nas duas primeiras versões da BNCC era de um Ensino Religioso não-confessional. Uma tendência que demarcava a função do Ensino Religioso em debater a religião, mas que não permitia o direcionamento por uma vertente religioso qualquer. Esta posição se mostrava uma evolução da primeira perspectiva histórica mais associada à catequese confessional. Assim como também ultrapassava a interpretação posterior de um ecumenismo interconfessional, que mantinha a superioridade do cristianismo ante as demais religiões. Sendo assim, neste artigo, adotaremos o argumento de que a decisão do STF, de seis votos contra cinco, acaba retrocedendo ante o que nos parecia um caminho muito mais frutífero.Palavras-chave: Ensino Religioso. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Confessional. Interconfessional. Não-confessional.Abstract: On this article, we analyze the relation between Religious education and its evolution along the currently Brazilian context in order to understand the position of the Supreme Court in considering the possibility of a confessional Religious education. Firstly, we are going to present the legislative perspective created with the 1988 Federal Constitution and its impacts in the curricular lines. On this context it was highlighted the intention to include the Religious Education on the Common Core National Curriculum (CCNC), which did not really happened. The tendency manifested in the first two versions of the CCNC was of a non-confessional Religious Education. A tendency that delineated the function of the Religious Education as debating religion, but not giving direction on any religious side. This position was an evolution of the first historical perspective more associated to the confessional catechesis. It also went beyond the former interpretation of an inter-confessional ecumenism, which kept the superiority of the Christianity over the other religions. As such, in this paper we adopt the argument that the decision of the Supreme Court, of six votes against five, is a reversal of what seemed to be a much more productive path on the Religious Education.Keywords: Religious Education. Brazilian Supreme Court. Confessional. Inter-confessional. Non- confessional.Enviado: 23-01-2018 - Aprovado e publicado: 12-2018


Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (31) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Rafael G. Ricardo Bray ◽  
Ignacio Gómez Roldán

RESUMENPara un conjunto de ciento cuarenta y una organizaciones colombianas (95% bogotanas) clasificadas bajo la nomenclatura CIIU pertenecientes a 4 sectores económicos, se estimó el perfil de cultura organizacional de cada una a partir de la aplicación del Organizational Culture Survey (DOCS) de Daniel Denison y asociados. Las organizaciones bogotanas del estudio presentan unos perfiles culturales muy similares, no obstante pertenecer a diferentes sectores económicos. Por otro lado, las relaciones existentes entre las diferentes variables de cultura organizacional y el desempeño innovador difieren entre sectores económicos.Palabras clave: perfil de cultura organizacional, encuesta Denison de cultura organizacional, sector Económico, desempeño organizacional, innovación. Organizational culture and innovation performance in four different sectorsABSTRACTFor a sample of one hundred forty one Colombian organizations (95% located in Bogotá) classified under the CIIU ranking, the organizational culture profile of each one was estimated using the Organizational Culture Survey (DOCS) of Daniel Denison and associates. The organizations studied show very similar cultural profiles, although they belong to different economic sectors. On the other hand, the relationships existing between the different variables of organizational culture and innovation performance differ among economic sectors.Keywords: organizational culture profile, Denison organizational culture survey (DOCS), economic sector, organizational performance, innovation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 88-99
Author(s):  
Andrey A. Lukashev

The typology of rationality is one of major issues of modern philosophy. In an attempt to provide a typology to Oriental materials, a researcher faces additional problems. The diversity of the Orient as such poses a major challenge. When we say “Oriental,” we mean several cultures for which we cannot find a common denominator. The concept of “Orient” involves Arabic, Indian, Chinese, Turkish and other cultures, and the only thing they share is that they are “non-Western.” Moreover, even if we focus just on Islamic culture and look into rationality in this context, we have to deal with a conglomerate of various trends, which does not let us define, with full confidence, a common theoretical basis and treat them as a unity. Nevertheless, we have to go on trying to find common directions in thought development, so as to draw conclusions about types of rationality possible in Islamic culture. A basis for such a typology of rationality in the context of the Islamic world was recently suggested in A.V. Smirnov’s logic of sense theory. However, actual empiric material cannot always fit theoretical models, and the cases that do not fit the common scheme are interesting per se. On the one hand, examination of such cases gives an opportunity to specify certain provisions of the theory and, on the other hand, to define the limits of its applicability.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-69
Author(s):  
Mao Nguyen Van ◽  
Dong Tran Nam

Background: Pigmented tumour of the skin is one of the common tumour in human including the benign pigmented tumours (more common) called Nevi tumours and the malignant one called melanoma which was less frequent but the most poor in prognosis. In addition, the others not belonging to these group had the same clinical appearance, so the application of histopathology and immunohistochemistry for the definitive diagnosis was indespensible. Objectives: 1. To describe the macroscopic features of the pigmented tumoral-like lesions; 2. To classify the histopathologic types of the pigmented cell tumours and the other pigmented tumours of the skin. Materials and Method: Cross-sectional research on 55 patients diagnosed as pigmented tumoral lesions by clinician, then all definitively diagnosed by histopathology combining the immunohistochemistry in difficult cases. Results: There was no difference in gender, the disease was discovered most common in adult, especially with the age over 51 years old (58.1%). the most region located was in the face accounting for 60%, following the trunk and limbs (14.6%, 12.8% respectively). All 3 malignant melanomas happened in foot. The most common color of the lesions was black (65.4%), the other ones were rose, grey and blue. Histopathology and immunohisthochemistry showed that the true pigmented cell tumours were 52.6% encompassing benign ones (Nevi tumour) (41.8%), melanoma (5.4%) and lentigo (5.4%). 47.4% was not the true pigmented cell tumour including pigmented basocellular carcinoma (36.4%) and the others less common as histiofibromas, acanthoma and papilloma. Conclusion: the pigmented tumoral-like lesions of the skin could be the true pigmented cell tumours and the others, so the application of the histopathology and the immunohistochemistry after the clinical discovery helps to determine and classify the disease definitely and for the best orientation of treatment as well. Key words: skin tumour, benign pigmented tumour (Nevi), malignant pigmented tumour (melanoma), pigmented basocellular carcinoma


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wong

This research aims at analyzing (1) the effect of vendor’s ability, benevolence, and integrity variables toward e-commerce customers’ trust in UBM; (2) the effect of vendor’s ability, benevolence, and integrity variables toward the level of e-commerce customers’ participation in Indonesia; and (3) the effect of trust variable toward level of e-commerce customers participation in UBM. This research makes use of UBM e-commerce users as research samples while using Likert scale questionnaire for data collection. Furthermore, the questionnaires are sent to as many as 200 respondents. For data analysis method, Structural Equation Model was used. Out of three predictor variables (ability, benevolence, and integrity), it is only vendor’s integrity that has a positive and significant effect on customers’ trust. On the other hand, it is only vendor’s integrity and customer’s trust that have a positive and significant effect on e-commerce customers’ participation in UBM. Keywords: e-commerce customers’ participation, ability, benevolence, integrity


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