Leaders and machiavellian manifestations: workers' innovation development and business performance

This research aims to assess the level of manipulation of leaders and Machiavellian manifestations in the work process within selected socio-demographic characteristics of employees. Based on the described theoretical basis, three hypotheses were established. The hypotheses concern is examining the differences between manipulation and Machiavellian manifestations regarding employees' residence (urban or rural), the sphere of the organization (private or public) in which they work, and the age of employees. The data were obtained through a questionnaire survey in which 123 respondents participated. The study involved methodological tools such as CASADI (Calculativness, Self-Assertion, Diplomacy) and MPS (Machiavellian Personality Scale). The new CASADI methodology identifies Machiavellian manifestations in business and managerial behavior. It contains statements that relate to the respondent's opinion on manipulation between people. The MPS methodology was created for leaders in determining the level of their manipulation through four factors determining Machiavellianism. The survey results were evaluated through a t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The findings confirmed the differences in Self-Assertion, Desire for Control, and Distrust regarding respondents' residence. The study of age differences recorded the statistical significance for the attribute of Diplomacy within Machiavellian manifestations and the attribute of Desire for social status within the manipulation of leaders. Within the differences between the private and public spheres, statistical significance was recorded for the attributes of Machiavellian manifestations of Computation and Self-Enforcement, and for the attributes of the manipulation of leaders Amorality, Desire for Control and Distrust of others. The research results indicated that employees living in the city might have a higher degree of Machiavellianism. It is reflected in their motivation for for-profit and the need to control others and not trust them. Research suggested that the rate of Machiavellianism decreases with age. In the case of the organization activity where the employee works, it was found that Machiavellian tendencies were more pronounced in employees of the private sphere.

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Hospitals: N.Y. Appellate Court Denies Move to Privatize Public Hospital

The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics ◽

10.1017/s1073110500012961 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 202-203

Author(s):

Robert Chatham

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York City ◽

York City ◽

Public Health System ◽

Municipal Hospital ◽

The Public ◽

Public Benefit ◽

For Profit ◽

Benefit Corporation ◽

The City

The Court of Appeals of New York held, in Council of the City of New York u. Giuliani, slip op. 02634, 1999 WL 179257 (N.Y. Mar. 30, 1999), that New York City may not privatize a public city hospital without state statutory authorization. The court found invalid a sublease of a municipal hospital operated by a public benefit corporation to a private, for-profit entity. The court reasoned that the controlling statute prescribed the operation of a municipal hospital as a government function that must be fulfilled by the public benefit corporation as long as it exists, and nothing short of legislative action could put an end to the corporation's existence.In 1969, the New York State legislature enacted the Health and Hospitals Corporation Act (HHCA), establishing the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) as an attempt to improve the New York City public health system. Thirty years later, on a renewed perception that the public health system was once again lacking, the city administration approved a sublease of Coney Island Hospital from HHC to PHS New York, Inc. (PHS), a private, for-profit entity.

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A cross-sectional study to assess knowledge of women about cervical cancer: an urban and rural comparison

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1186/s12199-021-00986-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Małgorzata Lesińska-Sawicka

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Life Expectancy ◽

Correct Answer ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Average Life Expectancy ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

The City

Abstract Introduction Cervical cancer and its etiopathogenesis, the age of women in whom it is diagnosed, average life expectancy, and prognosis are information widely covered in scientific reports. However, there is no coherent information regarding which regions—urban or rural—it may occur more often. This is important because the literature on the subject reports that people living in rural areas have a worse prognosis when it comes to detection, treatment, and life expectancy than city dwellers. Material and methods The subjects of the study were women and their knowledge about cervical cancer. The research was carried out using a survey directly distributed among respondents and via the Internet, portals, and discussion groups for women from Poland. Three hundred twenty-nine women took part in the study, including 164 from rural and 165 from urban areas. The collected data enabled the following: (1) an analysis of the studied groups, (2) assessment of the respondents’ knowledge about cervical cancer, and (3) comparison of women’s knowledge depending on where they live. Results The average assessment of all respondents’ knowledge was 3.59, with women living in rural areas scoring 3.18 and respondents from the city—4.01. Statistical significance (p < 0.001) between the level of knowledge and place of residence was determined. The results indicate that an increase in the level of education in the subjects significantly increases the chance of getting the correct answer. In the case of age analysis, the coefficients indicate a decrease in the chance of obtaining the correct answer in older subjects despite the fact that a statistically significant level was reached in individual questions. Conclusions Women living in rural areas have less knowledge of cervical cancer than female respondents from the city. There is a need for more awareness campaigns to provide comprehensive information about cervical cancer to women in rural areas. A holistic approach to the presented issue can solve existing difficulties and barriers to maintaining health regardless of the place of life and residence. Implication for cancer survivors They need intensive care for women’s groups most burdened with risk factors.

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Internal Corporate Responsibility as a Legitimacy Strategy for Branding and Employee Retention: A Perspective of Higher Education Institutions

Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity ◽

10.3390/joitmc7010052 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

Amir Ikram ◽

Muhammad Fiaz ◽

Asif Mahmood ◽

Ayyaz Ahmad ◽

Rafiya Ashfaq

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Employee Retention ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Organizational System ◽

Internal Branding ◽

Private And Public ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The City

Branding activities provide space to create internal culture, processes and a kind of organizational system which allows employees to use their abilities to their maximum. Internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of an organization increase employee commitment, which ultimately enhances employee retention. There is a need to explore internal branding in relation to internal CSR for the sake of managing employee retention. Therefore, the study empirically examines the underlying associations among internal branding, employee retention and internal CSR. The data are collected from higher education institutions operating in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The sample size was 377 faculties belonging to both private and public sector higher education institutions. The analysis is based on variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings reveal that the internal branding practices have a significant impact on employee’s intention to stay within the organization, and intrasample analysis suggests few comprehensible variations with respect to private and public academic institutions. The research article also provides insights to faculty, academic entrepreneurs and marketers, especially those belonging to developing countries and facing issues of branding and employee retention.

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Women in Iranian Kurdistan: Patriarchy and the Quest for Empowerment

Gender & Society ◽

10.1177/08912432211029205 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089124322110292

Author(s):

Sahar Shakiba ◽

Omid Ghaderzadeh ◽

Valentine M. Moghadam

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

Educational Attainment ◽

Legal Status ◽

Male Control ◽

Gender Regime ◽

Kurdish Women ◽

The Family ◽

Private And Public ◽

And Gender ◽

The City

Informed by sociological standpoint, intersectional, and gender regime theories, we examine perceptions of a diverse sample of Iranian Kurdish women in the city of Sanandaj about their legal status and social positions. We find perceptions of injustice, oppression, male control, and lack of opportunity associated with both the family and broader society. Kurdish women are socially located in structures and institutions of both private and public patriarchy. At the same time, their growing educational attainment and knowledge of possibilities for change enable them not only to articulate grievances but also to aspire to, and sometimes engage in, collective action for women’s rights. By focusing on an under-studied region, this article contributes to the wider literature on Kurdish women, underscores the continued salience of intersectional and standpoint approaches, and expands gender regime theorizing beyond Western cases.

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Determinant factors of culinary creative business performance in the city of Makassar

10.48082/espacios-a21v42n04p04 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (04) ◽

pp. 44-53

Author(s):

ST HATIDJA ◽

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Amiruddin TAWE ◽

Chalid I. MUSA ◽

La HALISU ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Business Performance ◽

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Full Data ◽

Research Findings ◽

Modelling Techniques ◽

The City

The purpose of this study is to analyze how the capabilities of business performance in creative culinary ventures in Makassar City, Indonesia. Data were obtained from sources using a questionnaire distributed to 1,402 entrepreneurs in the small and medium business category. The sampling method is probability sampling with simple random sampling technique. The number of samples in this study was determined using the Slovin formula of 311 people, totalling 197 respondents who received the questionnaire in full. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with structural equation modelling techniques. The research findings explain dynamic capabilities that are important for enhancing innovation and business performance, as well as to assist future researchers to examine other factors that are predictors in improving business performance.

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Impact of Digital Technologies on Business Performance in Serbia

Management Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies ◽

10.7595/management.fon.2021.0039 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ernad Kahrović ◽

Atif Avdović

Keyword(s):

Business Performance ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Research Question ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

General Information ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Ordinal Scale ◽

Business Transformation ◽

Market Expansion ◽

The Impact

Research Question: The main goal of the study was to investigate the degree to which Serbian businesses accept and use digital technologies as part of the digital business transformation process. Motivation: The main aim was to research the specific determinants of the digital economy, digital technology and digital business transformation. Through an empirical analysis, digital technologies were classified as primary and secondary and the motive was to examine whether digital technologies affect revenue growth, productivity improvement, increase in market share, customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction, reduction in operating costs, development and use of digital products, digital market expansion and digital platform development. Idea: The main idea behind the study was to determine to what extent the said technologies are employed in Serbian businesses, as well as to develop a model of the impact of digital technologies on business performance, which may serve as a basis for further research. Data: The research was conducted from October 2020 to March 2021. A questionnaire was sent to over 500 email addresses of Serbian companies, and 98 questionnaires were filled in and duly returned. We displayed the most important characteristics of our sample and that way pointed out its randomness and representativeness and explained the choice of data analytics methods we use. Tools: The research instrument was a questionnaire including the general information (Part I). Part II included the question regarding the primary and secondary digital technologies used in their daily business activities. In Part III, the participants were required to state the specific outcomes their company expects to obtain as a result of digital business transformation. Findings: Mobile technologies, social networks and cloud computing were found to be dominantly employed technologies by the Serbian businesses from the sample. In percentage terms, the second class of disruptive technologies was shown to be insignificantly present in the Serbian companies. Finally, it appears that the role and importance of robotics and artificial intelligence have started to be recognised on the business scene. There is a significant impact of digital technologies on business performances, and we also give correlations between specific digital technologies and business performances, and intensity and statistical significance of impact in each case. We have also determined that some significant technologies make a latent, indirect impact on performances and shown the way that occurs. The analysis is performed after standardizing the ordinal scale values of variables making the results more accurate. Contribution: The paper provides the state of affairs regarding digital technologies use by Serbian businesses, as well as that of digital business transformation.

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The Performance of the Serbian Hotel Industry / Performanse Hotelskog Poslovanja U Srbiji

Singidunum Journal of Applied Sciences ◽

10.2478/sjas10-4481 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 24-31

Author(s):

Saša I. Mašić

Keyword(s):

Economic Crisis ◽

Business Performance ◽

Operating Performance ◽

National Level ◽

Hotel Industry ◽

National Average ◽

Significant Decline ◽

Foreign Tourist ◽

The City ◽

Better Than

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to determine operating performance of hotel companies in Serbia. The analysis was conducted on a sample that included approximately 31.35% of the total available hotel capacity in Serbia for the period from 2004 to 2011. The sample was designed to be representative of the hotel distribution by territory and category. Business performance of hotel companies was analyzed using TREVPAR and GOPPAR indicators both at the national level, for tourism clusters and the largest Serbian cities. The results show that hotel companies in Serbia, on average, achieved low TREVPAR and GOPPAR values. In 2011, the average TREVPAR of companies in Serbia was 28 EUR, and GOPPAR approximately 3.7 EUR. The study registered a significant decline in the value of these indicators for the period from 2008 to 2011, primarily as a result of the economic crisis. Results significantly better than the national average were achieved by hotel companies from Belgrade that had a mean TREVPAR value of 46.2 EUR and GOPPAR value of 8.6 EUR. During the analyzed period, the largest increase in the value of the analyzed indicators was registered in the city of Kragujevac as a result of significant investments made by the car manufacturer “Fiat” and its sub-contractors. These investments have led to a significant increase in the number of foreign tourist arrivals and consequently to an increase in business performance of hotel companies in Kragujevac.

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Analysis of partnerships for actions intra-sectoral and inter-sectors for health in areas of high socio-environmental vulnerability in the city of São Paulo/Brazil: a mixed method study

10.21203/rs.2.13974/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Patricia Melo Bezerra ◽

Iara Coelho Zito Guerriero

Keyword(s):

Social Inequalities ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Well Being ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Second Phase ◽

São Paulo ◽

Different Types ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Basic Health Units

Abstract Context Since poverty areas are socioeconomic complex and limiting environments, there is a need to develop intra-sectoral and inter-sectoral actions in the health territory in order to achieve the economic and social well-being of people and society. This research aims to understand the relationship between inter-sectorial and inter-sectoral actions for health and socio-environmental groupings of the most vulnerable health territories in the city of São Paulo, identify which are the most frequent partners of these actions and how professionals experience these partnerships in their daily lives.Method We adopted the mixed sequential and explanatory method. In the first phase, an online form is applied and identifies the Basic Health Units (BHU) that take place as intersectoral actions with more partners. In the second phase, we explored how the professionals consider the characteristics of the territory where they act to seek partnerships and how they carry out the actions.Results Analysis of quantitative data indicated that: a) More than 98% of BHUs conduct intra- and inter-sectoral partnerships and b) there is no relationship between the indices of the most vulnerable groupings and the presence of intra- and inter-sectoral actions with statistical significance p <0.05. The content analysis of literal transcriptions pointed out that: intra- and inter-sectoral practices developed in the health territories were driven by the needs of the treatment of diseases or by the precarious conditions of life of individual or collectivities. However, in order to assist different types of violence, health professionals avoid seeking partnerships, including with the Tutelary Council and the Center for Human Rights, as they fear they will suffer reprisals by those who cause this violence. There was consistency between quantitative and qualitative data, except for partnership with education, other BHUs, environment, and the Tutelary Council.Conclusion The construction of personalized partnerships for individual and collective health, in order to cope with social inequalities; of chronic diseases and by phases of the life cycle involved in socioeconomic fragilities that generate more poverty is part of the job from BHU’s professionals.

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ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN KIDS ATHLETICS PADA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR DI KOTA BENGKULU

KINESTETIK ◽

10.33369/jk.v2i1.9183 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 23-31

Author(s):

Dita Hindriani ◽

Sugiyanto Sugiyanto ◽

Syafrial Syafrial

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Data Collection ◽

Primary School ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Real Thing ◽

The Real ◽

Survey Results ◽

The City

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran mengenai kemampuan Kids Athletics Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar di Kota Bengkulu. Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dengan tujuan untuk mengungkapkan atau menyelidiki suatu keadaan yang sebenarnya . Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa sekolah dasar Kota Di Bengkulu. Sampel penelitian adalah empat sekolah dasar yaitu SDN 19, SDN 74, SDN 02, dan SDN 01 sebanyak 129 siswa. Instrumen tes yang digunakan dalam penelitian yaitu kanga’s excape, lompat katak, lempar turbo dan formula 1, pada instrumen ini pelaksanaan tes Kids Athletics dilakukan 2 kesempatan ,hasil baik dar kedua kesempatan diambil sebagai skor terbaik yang diperoleh masin-masing teste. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan tes dan pengukuran terhadap sampel. Teknik analisis data menggunakan deskriptif persentase. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa kemampuan Kids athletics SDN 19 Kota Bengkulu anak laki-laki berkategori kurang (46,7%), sedangkan anak perempuan berkategori sedang (36,4%). Pada SDN 74 Kota Bengkulu anak laki-laki berkategori kurang (56,25%), sedangkan anak perempuan berkategori kurang (53,8%). Pada SDN 02 Kota Bengkulu anak laki-laki berkategori sangat kurang (90%), sedangkan anak perempuan berkategori sangat kurang (55%). Pada SDN 01 Kota Bengkulu anak laki-laki berkategori sangat kurang (90,9%), sedangkan anak perempuan berkategori sangat kurang (58,3%). Kemampuan Kids Athletics Seluruh Sekolah Dasar Kota Bengkulu berkategori sangat kurang (44,9%)Kata kunci: Analisis, Kids Athletics, siswa SD. AbstractThis study aims to get an idea of the ability of kids athleics on the elementary school students in the city of bengkulu. This type of research is descriptive quantitav with the intention to reveal or investigate the real thing. The population used in this research of elementary school in Bengkulu city. The research sample is four primary school namely SDN 19, SDN 74, SDN 02,dan SDN 01 as many as 129 students. Instrument the test used are kanga’s excape, jumping frog, throw a turbo and formula 1, In this instrument the implementation of the Kids Athletics test is done 2 chance, the good results of both opportunities are taken as the best score obtained by each teste.Research data collection techniques using test and measurement to sample. The technique of data analysis using descripive percentage. Based on the survey results revealed that the abilitiy of Kids Athletics SDN 19 Bengkulu city boys category less (46,7%), while the girls most of the category of being (36,4%). At SDN 74 Bengkulu City boys mostly category less(56,25%), while the girls most of the category of less (53,8%). At SDN 02 Bengkulu City boys mostly category is very less (90%), the girls most of the category is very less (55%). At SDN 01 Bengkulu city the male of the category is very less (90,9%), while the girls most of the category is very less (58,3%). The ability of kids athletics all elementary school city bengkulu most of the category is very less (44,9%)Keywords : Analysis,kids athletics , elementary school students

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Faktor-faktor Penentu Keberhasilan Usaha Kecil dan Menengah (UKM) di Kota Yogyakarta

Jurnal Maksipreneur Manajemen Koperasi dan Entrepreneurship ◽

10.30588/jmp.v6i1.282 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 24

Author(s):

Eny Sulistyowati ◽

Nining Sofiati Lestari

Keyword(s):

Business Strategy ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Business Performance ◽

Business Strategies ◽

Direct Influence ◽

Performance Variables ◽

Independent Variable ◽

Medium Businesses ◽

The City ◽

Variable Performance

This research was conducted with the aim to explain the influence of the characteristics of the owner/manager of the business strategy, describes the influence of business strategy on business performance, explaining the influence of the characteristics of the owner/manager of the business performance. Variables used in this research is variable owner/manager, business strategy (independent variable) and variable performance or Small Bussinis Performance (dependent variable). The results obtained show that a direct influence on the performance characteristics of the manager of small and medium businesses in the city of Yogyakarta strong with R2 values of 0.224, or 22.4%, the effect of business strategies on business performance of small and medium businesses in urban areas with R2 values of 0,049 or 4.9%. Meanwhile, indirectly influence the characteristics of managers' business performance through business strategy in the city of Yogyakarta only has value R2 value of 0.080 or 8.0%.

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