scholarly journals The Process of Recruitment of Managers: Formal Management Education or Management Experience?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-177
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Or Management ◽  
Managerial Knowledge ◽  
Management Experience ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Educational Degree ◽  
Recruitment Practice ◽  
Academic Debate

In this paper we have analyzed 228 job announcements for the recruitment of managers within two online recruitment platforms most often used in Romania, named Ejobs and Indeed, regarding two important aspects: 1) recruitment of managers depending on management experience or formal management education and 2) recruitment of management graduates. The main objective is to describe the degree the practice of recruitment of managers takes into consideration the scientific advances in the management field and the formal management education. Through the mean of an archival data analysis research strategy, we found that for the recruitment of managers the companies asked almost exclusively for experience (91.2%). The companies in our sample almost did not require the management education. Only in ten announcements the recruiters asked for a formal management educational degree. Moreover, only half of companies asked for management experience (56.1%). Technical (39.4%), industry (25.2%) and working experience (7.7%) are the other types of experience valued by the recruiters. Most companies asked for management abilities, in addition to experience, however (e.g influence), but they did not require that these abilities to be formed during a formal educational program. The future manager only should possess these abilities acquired from somewhere. The paper aims to contribute to the academic debate regarding the criteria used by companies to hire managers. In addition, the paper has a strong practical orientation aiming at improving the recruitment practice of managers and equipping the companies and organizations with management teams with adequate managerial knowledge, abilities, and competences.

Tracheobronchial Foreign Bodies: The Impact of a Postgraduate Educational Program on Diagnosis, Morbidity, and Treatment

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-98
Author(s):  
Marc Puterman ◽  
Rafael Gorodischer ◽  
Alberto Leiberman
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
Physician Performance ◽  
Postgraduate Educational ◽  
Before And After ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Hospital Days ◽  
The Impact

Aspirated foreign bodies (FBs) may remain undetected and cause serious complications. As part of a postgraduate educational program, results of a local survey were presented to the local medical staff in order to increase its awareness of this diagnostic possibility. The present study was carried out in order to evaluate the management of children with tracheobronchial FBs during two 2-year periods, before and after teaching sessions held in December 1976. In comparison with the previous two years during the 1977-1978 period, the percentage of cases in which a positive history of aspiration was obtained increased from 47.6% to 84.0%; the mean number of hospitalizations due to tracheobronchial FBs decreased from 1.9 to 1.04 per infant, and the mean number of hospital days required for final diagnosis decreased from 17.6 to 5.3. The postgraduate educational program had a positive effect on physician performance and patient care.

Intensive Care Nurses’ Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers: Development of an Assessment Tool and Effect of an Educational Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Tweed ◽  
Mike Tweed
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Intensive Care Nurses ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Background Critically ill patients are at high risk for pressure ulcers. Successful prevention of pressure ulcers requires that caregivers have adequate knowledge of this complication. Objective To assess intensive care nurses’ knowledge of pressure ulcers and the impact of an educational program on knowledge levels. Methods A knowledge assessment test was developed. A cohort of registered nurses in a tertiary referral hospital in New Zealand had knowledge assessed 3 times: before an educational program, within 2 weeks after the program, and 20 weeks later. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine if attributes such as length of time since qualifying or level of intensive care unit experience were associated with test scores. The content and results of the assessment test were evaluated. Results Completion of the educational program resulted in improved levels of knowledge. Mean scores on the assessment test were 84% at baseline and 89% following the educational program. The mean baseline score did not differ significantly from the mean 20-week follow-up score of 85%. No association was detected between demographic data and test scores. Content validity and standard setting were verified by using a variety of methods. Conclusion Levels of knowledge to prevent and manage pressure ulcers were good initially and improved with an educational program, but soon returned to baseline.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM-BASED ON SEXUAL INTIMACY CONCEPT VIA SMARTPHONE IN WOMEN FOLLOWING MASTECTOMY: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Zahra ARJMANDI ◽  
Zohreh MAHMOODI ◽  
Zahra BEHBOODI MOGHADAM ◽  
Habibollah MAHMOODZADEH ◽  
Mostafa QORBANI
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Sexual Intimacy ◽  
Care Education ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

The most common malignancy among women around the world is breast cancer. Mastectomy is one of the most commonly used breast cancer treatments, which has a direct impact on the sexual performance of these patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Educational program through Smartphone on the sexual intimacy of women with breast cancer. In a randomized controlled trial, 60 women with mastectomy referred to Imam Khomeini Hospital from April to July 2018 and were randomly divided into two intervention (sexual intimacy with routine mastectomy and chemotherapy care education) and control groups (routine mastectomy and chemotherapy care education) using four randomized blocks. Six sessions via smartphone were held for both groups the sexual intimacy questionnaire was completed by participants before and after the intervention. The data were analyzed by SPSS 21 at a significance level of p 0. 05. According to the findings, the mean score of overall sexual intimacy before intervention was not significantly different (p=0.143) between the two groups. However, after the intervention, the mean score of total sexual intimacy was significantly different in the control and intervention groups being higher in the intervention group (p 0.001). The present study showed that education via smartphone was effective in improving the sexual intimacy of women with breast cancer and consequently enhancing the couples' sexual relations.

scholarly journals Impact of a Postcrash First Aid Educational Program on Knowledge, Perceived Skills Confidence, and Skills Utilization Among Traffic Police Officers: A Single-Arm Before-After Intervention Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menti Lastone Ndile ◽  
Gift G. Lukumay ◽  
Karin Bolenius ◽  
Anne H. Outwater ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Confidence Score ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background An overwhelming proportion of road traffic deaths and injuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) occur in prehospital environments. Lay first responders such as police officers play an important role in providing initial assistance to victims of road traffic injuries either alone or in collaboration with others. The present study evaluated a postcrash first aid (PFA) educational program developed for police officers in Tanzania. Method A 16-hour PFA educational program was conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for 135 police officers. Participants completed training surveys before, immediately and six months after the training (before, N = 135; immediately after, N = 135; after six months, N = 102). The primary outcome measures were PFA knowledge, perceived skills confidence, and skills utilization. Parametric and nonparametric tests were used to analyse changes in outcome. Results The mean PFA knowledge score increased from 44.73% before training ( SD = 20.70) to 72.92% six months after training ( SD = 18.12), p ˂ .001, N = 102. The mean PFA perceived skills confidence score (measured on a 1–5 Likert scale) increased from 1.96 before training ( SD = 0.74) to 3.78 six months after training ( SD = 0.70), p ˂ .001, N = 102. Following training, application of the recovery position skill ( n = 42, 46%) and application of the bleeding control skill ( n = 45, 49%) were reported by nearly half of the responding officers. Less than a quarter of officers reported applying head and neck immobilization skills ( n = 20, 22%) following training. Conclusion A PFA educational program has shown to improve police officers’ knowledge and perceived skills confidence on provision of first aid. However qualitative research need to be conducted to shed more light regarding reasons for low utilization of trained first aid skills during follow-up.

scholarly journals Impact of a Postcrash First Aid Educational Program on Knowledge, Perceived Skills Confidence, and Skills Utilization Among Traffic Police Officers: A Single-Arm Before-After Intervention Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menti Lastone Ndile ◽  
Gift G. Lukumay ◽  
Karin Bolenius ◽  
Anne H. Outwater ◽  
Britt-Inger Saveman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background An overwhelming proportion of road traffic deaths and injuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) occur in prehospital environments. Lay first responders such as police officers play an important role in providing initial assistance to victims of road traffic injuries either alone or in collaboration with others. The present study evaluated a postcrash first aid (PFA) educational program developed for police officers in Tanzania.Method A 16-hour PFA educational program was conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for 135 police officers. Participants completed training surveys before, immediately and six months after the training (before, N = 135; immediately after, N = 135; after six months, N = 102). The primary outcome measures were PFA knowledge, perceived skills confidence, and skills utilization. Parametric and nonparametric tests were used to analyse changes in outcome.Results The mean PFA knowledge score increased from 44.73% before training ( SD = 20.70) to 72.92% six months after training ( SD = 18.12), p ˂ .001, N = 102. The mean PFA perceived skills confidence score (measured on a 1–5 Likert scale) increased from 1.96 before training ( SD = 0.74) to 3.78 six months after training ( SD = 0.70), p ˂ .001, N = 102. Following training, application of the recovery position skill ( n = 42, 46%) and application of the bleeding control skill ( n = 45, 49%) were reported by nearly half of the responding officers. Less than a quarter of officers reported applying head and neck immobilization skills ( n = 20, 22%) following training.Conclusion A PFA educational program may be an effective means of imparting basic knowledge and skills for prehospital trauma care to lay first responders in contexts where resources are limited. Furthermore, the likelihood of applying such skills can be enhanced by the availability of the necessary resources.

scholarly journals The Impact of an Educational Program Based on the BASNEF Model on Knowledge and Self-Care Behaviors of Patients with Hypertension

Health Scope ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Abedini ◽  
Farzaneh Pourjalil ◽  
Shokrallah Mohseni
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
T Test ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Background: Hypertension is an important health problem that can be controlled by self-care. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the impact of an educational program based (BASNEF) model on knowledge and self-care behaviors for hypertensive patients in Bastak, Iran. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 180 patients with hypertension who were admitted to health centers of the Bastak city. The participants were randomly assigned to intervention (n = 90) and control (n = 90) groups. Data were collected using a questionnaire that had three sections of demographic information, knowledge, and BASNEF constructs. The questionnaires were completed before the intervention and two months after providing the intervention. After the pre-test, an appropriate educational intervention was designed and implemented only among the intervention group. To analyze the data, paired t-test, independent t-test, and Chi-square tests were run by SPSS version 19. Results: The mean age of the participants was 50.62 ± 7.549 years. The results showed a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of attitudes, subjective norms, enabling factors, and self-care behaviors in the intervention group pre- and post-intervention (P = 0.001). Besides, it was found that enabling factors (0.311) play a significant role in predicting self-care behaviors. Conclusions: The results of this study support the effectiveness of educational interventions in raising awareness and improving self-care behaviors in patients with hypertension using the BASNEF model. Therefore, with an emphasis on enabling factors, the BASNEF model can be used as a framework to develop educational interventions for self-care.

Efficacy of an educational program for patients with pancreatic and biliary cancers, and their caregivers.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18221-e18221
Author(s):  
Reiko Makihara Ando ◽  
Chikako Doutani ◽  
Sayaka Kanehira ◽  
Mariko Nishizawa ◽  
Kyoko Hirata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Institutional Review Board ◽  
Informational Needs ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Distress Level ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Baseline Knowledge ◽  
The Mean

e18221 Background: We first introduced an educational program delivered in a classroom environment for patients with pancreatic and biliary cancers and their caregivers in 2007. Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, clinical psychotherapists, dietitians, and medical social workers attended and talked about their specialties. We conducted a prospective observational study from Jan. 2016 through Dec. 2016 to assess the efficacy of this educational program. Methods: This study was approved by our institutional review board and informed consent was obtained from all the participants. The 2-hour program included an overview of disease and information about treatment and management. The participants completed a questionnaire assessing their knowledge and including the Distress Thermometer both before and after the program. In addition, the participants completed a questionnaire regarding their satisfaction with the program to assess their informational needs. Results: Thirty-three patients and 50 caregivers were enrolled. Although no significant differences were seen in the mean baseline knowledge levels of the patients and caregivers, the mean baseline distress level was greater for the caregiver than for the patients. After attending the program, both the knowledge and distress levels were significantly improved for both the two groups. Regarding the satisfaction questionnaire, more than 90% of the participants reported being satisfied with the contents of the program and responded that the program was useful for their life. However, the percentage of respondents who reported being satisfied with hearing other participants’ stories was less than 40%. Conclusions: This study suggests that an educational program can improve knowledge and distress levels in patients and caregivers. We are planning to improve our program to further satisfy the needs of patients and caregivers, such as providing an opportunity to communicate with other participants, and to perform further evaluations.

Cost Accounting in Brazil's Public Sector

2018 ◽  
pp. 319-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Pereira Monteiro ◽  
Carlos Pinho
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Cost Accounting ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Cost Information ◽  
Or Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cost System ◽  
Management Experience

The purpose of this chapter is to identify the importance, use, and level of implementation of cost accounting in Brazil's public sector and its relationship with the features of user's professional experience. The research is positivistic and quantitative, carried out through a survey to the employees of the accounting and internal control departments from the municipalities, states, and of the executive branch of the union. A total of 344 answers were obtained, and the analysis was performed only in 320 respondents from the executive branch of the Brazilian's public sector. The results show the users' belief in the importance of cost information for the public sector, but in spite of this belief, there is a low use of information that can be motivated by the lack of cost system implementation or by the primacy of the use of financial and budgetary information in decision making. The results show that the importance level of cost information is not significantly different independent of a low, high, or moderate experience in accounting or management experience.

Impact of educational programs on nurses’ knowledge and attitude toward pediatric palliative care

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sawsan Abuhammad ◽  
Ruaa Almasri
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Pediatric Palliative Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pediatric Nurses ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Abstract Objective This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of nurses toward pediatric palliative care (PPC) and examine the impact of an educational program on pediatric nurses’ knowledge and attitude regarding PPC for children facing life-threatening illnesses or chronic diseases in Jordan. Method A quasi-experimental design was used. Exactly 120 pediatric nurses participated in the study, of which 60 were in the intervention group and 60 in the control group. Results The results of the study showed that nurses had a low score in knowledge and attitude toward PPC. The mean knowledge score of PPC for the control group is 6.88 (SD = 2.26), while that of the intervention group was 7.92 (SD = 1.99; p = 0.052). The mean attitude for PPC score for the control group was 95.88 (SD = 7.90), while that of the intervention group was 100 (SD = 10.95; p = 0.009). Also, the educational intervention had a significant positive effect on the knowledge and attitude toward PPC among nurses. Significance of the results Based on the result of this study, the authors found strong evidence of the effectiveness of the PPC educational program when it came to improving the nurses’ knowledge and attitude toward PPC services and offer us an effective educational program.

scholarly journals The effect of self-management education through weblogs on the quality of life of diabetic patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amal Mohammad Rasoul ◽  
Rostam Jalali ◽  
Alireza Abdi ◽  
Nader Salari ◽  
Mehrali Rahimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Management Education ◽  
T Test ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Self-management education of diabetes which is one of the most important noncommunicable diseases worldwide involves facilitating knowledge, skills, and ability required for self-care in these patients. Concerning the progressive growth of use of Internet for educating patients and absence of different studies about education through use of weblogs in patients with diabetes in Iran, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of self-management education through weblogs on the quality of life of affect the patients. Methods This study was performed as intervention on patients referring to diabetes clinic of Talghani hospital in Kermanshah in winter 2018 and spring 2019. The samples consisted of 98 patients with diabetes chosen through available sampling and randomly assigned into study and control groups. For data collection, diabetes quality of life (DQOL) short form clinical questionnaire, Persian version, was used. The intervention involved training self-management conducted through 60 sessions via a designed weblog. The obtained information was introduced into SPSS 21, and analyzed through Mann-Whitney, t-test, and paired t-test. Results According to the results of this study, the mean age of the examined patients was 32.1 ± 4.9 years, where the major participants were male (n = 52 in the test group, 52.5%). The results showed that after the intervention, the test and control groups were different in terms of anthropometric variables and metabolic indicators; the mean waist circumference in the test and control groups was 98.6 ± 9.8 and 101.5 ± 7.8, respectively; the mean FBS following the intervention in the test and control groups was 131.08 ± 16.04 and 238.2 ± 40, respectively; and the mean BMI postintervention in the test and control groups was obtained as 27.3 ± 3.4 and 30.1 ± 3.8 respectively, where these differences were significant according to independent t-test (p < 0.05). The mean score of quality of life postintervention in the test and control groups was obtained as 56.1 and 49.9 respectively; according to Mann-Whitney test, the difference between the two groups was significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion The results of the present study revealed the positive effect of weblog based self-management on the quality of life of patients with diabetes following the intervention. Further, reduced levels of FBS, BMI, as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure were also observed, which could be due to increased awareness of patients about their abilities, its risks, as well as the ways to control and treat it.

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