scholarly journals The Moderating effect of Innovation Ecosystem on Knowledge Entrepreneurship and Innovation Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-247
Author(s):  
Isaac Muiruri Gachanja ◽  
Stephen Irura Nganga ◽  
Lucy Maina Kiganane
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

The turbulent and highly competitive business environment has exposed firms to unprecedented uncertainties brought about by market disruptions. Organizations have attempted to thwart this menace by leveraging on innovation, but innovation activities are complex and are not always viable. The purpose of this study is therefore to examine the moderating effect of Innovation Ecosystem (IE) on the relationship between Knowledge Entrepreneurship (KE) and Innovation Performance (IP) of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was anchored on the complexity theory. Mixed method research was applied which utilized cross-sectional design. The target population was 828 manufacturing firms. Purposive and stratified random sampling was used to determine a sample size of 115 firms. The study found that IE has a great moderating effect between KE and IP in manufacturing firms in Kenya. Collaboration and networking between industry, research organizations and universities should be strengthened to promote IP and increase the competitiveness of firms. Further studies should investigate the nature and effects of tension that emanates as a result of knowledge leakage that occurs during interactions with the various players within the IE

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING PRACTICES AND INNOVATION PERFORMANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Hami ◽  
M.R. Muhammad ◽  
Z. Ebrahim
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study analyzes the causal relationship between sustainable manufacturing practice (SMP) and environmental sustainability as well as determines the mediating effect of innovation performance (IP) on the relationship between SMP and environmental sustainability. Adaptation from the changing business environment, manufacturing firms are facing great challenge on producing more products with less resource consumption, pollution emitted and waste generated. Using structural equation modeling, the survey data collected from 150 Malaysian manufacturing firms has been analyzed in this study. The empirical results show that both types of SMP have a positive and significant impact on environmental sustainability with external SMP is greater than internal SMP. However, there is no significant evidence to prove IP as a mediator for SMP-environmental sustainability linkage. The findings of this paper have important implication in both theoretical and practical perspectives. While provide better understanding of the phenomena by simultaneously analyzing a series of dependence relationships among SMP, IP and environmental sustainability, these results could help managers to understand the types of practices that would improve their environmental performance.  

SYNERGY OR CONFLICT? THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE, SUSTAINABILITY-RELATED INNOVATION PERFORMANCE, AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION PERFORMANCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 2050004 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIETFRIED GLOBOCNIK ◽  
ROMANA RAUTER ◽  
RUPERT J. BAUMGARTNER
Keyword(s):  
Negative Influence ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Competing Values Framework ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Economic Innovation

Despite the growing pressure to become more sustainable and the availability of managerial practices, organisations still struggle with being innovative without neglecting sustainability concerns. This paper approaches this issue from two perspectives: First, the organisations’ cultural DNA is assumed to explain differences in the sustainability-related innovation performance of firms. Drawing on the competing values framework, this research examines whether certain cultural types predispose some organisations to perform better. Second, the skepticism among managers about the economic benefits of sustainability-related innovation holds organisations back to consider sustainability concern in their innovation activities. Thus, the relationship between sustainability-related innovation performance and economic innovation performance is investigated to clarify whether they represent conflicting goals. Using multiple-respondent data of a cross-sectional firm sample and a comprehensive measure of sustainability-related innovation performance, the empirical data show that clan cultures have a negative influence on sustainability-related innovation performance, whereas hierarchy and adhocracy cultures exert positive effects. Furthermore, sustainability-related innovation performance has a moderately positive effect on economic innovation performance.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Daily Sedentary Time in South Asian Adults: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9275
Author(s):  
Kamalesh Dey ◽  
Julia Zakrzewski-Fruer ◽  
Lindsey Smith ◽  
Rebecca Jones ◽  
Daniel Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Included Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Weighted Mean ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

This study aimed to systematically review total daily sedentary time in South Asian adults. Seven electronic databases were searched, identifying relevant articles published in peer-reviewed journals between March 1990 and March 2021. The study was designed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Prospective or cross-sectional design studies reporting total daily sedentary time in South Asian adults (aged ≥18 years), reported in English, were included. Study quality and risk of bias were assessed, and the weighted mean total daily sedentary time was calculated. Fourteen full texts were included in this systematic review from studies that were conducted in Bangladesh, India, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Pooled sedentary time across all studies was 424 ± 8 min/day. Sedentary time was measured using self-report questionnaires in seven studies, with a weighted mean daily sedentary time of 416 ± 19 min/day. Eight studies used accelerometers and inclinometers with a weighted mean sedentary time of 527 ± 11 min/day. South Asian adults spend a large proportion of their time being sedentary, especially when recorded using objective measures (~9 h/day). These findings suggest that South Asians are an important target population for public health efforts to reduced sedentary time, and researchers and practitioners should seek to standardise and carefully consider the tools used when measuring sedentary time in this population.

scholarly journals Rasio Prevalensi Anemia Ibu Bersalin Terhadap Kejadian Persalinan Preterm di RSUD Wonosari Tahun 2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-104
Author(s):  
Noviana Dewi Rengganis ◽  
Siti Tyastuti ◽  
Anita Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Preterm Labor ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Birth Mothers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Preterm Born

Preterm labor is a delivery that occurs in pregnancy before 37 weeks' gestation. Complications in preterm-born infants arethe single largest cause of neonatal death and are currently the leading cause of death among children under 5 years. InfantMortality Rate (IMR) in Indonesia is still very high at 34 of 1000 live births. The prevalence of preterm delivery in GunungkidulRegency in 2013 was 16.1%. Anemia is one of the causes of preterm labor. The incidence of anemia in Gunungkidul Regencyhas increased in the last 3 years. This study aims to determine the prevalence ratio of maternal anemia on the occurrence ofpreterm labor in Wonosari Hospital 2016. Type of observational analytical research with cross sectional design. The subjectof this research is maternity mother in RSUD Wonosari. Data collection was taken from secondary data that is maternityregister and medical record from January to December 2016. Target population in this study amounted to 953, with simplerandom sampling. The number of samples in this study amounted to 208 respondents. Data were analyzed using RatioPrevalensi (RP). Preterm birth mothers with anemia of 38,5% and preterm birth mothers who did not have anemia of 18.2%with analysis of RP = 2,115. The result indicates that maternal mother with anemia has a chance to experience preterm labor2.115 times bigger than mothers who are not anemia. (CI:1,330-3,365).

scholarly journals Fostering Czech firms? innovation performance through efficient cooperation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 671-700
Author(s):  
Viktor Prokop ◽  
Michaela Kotkova Striteska ◽  
Jan Stejskal
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Innovation Systems ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
The Impact

Research background: The business climate development and the stage of innovation systems? transformation are very similar in many Central and Eastern European countries, making it necessary to study these specific economies. These economies are at a different level of transformation, and their governments are trying to support the development of a knowledge-based economy, the creation of innovation systems, and collaboration among different types of entities. These governments need feedback in the form of research into the impacts of public funding on innovation activities through the influence of basic research and cooperation-based resources in individual countries. Purpose of the article: This paper focuses on the examination of (i) the influence of national and European subsidies on innovation performance in manufacturing firms in the Czech Republic and (ii) impacts of knowledge- and cooperation-based resources on innovation activities in Czech manufacturing. Methods: The latest available data from the Community Innovation Survey was used for analyses realized by different regression models. The proposed research models were gradually created to verify the influence of pro-innovation factors (expenditures on in-house and external R&D and on the acquisition of external tangible and intangible sources, cooperation with different partners and innovation) and public (national and/or European) funding of firms? innovation performance within the Czech manufacturing industry. Findings and value added: The results have showed that there is a need to focus on direct and indirect effects of selected innovation determinants; we have also identified the crucial role of cooperation (specifically with government, public, or private research institutes) as a mediating variable within innovation processes. The results have also evidenced that public funding affects the efficiency of knowledge- and cooperation-based resources and amplifies the impact on firms? innovation performance differently. Whereas subsidies from national budgets do not significantly influence the innovation performance of Czech manufacturing firms, European subsidies, on the other hand, significantly increase firms? innovation performance. A long-term contribution of this paper is the significant completion of the theory of policy implications that may be applicable in a broad international context beyond the borders of the Czech Republic. This study significantly contributes to the ongoing discussion about (i) the significance of public financial subsidies from both national and European funds and (ii) the effects of cooperation and R&D on firms? innovation performance within ?catching-up? in Central and Eastern Europe. 

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP OF ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS WITH ADHERENCE IN TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN MEDAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Arlinda Sari Wahyuni ◽  
Noni Novisari Soeroso ◽  
Dian Dwi Wahyuni ◽  
Rina Amelia ◽  
Ivana Alona
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Structured Education ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Attitudes And Perceptions ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Relationship Of

  Objective: This study aimed to analyze the relationship of attitudes and perceptions about tuberculosis (TB) with adherence to the treatment of TB patients in Medan.Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional design. The target population was all patients who admitted to seven primary health centers (PHCs) in Medan. Samples were new TB patients aged >18 years old, with the result of acid-fast bacilli (+) (n=100). Assessment of behavioral adherence, attitudes, and perceptions of treatment were done based on treatment behavior instruments that had been validated and analyzed by the Chi-square test and logistic regression.Results: The results showed that 55% of the patients adhered to their medication. There was a relationship between attitude and adherence of TB treatment (p<0.05). However, there is no wrong perception correlation with treatment adherence (p>0.05). A good attitude increased 3.7 (95% confidence interval 1624; 8549) times for adherence to TB treatment.Conclusions: The positive attitude of the TB patients improved TB treatment behavior. Structured education provided by doctors and TB officers in PHC should be done to improve the knowledge and attitude of TB patients.

scholarly journals KARAKTERISTIK PENDERITA HEPATITIS C DI PROVINSI BALI TAHUN 2018 – 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Dwitya Arum Sari ◽  
I Made Sutarga
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Virus Hepatitis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Risk ◽  
Medical Risk Factors ◽  
Complete Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Keywords Hepatitis C

ABSTRAK Berdasarkan data WHO tahun 2015, sebanyak 1% atau 71 juta orang di seluruh dunia terinfeksi virus hepatitis C (HCV). Berdasarkan hasil Riskesdas 2013, Provinsi Bali merupakan salah satu dari 5 Provinsi dengan prevalensi hepatitis C tertinggi di Indonesia. Penelitian yang dilakukan di Klinik VCT-CST RSUP Sanglah Denpasar menunjukkan sebanyak 83,3% responden dengan anti HCV positif berjenis kelamin laki-laki dengan rerata usia responden 29 tahun. Selain faktor risiko medis, faktor lain seperti sosiodemografi juga memiliki peranan penting dalam perkembangan penyakit hepatitis C. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai karakteristik penderita hepatitis C di Provinsi Bali tahun 2018 – 2019. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dengan menggunakan rancangan cross sectional. Populasi target dari penelitian ini adalah penderita Hepatitis C yang menjalani pengobatan di Rumah Sakit Layanan Hepatitis C (RSUP Sanglah) Provinsi Bali tahun 2018 – 2019. Data yang diambil merupakan data penderita Hepatitis C yang tercatat dalam Sistem Informasi Hepatitis dan PISP (SIHEPI) Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penderita hepatitis terbanyak berasal dari kelompok umur 31 – 40 tahun (34.23%) serta di dominasi oleh laki-laki (70.27%). Terdapat 17.12% penderita Hepatitis C yang memiliki status koinfeksi dan 62.16% penderita Hepatitis C mengalami sirosis. Sebanyak 69.63% penderita Hepatitis C telah menjalani pengobatan secara lengkap dengan 87.50% diantaranya dinyatakan SVR. Dari seluruh penderita Hepatitis C dalam penelitian ini, masih banyak (84.68%) penderita yang tidak melakukan pemeriksaan SVR saat 3 atau 6 minggu setelah menjalani pengobatan. Kata Kunci : Hepatitis C, VHC, karakteristik  ABSTRACT WHO estimates that in 2015 as many as 1% or 71 million people worldwide were infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Based on the results of Riskesdas 2013, Bali Province is one of the 5 Provinces with the highest prevalence of hepatitis C in Indonesia. Research conducted at the VCT-CST Clinic at Sanglah Central General Hospital in Denpasar showed 83.3% of respondents with anti-HCV positive were men with an average age of 29 years. Besides medical risk factors, other factors such as sociodemography also have an important role in the development of Hepatitis C. This research aims to obtain information about the characteristics of hepatitis C sufferers in Bali Province in 2018 - 2019. This research is a descriptive quantitative study using a cross-sectional design. The target population of this study is Hepatitis C sufferers who are undergoing treatment at the Hepatitis C Service Hospital (RSUP Sanglah) Bali Province in 2018 - 2019. The data taken is data on Hepatitis C sufferers recorded in the Hepatitis C Information System (SIHEPI) of the Ministry of Health of Republic Indonesia. This study shows that most hepatitis sufferers come from the age group 31-40 years (34.23%) and are dominated by men (70.27%). There are 17.12% of Hepatitis C sufferers who have co-infected status and 62.16% of Hepatitis C sufferers have cirrhosis. As many as 69.63% of people with Hepatitis C have undergone complete treatment with 87.50% of them declared SVR. Of all Hepatitis C sufferers in this study, there were still many (84.68%) patients who did not undergo an SVR examination at 3 or 6 weeks after undergoing treatment. Keywords : Hepatitis C, HCV, characteristics

scholarly journals Osteopathy students profile in Italy: A cross sectional census

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247405
Author(s):  
Giacomo Consorti ◽  
Donatella Bagagiolo ◽  
Andrea Buscemi ◽  
Luca Cicchitti ◽  
Michela Persiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Population Analysis ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Introduction The Osteopathy Students Analysis (OSA) aims to profile osteopathy students in Italy as a target population in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, geographical distribution, health status, and previous and ongoing education specifications. Materials and methods The OSA used a cross-sectional design. A Web-based survey was distributed to the Italian Osteopathic Education Institutions (OEIs). The OSA survey was composed of items organised into four sections: 1. Sociodemographic characteristics (11 items); 2. Geographical distribution (5 items); 3. Health status (3 items); 4. Previous and ongoing education specifications (16 items). A descriptive sample population analysis was performed. Dichotomous and categorical variables were presented as frequencies and percentages, and continuous variables were displayed as means and standard deviations. Some variables were analysed using a pentenary distribution. Results 49 out of the 61 OEIs identified matched the inclusion criteria, and among these, 22 accepted to propose the enrolment of their students into the study. The survey was administered to 4,720 students from all the participant OEIs. A total of 3,762 students responded to the survey, accounting for an estimated response rate of 53.7%. The majority of respondents were men (54%), with an average age of 26.9 ± 6.5 years. Almost the totality of the sample was composed of the European ethnic group (99.1%). Respondents were predominantly born in Italy (97.2%). The majority of the sample reported being in good (49.5%) to excellent (38.6%) health. To date, osteopathy students are almost evenly distributed between the two types of curricula (T1 = 46.6%; T2 = 53.4%). Conclusions The OSA is the first study that aims to profile Italian osteopathy students as a target population in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, geographical distribution, health status, and previous and ongoing education specifications. Future studies should focus on investigating the correlation between the sociodemographic characteristics of students and their academic performance.

Non-Compliance with Hand Hygiene Standards among Nurses in Windhoek, Namibia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Motshedisi E. Chauke ◽  
Rabecca Mugweni
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

Compliance with hand hygiene standards remains a challenge to many healthcare workers even though there is adequate scientific evidence supporting its role in improving health provider and patient safety, reducing costs and creating a positive working environment. This article describes factors that contribute to non-compliance with hand hygiene standards among nurses in Windhoek, Namibia. A non-experimental, quantitative descriptive and cross-sectional design was utilised. The target population consisted of nurses working at one state-owned hospital in Windhoek. A probability, stratified random sampling method was used to select a representative sample of 170 nurses from three categories of nurses, namely registered nurses, enrolled nurses and auxiliary nurses. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data, which were analysed by using SPSS version 23.0. According to the results, there were more institutional than personal factors that contribute to non-compliance with hand hygiene standards among the nurses. Institutional factors included inadequate resources for hand hygiene, the absence of role models such as colleagues and supervisors, workshops, seminars and continuing educational courses on hand hygiene as well as the absence of incentives or encouragement for compliers and sanctions against non-compliers with hand hygiene standards. The key recommendations included organisational commitment to hand hygiene, the creation of an organisational climate and culture that support hand hygiene, supervision and monitoring of hand hygiene, the supply of hand hygiene agents that do not cause skin dryness, and in-service education that focuses on hand hygiene.

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