How organizational systemic constellations foster organizational trauma healing

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Domagoj Nikolić ◽  
Valerij Dermol
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Conventional Method ◽  
Phase Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Valid Method ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Organizational Effects ◽  
Trauma Healing ◽  
Organizational Trauma ◽  
Organizational Development And Change

BACKGROUND: Systemic Constellations Work (SCW) is a non-conventional method of dealing with organizational development and change that has been gaining popularity since the 1990s. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to understand how kinesthetic and spatial sensations gained through SCW translate into knowledge with a particular focus on the longer-term organizational effects. METHODS: We performed semi-structured interviews and used triangulation of sources (constellator and clients) and methods (inductive, deductive coding and ethnographic approach). RESULTS: The study identified a phase model of SCW process revolving around organizational trauma enmeshed in the context of personal, organizational and social systemic fields. CONCLUSIONS: The results imply that SCW is a valid method of trauma healing and prevention.

scholarly journals Doing Gender on and off the Pitch: The World of Female Football Players

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harris
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Doing Gender ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
English Society ◽  
Male Model ◽  
Masculine Hegemony

The following paper looks at the experiences of female football (soccer) players at a College of Higher Education in the South of England. Association Football occupies a special place in English society where it has traditionally been linked to notions of toughness, manliness and hegemonic masculinity. The last decade has witnessed expedient growth in the number of women playing football and this has led to much debate related to the positioning of the game in contemporary society. Data was collected through an ethnographic approach utilizing observation and semi-structured interviews. Through their very participation in the game the women can be seen to be challenging notions of male hegemony. However their acceptance of the male game as being more important, and their adopting of discourse and ideologies emanating from the male model of the sport, means that they are also colluding in the (re)production of masculine hegemony. For the women in this study, of central importance to the development of a female footballing identity are issues surrounding sexual orientation within the football world. Women's football in England suffers from an ‘image problem’ which can and does lead to tension both on and off the pitch. This paper explores how these women make sense of their own involvement in the game and how they negotiate the contested ideological terrains surrounding femininity, masculinity and sexual orientation.

scholarly journals HOW TO ‘SELL’ THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE? PROMOTING THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE WITHIN TWO NORTH AMERICA COMMUNITIES

Diacrítica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Fabio Scetti
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Discursive Analysis ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
The Future ◽  
Global Language

This contribution presents the analysis of the position of the Portuguese language within two Portuguese communities located in North America: in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America. Enrollments are decreasing within the communitarian schools of the two communities, and some actors within these institutions are mobilizing discourses about the power of Portuguese as a global language of the future, a language of business. Thanks to our ethnographic approach, we observed discourses promoted by these institutions not anymore as a Heritage Language (HL), but ‘selling’ Portuguese as a new language for the future. Moreover, we realized how the nationalist paradigm in which one language is equal to one nation or community, and this refers to one norm, is maintained to support this new position. Due to a qualitative methodology, mixing interactional observation and semi-structured interviews, we aimed to articulate discursive analysis and analysis of language practices, mainly focusing on the perception and the identification of what is perceived as the ‘good’ Portuguese. Speakers continue to interrogate mixed or hybrid practices according to their repertoires and considering each context or situation. This may help questioning the complex ideology of ‘purity’ of a language.

A Study of Relationships in Online Virtual Environments

2013 ◽  
pp. 187-205
Author(s):  
Donna Z. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Behavior Understanding ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Potential Impact

In an age when estimates of nearly a billion people around the globe are spending time in online games, researchers, organizations, governments, educational institutions, and businesses cannot ignore the potential impact of this behavior. Understanding online cultures, especially those where individuals can create and customize an avatar as their virtual counterpart and carry on the equivalent of a virtual life, requires an ethnographic approach. This study utilizes a mixed-method ethnography over a two-year period including semi-structured interviews to get to know the “residents” of this virtual world. This chapter outlines the challenges and opportunities inherent in the technology when conducting interviews with avatars and offers insights on what can be learned from them.

Organizational Development and Change Management Implement AR, AI, and PC for Steller Non-Profit Org.

2021 ◽  
pp. 512-529
Author(s):  
Marlena Daryousef
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Desirable Outcome ◽  
Action Research Study ◽  
Organizational Development And Change

Organizational development and change remains an issue, especially when communication and engagement among employees is lacking. This action research study identified issues and strategies essential to help with change management. The action research study focused on one non-profit organization by consulting with five employees with three years or more experience involvement in their local community for at-risk teens in Seattle, Washington metropolitan area. The researcher facilitated action research, appreciative inquiry, and process consultation to discover the issues Steller non-profit organization experienced, and moving forward to implement effective processes which can help them to achieve a desirable outcome.

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.

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 The construction of the risk of falling among and by older people

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLAIRE BALLINGER ◽  
SHEILA PAYNE
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Physical Risk ◽  
Complex Health Problems

Risk is frequently invoked in contemporary accounts of ill health, but its construction is often constrained by a rationalist perspective that focuses on physical causes and functional outcomes, and that presents risk as external to the self and predictable. This paper describes an empirical study of the ways in which risk was realised and managed in a day hospital for older people. An ethnographic approach, with participant observation and semi-structured interviews, and discourse analysis were used to explore these issues with the staff and fifteen users. Whilst the service providers were orientated to the management of physical risk, as through the regimes for administering medication and their attention to risk reduction in the physical environment, the service users were more concerned with the risk to their personal and social identities, and they more frequently described its manifestations in inter-personal exchanges, sometimes as infantalisation and stereotyping. The paper develops this understanding of the potential for falls among older people to elucidate a broader interpretation of risk, and reveals that it is commonly constructed as a challenge to a person's self-image and identity. Such constructions help to explain older people's responses to complex health problems and to the services and treatments that attempt to solve them.

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