Decision-making processes, conflict and coordination in Italian schools in the era of distance education

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-78
Author(s):  
Joselle Dagnes ◽  
Domenico Carbone ◽  
Eduardo Barberis ◽  
Nico Bazzoli
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Italian Education ◽  
Type Of School ◽  
Two Bodies

This article is aimed to disentangle how the emergency transition to online education was coped by Italian school during the first lockdown (March-May 2020) related to the Covid-19 outbreak. In particular, combining two bodies of literature - Sociological New Institutionalism and Science and Technology Studies - we focus on the organizational solutions schools adopted in emergency, and on the consequences of a sudden introduction of technology-mediated education. We maintain that organizational choices, school climate, coordination, conflict and work-related stress were influenced by pre-existing individual (digital skills and professional attitudes) and organizational (school governance and leadership) factors. To explore these issues, we used an original study - a web survey of over 2,000 Italian teachers in every stage of the Italian education system, that was administered between April and May 2020. Our findings show that individual level features (digital skills, age, education, career) count as much as some structural dimensions (e.g. the type of school). Nevertheless, such features are mediated by relevant organizational dimensions. In particular, stress and conflicts were limited where roles for digital transformation were already in place, and where school leaders were perceived to adopted less hierarchical and more coordinated leadership styles.

Good Deal, Bad Deal? Job Satisfaction in Occupations

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Rose
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Rational Evaluation

Sharply varying levels of job satisfaction in occupations in the UK are documented and explained primarily by reference to individual level data for a large sample of current employees collected in 1999-2000. An accompanying critique of the approach to job satisfaction in some applied and organizational psychology makes two points. First, the terms job and work need to be more carefully distinguished when examining satisfaction data, giving more attention to the terms of the employment contract, skill data, and the mobility implications of jobs, and relatively less weight to employee involvement, empowerment and self-actualization. Second, job satisfaction data supply evidence of the competent rational evaluation of utility on the part of employees, though individual affectivity undoubtedly conditions such assessments. The findings support a re-balancing in explanation between extrinsic and intrinsic sources of job satisfaction, while showing that work-related stress and excessive hours may in practice comprise a more urgent practical problem for management than socio-technical aspects of work-life quality.

Are organizations committed to stress management interventions?

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 1309-1325
Author(s):  
Dorota Molek-Winiarska ◽  
Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska
Keyword(s):  
Stress Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Know How ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Costs

PurposeWork-related stress causes individual, societal and economic costs. Stress management interventions (SMIs) are implemented to decrease those costs, reduce the psychosocial harms and increase workers' productivity. This article reports on a study of a substantial sample of enterprises to verify what types of SMIs they implemented and how they assessed the results of these interventions.Design/methodology/approachSpecially designed surveys were collected in 2015–2017 from 408 organizations of different sizes and sectors in Poland, including multinationals. The reliability of the questionnaire was satisfactory (Cr. 0.84).FindingsResults show that 59% of enterprises are aware of SMIs but only about 30% implemented one within the last three years. The implementations usually covered both organizational and individual-level interventions. The assessment of SMI effectiveness was conducted in just about one-third of the organizations and was based on estimations of the levels and sources of stress. Hardly any companies compared economic and psychosocial costs of stress before and after SMIs.Research limitations/implicationsThe most important recommendation from this study is to increase the awareness of causes of stress among managing directors. Also, organizations and HR staff need more assistance from specialists who know how to measure and help reduce work stress.Originality/valueThe literature on stress interventions at work usually focusses on their psychological effects. This paper explores the organizational perspective and the commitment to implement the interventions in companies.

scholarly journals Which Factors of Digitisation Bias the Work-Related Stress of Healthcare Employees? A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Virone ◽  
Lisanne Kremer ◽  
Bernhard Breil
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Healthcare Employees

Background: Digitisation affects our working environment. It demands new cognitive and digital skills of healthcare employees. Technostress and burnout are more likely to occur due to the additional workload. Aim: Objective is the identification of determinants affecting work related technostress. Methodology: We carried out a systematic review according to the PRISMA statement. For the identification of the digital factors, we applied an inductive content analysis based on Mayring’s theory. Results: Included studies showed the following factors to be relevant for coping with technostress: autonomy, competence, understanding of roles, time pressure, attitude, security and ergonomics. The emerging factors serve the regulation of stress in the healthcare system and contribute to better healthcare and higher occupational safety.

scholarly journals Job strain and sense of coherence: Associations with stress-related outcomes among teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482110118
Author(s):  
Joacim Ramberg ◽  
Sara Brolin Låftman ◽  
Jannike Nilbrink ◽  
Gabriella Olsson ◽  
Susanna Toivanen
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Job Strain ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Individual

Background: Teachers constitute an occupational group experiencing high levels of stress and with high sick-leave rates. Therefore, examining potentially protective factors is important. While prior research has mainly focused on the link between teachers’ own experiences of their work environment and stress-related outcomes, it is also possible that colleagues’ perception of the work environment and their possibilities for dealing with work-related stress contribute to influencing individual teachers’ stress. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how teachers’ reports of high job strain (i.e. high demands and low control) and sense of coherence (SOC), as well as the concentration of colleagues reporting high strain and high SOC, were associated with perceived stress and depressed mood. Methods: The data were derived from the Stockholm Teacher Survey, with information from two cross-sectional web surveys performed in 2014 and in 2016 ( N=2732 teachers in 205 school units). Two-level random intercept linear regression models were performed. Results: High job strain at the individual level was associated with higher levels of perceived stress and depressed mood, but less so for individuals with high SOC. Furthermore, a greater proportion of colleagues reporting high SOC was associated with lower levels of perceived stress and depressed mood at the individual level. Conclusions: High SOC may be protective against work-related stress among teachers. Additionally, the proportion of colleagues reporting high SOC was related to less individual stress, suggesting a protective effect of school-level collective SOC.

Treating Work-Related Stress in Professionals Who Heal

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Schneider ◽  
Angela Kuemmel
Keyword(s):  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

The Financial Cost Of Work-related Stress: A Systematic Review Of Cost Of Illness Studies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Hassard ◽  
Kevin Teoh ◽  
Gintare Visockaite ◽  
Philip Dewe ◽  
Tom Cox
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cost Of Illness ◽  
Financial Cost ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Cost Of Illness Studies

Evaluation of best practice interventions for work-related violence and work-related stress

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Lindstrom ◽  
M. Vartia ◽  
S. Leka ◽  
K. Pahkin ◽  
S. Sutela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Best Practice ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress
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