scholarly journals The Influence of Organizational Culture on Planning as Perceived by Employees in The Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1030-1043
Author(s):  
Evangelis Pardede ◽  
WILLIAMS KWASI PEPRAH ◽  
Patience Boatemaa Antwi-Yamoah
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High

Introduction: Planning is essential to healthcare institutions.  The first important factor that indicates the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization is planning and the realization of how the vision and mission that have been set up are implemented. However, organizational culture plays a key role in setting a plan for hospitals. It is upon this premises that this study seeks to find the impact of organizational culture on planning as professed by employees in the hospital and the significant difference between sex and age when planning was considered.    Method: This was quantitative research which was designed as descriptive-correlational. The self-constructed instrument was conveniently administered to 108 hospital employees within Laguna in the Philippines to measure their hospital organizational culture and planning. The statistical study treatment was based on SPSS version 23, where Mean and Standard Deviation and Pearson Correlation and t-test were used to analyze the data.    Result: The results revealed that hospital planning was very high, and they strongly agree with the influence of their organizational culture. Furthermore, the study resulted that there is a high correlation between organizational culture and planning. There was a significant difference in sex, however, there was no significant difference in age. The implication is that hospitals must make sure that their firms’ culture supports planning so that they can meet their objectives.  Discussion: The study recommends that hospitals must make sure that their cultural practices support planning. This is among the various ways to achieve hospitals success and make them effective and efficient. 

scholarly journals The impact of learning and growth on employee performance: Balanced scorecard perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atefa Sonya Memon ◽  
Nazish Baladi
Keyword(s):  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of learning and growth on employee performance through the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). The study has incorporated a quantitative research design that the research questionnaire adapted and modified based on the five Likert scale responses from 1 “strongly disagree” to 5 “strongly agree”. The primary data collection has been compiled for the information of employees of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) and Allied Bank Limited (ABL) in Hyderabad. The probability sampling has been used to conduct the study with a sample size of 40 employees selected for the study. The entire analysis of this research is carried out through SPSS. The result concluded that there is a significant difference in the mean values of different variables such as awareness, encourages the accuracy of employees, enhances the accountability of employees while other variables have no significant differences. The attentive focus on accountability, accuracy, and awareness of employees will further improve the performance of employees effectively. The targeted banks should explore the BSC for implementation in order to improve employee performance.

Telephone-based consultation in an acute eye clinic service: A patient satisfaction survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212110307
Author(s):  
Julia Sieberer ◽  
Patrick Hughes ◽  
Indy Sian
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
New Approach ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Comments ◽  
Patient Responses ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Park Hospital

Objectives: The coronavirus pandemic has forced healthcare staff across all medical specialties to adapt new and different ways of working. A new approach has been set up in the Acute Referral Clinic (ARC) at Musgrove Park Hospital and a survey has been conducted to measure the impact of the new method on patient and healthcare professionals’ satisfaction with the new service. Methods: A telephone-based consultation was introduced in ARC at Musgrove Park Hospital in March 2020 and patients were instructed to fill out a questionnaire containing eight items using a Likert Scale 1 (‘very poor/disagree’) to 4 (‘very good/strongly agree’) plus two boxes for open positive and negative comments respectively. Likewise a questionnaire was designed in order to assess the healthcare professionals’ satisfaction using the new approach. Data collection took place over a two month period between the end of March 2020 and end of May 2020. The data underwent quality control and was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: Patient responses illustrated high satisfaction scores with an overall rating of very good (89.4%). The healthcare professionals’ rating of the service was good (28.6% – ‘very good/strongly agree’, 57.1% – ‘good/agree’). The safety rating of the new approach was overall rated ‘very good’ with 90.4% and 71.4% of patients and healthcare professionals respectively. Conclusions: The telephone consultations introduced in the wake of COVID-19 are well accepted by both patients and doctors. There are some limitations of the approach, foremost being consultation time and clinic space but these do not outweigh the general benefit of this format amidst a pandemic setting.

Research from China finds no significant difference in impact of public service motivation (PSM) in public and private sectors

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The authors assumed PSM would be higher in the public sector, but they set up a trial to find out if this was the case. Design/methodology/approach To test their theories, the authors conducted two independent surveys. The first consisted of 220 usable responses from public sector employees in Changsha, China. The second survey involved 260 usable responses from private sector employees taking an MBA course at a university in the Changsha district. A questionnaire was used to assess attitudes. Findings The results found no significant difference between the impact of public sector motivation (PSM) on employee performance across the public and private sectors. The data showed that PSM had a significant impact on self-reported employee performance, but the relationship did not differ much between sectors. Meanwhile, it was in the private sector that PSM had the greatest impact on intention to leave. Originality/value The authors said the research project was one of the first to test if the concept of PSM operated in the same way across sectors. It also contributed, they said, to the ongoing debate about PSM in China.

scholarly journals Role of Transformational Leadership in Effective Strategic Implementation with the Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-262
Author(s):  
Onuma Suphattanakul
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
Strategic Implementation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This study evaluates the role of transformational leadership in effective strategic implementation. The purposes of this study are; first, to examine the degree of transformational leadership of administrative officials; second, to assess the degree of effective strategic implementation; third, to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on effective strategic implementation. Finally, this study examines the roles of organizational culture as a moderator of the association between transformational leadership and effective strategic implementation. Methodology: This study uses the case study of municipalities in Trang Province in Thailand. This research employs quantitative methods. The questionnaires are collected from administrative officials of municipalities in Trang Province. Descriptive statistics are used to analyse the data. This study uses Pearson correlation analysis to achieve the associations between two variables. In addition, regression analysis is applied as a suitable statistical tool to test the hypotheses. Implication: This study combined the framework of strategic management, leadership, and organizational culture for testing the conceptual model. The study is particularly useful for improving the roles of administrative officials in order to achieve effective strategic in municipalities.

scholarly journals The Effect of IELTS Listening Strategy Use on the Reduction of IELTS Listening Test Anxiety and on IELTS Listening Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Reza Nemat Tabrizi ◽  
Mahnaz Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Strategy Instruction ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Listening Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The study investigates the impact of IELTS listening strategy use on the reduction of listening test anxiety and on the listening performance of the IELTS test takers in light of the data of 80 participants on the pretest and post-test IELTS listening along with the participants' score on pre-anxiety and post anxiety scale. So, drawing on the instruments including a proficiency test, pre/post-test, anxiety questionnaire, materials for strategy instruction, the participants were randomly divided into two groups: Control Group and Experimental Group, each including 40 participants. As per the procedure, after tackling their pre-listening performance and pre-anxiety score, one group was treated with IELTS-Listening related strategies and the other group was not treated, but both were administered listening test. The results of the study indicated that those treated with IELTS strategy outperformed ( t (78) = 4.57, p = .000, r = .460 ) those receiving no listening-related strategy. Furthermore, the results of a t-test run on the post-test of the groups anxiety arrived at a statistically significant difference (t (78) = 5.77, p = .000, r = .547), representing that the control group outperformed the experimental group. Also, Pearson Correlation done for finding out a potential relationship between anxiety and listening performance indicated a negative and weak to moderate relationship ((r (78) = -.26, p = .020). The pedagogical implications of the study are in detailed argued.

scholarly journals Interregional analysis of the incidence as an instrument of improvement of the system of socio-hygienic monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-639
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Kolomin ◽  
Natalya I. Latyshevskaya ◽  
Vladimir. S. Rybkin ◽  
Irina A. Kudryasheva
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
Child Population ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Scientific Substantiation ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The purpose of the study was to scientifically substantiate the unification of methods for analyzing the morbidity of the population, and comparative analysis of the morbidity of the child population at the interregional level within the framework of social and hygienic monitoring. Objective. The scientific substantiation of the feasibility of an inter-regional comparative analysis of the incidence of the population in the constituent entities of the Russian Federatio to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of management decisions developed as part of social and hygienic monitoring. Material and methods. A comparative analysis of the incidence in the regions of the Southern Federal District, the occurrence and development of which is associated with air pollution, was carried out. Statistical data processing was performed by linear regression using the Statgraphics and Microsoft Excel software packages. The calculation of the Pearson correlation coefficient r to evaluate the severity of the existing trend in the variation of the variation series and the determination coefficient (R2), taking into account the reliability coefficient p <0.05. Assessed approaches to the analysis of the incidence of children in the framework of socio-hygienic monitoring in the subjects. Results. The study revealed the lack of a unified approach to the analysis of the morbidity of the population in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation within the framework of socio-hygienic monitoring, both according to the criteria for determining the priority pathologies for the region, and the duration of the analyzed period. The comparative analysis of the morbidity of the child population at the interregional level showed a significant difference in the dynamics and levels of morbidity from ecologically caused pathologies in adjacent regions, with similar social and climatic parameters. The formation of human health takes place under the conditions of the multicomponent influence of various factors. The etiology of most of the nosological forms, the degree of their dependence on the state of the external environment have been scientifically established. The most determined by the components of the environment, ecologically caused pathologies, the nature of the incidence of which is considered by the authors as a possible manifestation of the impact of a specific factor that has a priority value in the occurrence and development of these diseases. Conclusions. The study shows the expediency of unifying methods for analyzing the incidence of the population, as well as conducting a comparative analysis of the incidence of the child population at the interregional level within the framework of socio-hygienic monitoring.

Exploring the Impact of Service-Learning on Literacy Teachers' Self-Reported Empathy

2018 ◽  
pp. 393-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Katherine Saal
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Literacy Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Literacy Teacher Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Condition

Although (1) literacy teacher education research and professional practice standards highlight the significance of empathy as a central tenant of teachers' professional dispositions, and (2) developing deeper and more empathetic understanding of others is a frequently cited rationale for utilizing service-learning as a critical pedagogy for in-service and pre-service teacher preparation, little quantitative research exists measuring in-service teachers' empathy or empathy development. The purpose of this chapter is to explore how a course-embedded, self-selected, and community-based service-learning experience effected participating literacy teachers' self-reported empathy. While participants scores increased in the pre-post condition, results of a paired sample t-test indicated no significant difference in teachers' self-reported empathy across the pre-post condition. Implications for practice and program administration as well as suggestions for future research are discussed.

Social impact of Polish public libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-178
Author(s):  
Magdalena Paul
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the methodological issues around developing a quantitative research instrument of the social impact of Polish public libraries. The results of the use of this instrument to survey users of Mazovian Province, Poland, are summarized as an example of its use. Design/methodology/approach The research focused on informational, educational and participatory aspects of social impact on the sidelines leaving cultural heritage issues. “Impact” and “social impact” were defined according to ISO 16439:2014. Information and documentation – methods and procedures for assessing the impact of libraries. The research instrument included questions both about the activities taken in libraries by its users and the benefits they gained. The questionnaire also contained questions which allowed to control the variables such as frequency of using libraries, socioeconomic factors and cultural practices. To describe dependencies, various statistical tests were applied. The study was conducted on the group of 1,098 users of 38 public libraries between February and June 2017. Findings Younger and people from smaller towns felt more benefits from using libraries. There are significant differences between types of benefits people of various age, financial status and household size experienced. People who went to libraries and other cultural institutions often experienced more benefits. The more a person performs activities in libraries, the more benefits he or she has. Some added value of particular activities is also visible. Research limitations/implications Despite the efforts and the size of the sample, it is not representative of the population of library users in the Mazovian Province (mainly due to the data collection method – auditory survey). Originality/value Studying the social impact of the libraries in Poland is still at its beginning. The presented research is, therefore, exploratory in terms of cognitive and methodological value.

ERCC1, KRAS mutation, redox status, and oxaliplatin sensitivity in colorectal cancer: “Radical” change in an old model.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14156-e14156
Author(s):  
Armando Orlandi ◽  
Mariantonietta Di Salvatore ◽  
Michele Basso ◽  
Cinzia Bagalà ◽  
Antonia Strippoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Mutational Status ◽  
Retrospective Clinical Study ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

e14156 Background: Oxaliplatin (Oxa) is widely used in metastatic colorectal cancer, but currently there are not valid predictors of response to this drug. In our recent retrospective clinical study we have shown a greater efficacy of Oxa in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with mutated (mt) K-RAS. We hypothesized that the mutational status of K-RAS could influence the expression of ERCC1 and cellular Redox status. Methods: We used four cell lines of colorectal cancer: two K-RAS wild type (wt) (HCT-8, HT-29) and two K-RAS mt (SW620, SW480). We evaluated the sensitivity of these cell lines to Oxa by MTT-test and the ERCC1 levels before and after 24h exposure to Oxa by RT-PCR. We silenced K-RAS in a K-RAS mt cell lines to evaluate the impact on Oxa sensitivity and ERCC1 levels. We also silenced ERCC1 in order to confirm the importance of this protein as a Oxa resistance factor. Cellular oxidative stress was determined by DCFDA. Results: The K-RAS mt cell lines were more sensitive to Oxa (p<0.001). The basal levels of ERCC1 did not show significant differences between K-RAS mt and wt cell line, however, after 24h exposure to Oxa, only the K-RAS wt lines showed the ability to induce ERCC1, with a statistically significant difference (p<0.005). The silencing of K-RAS in K-RAS mt cell lines (SW620s) demonstrated to reduce sensitivity to Oxa associated with the acquisition of the ability to induce ERCC1. The silencing of ERCC1 in K-RAS wt cell lines enhance the sensibility to Oxa. The levels of reactive oxygen species were higher in K-RAS mt cell lines. The Pearson correlation test showed a statistically significant relationship between basal levels of ROS and sensitivity to Oxa ("r" -0,988, p<0.01). The baseline levels of ROS were higher SW620 than the line SW620s. The administration of Oxa in these cell lines resulted in a statistically higher fluorescence index in SW620 versus SW620s (p<0.003). Conclusions: The K-RAS mutated cell lines were more sensitive to Oxa. This feature seems to be secondary to the inability of these cells to induce ERCC1 after exposure to Oxa and to the synergism between K-RAS mutation and Oxa in increasing oxidative stress. K-RAS can thus be a predictor of response to Oxa in colorectal cancer.

Examining the impact of organizational culture on social capital in a research based organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Ramezan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Organizations ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of organizational culture (OC) on social capital (SC) between experts of research-based industrial organizations who were aware of the subject of research. Design/methodology/approach The tools in this study were the native and modified questionnaire of Denison OC model with 33 items and Abili’s developed questionnaire based on Nahapiet and Ghoshal model for SC with 24 items. Validity of questionnaire well approved based on face validity method by experts, specialists and professors of management. Using the results of pre-test, Cronbach’s alpha was showed the very high reliability. Because of the low number of experts, we did not sampling and decided to distribute questionnaires among all of them. In all, 120 completely filled questionnaires were returned out of the 134 distributed. For examining the main hypothesis and sub-hypothesis of this study simple linear regression and multiple regression analysis were used. Findings The results of regression analysis showed that regression line ascribes changes in dependent variable (SC) to independent variable (OC). It means that in research-based industrial organizations, OC has a significant positive impact on SC and cultural traits with internal focus have more impact on SC than those with external focus. Then, with the use of parametric tests, the relationship between OC and SC and between components of OC and SC was investigated. Finally, Pearson correlation tests results confirmed the significant relationships. Overall, the results of this study show the significant, positive, strong relationship between OC and SC. Originality/value As there are not many studies about the impact of OC on SC, this paper’s findings will be useful to assess and improve the cultural situation for increasing the SC in organization.

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