Creativity in Teams: The Impact of Team Members’ Affective Well-Being and Diversity

Purpose The research on people and project factors is found extensively in general but not specific to software engineering. Secondly, the existing research has not concentrated on the communication and time complexity of the teams on software economics. The purpose this paper is to develop a model to investigate and quantify the impact of time pressure (TP) on software economics through the communication influence of software team sizes (TS). Design/methodology/approach A research model and five hypotheses are developed based on the gaps in the literature. The data set from International Software Benchmarking Standards Group repository is used for testing the hypotheses. Findings Important findings include: smaller TS tends to exert less TP on average; TP is directly proportional to software economics, however; and TP does not affect the productivity required for the software. Research limitations/implications The study has the following implications: Selection of an appropriate TS for project completion that ensures minimum pressure on team members; and maximize software outcomes in stress-free environment. Practical implications This work is useful for organizations carrying out software projects with teamwork. The project managers can benefit from the results while planning the team factors for achieving the project goals. Social implications The results uphold not to exert pressure on the team as it will not only affect the duly completion of the project but also the well-being of employees. Originality/value The paper is the first one where the proposition of TP estimation is done using TS and communication complexity, and empirically evaluating the impact of TP on four major software economics are the major key contributions of this research work.

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SP4.2.1 The Global impact of COVID-19 on Surgeons and Team members (GlobalCOST) Study

British Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1093/bjs/znab361.097 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽

Author(s):

Zahra Jaffry ◽

Anshul Sobti ◽

Ahmed Negida ◽

Bijayendra Singh ◽

Peter Brennan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Easy Access ◽

Allied Health Professionals ◽

Team Members ◽

Patient Health ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Food And Drink ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Effect

Abstract Aims To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of surgeons and allied health professionals across the world and assess the support provided by their institutions. Methods An online survey was distributed through medical organisations, social media platforms and collaborators from the 15th of July to the 15th of December 2020. Results 1590 responses were received. 80.0% were surgeons, 6.4% nurses, 5.3% assistants, 3.1% anaesthetists, 1.4% operating department practitioners and 3.8% classed as other. Of participants, 64.0% had found difficulty gaining access to personal protective equipment (PPE), 29.8% had not received training on its use and 32.0% had become physically ill since the start of the pandemic (59.9% of which were due to COVID-19 symptoms). 29.0% saw a decrease in salary and 35.2% a decrease in time spent with family. Between a time two weeks before the start of the pandemic and after, there was a significant increase in mean scores for depression (4.22 (CI = 3.98-4.46)) and anxiety (2.24 (CI = 2.01-2.46)), based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) respectively (p < 0.0001). In terms of support, only 36.0% had easy access to occupational health, 58.5% were able to take regular breaks, 16.5% had access to 24 hour rest facilities and 14.2% to 24 hour food and drink facilities. Conclusions This work has highlighted a need and ways in which to improve conditions for the health workforce. This will inevitably have a positive effect on the care received by patients.

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The subjective experiences of liaison and diversion staff who encounter individuals with autism

Journal of Criminological Research Policy and Practice ◽

10.1108/jcrpp-11-2019-0067 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 137-150

Author(s):

Eleanor Burch ◽

John Rose

Keyword(s):

Criminal Justice ◽

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Experiences ◽

Content Type ◽

Team Members ◽

Making A Difference ◽

The Uk ◽

The Impact

Purpose Research suggests that individuals with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) are inconsistently supported throughout the criminal justice system (CJS) in the UK. Bradley (2009) recommended the introduction of criminal justice liaison and diversion (L&D) teams to bridge the gap between the CJS and mental health services and provide a more consistent and improved quality of support for individuals with vulnerabilities, including those with autism. This study aims to explore the experiences of staff working in L&D teams who encounter individuals with ASD. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with ten L&D team members. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to gain insight into their lived experiences of working with autism in the CJS. Findings Interpretation of individual transcripts resulted in three super-ordinate themes: “feeling helpless and helpful in the system”, “transition to knowing” and “impact on self”. Each theme encapsulated a number of sub-themes depicting the limitations of services, difficult environments, making a difference, lack of understanding, developing understanding and the impact of these experiences on staff’s confidence, attitudes and well-being. Practical implications Criminal justice services are limited for people with autism. There is a lack of autism awareness by staff. Lack of awareness impacts staff attitudes and confidence. Training in autism should be provided to criminal justice staff. Originality/value This research highlights the limitations of services available for individuals with autism and the widespread lack of autism awareness. These concerns directly impacted participants’ confidence, attitudes and well-being. Recommendations are proposed to guide future practice and research including increasing availability of access to ASD services, enforcing mandatory autism-specific training for staff and routinely collecting service-user feedback.

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Healthcare Providers and Caregivers’ Perspectives on Factors Underlying the Persistent Malnutrition of Children Aged 0-59 Months in Buhweju District, Southwestern Uganda

10.21203/rs.3.rs-48098/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Abaasa N Catherine ◽

Catherine N Abaasa ◽

Godfrey Zari Rukundo ◽

Savino Ayesiga ◽

Susan Pearl Atukunda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthcare Providers ◽

Well Being ◽

Nutrition Status ◽

Growth Monitoring ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Team Members ◽

Village Health Team ◽

Western Uganda ◽

The Impact ◽

Southwestern Uganda

Abstract Background Nutritional well-being is fundamental to the attainment of the full social, economic, mental and physical potential of individuals, communities and populations. The nutritional well-being of infants and young children is positively and negatively affected by economic, environmental and maternal factors that range from food intake, health, sanitation and care. Several initiatives such as growth monitoring, vitamin A distribution, deworming programs have been undertaken to reduce the impact of nutritional deficiency and promotion of health of children under five years in Uganda. All regions of Uganda have registered unacceptably high levels of childhood malnutrition over the years, although with an uneven distribution across regions. Western Uganda has persistently registered the highest levels of malnutrition with Buhweju district having the highest levels above the national average. This study assessed health provider and caregiver perspectives on factors responsible for persistent malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months in Engaju and Nyakishana sub counties in Buhweju district.Methods Focus group discussions and key informant interviews with Village Health Team members and care takers of children aged 0-59 months in Engaju and Nyakishana sub-counties and healthcare providers in Buhweju district were conducted respectively to explore their perceptives on the factors responsible for persistent malnutrition in Buhweju District in May 2018.Results Inadequate childcare services, poverty and economic occupation, parental alcoholism and domestic violence as well as historic and geographic challenges were identified as factors responsible for persistent malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months in Engaju and Nyakishana sub counties in Buhweju district Conclusion Several factors are responsible for persistent malnutrition of children aged 0-59 months in Buhweju. Some can be readily addressed and should lead to improvement in the nutrition status of children in Buhweju district.

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Is Team Emotional Composition Essential for Virtual Team Members’ Well-Being? The Role of a Team Emotional Management Intervention

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18094544 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 4544

Author(s):

Nuria Gamero ◽

Baltasar González-Anta ◽

Virginia Orengo ◽

Ana Zornoza ◽

Vicente Peñarroja

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Virtual Teams ◽

Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽

Well Being ◽

Team Members ◽

Emotional Management ◽

Nested Models ◽

Management Intervention ◽

The Impact

The aim of this study was twofold. First, we examined the relationship between virtual teams’ emotional intelligence composition and three indicators of their members’ well-being, members’ satisfaction with the team, and positive and negative affective states. Second, we analyzed the moderator role of an online team emotional management intervention in the effects of the team emotional intelligence composition. One hundred and two virtual teams participated in an experimental study with repeated measures. Teams were randomly assigned to either an intervention designed to help them detect and manage emotions during virtual teamwork or a control condition (with no intervention). We followed a hierarchical data strategy and examined a number of nested models using Hierarchical Linear Modeling. Our findings showed that virtual teams’ emotional intelligence composition is a key driver of the team members’ well-being, and that a team emotional management intervention moderated the impact of the team composition of emotional intelligence, buffering its influence.

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Cultivating compassion through compassion circles: learning from experience in mental health care in the NHS

The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice ◽

10.1108/jmhtep-03-2021-0030 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Michael Clark ◽

Andy Bradley ◽

Laura Simms ◽

Benna Waites ◽

Alister Scott ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Mental Health Care ◽

National Policy ◽

Well Being ◽

Content Type ◽

Team Members ◽

Health And Social Care ◽

Current Concerns ◽

The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to discuss the importance of compassion in health care and experiences of Compassion Circles (CCs) in supporting it, placing this into the national policy context of the National Health Service (NHS), whilst focusing on lessons from using the practice in mental health care. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper is a discussion of the context of compassion in health care and a description of model and related concepts of CCs. This paper also discusses lessons from implementation of CCs in mental health care. Findings CCs were developed from an initial broad concern with the place of compassion and well-being in communities and organisations, particularly in health and social care after a number of scandals about failures of care. Through experience CCs have been refined into a flexible model of supporting staff in mental health care settings. Experience to date suggests they are a valuable method of increasing compassion for self and others, improving relationships between team members and raising issues of organisational support to enable compassionate practice. Research limitations/implications This paper is a discussion of CCs and their conceptual underpinnings and of insights and lessons from their adoption to date, and more robust evaluation is required. Practical implications As an emergent area of practice CCs have been seen to present a powerful and practical approach to supporting individual members of staff and teams. Organisations and individuals might wish to join the community of practice that exists around CCs to consider the potential of this intervention in their workplaces and add to the growing body of learning about it. It is worth further investigation to examine the impact of CCs on current concerns with maintaining staff well-being and engagement, and, hence, on stress, absence and the sustainability of work environments over time. Social implications CCs present a promising means of developing a culture and practice of more compassion in mental health care and other care contexts. Originality/value CCs have become supported in national NHS guidance and more support to adopt, evaluate and learn from this model is warranted. This paper is a contribution to developing a better understanding of the CCs model, implementation lessons and early insights into impact.

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A Vision for Excellence by Design

American Journal of Critical Care ◽

10.4037/ajcc2019651 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 247-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Patricia A. Hickey

Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Moral Distress ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Well Being ◽

Organizational Health ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Team Members ◽

Care Systems ◽

Care Improvement ◽

The Impact

Generating evidence for care improvement has characterized my program of research spanning 20 years. Six domains are highlighted to advance the science and practice of critical care nursing in today’s complex health care systems. Employee well-being and taking care of team members are key priorities for successful leaders. Understanding that patient and staff outcomes are inextricably linked strengthens the need for care environments to be healing and holistic for staff and patients. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ Healthy Work Environment framework empowers staff and optimizes the experience for patients, their families, and care teams. Appropriate staffing, guided by contemporary acuity measurement, takes into account the cognitive workload and complexity of nursing. Committing to a culture of certification and ensuring staffing models with appropriately educated and experienced nursing staff will remain important. In the past decade, we have established the impact of these specific nursing characteristics on improved patient outcomes. Understanding the attributes of empathic and empowered teams is requisite for authentic leadership. Interventions to mitigate moral distress are necessary to foster moral resilience among critical care nurses. The challenge for the future will be to support organizational health through the coexistence of highly reliable processes and clinical innovation. Excellence is achieved when systems are designed to support professional practice and clinical teams and environments.

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Authentic Leadership and Employees’ Work-related Quality of Life: A Study of IT Organizations in India

International Journal of Business and Management ◽

10.5539/ijbm.v12n4p222 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 222

Author(s):

Nidhi Yadav ◽

Shikha Dixit

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Authentic Leadership ◽

Well Being ◽

Team Leaders ◽

Team Members ◽

Work Related ◽

Related Quality ◽

It Organizations ◽

The Impact

This article intends to explore the impact of authentic leadership on employees’ work-related quality of life. Previous studies have demonstrated that well-being of employees is an important aspect that needs to be focused upon by the organizations. It has also been documented that employee well-being at workplace is one of the positive outcomes associated with authentic leadership. However, there is a need for further empirical investigation to corroborate these findings. Therefore, an attempt has been made to assess the relationship between authentic leadership and employees’ work-related quality of life (WRQoL) which comprises of six dimensions encompassing well-being of employees not just in professional realm but also in personal life. This study has been conducted on team leaders and their team members in several IT organizations located in Delhi-NCR. The total sample for this study includes 45 team leaders and 122 team members. Multi-level analysis of data has been done using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM). Findings indicate that authentic leadership has a significant positive influence on all the dimensions of WRQoL of the employees. Implications of this study have also been discussed.

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The impact of COVID-19 on the lives of community- dwelling people with dementia and informal carers in the context of using the social and medical services – a qualitative study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-415217/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Maćkowiak ◽

Adrianna Senczyszyn ◽

Katarzyna Lion ◽

Elżbieta Trypka ◽

Monika Małecka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Well Being ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Medical Services ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Team Members ◽

Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Informal Carers ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background: Older people with dementia are particularly at risk of COVID-19, whilst still little is known about the indirect impact of the Pandemic on the lives of those living with and caring for someone with dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the Pandemic on the lives of people with dementia and their informal carers in the context of using social and medical services in Poland. Methods: A qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with people with dementia (n = 5) and informal carers (n = 21) was performed. Interviews were collected between June and August 2020 via phone after the first wave of COVID-19 in Poland. Data were analysed using NVivo software by four team members. Results: Three overarching themes emerged: (1) Care re-organization; (2) Psychological responses; (3) Emerging needs. The factor underlying all these elements were a reliance on other people. Regardless of the type of support (informal or formal), a sense of presence of others and maintaining mutual contacts displayed as crucial elements influencing the well-being of people with dementia and informal carers. Conclusions: Social support and engagement are vital to the ongoing health and wellbeing of people living with dementia and their informal carers. Services need sustaining to provide ongoing provision to those living with dementia to reach pre-pandemic levels, if not better. Within the post-pandemic environment people with dementia and their informal carers need reassurance that they can rely on external institutional and social support able to meet their need.

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Measuring Impact of Stress in Sandwich Generation Caring for Demented Parents

GeroPsych ◽

10.1024/1662-9647/a000114 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 171-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Laurence M. Solberg ◽

Lauren B. Solberg ◽

Emily N. Peterson

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Social Worker ◽

Resource Availability ◽

Well Being ◽

Sandwich Generation ◽

Item Questionnaire ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Adult Caregivers ◽

The Impact

Stress in caregivers may affect the healthcare recipients receive. We examined the impact of stress experienced by 45 adult caregivers of their elderly demented parents. The participants completed a 32-item questionnaire about the impact of experienced stress. The questionnaire also asked about interventions that might help to reduce the impact of stress. After exploratory factor analysis, we reduced the 32-item questionnaire to 13 items. Results indicated that caregivers experienced stress, anxiety, and sadness. Also, emotional, but not financial or professional, well-being was significantly impacted. There was no significant difference between the impact of caregiver stress on members from the sandwich generation and those from the nonsandwich generation. Meeting with a social worker for resource availability was identified most frequently as a potentially helpful intervention for coping with the impact of stress.

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