scholarly journals Case analysis and justification of physicians, collective actions

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Young In Oh ◽  
Jeong Hun Park ◽  
Duck Sun Ahn ◽  
Sun Mi Lim
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government

Since the last 100 years, physicians from many countries have been taking collective action. However, the media, civic groups, and the government have denounced them as inhuman and unethical. This study comprehensively analyzed the background and results of physicians’ collective actions that occurred in countries around the world, and reviewed the issues surrounding them. Among 314 cases in 70 countries discussed in the literature, 180 cases in 65 countries were analyzed. Of these 180 cases, 111 (61.7%) were successful, indicating that collective action has brought favorable results to physicians. Furthermore, 177 out of 301 requirements brought favorable results (58.8%). The main reason for collective actions was ‘improvement of working conditions’, which includes improving the medical and the reimbursement systems, adjusting working hours and wages, increasing manpower, supporting medical research, and improving other working environment and conditions. This study is significant because it provides statistical data on the causes and results of collective actions taken by physicians in countries around the world.

scholarly journals Les grèves de médecins en République Démocratique du Congo : quels repères éthiques généralisables?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Laurent Jean-Claude Ravez ◽  
Stuart Rennie ◽  
Robert Yemesi ◽  
Jean-Lambert Chalachala ◽  
Darius Makindu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Almost Everywhere ◽  
Vulnerable Patients ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Minimum Quality

For several years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been the scene of strikes by the country’s doctors. The strikers’ demands are essentially financial and statutory and are intended to put pressure on the government. In this country, as is the case almost everywhere in the world, medical strikes are allowed. Every worker has the right to denounce by strike working conditions that are considered unacceptable. But are doctors just like any other workers? Do they not have particular moral obligations linked to the specificities of their profession? To shed light on these questions, the authors of this article propose three essential moral benchmarks that can be generalized to medical strike situations elsewhere in the world. The first concerns the recognition of the right to strike for doctors, including for strictly financial reasons. Health professionals cannot be asked to work in inhuman working conditions or without a salary to support their families. The second benchmark argues that it is unacceptable for this right to strike to be exercised if it sacrifices the most vulnerable patients and thus denies the very essence of the medical profession. A third benchmark complicates the reflection by reminding us that the extreme dilapidation of the Congolese health system makes it impossible to organise a minimum quality service in the event of a strike. To overcome these difficulties, we propose a national therapeutic alliance between doctors and citizens to put patients back at the centre of the health system’s concerns.

scholarly journals Associations between working environment and weight control efforts among workers with obesity in Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 2307-2316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Sun Hyun ◽  
Yunyoung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Workplace Health Promotion ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Regular Employment ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Relationship

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between working environment and weight control efforts among obese workers in Korea. Methods This study was based on the 2011 3rd Korean Working Conditions Survey, which was conducted on workers aged 15 years or older. A sample of 484 obese workers was included in the study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between working environment and weight control efforts after controlling for individual variables. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results Of the participants, 63.4% reported that they made efforts to control their weight. After controlling for personal factors, the OR of weight control efforts for individuals working 40–49 hours per week was 2.4 times that for individuals working 60 hours or more per week. The OR of regular employment workers was 2.2 times that of non-regular workers. Conclusion We established that working hours and employment type were significantly related to weight control efforts. Therefore, we recommend that working conditions should be considered in designing effective workplace health promotion programs.

scholarly journals Sustainable food chains: the role of collective action and government incentives

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (83) ◽  
pp. 618-632
Author(s):  
Silvia Morales de Queiroz Caleman ◽  
Guilherme Fowler de Avila Monteiro ◽  
George Hendrikse
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Collective Action Problem ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Sustainable Products ◽  
Government Incentives ◽  
Direct Payments ◽  
The Government

Abstract We examine the role of collective actions as supporting elements of a long-lasting sustainable food supply chain. This article’s main contribution is to link the idea of sustainable supply chains and the collective action problem (horizontal coordination) that may be required in order to deal with externalities related to the provision of sustainable products. In addition, we analyze how the presence or absence of government incentives shapes collective action in the food industry. We base our analysis in a simple formal argument inspired by case studies regarding sustainable farming in Brazil and the Netherlands. Results show that horizontal mechanisms of cooperation maintain positive levels of sustainability, even in the absence of direct payments by the government.

scholarly journals Pandemic leadership: Lessons from New Zealand’s approach to COVID-19

Leadership ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suze Wilson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Complete Control ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Leadership Lessons

This case study analyses the leadership approach and practices of the New Zealand government, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, in the response thus far to the COVID-19 pandemic. It reports on how a shared sense of purpose has been established, that of minimizing harm to lives and livelihoods, for which the government has sought – and secured – New Zealanders’ commitment. Key leadership practices comprise the government’s willingness to themselves be led by expertise, its efforts to mobilise the population, and to enable coping, all of which serve to build the trust in leadership needed for transformative, collective action such as the pandemic demands. At the time of writing, New Zealand appears well on track to achieve its ambitious goal of achieving rapid and complete control over the COVID-19 outbreak – not just ‘flattening the curve’ as other countries are struggling to do – at least in part due to these leadership contributions. A framework of good practices for pandemic leadership is offered drawn from this case study, in the hope transferable lessons can be taken to aid others in the continuing struggle to limit the harm COVID-19 poses to lives and livelihoods throughout the world.

scholarly journals PRO ET CONTRA. LECTURERS OF TOMSK AND TYUMEN UNIVERSITIES ON THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THEIR PROFESSION

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
M. V. Gribovskiy ◽  
◽  
A. N. Sorokin ◽  
G. Z. Efimova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
State University ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The World ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article discusses the results of a field study conducted in 2019 at Tomsk State University (TSU) and Tyumen State University (TyumSU). The purpose of the study is to investigate the motivations behind educators’ choice of their profession and the aspects they say as its advantages and disadvantages. Methodologically, the study is based on 43 in-depth interviews with lecturers of TSU and TyumSU. These universities are located in Siberian cities and are among the group of the leading higher education institutions in Russia. The study shows that the lecturers associate the benefits of work at the university with the opportunities provided by the ‘5-100 Project’ to attain the world standards; good working conditions; prestige of work at a reputable university; stability of university employment; feeling of belonging to the academic; and so on. Most educators are dissatisfied with such aspects of university work as bureaucratization; redundancies; short-term contracts; the lack of transparency and inefficiency in funds distribution; and irregular working hours. We found that despite some divergence of views, the faculty of the TSU and TyumSU share a lot of opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of university work. Thus, the cases of the two Siberian universities provide us with the insights into a larger picture of the Russian system of higher education. These findings can be useful for HR services of universities for recruiting and retaining personnel.

scholarly journals The reliance of the Jordanian daily newspapers on the Jordan News Agency as the main source of news and its impact on content

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 4776-4790
Author(s):  
Dr. Majid numan Al-Khudari, Dr.muhamad lamel al_quraan , Dr. Ashraf Faleh Al-Zoubi,
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
News Agency ◽  
News Agencies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Global And Local

Since the emergence of news agencies in the world, these agencies have become part of the global and local media scene, and newspapers cannot dispense with the services provided by agencies, especially the major news agencies in the world, which are the French Sons Agency, the British Sons Agency, the two American news agencies, the Associated Press and the United Press, as these agencies have become It controls the flow of news across the world, and newspapers prefer to rely on them for news due to the low cost and easy access to news. In Jordan, like other countries of the world, the media relies heavily on news agencies to obtain news, as major news agencies are relied upon to obtain international and Arab news, while the Jordanian Sons Agency "Petra" is relied upon to obtain local news. The Jordanian News Agency dominates the Jordanian newspapers that publish the news issued by this agency, which is considered the official and only official agency in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This agency focuses on publishing official news, especially news issued by the royal court, the presidency of the government and other official institutions, as there is almost a monopoly on these news. By the agency that provides its services to Jordanian newspapers, Jordanian news sites, and radio and television stations for free. This study is classified within descriptive research, and the researcher relied on the survey method. Three Jordanian daily newspapers were tracked, namely Al-Rai, Al-Dustur, and Al-Ghad. All news published in these three newspapers were scanned for a period of fifteen days. The study revealed that 38% of the news published in these newspapers Extracted from Jordan News Agency The study also found that the three daily newspapers under consideration depend heavily on the Jordan News Agency for news This makes the relationship between agencies and newspapers almost completely dependent.  

scholarly journals A Philosophical Survey Of The Influence Of The Mdeia On Violence Among Youths

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 351
Author(s):  
Ephraim Ahamefula Ikegbu ◽  
Peter Bisong Bisong ◽  
Enyimba Maduka
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Equal Capacity

The media are like a two-edged sword; it could built, it could also destroy. It has the capacity to increase the virtue level of a society; it also has an equal capacity to increase the vices of the society. From surveys it appears to these writers that, the media at present is wielding its vicious powers more. An increase in cases of homicides, terrorism, crime, violence and other social ills in the world is a clear testimony to this assertion. Since the state or the government exists to produce virtues in the citizens, it is imperative that the government takes serious steps to curb the dysfunctional effects of the media on the citizens and the society at large. The government should not be left alone to do this, the religious leaders, physicians, psychologists, philosophers, parents and the media practitioners themselves need to contribute their quota to evolve a media of our dreams – a media that would yield positive and beneficial fruits to the society. The media should be an instrument aimed at shaping the lives of the youth and the society. As an educative, instructive, didactic and healing therapeutic facility, the negatives associated with the media should be avoided by aspiring to embrace the positive effects of their relevance.

scholarly journals Improvement of Workplace Environment That Affects Motivation of Japanese Dental Hygienists

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1309
Author(s):  
Yuko Yamamoto ◽  
Yoshiaki Nomura ◽  
Ayako Okada ◽  
Erika Kakuta ◽  
Naomi Yoshida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
Workplace Environment ◽  
Work Volume ◽  
Association Response

Dental hygienists are in high demand due to insufficient workforce and a lack of an effective reinstatement support system. We investigated the reasons for willingness to work by analyzing the survey results of the employment status of Japanese dental hygienists conducted by Japan Dental Hygienists’ Association. In total, we mailed 16,113 questionnaires to all members of the association (response rate 53.4%). We carried out statistical analysis to determine the specific items to improve the hygienists’ working environment. Fourteen factors of working conditions that they wish to improve were determined. Structural equation modeling showed that a path, “Reduction of work volume”, “Reduction of working hours” and “Increased number of holidays” were higher than other items. A decision analysis demonstrated that most of the respondents answered “Yes” to “Improvement in working conditions including higher salary” out of those who answered, “Strongly disagree” for “Do you feel that dental hygienist work is rewarding?”. Improving workplace environment is integral to keeping high levels of work motivation and a low turnover rate. Most of the hygienists wish for a salary raise among all the conditions. The transition from conventional work styles to non-conventional flexible working patterns is needed.

scholarly journals SIMILAR BUT NOT ALIKE: THE FRAMING OF COVID-19 IN INDONESIAN AND MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Shafizan Mohamed ◽  
Haekal Adha Al Giffari
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Location ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Public Attitude ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Online Newspapers ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Primary Focus

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly caused havoc all over the world. Governments, healthcare personnel, and the general public are all struggling to survive the health crisis. In such calamity, the media plays an important role as it is able to impact public attitude and response towards the pandemic. Malaysia and Indonesia are two neighbouring countries that are equally affected by the pandemic. These countries share the same language and geographic location, but they have distinct populations, government systems, and ethnic identities. This study compares the news framing of Covid-19 in Malaysian and Indonesian newspapers to understand how socio-political and cultural similarities and differences affect how the health crisis is framed and presented. The Star (Malaysia) and Detik (Indonesia) were chosen to be studied in this paper, with a total of 369 news pieces obtained between 60 days after the first local COVID-19 case was discovered in the respective country. The findings suggest that the framing of Malaysian online newspapers was action-oriented, whereas the framing of Indonesian online newspapers was uncertainty-oriented. In addition, Malaysian and Indonesian internet newspapers were quick to report on the Covid-19 news. Both cited the government as their primary source and addressed risk bearers as their primary focus. This shows that despite their geographical proximities, the two countries had distinct ways of covering the pandemic.

scholarly journals DAKWAH MEDIA SOSIAL : POLA DAKWAH PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID 19

MEDIAKITA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zida Zakiyatul Husna, Moh. Ali Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Almost All

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit almost all parts of the world, has made many changes in social order. No exception, Indonesia is also one of the countries affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. The new government policy regarding the prevention of the Covid-19 outbreak has hampered almost all social activities. One of them is da'wah activities. The existence of the PSBB and WFH policies makes preachers have to find new da'wah strategies and methods so that da'wah can be carried out in the midst of new policies from the government. Looking at the above background, this research focuses on how the new dakwah patterns during the pandemic. Through a descriptive qualitative approach and observing one of the da'wah actors, namely the @ala_nu account on social media Instagram, this study found that one of the new da'wah patterns in the pandemic was the use of growing media. And one of the media that is now widely used by preachers in conveying their preaching during a pandemic is Instagram social media. Through the @ala_nu account, researchers can find out new da'wah patterns using social media.Keywords: Da'wah Patterns, Social Media, @ala_nu

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