scholarly journals Public Sector Organizational Culture: Experience from Frontline Bureaucracies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Morshed Alom
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Team Orientation ◽  
Health And Well Being

This chapter discusses the practice of organizational culture by the frontline bureaucrats in Bangladesh. Culture scholars argue that organizational culture—commonly defined as the beliefs, values, attitudes, and practices of the members of an organization—is a powerful force in determining the health and well-being of an organization. Scholars also suggest the existence of different dimensions of organizational culture. Although they do not agree in naming these dimensions, commonalities are found in their understanding. How organizational culture is practiced by the frontline bureaucrats in Bangladesh has not been studied much. A study was designed to know how the frontline public bureaucrats practice organizational culture and how they differ in their practices along their service lines. Four dimensions of organizational culture—power distance, uncertainty avoidance tendency, participation, and team orientation—were considered. The chosen culture dimensions impact the overall management of any public sector organization. Three hundred and twenty-six frontline public bureaucrats were studied using a survey questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics have been used for analyzing the collected data. Findings from independent samples t-tests revealed that the frontline bureaucrats significantly differ along their service lines in practicing the culture dimensions.

scholarly journals Use of the model of Inner Strength for analysing reflective interviews in a group of healthy middle-aged adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211985681
Author(s):  
Berit Lundman ◽  
Anne Hammarström ◽  
Christina Ahlgren ◽  
Astrid Norberg
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Positive View ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Healthy Women ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Inner Strength ◽  
Middle Aged Adults

Objective: Inner Strength has been described as a human resource that promotes well-being linked to health. The aim of this study was to explore how Inner Strength and its four dimensions are manifested in interviews in a group of middle-aged healthy women and men. Methods: Retrospective reflective interviews with middle-aged healthy women (n = 5) and men (n = 4) selected from a population study were content analysed deductively. Results: The following themes and their constituents were found in the respective dimensions of the Model of Inner Strength. Firmness: having a drive to act, being purposeful, having trust in one’s competence, and having a positive view of life. Connectedness: being in community, receiving and giving support, and, receiving and giving care. Creativity: changing unsatisfactory life situations, seeing new opportunities, and realizing dreams. Stretchability: balancing between options, and extending oneself. Conclusions: Expressions that were interpreted as belonging to Inner Strength could be referred the different dimensions of Inner Strength. The Model of Inner Strength is suitable for analysing Inner Strength among middle-aged men and women. The findings indicate that Inner Strength can be identified in human beings’ narratives if asked for.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Organizational Culture in IT Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Neeraj Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Team Orientation ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study aims to do a comparative analysis of organizational culture between the three different organizations in IT sector. It is an exploratory research. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data. The sample size was 165. It consisted of employees from three leading IT organizations in India. Aligning culture and leadership goals are keys to organisational success. All the four dimensions of organisational culture are heavily influenced by leadership based interventions in an organisation. A true leader is a catalyst in driving: Adaptability–by creating change, emphasising customer focus and promoting organisation learning, Mission–by defining strategic direction, defining objectives and goals  and creating a shared vision, Consistency–by managing coordination & integration, defining core values and working to reach agreement, and Involvement–by empowering people, building team orientation and developing organisation capability.

An exploratory study of workplace spirituality and employee well-being affecting public service motivation: an institutional perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sobia Hassan ◽  
Nighat Ansari ◽  
Ali Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe present study aimed to find out the relationship of public service motivation (PSM) with other positive aspects, that is workplace spirituality and employee well-being among academic staff of public sector higher education institutions.Design/methodology/approachIn order to capture the full picture of the institutional factors that may be responsible for initiating and improving public service motivation among employees, 23 interviews were carried out with employees placed in leadership positions in the public sector universities. The data were qualitatively analyzed through NVivo 12 to gain institutional perspective regarding various organizational factors that could influence PSM.FindingsThe finding of this study elaborates that, although PSM is a personal attribute of the individual, there are many other organizational factors that exert a substantial effect in promoting PSM. The results of qualitative data also affirmed a significant relationship between PSM and workplace spirituality (a type of organizational culture) and the influence of employee well-being in improving the motivation of public employees towards service provision.Research limitations/implicationsThe data were collected from the specific population that is academic staff of public sector universities which limits the generalizability of the results.Practical implicationsPSM is a vital concept in public organizations where individuals must understand and focus on public concerns to improve the quality of public service. Therefore, public sector organizations faced the challenge of nurturing an organizational culture in which selfless public service becomes the norm and individuals are driven by the effective accomplishments of their services. Therefore, an organization that is highly oriented towards spirituality likely to improve employee well-being, which is a challenging and important concept in organizations in promoting PSM among employees.Originality/valueThis study is unique in terms of identifying workplace spirituality and employee well-being as organizational influencers in promoting PSM among employees.

scholarly journals The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Four Dimensions of knowledge Conversion in Selected Industrial Organizational

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Peyman Akhavan ◽  
Saeid Samiee ◽  
Mahdi Abasaltian ◽  
Ehsan Samimi ◽  
Ali Abasaltian
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Social Skill ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Knowledge Conversion ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="zhengwen"><span lang="EN-GB">There is a relation between Emotional intelligence, knowledge management and culture of each organization. In this research the impact of organizational cultures have been studied. The methodology has been used for this research was descriptive. According to type and size of their projects, organizational culture was estimated as bureaucratic in seven organizations. The Quinn organizational culture questionnaire along with several interviews with managers verified the bureaucratic culture in four organizations. The applied tool for data collection was a questionnaire consisting of 33 questions. Moreover, the sample size was 344 employees in four organizations. To investigate the reliability of the questionnaire the Cronbach’s alpha value has been measured and the validity has been confirmed by the field. Moreover, according to Goleman’s emotional intelligence model the five factors have been measured in the selected organizations. Also the knowledge management‘s Model presented by Nonaka and Takeuchi has been used by considering four presented elements. </span></p><p class="zhengwen"><span lang="EN-GB">The results demonstrated that in the bureaucratic cultures, externalization and combination are in a proper status. Analyzing the research data depicted the relationship between different dimensions of emotional intelligence and the ability of individuals in different aspects of converting the knowledge. For example Social skill and empathy ability of individuals have a positive and significant relationship with socialization. </span></p>

Benefits of Nature Contact for Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Chawla
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Childcare Centers ◽  
Creative Play ◽  
Nature Contact ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Health And Well Being

This review examines different ways that contact with nature can contribute to the health and well-being of children. Applying the capabilities approach to human development for a broad definition of well-being, it traces research from the 1970s to the present, following shifting research approaches that investigate different dimensions of health. A compelling body of evidence exists that trees and natural areas are essential elements of healthy communities for children. They need to be integrated at multiple scales, from landscaping around homes, schools, and childcare centers, to linked systems of urban trails, greenways, parks, and “rough ground” for children’s creative play.

scholarly journals Organizational Commitment of IT Professionals in Public Sector

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 266-274
Author(s):  
Zahid Mehmood Awan ◽  
Muhammad Khalil Shahid .
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Interpersonal Conflicts ◽  
Public Sector Organization ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Public Sector Organizations

This study focuses on the factors like salary/incentives, interpersonal conflicts, employeesorganization interface, job satisfaction and organizational culture, in order to clarify the behavior of organizational commitment among information technology employees in public sector organizations. The study provides an insight of the culture of public sector organization, which managers may use for the improvement of organizational commitment. The study tested and analyzed the proposed model, which gave valuable results. The result of the study also claims that organizational commitment may be increased.

Sensing Water: Uncovering Health and Well-Being in the Sea and Surf

2020 ◽  
pp. 019372352092859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Easkey Britton ◽  
Ronan Foley
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Recreational Activity ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Relational Geographies

This article considers how different recreational users engage with and utilize blue spaces as health-enabling. Informed by empirical and participatory fieldwork with surfing and sea swimming groups, we explore embodied and emotional experiences while researching directly within blue space. Given a focus on health and well-being, we identify different dimensions of how surfers and swimmers narrate those experiences while directly immersed in water during a sport/recreational activity. Such questions resonate with geographical thinking around phenomenology, active relational geographies, embodiment, emotion, and sport and leisure practice. We use a broad health promotion or enabling spaces approach to capture different emotional and embodied accounts of immersions in blue space, recognizing that this capture is emergent in and from place.

scholarly journals What Is Commensality? A Critical Discussion of an Expanding Research Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6235
Author(s):  
Håkan Jönsson ◽  
Maxime Michaud ◽  
Nicklas Neuman
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Family ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Health And Well Being

Commensality (the act of eating together) is studied in a range of disciplines and often considered important for social communion, order, health and well-being, while simultaneously being understood as in decline (especially the family meal). However, such claims are also contested in various ways. In this paper, we discuss the expanding field of commensality research and critically reflect on the debates surrounding its social functions, including its role in public health. We illuminate the deep social and cultural significance of commensality, through time and space, and conclude that whether or not commensality is the preferred social form of eating for any given individual, it is difficult to escape its sociocultural desirability and idealization. As a cross-cultural phenomenon in both past, present, and future, we suggest that commensality deserves further research. This includes commensality as a research topic in itself and as an entry point to unveil different dimensions of social relations between people, as well as interactions between humans and material objects.

Material ESG Outcomes and SDG Externalities: Evaluating the Health Care Sector’s Contribution to the SDGs

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-533
Author(s):  
Costanza Consolandi ◽  
Himani Phadke ◽  
Jim Hawley ◽  
Robert G. Eccles
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health And Well Being

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have created a framework for environmental and social impacts, which institutional investors and corporations are using to guide resource allocation or highlight SDG-aligned investments already in place. We argue that the SDGs have clarified certain elements predominantly missing or implicit in many environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, specifically focusing on companies’ E and S externalities. Methodologically, we analyze how health care companies contribute to SDG 3 on health and well-being as a case, mapping the goal’s targets to the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board’s (SASB’s) 30 generic ESG issues and considering both financially material and immaterial ESG issues, based on SASB. Using an innovative data set, we highlight where private sector firms contribute to SDG impacts and where their financial priorities might lie. Where firms are either not contributing or perhaps unable to, we point to the need for public sector activities.

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