Predictive potential for measuring motivational readiness for service in the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation

The article studies the components of the structure of the motivational sphere of the personality of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. A theoretical and methodological analysis of the currently existing approaches to the study of the motivational sphere of a person's life is carried out and only those that are focused, to a greater extent, on the search and description of the dispositional (trait-like) foundations of motivation and the assessment of individual differences in the degree of their severity among employees are highlighted. ATS, to identify their deep motives and values that determine professional behavior and are able to predict it. One of the goals of the work was to create an original psychodiagnostic toolkit aimed at identifying the psychological characteristics of the professional motivation of candidates to enter the service in the internal affairs bodies, employees to be appointed to other positions in the internal affairs bodies and the choice of a certain direction of professional service by them. The novelty of the results lies in the fact that on the basis of the proposed structure and known methods and tests - questionnaires, a «Methodology for studying the professional motivation of candidates to enter the service in the internal affairs bodies, employees for appointment to other positions in the internal affairs bodies and the choice of a certain areas of professional service», which includes 12 basic scales: the need for achievement; the need for power; the need for security; the need for ownership; locus of control; hedonism / altruism; ambition; behavioral regulation; corruption resistance; conscientiousness; professional identity «I am a policeman» and a mandatory scale of «social desirability» and atypical responses. The developed methodology can be used in the activities of personnel departments to improve the professional psychological selection of candidates for entering the service in the internal affairs bodies, employees for appointment to other positions in the internal affairs bodies and the choice by them of a certain direction of professional service activity.

Doctor's Legal Protection in Health Services for Covid-19 Patients

Doctors as medical workers are at the forefront of health services for Covid-19 patients. During the pandemic, doctor is the profession that has the highest risk in handling Covid-19 patients. In this case, it is appropriate if doctors get legal protection in carrying out their profession. So, what is the actual form of legal protection that doctors have received so far in handling Covid-19 patients? Have the existing regulations accommodated this protection?. The method of research which used in this research was normatif by examining the law which is conceptualized as a norm or rule that applied in society, and becomes a reference for everyone's behavior. The results of the study indicated that there were preventive and repressive measures which were as means of legal protection for doctors during Pandemic. Preventive efforts can be interpreted as steps or ways that can be taken to prevent an event that has legal consequences in the form of fulfilling obligations as a doctor, namely by carrying out the profession in accordance with professional standard, professional service standard, and standard operating procedures, completing administration in medical practice such as informed consent. and medical records, getting vaccines, providing incentives. While repressive efforts are defined as steps or method which taken if an event that results in law has occurred in the form of providing compensation to doctors who died, giving awards for services, bearing medical expenses for exposed doctors, and prosecution for criminal acts towards people who do not orderly implement health protocols. The legal protection of medical workers in handling Covid-19 is evident in the fact that these medical workers have received legal protection in the form of supervision and guidance carried out by the Central Government, Regional Government or their Work Agencies. It shows that existing regulations have accommodated legal protection for doctors during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Case Study of ICT Convergence in Beauty Industry under the Fourth Industrial Revolution

In this study, core technologies applied to the beauty industry (hair, makeup, skin care, nail) in the era of the 4th industrial revolution and the transition of industrial paradigm of literature review was performed. Based on this, analysis and prediction of future trends were performed through case analysis of ICT convergence applied to the beauty industry. As a result, it could be confirmed that these core technologies are progressing in the direction of improving the value of the services provided in the past through convergence. Therefore, it was possible to confirm through case analysis that the direction of the beauty industry was changing from the existing functionoriented professional service concept to customer-centered personalization, prediction, prevention, and participation. This study expands the scope of research on convergence with core technologies of the 4th industrial revolution at the conventional corporate level and expands it to the beauty industry to analyze the future through convergence with core technologies from the beauty business perspective. There are implications for predicting the direction of In addition, by categorizing the beauty industry into four types (hair, makeup, skin care, and nail), specific future directions for each sub-area are presented, thereby presenting practical implications that can be immediately applied to the workplace.

Teachers’ Opinions on the Competency of Primary School Administrators in Kosovo

In this study, it is aimed to determine the teachers’ opinions on the school administrators’ competency in Kosovo, who work at primary schools. The data of the study were collected in the 2020-2021 academic year by using the School Administrators Competencies Inventory (SACI). In the analysis of the data, findings were obtained by using statistical analyses such as Correlation, T-test and MANOVA. Based on the findings, it was found that the school administrators' competencies inventory is adequate in all dimensions. No significant difference was found based on the variables of the teachers' opinions, gender and educational level. A significant difference was found in the dimensions of preparing a convenient school building and environment and professional service as a result of the ethnic analysis. A significant difference was found in the dimension of the curriculum development under the views on the school administrators’ competency based on age. Based on the results, it is recommended that school administrators can be encouraged to engage in personal and administrative activities and provide more opportunities, with a central systemic support, in order to have more positive effects on their competencies.

To See and to Tell: Lessing’s Criticism of Ageism in The Diary of a Good Neighbor

The Diary of a Good Neighbor is one of a series of works concerning age problems in the contemporary western society written by the Nobel laureate Doris Lessing. Through the record of the last days of Maudie Fowler, a ninety-two-year-old lower-class woman by a middle-aged professional Jane Somers, Lessing questions the modern social care system and criticizes the hidden social prejudice against the elderly. Lessing observes the defect of the modern social care institutions in oppressing individual choice and excluding aged people, and points out the professional service they provide cannot really comfort the aged individuals, which constructs a dilemma for both the institutions and the aged group. Different from the ageist neglect of the aged group, Lessing gives a detailed exhibition of both Maudie’s daily life and her inner world, which builds a personal connection between the old and the young and draws this isolated group close to the public. Lessing also explores the taboo topic of old age, sickness and death and gives a full display of Maudie’s tenacious wrestling with death, which shows the sublime of human life and challenges the ageist view of the co-decaying of spirit and body.

The Complexity of Decreased Work Ability: Individuals’ Perceptions of Factors That Affect Returning to Work after Sickness Absence

Much of what has been written about decreased work ability is based on quantitative studies and has been written from the perspective of professionals, service providers or authorities. In our qualitative study, we sought to understand how affected individuals themselves perceive and experience the multifaceted factors that are related to their decreased work ability. Sixteen individuals in Finland with musculoskeletal diseases (MSD) participated in semi-structured interviews. The participants were potential clients of a multi-professional service pilot model, the TOIKE Work Ability Centre. Narrative and thematic analyses were utilised. The study found that individuals with decreased work ability have differing perspectives towards returning to work and often complex life situations. Five distinctive groups were identified based on self-assessed health, work ability and orientation towards work or pension: (1) the Successful; (2) the Persevering; (3) the Forward-looking; (4) the Stuck; and (5) the Pension-oriented. Health problems, unemployment, age discrimination, financial difficulties and skill deficits were the major challenges of the interviewees. Furthermore, they perceived the service and benefit systems as complicated. The TOIKE service proved useful to some of them. However, many had not utilised it due to a lack of understanding of its purpose. Identifying the distinctive groups and their needs may improve interventions. Ultimately, this may help to achieve Target 8.5 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which advocates the right to employment for all ages and for those with disabilities.

Does entrepreneur perception of the city’s decline matter to place attachment?

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between local entrepreneurs’ perception of the city’s decline and their place attachment (measured in terms of commitment to the declining city and sense of how the declining city compares to other cities). Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed entrepreneurs in a relatively small sample (N = 105) from a declining city of about 78,000 residents in the USA. Findings The authors found significant inverse correlations and found that, after controlling for length of residency, the entrepreneur’s perception of the city’s decline predicted lower place attachment. The authors also tested a moderation hypothesis and observed that, whereas professional-service entrepreneurs with both stronger and weaker perceptions of the city’s decline showed similar place attachment, non-professional entrepreneurs showed significantly more variation, displaying both the highest place attachment when weak in perceptions of the city’s decline and the lowest place attachment when strong in perceptions of the city’s decline. Research limitations/implications The authors discuss implications for place attachment, place image and place branding research, as well as for the study of place context’s effects on entrepreneurship. Practical implications Results hold implications for place branding’s participative development and for reasons to expect some difficulty in place branding when the context is a declining city. Originality/value Relative to prior research in place management, the research features a neglected segment of the city’s population, business owners, to study place attachment. Relative to prior entrepreneurship research, the authors advance the study of context’s effects on entrepreneurship by extending it to the place context of declining cities, which are not usually featured in entrepreneurship studies.