Contextual and linguistic challenges for French business schools to achieve international accreditation: experts as boundary-spanners

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the contextual and linguistic challenges that French business schools face when preparing for international accreditation and to shed light on the different ways in which experts facilitate these accreditation processes, particularly with respect to how they capitalize on their contextual and linguistic boundary-spanning competences. Design/methodology/approach The authors interviewed 12 key players at four business schools in France engaged in international accreditations and in three specific categories: senior management, tenured faculty and administrative staff. The interview-based case study design used semi-structured questions and an insider researcher approach to study an underexplored sector of analysis. Findings The findings suggest that French business schools have been particularly impacted by the colonizing effects of English as the mandatory language of the international accreditation bodies espousing a basically Anglophone higher education philosophy. Consequently, schools engage external experts for their contextual and linguistic boundary-spanning expertise to facilitate accreditation processes. Originality/value The authors contribute to language-sensitive research through a critical perspective on marginalization within French business schools due to the use of English as the mandatory lingua franca of international accreditation processes and due to the underlying higher-education philosophy from the Anglophone academic sphere within these processes. As a result, French business schools resort to external experts to mediate their knowledge and competency gaps.

Customising Health Literacy Campaigns for Organ Donation and Transplantation

The organ shortage and the increasing demand for organs are universal, worldwide challenges. Health literacy is a powerful tool that can help to increase awareness about organ donation and transplantation on a large scale and to encourage and sustain support for organ donation. The unique perspectives, experiences, and expectations of medical students, renal patients, and hospital administrative staff across the UK, Netherlands, and Spain on the topic of health literacy (HL) campaigns regarding deceased organ donation (DOD) were recorded in a cross-cultural, qualitative study. Focus group discussions enabled participants to express their views on existing HL campaigns and to propose novel pathways for future campaigns.

User Involvement: Effective Performance in Sustainable Social Housing

In the development of sustainable social housing, the residents, operating staff, and administrative staff - as users - face challenges in relation to a lack of involvement. The aim of this research is to contribute with results regarding these challenges. These contributions to the discussion are based on the results of a qualitative evaluation of sustainable social housing. The results suggest that it can be an advantage to utilise user experiences in the development of future sustainable social housing with a view to strengthening the user involvement process. The argument is that a greater degree of user involvement respects people’s experiences as being a contribution to the development of new projects. In addition, the research suggests that the early involvement of residents, operating staff, and administrative staff can strengthen the sense of project ownership and community, as well as the project’s social sustainability. It is claimed that user involvement can promote social sustainability, which is a significant factor, since the intention behind a project’s sustainability is that the residents will later have ownership and an interest in ensuring that it works in accordance with its intentions.

PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COVID ON HEALTH CARE WORKER DUE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL : A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Background: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused health crisis. It is important to assess the status of stress, depression and anxiety among medical health care worker (HCWs). Material and Methods: A cross sectional study based on online questionnaire wherein sample size was 160, and HAMD, HAMA and PSS questionnaire was applied and also a self made questionnaire was applied to assess the strategies to cope with covid stress, it consists of 3 items. Data analysed using SPSS software variables compared by using Chi-square/Fishers exact test. Students t-test was used to compare mean values in the two independent groups, and one-way ANOVA was used for more than two groups. The variables with P < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Result: A total of 160 sample included, in which 94 (58.1%) were medical staff and 66 (41.25%) were administrative staff. Significant difference was noted in sex(p= 0.004), educational status(p= 0.000), monthly income(p= 0.000), high risk exposure(p= 0.000) and contact with COVID positive suspect or case(p=0.000).There were significant difference noted in depression, anxiety and stress scale as compared to the administrative staff group (p = 0.004, p= 0.004 and p= 0.007) respectively. Conclusions: During this COVID-19 pandemic, HCWs reported a high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress than the administrative staff.

Pelatihan penggunaan aplikasi Inventaris Gudang Puskesmas Sakra

An inventory system is a system that manages data on items owned by an office. A good inventory system will help a company manage data on goods owned by the company. Not only do big companies need an inventory system, but small offices also need an inventory system. Likewise, with the Health Center, managing data such as drugs, medical equipment, stationery, etc., requires a good warehouse inventory system. Therefore, this service activity aims to develop and train the Health Center Warehouse Inventory application. The partner of this activity is the Sakra Community Health Center (administrative staff). The methods used are lectures, mentoring, and direct practice using applications. The result of this activity is the production of warehouse inventory system software for the Sakra Health Center. In addition, the Sakra Health Center's administrative staff can also run the software

Influence of Participatory Decision Making on Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Effect of Staff Experience

The relationship between participatory decision-making (PDM) and job satisfaction (JS) has attracted the attention of researchers not only in the field of business industries but also education sector. However, the issue has not been given noteworthy priority in educational administration research let alone in Islamic tertiary institution context. Thus, the purpose of this study is threefold: 1) to validate the psychometric properties of administrative staff’s PDM and JS constructs, 2) to examine the degree of influence of administrative staff’s PDM on their JS, and 3) test the moderating role of staff’s working experience on the influence of PDM on JS. Using a quantitative survey approach, data were collected from 255 administrative staff working in different faculties, divisions, and centers of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The study employed co-variance-based SEM by using AMOS version 24 in order to achieve the objectives. First, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was employed to test the psychometric properties (such as convergent validity, divergent validity, and reliability) for both PDM and JS. Second, a Full-Fledged SEM was conducted to test the influence of PDM on JS. Finally, to examine the moderating effect of the staff working experience in the relationship between PDM and JST, a multi-group analysis (MGA) was applied. The results confirmed that the multidimensional hypothesized model of PDM and JS were empirically valid and reliable. The results also revealed a statistically significant impact for PDM on JS. Besides, the working experience was found to have a moderating role in the effect of PDM on JS. The study suggests that administrative staff involvement in decision making process is highly required as it increases their job satisfaction.

The Impact of Organizational Culture on Educational Sector Workers of Paktika Province of Afghanistan

Organizational culture is a believe system exists among the workers of an organization. Through organizational culture, organizations can be distinguished from each others. It is precious to inform the organization's managers and all workers about the organizational culture. The aim of this study is to find out the presence of organizational culture in educational sector workers of Paktika province of Afghanistan. Daniel Denison's organizational culture model is used in this research. Denison's model has four main aspects (involvement, consistency, adaptability and mission), that an organization must have in order to be an effective organization. In this study, the mixed research method (Quantitative and Qualitative) is used whereas questionnaire and interview tools were used for data collection. The administrative staff of the educational sector of Paktika province (University, Directorate of Education, Directorate of Information and Culture, and Directorate of Olympic), numbering up to 120, has been selected as a statistical population for the research. The results of this research are somehow similar to the previous researches done in Afghanistan. Generally, it is seen that working activities of educational sector staff of Paktika province is influenced by organizational culture. The results of this research show that, based on Denison model of organizational culture, educational sector workers of Paktika province has 65% of effective organizational culture and the mission aspect was potent than other aspects of organizational culture.

Impact of Heavy Metals in Ambient Air on Insulin Resistance of Shipyard Welders in Northern Taiwan

Exposure to metals poses potential health risks, including insulin resistance (IR), to those exposed to them in excess. Limited studies have examined such risks in occupational workers, including welders, and these have yielded inconsistent results. Thus, we examined the associations between exposure to welding metals and IR in welders. We recruited 78 welders and 75 administrative staff from a shipyard located in northern Taiwan. Personal exposure to heavy metals, including chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd), was monitored through particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and urine analysis by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS). After each participant fasted overnight, blood samples were collected and analyzed for IR assessment through updated homeostasis model assessment (HOMA2) modeling. Air sampling in the personal breathing zone was performed during a Monday shift prior to the blood and urine sample collection the following morning. The welders’ median personal Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, and Zn airborne PM2.5 levels and urinary Cd levels were significantly higher than those of the administrative staff. After adjustment for covariates, logarithmic PM2.5-Mn, PM2.5-Fe, PM2.5-Cu, and PM2.5-Zn levels were positively correlated with logarithmic fasting plasma glucose (P-FGAC) levels (PM2.5-Mn: β = 0.0105, 95% C.I.: 0.0027–0.0183; PM2.5-Fe: β = 0.0127, 95% C.I.: 0.0027–0.0227; PM2.5-Cu: β = 0.0193, 95% C.I.: 0.0032–0.0355; PM2.5-Zn: β = 0.0132, 95% C.I.: 0.0005–0.0260). Logarithmic urinary Zn was positively correlated with logarithmic serum insulin and HOMA2-IR levels and negatively correlated with logarithmic HOMA2-insulin sensitivity (%S; βinsulin = 0.2171, 95% C.I.: 0.0025–0.4318; βIR = 0.2179, 95% C.I.: 0.0027–0.4330; β%S = −0.2180, 95% C.I.: −0.4334 to −0.0026). We observed that glucose homeostasis was disrupted by Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn exposure through increasing P-FGAC and IR levels in shipyard welders.

Pengembangan Aplikasi Simarsip untuk Penyusutan Arsip di Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Along with the development of information technology (IT) whose role is very supportive of human activities in this era of globalization, it is believed that the role of IT is also to optimize working time more practically, effectively, and efficiently. Appropriate and good information management really supports the performance of each existing element. IT has become one of the basic needs at this time, both in the government and private sectors, requiring IT to be an important part of supporting the administrative process and the process of changing situations and conditions that are developing rapidly.This study aims to develop or create a Simarsip application in the hope of being able to provide information about the archive shrinkage time in accordance with the archive retention schedule (JRA) which is able to accommodate archive shrinkage activities within the Research Institute for the Public, State University of Surabaya and facilitate the destruction of archives. The Simarsip application is targeted by users who are archivists, especially researchers and general administrative staff within LPPM Unesa offline, with the hope that it can also be used by other units in need by hosting and to facilitate the use of the Simarsip application, implementing research, making user manuals, and for development. The next Simarsip application can be developed for subsequent research into an online-based webside.Keywords: Sim archive Application; Depreciation archives; Archives Retention Schedule (JRA) AbstrakSeiring dengan semakin berkembangnya teknologi informasi (TI) yang perannya sangat mendukung aktivitas manusia pada era globalisasi ini yang diyakini peran TI juga mengoptimalkan waktu bekerja lebih praktis, efektif, dan efisien. Manajemen informasi yang tepat dan baik sangat mendukung kinerja tiap elemen yang ada. TI menjadi salah satu kebutuhan pokok saat ini baik disektor pemerintah maupun sektor swasta membutuhkan TI menjadi bagian penting mendukung proses administrasi dan proses perubahan pada situasi yang sangat berkembang secara cepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan atau membuat Aplikasi Sim arsip dengan harapan mampu memberikan informasi tentang waktu penyusutan arsip sesuai dengan jadwal retensin arsip (JRA) yang mampu mewadahi kegiatan penyusutan arsip dilingkungan Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa) serta mempermudah pemusnahan arsip. Aplikasi Sim arsip sasaran pengguna adalah pemangku jabatan Arsiparis utamanya pelaksana peneliti dan tenaga administrasi umum dilingkungan LPPM Unesa secara offline, dengan harapan dapat juga dipakai oleh unit lain yang membutuhkan dengan cara Hosting dan untuk mempermudah penggunaan Aplikasi Simarsip pelaksana penelitian membuat buku petunjuk penggunaan, dan untuk pengembangan Aplikasi Simarsip berikutnya dapat dikembangkan penelitian berikutnya menjadi webside berbasis online.Kata kunci:Aplikasi Sim arsip; Penyusutan Arsip; Jadwal Retensi Arsip (JRA)AbstractAlong with the development of information technology (IT) whose role is very supportive of human activities in this era of globalization, it is believed that the role of IT is also to optimize working time more practically, effectively, and efficiently. Appropriate and good information management really supports the performance of each existing element. IT has become one of the basic needs at this time, both in the government and private sectors, requiring IT to be an important part of supporting the administrative process and the process of changing situations and conditions that are developing rapidly.This study aims to develop or create a Simarsip application in the hope of being able to provide information about the archive shrinkage time in accordance with the archive retention schedule (JRA) which is able to accommodate archive shrinkage activities within the Research Institute for the Public, State University of Surabaya and facilitate the destruction of archives. The Simarsip application is targeted by users who are archivists, especially researchers and general administrative staff within LPPM Unesa offline, with the hope that it can also be used by other units in need by hosting and to facilitate the use of the Simarsip application, implementing research, making user manuals, and for development. The next Simarsip application can be developed for subsequent research into an online-based webside.Keywords: Sim archive Application; Depreciation archives; Archives Retention Schedule (JRA) AbstrakSeiring dengan semakin berkembangnya teknologi informasi (TI) yang perannya sangat mendukung aktivitas manusia pada era globalisasi ini yang diyakini peran TI juga mengoptimalkan waktu bekerja lebih praktis, efektif, dan efisien. Manajemen informasi yang tepat dan baik sangat mendukung kinerja tiap elemen yang ada. TI menjadi salah satu kebutuhan pokok saat ini baik disektor pemerintah maupun sektor swasta membutuhkan TI menjadi bagian penting mendukung proses administrasi dan proses perubahan pada situasi yang sangat berkembang secara cepat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan atau membuat Aplikasi Sim arsip dengan harapan mampu memberikan informasi tentang waktu penyusutan arsip sesuai dengan jadwal retensin arsip (JRA) yang mampu mewadahi kegiatan penyusutan arsip dilingkungan Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LPPM) Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa) serta mempermudah pemusnahan arsip. Aplikasi Sim arsip sasaran pengguna adalah pemangku jabatan Arsiparis utamanya pelaksana peneliti dan tenaga administrasi umum dilingkungan LPPM Unesa secara offline, dengan harapan dapat juga dipakai oleh unit lain yang membutuhkan dengan cara Hosting dan untuk mempermudah penggunaan Aplikasi Simarsip pelaksana penelitian membuat buku petunjuk penggunaan, dan untuk pengembangan Aplikasi Simarsip berikutnya dapat dikembangkan penelitian berikutnya menjadi webside berbasis online.Kata kunci: Aplikasi Sim arsip; Penyusutan Arsip; Jadwal Retensi Arsip (JRA)

KAPASITAS KELEMBAGAAN DAERAH DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN PEMERINTAHAN DAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK PASCA PEMEKARAN

This study aims to find out how the capacity of local institutions in administering government and public services after the expansion with a case study in Kulim District, Pekanbaru City, and to find out what factors support institutional capacity in administering government and public services after the division of the sub-district area. This research use desciptive qualitative approach. Primary data were obtained directly through interviews with informants, namely the administrative staff of the regional secretariat of the Mayor of Pekanbaru, the Head of Kulim District, the Village Head of Mentangor, sub-district service staff, and community service recipients in the sub-district. The results of this study indicate that the capacity of regional institutions in administering government and public services after the division in Kulim District is sufficient. This is marked by the implementation of various activities in the sub-district in carrying out government administration, public services, and also empowering the community in Kulim District. The factors that support the institutional capacity of the sub-district after the division include organizational structure, work team, number of human resources, commitment and competence, work experience and seniority, and completeness of supporting infrastructure.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana kapasitas kelembagaan daerah dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan dan pelayanan publik pasca pemekaran dengan studi kasusnya di Kecamatan Kulim Kota Pekanbaru, serta untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mendukung kapasitas kelembagaan dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan dan pelayanan publik pasca pemekaran wilayah kecamatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Data primer diperoleh langsung melalui wawancara dari informan, yaitu Staf bidang pemerintahan sekretariat daerah walikota pekanbaru, Camat Kulim, Lurah Mentangor, staff pelayanan kecamatan, dan masyarakat penerima layanan di kecamatan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kapasitas kelembagaan daerah dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan dan pelayanan publik pasca pemekaran di Kecamatan Kulim sudah cukup memadai. Ini ditandai dengan sudah berjalannya berbagai aktifitas kegiatan di kecamatan dalam melaksanakan penyelenggaraan pemerintahan, pelayanan publik, dan juga pemberdayaan kepada masrayakat di Kecamatan Kulim. Adapun faktor-faktor yang mendukung kapasitas kelembagaan kecamatan pasca pemekaran antara lain, struktur organisasi, tim kerja, jumlah SDM yang dimiliki, komitmen dan kompetensi, pengalaman kerja dan senioritas camat, dan kelengkapan sarana prasarana pendukung. Kata Kunci: Kapasitas Organisasi, Desentralisasi, Pelayanan Publik