Management research contributions to the COVID-19: a bibliometric literature review and analysis of the contributions from the Journal of Management & Organization

The COVID-19 health crisis triggered changes in the workplace. This paper explores the insights from scholarly work published in the Journal of Management and Organization (JMO) and systematizes this body of knowledge to build a scientific overview that looks at how the COVID-19 health crisis and its repercussions may be managed by organizations. We conducted a bibliometric investigation of JMO's most influential papers published from 1995 to June 2020 that offers insights into the management of the COVID-19 crisis. Our bibliometric investigation reveals six clusters: (1) conservation of resources theory, entrepreneurs, gender and work–family conflict; (2) corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and stakeholder salience; (3) family firms, innovation and research methods; (4) creativity, leadership and organizational change; (5) job satisfaction and psychological empowerment; and (6) team performance. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings.

Impact of Physical Factors of Workplace Environment on Workers Performance in Industry

Workers’ performance and efficiency are dependent on their workplace facilities. The present study attempts to identify the six physical factors of the workplace environment: furniture and equipment design, air quality, temperature, sanitation, lighting and noise. Workers' feedback is evaluated by using 5 scale Likert method and it is found that found workplace temperature is most critical for workers' performance. The purpose of this study is to identify workers' impressions about their workplace environment and provide a better understanding to the managers about improvement. Industry-level emphasis on these factors can improve workers' performance standards and production quality. Previous work performance studies are not focused on hygiene and sanitation facility but due to the corona pandemic situation sanitation concern has been raised. This study aims to explore the relationship of these factors with gender and work experience of the workers. Variation in each group has provided an understanding of the basic demand of each type of worker. Journal of Engineering Science 12(3), 2021, 57-66

Prevalence, pattern and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among oil workers in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) account for a loss of GDP in most countries. The oil sector is the largest and most economically relevant industry in Nigeria, yet the impact of WMSD on workers in this industry is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence, pattern and predictors of WMSD among oil workers in Nigeria. METHODS: This exploratory study was conducted in oil producing companies in Nigeria. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to assess WMSD, while risk factors and demographic variables were obtained through an interview. Obtained data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square and logistic regression at α=0.05 RESULTS: A total of 198 (138 male, 60 female) oil workers aged 40.3±10.1 years participated in this study. The prevalence of WMSD was 88.8%, and was most common around the low-back (51.5%), and neck (44.4%) regions. There was a significant association between WMSD and each of duration of service (X2 = 45.44, p = 0.020), awkward neck postures at work (X2 = 12.46, p = 0.006), inadequate training on injury prevention (X2 = 11.98, p = 0.007), and continuing to work while feeling discomfort (X2 = 10.83, p = 0.013). Post-hoc analysis revealed that being a male oil worker (OR = 1.17, p = 0.037) and continuing to work while feeling discomfort or pain (OR = 2.23, p = 0.048) were the significant predictors of WMSD. CONCLUSIONS: Approximately nine in every ten oil workers in Nigeria have a WMSD. Male gender and work persistence amidst discomfort or pain are the predictors of WMSD among oil workers in Nigeria. Ergonomics training and evaluation programme is recommended for workers in this industry.

"No better than the Feminazis;" Emancipatory Potential in the Contradictions and Complexities of Young People's Understandings of Politics, Gender and Work

<p>The intersecting politics of gender and work influence the changing nature of work itself, and how it is experienced. Unemployment, underemployment, precarity, and overwork, along with issues concerning unpaid care work and housework, impact upon an increasingly significant and disparate group of people. This warrants a critical reflection on assumptions concerning the creation of fixed identities around occupations. The emerging workforce is especially affected by the fact that “good” jobs (full-time, decently paid careers) are increasingly difficult to find, and at the same time, the scarcity of long-term jobs can cause people to be more committed to the workplace to ensure the security of ongoing employment.This further complicates the focus on full employment as a perceived marker of gender equality; not to mention the implications of an increased commitment to formal employment on the dual-wage labour market (such as housekeepers and nannies) and unpaid care work. However, literature concerning the feminist challenging of work and other approaches to the theorisation of work, as well as how perceived changes to work influence the future/emerging workforce, is currently limited. This research will, accordingly, focus on these areas. In this thesis, I am interested in examining the nature of political engagement, and how it is affected by changes to the prioritisation of time, access to material resources, and the dwindling of a fixed occupational identity. Of specific interest is how these wider issues are perceived by young people (secondary school students in New Zealand), rather than the subjective experience of people currently in the workforce. Young people are often characterised as having straightforwardly adopted the norms and values of neoliberalism, as opposed to being politically engaged. This research is made up in equal parts from theoretical and empirical components. Firstly, the theoretical work of Autonomist Marxists Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, and feminist economic geographers Katherine Gibson and Julie Graham (known as J.K Gibson-Graham) provide a framework that allows young people’s engagement with politics to be recognised and understood as multifaceted, meaningful and agent-driven. Secondly, findings from focus group research conducted with secondary school students highlights the socially-generated nature of knowledge itself, bringing language that young people use to discuss these issues to the forefront. Combining these two modes of analysis highlights the complexities and nuances of young people’s understandings of these issues, advancing theory on how young people engage politically.</p>

"No better than the Feminazis;" Emancipatory Potential in the Contradictions and Complexities of Young People's Understandings of Politics, Gender and Work

<p>The intersecting politics of gender and work influence the changing nature of work itself, and how it is experienced. Unemployment, underemployment, precarity, and overwork, along with issues concerning unpaid care work and housework, impact upon an increasingly significant and disparate group of people. This warrants a critical reflection on assumptions concerning the creation of fixed identities around occupations. The emerging workforce is especially affected by the fact that “good” jobs (full-time, decently paid careers) are increasingly difficult to find, and at the same time, the scarcity of long-term jobs can cause people to be more committed to the workplace to ensure the security of ongoing employment.This further complicates the focus on full employment as a perceived marker of gender equality; not to mention the implications of an increased commitment to formal employment on the dual-wage labour market (such as housekeepers and nannies) and unpaid care work. However, literature concerning the feminist challenging of work and other approaches to the theorisation of work, as well as how perceived changes to work influence the future/emerging workforce, is currently limited. This research will, accordingly, focus on these areas. In this thesis, I am interested in examining the nature of political engagement, and how it is affected by changes to the prioritisation of time, access to material resources, and the dwindling of a fixed occupational identity. Of specific interest is how these wider issues are perceived by young people (secondary school students in New Zealand), rather than the subjective experience of people currently in the workforce. Young people are often characterised as having straightforwardly adopted the norms and values of neoliberalism, as opposed to being politically engaged. This research is made up in equal parts from theoretical and empirical components. Firstly, the theoretical work of Autonomist Marxists Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, and feminist economic geographers Katherine Gibson and Julie Graham (known as J.K Gibson-Graham) provide a framework that allows young people’s engagement with politics to be recognised and understood as multifaceted, meaningful and agent-driven. Secondly, findings from focus group research conducted with secondary school students highlights the socially-generated nature of knowledge itself, bringing language that young people use to discuss these issues to the forefront. Combining these two modes of analysis highlights the complexities and nuances of young people’s understandings of these issues, advancing theory on how young people engage politically.</p>

Gender and Work in South Africa

This chapter provides an overview of women’s participation in the post-apartheid South African economy. It documents rising labour-force participation among women, as well as an increase in the share of total and high-skilled employment held by women. However, it also highlights some of the persistent challenges, among them that women’s labour-force participation, access to (high-skilled) employment, and earnings remain well below men’s using the most recent labour force data available. A key constraint to women’s success in the labour market is the additional responsibility they face in the home. The chapter uses data from various sources to show that women retain primary responsibility for the household and the provision of care in South Africa. Finally, attention is drawn to how the Covid-19 crisis has not only exposed the value of this unpaid labour to society, but also the difficulty of performing this work alongside the demands of paid work.

Communicating Bad News to Older Patients from the Physician’s Point of View: Focus on the Influence of Gender and Length of Work Experience

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Communicating bad news is of great interest in the geriatric field, but few works have considered the physician’s point of view in this regard. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aim of this study was to explore possible differences related to physicians’ gender and work experience in how a terminal diagnosis is disclosed to older patients. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Study participants were 420 Italian physicians (277 M, 143 F) working in clinical medicine (58.2%), surgery (33.3%), or other medical departments (8.5%). They completed an anonymous multiple-choice questionnaire that investigated various issues associated with communicating bad news to terminally ill older patients. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Men had more work experience than women (55.6% vs. 44.8% had worked for ≥23 years) and were more likely to work in surgery departments, while more women worked in clinical medicine. Most physicians declared that terminally ill older patients, if mentally competent, should always (14.4%) or generally (64.3%) be directly and openly informed of their condition. With no difference in gender, length of work experience, or specialty area, 36.9% of physicians thought that this was a human right and 18% that it would improve the patient’s quality of life. Where older patients were alone, male physicians were more likely than female (30.2% vs. 8.9%) to always communicate bad news directly to them. More than 70% of physicians, especially those with longer work experience, declared that they always or often took enough time to inform the patient. Female physicians and those working in clinical medicine were more likely to need psychological help when deciding to break bad news, but only a smaller proportion declared to have received it. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Gender and work experience may influence how physicians communicate with patients and how often they seek psychological support.

Literature Review : Determinant Factors Of Elderly Participation To Posbindu In Indonesia

The low participation of the elderly in Posbindu can cause serious problems both for the elderly themselves and for their families. Health conditions that are not monitored and risk factors for PTM that are not detected directly can increase morbidity and even lead to death. While poor health conditions in the elderly, often sick can be a burden for family members. This study aims to determine the factors associated with the participation of the elderly to Posbindu in Indonesia. Method used in this research is a descriptive literature review study. Where in this method, researchers use search techniques, analyze and combine facts from various credible related sources. The sources in question are various research results that have been published previously. The analysis is carried out by searching various scientific articles or related journals published on Google Scholar with a publication range of the last five years starting from 2016 – 2020. Based on the results of the study, there were 2 out of 9 journals that stated that the age factor, gender and work factor, 3 of 9 journals stated that the attitude factor and motivation factor, 5 out of 9 journals stated that the knowledge factor, 1 out of 9 journals stated that the distance factor and policy, 5 out of 9 journals mentioning that family support factors, 2 out of 9 journals that mention that the motivational factor and 3 out of 9 journals that stated that the role of health workers was related to the participation of the elderly in posbindu. Conclusion of this study is that there are many factors that influence the participation of the elderly to Posbindu where of the 12 behavioral factors related to participation, knowledge and family support are the most dominant factors affecting the participation of the elderly to Posbindu in Indonesia.Keywords : Predisposing factors, Enabling factors, Reinforcing factor, Participation, Posbindu

The emergence of soft skills in agricultural education

As the possession of soft skills is becoming an essential part of the basic skill set of entrants, it is undoubtedly essential to research and develop these skills. The purpose of this study was to examine how students studying at the largest agricultural university in Hungary perceive their soft skills to be in line with employers’ expectations, i.e. whether demand matches supply, in what qualities students feel strong, what employers expect, how well supply and demand in the agricultural labor market match in terms of soft skills. Furthermore, whether educational institutions are able to develop these qualities in students and what other possibilities there might be to strengthen these qualities. The research results confirmed that the university students in the sample perceive the quality of their soft skills to be influenced by several factors, including age, gender and work experience. They show that women over 40 with work experience tend to have stronger emotional soft skills, while men of the same age who have not started their careers are stronger in leadership skills. The study also concluded that students do not feel that current schooling in institutions can strengthen the soft skills expected by the labor market (the average on a five-point Likert scale was 2.74), while the development of these soft skills was considered by respondents to be as important as the development of hard skills (agreement was very high with an average of 4.52 on a five-point Likert scale).