Preliminary considerations on the local educational project (pel), an example from the huancavelica region (peru)

This article presents a general and normative overview of the Local Educational Project (PEL), its characteristics, structure, management and implementation as a local educational management instrument. In the same way, we point out some reflections in this regard and share a brief description of its development in the Huancavelica region (Peru). El presente artículo presenta un panorama general y normativo sobre Proyecto Educativo Local (PEL), sus características, estructura, gestión y puesta en marcha como instrumento de gestión educativa local. De igual manera, señalamos algunas reflexiones al respecto y compartimos una breve descripción de su desarrollo en la región Huancavelica (Perú).

Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Malay Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management Instrument (MCKD-SM)

Background: There is growing evidence that self‐management behaviour can improve outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, there are no measures available in Malay to effectively assess self-management of CKD. The aim of this study was to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Malay Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management (MCKD-SM) for Malay-speaking health professionals and patients. Methods: This study was carried out in two phases: translation and cultural adaptation, and validation. Instruments were translated from English to Malay then adapted and validated in a sample of 337 patients with CKD stages 3-4 attending a nephrology clinic in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Construct validity was evaluated by exploratory factor analysis. Reliability of the instrument was assessed by internal consistency and test‐retest reliability. The correlations between MCKD-SM and kidney disease knowledge, MCKD-SM and self-efficacy were hypothesised a priori and investigated. Results: The Malay version of the Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management instrument has 29 items grouped into three factors: “Understanding and Managing my CKD”, “Seeking Support” and “Adherence to Recommended Regimen”. The three factors accounted for 56.3 % of the total variance. Each factor showed acceptable internal reliability with Cronbach’s α from 0.885-0.960. 2-week intra-rater test-retest reliability intraclass correlation coefficient values for all items ranged between 0.938 to 1.000. MCKD-SM scores significantly correlates with kidney disease knowledge (r = 0.366, p < 0.01) and self-efficacy (r = 0.212, p < 0.01).Conclusion: The Malay version of the CKD-SM was found to be a valid and reliable patient‐reported outcome measure of pre-dialysis CKD self-management behaviour in the Malay-speaking population.

The resource-based vision as a management instrument in the institutionalization of distance education in higher education / A visão baseada em recursos como instrumento de gestão na institucionalização da educação a distância no ensino superior

Distance education in higher education is a trend that has gained increasing strength nowadays. However, its institutionalization is a complex task. It requires unequivocal knowledge about resource management from its executors. This study aims to describe the main aspects of the applicability of the Resource-Based View in the effort to institutionalize distance education for the Administration course. The method used was the conceptual bibliographic, by analyzing the logic contained in each selected answer to the research questions that make up the present study. The results show that the Resource-Based Vision consists of a managerial line of thought that considers that resources are strategic for the organization. For this reason, they should be evaluated under three approaches: value, sustainability, and versatility. The more resources present these three characteristics, the greater the organization's level of competitiveness in its competitive environment.

Time management for better job performance: An analysis from al-wasatiyyah perspective

Managing time means engaging activities that generate greater benefits to human beings. To a Muslim, benefits encompass for both worlds, i.e., life in this mundane world as well as life in the hereafter. Previous research on time management resulted in a variety of findings depending on the aspects under study. The objective of this research is to investigate the components of time management that have significant relationship with job performance, especially in the context of Malaysian employees. This research also intends to relate the concepts and attributes of “al-wasatiyyah” that have direct relationship to job performance. To pursue the research objectives, 223 employees working in different sectors in Malaysia were contacted. The researchers found that certain time management factors namely “prioritisation of tasks,” “usage of schedules,” and “time management instrument” sustained statistically significant positive relationships to job performance. Meanwhile, the al-wasatiyyah variables that have been found to have statistically significant positive relationships to job performance are “working with sincerity/pure intention (niyyah),” “following the middle path to avoid excessiveness in working place (wasatan),” “practicing values in working place (qiam),” and “ensuring fairness in task assignment (adl).” These findings have important implications. Most importantly, managers of organisations can practice them to motivate employees in order to enhance their job performance which by and large will improve the performance of the whole organisation in the long run.

Creating a market for price swaps: Case study of an innovative risk management instrument in the Belgian-Dutch pear market

While the benefits of using futures to manage price risk are widely recognised, only certain groups of farmers have suitable futures at their disposal. This paper discusses an innovative instrument, developed in the Belgian-Dutch pear market, that provides an alternative to futures markets by creating a market for price swaps. Thus, the instrument provides some benefits of market-traded derivatives (like futures) while remaining a relatively simple instrument, which requires fewer market transactions. The paper describes key properties of the swap contracts and the platform used to trade them. In addition, it compares the conditions required for establishing price swap markets and futures markets. Thus, our study informs the design of similar risk management instruments for commodities and contexts where futures are absent.

On the Issue of Identification of Urgent Instruments of Anti-Crisis Management of Enterprises

The article examines the urgent anti-crisis management instruments that characterize immediate (urgent) actions aimed at eliminating or reducing the negative impact of crisis phenomena on the enterprise. For the purpose of their identification, carrying out a comparative analysis is recommended, on the basis of the indicators that provide for assessment according to the following criteria: implementation time (time of accomplishing of operations for implementation of the anti-crisis control instrument, time of one operation for implementation of the anti-crisis management instrument, the level of time for operations for implementation of the anti-crisis management instrument); riskiness (coefficient of possible loss of profitability, Altman’s Z-criterion, indicator of financial sustainability of the enterprise); level of competitiveness (product competitiveness index, assessment of the competitiveness of the enterprise in statistics, multi-factory model of competitiveness); profitability of the enterprise (net profit per 1 UAH of costs for implementation of the anti-crisis management instrument, profitability of products, the level of costs for implementation of the anti-crisis management instrument). In the process of identification of the anti-crisis management instruments, the aggregate of the obtained indicators was carried out according to the results of compliance with the established criterion value using Boolean variables. A scale of values is formed; it is determined that the enterprise’s considering the anti-crisis management instrument as the urgent one should take place on the basis of satisfaction of more than 65% of the signs of compliance with the standards for the indicators expressed in the value of the boolean variable. In the process of practical approbation of the recommended method, the urgent instruments for the anti-crisis management of PJSC «Kontsern Khlibprom» are identified.

Strategic planning of construction and reconstruction of the facilities of the heat supply systems with the use of scenario approach

Some topical issues of strategic planning of construction and reconstruction of heat supply systems are considered in the article, taking into account the features of its organization in the certain territories of our country with different climatic, economic, city-planning and social conditions. The article presents the results of the analysis of the strategic documents of the heat supply development in various countries, which showed the need of formation of management instruments, providing the possibility of planning of specific scenarios of the heat supply development in the territories of our country. The key conditions of strategic planning, are revealed. They include providing the solution of social and environmental problems as well as the matters of energy security of consumers, which are in the centre of global environmental challenges now. The legislative arrangements and the experience of the use of "Heat Supply Schemes" in the territories of the Russian Federation are chosen as the materials. The scenario approach with the use of the method of the hierarchy analysis is considered to be the basis for planning of construction and reconstruction of the facilities of the heat supply systems. According to the scientific approach, chosen in the research, the level hierarchy of the strategic planning process is offered. The major factors, influencing the development of heat supply of territories are analysed, the main factors and their purposes, as well as the basic scenarios of the development, are described. The authors offer four scenarios for the choice of options for construction and reconstruction of the facilities of heat supply systems, taking into account the practice of its organization in various countries. The importance of the basic scenarios for the strategic development of the heat supply system in the territory is estimated according to the hierarchy levels on the basis of the method of paired comparisons with the subsequent aggregation of the received results. The approbation of the offered management instrument on the example of the urban area allow to prove the scenario of the decentralized heat supply of the explored territory as the most perspective scheme as well as to raise the questions of possible expansion of the offered management instrument.

Application of Budgeting in Selected Municipal Companies in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship

This study aimed to determine the scope to which budgeting is used as a management method in selected enterprises of the municipal sector in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship. The research goal was achieved through the following tasks: identification of the reasons for and methods of budgeting used in enterprises of the municipal sector in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship and determining the methods of controlling budget implementation in the examined entities. The use of budgeting in the practice of Polish municipal enterprises, as well as the knowledge of how to use this management instrument, seems to be relatively common. Nevertheless, there are still entities convinced of the insufficient amount of benefits resulting from budgeting and that these benefits may be lower than the labour input and costs incurred in budgeting. Research has revealed that budgeting is used primarily in medium and large companies with annual revenues of over PLN 50,000,000 and employing over 200 employees. An important feature that connects all entities using budgeting is the desire to reduce costs and improve financial results. The desire to increase internal control and make more effective decisions was the main reason for the implementation of budgeting in these enterprises. The dominant methods of budgeting are the top-down and incremental methods. Budget control is exercised by various people and units. Disclosed deviations most often relate to exceeding the planned level of costs and failure to meet the deadlines for renovation and investment tasks.