ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL TRANSFER PROGRAM AT PT JASA MARGA (PERSERO) TBK.

The impact of technological developments and the application of GNNT or Cashless in toll road transactions can trigger company to terminate employment, but the company is not allowed to lay off, this is a challenge for Jasa Marga so that there are no layoffs and operational services in the field continue to run by Government policies and the PUPR Ministerial Decree. In 2017-2019 PT Jasa Marga (Persero) Tbk. made a change by preparing a voluntary Professional Transfer Program (A-Life) for employees. In this process, Jasa Marga Management, the Employees, and Employees Union are committed to jointly leading the change management process in a professional transfer program that takes into account the interests of the Company and the Employees, however should improve the quality of organizational culture as well. The method used a qualitative approach based on a case study to examine the state of natural objects, in which the researcher is the key tool, the data collection technique is performed by triangulation (a combination of observations, interviews, documents), the resulting data tends to be qualitative data, analytical data is inductive/qualitative and research finding of qualitative research is about understanding meaning, understanding unique, construct phenomena and find hypotheses. The conclusion there were the process, obstacles, and effectiveness of change management implementation in the professional transition program (ALife) and organizational culture which has not been implemented optimally.

Open science and the academic profession

Open science is considered a new science paradigm to make research accessible, accountable, and effective. Open science is already changing the academic profession starting from micro-practices to professional relations with epistemic communities and stakeholders, with implications that we are not yet able to predict. The article delves first into literature and official documentation to unfold the discursive regimes which sustain the spread of open science. A specific focus is then devoted to the professional transition, highlighting the role of funding organizations in setting the new science environment and the subjective experience of academics. The article is completed by a case study in the field of Research Data Management where the misalignment among incumbent/changing processes can be more apparent. Finally, a research agenda that focuses on how academic micro-practices are affecting organizations and science structures is proposed. This article aims at beginning to plow the ground for new research directions to emerge.

Upward Transition of Indian Entrepreneurs: from Simple Working to Ethnic Entrepreneurship. A Case Study in an Italian Region

This paper explores the role of entrepreneurial orientation in addressing upward mechanisms of Indian immigrant workers in rural areas. To achieve this purpose, an empirical analysis was carried out to investigate how entrepreneurial orientation may affect mechanisms of professional transition. Precisely, we managed direct interviews among Indian workers (through the support of cultural mediators), local actors (like public and private advisors) and Italian entrepreneurs. Our funding suggests the presence of three Indian workers in Italy (simple workers, intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs), characterised by different entrepreneurial profile acting as engine or barrier to what we have labelled as “upward transition”. Immigrant entrepreneurs play a relevant role in Italy and in our point of view, it is of paramount importance to allow them to access to rural development policies, knowledge, training and education upgrading.

Navigating the territories of transition: An exploration of the experiences of transnational social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand

This qualitative study conducted three focus groups with transnational social workers (TSWs) in three cities of Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of the study was to examine the transitional experience of TSWs, particularly in relation to any strategies and mechanisms existing in the host country to facilitate their personal and professional transition. A significant finding is that a coherent profession-wide programme for facilitating the transition is absent as the existing practices are mostly within the employer–employee relationships. Transitional experiences of TSWs are explained using the metaphor of ‘territory’ and some strategies for effective transition are suggested.

Professional transition and identity formation of surgical care practitioners: a phenomenological interpretation of their lived experiences

Surgical care practitioners are non-medical members of the surgical team, who provide direct surgical care to patients, delegated by consultant surgeons. The surgical care practitioners’ professional role is within the new non-medical or nursing workstream, practising under the medical model of care in response to staff shortages and the rising expectations that are affecting the National Health Service. This article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon of the emergent professional identity of surgical care practitioners. Six surgical care practitioners were purposively sampled for in-depth, semi-structured interviews whereupon their concepts of professional transition and professional identity formation from their individual points of view were explored using a phenomenological approach. Transcripts and reflective texts were subject to repeated interpretation in a hermeneutic circle of understanding. Interpretation of the results in context allowed for a discussion informed by self-interpreted constructions and revolved around eight cluster themes that emerged explicating how surgical care practitioners experienced professional transition and professional identity formation. In addition, a notion of ‘journey’ in the development of professional identity (narratives about professional identity formation: the hero’s journey) was embedded in the reflections of the participants and their narratives produced rich accounts of the phenomenon under investigation.