Personal branding of managers in service companies

Personal branding in the last ten years has been gaining significantly in popularity - especially in the business environment (Gehl, 2011; Wee & Brooks, 2010). Meanwhile, the literature still recognizes the need for empirical research on personal branding that examines how various professions experience personal branding. Managers are increasingly aware that the activities they perform as part of personal branding affect how the organization they represent is perceived. The aim of this article is to identify the process of building personal brands by managers. To achieve this goal, a literature review and qualitative research were carried out in the form of individual in-depth interviews. The choice of the research method is justified by the subject of the analysis. The study covered a group of nine people with at least two years of experience in a managerial position and employed in service companies located in Greater Poland. As a result of the conducted research, it was found that personal branding is perceived as a multi-stage process in which social media is credited with increasing use. In addition, organizations only support building personal brands by managers and executives. The article is a field for further exploration of publications and research.

Flexibility of creating and changing employment in the options of the Slovak Labor Code

Flexibility of the employer’s ability to manage human resources during the several-month “lockdown” due to the COVD-19 pandemic has proven crucial to the survival of a Slovak company. However, this flexibility, unlike other contractual relationships, is strictly regulated by the Slovak Labor Code. Given the scope of the problem, the paper focuses only on issues related to the possibility of creating and changing employment in the Slovak Republic, which must be addressed by the management of all companies. The main purpose of the study is to assess flexibility in creating and changing employment. In processing this managerial issue, analysis, synthesis, deduction, and comparison are used. It was found that the Slovak Labor Code is flexible enough and fulfills its purpose. Despite its flexibility, it also provides an employee with the necessary protection in employment relations and allows him, in agreement with an employer, to grant more rights than he himself guarantees. However, in the current information age, it does not allow for electronic conclusions of legal acts and still prefers the paper form. Another disadvantage is the finding that it does not regulate the institute of a management contract, which objectively causes problems between the employer and the manager, especially in the issue of stability of a managerial position.  AcknowledgmentThis scientific paper was created within the project VEGA [1/0320/21] “The Role of Universities in Building the Knowledge Economy” and was supported by funds from Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Management.

A SmartPLS Visiting to Knowledge Retention: A Study Among SMEs in Peninsular Malaysia

Maintaining knowledgeable employees is a challenge for most organizations. Many SMEs have recently suffered from the loss of knowledge as a result of employees leaving the organization. When employees leave, the organization may suffer from the loss of knowledge, impact on overall productivity, and the organization’s profit. Much previous research has been conducted on succession planning and knowledge management, but there has been a lack of studies concentrated on succession planning and its impact on knowledge retention. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the direct impact of succession planning initiatives on knowledge retention among SMEs in Peninsular Malaysia. Quantitative methods and survey questionnaires were used to target employees working in SMEs and holding a managerial position in the services and manufacturing sector. 81 respondents participated in this study and the SmartPLS 3.0 software was used to analyse the findings. Empirical findings show that there are two variables related to succession planning initiatives which are management support and organizational culture that contributed significantly towards knowledge retention. Implications of the study are also discussed. Received: 17 January 2021 / Accepted: 20 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021

The State of Job Burnout Amongst New Zealand Managers: Implications for Employment Relations

Job burnout is a perennial issue for workers, but the most popular way to measure it has become widely critiqued. We utilise the newest burnout construct – the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) – and provide New Zealand’s first data on managers. Importantly, the BAT provides a cut-off score representing severe burnout (being burnt-out). Using data from 840 New Zealand managers, support for the BAT construct is found, and 11.3 per cent of managers meeting the burnt-out threshold. Statistical analysis towards burnt-out status shows significant differences across managerial position, firm size, and workforce education, although no significant differences by sector. In light of growing attention to burnout, we discuss the implications for employment relations around burnout and the importance for firms to address this growing issue.

The impact of gender on early scientific publication and long-term career advancement in Israeli medical school graduates

Background Many medical schools and residency programs incorporate research projects into their curriculum, however most remain unpublished. Little is known on the long-term effect of early-career publication, especially in female graduates. Methods We collected data on physicians 15–20 years after graduation (representing a mid-career point), and analysed data on early publication, publication volume and impact according to graduates’ gender and professional characteristics. Physicians were divided into those who never published, early-publishers (EP) who published within 2 years of graduation and late-publishers (LP). We analysed and compared the demographics, publication volume, publication quality as well as current mid-career position. Results Of 532 physicians, 185 were EP (34.8%), 220 were LP (41.3%), 127 (23.9%) never published, 491 (92.2%) became specialists and 122 (22.3%) achieved managerial position. Of the 405 who published, the average number of publications was 20.3 ± 33.0, and median (IQR) 9(19). H-index was significantly higher in EP, males, surgical specialists, and those holding a managerial position. Male gender was associated with higher publication rate (OR = 1.742; 95% CI 1.193–2.544; P = 0.004). Using quantile regression, female gender was negatively associated with the number of publications in Q50-Q95. Surgical specialty and managerial position were positively associated with publications in Q25 to Q75 and early publication in Q25 and Q75. Conclusions We found a strong association between EP and the number, impact, and quality of publications throughout their academic career. This study illuminates the need for further investigations into the causes of gender discrepancies. We should invest in support programs encouraging early high quality research projects for young physicians and female graduates.

Organizational Commitment and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals Working in Public Health Facilities of Benchsheko Zone Southwest Ethiopia

Background: Organizational commitment is the relative strength of an individual’s identification with and involvement in a particular organization. It is an important predictor of absenteeism, turnover, organizational performance and success. Even though organizational commitment has a paramount importance for health care organizations, very few studies were done so far in Ethiopia particularly among health professionals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to measure level of organizational commitment and associated factors among health professionals working in public health facilities of Bench Sheko zone southwest Ethiopia. Methods: Facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in 14 Public health facilities found in randomly selected districts of Bench Sheko zone. Structured self-administered questioner was used to collect data from a total of 610 Health professionals from 10th of March – 30th of April. Data were entered into Epi-data manager Version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 24 for further analysis. Factor analysis was done to create factor scores. Simple and multiple linear regression were done. Variables with p- value ≤ 0.25 in simple linear regression were candidate for multiple linear regression. Independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were done. Statistical significance was declared at p-value ≤ 0.05. Results: The response rate of the study was 96.8%. The percentages mean score of organizational commitment of health professionals’ was 74.6%. Perceived recognition of employees (B 0.806 [95% CI: 0.711 - 1.00, p=0.000], perceived conducive work climate (B: 0.421 [95%CI: .322 - 0.520], perceived transformational leadership style (B 0.749 [95%CI: .604 - .894, p=0.000], perceived transactional leadership styles (B: 0.294 [95%CI: .198 - .390 p=0.000] and not having managerial position(B:-.293 [95%CI:-.559 -0.028] were predictors of organizational commitment. Conclusion: Overall level of organization commitment of health professionals’ was higher than what is reported in many other studies. Organizational commitment was affected by job satisfaction, leadership styles and managerial position of health professionals. Hence, policy makers and human resource managers need to pay special attention to intervene on these factors.

Kirkevergens lederrolle

A central and specific aspect of the Church of Norway is its legally grounded democratic structure of autonomous local congregations. This local congregational organization complements the traditional synodal and/or episcopal structures of other churches. The institution of the church warden, dating back to medieval times, has been transformed into a general managerial position on behalf of the joint parish councils in each municipality. The chapter traces the roots of this position and reviews two decades of research on church wardens’ conception of managerial leadership roles. This review show that church wardens have a clear managerial identity and balance differing demands on managerial work. They are also key agents in communicating and interacting with their local communities and municipal authorities, securing legitimacy and resources.

Benefit’s Portfolio in a Company in Connection to the Generation of Managerial Applicants

The topic of remuneration of executive managers (included CEO) is considered such a key factor of personal management (PM). The issue of remuneration of high-ranking managers is a key area of personnel management and corporate governance. This is still a much-discussed topic, which seeks to answer the most important question: How to set management rules in companies so that all stakeholders behave effectively? It is high-ranking managers who are a specific group in which the creation of a remuneration contract must ensure the optimal connection of their performance with measurable indicators of the company. The consequences of their decisions can be clear for up to several years, so setting optimal benchmarks is more than important. The main aim of the research paper was to find a dependence between the type of respondent generation and the sought-after benefits in the managerial position. The hypothesis was defined as follows: the type of respondent generation influences the choice of benefit. IBM SPSS Statistics 25 was used to process and evaluate the data obtained from the structured questionnaire survey. The mathematical-statistical methods used to verify the dependence between selected variables were used the Chi-square test of independence of two variables.