Medical and sociological characteristics of planned hospitalization

Objectives - to study the patients' opinions on the organization of planned admission to the city multidisciplinary hospital. Materials and methods. An anonymous survey of 320 inpatients hospitalized on the scheduled basis to Samara City Hospital No. 1 was carried out according to a specially developed program. Statistical, analytical and sociological research methods were used in data collection and processing. Results. The vast majority of patients (96.0%) expected the inpatient care for two weeks. On average, 55-60% of respondents were fully informed and 25-30% were partially informed about various aspects of their state of health at different stages of planned hospitalization. Conclusion. The majority of patients (76.3%) were completely satisfied with the inpatient treatment, 21.8% were partially satisfied and less than 2% were not satisfied with the treatment. From the point of view of the respondents, the important parameters of the provision of inpatient care were: staff qualification, anesthesia, absence of complications, recovery, diagnosis accuracy, etc.

Et skritt i riktig retning – fremdeles en vei å gå. En instituttleders perspektiv på førstelektor- og dosentprosjektet ved Universitetet i Agder

The chapter highlights how an outsider with a leadership position (head of the department of education), experienced the impact of the promotion preparatory seminars on her staff. Primarily, their influence was perceived as beneficial, inspiring the staff members who attained promotion to be more motivated in their work. Secondly, the department met the staff qualification criteria required by the government. This dual benefit created general enthusiasm within the department. However, the author emphasizes that more support and resources are necessary to support staff members who wish to join the docent career path to the top academic position.

What characteristics of funding, provision and regulation are associated with effective social investment in ECEC in England, France and Germany?

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is seen as a crucial element of the social investment state. Whilst the extent of social investment in ECEC depends on financial expenditure, its effectiveness depends on certain conditions being met: namely, affordable, high quality provision being available. We explore policy development and the role played by government in the funding, provision and regulation of ECEC in England, France and Germany and then compare availability, affordability and quality. We argue that for children aged three and over, social investment can be deemed to be broadly effective in France and Germany, but in England quality is compromised by low staff qualification levels in private childcare centres. For children under three, effective social investment is elusive in all countries, although as a result of different conditions not being met. Our findings lead us to question the limitations of the concept of social investment in ECEC, particularly in marketised contexts.

COMO AS EMPRESAS DO SETOR DA CONSTRUÇÃO ESTÃO ORGANIZADAS?

RESUMO: Este trabalho apresenta um diagnóstico do desenvolvimento organizacional das empresas do setor da construção civil. O objetivo é estabelecer um perfil organizacional das empresas a partir do estudo empírico das variáveis associadas às principais características organizacionais. A pesquisa foi baseada em um Survey que levantou dados de 125 empresas. Os dados, relacionados a 17 variáveis dividas em cinco categorias, foram analisados com base em estatística descritiva. Os resultados mostraram um setor caracterizado por uma estrutura centralizada e níveis de formalização elevados. A autonomia e o controle sob as atividades dos funcionários são altos e bem caracterizados entre as empresas. Além disso, elas possuem um quadro de funcionários pouco qualificado e com alto nível de polivalência. Isso tudo se reflete em uma atuação tímida e pouco flexível em relação ao mercado. A principal contribuição do trabalho para a área de conhecimento é de apresentar um diagnóstico inicial das principais características organizacionais das empresas do setor da construção civil. ABSTRACT: This paper presents the organizational structure of construction companies. The research aims to establish an organizational profile of construction companies based on a Survey. The gathered data of 125 companies. 17 variables related to key organizational characteristics were statistical analyzed with descriptive analysis. As results, this study was able to characterized construction companies regarding its organizational characteristics. The companies analyzed presented centralized structure, high level of formalization, high control and autonomy over employee’s’ activities, low level of staff qualification and multitasking employees. These characteristics reflect in the industry’s shy and inflexible performance. The main contribution of this work is to present an initial diagnosis of the main organizational characteristics of companies in the construction industry.

Innovativeness measures: a bibliometric review and a classification proposal

Purpose Innovation has been widely studied in business and economics, but different innovation and innovativeness measures have been used by scholars. Within this context, this research aims to identify the main innovation and innovativeness measures used by high-impact or recent papers within the past 10 years. Design/methodology/approach Regarding methodology, the bibliometric process Proknow-C was used, selecting 26 papers from a sample exceeding 2,000 articles in the Web of Science database. Findings Based on the literature review, these articles’ innovativeness measures were classified in terms of inputs, capabilities and outputs. In summary, the articles of the bibliometric portfolio used diverse innovativeness measures comprising inputs (R&D investments, R&D staff qualification, patents, etc.), capabilities and processes (culture, leadership, knowledge, strategy, etc). and outputs (number of innovations, percentage of revenues of innovative products, etc.). Furthermore, a new innovativeness classification was proposed with eight types of organizations considering the presence of inputs, capabilities and outputs. Research limitations/implications Although Proknow-C is an established bibliometric process, it naturally has some limitations to select a bibliometric portfolio of approximately 20 articles from a sample exceeding 2,000 articles. The major limitations involve the filters used, such as aligned titles, number of citations in Google Scholar, Pareto principle, aligned abstracts and full text availability. Originality/value This research contributes to theory, as it covers high-impact and recent papers concerning innovativeness, specifically by analysing the main measures used and by gathering recommended future research directions, beyond proposing an innovativeness classification. It also contributes to practice, as it gathers diverse innovation measures, which could be used by managers in their organizations.

The Combined Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and Primary Degree: Student Perceptions of Value

THE FIELD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD education and care (ECEC) in Australia is a highly dynamic one. Increased government interest and funding during the years of the Labor Governments from 2008–2012 strengthened the sector in terms of increased funding, policy development, level of staff qualification and measures of quality. While this support resulted in increased numbers of children enrolled in ECEC settings and greater numbers of students enrolled in early childhood teacher education degrees, it also contributed to increased workforce pressures and a shortage of qualified early childhood teachers. In this paper we report on a quantitative study that investigated the nature of student experience in a combined Bachelor of Education Early Childhood and Primary degree, and student perceptions of value. The results of the study indicate positive responses to the inclusion of both early childhood and primary content and professional experience undertaken in both prior to school and school settings.