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D'Braunstein, Steven, and Peter Ebersole. "Categories of Life Meaning for Service Organization Volunteers." Psychological Reports 70, no. 1 (February 1992): 281–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1992.70.1.281.
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Student volunteers in a service organization (13 men, 21 women) selected Growth as their central life meaning much more frequently than did a comparable group of nonvolunteers (30 men, 76 women), a result with implications for recruitment of volunteers for nonprofit organizations. Why their personal life meanings seemed richer to the evaluator than those of their nonvolunteer peers is discussed in relation to planned research.
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Bruni-Bossio, Vincent. "Corporate board decision-making: applying collective versus personal values." Journal of Business Strategy 39, no. 1 (January 15, 2018): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbs-02-2017-0010.
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Purpose This paper aims to offer a solution to the dilemma of board members using their personal values to drive decision-making and strategy. Board members are asked to discuss the collective values at the onset of strategy planning. Design/methodology/approach Six questions, developed over a 15-year period of working in the area of strategy and governance, unite research on values in organizations, and provide a guide for arriving at a set of agreed-upon values for decision-making. Findings Two examples from practice showcase how agreeing on values before beginning the strategy process has assisted boards with better decision-making. Research limitations/implications The questions and process are meant to be a reflective tool for board members to consider when discussing values and decision-making rather than predicting behaviour or explaining outcomes. The process is most effective for boards whose culture supports a desire for improvement and therefore a willingness to experiment with new processes. The process can be enhanced by using an external facilitator having the ability to extrapolate meaning as the discussion unfolds. Practical implications This work empowers board members to be more effective in assessing strategic options and in communicating the inner logic and meaning of the strategy throughout the organization and to the external stakeholders. Originality/value Advocating that boards engage in focused discussion around values at the beginning of the strategic process improves decision-making and provides a litmus test for evaluating the strategic options. Agreeing on a set of values also makes board members more aware of the implications of each option in the long term.
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Dharani, Babar, Margaux Giannaros, and Kurt April. "Alleviating state boredom through search for meaning and affirmation of workplace heroes." Management Research Review 44, no. 9 (March 29, 2021): 1298–319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrr-08-2020-0490.
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Purpose Employee boredom is of concern to organizations because of its impact on employees’ quality of work life and productivity. This study aims to test the regulation of workplace boredom through meaning in life by workplace heroes to contribute to theory by examining the relationships between the variables and to practice by uncovering the potential of workplace heroes in alleviating state boredom. Design/methodology/approach Using online surveys and structured interviews for a mixed-method study, data were collected for state boredom, meaning in life and hero affirmation at work for a quantitative study, and data from the open-ended questions provided further insights regarding hero affirmation at work for a qualitative study. Findings Spearman rank-order correlations concluded correlations between state boredom and meaning in life. However, unlike personal heroes that influence meaning in life, workplace heroes were found not to. The qualitative analysis revealed three prime differences between workplace and personal heroes: proximity, symbolic representation of ideologies and qualities admired in the heroes. These reasons entailed that state boredom was not regulated by workplace heroes. Originality/value The model of Coughlan et al. (2019) explored trait boredom regulation through meaning in life by personal heroes. This study tested for the regulation of state boredom through meaning in life by workplace heroes; thus, contributing to theory through a nuanced model with enhanced usefulness in practice. The study also further dissects the concept of heroes by uncovering differences between workplace and personal heroes that perpetrated the differences in the findings.
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OSTOJIC, P., and J. G. PHILLIPS. "MEMORABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE PASSWORD SYSTEMS." International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence 23, no. 05 (August 2009): 987–1004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218001409007429.
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Randomly generated alphanumeric passwords are widely used to restrict access to computer networks but are readily forgotten, resulting in costs to both organizations and users. In order to address this, there is a need to develop and evaluate new forms of memorable passwords. Drawing on memory research and the importance of meaning, the efficacy of three alternative "password" systems having varying degrees of personal meaning were compared with the more traditional but personally meaningless randomly generated alphanumeric passwords. Twenty experienced computer users self-generated four-string variable passwords based on alphanumerics, symbols of personal meaning and faces. Additionally, participants were assigned a meaningless, randomly generated four-character alphanumeric password. Password memorability was measured in terms of acquisition (number of trials/time to criterion), retention (from forgetting functions) and retrieval (time to recall/recognize the passwords). Meaning was found to assist memorability and a mediating effect of familiarity was also observed. Contrary to expectation, self-generated, meaningful symbol-based passwords were not the best remembered of the password types studied but may still be a viable overall alternative.
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Yuliawati, Livia, and Amanda Teonata. "Stay in a Career? Personal Growth Initiative, Career Commitment, Calling among Millennials." Humanities and Social Sciences Letters 10, no. 4 (August 31, 2022): 440–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/73.v10i4.3111.
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Millennials are described as the generation that regards personal development and work meaning as important factors to remain in a career. Hence, finding ways to retain millennials through their initiative for personal growth and how millennials perceive their career can provide benefits for individuals and organizations. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of personal growth initiative on perceiving and living out a career calling as well as career commitment among Indonesian millennials. Using convenience sampling, 109 millennials aged 18–32 years were recruited to complete an online survey. Based on structural equation modeling, the model in which living a calling in a career as the outcome of other variables was found better than the model in which career commitment serves as the outcome. Personal growth initiative was also found negatively correlated to living a calling in a career but positively correlated to perceiving calling in career and career commitment. It is expected that Personal growth initiatives would benefit both individuals and organization and help millennials prepare for their careers. The study recommends career counselors to assist millennials develop ability to plan life that would lead to living out one’s calling in a career
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Ghadi, Mohammed Yasin, Mario Fernando, and Peter Caputi. "Describing work as meaningful: towards a conceptual clarification." Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance 2, no. 3 (September 7, 2015): 202–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/joepp-11-2014-0064.
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Purpose – Providing employees with meaning in their work has inspired numerous researchers to study the role of personal meaningful work and its related outcomes. Despite this high level of interest, the theoretical views and methodological approaches used to explore this concept still require refinement and development. Without a comprehensive review of these views and approaches, the concept of meaningful work will remain an ill defined notion. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap with a review of the theoretical and empirical research on meaningful work. Design/methodology/approach – The paper includes a discussion on the concepts of “meaning” and “work”, and its importance and the sources for conceptual confusion, and a synthesis of the common features that form the idea of meaningful work in numerous empirical and theoretical studies. Findings – The paper found meaningful work is derived when the employee has a perfect understanding of the nature and expectations of the task environment (i.e. the work has a clear goal, purpose and value that is connected to the employee), the employee feels a sense of fit or congruence between their own core values and the job requirements and organizational mission and goals, and when perfect understanding exists of how employees’ roles contribute to the purpose of the organization. Practical implications – As part of an effective HRM strategy, organizations should actively encourage and develop managers’ abilities to redesign jobs and the climate to build enhanced feelings of meaning in work. Furthermore, organizations can promote greater experiences of meaningful work among employees by implementing the “job crafting” concept. Also, the role of top management is to focus on job elements that would possibly change personal needs of employees and hence perceive their jobs to be more meaningful. Originality/value – Given the limited amount of recent literature focused on defining meaningful work, this paper provides valuable resources to help organizations succeed in their understanding of how to engage in creating meaningful work environment. It also examines the underlying features that constitute the meaningful work concept and offers guidance for future research by presenting the current state of knowledge about meaningful work.
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Marini, A., C. Turchi, E. Skrami, R. Gesuita, M. Giordani, and B. Nardi. "Influence of Personal Meaning Organization and 5-HTTLPR Genotype on Cortisol Stress Reactivity in Healthy Women." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S165—S166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2049.
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IntroductionReactivity to acute psychosocial stress in the framework of a physiological multidimensional pattern affects several individual-level systems that include genetic factors and features related to personality development. The 5-HTTLPR genotype has been implicated in the modulation of susceptibility to environmental stimuli.ObjectivesIn the present study, 91 healthy young women were investigated (i) for their reactivity to a standardized psychosocial laboratory stressor (TSST), as measured by changes in salivary cortisol; (ii) in terms of 5-httlpr genotype and (iii) in terms of their personality profile according to the post-rationalist personal meaning organizations (PMOs), which are considered as adaptive modes of response to environmental stressors.MethodsParticipants were divided into three 5-HTTLPR genotype groups (s/s; s/l, and l/s). The quantitative and qualitative variables that may affect circulating cortisol were compared among the three groups. A multiple linear quantile regression analysis was then performed to evaluate the effect of the personality profile, as Outward/Inward PMO, and 5-HTTLPR genotype on the median level of cortisol, considered as dependent variable.ResultsComparison of the variables that may affect circulating cortisol no significant differences. Salivary cortisol changed significantly in the course of the TSST. Reactivity to stress was affected by personality profile and the 5-HTTLPR genotype and also by body mass index and age.ConclusionsThe present data suggest that the psychosocial stress response is a multidimensional physiological event that is affected by a variety of factors as diverse as 5-HTTLPR genotype, personality profile, BMI, and age.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Arimatea, Emidio, Mirta Vernice, Matteo Giordani, Andres Moltedo-Perfetti, and Bernardo Nardi. "The Post-Rationalist Projective Reactive, PRPR: Validation of the First Post-Rationalist Projective Test." International Journal of Psychological Studies 8, no. 2 (April 15, 2016): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v8n2p54.
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<p>Starting from the epistemology of complexity and subjectivity, a new instrument has been devised to investigate the subjective ways in which experiences are self referred at the level of immediate experience. The construction and validation process of the Post-Rationalist Projective Reactive (PRPR) are described, the first cognitive post-rationalist projective tool. It investigates Personal Meaning Organizations (PMOs) according to the adaptive and evolutionary post-rationalist approach.</p><p>Using 20 stimulus tables, it allows respondents to go deeper into the specific narrative plots of their personality and to understand their inner film, to focus on their subjective feelings. PRPR was administered to a cohort of 294 subjects. A Reliability Analysis and a Cluster Analysis were carried out.</p><p>Cluster analysis identified four clusters that overlapped with the theoretical PMOs description. PRPR pictures showed good internal consistency as Reliability Analysis. Significant convergent validity correlations were found with the results of the Mini Questionnaire of Personal Organization (MQPO; r = .71, p < .001) and of clinical interviews (r = .76, p < .001).</p><p>The PRPR proved to be both a valuable support for the PMO construct and an effective assessment tool capable of delving into the processes of subjective meaning construction to understand the cognitive organizational closure, reducing the distance between immediate experience and its explanations.</p>
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Fairholm, Matthew R. "Revitalizing the Spirit of Management Training." International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing 6, no. 1 (January 2016): 1–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijtem.2016010101.
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The way management has been traditionally taught is linked to a management theory that dismisses the personal aspects of life. To better position managers in their organizations today, they need to embrace and apply a spiritual connotation to the work they do. By exploring how management training needs to change to include a mindset that accepts both the appeal to control and the need to be responsive to the spiritual side of both manager and employees, this article describes new skills and activities needed to engage in spiritual management. It describes traditional management theory briefly and then applies a spiritual application to that traditional work of management. With this new understanding, managers can prepare themselves to help workers be productive and useful while also helping them find meaning and personal fulfillment in the work.
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Chernyakevich, Elena Yu. "Features of the organizational commitment of working students of a technical university." Perspectives of Science and Education 60, no. 6 (January 1, 2022): 403–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.32744/pse.2022.6.23.
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Introduction. The relevance of the problem stated in the article is due to the fact that in today's dynamically developing socio-economic conditions, one of the competitive advantages of organizations is the presence of committed employees. Often, young people who are still studying at a university and have not received a profession can be employees. In this regard, the need to consider various aspects of the organizational commitment of working students is actualized, since there are not enough studies on this issue. The purpose of the empirical study was to study the commitment to the organization in which students of the architectural and civil engineering university work. Materials and methods. The study involved 127 people studying at the St. Petersburg University of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the university and working in various organizations. Of these, 59 people are full-time students, 68 people are students of the correspondence department, the average age was 21.6, the average length of service in the current job was 2 years. The study of the content of the personal meaning of the organization was carried out using a modified version of the technique of J. Sacks «Unfinished sentences». To determine the degree of actual commitment, a projective test-drawing "I am in the organization" was used. To measure the level of involvement in professional activities, the Utrecht scale of involvement by A. Bakker, W. Shaufeli was used. The level of affective commitment to the workplace was determined using the WACMQ (Workplace affective commitment multidimensional questionnaire) methodology Morin A. J. S. Results. The average level of indicators of involvement in professional activities was revealed: energy (M=21.2; SD=7), devotion (M=17.1; SD=7.1), absorption in activities (M=21.8; SD=7, one). Working students are more committed to a career (M=28.0; SD=7.1), and then to clients (M=25.1; SD=7.3). Reliably significant differences were found between full-time and part-time students: full-time students are more committed to colleagues, clients and careers (p ≤ 0.05–0.001). For students, the personal meaning of the organization is to receive positive emotions, in creativity, a pragmatic attitude towards the organization, is characterized by a career orientation, is ambivalent. 66% of students showed a high level of actual commitment, 21% of students show a low level, 13% show an average level of commitment to their organization. Correlation analysis revealed links between indicators of commitment to the organization: a pragmatic attitude towards the organization and the presence of career prospects increase the commitment of an employee to the organization (r=0.24; p≤0.01). With an increase in work experience, the commitment to the profession (r=0.20; p ≤ 0.05), the organization (r=0.22; p ≤ 0.05) increases and immersion in activities increases (r=0.27; p ≤ 0 .01). With increasing age, immersion in activities increases (r=0.27; p≤0.01) and commitment to the client decreases (r=-0.18; p≤0.05). Factor analysis showed the presence of signs of organizational commitment inherent in working students: devotion (0.76), actual commitment (0.79), energy (0.69). Conclusion. The results can be applied in organizations when developing measures aimed at forming, maintaining, increasing the organizational commitment of employees, when planning organizational changes, to attract young professionals to the organization, etc.
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Nardi, Bernardo, Chiara Turchi, Francesco Piva, Matteo Giulietti, Gianni Castellucci, Emidio Arimatea, David Rochetti, et al. "Searching for a relationship between the serotonin receptor 2A gene variations and the development of Inward and Outward Personal Meaning Organizations." Psychiatric Genetics 21, no. 5 (October 2011): 269–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ypg.0b013e32834371bc.
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Martin, Andrew J., and Sarah I. Leberman. "Personal Learning or Prescribed Educational Outcomes: A Case Study of the Outward Bound Experience." Journal of Experiential Education 28, no. 1 (July 2005): 44–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105382590502800106.
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Experiential organizations often adopt quantitative course evaluation, as this provides them with numbers to justify prescribed educational outcomes to funding bodies. However, it has been argued that qualitative methods better suit the personal nature of the experiential learning process, so that epistemological understanding follows pedagogical philosophy (Allison & Pomeroy, 2000). This article highlights the learning of participants at Outward Bound New Zealand. A mixed method approach was chosen including quantitative and qualitative data collection, pre and post course. Participants (157) from four different courses were surveyed by questionnaire, with a response rate of 82% for the first to last day responses, and 30% for the 12-week post-course follow-up. The quantitative findings were consistent with the medium change of previous outdoor program effect size research for 20+ day courses (Hattie, Marsh, Neill, & Richards, 1997). However, the qualitative responses encapsulated the value and “real” meaning of these personal experiences.
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Covaleskie, John. "On Education & the Common Good." education policy analysis archives 2 (August 10, 1994): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v2n11.1994.
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This response to Coulson's recent EPAA piece, "Human Life, Human Organizations, and Education," argues that Coulson is wrong about "human nature," social life, and the effects of unregulated capitalist markets. On these grounds, it is argued that his call to remove education from the public sphere should be rejected. The point is that education is certainly beneficial to individuals who receive it, but to think of education as purely a private and personal good properly distributed through the market is seriously to misconstrue the meaning of education. We should not care to be the sort of people who do so.
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Svagzdiene, Biruta, Edmundas Jasinskas, Arturas Simanavicius, Juris Grants, and Zarmena Vazne. "The success of learning organisation: Values contextualisation dimension." International Journal of Learning and Teaching 10, no. 4 (November 15, 2018): 381–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/ijlt.v10i4.904.
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This article is intended to analyse the values and is based on the problematic issues: What are the educational factors that influence the formation of values in modern organizations? What is education of value dependency on the educational, social and environmental factors? How users of the service perceived values? In order to respond to the problematic issues it is raised an assumption that in organization of service use, values contextualisation aspect is very important. Value system is characterized not only by common characteristics, but also by individuals. The canter of all values is human-being. Making sense of values durability, resistance to time, the necessity of continuity, it is recommended this ideal system, where universal, eternal values are on the top. Values of these days for future generations may seem strange and without meaning, but to live without values is impossible. The importance of personal and social values indicate individual each person norm, which consists of its principles, needs and ideals. Values education is an integral part of each learning organization that promotes human development.
Keywords:values,modern learning organization competitive ognanization, healthy lifestyle.
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Haimila, Roosa. "Does a Science-Oriented Worldview Entail Unbelief?" Secular Studies 2, no. 2 (November 16, 2020): 83–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/25892525-bja10006.
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Abstract Endorsement of science is often associated with non-religiosity and lack of supernatural belief. However, the relevance of science for worldviews might also relate to the cultural context and/or personal investment in science. This study investigates the following question: Is endorsement of worldview components of science associated with unbelief among science-oriented respondents? Here, worldview components refer to science providing 1) a sense of meaning, 2) moral standards, and 3) literal or symbolic continuity after death. 387 Finnish adults recruited via pro-research organizations were included in the analysis. The results suggest that self-reported worldview functions of science are associated with unbelief also among science-oriented individuals. These findings lend support to the belief replacement hypothesis, which suggests that secular worldviews such as belief in science are of particular importance for unbelievers. However, the effect sizes are small and also other God belief groups endorse the significance of science for e.g., meaning in life.
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Maidl, Lydia, Ann-Kathrin Seemann, Eckhard Frick, Harald Gündel, and Piret Paal. "Leveraging Spirituality and Religion in European For-profit-organizations: a Systematic Review." Humanistic Management Journal 7, no. 1 (January 26, 2022): 23–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41463-021-00110-4.
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AbstractThis systematic review synthesises the available evidence regarding the European understanding of workplace spirituality (definitions), the importance of spirituality and religion (evidence) as well as spiritual leadership (meaning and practice) in for-profitorganizations. The search for eligible studies was conducted in OPAC Plus, SCOPUS, Science Direct, JSTOR, EBSCO, and Google Scholar from 2007/01 to 2017/07. Three independent scholars extracted the data. Twenty studies were included (two mixed-methods, eight quantitative, ten qualitative) for the final quality assessment. A study quality assessment and thematic analysis was conducted. This review gives suggestions for study quality improvement and reporting. Thematically, two different approaches to religion and spirituality (R/S) were detected: a) work has a spiritual dimension and b) religious and spiritual orientation as “spiritual capital”. Studies demonstrated positive effect on job satisfaction, health, commitment, company productivity and sustainability; Christian leadership does not address personal religious orientation; the spiritual dimension may lead to a change of perspective; workplace spirituality may exploit people for profit-oriented business goals; non-white Muslims experience discrimination. This systematic review provides robust evidence and findings for evidence-informed policymaking and encourages a more rigorous research in this field of study.
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Kemp, Elyria, Ravi Jillapalli, and Enrique Becerra. "Healthcare branding: developing emotionally based consumer brand relationships." Journal of Services Marketing 28, no. 2 (May 6, 2014): 126–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsm-08-2012-0157.
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Purpose – Brands can imbue unique meaning to consumers, and such meaning and personal experience with a brand can create an emotional connection and relationship between the consumer and the brand. Just as many service providers have adopted branding strategies, marketers are branding the health care service experience. Health care is an intimate service experience and emotions play an integral role in health care decision making. The purpose of this paper is to examine how emotional or affect-based consumer brand relationships are developed for health care organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical evidence from both depth interviews and data garnered from 322 surveys were integrated into a conceptual model. The model was tested using structural equation modeling. Findings – Results indicate that trust, referent influence and corporate social responsibility are key variables in establishing affective commitment in consumer brand relationships in a health care context. Once affective commitment is achieved, consumers may come to identify with the health care provider's brand and a self-brand connection is formed. When such a phenomenon takes place, consumers can serve as advocates for the brand by actively promoting it via word-of-mouth. Practical implications – The findings provide insight for marketing managers in developing successful branding strategies for health care organizations. Originality/value – This research examines the advantages of cultivating meaningful brand connections and relationships with consumers in a health care context.
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Kuşakcı, Sümeyye. "Assessment of Ibn Haldun's Model for Sustainability using Structural Equation Modelling." Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society 31 (2020): 64–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/iabsproc2020317.
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This work firstly aims to develop a sustainability model based on Ibn Haldun’s teaching of sustainability. Religious coloring refers to the spirituality, which is re-discovered in modern ages and transferred to the workplace. Spirituality stimulates virtuousness at personal and organizational level, which in turn generates managerial sustainability meaning the lifespan of a company. While personal virtuousness refers social ethics, organizational level virtuousness could be considered as Corporate Social Responsibility. Secondly, it attempts to evaluate the relevance of Ibn Haldun’s approach to contemporary business organizations. In order to demonstrate the relationship between spirituality, virtuousness, CSR, and sustainability; data collected from Corporate Knights’ Global 100 companies were analyzed using structural equation modelling. According to the results, while workplace spirituality leads to ethical conduct and higher CSR/CS score, the relationship between spirituality or CSR/CS and financial performance is not significant. However, it seems that higher lifespan of business enterprises is related to their CSR/CS score.
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Ozdemir, Selim, and Ummuhan Yigit Seyfi. "A Transformation from the Cages of Spirits to the Spiritual Organizations: Different Solutions to Employee Oriented Issues." Eurasian Journal of Higher Education 1, no. 1 (June 18, 2021): 42–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.31039/ejohe.2020.1.29.
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Nowadays, changes in socioeconomic compositions, advancement in technology, consumption mania, increasing the speed of digital contents, momentary satisfaction from the increasing speed of access to information, the stress in the workplace, fear from loneliness or being isolated from the society lead individuals to search for or attribute a meaning both to their personal and work life. The impact of this search in workplaces is seen in the form of differences in the personal perception of occupation and expectation from it. Employees who spend most of their daily life in the workplaces have become people asking why they are doing what they do at work and querying what benefit their occupations brings to themselves and society.
Despite all efforts in increasing the performance of employees in organizations that has only production-oriented operations, the loss of motivation in workplaces cannot be prevented. Organizations for profit that do not inquire a mission become “cages for the spirit” of their employees in time.
With the awareness of all these issues in workplaces, in this study, we discuss the need to create different solutions to people-oriented institutional problems through the use of emotional intelligence and spiritual quotient. The importance of the terms; spiritual quotient, spiritual institutions, emotional intelligence, mission inquiry, and enrichment and expansion of vision in the literature will be searched carefully, and content analysis for these terms will be done. Through this analysis, we will discuss if new horizons can be created in the field of human resources management.
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Ivtzan, Itai, Emily Sorensen, and Susanna Halonen. "The effect of occupational meaningfulness on occupational commitment." International Journal of Psychological Research 6, no. 2 (December 30, 2013): 15–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21500/20112084.672.
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Existing research lacks a scholarly consensus on how to define and validly measure ‘meaningful work’ (e.g., Rosso, Dekas & Wrzesniewski, 2010). The following correlational study highlights the value of investigating meaningfulness in the context of occupational commitment. The study hypothesizes that occupational commitment is positively correlated with occupational meaningfulness, where meaningfulness is defined as the extent to which people’s occupations contribute to personal meaning in life. One-hundred and fifty-six full-time office based UK workers completed an online questionnaire including 18 questions measuring levels of occupational commitment (Meyer, Allen & Smith, 1993), in addition to six novel items measuring occupational meaningfulness. The results supported the hypothesis and also showed that the affective sub-type of occupational commitment had the highest correlation with occupational meaningfulness. Such results exhibit the importance of finding meaning at work, as well as the relevance of this to one’s level of commitment to his or her job. This paper argues that individuals should consider OM before choosing to take a specific role, whereas organizations ought to consider the OM of their potential candidates before recruiting them into a role. Possible directions for future research directions are also discussed.
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Jones, Marxavian, Justin C. Smith, Shamia Moore, Antonio Newman, Andrés Camacho-González, Gary W. Harper, Carlos del Río, and Sophia A. Hussen. "Passion, commitment, and burnout: Experiences of Black gay men working in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in Atlanta, GA." PLOS ONE 17, no. 8 (August 10, 2022): e0264680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264680.
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Background HIV-focused organizations, care providers and research programs often hire Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in their efforts to reach highly affected communities. Due to their unique social position within and outside of organizations, Black GBMSM are ideally situated to contribute to HIV care and prevention programming targeting their own communities, but may also be at risk for stress and burnout in these settings. Despite this critical role for Black GBMSM in efforts to end the epidemic, little is known about subjective experiences of Black GBMSM who work in the HIV field. Methods We conducted qualitative interviews with 19 Black GBMSM who were identified as key informants. All were working in community-based organizations, clinical or academic settings in the area of HIV prevention and treatment in Atlanta, Georgia. We used a thematic analysis approach to identify salient themes with respect to the workplace experiences of Black GBMSM as well as the role of their identities in their work in the field. Results Participants discussed: (1) Shared experiences and growth; (2) Work-related stressors; (3) Worker burnout; and (4) Commitment to continue working in the HIV field. On the whole, Black GBMSM derived meaning from their work, and found their intersectional identities to be a strength in fulfilling job duties. At the same time, Black GBMSM described multiple stresses faced as they balanced their personal and professional connections to this work, while also dealing with their own challenges related to discrimination, socioeconomic status, and health. Participants repeatedly described sacrificing their own well-being for the greater good of their communities, highlighting contributors to burnout within and outside of the workplace. Conclusions Our participants derived meaning from their work in the HIV field and were affirmed by professional interactions with other Black GBMSM. At the same time, they also faced work-related and other psychosocial stressors that predisposed them to frustration and burnout. To promote workplace equity and wellness for Black GBMSM, we share recommendations for HIV-focused organizations that employ and serve men in this demographic.
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Komskienė, Diana, and Ernesta Urbonavičiūtė. "LOJALŲ KLIENTĄ FORMUOJANTI APLINKA FITNESO ORGANIZACIJOJE." Laisvalaikio tyrimai 2, no. 4 (2014): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.33607/elt.v2i4.210.
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Research background. It has been estimated that today's fitness organizations urgently need to have and maintain loyal customers. An approach to have a loyal/faithful customer is very important for every organization. The organization should strive not only to attract, but also to retain the client. For client attraction and retention such personal human characteristics as emotional stability, extraversion, openness to experience, and awareness are mentioned as factors most affecting human loyalty. Of course, there are more important factors that shape a loyal customer: the interior, which consists of psychological, demographic and social factors as well as external stakeholders including fitness organization environment which comprises the people, the social media and institutional influence. Taking into account loyal customers forming factors a fitness organization should develop interpersonal relationships with their customers by creating "friendships" because that improves a fitness club environment where customers can directly interact with each other and with the staff, and ensure the quality of the relationship as well as build trust. Organizational aim is to develop loyal employees in their environment who are able to promote exceptional friendliness and sincerity, comfort and pleasant environment, commitment to organization and work relationships. In addition, the fitness organization must ensure the cleanness and quality of the inventory, the supply of fitness programs in accordance with customers' needs, age and education, not just for "everyone", as the most important customer satisfaction components of service which generate value, and in this way forming an inner image of the organization, and through the media and customer reviews – loyal environment that allows achieving positive results, growth and profit by increasing revenue and developing competitiveness. Research aim was to establish conditions for a loyal customer forming environment in fitness organization. Objectives: 1) Describe the concept of loyalty and expression; 2) Reveal loyal customers and influencing factors on the environment of fitness organizations. Conclusions. Loyalty is a fragile phenomenon rather than erratic. However, this phenomenon often provides real benefits to the organization: fixed income, reduced marketing expenses, recommendations to potential and existing sports customers, attracting new customers, more competitive and less sensitive to price fluctuations. Formatting loyal sports customer a sports organization has a strong focus on friendly relations and fostering the creation of a pleasant environment, focusing its efforts to provide quality services and achieve customer satisfaction through wellness programs, selection and creation of client-personnel “friendship”. Factors determining formation of loyal customers affects fitness organizations managerial decisions of the environment in the development of trust, created through customer listening and interpersonal relationships, in the development of an effective movement of the internal process, the creation of internal factors according to demographic criteria and individualization of services providing for sports customers through customer satisfaction on the “friendship” meaning basis. Fitness organization environment must be focused on the individual client's regular studies and development of proposals on the basis of the internal psychological factors, such as personal traits, which are distinguished as follows: emotional stability, extraversion, openness to experience, consciousness. Internal factors in connection with the interpretation of the social externalities: people, social media, and the influence of institutional identity generates relatively comfortable environment to create satisfaction, transforming to the formation of a loyal customer. Keywords: loyal customer, satisfaction, services, fitness organization.
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Haywood, Carol, Elizabeth Pyatak, Natalie Leland, Benjamin Henwood, and Mary C. Lawlor. "A Qualitative Study of Caregiving for Adolescents and Young Adults With Spinal Cord Injuries: Lessons From Lived Experiences." Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 25, no. 4 (September 2019): 281–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1310/sci2504-281.
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Objective: To examine characteristics of caregiving from the perspectives of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and their informal caregivers to address outstanding gaps in knowledge relating to definitions of caregiving and its associated practices for this population. Methods: A multiphase qualitative design was applied, using phenomenological and narrative methods to capture data in participants' homes and communities. Participants were recruited from rehabilitation hospitals and community organizations throughout Los Angeles County, California. Inclusion criteria for AYAs included being 15–22 years old, having acquired an SCI within the previous 5 years, and using a wheelchair for mobility. The AYAs nominated persons they identified as primary caregivers to also participate. Data were collected through individual and group interviews as well as activity observations. Results: Data from the 17 participants (9 AYAs and 8 informal, primary caregivers) revealed ways in which the meaning of caregiving varied among dyads. Caregiving practices extended beyond physical assistance to include support for a range of day-to-day activities spanning from practical needs to facilitating developmental trajectories. Although AYAs expressed ideas about preferred caregiver characteristics, care partnerships appeared to be guided more by availability than preference. Conclusion: Phenomenological analysis revealed that the meaning of “caregiving” and its associated practices are highly individualized for AYAs with SCIs. Caregiving is rooted in personal needs related to effects of SCI and developmental goals. Everyday practices are shaped by individual relationships and the beliefs of AYAs and their caregivers. Addressing influences of caregiving on long-term health and function may require attention to developmental processes, caregiver “fit,” and ways care is, or can be, distributed throughout broader networks according to personal needs and preferences.
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Fuchs, Nathalie. "L'eterogeneitŕ dell'attivismo degli abitanti delle cité di origine magrebina e del loro rapporto con le istituzioni." PARTECIPAZIONE E CONFLITTO, no. 3 (March 2013): 125–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/paco2012-003006.
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Through an analysis of the activism of the North Africa descendants from the suburbs in Paris region in the 1990s and 2000s, this article shows the plurality of their relationship to institutions (family, school, labor, government, police, justice, etc.). The study draws on a rich empirical material (forty one life stories of activists from three organizations, and focuses on difficult terrain often resistant to any sociological objectivation. Complementing the literature on the relationship to institutions of immigrant children, the approach microsociological, mesosociological and socio-biographic, by integrating personal stories in the analysis, the meaning that actors give to their actions, is fruitful because it renders an account of the impact of the structural and institutional factors, and the singularity of individual socializing experiences and various interactions that structure durably their relationship to institutions, while underlining at the same time, how they determine the differentiated forms of collective action.
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Lewis, Suzan, Deirdre Anderson, Clare Lyonette, Nicola Payne, and Stephen Wood. "Public sector austerity cuts in Britain and the changing discourse of work–life balance." Work, Employment and Society 31, no. 4 (May 1, 2016): 586–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017016638994.
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The relative importance of economic and other motives for employers to provide support for work–life balance (WLB) is debated within different literatures. However, discourses of WLB can be sensitive to changing economic contexts. This article draws on in-depth interviews with senior human resources professionals in British public sector organizations to examine shifting discourses of WLB in an austerity context. Three main discourses were identified: WLB practices as organizationally embedded amid financial pressures; WLB practices as a strategy for managing financial pressures; and WLB as a personal responsibility. Despite a discourse of mutual benefits to employee and employer underpinning all three discourses, there is a distinct shift towards greater emphasis on economic rather than institutional interests of employers during austerity, accompanied by discursive processes of fixing, stretching, shrinking and bending understandings of WLB. The reconstructed meaning of WLB raises concerns about its continued relevance to its original espoused purpose.
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Hamilakis, Yannis. "Cyberspace/cyberpast/cybernation: Constructing Hellenism in hyperreality." European Journal of Archaeology 3, no. 2 (2000): 241–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/eja.2000.3.2.241.
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This paper looks at representations of antiquity in cyberspace and discusses their meaning and position in global discourses on nationalism and identities. After a critical review of some recent discussions of globalization and the informational society, it adopts the concepts of ethnoscapes, mediascapes and ideoscapes in examining the deployments of representations from antiquity in the web pages constructed by the Greek state, private organizations, and mostly Greek diasporic communities and individuals. It is suggested that organizations and individual social actors construct in cyberspace the nationaltoposof Hellenism. In this process, representations from antiquity play a central and crucial role. Many social actors, mostly away from the ‘homeland’, form modern Hellenic ethnoscapes by projecting the national narrative and constructing an imaginative heterotopia where the personal becomes national and vice versa. These representations act as the currency of the symbolic capital of antiquity, a crucial resource in the foundation of the imagined community of the Hellenic nation. At the same time, they become an effective weapon in the ritual battles and contestations around the polarity between Greece and the West. Finally, representations from antiquity become a device which contributes to the ‘domestication’ of the cyberspace, its transformation from space to place, and its ‘materialization’ through the materiality that the representations of antiquity allude to.
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Uhlik, Kim Stephen. "A Conceptual Inquiry into the Integration of Sacred Nature, Society, and Leadership in Outdoor Recreation and Experiential Education Programs." Journal of Experiential Education 32, no. 2 (November 2009): 103–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105382590903200202.
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Throughout time and across cultures, the relationship between Homo sapiens and the natural environment has played a central role in identifying and defining aspects of the realm of spirituality, wherein humans seek to make sense of the universe and find meaning in their own existence. Within outdoor recreation and experiential education (OREE) programs—implicitly or explicitly—the natural environment is a distinctive component of both leadership development and participation outcomes. Relationships among people, whether as individuals or within societies, exhibit myriad dichotomies, such as violent/peaceful or cruel/loving, that are more accurately arrayed as continuums ranging from predation through partnership and nullification through affirmation. Leadership philosophies mirror that arrangement. In similar fashion, the natural environment can be conceptualized in terms of its sacredness, ranging from primal (Nature, capitalized) through modern (nature, lower-case), while the realm of spirituality reflects cultural and personal attributes derived from the degree of sacredness. This paper integrates an existing model of societal/personal relationships and leadership philosophies within an overarching conception of Nature's sacredness and human spirituality, providing OREE professionals with a conceptually based but practical framework for self-assessing the level of congruence existing between the model's moral/ethical implications and the actual outcomes derived from their own organizations' philosophical positions and programmatic choices.
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Veghes, Calin. "Developing The Personal Data Protection In The European Union: A Consumer-Oriented Approach The Romanian Experience." Review of Business Information Systems (RBIS) 12, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 63–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/rbis.v12i1.4398.
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Protection of personal data represents a relatively recent concern for all the entities consumers, organizations and public institutions involved in the development of the direct marketing industry and the overall Romanian market. Noteworthy growth of the direct marketing campaigns, increase in the consumer demands and expectations and the background provided by the countrys adhesion to the European Union, have determined a strong necessity to build up a legal framework for protection of the personal data. Important steps have been made when laws no. 677 (on the protection of the personal data in terms of their processing and free circulation - 2001), no. 506 (on the processing of personal data and protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector - 2004) and no. 102 (regarding the setting up, organization and functioning of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing - 2005) have been issued. Adoption of the Directive no. 95/46/EC has connected Romanian and European Union legal framework of the personal data protection. Enforcement of the existing legal background has revealed several problems that have affected activities conducted mainly by the direct marketing and marketing research companies. Relatively unclear definition of the content of personal data to be protected appeared to be one of the most important. From this point, at least the following questions should be answered:what is the specific meaning of the personal data? What data is personal and must be protected through dedicated laws and regulations?are public initiatives best ways and public institutions sole entities to handle the development of an effective legal background for the personal data protection?how important is the voice of the consumers in the process of development of a regulatory environment in this area? Should those to be protected represent the main source of initiating and building the related legal framework?An exploratory survey on a sample including 96 Romanian urban consumers aged 18 to 45 has been conducted aiming to provide information on the: importance of the data protection for the consumers, main characteristics of the data protection legal environment (area of protection, public-private, respectively national-international relationships in terms of the data protection, need for national or international laws and regulations), content of the personal data to be protected by a more precisely defined object of the law, consumer preferences regarding the opt-in and opt-out mechanisms, knowledge associated to the legal rights of consumers related to the personal data protection as they are granted through the existing law, major risks associated with the absence or improper personal data protection mechanisms, consumers exposure to the personal communication media, preferences for personal sources of information and perceived importance of personalization as potential factors to be considered for the development of the personal data protection legal framework, opportunity to develop and implement a Robinson list.Results of the survey may serve as a starting point for a future research conducted at the level of a national representative sample and the Romanian experience may be considered for the upcoming effort to develop a legal framework of the personal data protection in the European Union based on the consumers views, needs and expectations.
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Oxarart, Richard A., and Jeffery D. Houghton. "A Spoonful of Sugar: Gamification as Means for Enhancing Employee Self-Leadership and Self-Concordance at Work." Administrative Sciences 11, no. 2 (April 6, 2021): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/admsci11020035.
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Organizations today continue to seek new and effective ways to engage and motivate their workers. Gamification is an emerging means for enhancing employee engagement and motivation at work. Self-leadership is a comprehensive self-influence process that has the potential to help employees find meaning and purpose from their jobs. This paper develops and presents a conceptual model of the relationships between gamification, self-leadership, and valued workplace outcomes. The model suggests that gamification elements trigger multiple self-leadership processes and states that interact in a multiplicative fashion leading to a state of self-concordance in which individuals perceive a close alignment between their work tasks and their personal interests and core values. This serial mediation model helps to explain how and why gamification operates through the mediating mechanisms of self-leadership and self-concordance to effect important individual and organizational outcomes. Future research directions and implications for the proposed conceptual model are also discussed.
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Clark, Paul G., and Jennifer Spaulding-Givens. "Can a Low-Complexity Community-Based Project Have Transformative Effects?" Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work 21, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 127–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.18084/1084-7219.21.1.127.
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Implementing community-based transformative learning as a strategy for moving BSW student learners beyond lecture-driven content toward engagement in macro practice activities can be a complex and resource-consuming proposition. Through the lens of Mezirow's phases of transformative learning, this qualitative study examined the reflective essays of 15 BSW student learners following their experiences in a brief, lowcomplexity, community-based transformative learning (CBTL) macro project. Through participants' responses we identified transformative elements of their experiences within the context of the themes that emerged from the study. These included new understandings of the meaning of diversity; enhanced understanding of group processes; sense of professional agency within organizations; critical awareness of local macro systems and service users' experiences; reflections, connections, and new knowledge; and broadened professional and personal horizons. We discuss the transformative aspects of participants' experiences and argue for the use of low-complexity CBTL projects within a larger pedagogical approach in macro practice courses.
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Tökkäri, Virpi. "Organizational play: within and beyond managing." Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal 10, no. 2 (June 8, 2015): 86–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qrom-11-2013-1181.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthetize qualitative research on play in the organizational context. Design/methodology/approach – Through a metasynthesis, the research premises and findings of 12 individual empirical studies were examined. Findings – The findings of the metasynthesis showed that the research on organizational play has focussed on three central themes addressing play as fun, pros and cons of organizational play, and management of play. In interpreting the findings, seven perspectives of organizational play are constructed as follows: authenticity, belongingness, experience, social activities, generating, functions, and artifacts. The perspectives are conceptualized into three dimensions of play as the orientation of being-in-the-world, play as meaning-making and enactment, and play as creations. Research limitations/implications – The sample consisted of 12 studies, which provided a limited insight into organizational play. However, following the guidelines of metasynthesis, the sample was appropriate and of good quality. The research suggests guidelines for further research into organizational play. Practical implications – Achieving psychosocial well-being at work and success in management requires understanding of essential personal and social processes, such as play. The findings provide knowledge that can be applied in management and other workplace practices. Originality/value – The study highlights the divergent perspectives of the organizationally important phenomenon of play. The paper contributes to a better understanding and the development of play in organizations.
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Müller-Frommeyer, Lena C., and Simone Kauffeld. "Gaining insights into organizational communication dynamics through the analysis of implicit and explicit communication." Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO) 52, no. 1 (January 26, 2021): 173–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11612-021-00559-9.
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AbstractThis report in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie aims at presenting how the analysis of implicit and explicit communication in organizational interaction can advance our insights into and implications for these interactions for research and science. Communication is a central process in modern organizations. Especially recurring forms of interaction in organizations (e.g., meetings or appraisal interviews) are of great importance for personal and organizational success. In these interactions, the communication between the interacting organizational members has a decisive impact on the interactions’ course and outcomes (e.g., satisfaction with the interaction, performance during the interaction). Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present two aspects of communication that are empirically shown to contribute to successful outcomes of organizational interactions. Based on a practical problem, we illustrate the analysis and implications of (1) implicit communication (that is, the use and coordination of unconsciously used function words such as pronouns, articles, or prepositions) and (2) explicit communication (that is, the overarching meaning of a statement). To further illustrate the practical relevance of both communication behaviors, we present empirical insights and their implications for practice. Taking a glance at the future, possible combinations of these communication behaviors, the resulting avenues for future research, and the importance of a strengthened cooperation between research and practice to gain more naturalistic insights into organizational communication dynamics are discussed.
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Palacios Molina, Dayni Lisset. "Clima organizacional y su influencia en el desempeño laboral del personal administrativo de los Distritos de salud pública de la provincia de Manabí-Ecuador." ECA Sinergia 10, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.33936/eca_sinergia.v10i1.1196.
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El clima organizacional y el desempeño laboral son variables que permiten lograr el éxito en las organizaciones, sobre ello muchos teóricos han generado sus aportes. Para esta investigación se planteó el objetivo de determinar la influencia del clima organizacional en el desempeño del personal administrativo de los distritos de salud de la provincia de Manabí. Se aplicaron 312 encuestas en las que se utilizaron dos instrumentos de medición, con un total de 98 items. El método de investigación es lógico inductivo, a través de la validación de una hipótesis general y cinco específicas, utilizando el software estadístico SPSS. La prueba de Alfa de Cronbach para validar el instrumento arrojó un 0.914, significando un alto nivel de confiabilidad en los datos recabados; el Rho de Spearman en la hipótesis general es de 0.234, evidenciando un nivel correlacional significativo; expresando que a mejor clima organizacional, mayor desempeño laboral.
Palabras clave: desempeño laboral, organización, empleados, evaluación del desempeño.
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The organizational climate and work performance are variables that allow success in organizations, on this many theorists have generated their contributions. The objective of this research was to determine the influence of the organizational climate on the performance of the administrative staff of the health districts of the province of Manabí. 312 surveys were applied in which two measuring instruments were used, with a total of 98 items. The research method is logical inductive, through the validation of a general hypothesis and five specific ones, using the statistical software SPSS. The Cronbach’s Alpha test to validate the instrument yielded a 0.914, meaning a high level of reliability in the data collected; Spearman’s Rho in the general hypothesis is 0.234, evidencing a significant correlation level; Expressing that the better organizational climate, the higher job performance.
Key words: work performance, organization, employees, performance evaluation.
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López Daza, Viviana Carolina, Laura Catalina Solano Cuellas, José Luis Alvarez Posada, and Antonio José Villa Londoño. "Evaluación de esquemas maladaptativos tempranos y OSP a través de la elaboración de dibujos en adolescentes entre 14-16 años de la ciudad de Medellín. Evaluation of early maladaptive schemas and PMO through drawings in teens between 14-16 years of Medellin city." Psicoespacios 10, no. 16 (June 23, 2016): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.25057/21452776.711.
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Evaluation of early maladaptive schemas and PMO through drawings in teens between 14-16 years of Medellin city.ResumenEl artículo presenta resultados de una investigación orientada a la construcción de una propuesta de evaluación psicológica de los Esquemas maladaptativos Tempranos y las Organizaciones del Significado Personal a través de la realización de dibujos de adolescentes de 14 a 16 años de edad de la ciudad de Medellín. El estudio realizado fue de tipo cualitativo, nivel descriptivo y enfoque hermenéutico. La muestra de participantes fue por conveniencia, y se emplearon como instrumentos y técnicas de recolección de información el análisis de dibujos (libre, familiar, personal), narraciones sobre los dibujos hechas por sus autores, el Cuestionario de Esquemas Maladaptativos Tempranos y una entrevista semiestructurada. El estudio brinda elementos para aquellos que deseen identificar EMT y OSP a través de dibujos y narraciones de los mismos, esto como una herramienta de apoyo dentro del proceso de evaluación en un proceso psicoterapéutico.Palabras clave: Esquemas maladaptativos tempranos, OSP, evaluación psicológica, dibujo AbstractThe article presents results of a research to build a psychological evaluation of early maladaptive schemes and Personal Meaning Organizations through the realization of drawings of adolescents aged 14 to 16 years Medellin city. The study was qualitative; descriptive level and hermeneutical approach. The participant sample was for convenience. The study used as tools and techniques for data collection and analysis: drawings (free, family, personal), stories about the drawings made by its authors, Questionnaire of Early maladaptive Schema and a semi structured interview. The study provides elements for those wishing to identify EMT and PMO through drawings and stories thereof, as a support tool in the evaluation process in a psychotherapeutic process.Keywords: early maladaptive schemas, PMO, psychological evaluation, drawing
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López-Cabarcos, M. Ángeles, Analía López-Carballeira, and Carlos Ferro-Soto. "New Ways of Working and Public Healthcare Professionals’ Well-Being: The Response to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (September 30, 2020): 8087. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12198087.
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This research proposes analyzing the influence of new ways of working (NWW) on healthcare professional’s well-being and how these may affect work performance and public service motivation. These variables and relationships were important before COVID-19 pandemic, and everything points to the fact that during and after the pandemic their importance will be higher. To buffer the potential negative effects of implementing the NWW, both organizations and employees must identify personal (psychological capital) and job resources (inter-role conflict, psychological empowerment, meaning of work) capable of acting as effective moderators to promote employee well-being and avoid negative experiences at work. This paper aims to shed light on new ways of coping and adapting to uncertain job requirements such as those that have arisen during COVID-19. Moreover, it highlights the great changes that public healthcare needs to face to improve the quality of the service offered to society. It is urgent that public administrators and human resources managers design effective strategies and make effective decisions in which employee well-being and service quality are main priorities.
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Koleci, Baki. "DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER MANAGEMENT." KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 31, no. 5 (June 5, 2019): 1339–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.35120/kij31051339k.
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We, as individuals, continually through our lives, learn and acquire the knowledge, skill, and skill we expect to help us employ or apply appropriately in order to gain a living and secure our survival. Everyone wants to build a successful career with which he can be proud of his life. However, this is not always so easy and simple, it requires a lot of sacrifices, concessions, compromises with our partners, the family, close social relationships, and finally with ourselves. In this paper, the subject of the research is the determination of career development, career stages, career factors, then expert opinions, the difference between traditional and modern career views, goals pursued by individuals in the career, and so on, Career development can be seen as an experience of individuals (an internal career) and this is not related to an organization. Although the responsibility for career management is in the hands of individuals, individuals, however, organizations can play a key role in shaping and developing careers by providing help and providing support. Career development can not be pursued individually or separately from the personality as a whole, meaning it reflects on the context of life and the development of the person as a whole, not just personality as work. The main goal in career development is to realize the current and future needs and goals of the organization and individuals, which has to do more with developing employment opportunities and improving the skills needed for employment. Career success is reflected in the eyes of the individual and can be defined as a career pleasure through achieving personal goals related to the work, while at the same time enhancing the success and efficiency of the organization.
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Chrobak, Stanisław. "Troska o człowieka i ojczyznę – drogowskazy Kardynała Augusta Hlonda z lat 1945–1948." Polska Myśl Pedagogiczna 7 (November 30, 2021): 79–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/24504564pmp.21.004.13934.
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Concern about the People and the Mother Country: The Beacons of Cardinal August Hlond from 1945–1948 The life and the activity of Primate Cardinal August Hlond (1881–1948) continuously inspires the search, analysis, and discovery of the meaning of his teachings and his mission within the Church and the society. The return of Cardinal August Hlond to Poland on July 20th1945 was expected to strengthen the nation’s spirit and religious belief in the new post-war reality. His concern about the revival of the mother country and about building state governance on the basis of moral principles and human rights can be seen in all his undertakings. He offered education and care to families and young people. The Christian upbringing of young people, the growth of Catholic youth organizations, the presence of Christian values in school curricula and in secular organizations involved in education –these were the matters he supported and fostered. He was focused on the development of various forms of spiritual life. He responded to the then current problems of religious and community life. As he pursued various measures to these ends, despite the difficulties he encountered, he believed in a mature society of well-educated citizens. Therefore, it seems reasonable to interpret the thoughts of Cardinal Hlond regarding the human being –within the period from 1945 to 1948 –as a person open to transcendence, to infinity (personal subjectivity and their spiritual life), to a person within a family (a family as a community of individuals) and within the society (the national community).
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Dirrler, Phyllis, and Szilárd Podruzsik. "COMPANIES CAN LOSE TIME OVER CONFLICTS: AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL INDIRECT CONFLICT COSTS." Business: Theory and Practice 23, no. 2 (September 1, 2022): 288–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/btp.2022.16449.
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Consequences of conflict are widely researched qualitatively, but quantitative data on the costs of conflict are lacking. This study aims to explore conflict costs by categorizing and testing them and providing preliminary quantitative data. The focus lies on internal indirect conflict costs, which are measured in terms of lost time. This research is based on self-reports of 675 survey participants, who evaluated the amount of time they spent on internal indirect conflict costs of a personal conflict. The costs are analysed in form of their explanatory power, as well as the extent to which they are affected by conflict duration and strength. All identified internal indirect conflict costs were positively correlated. The duration and intensity of the conflict affect the amount of time wasted, meaning that groups with shorter duration or weaker intensity differ from higher groups. The results indicate that conflict costs lead to remarkable costs for organizations. To remain competitive, managers need to balance the opportunities and difficulties of conflicts and carefully manage their costs. This study contributes to the unexplored research area of conflict costs and is one of the first research findings to scientifically analyse the topic.
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Lee, Kyoung-Joo. "Sense of calling and career satisfaction of hotel frontline employees." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 28, no. 2 (February 8, 2016): 346–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-01-2014-0026.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between sense of calling and career satisfaction of hotel frontline employees and to analyze the mediation role of knowledge sharing with organizational members given the rapidly growing academic interest in the meaning of work. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a survey of 357 frontline employees in 12 super-deluxe hotels in Korea, this study performed confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling analysis to test the hypothesis of causal relationships in the research model. Findings – Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), this study shows that sense of calling has a positive and significant effect on the career satisfaction of hotel frontline employees and that the relationship was mediated by active participation in knowledge sharing with supervisors and coworkers. Practical implications – The research result highlights the significance of service providers’ calling orientation on career satisfaction and their pursuit of skills and knowledge for higher personal development and performance to achieve career success. Originality/value – Based on SDT, this study deepens our understanding on the process of how calling orientation leads to career satisfaction and knowledge sharing behavior in organizations.
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KERIMBAYEVA, B. T., Y. R. KERIMBEKOV, and D. D. SAPARGALIYEVA. "THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A NETWORK COMMUNICATIVE CULTURE OF THE FUTURE TEACHER." Iasaýı ýnıversıtetіnіń habarshysy 126, no. 4 (December 15, 2022): 281–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.47526/2022-4/2664-0686.24.
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The article defines the meaning of the concept of transformation in accordance with the characteristics of various fields of science, clarifies the features of digital transformation for educational organizations. The levels of replacement, improvement, change and transformation of changes in pedagogical practice are determined, which are a clear manifestation of digital transformation in education. In addition, the role of communicative revolutions in the history of mankind is determined. The value of communicative culture is determined in the case of interaction between communication and culture. The communicative qualities of the individual, which form the basis of pedagogical relations, are studied. The meaning of the concepts communicative culture of the teacher, pedagogical communication, and intercultural communication is determined. The role of the components of the teacher's communicative culture in professional pedagogical activity is considered. The communicative culture of a teacher is defined as a set of cultural norms, knowledge and values, knowledge and skills used in the course of his personal and pedagogical communication, contributing to its effectiveness. As components of a communicative culture, it is based on the ability for interpersonal relationships, acceptance and respect for opinions, differentiation and presentation of arguments, discussion of problems, readiness to communicate harmoniously and politely with strangers. As a result of the rapid development of information and communication technologies, the Internet has had a positive impact on increasing access to information for education and teachers. The network communication direction of traditional communication theory is often discussed today in the focus of attention of researchers and scientists. The content of the ethical principles of communication on the Internet is specified through psychological, emotional, technical, decorative and administrative categories. In the article, pedagogical communication in the electronic environment is considered as a developing pedagogical scientific direction that studies the effective interaction of participants in the educational process in the electronic educational environment. The actual communication skills of the teacher in the context of digitalization of educational processes are systematized. The effective factors of using network communications in the educational space of higher education organizations are revealed. The effectiveness of the use of training technology in the development of a communicative online culture of future teachers is substantiated.
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Kanwal, Subas. "SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION oj." Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation 9, no. 2 (July 1, 2020): 70–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.36283/pjr.zu.9.2/014.
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The Spiritual Intelligence training program has evidenced as a contemporary intervention in mental health to bring psychological well-being by increasing spiritual quotient and inner strength. Spiritual intelligence (SQ) is a novel concept in psychology and needs to be distinguished from IQ and EQ as it uses spiritual skills and abilities to solve rational problems, to create awareness, enrich meaning and purpose of life. Spiritual intelligence is the ability of a person to possess a socially relevant virtues in life by understanding ‘self’ and having a high degree of morality, compassion and commitment to human values. It is one-month training program consisting of eight separate group sessions. It aims to develop spiritual intelligence through seven steps journey. Spiritual intelligence training worked with the help of four essential components: existential thinking, personal meaning, transcendental awareness and consciousness. It was first introduced by Bowell in 2005. Although spiritual intelligence training is being used around the world, it is still unidentified by many professionals in Pakistan. Spiritual intelligence training can be implemented widely in universities, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and in business organizations to promote individual growth, life satisfaction and self-identity. Spiritual intelligence has been determined as a predictor of adaptive coping strategies hence, proved as an essential concept in rehabilitation of various psychological pathologies and to improve social participation. Spiritual intelligence is an innovative approach to clinical and educational research, providing an opportunity to study it as a clinical intervention in future. More research studies are required to establish its cultural efficacy and applicability. KEYWORDS Emotional intelligence, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, quality of life, life satisfaction, emotions.
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Koskinen-Koivisto, Eerika, and Suzie Thomas. "Remembering and Forgetting, Discovering and Cherishing." Ethnologia Fennica 45 (December 25, 2018): 28–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.23991/ef.v45i0.60647.
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The events of the Second World War left considerable material remains in Finnish Lapland, ranging from the remnants of structures that were destroyed in the 1944–45 Lapland War, through to small, portable objects connected to soldiers, prisoners of war and civilians. These material remains have variously been saved and cherished by survivors and their families, disregarded as ‘war junk’, ‘discovered’ by hobbyists exploring the landscape, amassed and exchanged by private collectors, and accessioned into official museum collections. These various processes represent transformations of material culture to take on various meanings and embodiments, depending on the different individuals and organizations involved.
In this article we present and analyse data collected through ethnographic fieldwork in and around the Lapland village of Vuotso: primarily interviews and observations. We have conducted interviews with history hobbyists and museum professionals who engage with the WWII history of Lapland, and observed the treatment of ‘war material culture’, for example through exhibitions (both public and hidden) and through personal meaning-making practices. These encounters have centred around the material remains of the Second World War, and the ways in which different actors perceive, value and otherwise understand those remains. While some objects are transformed through musealisation, others remain ‘officially’ unknown and unrecognized (although known – even traded and exchanged – through private channels). Furthermore it may be as important for some actors to leave material culture in situ – for example as testimony to the past conflict or trauma – as it is for others to exercise personal ownership. Within this context, we deconstruct the notion of ‘expert’ as it relates to the local and historical knowledge. Being regarded by peers and others as an expert is not necessarily the same thing as having professional authority and status, for example as a museum curator or university-affiliated scholar.
We draw upon theories of relational materiality, and suggest different typologies of engagement with the material culture. Different networks of interest and expertise emerge, dependent on the actors involved (including their status – e.g. museum professional, survivor, ‘incomer’, local activist – and how their knowledge is thus accepted, challenged or rejected by others), the context of ownership, situationality and perceived levels of authenticity.
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Suwetty, Awaliyah Muslimah, Kornelis Nama Beni, Titin Andri Wihastuti, and Asti Melani Astari. "Harapan korban trafficking terhadap dukungan pemerintah di Nusa Tenggara Timur - Indonesia: Studi kualitatif." FLOBAMORA 3, no. 1 (August 14, 2020): 49–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.46888/flobamora.v3i1.33.
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The problem of trafficking is a global problem that has a negative impact on the survival of victims. East Nusa Tenggara is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has been categorized as an emergency area for trafficking cases. The poverty and the limited employment opportunities in the NTT region are one of the factors in the increasing cases of trafficking. Trafficking victims need attention from the government for their survival. The role of government and stakeholders to victims of human trafficking is needed to protect and guarantee the rights of victims. This study aimed to explore the expectations of victims of human trafficking regarding government support in handling victims of human trafficking in East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia. This study used a phenomenological interpretive approach. Six participants were selected using purposive sampling method. Participants were invited to attend in-depth interviews guided by semi-structured interview guidelines. The interview then recorded then analyzed followed by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The process began with reading the transcript repeatedly to find keywords from each participant, and then classified into categories and themes that have the same meaning. Five sub-themes were identified, including 1) freeing Indonesian workers from the dangers of trafficking, 2) completing the legal process of all cases in human trafficking, 3 ) preparing employment opportunities, 4) criminals in human trafficking were equally followed a legal process, 5) promoting socialization to the community. Social support from the government is essential. The government plays important role in capturing the hopes of victim, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and personal satisfaction in order to regain their rights. Furthermore, all policy makers, law enforcers, community organizations, professional organizations and researchers / academics should take adequate role in efforts to prevent trafficking cases.
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Datta, Sumita, and Upasna A. Agarwal. "Factors effecting career advancement of Indian women managers." South Asian Journal of Business Studies 6, no. 3 (October 2, 2017): 314–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sajbs-07-2016-0062.
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Purpose Reasons that have an effect on the continuity and career progression of women in corporate India are complex. The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that have an effect on the women leadership pipeline of Indian organizations. Design/methodology/approach The present study adopted a qualitative research methodology within a dyadic framework by including women managers and their respective supervisors in the study. Findings Thematic analyses of the qualitative study conducted on Indian women managers as well as their supervisor revealed rich insights into the antecedent social-psychological factors of a women leadership pipeline that can be summarized under three broad categories, namely, intra-personal, interpersonal and organizational. Research limitations/implications The limitations are the small sample size and the qualitative nature of this study. An important implication is that the results of this study can be used for cross-cultural comparisons because most studies that have focused on the effect of gender on career advancement have used western conceptualizations and measures. Practical implications The findings of this research suggest designing organizational interventions that can help women professionals in navigating the complex social environment in order to create their own leadership identities supported through a high-quality leader-member exchange. Social implications The study takes an important step toward developing a better understanding of the factors affecting the career advancement of women managers by contextualizing the way women professionals perceive their career identity and the meaning they imbue to career advancement. The findings of this study can aid policy makers toward arresting the leaking women leadership pipeline. Originality/value The study contributes by exploring several social-psychological dimensions of objective-subjective career success perceptions and their interplay among women managers drawn from three organizations in India.
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Starsinova, Alevtina V., Elena B. Arkhipova, and Olga I. Borodkina. "The Patterns of Interaction Between Russian Citizens and NGOs in The Context of Institutional Change." Journal of Institutional Studies 14, no. 4 (December 25, 2022): 042–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.17835/2076-6297.2022.14.4.042-055.
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The article analyzes the institutional transformation of the sphere of social services in the context of the development of the non-profit sector. The institutional transformation in the field covers the issues of changing public attitudes, the level of public trust and prevailing stereotypes. Besides, online interactions that are spreading while providing and receiving services influence the processes of the individual choice under constantly changing market conditions. The results are based on two sociological surveys devoted to studying the attitude of citizens towards the non-profit sector of social services. The surveys were conducted in Russian regions in 2019(n=1204) and 2020 (n=2047). Among the factors influencing public attitudes towards NGOs are citizens' understanding of the meaning of social services, awareness of non-state service providers and the opportunities of NGO social service sector. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people tended to resort to online services more often, we assume that this hastened the transition to the online format of interaction in the analyzed field. The revealed relationship of attitudes towards state and non-state type providers has demonstrated that the attitude of citizens towards one type of social service provider has an impact on the formation of attitudes towards another type of provider confirming that public trust is systemic. We have identified the key stereotypes that determine the choice of the type of provider by the recipients of services. It has also been found that the personal experience of interaction with social services organizations plays an important role for establishing trust in state and non-state social services organizations. The dynamics of the public trust in the non-profit sector of social services has been analyzed based on the identification of age subgroups.
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Kotovska, Olha Petrivna. "THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY AND VALUES IN LOCAL, NATIONAL AND VIRTUAL SPACE." UKRAINIAN ASSEMBLY OF DOCTORS OF SCIENCES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1, no. 14 (June 16, 2018): 144–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.31618/vadnd.v1i14.107.
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The article reveals the study of the contemporary meaning of identity and values in local and national dimensions, as well as their analysis in the context of the virtual reality, constructed during the last decades. On the basis of theoretical background, historical analogies and practical examples, the author shows the influence of values on the identity formation, focuses on the problem of the erosion of traditional and the formation of new identities. If to compare conditions of Ukrainian national identity constructing with those western European peoples, which were formed as nations at their own state borders, Ukrainian national identity was shaped in imagined by Ukrainians space. Institutional differences in the creation of the first Ukrainian political organizations in Lviv and Kyiv clearly represent a very important component — divided by the border between two empires Ukrainians were constantly connected by the idea of their unity. The historical context and the unfinished cycle of independent formation of Ukrainian national and socio-political identitys strengthen the need to create a socio-cultural identity on the basis of an archetypal approach. The article also represents contemporary challenges, which Ukrainian state faces in conditions of hybrid warfare and which are provoked by the manipulation of information and stereotypes. Incorporating concrete examples, the author shows how stereotypes influence on one’s own behavior and estimation of any phenomenon; determine the limits of personal choices. At the same time virtual space changes image of oneself, self-identity and the community which a person identifies “the Self” with. From one point of view, virtual reality opens huge amount of possibilities for personal self-realization, from another, it can be a source for manipulations of information in the individual, state or international levels.
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Litzelman, Debra K., Ann H. Cottingham, Wilma Griffin, Thomas S. Inui, and Steven S. Ivy. "Enhancing the prospects for palliative care at the end of life: A statewide educational demonstration project to improve advance care planning." Palliative and Supportive Care 14, no. 6 (June 20, 2016): 641–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951516000353.
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AbstractObjective:Although patients want to participate in discussions and decisions about their end-of-life care, studies show that providers frequently fail to invite them to explore advanced care preferences or goals for living. The purpose of our demonstration project was to provide education and coaching to individuals, health providers, and organizations across the state of Indiana intended to facilitate these conversations, documenting and honoring individuals' life goals and preferences for care during the final stages of life.Method:Education and training engaged community members as well as healthcare providers to: (1) improve participant comfort and facility discussing end-of-life issues; (2) improve knowledge of healthcare choices, including palliative and hospice care; and (3) prepare all participants to explore and document personal values, life goals, and priorities as well as goals of care.Results:Between January of 2013 and June of 2015, the team educated close to 5,000 participants. Participants' ratings of the quality and perceived usefulness of the educational events ranged from 4 to 5 (using a 5-point scale, with 5 = most effective). Participant comments were overwhelmingly favorable and indicated an intention to put the advance care planning resources, communication skills, knowledge of palliative and hospice care, and personal renewal techniques into practice.Significance of Results:Participant motivation to foster advance care planning, discussions of palliative care, and end-of-life conversations was facilitated by the reframing of these conversations as identifying goals of care and priorities for living well during an important stage of life. Successful strategies included helping providers and patients to adopt a broader meaning for “sustaining hope” (not for cure, but for engaging in highly valued activities), developing provider communication skills and comfort in initiating potentially difficult discussions, engaging a new community health workforce who will develop trusting relationships with patients in home-based services, and fostering self-awareness and self-care among palliative care providers.
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Freiberga, Inese. "Aspects of Pedagogical Interaction in the Formation of Personal Meaning of a Literary Work at Preschool Age." SOCIETY, INTEGRATION, EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 1 (May 30, 2015): 346. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2013vol1.553.
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Personal meaning is not limited to the subjective significance of processes, things and occurrences, but it has a personal significance in the life of an individual. It influences his or her conduct, behaviour and the course of personal development by changing facts, norms and generally accepted meanings and symbols into an influential factor of development. The genesis of personal meaning determines the organization and the nature of pedagogical process of familiarization with a literary work. Pedagogical thinking has accumulated a wide range of knowledge about the role of fiction in development of personality. However the role of personal meaning in relation to literary text and its impact upon a child's activities, conduct and behavior studies has rarely been discussed. Also, in practical teaching of literary works the process itself might not always facilitate the formation of personal meaning of a text. The article deals Aspects of Pedagogical Interaction in the Formation of Personal Meaning of a Literary Work at Preschool Age.
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Hermans, Hubert J. M., and Piotr K. Oles. "Value Crisis: Affective Organization of Personal Meanings." Journal of Research in Personality 30, no. 4 (December 1996): 457–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jrpe.1996.0034.
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Järvilehto, Timo. "Feeling as knowing — Part II." Consciousness & Emotion 2, no. 1 (October 12, 2001): 75–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/ce.2.1.04jar.
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In the latter part of this two-article sequence, the concept of emotion as reorganization of the organism-environment system is developed further in relation to consciousness, subjective experience and brain activity. It is argued that conscious emotions have their origin in reorganizational changes in primitive co-operative organizations, in which they get a more local character with the advent of personal consciousness and individuality, being expressed in conscious emotions. However, the conscious emotion is not confined to the individual only, but it gets its content and the emotional quale in the social context, and in relation to the norms of the given culture. Emotion is fundamentally the process of ascription of meaning to the parts of the world which are relevant in the achievement of results of behavior. Although emotions may be studied as reorganizational processes in the organism-environment system with the help of physiological recordings and behavioral observations, it is argued — in contrast to the mainstream cognitive science — that emotions cannot be localized in the brain, although the brain is important in their generation as a part of the organism-environment system. It is suggested that the parts of the brain most closely related to emotional expression contain neurons subserving functional systems which are formed in early development, and which are therefore most intimately related to reorganizational processes in the organism-environment system.