Institutional Climate Research Articles

A comparative study on motivational strategies, organizational culture, and climate in public and private institutions

A comparative study on motivational strategies, organizational culture, and climate in public and private institutions

The organizational climate in Indonesian Islamic banks: A conceptual determination for organizational growth

Research aims: This study aims to investigate the growth of Indonesian Islamic banks and explore the determinants of organizational growth from different perspectives through climate factors, namely clarity, standard, commitment, communication, responsibility and teamwork, and support. The study also attempts to develop a model to measure the growth of Islamic banking institutions. Only limited studies have thus far explored this issue, with this study trying to fill the gap.Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper drew upon theories and arguments from the “climate” and “growth” areas and identified organizational climate as one of the main topics affecting Islamic banks. Grounded in a review of the mutual impact of organizational climate and growth constructs, the authors developed research propositions and discussed the implications of the proposed relationships for both.Research findings: Despite Islamic banks having been established and prospered for 28 years, supported by Indonesia having the largest Muslim population of any country in the world, the development of Islamic banks in Indonesia has been inferior to that of conventional banks. This paper argues that organizational climate must be considered an important factor in enhancing Indonesian Islamic banks' quality. It is because the essence of its climate may help an organization become more effective and generate a better perception, with the climate being used to improve the organization’s quality of management.Theoretical contribution/Originality: By combining the aspects of “climate” and “growth” from earlier studies and categorizing them by organizational studies and a comprehensive literature review, this study proposes a model specific to the banking institution. The study offers a conceptual model for the organizational climate in Islamic banking institutions and argues that organizational climate can be used to determine organizational growth in Indonesian Islamic banks.Practitioner/Policy implication: Based on its proposed conceptual model, this study is expected to contribute knowledge of Indonesian Islamic banks, policies, stakeholders, regulators, and government. The research explores various related studies in organizational growth from a climate perspective. Further, this study's results will be of significant practical assistance to the managers of Islamic banks and policymakers in developing climate mechanisms for Islamic banking growth. Moreover, this study significantly contributes to economic growth's sustainability and enhances banks’ growth.Research limitation/Implication: While several factors may be used to predict and determine growth, this study used climate factors to determine the growth of Islamic banking institutions. Thus, it is necessary to explore various factors to develop further studies and add new insight to determine organizational growth.

Impact of Institutional Climate on Students’ Learning Capabilities in Universities of Punjab

The main objective of the research to find out existing institutional functioning and situation of higher education institutes was to find out and compare the perceptions of teachers and students about institutional climate and its efficiency. The study was descriptive in nature with quantitative approach. Survey method was considered appropriate for collecting the desired data for quantitative study. The tool was prepared to cover the dimensions of planning and management, institutional climate, cost effectiveness, institutional integrity in higher education institutions. While the required data obtained vi questionnaires. The study population include all the students of the higher educational institutions of the Punjab. Stratified sampling was used. The collected data was analyzed quantitively. In quantitative analysis researcher used descriptive statistics, while t-test and correlation were used. results of the study revealed that many factors had great influence for institutional climate like planning and management, integrity of the members of the institute’s environment and cost effectiveness. The study may provide criteria to track the environment and effectiveness of higher education institutions either public or private. Additionally, studies can be conducted on larger scale to maintains/model / standards for the effectiveness of the higher education institutions.

ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF SAMARA DIOCESE OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN 1997–2019

The history of establishment and activity carried out by the medical department of Samara Diocese under the Russian Orthodox Church, its interaction with medical institutions of Samara region at the present stage seems to be an urgent task. The work of the diocese in these institutions since the mid – 90s of the XX century is based, among other things, on the pre-revolutionary experience of the Russian Orthodox Church. At the first stage, until 2001, this work was carried out non-systematically, priests were admitted to medical institutions by agreement with the medical management of these institutions. In 2001, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Health Department of Samara Region and Samara Diocesan Administration. In order to streamline the work with medical institutions, in 1997 the diocesan sub-department of Samara Diocese for Relations with Medicine was established under the Department of Religious Education and Catechetesis. Samara diocese carried out systematic work with medical institutions, which continues to this day. The article analyzes the directions of this work and its main results.
 
 The purpose of the study is to investigate the formation and development of this department on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the situation and activities of the diocesan department for cooperation with medical institutions of Samara Diocese in 1997–2019, to study the activities of the department and the results of its work.
 
 Materials and methods. Implementation of research tasks was achieved on the basis of using documents extracted from the funds of the current archive of Samara Diocesan Administration. A special place is occupied by the reports of the ruling bishop of Samara diocese to Moscow Patriarchate. The methodological potential includes: statistical method, the significance of which is obvious for the analysis of data related to the opening of temples and prayer rooms in medical institutions in 1997–2019. The research methodology includes the method of analyzing documents. In order to solve the issue of the reliability and representativeness of the sources put into circulation, the history of the origin and fate of these sources was studied using a content-related and correlation analysis.
 
 Study results. The activity carried out by the medical department of Samara Diocese in 1997–2019 is analyzed. The mutually beneficial cooperation of the medical department of the diocese with the medical institutions of Samara region was proved, since Samara diocese managed to raise its authority in the society, and medical institutions were able to rely on its centuries-old experience of moral assistance to the suffering, sick people.
 
 Conclusions. The ministry of the clergy in medical institutions increased the authority of the Russian Orthodox Church, contributed to the improvement of the psychological climate in medical institutions, formation of stable and time-tested life goals and values, resulted in consolidation of spiritual rehabilitation.

Everything changes: A look at sustainable investing and disclosure over time and a discussion of “Institutional investors, climate disclosure, and carbon emissions”

This paper summarizes and discusses Cohen et al. (2023), including how their results fit into a larger set of open questions about how sustainability-oriented information gets used in capital markets. Two key messages emerge. The first is that investors are not a monolith. The second message is that the information environment in which investors have been operating has changed dramatically over the past two decades and is likely to continue to evolve for the foreseeable future. Both messages have important implications for researchers when thinking about how to design empirical tests of theoretical relationships.

Impact of Green Human Resource Practices on Employee Job Satisfaction with Moderating Role of Psychological Green Climate in Private Higher Education Institutions of Afghanistan

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of green human resource management practices (GHRMP) on employee job satisfaction (EJS) with the moderating role of green psychological climate in private higher education institutions in Kabul, Afghanistan by adopting a standard questionnaire, distributed to 200 employees working in different higher education institutions in Kabul, Afghanistan. The study employs a quantitative research design, with the hypothesis for the research being tested and data being acquired through a survey. Furthermore, mediation analysis has been employed to determine the relationship between the variables. Green HRM practices (green training and development and green reward) have a positive relationship with employee job satisfaction, according to the findings, and green psychological climate moderates the relationship between green HRM and employee job satisfaction. The study suggests that institutions for enhancing and intensifying employee performance should emphasize training as it inspires employees to work at higher levels. Keywords: GHRM (green human resource management), GHRP (green human resource practices), GR (green reward), GT&D (green training and development), GPC (green psychological climate).

The relationship between institutional climate and constructive deviance

PurposeThis study aims to explore the impact of organizational climates on constructive workplace deviance by examining staff attitudes to four dimensions of institutional climate: academic; administrative; developmental; and financial. Though carried out with exclusively academic staff working in university environments, it has considerable potential as a pilot for adaptation to the needs of managers and carers working with intellectually challenged offenders and their families.Design/methodology/approachData from a purposive (non-probability) sample of 357 academicians used in technical education in public or private organizations were collected electronically using a Likert-type questionnaire. Analytic techniques used in this study include measurement model assessment and structural equation modeling.FindingsRespondents indicated that institutional climate significantly influences employees in how they exhibit constructive deviance in their workplace behavior. Practices such as whistle blowing, prosocial rule-breaking and openly expressing their concerns are common symptoms exhibited in constructive deviant behavior. An employee who is positively influenced by the organization’s climate would stand up against any policy or activity that could disrupt or harm the company’s operations and reputation. Results imply that, of the four climate variables analysed, financial climate has the most influence on positive deviance, followed by developmental and administrative climates, with academic climate having the least influence.Practical implicationsThe current study’s target population is the academicians working as faculty members in the field of technical education, having multiple implications for the management of institutions. The findings of the study emphasize the significance of their workplace policies and ethics. Given the indication that financial climate appeared to be the most influential of the dimensions under study, this would emphasize the need to develop an environment where there is no irrelevant discrimination in pay based solely on gender, caste or creed.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempt to understand and describe its four key elements together as contributory factors to constructive deviance in an organization.

Water Governance Analysis in the Development of Embung for Water Supply Security for Agriculture (Study in Sabu Raijua District, NTT Province)

82.3% of the population of Sabu Raijua Regency work as farmers with a high level of need for water but the geographical conditions of Sabu Island are not able to support this activity because the majority consists of dry land with a percentage of 97.51% and the number of rainy days is only approximately 100 days per year so that The Sabu Raijua Regency Government has built hundreds of reservoirs to meet agricultural activities, but the weak sustainability of the reservoir construction projects in Sabu Raijua Regency is a problem in itself. The method used in this research is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach with a total number of 76 people who were determined purposively then the primary and secondary data collected were analyzed using data analysis techniques from Creswell (2016). Water governance in the construction of reservoirs for water supply resilience for agriculture in Sabu Raijua Regency, NTT Province uses theory from Van der Kerk, et al (2013: 8) with research results in aspects (1) content layer which is hampered by the uneven flow of information, the absence of training to improve the knowledge and skills of reservoir water users as well as poor strategies/policies, whereas in aspect (2) the institutional layer from the organizational side there was no clear division of roles and responsibilities between institutions, the private sector and the community relating to the use of reservoir water and instruments that were not adequate and in aspect (3) the relational layer on the cooperation side was found not to involve existing policy stakeholders in making decisions about the water management process. The inhibiting factors for water governance in the construction of reservoirs for the resilience of water supply for agriculture in Sabu Raijua Regency, NTT Province consist of a minimal budget, lack of effective institutional governance and climate and geographical conditions.

Potential Conflicts of Interest Arising from Dualism of Loyalty Imposed on Employees of Medical Institutions-Findings and Tools for Ethics Management.

Background and Objective: Doctors should have full loyalty to their patients, while patients should be able to trust that physicians will act only in their best interests. However, doctors may be faced with situations where they must choose between the patient's interests and those of a third party. This article presents the results of a study that aimed to identify situations of duality in the decision-making process of medical workers, which can compromise their ethical behavior. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 1070 participants, employed in 120 healthcare facilities in the Republic of Moldova. An online questionnaire was completed anonymously. Descriptive statistics for discrete data were performed by estimating absolute and relative frequencies. To perform the multivariate analysis, the logistic regression was applied. Results: A large number (74.4%) of respondents admitted that they had faced situations of conflicts of interest. Every third respondent (35.3%) had experienced ethical dilemmas when access to expensive treatments should be ensured. Every fourth respondent experienced a conflict between the patient's interests and those of the institution (26.1%) or the insurance company (23.3%). As age increases, the probability of reporting the dilemma decreases. Physicians reported such dilemmas almost 3 times more often than nurses. A low rate of staff sought support when faced with dilemmas. Half of the respondents (50.6%) preferred to discuss the problem only with a colleague, and 40.1% preferred to find solutions without anyone's help. There were significant gaps within organizations in terms of the ethical dimension of the decision-making process. Conclusions: Managers should adopt clear institutional policies and tools to identify and prevent situations of dual loyalty. Ethical support should be offered to employees facing such situations. The need to promote an institutional climate based on trust and openness becomes evident.

Institutional investors, climate disclosure, and carbon emissions

Exploiting the unique features of the CDP, the world-leading platform of corporate climate risk disclosures, we study the relationship between institutional investors' demand for climate-related information (as reflected in their CDP signatory status), firms' decision to disclose this information, and corporate carbon emissions. We provide systematic international evidence that ownership by CDP signatories is positively associated with the probability of disclosing information to the CDP, and that such disclosure is associated with subsequent lower carbon emissions. We also observe that CDP signatories are more likely to engage with and divest from top emitters disclosing to the CDP. Overall, these results are consistent with the notion that investor demand for climate-related information results in greater corporate disclosure and contributes to firms’ decisions to lower future carbon emissions.

VALIDATION OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE SCALE IN A MILITARY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

The evaluation of organizational climate is a critical factor in business management, and its importance is even greater in military higher education institutions, due to the high motivation and commitment expected from their members. However, research on this topic in Ecuador is scarce. The present study validates a scale to measure organizational climate in Ecuadorian military higher education institutions. The instrument proposed by Hernández, Garrido & Rico (2016) was applied to an intentional sample of 44 Military Engineering School (ESINGM) members. Its reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, obtaining values above 0.960, indicating high internal consistency. The dimensions of the organizational climate present in the institution were identified, and the results of the first-level statistical validation were presented. It is concluded that the scale is valid and reliable for measuring the organizational climate in this institution. In addition, this study contributes to the understanding of the organizational climate in military higher education institutions in Ecuador and may have implications for the management and improvement of educational quality in the context of higher education in Ecuador.

Exploring Students' Perceptions of Institutional Sexism in Secondary Education

This quantitative study investigates the multi-dimensional nature of institutional sexism, focusing on students' perceptions in an educational context. A self-designed scale is developed to assess the diverse manifestations of institutional sexism, including both its overt and subtle forms. A principal component analysis was conducted on the eight items of the institutional sexism climate scale to determine the latent variables that could be extracted from the perceived institutional sexism measure. Cronbach’s coefficient alpha was calculated to measure the scale reliability, and a t-test was run to examine differences in students’ perceptions of institutional sexism with respect to gender. Moreover, a correlation analysis was carried out to investigate whether the latent variables of institutional sexism correlate with each other. One intriguing finding of this study is that while no significant gender differences were found in the overall perceptions of institutional sexism, there were notable variations at the level of the parameters of institutional sexism. Female students tended to perceive the overt form of sexism embedded in teacher differential treatment, whereas male students showed greater awareness of its subtle form manifested in the masculine norms that govern the overall institutional climate. In addition, a positive correlation was identified between the two components of institutional sexism, which was consistent with previous research. The implications of the findings, as well as the contributions and recommendations for educational practice and future research, were discussed.

Continuing education with a holistic approach to the Brazilian LGBT+ population through use of the m-health App

AimThis article aims to discuss the development of a continuing education course for health care professionals to provide competent healthcare assistance to the Brazilian LGBT+ population and the implementation of this course using a m-Health solution. BackgroundThere is a scarcity of continuing education courses in the Brazilian context that update provides evidenced-informed education to ensure health care professional competence in the delivery of health care to LGBT+ individuals. MethodsBased on Bloom's taxonomy, with a main focus on the cognitive domain, the course "Ally: A Holistic Approach to the LGBT+ Individual'' was developed in five months. This was based on the Nurse's Health Education for LGBT Seniors (HEALE), the Curriculum Implementation and Institutional Climate manual, Changes to Improve Healthcare for LGBT People, Gender Nonconforming or Born with DSD" and the National Comprehensive Health Policy for LGBT+ People, among others. ResultsComprising six modules: i) human sexuality; ii) equitable care and appropriate terminology; iii) public health policy for the LGBT+ population; iv) cultural skills for health professionals; v) aging and health care for the LGBT+ population; and vi) mental health of LGBT+ people. Content validity indexing was established using an expert panel and was Ally was supported by a m-Health Solution called “Over the Rainbow'' and totals of 60 h of education. ConclusionsThis m-Health solution and continuing education course for health professionals can be an opportunity to change health professionals’ practice to offer more equitable health care for the LGBT+ population.

Gender Differences in Interpersonal Behaviors of the Madaris and Public School Teachers in Pakistan

The student and teachers' interpersonal behaviours impact the success of ongoing classroom learning tasks. These interpersonal behaviours affect students’ interest in class, self-efficacy, and academic achievements. Gender factors, institutional climate and the institution's social environment echo their teachers' interpersonal behaviours in the classroom. Therefore the current study explored the gender differences in the interpersonal behaviours of the Public school and Madaris teachers in Pakistan. The teachers in Public schools and Madaris in Punjab province were the population of the study. The sample of the study was conveniently selected 555 public school teachers and 421 Madaris teachers. The data was collected by an adapted Urdu version of the Questionnaire on teacher interaction (QTI). Mean results, ANOVA test and Post Hoc test results indicated that Pakistani male teachers in public schools and Madaris have high Admonishing behaviour compared to females. It is recommended that male teachers should reduce their admonishing interpersonal behaviour and understand the importance of interpersonal behaviours in the success of educational endeavours in their institutions.

Estimation of the Organizational Climate of a Higher Education Institution using Fuzzy Logic

Estimation of the Organizational Climate of a Higher Education Institution using Fuzzy Logic

Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene facilitate the implementation of the WHO hand hygiene multimodal improvement strategy in Japan: evidence for the role of local trainers, adaptation, and sustainability

Background“Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene” (TTT) is a standardized training to train infection prevention and control (IPC) practitioners with the aim to promote hand hygiene in health care according to the World Health Organization (WHO) multimodal improvement strategy. Little is known in the literature about the sustained impact of hand hygiene and IPC trainings adapted locally. The aim of this study is to describe the impact of three TTT courses conducted annually in Japan on the adoption of the WHO multimodal improvement strategy by local IPC practitioners who became a “trainer” after their first TTT participation as a “trainee”.MethodsThree TTT courses were conducted annually from 2020 to 2022 in Japan. A team “TTT-Japan” composed of more than 20 IPC practitioners who completed their first TTT participation adapted the original TTT program to reflect the local healthcare context in Japan, and subsequently convened the 2nd and 3rd TTTs. Pre- and post-course evaluations and post-course satisfaction surveys of the course participants were conducted to assess improvement in knowledge on hand hygiene and perception towards the course, respectively. Attitude and practice surveys of the TTT-Japan trainers were conducted to assess their perception and experience in hand hygiene promotion. The Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF), a validated tool created by WHO to monitor the capacity of hand hygiene promotion at facility level, was applied at TTT-Japan trainers’ facilities to compare results before and after trainers’ engagement. We applied inductive thematic analysis for qualitative analyses of open-ended survey questions of the trainers’ attitude and practice surveys, and the Wilcoxon Sign Rank test for quantitive comparisons of pre- and post-data for the surveys and HHSAF.Results158 Japanese healthcare workers participated in three TTT courses, the majority of whom (131, 82.9%) were nurses. Twenty-seven local trainers were involved in 2nd and 3rd TTTs. The scores of pre- and post-course evaluations significantly improved after the course (P < 0.001) and the improvement was consistent across all three TTTs. Post-course satisfaction survey showed that over 90% of the participants reported that the course met their expectations and that what they learned in the courses would be useful for their practice. Trainers’ attitude and practice survey showed that more than three quarters (76.9%) of the trainers reported that their experience as a trainer had a positive impact on their practice at their own facilities. Qualitative analysis of the trainers’ attitude and practice survey revealed that trainers appreciated continuous learning as a trainer, and group effort to promote hand hygiene as the TTT-Japan team. The HHSAF institutional climate change element at the trainers’ facilities significantly improved after their engagement as a trainer (P = 0.012).ConclusionsTTTs were successfully adapted and implemented in Japan, leading to sustained hand hygiene promotion activities by local trainers over three years. Further research is warranted to assess the long-term impact on local hand hygiene promotion in different settings.

The Influence of the Madrasah Principal's Transformational Leadership on Teacher Work Motivation (Studies at Madrasah Aliyah Manbaul Ulum Wonosari bondowoso )

Advanced educational institutions are very dependent on the role of the school or madrasah principal who has . Teachers and Employees have a desire to be led by certain people who have a clear vision of goals, understand how to realize goals and try to teach them. The role of the madrasa head is very urgent in boosting employee motivation. Leader characteristics influence the work climate in an educational institution. This study was designed to test whether transformational leadership has a significant effect on work motivation. The research method uses a quantitative approach. MA Manbaul research sample Ulum Wonosari Bondowoso , data collection was carried out by distributing 82 questionnaires. The analysis technique uses simple linear regression analysis . Based on the simple linear regression analysis used, the results show that transformational leadership has a significant positive effect on employee motivation

Do foreign institutional investors influence corporate climate change disclosure quality? International evidence

AbstractResearch Question/IssueWe examine the association between foreign institutional ownership and climate change disclosure quality from 2006 to 2018 across 34 countries. We find that firms with a higher level of foreign institutional ownership demonstrate better quality climate change disclosures, whereas domestic institutional ownership has immaterial impacts on such disclosures. We utilize a difference‐in‐differences (DiD) analysis using a firm's addition to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index as an exogenous shock to control for endogeneity. Our findings are robust to various other endogeneity controls. We also establish evidence on an indirect effect of climate change disclosure quality in mediating the positive association between foreign institutional investors and firm valuation.Research Findings/InsightsWe find that the positive association between foreign institutional ownership and climate change disclosure quality is more pronounced for (1) firms domiciled in stakeholder‐orientated countries, (2) firms domiciled in countries that adopt emission trading schemes, and (3) firms with a greater level of information asymmetry. Additionally, our results are more robust when foreign investors are domiciled in countries that care more about the environment.Theoretical/Academic ImplicationsOur study contributes to climate change disclosures, corporate governance, and international business literature by showing that foreign rather than domestic institutional investors contribute to improved corporate climate change disclosure quality in their portfolio firms.Practitioner/Policy ImplicationsOur study urges regulators to increase their market oversight, especially in firms with less foreign institutional ownership. This is required because such firms are prone to exhibiting poorer accountability for their climate risk management practices, and their disclosures are bereft of effective external monitoring mechanisms.

Pembuatan Gula Kelapa/Aren Guna Peningkatan Pendapatan Bumdes Argo Manik Desa Kalipelus Kebonagung Pacitan

This Community Service activity aims to increase the capabilities of BUMDes Argo Manik in managing coconut/aren sugar production from upstream to downstream to create innovative and productive villages, and increase greening of the environment in order to support tourism and environmental preservation. The method used is the delivery of material from resource persons who are competent in their fields related to problems that exist in the community and training according to the directions of the resource persons. The result of this activity is an increase in the quality of coconut/aren sugar products that have been produced and managed by BUMDes Argo Manik in supporting the tourism potential in Kalipelus Village which in turn can improve the economy of the Kalipelus Village community. The conclusion that can be drawn from this activity is that the role of academics is needed in order to participate in providing solutions to problems that occur in society. This activity can also be input for the formation of an academic climate in tertiary institutions, especially related to the people's economy.

STRATEGI KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM MENGELOLA IKLIM SEKOLAH DI LEMBAGA PENDIDIKAN DASAR

This research aims to describe the management of school climate, state heads of schools in managing school climate, and challenge the management of school climate in primary education institutions. The method used in this research is the descriptive qualitative research method. The results are: In managing the school climate, the principal formulates ethical values, inspires enthusiasm, adjusts school goals, and fosters commitment, mutual respect and trust, and cooperation. Then, the principal's strategy in managing the school climate is carried out by setting an example, increasing motivation, and increasing discipline, and commitment. Meanwhile, the challenges in managing the school climate are absenteeism, matching the teacher's educational background, and communication between parents and teachers in the learning process.