Competent Members Research Articles

Education And Training To Improve The Performance Of Save And Loan Cooperative Employees In Bandung District West Java Province

The function and role of cooperatives is to build and develop the economic potential and capabilitiesof members in particular and the community in general to improve their economic and social welfare,to actively participate in efforts to improve the quality of human and community life in accordancewith Law Number 25 of 1992 concerning cooperatives. In producing cooperative members who areprosperous and competitive with other cooperatives, they must comply with the National ProfessionalCertificate Agency (BNSP), as regulated in education, on the standards of educators and educationpersonnel where the so-called trainer states that the trainer must have academic qualifications as aninformation agent, physically fit and spiritual, and have the ability to create healthy and qualitycooperatives. As a trainer, the curriculum in education and training is set for those who are moreexperienced at least 2 years of service in the cooperative where they work. Employees who providetraining in the organization's internal environment will contribute to producing competent employeesand members who will replace when the savings and loan cooperative employees' term of officeexpires. In order to improve the competence of savings and loan cooperative employees, one of them isby developing capabilities, through education and training. This study aims to describe education andtraining as an increase in the competence of savings and loan cooperative employees througheducation and training carried out through several stages, namely: 1) Analysis of education andtraining needs of savings and loan cooperative employees, 2) Design and planning of education andtraining for savings cooperative employees, 3) Development of education and training curriculum forsavings and loan cooperative employees, 4) Implementation of education and training for savings andloan cooperative employees, 5) Evaluation of education and training for savings and loan cooperativeemployees, 6) barriers and education and training support capacity of savings and loan cooperativeemployees. To achieve this objective, a qualitative approach was conducted using the case studymethod at KPRI and Primkoppabri, Cicalengka District. Data were collected using in-depthinterviews, observation and documentation studies. The research data was checked for correctness,reliability through a triangulation process. The results showed that the process of implementingeducation and training for savings and loan cooperative employees in cooperatives was not supportedby a complete analysis of education and training needs. In addition, the two cooperatives studied onlycarried out evaluations during training, had not carried out post-training evaluations andcomprehensive program evaluations so they could not monitor change actions. The weak point thatappears in the implementation of education and training for savings and loan cooperative employeesis that there is no separate unit, so the lack of experience in managing education and training isabbreviated as education and training. The involvement and commitment of all parties, especially themanagement or management will be the key to the success of the training education program. the twocooperatives studied only conducted evaluations during training, had not carried out post-trainingevaluations and comprehensive program evaluations so they could not monitor change actions. Theweak point that appears in the implementation of education and training for savings and loancooperative employees is that there is no separate unit, so the lack of experience in managingeducation and training is abbreviated as education and training. The involvement and commitment ofall parties, especially the management or management will be the key to the success of the trainingeducation program. the two cooperatives studied only conducted evaluations during training, had notcarried out post-training evaluations and comprehensive program evaluations so they could notmonitor change actions. The weak point that appears in the implementation of education and trainingfor savings and loan cooperative employees is that there is no separate unit, so the lack of experiencein managing education and training is abbreviated as education and training. The involvement andcommitment of all parties, especially the management or management will be the key to the success ofthe training education program. The weak point that appears in the implementation of education andtraining for savings and loan cooperative employees is that there is no separate unit, so the lack ofexperience in managing education and training is abbreviated as education and training. Theinvolvement and commitment of all parties, especially the management or management will be the keyto the success of the training education program. The weak point that appears in the implementationof education and training for savings and loan cooperative employees is that there is no separate unit,so the lack of experience in managing education and training is abbreviated as education andtraining. The involvement and commitment of all parties, especially the management or managementwill be the key to the success of the training education program.

Dynamics of Proactivity: Advancing Insights into Implications of Self- Initiated Action at Work

Self-starting and change-oriented behaviors are increasingly important in today’s decentralized and uncertain work context. This symposium presents five methodologically and culturally diverse studies with a shared focus on investigating the dynamics of proactivity at work. Collectively, the studies provide insights into the role of temporality and the implications of self-initiated actions at work. First, Weisman, Bindl, Gibson, and Unsworth advance a temporal theory of job crafting, a specific type of proactive behavior, which considers implications of proactivity for both individuals and organizations, over different time frames. The presentations by Cangiano and Parker, and by Fatimah, Lee, and Ferris, both focus on short-term implications of engaging in proactivity at work, while Yu and Starzyk advance insights into longer-term implications of proactivity. Finally, Wu, Tangirala, van Knippenberg, Shu, and Guo conclude with research on the importance of temporal aspects in team-level proactivity at work for relevant organizational outcomes. The themes of the symposium will be drawn out by the discussant, Susan Ashford, who is a recognized expert on the topic of proactivity. A particular feature of this symposium is its international composition, including researchers from Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. The Dynamics of Job Crafting: Temporal Implications of Job Crafting for Key Outcomes Presenter: Hannah Weisman; London School of Economics and Political Science Presenter: Uta K. Bindl; King's College London Presenter: Cristina Gibson; Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Presenter: Kerrie Unsworth; U. of Leeds Building Mastery: A Job Demands-Control Approach to Feedback-Seeking Behavior Presenter: Francesco Cangiano; U. of Western Australia Presenter: Stacey L. Parker; U. of Queensland Does Proactivity Beget Proactivity? The Role of Power and Status Presenter: Shereen Fatimah; Singapore Management U. Presenter: Hun Whee Lee; The Ohio State U. Fisher College of Business Presenter: Lance Ferris; Michigan State U. The Negative Implications of Intensified Employee Voice: Whom do Managers Ostracize Less? Presenter: Nadia Y. Yu; NEOMA Business School Presenter: Anita Starzyk; NEOMA Business School Only Time Will Tell: How Teams Centralize Their Voice Around Competent Members to Perform Better Presenter: Jing Wu; Erasmus U. Rotterdam Presenter: Subrahmaniam Tangirala; U. of Maryland Presenter: Daan Van Knippenberg; Drexel U. Presenter: Rui Shu; Shanghai U. of Finance and Economics Presenter: Yiran Guo; Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus U.

A Bilateral Multi-Attribute Negotiation-Based Approach for a VE Configuration

In this paper, a specific case faced during the process of a Virtual Enterprise (VE) configuration from the Virtual Breeding Environment (VBE), for a specific Business Opportunity (BO), was studied. The considered case deals with the existence of a unique qualified partner in the VBE with a specific competence required by an activity of the BO at hand. This partner may behave opportunistically, taking advantage of being the only competent VBE member to achieve an activity, influencing, then, the effectiveness of the VE configuration. This paper proposed the integration of a bilateral multi-attribute negotiation process in the partner selection mechanism to improve the unique competent partner proposal and the development of a negotiation process-based concession. During negotiation, automated agents, representing the broker and the unique partner, exchange proposals and counter-proposals to reach a mutual agreement. Then, the accepted proposal is integrated into the Multi-Objective Programming model to complete the partner selection and order allocation mechanism. A real case study from a network in textile sector was presented to prove the contribution of the development and the integration of the negotiation process in the partner selection decision-making mechanism. The performance evaluation shows that integrating negotiation in the decision-making mechanism improves the VE objectives and performances.

Temporal and moral orders of social work intervention: The accomplishment of relationship work in a case of physical abuse

This paper explores the employment of communication, engagement and relationship-based practice skills by a Flemish social worker working with a parent who was alleged to have assaulted his child. We deploy insights gained from ethnomethodology to analyse extracts from an ethnographic observation. We show how a respectful approach can be developed between two parties who seek to find meaning from the chain of events they are presented with. In doing so, we establish how practice can be conducted differently depending on the context in which professionals and families find themselves. We argue that social workers’ identities revolve around being competent members of their professional community by working within the recommended guidelines and keeping children safe. However, this does not mean that organisational rules determine the activities that take place. Instead, we show how social workers can use their experience and skills to develop effective working relationships and still achieve their intended outcomes without blaming or shaming parents.

On the hiring of kin in organizations: Perceived nepotism and its implications for fairness perceptions and the willingness to join an organization

Nepotism is often condemned, but little is known about what people construe as nepotism, and why it is considered problematic. In five experiments, conducted in Indonesia and the U.S.A., we addressed the question whether the employment of a competent family member is considered just as nepotistic and unfair as the employment of a less competent family member. In Studies 1 (N = 101) and 2 (N = 200), participants construed the hiring of a relative within the same organization as nepotism, regardless of the relative’s competence. In Studies 3 (N = 229) and 4 (N = 204), the hiring of relatives was seen as problematic because it violated principles of procedural fairness. Study 4 also showed that nepotism was viewed as more unfair than cronyism (employment based on a social network). Study 5 (N = 173) showed that perceived nepotism can hinder an organization’s ability to attract qualified personnel by demonstrating that potential job applicants were less likely to apply for a job at a prestigious but nepotistic organization compared to a less prestigious and less nepotistic organization.

Overcoming barriers to recruitment and retention of African–American women with SLE in behavioural interventions: lessons learnt from the WELL study

BackgroundAfrican–Americans are historically under-represented in SLE studies and engaging them in behavioural interventions is challenging. The Women Empowered to Live with Lupus (WELL) study is a trial conducted to examine...

Coordination of classic and specific family benefits – challenges and proposed solutions

Family benefits in Regulation 883/2004 comprise a broad palette of benefits intended to meet family expenses. The coordination rules on family benefits are based on the idea that it is irrelevant who the recipient of the benefit is, assuming that the benefit is not related to individual rights. Rather, the family/child is the focus. The children of migrant Union citizens are to receive the highest possible benefits from the Member States involved. This is achieved through the principle of exportability from the competent Member State to family members residing in another Member State, as well as through a complex system of overlapping rules for determining primary and secondary responsibility. The CJEU has interpreted the notion of a family benefit in a broad way, which includes income-based benefits paid during child-rearing periods. Over the years, it has been acknowledged that this creates coordination problems. To this end, specific coordination rules have been proposed regarding family benefits that are intended to replace income during periods of child-raising. These rules clarify that such benefits, although they are family benefits, are individual rights and are to be coordinated in a specific way. This article describes and analyses the challenges related to coordinating family benefits, with a particular focus on benefits related to child-rearing, in the light of the proposed amendments.

Value of choice

Accounts of the value of patient choice in contemporary medical ethics typically focus on the act of choosing. Being the one to choose, it is argued, can be valuable either...

Branding Public Universities in Ghana: A Supply Chain Perspective

Public universities in Ghana are funded by the state. In spite of this privilege, increased demand for improved facilities and the need for the introduction of innovative and competitive programmes, coupled with intense competition from their private counterparts have increased the pressure on these universities to either innovate or risk being crowded out from the market. The purpose of the paper is to investigate branding strategies adopted by public universities and their effects on meeting stakeholder expectations. The study analysed branding strategies of six public universities in Ghana. The findings revealed that most public universities’ branding strategies focused mainly on improvement of physical infrastructure; the provision of state-of-the-art laboratories; broad band internet services; the introduction of market driven programmes; the mounting of huge signposts and pull-up banners among others. Indeed, the research revealed that the ultimate goal of branding these institutions is to be able to appeal to prospective students and attract well-qualified and competent faculty members. However, further findings point to the fact that little attention is paid to perhaps the most important stakeholders - the students, who according to the extant literature serve as major stakeholders and brand ambassadors for these institutions. This study is significant because it brings to the fore essentials of branding and brand strategies appropriate to academic institutions and also re-orient educational authorities about the importance to rethinking the educational supply chain from the upstream through the midstream or the institutions through the downstream.

Argument for Tenure in the American Higher Education

The article presents the arguments concerning tenure in academic institutions. Proponents of tenure argue that it protects professors from social sanctions such as criticism by political or religious powers outside campus that may disagree with the professor’s research findings and thus might pressure the institution to fire him or her. Opponents of tenure argue that the security that comes with tenure allows professors to become incompetent and slothful. After assessing the advantages and disadvantages of tenure, this article concludes that tenure could be an incentive attracting competent faculty members and allowing them to embark on long-term, risky research projects.

Accountability on the Fly - Accounting for Trouble in Space Operations

The International Space Station (ISS) is research infrastructure enabling experiments in a microgravity environment. Building on a study of one of the ground control rooms in the ISS network, this paper concentrates on low-level operators and their efforts to display accountability in situations of trouble and problem solving. While the research infrastructure around the ISS is permeated by structural (bureaucratic) approaches to accountability (routines, procedures, audits and verifications), we discuss how real-time operations require a more dynamic form of continuously (re-)established accountability in the network of operators. In time-critical situations, operators need to establish accountability ‘on the fly’ in order to achieve the necessary agency to operate and troubleshoot their system. One key resource for this is the established voice loop system for synchronous communication. With significant constraints on the form and content of speaking turns, operators need to provide appropriate and recognizable accounts that align with the needs and expectations of the network. Based on an extensive multi-method study, with a focus here on recordings of voice loop interactions, we show how accounts of trouble are designed to manage uncertainty in the larger network, while also positioning the operators as competent and reliable members of the network. Conversely, inadequate accounts create uncertainty and delayed resolution of the issue. The design of accounts on the voice loop is crucial for time-critical articulation work in a distributed collaborative setting. The interactional details on the voice loop provide insights into the production and display of accountability, particularly relevant in networked organizations in which personal relations and trust can only play a marginal role and in which temporal constraints are critical. While the research literature has explored a wide variety of dimensions related to coordination and improvisation in distributed, mediated work environments, this study contributes with insights into the functions of verbal accounts in such contexts and how they may serve to supplement formal systems of accountability.

Magnetic phase transition from paramagnetic in Nb2AlC-MAX to superconductivity-like diamagnetic in Nb2C-MXene: an experimental and computational analysis.

Transition metal carbides (TMCs) have recently emerged as competent members among the family of two-dimensional (2D) materials, owing to their promising applications. There are many promising applications of MXenes; however, their magnetic properties lack a wide margin, both experimentally as well as theoretically, which needs to be investigated for potential use in spintronics. In this study, we carried out a comprehensive etching process via selective extraction of Al layers from Nb2AlC-MAX using a wet electrochemical route under well-optimized conditions to obtain fine 2D-Nb2C MXene sheets. Structural analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms the effective removal of Al followed by confirmation of a 2D layered structure from morphological analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) measurements of MAX and MXene at different field strengths were performed using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). Magnetic measurements reveal the paramagnetic nature of Nb2AlC-MAX measured under 5 mT; however, this changes to a clear superconductor-like diamagnetic behavior with a shift of the magnetization from positive to negative values at low temperatures when measured under 5 mT and 10 mT for Nb2C MXene. The diamagnetism, however, is changed to paramagnetism at 100 mT, which shows the existence of critical fields known typically for a type-II superconductor. To gain an insight into this unusual behavior in MXene, density functional theory (DFT) first-principles calculation was also performed in Wein2K software using spin-polarized generalized gradient approximation (sp-GGA). The magnetic moment of the compound is calculated to be negative, which corresponds well with the experimental finding and suggests that the negative magnetic moment originated from the d-orbital of Nb2C. The present report provides a pathway to deeply understanding the existence of superconductivity-like diamagnetic behavior in Nb2C MXene, which is useful for future magnetic applications.

Innovative processes and trends in the educational process in Uzbekistan

An effective educational process, based on a strong theoretical, methodological and well-built practical foundation, is always the basis for the successful implementation of the social requirements put forward by the state for the training of active, competent, and creative members of society. In this article highlights of innovative processes and trends in the educational process in Uzbekistan.

Nasljednopravna stvar s prekograničnim elementom i nadležnost u okviru Uredbe (EU) br. 650/2012 o nasljeđivanju

Nakon četiri godine otkako je u primjeni Uredba (EU) br. 650/2012 Europskog parlamenta i Vijeća o nadležnosti, mjerodavnom pravu, priznavanju i izvršavanju odluka i prihvaćanju i izvršavanju javnih isprava u nasljednim stvarima i o uspostavi Europske potvrde o nasljeđivanju, u radu će se analizirati i raspraviti određena načelno teorijska, ali i implementacijsko-praktična pitanja na temelju rezultata provedenog empirijskog istraživanja o primjeni Uredbe u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji tijekom svibnja – rujna 2019. Kroz analizu normativnog okvira Uredbe, kao i europskih i nacionalnih, hrvatskih i slovenskih provedbenih propisa te iskustva tri skupine hrvatskih i slovenskih praktičara (sudaca, javnih bilježnika, odvjetnika), cilj je istraživanja odrediti i analizirati nedostatke postojećega normativnog uređenja i probleme u primjeni Uredbe. Nakon uvodnih napomena o predmetu i metodologiji istraživanja, u radu se nastoji odrediti nasljednopravna stvar s prekograničnim elementom, materijalno područje primjene Uredbe te odnos prema drugim europskim uredbama. Potom slijedi dio o načelu jedinstva ostavine u kojem se raspravlja o određenim pitanjima postojanja imovine koja čini ostavinu u trećim državama, posebice susjednim postjugoslavenskim državama. U četvrtom dijelu rada o nadležnosti, analiziraju se i raspravljaju pitanja određivanja uobičajenog boravišta u praksi, izazovi s kojima se susreću nadležna tijela pri utvrđivanju nadležnosti, kao i određena pitanja uz sporazum o nadležnosti. Raspravlja se i o izazovnim situacijama postojanja dvostruke litispendencije u državama članicama, a kao posljedica dužnosti nadležnog tijela u nekim državama članicama, poput Hrvatske i Slovenije, da po službenoj dužnosti pokreće ostavinske postupke ako se nekretnine nalaze na njezinu području. U zaključnom dijelu rada daje se sinteza glavnih rezultata istraživanja, kao i određena promišljanja u cilju koherentne primjene Uredbe u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji, posljedično i u ostalim državama članicama.

Lovci u Europi - što znači "lovačka populacija" u Europi?

According to FACE (The European Federation of Associations for Hunting) approximately 7 million hunters are registered in Europe. Throughout the year they work in nature, in the hunting ground, or organize work of supporting teams and individuals on development of habitats with different kinds of animals, of which only some are hunted or listed as game. By using methods of positive selection and care in order to increase quality and quantity of the habitat itself, is maintained and permanently increased biological diversity of plant populations and whole ecosystem same as animal populations, including game. Disappearance of certain animal species in certain parts of Europe surely is not caused by game management, but is a result of rapid urbanization and development of urban and rural areas with all the supporting infrastructure. Human overpopulation parallel brought to reduction of habitat areas for numerous animal and game species. It's therefore required to establish balance between humans and other beings on a certain space, which therefore requires good management. The most competent members of human community which can manage wild animals and game in the most competent way are certainly hunters. In every community mutual understanding and cooperation of all other stakeholders and ecosystem beneficiaries is key. We should not forget that a human is part of natural ecosystem and a hunter is the most competent person who understands habits and life of game animals and therefore can manage it in the best way. Due to this reason game, hunter and hunters population take care of the game animals survival, their overall food chain their development and relative relationship in order to avoid deterioration and favoring of certain species over the other, increasing biological diversity of game animals and habitat which they inhabit; of overall and particular individual health state, of active and passive protection defining and implementing regulations important for behavior and management, on the basis of good management and good will in this way actively and significantly contributing to development of environmental protection.

Communicative-pragmatic potential of utterances with verified knowledge markers in German linguistic discourse

«Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Язык и литература» — научно-теоретический журнал, публикующий научно-исследовательские статьи и критические научные рецензии на русском и английском языках, призванные отразить актуальную проблематику современной лингвистики, литературоведения и междисциплинарных гуманитарных исследований, а также представить многообразие существующих здесь подходов и плюрализм мнений исследователей.

A cooperative effect-based decision support model for team formation

ABSTRACTFirms’ operation requires teamwork. But it is always a challenge for firms to build teams that consist of suitable employees and meet the requirements of projects. Team candidates’ individual capabilities and their abilities in building and maintaining interpersonal relationship are identified as the two key factors affecting team formation. This paper extends previous studies on team formation and proposes a cooperative effect-based team formation model (CE-TFM) for decision-makers in firms to select the most competent and cooperative members. The model aims to build a strong team by selecting the proper members who can help the team improve its performance. Specifically, a genetic algorithm is designed to find solutions for the proposed model. Covering and the positive cooperative effect indicator are applied to describe the interpersonal relationship among team candidates. In addition, the effect aggregation operator is adopted to find solutions for the positive team formation model. Particularly, four methods and the corresponding calculation procedures are provided for solving CE-TFM. Finally, a case study is implemented to test the proposed model. The results indicate that CE-TFM can not only merge decision-making preferences into the process of team formation but also improve team performance.

Systems of sociological refraction

Throughout his career, Wes Sharrock has, following in the footsteps of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Peter Winch and Harold Garfinkel, sought to argue against accounts of the identity of an action which are the products of a social theory, a specific methodology or what Garfinkel termed formal analysis. In contrast, much of contemporary social science and social theory is grounded in a belief that ordinary or competent members of societies are unreliable authorities on the identity of their own and others’ actions because they are subject to systems of sociological refraction. The idea being that ordinary members of society are systematically misled as to the identity of their actions and those of their peers because they—or their perceptions of actions—are subject to the refractive properties of (for example) ideology, or folk theories of action, and so on. In this paper, I subject to analysis this core commitment of much social science and social theory.

‘Thousands in gold in a family count far less than a skill one possesses’: socializing cultural competence in Chinese heritage language learning

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the ways in which authentic conversation provides a sociocultural resource for developing the cultural competence of learners of Chinese as a heritage language in Australia. It draws upon language socialization as a theoretical framework to study the interconnected processes of linguistic and cultural learning in interactional discourse practices through an intergenerational interaction model. In this model, local community resources were effectively utilized when older speakers of Chinese as their first language and English Chinese heritage learners were paired and conducted naturalistic conversations. Building on discourse analysis of the linguistic exchange between three pairs of interactants, we illustrate how the older speakers, that is, expert users, socialize the novice learners of Chinese into acquiring Chinese cultural knowledge through the related lexical items. Our analysis shows that this interaction model proves beneficial for developing socially and culturally competent members within minority communities.

Specialty Practice – developing strength‐based partnerships with Aboriginal people

The job of a pharmacist is multifaceted in practice. A pharmacist needs, of course, to know their job in the pharmaceutical sense, but they also could benefit immensely by deeply understanding the complexities of the culture and background of any individual or groups that they deal with. When dealing in their professional capacity with the health and wellness of any Indigenous person, a ‘forewarned is forearmed’ scenario in relation to that patient's state of mind would be of enormous benefit. It is pertinent for any pharmacist to know that for the past 200 plus years, Indigenous Australians have suffered the indignity of policy consequences, one after the other, that in no small way accounts for the 21st Century reality of their social plight. From Dispersal in the 18th Century to Protection in the 19th Century to Assimilation to Integration to Self-Management1 in the 20th Century and finally to Reconciliation in the 21st Century, a sector of our society has been treated with practices based on a deficit model. Is it any wonder that engaging with them in the 21st Century has a legacy of inbuilt mistrust of the non-Indigenous culture? Instead of a deficit model of engagement, perhaps it is time for pharmacists to take a different approach. One befitting the narrative of explorers like Burke and Wills at least, whereby the deficit was acknowledged on the other side. Burke and Wills died of starvation in a place where the local Yandruwandha thrived. They even tried to help. Indigenous Australians are survivors, and that strength, when recognised and publicly acknowledged, could be a reverence-tainted narrative during any discourse with the pharmacy profession. A respect for and even admiration of this strength and appreciation of an individual's self-esteem could be the start of a productive and valuable pharmacist/patient relationship which fosters two-way learning. Additionally, much can be gained by partnering with the best conduits for engagement, i.e. respected people from within their community. From a patient perspective, speaking to people they know about medicine management issues could be much more productive than speaking to people they don’t know. Indirect engagement via a pharmaceutically competent (i.e. they have knowledge but not formal qualifications) community members, could be a real ice breaker. It would need a situation where these conduits are treated like peers and paid at professional rates. The proactive work done by these conduits has the real potential to dramatically improve meaningful engagement by the pharmacy profession and pharmacists with Indigenous communities and patients, and to be a game changer in reducing harm and improving outcomes associated with medicines use. The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest.