Empowerment Of Members Research Articles

Culture, Empowerment and Openness for Change

Chinese companies in the global economic downturn are also in need of innovation. In this viewpoint, this study analyzed the contextual relationship between organizational culture and empowerment and openness to change of organizational members through empirical analysis for Chinese companies. The empirical analysis was conducted by a questionnaire survey and a structural equation model was applied. Based on the empirical analysis, it is suggested that establishing an extroverted culture(market- oriented culture) is an effective approach to improving individual openness to change. Therefore, managers suggest that it is necessary to promote innovation by improving the intrinsic motivation for change of members, and to maintain the management and evaluation stance centered on innovation value and market performance in the organization. In addition, it was confirmed that empowerment for members is important to create a market-oriented culture. This is because it is possible to induce an individual's positive attitude toward change through authorization. This confirms the validity of the model for empowerment and organizational change proposed by Erstad (1997) earlier. In addition, it was confirmed that managers can promote employee empowerment through teamwork support (Cook, 1994), information sharing and learning. This is because these empowerment strategies help members understand the targets of change and provide more opportunities to cope with the challenges of change. In addition, it was confirmed that the empowerment between the environment-oriented organizational culture and openness to change plays a role as a parameter.

EFEKTIVITAS PELAKSANAAN PROGRAM BKR DI DESA AIR LESING KECAMATAN MUARA BELITI KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS

Based on the motivation aspect of the members, it is not seen that the quality assessment of the quality of the Youth Family Development cadres is positive, while the empowerment aspect of the members is also not maximal in the application of trust and communication to the cadre members of the Youth Family Development from the organizing committee. So it can be concluded that the motivation of members and empowerment of members of Air Lesing Village Youth Families is not effective.

Are tea smallholders’ farmer organisations in Sri Lanka focused towards sectoral issues? a review on present status and way forward

Smallholders are the key contributors in the Sri Lankan tea industry, which brings much needed foreign income to the county. There has been ambiguity among the stakeholders about the road map to be followed by the tea farmers' organisations in Sri Lanka. This review attempt to discuss the critical issues in tea smallholding sector, the present status of Farmer Organisations (FOs) and their contribution in resolving the issues and to provide some insights on how they can be strengthened. This review is developed through the analysis of available literature and secondary data. The literature shows that FOs, in the world, has gone many miles in the paths of member empowerment, production support, processing, financing, extension service, welfare and marketing. Tea Small Holding Development Societies were formed by the government of Sri Lanka focussing on similar objectives, particularly agriculture development, marketing facilities, welfare activities and providing credits and inputs. Low productivity, low household income, poor adoption of technologies, small land size, senility of tea, poor service receiving from the state agencies, weak infrastructure facilities, labour issues and low prices for green leaf tea are the interconnected critical issues faced by the smallholders at present and which comes under the purview of the above objectives. Evidence, however, shows that tea sector farmers' organisations (Tea Smallholding Development Societies - TSDS) have not been able to achieve their expected gole. Some strategic approaches adopted by Indian Farmer Producer Companies, Japanese Agriculture Cooperatives and Kenyan Tea Development Agency such as shifting into the market orientation, value addition, product diversification, integration of services, collective approaches, strengthening of the federated structure should be considered in developing TSDS. This approach is coherent with social enterprise concepts. Non-profit organisations integrate for-profit activities to strengthen their social mission to meet the current socio-economic challenges. Thus, based on the evidence, the author believe that TSDS should be transformed as social enterprises.

THE EFFECT OF MEMBER EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM ON THE WELFARE OF THE CREDIT UNION MEMBERS IN EAST JAVA

This study focuses on the institutions in the form of credit unions that provide credit loans to micro-businesses. The sample of this study consisted of 102 members of 15 different credit co-operatives in East Java as the research participants. The research objective of this study was to determine the effect of empowerment programs on the welfare of the members. The empowerment programs were divided into (1) educational, (2) training, (3) savings and loan, and (4) network development programs. The results showed that the empowerment programs through education and training programs had a significantly positive effect on increasing the welfare of the members, while the savings and loan programs as well as the network building program did not significantly affect the welfare of the members. This was possible because members who already had networks and received funding assistance would not succeed without good education and training programs. The research was expected to contribute academically in the development of savings and loan co-operative unions (CUs) and provide a foundation and solution for all CU administrators in developing the CUs, especially in improving the welfare of their members.Keywords: Credit Union, member empowerment, and member welfare

Making the transition from casework to group work

ABSTRACT This article examines the meaningful difference in mind-set that distinguishes group work from casework. It illustrates the importance of the worker making a cognitive shift from social work with individuals (casework perspective), to work with a group, which consists of multiple members (group work perspective). This mind-set transition utilizes the framework of thinking group. The guiding principle of thinking group is viewed through the lens of group-as-a-whole first and individuals second. Trusting and empowering a group to do its work affords members the opportunity to realize the value of people who have been drawn together by common issues and the wisdom of shared experience. Excerpts from group process recordings and supervisory insight are included to illuminate the worker’s developmental process that contribute to new-found perspectives, while simultaneously becoming grounded in the group work process and its potential for member empowerment.

Credit Union-based Democracy at the Border of Indonesia in the Global Economic Era

This research was conducted to design a Credit Union (CU) based democracy model at the Indonesia border especially the Sajingan Besar border facing the global economic era. This was done as an effort to improve the economy and minimize poverty. This study's location is in the border area of Sambas Regency to be precise in Sajingan Besar District because it is directly adjacent to the neighboring country so that it is a specific area. Still, the city is included in the underdeveloped category. Previous research that has been researched previously examined the importance of having women join CU business institutions using the perspective of women's emancipation in West Kalimantan. There is a novelty in this research, namely, discussing it from deliberative-participatory democracy based on CU at the border in the global economic era. Methods of data collection in this study using interview techniques, observation, and study documentation. Informants were determined using a purposive technique. Based on these techniques, the informants in this study were the Head of the Sajingan Besar sub-district, community leaders, youth leaders, administrators of CU Bonaventura, members of CU Bonaventura, and Chairman of the West Kalimantan Border Forum. The analysis used is using qualitative analysis. The study results found that to minimize poverty that occurs in border area communities, it is necessary to implement democracy based on CU as an effort to improve the community's economy in the era of the global economy by utilizing natural resources. This CU-based deliberative-participatory democracy is proven through deliberation and participation by members who prioritize member empowerment and the political inclusion of CU members.

Effects of Communication and Characteristics in Pekka Groups on the Economic Empowerment of Members

<p class="Default"><em><span>The study was conducted in Batang Regency, Central Java. Still high levels of family poverty in this area, especially the condition of the family head women and tend to have non-permanent work, make the authors interested in doing this in-property research. Research methods using quantitative mixed methods are strengthened by qualitative analysis. The sampling technique uses stratified random sampling, using the Slovin formula to determine the magnitude of the number of respondents. The study population numbered 535, with a total sample of research were 229 female heads of households. The results showed that indicators of group roles and companion roles had a very large contribution in encouraging the characteristics of women's household heads to be more empowered. Through a companion role, making a family of female heads more actively communicating. Through the development of public speaking, establishing a critical culture in the group, thus growing self-confidence, forming a empowered, independent, and potential self. Important research is conducted to see the extent to which the women's head program has walked the trunk, creating many tough women. Research novelty was obtained based on a combination of group communication attributed to economic empowerment.</span></em></p>

The Influence of Authentic Leadership on Happiness: An Examination of The Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment and The Moderating Effect of Grateful Disposition

본 연구의 목적은 진성리더십이 조직구성원의 행복에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 심리적 임파워먼트의 매개효과와 감사성향의 조절효과를 실증적으로 검증하고자 하였다. 특히 심리적 임파워먼트가 행복에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 감사성향이 조절효과를 나타내며, 더 나아가 진성리더십이 조직구성원의 행복에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 심리적 임파워먼트가 감사성향에 의해 조절된매개효과를 나타낸다는 점을 밝히고자 하였다. 이를 위해 설문업체를 통해 이메일로 전국에 있는직장인 3,465명에게 설문을 의뢰하고 조사를 완료한 331명을 대상으로 실증분석하였다. 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 리더의 진성리더십은 조직구성원의 심리적 임파워먼트와 행복에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 조직구성원의 심리적 임파워먼트는그들의 행복에 정(+)의 영향을 미치고 있었다. 셋째, 조직구성원의 심리적 임파워먼트가 리더의진성리더십과 그들의 행복 간에 매개역할을 하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 넷째, 조직구성원의 감사성향은 심리적 임파워먼트와 행복 간에 조절역할을 하는 것으로 나타났고, 진성리더십과 조직구성원의 행복 간에 심리적 임파워먼트가 감사성향에 의해 조절된 매개역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 통해서 조직구성원의 행복을 향상시키기 위하여 리더의 진성리더십이 중요함을 재확인하였다. 또한 진성리더십은 조직구성원의 심리적 임파워먼트를 높이고 높아진 심리적 임파워먼트를 통해 그들의 행복으로 이어진다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이때 감사성향이 높은 사람들은 더 큰 행복도를 가진다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 조직구성원의 감사성향을 향상해야 할 필요성이 있다는 시사점을 가진다.The object of this study was to inquire into the influence of authentic leadership on the happiness of organizational members and to empirically verify the mediating effects of psychological empowerment and the moderating effect of grateful disposition. In particular, in the process of psychological empowerment affecting happiness, the grateful disposition shows a moderating effect, Furthermore, psychological empowerment has a mediating effect moderated by the grateful disposition in the process of influencing the happiness of members. To this end, 3,465 employees across the country were asked to survey by e-mail through a survey company, and 331 people who completed the survey were empirically analyzed. The summary of the study is as follows. First, the authentic leadership of leaders has a positive effect on the psychological empowerment and happiness of organizational members. Second, the psychological empowerment of organizational members had a positive effect on their happiness. Third, the psychological empowerment of organizational members was found to play a mediating role between the authentic leadership of leaders and their happiness. Fourth, the grateful disposition of organizational members plays a moderating role between psychological empowerment and happiness, and the psychological empowerment plays a mediating role moderated by the grateful disposition between the authentic leadership and the happiness of organizational members. These findings reaffirm the importance of the authentic leadership of leaders in improving the happiness of members. In addition, it can be seen that the authentic leadership increases the psychological empowerment of organizational members and leads to their happiness through increased psychological empowerment. At this time, it was confirmed that those with higher grateful disposition tend to have greater happiness. Therefore, the implication is that there is a need to improve the grateful disposition of members.

Community Organizing and Transformative Change in the Response to Domestic Violence in India.

Pervasive cultural narratives that normalize domestic violence have made efforts to respond to domestic violence in India challenging. An effective response to domestic violence in India needs to be transformative in nature, supporting the empowerment of survivors of violence and empowering communities to support survivors. Various studies have highlighted the importance of settings like grassroots organizations for promoting empowerment of members through community organizing. This qualitative study builds on this growing body of research using a grassroots agency in India as an exemplar to understand (a) empowering processes at the individual and community level associated with the agency's community organizing efforts; and (b) salient mechanisms associated with social change and action in the response to domestic violence in the community. At the individual level, the agency's organizing efforts provided knowledge, skills and resources, and opportunities for participation and leadership. At the community level, the agency engages in capacity building and increases social capital of members. The mechanisms that emerged as salient were increased critical consciousness of members, an emphasis on breaking the silence around domestic violence, community trust and cohesion, and capacity for informal social control. Implications of our findings for intervention and prevention work are discussed. HIGHLIGHTS: Community organizing is an important avenue for change in the response to domestic violence. Community organizing can facilitate empowering processes like participation and leadership. Building capacity and social capital is central to facilitating empowerment of communities.

The Distinguished Teacher Workshop Mode of Professional Learning Communities in Guangxi

Distinguished Teacher Workshops are important ways for teacher professional development. Through questionnaires and interviews with over 1,000 participants, this paper reports the implementation of the Distinguished Teacher Workshops in Guangxi, China, covering their operational mechanism and initial outcomes: The empowerment of members; the strengthened internal motive of the community; and the enhanced vitality of professional development and a more sustainable development community for teachers. It is concluded that the Distinguished Teacher Workshops have shown that distinguished teachers play a leading role in teacher development in Guangxi.

Building smart communities for sustainable development:

PurposeTourism is an important economic activity, and a significant contributor to employment, growth and sustainable development for most of the predominantly small island developing states of the Caribbean. Community-based tourism, given its intuitively natural alignment with the interests and greater inclusiveness of local actors and communities, is considered to be an important contributor to sustainable tourism. This study aims to evaluate the potential for digital technologies to amplify the distinctiveness, enhance service delivery and ultimately contribute to the sustainability of community tourism contexts.Design/methodology/approachThe research uses a form of participatory action research that involves active collaboration between researchers and practitioners. The authors propose a framework approach for implementing smart community initiatives within a community tourism context.FindingsThe human-centered, participatory framework approach described in this research can help to empower community tourism by providing increased visibility and enhanced service delivery for small operators. These outcomes can become important contributions to enhancing inclusive and sustainable development and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable local communities – a key outcome for sustainable development goal 11 – sustainable cities and communities.Research limitations/implicationsThe research is ongoing with the value outcomes still emerging. The empirical domain is confined to a single geographical context, so the findings and insights may not be generalizable.Practical implicationsBeyond the emerging research insights, the project produced specific digital artifacts such as geospatial data and technology platforms; and process outcomes such as training, capacity-building and empowerment of community members. In particular, youth trained to create and maintain the digital infrastructure (community mapping) provide an important local capability that can be re-purposed for other types of field-based data collection activities, thus providing alternative economic opportunities.Originality/valueThe map-based information and digital content are localized to a specific geographical context, using data mapped by local actors, who possess the best local knowledge about what the community has to offer. The approach and supporting technologies can be readily replicated into other communities.

INTRODUKSI TEKNOLOGI DALAM MENUNJANG USAHA TERNAK ITIK DI DESA PASLATEN KECAMATAN KAKAS KABUPATEN MINAHASA

INTRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT FARMING OF DUCK IN PASLATEN VILLAGE DISTRICT OF KAKAS REGENCY OF MINAHASA.The purpose of raising ducks by members of the Kinakas Jaya group was to produce eggs and meat. The eggs produced were around 60-70 percent of the total number of duck members owned by group members. The low production and productivity of ducks causes low income received by group members and not continuous whereas the demand for duck products has increased from year to year. Duck farming in North Sulawesi has a very large development prospect in terms of the population that tends to increase every year. The problem with raising ducks by group members was still traditional and the availability of DOD was not continuous. Based on these problems, empowerment of group members was carried out, namely extension and introduction of hatching machines. The research was conducted with the aim to find out the extent of empowerment activities in supporting duck business in Paslaten Village, Kakas District. The research method used was a survey method. The sample location was Paslaten Village, which was determined by purposive sampling (a village with a group of duck farmers). Respondents were members of the Kinakas Jaya group who were empowered through the introduction of technology. The age of the respondents ranged from 42-50 years with junior high school level (37.5%) and high school 62.5%. Extension was done and responded well by group members. Furthermore, the process of hatching eggs was carried out by group members. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the technology was successfully adopted by group members, but the success rate of hatching eggs was still low. Suggestions submitted need to increase the frequency of counseling and application of technology

Comercio justo y empoderamiento de pequeños cafeticultores del centro de Veracruz

México es uno de los principales exportadores de café (Coffea arabica L.). No obstante, los pequeños cafeticultores no reciben, desde hace varias décadas, los beneficios económicos del cultivo, debido en gran parte a la enorme diferencia que existe entre lo que paga el consumidor final y el precio que obtienen por su cosecha. En este contexto, la certificación de Comercio Justo representa una oportunidad para que los pequeños productores logren un mejor precio por su café y fomenten el desarrollo local, dado que existe una expectativa positiva sobre la relación Comercio Justo y empoderamiento. Sin embargo, son pocos los trabajos que han examinado específicamente esta relación, por ello, en la presente investigación se analiza el impacto del Comercio Justo en el empoderamiento individual de los miembros de dos cooperativas cafetaleras del centro de Veracruz, a fin de conocer las posibilidades y limitantes de dicha certificación en la promoción del desarrollo local. La metodología tuvo un enfoque mixto; se aplicaron entrevistas a los dos presidentes de las asociaciones estudiadas y una encuesta a los productores. Se concluye que el Comercio Justo puede considerarse un recurso externo que tendrá éxito en la promoción del empoderamiento si aumenta el conocimiento general de los productores sobre el mercado y sobre el propio esquema, y si permite la inclusión y participación de la mayoría de los socios.

Impact of employee and member empowerment on commitment in Korean sports organizations: A meta-analysis

Our purpose in this study was to investigate the effect of empowerment on athletes, members, and employees' organizational commitment in Korean sports organizations through a meta-analysis. We selected 21 studies in which empowerment and organizational commitment had been investigated in the context of Korean sports organizations and performed a comprehensive meta-analysis. Results showed that the effect size of empowerment on commitment in sports organization was high. We identified meaningfulness, competence, impact, and selfdetermination as subfactors of empowerment. Employee commitment was derived from affective, normative, continuance, cognitive, and behavioral commitment types. Results showed that empowerment significantly affected commitment to the sports organization. Consequently, the findings provide a useful rationale for Korean sports organizations to apply empowerment and organizational commitment to enhance their organizational performance.

A Study of Self Help Groups in Empowering the Rural Women

A Self-Help Group (SHG) is a registered or unregistered group of people having homogenous socio-economic background, voluntarily coming together to save small amounts regularly, mutually agree for the contribution of a common fund and to meet their emergency needs. It aims engaging rural women with new activities to increase their income, development of better networks and linkages and improved the existing conditions of the SHGs members. The study was conducted to analyse the income generating activities being taken up and the level of empowerment of SHG members.. Result pertaining to income generating activities indicated that majority of the respondents were involved with small micro enterprises. The need to develop SHGs and motivate rural women to systematically manage and choose their activities in order to generate income can be advocated. Certain essential activities like choosing the more appropriate activity, market intelligence, establishing marketing linkages etc. are an indication of the capability of the groups as SHGs becoming a tool for social empowerment.

Interprofessional Work Model for Dementia Care in Hospitals for Community-Based Care

In this manuscript the authors have studied interprofessional work model for dementia care in hospitals for community-based care. As present situations and problems of dementia patients in hospitals for community-based care, 8 core categories (19 categories) were extracted and as actual situations of interprofessional work for dementia care, 8 core categories (13 categories) were obtained. The authors examined a function of interprofessional work model and practice contents using these categories. The results revealed that better interprofessional work can be expected by six specialists of nurses rehabilitation specialists, MSW, pharmacists, dietitians and care workers developing dementia care based on “Family handling function” “ADL maintenance and improved function” “Staff member education and empowerment function”.

Are SHGs catalysts for rural empowerment Impact assessment of Stree Shakti interventions in India

Self-Help Group (SHG) is a crucial initiative to enable financial inclusion with multiple aims like access to microcredit, enabling income generation, savings and thereby eventually empowering the poor. This study attempts to evaluate if SHGs can be a change agent influencing women's empowerment. Findings revealed that there is an increase in the average income, and savings of SHG members. Microfinance related loan augment was found to be causing a significant difference in their empowerment level. Social and legal awareness caused a considerable impact on the social empowerment of members and better access to credit facilities has the significant impact on their economic empowerment followed by access to resources and promotional assistance. While study for longer term effect is desirable, even in the short term the program helped to improve the consumption and income generation. SHG program could well be the catalyst to achieve inclusive growth. The study offers important policy suggestions.

Mental Health of Family Members Caring for Individuals Living with Bipolar Disorder

Globally, around a third of the adult population suffers from a mental disorder such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental illness which adversely impacts on the lives of the affected individuals and their family members. BD has a strong influence on the family functioning. The burden of care and responsibility makes it challenging for family members to focus on their lives and future. The aim of the study was to develop and describe a conceptual framework to facilitate the empowerment of family members who care for individuals living with BD. A qualitative research design, which is exploratory, descriptive and contextual in nature, was used in this study to explore and describe family members’ mental health when caring for individuals living with BD. The researcher developed and described a conceptual framework based on the research findings of phenomenological interviews with a purposefully selected sample of family members who care for individuals living with BD. The results show that family members were disempowered when caring for individuals living with BD. The central concept of the conceptual framework was identified based on the results as the facilitation of empowerment of family members who care for individuals living with BD. The researcher recommends that the conceptual framework to facilitate the empowerment of family members who care for individuals living with BD be implemented at the mental health clinics. It is also recommended that the conceptual framework be incorporated into the curriculum of psychiatric nursing.

Clinical Diagnosis of Business Organization (NZD Manuka Health and Beauty Products) in the Philippines: A Qualitative Study

There is the quest for sustainable eradication of threats to enhance the health of organizations. This study's curiosity is to tackle the concept of determining how an organization diagnoses the threats in its environment. This study is qualitative research and content analysis method has been adopted by the researcher. The research design of content analysis is used to create inferences from papers and observations. Permission was sort from three people before the interview, through video recording. The recorded video interview data was transcribed by an expect transcriber, and were analyzed, and interpreted by the researcher. The study revealed that effective clinical diagnosis that leads to changes requires a sense of urgency, the establishment of a strong team of change agents. The development of a vision and strategy through careful and well-thought-out planning, and the communication of the vision for change to the business organization, as well as the empowerment of team members to help and participate in change initiatives, and the generation of shifts. The members of the organizations may not have a mutual perspective on the organizational diagnosis. Therefore, the onus rest on professionals to consider obtaining data from various sources and consider this in their diagnosis and procedures. The study recommends that different quantitative methods can be used to diagnose business organizations.

Faktor-faktor yang Memengaruhi Keberdayaan Anggota UPPKS DKI Jakarta menuju Kemandirian Usaha

Poverty is a major and complex problem, various efforts are made to alleviate poverty, but poverty rates do not decrease significantly, due to the low quality of human resources, which causes limited ability to improve welfare. Improving family welfare through UPPKS is a real contribution, and as a driving force for micro businesses in the community. So it needs to be maintained and developed, because it is a place of creativity to be independent and able to work creatively. The study aims to analyze the factors that influence the empowerment of UPPKS members. Data collection was conducted through interviews with 192 UPPKS members. Data analysis in this study included: (1) descriptive analysis in the form of frequency distribution with the help of SPSS and (2) PLS-SEM. The results showed that this hypothesis was tested by comparing tcount values and t-tables for each variable. The t-count value is greater than t-table (1.96) at the 0.05 level. The results of testing the hypothesis indicate that the factors that influence the empowerment of members are the characteristics of members (X1), the empowerment process (X2), the role of members (X3), and the support of the socio-cultural environment (X4). The empowerment of members is more dominantly influenced by the empowerment process (X2) of 0.427. Positive influences indicate that the higher the characteristics of members, the empowerment process, and the support of the socio-cultural environment, the more empowerment will be. Negative influence is that the higher the role of the group, the lower the empowerment of the member. The empowerment of members significantly influences business independence by 0.354, meaning that the higher the empowerment of members, the greater the independence of the business.