Organizational Experience Research Articles

Implementing a social innovation for community-based peer support for immigrant mothers in Sweden: a mixed-methods process evaluation.

A South African social innovation based on peer support for mothers was contextualized in southern Sweden. The objective of the project was to support expectant women and mothers of young children in immigrant communities to access public services that would benefit maternal and child health. This study aimed to assess how the intervention was implemented, what the contextual barriers and facilitators were, and how the implementation was perceived by those who delivered and received it. The study used mixed methods with a convergent parallel design and followed the Medical Research Council guidance on process evaluations of complex interventions. Semi-structured interviews (n = 19) were conducted with peer supporters, client mothers, and key stakeholders involved in the intervention. The qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Quantitative data on peer supporters' activities were collected during contacts with client mothers and were presented descriptively. The five peer supporters had 1,294 contacts with client mothers, of which 507 were first-time contacts. The reach was perceived as wide, and the dose of the intervention was tailored to individual needs. Barriers to implementation included community mistrust of social services, norms on gender roles and parenting, and funding challenges. The implementation was facilitated by the organization's reputation, network, experience, and third-sector affiliation. Peer supporters tended to prioritize linking clients to other services over the educational components of the intervention, sometimes doing more than what was originally planned. Implementation strategies used included building trust, using multiple outreach venues, using internal support structures, and providing practical assistance as an entry point to comprehensive psychosocial support. The personal connection between peer supporters and clients was highly valued, and the building of relationships enabled them to address sensitive topics. Peer supporters sometimes experienced a blurred line between professional and personal roles. Peer supporters used a variety of strategies to navigate identified barriers and facilitators. Trust was central both as a contextual factor and a strategy for implementation. It is valuable to maintain a balance between flexibility and adherence to the function of peer supporters. Further research is needed to evaluate the effects of the intervention.

‘The safety of the realm’: fact, fiction, and wartime trauma in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels

ABSTRACT The creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, served as Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence throughout World War II and played a leading role in many of its key operations. Yet despite Fleming’s grounding and experience in actual wartime intelligence operations and organisations, the origin of the Bond novels in real wartime intelligence has been neglected. Instead, the adventures of James Bond have more often been read as escapist fantasies concocted by Fleming for fame, profit, and imperial propaganda. This article will respond to this neglect of Fleming’s realism by tracing numerous parallels between wartime intelligence operations, agents, and institutions – such as Operation MINCEMEAT, Operation RUTHLESS, 30 Assault Unit, and Camp X – and the plots and personnel of Bond novels including Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, From Russia, with Love, and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The article will further explore how Fleming artfully evaded the constraints of Official Secrecy by disguising classified intelligence material as ‘romanticized caricatures’ in his postwar spy fiction. The profound impact of Fleming’s personal wartime trauma on the Bond novels will also be examined to ground the stories more firmly in actual wartime experience and intelligence.

Asia Core Dossier: Standardizing CMC Requirement to Facilitate Best Case Submissions in Asia.

When the regulatory requirements are converged or harmonized, the country-specific variance of countries is often reduced or omitted, and this facilitates the possibility of preparing a core dossier that caters to multiple countries. When such options of a core dossier are acceptable to multiple countries, the resource required to prepare the dossier and the time taken to prepare it is also reduced, thus eliminating resource constraints in supporting dossier planning and preparation and indirectly facilitating earlier submission in countries. In this paper, the authors have illustrated a process applied to standardize the dossier requirements amongst selected countries in Asia, producing an output of a core dossier that applies to four submission types amongst these countries. The core dossier adopts the International Council for Harmonization-Common Technical Dossier format as a reference. Main focus is the standardization of format and requirements within the Module 3 or Chemistry Manufacturing Controls sections of the dossier, which from the authors' organizational experience usually notes a higher variances and country-specific elements. Development of the dossier standardization process is due to an internal hurdle within the authors' organization, where global resource constraints and prioritizations of dossier preparation and compliance review process needed to be improved to facilitate earlier or near-simultaneously submissions in the majority of the Asia countries. The paper demonstrates an assessment of the dossier components and standardization to assemble a fit-for-purpose core dossier termed 'Asia Core Dossier' (ACD). ACD has been successfully implemented within the authors' organization to reduce country-specific requirements and facilitate earlier (fit for strategy) submissions in the selected Asia countries. The paper also discusses the tangible benefits of the authors' experiences from utilizing the ACD. Regulatory professionals in different organizations could reference the ACD as a template for preparing a simplified and efficient dossier and as a relevant component of Good Submission Practice(GSubP).

Participation of Beginner Voters in Political Education in the 2024 Election in Palembang City (Case Study of the Kesbangpol Agency of Palembang City)

The purpose of this study is to determine the political education of novice voters in the 2024 Election in Palembang City (Case Study of the National and Political Unity Agency of Palembang City). The type of research used in this study is descriptive qualitative method. Data collection techniques use primary data in the form of observations and interviews. Data analysis using Miles and Huberman (data reduction, data presentation, and inference). The results of the study discuss the participation of novice voters in political education in the 2024 election in Palembang City by the National and Political Unity Agency of Palembang City. The situation on the eve of the election until now has not been uproar. Public participation to participate in local election activities, these factors are influenced by a better understanding and attention to politics that tends to contribute to the community environment to participate in regional elections, one's organizational experience in political participation activities applies to political and pseudo-political organizations. A parent's political affiliation can influence a person's participation in exercising their voting rights in local elections. With the problems that occur in Palembang City, voter participants, especially novice voters, can vote. The evaluation conducted by the Kesbangpol Agency refers to the results of participation increased by 11.74% from 70.26% in the 2018 regional elections to 82% (214,446 voters). Kesbangpol has done a good job to increase the political participation of beginners by visiting schools and as a result in the 2019 elections the increase exceeded the national target of 77.5%

Sensing the Unseen – Using CO2 as a Key Indicator for Occupancy Detection in Smart Collaboration Spaces

The Internet of Things (IoT) has received significant attention recently due to its potential to build more innovative solutions to real-world problems. This study examines how IoT sensors can be integrated with Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) to measure the utilization of enclosed workspaces to create Smart Collaboration Spaces (SCS). These spaces are enriched by real-time data on occupancy and air quality measurements to optimize work and study conditions. Using Carbon Dioxide (CO2) sensors and passive infrared (PIR) sensors makes it possible to detect human presence in the room with an accuracy of over 90%. The generated data is processed and visualized in a workspace occupancy information system, accessible via a web interface. The findings suggest that SCS, through integration into EIS, can significantly improve resource utilization and enhance employee experience in organizations by saving time spent searching for an available workspace. Integrating IoT technologies with EIS holds considerable potential for developing smarter and more efficient work organization solutions in the future.

Organisational perceptions of adapting to a changing climate

Organisations, in the private, public and third sectors, are critical stakeholders and actors in the governance of climate change adaptation. Understanding organisational perceptions of preparedness, risk and response to climate change is important for effective climate adaptation-focused actions and policy design. Our study focuses on two research questions: what factors influence adaptation actions by organisations?, and what do organisations mean by the term ‘adaptation’? To address these, we developed and analysed a national survey of UK-based organisations’ perceptions of adapting to a changing climate, administered in spring 2021 (n = 2,429). Our findings confirm that awareness matters: respondents who reported that their organisation had high levels of concern about climate change risk or threat, and which had greater integration of adaptation within processes, are more likely to take adaptation action. In addition, we find a positive relationship between the occurrence and type of extreme event experienced and increased adaptation action by organisations. However, when asked about specific adaptation measures taken by organisations, examples of mitigation are more frequently mentioned compared to adaptation-type actions. Whether this may signal confusion or conflation of adaptation and mitigation by organisations requires further study. These findings offer critical insights into the perceptions of organisations as pivotal leaders of enacting responses to climate change. A renewed focus on organisational experiences, awareness, attitudes and capacity regarding adaptation can assist in better understanding how organisations can facilitate improved climate-resilient decision-making.

Reducing Industrial Water Consumption: The Impact of Organizational Learning

Using factory-level data from a large multinational manufacturer, we examine the effects of both organizational experience and knowledge transfer on an increasingly critical environmental performance measure, the consumption of water required for manufacturing. We estimate the direct effects on water consumption from in-factory cumulative production experience and the vicarious learning from peer factories in the same product category. We consider vicarious learning from three potential sources: observation of peer factories’ cumulative production experience; and benchmarking of water consumption performance with the best and worst performing peer factories. For each learning channel, we test for the moderating effects of water scarcity and geographic proximity. We find that factories learn to reduce their water consumption from their own experience but at a greater rate in water-scarce locations. Although we find that factories learn significantly from observing the cumulative production experience of peer factories, this effect does not hold in water-scarce locations or across geographic regions. We document that learning effects from observing others’ experience are quite distinct from learning effects by benchmarking others’ performance. We find vicarious learning effects from benchmarking the best-performing peer factories result in significant reductions in water consumption, and this effect is greater when the factory is in a water-scarce location, and when benchmarking other regions rather than within the same region. Finally, we find less significant vicarious learning from observing the worst-performing factories.

The response of patient organizations to the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Latvia

Patient organizations have proven to be crucial stakeholders for patient needs in the health system. However, the global health crisis due to the emergence of COVID-19 has affected the routine of organizations. This qualitative study explores the experience of patient organizations in adapting their services to the situation during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia in Spring-Autumn 2020. Fifteen chairpersons of patient organizations were recruited and interviewed using a semi-structured key informant interview. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed with manual thematic coding. Four main themes were identified: information needs on COVID-19; diversification of communication channels and their adjustment to the COVID-19 situation; continuity of routine management of patient organization; support mechanisms for patient organizations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient organizations experienced a rapidly changing environment as a result of COVID-19 and have had to react immediately to ensure the provision of the service to the patient community they serve.

Experiences of patient organizations' involvement in medicine appraisal and reimbursement processes in Finland - a qualitative study.

This study investigated how patient representatives have experienced their involvement in medicines appraisal and reimbursement processes with the Council for Choices in Health Care in Finland (COHERE) and the Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board (PPB) and how authorities perceive the role of patient organizations' input. Semi-structured thematic individual and pair interviews were conducted in 2021 with representatives (n=14) of patient organizations and government officials (n=7) of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The interview data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Patient representatives expressed their appreciation for the PPB and the COHERE in creating consultation processes and systematic models that support involvement. However, there were many challenges: patient representatives were uncertain about how their submissions were utilized in official processes and whether their opinions had any significance in decision-making. Patients or patient organizations lack representation in appraisal and decision-making bodies, and patient representatives felt that decision-making lacked transparency. The importance of patient involvement was highlighted by the authorities, but they also emphasized that the patient organizations' contributions were complementary to the other materials. Submissions regarding the medications used to treat rare diseases and those with limited research evidence were considered particularly valuable. However, the submissions may not necessarily have a direct impact on decisions. The interviews provided relevant input for the development of involvement processes at the PPB and COHERE. The interviews confirmed the need for increased transparency in the medicines assessment, appraisal, and decision-making procedures in Finland.

Применение мер противодействия отмыванию денег в ходе расследования преступлений, связанных с незаконным оборотом наркотиков в Казахстане

This article discusses the current problems of improving anti-money laundering measures in the investigation of crimes directly related to the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in Kazakhstan. The author highlights the organizational and legal aspects of the identification and further investigation of criminal offenses related to drug trafficking, as well as the criminalistic characterization of their sale and subsequent money laundering. The practical experience of law enforcement agencies and international organizations whose activities are aimed at suppressing money laundering and drug trafficking is being studied. Based on the analysis, the author concludes that it is necessary to develop systematic measures to combat money laundering in the legalization of criminal proceeds. A study is being conducted on the activities of the informal organization Egmont group in recent years, information on money laundering from drug trafficking. The purpose of the study is to identify effective measures to combat money laundering by examining statistical data and empirical evidence of crimes related to illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. In studying this problem, various scientific research methods were used, which made it possible to objectively and comprehensively disclose certain provisions of the topic of the article. As a result of the conducted research, the author draws conclusions and suggests measures to counter money laundering in the shadow economy.

АДАПТАЦІЯ ЗАРУБІЖНОГО ДОСВІДУ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ФІНАНСОВИХ ТА ТРУДОВИХ РЕСУРСІВ ТЕРИТОРІАЛЬНИХ ГРОМАД

This scientific research explores the experience of territorial governance organization in European countries and its impact on socio-economic development. Starting with an analysis of the role of a specific form of public authority of territorial communities, the study highlights the necessity of their autonomy in addressing local issues and managing respective territorial units. Special attention is given to the problems of resource provision for regional and local development, particularly the creation of favorable conditions for entrepreneurship and innovative technologies. Further investigation focuses on analyzing various models of local self-government, considering their financial stability and degree of autonomy in governance. This allows for a deeper understanding of the influence of territorial governance on socio-economic development and identifying the most effective approaches to decentralization in European countries. Significant attention is also paid to the analysis of community labor potential and its impact on the labor market development and socio-economic strategies. Assessing this potential is a key element in planning community development and ensuring the stability of their socio-economic status. Detailed study of this aspect helps determine optimal ways for authorities to influence labor market formation and promote its efficient functioning. The text also emphasizes the importance of assessing the labor potential of communities for planning labor market development and socio-economic strategies. The necessity of labor market monitoring and predictive analysis to ensure sustainable community development is highlighted. Overall, the text reflects the importance of proper territorial governance and its impact on the socio-economic development of communities and regions, as well as indicates ways to improve this process. Overall, this research reflects the importance of proper territorial governance organization as a key factor in achieving sustainable and equitable socio-economic development in regions and communities. Therefore, its findings can serve as a basis for developing decentralization strategies and local self-government policies in different countries worldwide.

A Study on the Classification of Disabled Go

The purpose of this study is to present the classification criteria for disabled Go. Since Go uses brains unlike other physical exercises, a method different from the classification method of disabled players based on physical exercise needs to be applied. For this purpose, experiences of participation and organization of Go competitions and player training and education need to be reflected. Since the International Association of disabled Go has not yet been established, and therefore there is no official classification standard for Go only, the current regulations of disabled chess apply mutatis mutandis. Although chess is a board game that uses brains like Go, the classification system does not properly reflect the characteristics of board games, so it is insufficient to continue to apply it to Go. Therefore, this study will examine the purpose of classification and the current regulations, etc., and consider which characteristics of Go should be reflected in the regulations. Through this study, it is expected that disabled Go associations will be formed in various countries and an international disability classification standard for Baduk will be established with their agreement. Go is a strong sport in East Asia, especially in Korea, China, and Japan, so unlike Western chess, this region has no choice but to lead the association and establish various standards. Through this, we hope that more domestic and foreign Go competitions will be held for the disabled, so that Go can continually participate in the Asian Para Games in the future.

Designing a Capacity-Building Organizational Model with a Grounded Theory Approach (Case Study: Municipalities of West Azerbaijan Province)

Objective: The purpose of this research is to design a capacity-building organizational model in the municipalities of West Azerbaijan Province. Methodology: This study was conducted using a qualitative research strategy, employing grounded theory and the Strauss and Corbin paradigm model, aiming to provide a comprehensive model for capacity building in municipal organizations. In this regard, semi-structured interviews were conducted using theoretical sampling until theoretical saturation was achieved. In this study, data reached theoretical saturation after conducting 11 interviews. However, to ensure sufficiency, five additional interviews were conducted. Participants in the study were selected from university professors and individuals with management experience in municipal organizations. Data were collected during April to July 2022, with the permission of the participants recorded. The data were then transcribed and, after several readings, analyzed using MAXQDA10 software. After performing the three stages of open, axial, and selective coding, the final model was obtained by the researcher. Findings: The findings include the capacity-building organization as the central category, causal conditions (capacity-building manager and structure), contextual factors (capacity-building employees), intervening conditions (capacity-building culture), strategies (capacity-building policy), and consequences (outcomes for the organization, individual, and group) within the framework of the paradigm model. Conclusion: Each of these conditions and factors are composed of variables and categories that contribute to achieving the ultimate goal of the capacity-building organization in the municipalities.

Процессуальные модели выгорания: ретроспективный и систематический обзор (часть 1)

The article presents more than 40 models of the burnout process, many of which are empirically confirmed. A retrospective analysis of burnout concepts allowed us to identify five types of models: 1) metaphorical, using metaphors of burning, falling, discharge to popularize the topic of burnout; 2) phenomenological, empirical in nature and devoted to the description of burnout phenomenology on the basis of clinical, organizational or role experience; 3) derived from the three-component burnout model of C. Maslach, while the main of component is the emotional exhaustion; 4) stress-oriented, conceptualizing burnout on the basis of stress theory; 5) polar “engagement - burnout”, based on their opposition as positive and negative poles of some functional continuum. Burnout is understood as a process developing in time with a certain sequence of phases, or as a final stage of the process of disillusionment, loss of energy resources, etc. The discrete aspect of the burnout process is characterized by the prevalence of three-and five-phase models. New conceptual and research approaches are focused on the mechanisms of crossover, social induction or emotional contagion to burnout in other employees or partners. In general, there is no unified process model of burnout with a normative sequence and duration of phases, a specific list of triggers, catalysts and related effects.

The experience of organization of combined screening of uterine neck cancer in the Republic of Bashkortostan

The article considers organizational issues of cervical cancer screening in the Russian Federation. In particular, experience of implementation of the Project "HPV testing within the framework of combined cervical cancer screening (HPV and cytologic screening) in the Republic of Bashkortostan is considered. The cervical cancer is a widespread disease that requires early diagnosis and timely medical care. The main aspects of organization of medical care of patients with gynecological diseases in relevant normative legal regulatory documents are described. The algorithm and scheme of routing patients with suspected cervical cancer and with this disease are presented. The study covered more than 60,000 women aged 30-39 years from 14 medical organizations of Ufa. Such methods as sociological, statistical, analytical, content-analysis and organizational experiment were applied. The study permitted to substantiate and to approve both the Project "HPV testing as part of combined screening for cervical cancer (HPV screening and cytologic screening) and the algorithm of combined screening of cervical cancer during preventive examinations of female adult population aged 30-39 years of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The scheme was developed for routing patients with suspected cervical cancer or diagnosed disease to medical organizations for timely medical care support. By implementing developed routing and screening scheme for patients at risk of developing cervical cancer, as well as those who already suffer this pathology, it is possible to improve quality of organization and delivery of medical care, to reduce morbidity, mortality and disability because of this pathology and to assure early diagnosis and prevention of cervical cancer.

Designing viable, durable physical activity programs for cancer survivors: reflections from program participants and organizational leaders.

Despite recommendations for cancer survivors to participate in routine physical activity (PA), offering programs that fit both survivors' needs and sponsoring organizations' resources remains a challenge. The purpose of this study is to explore the perspectives of cancer survivors and organizational stakeholders with the intent of developing PA peer-led programs that organizations can implement into their programming. This study explored cancer survivors' (n = 11) and cancer care organizational stakeholders' (n = 27) perspectives on the design and feasibility of PA programs targeted for cancer survivors. Semi-structured interview guides were developed for survivors and stakeholders; interviews lasted approximately 30 min. Two analysts used a thematic analysis approach and independently conducted a line-by-line coding of each transcript. With guidance from a senior analyst, the codes were collapsed into themes and subthemes. The qualitative analysis of the interview data resulted in seven major themes relating to PA program development and success. Survivor-related themes included the following: (1) developing PA programs based on cancer survivors' characteristics and experiences; (2) perceived value and importance of accessible, face-to-face instruction; (3) ensuring success based on physical abilities and limitations of the survivor; and (4) the value of physician recommendation for PA participation. Organization-related themes included the following: (1) incorporating participant and community input into program offerings; (2) program feasibility and sustainability; (3) incorporating organizational experience when adopting new program initiatives. These findings highlight the challenges of developing viable PA programs for cancer survivors and may guide organizations in future program development and implementation.

Organizational experience of the vocational education system of developed countries

Organizational experience of the vocational education system of developed countries

Workplace experiences in hospitality organizations

Workplace experiences in hospitality organizations

Man-Hour Estimation Model Development in BIM-Based Projects with Machine Learning-Regression Algorithms

Construction management is a service that uses project management techniques to planning, design and construction of a project. Another branch of construction management is the planning made during the bidding stages before the construction starts. At this stage, the scheduling of the work, mobilization and most importantly the project design and drawing time should be analyzed and accurate estimates should be made. For this estimation, the experience of the bidding organization is the biggest reference. Construction management techniques in a BIM-based project are challengeable. The biggest reason is that knowledge about BIM is much less than the others and still a developing system. Therefore, the margin of error in the estimated project duration to be predicted in the bids to be made for such projects increases. Considering that man-hour estimations are financially very important for the company. This study is aimed to make observations with advanced technologies which is applied ML algorithms and analysis methods for man-hour estimations in BIM projects at the bidding stage. The project information to perform a man-hour analysis of completed construction projects was requested from offices that have gained experience in BIM projects. The project information of 16 projects were tabulated. The collected information was converted into a data set and transferred into regression analysis algorithms using Python format. Data set, which was turned into a matrix, was analysed and the consistency of the parameters in data set was tested. Spent man-hour estimation was made, graphed over parameters with simple and multiple linear regression algorithms. 
 Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM), construction management, bidding, project management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, regression analysis

Methodology for Combating Extremism in Cyberspace: Experience of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The studies of extremist discourse in cyberspace use set scientific methods to protect traditional spiritual values, such as state sovereignty, human rights and freedoms, historical and cultural heritage. The experience of the member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on the implementation of regional international agreements aimed at combating extremism should be applied in the organization of countering extremist crimes committed using digital technologies.Aim . To characterize approaches to combating extremism in cyberspace within the SCO and to determine the methodology for assessing the degree of public danger of manifestations of extremism.Methods. The study on extremism in SCO apply a comparative legal method when posing the problem of criminalization of extremist practices and use discourse analysis of the extremism in cyberspace problem for assessing the public danger of radical ideology.Results. Three groups of methods are used in the fight against extremism: methods of legal regulation, methods of studying and assessing the public danger of extremist materials and methods of scientific research of extremism. Prohibitive legal regulation in cyberspace is applied to media content that, according to the conclusion of linguistic expertise, contains signs of extremist materials. The doctrinal basis for the legal assessment of the linguistic expertise of extremist materials is the socio-legal research conducted in the SCO member states.Conclusions. The propaganda of extremism in cyberspace qualifies as an abuse of freedom of speech, since extremist ideology leads to terrorism. The SCO consensus on the need to combat extremism is based on a scientific methods system for radical ideology research, among which discourse analysis and narrative dialogue research will play an increasing role with the digital transformation.