Formal Organizations Research Articles

Лингвокультурная детерминация немецкоязычного научного лингвистического дискурса (жанр «научная статья»)

The research focuses on the relevant linguistic problem of scientific texts genre organization analysis aimed at identification of their common and distinctive features in different languages, and specifics of their linguistic means determination. The article represents the peculiarities of research paper carried out in the frameworks of German scientific discourse by a native German speaker and a non-native one. The research material is comprised of the German-language scientific articles on linguistics published in the collection of scientific works of an international conference. Three categories of scientific articles underwent the analysis: the article written by a native German speaker; the article written by a non-native German speaker; the co-authored article by native and non-native German speakers. The text array of the considered discourse has been studied in order to identify structural and verbal peculiarities of the text of scientific article, written by the representatives of different linguacultures – a native or a non-native speaker. Similarities and differences in dictum and modus components, thematic affiliation, research paradigm are established. The communicative purpose, the image of the author and the addressee, the elements of formal organization of the scientific text are determined. The most frequent verbal means, which indicate discursive parameters of a scientific article, are revealed. The analysis showed significant divergences in the use of linguistic means. The author argues that the articles of non-native German speakers demonstrate grammatical and genre interference of their native language: the author of a scientific publication in a foreign language applies linguistic means peculiar to the language system of the native language and adjusts their use to the genre conventions of the native language. It signifies linguacultural determination of scientific discourse and holds out prospects for further studies.

Exploring the potential of local stakeholders’ involvement in crisis management. The living lab approach in a case study from amsterdam

This article presents the outcome of research into the potential of local stakeholders’ involvement in crisis management in two Amsterdam neighborhoods. It addresses the recognized challenge of enabling and improving collaboration between established formal response organizations and local actors engaged in extending and emergent organizational behavior during crises. To further explore the potential of local actors in responding to a crisis, the authors adopted the living lab approach to bring together actors from established response organizations, the municipality and local stakeholders. The so-called Amsterdam Crisis Resilience Living Lab, set up in the Zuidas and Indische Buurt neighborhoods, enabled the co-creation of knowledge produced by both formal organizations and local stakeholders in close collaboration with researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Institute for Societal Resilience. The results and lessons learned show potential of collaboration between formal, traditional response organizations and local stakeholders in crisis response. Strengthening the links between them can ultimately lead to a more inclusive and resilient crisis management approach.In addition the article shows the added value of the living lab approach in bringing together multiple responding stakeholders from different backgrounds.

Formal and Semantic Organization of Hybrid Literary-Legal Discourse

The research is carried out through cognitive-discursive paradigm in language learning using the methods of cognitive-discursive, conceptual, contextual, structural-semantic, component, definitional and etymological analysis. The article defines the concept of situational equivalence and sets its parameters in a hybrid literary-legal discourse, which is formed in the narrativedocumentary space, dealing with the content of the novel by I. McEwan “The Children Act” and the real law of 1989, adopted by the British Parliament. At the same time, the hybrid literary-legal discourse, marked - due to the interpenetration of two conceptual spaces - by intertextuality and interdiscursivity, is considered to be a special socio-cultural practice designed to reveal urgent social problems and highlight them not only from a legal, but also from a humanistic aspect. The narrative model of literary-legal discourse is emphasized to generalize the elements of five levels of its formal and meaningful organization: 1) the surface structure of the text (event series, factual information); 2) the “semantic core” of the content; 3) detailing or generalization of the description of the situation; 4) grammatical means of expressing the meaning; 5) proto-text (non-literary text that formed the basis of a literary work; here - “The Children Act”). The concept of situational equivalence is interpreted taking into account three parameters: the identity of the main essential properties of conceptual spaces and their functions; the equivalence of situations from a legal point of view (constant parameters); the presence of additional connotations (variable parameter). The subject of this research is the linguistic markers of legal discourse and the units of a literary text, considered in a comparative aspect from the point of view of their situational equivalence. We also speak about full and partial situational equivalence from the point of view of the presence or absence of the connotative potential of the studied thematic units. The presented conceptual theory is demonstrated by the example of the concept REASONABLENESS, which explicates the idea of rightness (seriousness, correctness, rationality) of professional actions of judicial representatives and their decisions. It is noted that the interpretative potential of this concept is significantly expanded due to the integration of language markers of legal discourse into the narrative space of a literary text; reliance on prototext allows us to identify thematic units of hybrid literary-legal discourse that make up the “semantic core” of the analyzed conceptual space. Due to the fact that the concept obtains additional connotations in the semantic structure of the literary text, thus, the corresponding fragment of the conceptual space of the legal document is also enriched. The study of the concept REASONABLENESS as a special dynamic complex of specific properties and characteristics shows the process of modeling a cognitive phenomenon in the process of hybridization of two conceptual spaces (literary and legal).

Dance with Glauthoritarian Urbanization: An Entrepreneurial Megacity in the Making through the Lenses of Civic Organizations

How do formal civic organizations shape—and how are they shaped by—the making and transformation of urban space? Place-oriented civil society research emphasizes the central role of civic organizations in producing and changing unequal political and economic orders of cities but largely ignores the intercity connections and competitions that contribute to these local civic dynamics in a global capitalist system. Critical urban studies, in contrast, recognizes the influences of global capitalism and local city boosterism on city development but overlooks the paradoxical roles of formal civic organizations. Bringing the two scholarly camps in dialogue, this article explores how formal civic organizations are situated in entrepreneurial city-making in the Global South, when city governments promote their competitive advantage by boosting “social innovation” through nonprofits. Drawing on survey, interview, and social media data from a random sample of nonprofits in Shenzhen, China, our preliminary results highlight that the Shenzhen municipal government’s agenda to promote both global capitalism and authoritarian rules have shaped the urban spaces where nonprofits form and operate. In turn, nonprofits mediate the negotiations between the local state, market, and urban residents to create, transform, and reinvent unequal physical, social, and digital urban space in this Silicon Valley of China.

From the “Lavender Scare” to “Out and Equal”: LGBTQIA+ Diversity in the U.S. Intelligence Community

Like most formal organizations in the United States, the agencies in the Intelligence Community (IC) have historically comprised white men and reflected their stories and interests. In the last few decades, however, the agencies have made efforts to diversify the workforce along multiple dimensions of inequality. In response to these initiatives, researchers—to include the agencies themselves—have sought to understand and elevate the experiences of officers who identify outside of the white and male demographics, with race, ethnicity, and gender as the primary targets of these studies. In contrast, it is only in the last few years that the agencies have made efforts to increase the visibility and sense of belonging among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual or ally, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQIA+) population in the IC. LGBTQIA + intelligence officers work in a career with a particularly fraught history: it began with the so-called Lavender Scare in the 1950s—a period during which gay and lesbian government officers were considered security risks—and it was legal for them to be fired for this reason until 1995. With a short history marked by rapid change, research on this population has been relatively slow and scant to date. What do we know about the experiences of LGBTQIA + intelligence officers, and where do we go next? This article will consider these questions and explore opportunities and challenges that the structures and cultures of the IC present to the LGBTQIA + population.

The EU’s interactions with formal intergovernmental organizations: a big data analysis of news media

ABSTRACT Interactions between the EU and IGOs ˗ such as joint statements, verbal public disagreements, formal cooperation agreements, and IGO dispute resolution involving the EU ˗ have increased in the past decades. We address the question What determines the EU’s interactions with formal IGOs? by carrying out a big data-based sentiment analysis of all news published online between 1999 and 2017. Using over 30,000 events machine-coded by the Global Data Event Language and Tone (GDELT) database, we construct an annual measure for the dyadic relations between the EU and 36 formal IGOs. We find that when the EU has observer or member status in an IGO, this significantly and positively affects the quantity of interactions, while increasing the level of conflict in these interactions. Policy overlap between the EU and the IGO also increases the level of conflict in their interactions. Surprisingly, IGO authority is not relevant for these interactions.

The Role of Esports Organisations in Accessibility for Disability Players

The Indonesian e-sports industry cannot be separated from the role of organizations that oversee and manage all activities of e-sports players, which are expected to provide better accessibility for people with disabilities to be equal in recording achievements in the field of e-sports. This problem is closely related to the increase in internet access and the use of smartphones which are commonly used by people with disabilities, including playing games. This study aims to determine whether e-sports organizations as stakeholders provide accessibility for persons with disabilities. This study uses previous research that analyzed persons with disabilities in various roles in the new media ecosystem. Also, the fact that accessibility refers to the ability of a person with one or more disabilities to make meaningful use of media technology. Standpoint theory is the main theory as the basis and tool for analyzing the results of this study. This research uses a qualitative case study method with data collection techniques through interviews and literature studies and a post-positivist research paradigm. This study indicates that Esports Organizations in Indonesia have not been able to play a role in providing accessibility for gamers with disabilities. Of the three formal organizations, only IESPA has special attention by creating a para-Esports division for people with disabilities. Meanwhile, AVGI & PB ESI do not yet have a specific program. On the other hand, community-based informal organizations such as EAI have a great interest in being able to advocate for gamers with disabilities.
 Keywords: disability, accessibility, e-sports, new media, organization

Informal Bases of Formalisation in Pakistan: Recording the Lived Experiences of Female School Teachers

This paper focuses on exploring the way ingrained cultural wisdom and mechanisms provide the base for actualising official roles in formal organisations. Most of the formal interactions and transactions are made through personalised dealings (Qadeer, 1999). Some senior scholars feel that such cultural wisdom/mechanisms (like VB) are not relevant anymore (Chaudhary, 1999), but the current research and existing practices are giving a different picture of reality (Saher & Mayrhofer, 2014; Saher et al., 2014; Qadeer, 1999). Considering this lacuna in literature and between literature and practice, this paper is going to unravel the process of informalization in formal organisations and will contribute to the ongoing debate on convergence divergence. This paper will also discuss the implications and extend guidance for future research in this field.

Recognize and Alleviate a Resource Management Conundrum Facing Science Diaspora Networks.

Increasingly, science diaspora networks are managed by formal organizations such as embassies or non-profit organizations. Researchers have studied these networks to understand how they influence international collaborations and science diplomacy, and to determine which network activities foster those outcomes and which do not. In this perspective, we suggest that many of these network organizations confront an underappreciated conundrum for managing resources: organizations with few resources must learn how to obtain more resources despite lacking means to do so. To substantiate our suggestion, we do the following. We review exploratory results from a study of network organizations that indicate that these organizations generally lack resources, learn too little from each other, and struggle to overcome the resource conundrum. We also show that this conundrum is expected from organizational theory based on bounded rationality. To help organizations confront the issue, we do the following. First we provide a new database of operating science diaspora networks. We encourage managers of network organizations to use it as a resource to identify peers with whom to regularly exchange knowledge about securing resources. We also suggest that other scientific organizations should infuse network organizations with fresh resources. Ultimately, we urge all relevant stakeholders to recognize that the conundrum results not from the shortcomings of individual managers, but rather is a legitimate organizational phenomena that must be addressed by organizational design.

AI for Disaster Rapid Damage Assessment from Microblogs

Formal response organizations perform rapid damage assessments after natural and human-induced disasters to measure the extent of damage to infrastructures such as roads, bridges, and buildings. This time-critical task, when performed using traditional approaches such as experts surveying the disaster areas, poses serious challenges and delays response. This paper presents an AI-based system that leverages citizen science to collect damage images reported on social media and perform rapid damage assessment in real-time. Several image processing models in the system tackle non-trivial challenges posed by social media as a data source, such as high-volume of redundant and irrelevant content. The system determines the severity of damage using a state-of-the-art computer vision model. Together with a response organization in the US, we deployed the system to identify damage reports during a major real-world disaster. We observe that almost 42% of the images are unique, 28% relevant, and more importantly, only 10% of them contain either mild or severe damage. Experts from our partner organization provided feedback on the system's mistakes, which we used to perform additional experiments to retrain the models. Consequently, the retrained models based on expert feedback on the target domain data helped us achieve significant performance improvements.

Use of mobile apps for periodic knowledge tests and qualification assessment of slingers

Introduction . The article is devoted to the issues of improving the processes of periodic knowledge testing and assessing the qualifications of slingers to improve the level of professional skills, readiness to use appropriate devices, equipment and personal protective equipment. Problem Statement . In view of the often formal organization of regular (periodic) knowledge checks of slingers, which potentially leads to accidents at work, there is a need to apply new forms of organization and conduct of these activities. Theoretical Part . Periodic knowledge testing involves an oral examination in the commissions of the organizations that operate cranes. As an alternative to regular knowledge checks, the independent qualification assessment at Qualification Assessment Centers is of particular importance. Taking into account the widespread digitalization of production and the widespread use of IT technologies, it is proposed to develop and apply mobile applications for periodic knowledge checks of slingers, allowing them to visualize and choose the right solutions for performing labor functions. Conclusions . The high level of professional training of the slinger is an important component in the issue of increasing the level of safety in the operation of lifting structures, so special attention must be paid to the training of qualified personnel.

Analisis Aktualisasi Manajemen Peningkatan Mutu Berbasis Madrasah

Islamic education in Indonesia extremely urgent to be examined because citizen of Indonesia are mostly moslem, until it become education progression factor in a country with mostly moslem citizen. The entrance used to collect empirical and actual data in order to critically analyzed quality management theory which is islamic education like madrasah. Madrasah as formal islamic education organization that integrated within national education system in Indonesia needs quality management. Madrasah based quality advance management is a management model that extend bigger autonomy to madrasah, giving flexibility to madrasah, and encourage direct participation from stakeholders to increase the quality of madrasah.

Introduction: Civic Activism in Central and Eastern Europe Thirty Years After Communism’s Demise

Thirty years ago, many credited civil society for communism’s sudden and mostly peaceful demise in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In the decades since, scholars have debated the definition, structure, impact, and strength of civil societies in this region. This article introduces a special section that provides theoretical, methodological, and empirical considerations of civil society activism in CEE thirty years after the end of communist regimes in the region. Based on our new multi-country survey instrument and extensive field research, we contend that despite important differences in civil society and democracy’s trajectories within the region, there are commonalities emerging, with new forms of civic activism which are more informal, more dynamic, and ad hoc, often focused on “everyday issues” that average people identify as important and worthy of engagement. Unlike much previous research that focused on formal organizations and institutional conditions, we argue that civil society development in CEE needs to be analyzed from the perspective of actors—activists and citizens—and the concrete concerns that motivate the varied forms of their civic activism.

Barriers to Help-Seeking for Domestic Violence in Kyrgyzstan: Perspectives of Criminal Justice, Social, Health, and Educational Professionals.

Research with survivors of domestic violence (DV) suggests that most do not seek supportive services from formal organizations. The purpose of this study is to understand the structural and legal barriers that prevent survivors of DV from seeking help in Kyrgyzstan from the perspectives of professionals within the areas of law enforcement, judicial system, social, health, and educational sectors working directly with survivors. We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews and 8 focus groups with 83 professionals who are employed as domestic violence or legal advocates, psychologists, healthcare providers, educators, and law enforcement officials who had worked with the survivors of DV in their current positions. We analyzed the data using a multistep strategy derived from grounded theory methods. The findings of the study highlighted six structural barriers: (1) financial dependence on the abuser, (2) stigma and shame of seeking help, (3) few crisis centers and rigid acceptance criteria for temporary protection, (4) the normalization and societal acceptance of abuse, (5) a lack of property rights for women, and (6) distrust of formal services. The participants indicated five legal barriers, including the following: (1) insufficient sanctions for abusers, (2) unclear provisions and inadequate enforcement of law, (3) a low likelihood of prosecution, (4) poor procedures, stereotypes of survivors, and revictimization during investigations, and (5) protection for abusers who work in positions of power. The structural and legal barriers that survivors face when seeking help are formidable challenges that will require extensive support from professionals working in the fields of criminal justice, social work, and public health. Findings suggest that both short-term and longer-term interventions that require sustainability of prevention efforts are necessary to address barriers to help-seeking identified in the study.

"Strange Characters": Inscription and Lyric in Books 3 and 4 of The Faerie Queene

This essay considers the intriguing prominence of inscriptions on surfaces such as metal, wood, stone, and flesh in books 3 and 4 of Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene. It argues that in their formal organization, rhetorical configurations, and classical genealogies, these inscriptions replicate the principal characteristics of lyric poetry. In foregrounding the conjunction of language and matter, these lyric inscriptions offer a mechanism of thinking through the nature of poetic creation out of available linguistic resources. As a result, lyric emerges as the foundational form of poetry whose affordances are indispensable to Spenser's epic undertaking.

Grassroots Roles and Leadership Aspirations: The Experiences of Young Ethnic Women in Myanmar Civil Society Organizations

This research explores young ethnic women's activities, experiences, and leadership aspirations within Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs), and the influence of the COVID pandemic on their life and work. Ethnic women working for CSOs face a number of challenges not only from various power holders but also from within their own communities and organizations. Meanwhile, they carve out opportunities for themselves as young civil society workers. Many show aspirations to become community leaders or politicians. This research was set up in collaboration with two organizations based in Myanmar. Interviews were held in July 2020 with fourteen young ethnic women who had previously been involved in women's leadership trainings, to explore how they experienced their position within civil society after completion of these programs. Apart from their ethnic and gender identities, a number of intersecting identity factors such as age, life stage, education level, and place of origin were taken into account. Differences in experiences were found not only among the known identity factors but also between individual women from different communities, and between those working on the community level and in more formal nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). We end with a number of recommendations for CSOs and their partners and donors.

“Saved” by Interaction, Living by Race: The Diversity Demeanor in an Organizational Space

Sociologists have written surprisingly little about the role of social interactions in facilitating the success of racial diversity initiatives in contemporary organizations. The push for racial inclusion across multiple institutions illustrates that racial diversity is a widespread cultural mythology. However, social interactions are living component of cultural ideals, and successful interracial interactions are necessary to pull off diversity. In this article, I use ethnographic data gathered from parishioners of an interracial religious organization to look beyond “happy talk” and toward the tangible effort that is required to accomplish racial diversity on the ground. Specifically, I advance the concept of the diversity demeanor: racialized interaction rituals that smooth social interactions in interracial settings. Using the contributions of symbolic interactionism to examine race as a social relationship mediated through formal organizations offers a number of advantages. It reveals how the burden of making diversity happen falls on the shoulders of racial minorities who must “save” interactions and develop White actors’ understandings when they “mess up.” By developing the concept of the diversity demeanor, I bring attention to how macrolevel systems of stratification manifest within microlevel practices in the meso space of a religious organization.

Meta-Organizations in the Making. A Multiple Case Study of Multi-Stakeholder Meta-Organizations for Social Innovation

There is a lack of research on the meta-organization creation process despite it being central to understanding this form of organization (Ahrne & Brunsson, 2005, 2008; Valente & Oliver, 2018). In this paper, we investigate the process that underlies the creation of Multi-Stakeholder Meta-Organizations (MSMOs). We explore MSMOs ‘in the making’ through a multiple case study of four meta-organizations with a social innovation purpose. We identify a three-stage MSMO creation process that takes place through the simultaneous occurrence of three major elements: the logic of action of MSMO members, MSMOs’ evolving boundaries, and their organizing practices. We show that the MSMO creation process is based on the coordination, negotiation, and actualization of the practices of meta-organization members rather than on structural conditions. In addition, the MSMO creation process begins with the involvement of a leading organization, which decides to create an informal group of member organizations before the effective creation of a formal organization.

Mediation Model of Strategic Foresight Influencing Dynamic Capability

Strategic Foresight (SF) is required for an organisation in facing Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (VUCA) environment to maintain relevant in future. There are many studies on application of SF by organisations in preparing for the unexpected. Especially, the relationship between SF and dynamic capabilities (DC) of an organisation. Thus, this study developed a mediation model which comprises of five exogenous constructs namely environmental scanning (ES); scenario planning (SP); knowledge creation (KC); culture (CU) and formal organization (FO), one endogenous construct of dynamic capabilities and one mediator construct of organisational learning capability (OLC). The data use to develop the model was derived from 209 respondents that participated in the questionnaire survey. The respondents were selected using a purposive random sampling technique amongst individuals who involved in decision-maker position of UAE organizations. The model was evaluated at measurement and structural components to achieve the fitness criteria values. It was found that the model has achieved GoF value of 0.8423 which indicates high overall validatingpower. This means that the model is rated as a high-quality model. After achieving these fitness criteria, hypothesis testing was conducted through bootstrapping function of the software. It was found that only two out of five of the direct effect relationships are significant, which are knowledge creation and formal organisation have significant relationships with the dynamic capabilities of the organisations. For mediation/indirect effect, it was found that organisational learning capacity as the mediator has significant effects toward three relationships which are scenario planning with dynamic capabilities; culture with dynamic capabilities and formal organisation with dynamic capabilities.

Formal Organization in the Calligraphy Panel of the Calligrapher Hashim Muhammad Al-Baghdadi

This research study is concerned with (formal organization in the comprehensive calligraphic painting of the calligrapher Hashem Al-Baghdadi) and the research problem was represented by a basic question: What is the formal organization in the comprehensive calligraphic painting of the calligrapher Hashem Al-Baghdadi?
 The research aims to study the forms used in the comprehensive painting of the calligrapher Hashem Al-Baghdadi in terms of the formal organization of the calligraphic elements and the artistic contribution by arriving at defining the characteristics of the system and the technically approved form in the comprehensive painting, and thus may benefit calligraphers and those interested in studying Arabic calligraphy and calligraphy painting.
 The theoretical framework included a review of the following topics: the stages of development of the emergence of the Arabic calligraphy and the calligraphy board, the lines used in the implementation of the calligraphy painting of the calligrapher Hashem Al-Baghdadi, the formal organization in the calligraphy board, and the design systems adopted in the calligraphy board.
 In his research procedures, the researcher followed the descriptive (analytical) approach through the adult research community represented in the form of the university linear board, from which an intentional sample was chosen, represented by a diagram of the structural structure, and the analysis form was designed and presented to experts to ensure its validity to achieve the goals. The formal organization and the research reached the following results:
 1- The general design of the whole linear panel was subject to the division of its space through the two axes (horizontal and vertical) that bisect the total space, allowing organizational options in dividing it, sometimes with binary symmetry and at other times with quadrilateral symmetry.
 2- Employing a basic anchor that serves as a starting point for placing the other partial divisions within the geometric element (the circle) occupying the center of the design. in spreading.
 3- Employing arcs with varying areas in measurement, in which the designer sought to enhance their changing role as incubators for the relatively larger geometric shapes (circles) with their neighboring smaller circles, keeping the horizontal and vertical axes achieving greater organizational diversity without relying on the element of the circle.