Frequency Of Meetings Research Articles

Multi-professional perspectives to reduce moral distress: A qualitative investigation.

Encounters of moral distress have long-term consequences on healthcare workers' physical and mental health, leading to job dissatisfaction, reduced patient care, and high levels of burnout, exhaustion, and intentions to quit. Yet, research on approaches to ameliorate moral distress across the health workforce is limited. The aim of our study was to qualitatively explore multi-professional perspectives of healthcare social workers, chaplains, and patient liaisons on ways to reduce moral distress and heighten well-being at a southern U.S. academic medical center. Purposive sampling and chain-referral methods assisted with recruitment through hospital listservs, staff meetings, and newsletters. Interested participants contacted the principal investigator and all interviews were conducted in-person. Consent was attained prior to interviews. All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Directed content analysis was used to deductively organize codes and to develop themes in conjunction with the National Academy of Medicine's National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being. Rigor was attained through peer-debriefing, data triangulation methods, and frequent research team meetings. Ethics approval was obtained from the university and medical center institutional review boards. Themes demonstrate that rather than offering interventions in the aftermath of moral distress, multilevel daily practices ought to be considered that pre-emptively identify and reduce morally distressing encounters through (1) the care team, (2) management and leadership, and (3) the health care industry. Strategies include interdisciplinary decision-making, trusting managerial relationships, and organizational policies and practices that explicitly invest in mental health promotion and diverse leadership opportunities. Moral distress interventions ought to target short-term stress reactions while also addressing the long-term impacts of moral residue. Health systems must financially commit to an ethical workplace culture that explicitly values mental health and well-being.

The Function of Integrated Service Center Cadres in Growth Monitoring of Undernourished Children

Undernourished children can manifest in several degrees: under or severe. Cadres play a critical function in tracking children's development. This research aimed to gather comprehensive data regarding the function of cadres in monitoring undernourished children. The study was conducted at the Umban Sari Public Health Center, using a qualitative methodology. Seven informants were chosen by purposive sampling. An extensive interview guide, recorders, cameras, and field notes were used as research instruments to capture all of the data in the field. Through observations and interviews, data were gathered. Triangulation techniques were used to validate the data. The results showed that cadres have a considerable function as communicators between the community and health professionals; in addition to being active in the planning and implementation of activities on the day of Posyandu for integrated services; however other than the integrated services, there was still limited role: only to greet mothers on their way to Posyandu; visitation activities conducted by the health officers accompanied by cadres when the toddler was first detected undernutrition and toddlers did not attend two consecutive months; provided guidance to the public was still not maximized; and cadres were still less active in counseling. t is recommended that cadres hold frequent meetings and training sessions, delegate authority to them beyond the integrated services, develop dietary guidelines for families, and distribute children's health literature.

Time to Revisit Audit Committee Activity: Evidence from Audit Adjustments

ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of audit committee activity on audit adjustments. Using unique Korean data on audit adjustments—the earnings discrepancy between pre-audit earnings prepared by management and audited earnings, we find that frequent audit committee meetings decrease the audit adjustments made by external auditors. However, the effectiveness of audit committee activities declines as the number of meetings increases. Additionally, the findings are more pronounced for firms appointing audit committee chairs with accounting financial expertise. Overall, our study highlights audit committee effectiveness critically depends on its activity and the role of the chair.

Influence of Parental Involvement in Students’ Learning Activities on Students’ Participation in Public Day Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya

This study sought to determine the parental involvement in students’ learning activities on students’ participation in public day secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. Concurrent research design of mixed methods methodology was used for the study. 250 principals, 380 Form 4 class teachers, 250 PA chair persons and 108 area chiefs formed target population. The sample size included 50 principals, 76 class teachers, 50 PA chairpersons and 20 chiefs, making a total of 196 research participants. Questionnaires, interview schedules and document analysis were the research tools. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The quantitative data was presented using frequency tables and graphs while qualitative data was analyzed thematically and presented using narratives and appropriate verbatim quotes. Pearsons’s correlation coefficient was used to determine association /correlation between parental involvement in students’ learning activities and students’ participation in public day secondary schools in Makueni County. Bivariate regression analysis was used to show the influence of parental involvement in students’ learning activities on the students’ participation in public day secondary schools in Makueni County. The study established that parental involvement in students’ learning activities positively and significantly influenced students’ participation in public day secondary schools in Makueni County. The study recommended that the school administrators should organize more frequent academic clinics and PTA meetings where parents and guardians can enquire and track the learning progress of their children. Also school administrators to cultivate a strong culture where parents/ guardians visit or contact schools to follow upon their children’s progress.

Quality of audit and cost stickiness empirical evidence from emerging markets

This study aims to present further evidence of cost stickiness by employing Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) costs. It also provides empirical evidence on the effect of audit committee meetings and audit quality on cost stickiness. The study used data from listed companies on the Saudi Arabian stock exchange during 2015–2019. Based on pooled panel data regression, the study proves that the SG&A costs are sticky. The results show the level of SG&A costs increases more with an increase in sales revenue (activity) while it decreases less with an equivalent reduction in sales revenue (activity). Also, this study finds that the frequency of audit committee meetings decreases the magnitude stickiness of SG&A costs, which supports the view that frequent meetings of AC significantly enhance its overseeing function and effectiveness. The study further reveals that audit quality “by BIG4 audit firms” is not related to reduced cost stickiness. This result implies that there is no difference in CS between companies audited by BIG4 or by non-BIG4. In general, the research highlights the importance of AC diligence (i.e., meetings) in improving its effectiveness and controlling management’s discretions affecting the cost structure in the context of sticky cost behavior.

Promoting Financial Accountability in Churches & Parachurch Institutions.

All organizations, including churches, must be transparent and responsible with financial resources to maintain confidence and the credibility of their stakeholders. Resource management for churches is an important aspect of the church’s supply chain because churches are obligated to take care of and manage member gifts and donations. It is imperative for churches to set explicit policies for the handling, documentation, and reporting of resources. These policies should address budgetary planning, spending approval, and the implementation of measures to prevent fraud and conflicts of interest. Additionally, churches have the freedom to release annual financial reports or updates that include financial data including sources of income, costs, assets, and liabilities. Annual budgets comprising estimated revenues and expenses are developed and presented to the leadership for review and approval. Churches have an opportunity to have outside professionals conduct an impartial review or audit of their financial records. Additionally, churches have the ability to form finance committees made up of knowledgeable and seasoned experts in human resources, accounting, taxation, and law who can provide expert counsel. A mechanism for tracking and recording member donations ought to be in place within the church. Information regarding the receipt and distribution of funds via various channels of communication should be transparent. Although the aforementioned is commendable, it should be highlighted that accountability by itself faces numerous difficulties, such as opposition to change and the aversion of the status quo to adopting novel approaches. An inability to establish appropriate financial management guidelines could also be the result of ignorance. Complicating matters is the fact that some volunteers may sincerely wish to help but lack the appropriate education and training. Members of the board, for example, who oversee the church's governance, may be financially illiterate. The Chairman's Role in Financial Accountability is only realised when there is an effective implementation of a meaningful mission through an effective board with people elected into offices with well-capacitated board members. Well-functioning boards have a stake in the church's ability to carry out its mission plan. This is accomplished by holding frequent meetings and aggressively managing essential operational tasks, such as monitoring the church budget.

Factors Affecting Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Organizational and Individual Levels

In the study of modern business management, the importance of employees is being mentioned more and more. Employee satisfaction is also being emphasized as an important factor affecting the long-term development of enterprises. This paper summarizes and discusses the effects of organizational and individual level factors on employee job satisfaction, which have been frequently discussed in previous literature, by means of a literature review. It has the significance of summarizing. After discussing, the paper concludes that organizational environment, salary and benefits, career planning and leadership style are positively related to employee satisfaction. At the individual level, age, education level and work experience are mainly studied, and due to the different characteristics of the studied industries, different scholars have come up with various conclusions. Based on the discussion of these factors, this paper further provides suggestions that can be implemented by organizations to improve employee job satisfaction. For example, shortening the power distance, establishing a mentor system, and conducting frequent meetings to ensure that the different needs of employees are heard and so on.

Neighbourhood Care Teams: Integrating Health Care and Social Services for Seniors in Toronto Community Housing

Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC), owned by the City of Toronto, provides housing for 15,000 low-income seniors in 83 seniors-designated buildings across Toronto. The North Toronto Ontario Health Team (including primary care, hospital, community and home-care) partnered with one of the TSHC buildings in North Toronto to develop and implement a Neighbourhood Care Team (NCT) model to support TSHC’s Integrated Service Model to address tenants' health and social needs, co-designed with the tenants. The goal of the NCT is to provide an integrated model of care that is accountable to meeting the needs of people living within a specific neighbourhood so that people experience one system that provides simple access to service, and care that is coordinated with streamlined communication of health care providers.
 The NCT objectives include:
 
 Increasing primary care provider connections
 Increasing mental health & addictions care access and support options
 Increase Digital Health access and literacy to support primary care and specialist access, reduce social isolation and increase wellness
 Reduce avoidable ED and hospital use.
 
 The service design is guided by a co-design process with the tenants as follows:
 
 Door to door survey to engage tenants in identifying their barriers and the services and supports most meaningful to them
 Eliciting and voting on key education and support initiatives at an influenza vaccination clinic
 Communication back to tenants regarding the results of the survey and how the strategies/activities planned for the building have been prioritized based on their feedback.
 Multi-organization Education Fair focusing on the top issues addressed during the vaccination clinic survey which was well attended
 Regular educational sessions in response to tenant interest, combined with a self-screening component to help link the information to a concrete service/intervention to promote better health.
 Providing translation support to enable access and engagement by tenants from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
 Ongoing commitment to continue and co-design services and elicit tenants’ feedback.
 
 The team has worked to design structures to strengthen coordination and collaboration among the various delivery partners:
 
 Multi-organizational bi-weekly huddles to discuss residents identified with unmet needs (with consent or anonymized without consent) and identify options for improving their access to health care/social services and respond to their needs in a timely manner
 Designed pathways for ensuring attachment to primary care, access to primary care and specialist support, access to home care services and assistance with social determinants of health
 Established mechanisms to obtain informed consent and enable information sharing between delivery partners.
 
 Multi-modality tenant engagement to tailor services and supports to a TSHC building has led to increased involvement by tenants and a growing interest by tenants in strategies to improve their health and social inclusion. Cross-sector collaboration is an efficient and effective way to establish needs-based integration of health and social care services in this setting. Strong leadership as well as co-developed processes, frequent building meetings and cross-sector huddles were effective ways of sharing innovative ways of meeting needs with limited resources.
 
 
 

Welcome to the December 2023 Issue (Vol:29, No:4) and Current News of the European Journal of Therapeutics

Dear Colleagues, In this editorial, we would like to share with you important developments in the European Journal of Therapeutics (Eur J Ther). First of all, as the editorial team, we would like you to know that we hold frequent meetings to benefit our esteemed colleagues and continue to work with great devotion in line with our goal of taking the journal further. We have previously shared with you that we have applied to many indexes. It is with great pleasure that we would like to inform you that in the last few months, more of our index applications have been approved. Index Copernicus, as a result of this application, the ICV 2022 value of our journal was determined to be 100 (approved 2023-10-31) [1] BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine) (approved 2023-11-30) [2] Sherpa Romeo (approved 2023-09-27) [3] MIAR (approved 2023-10-16) [4] All indexes in our journal are currently included on the journal web page [5]. As the editorial team, we would like to inform you that we have determined a policy on this issue for our journal [6], taking into account the recommendations of important international ethics committees such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) [7] and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) [8], which have recently become a trendy topic of discussion about AI chatbots and academic studies prepared with the support of such tools. As you know, when our journal was founded in 1990 [9], it was published in two yearly issues. It is an essential responsibility for us to carry our journal, which continued its publication life with three issues a year in 2009 [10] and four issues a year in 2014 [11]. With your valuable support, we would like to announce that we will increase our journal to 6 issues a year as of 2024 (February, April, June, August, October and December) with the rapidly growing progress of our journal. Unfortunately, we cannot share the names of the referees who made significant contributions to our journal in 2023 due to the changes in the article submission interface during the year and the inaccessibility of some data in the previous interface. However, we would like to emphasize again that we are grateful to all of them for their valuable contributions. Moreover, to expand our journal's referee list, we would like to remind you that competent academics who volunteer in this regard can fill out the “Become a Reviewer for the European Journal of Therapeutics” form [12]. Finally, we would like to point out that we have strengthened our editorial team with an academician competent in dentistry, Fatih Sari, DDS, PhD. Fatih Sari, DDS, PhD, is a new Editorial Board Member of the Eur J Ther. Dr. Sari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the Gaziantep University Faculty of Dentistry. He is a Vice Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry and Head of Clinical Departments. Dr. Sari is a prosthodontist and a member of the Turkish Dental Association. He has experience in implant-supported fixed prostheses, Cad/Cam applications and dental materials. We look forward to being able to offer you a large number of high-quality and valuable articles over the coming year. In addition, we would like to thank the readers, authors and reviewers of the Eur J Ther for their continuous support. Sincerely yours,

Board of directors, COVID-19, and corporate social responsibility monetary performance: direct and interaction effects analysis

Purpose This study aims to provide archival evidence on the impact of board characteristics on corporate social responsibility (CSR) monetary performance and how they interact with the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of CSR monetary performance. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes listed companies in Oman’s capital market from 2016 to 2021, using pooled ordinary least squares and unique CSR performance measures such as budgeting and spending. Findings The study finds that companies with more expertise and frequent meetings are more likely to allocate a larger budget for CSR activities. However, this does not apply to larger boards or to independent directors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the effect of independent directors on CSR budgeting and spending is more pronounced, and boards with more expertise and meetings show a negative interaction with the pandemic. The interaction of board characteristics with COVID-19 in terms of CSR monetary performance varies depending on company size. Board independence and expertise show a significant reaction to COVID-19 infection and death cases when setting CSR budgeting and spending. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study are stimulating, but stem from an emerging country with unique cultural and institutional characteristics. Methodological issues were also encountered during the analysis, so readers should exercise caution when applying the results to other settings. Practical implications This study highlights board involvement in deciding a company’s CSR investment, as it was believed that chief executive officers are considered responsible for CSR activities. Additionally, this research underscores the significance of incorporating the financial aspects of CSR into reporting. Originality/value This study examines the seldom explored relationship between corporate boards and CSR monetary aspects during regular and irregular times, offering theoretical and practical insights that benefit multiple stakeholders.

Board attributes and environmental and sustainability performance: Moderating role of environmental teams in Asia and Europe

This study investigates the influence of board attributes and environmental teams on environmental and sustainability performance. The study uses panel data of a sample of 8,094 Asian and European corporations from 2016 to 2021. The findings reveal that board attributes positively influence sustainability performance, except for frequent meetings and tenure that negatively influence sustainability performance. Further, environmental teams significantly moderate the association between board attributes and sustainability performance, which is more effective in European than Asian corporations. The study offers guidance for board members and policymakers to enforce sustainability disclosure regulations and encourages firms to establish environmental teams and committees to promote sustainability performance.

Earnings quality and board meeting frequency

We propose that corporate directors are in greater need of soft information about the firm when the quality of hard accounting information is low. We further propose that board meetings constitute a key opportunity for corporate directors to gather soft information about the firm, and empirically investigate the relationship between financial reporting quality and the board's soft information gathering, as revealed by board meeting frequency. Consistent with expectations, we find that boards meet more frequently when accruals quality is low. We further find that the proportion of outside directors, insider ownership, and SOX regulation moderate this relationship. The evidence is reinforced by analysis of management earnings forecasts, financial restatements, and internal control weaknesses and is robust to several alternative earnings quality specifications. Additional empirical tests suggest that our results are incremental to the alternative explanation of increased meeting frequency to address problems in the reporting process per se. We conclude that corporate directors seek more frequent board meetings as an alternative information source to low earnings quality.

Effective Communication in a Fertility Setting

Effective communication is a crucial aspect of any healthcare setting, as it directly impacts patient care, teamwork, and overall patient satisfaction. In the context of fertility treatment, clear and efficient communication is even more vital due to the complexity and sensitivity of the procedures involved. To begin with, let us discuss the importance of effective communication between doctors, nursing staff, and embryologists. In a fertility center, these professionals work closely together to provide comprehensive care to patients. Clear and open communication allows for seamless coordination of treatment plans, proper protocol adherence, timely updates on patient progress, and immediate action when complications arise. When there is effective communication among the team members, patients will experience a more streamlined and consistent care journey, ultimately improving their overall treatment outcomes and satisfaction. So, how can we ensure effective communication within this multi-disciplinary team? Here are a few strategies that can be implemented : 1. Regular team meetings: Schedule frequent team meetings to discuss patient cases, exchange information, and address any concerns or questions. These meetings should be structured, ensuring all team members have a chance to share updates and ask for clarifications. It is important to create an environment that promotes open dialogue and active participation from all team members. 2. Utilize electronic medical records (EMR) and shared systems: Implementing an EMR system or any other shared communication platform can greatly enhance communication efficiency. This allows for seamless information exchange, real-time updates, and shared access to relevant patient data. Using such platforms ensures that everyone in the team has access to the same information, reducing the chances of miscommunication or missed information. 3. Standardized protocols and guidelines: Establish consistent protocols and guidelines that outline communication expectations and procedures. This can include guidelines for reporting test results, notifying about patient progress, and communicating emergencies or critical situations. Standardized protocols minimize confusion and ensure that everyone knows what needs to be communicated and how. 4. Inter-professional training and education: Arrange regular training sessions and educational programs that involve team members from different disciplines. This facilitates mutual understanding of each other’s roles, responsibilities, and communication needs. It helps build trust and fosters a collaborative approach to patient care. 5. Feedback and evaluation: Encourage regular feedback and evaluation within the team to identify areas for improvement in communication. This can be done through surveys, colleague feedback, or self-reflection exercises. Address the feedback constructively, and work as a team to implement changes that enhance communication. In conclusion, effective communication is the cornerstone of successful teamwork and optimal patient care in a fertility setting. Clear and efficient communication between doctors, nursing staff, and embryologists ensures smooth coordination, timely interventions, and improved patient outcomes. By implementing strategies such as regular team meetings, shared communication platforms, standardized protocols, inter-professional training, and feedback mechanisms, we can enhance communication within the team.

The Value of Old Age in the Teaching of Pope Francis

The demographic changes taking place before our eyes regarding the structure of our society show that the proportion of older people is increasing quite rapidly. Very often these are people who want to be involved in the life of the family, society, and the Church, although their presence and involvement is not always viewed positively by the younger generations. On the other hand, the time of old age is a difficult time with many challenges, such as loss of health, and consequently the elderly need the support of the younger generations. This reality is also recognised by Pope Francis, and it could be said that the problem of the elderly is close to his heart. An expression of the importance and value of older people is, for example, his frequent meetings with older people, the establishment of a World Day for Grandparents and Older Persons, or the series of catechesis on old age and the value of this time in people’s lives delivered in 2022. Taking into account these aspects of social change and based on the totality of Pope Francis’ teachings addressed to the elderly, we wish to highlight distinctive elements emphasising the value of the elderly in the life of the family, society, and the Church. Starting from the presentation of the family as the best and natural environment for living during the time of old age, these teachings highlight older people as “guardians” of roots and values, the importance of intergenerational dialogue and a type of “covenant of generations”, and the importance of older people in the life of the Church. An important element of Francis’ teachings on old age is to identify this period as a “time of grace”, a time of looking at life from the perspective of the years and trying to take stock of it, and a time of thanksgiving. All of this is done to emphasise the importance and value of the time of old age and to see and appreciate their presence in the life of the family, society, and the Church.

Genomic Landscape of Pulmonary Sarcomatoid Carcinoma.

Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a rare aggressive subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with limited therapeutic strategies. We attempted to elucidate the evolutionary trajectories of PSC using multiregional and longitudinal tumor samples. A total of 31 patients were enrolled in this study and 11 longitudinal samples were available from them. Using whole exome sequencing data, we analyzed the mutational signatures in both carcinomatous and sarcomatous areas in primary tumors of the 31 patients and longitudinal samples obtained from 11 patients. Furthermore, digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR), and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunohistochemistry using the Ventana SP263 assay were performed. TP53 was identified as the most frequently altered gene in the primary (74%) and metastatic (73%) samples. MET exon 14 skipping mutations, confirmed by ddPCR, and TP53 mutations were mutually exclusive; whereas, MET exon 14 skipping mutations frequently co-occurred with MDM2 amplification. Metastatic tumors showed dissimilar genetic profiles from either primary component. During metastasis, the signatures of APOBEC decreased in metastatic lesions compared with that in primary lesions. PSC showed higher MET and KEAP1 mutations and stronger PD-L1 protein expression compared with that recorded in other NSCLCs. Decreased APOBEC signatures and subclonal diversity were detected during malignant progression in PSC. Frequent MET mutations and strong PD-L1 expression distinguished PSC from other NSCLCs. The aggressiveness and therapeutic difficulties of PSC were possibly attributable to profound intratumoral and intertumoral genetic diversity. Next-generation sequencing could suggest the appropriate treatment strategy for PSC.

School Principal, Assistant-Principal, and In-Between: Mapping Relationships and Work Patterns

ABSTRACT This study explores how elementary school principals and assistant principals (APs) perceive the role of the AP. Results of in-depth semi-structured interviews revealed that no clear role description exists but, rather, there are a variety of patterns that define the AP position. In the selection process, principals focus on four elements: common language, personal connection, trust, and professionalism. The work patterns demonstrated a mix of formal responsibilities and spontaneous tasks, frequent meetings, and a multitude of unstructured times. Relationship patterns involve the professional hierarchy and the efforts to expand partnerships and personal relationships including formal, semi-formal, and close relationships.

Strike incidence and outcomes: New evidence from the 2019 ECS

This paper investigates the relationship between union organization, workplace representation, the quality of industrial relations and strike incidence, as well as the implications of the matters at stake in localized disputes. Strike incidence is found to be higher in establishments where union density is higher, and where workers are covered by mixed-level collective agreements and in flexible employment. Further, distrust is associated with increased strike incidence, and conversely for employee-focused strategies and heightened employee motivation. These results are robust to controls for possible endogeneity of union density and country (cluster) heterogeneity. In terms of outcomes, higher union density, works councils, profit sharing, and a machine/computer-driven work pace are associated with worker wins, while collective bargaining, firm profitability, and more frequent meetings with management are linked with more balanced agreements.

Revisiting the corporate governance and corporate performance nexus: evidence from value-based metrics

Purpose This study seeks to empirically examine the influence of corporate governance on corporate performance in Ghana.Design/methodology/approach The study employs data from 30 listed firms spanning from 2008 to 2018 and applies the generalized method of moments technique. The authors use economic value added, shareholder value added (SVA) and economic margin (EM) as measures of corporate performance.Findings The findings reveal that the presence of both inside directors and outside (nonexecutive) directors significantly improves corporate performance, lending credence to both the stewardship theory and the agency theory. The inclusion of women on the corporate boards and frequent meetings of the board reduce the economic profits of firms. The authors find that CEO duality impedes corporate performance, supporting the presumption of the agency theory. The study further reveals that audit committee size and ownership concentration positively drive the performance of quoted firms in Ghana.Originality/value Prior studies on corporate governance and firm performance nexus have chiefly adopted traditional accounting-based performance measures such as return on assets and return on equity to evaluate firm performance. However, these indicators are critiqued for being historic and fail to consider firms' cost of equity. In light of the shortcomings of the accounting-based proxies, this study takes a unique direction by using value-based metrics, which are considered superior measures of performance. Besides, to the best of the authors' knowledge, this study provides a first attempt to investigate the link between corporate governance and firm performance using SVA and EM as performance indicators.

Nexus between technology enabled supply chain dynamic capabilities, integration, resilience, and sustainable performance: An empirical examination of healthcare organizations

Due to the twin impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainability requirements, many healthcare organizations face disruptions and uncertainties, which put patient safety at risk and decrease the overall quality of health services. Drawing on the dynamic capability view, this study aims at exploring the relationship among supply chain dynamic capabilities (SCDCs), supply chain integration (SCI), supply chain resilience (SCR), sustainable competitive advantage (SCA), and sustainable supply chain performance (SSCP). The study collected 325 usable responses from healthcare supply chain organizations in the developing country of Pakistan, including hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturing firms, surgical and equipment manufacturing firms, etc. Structural equation modeling using Smart-PLS v.3.3.2 was adopted for the data analysis. The results indicate that SCDCs positively influence SCI, SCR, SCA, and SSCP. This study finds that SCA, SCI, and SCR mediate the relationship between SCDCs and SSCP. This study contributes by aligning the SC dynamic capabilities for supply chain visibilities (i.e., sensing, learning, and coordinating) in the healthcare context. It has examined the impacts of SCDC, SCI, and SCR collectively rather than addressing them piecemeal. Sensing, learning, and coordinating capabilities through frequent collaborative meetings offer healthcare firms SC integration, allowing them to respond to the changing environment quickly and resiliently, further improving their SCA and SSCP. Since disruptions are inevitable, healthcare organizations must turn uncertainties into opportunities and activate a dynamic and resilient strategy to absorb stress. SCA and SSCP improve when SCDCs/SCR and disruptions are properly balanced.

From Social to Collective Capital: Factors behind the Success of a COVID-19 Task Force

Social capital offers an important framework for understanding community disaster preparedness and resiliency at both the individual and community levels. Social capital also offers a lens for understanding interorganizational collaboration, particularly for public health disasters. Yet missing from the literature is an exploration of how social capital at the individual level may develop into collective capital at the group level, to then be leveraged for community public health disaster management. We conducted a mixed-methods case study of an emergent rural task force that formed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Using social network and qualitative analysis, we find that pre-existing relationships, leadership, goal congruence, and frequent meetings helped develop individual-level social capital into collective capital. The findings from this study have implications for strengthening the nexus of public health and disaster management and the creation of collective capital that can help communities better respond to future disasters.