High Office Research Articles

Predicting blood pressure response to renal denervation based on a new approach.

Identifying predictors of blood pressure (BP) response to renal denervation (RDN) is crucial for patient selection. According to Wilder's principle, baseline BP predicts BP change after any antihypertensive intervention. Thus, any observed BP change after RDN is the sum of the BP change depending on the baseline BP and the specific BP reduction due to RDN. Based on this concept, we propose a new definition of BP responders. In our center, 148 patients with uncontrolled hypertension underwent RDN, and 24-h ambulatory BP (ABP) was measured at baseline, and 6 months after the procedure. The decrease in 24-h systolic BP (SBP) correlated with baseline SBP (P = <0.001, r = -0.374). We determined the RDN-specific effect by subtracting the predicted SBP decrease from the observed SBP decrease. The cohort was divided into RDN responders, neutral responders, and nonresponders. Our study population had a mean age of 59 ± 10.4 years and was 74% male. The RDN-specific (residual) 24-h ABP decreased by -14.9 ± 6.3/-8.2 ± 3.8 mmHg (responder group), 1.0 ± 3.2/0.2 ± 1.9 mmHg (neutral group), and 14.2 ± 10.4/8.3 ± 3.9 mmHg (nonresponder group) 6 months after RDN. Responders had fewer antihypertensive medications (P = 0.018), higher baseline office heart rate (HR) (P = 0.019), higher 24-h ambulatory HR (P = 0.003), lower BMI (P < 0.038), and absence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) (P = 0.020). Our definition of BP responders to RDN separates baseline BP-related changes from RDN-specific changes. Positive predictors for BP response to RDN include low BMI, fewer antihypertensive medications, high baseline office HR, high 24-h ambulatory HR, and absence of T2D.

Context dependent preferences in prestige bias learning about vaccination in rural Namibian pastoralists

Extensive work in the social sciences suggests that vaccination decisions are subject to incentives, biases, and social learning processes, including prestige bias transmission. High status figures, like doctors and public health officials, can be effective messengers for vaccination information and uptake under certain conditions. In communities where there is significant medical mistrust and less interaction with markets and formal medical systems, prestige bias social learning may operate through different channels. Here, we examine the role of prestige bias on vaccine decisions in two ethnic groups (Himba and Herero) with varying levels of market integration and experiences with formal healthcare systems. Participants completed a ranking task, comparing the influence of four prestigious individuals on vaccine decisions and a survey on medical mistrust. Using Plackett-Luce models, we compare the influence of location, ethnic affiliation, and other covariates on rankings. A multi-level model compared the influence of those within and outside one's ethnic group, as well as specialist (doctor/healer) and generalist (chief/governor) prestige figures. Results indicate changes in the rank of prestigious individuals across the rural-urban gradient. Our results demonstrate significant variability in prestige-biased social learning about vaccine decision making. Medical mistrust did not impact rankings. Contrary to previous work, we find that whether a prestigious individual is locally prominent is more important than their expertise in the relevant domain (health and healing). These findings emphasize the need for more context-specific studies of prestige bias, which can improve our understanding of healthcare decision-making and guide public health messaging across diverse contexts.

Challenging questions in Saudi press conferences

Press conferences that host high ranking officials have not been a common practice in Saudi Arabia. Nevertheless, since 2020 this has changed clearly as Ministers have begun to appear in regular press conferences, a new format that requires examination and comparison to see the extent to which it is in line with the previous findings of this kind of interaction in western contexts. The current paper concentrates on examining the practice of challenging officials. The questions from these press conferences have been categorized using a framework that assesses aggressiveness through four aspects: initiative, directness, assertiveness, and hostility. The results show that journalists score a high level in the first dimension, but achieve generally low scores in the other three dimensions. The overall results indicate that journalists display a degree of initiative-taking and bring some concerns of the public to officials, but with a high proportion of cautious and non-assertive questions, an interaction system that avoids a high level of confrontation toward officials.

Analysis and Box Office Prediction of Chinese High Box Office Films- Empirical Analysis Based on the Top250 Movies on Maoyan.com

This project focuses on analyzing and predicting box-office performance using data from Maoyan.com. Several key factors, including release year and month, ticket price, movie duration, and the proportion of positive reviews, are examined for their influence on box-office revenue. We begin by employing simple linear regression to investigate the relationship between Maoyan.com ratings for the top 250 movies and their box-office performance. Additionally, we construct an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to assess the impact of these factors over time. The model parameters are estimated using the least squares regression method, and the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) is minimized to achieve optimal prediction accuracy. Extensive data cleaning and preprocessing ensure the reliability of our analysis. The findings from this study provide valuable insights into the determinants of box-office success and offer a robust predictive model for future revenue estimation.

Winners always cheat? Regional identity and the myth of a rigged 2022 Philippine presidential election

This article draws its analysis from the results of an assessment conducted in October 2022 of the May 2022 presidential election. The 2022 presidential election in the Philippines is an historical turning point not only for marking the return of the Marcos family to the country's highest office but also due to the initial claim of electoral fraud that raised concerns about the integrity of automated polling in the country. In the context of the May 2022 election, our findings do not identify any clear demographic pattern linked to a lack of confidence or skepticism regarding the credibility of the election results. Instead, compelling evidence indicates that the belief in a rigged election is limited to a specific subset of voters aligned with the geographical support base of a defeated presidential candidate. The findings contribute to nuancing electoral dynamics in the Philippines in a number of ways. First, they dispel the myth of an impaired election floated by media and other international watchdogs immediately after the election. Second, the suggest that as citizens navigate their democratic responsibilities, their regional identity becomes a lens through which the fairness, transparency, and legitimacy of the electoral system are ultimately contested.

The Role of Digital Leadership in The Digitalization Transformation of The East Java District Attorney's Office in Improving Public Services Through The “SI PANDU” Application

Sustainable development that affects all organizations brings a new transformation that prioritizes IT adaptability and effective services. The need for effective and practical life services is the primary need of the global community today. Therefore, digital leaders, in this case, play a critical role in creating a digital transformation strategy at the East Java High Prosecutor's Office in a visionary and targeted manner by creating an application called SI PANDU, which integrates the external and internal operations of the East Java High Prosecutor's Office which also improves the quality of public services. Based on this background, this study aims to review how digital leaders at the High Prosecutor's Office are able to encourage innovation in the emergence of the SI PANDU application as a form of action against the sixteenth SDG's point. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with a literacy study approach to obtain in-depth results. From this study, the results were also obtained that digital leaders have three indicators mastered to create innovation, namely profoundly understanding people, digitalizing organization and driving and integrating tech trends. These three components exist in the East Java District Attorney's Office so that they can observe trends and follow their development to realise effective public services.

P085 BLOOD PRESSURE AND THE CARDIOMETABOLIC PROFILE IN YOUNG ADULTS ASSISTED IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE – LapARC MULTICENTRIC STUDY

Introduction: Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, obesity and smoking are risk factors that impact the emergence of subclinical lesions and contribute to increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Objective: to evaluate the cardiometabolic profile and blood pressure levels in young adults treated in primary care in the Brazilian Unified Health System. Methods: Multicenter cross-sectional population study (arm of the LapARC study – Rio de Janeiro) approved by the Ethics Committee under registration: 5,046,133. Our center is located in the municipality of Santarém, Pará, Brazilian Amazon. Young adults (20 to 50 years old) were evaluated in relation to their cardiovascular risk profile, sociodemographic, anthropometry and laboratory tests. Office blood pressure (BP) was measured and patients underwent Home Blood Pressure Monitoring (HBPM), with a seven-day protocol. Results: 161 individuals were included (81.4% female; mean age 39.6 ± 7.9 years), 90% declared themselves black and mixed race and 27.3% had low education. More than half of the population has 3 or more CV risk factors (55.9%), with dyslipidemia being the most prevalent (60.2%), followed by hypertension (55.9%) and women with significantly more abdominal obesity (67.2% vs 30.0%, p&lt;0.001). Among hypertensives, 84.4% knew the diagnosis, of which 71 were treated, with only 31.1% reaching blood pressure control. The most frequently mentioned antihypertensives were renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (36.6%) and diuretics (18.6%). Men had higher office and home systolic BP levels than women (136 ± 22 vs 128 ± 23 and 127 ± 21 vs 116 ± 15, p&lt;0.05), respectively. Furthermore, the mean ankle-brachial index was 1.12 [1.07-1.20]. After HBPM, 20.9% of individuals were identified with masked hypertension, only 1.2% with white coat hypertension and 26.7% with sustained hypertension. Conclusion: although apparently healthy, this population have an adverse cardiometabolic profile, marked by low blood pressure control and the prevalence of masked hypertension, which justifies the continuation of the study.

P075 IS OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SUFFICIENT FOR DIAGNOSING HYPERTENSION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE?

Background and Objective: Recent guidelines have recommended out-of-office blood pressure (BP) measurement to improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension (HTN) but there are few studies evaluating its use in the scope of primary care. Our objective is to assess the degree of agreement between office BP and HBPM, evaluating their use in a young population assisted in primary care. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population study with adults between 20-50 years old registered in the Family Health Strategy. Sociodemographic, anthropometric data and CV risk factors were recorded. Office BP was the mean of 2 measurements and HBPM followed the 7-day protocol. HBPM &lt; 135 x 85 mmHg and office BP &lt; 140 x 90 mmHg were considered normal, identifying the 4 phenotypes: Normotension (controlled office BP and HBPM); white-coat HTN (uncontrolled office BP and controlled HBPM); masked HTN (controlled office BP and uncontrolled HBPM) and sustained HTN (uncontrolled office BP and HBPM). Results: 475 individuals were included (male sex: 38%; mean age: 37.6 years ± 8.8 years, of which 93 (20%) had their diagnosis modified after HBPM (43 with white-coat and 47 with masked HTN). In multiple logistics regression, male gender (OR 3.87: 95%CI 1.70-8.82) was independently correlated with white-coat HTN, while obesity and prehypertension increased the risk of masked HTN by 2 and 5.5 times, respectively. Uncontrolled office BP has high specificity (89%) and low sensitivity (49%) for detecting sustained HTN, with a low concordance in the diagnosis of HTN (kappa=0.388) Among men with uncontrolled office BP, 55.6% had a diagnosis of white-coat HTN and among women, 37.1%. Conclusion: Office BP was not a sufficient measurement to diagnose hypertension. HBPM was a useful procedure in this young and apparently healthy population in primary care, especially in those with uncontrolled office BP to identify white-coat HTN and in those with high normal office BP, especially if they are male or obese for early diagnosis of masked HTN.

Major Factors Contributing to the Failure of Digitalization in the Public Sector Organizations: An Analysis of the Federal Government of Pakistan

Pakistan is a developing country with rather traditional and outdated models of governance that does not effectively correspond to the postmodern practices of electronic and digitalized governance. A majority of initiatives aimed towards incorporation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the public sector are not satisfactorily implemented and do not bear positive impacts for improving public service. The purpose of this paper to analyze and understand the factors the contribute to the failure in implementation of the initiatives and projects aimed to incorporate ICT and digitalization in the public sector of Pakistan. The paper scrutinizes this state of affairs through interviews and survey questionnaires targeted towards high ranking officials of the public sector and associated government departments and authorities. This paper is of quantitative nature and has been facilitated through interviews, surveys and questionnaires. The findings demonstrate that despite considerable continued efforts, prevailing predicaments of inflexible red tape, paucity of financial resources, incompetence of public sector staff and unstable political scenario are factors that hinder the progress of digitalization. This is a major gap identified in this paper. Furthermore, the paper also suggests and recommends practical solutions to cope with these problems, including political solutions and recommendations for financial problems.

Jiang Qing, the Iconic Anti-icon: Visual Dissection of Female Political Power in Post-Mao People's Republic of China

This article examines how, in the years following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966–76), Jiang Qing 江青 (1914–91) became a negative icon of a liberated woman in high office in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). During the Cultural Revolution, Jiang Qing transformed herself into a model female political leader. After her arrest in 1976, however, political caricatures systematically deconstructed her curated image by transforming her into the antithesis of the ideal powerful woman in a socialist society. Since a model liberated female politician was not yet available, Jiang Qing served as an “iconic anti-iconic” of women in politics under state socialism. Acknowledging the importance of Jiang Qing as a historical figure in Maoist China, this article analyzes how post–Cultural Revolution caricatures of her provide us with an understanding of the Chinese Communist Party’s anxieties about women in power, and it raises questions about the absence of an iconic woman-leader in the PRC’ s political visual culture despite years of campaigning to achieve women’s liberation.

Islamic microfinance services: a catalyst for poverty reduction in eastern Ethiopia

PurposeThis study aims to examine the influence of Islamic microfinance services (IMFS) on poverty reduction in the eastern part of Ethiopia.Design/methodology/approachA binary logistic regression model was used to analyze poverty reduction and income, education, household size, age and saving of IMFS through a semi-closed questionnaire by using a purposive sampling technique. A semi-closed interview with higher officials from an Islamic microfinance service was also used.FindingsThe study results show that the income, education, household size and age of the IMFS’ clients are the major influencing factors that affect poverty reduction in Ethiopia.Practical implicationsThe study’s findings provide insights for policymakers to revise intensively their regulations and directives for Islamic microfinance operators. It emphasizes the government’s role in serving the community’s interests through financial inclusion and in developing programs to enhance the effectiveness of Islamic microfinance operations in the poverty reduction process. As a social implication, Islamic microfinance service providers gain insights into how beneficiary-side variables contribute to the country’s poverty reduction after offering Islamic microfinance products to them.Originality/valueThe results of this study are distinctive because they show how poverty reduction in Ethiopia is influenced by how income level is increased, how better educational level is attained, how household size is managed and how well the age of the client is effectively used for productivity. The paper also provides a new view of Islamic microfinance in Ethiopia, its influencing factors for poverty reduction and challenges with the operating system.

“Two-Faced Janus”: Was Chancellor Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin in the Service of the British?

Reviewing the policy pursued by a prominent Russian statesman, head of the foreign policy department during the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, Chancellor Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, the author assesses his relations with the British ambassadors in the period between 1746 and 1756 somewhat differently compared to other historians. Great Britain, which was actively participating at that time in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748), and then, preparing for the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), negotiated the lease of the Russian auxiliary military corps in exchange for the payment of cash subsidies. Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin played an active role in the negotiation process. However, whose interests was he protecting and was his service in a high public office entirely selfless? From the analysis of diplomatic correspondence between British ambassadors and the Secretary of State, the author concludes that Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin supported the British more often than not, as he was in the secret service of the British government. This is confirmed by the actions of the Chancellor, aimed at accelerating negotiations on subsidies in the interests of Great Britain, seeking to reduce their size, supporting the privileges of English merchants to the detriment of Russian interests, as well as supplying ambassadors with secret information about the armed forces of the country. The biography of the Chancellor, containing a number of dubious facts, such as documents forged by his father to prove the English ancestry of his family, an unusual acquaintance with the future King George I of Great Britain and service under him, receiving a permanent pension and expensive gifts from the British, suggests that Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin was recruited by the British while in the service of King George I, and therefore frequently acted in the interests of Great Britain.

Hereditary Democracy

Abstract: Hereditary democracy is the phenomenon whereby the children, spouses, or other close family members of powerful politicians are themselves elected to high office. It is a ubiquitous feature of democracy worldwide. What causes it? What are its consequences? To explain hereditary democracy, the article develops a framework that looks at both supply- and demand-side factors, with respect to both the voting masses and party elites, that contribute to an inherited incumbency advantage. The article argues that the practice of hereditary democracy should be condemned. While it has helped women leaders to reach high office in unlikely places, it artificially shrinks the pool of political talent, can lead to disappointed voter expectations, and is fundamentally unfair.

Литовський рід Монтовтів (Монтовтів Коблинських) на Волині в XV–XVI ст.

The joint development of Lithuanian and Ukrainian lands within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 14th–16th centuries fostered inter-ethnic family ties. One of such cases was the Lithuanian family of Montovt, known in Volhynia since the second half of the 15th century. The article looks at the history of the family of Montovt. The Grand Duke of Luthuania bestowed upon Mykhailo Montovtovych, a member of this family, the most important administrative office in Volhynia – starosta of Lutsk, and the latter’s descendants settled in Volhynia permanently. Jakub Montovtovych, the younger son of Mykhailo Montovovych, whilst serving as starosta of Kremenets, received for his service substantial land holdings – volost of Mlyniv together with the town of Koblyn. After the name of the town Volhynian Montovts started to be called the Montovt Koblynskies. The important status of the family of Montovt in Volhynia is evidenced not only by high offices held by some of its members, but also by matrimonial ties: the Montovts established kinship ties with several ducal families, in particular the families of Holshan, Porytsky, Lubetsky and Sokolsky. The most famous from the family of Montovt in the 16th century was Hanna Montovtivna, the daughter of Yan Yakubovich, who was the son of Yakub Mykhailovych. Hanna's destiny, which began happily, had a very sorrowful continuation. When she was 14, her father gave her in marriage to Duke Bogush Lubetsky. In her second marriage, she was the wife of Duke Vasyli Sokolsky. Altogether Hanna was married four times. After the death of her father, her stepmother and her second husband Oleksandr Semashko, trying to appropriate her inheritance, married her against her will to a cruel and uneducated man Pavel Zglychynsky, who deprived her from her property and kept her in prison for 14 years. Freed from the captivity, Hanna tried to divorce her husband, but according to the decree of Lutsk bishop, Zglychynsky only apologized to his wife and promised to treat her well henceforth. Thus, Hanna was forced to forgive him and to continue to live with him in marriage.

Urgency of Establishing Qanun on the Functional Duties of the High Prosecutor's Office in Aceh Province

The success and sustainability of the implementation of Islamic Shari'a in Aceh is not only the burden of local law enforcement agencies such as Wilayatul Hisbah, the Syar'iyah Court and the Islamic Shari'a Office, law enforcement agencies on a national scale are also involved such as the Indonesian National Police through the Aceh Regional Police and the Attorney General's Office in Aceh Province in charge of transferring Jinayat (Islamic criminal law) cases to the Syar'iyah Court. However, this task of the prosecutor's office is considered by the researcher to need improvement because the role of the prosecutor's office is responsible for the delegation of cases to 2 (two) different courts. Of course, this improvement is needed through Qanun which has legitimacy as a regional regulation in the Indonesian legal system. Based on this description, this research is a typology of normative (legal) research. The results and discussion in this study conclude: First, the area of Islamic shari'a law enforcement has a synchronization between Law Number 1 of 2021 concerning the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Indonesia with the Aceh Qanun in the enforcement of Islamic shari'a in Aceh. The presence of Islamic law enforcement agencies in Aceh does not mean that the task of enforcing Islamic law is only government agencies. Second, the Urgency of the establishment of Qanun Aceh Prosecutor's Functional Duty is a social condition that requires improvement in the enforcement of Islamic shari'a in Aceh

Headgear use in girls' lacrosse-stakeholders not ready for change.

Mandating headgear for field players in girls' lacrosse to reduce head injuries, including concussion, has been heavily debated. However, research regarding the need and effectiveness of mandated headgear use in girls' lacrosse is still developing. Therefore, this qualitative study aimed to identify the need for and barriers to the development of mandated headgear use policies in girls' lacrosse in Ohio. We conducted six virtual focus groups, three with concussion experts (clinicians and researchers) and three with girls' lacrosse stakeholders (high school players, parents, coaches, and officials). A focus group guide was developed to explore study participants' perceptions and opinions on concussion in girls' lacrosse, headgear use among players, and policies and policy development related to headgear use or a headgear mandate. We developed the codebook using an inductive and iterative approach based on focus group transcripts and used ATLAS.TI to code and analyze the transcript data. Concussion experts and stakeholders understood the potential consequences of concussion but did not perceive concussion as a pervasive problem in girls' lacrosse. The prevention of head and facial injuries was regarded as a potential benefit of headgear use. However, stakeholders expressed that the myriad of arguments discussed opposing mandated headgear use including increased aggressive play and/or targeting, concerns over changes in the game, and cost strongly outweighed the benefits. Finally, both concussion experts and stakeholders identified multiple organizations, including USA Lacrosse, who could act as facilitators and/or barriers to developing, enacting, and implementing headgear policies. Concussion experts and stakeholders identified possible reasons for headgear use related to injury prevention but also identified several important barriers to the development of a headgear mandate for girls' lacrosse in Ohio.

Enron’s Collapse and the Emergence of a New Magnitude of Ethics within Corporate Governance

In this study, it is argued that the collapse of a single company – Enron – in the USA represented one of the most crucial factors underlying the emergence of ethics with a new dimension in the global business strategy. Enron, one of the most profitable companies in the USA in 1990s, experienced a completely unprecedented disaster and the ensuing investigations revealed that a lack of ethical integrity among the high officials was one of the most crucial reasons for the downfall of such an established company. Shortly after Enron collapse, a number of companies in different countries faced similar consequences and a crucial factor that they all appeared to share was unethical practices. The core aim of this study is to explore how the think-tanks in the corporate world made a quick response regarding the development of the ethical practices within the activities of corporations and how ethics gained greater magnitude within the administration of business activities. To achieve this aim, we undertook a comprehensive content analysis of the relevant secondary data substantiated by a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) attended by academics working in the field of corporate governance, in order to gain relevant insights in the study objectives. The scholarly views of the individuals who participated in the FGD, we believe, can add value to our results by enriching the study. The study findings suggest that the downfall of Enron immediately and hugely contributed towards raising the profile of ethics and the introduction of a series of ethical codes regarding corporate performances.

QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN DAVAO ORIENTAL DIVISION

The study explored the relationship of quality of work life and job satisfaction of teachers. This claim needs to be validated. However, this had never been explored specifically in the local setting. With this, the study determined the extent of quality of work life of teachers and the job satisfaction of public elementary teachers in Davao Oriental Division. Also, it investigated the association of the involved variables and the domains of quality of work life of teachers that significantly influenced job satisfaction. With the use of probability sampling, 150 elementary teachers in the public schools were selected as the respondents. Utilizing the descriptive-correlational survey method, the data collated were analyzed through the use of Mean, Product-Moment correlation and Regression Analysis. Results revealed that there was an extensive quality of work life of teachers and an extensive job satisfaction. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the two variables. Moreover, all domains of quality of work life of teachers were found to have significantly influence job satisfaction. Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education and school heads may identify means on how to provide teachers an excellent quality of work life to let them feel satisfied of their teaching jobs. More so, future researchers may further explore the involved variables considering other factors and research methods. KEYWORDS: Quality of work life, job satisfaction, descriptive correlation, Davao Oriental Division, Philippines

DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL HEADS AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY TEACHERS OF PANABO CITY DIVISION

The study uncovered the relationship between distributive leadership of school heads and organizational commitment of teachers in public secondary schools of Panabo City Division. Also, it investigated the association of the involved variables and the domains of distributive leadership of school heads that significantly influence the organizational commitment of teachers. With the use of probability sampling, 150 secondary teachers in the public schools were selected as the respondents. Utilizing the descriptive-correlational survey method, the data collated were analyzed through the use of Weighted Mean, Product-Moment correlation and Regression Analysis. Results revealed that there was an extensive distributive leadership of school heads and an extensive organizational commitment of teachers. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the two variables. Moreover, all domains of distributive leadership of school heads were found to have significantly influence on organizational commitment of teachers. Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education may identify means on how to help the school heads in strengthening their distributive leadership to ensure a reinforced organizational commitment among teachers. KEYWORDS: Distributive leadership, organizational commitment, descriptive correlation, Panabo City Division

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS IN RELATION TO EMPOWERMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY TEACHERS IN PANABO CITY DIVISION

The study explored the relationship between human resource management operations and empowerment of teachers in public secondary schools of Panabo City Division. Also, it investigated the association of the involved variables and the domains of human resource management operations that significantly influenced empowerment of teachers. With the use of probability sampling, 150 secondary teachers in the public schools were selected as the respondents. Utilizing the descriptive-correlational survey method, the data collated were analyzed through the use of Mean, Product-Moment correlation and Regression Analysis. Results revealed that there was extensive human resource management operations and an extensive empowerment of teachers. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the two variables. Moreover, all domains of human resource management operations were found to have significantly influenced empowerment of teachers. Based on the findings, it was further suggested that higher officials in the Department of Education may identify means on how to help the school heads in strengthening the human resource management operations to ensure empowerment among teachers. KEYWORDS: Human resource management operations, empowerment of teachers, descriptive correlation, Panabo City Division, Philippines