Impact Of Organizational Factors Research Articles

‘I put my “police head” on’: Coping strategies for working with sexual offending material

This paper explores the coping strategies of UK police staff who are exposed to sexual offence material (SOM). Eleven police staff completed a questionnaire then took part in semi-structured interviews. Themes were identified using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). This paper explores the theme ‘Coping strategies for working directly with material’, focusing on the most common strategies employed: ‘Detachment’, ‘Avoidance’ and ‘Process-driven’ approaches. Links between coping and different features of SOM are examined, including victim characteristics and audio content. The impact of organisational factors which make coping strategies more or less effective are also explored, along with potential sources of support.

Preparation for colonoscopy: Recommendations by an expert panel in Italy

BackgroundDespite several guidelines on bowel preparation being available, their applicability in Italy is poorly investigated. Aims(1) To create expert-based recommendations for the Italian setting based on available international guidelines on bowel preparation for colonoscopy; (2) to assess consensus across the Italian endoscopy community. MethodsThe study was conducted in 2 phases: (a) statements formulation, (b) assessment of consensus. For the first phase, 6 topics related to bowel preparation were identified: (1) efficacy/tolerability; (2) timing; (3) assessment of quality of bowel preparation; (4) factors associated with inadequate preparation; (5) patient education and (6) impact of organisational factors. For each topic, statements were produced and voted by a panel of experts. For consensus assessment, the invited participants were asked to rate the statements. The statement achieved a good level of agreement when at least 70% of voters agreed with it. Results25 statements were agreed in the first phase. Agreement was not achieved by the endoscopy community for 7 statements, mainly concerning practical aspects (i.e. strategies for management of patients with inadequate preparation, organisational factors). ConclusionA clinically relevant consensus was achieved on the main topics of bowel preparation, such as the choice of laxative and the time of administration, and it may help to homogenize the colonoscopy practice in Italy. Nevertheless, there are a few country-specific preparation-related issues that need to be addressed.

The Impact of Organisational Factors on Organizational Commitment at the Arab Bank in Jordan

This study aims to examine the impact of emotional intelligence and job satisfaction on organisational commitment. Data are collected from sample of 102 employees working in the Arab Bank which is a one of the most important bank in Jordan. The multiple regression analysis is used to analyze the proposed hypotheses. The results indicate that emotional intelligence and job satisfaction have strong and positive impacts on organizational commitment. Lastly, the implications of this study provided support for the scholars of organizational factors, particularly in banking sector.

Applied Criteria of Hospital Information Systems in Organizational Evaluation: A Systematic Review Protocol

Introduction: Through new and expanding technologies, the development of health information technology in today’s society is indisputable, and the use of this technology has led to the production of various products with a variety of capabilities. One of these products is the Hospital Information System. Regarding the impact of organizational factors on the successful implementation of hospital information systems and the lack of comprehensive criteria for assessing them, the purpose of this study was to determine the criteria of hospital information systems involved in organizational evaluation.Methods: Data sources included the following databases: pubmed, scopus and cochrane library. In addition, other sources were searched for ongoing studies and grey literature. Studies were independently screened for eligibility by 2 reviewers and data extraction was done by 2 people. The language limitations for article wasn’t considered, the reference of the articles that selected, review and related articles were selected. After completing the search, all the articles were entered in to EndNote, and duplicates were deleted. The Prisma protocol was used to report.Results and Dissemination: A specific and precise checklist was being prepared and developed, which is an appropriate guide to assess hospital information system from an organizational dimension in health technology assessment. The results of the study were published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. Policy makers and healthcare decision-makers can use these results.

INVESTIGATING COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PERFORMANCE - A SURVEY OF PURCHASING PROFESSIONALS IN DUTCH HOSPITALS

Aim: Cooperative purchasing is considered a promising area for lowering the cost in the health care sector, although recent initiatives show mixed results. The purpose of this study is to find a thorough explanation for the performance of cooperative purchasing in healthcare by investigating the role of trust, commitment, organizational factors (i.e. group formality, and IT system effectiveness) and interpersonal skills (i.e. teamwork skills, and communication).Design/research method: A conceptual model for the performance of cooperative purchasing was developed. This model was empirically validated using a survey of 88 Dutch hospital purchasing professionals.Conclusions/findings: Analysis shows a significant impact of trust and commitment in cooperative purchasing groups on performance. Group formality and teamwork skills appear to be essential for achieving trust and cooperative purchasing performance. We also found a positive impact of IT system effectiveness on commitment, not on trust. Positive feelings about the group and positive expectation about the continuity of the group can be stimulated through effective IT systems. Since proper IT support is often neglected in many healthcare organizations, management efforts to improve IT systems could truly facilitate the tactical purchasing process of cooperative purchasing in hospitals.Originality/value of the article: Many cooperative purchasing initiatives suffer from conflicts over the allocation of savings, time, and costs. Despite the growing importance of cooperative purchasing, few empirical studies have explored the effects on hospital performance. Our study extends previous research by investigating the relationships between trust, commitment, and the performance of cooperative purchasing (1) and the impact of organizational factors and interpersonal skills on trust and commitment in purchasing groups within a healthcare context (2).

The Impact of Organizational Factors on the Promotion of Informal Learning in Korean Companies

The Impact of Organizational Factors on the Promotion of Informal Learning in Korean Companies

Impact of Organizational Factors on Financial Performance

Impact of Organizational Factors on Financial Performance

The Impact Of Organizational Factors On Implementation Outcomes Of Lean Manufacturing

Critical success factors for successful implementation outcomes of lean manufacturing remain an important area of research. This paper examines the correlation between organizational factors, organizational structure, and job design with implementation outcomes of lean manufacturing that impact quality, waste, and delivery. The effect of three moderating factors, the length of time that lean manufacturing has been implemented, the company’s size, and the type of manufacturing, on the relationship between organizational factors and implementation outcomes of lean manufacturing is also studied. The results of this research study indicate that except for the lack of a relationship between level of formalization with waste and delivery outcomes, there are significant positive correlations between organizational factors and implementation outcomes of lean manufacturing. The results also indicate that the moderating factors do affect the relationship between independent and dependent variables.

The Impact of Organizational Factors and Government Policy on Psychiatric Nurses' Family-Focused Practice With Parents Who Have Mental Illness, Their Dependent Children, and Families in Ireland.

Government policy and organizational factors influence family-focused practice (FFP) in adult mental health services. However, how these aspects shape psychiatric nurses' practice with parents who have mental illness, their dependent children, and families is less well understood. Drawing on the findings of a qualitative study, this article explores the way in which Irish policy and organizational factors might influence psychiatric nurses' FFP, and whether (and how) FFP might be further promoted. A purposive sample of 14 psychiatric nurses from eight mental health services completed semi-structured interviews. The analysis was inductive and presented as thematic networks. Both groups described how policies and organizational culture enabled and/or hindered FFP, with differences between community and acute participants seen. This study indicates a need for policies and organizational supports, including child and family skills training, to promote a whole family approach in adult mental health services.

Ethical Decision Making Process of Albanian Accountants: the Impact of Organizational Factors

Taking into consideration the fact that nowadays ethics regarding the accounting profession constitutes one of the most discussed issues all over the world this paper aims to study the impact of organizational variables in the ethical decision-making process of Albanian accountants. Based on the previous researches made mainly in developed countries and as in Albania researches regarding this discipline are extremely rare in this study four organizational variables will be considered:Code of Ethics, industry type, organization size and ethical climate.A sample of about one hundred management accountants who work in Albanian organizations was chosed and they were asked to fill a questionarie regarding these variables and their impact in the ethical decision-making process. Data were entered and processed in SPSS and concluded that these factors have no significant in the ethical decision-making process of the accountants. This study represents a simple contribution for our country as we have an emerging economy for which understanding the factors that influence the ethical decision-making process is crucial.

The Impact of Organizational Factors on Nurses Turnover Intention Behavior at Public Hospitals in Jordan: How Does Leadership, Career Advancement and Pay-Level Influence the Turnover Intention Behavior among Nurses

Background: Turnover intention has the possibility to have destructive effects on the life of nurses, healthcare organizations and societies in general. It is considered as one of the major problems that many organizations face, because higher costs and losses could happen because of turnover intention. All over the world, nurses shortage in increase. Organizational factors such as leadership, advancement opportunities, and pay level are among the most connected to the nurses turnover intention. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between organizational factors (leadership, advancement opportunities, and pay level) and turnover intention. Design: Six hundred nurses working at public hospitals in Jordan, selected randomly, using survey method. Findings: This study revealed that there is a significant relationship between leadership and pay level on turnover intention of nurses and insignificant relationship between advancement opportunities and turnover intention among nurses. Conclusions: This study showed that organizational factors (leadership quality, pay level, and career advancement) are related to turnover intention. As such this study contributes to shedding a light on the activities of human resource management such as work conditions, stress management, and development of anti-turnover policies. This study therefore contributes to turnover intention literature in the context of the Middle East, particularly the healthcare industry is largely dependent on its nurses in enhancing healthcare services for individuals and in developing the industry.

Academic Factors and Turnover Intention: Impact of Organization Factors

Institutional support and recognition led to less happier and committed academicians. Previous empirical findings justified that intentions to leave an organization has been due to issues in commitment and job performance. The study observes 130 academicians in five Malaysian public higher learning institutions in a cross-sectional data collection collected through an online survey portal of surveymonkey.com. The results showed impact of academic development and organizational climate induced stronger organizational commitment and consequently reduced turnover intention. On the other hand, academic development and academic tasks and organizational happiness promoted higher organizational commitment and subsequently enhance job performance. Finally, limitations of the study, implication to theory, practice and future studies are suggested.

Internal Audit of Quality in 5s Environment: Perception on Critical Factors, Effectiveness and Impact on Organizational Performance

Quality Environment (5S) Practice is a concept which has been widely adopted by organizations as one way to achieve Total Quality Management (TQM) and business excellence. 5S refers to 5 principles to maintain quality which emanate from Japanese word Seiri (sorting), Seiton (straightening), Seiso (shining), Seiketsu (standardize) and Shitsuke (sustain). 5s concept aims to create a conducive, clean and tidy workplace which in turn can improve work quality and performance. Internal audit of 5S Quality (IAQ) has been introduced to ensure the organization can assess its strength and areas for improvement. This study attempt to measure the organizational factors that influence the effectiveness of internal audit of 5S Quality such as number of resources, auditor competencies and audit report, as well as looking at how these factors give impact towards company operational performance. The questionnaire were administered to head of audit and internal auditor in Malaysian private companies. Our hypotheses on the impact of organizational factors (resources adequacy, staff competency and report quality) to the effectiveness of internal audit of 5S quality are all positive. In addition, the results also show significant perception by internal auditors that an effective internal audit of 5S quality can help influencing company operational performance.

The Impact of Organizational Factors on Financial Performance: Building a Theoretical Model

The paper is purposively designed to study the linkages between organizational factors, including liquidity, leverage, asset utilization, market share position and firm size on financial performance in service firms. In assessing the linkages, the study recruits return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) as dependent variables to assess financial performance derived from the existence of the stated organizational factors. The aspect of financial performance in service firms is an important one as it reflects the effectiveness of the management. Additionally, the growth of productivity in service firms is traditionally low compared to the manufacturing firms; hence, the organization of factors in manufacturing firms has been quite documented in the literature to be linked with financial performance. This provokes the question of whether management practices and organizational factors that have enhanced financial performance in manufacturing firms can also be accounted for the service firms. The financial performance of the company is essential to measure management as the individuals and groups within the organization that contributes towards the financial objectives of the company. The proposed research framework can be of practical value for the firms. Managers can benefit from the outcomes of the paper by having a clear picture of organizational factors and conducting necessary research in order to find out the true nature of these factors.

Organizational factors and patient outcomes in Brazilian ICUs: the ORCHESTRA study

The aim was to investigate the impact of organizational factors on patient outcomes in a large sample of Brazilian ICUs.

Professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the selected sectors in Poland

Professional burnout - a comparative analysis considering the key sectors in Poland The article presents the results of empirical research referring to the problem of burnout caused by professional burnout among staff of the most significant sectors in Poland. The authors presents the first part of the research project which also covered re-examination conducted after the interval of nine months. The research focused at the search for predictors of the phenomenon of burnout which - according to the latest concept of Maslach and Leiter - are as follows: emotional exhaustion, cynicism ad a reduced sense of personal achievements. With the application of neural networks, both the impact of organisational factors (organisational climate, experience of organisational stress) as well as personality-based factors onto the presence of professional burnout was verified. The main application conclusions resulted from the first stage of the research were presented at the end of the article.

Orphanage caregivers' perceptions: The impact of organizational factors on the provision of services to orphans in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Adding to the growing body of literature on outcomes for children living in orphanages and children's homes, this qualitative study explored the perceptions of institutional personnel – caregivers, staff members, supervisors, and administrators – about organizational factors affecting their ability to care for orphaned and vulnerable children living in institutions in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The participants in this study consisted of 59 caregivers, 7 supervisors, 10 administrators, 4 cooks, 4 teachers, 1 social worker, 1 security guard/driver, and 6 women classified as house helpers. Individual interviews were conducted using an English-written and stated semistructured interview guide the researchers had created. The data from the 92 interviews were transcribed and coded using inductive methodologies. The results revealed concerns from the personnel about their institutions' lack of adequate funding for essential items, including food and medicine for the children. The personnel were also concerned...

Studying efficacy of organizational and conceptual factors on managers’ decision making in Iranian governmental organizations

The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of organizational factors on the styles of managers’ decision making and the difference between the perception of managers and employees on the styles used by managers in the general governor Office of Kurdistan. On this basis, 60 managers and 290 employees were chosen as statistical sample. The analytical model of this study was based on general decision making style (GDMS) by Scott and Bruce. Questionnaire validity, content validity and compatibility based on Hadyzadeh and Tehrani were collected from 10 experts and professors, whereas an experimental implementation of the questionnaire between 10 managers and 90 employees, and an analysis of the exploratory factor and KMO index Screen plot for both questionnaires were checked. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test results confirmed the normal distribution of the data, thus confirming chi-square test, one way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and the two samples T of Friedman which were used. Pearson test correlation was used to determine the correlation between the styles used by managers using SPSS 18 and LISREL 8.5 software. The research results indicated that organizational factors such as: size of the organization and position of the director of the organization, in organization’s hierarchy, influenced the style of the overall decision making by the manager. Also, there is a meaningful difference between the perception of managers and staff about the style of managers in decision making. Key words: General decision-making style, organization’s size, position of manager, perception difference, government organizations.

Variations in pain management outcomes among palliative care centers and the impact of organizational factors

The assessment of pain management outcomes is important for the quality assurance of palliative care. The objective of this study was to determine whether there are significant variations in pain management outcomes among palliative care centers and whether they are affected by organizational factors. Data used in this investigation were from the 2009 Korean Terminal Cancer Patient Information System and administrative records of the 34 inpatient palliative care centers designated by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2009. Self-reported pain scores (range, from 0 to 10) at admission and 1 week after admission were prospectively collected. Multilevel mixed-effect regression models were used to analyze the variations and the impact of organizational-level factors on 2 pain management outcomes (ie, reduction in average pain score and achievement of adequate pain control at 1 week after admission). In total, 1711 patients with terminal cancer were included in the analyses. The mean reduction in the pain score was 0.69 to 1.91 after 1 week, and most patients (82.8%) achieved adequate pain control. There were significant variations in pain management outcomes among palliative care centers. Higher composite scores for human resources adequacy were associated significantly with a greater reduction in pain score (β, 0.11; 95% confidence interval, 0.01-0.21), and achievement of adequate pain control (adjusted odds ratio, 1.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-1.45). There were significant variations in pain management outcomes among inpatient palliative care centers, and they were affected by organizational factors, such as human resources adequacy.

Impact of organizational factors on adherence to laboratory testing protocols in adult HIV care in Lusaka, Zambia.

BackgroundPrevious operational research studies have demonstrated the feasibility of large-scale public sector ART programs in resource-limited settings. However, organizational and structural determinants of quality of care have not been studied.MethodsWe estimate multivariate regression models using data from 13 urban HIV treatment facilities in Zambia to assess the impact of structural determinants on health workers’ adherence to national guidelines for conducting laboratory tests such as CD4, hemoglobin and liver function and WHO staging during initial and follow-up visits as part of Zambian HIV care and treatment program.ResultsCD4 tests were more routinely ordered during initial history and physical (IHP) than follow-up (FUP) visits (93.0 % vs. 85.5 %; p < 0.01). More physical space, higher staff turnover and greater facility experience with ART was associated with greater odds of conducting tests. Higher staff experience decreased the odds of conducting CD4 tests in FUP (OR 0.93; p < 0.05) and WHO staging in IHP visit (OR 0.90; p < 0.05) but increased the odds of conducting hemoglobin test in IHP visit (OR 1.05; p < 0.05). Higher staff burnout increased the odds of conducting CD4 test during FUP (OR 1.14; p < 0.05) but decreased the odds of conducting hemoglobin test in IHP visit (0.77; p < 0.05) and CD4 test in IHP visit (OR 0.78; p < 0.05).ConclusionPhysical space plays an important role in ensuring high quality care in resource-limited setting. In the context of protocolized care, new staff members are likely to be more diligent in following the protocol verbatim rather than relying on memory and experience thereby improving adherence. Future studies should use prospective data to confirm the findings reported here.