Institutional Capabilities Research Articles

NURSE IN THE HEALTHCARE QUALITY SYSTEM

As health professionals, nurses actively and directly participate in achieving the best possible welfare for the patient and have a direct influence on the patient’s health outcome. By applying professional standards, nurses can take responsibility for professional conduct, the quality of care they provide, and their own practice. This work is focused on the principle of improving care and improving the overall quality of treatment, which contributes to safe treatment aimed at achieving favorable health outcomes, thereby reducing treatment costs for the individual, family, employer, and society. To look at the improvement and development of the quality of health care (patient safety) requires knowledge, selection, and application of specific methods and tools adapted to the capabilities of individual health institutions. Current nursing practice is burdened with problems that can affect the quality of care provided, the safety of patients, and the safety of nurses in the workplace. The establishment of clearly defined standards is necessary, given that they represent the framework for the implementation of all nursing activities. Standards are the basis of nursing action that ensures legal, professional, and scientifically based action. They serve as a measure of the quality of practice and the development of the nursing profession. Employers have a responsibility to ensure a support system, including human and material resources, that will enable standards to be met. Quality control provides nurses and other healthcare systems, education, nurses, and physical therapists workers with feedback on the quality of their work as well as on how it can be improved. Users should also be actively involved in determining the quality of organizational care.

Islamic Philanthropy Institutions and the Welfare of the People

The potential of Islamic community philanthropic funds worldwide is estimated to range from US$250 billion to US$1 trillion. However, effectively managing these funds to achieve optimal results remains the greatest challenge. A joint research effort between Baznas and various institutions indicates that the potential for zakat in Indonesia reached IDR 327.6 trillion in 2020. Unfortunately, the actual realization of zakat collection was only around Rp 71.4 trillion or approximately 21.7 percent of the potential amount. This study aims to assess the capabilities of Islamic philanthropic institutions in Indonesia, particularly in Bandung City, West Java, in managing philanthropic funds to enhance the welfare of the people in Indonesia. The analysis method used in this research is descriptive statistics. The subsequent research team will elaborate on how these Islamic philanthropic institutions in Bandung are able to implement programs to improve the well-being of the community. The research findings demonstrate that these institutions have been successful in creatively and innovatively implementing and managing programs that contribute to the realization of community welfare.
 Keywords: Islamic philanthropy institution, program-program, the welfare’s people

Increasing Organizational Capabilities of PAUD Units Through the Digital Leadership Seminar

Improving the capabilities of Early Childhood Education (PAUD) organizations is crucial for efficient and effective management. A well-developed organizational capability can also help enhance public trust in PAUD programs. This is important because public trust ensures ongoing support and access to resources needed for the successful operation of PAUD programs. However, limitations in resources and the ability to leverage technology can pose challenges in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of PAUD institutions. The goal of this community service initiative is to enhance understanding of the role of technology in education, develop digital leadership skills, and improve collaboration and communication among PAUD leaders throughout West Java. The main activity of this community service initiative is a Digital Leadership seminar. Through this community service initiative, it is expected that the capabilities of PAUD institutions will be enhanced.
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 Keywords: Capability, Organization, Leadership, Digital Leadership

Modelling the Utilization of Digital Technology in Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through an Expert-Based Analytic Tool

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened the capability of academic institutions to continuously deliver quality education despite the worldwide lockdown implemented to curb the transmission of the dreaded disease. As a result, institutions are forced to take advantage of supplementary digital technology to support online learning. Recognizing that an expert-based approach is deemed necessary to carefully execute the decision-making process of utilizing digital technology, this paper provides a new perspective of assessing the constructs of digital technology utilization with the use of fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL). Among the constructs considered, burnout (BO), technostress (TS), goal incongruence (GI), and reflexivity (RE) are found to be effects of other causal constructs. These findings offer crucial insights into the evolving literature of COVID-19 on education, particularly on informing the design of initiatives and measures to support the use of digital technologies as may be necessary.

Legal–institutional design and dynamic capabilities for mission-oriented innovation agencies: a new framework

Abstract Recent scholarship emphasizes the need for mission-oriented innovation policies (MOIPs) to tackle grand challenges and the importance of dynamic capabilities in innovation agencies for their implementation. However, the development of dynamic capabilities in innovation agencies, especially in relation to the legal and institutional design of such agencies, remains understudied. We propose a framework integrating research on innovation policy, dynamic capabilities, and legal institutionalism, adapting the three high-order dynamic capabilities—sense, seize, and transform—into nine more concrete low-order capabilities for implementation of MOIPs. We also look at rules and institutional design related to five groups of routines affecting the development of dynamic capabilities: (1) governance, (2) organizational design, (3) budget and finance, (4) public procurement and partnerships, and (5) human resources. We conclude by outlining the analytical and policy implications for (re)designing innovation agencies to implement MOIPs.

Building Resilience in Jamaica’s Farming Communities: Insights From a Climate-Smart Intervention

Rural farmers, especially those with limited resources, are on the frontline of the climate crisis. In the Caribbean, vulnerability of agri-food systems to climatic disturbances is recognized, but empirical evidence detailing effective adaptation strategies remains patchy. In Jamaica, a combination of challenges—ranging from diminishing availability of arable land and stagnant agricultural innovation to the marginalization of small-scale farming and recurrent climatic shocks—has led to significant agricultural setbacks and socioeconomic distress for local farmers. This case study is based on a synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data derived from a climate adaptation initiative in Peckham, Clarendon, a pivotal agricultural hub in Jamaica. The data acquisition methodologies encompassed livelihood baseline assessments, community engagement surveys, training workshops, and focus group discussions. Synthesis of data from 31 agricultural training sessions and 16 climate-smart agriculture workshops, involving 458 farmers, offers cogent evidence of the initiative’s tangible impacts on the Peckham farming community. The initiative was guided by two core objectives: (1) enhancing food security and rural livelihoods through the implementation of a renewable energy-powered aquaponics framework, and (2) improving land and water resource management practices. To achieve these goals, the Farmer-Field School approach was employed to promote climate-smart agricultural practices and strengthen the institutional capabilities of farming groups. The insights from the assessment underscore the potential of integrated climate-resilient agricultural practices in addressing both economic and environmental challenges faced by rural farmers.

Methods of digital-sociology: valuation of young researchers

Some methods of social research and social analysis were modified last years. Digitalization of economy and of the social governance create some new conditions for sociological practices. There were modified a respondent, an other objects of social research because of online relocation. There were modified an object, methodology, methods and technics of social research. At the same time, education and trainings of social scientists take into account new reality very bad. Some opinions of young social scientists and social students about factual situation and wishing situation in sphere of digital-competentions presented in this research. There were marked some reasons of important these competentions because of changes in social governance, changes in communication capabilities of society, changes in demands from clients, pace of life increasing, and some new social phenomenon, which could be analyzed by digital methods only. There were marked the most high-demand in practice methods and technics of social research in digital context, needs and capabilities for students education, institutional capabilities and limits of its development in Russia. The results of the research may be used for educational program’s correction as a reflect of new challenges of social governance in Russia.

Survey on the Status Quo of Emergency Response Capabilities of Public Health Emergencies in Grassroots Disease Control Institutions in a Certain Area

Objective: To survey and study the emergency response capabilities of grassroots disease control institutions in a certain area for public health emergencies, and to put forward suggestions for rectification. Methods: The study was carried out from March 2022 to March 2023. Field surveys, questionnaire surveys, and interviews were used to investigate and analyze the emergency response capabilities of public health emergencies in 5 county Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) in the region. Results: Through the survey, it was found that the professional level of the existing emergency team personnel of the grassroots disease control institutions in this region needs to be improved. There was an overall lack of emergency plans, and the compliance rate of the equipment, inspection, and testing items was low. The health emergency system of the CDCs in the region and the ability of the talent team need to be further improved. Conclusion: The emergency response capacity of grassroots disease control institutions in this region needs to be improved. For this reason, government departments need to increase investment and strengthen the construction of talent teams and hardware settings, and grassroots disease control institutions need to strengthen the construction of the public health emergency system to improve the ability to respond to public health emergencies.

Improvement of Socio-Economic Activities at the Island of Semau based on Sustainable Road and Bridge Management Strategy

A stable functional condition of roads is a guarantee of smooth, safe and comfortable socio-economic travel in an area. However, there is a limited ability to provide and/or manage development funds to preserve the road and bridge infrastructure. So far, every year the government tries to update the data base based on the result of road and bridge functional condition survey, intended to determine their priority handling. Result of field observation shows that the condition of some road links was in a poor level category so that it may affect the accessibility and mobility around the island of Semau, especially on the main connecting road to the location of main tourism objects. In addition, the type of land use and/or the availability of various supporting tourism facilities is very limited. These might influence the tourism area's attractiveness and/or the trip attractiveness due to the required time travel as well as travel cost. The limited or unavailability of local pavement material make it worst (high construction and/or preservation costs). Accordingly, the aim of this study is 1) to identify the determinant variables behind such transportation system problems, particularly based on the current physical and functional connectivity of roads and bridges, including variables that influencing the institutional capability arrangement 2) to recommend the appropriate strategy in road and bridge preservation and land use utilization. Keywords: Physical and functional connectivity; Surface distress index; Socio-economic trip; Sustainable management strategy; Transportation system management

Local Governments Facing Turbulence: Robust Governance and Institutional Capacities

Crisis environments, which are becoming systemic, pose significant challenges to local governments. The present study sought to present an academic contribution by introducing an analytical framework designed to scrutinize the institutional capabilities of local governance bodies in effectively responding to the emergent structural nature of crises within contemporary contexts. The study centered its attention on the concept of robust governance and accentuated a collection of factors that facilitate proficient public administration: contingency planning capacity, analytical capacity, organizational management capacity, and collaborative capacity. The paper presented a broad analysis of academic literature on the subject and it defined an analytical model for assessing local government capacities to deal with crises. One of the achievements of this work was the identification of key indicators that elucidate the institutional capabilities of local government bodies in addressing crisis environments. Through the examination of these indicators, the suggested analytical framework offers a comprehensive methodology for evaluating the readiness of municipal authorities in dealing with crisis situations. Furthermore, it enables comparative analysis of local government systems in analogous contexts, facilitating the identification of exemplary strategies for enhancing crisis management. The analytical model needs to be validated in further empirical studies.

The impact of social capital on the resilience of flood-prone communities: The case study of northern Iran

Climate change-induced disasters, such as floods, are threatening coastal communities, particularly vulnerable communities in developing countries, around the world. While various tools and measures are under examination for building and enhancing resilience capacity in order to improve the preparedness of these communities for future events, social capital has been shown to influence how local communities can be resilient using their social connectedness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the function of social capital in informing and improving the resilience capacity process of coastal communities in northern Iran. This study used a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and analyzed a number of social capital indicators in the study area in a field survey using questionnaires and techniques of inferential statistics (i.e., Pearson correlation and T-test). For this reason, 376 residents from the towns that sustained the largest human and financial losses were chosen for examination. The results showed that bonding capital has a considerable effect on the community's resilience capacity. Moreover, some social capital criteria, including respect for the rights of the neighbors, existence of public green space, children's playground, and planting trees, are the most important criteria in developing capacities for enhancing resilience among the residents of the community under study. This shows that developing community resilience through social ability and trust will be more successful than doing so by just raising awareness of hazard threats. This study recommends that further efforts be made to increase the capability of both formal and informal communal institutions. The structural adjustments that are necessary, on the other hand, are difficult.

Identifikasi Faktor Eksternal Terhadap Peran Masyarakat Dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Plastik Pantai Teluk Penyu Cilacap

AbstractReduced tourism is one of the unintended consequences of garbage accumulation in popular tourist destinations. There are both internal and external elements that influence people's willingness to participate in managed waste. The purpose of this research is to identify the external elements in the coastal community of Teluk Turtle Cilacap that influence inhabitants' involvement in garbage management. Methods included conducting in-depth interviews with 204 eligible beachgoers in the Teluk Penyu area and collecting data through observation and questionnaires. This research found that 42.1% of the variation in people involvement in controlling Teluk Turtle beach garbage was attributable to five factors: community leaders, information, incentives, local institutional capabilities, and infrastructure. Citizens' engagement in waste management is most directly influenced by incentives and community leaders and least by the local community's access to relevant knowledge, resources, and infrastructure. Unlike the knowledge variable, which can entirely mediate the relationship between community leaders, facilities, and the competency of local institutions and participation, the incentive variable can fully mediate the relationship between facilities and participation. As this research shows, environmental factors have a substantial impact on waste management involvement among Teluk Turtle people. The study's findings can be utilized as a guide for enhancing coastal trash management by highlighting the importance of the relationship between the variables investigated.

Root Cause Analysis of Recurrent Irrigation System Destruction in Jowhar District, Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia

Governments have historically considered irrigated agriculture as a way to stabilize rural communities, increase rural incomes, and meet the growing population's requirements for food and fiber. In Somalia, irrigation development started during the Italian colonization era of 1920s for the purpose of banana cultivation. The majority of these infrastructural investments were made in Middle Shabelle. The central government's fall in 1991 left the Somali government become weak financially and unable to finance the maintenance and operation of the irrigation infrastructure. The main objective of this research is to identify the root causes of recurrent irrigation system destruction after their rehabilitation in the Jowhar district of the Middle Shabelle Region, Somalia. Two sub-objectives of the study were to assess how insufficient institutional capacity and financing affected the failure of irrigation canals in the Jowhar District. In the study, 28 participants participated. A mixed-methods strategy was used to conduct the research, which included surveys, field observations, and interviews. The questionnaire is divided into three sections, each of which has a question about management, design, and financing. The final section investigates how inadequate institutional capability contributes to canals failure. This study examined the relationship between finance availability and institutional capacity with regard to canal failures and concluded that finance availability is positively correlated to the failure of irrigation canal and also low institutional capacity have moderately positive correlation with failures of irrigation canal.

НРАВСТВЕННОЕ ВОСПИТАНИЕ МЛАДШИХ ШКОЛЬНИКОВ В УЧРЕЖДЕНИЯХ СОЦИАЛЬНО-КУЛЬТУРНОЙ СФЕРЫ ПОСРЕДСТВОМ МУЛЬТ- И ВИДЕОКОНТЕНТА

The article deals with the problem of moral education of younger schoolchildren. The authors emphasize the role of pedagogical influence through cartoon content in the formation of the moral image of younger schoolchildren. The relevance of this approach is due to the aggressiveness and blurring of the pedagogical potential of modern video culture and cartoon content, which have a negative impact on the moral and mental health of younger schoolchildren. The success of solving this problem is seen in the integration of the educational capabilities of various social institutions, including institutions of the socio-cultural sphere, which possess methods of using the capabilities of multicontent in the moral education of younger schoolchildren.

Laparoscopy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Survey Study.

An increasing shift towards non-communicable diseases and an existing high surgical burden of disease in low-middle-income countries (LMICs) has impelled the need for implementing laparoscopic surgery, a safe and cost-effective surgical service. However, despite countless benefits, laparoscopic surgery programs remain limited throughout LMICs, and limited understanding is known of healthcare professionals' views regarding the implementation of laparoscopic surgery in their local healthcare environments. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to better understand the perceived challenges and barriers to implementing long-term laparoscopic surgery programs from the perspective of healthcare professionals. Upon receiving ethical approval from the McGill University Health Center (MUHC), a nine-question survey (concerning attributes required to establish a successful laparoscopic program in LMICs and to gain insight into what surgeons from LMICs believed were the necessary next steps) was pilot tested amongst faculty members, and subsequently disseminated to healthcare professionals practicing in LMICs. Explicit consent was obtained from the participants before answering the survey. Results: Thirty-four participants representing a total of 35 countries participated in the survey with the majority having received laparoscopic surgery training. Overall, participant responses were characterized by two major themes. Highlighted in the first theme, Laparoscopic Experience and Training Curriculum, were responses concerning current laparoscopic training and education, improved career opportunities provided by laparoscopic training, and a particular existing potential to incorporate laparoscopic surgery into the current surgical curriculum at various levels of training. Emphasized in the second theme, Challenges and Next Steps, were responses concerning barriers to the implementation of laparoscopic surgery, current institutional capabilities, and the need for improving mentorship through existing surgical societies such as the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA), West African College of Surgeons (WACS), and The Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS). A buy-in from the government, hospitals, staff, and industry is crucial for the long-term implementation of laparoscopic surgery in LMICs, which can only be accomplished through increased advocacy and the dissemination of the benefits of minimally invasive surgery both economically and socially.

WORKING CAPITAL EFFICIENCY, LIQUIDITY, AND SOLVENCY ON PROFITABILITY OF INDONESIAN STATE-PRIVATE BANK

Banks are the largest service companies in Indonesia, based on data from the Financial Services Authority, which greatly influences market fluctuations in the services sector. The components used to determine the level of strength and capability of banking institutions include financial ratios related to profitability. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of working capital, liquidity, and solvency on the profitability of Indonesian BUMN (state-owned enterprise) banks. This study was conducted using a quantitative approach. This study employed data from all financial reports published on the website of the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the website of the research object banks. While the sample used was limited to 8 years of financial reports, from 2014 to 2021, the collected data was tested with multiple regression using SPSS v. 25. This study found that working capital efficiency and liquidity did not affect profitability, while solvency did. Furthermore, when analyzed simultaneously, operating capital efficiency, liquidity, and solvency influence profitability.

USING MODERN INNOVATIVE METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING SWIMMING TO CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AGE

In the last decade, many comprehensive programs for physical education of children in preschool institutions have been approved in Ukraine, but they do not take into account the great potential of modern innovative methods and technologies. Therefore, their research opens up new opportunities for practical improvement of the process of teaching preschoolers to swim. The purpose of the article is to outline modern innovative methods and technologies for teaching swimming to preschool children, which can be gradually introduced into the process of physical education in preschool educational institutions of Ukraine. During the study of the problem, the authors used the methods of analysis of scientific sources, specification, comparison, and pedagogical observation. According to the results of the research, taking into account the personnel and material and technical capabilities of preschool educational institutions, it is recommended to introduce swimming lessons using general developmental and dance music-rhythmic exercises from the arsenal of artistic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, aquastep. The authors draw attention to swimming lessons with elements of aquaaerobics, hydroaerobics, hydroplastics, funk aerobics, children's yoga in a playful form, as well as classes in applied swimming. The article points to the experience of studying the possibility of multi-phase swimming training in deep water conditions. Music-rhythmic exercises in water have already partially entered the practice of teaching children, but all their possibilities are not only not used, but even not thoroughly studied. With preschoolers who have already mastered the basic swimming skills, figure-swimming lessons can be held, where complexes of choreographic elements are performed using gymnastic and acrobatic combinations. Applied swimming lessons are designed to form skills in children that allow them to perform various actions in water in non-standard situations of everyday life. Children's yoga in the water helps to form a correct posture, strengthen muscular corset, promotes concentration of attention, coordination of breathing and development of all physical qualities, especially flexibility and strength. Innovative methods and technologies of teaching older preschoolers to swim can be used in lessons held in the conditions of a deep swimming pool. On the lessons, not only standard, but also modular equipment should be used. In the process of introducing innovative technologies into the process of teaching swimming to children of preschool age, it is necessary to adhere to such technological criteria as scientific, systematic, structured, procedural, and efficient.

Research on Life Cycle Management of Medical Consumables Based on Hospital Resource Planning System

In order to improve the compatibility of the hospital resource planning (HRP) system for the whole life cycle of medical consumables, and to improve the management and control capabilities of hospital institutions on medical consumables. Based on the traditional HRP system, a secondary development and design of a medical consumables whole life-cycle artificial intelligence module was conducted, and a neural network machine learning algorithm module was introduced to enhance its big data integration and analysis capabilities. The simulation analysis found that after adding this module, the proportion of minimum inventory, the proportion of procurement cost difference and the expiration rate of consumables all decreased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The whole life cycle module of medical consumables based on HRP system can effectively improve the management efficiency of hospital medical consumables, adjust the warehouse inventory management ability, and improve the overall management level of medical consumables.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on institutional change processes and the collective capabilities of higher education and research institutions

The COVID-19 pandemic and the public policies adopted to cope with the ensuing crisis had a significant impact on higher education and research institutions, and this captured the attention of numerous scholars. However, most of the analyses, especially those adopting a gender perspective, have focused on the impact of the pandemic on women as individuals (individual capabilities), while little attention has been paid to the impact on institutions and processes of structural change (collective capabilities). The capabilities approach (CA) is useful for analysing gender inequalities in higher education, and has also been used to examine the impact of the crisis on certain groups and situations. Based on the adaptation of this approach by Robeyns (2003) and Baser and Morgan (2008) to emphasise the importance of collective capabilities for individuals, institutions and society at large, this paper examines the institutional impact of the pandemic by drawing from the experiences of the six institutions in the GEARING-Roles project implementing gender equality plans (GEPs). To this end, we combine desk research of secondary sources with qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with representatives of the GEP implementers and observations of project meetings carried out between April 2020 and June 2022. Our findings indicate a considerable impact on the collective capabilities of the change agents in the participating institutions, which stem mainly from a lack of institutional commitment to the gender equality agenda, mobility restrictions and limited social relations. However, some positive elements also emerge, such as the teams’ exceptional capacity to adapt to adverse circumstances.

Can Digitalization Foster Sustainable Financial Inclusion? Opportunities for Both Banks and Vulnerable Groups

Financial inclusion is a crucial link in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Strengthening the capability of financial institutions to provide inclusive financial services can help to narrow the inequality gap and increase access to opportunities. Digitalization, with its competitive advantages and rapid growth, may be a powerful tool to foster financial inclusion and sustainable development. This paper examines the effects of bank digitalization on sustainable financial inclusion and explores two underlying incentive mechanisms in banks: profit driven and risk aversion. We construct a basic model and a mechanism model and exploit a nonlinear attempt, heterogeneous estimation as well as supplementary variable and instrument variable methods for a robustness test. The results of the basic model demonstrate that bank digitalization has significant positive effects on financial inclusion and the current financial inclusive effects are sustainable. The mechanism models designed as the mediation effect panel model suggest that digitalization enables banks to expand the business probability frontier of profit-driven behavior and pursuit of credit portfolio diversity in risk aversion behavior, thereby promoting sustainable financial inclusion. As a result of digitalization, vulnerable groups can benefit from sustainable financial inclusion, while financial inclusion feeds back into banks’ sustainable development. This paper conforms to the trend of the development of digitalization and provides theoretical and empirical support for banks to build digitalization and realize sustainable financial inclusion, which contributes to the “triple-win” financial ecology for improving banks’ performance, increasing the rights of vulnerable groups and promoting sustainable development throughout society.