Job Knowledge Research Articles

Success attributes of business leaders from information technology industry: Evidence from India

Leadership has long been associated with the success or failure of an organization. A good leader has certain defined attributes that contribute to the desirable or undesirable outcomes for an organization. Several studies have been conducted that have identified over 100 different attributes associated with effective leadership. Through this paper, the success attributes of business leaders in the IT industry in India are studied. The study made use of qualitative research approach wherein in-depth interviews were conducted with 24 leaders working in different IT organizations in Mumbai. Using thematic analysis, four segments of attributes i.e., analytical, personal, relational and strategic were identified, which contribute to the functional competencies of the leaders. The top four success attributes of Indian business leaders from the IT industry were integrity, identifying the right talent, job knowledge and social and self-awareness, which catalyzed organizational change as the dominant functional competency of the leaders.

Prediksi Promosi Jabatan Karyawan JNE Pematangsiantar Dengan Algoritma C4.5

This study predicts employee promotions using employee data from PT. JNE Pematangsiantar. The purpose of this research is to obtain a rule model in classifying predictions of promotions in the company. By knowing this prediction, decision makers can choose employees who will be promoted according to the rules that apply in the company. The method used in this research is Data Mining Algorithm C4.5, with employee data used as many as 20 employees. The variables used in this study include: Job Knowledge, Competence, Teamwork, Communication and Job Quality. The results of the study obtained 9 rules or rule models for this prediction classification with 5 rules with the final result being Promoted and 4 rules with the final result not being Promoted. With an accuracy rate of 71.43% and a classification error of 28.57%

Satisfaction of Novosibirsk faculty with library and information support

Promoting the regional educational potential strengthening, including means of meeting the teaching staff information needs is one of the priority tasks, facing the largest Novosibirsk scientific libraries. This study purpose has been to identify the character of teachers’ information addresses to the sources of the State Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPSTL SB RAS) and Novosibirsk State Regional Scientific Library (NSRSL).The analysis of teachers’ information needs, based on job responsibilities and knowledge requirements according to the Unified Qualification Directory of positions of managers, specialists and employees, has divided them into three categories: doctors of sciences, candidates of sciences and teachers without a scientific degree. The analysis of SPSTL SB RAS statistics has shown that among teachers who signed up for the library in the period 2016–2021, the share of candidates of sciences is 47,9%, doctors of sciences among teachers – users of the library is 9,6%. If considered by specialty, readers-teachers are mainly representatives of humanitarian (43%), technical (16%) and economic (11%) ones.The analysis of demands has shown that teachers’ information needs are satisfied with the help of book publications, among which textbooks especially stand out. About 30,5% of circulation are books published before 1991. Need for information in their subject area is one of the basic factors that bring teachers into libraries. The analysis of statistics has shown that candidates of sciences most often turn to electronic resources, and this category of teachers also has the highest demand for exhibitions, open funds, references, xerocopying and the Internet class services.In the whole, we can ascertain a comparatively high level of information needs satisfaction in the subject area. The average level of satisfaction is the need for information about teaching the subject methodology and information of a general pedagogical nature. Low level of satisfaction are needs for information related to the organization of the educational system.

The Effect of Training and Career Development on Employee Performance

Job knowledge, skills, and morals in a particular organization. So, nowadays many organizations consider employee training and career development as an important part of human resource management. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of training on employee performance, to determine the effect of career development on employee performance, to determine the effect of training and career development on employee performance. The research method used is descriptive and verification. Respondents in this study were 106 employees of the Karawang District Health Office. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The data analysis method used is the multiple linear regression analysis. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS 16. The results of this study indicate that training and career development have a weak and unidirectional relationship. Then for the regression results, partially training has a positive influence on employee performance. Career development has a significant influence on employee performance. Simultaneously training and career development affects employee performance.

Pengaruh Job Complexity, Job Knowledge dan Job Experience dengan Self-Efficacy Sebagai Variabel Moderasi Terhadap Audit Judgment

The purpose of this research is to test the influence of job complexity against audit judgment; job knowledge against audit judgment; job experience against audit judgment and self-efficacy moderating job complexity, job knowledge also job experience against audit judgment. In this study using several related theories, namely theory of planned behaviour, social cognitive theory and also attribution theory. The method used in this research is quantitative method by using primary data obtained by spreading questionnaire and measured using likert scale. The object of this research is auditors at public accounting firms in East Surabaya. This study uses proportional random sampling techniques. The sample used in this study was 100 respondents. The analytical technique used in this study was Partial Least Square (PLS) using WarpPLS 6.0. Â the results of this research are interpreting that job complexity has not influences against audit judgment; job knowledge has a positive and significant influences against audit judgment; job experience has a positive and significant influences against audit judgment; self-efficacy has a moderating influence with negative and significant effect of job complexity, job knowledge and job experience against audit judgment.Keywords: Job Complexity, Job Knowledge, Job Experience, Self-Efficacy, Audit Judgment

The Effectiveness of Job Rotation in Enhancing Knowledge Accumulation - A Field Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Employees at Al-Kitab University

The study aims to examine the effectiveness of job rotation in enhancing the knowledge accumulation of workers' opinions at the Iraqi Al-Kitab University by measuring the impact and testing the relationship between job rotation and knowledge accumulation. 62 valid questionnaires were distributed. The study used the statistical program (SPSS) to prove the validity of the research hypotheses related to the correlation and influence between the two research variables (functional rotation, knowledge accumulation). The findings revealed a positive moral correlation between the combined job rotation and the combined knowledge accumulation of the university under study in terms of its variables according to the value of the correlation coefficient at the aggregate level. Some recommendations related to the results of the research were made, the most important of which were: the necessity of developing and pumping new blood into the university, helping the employee and the university to get out of the cycle of stagnation, and resisting the change caused by the belief that the job is the property of the employee.

The Impact Of Employer Brand On Retaining The Knowledge Employees In The Telecommunication Sector In Sri Lanka

The research aims to find out the impact of employer brand on retaining the knowledge employees in the telecommunication sector in Sri Lanka. By using the primary data, the researcher tends to find the factors which make the knowledge employees more attractive and to identify the impact of employer brand on retaining the knowledge employees with identifying the mediating effect of Job satisfaction. Based on this findings telecommunication sector’s brand has significant impact on knowledge employee retention. Also it was found that there is a mediating effect of job satisfaction in between employer brand and employee retention. Multiple regression revealed that dimensions of employer brand such as economic value, social value, interest value and reputation value significantly affect the knowledge employee retention but the dimensions of development value, application value and personal value are not significant. Furthermore, a simple regression analysis showed that there is a significant impact employer brand on job satisfaction and knowledge employee retention.

The Power of Listening at Work

Listening is associated with and a likely cause of desired organizational outcomes in numerous areas, including job performance, leadership, quality of relationships (e.g., trust), job knowledge, job attitudes, and well-being. To advance understanding of the powerful effects of listening on organizational outcomes, we review the construct of listening, its measurement and experimental manipulations, and its outcomes, antecedents, and moderators. We suggest that listening is a dyadic phenomenon that benefits both the listener and the speaker, including supervisor-subordinate and salesperson-customer dyads. To explain previous findings and generate novel and testable hypotheses, we propose the episodic listening theory: listening can lead to a fleeting state of togetherness, in which dyad members undergo a mutual creative thought process. This process yields clarity, facilitates the generation of novel plans, increases well-being, and strengthens attachment to the conversation partner.

Job autonomy and knowledge hiding: the moderating roles of leader reward omission and person–supervisor fit

PurposeIn this paper, the moderating roles of leader reward omission and person–supervisor fit in the relationship between job autonomy and knowledge hiding are investigated.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of 248 employees in a two-wave survey, we performed a hierarchical regression analysis to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results revealed that employees with high job autonomy were less likely to engage in knowledge hiding. Moreover, when employees experienced leader reward omission, the negative relationship between job autonomy and knowledge hiding was weakened, and this interesting effect varied by person–supervisor fit.Research limitations/implicationsThis study does not explore the mediating mechanism by which job autonomy affects employee knowledge hiding. Moreover, as this research was conducted in a Chinese context, the generalizability of our findings is unclear.Practical implicationsThis research has fulfilled its practical aims by providing advice on knowledge-relevant job characteristic factors that can be used to stage interventions regarding the provision of autonomy in jobs, and by carefully considering how to create interdependence between jobs without pushing people to engage in knowledge-hiding behaviors. Furthermore, it is important for leaders to help employees identify work goals and directions and not engage in reward omission.Originality/valueThis study contributes to theoretical advancements in the field of knowledge hiding by revealing boundary conditions that mitigate or enhance the impact of job autonomy on knowledge hiding.

From “personal” to “interpersonal”: a multilevel approach to uncovering the relationship between job satisfaction and knowledge sharing among IT professionals

PurposeThis study aims to examine how job satisfaction (JS) affects two types of knowledge sharing (KS), in-role KS and extra-role KS. It also investigates the mediating effect of knowledge sharing self-efficacy (KSSE) and the moderating effect of team collaborative culture (TCC) between JS and two types of KS.Design/methodology/approachThis study applies attribution theory to develop a cross-level model and validate it through paired data collected from 322 information technology professionals nested within 80 teams. Hierarchical linear modeling is used to test the hypotheses.FindingsJS positively influences in-role and extra-role KS via KSSE and TCC positively moderates the relationship between JS and extra-role KS.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first to investigate the mechanism underlying the influence of JS on two types of KS. It also identifies the mediating and moderating effects of this mechanism.

The necessity of learning English in multilingual Algeria: Belhadj Bouchaib University as a case study

English is believed to be the language of science and technology; it helps increase the quality of education and promotes social and technological progress. This paper aimed at scrutinising the students’ language preference as a medium of instruction and their attitudes towards an entire English-based instruction. Its significance was established in checking whether or not English is a prerequisite among the learners via a written open-ended questionnaire and oral interview sessions. The present study is built on a mixed method approach to data collection and a probability sampling including 42 master students. These students receive their lectures in French. The findings revealed that the participants seem to hold in high esteem English and appraise it, for it is a valuable means of job opportunities and knowledge transfer compared with French, a language they consider far less effective for their professional career and the prosperity and socio-economic growth of their country. Keywords: English, higher education, learning, multilingual Algeria, prerequisite.

Factors Associated with Providing the Basic Immunization to Infants

Basic immunization is the first providing immunization to acquire the immune level on the verge of protection given to baby before one year which was aimed to get a full set of basic immunization for each baby with a good indicator that is full immunization (IDL). The indicator was influenced by several independent variables such as mother’s job status, education, knowledge, attitude, perception, and support from cadre and family. From total 89 villages in Lamandau district since 2015 to 2018, there were 82 villages of Universal Child Immunization (UCI) (92.1%) increased by 22.78% than 2016 is 69.32%. However, there was Drop Out (DO) of 2.83% from the village thathad not reached a full set of basic immunization of infants in Kujan Village. The objective of this study is to determine the factors associated with providing a full set of basic immunization of infants in Kujan village, Bulik district, Lamandau Regency, Central Kalimantan Province. The research employed cross sectional design. Data was collected from 80 mothers who had children aged 12-24 months during February 2020. The study samples was conducted with total sampling (80 respondents). The results of study used chi square test with levels of trust that is 95%. It showed a significant relationship between education by providing a full set of basic immunization of infants with p-value = 0.000. Meanwhile, employment status, knowledge, attitudes, family support, perceptions, support from cadres were not related to complete immunization. Therefore, based on the results of this study, it is suggested to the Lamandau Regency Government in the long term to improve the education of healthy mothers and also massive education related to the importance of immunization to increase the complete basic immunization coverage in Kujan Village.

Knowledge, attitude, fear, and practice towards Coronavirus Disease-2019 preventive measures among Iranian dentists

Background: Dentists are more at risk of respiratory infectious diseases, compared to other Health Care Workers (HCWs). Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship of knowledge, attitude, and fear with Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) preventive measures amongst Iranian dentists. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the northern provinces of Iran. In total, 340 dentists were selected using a multi-stage sampling method, and they were requested to complete the data collection tools, such as demographic characteristics form, knowledge scale, fear scale, attitude scale, and COVID-19 preventive measures scale. The obtained data were then analyzed by independent t-test, chi-square test, one-way ANOVA, correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression. Results: Dentists' knowledge about issues, such as incubation period, laboratory test, virus survival time on surfaces, and method disinfection was weak. Nearly, 60% of the dentists had a favorable attitude towards the prevention of COVID-19, while their belief was not good on issues, such as adequacy of routine protocols, vulnerability towards COVID-19, suppressed immune system, patient's responsibility, and stigma. Moreover, 82.1% of dentists were fearful of being infected by patients, providing treatment to the suspected ones, the possibility of transmitting the infection to family members, post-infection quarantine, and treatment costs. Additionally, the total score of practice toward COVID-19 preventive measures in dentists was relatively high (21.88±3.8), whereas their practice in criteria, such as presenting a special disinfectant solution or mask for patients, disinfecting surfaces, air conditioning, and examining patients' symptoms was not satisfactory. Regression analysis demonstrated that job history, knowledge, attitude, and fear were significant predictors of dentists' practice describing 62.7% of the variance in practice towards COVID-19 preventive measures. Conclusion: The findings revealed that dentists had a comparatively good level of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 preventive measures. The current study suggests that dentists' anxiety, fear, and attitude could be remarkably reduced through providing adequate Personal Protective Equipment and subsequently enhancing preventive practice, raising awareness via online training regarding new guidelines, and presenting real-time statistics on the number of HCWS infected with COVID-19.

MANPOWER TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT (CASE STUDY OF ACCESS BANK PLC, OBIOAKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS RIVERS STATE)

This research examines the relationship between manpower training and employee development using a case study of Access Bank Plc in Obioakpor Local Government Area, Port Harcourt Metropolis Rivers State, Nigeria. A correlation survey design was adopted, data were sourced from 700 employees through a self-administered questionnaire, and the sample size was determined using the Taro Yamane method and calculated as 399. The judgmental non-probability sampling method was adopted in the distribution of the questionnaire. The correlation method was used to test the hypotheses to achieve the study objective. The findings revealed that job training has a significant positive relationship with employability skills, coaching has a significant positive relationship with employee competency. This study provides sufficient guidelines for human resources to integrate training programs into their mission statement to ensure employees are acquainted with job knowledge and skills. Future researchers are encouraged to explore this study using different industries and large sample sizes to generalize findings.

Developing a Strategy to Prevent the Effect of Unsafe Acts (Human Errors) on the Incidence of Sports Injuries

Introduction: As with other occupations, mistakes and unsafe behaviors are among the major causes of accidents in sports. Given the harmful consequences of sport accidents, it is essential to identify ways to control and reduce these unsafe practices. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a strategy to prevent the effects of unsafe practices on the occurrence of sports accidents in sports environments.
 Methodology: The research was fundamental in terms of purpose and qualitative data were collected using grounded theory using a Glaser approach. The study was conducted among 20 experts in the fields of safety, occupational medicine, psychology, sports injuries, and sports management in 2020. The participants were selected to attend in-depth unstructured interviews purposefully based on the snowball method. Data were analyzed simultaneously using a set of open, selective, and theoretical coding.
 Results: The results indicated that the four factors of individual, organization, job knowledge, and the relationship between individual and organization were the main causes of human error in the occurrence of sports accidents. The individual and organizational variables (as process variables) and job knowledge as well as the relationship between the individual and the organizational factors as developmental and auxiliary variables played teh major role in this field.
 Conclusion: According to the causes of sport accidents, improving the personal attitude and performance, improving the organizational structure, continuous learning and training of job knowledge, as well as improving and strengthening the positive relationship between the individual and the organization can reduce the risk and promote safety. However, lack of paying attention to these factors disrupts immunity.

A Study On Effectiveness Of Learning And Development With Reference To A Private Limited Company.,Chennai

In this research, the effectiveness of Learning and Development programs was carried out in a private limited company in Chennai. The different types of Learning and Development programs, under safety, technical, soft-skills, environmental, even the virtual Learning and Development programs, via Microsoft teams, Voice message training were studied. Learning is acquiring knowledge via both formal and informal training. Development is a long term process. Learning and Development program helps in self-improvement of employees, retention of employees, organizational development in the long run, increase the market share of the organization, if given in a sustainable way. The objectives of the study was to find the effect of Learning and Development on trainee skill and knowledge, after the training program and the effect the Learning and Development on employee motivation and satisfaction. In this study, we used Descriptive Research, with the Probability Sampling technique, under which Simple Random Sampling method is applied, for a sample of 128 respondents. In that, 94.5% respondents feel job knowledge before Learning and Development programs were challenging, compared with the same, 98.4% of respondents, who feel satisfactory after of Learning and Development programs. This fosters the pivotal of Learning and Development programs in the organization.
 Here, we used IBM SPSS Statistical tools, such as Correlation analysis, Simple Linear Regression, Multiple Regression, One-way ANOVA, Chi-square test etc have been used

STUDENTS, PLEASE TEACH US! IMPLEMENTING STUDENT-EMPLOYEE REVERSE MENTORING TO INCREASE CAREER READINESS

ABSTRACT Despite being a key competency sought by employers, many college students do not exhibit career readiness upon graduation. Reverse mentoring between students (mentors) and company employees (mentees) is an innovative applied learning experience that helps students gain important job knowledge beyond what is taught in a traditional classroom setting. We report on the implementation of a student-employee reverse mentoring experience with a Fortune 500 company in a qualitative marketing research course. Furthermore, we provide seven steps for replicating the experience across a variety of other marketing courses. Finally, we deliver evidence that the reverse mentoring teaching innovation contributes to students’ preparedness on four important career readiness competencies: critical thinking, teamwork, professionalism, and communication.

A perspective on situational judgment tests: From measures of situational judgment to measures of general domain knowledge

Lievens and Motowidlo (2016) proposed to reconceptualize situational judgment tests (SJTs) as a category of measures assessing general knowledge about the utility of exhibiting workplace behaviors that represent either high or low levels of a targeted personality trait. However, the development of such contextual knowledge is unclear and less well addressed. Expanding this theoretical discussion, the present perspective explores the formation mechanisms of knowledge about interpersonal problem-solving within the Process-Personality-Interests-Knowledge (PPIK; Ackerman, 1996) framework of adult intellectual development. The current discussion highlights the roles of both cognitive and non-cognitive factors in the development of job knowledge, and that knowledge of workplace effective behaviors serves as a proximal determinant of performance relative to more distal predictors (e.g., personality) commonly used in personnel selection tests.

TRUST AND JOB INVOLVEMENT AS DETERMINANT OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING BEHAVIOR

Knowledge sharing has become an important part of organizations in increasing their competitiveness. However, the antecedent variable for the practice of knowledge sharing behavior is still very limited. This study aims to examine the influence of trust among organizational members and job involvement on the intensity of knowledge sharing behavior. The study involved 250 lecturers from various universities in the city of Malang, Indonesia. The research data were collected through a questionnaire and processed using SEM Partial Least Square. The results showed that trust among organizational members influenced job involvement and knowledge sharing practices. Furthermore, job involvement is proven to be a variable that mediates the effect of trust on knowledge sharing behavior.

The University Internship Program and its Effects on Students’ Employability Readiness

Internships have traditionally been seen as a valuable way for university students to get preliminary job knowledge and experience, increasing their employability in a competitive labor market. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the internship program and its perceived effect on the employability readiness of selected graduating University students. Three individual factors (academic preparedness, positive attitude, and self-initiative) and four organizational factors (challenging job, effective supervision, task clarity, and compensation) were identified as critical ingredients of a practical internship based on a literature review. To investigate this further, a quantitative study involving 88 student interns was conducted. The results showed that the internship was generally assessed as highly effective and has positive effects on the employability skills development and the attitude towards future career. The results of the study proved that the academic internship programs and internship placement access are both necessary structural elements of successful internship programs that result in positive experiences for students and employers. The results of this study can be an input to the University and partner organizations.