Dimensions Of Management Research Articles

Exploratory factorial model of leadership dimensions in knowledge management in the COVID-19 era

Knowledge management is a phenomenon observed in the pandemic, although focused on the translation ofexperiences, knowledge and skills. The objective of the study was to explore the dimensions of leadership in the context of the pandemic. An exploratory, cross-sectional and psychometric study was carried out with a sample of 457 students from a public university in central Mexico. The results show a structure of three factors that explained 54% of the variance, but the literature suggests the inclusion of a fourth and fifth factor to explain the emergence of a transformative leadership:opportunistic, entrepreneurial and innovative as COVID-19 intensifies. In relation to the state of the art, it is proposed to extend the model in order to be able to explain the impact of the coronavirus on the management of knowledge in the virtual classroom.

Towards an Integrated Road Safety Management: The Institutional-Strategy-Environment (ISE) Model

The safe system approach is considered the best practice. Different international organizations highly recommend the implementation of such an approach to significantly improve their road safety performance. The safe system has become a normative approach, a way of thinking. It rests upon different pillars, which represent the framework to be implemented. Among the different dimensions, the management pillar is crucial, which calls for a detailed investigation. First, the aim of this contribution is to understand the implications and requirements of implementing a safe system management model (SSMM). This contribution presents this model and challenges its aims and its limits, especially the promoted management framework. Six main limits of the SSMM are discussed. The different limits of the SSMM emphasize the importance of thinking about singularities and contingencies of the institutional order as well as considering and understanding the context in which a policy is implemented. Second, this contribution proposes an alternative conceptual approach applied to the managerial dimension of the road safety system. It develops the institutional-strategy-environment (ISE) model for elaborating road safety public strategy. This conceptual elaboration is based both on a proven theoretical corpus and on numerous field observations, and expert activities carried out in various countries. The ISE dimensions are essential because they are seldom discussed, even though they are the underpinning of more and more public road safety policies. In this respect, this contribution proposes an alternative approach by considering these three interdependent dimensions. The institutional dimension rests upon a layered approach, while strategy is considered with an adapted SWOT matrix. The environmental dimension is assessed with a Pestel model. The application of such an approach to the road safety field and to test its explanatory power is particularly challenging but opens new avenues for implementing road safety public policy.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation: A New Management Dynamics of Patients suffering from Mental Illness due to COVID-19

Psychosocial Rehabilitation encourages personal recovery, successful community incorporation and pleasing quality of life for persons who have a mental sickness or mental health distress. During the phase of COVID-19 the psychosocial rehabilitation's services and supports performed a collaborative role, person directed, individualized, and a vital element of the human services spectrum. It helps in developing skills and access resources needed to increase their capacity to be successful and satisfied in the living, working, learning and social environments of their choice and include a wide continuum of services and supports. In this article we have explained about how the psychosocial rehabilitation during the phase of COVID-19 played a great role and given a new dimension of management. Its strategies vary according to patients’ needs, the setting where the rehabilitation is provided (hospital or community), and the culture and socioeconomic condition of the country.

Assessing the Integrated Impact of Sustainable Innovation on Organisational Performance: An Empirical Evidence From Manufacturing Firms

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have gained importance and the world is moving on a sustainability trajectory, which requires organisations to balance financial, environmental, and social dimensions of management. Companies are encouraged to adopt sustainable innovations that include resource efficiency, waste reduction, energy use, responsible behavior etc., to overcome environmental issues and incorporate societal aspects. However, the types of innovations that embrace the so-called triple bottom line philosophy have been tenuously investigated in relation to organisational performance of firms. Through an empirical study, this work investigates the relationship between sustainable innovation in its three dimensions and organisational performance, including stakeholder management, human resource management and process measures, in the context of Italian manufacturing companies. The results show that a greater emphasis on sustainable innovations has a positive impact on the organisational performance and competitive advantage of firms, revealing the key role of human capital and portraying important avenues for future research.

Finding Religious Moderation in Pondok Pesantren: Religious Moderation Education at Pondok Pesantren in Central Kalimantan

This study aims to explore the role of Kyai and Ustadz in implementing religious moderation education at Pondok Pesantren in Central Kalimantan. The study was conducted at four Pondok Pesantren in Central Kalimantan, namely Pondok Pesantren Hidayatul Insan, Pondok Pesantren Hasanka, Pondok Pesantren Darul Ulum, and Pondok Pesantren Darul Amin Sampit. This study is a qualitative study with an interpretive paradigm. The study was conducted from April to September 2021. Data was obtained through observation, interviews and documentary studies. Informants in this study were educators in Pondok Pesantren, namely Kyai, Ustadz, and teachers who teach. The data obtained were then analysed using interactive qualitative analysis techniques: data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. This study found that there are five roles of Kyai and Ustadz in religious moderation education, namely the role of conservator, innovator, the role of transmitter, the role of a transformer, and role of organiser. Departing from these findings, it can be concluded that there is a connectivity between academic and managerial dimensions in implementing religious moderation education at Pondok Pesantren in Central Kalimantan. At this level, Kyai and Ustadz not only play a role in providing understanding and knowledge regarding religious moderation but also carry out managerial activities so that religious moderation education can be carried out and be successful.Keywords: Religious Moderation; Pondok Pesantren; Kyai; Ustadz

Building Employees’ Commitment: Leveraging on Boss-Subordinate Relationship Paradigm

This study strived to examine the management of boss-subordinate relationship that has its own effects on the commitment of the workforce of the banking sector in Rivers State, Nigeria. Poor management of boss-subordinate relationships breeds a poor work climate as well as contributes to the loss of employees’ commitment to organisational goals. Adopting a cross-sectional survey design, this study covered all the permanent employees of the banking sector and 10 banks were conveniently sampled from the 22 operating banks in the state with a total population of 210 permanent employees. The Krejcie and Morgan sample determination table was used to derive 136 respondents. Data gathered from the respondents were analysed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Statistical tools. The test of moderating effect of organisational culture on boss-subordinate relationship management as well as employee commitment in the banking sector. The findings from the results of tests and data analyses revealed strong positive relationships between the dimensions of boss-subordinate relationship management and the measures of employee commitment in the banking sector and therefore recommended that complementary communication, empathy, leadership support and organisational mentorship should be taken seriously as tools for managing the boss-subordinate relationship and also that good organisational culture should be created and promoted to enhance employees commitment in the banking sector in Rivers State.

The Impact of Total Quality Management on the Saudi Manufacturing SMEs Performance

The Saudi SMEs manufacturing sector suffered a low performance. This study aimed to investigate the impact of total quality management on Saudi SMEs' manufacturing performance and identify which practice of total quality management has the highest impact on Saudi SMEs' manufacturing performance. This study relied mainly on the total quality management indicators suggested by Crosby's model. The data for this study was collected based on a cross-sectional time horizon of 327 staff members belonging to the managerial levels. The findings of this study revealed that both training and employee involvement governance doesn't influence Saudi manufacturing SMEs. However, the rest of the total quality management dimension, namely continuous quality improvement, management leadership, and organizational innovation, have a significant and positive impact on Saudi manufacturing SMEs’ performance. It is strongly advised that the TQM model produced via the current study—which consists of TQM characteristics and benefits—be validated across all business sectors.

Processo de trabalho de enfermagem na Atenção Primária à Saúde no estado da Paraíba – Brasil: perfil profissional e práticas de cuidados na dimensão assistencial

ABSTRACT Nursing work involves care and management dimensions, reflected in the production of care actions in the care of individuals, families and communities. The objective was to analyze the Primary Health Care (PHC) nursing work process in Paraíba, considering the professional profile and individual daily practices developed by nurses in the care dimension. A quantitative approach study, carried out at the PHC services in Paraíba between November 2019 and August 2021. The analysis of quantitative data was performed using the SPSS® software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), version 21.0 for Windows®, using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The results showed, among other aspects, that 93.3% professionals are female; with regard to professional training, specialization was the most common type of degree among the professionals surveyed; among the practices analyzed, prenatal consultations were considered the most resolute, according to the perception of 388 (84%) professionals surveyed. It is concluded that, regarding the sociodemographic profile, the female sex predominates among the nurses surveyed, regarding training, there is a need for qualification at residency and stricto sensu postgraduate levels. In the care dimension, the nursing consultation in prenatal care, as a problem-solving practice of care in PHC in Paraíba.

Cargo transport management in the military sector

From the beginning of military activity, transport played a priority role in implementing military security tasks, guaranteeing the success of operations or wars. Over the years, significant changes in the implementation of tasks in transport and military movement can be observed, which took place in the technological, infrastructure, and management dimensions. Thanks to new discoveries and introduced modifications, the ability to implement military transport was increased in accordance with the dynamically changing needs of operational troops. The research problem has been specified in the following form: What factors impact the development of cargo transport capacity in the military sector? The material uses several research methods, the leading of which were: analysis and synthesis, querying the literature on the subject, abstraction, and inference. The diagnostic survey was conducted using an expert interview technique as an empirical method. The article identifies the factors most influencing the development of cargo capacity in the military sector, simultaneously pointing to the need to tighten the cooperation undertaken in this area between the civil and military circles. Particular attention was paid to factors that critically impact the development of transport capacity in the military sector. The obtained results made it possible to indicate that the development of the military cargo transport capability is a priority in the process of improving the military transport and movement subsystem. Particular attention should be paid to enhancing managerial abilities, which are a crucial element in ensuring appropriate conditions for the performance of tasks by the armed forces.

Status of Raw Water Management Sustainability Based on Local Wisdom on Rural Water Supply in Bali, Indonesia

The provision of rural drinking water in Bali Province is mostly managed independently by the community. The rural drinking water supply system is sufficient to contribute to community drinking water services. Preservation of raw water sources and the environment through the application of local wisdom Tri Hita Karana greatly determines the sustainability of raw water source management in rural drinking water supply systems in Bali Province. The method of analyzing the sustainability status of raw water management from the social, economic, ecological, technological, and institutional dimensions uses the Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS) method. The sustainability index on the analysis results on the ecological dimension is 63.52%, the economic dimension is 51.82%, the social dimension is 55.59%, the technological dimension is 49.30% and the institutional dimension is 51.20%. The status of sustainability with sufficient categories is found in the ecological, economic, social, and institutional dimensions. The lever factor on the sustainability dimension of raw water management in the rural drinking water supply system in Bali Province is 21 attributes of the lever factor. The leverage factor attribute in each sustainability dimension is very sensitive to the sustainability index value. In the dimension of technology sustainability, there are 5 attributes of lever factors that need to be repaired, refined, and improved, including facilities and infrastructure for rural drinking water supply systems for the sustainability of the technological dimension.

Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility in India: A Composite Indicator Model

This article proposes a composite indicator model called CSR index to measure corporate social responsibility practices of Indian companies. The proposed CSR index comprises three dimensions of CSR implementation, stakeholder management and sustainability, which are measured using 39 indicators. Data is collected from annual reports and business responsibility reports for top 100 companies ranked according to market capitalisation in March 2019. The final ranking using the CSR index highlights how Indian companies perform in their CSR practices beyond the legally mandated expenditure recommended by the Companies Act 2013. Robustness analysis shows that the ranking is robust with respect to input factors, data selection and data transformation. Regression modelling of select dimension scores of CSR index with exogenous variables of firm performance such as internal complaint resolution, turnover and profit shows positive correlation. The CSR index helps managers and policy makers to channelise a given company’s efforts at CSR into targeted programmes through resource allocation and monitoring, while comparing its relative performance within and across dimensions and industries.

User-side energy-saving potential assessment method based on non-intrusive load identification technology

With the development of smart grid, smart meters have been widely used, and the Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) technology for sensing and identifying electricity load has gradually matured. Aiming at the problem that the characteristics of industrial users’ load status are few and the gap between different industries is large, this paper uses the random forest algorithm to build a load identification model, and at the same time builds an energy-saving potential evaluation index system including three dimensions of economy, technology and management. Based on the load identification results, users can evaluate the energy-saving potential, and output the use strategies and power consumption suggestions of electric equipment.

A STUDY OF SOCIAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF KM FOR CREATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Dearing report by Higher Education Funding Council for England, 2006, suggested that in the times of intensified global competition, high- level skills and knowledge would become pertinent and indispensable for the country’s economic success. The SECI model of knowledge conversion given by Nonaka and his colleagues, is extensively used across industries and nations to explore the knowledge creation dimension of knowledge management. Areas of KM such as creation of novel knowledge and knowledge as intellectual capital require a lot of work and consideration from both theoretical as well as applied perspectives. With this in mind, the present study seeks to explore the social enablers or success factors contributing to knowledge creation in the higher education institutions in India. The findings suggest that the social success factors in the study significantly impact the process of knowledge creation. Moreover, different social enablers contribute significantly to different modes of the process of conversion and creation of new knowledge. The pragmatic implication of the present study could guide institutions to assess the prevalence of knowledge creation practices and success factors to be emphasized more to increase knowledge conversion and creation with respect to their organization.

Legal advice and care-effective use of care and case management: limits, risks and need for change

IntroductionAn important dimension of care and case managers is to support geriatric patients in obtaining social services in medical, nursing, therapeutic and social fields. To this, they advise and represent their patients.MethodsThe documentation of patient contacts with case managers of a network of physicians was evaluated. In particular, activities involving legal advice were analysed in detail, compared with the current legal situation in Germany and evaluated. In addition, qualitative expert interviews were conducted. The content and the legal requirements of legal services law were determined by applying legal interpretation methods (esp. wording, telos, systematics). The results of the evaluation of the documentation were compared with legal requirements.ResultsCare and case management touches activities in some fields of action without having a legal basis in legal services law. This leads to the fact that these services may not be provided and to - uninsured and uninsurable - liability risks.DiscussionWith the introduction of care and case management into standard care, both social law and the Legal Services Act must be adapted to enable the legally compliant use of care and case managers. Otherwise, certain services that are useful for the care of patients may not be provided.

Insider trading, gender diversity within the board room, CEO pay gap, and stock price crash risk

AbstractThis paper investigates the impact of insider trading and managerial attributes on future stock price crashes. We conduct a series of regressions addressing the managerial attributes determinants of future stock price crashes including gender diversity, CEO age, and CEO power (measured by CEO pay disparity, CEO tenure and CEO duality). Our empirical results reveal a positive association between insider purchases and price crash risk. This implies that other than compensation and career concerns, insiders hoard bad news to fulfil their trading incentives. Our positive coefficients of insider sales also suggest that insider sellers can assess inside information promptly and anticipate shortly before the crashes. We further document that the presence of female directors on boards can mitigate stock price crash risk. However, firms with powerful or younger Chief Executive Officers are more likely to experience crashes. Overall, we highlight the importance of corporate managerial attributes in dealing with information asymmetry problems.

Catholic Social Teaching as a Source of Enrichment of the Moral Dimension of Social Enterprise Management

Social enterprises perceive social and environmental issues as primary objectives of their hybrid socio-economic activities. They believe that financial stability is a prerequisite, not a goal. This approach is similar to Catholic social teaching (CST). The detailed content of the social encyclicals is a valuable means of deeper exploration and enrichment of the moral dimension of social enterprise management. The following article analyses social entrepreneurship from the point of view of the fundamental principles of CST and theological premises. The reference to the management of a social enterprise of the supreme personalistic standard and principles such as the common good, subsidiarity, and solidarity allows the moral dimension of this process to be understood more deeply. The paper was created based on a method appropriate to research focused on moral theology and CST. First, the content of selected literature on the subject (social entrepreneurship) and carefully selected theological-moral sources (especially papal documents and publications by CST researchers) were analysed. Subsequently, the results of the analysis were subjected to inference and conceptual work in relation to the adopted general research objective and specific research tasks: the phenomenon of social enterprises was described; the specific features and limitations of the social enterprise management process were identified; the fundamental principles of Catholic social teaching as normative criteria for social enterprise management were reviewed; the possibility of applying the aforementioned CST principles to social enterprise practice was discussed and presented, and the final conclusions were formulated.

Funksie van mannekragbestuur in effektiewe kommunikasie binne die organisasie

For purpose of this paper the term Personnel Management will be used in its widest generic sense so as to include all the behavioral functions within the organisation. The basic function of personnel management (Human Resources Management) is to influence the behaviour of people at work in such a professional manner that it will realise performance objectives at an optimal level. Traditionally personnel practitioners concentrated primarily on the mechanistic inputs to realise these objectives. With the dramatic change of the South African Industrial complexion with its different races integrating the work place, it has now become imperative to focus more on the behavioral dimension of personnel management in order to influence the behaviour of people at work in a positive way. In this dominant role in the total spectrum of management activities in modern South African organisations, the personnel practitioner plays a vital communications role. This communication contribution is dominant not only in verbal categories but equally in the non-verbal categories of communications. The overall manpower mosaic, noted for a distorted manpower supply and demand situation, requires a sensitivity to manpower which is unprecedented in the history of South African Industry.

Burden of COVID-19 infection and lockdown measures on individuals with chronic diseases in Saudi Arabia: A national population-based study

BackgroundThe recent COVID-19 crisis has placed a huge strain on the global health and economy. The toll of the damage on the human society exceeds the morbidity and mortality of the pandemic and the associated burden, considering the multidimensional impact on all aspects of life. ObjectivesThe present study assessed the specific impact of COVID-19 on individuals with chronic diseases including the Years Lost for Disability (YLD) burden of COVID-19 infection, and multidimensional impact on the disease management, adaptive lifestyle, and socioeconomic dimensions. MethodA national, population-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adult Saudi population. An internet-based questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the management of the chronic disease, adaptive lifestyle, and impact of COVID-19 on family members. Additionally, data regarding eventual COVID-19 infection, severity and management were collected. YLD was estimated and normalized per 100,000 persons. ResultHaving a chronic disease was not associated with a greater risk of COVID-19 (relative risk [RR]=0.83, p = 0.153); however, it was associated with higher risk of declined physical activity (RR=1.30, p < 0.0001), deteriorated eating habit (RR=1.20, p = 0.002), sleep quality (RR=1.25, p < 0.0001), and overall health perception (RR=1.61, p < 0.0001), loss of family members due to COVID-19 (RR=1.96, p = 0.0001), and impacted household income (RR=1.11, p = 0.010). In case of COVID-19 infection, having a chronic disease was associated with increased risk of hospitalization (RR=5.04, p = 0.005) and having a moderate-to-severe form of COVID-19 (RR=6.00, p = 0.013). The overall YLD was estimated to be 17.7 per 100,000 individuals, and there was no significant difference between individuals with chronic diseases and those without. ConclusionCOVID-19 entailed a substantial burden on the Saudi society in 2020, and individuals with preexisting chronic diseases suffered more important multidimensional impact, which need further research to assess the real impact of the pandemic and draw the pertinent lessons from the experience for future possible epidemics.

Techno-Economic Assessment of an Olive Mill Wastewater (OMWW) Biorefinery in the Context of Circular Bioeconomy

The concept of biorefinery constitutes a significant contributing factor to the emerging transition toward a sustainable bioeconomy. In such a context, replacing oil and petrochemicals by biomass may involve several feedstocks, platforms, processes, technologies, as well as final products. This paper concentrates on the complex process of transferring the concept of biorefinery from laboratory to industry, and sheds light on the techno-economic and complexity management dimensions involved in this endeavor. Toward this end, adopting a systems perspective, the paper presents a structured and comprehensive framework, comprising the definition of the transformation process, business model development, techno-economic assessment, as well as strategic positioning and viability assessment, which may be employed to facilitate the engineering at large and launch a biorefining venture in a circular bioeconomy context. The framework is applied in the context of a biorefinery plant in a specific region in southern Greece, which is based on the valorization of olive mill wastewater (a ‘strong’ and quite common industrial waste in the Mediterranean basin), and produces biopolymers (PHAs) and bioenergy (H2).

Lessons learned from water-scarce cities: Proposed policies toward an integrated urban water management in Egypt

Water scarcity is one of the main challenges facing countries in arid or semi-arid zones. As an example, Egypt needs to deal with both insufficient quantity and quality of water for residents. Here, we propose actions and policies to promote an integrated water management approach to respond to water challenges in Egypt. Based on a literature review, we have selected a set of criteria concerning the environmental, economic, social, governmental, and physical dimensions of urban water management. We studied approaches from Peru, Namibia, and South Australia as these countries have similar climatic conditions and water issues and have made substantial advances toward sustainable water management. Key criteria are state or municipal ownership of water and related infrastructure, agreement on master plans for sustainable water management, improvement of water sanitation and overall infrastructure, and reduction of water demand. Participatory, and educational campaigns put water issues at the center of public debates. We evaluated which elements of water management approaches can be adapted and used in Egypt, which faces limited freshwater resources, and which faces a highly increasing population. Proposed actions included directing water fees to ecosystem projects, treatment of wastewater to be potable, participatory approaches that engage the community in water management, educational campaigns that lead to change of public perception and knowledge dissemination. We interviewed key stakeholders in the water sector in Egypt to validate our proposed approaches. The stakeholders supported knowledge dissemination, suggested using water fees in implementing environmental projects and criticized converting wastewater into drinking water. Finally, we drafted specific recommendations at the organizational and urban levels of water management. We recommended establishing a General Organization for Water Management to oversee water-related organizations and ministries. We also recommended prioritizing the economic conditions to support alleviation of water subsidy, increasing public awareness, and creating a public database for water knowledge. In addition, we recommended decentralized water management and water sensitive urban design. The value of these approaches is their applicability, with minor adaptations, to countries with similar or close climatic and socio-economic conditions to Egypt, such as the MENA region.