Technical Staff Members Research Articles

Effect of COVID-19 response work experience on turnover intention among employees of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Seoul

BackgroundAccording to previous studies, stress and job burnout among medical personnel increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study analyzed the effect of the experience of COVID-19 response work on the intention of municipal hospital staffs to leave their workplaces during the pandemic.MethodsThe 3556 employees who had worked for more than 1 year at one of the eight Seoul Municipal Hospitals that either provided inpatient treatment for quarantined COVID-19 patients or operated as screening clinics were taken as the study population. In total, 1227 employees completed a web or mobile survey between October 21 and November 18, 2020. A chi-squared test was performed to confirm the difference in the distribution of turnover intention depending on whether the employees performed COVID-19 response tasks. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors that affected the intention to leave.ResultsOf the 1227 respondents, 761 (62.0%) were frontline workers who were the first line of response to COVID-19. Experience with COVID-19 response tasks (OR = 1.59, p = 0.003) was significantly associated with the intention to leave. Additionally, the probability of turnover intention was significantly higher among workers aged 20–29 years (OR = 2.11, p = 0.038) and 40–49 years (OR = 1.57, p = 0.048), unmarried individuals (OR = 1.66, p = 0.005), doctors (OR = 2.41, p = 0.010), nurses (OR = 1.59, p = 0.036), and technical staff members (OR = 2.22, p = 0.009). High turnover intention was found among those who experienced high levels of burnout (OR = 2.03, p < 0.001) and those working in non-directly managed municipal hospitals (OR = 1.87, p = 0.018).ConclusionEmployees directly involved in COVID-19 response work displayed higher turnover intention. Various personal, job, and organizational factors significantly influenced employees’ intentions to leave their positions in dedicated COVID-19 hospitals. These findings suggest the necessity of introducing management programs to aid workers who have experienced sudden changes in their duties and loss of autonomy while performing COVID-19 response tasks.

How optimal trust–dependence nexus facilitates relational behavior in contractor–subcontractor collaboration: a configurational analysis

PurposeAlthough trust is generally taken as a fundamental factor in influencing relational behavior in contractor–subcontractor collaboration, the determination of an optimal level of trust is still lacking. Trust with an optimal tipping point that matches dependence best is considered the optimal trust to improve relational behavior between general contractors and subcontractors. To fill the knowledge gap, this study explores how combinations of trust and dependence trigger relational behavior between general contractors and subcontractors through a configurational approach.Design/methodology/approachQuestionnaires were administered to 228 middle management and technical staff members of the general contractor. The data were analyzed using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), and the inductive analytic method allowed researchers to explore configurations of different dimensions and levels of dependence and trust.FindingsNecessity analysis results indicated that neither dependence nor trust was a necessary condition for facilitating relational behavior. Through sufficiency analysis, four configurations of optimal trust matched with dependence were identified in contractor–subcontractor collaboration. Even if contractors rely only on subcontractors for resources, the optimal trust between contractors and subcontractors should include both institution- and cognition-based trust. In the event that contractor–subcontractor collaboration involves relational dependence, both affect- and cognition-based trust are necessary for the optimal trust.Originality/valueThis study enhances existing research by delving deeper into a nuanced understanding of optimal trust in dependence scenarios, and enriches project governance theory by uncovering the internal transmission of relational governance. Practically, this study offers general contractors guidance on how to establish optimal trust strategies based on the dual dependence level with subcontractors, which can facilitate subcontractors' relational behavior, and ultimately improve contractor–subcontractor collaboration performance.

The Model Development of Online Talaqqi Quran Teaching: A Need Analysis

The transformation of Quran online teaching has become increasingly popular in current education. It is necessary to underscore the significance of issues related to Quran online teaching to ensure its effectiveness for novice teachers. Indeed, the aim for this paper is to analyze the need analysis for the development model of Online Talaqqi Quran Teaching (OTQT). This study employs a qualitative design during the need analysis phase based on Design and Development Research (DDR) methodology. Data collection was carried out through a literature review from document analysis and open-ended interviews with two Quranic teachers who involved in online teaching as well as one technical staff member. Both sets of data were triangulated using thematic analysis to establish research themes. The results reveal three primary components in organizing online talaqqi Quran teaching which are teacher’s criteria, methods in online teaching and the technology tools. In conclusion, the need analysis is a requirement phase before embarking on the phase to develop a systematic model of OTQT.

Road Asset Management System and Operation and Maintenance of World Bank-Funded Roads in Lira City, Uganda

Purpose: This study examined the contribution of road asset management to the operations and maintenance of World Bank funded roads in Lira City East division. Specifically, the study focussed on the effect of data collection, data management; and data analysis on operation and maintenance of World Bank funded roads in Lira City East division.&#x0D; Methodology: The study adopted a cross-sectional study design, which employed a mixed methods approach of both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study population consisted of 82 respondents, which involved political leaders, technical staff and city development forum (CDF) members of Lira City East division. Both the Simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique were used to select a sample of 71 participants. The researcher adopted Self-Administered Questionnaires to collect quantitative data and an interview guide to collect qualitative data. Both descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics were used to analyse numerical data. Content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data.&#x0D; Findings: The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between road asset management and the operation and maintenance of World Bank funded roads. Further, it was revealed that data collection, data management and data analysis yield a significant effect on operation and maintenance of World Bank funded roads in Lira City East division.&#x0D; Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study concluded that road asset management significantly affects operation and maintenance of World Bank funded roads in Lira City East division. It is encouraged that, for proper functionality and operations of world bank funded roads in Lira City division, the authorities of Lira City east division should do periodic inspection of all the roads, engage knowledgeable personnel in the collection of data on the conditions of all the road assets so that it can be used as a basis of decision making during the development of work plan and budgets for road maintenance. This study contributes an original and empirical-evidence of the contribution of road asset management on the operation and maintenance of roads in Lira City East division.

Interview With Prof. Sung-Mo (Steve) Kang

Nicola Nicolici: Good afternoon. Let me welcome Prof. Kang from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz). Prof. Kang is an electrical engineer, scientist, professor, author, inventor, and entrepreneur. Currently, he is a distinguished professor emeritus at UC Santa Cruz. He has contributed extensively to the fields of computer-aided design for electronic circuits and systems. He holds 15 U.S. patents, has published over 500 articles, and has won numerous awards for his achievements. He has led the development of the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor chip, Bellmac-32, as a technical supervisor at ATT Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ, USA, and has designed satellite-based private communication networks as a member of technical staff.

Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of In-Band Full-Duplex Wireless Systems [Book/Software Reviews

Kenneth Kolodziej is a technical staff member in the RF Technology Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory, where he is a principal investigator on wideband electronics and in-band full-duplex (IBFD), commonly known as <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">simultaneous transmit and receive</i> ( <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">STAR</i> ) systems. He has conducted research on RF, microwave, and photonic circuits, including antenna, radar, and communications systems. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in electrical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. He has published numerous journal articles and conference papers and holds several patents in the field of antennas and RF systems. He is also an IEEE Member and is very actively serving the IEEE Society.

Motivation of Achievement as a Medium Variable in the Correlation among Technical Skill, Work Environment and Educational Staff Members Service Quality at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin

The importance of education personnel's service quality through instilling good technical skills in the faculty is crucial. It effects individual performance and total organizational performance and eventually has an impact on increasing service quality. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the direct and indirect correlation among technical skills, work environment, achievement motivation, and educational staff members service quality. This study employed a quantitative method with facto exposure. The participants in this study were 128 educational staff members from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education from eleven sub-sections. Proportional random sampling was utilized as the sample method. With 98 participants, the number of samples was determined using the Slovin formula. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of technical skills (16 items), work environment (24 items), achievement motivation (32 items), and service quality (24 items). This research instrument was tested for the level of validity and reliability using the product moment correlation test person. The research data were analyzed using path analysis to see direct and indirect correlations between variables, by first conducting normality and linearity tests. The results showed that there was a direct and indirect correlation between technical skills, work environment and achievement motivation on service quality.

Motivation of Achievement as a Medium Variable in the Correlation among Technical Skill, Work Environment and Educational Staff Members Service Quality at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin

Motivation of Achievement as a Medium Variable in the Correlation among Technical Skill, Work Environment and Educational Staff Members Service Quality at Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin

How to Foster Informal Learning

Abstract: This article explains how three different informal learning strategies are influenceable by feedback and if and how feedback further mediates the impact of the cultural value of power distance on informal learning. We also examined the three informal learning strategies regarding their stableness and separability. A survey at two different timepoints was administered to technical staff members from a globally acting company from the automotive industry within six different countries ( N = 777). We tested our hypotheses by conducting a multigroup factor analysis based on a bootstrap-based structural equation model. Results showed informal learning strategies to be stable over time and cultures. Additionally, feedback availability showed to be a predictor of informal learning. The effect of power distance on informal learning is also mediated by feedback availability. The overall results show that informal learning strategies can be influenced differently in various countries.

Nancy B. Jackson dies at 65

Nancy B. Jackson, former president of the American Chemical Society, died Jan. 3 at age 65 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jackson served as ACS president in 2011. Jackson earned a BS in chemistry from George Washington University in 1979. After college, she worked in the ACS education department before leaving to pursue chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She earned an MS in 1986 and a PhD in 1990. In 1991, she started a decades-long career at Sandia National Laboratories, first as an energy researcher, then as manager of the Chemical and Biological Sensing, Imaging, and Analysis Department, and later as deputy director of the International Security Center. She retired from Sandia in 2017 as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff. Jackson had Seneca heritage and served for 2 years as Sandia’s tribal government liaison. She worked with tribal colleges to expand their science programs and helped

Materials selection and case studies

In the most general sense, everything that people need is called a material. In a specific sense, we can say that all kinds of tools and equipment that engineers use to produce are called materials. Materials Science studies the various properties of materials such as mechanical and physical; It is also a branch of science that deals with their application to various scientific and technological fields and is in the interest of almost every technical staff member. A technical staff member who does not have sufficient knowledge about the structure and properties of the materials cannot choose the most suitable material for his usage area. Errors can reach large dimensions; this can put the choice of the material and other relevant units in a difficult situation. Understanding materials has led to progress in design since ancient times. The process of replacing old materials with new ones has occurred from time to time, as there is so much material today than before. The importance of material selection as part of the design process is growing, especially due to industrial competition. Therefore, design and material engineering and scientists are in close relationship for the design and selection of economical materials that will best respond to the desired service conditions. More than 200 thousand materials used in the industry are used. These materials should be selected in accordance with their usage areas. If the materials are chosen incorrectly, this causes loss of life and property. In this study, diagrams used in material selection are introduced and 3 examples are given on the subject.

Regina (Charles and Dunn) v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

662Diplomatic relations — Diplomatic correspondence — Exchange of Notes between United States Embassy and United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office — Express waiver of United States Embassy Administrative and Technical staff’s diplomatic immunity from criminal jurisdiction of United Kingdom, in relation to acts performed outside course of duties — Whether express waiver of criminal immunity applying to family members of United States Embassy Administrative and Technical staff — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 — Whether entitling family members of diplomatic staff to derivative set of privileges and immunities or conferring separate entitlements to inviolability and immunity — The law of England

Género y Urbanismo: ¿hacia ciudades más sensibles e inclusivas?

El objeto de este trabajo es analizar en qué medida los ayuntamientos de las ciudades de Pamplona y Tudela están incluyendo la perspectiva de género en sus políticas de desarrollo urbano. El marco teórico del estudio es, en primer lugar, la crítica feminista a la distinción entre espacio público y privado, -plasmada en un diseño de las ciudades que separa los ámbitos de trabajo de los ámbitos de cuidado- y, en segundo lugar, la necesidad de atender a las necesidades específicas de las mujeres -y a su mayor dedicación a las tareas de cuidado- para garantizar un acceso equitativo a la ciudad. Tomando como referencia la documentación emanada del programa Habitat en sus sucesivas reuniones desde la primera conferencia, en 1976, hasta la última, en 2016, elaboramos una serie de recomendaciones que proponemos utilizar como indicadores concretos para evaluar el grado de integración de la perspectiva de género en las políticas de urbanismo. A partir de la sistematización de las propuestas de Habitat, realizamos un análisis de los Planes de Igualdad y de Urbanismo de los municipios seleccionados, complementado con entrevistas al personal técnico en ambas áreas. Los hallazgos muestran un desarrollo desigual de las recomendaciones de Habitat en Pamplona y Tudela, pero, al mismo tiempo, una clara conciencia de que el urbanismo no es neutro en lo que se refiere al género y, concretamente, una revalorización de los cuidados en las políticas, que se traduce en acciones muy concretas para favorecer la corresponsabilidad.&#x0D;

Antecedent dan Konsekuensi Akuntabilitas Keuangan Desa

Abstract. This study provides an overview of several variables affecting the antecedent level, as well as the consequences of the Village Financial Accountability faktor on other faktors to help understanding the good patterns of the Village Financial Accountability. The subjects of this study were the Village Heads and the members of Rural Technical Staff of Financial Management (PTPKD), consisting of the Village Secretary, Section Head and Treasurer, where the number of PTPKD members determined by a Village Head Decree from 14 villages with each village consisting of 6 correspondents. Therefore, the total correspondents were 84 people. The results showed that the better the level of human resources is, the better the level of accountability of village financial reports is. Beside that, a good understanding of accounting will increase the accountability of village financial reports. The accountability of the Village Financial Report will have a real impact on publik trust and increased publik trust will also have an impact on the level of participation. Furthermore, the use of IT has no influence on the Accountability of Village Financial Statements, and the Accountability of Village Financial Statements does not affect participation.&#x0D; Keywords: Antecedent, Accounting Understanding, Use of TI, Public Trust, Participation, Accountability of Financial Statements

Preface

The International Conference on Information Technologies in Business and Industries (ITBI-2020) was held at Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russia, on April 6–8, 2020.In the late 90th, the Information Technology in Industries was one of the sessions of the Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Automation and Control Systems (MEACS). In 2016 the organizing committee of MEACS made a decision to hold sessions on control systems, enterprise information systems, applied math as an independent event that was titled “Information Technologies in Business and Industries” (ITBI). The usual venues of the conference are well-known scientific centers in Russian Western Siberia.In 2020, ITBI for the second time took place at Novosibirsk State Technical University. Today Novosibirsk is the largest scientific center in Russia and in the Commonwealth of Independent States. For the past several years the event become a well-recognized regional forum for researchers in the field of computer science, instrumentation, and control engineering. Despite the peculiarities, the conference attracted several participants from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and China.Unfortunately, global pandemic affected the event in a bad way. For the first time, the conference was postponed to April. Due to the fact that lockdown in Russia was expected to be extended until summer, as well as global travel restrictions, organizers took the time to prepare virtual sessions.The plenary session was held on 6th April in the virtual BigBlueButton room. All other session meetings were held in the same fashion in the following two days. The time limits for the delivery of a report remain the same as before. Regretfully, the university server was not yet prepared for the load at the time of the event, so the number of concurrent participants of theremote meetings was restricted to a few dozens. However, more than 200 hundred unique participants attended meetings. After the conference, by the end of April, all video-on-demand files were shared among the participants. The authors were encouraged to address their postevent questions to other participants publicly via NSTU forum or privately via email.The papers selected among a hundred qualified submissions cover a wide range of topics within the fields of computer science, industrial automation, and instrumentation engineering. All submissions were reviewed by the editors and by the expert referee from the program committee. The 209 accepted manuscripts were included in the volume.The committee is proud to express gratitude to all organizers and participants as well as to technical staff members who prepared the virtual meetings in such a limited time. Apart from it, the committee wants to apologize to speakers for the inconvenience and restrictions. In conclusion, the committee thanks all the authors and editors who contributed their time and effort to comprise and polish this volume. Organizing Committee of ITBI-2020 Edited by: Eugeniy Porsev, professor, Novosibirsk State Technical University Valeriy Avramchuk, professor Tomsk Polytechnic University Boris Malozemov, PhD, Novosibirsk State Technical University

Value Preferences and Frustration in the Workplace

A long-term personnel crisis, especially among nursing staff, has been tormenting the Czech healthcare sector despite the fact that average salaries are continuously increasing. Therefore, the financial remuneration factor is not decisive for employee retention. There are a number of other factors influencing the turnover rate, such as job satisfaction and the role of clarity although this paper deals with the influence of value preferences. The aim of the study was to map the value preferences of employees in two departments of a selected healthcare facility. Technical staff members work for the first department while the other department involved medical staff. The comparison also focused on the values that were attributed by the employees to the organisation. Furthermore, the extent of the value setting by managers reflected in their management style and how it affects the frustration of their subordinates was investigated. The data needed to evaluate the above-mentioned objectives was obtained through a questionnaire based on The Portrait Value Questionnaire. The data obtained was converted into comparable values and further evaluated through the calculation of mean values and correlation analysis. It was found in selected workplaces of the given organisation that the individual value settings of employees and their perception of organisational values do not match. Furthermore, the frustration experienced by staff in a given workplace is related to the management style of their superiors, which is affected by their value preferences. By identifying the value setting of employees and its alignment with the organisation, it is possible to better understand the internal environment of the organisation in connection with the effort to retain employees and with regard to their further motivation and achieving alignment with the values of the organisation.

Determinants of pro-environmental behavior: A comparison of university students and staff from diverse faculties at a Swiss University

In the context of an initiative to become a carbon neutral campus, an online survey (N = 1864) of students, scientists, and administrative and technical staff of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) was conducted to measure pro-environmental behaviors and potentially influential factors. Female gender, age, and position (from bachelor’s student, master’s student, doctoral student, postdoc/senior scientist to professor) showed a significant positive correlation with positive behaviors as measured by a pro-environmental behavior scale developed for this study. Excluded from the academic position ranking were the members of technical and administrative staff, who displayed the highest level of pro-environmental behavior. Furthermore, the level of pro-environmental behavior was generally higher among members of strongly environmentally-oriented university subsections as compared to other sections. Based on previous research and theories on environmental behavior, such as the theory of planned behavior, a predictive model including psychological, structural, and demographic variables was developed and accounted for 44% of the variance of pro-environmental behavior scores. Among psychological variables, the strongest positive influence was observed for green self-identity. Willingness to sacrifice, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and perceived effects were also significantly positively related to positive behavior. Future behavioral decision-making models should consider these variables accordingly. The position of the participants was significantly positively correlated with green self-identity, suggesting positive education and socialization effects, but negatively correlated with perceived behavioral control, pointing to practical constraints coincident with professional seniority.

Stenographic transcriptions of reminiscences of the executives and employees of Moscow Automobile Factory as a source on socio-psychological aspects of the history of its establishment (1915-1924)

This research is dedicated to stenographic transcriptions of reminiscences of the executives and employees of the Moscow Automobile Factory named after I. A. Likhachev (AMO ZIL). The goal consists in determination of information capacity of stenographic transcription of reminiscences as a source for studying the socio-psychological aspects of the history of industrial enterprises. The author examines the following aspects: reflection in stenographic transcriptions of the views of company&amp;rsquo;s executives and technician engineers upon the industrial process; &amp;nbsp;different aspects of economic culture of the company; socio-psychological image of employees and their relation to development of the company, local and nationwide sociopolitical processes, technological difficulties; perception of collective environment by the staff members; working and living conditions. In the course of study, the author applied socio-psychological and illustrative methods based on the comprehensive analysis of sources. As a result, the author determines high informational vale of stenographic transcriptions of reminiscences, demonstrate possibilities its implementation in studying socio-psychological aspects of the history of industrial enterprises, namely economic culture, mentality of technical officers and staff members, atmosphere inside the collective, motivation and incentive system for employees, role of interpersonal relations in establishment and functionality of the company, views of executives and technician engineers on the industrial process, etc. Previously unstudied archival materials were introduced into the scientific discourse.

Beyond supervisors’ support: influencing (international) technical training transfer

PurposeThis paper aims to provide an understanding of influencing motivation and volition in the transfer of learning within the context of technical training in different countries by controlling predictors.Design/methodology/approachIn six countries, employees from one automotive company’s service centres were asked to complete two online questionnaires after a blended learning training program with technical content (t1: 7 to 12 days after the training, t2: 5 to 7 weeks after). In total, 441 technical staff members participated.FindingsResults suggest that motivation and volition mediate the effects of peer support, content validity and supervisor support on training transfer after a technical training. The outcomes show that peer support has an important influence on motivation and that national culture is less important than company culture.Research limitations/implicationsThe results should be tested further in different trainings, companies and countries.Originality/valueThis is one of the first international studies to confirm peer support and content validity as predictors for motivation to transfer after technical training. It is also the first instance of exploring possible mediation by motivation and volition on peer support and content validity after technical training in an intercultural context.

ENTERING THE LIVE-STREAMING VOID AND EMERGING VICTORIOUS: TEACHING PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY UNDER PRESSURE

In 2019, the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music trialed a hybrid instruction method combining face-to-face teaching with simultaneous live-stream broadcast across two campuses in an undergraduate performance psychology subject. This method was fraught with technical difficulties. Yet, despite substantial instructor distress and concerns of compromised learning outcomes, students demonstrated remarkable patience, gratitude, and improvements in performance anxiety, energy regulation, focus, and resilience. This is a narrative inquiry into my experience navigating the live-streaming approach filtered through community of inquiry and self-determination theory frameworks. I reflect that within a university setting, both the teaching and technical operations staff members require generous lead time prior to the implementation of new technology to build competence and autonomy in managing unpredictable surprise factors. When this is accomplished, blended instruction can enable the staff to teach comfortably and spontaneously, providing students with unique and enriched learning experiences with access to local, national, and international experts.