Organizational Chart Research Articles

Registro de cargos o funciones en el reglamento interno, y su aporte en la reducción de la discriminación laboral

Este trabajo analiza la figura del registro de cargos o funciones regulado por la ley N°20.348. Comienza con un examen a su regulación y principales características, para luego revisar sus dificultades en la contribución a eliminar las prácticas discriminatorias en materia de remuneración entre un hombre y una mujer. Posteriormente, se proponen medidas orientadas a aumentar en el registro tanto el detalle y objetividad en su contenido, como también su flexibilidad ante los constantes cambios del organigrama de una empresa.

Roadmap for Smart Metering Deployment in Cameroon

This article is a contribution to the elaboration of a roadmap that will help move from classical metering systems to smart metering in Cameroon. The aim is to eliminate errors in index reading and billing, frauds that lead to outages for non-payment. The meeting with staff, the annual report of the energy distribution company, the implementation in other countries and the documentations of development strategy in Cameroon, allow us to elaborate a roadmap for smart metering in Cameroon. This roadmap is divided into two phases resumed as follows: the first phase is to put in place a national monitoring committee, its functional organization chart, and its missions; the second phase is the deployment of equipment. We will start in large cities, followed by medium cities and end with smaller cities. This roadmap could serve as a guide to deploy smart meters in the Central Africa sub-region and any other country in the need.

Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organization Chart

Objective. This study aimed to compare 2 laborless tools, namely, the body mass index-based Framingham (bmi-Frm) and low-information WHO- (li-WHO-) based risk scores, and assess their agreement in outpatients in a cardiology department. Methodology. Data stem from a cross-sectional previous study performed from May to September 2016 in the Cardiology Department of University Hospital Gabriel Touré (UH-GT) in Bamako. All patients aged 40 and more were included in the study allowing the assessment of bmi-Frm and li-WHO prediction charts. The cardiovascular risk (CVR) was evaluated using a calculator prepared by D‘Agostino et al. for the bmi-Frm and the li-WHO chart for the Afro-D region of the WHO. The risk score for both ranged from <10 to ≥40. The data were entered in an ACCESS 2010 database, then processed by MS Excel 2010, and finally analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20. Continuous variables were presented as means and standard deviations, and categorical variables were presented as frequencies with percentages. P < 0.05 was considered the statistical significance level. After sample description, the risk score was assessed using bmi-Frm and li-WHO prediction tools. Finally, a kappa test was performed to check for the interreliability of both methods. For weighted kappa, coefficients were given all five classes of risk groups in 0, 25 steps from 1 for total concordance to 0 for total discordance. Results. This study involved 793 outpatients, 63.7% being female, 35.1% of them younger than 50 years, 57.9% with no formal education, and 67.7% with no medical insurance. Means for age, body mass index (BMI), and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were, respectively, 53.81 ± 16.729 years, 25.29 ± 06.151 kg/m2, and 139.49 ± 27.110 mm Hg. Using the li-WHO prediction chart gives a much higher proportion of low-risk patients compared to bmi-Frm (83.6 vs. 37.7). Sociodemographic characteristics such as education or income level were not different in risk score neither for the bmi-Frm nor for the li-WHO risk score. The percentage of agreement between both tools was 40.4%, and agreement (kappa of 0.1 and weighted kappa of 0.2) was found to be slight. Conclusion. Using the bmi-Frm and li-WHO tool gives a similar risk estimation in younger female patients. Older patients must be evaluated using high-information tools with cholesterol, e.g., versions of the Framingham risk equation or WHO using cholesterol. These must be confirmed in further studies and compared to data from prospective studies

Evaluation and Lessons Learned from a Campus as a Living Lab Program to Promote Sustainable Practices

Any group that creates challenging goals also requires a strategy to achieve them and a process to review and improve this strategy over time. The University of British Columbia (UBC) set ambitious campus sustainability goals, including a reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions to 33% below the 2007 level by 2015, and 100% by 2050 (UBC, 2006). The University pursued these goals through a number of specific projects (such as major district energy upgrade and a bioenergy facility) and, more generally, through a “Campus as a Living Lab” (CLL) initiative to marry industry, campus operations, and research to drive innovative solutions. The CLL program has achieved significant successes while also demonstrating many opportunities for improvements and lessons learned. The aim of this study was to examine the UBC CLL program, to identify and formalize its operations, to extract key transferable characteristics, and to propose replicable processes that other universities and municipalities can follow to expand their sustainable practices in similar ways. There was a learning curve with implementing a CLL program at UBC; thus, the goal of this study was to potentially shorten this learning curve for others. The research involved an ethnographic approach in which researchers participated in the CLL process, conducted qualitative analysis, and captured the processes through a series of business process models. The research findings are shared in two parts: 1. generalized lessons learned through key transferrable characteristics; 2. a series of generic organizational charts and business process models (BPMs) culminated with learned strategies through defined processes that illustrate what was required to create a CLL program at UBC. A generalized future improvement plan for UBC CLL programs is defined, generic BPMs about CLL projects are evaluated, and the level of engagement of multiple stakeholders through phases of project life cycle given in the conclusion for future use of other Living Lab organizations.

On the Current Trends in Math Olympiad Training for School Students

The evolution of math Olympiad training for school students in Russia since the second half of the 20th century is analyzed in this article in the context of sociocultural transformations and changes in the post-industrial society’s didactic knowledge. A retrospective analysis of a large body of empirical data (organization charts and content of the All-Union and All-Russia Mathematical Olympiads for school students in 1974–2021 and the International Mathematical Olympiads in 1994–2020) reveals trends in the development of the mathematical Olympiad movement, in particular changes in the network infrastructure of mathematical Olympiads, objectives and content of Olympiad problems, Olympiad material design practices, and value-and-meaning orientations of math Olympiads. Accordingly, new approaches are proposed to prepare school students for math competitions. Analysis of changes allows substantiating the insufficiency of the “cognitive-reproductive” method of school student training widely applied both in Russia and beyond, which is based on a thematic principle of selecting problems by content and demonstrating examples of their solving to students. This method does not conform to the objectives of contemporary math competitions. Today, it is important to find and recognize the potential for mathematical creativity in solving problems within multidisciplinary professional spheres. The goal of modern Olympiad training is not only to teach school students a system of problem-solving procedures but also to promote their ability to identify the semantic structure of problems in order to pick adequate solving strategies. The assumption that Olympiad math problems can be classified by the logic of their solutions is supported by a relevant taxonomy of Olympiad math problem solving techniques.

Análisis de la organización de los intangibles en las empresas cotizadas de España

Purpose: This article presents the results of an investigation whose main objective has been to know the status of the communication department and, more specifically, how the areas that deal with intangible assets of listed companies in Spain are distributed. Design / Methodology / Approach: For this objective, a review of national and international bibliographic sources has been carried out, as well as in-depth interviews with those responsible for these areas in organizations. Results: The results show an ideal organizational chart proposal to acknowledge the indicated place to establish those functions, as well as the main mistakes that are usually incurred. It ends by identifying the communication function as the one indicated to manage these resources, with the CCO leading the role, as well as a series of obstacles that prevent the consolidation of the imanagement of intangible assets within Spanish organizations. Limitations / Implications: This article provides visibility to the areas in charge of managing intangible assets and resources within large organizations, as well as their weight in corporate organization charts. However, there is still work to be done in small and medium-sized companies, which have very different resources and realities. Originality / Contribution: The role and structure of the people and departments in charge of managing intangible assets are analyzed not only from the literature review but also from the daily activities of companies, thus exploring their use in a precise and practical way.

Comparison of Nutritional Status of Under-Five Indian Children (NFHS 4 Data) Using WHO 2006 Charts and 2019 Indian Synthetic Charts.

Introduction:There is a growing body of evidence against using World Health Organization (WHO) charts for developing nations. Our objectives were: 1) To compare nutritional status of <5-year-old Indian children using WHO charts and synthetic Indian charts (SC) 2019. 2) To study nutritional status across wealth index categories. 3) To study nutritional status of predominantly breast-fed infants <6 months of age using both charts.Materials and Methods:Data from 4th National Family Health Survey (n ~ 236117, 0--59-month-old children) were used for assessing nutritional status using the WHO charts and SC. Z-scores were calculated for length/height, weight, and weight-for-height (WAZ) using both charts. Children were classified into degrees of malnutrition using appropriate cutoffs.Results:Stunting, wasting, and underweight were significantly higher using WHO charts. The prevalence of stunting (height for age) and wasting (WHZ) changed from high to medium and critical to poor when the reference changed from WHO to SC. All Z-scores showed an improving trend with increasing wealth index. On SC, almost all WHZ (wasting) from the richest to poorer were >-0.5 (clinically significant), whereas on WHO charts all wealth classes had WHZ <-0.5. For children under the age of 6 months, WHZ from richest to poorest was between -0.97 and -0.89 by WHO and 0.27 and 0.38 by SC.Conclusions:Use of Indian synthetic growth charts for growth monitoring of under-five children may be more appropriate; infants under 6 months and children from well off families performed well on these charts.

Acreditación y desarrollo de capacidades organizacionales en las universidades chilenas.

This article investigates the relationship, in Chilean universities, between achievements in accreditation processes and the development of organizational capabilities. Two analysis procedures were used. First, a regression, from a set of independent variables (year of initiation of accreditation activity at the program and institutional level, and results obtained) and dependent variables (current achievements in institutional and undergraduate accreditation, and an aggregate index institutional academic development). This analysis was complemented with another study, which reviewed the location of the quality units in the organization charts, in two senses: an evolutionary one, focused on its variation between 2008-2009 and 2019 (37 institutions), and another focused on the year 2019 (48 institutions). It can be seen that all the analyzed universities have quality units and some of them, especially the recently founded private sector, place them in the highest hierarchies. The development of organizational capacities has allowed them to improve their achievements in the accreditation processes, generating a virtuous circle. Whether this also has effects on the quality of teaching or on the efficiency of management remains an open question, as in most of the literature.

Înființarea secției de geografie și a institutului său din cadrul Facultății de Științe de la Universitatea Daciei Superioare din Cluj

"The setting up of the Geography Department and its Institute within the Faculty of Sciences at the Upper Dacia University of Cluj. On 16 August 1919, the University Board, the organ created for the organization and employment of teaching staff for the Upper Dacia University of Cluj after its transition to Romanian administration (12 May 1919), presented and proposed the organisational chart by departments, seminars, laboratories and institutes of the future Faculty of Sciences, by means of the Board rapporteurs, scientists Gheorghe Țițeica, Ludovic Mrazec and Alexandru Borza. At the express request of professor George Vâlsan, the tertiary geographical education was also included in this Faculty, as an independent department, the Department of Geography, consisting of two sections and an Institute of Geography. This was a new situation, different from the study of Geography at the universities in Iași and Bucharest. The organisational chart of Cluj University, made according to the ”German model”, was kept until the Stalinist reform of the Romanian education on 3 August 1948. By means of suggestive examples, the main Romanian university institutions newly-created at Cluj University are illustrated and described, some of them under the auspices of the Royal Foundations, such as the Astronomic Observatory and the Institute of Chemistry and Physics, as well as others, like the Sports Park, the new Botanical Garden with the Botanic Museum, the Palace of University Clinics, the Academic College and the Ethnographic Park and Museum. The materialization of George Vâlsan’s concept regarding the study of Geography and its relations to the other departments of Cluj University, as well as the their scientific and logical foundation within the double specialization, are extensively presented, as a proof of the scientist’s determination to lay solid grounds to the Romanian tertiary geographical education at Cluj University. Keywords: Upper Dacia University of Cluj, Geography Department, Faculty of Sciences. "

Planejamento estratégico: percepções sobre a importância dessa ferramenta de gestão

Purpose – Strategic planning is a management tool that allows you to establish the strategies that an organization will adopt to achieve its vision of the future and fulfill its proposed mission. In this way, it defines the objectives, means and resources needed to achieve them. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the elements of strategic planning in a group of micro and small service companies located in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul.Design/methodology/approach – To perform the research was carried out a field research, which had data collection. This was done by applying a questionnaire to a group of 25 companies in the service segment, assisted by an extension project.Findings – Results showed that the vast majority of these companies use some elements of strategic planning in their management practice, such as: insurance contracting, the use of outsourced labor, the existence of established operating procedures, the presence and exposure of general organization chart, employees' knowledge of the general organization chart, the presence of documented standards, the existence of a flowchart and its disclosure to employees, even if in an unstructured manner. This finding demonstrates the need for greater specialization of micro and small entrepreneurs to manage their organizations.Originality/value – This study opens the way to highlight the importance of studying the highlighted theme, favoring decision making, in addition to contributing to the literature, deepening the debate on strategic planning in micro and small companies.

Statistical Approaches to Population Estimation: Regional and National Aspects

In the context of global challenges of today, an important objective is raising the society’s awareness of the main socio-economic indicators. The most significant of them are indicators of demography statistics, characterizing the number of population and the quality of life, and laying the methodological basis for macroeconomic comparisons. The purpose of the study is to determine current trends in the indicators of Ukrainian population; formulate proposals for solutions of problems related with organization of sample surveys and the All-Ukrainian census. Abstract-logical and monographic methods, theoretical generalization, tabular and graphic methods, economic-statistical methods are used in the study. The source of information for a description of current demographic processes is data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The authors analyze the indicators of the number of permanent and actual population in 1995-2020, its natural and migratory movements using a set of absolute, relative and average statistical indicators of dynamics. A comparative analysis of national censuses in Ukraine and neighboring European countries was performed. Groups of statistical and demographic indicators, which are formed in the regions, analyzed in time of census and characterize current demographic processes at regional and national level, were distinguished. An organizational chart for performing the All-Ukrainian census with engaging the administrations of consolidated territorial communities is elaborated. A partnership model of the All-Ukrainian Census is proposed, which is based on the cooperation of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, ministries and agencies; it shows the main phases in organizing and performing the census in the country, and involves a network of consolidated territorial communities of Ukraine and information bases in the regions. Further studies are expected to focus on elaborating mechanisms of the proposed partnership model for the All-Ukrainian census by case of Zhytomyr region.

Actualización de Objetivos Estratégicos de CONATEL y Plan de reestructuración organizacional

El objetivo del presente trabajo es demostrar cómo la actualización de Objetivos Estratégicos de la CONATEL requerirá un Plan de Reestructuración Organizacional para su cumplimiento. Los objetivos estratégicos son el camino para el cumplimiento de la misión de una organización. La correcta definición de estos objetivos será clave al momento de evaluar la estructura necesaria para su cumplimiento. El Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2030 de aquí en adelante PND 2030, este plan es una guía de cumplimiento obligatorio para el sector público. El PND 2030 tiene como estructura tres grandes ejes estratégicos: Reducción de la pobreza y desarrollo social, Crecimiento económico inclusivo, Inserción del Paraguay en el mundo en forma adecuada. Cada eje estratégico incorporará cuatro líneas transversales: Igualdad de oportunidades, Gestión pública eficiente y transparente, Ordenamiento y desarrollo territorial, y Sostenibilidad ambiental. Luego del análisis detallado de la información recabada y analizada se concluye que la estructura actual de la CONATEL no está adecuada para el cumplimiento de la misión y visión institucional. La cantidad de funcionarios y cargos contemplados en su organigrama dan como resultado una gran concentración de cargos en las áreas de apoyo con el 59%, 38% para las áreas misionales y un 3% para las áreas estratégicas. Al actualizarse los objetivos estratégicos deberá actualizarse la estructura organizacional, redistribuir los cargos y responsabilidades para el cumplimiento de los nuevos objetivos alineados a los ejes estratégicos del PND Paraguay 2030.

Optimizing Multidisciplinary Simulation in Medical School for Larger Groups: Role Assignment by Lottery and Guided Learning.

PurposeMedical school simulations are often designed for a limited number of students to maximize engagement and learning. To ensure that all first-year medical students who wished to join had an opportunity to participate, we designed a novel method for larger groups.Patients and MethodsWe devised a low technology “Orchestra Leader’s” chart approach to prominently display students’ roles, chosen by lottery. During simulation, the chart was mounted on an intravenous pole and served as a group organizational tool. A course instructor prompted students using the chart to accomplish the course objectives in a logical order. Real-life cardiologists and gastroenterologists provided the students with expert subspecialty consultation. We analyzed 125 anonymous student evaluation ratings for 3 years (2017–2019) with a range of 8 to 19 students per laboratory session.ResultsOur 2017–2019 larger group sessions were all rated as excellent (1.26, Mean, SD ±.510) on the Likert scale where 1.0 is excellent and 5.0 is poor. There were no statistically significant differences in overall ratings among the 2017, 2018 and 2019 sessions. The subspecialists were uniformly rated as excellent. Verbatim free-text responses demonstrated resounding student appreciation for the role assignment by lottery method.ConclusionWe designed a novel, “Orchestra Leader’s” chart approach for accommodating larger groups in a multidisciplinary simulation laboratory using role assignment by lottery, roles depicted on an organizational chart, and expert instructor prompting. Our consistently excellent ratings suggest that our methods are useful for achieving well-rated larger group simulation laboratories.

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

McGill University Faculty of Medicine.

McGill University Faculty of Medicine.

Yale University School of Medicine.

Yale University School of Medicine.

Who Are You, YouTube?

This paper seeks to understand the invisibility of the corporate individuals working for YouTube and how the extremely visible creator community responds to them as a singular corporate person. The paper proposes that to achieve greater visibility and thereby accountability, YouTube should create an organizational chart for its stakeholders, rely less on algorithms, and establish stable individual identities and a consistent professed corporate persona.

Management of whiplash-associated disorder in the Italian emergency department: the feasibility of an evidence-based continuous professional development course provided by physiotherapists

Purpose The management of whiplash and associated disorders (WAD) in the Italian Health System is still empirical and influenced by a single professional’s expertise. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to describe a structured management changes in an Italian emergency department (ED) after an evidence based continuous professional development (CPD) course. Methods A CPD course was organized by Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (OMPT) for personnel of ED in the hospital Girolamo Fracastoro (San Bonifacio, Verona, Italy), based on latest scientific evidence. Data regarding the number of X-Rays, computed tomography (CT) scan, orthopaedic referrals, neck collars and WAD IV (i.e., severe diagnosis) before and after the course were compared. Results 3066 cases of WAD have been analyzed in 2016 and 2185 in 2017/2018. The number of X-Rays dropped down from 15.1% to 13.5%; the CT scans increased from 1.3% to 1.9%; the WAD IV diagnosis increased from 0.7% to 1.6%; the orthopaedic referrals dropped from 1.5% to 1.1%; the collars prescription dropped from 8.8% to 2.5%. Conclusion An updated framework increased the efficiency of ED’s maintaining the same level of safety (i.e., WAD IV diagnosis). Given that, it can also be argued that, in line with other countries, the implementation of an OMPT role within the ED multidisciplinary team is advised also in Italy. Implications for rehabilitation Physiotherapists were commissioned to organize a management change of patients in an Italian Emergency Department clinical setting for the management of whiplash; Guidelines and other appropriate clinical rules facilitate the delivery of an evidence-based and more appropriate management and care plan; An inter-disciplinary continuous professional development course has the potential to positively influence patients’ journey and to optimize the use of departmental resources; The involvement of other health professionals (e.g., Physiotherapists) within the Italian Emergency Department organizational chart might lead to further improvement of service provided.

Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.

Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.