Organizational Cohesion Research Articles

Accreditation Process and Employee Well-Being in Healthcare Organizations

Organizations may choose means for their aim of accomplishing an extensive spectrum of activities. One of the possible choices is performance accreditation—a voluntary undertaking evaluating organizational performance compliance with the determined standards. Accreditation is considered a tool not only for improving the quality of services but also for developing coherence in the organization; such a process contributes to the achievement of the organization members’ well-being. Yet personal healthcare organizations choose accreditation as an alternative to the execution of their quality management system, and accreditation is considered a tool for service quality improvement by these organizations, even though several studies provide data on the impact on employees. This study evaluates the attitudes of employees of personal healthcare organizations toward the effect of accreditation on organizational cohesion and employee well-being. Five hundred sixty-nine employees of healthcare organizations participated in the study. This study revealed that healthcare professionals statistically significantly better evaluate the impact of accreditation on service quality improvement than on organizational performance, which is related to the influence on the employees’ well-being.

The degree of Organizational Health availability and its relationship to Job Performance among workers in the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman

The current study aimed to determine the degree of organizational health availability and its relationship to job performance among workers in the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. And to identify whether there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (05≥ α) between the arithmetic averages due to the study variables (gender, occupational position, and years of experience in the field of the current job). To achieve the aims of the study, the study used the correlative descriptive approach, in order to answer its questions, a study scales was developed; the first measures the degree of organizational health availability, while the second measures job performance. The results were as follows: The degree of organizational health in the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman was "large". Where the dimensions of organizational independence and organizational cohesion each scored a high degree, while the dimension of institutional integrity achieved a medium degree and the level of job performance among workers in the Sultanate of Oman was high in all its dimensions. There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (05≥ α) in the responses of the study sample members to the degree of organizational health, and the level of job performance due to the variables: gender, occupational position, and years of experience. The results also showed a strong positive correlation between organizational health and job performance among workers in the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman. The study recommended Preparing professional meetings and seminars among the employees of the directorates of the Ministry's general office; to discuss the dimensions of organizational health, and its impact on the job performance of teachers and enhancing the level of institutional integrity in the departments of the educational directorates in the Ministry's general office.

Research on the innovation mechanism of university branch party school under the new situation

The branch-party schools of colleges and universities are the derivatives of the expansion of college enrollment and students of faculties and departments reaching a certain scale under the new situation, which is extremely important for the full implementation of the fundamental requirements of strict party governance, improving the cohesion and centripetal force of grass-roots party organizations, and cultivating socialist successors. Four major mechanisms—strict organization and operation mechanism, standardized assessment and management mechanism, three-dimensional practical education mechanism, and advanced long-term teaching mechanism—are further proposed to strengthen the standardized construction of branch party schools based on the current state of research on the mechanical construction of university branch party schools.

Индусская националистическая организация «Раштрия сваямсевак сангх»: история и современное состояние

This article examines the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its history and current state. The relations of the RSS with Sangh Parivar are determined. The main factors of organizational cohesion between all branches of the RSS are identified. The transformation of the ideological and structural components of the Hindu nationalist organization is analyzed. According to the results of the study, the following conclusions are made. Firstly, the cohesion within the Sangh Parivar is due to the sangatan mantri (organizational secretary) system practiced in all branches, as well as the autonomy provided to subsidiaries. Secondly, the rapid comprehensive development of India has made Indian society more complex, which has affected the RSS, both the membership of the organization and the ideological orientation. The evolution of the RSS is manifested in its desire to go ideologically beyond the Hindi-Hindu culture of Northern India. These changes demonstrate the willingness of the organization to change ideologically and organizationally, in order to gain mass support in a changing India.

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICINECY IN PUBLIC SECTOR: STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL FOR FIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

In this paper idea is to use the Structure Equation Model approach to the model organizational structure of local governments. The hypothesis is that a complex hierarchical model can be used for improving efficiency in the public sector. The final model with satisfactory parameters showed that this is possible. Process assumed identification of an optimal set of questions as directly measured variables. Latent variables are indirectly measured by a certain set of directly measured variables. The iterative approach filters the optimal set of the directly measured variable and the optimal setting of relations between latent variables. Latent variables are organized in two levels. Certain hierarchical seating is assumed according to the relevant literature. This is confirmed with the applied structural equation model that is further used for the confirmatory factor analysis. Measured variables that are determined according to the questioner are used to extract those factors, where relations between those factors have been analyzed. Fact that organizational cohesiveness has the highest loading of 0.881, gives a conditional conclusion that for group management as whole, this is the key factor.

The logic of authoritarian industrial policy: the case of Angola’s special economic zone

ABSTRACT The commodity boom witnessed the emergence of ambitious developmental projects in Africa. But in its focus on the distribution of power, the extant literature struggles to explain the logic driving observed development strategies. To fill this gap, this article provides the first comprehensive study of the Zona Económica Especial de Luanda-Bengo, Angola’s main industrial project of the post-civil war era. Built at a cost of at least US$1 billion, sprawling over 1.5 million hectares, and comprising establishments imported by the state across multiple sectors, the Zona Económica Especial’s ill-conceived design doomed it to failure from the start. But this did not hinder its use for elite rent-seeking, supported by the international networks fed by Angola’s oil wealth. I argue that these outcomes reflect the ruling MPLA’s typical ‘bifurcated policy style’, marked by a disjuncture between discourse and policy practice and the competition for the spoils of the state’s heavy expenditures. Its origins are to be found in the strategies deployed by MPLA leaders to enforce organizational cohesion and to pursue military and programmatic goals over the course of its long civil war. I contend that similar analyses could help illuminate the drivers of industrial policy in other party-based authoritarian regimes.

The Pandemic-Stratified Workplace: New Work Models, Sense of Belonging, and Inequalities at Work

In the wake of 2020, employees are currently diverging into groups of remote, hybrid, and completely on-site workers. However, questions remain regarding the impact of this stratification when it comes to organizational cohesion and employee sense of belonging at work. Thus, using an original dataset with employees across six continents (N = 6,497), we explored remote, hybrid, and on-site employees’ sense of belonging at their organizations. Through multinomial logistic regression, we observed differences between continents and found that hybrid (RRR 1.40; 95%CI 1.16-1.71), and always remote (RRR 1.55; 95%CI 1.07-2.26)—but not newly remote—workers were significantly more likely to express a stronger sense of belonging. In addition, millennial (RRR 1.34; 95%CI 1.04-1.74), Generation Z (RRR 1.60; 95%CI 1.03-2.48), and salaried (RRR 1.37; 95%CI 1.15-1.63) workers were more likely to feel belonging. These results suggest that despite the potentially disruptive nature of work changes in the short term, new work models may not stifle employee belonging in the long-term. However, among those surveyed here, older employees, on-site employees, and those paid hourly generally lack a sense of belonging compared to other groups—a pattern that may point to pre-existing inequalities potentially exacerbated by the workplace upheavals of 2020.

The Role of Organizational Myth in Institutional Persistence: The Case of Magnum Photos

Institutionalized organizations are pervaded by myths, that is, loosely factual historical narratives expressing organizational values. Yet, we scarcely understand how such organizations cohere around their myths over time, thus maintaining their distinctive characters and demonstrating institutional persistence. In this study, we explore how organizational myth fosters institutional persistence over a long period of time, even in the face of potentially disintegrating crises. We examine the case of Magnum Photos, a legendary photo agency founded in 1947. Our analysis of rich manually collected archival data covering more than half a century of Magnum’s existence allows us to unpack a mechanism that we term mastering the art of crisis. In mastering the art of crisis, any organizational crisis is transformed into an existential one and organizational myth is invoked for charting a course of action that would ensure the continuous organizational cohesion around the values expressed in the myth. As a new course of action is bounded by the logic of the myth, it does not disrupt the distinctive character and historic legacy of the organization. As organizational myth, by virtue of its symbolic nature, affords multiple frames of reference, it allows for reprioritization and reinterpretation of the values constituting it, thereby providing a room for successful adaptation to new circumstances. Our findings contribute to the historical turn and revival of old institutionalism in organization studies.

Rebel Successor Parties and Their Electoral Performance in the Balkans

When do rebel groups transform into successful political parties? I argue that rebel successor party electoral performance is strongly shaped by rebel social bases and organizational cohesion. When rebels recruit more from the civilian population and control more territory, they are more likely to have a postwar base of party members and attract nonrebel elites to join their party. I also argue, however, that cohesive rebel organizations adapt more easily to the challenges of party building. Two key mechanisms link cohesion to success. First, cohesive rebel organizations are more likely to preserve their wartime social bases and avoid rebel leader splits and defections to other parties. Second, cohesive groups are better suited to incorporate nonrebel elites and pursue electoral strategies that appeal to noncombatant voters. This article examines the validity of this theory in a comparative study of the party-building efforts of ethnic Albanian rebel organizations in the Balkans.

Artificial Intelligence Capability and Organizational Creativity: The Role of Knowledge Sharing and Organizational Cohesion.

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought many opportunities and challenges to organization. Some studies have shown that AI can improve organizational creativity. However, the existing research lacks an effective transformation path. This paper makes an innovative approach from the perspective of knowledge sharing, establishes an integration model of artificial intelligence capability, knowledge sharing and organizational creativity. Based on 189 questionnaire data, we use multi-level regression analysis and bootstrap method to analyze the influence mechanism. The results show that artificial intelligence has a positive effect on knowledge sharing, knowledge sharing has a positive effect on organizational creativity, knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between artificial intelligence and organizational creativity, and organizational cohesion has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between artificial intelligence and knowledge sharing. The results supplement the existing research on the relationship between artificial intelligence capability and organizational creativity, expand the theoretical boundary and application space from the perspective of knowledge sharing at the organizational level, and provide reference for organizations to improve creativity.

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibilities on Organizational Commitment at Processing Enterprises in Viet Nam

The study aimed to evaluate the aspects of social responsibility to the organizational cohesion of employees of processing enterprises in Hau Giang province, Vietnam. Data is collected from 196 working employees. The methods of descriptive statistics, reliability testing, explore factor analysis and multivariable regression analysis were used through SPSS software. Research results have identified 5 aspects of social responsibility that affect employees' organizational cohesion, including autonomy at work, training and development, and responsibility for the natural environment. Responsibility to the community and Benefits for employees. In which, autonomy in work is considered to have the strongest influence on employee's organizational cohesion. Implications are also proposed to help processing enterprises in the area to come up with appropriate policies to improve employee engagement through social responsibility implementation activities.

The Effectiveness of Community Mental Health Teams in Relation to Team Cohesion, Authentic Leadership and Size of the Team: A study in the North West of Ireland.

Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) are increasingly being considered effective models of recovery focused care, however their effectiveness and factors that may affect it have not fully evaluated. Cross-sectional study in Ireland included 106 members from 8 CMHTs. We examined CMHT's effectiveness and the effects of authentic leadership, team cohesion, team members' experience and team tenure on effectiveness, by administering the Team Effectiveness Scale, Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, and Organizational Cohesion Scale. Data on demographics, discipline, years of experience, tenure in the same team, full or partial membership, and number of team members were collected. Results from multilevel regression analysis indicated significant association (p < 0.05) between effectiveness of CMHTs and factors including team cohesion, authentic leadership, size of the team and full membership. Therefore, to increase CMHTs effectiveness, interventions are needed to those areas: a switch to make leadership styles more authentic, to improve team cohesion, smaller team size and full membership.

Investigating the impact of organisational cohesion on employees' productivity of Mashhad bus organisation, using the adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system

Investigating the impact of organisational cohesion on employees' productivity of Mashhad bus organisation, using the adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system

From the PYD-YPG to the SDF: the Consolidation of Power in Kurdish-Controlled Northeast Syria

Within a multiparty civil war involving domestic rivalries and regional antagonisms, the Kurdish-led PYD-YPG rebel movement managed to consolidate its political-military power in northeastern Syria. Using the analytical framework of Political Opportunity Structures (POS), we describe how, through its ability to maintain organizational cohesion and establish its own governance structures, and by forging alliances with domestic and foreign actors, it became the hegemonic power in the territory. Whereas it initially relied on coercive consolidation against its main Kurdish rivals, to secure local and international support against the significant threat posed by the Islamic State it had to shift to cooperative and cooptation strategies of power consolidation.

Authority Structures and Single-Party Dominance in Indigenous Communities in Taiwan

Researchers have demonstrated that local institutional contexts such as organizational networks and leadership cohesion explain the lasting support across developing countries for elite parties originating from former authoritarian regimes. But variation in the emergence of party competition in rural underprivileged populations that were once strong supporters of the regime party requires a thorough examination of local power structures. Analysis of aboriginal societies in Taiwan, based on interviews and ethnographic research, demonstrates that the type of authority structure guides how power relations organize communities and how local elites attain their status. In indigenous communities where inherited hierarchy determines social prestige, chiefs and headmen have retained control of contemporary politics. In contrast, in villages without preexisting hierarchies, big men need to build political influence on personal grounds, which creates room for contestation and the emergence of internal competition for political allegiance. Regression analyses provide further support for these findings and imply that authority structures mediate local communities’ linkage with the party and the state during democratization.

Macabre ceremonies: How Los Zetas produces extreme violence to promote organizational cohesion

Why do some organized crime groups (OCGs) carry out face-to-face killings where perpetrators debase their victims and defile their bodies? Leading criminologists contend that OCGs carry out extreme killings deliberately to attain specific performance objectives. Conversely, psycho-sociological scholars argue that extreme killings only occur in situations that affect perpetrators’ reasoning and emotions. In their view, these situations are largely beyond OCGs’ control. I argue that analyzing extreme killings as organizational rituals can contribute to reconciling these seemingly conflicting views. More specifically, I contend that the OCG known as Los Zetas ritualizes executions to generate the conditions that make extreme violence possible. Through ritualization, Los Zetas influences executioners’ perceptions of extreme behavior from something abhorrent into something valued, desirable, and enjoyable. Once the conditions conducive to extreme violence emerge, Los Zetas exploits it to attain utilitarian objectives.

الصحة التنظیمیة وعلاقتها بالاستغراق الوظیفی لدى معلمات المدارس الثانویة الحکومیة بمدینة الریاض

المستخلص: هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على درجة توافر أبعاد الصحة التنظيمية (التماسک التنظيمي، وضوح الأهداف، الثقة والإبداعية) لدى المعلمات من وجهة نظر قائدات المدارس الثانوية الحکومية بمدينة الرياض، کما هدفت الدراسة التعرف على درجة توافر أبعاد الاستغراق الوظيفي (الحماس، الإخلاص، الانغماس) لدى المعلمات من وجهة نظر قائدات المدارس الثانوية الحکومية بمدينة الرياض، استخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي المسحي، واعتمدت على الاستبانة کأداة للدراسة طبقت على عينة عددها (١٥٢) قائدة. أهم النتائج التي توصلت إليها الدراسة ما يلي: جاءت استجابات أفراد الدراسة على محور درجة توافر أبعاد الصحة التنظيمية لدى المعلمات بدرجة وجاءت استجابات أفراد الدراسة على فقرات محور الاستغراق الوظيفي لدى المعلمات بدرجة موافق، أيضا توصلت إلى أن هناک علاقة ارتباطية ذات دلالة إحصائية بين بين الصحة التنظيمية والاستغراق الوظيفي لدى المعلمات من وجهة نظر قائدات المدارس الثانوية الحکومية بمدينة الرياض. الکلمات المفتاحية: الصحة التنظيمية ‏– الاستغراق الوظيفي – المعلمات. Abstract: The study aimed to identify the degree of availability of dimensions of organizational health (organizational cohesion, clarity of goals, confidence and creativity) among female teachers from the point of view of the leaders of public secondary schools in Riyadh. Teachers from the point of view of the leaders of public secondary schools in Riyadh, the study used the descriptive survey method, and relied on the questionnaire as a tool for the study, which was applied to a sample of (152) leaders. The most important findings of the study are as follows: The responses of the study members came on the axis of the degree of availability of dimensions of organizational health among the teachers with a degree of agree, and the responses of the study members on the paragraphs of the axis of job involvement with the degree of OK, and also found that there is a significant correlation relationship A statistic between organizational health and job engagement among female teachers from the point of view of the leaders of public secondary schools in Riyadh Key words: Organizational health - job involvement - arameters.

Orchestrating frugal eco-innovation: the plethora of challenges and diagnostics in lean startups of emerging economies

Purpose Sustainable development research assumes that startups, under extreme financial constraints, cannot sacrifice resources now for benefits later without risking their survival. Furthermore, their non-compliance with environmental regulations adds fuel to the fire. This paper aims to explore the challenges faced by startups in resource-scarce economies and the innovative ways of coping with these challenges. Design/methodology/approach The data for the study was collected through 17 semi-structured interviews taken from startup owners and industry experts based in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The transcribed data were coded through NVivo 12 and themes were generated by merging 47 open and 14 axial codes. Findings The findings show that a lack of government support and lack of organisational readiness and motivation significantly affect startups’ frugal eco-innovation. Empirical evidence reveals problems related to the business ecosystem, and internal organisational issues also contribute to challenges faced by startups in attaining a competitive position in the industry. Research limitations/implications The study’s findings suggested leveraging dynamic capabilities can help lean startups in frugal eco-innovation. Furthermore, organisational cohesion, business ecosystem, government regulations and assistantship, organisational mismanagement and market realisation are decisive in startups’ competitive position in emerging economies. Practical implications The findings of the study will result in a higher adoption rate of more competitive business models, and hence, startups’ sustainability. The results would be an effective and efficient deployment of sustainable technological solutions, creating more customer and shareholder value leading to economic growth. Originality/value This research offers a comprehensive analysis of frugal eco-innovative startups by exploring the interplay between different challenges and organisational capabilities. Furthermore, the study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by providing empirical evidence that eco-innovation can be conducted in a resource-constrained environment. This study challenged the scholarly and managerial assumption of the availability of finances as a significant player in eco-innovation. The study also links the Darwin theory of startups to a competitive edge over rivals for startups’ survival.

Insurgent Group Cohesion and the Malleability of ‘Foreignness’: Al-Shabaab’s Relationship with Foreign Fighters

Foreign fighters can be both an asset and a liability for the groups to which they are recruited. While they can bring with them much sought after skills and resources, they can also create tensions between foreign fighter contingents and local membership. This paper considers Al-Shabaab’s relationship with foreign fighters from the group’s foundational years in the 1990s through to the infamous purge of 2011–2013. By examining Al-Shabaab’s history and narratives around foreign-ness and foreign fighters, this paper finds that foreign fighters have persistently influenced Al-Shabaab’s organizational cohesion and structural integrity.

Islam and its role in the civilizational development of Côte d’Ivoire

The article analyzes the evolution of Islam in Côte d’Ivoire in the light of the profound changes that have taken place in the country since independence in 1960 and up to the present day. The author explores the reasons for the rapid increase in the number of Islamized residents compared to other West African countries, especially during the first 30 years of independent development. This was a period of awakening of the collective consciousness and organizational cohesion of Ivorian Muslims. The second stage, since the first multiparty elections in the early 1990s, is associated with the politicization of religion, with a new form of Islamic religious culture, especially in cities - proselytism. The tariqas, due to their lack of organization, play a secondary role in the modern history of the Muslim societies of Côte d’Ivoire. In addition, the modernization processes have further weakened their influence. Spiritual brotherhoods did not become a barrier to the spread of reformist teachings that were associated with Sunni Islam, a departure from Sufi spirituality. The reformist elite of the Ivorian Muslim community made extensive use of the Quranic concept of da&amp;apos;wa in their religious propaganda, with its ideology borrowed from the Arab-Islamic world. Its main goal was the re-islamization of Muslim society, the introduction of political Islam. The paper examines the problems of relations between Ivorian Muslims and Christians, which have not always been peaceful, especially during periods of military and political crises, when they were intertwined with ethnic ones. The coming to power in 2011 of A.Ouattara, the first Muslim president, contributed to the preservation of a stable balance between faiths thanks to his clerical policy.