Organizational System Factors Research Articles

의사결정나무분석을 활용한 소방공무원의직무소진 결정요인에 관한 연구

This study empirically analyzed the determinants of job burnout among firefighters using decision tree analysis. Furthermore, to consider the various detailed factors of job burnout, the study examined not only overall job burnout but also its subdivisions, including reduced sense of accomplishment, emotional exhaustion, and loss of self-identity. The decision tree analysis revealed that organizational system factors and organizational fairness factors were the characteristics of the group with the highest level of job burnout. Among organizational system factors, groups with a strong perception of task avoidance showed higher levels of reduced sense of accomplishment, emotional exhaustion, and overall job burnout. Additionally, groups experiencing conflicting instructions from higher authorities or supervisors exhibited higher levels of emotional exhaustion and overall job burnout. Regarding fairness factors, groups that perceived their compensation as inadequate relative to their duties and performance demonstrated higher levels of loss of self-identity and overall job burnout. Based on these findings, the policy implications of this study are as follows: First, there is a need to enhance programs aimed at alleviating job stress for firefighters. Second, an appropriate compensation system should be established based on job performance.

Research on the evolutionary control of unsafe behavior of construction personnel based on multi-field coupled-homogeneous analysis model.

Unsafe behavior among construction personnel poses significant risks in petroleum engineering construction projects. This study addresses this issue through the application of a multi-field coupled homogeneous analysis model. By conducting case analyses of petroleum engineering construction accidents and utilizing the WSR methodology, the influencing factors of unsafe behaviors among construction personnel are systematically categorized into organizational system factors, equipment management factors, and construction personnel factors. Subsequently, employing Risk coupling theory, the study delves into the analysis of these influencing factors, discussing their coupling mechanisms and classifications, and utilizing the N-K model to elucidate the coupling effect among them. Furthermore, a novel approach integrating coupling analysis and multi-agent modeling is employed to establish an evolutionary model of construction personnel's unsafe behavior. The findings reveal that a two-factor control method, concurrently reinforcing equipment and construction personnel management, significantly mitigates unsafe behavior. This study provides valuable insights into the evolution of unsafe behavior among construction personnel and offers a robust theoretical framework for targeted interventions. Significantly, it bears practical implications for guiding safety management practices within petroleum engineering construction enterprises. By effectively controlling unsafe behaviors and implementing targeted safety interventions, it contributes to fostering sustainable development within the petroleum engineering construction industry.

Survey research on quality costs and problems in the construction environment

Many construction firms have attempted to develop methods for effective cost cutting and improving the quality of their end-products and services. This study investigates the internal and external factors contributing to the successful implementation of quality costs construction programmes and the problems experienced by professionals in their work in Iran. A survey questionnaire was developed based on a comprehensive review of the literature and expert panel discussions. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 77 respondents in 60 construction sites. The study used the Relative Important Index to rank the priority factors that impacted the implementation of construction quality costs programmes. The results show that the important factors aiding the success of quality cost programmes in construction projects are management, workforce, environment, and external and organisational system factors. Among the problems construction professionals experienced in implementing quality cost programmes, the more evident ones were lack of upper management support; inadequate instruction and equipment; and new health and safety laws and regulations. Further study is recommended to explore the specific nature of these factors and to come up with methods for controlling the internal factors.

Antecedents of market orientation in semi-public service organizations: a study of Dutch housing associations

The purpose of this study is to explain which factors affect the market orientation of semi-public service organizations in their transition from public to private. Change capacity and interdepartmental and organizational system factors are hypothesized to affect market orientation, which is operationalized in behavioural and cultural dimensions. Results of a survey among top-level executives of Dutch housing associations show that interdepartmental and organizational system factors have a significant effect. The most important antecedents, however, are two change capacity factors: process improvement control and top management emphasis. This suggests that change capacity is crucial for understanding market orientation in many service industries.

Organizational Vision and System Influences on Employee Inspiration and Organizational Performance

A model integrating multiple levels of leadership, leader charisma and organizational system influences on employee vision inspiration (motivation to help achieve their organizations' visions) was proposed and tested. The study employed data from 1,662 employees across 15 organizations. Results indicated that leader charisma was significantly and sizably related to employee inspiration, but differentially for different levels (executive versus supervisory) of leaders. Similarly, organizational system factors were significantly related to levels of employee inspiration, which significantly predicted multiple criteria for organizational performance. Practical and scientific implications of the results are considered.

Rationierung von Pflege Assoziationen mit der Patientensicherheit und der Betreuungsqualität in Spitälern

On the basis of nurse reports indicating the occurrence of implicit rationing of nursing care in Swiss hospitals, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health asked the Institute of Nursing Science of the University of Basel to conduct the Rationing of Nursing Care in Switzerland Study (RICH Nursing Study). The resulting study is an extension of the International Hospital Outcomes Study (IHOS), an international study of the organization of nursing care in hospitals and its impact on patient outcomes [1-3]. The IHOS study is led by the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania (USA). The RICH Nursing study, and with it the research program of this dissertation, extended the IHOS research protocol by developing a new empirical measure of implicit rationing of nursing care. This thesis is comprised of ten chapters. Chapters 3 and 5-9 have been published or submitted as individual articles. Therefore, some repetition in the description of the background and methodology could not be avoided. The first three chapters describe the thesis’ background, its aims, and the available evidence on effects of cost saving strategies and changes in staffing levels and skill mixes on patient and nurse outcomes. • Chapter 1 gives a literature based overview of relevant developments in the healthcare system, including cost saving strategies, reductions of nursing resources, and their effects on patient and nurse outcomes • Chapter 2 describes the aims of this research program • Chapter 3 is a literature review and analysis, examining the available evidence on the effects of cost saving strategies and changes in staffing levels and skill mix in the inpatient care setting on selected patient and nurse outcomes. Chapters 4 and 5 explore the first two aims of this research program – to develop a conceptual framework of implicit rationing of nursing care, as well as an instrument to measure it as an empirical factor, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the newly developed instrument. • Chapter 4 presents the definition and conceptual framework of implicit rationing of nursing care, upon which the proposed measurement tool was based. • Chapter 5 explores the development of the Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care (BERNCA) instrument and its validity and reliability along lines of evidence suggested in Standards for educational and psychological testing. The central aim of this research program, ‘to explore the association between implicit rationing of nursing care in Swiss acute care hospitals and patient outcomes, with consideration for major organisational variables’, and the related aim, ‘to examine the levels of rationing in Swiss acute care hospitals, identifying clinically meaningful rationing thresholds for selected patient outcomes using a standardized rationing tool’ are explored in chapters 5 and 6. • Chapter 6 explores the associations between implicit rationing of nursing care and its relationships with patient outcomes as a new empirical factor, as well as with major organisational system factors. • Chapter 7 discusses the identified clinically meaningful rationing thresholds and their implications for clinical nursing practice. • Chapter 8 Discusses the mechanism of implicit rationing of nursing care, the occurrence of rationing in Swiss acute care hospitals and its consequences. • Chapter 9 explores the additional aim of this research program – ‘to compare sharp-device injuries rates among hospital staff nurses across four Western countries’ using data from the IHOS study. • To conclude, Chapter 10 discusses the findings of the program as a whole, identifying related methodological issues, implications for research and clinical practice, and possible future steps to explore the causes, processes and effects of the rationing of nursing care.