Organization Of System Research Articles

INTEGRATION OF SNI ISO/IEC 17024:2012 AND SNI ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 STANDARDS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT PT QUANTUM HRM INTERNASIONAL

This study discusses the application of the integration of ISO 17024 and ISO 17021 standards in Improving the Quality of Management Systems at PT Quantum HRM International (QHRMI). The purpose of this study is to find out how to apply the integration of the two standards. This study uses qualitative research method with the type of research used, namely literature research or literature study or known as desk study where the researcher relies on various literature to obtain research data. The results of this study show that the implementation of ISO 17024 and ISO 17021 at QHRMI has strengthened objective, transparent, and reliable certification standards. In personnel certification, QHRMI prioritizes the principles of impartiality and integrity, supported by a structured management system and competent experts. Meanwhile, the implementation of ISO 17021 ensures that audits and certification of the management system of educational organizations are carried out professionally, in accordance with international standards and applicable regulations. Through the integration of these two standards, QHRMI has succeeded in improving operational efficiency by reducing duplication of documents, optimizing management coordination, and encouraging continuous improvement. The integration also strengthens QHRMI's reputation as a credible certification body, while increasing its competitiveness in the certification industry.

Predicting wearable technology readiness in a South African government department: Exploring the influence of wearable technology acceptance and positive attitudes

Wearable technologies are anticipated to flourish in the fourth industrial revolution, enabling employers to integrate data into organizational systems. This study examined whether readiness for wearables can predict employees’ acceptance of these devices in the workplace. It explored the factors of technology readiness influencing acceptance and attitudes towards wearable use. A quantitative research approach was adopted, involving 8,081 employees from the South African Department of Employment and Labour (DEL). Census sampling was employed, with questionnaires distributed electronically, resulting in 351 responses. The Technology Readiness and Acceptance Model (TRAM) was the measuring instrument. Four hypotheses were formulated to investigate the relationship between readiness and acceptance of wearables. Results indicated that eagerness, optimism, and discomfort in the technology readiness scales significantly predicted technology acceptance. Specifically, optimism and eagerness were consistent positive predictors, while discomfort negatively impacted two of the three acceptance dimensions. Insecurity was not found to be a predictor of acceptance. The study recommends revising DEL's digital transformation policy to embrace wearables, emphasizing their potential for seamless integration. Additionally, it identifies a positive attitude as a new dimension of the TRAM, contributing to establishing a Wearable Readiness and Acceptance Model (WRAM), which has not been previously introduced in the literature.

From the Belly of the Beast, the Monsters We Can Create from the Zombies and the Hyenas amongst us!

The purpose of this article is to address what has always been discussed as the three main elements of the social world. That is, the structure, culture and agency in the management, leadership and governance systems in university education. Such elements, as analytically distinct, arise from the assumptions that their roles, respectively, are values free exercise, asocial, apolitical and, therefore, neutral. Citing a particular case that has been a subject of deep debates and extensive conversations in previous ECMLG 2021, ECMLG 2022 and as part one of ECMLG 2024, this paper subjects, as an immanent critique, the claims that the management of organisations’ resources, which generally make for the interface between senior management and the formal governance of the organisation, with all things being equal, can make for forms of efficiency and effectiveness in organisational and management systems. With the title of the paper, From the belly of the beast, the monsters we can create from the zombies and the hyenas amongst us, the paper thus adopts a disruptive and transgressive stance about what can always appear as the structural and cultural norms. As such, the paper will argue, by drawing from the post-modernist theories, for example, the social realist theory as anchored on the critical realist philosophy, that it takes the properties and powers both of the knowledge and knower structures for the ideal of university education as the public good, as the case will illustrate, to be a realist reality. By means of a social realist methodology, research data was drawn from organizational records, which was then subjected to critical discourse analysis for identifying the structural mechanisms that could generate the crisis events and processes, and further to how the latter could be experienced and observed over time. Such a methodology therefore foregrounds the value of morphogenesis/morphostasis in a social realist oriented project. Based on what ought to be the theory-methodology-practical program chain, the value of the article is, in itself, and for generalised contexts, thus related to what ought to lie behind the shine of leadership practices, of the management systems, and of the governance structures. That refers to the case of what can be the three headed monstrous situations, and further to the value of the practices as the nexus of research and development, of policy and implementation, and of strategy and leadership.

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Service Models and Employee Skill Requirements in Taiwan's Real Estate Brokerage Industry

This paper investigates how digital transformation impacts service delivery models and employee skill requirements in Taiwan's real estate brokerage industry. Through a multiple-case comparison approach, data was collected from 200 participants across real estate firms to examine organizational adaptation to technological change. The research employed structural equation modeling and hierarchical linear modeling to analyze relationships between compensation satisfaction (β = 0.45, p < 0.001), digital competency levels, and internal case circulation patterns. Results demonstrate that digital technologies significantly reshape brokerage operations, with digitalized companies achieving 32% higher client acquisition rates and 45% reduction in transaction processing time. Analysis reveals that employee digital literacy accounts for 28% of performance variance, while organizational support systems explain 23% of technology adoption rates. The findings extend service innovation literature by establishing empirical links between compensation systems and digital transformation success, providing a practical framework for technology integration in Taiwan's real estate sector. This research offers evidence-based recommendations for firms implementing digitalization strategies and developing employee capabilities in response to industry evolution.

ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM ON PATIENT SATISFACTION AT RATU AJI PUTRI BOTUNG HOSPITAL, PENAJAM PASER UTARA REGENCY

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the online registration system on patient satisfaction at Ratu Aji Putri Botung Hospital, Penajam Paser Utara Regency. This research uses a quantitative approach. The subjects of this study were patients of Ratu Aji Putri Botung Hospital and a sample of 83 people was taken as respondents. The data collection method used a questionnaire. The testing technique uses validity test, reliability test, classical assumption test and Regression Analysis test in which there are t test results, and the coefficient of determination. Based on the results of the t test regression analysis, it shows that the tcount value on the Online Registration System variable (X) on Patient Satisfaction (Y) is 5.775 and the significance value is 0.000. Then the significance value of 0.000 <0.05, while the comparison between tcount and ttable is 5.775> 1.989. This shows that the level of significance is smaller and also the comparison between tcount is greater than ttabel and is positive, it can be concluded that the Online Registration System (X) has a positive and significant effect on Patient Satisfaction (Y). The results showed that the utilization of information and communication technology applied to this Online Registration System will create an organized system and avoid the accumulation of more patients to come repeatedly to the service place, but customers only come according to the days and hours obtained from the Online Registration System website patients at a service place, so that the online registration system will increase patient satisfaction at Ratu Aji Putri Botung Hospital.

Digital Readiness and Digital Competences Influence on Information Management System: Organizational Support as Moderator

Digital technology has made its impact globally through changes in both organizational processes and information management system (IMS). The current research aimed to examine the manner in which digital readiness and digital competences influence the implementation of IMS in Chinese organizations with organizational support as a moderator. The study also examines the mediating role of digital competences among digital tool application, digital media awareness and effectiveness of IMS. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data from a sample of 290 employees of private sector organizations in China. SPSS-AMOS data analysis tools were used to check the associations among variables. The outcomes indicated that the digital tool application and digital media awareness have a positive nexus with effectiveness of IMS. The results also revealed that the digital competences significantly mediates among digital tool application, digital media awareness and effectiveness of IMS, and that organizational support also significantly moderates among digital competences and effectiveness of IMS in private sector organizations in China.

“It's Just a Hot Mess”: Supporting Teacher Praxis to Challenge Barriers for Multilingual Learners

ABSTRACTThis paper examines a professional learning (PL) program for upper elementary teachers focused on developing instructional practices to support multilingual learners (MLLs) in science. The PL sought to support teachers' praxis, which we describe as their sense of agency to critically analyze and take action against barriers to MLLs’ opportunities to learn. We analyzed pre‐PL interviews with teachers to identify the ways that they framed MLLs from asset‐ and deficit‐based perspectives and the barriers that they identified that undermine MLLs' science learning. Then, we analyzed the extent to which the teachers' participation in the PL shifted their framing of MLLs and fostered their sense of agency to challenge the barriers faced by MLLs. We found that teachers shifted toward more asset‐based views of students' existing language resources and deepened their sense of agency to employ scaffolds that engage these resources in their own instructional practice. However, teachers continued to surface barriers in their organizational contexts, including the emphasis placed on standardized language assessments and the misalignment between English language instruction and science learning. Our analysis shows that the PL did not adequately support teachers in navigating these particular institutional barriers. Based on our analysis, we argue that teachers and science education researchers should expand their focus beyond teachers’ instructional practices and work together to remove barriers for MLLs in the larger organizational systems of schooling.

Stress in Esports: A Qualitative Study on The Interplay of Player Experiences and Organizational Systems

Video games are designed for enjoyment and can benefit players, but in competitive settings such as esports they may lead to stress, a significant concern for players and coaches in competitive play due to potential negative psychological, social, and physical impacts. Since esports players are mostly adolescents and young adults, the vulnerability of their age underscores the need to investigate their stress experience. To this aim, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 16 First-Person Shooter (FPS) players and coaches (mean age 22.2) across A- to C-tiers. We examined players’ subjective stress experiences, team dynamics, and the broader esports organizational context. Findings reveal the players’ ability to recognize their stress signals and to make sense of stressful events, along with a stronger reliance on individual coping strategies over team-based or organizational resources, which remain largely inaccessible. Finally, we propose design strategies to strengthen esports players’ resilience and coping capacity in stressful environments.

Digitalization accounting information system and servitization in public sector organizations - moderating effect of recoverable slack

Digitalization accounting information system and servitization in public sector organizations - moderating effect of recoverable slack

Justification Models of Organizational and Technical Support of Measures to Create Information Protection System of Informatization Objects

The relevance of the article is due to the need to protect information at all stages of creating an information system in the absence of appropriate organizational and technical support. To justify this kind of provision, mathematical models are needed that take into account the conditions and the random nature of the implementation of heterogeneous information processing processes in time at each stage, threats to its security and protection from these threats. The article discusses approaches to the development of such models based on the apparatus of flow theory and the theory of composite Petri ‒Markov networks, the possibilities of which for modeling the processes under study have not been previously considered. The purpose of the article. To reveal the content of issues related to the justification of organizational and technical support for information protection at the stages of creating an information system, to show the need and ways to quantify threats to its security and protection from these threats. For this purpose, the methods of functional and structural analysis, probability theory and flow theory were applied. In the course of solving the scientific problem, the relevance of substantiating the organizational and technical support of information protection at the stages of creating information systems is shown, descriptive models of its processing processes are developed, time diagrams of threat scenarios are given in the absence of protection measures and in the conditions of using preventive organizational and technical measures, indicators and analytical ratios for their calculation are proposed. The scientific novelty of the article consists in the fact that for the first time it examines the issues of organizational and technical support for information protection at the stages of creating an information system, examines the theoretical aspects of quantifying threats to its security and protection from these threats based on flow theory and prospects for applying the theory of composite Petri-Markov networks. Significance (theoretical). The conditions for the implementation of the studied processes and the possibility of applying the theory of flows and the apparatus of composite Petri–Markov networks for their modeling are established. Significance (practical). The results obtained in the work can be used to justify the organizational and technical provision of information protection at the stages of creating information systems of various organizations (both state and non-state), for which the implementation of threats at these stages may lead to damage to their activities.

Conducting the census of 1701–1703 in monasteries: from revision to management

The article considers the question of how specifically the work on the state census of church property was organized in 1701-1703. The importance of this study is explained by the fact that the scribes sent by the Monastery Order (primarily the clerks) often remained in charge of the described monasteries after the census was completed. The author shows how the scribes obtained an exhaustive picture of the state of the entire monastic property, as well as accumulated data on the financial and economic documentation maintained in the monasteries, its accuracy and reliability, the people responsible for this or that property, estimated current income from various tangible assets, i.e. got acquainted with the entire system of organization of the monastic economy. This allowed them to manage church property at the next stage of the reform and effectively control the movement of financial flows

Conceptual models of the sociotechnical: Introduction to special issue

AbstractThis special issue of the “Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology” examines conceptual models as products of, and tools for, critical inquiry in Information Science (IS). The papers included in this issue present diverse perspectives on how conceptual models impact sociotechnical systems, spanning topics such as knowledge organization, representation, and information system design. Key themes include the intersection of model development with ethical considerations, the historical and future implications of conceptual modeling decisions, and the potential for conceptual models to address issues of power, representation, and justice in emerging technologies. This introduction situates the contributions within broader discussions of conceptual modeling in IS and highlights the field's unique approach to reflexive critique and sociotechnical analysis.

The interplay of organizational factors, incentive systems, and employee performance

This systematic review aims to explore the relationships between organizational factors, incentive systems, and employee performance in modern workplaces, addressing the need for a comprehensive understanding of these interconnected elements. A rigorous three-stage methodology was employed, including a comprehensive database search of international databases such as Google Scholar and Scopus, screening based on predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria, and quality assessment using the Mixed-methods Appraisal Tool. This was followed by qualitative synthesis and framework analysis to identify patterns and trends across the selected literature. The review reveals that well-designed incentive systems can significantly enhance the impact of positive organizational factors on employee performance, while emphasizing the importance of considering both intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors. Several moderating variables, including organizational culture, leadership styles, and individual employee characteristics, were identified as influencing incentive system effectiveness. The study also highlights the need for organizations to adapt their incentive strategies to evolving work paradigms, such as remote work and the gig economy. These findings provide valuable insights for managers and policymakers seeking to optimize their organizations' performance management strategies, emphasizing the importance of aligning incentive structures with organizational goals and employee needs. The review suggests that a holistic approach, considering multiple interconnected factors, is crucial for sustaining organizational performance and employee productivity. Future research directions include cross-cultural studies and longitudinal approaches to further understand the dynamic interplay between incentives, organizational factors, and employee productivity in changing work environments.

Severe Obesity Defined by Percentiles of WHO and Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth with Obesity

Background/Objectives: The pediatric definition of severe obesity (OB) depends on the body mass index (BMI) references. We evaluated different BMI-derived metrics of the World Health Organization (WHO) system to define which cut-off is associated with the highest cardiometabolic risk (CMR); Methods: In this multicentric study, data were retrieved for 3727 youths (1937 boys; 2225 children, 1502 adolescents). OB was defined as BMI > 97th percentile (BMI97th), severe OB was defined as BMI > 99th percentile (BMI99th), BMI ≥ 120% of the 97th percentile (120% BMI97th), or BMI Z-score > 3 (WHO tables), or BMI ≥ the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) value crossing a BMI of 35 kg/m2 at the age of 18 (IOTF35). The continuous CMR Z-score (sum of residual standardized for age and sex of waist-to-height ratio, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, and HDL-cholesterol x −1) and the cluster of at least two CMR factors (hypertension, high triglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol, and high waist-to-height ratio) were calculated. Results: Continuous CMR Z-score was significantly higher both in children or adolescents with severe OB defined by 120% BMI97th compared to BMI99th (p < 0.0001), while it was lower only in adolescents with severe OB defined by 120% BMI97th compared to BMI Z-score >3 (p < 0.0001). Compared to 120% BMI97th, BMI Z-score > 3 and IOTF35 had higher specificity, but lower sensitivity in identifying children and adolescents with clustered CMR factors. Conclusions: The definition of severe OB based on 120% BMI97th is superior to BMI99th but it is inferior to BMI Z score > 3 as far as the association between severe OB and CMR factors is concerned. Pediatricians should take into consideration the implication of the use of different BMI metrics in those countries that recommend the WHO system. WHO BMI Z-score > 3 and IOTF35 can be used interchangeably to predict cardiometabolic risk.

Türkiye’de Eğitim Yöneticilerinin Kullandıkları İletişim Stratejileri ve Karşılaştıkları İletişim Problemlerinin İncelenmesi

Communication is considered as a structure that forms the basis of social life, a method that shows and influences individual behavior patterns, a means of realizing the orderly operation of organizational and administrative systems, a mandatory art for social cohesion and a necessary science in terms of social processes. Effective communication between the employees of the institution is ensured thanks to the successful and selfless initiatives of the education managers working in educational institutions in the educational management processes. Dec. A strong and different communication established by managers with their employees reveals a special difference for that institution. The qualities of the feedback that managers will provide during mutual communication with their employees should be to the situation, event, main, behavior, precise, transparent, clear, structured and should not be general-oriented. In educational management, the educational manager should examine a certain behavior pattern and measurement, not individuals or individuals' desires and characters, when communicating with those who are managed. In education management, managers should aim to help those who work in educational institutions while communicating, instead of criticizing and identifying shortcomings. The most effective and effective role of management in educational management is communication. The manager's ability to adjust and perform activities such as interviews with his interlocutors, instructions he will give, task sharing, feedback and decision-making according to the people and the environment in front of him in a functional way shows the strength of his communication skills. In educational management, a good administrator is a person who performs communication well and manages it well for the reason of his subject. This situation is based on the good communication ability of the educational institution manager. The mission of educational institutions due to good communication with both students and parents to provide mandating the presence of a teacher's communication skills because the process has become important. There is an idea that satisfaction will not occur in systems where there is no solid communication. But the real problem is in the question or negative attitudes toward the element to be located where the organization is pleased with the transformation of ideas showing. Today, more than one problem is encountered due to lack of communication within the school structures. These problems appear to us as negative feelings and insecurities towards a person, group, ideas or institution, characterized by prevention, loss of hope and disappointment. Key Words: Educational Managers, Communication Strategies, Communication Problems

Out of the Hospital, Out of the Box: Utilizing the CNS Role in Home Healthcare Settings.

The United States has poorer population health outcomes compared to similar developed nations despite higher healthcare spending. Multiple factors contribute to this problem, including high healthcare costs, insurance coverage limitations, and a lack of focus on preventive care and wellness. Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), primarily known for their impact in acute care settings, increasingly demonstrate their value in outpatient settings like home healthcare. CNSs possess graduate-level training, equipping them with the skills and expertise to develop and implement strategies that improve population health outcomes in home health settings. CNSs provide clinical leadership and support to staff while remaining at the forefront of ensuring the organization delivers high-quality patient care. Understanding the specific skills and competencies of the CNS to support the patient, family, staff, and organization is necessary to improve outcomes for patients in outpatient settings. The CNS delivers care through direct patient care, supporting nurses and nursing practice, and improving organizational systems. This unique skill set allows CNSs to influence home healthcare outcomes across various levels of care positively. This article sheds light on how CNSs enhance patient outcomes in outpatient settings like home healthcare.

특수교육 분야에서 살펴본 고교학점제: 질적 메타분석 연구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to provide policy implications based on the implementation of the high school credit system in the field of special education in relation to the high school credit system that will be fully introduced from 2025. Methods This study conducted a qualitative meta-analysis on eight qualitative studies conducted on special schools and special classes in general high schools that have been designated and operated as high school credit system research and leading schools. Results First, it was confirmed that teachers, parents, and students agreed on the purpose and significance of in-troducing the high school credit system, but were negative about the curriculum, organization, and support sys-tem for those eligible for special education. Second, regarding the implementation of the high school credit sys-tem in the field of special education, education providers and education consumers proposed the establishment of specific systems and guidelines according to the type and characteristics of disabilities and the expansion of administrative and financial support. Third, while social awareness and environment regarding disabilities are changing, there appears to be a demand for a paradigm shift in career and vocational education for students eligi-ble for special education following the implementation of the high school credit system. Conclusions Based on these results, the high school credit system curriculum, support system, and awareness in the special education curriculum that will be implemented from 2025 were discussed and future tasks were presented.

Cultural profiles evaluation and their impact on the performance of production systems in Colombian companies using data analytics

Strategically managing production systems is crucial for creating value and enhancing the competitive capabilities of companies. However, research on organizational culture within these systems is scarce, particularly in the Colombian context. This research aims to evaluate cultural profiles and their impact on the performance of production systems in Colombian firms. The regional focus is vital as cultural and contextual factors can vary significantly between regions, influencing organizational behavior and performance outcomes. To achieve this, we make a study in a sample of Colombian companies, with participation from working students of the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD). We used a data analytics approach to collected data. The results will be relevant to both the scientific community and business practitioners. This research seeks to determine whether the perception of the work environment within a company influences the perceived performance of the company. The findings will provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between organizational culture and production system performance, offering a foundation for business decision-making and enhancing competitiveness in Latin American context.

Nifuroxazide rescues the deleterious effects due to CHCHD10-associated MICOS defects in disease models.

The identification of a point mutation (p.Ser59Leu) in the CHCHD10 gene was the first genetic evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction can trigger motor neuron disease. Since then, we have shown that this mutation leads to the disorganization of the MItochondrial contact site and Cristae Organizing System (MICOS) complex that maintains the mitochondrial cristae structure. Here, we generated yeast mutant strains mimicking MICOS instability and used them to test the ability of more than 1600 compounds from 2 repurposed libraries to rescue the growth defect of those cells. Among the hits identified, we selected nifuroxazide, a broad-spectrum antibacterial molecule. We show that nifuroxazide rescues mitochondrial network fragmentation and cristae abnormalities in CHCHD10S59L/+ patient fibroblasts. This molecule also decreases caspase-dependent death of human CHCHD10S59L/+ iPSC-derived motor neurons. Its benefits involve KIF5B-mediated mitochondrial transport enhancement, evidenced by increased axonal movement and syntaphilin degradation in patient-derived motor neurons. Our findings strengthen the MICOS-mitochondrial transport connection. Nifuroxazide and analogues emerge as potential therapeutics for MICOS-related disorders like motor neuron disease. Its impact on syntaphilin hints at broader neurological disorder applicability for nifuroxazide.

Human Resource Management and Technology: A study of the Status in Nepalese Enterprises

This article is concentrated on the study of use of technology in HR management system in Nepalese organizations. At present most of the most of the corporate organizations of Nepal use different forms of related software for managing human resource in an effective way to bring effectiveness in performance outcomes. They use technology in various HR activities consisting of recruitment, selection, training, development, financial transactions, performance appraisal, job analysis, HR planning, learning, performance management, career management, compensation management, and maintaining good labour and industrial relation. The main focus of the use of modern technology along with relevant software for managing HR activities is to bring specific system in organizational activities for improving performance to use resources consisting of money, material, machine and information technology in an effective way which helps to maximize productivity, maintaining quality and minimizing cost of products and services which facilitates to improving competitive strengths of the organization in the market. In practice it is found that most of the Nepalese enterprises especially unorganized sectors are still using manual system for managing HR activities of the organization.