Work Orientation Research Articles

Development of Party-building Activities and Innovation of Civic-Political Path in Colleges and Universities Based on Information Convergence Technology

Abstract Party-building activities in colleges and universities should adhere to the people-oriented, clear work orientation, the establishment of a systematic, scientific, and comprehensive institutional mechanism, to innovate the ways and means of ideological and political work, and to effectively enhance the attractiveness and appeal of party-building activities. This paper takes information fusion technology as the basis, promotes the construction of a three-dimensional platform for party-building information, and proposes ideological and political communication channels for party-building. It constructs an evaluation index system for the level of party-building activities, solves the weight of each index using the improved entropy weighting method, builds a comprehensive evaluation model for the level of party-building activities combined with gray correlation analysis, and introduces a multivariate linear regression model to analyze the specific impact of ideological and political work on the development of party-building activities. Taking University Y as the research object, the effectiveness of the three-dimensional platform for party-building on the development of its party-building activities was analyzed in depth, and a comprehensive evaluation analysis of the level of its party-building activities was conducted. It was found that the level of party-building activities carried out in universities increased by 57.23% between 2014 and 2023, and the quality of party-building activities carried out in universities would be enhanced by 0.648 units for every unit of increase in the level of ideological and political work. Combining the party-building activities of colleges and universities with network informatization and optimizing the form of the development of ideological and political work based on the information technology platform in depth can effectively promote the high-quality development of party-building activities in colleges and universities.

Loud or Quiet Quitting? The Influence of Work Orientations on Effort and Turnover

Loud or Quiet Quitting? The Influence of Work Orientations on Effort and Turnover

A Review of Predictors and Outcomes of Work Engagement in Nonprofit Organizations

The study proposes a conceptual model of antecedents and consequences of work engagement in non-profit organizations (NPOs) using the job demands-resources (JD-R) model by employing an extensive literature review. For this investigation, a thorough search of the literature was done to find conceptual and empirical publications. Based on the previous literature review, there were twenty-one studies have been included. It has been discovered that personal resources, job expectations, and job resources all play a significant part in keeping NPO staff engaged. Researchers have recommended philanthropic resources as novel resources in the JD-R model since the study shows that employees in non-profit organizations (NPOs) are engaged in philanthropic activities and exhibit distinct nature of work orientation compared to the workforce in profit-oriented organizations. The study's novelty stems from introducing new variables such as service consciousness, altruism, compassion, and belief in human benevolence under philanthropic resources. Second, emotional demand is proposed as a new variable under job demand. Third, ethical and authentic leadership are offered as new variables under job resources.

ПУТИ СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЯ КУЛЬТУРНО-ДОСУГОВОЙ РАБОТЫ С КУРСАНТАМИ В УСЛОВИЯХ РОСТА СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ НАПРЯЖЕННОСТИ В ОБЩЕСТВЕ

The processes of organizational and leisure work with cadets during the period of aggravation of social contradictions in the Russian cultural society were studied. It is substantiated that the crisis in Ukraine not only completely rejected the integration processes in the world, but also determined the intensification of the hybrid information war of Western countries against Russia. The intensifying confrontation with the West during the military operation in the United States determines not only the growth of social instability in Russian society, but also calls for the need to strengthen the ideological orientation of cultural and leisure work in general and with cadets of military institutes in the kingdom. The most important component with the expected cultural and leisure work with cadets who are concerned about the ideologization of these events. In the new conditions of organizational and leisure work for cadets, one side should be aimed at opposing Western propaganda, and the other side should be focused on preserving traditional Russian cultural values, norms aimed at behavioral interaction, and the development of students' analytical creative abilities. Achieving data involves centralizing the management of this type of educational activity, tightening state control over all observed educational work with cadets, as well as integrating the management system of military institutes, as well as a system for managing cultural and leisure work.

Impact of turning points and transitions on work and family orientations: insights from collegiate coaches

ABSTRACT Research Question The purpose of this study was to: (1) identify the kinds of transitions and turning points college coaches experience (particularly normative vs non-normative), (2) examine how various transitions and turning points in individual lives influence work orientations, and (3) examine how work orientations, transitions, and turning points impact individual work and life outcomes. Research Methods This study utilized in depth interviews with 30 head college coaches from the United States. The sample consisted of 12 women and 18 men who were 35 years or older and had several years’ experience coaching. Results and Findings Expected and unexpected transitions came from a variety of situations. Coaches discussed coping strategies for managing expected transitions, and the challenges of unexpected transitions, which at times also became turning points that changed work orientations. Several coaches adopted a stronger calling work orientation, while others became more job oriented, however none of the coaches became more career oriented. Also, turning points influenced coaches’ level of family engagement, often increasing family involvement. None of the coaches reported reducing family involvement following a life turning point. Implications These findings help sport administrators to understand the importance of being in tune with their coaches and realizing the influence of life transitions and turning points. These findings also provide needed theoretical insight and understanding about coaches’ lived experiences of transitions and turning points, and their impacts on orientations toward work and family.

Pre-event attachment anxiety and avoidance predict posttraumatic stress symptom severity – Results from a longitudinal population-based study

Attachment-related anxiety and avoidance have been identified as risk factors for psychopathology following traumatic events. However, the predictive value of pre-event attachment orientations for PTSD symptoms in the general population remains unclear. Attachment anxiety and avoidance, as well as symptoms of anxiety and depression, were assessed in autumn 2010 (T0) in 270 adult members of a Dutch research panel. PTSD symptoms were assessed in April (T1), August (T2), and December (T3) 2012 for events occurring within one year before T1. The predictive value of attachment orientations for severity and remission of PTSD cluster and total scores was estimated by latent growth curve analyses controlling for gender, age, and pre-event psychopathology. Attachment anxiety predicted higher posttraumatic stress severity at T1, while attachment avoidance predicted lower initial posttraumatic stress levels, together adding 7.4 % independently explained variance. Higher attachment anxiety was related to more remission of PTSD total scores (6.0 % independently explained variance) which might be understood as an effect of regression to the mean. In conclusion, insecure attachment orientation predicts PTSD symptoms in the general population. Our results advocate the significance of pre-traumatic factors for the prediction of posttraumatic stress and the consideration of attachment orientations in clinical work with trauma survivors.

The Relationship between Career Calling and Workaholism: The Mediating Role of Career Orientation

The difference between having workers involved in their work, on the one hand, or too exhausted to contribute, on the other, can be tenuous and compromise work orientation. The positive outcomes of career calling (a deep purpose and meaningfulness in work characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption) to organizations are clear, namely the relationship of career calling with high levels of commitment and engagement. However, the dark side of career calling remains a less explored point. The main purpose of this study analyzes this side of career calling and explores the relationship between sense of work purpose—perceived career calling—and workaholism. The sample consists of 743 Portuguese employees from different sectors of activity. The main hypothesis intends to test the presence of career orientation as a mechanism to explain the ambiguity of career calling outcomes, that is, the mediating effect of career orientation on the relationship between career calling and workaholism. The results showed that the workers’ career orientation helps to explain this relationship. Career orientation partially mediated the relation between career calling and the positive dimension of workaholism, involvement and enjoyment, and completely mediated the relation between career calling and negative dimensions of workaholism, drive. These results allow us to reflect on career calling, and how organizations manage workforce efforts to avoid work addiction and the negative consequences that compromise workforce sustainability. Career calling was looked at as an element of a mixed profile work orientation, rather than not just as a pure work orientation. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Job pride and work orientation among blue-collar workers in the Finnish vehicle industry

PurposeAlthough the number of blue-collar industrial workers has been declining, manufacturing jobs continue to have considerable importance, even in technologically advanced economies. This study gives a voice to this often-overlooked group of workers, focusing on the Finnish vehicle industry.Design/methodology/approachThe study assessed how manual workers in automotive manufacturing describe their job pride and how their accounts were related to conceptualizations of work orientation. The data included semi-structured interviews and an open-ended survey question on situations in which the respondents had felt proud of their work. The data were analysed using thematic analysis.FindingsAccording to the results, the respondents had a high level of job pride in general, but the meaning given to this attitude varied considerably, depending on the situation. The study participants' work orientation was a mixture of instrumental and intrinsic traits. However, there were also respondents who did not experience job pride or who had lost it because of the work circumstances.Originality/valueRelatively little research has assessed the importance of job pride in the context of industrial manufacturing. Recognizing job pride in its variety is crucial information for employers who aim to develop working conditions and employee retention.

Health-related professional competence of physical education teachers: Narrative review and heuristic model

Physical education (PE) is one setting in which pupils may acquire knowledge and skills to lead physically active lives. PE teachers play a key role in fostering respective health-related competences in pupils. For this, they themselves need appropriate professional competences. The purpose of this article is to highlight research trends on, and to propose a heuristic model for PE teachers’ health-related professional competence. Research trends and gaps are identified by a narrative literature review. The heuristic model describes several knowledge domains, beliefs, motivational orientations, and self-regulation as subdimensions of health-related professional competence. It is intended to provide an overview of important competence aspects and to serve as an orientation for further work.

Linking employees' work orientation and corporate social responsibility practices: Multilevel and multistakeholder cross‐sectional study

AbstractIn its part to contribute to the query of “why some firms act responsibly while others do not?”, the work has devised a “moderated micro‐macro model,” wherein employees' work orientation took the micro (individual‐level) independent variable role, stakeholder‐based corporate social responsibility practice conceived as the macro (organizational‐level) dependent variable, and organizational culture singled out as macro‐level (organizational‐level) moderating variable for the link. A sample of 53 large manufacturing firms in the Amhara region of Ethiopia constituted the organizational‐level units. A random sample of 473 employees evaluated the recent performance of the firms and themselves. Croon and van Veldhoven's multilevel analytical package suited the designed model. The study has revealed that (1) concerning CSR practice, even though CSR performance varies across stakeholder groups, overall, healthy (responsible) business behavior has been in general evident, (2) work orientation is indeed a potential driver of corporate social responsibility practice, (3) organizational culture and one of its dimensions, adhocracy culture, played a buffering moderation role in job orientation‐corporate social responsibility practice link, and (4) while firm effect has been paramount in explaining CSR practices, the individual effect has attributed a non‐negligible part to CSR practices. Notwithstanding its limitations, the study has provided valuable insights into CSR theory and practice. Similar studies with tailored designs are encouraged for future research.

Identifying multilevel predictors of trajectories of psychopathology and resilience among juvenile offenders: A machine learning approach.

Mental ill health is more common among juvenile offenders relative to adolescents in general. Little is known about individual differences in their long-term psychological adaptation and its predictors from multiple aspects of their life. This study aims to identify heterogeneous trajectories of probable psychiatric conditions and their predictors. Participants included 574 juvenile offenders who were first convicted for serious crimes and without detention history. The participants were assessed at 11 timepoints over seven years (2000-2010). Growth mixture modeling revealed the same three trajectories for both probable anxiety and probable depression: stable low trajectory (75.96%; 75.78%), stable high trajectory (15.16%; 10.98%), and recovery (8.89%, 13.24%). Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression identified three multilevel predictors for memberships of different trajectories. Risk factors against stable low trajectory lay within personal (e.g., neuroticism), relationship (e.g., parental hostility), and contextual levels (e.g., chaotic neighborhood). Resilience factors for stable low trajectory included strong work orientation and low education level of father. Recovery was predicted by Black race, self-identity, high education level of father, and nonincarcerated sentencing. Our findings suggest that both psychopathology and psychological resilience could be predicted by multiple personal, relationship, and contextual factors in the social ecology of juvenile offenders.

A Systematic Literature Review of Gamification in/for Cultural Heritage: Leveling up, Going Beyond

Because of the possibilities that it opens for a variety of fields and practices, gamification has increasingly garnered significant attention. This has put it at the forefront of many significant debates around its applicability and implications. In the case of its application to cultural heritage, although there is much trailblazing to do, the body of work has been growing and the field is gaining its maturity. As such, this paper aims to take stock of the directions the field has been moving towards—to provide orientation for future work and projects that are yet to be developed. To do this, the paper aims to map out the publications in the field of gamified cultural heritage, by conducting a broader and systematic literature review. The study has found that, with regards to who the main actors with publications in the field are, a prominence of European institutions and networks, namely from Italy, Greece and the United Kingdom, can be observed. Regarding what heritage is being gamified and for what purpose, the study found a prominence of focus on historical, architectural and archeological heritage values and a very significant focus on gamification being used for motivation/engagement and for creativity enhancement. When looking at the gamification design dimensions that are given prevalence, intrinsic motivation seems to be prioritized, and, with regards to the observed target publics, tourists and visitors and seem to prevail in gamified heritage projects, with children as a specific group coming in second. Regarding technologies and tools being used, Mobile Applications, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are particularly prevalent. Regarding mentioned future orientations, the study found that a vast majority of papers are self-contained, both in scope of work and discussion, with most of those that do mention future directions indicating continuation and/or expansion of their specific project.

Work Orientations, Job Meaningfulness, Professional Identity and Preschool Teachers’ Satisfaction

Suvremeni društveni kontekst u kojem poslovi odgojitelja postaju zahtjevniji, a oni istodobno profesionalno i statusno marginalizirani u našem društvu, zadovoljstvo poslom i profesionalno djelovanje odgojitelja nameće se kao važno istraživačko područje. S obzirom na to da u Republici Hrvatskoj (i u svijetu) nedostaju istraživanja o zadovoljstvu poslom odgojitelja, a vođeni saznanjem da je značajno povezano s kvalitetom odgojno-obrazovnoga rada, time i unaprjeđivanjem razvoja djece rane i predškolske dobi i njihovih postignuća, ovim radom želi se promovirati profesija odgojitelja. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno ukupno 536 odgojitelja. Da bi se ispitalo profesionalno djelovanje i zadovoljstvo poslom, u istraživanju su primijenjene sljedeće skale: Upitnik radnih orijentacija, Skala zadovoljstva životom, Zadovoljstvo poslom, Skala smislenosti posla te Skala profesionalne identifikacije. Za potrebe ovoga istraživanja izračunana je jednostavna deskriptivna statistika na skalama, matrica korelacije u koju su uključene i relevantne sociodemografske varijable te je provedena analiza varijance. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da odgojitelji primarno svoj posao smatraju pozivom te da svojim radom i profesionalnim djelovanjem daju svoj doprinos društvu, a iz istih je rezultata vidljivo da odgojitelji koji rade uglavnom zbog osobnoga dohotka osjećaju posao kao nužnost, postižu u prosjeku niže rezultate na skali zadovoljstva poslom i životom, vlastiti posao smatraju manje smislenim i ne identificiraju se značajno s njim.

The Centrality of Work: A Comparative Analysis of Work Commitment and Work Orientation in Present-Day Societies

This paper aims to comprehensively examine the effects of societal and individual characteristics on work-related attitudes, specifically work commitment and work orientations, using a single dataset and comparable models. It also seeks to relate these attitudes to classic theories and understand how societal factors shape work-related attitudes. The analysis is based on data collected by the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) in its work orientations survey. Data is analyzed using factor analyses, correspondence analyses, and multilevel regressions. The paper provides an overview of work-related attitudes at the country level and a detailed analysis of societal and individual variables that shape these attitudes. The results indicate that individual attitudes reflect large societal trends and developments, which are discussed with reference to current studies and classic theories. This paper contributes to understanding work-related attitudes by offering a comprehensive analysis of the effects of societal and individual characteristics, using a single dataset and comparable models. It also relates these attitudes to classic theories and discusses how societal factors shape work-related attitudes. The findings also have policy implications, particularly in the recruitment and retention of highly qualified and motivated workers in different countries.

Здоровьесбережение в практике обучения специалистов по социальной работе: междисциплинарный подход

Здоровьесберегающие технологии в образовательной среде на современном этапе становятся обязательным условием профессионального обучения и способствуют формированию здоровьесберегающего поведения. Авторами рассматриваются межпредметный и междисциплинарный подходы к проблеме здоровьесбережения для направления подготовки 39.03.02 «Социальная работа». Представлены методы и технологии преподавания различных дисциплин, формирующие компетенции в области ЗОЖ у обучающихся. Показаны межпредметные связи дисциплин профессиональной и специальной подготовки, практическая направленность аудиторных занятий и самостоятельной работы студентов. Подготовка студентов к осуществлению деятельности по здововьесбережению в контексте междисциплинарного подхода обеспечивает интеграцию различных дисциплин и образовательных технологий и характеризуется сформированными универсальными, общепрофессиональными и профессиональными компетенциями.

Kooperative Siedlungsflächenentwicklung in Stadtregionen: Das Fallbeispiel Leipzig

City-regional discourses around organisational forms offer little evidence to analyse and guide cooperative processes in a context-specific way. Design criteria can contribute to overcoming this deficit. This paper operationalises a proposed set of design criteria by drawing on the discourses on collaborative governance and land management. Subsequently, these design criteria are used to analyse an ongoing process for the development of a housing development concept in the Leipzig city region and to reflect on the criteria. This contributes to the question of how collaborative governance of land-use development in city regions should be designed. Important points of reference for the design of cooperations are the conscious selection of the actors to be involved and the development of mutual trust between them, joint definition of rules of the game for cooperation, determination of the nature of the emerging institution, orientation of the joint work towards the future and the development of a common understanding of the situation to be improved.

Relational expertise among Finnish educators working in extended hours ECEC

ABSTRACT This study examined discourses and positions produced by educators (n = 31) on the topics of teamwork and professional expertise in extended hours early childhood education and care (ECEC). Theoretically, we follow the ideas of relational expertise and common knowledge. Previous research provides that relational expertise and creating common knowledge are useful in ECEC contexts, especially in teamwork. The data were collected by interviewing educators, and discursive psychology was applied in the analysis of the data. As results, we found two discursive tensions. In relation to teamwork the tension was working alone versus working in a team. In the topic of professional expertise, the tension was independent work orientation versus following instructions. The special features of extended hours ECEC, in particular time, frame the possibilities of building expertise relationally.

Teachers in the Private and Public Spheres: Ethical Orientations in Educational Interactions

Aim. The main aim of the article is a presentation of a comparative study of differences in ethical orientations used by teachers in educational practice in two settings: in private life as parents and in the public sphere, working as teachers. Methods. First, a hypothesis was proposed to test the observations by Lawrence Kohlberg (1984) and Carol Gilligan (1993) regarding the relative stability of ethical orientations in terms of the ethics of care and justice. To this end, an assumption was made that teachers prefer the former in contacts with their own children (private sphere) while favouring the latter in relationships with students (public sphere). The paired samples t-test confirmed this hypothesis. Results. Based on the analysis, gender was found not to influence teachers’ ethical orientations in the private sphere; however, it seems to play a part in the public sphere. This ambivalence was revealed in male teachers. Contrary to gender stereotype, in contacts with their own children, they tend to lean towards the ”feminine” ethics of care, but when acting in their public capacity they perpetuate the ‘masculine’ stereotype by following the ethics of justice in their school interactions. Conclusion. It is worth emphasising the ambiguity of the results obtained and the instability of their interpretations. The actions of the teachers studied do not confirm the thesis about the stability of ethical orientations in educational work and are, therefore, indicative of ambivalence towards the role of gender in this process.

Understanding the mechanisms behind the development of cube orientation in the non-cube grains during plane strain compression of medium to high stacking-fault energy FCC metals

Medium to high stacking-fault energy FCC metals develop a pronounced cube texture during static recrystallization. Previous studies reported that the recrystallized grains can nucleate from the cube-oriented regions developed in the non-cube grains during plane strain compression. However, the mechanisms behind the development of cube orientation in the non-cube grains are still unknown. In this work, we used an elasto-viscoplastic fast Fourier transform (EVP-FFT) based crystal plasticity model to study the lattice rotation of non-cube orientations under plane strain compression. Firstly, we focus on a non-cube grain which developed the cube orientation in previous experimental work. The non-cube orientation does not rotate towards the cube orientation during single material point deformation under ideal plane strain compression. In contrast, the same non-cube orientation develops cube-oriented fragments during the polycrystalline deformation. Analysis of the micro-mechanical fields reveal that the local deviation of the RD-ND shear component leads to a remarkable change in the slip system activity which promotes the lattice rotation towards the cube orientation. Although the mechanism remains unchanged, the location and volume fraction of the cube orientation developed in the non-cube grain vary significantly in different grain neighborhoods. For the general case of a polycrystalline microstructure, deviation of the RD-ND shear component shows the highest correlation with the development of the cube orientation in the non-cube grains. The deviation is larger for the non-cube grains with higher Taylor factor. These findings have significant implications for the cube texture control during the practical rolling operation and recrystallization.

Магия слова Оскара Лёрке: в поиске аутентичности художественного высказывания

The research is devoted to the problem of artistic language, in particular, the German-language lyric poetry of the XX century. The object of the study is just one segment of the cultural space, i.e. “magical” nature poetry, which most vividly reflects the process of changing cultural paradigms and artistic orientations. The aim of the study is to identify the features and the moral-aesthetic orientation of the creative work of Oskar Loerke, the founder of magical nature poetry. The research is novel in that it is the first to analyse the artistic language of Loerke’s lyric poetry in the aspect of the author’s artistic activity theory. It is the first time that Loerke’s magical nature poetry is being considered as one of the ways to solve the poet’s creative task, i.e. the search for a new authentic artistic language in the epoch of cultural crisis. The relevance of the poet’s use of the magic word is substantiated, the basic principle of artistic space organisation based on dialogue is revealed. The researcher considers the poet’s belief in the extraordinary power of the word to be the main feature of Loerke’s lyric poetry, which brings his notion of the word closer to magic. However, the poet recognises the independence of the object to which the word is directed, its ability to exist, thus creating a dialogue situation. Dialogue becomes a key principle in the organisation of Loerke’s poetic world. As a result, it has been proved that by turning to the magic of the word, the poet solves the problem of the authenticity of a statement at the level of the organisation of the artistic image, creating the situation of experiencing a creative act – the making of a work.