Percentage Of Turnover Research Articles

Positive Influences on Why They Stay: A Qualitative Study on the Contributing Factors to Teacher Retention in Rural North Dakota

In the United States, a considerable amount of educators leave the field within the first five years of employment. Midwestern rural schools experience a slightly higher turnover percentage than do their urban counterparts. Due to this shortage of teachers, many districts have employed strategies to recruit and retain effective teachers. Although many studies focus on the reasons teachers exit the profession, this study identifies the positive factors of why teachers remain in a rural North Dakota school. This qualitative study employed a phenomenological approach which generated common themes among long-staying teachers in a rural district. Both the social constructivism and teacher career cycle theoretical frameworks were utilized to support the researcher’s understanding of rural teachers' feelings, perceptions, and experiences. The positive attributes of working in a rural community are the personal relationships teachers make with students, families, and colleagues and the strong support from administration and mentorship from colleagues.

Digital transformation of business through e-commerce in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's)

The crisis caused by Covid-19 confirmed that only those companies that are able to quickly and efficiently transform their business, first of all, by applying and using digital technologies, can be competitive and survive on the market. The paper analyzes the percentage of companies that apply digital tools through electronic sales and trade in the Republic of Serbia and neighboring countries, both full members of the EU and candidate countries for the EU. Using Eurostat data, it was shown the percentage of companies that made e-sales, then the percentage of turnover from e-commerce, as well as the percentage of companies that made sales through their own websites in pre-crisis 2019 as well as in the years after it. The results show that in terms of e-commerce, Serbia achieved the best results in 2019 and that it is above the average of the Western Balkans countries, as well regarding the percentage of turnover from e-commerce Serbia is far below the average of EU countries and countries of the Western Balkans, while in terms of web sales via its own website, Serbia is above the average of the Western Balkans countries.

Analisis Kinerja Instalasi Farmasi RSU Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang dengan Pendekatan Balanced Scorecard

The Pharmacy Installation of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang Hospital has never conducted a performance measurement so it is not known how far the management has succeeded in achieving the organization's vision and goals. In addition, performance measurement is also needed to support the hospital accreditation process. This study was conducted to analyze the performance of the Pharmacy Installation of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang Hospital with a balanced scorecard approach from growth and learning perspective, internal business perspective and costumer perspective. This research was conducted in a non-experimental descriptive for growth and learning perspectives with research variables employee satisfaction, work spirit, and retention rate of IFRSU UMM employees. In the internal business perspective, the research was conducted observationally and analyzed descriptively with the research variables, dispensing time, level of drug availability, and drug information services. From the customer perspective was conducted in a non-experimental, quantitative analytical descriptive with research variables customer satisfaction and customer growth. The data was collected with retrospective and prospective methods. This research used both qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data was obtained by interview. Quantitative data was obtained by questionnaires and direct observation. The results of performance research on the growth and learning perspective of employee satisfaction indicators are satisfaction with a total value of 2,724, the indicator of work spirit is high with an average total score of 3.14 and the indicator of the retention rate of IFRSU UMM employees is at a normal value with an average turnover percentage of 7.88%. The results of the performance study on the internal business perspective showed that the dispensing time indicators for regular prescriptions is 22 minutes and 32 minutes for compound prescriptions. Percentage of drug availability is 100% and the results of the evaluation study of drug information services indicators have been implemented 100%, but there are information components that are not conveyed such as dosage, side effects, duration of use, and drug storage methods. The performance customer perspective of customer satisfaction indicators with the Servqual method obtained a negative gap value indicating customers are not satisfied. Analysis using the IPA method obtained the average percentage level of conformity showed was 93,00% where the results were in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 129 of 2008 concerning Hospital MSS. Analysis of customer growth indicators showed that the percentage results in 2019 were 101,39% and in 2020 it was 100,35%, exceeding the range of good criteria. It can be concluded the performance of the Pharmacy Installation of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang Hospital is quite good, but it is necessary to optimize and improvement.

Estimating team possessions in high-level European basketball competition

The focus of this work is to estimate the number of team possessions in Euroleague basketball for seasons 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2019–20. To achieve this goal, we implemented the approaches proposed by Kubatko, et al. (2007). The statistical analysis on Euroleague data suggests a model similar to the one which is currently used in NBA with one, minor, difference. In Euroleague data, the coefficient of the percentage of the free throw attempts that ends a current possession is slightly higher than the corresponding coefficient in NBA (0.454 vs. 0.44). In a second stage, we have implemented the estimated Euroleague possessions equation in order to construct indicators for the performance evaluation of each Euroleague team. The most important indexes for team performance evaluation are the Net Rating and the Four Factors of Dean Oliver (2003). However, by applying a backwards stepwise regression analysis, a slightly improved model, in terms of fit to the data, has been identified. The new proposed “Three Pillars” model includes the offensive and defensive True Shooting percentage , Offensive Rebound percentage and Turnover percentage. Hence, this new proposed “Three Pillars” model can be used for the performance evaluation of European teams instead of the standard Four Factors model.

On the State of Innovative Activities of Small Enterprises in Russia

The purpose of the article is to analyze some aspects of the state of innovation in Russia, including the state of small innovative business, venture capital financing startups, the dynamics of the creation of business entities by universities and research institutes. The facts of an extremely small number of small innovative enterprises created by universities and research institutes were recorded, as well as a low level of innovative activity of small enterprises over the entire period of statistical observations, a long-term dynamics of a decrease in the share of innovative goods, works and services in 2019 by almost two times (1.7 times) compared to 2013. The presented data indicate the low effectiveness of the idea of direct copying of the American model of technology commercialization, according to which the main player here should be higher educational institutions, as it has historically developed in the United States. It was concluded that in order to create an effective model of an innovation system consisting of proactive owners of research and development results, venture funds financing startups, universities that undertake the organization of research and development for the subsequent release of results to the market, large firms financing a significant percentage of turnover in R&D, in Russia there were no conditions and, unfortunately, until now there are none. The system needs to be corrected taking into account the real state of the Russian economy.The article analyzes several current competitions for the development of innovative activities held by large companies and administrations of Russian regions and makes proposals for correcting the organization of competitions.

Diversity of longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the Caribbean region of Colombia: temporal variation between two fragments of tropical dry forest

Abstract: The tropical dry forest is under constant threat from many anthropic activities which are conducted indiscriminately, modifying the forest, and therefore, affecting species that are closely related to its phenology, such as longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). The spatio-temporal variation of the cerambycid diversity in two fragments of tropical dry forest (Reserva Campesina la Montaña and La Flecha) in the Caribbean region of Colombia was analyzed. At each locality, four squared plots were delimited, and the beetles were collected with fruit traps, beating sheets and manual capture, and with light traps in the center. Five hundred eighty-seven specimens representing 128 species were collected, of which members of the tribe Ectenessini (Cerambycinae) were the most abundant. At the subfamily level, Cerambycinae was the most abundant (465 specimens) and diverse (73 species), followed by Lamiinae and Prioninae. The highest values of richness (110 species), abundance (428), biomass (21.18 g), and as well as the highest values of true diversity (1D= 73.44, 2D= 34.30) were found during the first precipitations. Regarding beta diversity, temporal variation was determined and mainly explained by a high percentage of turnover (> 70%). Lastly, the high diversity of Cerambycidae was associated with high values of relative humidity and canopy cover during the rainy season. This showed that the structure of the cerambycid community in the tropical dry forest of the Caribbean region of Colombia depends on these variables, which are closely related to precipitation.

RISE: Exploring Volunteer Retention and Sustainability of a Second Victim Support Program.

The Resilience In Stressful Events (RISE) program that supports healthcare professionals traumatized by stressful clinical events has had a stable, volunteer-based membership since its inception in 2011 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. For this study, we explored RISE members' perceptions of the program that contribute to their retention and the program's sustainability. We distributed a survey with quantitative and qualitative elements to assess perceptions in seven domains of interest. The response rate was 100%. Pearson chi-squared tests established statistical associations among quantitative variables. Qualitative data were explored using content analysis. Of 27 respondents, 19 had been members for 3 or more years. The training completion percentage was 100%, and the annual turnover percentage was 12%. Members found their duties to be meaningful (100%), personally satisfying (96%), and positively impactful (93%). A total of 89% reported confidence in their competency to perform RISE duties, 84% in their autonomy, and 56% in their personal resilience; 28% reported some burnout from RISE duties. Cronbach's α for these domain scores ranged from 0.65 to 0.97. Content analysis also revealed positive perceptions of RISE volunteering and personal empowerment. Members indicated a personal affinity with RISE and gains in energy and enjoyment from their membership. Contributing factors to volunteer retention may include members' perceptions that RISE builds valued skills and supports their affinity for others.

Utilizing the National Basketball Association\u2019s COVID-19 restart \u201cbubble\u201d to uncover the impact of travel and circadian disruption on athletic performance

On March 11th, 2020, the National Basketball Association (NBA) paused its season after ~ 64 games due to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, only to resume ~ 5 months later with the top 22 teams isolated together (known as the “bubble”) in Orlando, Florida to play eight games each as an end to the regular season. This restart, with no new travel by teams, provided a natural experiment whereby the impact of travel and home-court advantage could be systematically examined. We show here that in the pre-COVID-19 regular season, traveling across time zones reduces winning percentage, team shooting accuracy, and turnover percentage, whereas traveling in general reduces offensive rebounding and increases the number of points the opposing (home) team scores. Moreover, we demonstrate that competition in a scenario where no teams travel (restart bubble) reduces the typical effects of travel and home-court advantage on winning percentage, shooting accuracy, and rebounding. Thus, home-court advantage in professional basketball appears to be linked with the away team’s impaired shooting accuracy (i.e., movement precision) and rebounding, which may be separately influenced by either circadian disruption or the general effect of travel, as these differences manifest differently when teams travel within or across multiple time zones.

Difference-based analysis of the impact of observed game parameters on the final score at the FIBA Eurobasket Women 2019

Evaluation in women's basketball is keeping up with developments in evaluation in men’s basketball, and although the number of studies in women's basketball has seen a positive trend in the past decade, it is still at a low level. This paper observed 38 games and sixteen variables of standard efficiency during the FIBA EuroBasket Women 2019. Two regression models were obtained, a set of relative percentage and relative rating variables, which are used in the NBA league, where the dependent variable was the number of points scored. The obtained results show that in the first model, the difference between winning and losing teams was made by three variables: true shooting percentage, turnover percentage of inefficiency and efficiency percentage of defensive rebounds, which explain 97.3%, while for the second model, the distinguishing variables was offensive efficiency, explaining for 96.1% of the observed phenomenon. There is a continuity of the obtained results with the previous championship, played in 2017. Of all the technical elements of basketball, it is still the shots made, assists and defensive rebounds that have the most significant impact on the final score in European women’s basketball. It can be noted that, unlike with the previous championship, inside play is no longer dominant, but there is a balance between inside and outside play, which has already been established as a developing trend in men’s basketball. The emergence of the offensive efficiency variable indicates that it is becoming significant in top-tier competitions as well but is still a challenge for coaches to grasp the causes of this multicomplex issue based on this indicator.

Abandoning Ankara: voluntary departures from the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

ABSTRACTAlthough retirements account for a significant percentage of turnover in a good many legislatures around the world, they have received little scholarly attention outside of legislative institutions of advanced democracies, particularly the United States Congress. In this paper, we address this shortcoming in the literature by exploring retirement dynamics in Turkey, a transitional democracy and an ideologically polarised political system. Using a unique dataset of parliamentarians who served in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) between 2007 and 2015, we show significantly higher rates of non-electoral departure among members of opposition parties and especially among those representing Kurdish regions of the country. We supplement this analysis in two ways to delve further into potential factors behind retirement decisions. First, we examine data on government answers to parliamentary questions in the period 2007–2015. Second, we analyse a survey of Turkish parliamentarians serving in the early 2000s regarding career plans. These data permit us to examine the roles of system inclusiveness and parliamentary socialisation on decisions not to stand for reelection. Our results imply that perceived legislative influence may help explain some of the variation in retirement decisions.

570 Improving Endoscopy Staff Professional Satisfaction and Employment Retention Through Clinical Educational Didactic

INTRODUCTION: High nursing turnover has long been recognized as a fiscally and emotionally costly phenomenon in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy units. Previous studies suggest high turnover may be partly attributed to job-related stress in GI endoscopy units and lack of educational opportunities. A retrospective review of nursing turnover rate in 2016 at Mayo Clinic Florida GI endoscopy unit found the turnover rate to be 25%, which is twice the average of other departments at the clinical site. We aimed to reduce endoscopy staff turnover rate to less than 25% and improve job satisfaction by improving knowledge of GI diseases through structured didactic sessions. METHODS: A descriptive correlational study of the impact of a six-month long optional educational curriculum on professional quality of life and employee turnover was performed. All endoscopy nurses and technicians employed at Mayo Clinic in Florida were recruited, but both study enrollment and participation were blinded and voluntary. Data on clinical gastroenterological knowledge and surveys on professional satisfaction and team cohesion were collected at the initiation of the curriculum and at one month after completion. Pre and post intervention knowledge scores were compared using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. The annual percentage of turnover was estimated by the Wilson score confidence interval. RESULTS: All available GI nurses and endoscopy technicians (n = 71) were invited to participate. 40 (56.3%) participants completed only the initial survey, 30 (42.3%) only the second survey, and 16 (22.9%) both surveys. Of those who completed both surveys, median quiz scores improved by 2 questions for those that attended 6 or more lectures (P = 0.017). There was a trend towards increased professional satisfaction on the modified perceived cohesion scale in participants who attended 6 or more lectures (P = 0.095). For participants who have worked in the unit for less than 1 year, the estimated turnover is 14% (6 – 38%, P > 0.05) and 24% (11 – 45%, P >0.05) for those who have worked longer than 1 year. CONCLUSION: Though limited by sample size, there is a trend towards improved job satisfaction for participants that completed all surveys and a reduction in turnover rate for staff who have worked in the unit for less than one year. This study suggests potential benefit in knowledge, professional satisfaction, and turnover for those offered voluntary education.

Key game indicators in NBA players’ performance profiles

The aim of the present study was to identify and describe players’ performances in NBA games using individual and team-based game variables. The sample was composed by 535 balanced games (score differences below or equal to eight points) from the regular season (n=502) and the playoffs (n=33). A total of 472 players were analysed. The individual-based variables were: minutes on court, effective field-goal percentage, free-throws/field-goals ratio, offensive rebound percentage, turnover percentage and playing position. The team-based variables were: team points minus opponent’s points (on and off court), NET score (player’s on values minus his/her off values), maximum negative and positive point difference, team’s winning percentage, game pace, defensive and offensive ratings. A two-step cluster analysis was performed to identify the player’s profiles during regular season and playoff games. The results identified five performance profiles during regular season games and four performance profiles during playoff games. The profiles identified were mainly characterized by the game quarter and the negative NET indicator (players’ performance on court minus their performance off court) in regular season games and the positive NET indicator during playoff games and second and third game-quarters. Coaching staffs can fine-tune these profiles to develop more team-specific models and, conversely, use the results to monitor and rebuild team formation under the constrained dynamics of the game and competition stages.

Uso de herramientas informáticas para la auditoría forense, un estudio de caso

Este estudio analiza las herramientas informáticas al servicio del auditor forense en su encargo de auditoría en las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito del sector financiero de Ibagué. Metodológicamente es un estudio de caso de carácter cualitativo, soportado desde la teoría del aseguramiento. Los resultados evidencian que se hace necesario identificar riesgos asociados a la falta de controles en las organizaciones del sector solidario. Por lo tanto, es importante tipificar el tipo de riesgos: omisión deliberada de registros de transacciones, simulación contable, falsificación de registros y documentos, errores o irregularidades en la administración, falta de capacitación del personal, alta porcentaje de rotación del personal clave, retrasos de la contabilidad, registro de operaciones inadecuadas, sistemas informáticos fáciles de ser vulnerados, cuentas no conciliadas y personas ficticias.

Missed Nursing Care and Unit-Level Nurse Workload in the Acute and Post-Acute Settings.

This study replicates previous research on the nature and causes of missed nursing care and adds an explanatory variable: unit-level nurse workload (patient turnover percentage). The study was conducted in California, which legally mandates nurse staffing ratios. Findings demonstrated no significant relationship between patient turnover and missed nursing care.

Learning-by-failing. An empirical exercise on CIS data

Failure to innovate has been only recently recognized as one of the key elements in determining successful firms’ innovative performance. However, as this literature focuses only on the determinants of firms’ failure, it neglects the role of failure in spurring innovative activity. In this paper, the relationship between innovative performance and failure to innovate is empirically tested, through a two step econometric model, on the 2008 CIS Innovation survey dataset. The main results of the paper are, first, that failure is negatively correlated to the firms’ experience (proxies by R&D), and to the acquisition of direct external knowledge (through productive links in product and process innovation). Indirect learning from the failures of similar firms is moderated by firms engagement in R&D and in searching for external knowledge. The second step reveals that failure in turn has a positive impact on performance in term of percentage of turnover from new to the market innovative products. Finally, an additional test is performed on still ongoing innovation (rather than abandoned), and the results show a minor impact on innovation activity.

Innovation Policies in Managing Growth for High-Tech Companies

Given the high percentage of turnover invested in R&D, the cost structure and segmentation of investment in high-tech firms necessitate regular review of resource allocation. For high-tech firms, the vital importance of innovation management is one of the building stones of a successful business. The key question remains how innovations can be managed throughout the S-curve of technological performance from the strategic point of view? The aim of this study is to capture an innovation framework for high-tech firms enabling them to actualize the value of technological breakthroughs based on a case study. The author's results are performance-driven. She will address some of the causes behind a technological failure along with its impact on the firm's profit margins. Based on the management insights of her case company, the author sees that innovation policies in high-tech companies can be dissected into four main management phases: sources, formulation, execution and maintenance. New research opportunities are opened in the performance review of technological innovations for listed companies.

Les atteintes au principe d'égalité dans le cadre du calcul des amendes en droit européen des ententes

En droit europeen de la concurrence, le principe d’egalite est malmene dans le cadre du calcul des amendes devant etre infligees aux entreprises ayant participe a une entente. En la matiere, les principales discriminations resultent de la methode de calcul de l’amende et des conditions dans lesquelles intervient le plafonnement du montant de l’amende. Le calcul du montant de base de l’amende, qui se fonde sur la valeur des ventes en relation avec l’infraction et la duree de participation a l’infraction, souleve une difficulte au regard du principe d’egalite parce qu’il ne permet pas une prise en compte suffisante des differences entre entreprises en termes de benefices generes et de duree de la participation a l’infraction. L’ajustement du montant de base de l’amende entraine aussi certaines atteintes au principe d’egalite dans le cadre de l’appreciation des circonstances aggravantes et attenuantes. Pour sa part, le plafonnement du montant de l’amende altere le principe d’egalite parce qu’il peut conduire a limiter le role des circonstances permettant d’individualiser la sanction et qu’il ne permet pas une prise en compte suffisante de la difference de taille entre les entreprises sanctionnees. La these defendue dans cet article est que ces atteintes au principe d’egalite sont critiquables au regard des finalites de la politique de sanction des ententes.

Staff turnover costs: In search of accountability

The nature of staff turnover accounting procedures in a labour intensive context has been examined by conducting interviews with twenty eight managers in large three to five star hotels and two theme parks. It was found that the main staff turnover accountability procedures adopted involve monthly departmental reporting of staff turnover percentage levels and also the conduct of exit interviews. A degree of staff turnover costing was noted, although this practice was not extensively applied. Most interviewees supported the notion of allocating staff turnover costs to those operating departments experiencing the turnover. A muted form of this practice was observed in one hotel, however most interviewees had never contemplated or heard of the practice. Agency theory has been utilized as a framework for structuring a range of observed and potential staff turnover accountability relationships.

European Market Quality Pre-/Post-MiFID: A Panel Discussion of Metrics for Market Integrity and Efficiency

Academics and practitioners discuss the state of capital market integration in Europe and specifically, several metrics of market efficiency and market integrity pre and post-MiFID. Security market integrity is measurable, and higher integrity lowers spreads and price impact, improving market efficiency. European spreads were amongst the lowest in the world well before MiFID. After MiFID, market manipulation dislocating the close fell in London but rose in Paris. Cumulative abnormal profit from trading ahead of price sensitive announcements as a percentage of turnover remains half as great in Paris as in London. Trading on Chi-X ahead of price-sensitive announcements is lower than average for Europe which on this metric has the highest integrity on a regional basis worldwide. Xetra exhibits the highest overall market integrity amongst all European exchanges and MTFs, pre and post-MiFID. Price discovery efficiency in London and Paris has declined with the fragmentation of order flow post-MiFID. Keywords: Market quality, market integrity, manipulation, insider trading, price discovery

An Analysis of Defensive Strategies Used by Home and Away Basketball Teams

The aim of the present study was to identify differences in defensive strategies used during basketball games, to compare the defensive strategies used by home and away basketball teams, and to analyze the effectiveness of home and away ball possessions when playing against each defensive strategy. The sample was composed of 10 games of the Spanish men's 2005-2006 regular basketball season (N = 1,785 ball possessions). The analyzed variables were the number of types of defenses used, points per possession, foul percentage, and turnover percentage according to the type of defensive strategy and game location. The game location main effect was significant in points per possession, with home teams having lower values than away teams. The defensive strategy main effect was significant in number of types of defenses used, with man-to-man as the most frequently utilized defense, and foul percentages with higher values in zone defenses. There was a statistically significant interaction in turnover percentages, with significantly lower values for man-to-man defense and home games. Overall, it is suggested that team performance for the studied variables changed according to the factors and, thus, it may be beneficial to change defensive (and offensive) strategies according to game location.