Present Organizational Structure Research Articles

ИНВЕСТИЦИОННАЯ АКТИВНОСТЬ ОТДЕЛЬНЫХ КАТЕГОРИЙ ХОЗЯЙСТВОВАНИЯ В АГРАРНОМ СЕКТОРЕ ЭКОНОМИКИ КЫРГЫЗСТАНА

Investments are an important factor in economic sustainable development in any country. Investment activity in the Kyrgyz agrarian sector is tied to existing for the present organizational structure of its key producers. Investment injections especially foreign direct investments ensure production volume growth, expansion of employment, and production technology improvement. Thpaper’sper purpose is a particular characteristic definition of the producer’s organizational structure (economic management basic categories), established investing directions, as well as indirect measures of investment activity changes in the agrarian sector of Kyrgyzstan.

20 years of daily hospital for non-psychotic disorders, organisational structure and treatment modalities

IntroductionAnxiety and depressive disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, yet there aren’t many studies adressing treatment modalities in daily hospitals.ObjectivesThe aim of our study is to present organisational structure and treatment modalities in Daily hospital for non-psychotic disorders in University Psychiatric Clinic “Sveti Ivan“, Zagreb, Croatia.MethodsAll patients in Daily Hospital attend 6 months programme. The treatment programme consists of psychodynamic group psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, occupational therapy, antistress and mindfulness workshops, psychoeducational workshops, cinema therapy and sociotherapy. Along with clinical follow-up, all the patients are given sociodemographic questionnaire designed for our programme, World Health Organisation Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQoL BREF) and The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21).ResultsAt discharge moderate to significant improvement was observed in different aspects of functioning among most of the participants, verified by clinical follow-up as well as by results obtained through questionnaires.ConclusionsOur data show that patients with anxiety and depressive disorders can be efffectively treated by such comprehensive treatment approach.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

Job Satisfaction in Federal Structure - A Case of Bhojpur, Nepal

Purpose: The feelings that an employee have for the job is essential to be analyzed the job satisfaction level of government employees after implementation of federal state in the context of Bhojpur district of Nepal. Design/Methodology/Approach: The questionnaire was distributed to governmental employees via mail and direct distribution to respective offices of Bhojpur district with 93.8% of response rate. The data has been divided into local, provincial and federal categories and separately analyzed along with combined analysis too. Satisfaction level along with the factors of the same was accessed using SPSS for descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings/Result: Government employees from all tiers of government viz. local, provincial and federal are dissatisfied with present remuneration, benefit and employee adjustment process along with present organizational structure, wage policy, present work performance evaluation system and decision-making system in offices but satisfied with present leave system after promulgation of federal structure. Present job authority and position are acceptable level for employees working in all three tiers of government. Most crucial factor seems to be promotion and career growth rather than remuneration. Job training, working environment, team spirit and right work performance evaluation system seem to be major parameters for job satisfaction. Job location is temporary in nature which can be easily handled. Strong reservation on promotion and job rotation approach which is included in new federal structure by all tiers of government employees. Originality/Value: It is survey-based research to guide for amendment of present organizational structures and wage policy in new federal structure of Nepal. Paper Type: Survey based Policy Research

Federal Structure and Job Satisfaction of Employee: A Case Study of Arghakhanchi District, Nepal

The study proposes a descriptive as well as a causal relationship in order to analyze the interlink between changed federal structure and employee job satisfaction of Arghakhanchi district in Nepal. After this study, it was revealed that the government employees are highly dissatisfied with present organizational structure and want to amend the same. Thus, the paper concluded that the newly amend organizational structure has been expected to be amended for job satisfaction of government level employees for better performance in Nepal. At the most, the results of this study cannot be generalized for the large population. So, further study can be done by taking more sample size for the research and applying probability sampling methods.

Healthcare middle managers\u2019 experiences of developing capacity and capability: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

BackgroundHealthcare middle managers play a central role in reducing harm, improving patient safety, and strengthening the quality of healthcare. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the present knowledge and critically discuss how healthcare middle managers experienced to develop the capacity and capability for leadership in a healthcare system characterized by high complexity.MethodsThis comprehensive systematic review provided evidence of healthcare middle managers’ experiences in developing the capacity and capability for leadership in public healthcare. The three-step literature search was based on six databases and led by a PICo question. The review had a critical hermeneutic perspective and was based on an a priori published, protocol. The methods were inspired by the Joanna Briggs Institute and techniques from Kvale and Brinkmann. The results were illustrated by effect size, inspired by Sandelowski and Barroso.ResultsTwenty-three studies from four continents and multiple contexts (hospitals and municipal healthcare) published from January 2005–February 2019 were included. Based on experiences from 482 healthcare middle managers, 2 main themes, each with 2 subthemes, were identified, and from these, a meta-synthesis was developed: Healthcare middle managers develop capacity and capability through personal development processes empowered by context. The main themes included the following: 1. personal development of capacity and capability and 2. a need for contextual support. From a critical hermeneutic perspective, contrasts were revealed between how healthcare middle managers experienced the development of their capacity and capability and what they experienced as their typical work situation.ConclusionsThis review provides evidence of the need for a changed approach in healthcare in relation to criticisms of present organizational structures and management methods and suggestions for how to strengthen healthcare middle managers’ capacity and capability for leadership in a healthcare system characterized by high complexity. Evidence of how leadership development affected the clinical context and, thus, the quality of healthcare was found to be a field requiring further research.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42018084670

Disaster Management Structure of Universities: Case Study of the Central Campus of the University of Tehran.

Research on the disaster management plans of renowned universities worldwide shows that such plans are generally compiled in 3 categories: structural, nonstructural, and organizational sections. The importance of earthquakes in Tehran and the high vulnerability of the University of Tehran to earthquakes encouraged us to challenge the university's plans concerning disaster management. An initial attempt was made to analyze the disaster management of 23 renowned universities worldwide and their structure compared with the present organizational structure of the University of Tehran. Then an expert opinion study was done to determine the appropriate management structure of the Incident Command System. These efforts resulted in an adhocratic system as the proper one for emergency situations after an earthquake. Furthermore, the results of the comparative study led to a general management structure that may be considered as a global pattern. An appropriate organizational structure is proposed for the disaster management of the University of Tehran, which may be used as an appropriate disaster management structure for other universities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:681-693).

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The organisational structure of universities follows particular models that distinguish them from other learning institutions. This research investigated the effect of the organisational structure on the management of universities in Uganda using a sample of 361, 44 % of whom were members of academic staff, and the rest contained university top management officials, administrative and support staff of universities. The subjects were selected using stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire as well as interview guide. Statistical data were analyzed by referential and descriptive statistical processes with SPSS software. The findings reveal that the organisational structure of universities significantly affects the management. While the staff in universities require a more flexible approach which enhances more creativity, innovations and autonomy, the present organisational structure of universities contains high levels of formalization characterised by rigidity and centralised decision making processes.  The staff feel that universities can operate between the two theoretical polarities (bureaucratic and collegial) in order to remain competitive. Key words: Organizational structure, management, bureaucracy, collegial.

Clase obrera urbana en la industria del café. Escogedoras, trilladoras y régimen laboral en Antioquia, 1910-1942

The author analyses an urban working-class population linked to the coffee industry: the sorter women. He studies the group profile from different factors such as age, marital status, and literacy in the Medellin working class context; to go then to a deeper study on the Municipal Threshers of Concordia town (in Antioquia department) case. He observes its organization and work regime taking into account the different work agents -sorter women, directors, administrators and managers-, and the relationship between the company and the local public administration- representatives and municipal consultative council-. The author describes the company's present organizational structure, its relationship with the public establishment and the coffee trading agencies; following an exposition about the spreading and consolidation process of coffee culture in Antioquia, especially in Antioquia's southwest; and a concise assessment on historiography related to the zone and the subject matter.

Genetic and economic evaluation of a basic breeding programme for Kenya Boran cattle

The objective of this study is to describe the present organisational structure of Boran cattle breeding and develop a model breeding programme using a deterministic approach under the current structure of the Boran Cattle Breeders Society. A breeding unit of 13,000 cows supplying bulls to a commercial population of 39,000 cows was assumed. Selection criteria used were growth and reproduction traits while breeding objective traits targeted were growth, carcass, reproduction, survival, milk yield and feed intake traits. Higher selection intensity was possible for breeding sires resulting in higher genetic gains compared to dams even though selection accuracies were generally low. Annual genetic gains were positive except for dressing percentage, cow survival rate, and age at first calving. However, a reduction of age at first calving by 9.5 days obtained a return of Ksh 49.76. The overall monetary genetic gain obtained was Ksh 84.89 with a profit per cow per year of Ksh 377.98. The basic breeding programme could be expanded to accommodate a larger population of Boran cattle. The implications of the results are also discussed.

Analysis of Industrial Organizational Structure of West China

Comparing with developed areas of Mid-eastern China, the present industrial organizational structure of West China can far from adopt the objective requirements of economical development. In this article, we detailedly analyze the main problems existing in the industrial organizational structure of West China which include low level of scale economy, high proportional state-owned economy, low level of specialization division and collaboration, excessive large and complete, small and complete omnipotent corporations, and put forward the optimized methods of industrial organizational structure of West China.

Management by objectives and process management in the universities: an Italian case study

This paper aims at studying the implementation of process management in the public entities, such as University, in order to gain the capabilities they need to innovate, reenergize performance and deliver the value today's customers and community demand. The case study regards the University of Eastern Piedmont (North of Italy); this organization is growing in the research and education field and has three headquarters, in Novara, Alessandria and Vercelli. The research's method is empirically based and is made of these stage: 1. analysis of the present organizational structure; 2. identification of the activities carried out in each organizational unit of the structure (principals, heads of the research's centers, heads of the administrative centers); 3. identification of the critical points in each activity, with a deep focus on co-ordination problems; 4. identification of the objectives of performance for each activity; 5. identification of the managerial and organizational steps to be carry out. Regarding the step 2 and 3, the empirical research's method is based on interviews with the personnel of the University and on written questionnaires, while in the stage 3,4, and 5, quantitative methods are used as well. The results obtained confirm the need of managerial tools in order to

The innovation potential of integrated services and its utilisation through co‐operation

In the last few years an increasing demand for integrated services could be recognised on the construction market. For construction firms this means that there is a wider scope for achieving advantages in competition. Based on a research project on the innovation behaviour of two Swiss contractors this paper presents the innovation potential of integrated services and the advantages and disadvantages of the present organizational structure of medium‐sized contractors with respect to the usage of this potential. Moreover, possibilities for construction firms to build up and benefit from internal and external co‐operation and to generate innovative constructional solutions are discussed. It is concluded that an innovative construction industry requires the ability of construction firms to co‐operate.

More than a name change: editorial re‐organization at Addiction's office for the Americas

More than a name change: editorial re‐organization at <i>Addiction</i>'s office for the Americas

The organization of hospital infection control committees and their importance in Brazil.

The importance of Hospital Infection Control Committees (HICC) increases every year due to the emergence of multiresistant bacterial strains, hospital outbreaks, and other factors that cause HI. This demonstrates the fragility of the quality of hospital and medical care. Having a well-organized HICC benefits hospitals by improving quality, lowering costs and, most important, reducing patient morbidity and mortality. This review records the history of the development of HICCs, their present organizational structure, and offers recommendations for hte best methods of infection surveillance.

The Effect of Organizational Structure on Corporate Identity Management

This paper explores the significance of organizational structure in relation to the capacity of an organization to develop an effective corporate identity. Mintzberg's framework was used to highlight the effect of organizational structure on organizational identification and hence corporate identity management, and the ways in which organizational structure affects corporate identity management. Additionally, the most appropriate corporate identity structure for each type of organization is discussed, using the structures of Ind (1992), Kammerer (1995) and van Riel (1995). A significant implication for managers is that consideration of the present organizational structure should influence their corporate identity program proposals and decisions relating to corporate identity structure. In addition, a projected research agenda is outlined.

Towards an Integrated Automotive Industry in Europe

Economic integration and technological developments are offering new opportunities for the automotive industry in Europe. Understanding and grasping such opportunities is crucial for improving Europe's competitive position in the global car market. This article explores this issue by embarking on a historical analysis of the European automotive production system applying the filiere concept. In doing so, the analysis focuses on internal relationships within the production chain as well as on the sociopolitical embedding of production. The main argument put forward is that enhanced innovative capabilities and competitive performance require more than the implementation of lean strategies within the existing business structure. Despite the intensive restructuring undertaken over the last decade, it seems that the industry is not fully exploiting the opportunities offered by market integration in Europe. This stagnation is attributed primarily to the vested interests of the major carmakers in retaining the present organizational structure and their political influence. The article develops a 'merging filiere' perspective which involves, besides genuine internationalization at various stages of the production chain, a more substantial shift in the responsibilities for design and production from carmakers to main suppliers and a certain detachment of producers from their home environment. The last section of the article focuses on the role of European policy. It is argued that the European Commission should set more distance between itself and the large carmakers and adopt a more favourable attitude towards the independent component industries.

Changing Performance Requirements: Consequences for New Training Schemes

Discusses the concept of “integrating management” with respect to the development of a new approach to training in the Dutch Department of Public Works; tertiary technical education is no longer enough as training for managers facing interdisciplinary problems, as the Department changes from a functional to a product organization. Describes the present and future altered organizational structures. Describes how job and training profiles were developed from the literature, analysis of data about the target population and their training needs, collected by interview and questionnaire, and a crucial two‐day workshop to test the validity of the results and to draw up the profiles.

The London Court of International Arbitration 1892-1992

THE LCIA celebrates its centenary this year. It was inaugurated in 1892 in the Guildhall as ‘The London Chamber of Arbitration’ on the initiative of the Corporation of the City of London. So far as known, it appears to be the oldest arbitral body in the world. In 1903 its name was changed to ‘The London Court of Arbitration’. Its present name dates from 1975 in order to reflect the fact that its work had become devoted entirely to international arbitration. From the outset it operated under the auspices of the Corporation of the City of London and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 1975 these bodies were joined by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators which provided administrative services to the LCIA, and all three then exercised control over it through a Joint Committee of Management (JCM). The present organisational structure dates from 1986, when a major change took place. The LClA was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (‘LCIA Ltd’) and the Board of Directors of this company took over responsibility for the day-to-day activities of th LCIA and its future development. As President of the LCIA I became Chairman of the Board. The other Board Members are all experienced arbitrators. Most of them are drawn from the three original constituent bodies and others have been co-opted, including two directors nominated respectively by the Bar Council and the Law Society. The JCM has been transformed into a Joint Consultative Council (JCC) which meets about four times a year and receives reports from the Registrar and Chief Executive, Bertie Vigrass O.B.E., who has been responsible for the administration of the LCIA for nearly 20 years. There is also a Deputy-Registrar, Jennifer Cubitt-Smith, a solicitor, who deals with the day-to-day administration of arbitrations together with him and clerical …

The reform of higher education in Egypt

The historical background of higher education in Egypt, the present organizational structure, as well as current challenges and constraints are described to anchor an assessment of the strategies for educational reform which are presently underway. Higher education in Egypt witnessed uncontrolled growth throughout the decade of the 1970s until 1983 when several reforms were initiated. Three broad goals have been targeted: containing enrollments through new admissions policies and testing practices; improving program quality by updating curriculum and focusing on important learning outcomes; and promoting responsible fiscal management by developing management information systems, training administrators in their use, and exploring cost recovery from various sources. This article addresses the progress of these reforms to date, makes recommendations for their fuller development and implementation, and offers comments on their significance to other developing nations.

The district and support for primary health care: The management experience from large‐scale projects

AbstractWith the implementation of primary health care policies the need for more effective management support at the intermediate or district level has become apparent, but experience is poorly documented. This article reviews the management experience of large‐scale district‐level projects in Ghana, India, Iran, Korea, Philippines, Thailand and Zaïre. The lessons point to a strong need to strengthen district‐level management and for greater decentralization. These in turn will require a review of the present organizational health structures and the strengthening of national‐level planning and management capacity.