Public Sector Institutions Research Articles

PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND ITS RELATION TO ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AMONG PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES

The relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational identification is multifaceted and represents a crucial aspect of organizational behavior and psychology. The current study emphasizes the importance of psychological empowerment for employees at various management levels in public sector institutions. It highlights the necessity of enhancing its antecedents and components by promoting the employee's sense of competence and perception of the significance of their work and assigned tasks. Moreover, the study underscores the meaningful role that employees play and their ability to influence their work environment, which grants them a considerable degree of autonomy and independence. This, in turn, positively impacts their organizational identification, fostering a strong sense of belonging and alignment with the organization they work for, along with the adoption and defense of its beliefs and values. These findings align with the existing theoretical literature and previous studies, which demonstrate that psychological empowerment positively influences individuals' psychological states and their work experiences. It strikes a balance between their personal values and organizational values, resulting in a shared sense of purpose. Overall, psychological empowerment creates a flexible, committed, cohesive, and harmonious human workforce that strongly aligns with the organization

Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment between Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Perception in Public Sector Universities

This research aims to examine the mediating role of organizational commitment between perceived organizational support and employees' perceptions of unethical pro-organizational behavior in public sector universities. The sample of 233 individuals from public sector universities in Sindh and Baluchistan was collected using non-probability purposive sampling. Data was collected using an adapted five-Likert scale questionnaire. The primary technique for data analysis was PLS-SEM using SMART-PLS 4.0. The findings demonstrated the critical role of organizational commitment in public sector institutions and how it acts as a bridge between perceived corporate support and employee perception. However, job security and organizational trust's moderating effects in the study were not substantiated. Public universities also face particular difficulties in creating an organizational commitment culture, which mediates employee perception and perceived support. Employees obey management's directives and stick to established procedures, which promotes growth and generates creative ideas. This study concludes that organizational commitment is crucial in public sector universities in mediating the relationship between perceived support and employee perception. It helps in growth constructively and fosters creativity. Perceived organizational support contributes to building commitment, and providing a supportive work environment, above all, it boosts employee well-being. The research's findings will be useful in policy and decision-making processes in public sector institutions.

Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Role of Public Sector Institutions: An Exploratory Study from District Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which are expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. The intellectual disability normally originates from the age of 18 years and restricted learning activity, including acute deficiency or restrictions in individual expertise in numerous fields such as cognitive, language, motor, psycho- social, and particular functioning of everyday living. People with intellectual disabilities have to face a lot of discrimination in Pakistan due to inadequate involvement of the public and private sectors. Keeping in consideration the importance and sensitive nature of the issue, the present exploratory study aims to understand the role of public sector institutions regarding children with intellectual disabilities in district Lahore. Primary data was collected through in-depth interviews with managers of different public sector institutions. The results presented through thematic analysis, and findings highlighted that several gaps existed in services, such as lack of proper mechanisms in the institutions, absence or pathetic check and balance, professional practitioners, training and guidelines, poor and inappropriate infrastructure, and limited participation in sports and extracurricular activities. The study strongly recommended that there should be a review and strict enforcement of policies, awareness among parents, and effective rehabilitation is necessary.

Effect of Principals' Strategic Planning on Students' Academic Learning and Managerial Capability at College Level

The objectives of the study were to study the relationship between Principals’ strategic planning and students’ academic learning, to explore the key components of Principals’ strategic planning, to identify the factors that affect principals’ strategic planning on students’ academic learning and managerial capability at the college level, to recommend certain measures to promote the performance of principals. The study was survey and descriptive in nature. Quantitative as well as qualitative (QUAN-qual) methods were used. The explanatory sequential technique was adopted. This study emphasized the role of a college principal at a public sector institution. The population of the study comprised heads of private-area colleges, lecturers at open-area colleges, and pupils studying public-sector colleges. The simple random sampling technique was used. Following is a list of the most important aspects of the interview for principals: planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, and budgeting, among other related responsibilities. The study concluded that the majority of respondents agreed with the declaration. Collectively, the majority agreed that the principal plans for the learning activities of college students. The training programs must be arranged for the college teachers to keep the staff updated. The college Principal must provide a way for all the workforce fellows to shadow all the rubrics & rulings.

ОБЛІКОВА ПОЛІТИКА, ЯК ІНСТРУМЕНТ УПРАВЛІННЯ НЕФІНАНСОВИМИ АКТИВАМИ ДЕРЖАВНИХ УСТАНОВ

The article examines the accounting policy as one of the elements of the organization of accounting in state institutions, as well as the relationship between the formation of the accounting policy and the main elements and effectiveness of the management of the integral accounting system of non-financial assets of state institutions. The purpose of this article is to study the accounting policy, as the main element of the organization of accounting in state institutions, as well as the relationship between the formation of accounting policy and the effectiveness of managing the integral system of accounting of non-financial assets of state institutions. The economic essence of the accounting policy was studied and analyzed in accordance with scientific and legal sources. It has been established that the accounting policy is one of the important documents of each institution, which defines the main methods, methods and techniques of accounting and reporting. A comprehensive approach to the formation of accounting policy regarding non-financial assets of state institutions has been formed and substantiated, which involves the analysis of the main factors that influence the formation of accounting policy with the determination of their features and impact on the institution's activities. Since the accounting policy and the validity of the application of methods, methods and techniques during accounting has a significant impact on the effectiveness of the functioning of the public sector institution. The accounting policy of state institutions is formed under the influence of various factors, both external and internal, which form organizational and information support. To substantiate the choice of the optimal model of accounting policy formation regarding non-financial assets of state institutions, taking into account internal, external, general and special factors of organizational and information support, which will ensure the formation of an effective and integrated accounting system of non-financial assets.

A model for improving the relationship between integrity and work performance

Purpose Senior executives and leaders of public sector institutions (PSIs) are responsible for the development, preservation or restoration of employee integrity (EI). This conceptual paper aims to address the direct impact of EI on work performance (WP). It also explores the interceding effects of job satisfaction (JS) and employee organisational identification (OI) and the context-conditional impact of purposeful leadership (PL). Design/methodology/approach This research builds a research framework coupled with suppositions by integrating literature from both theoretical and empirical works in the fields of integrity management, human resource management, performance management and leadership using a systematic literature review approach. Firstly, the authors explicitly express the authors’ list of goals through replicable design. Secondly, the authors find all research papers that would satisfy the requirements for inclusion. Thirdly, the authors evaluate the truthfulness of the results from the incorporated research, and, finally, the authors offer a summary and synthesis of the features and outcomes of the incorporated research. Findings This study finds that EI will be favourably linked to WP, and this encouraging connection will be favourably interceded by JS and OI, both independently and together. Also, PL will favourably moderate the EI–JS connection as well as the EI–OI linkage. Research limitations/implications This study provides a novel framework for specialists and academics in four multidisciplinary fields for improving the EI and WP of employees using JS and OI as strategic devices. It also considers the conditional influence of PL, which has been underexploited in the academic sphere. Thus, this research sets the stage for forthcoming academics to investigate this research framework empirically in diverse PSIs worldwide. Practical implications To guarantee that PSIs draw, grow and preserve workers who symbolise the beliefs of the institution, their leadership must uphold a “values-grounded approach” to all facets of its human resource practises – comprising recruitment, performance appraisals, training, leadership development platforms and promotions. Social implications This study reveals the importance of improving integrity in PSIs and the diverse mechanisms through which EI translates into WP. It also highlights the possible benefits that purposeful leaders can offer as well as the problems that they can potentially help mitigate. Originality/value This research adds to the sparse literature on the construct of PL within PSIs’ settings and offers a new conceptual model for boosting employee WP through the facilitating roles of JS and OI, both separately and together.

An Empirical Assessment of Decision-Making Style (DMS) of Professional Institutions in Public sector: A Comparative Study on Healthcare and Agricultural Administrators of India

Purpose – Understanding one’s decision-making style is crucial for administrators to build their effective administration, problem-solving in various situations, and to know the gears of their decision-making engine to navigate the complex road of organizational challenges and opportunities. Design/Methodology/Approach – The authors received 189 valid questionnaires from healthcare and agricultural administrators, working in their respective healthcare and agricultural institutions in Jammu & Kashmir, India, which were then put to statistical analysis by employing quantitative descriptive survey approach, using SPSS 26.0. Findings – Results imply versatility among healthcare and agricultural administrators in their decision-making styles in different contexts. Also, significant variations on such styles between the two groups of administrators were found to exist. Practical Implications – The outcomes of the study will not only ensure a match between an administrator’s cognitive functioning and the characteristics of their work but also raise their awareness of their decision-making style (DMS). This self-awareness will enable them to evaluate the practicality of their DMS to take precautionary measures when their style may not be the most suitable for a given situation. Originality /Value – Decision-making is one of the most critical duties of an effective administrator, however, little is known about their DMSs particularly in professional institutions, which may aid in their decision-making ability.

Impact of Institutional Performance and Integrity on Public Trust during COVID-19: A Retrospective Examination in the Arabic Context

This study examines trust in public sector institutions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact factors. A survey was administered to a convenience sample of 1,372 local and expatriate residents in the United Arab Emirates during 2022–2023. Bivariate and multiple regression analyses were utilized. There was a high level of general public trust among respondents (mean = 4.11), with the highest trust in the police (mean = 4.21) followed by trust in the information disseminated by the government (mean = 4.06) and in the performance of public sector institutions (mean = 3.89). On the bivariate and multivariate levels, demographic variables had an insignificant impact on public trust. General trust was significantly correlated with institutional performance (β = 0.417), institutional integrity (β = 0.397), perceived gains (β = 0.378), and government-disseminated information (β = 0.374). Public trust is a complex reality linked to numerous organizational and nonorganizational factors. Improving public trust requires enhancing ethical conduct—crucial for maintaining trust—as well as good governance practices and leadership behavior. The sample size and quantitative focus might have limited the generalizability of the findings. In the future, researchers should use in-depth interviews or mixed methodologies.

Current Trends In Complete Denture Education In Undergraduate Dental Colleges Of Pakistan.

To determine the current trends in complete denture education in undergraduate dental colleges. The survey-based study was conducted in April and May 2020 at undergraduate dental colleges of Pakistan, and comprised heads of the Prosthodontics Department at all dental colleges across Pakistan having at least one batch of final year dental students. Data was collected using an online predesigned questionnaire that explored theoretical and practical teaching patterns of complete denture prosthodontics in the undergraduate years, and the materials and practices of students when constructing complete dentures in the clinics. The participants were given the option of choosing more than one option where needed. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. Of the 49 subjects approached, 40(81.6%) returned the forms duly filled; 11(27.5%) from public-sector institutions and 29(72.5%) from the private sector. There were 26(65%) institutions which required that their undergraduate students fabricate 2-4 conventional complete dentures. In all 40(100%) colleges, faculty gave live clinical demonstrations before students fabricated conventional complete dentures in the outpatient departments. Teaching strategy included small group discussions in 25(62.5%) institutions. Green stick 40(100%), zinc oxide eugenol 40(100%) and impression compound 39(97.2%) were the materials of choice for various steps of impression making. In all the 40(100%) institutions, students fabricated conventional complete dentures during their prosthodontics rotation. Immediate, copy and overdentures were constructed by students in 8(20%), 3(7.5%) and 8(20%) institutions, respectively. Majority of the dental schools used similar impression materials and techniques for fabricating conventional complete dentures. Didactic teaching of conventional and unconventional complete dentures was being carried out at a huge majority of the dental institutions studied.

Embedding equity in airport operations and practices: A case study

Government institutions play a key role in advancing equity or perpetuating systemic inequities. As part of a long-standing journey, the Port of Seattle became the first port authority in the US to establish an Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) in 2019. Since this milestone, the country has navigated not only a pandemic, but also a period of racial reckoning, which accelerated the Port’s commitment and actions. This paper explores why the Port believes addressing equity and anti-racism is mission critical as a public sector institution and how doing so has the potential to have a positive impact on its mandate and outcomes. In addition, the paper explores three areas in which the Port has initiated systematic changes in efforts to embed equity in its operations and practices.

MOVING FROM BUREAUCRACY TO ADHOCRACY: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS TORWARDS AN IMPROVED OPERATIONS STRATEGY

This review paper seeks to analyse and elucidate on the depth and extent of public sector managers’ involvement in creating, inculcating and sustaining an innovative culture in their public spheres thus shifting from bureaucracy and adopting an adhocratic organisational culture. This process involved a systematic review, synthesis and analysis of several articles, journals and books as a n exhaustive review of literature. A selection of articles and journals articulating the concepts of bureaucracy, adhocracy and public sector innovation were analysed. This analysis revealed that there is a paradigm shift in the organisational culture, design and strategy of some public sector organisations and institutions as they seemingly incorporate bureaucracy, adhocracy and innovation as an endeavour to adapt to the dynamic nature of the public service and as a mechanism to enhance organisational functionality and capability of the state to deliver services. This paper further establishes a glaring and inherent relationship between adhocracy culture and strategy implementation as outlined and described in Quin’s theory of Competing Values Framework (CVF) supported by McKinsey 7S Framework. This paper analyses the current highly bureaucratised public sector can implement and infuse in their organisational structure, operations and culture adhocracies towards the realisation of the public sector innovation concept. The analysed articles are relevant and befitting to the topic as they link bureaucracy and adhocracy and how a possible shift can bring about an innovative and creative public service. A qualitative research approach was used where existing literature collected as research empiricism and the empirical findings of the articles were documented. This review paper is novel because it seeks to contribute to the current debate in the literature of public sector innovation through the use adhocracy and bureaucracy. This paper concludes that there is a symbiotic relationship between adhocracy, strategy implementation and innovation It recommends that the leadership and management of public sector organisations should work towards a structure of establishing a structure that accommodates adhocracy within their organisation as a recipe for effective strategy implementation and innovation. Both operational and strategic levels of leadership and management should be structured such an adhocratic culture within the organisation prevails in order to drive innovation through a paradigm shift from a bureaucratic approach to an innovative culture through adhocracy. Implications of this paper include a revision of the Department of Public Service Administration’s Operations Management Framework operations strategy to entail adhocracy as a central tenet in formulating the Service Delivery Model, Service Delivery Improvement Plan and Organisational structure design. This paper further recommends a similar survey to be undertaken in individual government departments and further pursuit of adhocracy culture in other semi government organisations to test appositeness.

Transparency and Its Contribution to Reducing Administrative Corruption

This study aimed to demonstrate the extent to which the application of the principle of transparency contributes to reducing the phenomenon of administrative corruption and the importance of transparency in developing the work of the administration.
 The study reached a set of results, including: the emergence of the principle of transparency as a result of a group of financial and administrative corruption cases that swept the world and the need to reduce them. Transparency also provides an environment conducive to administrative work, whether with regard to management or employees, as it clarifies for each of them the tasks assigned to them to achieve goals. Management is represented in providing services to individuals.
 The study also recommends defining the newly emerging principle of transparency by holding conferences and courses to determine what transparency is and how its mechanisms work, which facilitates its correct application, as well as working on enacting laws that provide an enabling environment that guarantees the generalization of transparency standards, as the legislation of these laws gives transparency standards a binding force. It does not allow anyone to violate it in all organs and departments of public sector institutions.

ASSESSING SLEEP QUALITY AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF PESHAWAR

Objectives: To assess students’ sleep quality and to find the association of students’ academic performance with sleep quality. Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study conducted in three public sector institutes: Khyber Medical College Peshawar (KMC), Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD) Peshawar, and the University of Peshawar (UOP). A convenience sampling technique was used, and a sample size of 139 was calculated using the Cochran formula. Data collection was done from September 10, 2022 to October 1, 2022. A self-administered well-validated questionnaire was used to inquire about students' personal and lifestyle characteristics and academic performance and also included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). A score equal to or greater than 5 on the PSQI scale signifies poor sleep quality. The chi-square test and Pearson correlation were applied to determine statistical significance. The data analyses were conducted using IBM's SPSS Statistical Software for Windows (IBM SPSS Version 21, Chicago, IL, USA). Results: Out of 139 participants, 29 (20.9%) had good-quality sleep, while 110 (79.1%) were poor sleepers. However, we could find no significant association between sleep quality and academic performance (p = 0.194; r = - 0.049) Conclusion: A very high percentage of students had poor sleep quality. However, we could establish no association with academic performance. Keywords: Sleep Quality, Academic Performance, Medical Students, Dental Students

Impacting Digital Competence on Entrepreneurial Alertness: An Analytical Research at the Central Bank of Iraq

In the era of the digital economy, public organizations need to consolidation the capabilities of entrepreneurial alertness to reduce the risks of sudden transformations and changes, and to find effective mechanisms to discover and invest in environmental opportunities proactively, as this concern has become a knowledge gap in public sector institutions, the current research aims to identify the role of digital competence in influencing on entrepreneurial alertness in the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), the descriptive analytical approach was used as a research method to describe and analyze the main research variables. digital competence as an explanatory variable includes three dimensions: digital infrastructure, digital integration, and digital management, while entrepreneurial alertness as a responsive variable comprises three dimensions: scanning and search, association and connection, and evaluation as well as judgment. The research sample included the middle and senior administrative leaders of the CBI through using proportionate stratified random sampling to get a good representation of each class of society (n=125). The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by AMOS were used to analyze the research data. The results indicated that there is a statistically significant positive correlation and influence relationship between the two main research variables and their sub-dimensions. The most important dimensions of digital competence in influence and interest were digital infrastructure and digital management. However, the influence of digital integration on entrepreneurial alertness was insignificant in the CBI.
 
 Paper type: Research paper.

Official Statistics and Big Data Processing with Artificial Intelligence: Capacity Indicators for Public Sector Organizations

Efficient monitoring and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has increased the need for a variety of data and statistics. The massive increase in data gathering through social networks, traditional business systems, and Internet of Things (IoT)-based sensor devices raises real questions regarding the capacity of national statistical systems (NSS) for utilizing big data sources. Further, in this current era, big data is captured through sensor-based systems in public sector organizations. To gauge the capacity of public sector institutions in this regard, this work provides an indicator to monitor the processing capacity of the public sector organizations within the country (Pakistan). Some of the indicators related to measuring the capacity of the NSS were captured through a census-based survey. At the same time, convex logistic principal component analysis was used to develop scores and relative capacity indicators. The findings show that most organizations hesitate to disseminate data due to concerns about data privacy and that public sector organizations’ IT personnel are unable to deal with big data sources to generate official statistics. Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques can be used to overcome these challenges, such as automating data processing, improving data privacy and security, and enhancing the capabilities of IT human resources. This research helps to design capacity-building initiatives for public sector organizations in weak dimensions, focusing on leveraging AI to enhance the production of quality and reliable statistics.

Sounding the alarm: an exploration of professionalization within the Ontario fire service focused on the issues, challenges, pressures, and opportunities for transforming a lauded public sector institution

ABSTRACT The fire service is highly regarded by the community and is routinely recognised as a highly trusted occupation. The demands placed on the fire service have grown substantially in recent years due to neoliberal pressures, growing fiscal costs, accountability pressures, an expanding emergency response mandate, and the acquisition of additional non-emergency roles. This thesis explores the extent to which these changes are resulting in the professionalisation of the Ontario fire service. It employs historical and sociological institutionalism to examine the Ontario fire service as an institution to understand factors influencing its behaviour and shaping its change mechanisms. It uses related theoretical concepts of institutional agency, path dependence, endogenous and exogenous variables, rule makers versus rule takers, and institutional isomorphism to provide insight on how institutional change occurs or does not occur. This study comprised 24 interviews with leaders from Ontario and international fire services, the Ontario police and paramedic services, senior municipal officials, labour relations experts and higher education professors. The findings of this study suggest that the Ontario fire service may be approaching a critical juncture whereby it is forced to adapt to neoliberal pressures and pressures for occupational change to remain effective and become more professionalised, despite its entrenched nature as a long-standing hierarchically structured but non-professionalised institution. These pressures combined with growing calls for change are challenging the ingrained status quo. This study contributes to the literature on institutionalism and the professions through its exploration of an understudied institution. While the focus is the Ontario fire service, the findings may have implications for other fire services and similar institutions. It finds tensions between pressures for professionalisation on the one hand, and neoliberal fiscal pressures on the other. These complexities contribute to firefighters embodying a quasi-professional status that gains legitimacy from the ‘heroic work’ it undertakes rather than by qualifications or credentials. Furthermore, the post-pandemic workplace and a newer generation of workers are producing institutional pressures that can potentially shift the entrenched fire service. This research sheds light on the Ontario fire service through an academic lens and reveals a complex institution facing a challenging trajectory.

Hamstring Tightness Among Individuals With Neck And Low Back Pain: A Cross Sectional Study In A Public Sector Institute Of Karachi.

To determine the frequency of hamstring tightness and its impact among patients with chronic neck and low-back pain. The analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient department of the Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karachi, from September 10, 2021, to January 31, 2022, and comprised patients of either gender aged 18-40 years with non-specific cervical and lumbar pain for more than 3 months. The participants were divided into 2 groups. Group A included those with chronic neck pain and group B included participants with chronic low-back pain. Clinical assessment was done to measure hamstring tightness and pain by using the active knee extension test and the visual analogue scale, respectively. Data was analysed using SPSS 24. Out of 104 participants, there were 52(50%) males and as many females. The overall mean age was 28.15±5.10years. There were 52(50%) subjects in each of the two groups. Hamstring tightness was found in 73(70.2%) subjects. Patients with chronic low-back pain reported more tightness of hamstring muscle 38(73.1%) than those with chronic neck pain 35(67.3%) (p>0.05). Hamstring tightness was frequent among patients with chronic neck pain and low-back pain though not significantly.

Water quality in Northern Province of Sri Lanka: A bibliometric analysis of publications 1960–2021

AbstractGroundwater contamination derived from human activities including farming is a serious problem threatening water security in the Northern Province (NP) of Sri Lanka. Gathering all existing research knowledge on the province's water resource base to create a digital repository is a key action in the 3‐year action research project on water security. Papers gathered in the repository showed that water quality, particularly salinity in groundwater and its contamination, was a prominent theme in research over the past two decades. Thus, the scope of this bibliometric study is restricted to published work on water quality pertaining to the North during 1969–2021. Publications listed in four electronic databases, namely, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar yielded 118 scholarly publications. This paper provides an overview of the publication types and distribution, titles of journals and conferences, authorship, institutions, countries, themes, and keywords used. Final 20 years of study period saw a substantial growth in publication rate of water quality papers in the NP with journal articles and conference papers being the dominant types at 63% and 35%, respectively. Authors from 52 different institutions contributed to production of these publications, 93% of whom represented public sector institutions in Sri Lanka. University of Jaffna was in the lead position in numeric terms (n = 82), followed by the University of Peradeniya (n = 28). A significant 81% of the papers accounted for studies on water contamination, some indication of the degree of concern for this aspect among the research community. Around 65% of papers have been published in a wide range of international journals, some of which are less well established. This tendency has implications for the scientific output in terms of its quality, peer review process, and in turn also for usefulness of the work in the local context and in policy making.

The Shift Towards Balancing Programs and Performance and its Role in Improving Government Performance in Iraq

The research aims to examine the level of familiarity and understanding of PPBS program budget and performance by financial managers, accountants and bankers working in public sector institutions, and measure the contribution of the accounting system followed by public sector institutions to successfully adopt PPBS, while highlighting the benefits that can be obtained during the adoption of PPBS in improving government performance In addition to presenting a proposed model for balancing programs and performance in Iraq, and exploring the technical challenges that can be faced when implementing the program and performance balancing system in public sector institutions. The second section of the research was designed to measure the attitude of the selected sample towards four axes, which are the degree of familiarity with the program budget and performance, the degree of contribution of the accounting system to the adoption of PPBS, the advantages of implementation or the application of PPBS, and the obstacles faced by financial managers, accountants and bankers to adopt PPBS. A five-level Likert scale was used. To describe the situation. The research concluded that despite the problems in implementing PPBS in public sector organizations, there is significant support from respondents for PPBS as a superior approach to allocating funds. government performance.

Continuing professional development (CPD) training needs assessment for medical laboratory professionals in Ethiopia

BackgroundContinuing professional development (CPD) is required for health workers in practice to update knowledge and skills regularly to match the changing complexity of healthcare needs. The objective of this study was to identify the training needs of Medical Laboratory professionals in Ethiopia.MethodsA total of 457 medical laboratory professionals from five regions and two city administrations were involved in the study. Data were collected from August 02 to 21, 2021 with structured self-administered online tool with five-point Likert scale. The tool had consent, demography, cross-cutting issues, and main activity area specific to medical laboratory.ResultsMajority of the participants were male (80.1%). Participants from Amhara region 110 (24.1%) were the largest groups in the survey followed by Oromia 105 (23%) and Addis Ababa 101 (22.1%). The study participants comprised 54.7% with a bachelor’s degree, 31.3% with a diploma (associate degree), and 14% with a master’s degree. The participants had varying years of service, ranging from less than one year to over 10 years of experience. Most of the participants work as generalists (24.1%) followed by working in microbiology (17.5%) and parasitology (16%). The majority (96.9%) were working in a public sector or training institutions and the rest were employed in the private sector. Our study showed that the three most important topics selected for training in the cross-cutting health issues were health and emerging technology, computer skills and medico-legal issues. Topics under microbiology, clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics were selected as the most preferred technical areas for training. Participants have also selected priority topics under research skill and pathophysiology. When the laboratory specific issues were regrouped based on areas of application as technical competence, research skill and pathophysiology, thirteen topics under technical competence, four topics under research skill and three topics under pathophysiology were picked as priority areas.ConclusionIn conclusion, our study identified that CPD programs should focus on topics that address technical competence in microbiology, clinical chemistry and molecular diagnostics. Additionally competencies in research skill and updating knowledge in pathophysiology should also receive due attention in designing trainings.