Culture Transformation Research Articles

TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF BUSINESS DIGITALISATION

Purpose of the article. The research is aimed at analysing the concept of organisational culture transformation and providing practical recommendations for the development and implementation of an effective model of organisational culture transformation that will encourage team members to perform at their best, ensuring customer satisfaction. Methodology. A system of general and unique methods of scientific knowledge was used in writing the current research. The method of content analysis was used in the literature review and its analytical research. The methods of scientific knowledge – induction, grouping and comparison for the formation of methodological connections were used to justify the choice of the research topic and to formulate its purpose. The method of generalisation was used to establish that in modern conditions the approaches to the organisational culture of business enterprises require immediate transformation, taking into account the conditions of digitalisation. The method of system analysis is used to determine strategic priorities for the transformation of organizational culture in the conditions of digitalization. The application of the method of modelling allowed to develop a model of transformation of the organizational culture in conditions of digitalization to promote the development of business enterprises and to influence the beginning of conditions of digitalization. The comparative legal method was used to identify the challenges to be considered when implementing the model of organisational culture transformation in business enterprises. Research conclusion. Strategic priorities for the transformation of organisational culture in the conditions of digitalisation are proposed. The reasons for transforming organisational culture in the context of digitalisation are highlighted. Challenges that can be considered when implementing the transformation model are predicted. The system of organisational culture transformation in the conditions of business digitalisation is developed. The model of transformation of organizational culture in conditions of digitalization is developed in order to promote the development of business strategies aimed at sustainable development of entrepreneurship and to influence the onset of conditions of digitisation in business.

Human and ethical risks of digitalization

Digitalization as a direct expression of global information business is the reason for modern civilization’s transformation. The total commercialization of information technologies’ super-productivity turns humans into progress »costs«, devaluing their creative power, morality and ethics. Therefore, the object of this study is to be a person in the face of growing ethical risks caused by ever-accelerating digitization and information processes. The purpose of the work is to identify the problems of ethics and ethical risks as specific and most significant for the digital society. It also shows the main approaches to their solution. An analysis of a person’s consumer attitude to technical achievements reveals the reasons for spirituality destruction as the basis of human integrity. This is due to changes in communication forms – language, art, education, and religion. Digitalization as open information makes it possible to specify ethical risks as a reflection of a human’s life situation. Values and meanings play a crucial role. Digitalization’s ethical risks are identified: privacy, inclusiveness, security, trust, and fairness. The main approach to preventing digitalization ethical risks is the establishment of a techno-humanitarian balance or the development of adequate cultural regulators (human-centricity, overcoming digital inequality) that oppose the growth of destructive power of new technologies in relation to universal human values and humaneness. The methodological basis of the study was the philosophical discourse of consequentialism. This determines the main condition for technology development to find a balance between risk and benefit and cultural and philosophical reflection. The theoretical conclusions contained in this work open up new opportunities for science to concretize practical approaches to solving moral problems and ethical risks in human existence. This is in the era of digital culture transformation.

Teachers’ perceived opportunity to contribute to school culture transformation

Teachers’ active role in school development has been recognized as important in school culture transformation. Leadership practices, such as distributed leadership and organizational support, aim to engage teachers and foster their participation and contribution opportunities. However, studies have shown that teachers’ earlier experiences and beliefs shape their participation activities. To facilitate school culture transformation and the development of pedagogical practices, it is important to understand how teachers position themselves as school developers. This interview study aims to explore what kinds of views teachers express regarding school development work and teacher collaboration, along with how these views influence their perceived opportunity to contribute to school culture transformation. Altogether, 35 teachers from three schools in Helsinki, Finland, were interviewed. The analysis revealed five teacher profiles and, thus, five different ways of approaching school culture transformation: (1) Visioner, (2) Responsibility Bearer, (3) Participating Observer, (4) Traditionalist, and (5) Stressed Withdrawer. Teachers’ orientation to school development work and received organizational support influenced teachers’ perceived contribution opportunities. Furthermore, the identified profiles experienced the needed organizational support for school development work differently; for some, it was mainly common time for collaboration, while for others, it meant reorganized structures. The results indicate that diverse support is needed to engage the whole teacher community in school culture transformation and that school leaders need to pay attention to how the distributed leadership model benefits all teachers, not just the visionary ones.

Integrated lean-green practices and supply chain sustainability framework

Integration of lean-green practices has benefited companies in many ways, particularly the large ones. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), as key players within supply chains, should also be encouraged to apply the lean and green practices to support the large enterprises in the supply chain. However, it remains all time challenging for SMEs that operate with limited resources, and often emphasize on short-term goals with rapid turnaround. The impact of green-lean practices on sustainability performance has been investigated earlier, however further study is needed to understand the phenomena in context of SME supply chain. This study examined the moderating effects of top management commitment and leadership (TMCL) and organizational culture transformation (OCTr) on the relationship between Lean Practice (LP) and Green Practice (GP). Further, it investigated the moderating effect of both policy initiative (PI) and collaborative synergy (CS) on the relationship between GP and sustainability performance. The survey-based study analyzed the data from 345 Indonesian manufacturing SMEs using structural equation modeling (SEM) with Smart-PLS. The findings suggest that GP mediates LP to improve sustainability performance of SMEs. TMCL facilitates significantly the adoption of integrated lean and green practices. Meanwhile, OCTr, PI, and CS did not have a significant moderating effect. It means that OCTr does not significantly moderate lean practices for the adoption of green practice. Similarly, results demonstrate that neither PI nor CS moderate the correlation between green practice and sustainability performance of supply chain in manufacturing SMEs. The findings help SME owners or managers to build a comprehensive model of a lean-green system to direct SMEs to achieve sustainable development.

Neo-Exoticism Discourses in Indonesian Online Media: Normalizing Cultural Tourism Regime amid Market Economy

This article explores the construction of neo-exoticism discourses in Indonesian online news media. Drawing on online news media research, we show how the transformation of ethnic cultures in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia were positioned as the basis of various tourism events using the representation theory with the discursive constructionist approach. We focus on how some Indonesian online news media reported and positioned Banyuwangi Festival through quotations of government’s official’s statements and descriptions of cultural events that emphasize the transformation of ethnic cultures to meet national and global tourism markets. In doing so, Indonesian online news media actively produced, promoted, and distributed discourses of neo exoticism by emphasizing the beauty of certain of traditional rites, fashions, and arts in various carnivals and festivals. In addition, the media constructed neo-exoticism discourses as a formulas to popularize cultural and touristic events which proved to be beneficial, economically, for local people. However, we argue that broadcasting neo-exotic narratives also created online news media discursive subjects that normalize tourism regimes as managed by the cooperation of government and investors.

Open Sesame! The Magical Words of the World of Meaning of Human Beings: Dialectical Harmony of the Symbolical Forms

Ernst Cassirer made an original contribution to twentieth century philosophy with his genuine series of the Philosophy of Symbolic Forms. Cassirer evaluates the various moments of culture from an integral perspective in this multi-faceted study that covers the symbolic dimension of human communication and interaction with the world. Cassirer's contribution to the philosophical agenda was reinforced by the works An Essay on Man and The Myth of the State, published posthumously. These latter works, however, go beyond mere repetition and summary of Cassirer's thought. Particularly, The Myth of the State is important to confront a problem left open by Cassirer's integral philosophy of culture; the return of myth that consolidates contemporary political thought and action. Cassirer defines culture as the progressive process of human emancipation; analyzes the elements of culture in dialectical harmony, without reducing one to the other. It is doubtful that a metaphysics of culture will eliminate existing problems, but a philosophical framework that will offer an integral view of culture is still a current need. Although Cassirer presents such a framework, it triggers a series of questions waiting to be resolved within itself. In this study, first, the aspects of Cassirer's philosophy of culture that give the opportunity to comprehend the various dimensions of the human beings’ world of meaning will be discussed in detail. Then, it will be tried to describe the depth and limit of the original cultural analysis revealed by this systematic approach to update itself in the face of a historical problem. Within the first half of the twentieth century, totalitarianism, as an experience that completely shook the world of meaning of the West, documented the violence and destruction of the culture's transformation into cult. Thus, the challenge concerning Cassirer's assumption of dialectical harmony of symbolic forms that move culture raises the need for a political horizon. Although The Myth of State has tried to present this necessary complementary horizon of interpretation, it is far from the comprehensive dimension offered by the critical philosophical interventions bolstered mainly by Cassirer’s thought.

Analysis of the current trends in digital transformation

The article is devoted to the study of the directions of digital transformation at the current stage of economic development in order to identify the best ways to improve business models and gain competitive advantages in both the short and long term. The study includes an analysis of the categories of remote work participation and key areas and technologies of digital business transformation. The research findings highlight the importance of focusing on the categories of remote work for efficient use of working time and successful integration of modern elements into business models. The main areas of digital transformation include hyper-automation, hybrid workplace model, digital banking, 5G technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and Web 3.0. The interaction between these areas determines the prospects for successful implementation of digital innovations. The study shows that companies that initiate changes in corporate culture and implement digital transformation at an early stage are more likely to move towards strategic development and achieve success.

Education Leadership: Legal and Social Impacts of Public Schools Leadership and Management on the City of Baltimore Maryland, United States of America

This study assessed the correlation between per student expenditure and academic achievement, examining legal issues, poverty, and crime as chronic factors impacting low academic performance as parents’ legal actions against the City School Board of Commissioners question the effectiveness of public school spending. Ineffective leadership, mismanagement, poverty, and crime contribute to subpar performance, necessitating new strategies for learning, teaching, and meeting high academic standards. The Baltimore City public school system has faced challenges in academic achievement, poverty, and crime over the past decades. Maryland's Blueprint for the Future and meta research emphasize the importance of effective leadership and quality education to enhance student achievement, socioeconomic growth, and reduce crime. The present research analyzed various factors influencing public school performance, including per teacher and pupil expenditure, while correlating SAT and ACT scores with academic improvement in Baltimore City, Maryland. Besides, it is declared that effective educational leadership is imperative in a data driven culture whose challenges lie not in advanced technology itself but rather in the transformation of repressive cultures, teams, and practices.

Obtaining genetically modified winter wheat plants with partial suppression of the prolin dehydrogenase gene

Aim. Production of genetically modified plants of new promising winter wheat genotypes with partial suppression of the proline dehydrogenase gene in in vitro culture and determination of proline content in transgenic and control plants. Methods. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in culture in vitro, molecular genetic analysis; biochemical determination of proline content; of mathematical statistics. Results. Using the method of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of callus cultures of new promising genotypes of winter wheat, transgenic plants carrying a double-stranded RNA suppressor of the proline dehydrogenase gene were obtained. The frequency of transformation with the use of the LBA 4404 strain in the studied genotypes was 1.7-2.0 %, and with the use of the AGL0 strain, it was 2.0-2.3 %. It was established that plants with reduced activity of proline dehydrogenase are characterized by a significantly higher content of free L-proline compared to the control. Conclusions. The relatively greater efficiency of using the AGL0 strain for obtaining transgenic plants of winter wheat genotypes with partial suppression of the proline dehydrogenase gene in in vitro culture is shown. The presence of a double-stranded RNA suppressor of the ProDH gene in transgenic plants leads to an increase in the level of free L-proline accumulation.

Managing digital transformation in a global environment: The role of national culture

In today's fast-changing business environment, digital transformation has become an essential strategic imperative for companies seeking to maintain a competitive edge. However, research on the effect of national culture on digital transformation is lacking. This study seeks to address this gap by investigating the effect of national culture on digital transformation, with a focus on the mediating role of digital competencies and information system management practices, as well as the moderating effect of leadership. 250 managers and employees with digital transformation experience across various industries in Saudi Arabia were surveyed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze and test the research hypotheses. The findings demonstrate that national culture significantly affects digital transformation, with digital competencies and information system management practices acting as mediators. Furthermore, the study discovered that leadership plays a moderating role in the relationship between national culture and digital transformation. The positive impact of national culture on digital transformation is amplified when there is a transformational leadership style in place. These insights hold significant implications for organizations embarking on digital transformation initiatives, emphasizing the importance of fostering a culture encourages digital innovation and risk-taking, investing in digital capabilities and effective information system management, and nurturing transformational leadership to drive successful digital transformation efforts.

Organizational Culture Transformation Work From Home (WFH) in Cross-View Generation

The COVID-19 pandemic that occurred in Indonesia from 2019 to 2022 gave birth to a new organizational culture in the form of work-from-home (WFH) activities to reduce public mobility and reduce the risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the WFH work culture is still applied in several institutions. This research aims to describe cross-generational views, namely those of the Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X, and Generations Y and Z, regarding the implementation of WFH work culture in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era associated with organizational culture transformation. This research uses a descriptive-qualitative approach through data collection methods such as interviews, observations, and literature studies. The results illustrate that generations have different views on the implementation of work-from-home culture in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era as seen from organizational communication through informative, regulative, persuasive, and integrative functions. The Baby Boomer Generation views the implementation of WFH in the post-pandemic era as an obstacle to organizational communication. Meanwhile, Generation X sees the implementation of WFH as a necessity that cannot be avoided. Although, in some ways, Generation X also still sees the need for face-to-face meetings, Generations Y and Z are the antithesis of the Baby Boomer Generation. Generations Y and Z see the implementation of WFH as not an obstacle to organizational communication.

Cultural Transition and Ideology in Russian Estate Churches during the Late Seventeenth Century

Abstract The transformation in Russian society and culture at the end of the seventeenth century – and the premonition of more radical changes to come – led to new church forms sponsored by some of Russia’s most powerful and wealthy families as an expression of changing cultural identity. The ensuing style is often designated the “Naryshkin Baroque,” after the boiar family (related to the second wife of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich, father of Peter I) that built such churches on its estates. Despite the depredations of the Napoleonic invasion and the Soviet period, three consummate examples of the style still stand at former estates on the western and northern outskirts of Moscow: Fili, Ubory, and Troitse-Lykovo.

Renew or die amidst COVID-19: investigating the effect of organizational learning culture on strategic renewal through strategic reconfiguration and digital transformation

PurposeBased on the dynamic capabilities view, the current study aims to empirically investigate the effects of organizational learning culture (OLC), strategic reconfiguration (SREC) and digital transformation (DT), altogether, on Egyptian private hospitals' strategic renewal in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a cross-sectional design to collect the data used to carry out mediation analysis. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample consisted of 264 Egyptian private hospitals. The smart partial least square structural equation modeling technique (PLS-SEM) was adopted to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results demonstrate that OLC directly and positively affects SR. Besides, SREC and DT partially and serially mediate the OLC-SR relationship.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample size was small, covering only Egyptian private hospitals. The results may be different in the manufacturing sector and in other countries. The study was cross-sectional which is limited to trace long-term effects of OLC, SREC and DT on SR. Accordingly, a longitudinal study may be undertaken.Practical implicationsPrivate hospitals' managers must actively explore and dig out valuable resources in order to discover potential information and trends endeavor to redesign internal structures, and reconfigure their current resources, structures and strategies to achieve strategic renewal. The findings also provide new insights to mangers of private sectors' institutions and direct their attention toward adopting the strategic renewal option to survive amidst crises instead of retrenchment, persevering, or quitting business.Social implicationsThe study's results imply that health care providers have sought to improve the capacities of their health care systems to address the patient-level social needs through continuous learning, internal reconfigurations and the transformation toward digitalization to renew their services.Originality/value This study therefore contributes to SR literature by being the first empirical study to introduce an integrative model for the antecedents of SR amidst the pandemic.

Pentingnya Eksekusi Kepemimpinan Strategis Dalam Mencapai Tujuan Perusahaan: Chapter Review Dari Buku The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap

Objective: This article aims to explore the importance of effective strategy execution in achieving organizational goals and draws insights from the case study of H. Lawrence Culp Jr. and the strategy-led execution at Danaher Corporation. The objective is to highlight the key learnings and implications of the study for leaders seeking to enhance their strategic leadership capabilities.Methods: The research employs a case study approach, analyzing the leadership and execution strategies implemented by H. Lawrence Culp Jr. during his tenure at Danaher Corporation. It utilizes secondary data from the book "The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap" by Harbir Singh and Michael Useem, which provides in-depth insights into the strategic leadership practices at Danaher.Results: The study emphasizes the criticality of effective strategy execution in driving organizational performance. By adopting the Danaher Business System (DBS) and incorporating principles from Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, Culp successfully transformed the company's culture towards a focus on quality, efficiency, and innovation. This resulted in significant improvements in the company's financial performance, steady revenue growth, and successful expansion through strategic acquisitions.Limitations: The study is based on secondary data and the case of a single organization, Danaher Corporation, which may limit its generalizability to other industries or contexts. Additionally, the study does not explore potential challenges or failures in strategy execution that may have occurred during Culp's leadership at Danaher.Keywords: Danaher Business System (DBS), Strategic Leadership, Organizational Performance, Culture Transformation, Continuous Improvement.

Cultural Shifts And Social Impacts Of Coffee Shops On Millennials

The cultural and lifestyle shifts occurring in modern society, particularly among the millennial generation, have had a significant impact on the emergence and popularity of coffee shops. This research aims to analyze the transformation in coffee culture and the social impact of coffee shops on millennials. The method used in this study is library research.The results indicate that coffee shops have become iconic symbols of the millennial lifestyle, offering a comfortable and visually appealing environment for this generation. Millennials often choose coffee shops as gathering places, workspaces, or spaces to relax. Coffee shops have also become hubs for social activities and connections among individuals, enabling more direct social interactions compared to online platforms. This phenomenon has created a unique social and cultural atmosphere surrounding coffee shops, which in turn impacts the local economy. Furthermore, changes in millennials' lifestyles have influenced their self-perception and consumption patterns. Coffee shops serve as venues where they can express themselves, seek new experiences, and cultivate their identities. Millennials utilize coffee shops as platforms to showcase their lifestyles and aspirations, as well as to gain social recognition and prestige.

Failure Privilege in Policymaking: Exploitation, (In)visibilization, and Future Projection in Abortion Policy in Poland

Who gets to benefit from failure is a hot topic in recent research on science and innovation. This article articulates the phenomenon of failure privilege on the terrain of public policy, that is, circumstantial and institutionally ingrained dispositions to use policy downfalls, derailments, and crises as resources of policy action, tools of integration, and dynamism. Building on analyses of policy failures, the article advances a typology of three forms of privilege: exploitation, (in)visibilization, and projection of policy futures. It brings illustrations from abortion policymaking in Poland. Here, failure privilege interacts with a bio-political and culturally polarized setting that further blends neoliberal mechanisms of failing with post-Communist transformation of cultures of failure. This leads to the argument that exploitation and controversial interventions in public policy demand legitimacy that is today constructed by advancing imaginaries and models of failure that allow actors to both visibilize new futures and advance a policy stalemate. Failure is a powerful resource of integration and even surveillance, as well as a factor furthering the politics of waiting. Redefining it is a crucial policy win and entails complex and implicit mechanisms impacting policy agendas.

Next-Gen Event Reporting Through Hero: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement.

Next-Gen Event Reporting Through Hero: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement.

Role of Electronic Media in The Globalization Of Culture

Human history depicts that man always endeavored to build relations with other human beings as well as societies. Because of technological advancement and improvements in means of communication, the speed to build relationships with other nations or people has been increased which gives birth to globalization. Advanced technologies of means of communication for example internet and satellite television have joined the people globally. Media is playing a role in the emergence of global culture and urban regions of the world have a resemblance and cosmopolitan culture is emerging. The whole world has been transformed into a global village. The media process of homogenizing the World Cultures is continuing. This study revolves around the media as an agent of globalization of culture. This research explores how media has played a role in the transformation of world cultures into global cultures. The study is qualitative in nature so, qualitative methods are used for data collection. It is analytical and descriptive in nature. For the analysis of data, analytical model is used. Secondary data is used for research. A different point of view is taken from previous studies. This technique is supported to construct an objective approach to the problem and to derive a conclusion to give recommendations.

Developing intercultural competences through participatory strategies: a multiple case study

ABSTRACT The training of professionals for a global world remains a challenge for Higher Education. From an intercultural educational approach, this study describes and analyses two educational proposals in Italy and Spain, which have helped to develop students’ intercultural competences, thanks to a teaching framework based on participatory strategies. A multiple case study with a qualitative approach is elaborated to analyse the data on the situation in order to describe and recognise the relevance of examining participation, collaborative culture and social transformation in two Master’s Degrees. Findings show that the synergy between participatory strategies and intercultural competences enhances dialogue and renegotiation of meanings, reconceptualisation of diversity, critical thinking and agency for change. The conclusions point to the need to generate collaborative networks to further mobilise the knowledge generated in training for intercultural professionals.

Recognition of Safety Helmet Wearing Of Operator Local Ground Floor Unit 2 Suralaya PGU Based On Improved YOLOv3

PT. PLN Indonesia Power Suralaya Power Generation Unit requires its operators on the local ground floor to wear safety helmets to prevent head injuries while performing their tasks. Observation of workers wearing safety helmet must be ensured by the company to prevent head injury by operators. The Culture Transformation Program of K3 PT PLN Indonesia Power brings a new observation method to detect safety helmet wearing of operator local ground floor using real-time detection. YOLOv3 is an application which can be used to real-time detection helmet wearing of workers using the darknet53 algorithm based on YOLOv1 and YOLOv2 by using data images that have been collected. Based on YOLOv3 model, the improved version of YOLOv3 is proposed to improve accuracy and speed detection of safety helmet wearing by combining multi-scale detection training. Different YOLOv3 versions will be used to compare results of helmet recognition. The improved YOLOv3 show results 96.63% mAP50 and 725,711 milliseconds better than the other versions of YOLO to detect helmet safety. The experimental result show that the improved YOLOv3 have satisfying with the detection speed and accuracy of safety helmet wearing detection by operators at PT PLN Indonesia Power Suralaya Power Generation Unit.