Office Type Research Articles

Process Management and One Example Service Sector

The application study has been done in a private bank ABC bank in the form of case study. The observational method and interview method have been used about two types of branch office. A case study will be done about existing branch offices in one of these two branch office types and in the other one about improvement branch office. The information about ABC bank credit operation system has been collected and credit operation process has been explained as systemic in the light of this collected information. The workflow diagrams have been composed by analysing processes. The workflow diagrams have been composed in accordance with credit operation process. The graphics has been drawing in concerned with credit performance of improved branch offices for the purpose of performance review to improvement process. These graphics have been drawing about comparing between cancellations statement and putting into operation of credits that made application covering three months period. Finally, some offers have been presented about pilot branch offices in which improved by bank be subjected to this study.

Investigation of occupational health activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey for small- and medium-sized enterprises and occupational physicians mainly in the Shizuoka prefecture

Previous studies of occupational health services (OHS) during the coronavirus infection disease (COVID-19) pandemic have focused on either occupational physicians (OPs) or enterprises mainly in the metropolitan areas. This survey aimed to assess OHS in some local cities during the pandemic and different perceptions of OPs and small- and medium- sized enterprises, which could contribute to efficient OHS in the future. From July to October 2021, we conducted a questionnaire survey targeting 196 OHS officers and 42 OPs in Shizuoka prefecture. We mailed 196 questionnaires (anonymous) to the OHS officers, with self-addressed postcards requesting their OP's cooperation for a similar survey. Based on the postcards replies, we mailed 149 questionnaires to 36 OPs. The survey was consisted of five categories; demographic characteristics, changes in OHS during the pandemic, infection countermeasures, infection status of employees, and free descriptions. The effective responses included 155 and 124 questionnaires from officers and 29 OPs, respectively. Regarding demographic characteristics, manufacturing and processing industries comprised the most frequent office types, whereas fewer than 100 employees comprised the most common office size. Regarding the changes in OHS, 8.4% of enterprises had OP's remote participation in health committees, and 14.5% of enterprises had stopped workplace patrols. Regarding infection countermeasures, approximately 90% of enterprises received advice and support from OPs and perceived health committees as the most helpful in receiving it. Whereas, OPs primarily gave it in workplace patrols. Many enterprises have implemented various infection countermeasures; however, they feel that promoting smoking cessation is difficult. They believed that the following advice and support was useful for the countermeasures; promoting awareness-raising activities to prevent infection, ventilation methods, and infection control while eating. Approximately 6.6% of enterprises were reluctant to share information about infection status among employees with OPs, and 34.5% of OPs were reluctant to share it with OHS officers. Moreover, about the ratio of enterprises whose employees had COVID-19, we found a difference between enterprises (39.4%)and OPs (28.2%). In free descriptions, some enterprises complained that OPs focused on COVID-19-related OHS and neglected conventional OHS. The survey revealed the OHS during the pandemic in some local cities and different perceptions about infection status between enterprises and OPs. To prepare for future pandemics, official organizations and academic conferences should provide guidelines for sharing information between OPs and enterprises. We believe this survey will lead to further cooperation between the two and better OHS combining COVID-19-related and conventional OHS.

One or many project offices in educational organization of tertiary education: advantages and disadvantages

The article is devoted to the creating and management expediency of several project offices in an educational organization of tertiary education (hereinafter – OTE). The topic relevance is due to the growing number and types of ongoing projects that require proper organization and management and, consequently, governance of project management offices. The article presents the features of educational projects and the role of the project management office in the OTE system. The main types of project management offices at universities and their functions and tasks are described. Common elements of successful project management offices from around the world are highlighted based on a global study conducted by the Project Management Institute (PMI) together with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2021. The advantages and disadvantages of creating a single system of several project offices of different orientation and a single project management office at the university are discussed. Based on the information from the scientific literature and the conducted research, the authors conclude that in order to use all the advantages of the project office in full, it is necessary to create one project office in OTE. However, the authors also claim the need for further research to assess the feasibility of the practical implementation of their proposed solution.

Perceived fit of different office activities – The contribution of office type and indoor environment

Office spaces are often examined using comfort-based measures. Another view is the need-supply fit, which emphasizes the fit of the space for different activities. Here the influence of office types and satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) factors on different activities' perceived fit was examined with a large global dataset consisting of 82 315 respondents. The office types included private offices, assigned workstations in shared offices, assigned workstations in open-plan offices, team tables, and flex offices. The IEQ factors were estimations of satisfaction with thermal conditions, noise, air quality, natural light, and office lighting. The perceived fit was the estimation of workplaces’ support for different office tasks classified into eight activity types. The largest proportion of respondents were dissatisfied with thermal conditions (30.7%) and noise (27.9%). However, only dissatisfaction with noise was strongly related to the perceived fit and explained alone 17% of perceived fit for concentrated work. All office types supported office activities well. Satisfaction with IEQ factors explained the perceived fit better than the office types. Satisfaction with IEQ factors alone explained 16−24% of the perceived fit depending on the activity type. Private offices were considered the best fit, especially for concentrated and confidential work as well as remote contacts. The study shows that the need-supply fit approach offers a slightly different perspective on office functioning than comfort-based approaches. Satisfaction with IEQ factors is crucial for functioning in an office. Special care should be paid to noise control especially with activities needing concentration, confidentiality, or special material.

Individual determinants of satisfaction with the work environment after relocation to activity-based workplaces: A prospective study.

Relocation to activity-based workplaces influences work environment satisfaction, but individual determinants of changes in satisfaction remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to determine whether age, gender, education, occupational position, or office type before relocation can predict work environment satisfaction among employees and managers relocated to activity-based offices. Respondents (n = 422) rated work environment satisfaction three months before and nine months after relocation. The findings indicate that, on average, satisfaction decreased after relocation, while for some workers it increased. Occupational position and office type at baseline predicted changes in satisfaction with the work environment; specifically, managers and those working in open-plan offices before relocation reported a smaller decline in satisfaction after relocation, compared to those relocating from private offices. Participants with no university education were more satisfied with the physical and psychosocial work environment in activity-based workplaces than those with a university degree.

Need for Improved Timeliness of Reporting on Drug Overdose Fatalities: The HEALing Communities Study.

Timely data on drug overdose deaths can help identify community needs, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and allocate resources. We identified variations in death investigation and reporting systems within and between states that affect the timeliness and accuracy of death certificate information. The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is a community-engaged, data-driven approach to combating the opioid crisis in 67 communities in 4 states: Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. HCS conducted a survey of coroners and medical examiners to understand variability in drug overdose death data. We compared survey results in Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio with national data to investigate the completeness of provisional death counts by type of death investigation system. Communities in each HCS state had different ways of collecting and reporting mortality data. Completion of death certificates for drug overdoses ranged from <2 weeks in 23% (7 of 31) of those surveyed to more than 3 months in 10% (3 of 31) of those surveyed. Variabilities in the timeliness of reporting drug overdose deaths were not associated with type of coroner or medical examiner office in each state, urban versus rural setting, or specificity of drug information on the death certificate. Having specific drug information on the death certificate may increase death certificate quality, comparability, and accuracy. We recommend the following: (1) all coroners and medical examiners should be trained on conducting death investigations, interpreting toxicology reports, and completing death certificates; (2) 1 office in each state should oversee all coroners and medical examiners to increase data consistency; and (3) communities should identify and address barriers to timely death certification.

Aspects of digitisation of healthcare activities in Romania

In the current Romanian Government's programme there are projects for the digitisation of some economic, financial and administrative activities and their integration at national level, in order to assist legal and natural persons in their relations with the authorities in this field as listed and detailed in the NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN (Resizing, standardisation and optimisation of the Health Insurance Information Platform (PIAS) , Digitisation of health institutions under the Ministry of Health, Investment in information systems and digital infrastructure of public health units, Telemedicine and mobile patient monitoring systems) There are projects being developed at governmental and parliamentary level, under discussion, funded by the EU through the NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN (PNRR) programme, so as to achieve integration both at national level and within the EU for some areas. The government has prioritised digitisation programmes of interest to the national budget, but also to local budgets, with the aim of increasing the level of investment funds, through drastic measures to reduce expenditure at budget and local level, in particular by reorganising overburdened organisation charts and outsourcing. Of course, it is also envisaged to speed up bureaucratic relations between individuals and legal entities in their interest and to eliminate "queues" at various counters. The situation and the objectives of digitisation in the case of healthcare institutions in relation to the individuals concerned and the specific authorities are different. Digitisation can also be an effective tool for companies and non-governmental organisations to control and monitor production and service activities. The Romanian medical system consists of various types of hospital units, polyclinics, treatment centers, state or private medical offices under the Ministry of Health or local authorities. It is obvious that there must be a two-way relationship between all these, so that the citizen, as the sole beneficiary, is as satisfied as possible. The National Institute of Statistics (NIS) has registered and categorised all types of state or private institutions and organisations, which are obliged, according to the legislation in force, to report periodically various data necessary for carrying out complex activities in the health system, in the interest of the ministries and institutions concerned. The NSI develops and interprets the data received to help decision-makers make decisions, especially in the event of force majeure (pandemics, war, or other possible crises). The great diversity of medical establishments that have emerged since 1989, whether state or private, has led the Ministry of Health to become objectively involved in their activities by drafting laws and regulations, regularly monitoring their activities and regularly updating them in line with economic and social developments and the requirements laid down by the EU.The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the major shortcomings of the Romanian medical system, so that regulations and procedures had to be drawn up, with some adverse consequences for the economy and the population of the country (closure of schools, import of various health materials, restructuring of medical staff, emergency interventions, technical unemployment, home work, etc.) and more detailed regulations should be drawn up for cases of force majeure, taking into account the current situation at the northern and eastern border of Romania.

HOW BEING AT HOME CHANGED US: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Background: Worldwide COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for societies significantly altering the lives of all people. The consequences resulted in changes in habits including those related to shopping. Information on how consumers reacted to the pandemic and restrictions imposed by governments is limited and lacks detailed implications based on the opinions of consumers. Aims: This research aims to fill this gap by exploring major changes in consumer behavior that occurred during the pandemic. Methods: A nation-wide survey was conducted in Slovakia in 2022 to collect data. The sample file consisted of 347 consumers. Findings: The findings include information on how the consumers perceived the pandemic. The frequency of visiting shops drastically decreased, however, the majority of consumers stayed loyal to familiar brands of products. Older consumers were more likely to decrease the amount of products bought during a pandemic. Slovak consumers increased the use of delivery services, however less drastically than was expected based on a major increase in home office type of work. Implications: Organizations providing products can expect further changes in consumer behavior, which they can stimulate since the influence of media increased during the pandemic.

Trends in Access to Oral Health Care among Adults from the N-E Region of Romania.

Aims and Objectives: To investigate the trends in access to dental services among adults from the N-E region of Romania and to evaluate the factors that influence access to dental care. Material and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to evaluate the access and utilization of dental care among a sample of adults. We collected data on their demographic characteristics, their type of medical insurance, their monthly income, the type of dental office they visited, their reasons for choosing a certain type of dentist office, and their oral hygiene habits. It was found that their financial status determined by the occupation of the individual, as well as their monthly income, influenced their access to medical services. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Results: Of a total of 696 participants, 55.6% were female, 83.3% were from urban areas, 42.1% were retired, 62.3% of the subjects utilized dental emergency services, and 67.9% of the subjects self-funded their treatment. The reasons for women not attending dental offices included costs (24.3%) and dental fear (9.8%), while men's reasons were high costs (26.4%) and lack of time (5.9%). Significant differences were recorded between gender and reasons for visiting the dentist (p = 0.018), payment for dental services (p = 0.009), and preferred clinic (p = 0.010). In relation to occupation, there were significant differences for most of the variables evaluated (reasons to visit a dentist, payment for dental services, preferred dental clinic, self-rated oral health, etc.). Conclusions: Gender, occupation, and monthly income levels were found to influence access to dental medicine services of Romanians in the N-E region. Dental services were frequently accessed for emergency reasons. Dental services were found to be paid for by state insurance for those with low monthly incomes and self-funded for those with higher monthly incomes.

The Influence of Work Discipline On Employee Performance With Motivation And Job Satisfaction As Intervening Variables In Functional Position Group

This article discusses how the disparity in office types, which is of interest, affects the performance of First Expert PBC Functional Officers in Indonesia. the degree to which an employee's motivation and work ethic affect their performance. Please use the smart tool in the method that uses structural equation modeling. There were 7 hypotheses, all of which were accepted as significant, with a population of 180 people and a sample size of 124 people. Based on the descriptions in the theoretical framework above, the researcher want to know about work discipline affects employee motivation, Work discipline affects employee job satisfaction, Employee motivation influences employee performance Job satisfaction affects employee performance, Work discipline affects employee performance, Work discipline affects employee performance through motivation to employees, Work discipline influences employee performance through job satisfaction

Association between fast-food consumption and the risk of developing coronary heart disease among the male population in Peshawar

Aim and objective: To assess the association between fast-food consumption and the risk of developing coronary heart disease among the male population in Peshawar. Materials and method: The current descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on males at the department of medicine, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar after approval from the ethical review board (ERB). The duration of study was one years from January 2021 to January 2022. The age of the participants was from 25-60 years and they were working various kinds of jobs in many types of offices. The total sample size was 428 calculated through the Rao-soft calculator with a 95 % confidence interval. They all were selected through a non-randomized convenient sampling technique. All the data were analyzed by using the latest version of SPSS 24. Results: A total of 428 participants were selected for the study of which 412 (96.26 %) were taking fast food and 16 (3.73%) were not consuming them, moreover, the mean age and BMI of the participants who were taking a fast-food were 38.89± 6.89 and 26.14 ±2.87 respectively, while mean and BMI of those were not consuming them 38.42±7.31 and 25.57± 3.24 accordingly.

Women and Local Politics: How Different Offices Affect Female Candidacies

Women’s office seeking has been the subject of considerable research, but how likely a female candidate is to seek one office over another has not. Using a unique data set of office seeking in California local governments between 1996 and 2019, we address the likelihood that women will seek certain types of offices over others; and whether and how female office seeking is affected by the context of local elections. In general, we find that women are most likely to seek citywide administrative offices, followed by school board seats. Local office-seeking by women, however, also varies by jurisdiction size, political context, and over time, particularly for county-level offices. Our focus on offices as a key part of female candidate entry sheds important new light on candidate behavior and the prospects for greater descriptive representation in local government.

Analysis of Monomer Release from Different Composite Resins after Bleaching by HPLC.

(1) Background: This study aimed to examine the effect of bleaching agents on the release of triethylenae glycol dimethacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, bisphenol A, urethane dimethacrylate, and bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate monomers, which are released from different composite resins, using the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. (2) Methods: Ninety disc-shaped specimens were produced and immersed in artificial saliva. After different bleaching applications [office type bleaching (OB) and home type bleaching (HB)], the specimens were immersed in a 75 wt% ethanol/water solution, and the released monomers were analyzed by HPLC at predefined time intervals: 1, 7, and 28 days. The Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were conducted for statistical analysis (p = 0.05). (3) Results: The monomers were released at all times from all composite specimens. The monomer release was increased over time. The highest monomer release was detected on day 28. Bleaching applications affected monomer release. No statistical difference was found between OB and HB applications (p &gt; 0.05). The most released monomer was Bisphenol-A in all composites. (4) Conclusion: Given that a residual monomer release from composite resins has a toxic effect and that bleaching treatments increase this release, a treatment protocol should be made in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Changing the Office Design to Activity-Based Flexible Offices: A Longitudinal Study of How Managers' Leadership Behaviours Are Perceived.

This longitudinal study examines the impact of office type on employees’ perception of managers’ leadership behaviours, which is an unexplored area. The expanding research related to activity-based flexible offices (AFOs) has mainly focused on employees’ working conditions and health outcomes, not on the changes in leadership behaviours when moving from traditional offices to AFOs. Office workers (n = 261) from five office sites within a large Swedish government agency were included in a controlled study of a natural intervention. At four sites, traditional offices were replaced by AFOs, while workers at one site with no relocation acted as the control. The same employees rated different leadership behaviours in a web-based questionnaire at baseline and at one follow-up. The analyses showed that relocations from cell and open-plan offices to AFOs were clearly related to a decrease in the perception of relation-oriented leadership behaviours. However, coming from open-plan offices to AFOs also decreased the perception of the other leadership dimensions. As expected, the control group was stable over time in their perceptions. This emphasises the need for organisations to provide managers with prerequisites so they can keep up with behaviours that support employees’ performance and health when office designs and ways of working are changed.

Indoor environment in office buildings – Perception of personal control and use of adaptive opportunities at workplaces

AbstractPersonal control has a considerable impact on individual perception of the indoor climate. This paper's objective is to shed more light on the perception of personal control at office workplaces by analysing: 1) the impact of perceived control on perception of indoor climate, 2) the effect of office type and season on level of control perceived, 3) objectively available adaptive opportunities; 4) subjective perception of their availability; 5) occupants' desire for certain adaptive opportunities; 6) how often and which controls were exercised; and 7) reasons for not exercising available adaptive opportunities. New variables were introduced: i) consistency of perception of controls and ii) conformity to expectation of controls, and their correlation with the level of personal control perceived hypothesised. A longitudinal survey was carried out in three office buildings (two mixed‐mode, one free‐running) in the hot‐summer Mediterranean climate of Amman, Jordan during four seasons. Indoor climate perception correlates positively with perceived control. Office type affects level of perceived control but not season. Most frequent stated reason for not exercising available adaptive opportunities was ‘no need to change’. In this study, perceived control is not correlated with consistency of perception of controls but correlated with conformity to expectation of controls.

Police Officers’ Empathy Toward Victims: A Question of Innocence

Extensive scholarship has previously explored how police officers perceive crime victims. For example, scholars argue that victims’ behavior, relationship with the offender, and level of intoxication impact how officers perceive victims. Although this research explores several aspects of officers’ perception of victims, few studies have specifically explored in-depth police officers’ empathy toward victims. This article explores how officers perceive empathy and for what types of victims officers describe having the most and least empathy. Specifically, this article examines what types of crimes, characteristics of the victim, and contextual factors officers describe as impacting their level of empathy toward victims. Qualitative analysis was conducted on 25 interviews with police officers working in the greater Washington, DC area. Findings suggest that officers perceive innocence as something that informs their empathy toward victims. Officers used the examples of children and “criminals” to explain that victims who are perceived as more innocent receive more empathy than victims who are perceived as less innocent.

Psychological risks in the professional activities of private security officers

Introduction. The work specifics of Russian private security officers contribute to the employees’ psychological risks development. There are not enough scientific studies devoted to the study of private security officers’ functional states and professional deformations as criteria for their psychological risks. Materials and methods. The study involved 74 private security officers. The study purpose was to evaluate and describe the functional states and professional deformations, and their relationship as criteria for psychological risks of Russian private security officers. To solve the tasks set, the author’s questionnaire was used to study the professional deformation types of law enforcement officers and instrumental psychophysiological testing methods of the employees’ functional state and operator performance. Statistical methods are multivariate analysis of variance, contingency tables using Pearson’s χ2 tests. Results. Against the background of sufficient internal resources, employees of private security have a reduced functional state level when working on night shifts, as well as on weekends. The employees are characterized by an optimal operator performance level in day and night shifts, due to the volitional regulation of their state. The prevailing professional deformation types for employees are overcontrol, conservatism and authoritarianism, which are expressed at an average level. A statistically significant relationship was established between the professional deformation of conservatism and the functional state level of private security officers. Limitations. The present study limitations are the relatively small sample size and the lack of comparison with units in other regions. Prospective studies on larger samples collected in other units and regions could help us explore this topic in more depth. Conclusion. The results and conclusions obtained make it possible to expand the options for assessing psychological risks of private security officers and develop practical recommendations for their reduction.

Copy Paper from Recycled Egg Cartons – A 12-inch Paper Machine Development Study

The presented research project describes the development of a copy paper product from recycled egg carton fiber material. The development included laboratory handsheet development and machine-made paper product produced on a 12-inch (304 mm) wide laboratory Fourdrinier paper machine which was operated at a speed of 6.4 ft/min (1.95 m/min).&#x0D; The final machine-made paper had a recycled egg carton fiber content of 70% and 30% content of northern bleached softwood Kraft fiber as reinforcement fiber material to avoid sheet breaks on the laboratory Fourdrinier paper machine. The produced machine-made paper appeared to be visibly brighter to the eye with the addition of the northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp compared to paper without softwood fibers. Printing tests using an office type laser printer showed good results.&#x0D; The produced machine-made paper had a basis weight of 81 g/m² and a solids content of 99.27%. After conditioning at a temperature of 23°C ± 1°C and a humidity of 50% the basis weight increased to 92.13 g/m², with a caliper of 186 μm. The tensile index and tear index was 93.20 Nm/g and 9.78 mN/gm² respectively, opacity measured 96.52%, and brightness measured at 37.09%.&#x0D; It was observed that REC pulp fiber material can absorbs more moisture during conditioning which leads to increased basis weight and thickness due to swelling of the fiber material.

The importance of multi-agency collaborations during human trafficking criminal investigations

ABSTRACT Human Trafficking (HT) has serious social and economic implications for both society and the victims of the crime. Despite being one of the most complex crimes to detect and investigate, multi-agency collaboration can often underpin effective investigations. There remains, however, a scarce evidence-based knowledge concerning the investigation of HT and police collaboration with partner agencies. The present study examines police collaborations in England and Wales when investigating HT, providing empirical knowledge on (i) the types of support police officers usually require from other agencies when investigating HT crimes; (ii) the agencies with whom they usually collaborate; and (iii) the types of support agencies can provide. The study uses the Repertory Grid Technique to gather and analyse data from 28 investigators from nineteen police units in England and Wales investigating trafficking crimes. Data from the individual grids was analysed through content and descriptive analysis. A median grid was created and analysed through principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. The study identified that police officers need to collaborate with partner agencies when working with victims, planning and assisting police operations/strategies, building the criminal intelligence picture and obtaining information about premises/companies and individuals. Findings also reveal that the police believe they need to rely upon several key agencies for each category of support. Findings evidence the need for police collaboration with partner agencies to secure victim-centred and intelligence-led investigations.

The influence of motivation, communication, leadership style on employee performance at the office of supervision and customs service &amp; excise type c bontang

&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; This research investigates and analyzes the influence of variables of Motivation, communication, leadership style on employee performance on employee performance variables at the Office of Supervision and Customs &amp; Excise Service Type C Bontang Customs. These variables in this study are referred to simultaneously, for example, endogenous variables: Motivation (X1), Communication (X2), Leadership Style (X3), (While endogenous or dependent variables (dependend variables) are Performance (Y). using primary data, namely data obtained from respondents directly from interview results or the results of filling out questionnaires collected through field surveys. And secondary data is data that is taken indirectly, namely data that has been processed by agencies, in the form of reference books, reports. The data analysis used in this study is qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. The population used is employees at the Bontang Customs Supervision and Service Office type C Customs Which amounts to 113 people. By using the jebuh sample method, that is, all populations become samples. using spss for Windows programs ver 22.0 and AMOS ver 22.0. Motivation has a significant effect on employee performance, this shows that the higher the motivation, the more it will improve employee performance. Communication has a significant effect on performance, this shows that the better the communication will make the higher the employee's performance. Leadership Style does not have a significant effect on employee performance, this shows that leadership style does not have a direct effect on employee performance.&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D;