Work Values Research Articles

Passive endurance: An analysis of barriers to aid among Flemish farmers

AbstractThis article aims at uncovering why many farmers in Flanders, Belgium experience barriers in accessing aid services when confronted with problems. With this objective in mind, individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted, reaching a total of 77 farmers. Based on these interviews, it will be illustrated how these barriers are rooted in a generalised ‘passive endurance’. This passive endurance points on the one hand at values of hard work, resilience and toughness. On the other hand, this concept points at a sense of resignation and disbelief that certain challenges can be overcome. It will be argued that this passive endurance acts as a major barrier to accessing aid services, as preference is given to continue established daily routines in farm organisations and the added value of aid services is systematically criticised and questioned.

Digital distractions and work-leisure balance: excessive information through digital consumption and its impact on work ethic among Muslims

Purpose Excessive digital consumption can lead to a blurring of boundaries between work and leisure. This paper aims to investigate the influence of digital consumption on the work ethic among Muslims, integrating demographic variables like gender and marital status into the analysis. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the 7th wave of the World Values Survey, this study focuses on a subset of 12,979 employed Muslims to assess the relationships between their engagement with digital media and their work-related values. Multiple linear regression models are used to analyze the effects of various digital platforms, including mobile phones, social media and internet usage, on the perceived importance of work and related ethic principles. Findings The findings indicate a significant negative impact of over digital consumption on work ethic, suggesting that increased digital engagement and tech-overload may undermine traditional work values. The relationship persists in all models on success inclusion of control variables, which confirms the robustness of the relationship. However, this relationship varies among demographic groups, with males and singles being more susceptible to the negative impacts compared to females and married individuals. Originality/value The study contributes to understanding how digital consumption influences traditional work values and offers recommendations for balancing digital consumption to maintain a robust work ethic in modern digital societies.

Relationship of stump length with muscle strength, proprioception, and balance in patients with traumatic unilateral transfemoral amputation.

Many factors affect the rehabilitation of lower limb amputation. One of these factors is the length of the stump. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of stump length with muscle strength, proprioception, and balance in patients with traumatic unilateral transfemoral amputation. Sixteen patients with traumatic unilateral transfemoral amputation were included in this cross-sectional study. Stump length was determined by measuring the distance from the trochanter major to the tip of the stump. Hip extensor and flexor muscle strength on the amputated side was determined using the computer-assisted isokinetic system. The proprioceptive sensation of the lower extremities was measured at hip flexion with computer-assisted isokinetic system. Balance of the patients was determined using the Berg Balance Scale. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the stump length and proprioception measurements (r = -0.508, p = 0.044). There was also a statistically significant correlation between Berg Balance Scale and the flexion total work value at 60° angular velocity (r = 0.541, p = 0.03). There was no significant correlation between stump length and other muscle strength, proprioception, and balance parameters. A relationship was found between stump length and proprioception, and balance and hip flexor muscle strength in patients with traumatic unilateral transfemoral amputation. In elective lower limb amputations, the level of amputation should be determined at the most functional level with the longest possible stump.

A Comparison of Love Views in a Dream of Red Mansions and Romeo and Juliet

The view of love is the essence of artistic and artistic creation of literary works. In the development of Chinese and western cultural works, a lot of literary works in line with the cultural view have been born. A Dream of Red Mansions and Romeo and Juliet are typical masterpieces of Chinese and Western literature, both of which express the yearning for beautiful love, but they are both presented in the way of love tragedy, and also reflect different views of love and social outlook. Chinese and western literary works are different in language, aesthetic appreciation, characters, values and other aspects, showing the cultural characteristics of different regions, better revealing the differences between Chinese and western love concepts, and improving the artistic aesthetic value of literary works. In Chinese and western literary works, influenced by social concepts, cultural differences between Chinese and western countries, the views of love in literary works also have certain differences, and there are also differences in the ways and ideas of pursuing love, so as to show love stories under different social backgrounds. In this paper, the Chinese and Western literary works of A Dream of Red Mansions and Romeo and Juliet are the research objects, and discuss the differences of love views between Chinese and Western literature from the aspects of love stories, characters and love concepts, so as to bring better guidance and reference for the high-quality development of Chinese literary works.

Methodology for Searching for the Dependence Between Data Defensiveness and Volume of Social Network Evolution

For the first time was researched the dynamic models of the data defensive system (DMDDS) in social networks (SN) from the volumes of development of social networks (VSNE) were investigated and the reliability of the data defensive system (RDDS), which indicates the academic achievements of this work. Created DMDDS in CN from the conditions of RDDS. In the DMDDS, currently known opportunities, actions and technologies are involved, for which the modality of uncertainty is confirmed as a state of a defined condition on a time grid, and this relationship interprets the transformation of the previous state over time. SN is a set of actors and their types of communications. Actors can be people themselves, their subgroups, associations, settlements, territories, continents. The form of interaction includes not only the transmission and reception of information, but also communication, exchange of opportunities and types of activities, including controversial points and views. From the point of view of mathematics, a prototype of the DMDDS was developed on the basis of nonlinear differential equations (NDE) and its transcendental review was carried out. Transcendental review of dynamic models of DMSDD in SN proved that parameters of VSNE significantly influence data defensives (DD) at possible value values - up to one hundred percent. The phase types (PT) of DD have been checked, which prove RDDS in the working volume of values even at the maximum values of negative excitations. For the first time the research of the developed NDE systems was conducted and the quantitative values between the VSNE parameters and the DD values, as well as the RDDS, were shown, which indicates the theoretical and practical value of the scientific work and its significance for the further development of scientific research in the field of SN. The proposed model will contribute to increasing the quality and reliability of DD in SN around the world.

NILAI-NILAI EDUKATIF DALAM GEGURITAN ARJUNA PREMADA

This research is aimed to explore educative values in geguritan Arjuna Premada. The problems in this research is explore educative values structure in geguritan Arjuna Premada and analyze educative values structure inter relations of geguritan Arjuna Premada. While the purpose of this research is acquaint literature opus such as geguritan deeply as a Hindu Bali local wisdom and to understanding educative values that is contained in geguritan Arjuna Premada also to understanding inter relations of educative values structure in geguritan Arjuna Premada. Data of this research is obtained by documentation and bibliography method and also support by interview method as a base reconstruct researcher’s view (as cosidered decision) in analysis. Then that data are interpreted by giving sense, explain the pattern and characteristic between inter various concept. To acquire that pattern and characteristic are supported by structural fungtional theory, semiotika theory and some another theory that is related with this research. Based on analysis result, conceusion obtain that: educative values structure in geguritan Arjuna Premada is devisible on three category that is a) Cognitive values consist of symbolic value and curiosity value (include else opus curiosity). b) Affective values consist on two category that is social attitude values and spiritual attitude values.. c) While psychomotorist values is divisible on skills and ability in use something to creating/producing. Inter relations of educative values structure in geguritan Arjuna Premada can be described similar a tree. Cognitive values are similar as tree’s roots that is absorb substances in soil to bring tree’s sustain. Affective values are similar as stalk tree’s that is buttress the leaves and branches; and Psychomotorist values are similar as leaves of the tree. Whereas unity values, work values, humanity, symbolic value, curiosity, religious values, skills and ability in use something are similar as branches of the tree.

School leaders’ innovation-related self-efficacy: professional development and learning networks make a difference

ABSTRACT Many studies point to the relevance of school leaders’ self-efficacy for the successful organisation and management of schools. However, to date, there are only a few findings on which factors have a positive influence on this characteristic. This study therefore examines the extent to which the use of formal and informal learning opportunities, in addition to the antecedents mentioned by Bandura (mastery experience, vicarious experience, social persuasion, physiological and emotional states), have a direct positive effect on school leaders’ innovation-related self-efficacy, as well as an indirect effect on self-efficacy mediated by mastery experience. Analyses of a survey with a representative sample of N = 405 school leaders in Germany using structural equation models confirmed the effect of mastery experience (i.e. perceived achievement), vicarious experience (i.e. encouragement from a team), and emotional states (i.e. exhaustion) on school leaders’ self-efficacy. Regarding professional development, the analyses revealed a direct positive effect of participation in university training and professional learning networks, which were not mediated by mastery experience. Our results demonstrate the value of leadership preparation programmes that enable the participants to explore different work-related tasks and promote feelings of mastery, as well as the importance of team coherency and potential value of distributed work.

Mediating Effects of Work Values on The Roles and Qualities of School Leaders and Teachers Core Behavioral Competencies

The study investigates the mediating effects of work values on the roles and qualities of school leaders and teachers' core behavioral competencies. The research involved 100 public elementary school teachers from nine Del Remedio District, Division of San Pablo City schools, with the majority being female and married. The study used descriptive and correlational research methods to determine the relationship between leadership roles, qualities, and teacher performance. The questionnaire was divided into five parts: respondent profiles, perceptions about the mediating effects of work value in the roles and qualities of school leaders and teachers, and core behavioral competencies. The findings show a significant relationship between leadership roles and qualities and teacher performance and between teacher work values and performance in core behavioral competencies. Teachers' work values fully mediate this relationship. The study suggests that school leaders should be knowledgeable about their roles and qualities, provide necessary technical assistance, and prioritize professional growth for the benefit of the school. The Department of Education is actively working to develop these roles and qualities for better teacher performance.

Determination of solid-liquid adhesion work on flat surfaces in a direct and absolute manner

There is a long-standing need for a direct determination of solid-liquid work of adhesion due to its central role in several scientific and industrial fields. Here, a method is introduced to determine the value of adhesion work on flat surfaces directly, without the need of any model assumptions, and independently from uncertainties of contact angles. The presented method enables to determine the adhesion work separately both for advancing and receding situations. The directly measured adhesion work values were benchmarked successfully against the prediction of the Young–Dupré equation in the 0°–120° contact angle range. That is, the Young–Dupré equation was experimentally proven to be valid separately for both advancing and receding cases. The method provides an absolute, thermodynamic quantity, hence it is insensitive to the measurement parameters, moreover the resulting values can be used directly in further calculations.

Group diversity, diversity beliefs, and group processes in a design course for engineering students

AbstractBackgroundThe engineering profession has changed dramatically, and engineers today must work in diverse (multidisciplinary or international) groups. As such, practice in diverse student groupwork can be beneficial to develop all‐round skillsets. However, simply mixing students with different backgrounds into one group is not always effective in engineering group projects.PurposeThis study investigates how a diverse student group composition is related to group processes and, subsequently, group output, and also to see whether students' positive diversity beliefs influence the relation between diverse student group composition and group processes.MethodMultilevel analyses were performed on 124 groups to analyze associations between diversity in group compositions (nationality and gender diversity), group processes (task elaboration, shared understanding of the task, and trust in the group), and group outcomes (performance and satisfaction), at both the individual and group level. Positive diversity beliefs were included as moderators.ResultsWe found negative group‐level associations between nationality diversity and shared understanding of the task and trust in the group. On the individual level, we found students' relative positive diversity beliefs to be positively associated with their perceptions of all group processes, which, in turn, were positively associated with perceived group performance and satisfaction.ConclusionsA student group with different nationalities may encounter challenges in group processes, although we did not find direct implications for group performance and group‐level satisfaction. Individual student perceptions of group processes were more clearly associated with outcomes than group‐level aggregates. To facilitate diverse student groupwork, educators need to pay attention to and enhance students' awareness of the value of working in a diverse group.

Light-propelled dimeric micro-rotor in a binary critical mixture

Industrial motors produce either linear or rotational motion, and enabling these engines on micrometer scales would have significant technological implications in the biomedical, biochemical, nanoscience, and nanotechnology areas. In this paper, we report a colloidal dimeric micro-rotor consisting of a pivot particle (isotropic dielectric particle) joined to a carbon Janus particle (anisotropic particle) embedded in a critical mixture. The two particles forming this dimer are trapped and illuminated by an optical tweezer, respectively. The carbon Janus particle heats its surroundings, producing a demixing flow that results in directed rotational motion. The pivot ensures the stability of the dimer’s rotation motion, allowing for a clean circular trajectory with low dispersion between cycles. This system converts thermal energy from the absorption of light by the carbon Janus particle into mechanical rotational work. By adjusting the laser power input energy, we obtained rotational work values ranging from 3300 to 270 kBT per cycle. However, there is a limit in the laser power that induces rotation, which depends on the balance between trapping and demixing forces required for stable rotation. This paper provides an efficient method to construct a rotational micro-rotor with a stable motion (standard deviation = 0,03 µm) for nano and micro devices.

Professional Identity and Teaching Innovative Behavior of Vocational School Teachers in China

This study delves into the intricate relationship between professional identity and teaching innovation behavior among Chinese vocational school teachers. By examining factors influencing these core elements, the research aims to provide insights into enhancing teaching quality and effectiveness. The study profiled respondents based on demographics (sex, age, education, experience) and assessed their teaching innovation capabilities in terms of content, methods, and strategies. Additionally, professional identity was evaluated through job satisfaction, work values, and personal commitment. Data from 385 teachers were analyzed using statistical methods to uncover patterns and correlations. A significant finding is the positive correlation between professional identity and teaching innovation. Teachers with a strong sense of belonging to their profession exhibited a greater inclination towards innovative teaching practices. This underscores the importance of fostering a positive professional identity to stimulate creativity and experimentation in the classroom. The study offers valuable implications for enhancing teacher professional development. By understanding the factors shaping professional identity and their connection to teaching innovation, targeted interventions can be designed to cultivate a more innovative teaching force in Chinese vocational schools. Ultimately, this research contributes to the broader goal of improving educational outcomes through effective and engaging teaching practices.

Book Review: Social work values and ethics

Book Review: Social work values and ethics

INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND JOB COMPLEXITY ON WORK VALUES IN BANKING INDUSTRY

Strong organizational supports are positively correlated with work values. Organizational support has developed positive work values, thereby reducing stress in the work place. The study reveals influence of organizational support and job complexity on work values among public sector bank employees. A survey was conducted among 132 public sector bank employees in Tamilnadu. The impact of influence of organizational support and job complexity on work values and organizational effectiveness was measured through SEM. The results designate that job complexity not influences work values. Work values significantly influence organizational effectiveness. Job complexity not influences organizational effectiveness. Organizational support significantly influences work values and organizational effectiveness. Organizational support of bank industry is greatly affected by the employees’ values, employees’ knowledge, employees’ attitudes, employees’ habits and employees’ willingness to do work of the management.

Unpacking cultural dimensions in Mangunwijaya’s Genduk Duku (2019)

Novels serve as vital repositories of profound values, offering readers valuable insights and life lessons. This research aims to illuminate the cultural dimensions encapsulated in the novel Genduk Duku by Y.B. Mangunwijaya. This research is conducted within the context of Indonesia. Utilizing a qualitative research approach, this study employs content analysis to explore and elucidate the cultural dimensions derived from Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions framework. The findings reveal the novel’s rich portrayal of various cultural dimensions, providing significant insights into the societal behaviors and structures of the depicted era. Specifically, the novel examines power distance, collectivism, gender roles, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and restraint, offering a comprehensive understanding of the societal norms and interpersonal relationships that shape the community’s cultural landscape. This analysis not only deepens our understanding of the novel’s thematic elements but also contributes to broader discussions about cultural values in literary works.

Excess properties, intermolecular interaction, and CO2 capture performance of diethylene glycol monomethyl ether + ethylenediamine binary mixed solutions

In this work, the density (ρ) and viscosity (η) values of diethylene glycol monomethyl ether (DEGME) (1) + ethylenediamine (EDA) (2) binary mixed solutions were experimentally measured over the temperature span of 298.15–318.15 K and at a constant pressure of 100.5 kPa. To delve into the physicochemical properties of the binary mixed solutions, the excess properties, including excess molar volume, viscosity deviation, and excess molar activation Gibbs free energy, and thermodynamic values, including activation Gibbs free energy, enthalpy change, entropy change, and activation energy, were systemically calculated. Furthermore, the relationship between mole fraction and temperature was modeled using the Jouyban-Acree (J-A) model and a least squares method. Additionally, the three-body McAllister, the four-body McAllister, the Eyring-Margules, and the Heric viscosity models were employed to establish a relationship between viscosity and mole fraction. The relationship between viscosity and temperature was determined utilizing the Arrhenius equation, and the Redlich-Kister (R-K) polynomial was applied to fit the excess molar volume, viscosity deviation, and excess molar activation Gibbs free energy values of the binary mixed solutions. To further validate the intermolecular interactions within the binary mixed solutions, Raman, UV, and 1H NMR spectroscopic analyses, and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations were also conducted. These comprehensive analyses collectively confirmed the presence of significant intermolecular hydrogen bonds (IHBs) between the DEGME and EDA molecules, which are characterized as the –OH⋯NH2– interaction. Ultimately, the CO2 absorption capacity of the binary mixed solutions was examined, revealing that diethylene glycol monomethyl ether (DEGME) (1) + ethylenediamine (EDA) (2) binary mixed solutions owned superior CO2 absorption efficiency, thus offering a promising approach for CO2 capture.

Big data analysis of Spanish wine consumers reviews

Purpose Wine is a complicated and difficult product to know, which makes it extremely difficult for people with little knowledge to choose the wine they want. This study aims to analyze whether the vocabulary used in reviews on wine written by experts and amateurs on the specialized website is useful for those consumers who wish to search for information on this website to choose a wine. Design/methodology/approach The analysis combines text mining, Natural Language Processing and the Biterm Topic model applied to 25,847 reviews, evaluating a total of 13,263 Spanish wines made by 17 selected users of a specialized wine website. Findings The results show that wine consumers and users of the specialized wine website who write reviews can be divided into expert users and amateur users. Both experts and amateurs use a specific vocabulary related to the wines they review. Unlike amateurs, experts have a broader and more precise vocabulary, and greater consistency in the use of words with the aspects of the wine. For the revised wines, they address fewer and more specific aspects of wine (such as vintages), but they do so with more depth and rigor. Originality/value The originality and value of this research work lie in addressing two aspects that have hardly been analyzed: the reviews of experienced consumers and amateur consumers, and the textual information referring to the Spanish language, which distinguishes this analysis from other similar analyses carried out on the English language.

Clinician attitudes towards adoption of evidence-based practice: a nationwide multiprofessional cross-sectional study of child and adolescent mental health services in Sweden.

Implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) is a priority to improve service delivery and outcomes. Clinicians' EBP attitudes are likely to play a crucial role in implementation but are poorly understood. This study aimed to assess variation in EBP attitudes in a large national sample of CAMHS clinicians in Sweden, and to compare these findings to findings from the United States of America (USA). CAMHS clinicians (n = 799; 60% response rate) completed the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) and items from the Organizational Readiness for Change Scale (ORC) ahead of an EBP for depression implementation effort across Sweden. EBPAS scores were compared with the USA study. Predictors of global and specific attitudes (gender, age, working years, education, profession, perceived benefit of diagnosis and organizational readiness and type of service) were examined using simple and multiple linear regressions. Clinicians had positive attitudes towards EBP on the four-dimensional subscales of the EBPAS, somewhat more so than their American counterparts. Clinician and organizational characteristics were related to at least one attitudinal dimension in both models, with perceived utility of diagnosis being the strongest and most consistent predictor across dimensions and models. Results from this large-scale national study underscore the need to consider cultural, contextual, and individual variations in attitudes towards EBP when planning implementation efforts. Such efforts may need to be tailored to the working contexts, needs, and values of CAMHS clinicians, particularly their views on the utility of diagnosis.

Challenging charitable oppression: Social working in supportive housing

Abstract This article provides an autoethnographic analysis of my experiences of administrating and supporting transitional housing programs in Canada. Using anti-colonial, critical race feminist, critical disability studies, and mad studies framings, the article aims to highlight the sharp contrast between social work values and social care practice in housing work. I direct my gaze as a researcher toward myself as a social worker, exploring my experience social working in practice. A creative non-fiction approach to storytelling is used based directly on my experiences social working in supportive housing. These creative non-fiction pieces were analysed to draw out relevant themes. Themes include the discourse of dangerousness, challenging charitable oppression, and reproducing colonial carceral structures. The narratives are followed by analyses which demonstrate harms perpetuated in the neoliberalist social care landscape in Canada. My analysis is based on anti-colonial, critical race feminist, critical disability studies, and mad studies framings. Challenges discussed include interdisciplinary social care practice with those experiencing significant barriers to housing and the ethical implications of working under a charitable organization, along with suggestions for countering dominant ableist, sanist, and Eurocentric practice.

Professional Commitment in Relation to Personnels Organizational Performance

The personnel’s professional commitment may affect their work reaction such as their aspirations, reasons, needs, perceptions, personality, ability to learn, creativity, as well as organizational characteristics, including work values and conduct, benefits, colleagues, leading style, company’s policy, promotion, and opportunities. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the professional commitment in relation to the organizational performance of personnel. This was a descriptive-correlational research. This used a questionnaire to gather the necessary data. The respondents were the 168 personnel of Capiz State University, Main Campus. The results showed that the personnel had high level of professional commitment and a very satisfactory organizational performance. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the level of professional commitment of the respondents when grouped according to sex, employment category, age, civil status, educational attainment, status of employment, and length of service. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the organizational performance of the respondents when grouped according to sex, age, civil status, educational attainment, status of employment, and length of service. However, there was a significant difference in the organizational performance of the respondents when grouped according to employment category. Finally, a significant relationship was found between the respondents’ professional commitment level and their organizational performance, which indicates that the organizational performance of the personnel was affected nor associated with their level of professional commitment.