Value Statements Research Articles

School Performance and the Proposed Strategic Plan: The Case of a Laboratory School

This study determined the laboratory school’s performance and developed a three-year strategic plan to enhance its organizational performance. The researcher used a descriptive survey design, and the survey results were analyzed using frequency count and mean. The participants consisted of the school management, alumni, faculty, nonteaching staff, and students. Purposive sampling was used to select 101 participants within a school year for the study. The analysis and synthesis of data showed that the areas that needed attention were reducing the number of students per class, formulating faculty development programs, conducting in-service training, and hiring competent teachers. Further, developing the laboratory school’s purpose, values statement, objectives, key improvement strategies conducting operational research, publication of research studies, funding for faculty research, providing incentives for researchers, and preparing the vision-mission for the laboratory school are recommended in this study. These findings are addressed in the strategic plan developed for review and approval of the management committee to achieve organizational effectiveness and raise the performance of the laboratory school. Finally, this study may ensure the continued operation of laboratory schools in state universities and colleges.

THE EFFECT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ON PROFITABILITY OF SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

Although attention is paid to the effectiveness of business and political relations in emerging economies, there is not much research that explicitly examines business and political relations in the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging economies. The main aim of this study is to investigate importance of strategic planning in attaining competitive advantage in SMEs of Pakistan. The data was collected from different SMEs of Pakistan based on Non probability purposive sampling technique; the data was collected through questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, and linear regression model were applied for analysis. The independent variables were Vision statement, mission statement, objectives, values and SWOT analysis. According to the results of the study vision statement, mission statement, and objective were found insignificant in achieving competitive advantage whereas, a positive and significant relationship was found for value statement and SWOT analysis with competitive advantage. The results of the study suggested that in Pakistan less attention is paid on development of vison and mission statement which might be the cause of high percentage of failure among many SMEs in Pakistan. As lack of strategic preparation can cause the business to collapse when managers fail to update their goals and objectives regularly therefore strategic it is very important for SMEs to pay significant attention on its strategic planning process, as they have a very significant role in sustainable economic growth of the country.

Relationship between brand value and income statement components: a panel Tobit analysis on BIST companies

Relationship between brand value and income statement components: a panel Tobit analysis on BIST companies

Relationship between brand value and income statement components: A panel Tobit analysis on BIST companies

Relationship between brand value and income statement components: A panel Tobit analysis on BIST companies

Graphic Narratives of Open Scholarship

Public engagement and collaboration through networked practices—known as networked participatory scholarship (NPS)—may influence academic culture to “support, amplify, and transform scholarship” (Veletsianos & Kimmons, 2012, p. 768). This study examined the open online scholarly community #FemEdTech as it engages in NPS to create, collect, and curate value statements to generate iterative codes of conduct. Contents of tweets that include the Twitter hashtags #FemEdTech and #FemEdTechValues were thematized. The findings are represented as a visual metaphor of a map charting the fluid nature between policy design and implementation, described as the #FemEdTech Cartography. This collaborative policy creation can serve as a model to shift academic culture towards more socially just practices using open scholarship to address the pressing issues of our time.

New UK Chapter of the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future

The Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF), started in 2010, has been based at King's College London since 2013. It is a dental caries-focused charity promoting integrated clinical and public health action. ACFF Chapters seek to improve caries prevention and management locally, based on best global evidence. The UK Chapter has been created in response to a continuing need combined with opportunities including the implementation of the latest UK version of the Delivering better oral health guidance on prevention (version 4). The Chapter has been formed through a coordinating committee with UKwide representation combining expertise in dental caries management across the patient life course. This committee co-created the Chapter Values Statement: 'in pursuit of a cavity-free future across the UK we value: collaboration and innovation; realistic and implementable prevention-based solutions; approaches that reduce health inequalities; action across both oral and general health settings; and working comprehensively from the population through to the individual level.' The agreed Chapter focus is on advocating for the implementation of appropriate, effective, pragmatic caries prevention and care across three themes: 1) in everyday dental practice; 2) in health and social care curricula; and 3) for vulnerable people across their life course on the basis of increased caries risk/susceptibility.

The Perceived Value of the Board-Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition Credential Among Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Who Hold the Credential

Health care professionals who hold a specialist certification typically have a high perceived value of their credential. However, the perceived value of the board-certified specialist in renal nutrition (CSR) credential has not been studied. This study evaluated the perceived value of the CSR credential among registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) using the Perceived Value of Certification Tool (PVCT©) and explored differences in perceived values among those who did and did not receive reimbursement for taking the credentialing examination. A cross-sectional internet-based survey was sent to 553 RDNs who held the CSR credential. The survey included the 18-item PVCT© including 12 intrinsic and 6 extrinsic value statements. Total, intrinsic, and extrinsic value scores and percent agreement were calculated. Value scores were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test to assess differences between those who received reimbursement and those who did not. The response rate was 33.3% (n=184). Twelve of 18 value statements had >80% agreement. The median PVCT© scores were 61.0 of 72.0 for total, 43.5 of 48.0 for intrinsic, and 18.0 of 24.0 for extrinsic values. Those who received reimbursement had significantly higher perceived extrinsic value scores than those who did not (P=.041). Intrinsic and total value scores were higher but not significantly different in those who received reimbursement. The statements with the highest percent agreement were "validates specialized knowledge" and "provides evidence of professional commitment", and the lowest value statement was "increases salary". RDNs have a high perceived value of the CSR credential. Those who received reimbursement for their credential examination had higher extrinsic value. Future research should explore the value of the CSR credential among RDNs without the CSR credential and among stakeholders.

Development and use of the Australian reproductive genetic carrier screening decision aid.

Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) may be offered to all individuals and couples, regardless of family history or ethnicity. "Mackenzie's Mission" (MM) is an Australian RGCS pilot study, evaluating the offer of couple-based screening for ~1300 genes associated with around 750 autosomal and X-linked recessive childhood-onset conditions. Each member of the couple makes an individual decision about RGCS and provides consent. We developed a decision aid (RGCS-DA) to support informed decision-making in MM, suitable for couples who were either non-pregnant or in early pregnancy. A Delphi approach invited experts to review values statements related to various concepts of RGCS. Three review rounds were completed, seeking consensus for relevance and clarity of statements, incorporating recommended modifications in subsequent iterations. The final RGCS-DA contains 14 statements that achieved Delphi consensus plus the attitude scale of the measure of informed choice. This was then evaluated in cognitive talk aloud interviews with potential users to assess face and content validity. Minimal wording changes were required at this stage. After this process, the RGCS-DA was piloted with 15 couples participating in MM who were then interviewed about their decision-making. The RGCS-DA prompted discussion within couples and facilitated in depth consideration of screening. There was reassurance when values aligned and a sense of shared decision-making within the couple. This RGCS-DA may become a very useful tool in supporting couples' decision making and contribute to RGCS being feasible for scaled-up implementation.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on population mental health policy: A Scottish case study

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged many mental health systems across Europe. As whole populations experienced extended social restrictions of various levels, there has been an emerging appreciation of the importance of prevention and early intervention to population mental health. In response some countries and nations produced COVID-19-specific mental health plans or updated existing strategies. Mental health policy development can play an important role in countries' recovery from the effects of the pandemic. Policy can be defined as the position that a government takes on a particular issue including descriptions of how the government will respond, statements of scope, values, responsibilities, resource allocation, delivery, engagement and governance structures, as well as detailed commitments to actions. Policy frames the allocation of resources and effort in the direction of agreed social goals. Scotland had a progressive history regarding mental health service delivery, but less focus on prevention in its policy. This workshop will explore the mental health response to the pandemic in Scotland with a focus on prevention and early intervention. It will describe the pandemic context in Scotland, drawing on findings from the Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic study led by the Mental Health Foundation in partnership with Cambridge, Swansea and Strathclyde Universities and Queens University Belfast. This study has utilized repeated cross-sectional surveys of a representative sample of adults in Scotland to explore the emotional and psychological responses of adults to the evolving circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop will then describe the process of developing Scotland's COVID-specific mental health policy and highlights of the policy. It will report on implementation of the preventative and early intervention policy elements to date and discuss the implications of the pandemic for Scotland's medium-term mental health policy landscape.

Motivating unrewarded task performance: The dual effects of incentives and an organisational value statement in a discretionary task setting

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine how the presence of a value statement (an informal control) alters the effect of differing financial incentives (a formal control) in an environment consisting of both rewarded and unrewarded tasks. Results show that under fixed pay, the presence of a value statement motivates performance on important but unrewarded discretionary tasks. Conversely, under piece‐rate compensation, value statements negatively influence performance on unrewarded discretionary tasks. In contemporary work environments, where such discretionary tasks are common and important to organisational effectiveness, these results suggest that informal controls can have an important role in performance outcomes.

Fostering Respect in the Military

ABSTRACT Fostering a culture and climate of respect is a point of emphasis for the United States military. Yet, despite its clear commitment to the value of respect—and, more specifically, respect for human dignity—the military has struggled to understand how best to foster respect in its members. It has also struggled with precisely how to define the nature of respect, as evidenced by the different glosses of “respect” in the official value statements of the military’s various branches. It is my aim in this article to aid the important project of fostering respect in the military by explicating the nature of respect for human dignity, together with its corresponding virtue, and contrasting it with another kind of respect—namely, institutional respect. Having clarified the nature of these two kinds of respect, I will suggest some strategies for fostering growth in both kinds of respect in the military. I conclude by offering some brief reflections on the importance of fostering a culture of respect even for our enemies in war.

Pre-operative Lab Values and Wound Healing following Facial Trauma Surgery: Which Values Predict Postoperative Complications?

Statement of the problemCan pre-operative lab values be used to predict wound healing in maxillofacial trauma patients? Materials and methodsAn IRB-approved (#4699) retrospective cohort study of patients with maxillofacial trauma that required surgical repair from 2014 to 2020 was performed. Patients treated by OMSs at a single Level I Trauma Center (University of Tennessee Medical Center) were included in the study. The primary predictor variables were preoperative lab values, including serum albumin, WBC, ANC, and lymphocyte count. Complications related to surgical reconstruction of facial injuries represented the primary outcome variable. Methods of data analysisIndependent T-test analysis was completed to assess for significant associations between these objective measures in relation to postoperative complications. A Chi-square test was performed to assess for differences in complication rates based on patient sex. ResultsThe patient cohort included 57 individuals; of whom, 42 were men. There was no difference in complication rates between men and women (P = .47). The average age of the patients at surgery was 38 years. Of these 57 patients, 15 had complications ranging from surgical site infection to prolonged trigeminal nerve hypothesia. When controlling for all other variables, ANC:lymphocyte ratio and number of procedures were both approaching statistical significance P = .097 and .058, respectively. Subjects experiencing complications were found to have an average ANC:lymphocyte ratio of 11.645, while those who had no complications had an average ANC:lympocyte ratio of 7.759. Pre-operative albumin was not found to be statistically significant in maxillofacial trauma patients with a P = .522. Patients without complication had an average albumin of 4.011, and those with complication average an albumin level of 4.143. Outcomes dataSee attached tables. ConclusionLymphocytes are recognized as critical regulators to wound healing via modulation and regulation of growth factors and cytokines.1 Often observed, but rarely characterized, differences in preoperative lymphocyte to neutrophil ratios seem to relate a risk of complication to the patient. Additionally, recent literature has reflected an association between poor nutritional status, with albumin levels used as a surrogate marker, and postoperative complications. This correlation has been noted in oncologic procedures of the head and neck in recent years.2 The authors' study demonstrated that among those individuals meeting the inclusion criteria, there may be an association between higher ANC:lymphocyte levels and postoperative complication rates in facial trauma patients. However, there was no relation between preoperative albumin levels and complications in patients. Further research and data collection are being completed in an effort to increase the power of these results.

Yahoo! Egregious driving on the information superhighway

Theoretical basis This case draws upon the literature on appropriate leadership behaviors that Yahoo’s Founders or CEOs could have adopted. It discusses the process of environmental analysis that would have an impact on Yahoo!’s strategy. It discusses and depicts the levels of environmental analyzes that Yahoo! as a firm ought to have undertaken in mapping its competitive environment. Further, this case discusses transformational leadership factors and those behavioral traits that exemplify each of these factors. Finally, the four elements of aspiration in discussing future firm direction are identified. These include an appropriate vision translated into a clarifying mission reflected in specific objectives grounded in explicit value statements. Research methodology This case is based on secondary data sources that include official company records, online reports and commentary, newspaper reports, public interviews and books. All such information has been appropriately referenced. Case overview/synopsis Yahoo!, in its 22 years of existence, has demonstrated remarkable tumult. It has witnessed a succession of six CEOs, exhibited a roller coaster trajectory in its stock price and, for the most part of its existence, played “catch-up” with its strategic competitors. It has also struggled to define its core purpose, its industry category and its very essence of being. In early 2016, CEO Marissa Mayer announced that Yahoo! would be willing to sell its core internet business and that its board would “engage on qualified strategic proposals.” However, the board also reiterated that turning around Yahoo! to prosperity continued to remain a top priority. What went wrong, so terribly wrong, with Yahoo! in an otherwise lucrative industry? Does Yahoo! suffer from a fundamental, essential malaise which, if addressed, could restore it to wealth and vibrancy? This case focuses on the period 1994, the inception of Yahoo!, to early 2016. The acquisition of Yahoo! by Verizon, completed in 2017, is not to be considered for purposes of this case study. Complexity academic level This case is particularly suited to be taught in a capstone strategic management course for MBA/Master’s level business students, after they have been exposed to core courses in Marketing, Business Law, Accounting, Supply Chain, Corporate Finance. It may also be taught in an advanced strategy course for undergraduate business students, typically in their final year of study. Finally, this case can be used to teach senior management in executive management programs.

Enhancing Veteran Community Reintegration Research (ENCORE): a Stakeholder-Engaged Research Agenda Setting Approach

<h3>Research Objectives</h3> The goal of the Enhancing Veteran Community Reintegration Research (ENCORE) project is to maximize Veteran and family reintegration by promoting innovative research and knowledge translation that informs and improves equitable VA policies, programs, and services. Two strategic objectives guide ENCORE activities: (1) mobilize Veteran community reintegration (CR) research and (2) promote innovation, relevance and acceleration of Veteran CR research and knowledge translation. <h3>Design</h3> ENCORE used a stakeholder-engaged approach to achieve objectives. In the first 2 years, the team assembled a Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (MSP), reviewed the VA funding portfolio and CR research literature, interviewed stakeholders from VA program offices to identify existing funded CR research and stakeholder needs, and conducted a gap analysis. <h3>Setting</h3> Data collection and stakeholder activities are all conducted remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <h3>Participants</h3> We interviewed 20 participants from 16 VA program offices providing CR-related services. MSP participants represent 10 VA program offices, 5 Veterans and caregivers, 5 established CR researchers, and 5 strategically identified community organizations. <h3>Interventions</h3> Not applicable. <h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3> Primary outcome measures include results from feedback surveys. <h3>Results</h3> The MSP has achieved several goals and deliverables: Mission, Vision and Values statements, and consensus-based definition of CR and inclusive research guidelines. ENCORE is completing a scientific gap analysis. Future products include a stakeholder-driven research agenda on Veteran CR, the development of an effective and relevant dissemination plan, and the generation of innovative, relevant dissemination products designed for rapid knowledge translation. <h3>Conclusions</h3> The goal of this program is to improve the impact of CR research on policies and programs. Using a stakeholder-engaged process, we are incorporating insights from key stakeholder groups to set a research agenda more likely to result in a relevant and responsive CR research program. <h3>Author(s) Disclosures</h3> This work was supported by the Award IVI 19-487 from Health Services Research and Development Service of the Office of Research and Development, VHA, US Department of Veterans Affairs. The contents of this presentation do not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the US Government.

Teaching philosophies revalued: beyond personal development to academic and institutional capacity building

ABSTRACT This research investigates the value of teaching philosophies (TP) for today’s academics and their institutions. It offers a new framework to enhance academic development, personal resilience, and institutional capacity building. Since the 1990s, TPs have been formalised as personally constructed and reflectively written statements of educational values, beliefs, and practices. Whereas within universities, TPs have been institutionalised for academic performance reviews, awards, and promotions. In-depth personal interviews on TPs and their value on personal journeys and institutional experiences were conducted with academics from Australia and Canada. The findings highlight the value and future potential of TPs beyond a formulaic role.

Moral exemplars for the virtuous machine: the clinician\u2019s role in ethical artificial intelligence for healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to pervade several aspects of healthcare with pace and scale. The need for an ethical framework in AI to address this has long been recognized, but to date most efforts have delivered only high-level principles and value statements. Herein, we explain the need for an ethical framework in healthcare AI, the different moral theories that may serve as its basis, the rationale for why we believe this should be built around virtue ethics, and explore this in the context of five key ethical concerns for the introduction of AI in healthcare. Some existing work has suggested that AI may replace clinicians. We argue to the contrary, that the clinician will not be replaced, nor their role attenuated. Rather, they will be integral to the responsible design, deployment, and regulation of AI in healthcare, acting as the moral exemplar for the virtuous machine. We collate relevant points from the literature and formulate our own to present a coherent argument for the central role of clinicians in ethical AI and propose ideas to help advance efforts to employ ML-based solutions within healthcare. Finally, we highlight the responsibility of not only clinicians, but also data scientists, tech companies, ethicists, and regulators to act virtuously in realising the vision of ethical and accountable AI in healthcare.

Societal values and mask usage for COVID-19 control in the US

Societies are looking for ways to mitigate risk while stimulating economic recovery from COVID-19. Facial coverings (masks) reduce the risk of disease spread but there is limited understanding of public beliefs regarding mask usage in the U.S. where mask wearing is divisive and politicized. We find that 83% (±3%) of U.S. respondents in our nationally representative sample believed masks have a role in U.S. society related to the spread of COVID-19 in June 2020. However, 11–24% of these respondents reported not wearing a mask themselves in some public locations. Beliefs about mask wearing and usage vary by respondent demographics and level of agreement with a variety of societal value statements. Agreement with the statement gun ownership is a right based on the U.S. Constitution was negatively correlated with the belief masks had a role in society related to the spread of COVID-19. Agreement with the statements healthcare is a human right and I always wear my seat belt when driving were positively correlated with the belief masks had a role. Only 47% of respondents agreed that “Wearing a mask will help prevent future lock-downs in my community related to COVID-19.” Public perception of the importance of mask usage revealed public transportation, grocery/food stores, and schools, as the relatively most important public places for mask usage among those seven places studied. Results suggest that public health advisories about riskiness of various situations or locations and public perception of importance of risk mitigation by location may not be well aligned.

Is value statement an effective informal control for stimulating pro-environmental behaviors?

ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine when and how a pro-environmental value statement is effective at stimulating pro-environmental behavior. Specifically, it examines whether the effect of pro-environmental value statements on pro-environmental behavior depends on participation in goal setting and whether that effect is explained by goal commitment. Few recent empirical studies examine the behavioral effects of value statements, despite the potential of this informal control to stimulate appropriate behaviors. Also scarce are studies on management control examining the effects of different types of control on pro-environmental behavior. Pro-environmental behaviors are important in the business environment as they promote a reduction in pollutants and contribute to the effective design of environmental management systems and to environmental performance. Thus, it is important to identify how management control mechanisms can promote or inhibit this type of behavior. The contribution to the management control literature is to show in which context and through which process value statements can be an effective informal control. In addition, the practical implication is that decentralized organizations can benefit from the use of value statements as a control mechanism, providing they enable participation in goal setting. Participants were recruited via the Amazon Mechanical Turk platform and they had to decide about compliance with an environmental agreement in an experimental study. I manipulate the presence of a pro-environmental value statement and the participation in setting the profit goal. Research findings indicate that a pro-environmental value statement reduces commitment to the profit goal and thus increases environmental compliance, but only when the goal-setting is participative. When the goal-setting is imposed, a pro-environmental value statement does not affect commitment and environmental compliance. The main contribution is to indicate that decentralized organizations can stimulate appropriate behaviors by communicating prioritized values through a value statement when participation in goal setting is allowed.

Hotel Branding Exposed: a Content Analysis of Related Organisational Values

Abstract Background/Purpose: This paper explores how organisational values can help to understand the interlinks of hotel brands and their hotel rating. The study assumes that the importance of organisational values in the service sector represents one of the key components of both growth and development of an organisation. Methods: Conceptual content analysis was used on the dataset of organisational values found on websites of the top 100 European hotel brands. Advanced network analytic procedures were applied to identify clustered dimensions of organisational values among various hotel brands. Results: Results identified shared organisational values among hotel brands clustered into four predominant dimensions: entrepreneurial, stakeholders, moral, and tradition. The study confirmed wide content variability of organisational values within the hotel brand industry. Conclusion: The cluster analysis identified clusters of the most important words from values statements, concluding that hotel brands highly value “entrepreneurial” and “ethical” clusters. The island analysis approach on hotel brands’ level also reveals that organisational values in this sector are determined by many factors, including the scale and market positioning. Our study provides theoretical and practical implications to hotel brand strategists in order to better understand their current and desired sector position.

Мораль и право в свете эволюционного подхода

The purpose of the study is to reveal the philosophical, ideological basis of the views of M. Hauser, a prominent representative of American evolutionary psychology. The article examines the main provisions of the concept of the origin of moral and legal statements, which was proposed by M. Hauser, from the position of a systematic approach. The scientific novelty of the research lies in substantiating the applicability of a biological scientific strategy to the study of the philosophical problem of the premises and genesis of various value judgments and statements. As a result, the authors identified the features of modern biological scientific strategy, its basic theoretical and methodological elements, philosophical components, heuristic possibilities. The authors showed that M. Hauser developed a complex problem of the formation of moral and legal statements in line with the named strategy, modern philosophical interpretation, systematic development and determinism.