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Facility manager perspectives on building condition assessment for Portuguese higher education institutions

ABSTRACT This study aims to provide an overview of the building condition assessment at the facility management stage in higher education buildings in Portugal. A questionnaire survey containing 188 questions was developed and was responded to by experts in the facility management departments of 19 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Portugal. The data analysis, using analytic hierarchy process, showed the difficulties related to the process of facility management and building condition assessment and the experts’ preferences in building condition assessment and facility management in Portuguese HEIs. Four building condition assessment parameters were also evaluated. Although not representative of all HEIs in Portugal, the findings indicate that there needs to be a significant change in the management of the HEI building stock with the support of new digital technologies and the prioritization of preventive actions. This unique view of facility management in Portugal provides useful pointers for facility managers working in HEI in other (European) countries and has relevance to other building typologies.

Mitigation insights from emergency managers on working with stakeholders.

Emergency managers have the important responsibility of planning and implementing mitigation policies and programs to reduce losses to life and property. To accomplish these goals, they must use limited time and resources to ensure the communities they serve have adequately mitigated against potential disasters. As a result, it is common to collaborate and coordinate with a wide variety of partner agencies and community organizations. While it is well established that strengthening relationships and increasing familiarity improve coordination, this article advances that narrative by providing direct insights on the ways a select group of local, state, and federal emergency managers view relationships with other mitigation stakeholders. Using insights from a 1-day workshop hosted at the University of Delaware to gather information from mitigation stakeholders, this article provides a discussion of commonalities and challenges workshop participants identified with other stakeholder groups. These insights can inform other emergency managers about potential collaborators and coordination opportunities with similar stakeholders in their own communities.

Hospital Management During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic

Managing a hospital is highly complex due to the broad range of services hospitals deliver to a diverse population, especially during events such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hospital managers have faced a number of important management challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study was conducted to explore the perceptions and views of hospital managers of the key challenges facing health care based on their own experience working at a hospital during the pandemic COVID-19. This study adds to the small body of qualitative knowledge on the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in public hospitals. The qualitative data was collected through 15 semi-structured interviews using a thematic analysis. Five interviews were conducted via an online program and 10 were conducted face to face. Participants were healthcare professionals including hospital managers, a director of medical services, a director of patients’ affairs, a director of a nursing department, and managers who work directly with COVID-19 cases. The data analysis identified five main themes: namely, health system challenges, organizational challenges, individual challenges, financial challenges, and legal challenges. The findings of this research provide insights about the challenges experienced by hospital managers and provide direction for future improvements in hospitals to overcome these difficulties.

Konvergensi IFRS terhadap Manajemen Laba (Studi Konseptual)

Accounting standards are guidelines used in accounting practice. The existence of profit management cases carried out by several large companies in the United States such as Enron, WorldCom, and so on triggered the creation of a new accounting standard that is applied globally, namely IFRS. IFRS was developed by the IASB with the aim that this international standard can minimize profit management practices in addition to improving the quality of financial statements. Profit management practices are one of the topics that are often debated because this practice can reduce the credibility of financial statements and can add bias in financial statements. However, when viewed from the point of view of management who wants to display the company's performance and condition remains good, it is also not a wrong thing. This profit management practice will actually not be negative if in managing the profits of a company using accounting methods that are allowed by generally accepted Financial Accounting Standards. This article is designed to describe the convergence of IFRS in Indonesia and its impact on profit management.

Combined Radiological and Endoscopic Evaluation of Sino Nasal Anatomical Variations in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A North Indian Study.

To determine the prevalence of anatomical variations of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) on CT scan imaging. To correlate the Anatomical variations with the extent of CRS. 100 patients attending the ENT outpatient department with clinically diagnosed CRS were selected for study based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were subjected to CT scan and diagnostic nasal endoscopy. The correlation of anatomical variation with severity of CRS based on radiological score and endoscopic score was observed. Deviated nasal septum was the most common anatomical variation observed in 71% cases. Followed by Agger nasi (68%), concha bullosa (55%), Onodi cell (25%), Haller cell (14%), frontal sinus hypoplasia (2%) and uncinate bulla (1%) respectively. Statistically significant relationship of radiological score with left side Bullous Concha Bullosa and highly statistically significant relationship with Haller Cell was observed. While statistically significant relationship between Deviated Nasal Septum on left side with endoscopic score was also observed. Correlation of anatomical variation with CRS concludes on the notethat some variations cause impaired sinus drainage and ventilation leading to recurrent sinusitis. Also, incidence of these variations was comparable to other studies done in asymptomatic population therefore, simply detection of a solitary anatomical variant itself does not determine predisposition to disease or the pathogenesis of the CRS and that we should have a critical look out for these anatomical variations from point of view of surgical management.

Defining ready for discharge from sub-acute care: a qualitative exploration from multiple stakeholder perspectives

BackgroundPlanning discharges from subacute care facilities is becoming increasingly complex due to an ageing population and a high demand on services. The use of non-standardised assessments to determine a patient’s readiness for discharge places a heavy reliance on a clinician’s judgement which can be influenced by system pressures, past experiences and team dynamics. The current literature focusses heavily on discharge-readiness from clinicians’ perspectives and in the acute care setting. This paper aimed to explore the perceptions of discharge-readiness from the perspectives of key stakeholders in subacute care: inpatients, family members, clinicians and managers.MethodsA qualitative descriptive study was conducted, exploring the views of inpatients (n = 16), family members (n = 16), clinicians (n = 17) and managers (n = 12). Participants with cognitive deficits and those who did not speak English were excluded from this study. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted and audio-recorded. Following transcription, inductive thematic analysis was completed.ResultsParticipants identified that there are both patient-related and environmental factors that influence discharge-readiness. Patient-related factors discussed included continence, functional mobility, cognition, pain and medication management skills. Environmental factors centred around the discharge (home) environment, and were suggested to include a safe physical environment alongside a robust social environment which was suggested to assist to fill any gaps in functional capabilities (i.e. patient-related factors).ConclusionsThese findings make a unique contribution to the literature by providing a thorough exploration of determining discharge-readiness as a combined narrative from the perspectives from key stakeholders. Findings from this qualitative study identified key personal and environmental factors influencing patients’ discharge-readiness, which may allow health services to streamline the determination of discharge-readiness from subacute care. Understanding how these factors might be assessed within a discharge pathway warrants further attention.

Epidemiological, Clinicopathological and Prognosis Features of Moroccan Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

A distinct epidemiology, etiology, clinical characteristics, and therapeutic outcomes characterize nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) from other head and neck cancers. An actualized analysis of NPC patients' features enables a global view of NPC management. Accordingly, the current study investigated the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Moroccan patients with NPC, as well as their 4-years survival outcomes and influencing prognostic factors. We prospectively analyzed data of 142 histologically confirmed Moroccan patients with NPC between October 2016 and February 2019. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses were used to assess predictive prognostic factors related to NPC. All analyses were conducted using SPSS version 21 statistical software. In the present study, a net male predominance was found, with a mean age of 44±16.3 years old. Advanced stages of NPC were observed in 64.1% of patients, and 32.4% of patients presented with distant metastasis at diagnosis. The 4-years overall survival, locoregional relapse-free survival, distant metastasis-free survival and progression-free survival were 68.0%, 63.0%, 53.9%, and 39.9%, respectively. Age, N category and distant metastasis were identified as the most important independent prognosis factors for NPC in this cohort (p<0.05). In conclusion, NPC affects young adults and is frequently diagnosed at advanced disease stages, impacting therefore negatively patients survival; which is in line with data from endemic areas for NPC. The current study clearly highlights that a greater attention should be directed to improving the management of this aggressive malignancy.

A Quantitative Analysis of Organizational Silence and Turnover Intention: An Outcome with CB-SEM

Today's businesses have acknowledged the necessity of retaining their employees rather than spending time and resources training new employees, making employee retention a pressing issue. Although this view of the organization's top management is the main cause of unemployment, it may also inhibit new talent and innovation. Aside from that, every company has to deal with staff churn. The purpose of this study was to examine the actions that lead to employees' intentions to leave their jobs and to determine the quantitative impact of organizational silence on employee turnover intentions. This study gathered responses from ten different service and manufacturing firms. Participants provided 388 responses out of a possible total of 500. Structural equation modeling has been used to examine the data using SPSS and AMOS. The outcomes of this study reported that there was a significant positive effect of organizational silence on turnover intention among employees of service and manufacturing companies in Pakistan. The study has contributed to managers making better retention policies.

Digital platform ecosystems in flux: From proprietary digital platforms to wide-spanning ecosystems

Digital Platform Ecosystems (DPEs) represent a distinct form of interorganizational relationship cultivated on digital infrastructures. Although DPEs are researched extensively among management scholars, shortcomings in formalizing their emergence remain. Particularly re-occurring patterns and temporal dimensions of emergence continue to be relatively unexplored. We review existing literature in an integrative manner and shed light on DPE emergence by deriving a framework comprising four distinct stages. We thereby sharpen the understanding of DPEs and bring convergence to an increasingly fragmented field of research by accounting for industrial innovation management, organizational, market-based, and ecosystem-based views. As a result, we present a classification of DPE emergence stages and related key activities contributing to the progression from a nascent digital platform into a wide-spanning DPE. Finally, we propose multiple avenues for future research.

Non-standard audit opinions and earnings management of listed companies——Evidence from China

Numerous academics domestically and internationally have focused on the relationship between earnings management and audit views; nevertheless, much of the literature now in circulation focuses on the effect of earnings management on audit opinions, with little or no emphasis paid to the opposite relationship. Using the enterprise's non-standard audit views from the prior period as a basis, this article explores the influence on the current period's earnings management. Based on data from a sample of all A-share listed companies in China from 2010 to 2021, it has been discovered that non-standard audit opinions will hinder enterprise earnings management. This effect is more pronounced in state-owned businesses and businesses audited by the Big Four accounting firms. Furthermore, this article discovers that audit fees are an important tool for firms to get non-standard audit opinions, which are then employed as intermediary factors to influence corporate earnings management. This paper's research framework organically integrates audit opinions, earnings management, and audit fees, expanding and deepening theoretical research on earnings management and audit opinions.

Beliefs of rheumatologists and general practitioners on urate lowering therapy: a cross-sectional study.

To describe beliefs of physicians and patients in primary and secondary care about urate-lowering therapy (ULT), to examine differences in physicians' medication beliefs and to examine the association of physicians' medication beliefs with the prescribed dosage of ULT, gout outcomes and patients' medication beliefs. We conducted a cross-sectional study among rheumatologists and general practitioners (GPs) and their patients using ULT in The Netherlands. All participants filled out the Beliefs About Medication Questionnaire (BMQ). Demographics of physicians were collected through questionnaires. Patient and disease characteristics were collected through questionnaires and electronic medical records. Differences between rheumatologists and GPs in the BMQ subscales Necessity and Concern and the necessity-concern difference (NCD) score were analysed by two-sample t-tests. Multilevel analyses were performed to examine the association of physicians' BMQ scores with the prescribed dosage of ULT, gout outcomes (number of gout flares, serum urate) and patients' BMQ scores. A total of 28 rheumatologists, 443 rheumatology patients, 45 GPs and 294 GP patients were included. The mean NCD scores were 7.1 (s.d. 3.6), 4.0 (s.d. 4.0), and 4.2 (s.d. 5.0) for rheumatologists, GPs and patients, respectively. Rheumatologists scored higher on necessity beliefs [mean difference 1.4 (95% CI 0.0, 2.8)] and lower on concern beliefs [mean difference -1.7 (95% CI -2.7, -0.7)] compared with GPs. No associations between physicians' beliefs and prescribed dosage of ULT, gout outcomes or patients' beliefs were found. Rheumatologists had higher necessity and lower ULT concern beliefs compared with GPs and patients. Physicians' beliefs were not related to prescribed ULT dosage and patient outcomes. The role of physicians' beliefs in gout management in patients using ULT seems limited. Future qualitative research can provide more insights into physicians' views of gout management.

Spor Yöneticilerinin Örgütsel Bağlılık Düzeylerine Yönelik Bilimsel Değerlendirme Çalışmalarının İncelenmesi

In this study, it is aimed to examine the scientific evaluation studies on the organizational commitment levels of sports managers. When the scientific evaluation studies on organizational commitment levels are examined, it is seen that studies, studies and field research have been conducted at a level that will significantly eliminate the lack in the field at the local, regional and global levels related to sports management. As it is known, the purpose and scope of sports management is to find the most efficient use of the elements that make up sports management and the resources that make up these elements, and to base the studies that can be done about sports management on this basis. In other words, in short, it is to get more efficiency by using few people, little money, few materials, little time, little space. The main goal in sports management is to try to do the best without giving an opportunity to waste resources. Within this framework, the goals of each of the elements that make up management in sports are the same. However, the totality of these goals constitutes the overall goal of management. The goals of all elements are equally important from the point of view of management. Failure to achieve the goal in one of the goals may negatively affect the overall goal of the management. For this reason, it is vital to have realistic information about the administrations and practices in terms of the functionality and professionalism of sports management. Key Words: Sports Managers, Organizational Commitment, Scientific Evaluation

Taxonomic identity of Distapliastylifera (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), a new arrival to the eastern Pacific displaying invasive behavior in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

A colonial ascidian of the genus Distaplia caused a mass mortality of the pen shell Atrinamaura (Sowerby, 1835) during June 2016 in the southwest of the Gulf of California (Mexico), with a significant socio-economic cost. Tentatively identified in previous works as Distapliacf.stylifera, a precise taxonomic determination was still lacking. In the present work, based on a detailed morphological study, it is confirmed that this aggressive species is Distapliastylifera (Kowalevsky, 1874). Originally described from the Red Sea, the species currently has a wide circumtropical distribution (with the exception of the Eastern Pacific to date) and is reported as introduced in parts of its range. The present account thus represents an important range extension of this species. However, when revising the original description and later observations, the reported variability of several characters makes it likely that the binomen is in fact a complex of species, as is common in other ascidians with wide distributions. A complete morphological and genetic study including populations from the entire range of distribution would be necessary to settle the status of D.stylifera. Taxonomic uncertainties hinder a correct interpretation of biogeographical patterns and inference on the origin of the studied population. Nevertheless, the known introduction potential of the species, coupled with an explosive growth in an anthropized environment, and the lack of any previous reports in the Eastern Pacific, strongly suggest that the investigated population represents yet another instance of ascidian introduction. From the point of view of management, its invasive behavior is cause for great concern and warrants mitigation measures.

Perioperative Management for Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Consideration From the Perspective of Preventing Complication.

In recent years, full-endoscopic discectomy (FED) has expanded its range of indications with the development of devices and various techniques. The advantage of FED over conventional surgery is that it is a minimally invasive procedure. However, intraoperative and postoperative precautions must be taken to prevent complications. It is necessary to avoid complications that could compromise the outcome of the procedure. Effective perioperative management is necessary to avoid complications; however, there is no set view for perioperative management in FED. In this study, we perform a literature review to examine the effectiveness of perioperative management methods for FED. The key to ensuring the efficacy and minimal invasiveness of FED is prevention of complications. Based on the result and literature review, we believe that the most manageable postoperative management after FED is prevention of recurrent disc herniation and hematoma formation. A drain should be placed to prevent postoperative hematoma formation. It is advisable to evaluate the patient's symptoms and monitor C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels during the first week after surgery. Postoperative antibiotics were administered for 1 day.

The Influence of Supply Chain Management Practises on Operational Performance of Quoted Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria: Procurement Outsourcing And Order Process Management View

The study explored the influence of supply chain management practises on operational performance in the manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Conversely, the study adopted the cross-sectional survey research design. Data were primarily sourced through administered questionnaires. A collection of four thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four (4,984) employees of all manufacturing firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and operating in Nigeria's Edo and Delta States make up the study's population. A sample size of 370 was computed using the Yamane’s formula and same number of questionnaires was administered but 318 were found fit in testing the formulated hypotheses. Research data were analyzed, using descriptive and inferential statistical instruments. Based on the ordinary least squares regression, the study revealed that procurement outsourcing (?= 0.082974, t-Statistic= 3.049313 and p&lt;0.05) and order process management (?= 0.349839, t-Statistic= 7.972484 and p&lt;0.05) have positive and statistically significant relationship with operational performance of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Based on these conclusions, the study suggested that management of manufacturing firms conduct a benchmarking exercise for best players in the industry as a way to improve their procurement outsourcing practices, and that the facility and competence of order processing system should be routinely evaluated using indicators that tracked the flexibility and dependability of order handling. This would allow them to attain and keep up supply chain performance that is unmatched.

Methodological Approaches to the Concept of "Quality Assurance of Education"

Object: Analysis of the essence of the concept of «quality assurance of education» and the definition of its methodological approaches to the existence and practical implementation. Methods: Methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative evaluation of strategic and regulatory documents. Results: The concept of «quality assurance of education» was introduced into the terminology of Kazakh higher education from the standards and guidelines of the European Network for Quality Assurance of Higher Education (ENQA) after the adoption of the parameters of the Bologna process. When analyzing the essence of the concept, special attention is paid to its characteristics, firstly, from the point of view of management, and secondly, as a system for improving the quality of education. Conclusions: Quality assurance of education in the form of management is the direction, organization and regulation of the impact on the quality of education. Quality assurance of education in the form of a system contains a set of interrelated and interacting elements that are provided at the institutional (internal), national and international (external) levels.

Conceptual Framework and Analisys of the Business Incubation Process

The main stages of the study and analysis of the business incubation process (in the relevant organizations) are presented, both from the perspective of a resident and from the side of a business incubator. The accepted approach to the specifics and characteristics of the leading business incubators / accelerators and other similar organizations from the point of view of project management is explained. In the process of research, a review of academic works and sources of professional associations / institutional organizations was carried out, in which the existing definitions of a business incubator are analyzed, an overview of the organization / business model (business incubator) is provided together with data collection (from interviews and questionnaires). The most famous business incubation programs have been studied. A functional model of a business incubator has been obtained, as well as a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that can be useful for a business incubator to achieve effective company management.

Work engagement and employee satisfaction in the practice of sustainable human resource management – based on the study of Polish employees

AbstractSustainable human resource management (SHRM) views employees as a very important resource for the organisation, while paying close attention to their preferences, needs, and perspectives. The individual is an essential element of SHRM. The article focuses on analyzing selected SHRM issues related to the individual employee's level of job engagement and employee satisfaction. The main objective of our study was to identify individual-level correlations between factors affecting employee satisfaction, such as: workplace well-being, employee development, employee retention, job engagement, and employee satisfaction. Based on the results of a systematic literature review, we posed the following research question: is there any relation between factors affecting employee satisfaction (employee workplace well-being, employee development, employee retention, work engagement) and employee satisfaction in the SHRM context? To answer the research question, we have conducted a quantitative study on the sample of 1051 employees in companies in Poland and posed five hypotheses (H1-H5). The research findings illustrate that higher level of employee workplace well-being (H1), employee development, (H2), employee retention (H3) was related to higher level of employee engagement (H4), which in turn led to higher level of employee satisfaction. The results show the mediating role of employee engagement in the relationship between workplace well-being, employee development, employee retention, and employee satisfaction (H5). The presented results contribute to the development of research on work engagement and job satisfaction in the practice of SHRM. By examining the impact of individual-level factors on job satisfaction, we explain which workplace factors should be addressed to increase an employee satisfaction and work engagement. The set of practical implications for managers implementing SHRM in the organization is discussed at the end of the paper.

The moderating effects of gender on managerial performance assessment and dysfunctional behaviour: Evidence from Indonesia

Dysfunctional behaviour and gender are significant topics in economics and accounting research, especially behavioural accounting. The research has demonstrated a connection between managers’ motivation and performance assessment. Organizations, both public and private engage in performance assessment as a crucial activity when assessing the accomplishment of organizational objectives. This study tries to explore the effect of managerial performance assessment and gender on dysfunctional behaviour and how it affects managers’ dysfunctional behaviour. It also looks at how the role of gender in moderating the effect of managerial performance assessment on dysfunctional behaviour. The managers of Rural Banks/Sharia Rural Banks that were regulated by The Financial Services Authority Purwokerto, Central Java Province, Indonesia, are the respondents to this study. From 24 BPR/BPRS with complete data, 80 questionnaires were chosen using the purposive sampling technique. This study establishes through the use of linear regression that managerial performance evaluation has an impact on reducing dysfunctional behaviour. Additionally, research demonstrates that gender has no bearing on dysfunctional behaviour and does not moderate the effect of managerial performance assessment on dysfunctional behaviour. Other findings indicate that, despite the stereotype that women are more risk-averse, dysfunctional behaviour is not associated with gender identity. At various managerial levels, this study also discovered variations in how dysfunctional behaviour was perceived. Lower-level managers and middle-level managers, as well as lower-level managers and upper-level managers, have different perspectives on dysfunctional behaviour. Top managers and middle managers both view dysfunctional behaviour as unacceptable. Given the possibility of dysfunctional behaviour appearing while evaluating management performance, the findings of this study help to advance behavioural accounting.

Applicability of abrasive waterjet cutting to irradiated graphite decommissioning

Characterization, dismantling and pre-disposal management of irradiated graphite (i-graphite) have an important role in safe decommissioning of several nuclear facilities which used this material as moderator and reflector. In addition to common radiation protection issues, easily volatizing long-lived radionuclides and stored Wigner energy could be released during imprudent retrieval and processing of i-graphite. With this regard, among all cutting technologies, abrasive waterjet (AWJ) can successfully achieve all of the thermo-mechanical and radiation protection objectives. In this work, factorial experiments were designed and systematically conducted to characterize the AWJ processing parameters and the machining capability. Moreover, the limitation of dust production and secondary waste generation has been addressed since they are important aspects for radiation protection and radioactive waste management.The promising results obtained on non-irradiated nuclear graphite blocks demonstrate the applicability of AWJ as a valid technology for optimizing the retrieval, storage, and disposal of such radioactive waste. These activities would benefit from the points of view of safety, management, and costs.