Work Of Organizations Research Articles

Team informational resources, information elaboration, and team innovation: Diversity mindset moderating functional diversity and boundary spanning scouting effects

AbstractThe knowledge integration perspective on team innovation holds that information elaboration – the exchange, discussion, and integration of task‐relevant information and perspectives – is the core team process driving team innovation. Factors reflecting the informational resources the team can draw on through information elaboration therefore are important influences on team innovation. In this respect, team innovation research points to team functional diversity and to team boundary spanning scouting to acquire information from outside the team. Team innovation research also makes clear that informational resources (as reflected in functional diversity and boundary spanning scouting) do not guarantee team information elaboration, and that identifying moderation in this relationship is particularly valuable. Building on this state of the science, we focus on the moderating role of the team diversity mindset – members' shared understanding of the importance of information elaboration for team performance – in the relationships of team functional diversity and boundary spanning scouting with information elaboration and team innovation. A multi‐wave and multi‐source survey of N = 215 teams involved in knowledge work in various Chinese organizations supported our research model for team boundary spanning scouting but not for team functional diversity.

Childhood cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries.

This report summarizes the status of pediatric surgical oncology services in low- and middle-income countries. Factors such as surgical capacity and enablers, and barriers to providing pediatric surgical oncology services are discussed. A review of the literature was conducted to examine the evidence for the capacity of low- and middle-income countries to provide childhood cancer surgery services, focusing on general surgery. Unpublished, ongoing work and initiatives of international organizations are also described.

A Motivation Perspective to Participation in Strategy Work in Organizations: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Framing

A Motivation Perspective to Participation in Strategy Work in Organizations: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Framing

Оценка альтернатив: новые подходы принятия решений в условиях определенности

The decision-making process plays an important role in the development of society in general and the effective management of organizations in particular. In today's world, where the complexity of tasks and the competitive environment are constantly growing, making the right and informed decisions becomes a key element of success. Any person, group of people or organization is constantly faced with the need to choose between several possible courses of action, called alternatives, whether in the personal sphere or in the work of organizations. To effectively make complex decisions within the activities of organizations, models for making optimal decisions have been developed. The most popular of them is the model of decision-making under conditions of certainty, when the outcome of the decision is not influenced by random factors. All this confirms the relevance of scientific research in the field of decision making. Aim. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for assessing the degree of attractiveness of alternatives based on objective quantitative or subjective qualitative criteria, which will improve the quality of decisions made. The methodology is based on mathematical models for processing information containing the characteristics of alternatives according to evaluation criteria. Materials and methods. The methodology for evaluating alternatives presented in the work is based on mathematical models of information processing, which are based on methods of mathematical modeling, optimization methods, linear programming, theory of fuzzy sets, theory of latent variables, as well as methods of decision-making under conditions of uncertainty and methods of expert assessment. Results. The relevance of the development of a model for evalua¬ting construction projects according to quantitative criteria is shown, ways of solving the tasks are given and justified. A mathematical model has been developed that makes it possible to evaluate construction projects by objective indicators based on the theory of fuzzy sets and the Rush model for estimating latent variables. On the basis of numerical methods, the adequacy of the received estimates of construction projects is substantiated, the methodology for implementing computational procedures necessary for the practical implementation of evaluation models is described. Conclusion. The application of the given methodology in the decision-making procedure under conditions of certainty will improve the quality of decisions made and reduce the risks of their implementation.

Results of nursing personnel management in outpatient polyclinic services

Rational use of human potential and its development, in the future, will help achieve the highest economic results in the work of a medical organization, thereby improving the quality of medical care provided to the population. Thus, the professional activities of nursing service managers are directly related to personnel management. The quality of work of nursing teams depends on how effectively personnel management methods are studied and used in practice. Target. Improving methods of managing nursing staf f in a cit y clinic. Results. The psychological climate in the team was studied by conducting research on the psychological atmosphere in the group and determining the group cohesion index; the influence of the level of motivation of medical personnel on the results of work in the team was revealed; The leadership styles that dominate the work of the heads of nursing services at the clinic and the degree of satisfaction of medical personnel with the work performed were analyzed. Conclusion. The basis of the concept of personnel management in a medical organization is the need to understand the increasing role of the employee’s personality, knowledge of his motivational attitudes, the ability to form them and direct them to solve the problems facing the organization. Of particular importance is the use of effective methods of personnel management, which make it possible to implement and generalize the entire range of issues of employee adaptation to environmental conditions, and to take into account the role of the personal factor in building an organization’s personnel management system.

The impact of the importance of the life priority "Health" in the formation of the patient's attitude to the organization of medical care provided on an outpatient settings

AIM: to analyze the influence of the structure of the life priority “health” in shaping the patient’s attitude towards the organization of medical care provided in an outpatient setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS OF RESEARCH: Primary data were obtained through an anonymous survey of 486 patients of medical organizations in Moscow. In total, the author’s questionnaire offered eight priority options: “Family”, “Work”, “Education”, “Career”, “Health”, “Material goods”, “Spiritual values”, “Faith (religion)”. When answering, the respondent arranged the proposed priorities in hierarchical order according to the degree of decreasing importance in relation to himself personally. As a division into comparison groups, the concept of standard structure was used, that is, the correspondence of the individual structure of life priorities to the collective structure. The main group (147 people) included patients who considered the life priority “Health” to be very significant. Patients included in the control group (112 people) placed the life priority “Health” in the fourth and subsequent places in the hierarchy, that is, they considered it less important compared to other priorities. 228 patients ranked the life priority “Health” in third place (the majority) and they were excluded from further consideration. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The overall assessment of the activities of a medical organization providing medical care in an outpatient setting does not depend on the place in the hierarchy of life priorities of the “Health” value, however, with an average frequency of visits, which is the most common characteristic of the need for outpatient medical care, the value of the assessment of the quality of the organization of the activities of a medical organization is higher in the control group of patients, that is, with a low importance of the life priority “Health”. CONCLUSION: Despite the higher integral ratings given by patients with a low importance of the life priority “Health”, and a lower proportion of those who did not express any complaints about the organization of the clinic’s activities, they expressed more complaints about certain aspects of the organization of the work of the medical organization and its mode of operation.

Correct Organization and Problems in the Process of Building the Subject-Developmental Environment in the Kindergarten through the Lens of the Competence Approach

In the present work, the influence and stages of the correct organization of the subject-developing environment and its connection with the competence approach in the process of forming the key competences among children in kindergarten are traced. The scientific research reveals the basic principles and stages that are embedded in the fundamental structure of building the subjectdevelopmental environment, as well as the advantages of the competence approach included in the learning process in the preschool stage of education. Models of the types of developmental environments in preschool education are proposed, as well as the stages of building the subject-developmental environment in preschool education. Opinions on the subject are summarized and recommendations are given for the organization of the subject-developmental environment.

The development of a performance evaluation index system for Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: a Delphi consensus study

BackgroundThe performance evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is crucial for enhancing the quality of public health services. With the ongoing reform of the CDC system in China, the existing performance evaluation system faces challenges. This study used the Delphi method to develop a new performance evaluation system for China’s provincial, city, and county-level CDC.MethodsFollowing the “Structure-Process-Outcome” model, assessment indicators were systematically collected. Indicators were modified and screened through two Delphi rounds based on CDC responsibilities, health development, and national policies. Twenty-four experts provided ratings and recommendations, and the research team evaluated questionnaire reliability, expert positivity, expert authority, and opinion consistency.ResultsThe preliminary index system identified through the literature review and pre-survey included 11 primary, 30 secondary, and 64 tertiary indicators. After the first round of consultation, two secondary indicators and 11 tertiary indicators were removed and 22 tertiary indicators were added. After the second round of consultation, three secondary indicators and 11 tertiary indicators were removed and three tertiary indicators were added, at which point the p-value of the test for Kendall’s coefficient of concordance W was < 0.001 and the coefficient of variation was within acceptable limits (< 0.25), so the consultation was concluded. The final index system included 11 primary, 25 secondary, and 67 tertiary indicators.ConclusionsThis study responded to the CDC system reform by developing a comprehensive performance evaluation index system for provincial, city, and county-level CDC in China. The index system is both scientifically grounded and practical, serving as an effective tool for promoting the high-quality work of CDC organizations.

Reshaping an issue-based field: assessing the impact of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) on the global development aid agenda

PurposeThe paper studies how the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) positioned itself in the process through which capacity building in developing countries was interpreted and enacted within the global development aid agenda from 1999 to 2016.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is an in-depth case study drawing on a comprehensive analysis of publications, reports and archival materials.FindingsThe paper unveils how IFAC shaped the interpretation of capacity building and its associated practices in a manner aligned with its expansionary aims thereby transforming itself into a prominent actor within, what we term, the capacity building issue-based field. It unpacks the strategies pursued by IFAC as it mobilised economic, social and cultural resources in support of its global capacity building ambitions for the accountancy profession. It reveals how key interactions between actors in the international development exchange field and the professional exchange field of accounting underpinned IFAC’s infiltration of, and impact on the evolution of, the capacity building issue-based field. We show how IFAC increased its influence in this field despite initially operating on the periphery of the global development aid agenda.Practical implicationsThe paper reveals how the global accountancy profession’s engagement with the capacity building activities of international development agencies became central to its commitment to serving the public interest. Our analysis suggests that deeper explorations of capacity building by the global accountancy profession in specific developing countries are required in order to determine whether these efforts have effectively catered to the needs of the citizens of those countries.Originality/valueThe work of professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) operating at the global level in the area of capacity building has been addressed in a fragmented fashion in prior research. This paper presents a unique analysis of developing alliances between the global accountancy profession and international aid agencies aimed at supporting the globalising efforts of IFAC within the realm of capacity building in international development aid. Theoretically, the paper advances prior work exploring the evolution of issue-based fields, in particular the role of inter-field relations in interstitial spaces within these processes.

РАСПРОСТРАНЕННОСТЬ И ЗАБОЛЕВАЕМОСТЬ МОЧЕКАМЕННОЙ БОЛЕЗНЬЮ В ЯРОСЛАВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

In modern society, urolithiasis is one of the most common diseases. The study of trends in the incidence and prevalence of the disease is important in practical medicine. The estimated annual increase in urolithiasis is about 3%. The causes of this phenomenon are discussed, and so far they are not fully known. The purpose of the study is to assess the cumulative incident and prevalence of urolithiasis among the adult population living in various municipal districts of the Yaroslavl region based on the analysis of statistical reports of state medical institutions and medical documentation for the period from 2018 to 2023. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of the statistical data of the work of state medical organizations of the Yaroslavl region for this period was carried out. An analysis of the total number of adult patients attached, changes in the number of patients attached, and the total number of patients diagnosed with urolithiasis was performed using the relevant International Classification of Diseases codes N20.0, N20.1, N20.2, N20.9, N23.Results and discussions. The results showed that in the city of Yaroslavl over the past 6 years there has been a natural increase in the adult population. However, a decrease in numbers was recorded between 2020 and 2021, possibly due to the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also a steady trend towards a decrease in the adult population in regions outside the regional center. Conclusion: It can be noted that urolithiasis is a widespread chronic disease of the urogenital system among the adult population living in various areas of the Yaroslavl region.

The Joint Effect of Organizational Identification and Internal Reporting Environment Openness on Budgetary Misreporting

ABSTRACT Many organizations are moving toward a more open, transparent working environment. However, a concurrent trend toward remote work in organizations could moderate the effect of this move toward organizational openness by reducing organizational identification. This study investigates the joint effect of organizational identification and reporting environment openness on managerial reporting behavior. Using an experiment, we find that weak versus strong organizational identification leads to greater slack creation in an open reporting environment, but this effect attenuates in a closed reporting environment. By speaking to the joint effect of internal reporting environment openness and organizational identification, this study contributes to our understanding of the theoretical drivers of misreporting and how they interact with concurrent trends in practice. Data Availability: The data used in this paper are available upon request.

Взаимосвязь профессионального выгорания и ранних дезадаптивных схем у экстремальных психологов

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Professional burnout is a very common syndrome that affects the well-being of people and the work of entire organizations. It is actively studied on various professional samples, especially on representatives of socionomic professions ("human-to-human"). Over the last decade, early maladaptive schemas (EMS) have been found to be associated with burnout. Despite active research, data on both burnout and EMS in extreme psychologists are lacking. The present study was conducted on this particular sample, which is intended to fill the existing gap. Thirty-six extreme psychologists participated in the study, most of the respondents worked in the emergency department or with hospice patients. The full versions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) questionnaire adapted by N. Vodopyanova for socionomic professions, as well as J. Young&amp;rsquo;s questionnaire for early maladaptive schemes in the adaptation of P. Kasyanik and E. Romanova. Using correlation analysis, it was found that most EMS were related to burnout. After analyzing the data obtained during the empirical study, an additional hypothesis, and an alternative set of techniques to test it were proposed. The results of the study may be of practical importance for burnout prevention in psychologists of extreme profile.&lt;/p&gt;

The analysis of medical personnel potential of stomatological service of the Subject of the Russian Federation considering its private sector

The approaches to analysis of medical personnel of stomatological service continue to be based on principles formed in relation to state health care system that makes it difficult to objectively assess situation due to increasing proportion of specialists employed in its private sector. The study, targeted to comprehensive comparative analysis of stomatological medical personnel of state and private medical organizations in the Irkutsk Oblast, for the first time made it possible to assess provision of population of large region and its municipalities with stomatologists, considering specialists employed in private medical organizations, in dynamics and in context of separate specialties. The decrease in provision of population with stomatologists in state medical organizations by 12.3% in 2019-2023 against the background of its increase in private ones by 14.5% was revealed. In 2023, 50.5% of stomatologists were concentrated in private sector of stomatological service and 30.8% in state sector. Yet another 18.7% combined their work in medical organizations of both types. The stomatologists employed in private sector of stomatological service were mainly concentrated in metropolises, especially in regional center, where their provision exceeds average regional level by 2.6 times.

Values Spiral Development Method in the Implementation of Digitalization Projects in Syncretic Methodology

The article is devoted to the formulation of the method of spiral development of values in the implementation of digitalization projects of self-managed organizations, which was developed within the syncretic methodology of project management. The application of the proposed method is considered in the field of infrastructure restoration projects of Ukraine. A scientific problem regarding the availability of a project management methodology that meets modern challenges has been formulated. The gap between the practical needs of project-oriented organizations in a new unique methodology and the availability of established standards for solving typical project management tasks is revealed. A review of literary sources was carried out, modern project management trends were highlighted, including: increasing complexity of modern corporate project management methodologies, application of value-oriented management approaches, models of self-managed teams. The principles of value-oriented management for infrastructure restoration projects implemented by self-managed organizations within the syncretic methodology have been formulated. The method of values spiral development of a project-oriented organization, which uses models of self-management, through the implementation of digitalization projects within the syncretic methodology, is proposed. Within the scope of the method: a value model for digitalization projects of self-managed organizations is proposed; the concept of "stellarator project" is introduced, the definition of such a project is given. The results of the approbation of the method in a project-oriented organization working in the field of infrastructure restoration of Ukraine are presented and analyzed. Areas of improvement of the project-oriented activities of the specified organization have been determined. A SWOT analysis of the proposed method was carried out. Conclusions based on the research are formulated, prospects for further research in the chosen direction are outlined.

Values Spiral Development Method in the Implementation of Digitalization Projects in Syncretic Methodology

The article is devoted to the formulation of the method of spiral development of values in the implementation of digitalization projects of self-managed organizations, which was developed within the syncretic methodology of project management. The application of the proposed method is considered in the field of infrastructure restoration projects of Ukraine. A scientific problem regarding the availability of a project management methodology that meets modern challenges has been formulated. The gap between the practical needs of project-oriented organizations in a new unique methodology and the availability of established standards for solving typical project management tasks is revealed. A review of literary sources was carried out, modern project management trends were highlighted, including: increasing complexity of modern corporate project management methodologies, application of value-oriented management approaches, models of self-managed teams. The principles of value-oriented management for infrastructure restoration projects implemented by self-managed organizations within the syncretic methodology have been formulated. The method of values spiral development of a project-oriented organization, which uses models of self-management, through the implementation of digitalization projects within the syncretic methodology, is proposed. Within the scope of the method: a value model for digitalization projects of self-managed organizations is proposed; the concept of "stellarator project" is introduced, the definition of such a project is given. The results of the approbation of the method in a project-oriented organization working in the field of infrastructure restoration of Ukraine are presented and analyzed. Areas of improvement of the project-oriented activities of the specified organization have been determined. A SWOT analysis of the proposed method was carried out. Conclusions based on the research are formulated, prospects for further research in the chosen direction are outlined.

PERSPECTIVES AND DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN THE DIGITAL AGE

In the conditions of the strong development of digital technologies, the business of organizations in a traditional environment becomes very tight. New digital technologies have implications for modern business operations. Digital trends require changes not only in the way business organizations work (jobs, workplaces and employees) but also a change in the entire concept of organizational culture (behavior and thinking of employees). In order for digital technologies not to become an obstacle to the business of modern organizations, in our work we will identify a new organizational culture that is able to support new technologies. At the same time, we will look at the key elements of the traditional organizational culture, which we have to transform. In the final part, with the aim of improving the business of business organizations, guidelines will be given for the development of a new digital organizational culture that will contribute to the improvement of business, all in the context of adapting to new digital technologies. In the study of digital transformation and organizational culture, the authors employ analytical and synthetic approaches to achieve a deeper understanding. The analytical approach deconstructs elements through qualitative analysis, while the synthetic approach integrates information and theories to form a comprehensive concept. These approaches enable the identification of optimal strategies for different contexts, which is crucial for this study. Overall, the study contributes to theoretical understanding of digital transformation and organizational culture, while also offering practical guidance for organizations undergoing the process of digital transformation.

Exploring opportunities for public sector organisations to connect wellbeing to resource loops in a regional circular economy

ABSTRACT This paper contributes towards our understanding of the role of public sector organisations in delivering circular economy (CE) goals, suggesting that such organisations seek to deliver social value when implementing CE activities. Through empirical evidence from Wales, and a programme designed to deliver circular outcomes via increased collaborative working in public sector organisations, the paper shows that public sector actors interpret the CE as a means to deliver well-being outcomes. The paper shows that public sector organisations, in Wales, are seeking to exploit the maximum social value from CE activities. This, the paper argues, requires a nuanced attention to the context and circumstances in which public service delivery is implemented. A legislative framework, the Wellbeing Future Generations Act (2015), that promotes collaborative working with people and communities to prevent persistent problems such as poverty, health inequalities and climate change, is supporting the creation of a definition of a CE that connects people and wellbeing to resource loops. The key contribution of the paper is to provide an empirical model demonstrating how public sector organisations in Wales are enacting CE in Wales, mediating between and integrating the social, material and spatial elements of a CE.

Подготовка будущих педагогов для советской трудовой школы: педуклоны в 1920-1930-е г.г. в Оренбуржье

This article highlights and discusses the periods of development of peduklons in the 1920-1930s in the Orenburg region. The features of training future teachers for the Soviet school are revealed. And also the pain points characteristic of schools in 1297 are given, which were identified as a result of a survey of students, namely: a) the monotony of work methods in first-level schools, which discouraged interest in passive practical training; b) little time to study notes, since it was not always possible to get material from the teacher in a week; c) poor participation of trainees in the social work of the first-level school; d) insufficient number of trial lessons; e) the impossibility for everyone to familiarize themselves with the work of 3 and 4 gr. And recommendations are given: “a) contact the school more closely; b) improve relationships between teachers of first-level schools and trainees; c) strengthen work in public organizations of schools; d) increase the number of trial lessons; e) more opportunities on the part of schools for trainees to demonstrate their activity; f) more fully organize the recording of school attendance by trainees; g) allocate one day from the weekly schedule specifically for the workshop, since students have to study without rest after the workshop at their school.” Based on theoretical analysis, a specific curriculum for a labor school of the second stage is presented (using the example of school No. 8 named after Profintern in Orenburg (1928-29 academic year), the practice of organizing education in Orenburg schools that worked according to “pedagogical lines” is considered.

Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Edinburgh: How the Homes for Ukraine Scheme Worked

The article presents an in-deep analysis of the implementation the Homes for Ukraine Scheme (HFUS) for Ukrainian forced migrants fleeing the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022. It is noteworthy that the HFUS does not provide for official refugee status in the UK but allows Ukrainians to seek asylum. The HFUS is unique, as it involves, in particular, the settlement of Ukrainian refugees in the same housing with their sponsors, which should contribute to the adaptation and assimilation of new residents in Scotland. Our interviews with Ukrainians and sponsors who hosted Ukrainians aimed to analyse the challenges faced by both groups involved in HFUS. The study aimed to explore the challenges faced by Ukrainians adapting to new conditions in Scotland, their self-identification in a new environment, and their future plans. The primary difficulties identified for Ukrainians in Scotland included limited English language proficiency, challenges in securing employment in their field, navigating unfamiliar systems, and instability hindering long-term planning. Conversely, Scots highlighted challenges related to the lack of clarity in the HFUS, in communication with local councils, and in understanding the consequences of using the scheme. Based on analysis of interviews and other open sources, the authors identified certain aspects that they believe should be considered in Scotland's migrant integration policy, in particular, the effectiveness of the HFUS and the work of state and volunteer organisations that assist Ukrainians and other forced migrants. Additionally, the authors suggest that the gathered data could inform policies for repatriating Ukrainian citizens once the conflict concludes.

Comparative analysis of the organization works of the psychological service of the system education of Ukraine and Israel

The article presents a comparative analysis of the work experience of the school psychological service of Israel and Ukraine in order to study the current experience in providing assistance to schoolchildren, especially in the context of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. Attention is focused on significant changes and transformations of the psychological service of the education system of Ukraine, which arose in the conditions of the war with the Russian Federation. The priority directions of the psychological service, its regulatory and legal support, content, purpose, functions of the psychological service employees of educational institutions (pre-school, general secondary, extra-curricular, specialized, professional (vocational-technical), vocational pre-university and higher) are disclosed. Normative, standard requirements for the professional qualification of psychologists in educational institutions in Ukraine and Israel are presented. The activity of the Association of Psychologists of Ukraine is characterized in comparison with the trade union Israeli Psychological Association. The study showed that Israel has a developed system of school psychology, experience of integration and interaction of the psychological and pedagogical service and educational institutions. Attention is focused on the work of the Council of Psychologists in Israel, which includes psychologists from various divisions of the Israel Psychological Association, universities and large employers (Ministry of Health, Education and Social Security). The biggest difference is the organization of the psychologist's systemic work in Israel, that is, work with the school as a system. A pedagogical psychologist does not belong integrally to the educational institution, but is administratively and professionally subordinated to external organizations. In Israel, the experience of providing psychological assistance to schoolchildren, their parents and school employees in the conditions of an ongoing armed conflict, shelling of cities, in the case of casualties among the civilian population, including children, has been developed.