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This article analyzes the results of the diagnosis of knowledge, attitudes and practices of public sector officials who are part of the system for prevention, care and referral of cases of gender violence against women in the canton of Santa Isabel, in Ecuador. The research was quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive and cross-sectional. A census was carried out on 343 officials of the canton, applying the CAP digital survey. The "knowledge" dimension about gender and gender violence against women presented the highest scores, compared to the "attitudes" dimension, influenced by stereotypes and learned roles; and that of practices, which correspond to the skills and abilities, to deal with cases of violence. The results expose, on the one hand, the "resistance" of the officials to prevent, attend to or refer cases of gender violence against women; and, on the other, their "specialized training" needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Mekong Delta is identified as one of the areas with low levels of education in Vietnam. In addition to the system of public universities, private universities are increasingly developing and making a significant contribution to improving the level of education in this area. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing the work motivation of employees at non-public universities in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Data for the study came from 450 employees at five private universities in the Mekong Delta. The research was carried out in two stages: qualitative research and quantitative research. Additionally, the authors' choice of data analysis techniques included (1) evaluating the Cronbach's Alpha scale's reliability; (2) conducting an exploratory component analysis; and (3) performing a linear regression analysis. The study's findings demonstrated the wide range of factors that affect the job motivation of employees at five non-public universities in the Mekong Delta. The working environment was the most important factor, with a standardized beta regression coefficient of 0.282; welfare, regime, and policy came in second with an impact of 0.280; leadership style came in third with an impact of 0.212; training and promotion, and salary and bonus had an impact of 0.166 and 0.149, respectively. The author offers some suggestions to improve the job motivation of employees in Mekong Delta non-public universities based on the findings of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the context of demographic changes and population aging, this article aimed to estimate the need (ND) for hiring municipal public workers in Brazil, between 2020 and 2030, for the professional categories of Education, Health and Others. Based on data from the Annual Social Information List (RAIS, 2018), the methodology used was the Brazilian municipalities' microsimulation model for projecting civil servants. The results suggest that the ND will increase for the set of professional categories and be higher in the Southeast and Northeast regions. However, it remains negative for the Education category and positive for the Health category. It was concluded that the DN of workers in the municipal public sector is affected by the demographic dynamics of the municipalities and the dynamics of the population of workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In modern society, communication is a sine qua non condition for the success of organisations and internal communication plays a fundamental role in organisational effectiveness. In municipalities, which are also organisations, communication is fundamental and should therefore be valued, particularly internal communication. In this sense, this research explores the importance of internal communication in municipal organisations. Thus, it was defined as the objectives were: to characterise the internal public of the organisation; to identify the communication flows; to characterise how communication flows; to identify and analyse the existing internal communication tools; to identify the positive and negative aspects of internal communication; to evaluate how internal communication works and to contribute to the increase in studies in the area of organizational communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present work analyzes the historical evolution of the public employment from its emergence in the Roman Empire to its current configuration. The progression of this figure, and the determination of its contours, is opposed to that of personnel in the health field. The singularities of this sector and the coexistence of public health personnel with the birth of their own and differentiated regime, the regime of statutory personnel, are the core of this analysis. To this end, the parallel evolution of the public service and statutory regime and the subsequent separation into two differentiated legal systems are analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The literature emphasizes the importance of strengthening the administrative capacity of States to guarantee an efficient use of EU funds. In the context of the Spanish Plan of Recovery, Transformation and Resiliency to distribute Next Generation EU funds, this article explores the role of the Spanish parliament in the improvement of this administrative capacity. We argue that it can contribute in two ways. First, reinforcing the accountability of public administration. Second, promoting the participation of authorities and public officials in the design and analysis of public policies. With the goal to explore how the parliament has developed these functions, the article analyzes the parliamentary control activity on public administrations during the period 1979-2019, based on the study of parliamentary questions introduced in plenary sessions and committees. It also take into account all the parliamentary appearances of public officials and authorities for the period 1986-2019. Results illustrate, on the one hand, that political control on public administrations is very low and, even if it has diversified compared to the eighties, it has significantly decreased over time. On the other hand, the participation of public officials and authorities takes place mainly on economy and budget issues, and through posts of political confidence, more than with a technical profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is developed from evaluation of provisions of Vietnam's 2013 Land Law on State land acquisition for socioeconomic development in the national or public interest. Since implementation, many legal loopholes have been revealed, such as large-scale land acquisition, "cheap" compensation for acquired property, and coercive land acquisitions. These have created additional opportunities for corrupt officials and enterprises who have a close and mutually profitable relationship, putting the people whose land is to be acquired into difficulties and poverty. Amending the law to close these loopholes is especially necessary to combat corruption, ensure the interests of people whose land is to be acquired, and promote Vietnam's socioeconomic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article studies the variations in the forms of management of the "Plan de Finalización de los Estudios Secundarios (FinEs2)" based on the analysis of the narratives of the officials in charge of the government during the period 2013-2019. To do so, we start with a doctoral research conducted in the city of La Plata and, specifically, with the analysis of an empirical corpus built from semi-structured in-depth interviews with officials of this public policy of educational terminality. Finally, we concluded that although the education system presents relative autonomy with respect to the socio-political matrices, it is possible to identify both the continuity of certain definitions on the FinEs2 Plan and other elements that constitute clear ruptures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses data from a survey of employees of a municipal public school as part of a broader survey that heard all segments of the school community about educational evaluation. This research2 was carried out in the period 2013-2015 through a partnership between the school and the Master's Program in Education of Universidade de São Paulo and was supported by the Foundation for Research Support of the State of São Paulo (Fapesp). In this section, we discuss the perception of employees about the quality of education and what they consider important to be evaluated at school. The results show that employees are traditionally excluded from pedagogical issues, but they are those who present the most cohesive ideas. Therefore, they are a segment whose contribution to improving the quality of school education shall not be underestimated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study of one of the most important institutions of constitutional law - the constitutional and legal responsibility of members of the government. The authors review Russian and foreign studies on collegial and personal constitutional legal responsibility. The conclusion made is that the constitutional and legal responsibility of members of the Government of the Russian Federation is rather voluminous, but poorly studied concept that does not have sufficient legislative regulation for the clear performance of their official duties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the Program for the Expansion and Improvement of Rural Education as a gateway to study State and public policies based on its officials, norms and constant institutional adjustments in a context of strong political transformations. It will also study modifications in the organizations responsible for implementing the program, the links with other offices and the scope for action of those in charge. The Province of Entre Ríos is studied in depth because it has been one of the provinces that included more schools and where the program lasted longer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studies show that Latin American citizens do not trust institutions. But what underlies this distrust? This work presents an exploratory and descriptive effort around Public Administration. The goals are: a) to contrast the beliefs that citizens and administrators have about Public Administration, b) to verify differences and similarities between countries of the region, c) to identify aspects of reform that promote trust. Information was gathered from three data sources: Latinobarómetro (2011, 2015), CAF Development Bank of Latin America, (2014), and a survey with the support of the Organization of American State (OAS, 2015). The analysis reveals that: a) there are no appreciable differences between officials and citizens, b) there is relative homogeneity between countries, c) open government policies can be an excellent opportunity to renew trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of the impact of psychological interventions to reduce stress at work is a focus of increasing attention for health professionals and employers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavioral and psychoeducational intervention on coping strategies, burnout syndrome symptoms and symptoms associated with stress in public officials of the State Human Rights Commission of Veracruz, Mexico. Thirty one participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group that received the treatment (n = 15) or a waiting list control group (n = 16), both responded to self-report measures before and after the intervention, which was performed on the job site in eight two-hour sessions. Student's t -test was used and the magnitude of the effect was analyzed with Cohen's d -test to analyze the data. Both groups were equivalent before the intervention in both the sociodemographic and psychological variables. After the intervention, compared to the control, the experimental group made a higher use of active coping strategies and showed a decrease in their levels of burnout, with large effect sizes in both cases. Findings suggest that a psychological intervention based on psychoeducation and problem solving is effective and viable to support public officials in managing work stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Institutional Reception is a protection measure for children and adolescents of exceptional and provisional character. The evaluation of the functioning and the employees of the SAIs is a subject of social relevance, due to the concern about the type of services offered to this population. In this scenario, this research aims to identify the characteristics of the employees and the operation of institutional reception services in the territory of Grande Aracaju/Sergipe in the period from 2013 to 2015. It was a quantitative study, which used forms for this characterization. 13 SAI's were surveyed, all had TV room, leisure area and kitchen; 54.5% (6) study hall; 27.3% (3) did not have a technical staff room; 90.9% (10) maintained a dialogue with the Public Ministry and municipal programs in various areas; and all SAI's had dialogue with the Tutelary Council, judiciary and social assistance programs. 96 employees surveyed, with 93.7% (59) women, 25-35 years old 49.2% (31). The eight coordinators were women, 37.5% (3) received between 2 and 4 minimum wages; 50% (4) were married and had children. It was identified the need for qualification for the employees, given the high level of ignorance of the political and legal issues that permeate the universe of children and youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study analyzed the correlation between anxiety, age, pain, and manual grip strength in female workers from the Municipal Health Department of Jataí, Goiás. Fifty-eight women from the administrative sector, with an average age of 44.4 years, were evaluated. The results showed that anxiety had a positive correlation with age and pain, while it had a negative correlation with manual grip strength. It was concluded that factors such as advanced age, higher perception of pain, and reduced manual grip strength are associated with anxiety in female workers. [Extracted from the article]

Ergonomics aims at a greater benefit to the health and well-being of employees in the workplace. In this sense, the present study aims to present the current diagnosis of a Municipal School of Infant and Elementary Education, in relation to ergonomics and work safety. It also aims to raise the main problems encountered and develop proposals for improvement to carry out activities. The methodology is given through the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches; The first serves as support to determine the quality of school furniture, safety equipment present within the school environment and also the tools available; The second approach points to quantity and which objects need reform or new acquisitions. The work is classified as a case study, aiming at the investigation of the school environment, pointing out defects and problems and the search for possible solutions for them. The results showed problems related to the ergonomic issue and others related to the risk of accidents with children and employees. Thus, it is expected that with the implementation of improvement proposals, it will be possible to provide employees and students with a healthier school environment and with less risk of accidents or other types of ergonomic problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a context of acknowledgement of indigenous communities across the entire Argentinian Republic - and by means of an ethnographic study in the center-west of the nation - we analyze the daily work, as well as discourses and representations of the officers of two state institutions of the Mendoza province. One of these is in charge of water management and the other is in charge of the department territory that the Huarpe indigenous community inhabits. The officers of both institutions understand said communities in different ways. The first discredits their current presence and justifies with scientist discourses their refusal to send water provisions. The second acknowledges their rights, although it limits their capacity for collective action based on several contradicting forms of identity questioning. We present that, despite the differences, both adopt feigned forms to acknowledge rights related to autonomy, participation, and access to natural lands, covering private interests and some state authoritarianism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the concept of "public service motivation" (PSM) in the Spanish context and its utility as a public management instrument to evaluate whether providers of public services are motivated by public values. The analysis checks the relation between PSM and two of the main attitudes, organizational commitment and job satisfaction, that the literature has considered likely consequences of having a high level of PSM. The results point to a positive relation between PSM and organizational commitment but not between PSM and job satisfaction. This type of research is highly applicable in the management of human resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the concept of public service motivation (PSM) in the Spanish context and its utility as a public management instrument to evaluate whether providers of public services are motivated by public values. The analysis checks the relation between PSM and two of the main attitudes, organizational commitment and job satisfaction, that the literature has considered likely consequences of having a high level of PSM. The results point to a positive relation between PSM and organizational commitment but not between PSM and job satisfaction. This type of research is highly applicable in the management of human resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Spanish State Administration incorporates a civil service Civil Engineer Corps to administer investments in public works from the planning stage to operation, including design and construction. A large proportion of state investments are developed through organizations that do not contain civil servants among their numbers and these investments are not then controlled by those civil-service engineers expressly selected for this task on the basis of merit and capacity. There is similarly no guarantee that the remainder of the investments are managed by these civil service Engineer Corps as positions within this body are not exclusively reserved for engineers and may be occupied by civil servants from other Corps and posts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of this study is to quantify the impacts of the creation of Funpresp in 2012, focusing on the active federal civil servants. Using techniques of actuarial mathematics, through the calculation of annuities, we calculate the difference between the retirement benefits in the old and in the new pension regime. The change is unfavorable for all servers of different ages and income levels, with losses of about 15%. Additionally, we analyzed the set of conditions that should be verified so that any worker would be affected by the changes. Only in the highly unlikely circumstances of a real interest rate above 9% or a contribution rate of 47% of the income for Funpresp that would be no reduction in the benefits. These results illustrate the need for action to increase the informational level of civil servants in order they can understand correctly the impacts of the creation of Funpresp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal estudar a relação entre rotatividade de funcionários e desempenho no setor de comércio. Para tanto, a pesquisa utiliza dados de uma única empresa com diversas filiais e testa se filiais com menor rotatividade de funcionários são aquelas com melhores resultados tanto em termos econômicos (volume de vendas) como organizacionais (acidentes de trabalho). Esse estudo também avalia se algumas práticas de gestão de Recursos Humanos, tais como ações de reconhecimento e treinamento, afetam a rotatividade de funcionários. Os resultados trazem evidências de uma forte relação entre rotatividade de funcionários e vendas, corroborando resultados de outros estudos. Porém as demais relações não foram comprovadas. Ainda assim, os resultados da pesquisa não descartam uma hipótese sobre a relação entre rotatividade de funcionários e acidentes de trabalho e sugerem que práticas de gestão de Recursos Humanos podem ter efeito positivo na rotatividade de funcionários, dependendo de sua motivação e alinhamento estratégico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

People with environmental awareness tend to make decisions taking into account the environmental impact of their actions. For those who doesn't have none should be necessary motivate them to perform changes to preservation and conservation of nature together with their self. This study aims to analyze the environmental awareness of employees working in the cleaning section in a private University of Belém ( PA ) . This study methodology was based on a particular application questionnaire with multiple choice answers, which included a total of 42 employees distributed by the University; all the answers collected were tabulated in a relative frequencies and placed in graphs . The results achieved, just over 80 % of employees answered that prevent burning of household waste and that they are always worry about not littering and have practice to buying bulbs that use less energy ; just over 70 % said they never leave the tap running when brushing your teeth and always make savings of cleaning products during their work activity ; more than 50% never leave the shower running while using shampoo / conditioner and soap; and almost 70% turn off the lights and TV when they leave the room. Therefore, it was concluded that cleaning staff of University have environmental awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To identify job-related psychosocial risk factors in health professionals in an institution providing tertiary level health care in the city of Bucaramanga. Method: The sample consisted of 62 health professionals with an average age of 31.16 years (SD = 8, 359). The study is descriptive, with cross-sectional design. A questionnaire of job-related psychosocial risk factors composing the form A battery of instruments for the assessment of psychosocial risk factors (Ministry of Social Protection and the Universidad Javeriana in Cali, 2010) was applied. Results: The level of job-related psychosocial risk in 76.06% of the sample is very high, especially in work demands. Conclusions: The high level of risk to which workers are subjected involves immediate action and especially generate adjustment for job and emotional demands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is based on the study on "Evaluation of gender-equity knowledge, attitudes and strategies of high-level functionaries in Baja California". The paper evaluated high-level, civil servants' familiarity with the gender paradigm, their attitudes of resistance or receptivity towards gender equity, and the degree of gender mainstreaming present in public policy in Baja California. The hypothesis rests on the need for continuous, progressive, training in gender and gender politics for high-echelon functionaries, in order to effectively deconstruct the complex cultural web of gender inequity that still defines differential access to opportunities and economic, social, and political benefits in Baja California. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article studies the representations of politicians and government officials from the neighboring cities of Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este of political actions and the region in which they live: the Triple Frontier where Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil meet. The Triple Frontier is characterized by the construction of transnational imaginaries and is a space in which three cities converge and develop spontaneous dynamics related to business, culture and population. Studying the exchange between government officials and politicians, and the representations they have of their own activities and those of the country as a whole serves as a starting point for understanding the circulations of imaginaries in border areas, by studying the local dynamics marked by the asymmetries between the countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the peninsular ones soon realize the land occupied in the otomí region of Amealco is not adequate for agricultural activities, they know it is right for rising cattle. Juan de Burgos, for instance, made the most of it when obtaining 13 cattle farms and three horse stables, as well as three and a half leagues of land with two thousand steps wide. This land was formerly owned by an influential man, Gonzalo de Salazar. Later, in 1590, these were regrouped by Alonso de la Torre and were eventually part of a ranch named San Nicolas de la Torre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]