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Since the 18th National Party Congress, many high-ranking business executives and regulators from China’s financial system have been appointed as the so-called ‘airlifted’ vice-provincial governors in financial affairs. This article presents a systematic biographic profile of this group of rising technocrats. It argues that in appointing these central financial elites to provinces, the Party centre has used the cadre personnel management system to promote governance capability building through technocratic professionalization of local administrative leadership, and drive the recentralization of financial governance as Chinese political economy overall shifts towards prioritizing risk management, systemic stability and national security. It also constitutes a venue for cadre grooming. Moreover, this personnel control via airlifting technocratic appointments has often been prompted, and also constrained, by a short-term crisis management imperative to deal with local financial turbulence and restore market stability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Faculty Development (FD) has become essential in shaping design, delivery and quality assurance of health professions education. The growth of FD worldwide has led to a heightened expectation for quality and organizational integrity in the delivery of FD programmes. To address this, AMEE, An International Association for Health Professions Education, developed quality standards for FD through the development of the AMEE ASPIRE to Excellence criteria. This guide uses the ASPIRE criteria as a framework for health professions educators who wish to establish or expand approaches to FD delivery and scholarship within their institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The pandemic has impeded Austrian NPHSOs on multiple levels: service delivery, income streams, costs, and human resources. To analyze the consequences, we tackle two questions: How has the neo-corporatist welfare-partnership between the government and NPHSOs passed this stress-test? What are the potential effects on the overall composition of the sector? Theoretically, we draw on social origins theory to explain the welfare-partnership in Vienna. Empirically, we analyze online-survey-data and interviews with NPHSO-executives from 2021. The results indicate that Vienna's welfare-partnership has passed this stress-test successfully, but overall in favor of large NPHSOs, thus forwarding concentration in the sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Green initiative-taking, an employee's self-starting opportunity-seeking action to improve environmental performance is a desirable outcome of organizations' green policies. Given prior inattention to this area of study, it is unclear what fosters green initiative-taking, and why. This study attempts to answer these questions using a mixed-methods approach. First, an exploratory qualitative study was conducted. Green human resource management, eco-silence, supervisor bottom-line mentality, and co-worker voice emerged as the major themes of employees' experiences when seeking to engage in green initiative-taking. Second, building on social information processing and social learning theories, a quantitative study proposes a conceptual model of the inter-relationships between the themes that emerged from the first study. Results from a multinational multisource time-lagged quantitative study support most of the hypotheses and shed light on avenues for future research. It suggests that supervisor bottom-line mentality inhibiting green initiative-taking might be standard procedure bottom-line mentality rather than profit bottom-line mentality. Post-hoc, to enhance the study's applicability, a fuzzy-set analysis was conducted to offer managers the configurations that best yield green initiative-taking among hospitality employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study compares experiences of occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) and other elementary school educators when supporting students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim is to establish collaborative methods for OTPs and other educators to support students with ADHD. Recommendations to overcome barriers to supporting students with ADHD are made based on study findings and current research. An online survey of OTPs and other educators was conducted. The survey asked about the barriers to supporting elementary students with ADHD, and the training resources that would improve the ability to support students with ADHD. Responses from 147 OTPs and 35 other educators were compared using two-sample proportion tests. The groups shared common barriers and preferences for training resources, however, statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences were found in; 1) the barrier of limited knowledge and training about ADHD, with other educators being more limited by this barrier; and, 2) the preference for video formatted training, with other educators identifying a higher preference for this option. The data suggest that there is an opportunity for OTPs and other educators to collaboratively develop ADHD training videos for all educators to foster the success of elementary students with ADHD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the importance of meaningful inclusion of consumers in mental health research, emphasizing the need for collaboration and engagement with individuals who have lived experiences. It outlines four ideas for integrating consumers into research teams in a sensitive and meaningful way, including developing professional partnerships, providing fair compensation, offering research education opportunities, and using appropriate and sensitive terminology.

Employer branding in organizational human resources management is essential. Nevertheless, certain gaps persist within the realm of scientific research in this field, particularly in the exploration of novel concepts like employer brand personality appeal and its potential impact within the hospitality industry, which grapples with numerous human resources challenges. To fill this gap in knowledge, this paper introduces employer brand personality appeal as a concept within the hospitality employer brand context and measures its impact alongside corporate social responsibility on employee turnover intention and satisfaction in Iran's hospitality industry. Using a quantitative approach, a survey questionnaire was applied to investigate employees' perceptions. Respondents were 225 employees of four-and five-star hotels in Tehran. Results signify the impact of both corporate social responsibility and employer brand personality appeal on employees' behavioral consequences. Furthermore, findings support the influence of corporate social responsibility in promoting employer brand personality appeal. Therefore, this study expands hospitality employer brand literature by proposing a novel concept and exploring its potential for hospitality human resources deficiencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Clinical supervision supports patient care and health worker wellbeing. However, access to effective clinical supervision is not equitable. We aimed to explore the access and effectiveness of clinical supervision in allied health workers. A cross-sectional survey design using the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale (MCSS-26), including open-ended survey responses, to collect data on effectiveness. Multivariable regression was conducted to determine how MCSS-26 scores differed across discipline, work location and setting. Open-ended responses were analysed using content analysis. 1113 workers completed the survey, with 319 (28%) reporting they did not receive supervision; this group were more likely to hold management positions, work in a medical imaging discipline and practice in a regional or rural location. For those who received supervision, MCSS-26 scores significantly differed between disciplines and work settings; psychologists and those practising in private practice settings (i.e. fee-for-service) reported the highest levels of effectiveness. Suggested strategies to enhance effectiveness included the use of alternate supervision models, dedicated time for supervision, and training. Targeted subgroups for improving access include senior staff, medical imaging professionals, and those working across regional and rural settings. Where supervision was least effective, strategies to address behaviours with organisational support may be required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cognitive rigidities have long been a serious concern in innovation research, such as disruptive innovation studies and not-invented-here syndrome studies. The existing literature, however, lacks a theoretical perspective and empirical evidence regarding why cognitive rigidities develop and how to deal with the problem. To address this paucity, this study investigates the role that research and development (R&D) personnel's adaptive expertise plays in coping with cognitive rigidities by analyzing its direct effect on career success and its path of influence through career adaptability. On the basis of a survey of 262 R&D personnel in South Korea, this study shows the direct effect of adaptive expertise on the career success of R&D personnel and the mediation effect of career adaptability on the relationship between the two variables. This research provides various theoretical and practical implications to cognitive rigidities in innovation studies, career development studies, and human resource management of R&D personnel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to develop some specific theoretical themes, which could be useful for HR personnel in adopting and implementing blockchain technology in the HR department. Total 126 published documents during the time interval 2016–2021 from the Scopus and Web of Science databases were explored to classify the relevant 25 records using the PRISMA flow diagram. Complete bibliometric information has been synthesised concerning titles, abstracts, and keywords of each of those 25 publications. VOSviewer was used to generate term co-occurrence network maps based on assembled bibliometric information. Four thematic clusters were evolved from the network maps and based on the thematic clusters; two theoretical themes were developed through associations. Two theoretical themes, i.e., Employee-Systems Interaction (ESI) and Blockchain Framework (BcF) for HR, were identified to become the prime movers for adopting and implementing blockchain in the domain of HRM. Later, for justifying the two theoretical themes and testing the robustness of the results, we reported the key terms thoroughly and critically going through the 25 publications. ESI and BcF for HR will add tremendous theoretical contributions to the existing body of knowledge in the fields of blockchain and strategic HRM. Directions for future research have been mentioned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While the Swedish hospitality industry is experiencing substantial growth, this growth comes with a cost, as the industry has neither the knowledge nor the incentive to pay enough attention to human resource development. This continuous growth will therefore impose challenges and erect obstacles once the industry begins expanding again after the pandemic. Insofar as attracting, engaging and retaining talent are the biggest challenges, it might be time to go back to the drawing board and identify a possible shift to an employee-based approach to developing businesses. Based on interviews with managers and owners representing 28 predominantly seasonal restaurants in the Swedish coastal region of Bohuslän, this study identifies current obstacles and challenges facing the Swedish restaurant industry with a clear focus on the concept of human capital. The results of the study clearly indicate that human resource development (HRD) is by far the most critical factor in addressing staffing issues and overcoming the difficulty involved in attracting, engaging, and retaining not only enough staff but more importantly staff with basic knowledge, experience, and interest. The aim here is to initiate a shift to a more direct and sustained focus on human capital in the hospitality industry, from the perspective of human capital theory, by highlighting some of the most highly relevant factors associated with this perspective. According to an employee-driven restaurant analysis (EDRA) approach, a shortage of human capital could pose the biggest obstacle to further development, as restaurants find it increasingly difficult to attract, engage and retain employees for all positions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines how the Emiratization program designed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government affected the hotel and hospitality sector. A qualitative research approach was adopted, in which in-depth interviews were conducted to collect data from HR managers at four- and five-star hotels in Dubai, UAE. The results showed different sub-variables associated with the role of HR management, motivational strategies, and the Emiratization of labor force. While Emiratization of the workplace poses several challenges, it can capitalize on benefits in brand building, such as using natives as brand ambassadors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In programmes of assessment with both high and low-stakes assessments, the inclusion of open-ended long answer questions in the high-stakes examination can contribute to driving deeper learning among students. However, in larger institutions, this would generate a seemingly insurmountable marking workload. In this study, we use a focused ethnographic approach to explore how such a marking endeavour can be tackled efficiently and pragmatically. In marking parties, examiners come together to individually mark student papers. This study focuses on marking parties for two separate tasks assessing written clinical communication in medical school finals at Southampton, UK. Data collected included field notes from 21.3 h of marking parties, details of demographics and clinical and educational experience of examiners, examiners' written answers to an open-ended post-marking party questionnaire, an in-depth interview and details of the actual marks assigned during the marking parties. In a landscape of examiners who are busy clinicians and rarely interact with each other educationally, marking parties represent a spontaneous and sustainable community of practice, with functions extending beyond the mere marking of exams. These include benchmarking, learning, managing biases and exam development. Despite the intensity of the work, marking parties built camaraderie and were considered fun and motivating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the flight safety accident of Germanwings Airlines and the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic have happened in recent years, the mental state of civil aviation pilots has paid much attention. The work of civil aviation pilots has to face pressure from families, individuals, companies and other multi-faceted sources. Therefore, it may lead to negative work behaviors and performance, and even further affect flight safety. The study investigates the relationship between role stress, emotional exhaustion, and well-being of among civil aviation pilots. Additionally, this study determines whether leisure participation moderates the relationship between emotional exhaustion and well-being. Participants were 249 Taiwanese pilots, who were administered questionnaires that measured role conflict, role ambiguity, well-being, and leisure participation. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was utilized to analyze data in this study. Role stress had a significant effect on emotional exhaustion which had a significant effect on well-being among the pilots. Leisure participation moderated in reducing negative influence of emotional exhaustion on well-being. These findings regarding the negative impact of pilots' negative emotional state on their work performance can serve as a reference point for informing human resource management strategies that focus on enhancing well-being among pilots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study uses Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to explore the nexus between green human resource management (GHRM) practices and employee green voice behaviors in the Spanish hospitality sector. Using a sample of 308 Spanish hotel employees, the findings indicate that employees' perception of GHRM practices significantly predicts green voice behavior development and is positively associated with harmonious environmental passion. Employees' GHRM perception substantially impacts organizational green mindfulness, positively influencing harmonious environmental passion. The study unveils complementary partial mediation, showcasing the significant and indirect impact of GHRM practices on green voice behaviors through harmonious environmental passion and organizational green mindfulness. Theoretical contributions involve introducing novel psychosocial processes that motivate and influence the interaction between GHRM and employees' green behaviors. Meanwhile, practical implications underscore the role of GHRM in fostering a shared green vision and empowering employees for actively engaging in environmental sustainability within the hospitality sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we present a bibliometric analysis of studies examining the consequences of boundary-crossing information communication technology (ICT) use, e.g., the use of ICT to conduct tasks across the work and family domains. We explore main contributors, disciplines, and topics of focus, as well as knowledge gaps, and lines of communication within this interdisciplinary field. Our aim is to explore knowledge production and knowledge exchange across disciplines and research employing different methods. Our findings reveal two clusters of publications: an interdisciplinary cluster, and a cluster dominated by organizational psychology, organizational science, and human resource management. Furthermore, our findings show that despite overlapping topics, qualitative and quantitative studies primary rely on two different bodies of literature. We argue that more communication across research employing different methods and a greater variety of disciplines is needed to advance the research on boundary-crossing ICT use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Team climate and attributes of primary healthcare (PHC) are key elements for collaborative practice. Few researchers have explored the relationship between team climate and patients' perceptions of PHC. This study aimed to assess the association between team climate and patients' perceptions of primary healthcare attributes. A quantitative approach was adopted. In Stage 1, Team climate was assessed using Team Climate Inventory in 118 Family Health Strategy (FHS) teams at a PHC setting. In Stage 2, Patients' perceptions of PHC attributes were assessed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) in a sample of 844 patients enrolled in teams studied in Stage 1. Cluster analysis was used to identify team climate groups. The analysis used multilevel linear regression models. Patients assigned to teams with the highest team climate scores had the highest PHC attributes scores. Patients who reported affiliation at the team level had the highest PCATool scores overall. They also scored higher on the attributes of comprehensiveness and coordinated care compared to patients with affiliation to the health unit. In conclusion, patients under the care of FHS teams exhibiting a more favorable team climate had more positive patient perceptions of PHC attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Administrative Theory & Praxis (ATP) is a journal that was first published in 1978 and has since become a platform for authors and practitioners from various backgrounds to engage with questions related to public administration theory and praxis. The new Coeditors-in-Chief, Dr. Ashley E. Nickels and Dr. Nuri Heckler, have outlined their vision for ATP, which includes promoting epistemological diversity, honoring historical roots, balancing praxis and abstraction, engaging in public scholarship, including critiques and reviews, increasing international scope, improving processes, and committing to quality and growth. The editorial team is diverse and committed to upholding the legacy of ATP while steering it toward new horizons. The current issue of ATP includes articles on neighborhood branding, the responsibilities of public administration scholars and practitioners in the face of death, collaboration in public policy, protest discourses during COVID, simplification of policy decisions, modernism in public administration practice, and the importance of centering disability justice in social justice discussions. [Extracted from the article]

This study was a pioneering attempt to determine the statistical effect of inclusive education teachers' self-efficacy on their work motivation. Five hundred and thirty-four inclusive education teachers in Beijing, China, participated in the study through responding to two inventories: the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practices Scale and the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale. Results suggested that age, experience in teaching students with special educational needs, training, and subject taught had statistical influence on teacher self-efficacy but not on work motivation. Teacher self-efficacy made a unique positive contribution to three of the four types of work motivation examined, with efficacy in using inclusive instructions, efficacy in collaboration, and efficacy in managing behaviour demonstrating the strongest predictive effect on introjected regulation, identified regulation, and intrinsic motivation, respectively. The findings enrich the literature on self-efficacy and on work motivation in an inclusive education context, and have practical implications concerning teacher preparation for inclusive education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The hotel industry faced difficulties in attracting and retaining employees due to poor compensation. To develop an attractive compensation plan, this study investigates the elements of compensation plans for non-managerial employees in luxury hotels in Malaysia. Data were collected using qualitative semi-structured interviews supplemented by a short survey. The findings indicate that compensation plans differ based on their compensation structure, hotel location, and whether there is a collective agreement between the employer and employee's union. COVID-19 pandemic posed greater challenge to unionized hotels. The trade-offs between elements of compensation plan are discussed, a model of compensation plan for the hotel industry is developed, and recommendations for design of a compensation plan are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Forty-five years ago, the first author of this paper surveyed the US medical schools to determine their offerings on EOL (End-of-Life) issues. The results showed limited exposure for medical school students to learn about dying and death, thus their "learning" was apparently on-the-job training. The EOL offerings were so limited that the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), following the 1975 publication from the survey, contacted the first author to inquire about death and dying in the curricula of their medical schools. Apparently, it was so insignificant that the AAMC did not have such information. Palliative medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice were then in the "birthing" process, a mere blur on the horizon. Today, as in 1975, it is likely that most medical students have personally had minimal experience with death and that for many entering students, other than on television, the cadaver is their first sight of a dead person. The objective of this research is a longitudinal study at five-year intervals since 1975 reporting on EOL education in US medical schools. The total number of medical schools has increased from 113 in 1975 to 150 in 2020. The current study surveyed medical schools electronically and via postal services with a response rate of 37%. Findings from the survey over time revealed significant inclusion of death and dying and palliative medicine as well as geriatrics and hospice. Gross anatomy has evolved from strictly hands-on to integrating 3D/virtual models, a change not without controversy. A noticeable difference in emphasis is obvious as care now plays a more significant role in medical training than previously, thus making modern medicine not only about cure, but more about care than was previously emphasized. Communication with dying patients and families, analgesics for chronic pain, and advance directives all are covered in over 90% of schools today. The current emphasis on EOL care, not just disease management, is increasing and puts more of a human face on modern medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Expressive writing is a well-structured written emotional disclosure intervention for processing stressful experiences. Despite its origins in clinical psychology, studies with occupational samples show positive effects on personal resources and well-being. According to the PRISMA guidelines (Moher et al., 2009), a systematic literature review was conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, Business Source Ultimate, and PsycINFO. Thirteen studies were conclusively reviewed. Nine showed significant positive effects on mental health variables (e.g., depressive symptoms), personal resources (e.g., self-efficacy), or organizational variables (e.g., job satisfaction). Based on this, we examined the implementation protocols used, sought to identify critical factors for the effectiveness in an occupational context, and derived a recommendation for evidence-based implementation conditions. Participants benefit from writing four times over a 20-minute period in which they are guided by written instructions to engage with a stressful work-specific experience cognitively and emotionally. However, the effectiveness varies for different groups, especially regarding baseline stress. Expressive writing had a more beneficial effect on individuals with lower resources and higher stress levels. Practical use cases in occupational health and human resource management are discussed. The results are limited in the restricted choice of databases and search terms and the ambiguous definition of the evaluation criteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority, have faced institutionalized discrimination and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. Between 2013-2019, a cohort of 152 Rohingya youth were resettled to the US through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) foster care program. The data in this study come from ten focus groups with 23 service providers. The data provide recommendations and best practices in nonprofit management and preparation for the next time the US resettles youth who are part of a cultural/ethnic group that is new to the URM Program. The challenges that foster care programs faced in welcoming Rohingya youth included: difficulty securing interpretation services, obstacles in providing adequate training to staff and foster parents prior to resettlement, and challenges in delivery of mental health services. The results show that service providers suggest future resettlement of new populations: use a geographic cohort model, supplement cultural orientation, and increase alternative mental health programming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The developing structure of Omani higher education sector depends upon a culturally diverse group of international academics who outnumber their Omani colleagues. This creates a unique group composition that is inconsistent with the largely Omanising workplace context. Drawing on data gathered from a case study, this paper explores the reasons and the effects of group instability resulting from faculty's national diversity on establishing a group's social identity, the latter being an antecedent for establishing an intellectual capital. The findings of the study suggest that national diversity is associated with a number of factors that impede longevity within work groups thus affecting identification with a common group prototype. These include human resources management practices, such as outsourcing recruitment, inconsistent recruitment standards, low faculty agility and a number of personal factors that emphasise individual identity. The paper concludes by arguing that the absence of social identity in higher education hinders establishing an intellectual capital that represents a cornerstone for establishing a knowledge-based economy that fuels the realisation of Oman 2040. The findings have implications to the GCC1 contexts that are characterised by depending on largely nationally diverse workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To meet the demands of industry, undergraduate business curricula must evolve to prepare analytics-enabled professionals in fields such as finance, accounting, human resource management, and marketing. In this article, we provide a case study of developing a rigorous, integrated finance and data analytics course that was delivered using a simultaneous team-teaching approach within a regional, teaching university. This case study describes developing the learning outcomes; defining the integrated teaching approach; identifying and developing course content and materials; and planning the course delivery. Next, we describe the course delivery, including student achievement of course learning outcomes, and a summary of student feedback from end-of-course evaluations is provided. Finally, we present lessons learned from delivering the course and provide considerations for future work such as scaling this course and replicating it in other business domains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Environmental issues have emerged to be a significant challenge for the organizations in twenty-first century and they are striving hard to reduce their environmental footprint. Considering the emerging environmental issues, the study investigates the role of green human resource management (GHRM) toward the environmental performance of hotels. Additionally, the study also focuses on the mediating effect of employees' green self-efficacy and employee green behavior. The target population consisted of green and non-green hotel employees. Data was collected using a survey questionnaire from 600 employees (300 from green hotels and 300 from non-green hotels) and analyzed through SMART PLS. The findings show that green human resource practices lead to a higher hotel environmental performance. Additionally, motivated employees are highly efficacious then they get engaged in performing the green behavior, leading to enhanced hotel environmental performance. Based on the comparative analysis, this study proposes that HR of the hospitality sector should extensively focus on GHRM practices. The study offers the valuable insights regarding how the HR can boost the self-efficacy of the employees regarding their contribution toward environmental performance improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We aimed to explore stroke rehabilitation professionals' understanding and representations of peer support; the benefits they anticipated for patients; and the levers and barriers they perceived to implement the intervention in their practice. This qualitative study comprised four focus groups with 21 rehabilitation professionals and four semi-structured interviews. It was held in a French hospital. Interpretation was guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Although professionals had poor knowledge on peer support, they identified many unmet needs of stroke survivors that peer support could meet such as social, emotional and informational support. Main barriers were the lack of human and financial resources, and of linkage between hospital and community professionals, and the fear that peer support would give false hope to survivors if not delivered properly. They showed ambivalence towards patient engagement, acknowledging its importance, but demonstrating top-down attitudes. They also identified potential avenues for the implementation of peer support for stroke survivors. Our study supports the necessity to involve professionals in the construction of peer-support interventions and to sensitise them to provide patient-centred care. It delivers insights on effective implementation strategies to develop peer support interventions for stroke survivors reintegrating the community. Stroke survivors experience many difficulties especially when transitioning from hospital to home, in which peer-support could be helpful. Success of peer-support interventions rely on the collaboration of healthcare professionals with peer supporters. Individual peer-support might be useful for stroke survivors in the following key dimensions: healthcare pathway orientation, social/administrative procedures, emotional support, informational support, informal caregivers support. Rehabilitation departments planning to implement individual peer-support, should consider supporting and training both the team and the peer-supporters to work together and adopt partnership postures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Socially assistive robots are increasingly being considered to help address the shortage of care workers in long-term care, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we present the first human-robot interaction study with care staff and an autonomous screening socially assistive robot in a long-term care facility. We assessed: (1) overall perceptions, experiences and attitudes of care staff prior to and after interacting with the robot, and (2) perceived workload and usability of the robot by administrators and management staff. Results show staff had overall high ratings of the robot, with a statistically significant increase identified for cognitive attitude towards the robot after interaction. Furthermore, we found that overall, perceived workload was moderately low as defined by the NASA Task Load Index while using the robot screener, and the usability rating of the robot was rated between OK and Good by the System Usability Scale. Personalization of the robot was found to be an important factor for usability. Staff enjoyed using the robot and had high willingness to frequently use it. In general, our robot study motivates the application of autonomous socially assistive robots from the staff perspective for repetitive tasks in long-term care homes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For natural ecosystems as well as human development, freshwater bodies like reservoirs are critically important. Krishnagiri reservoir, a moderately impacted tropical reservoir of India, is an important source of freshwater. However, eutrophication status due to anthropogenic activities is a major threat to this reservoir. This endeavour aimed to determine the spatio-temporal differences for selected (21) limnological parameters along with trophic status of Krishnagiri reservoir for its sustainable management. Samples (water and plankton) were collected from 11 sites covering entire reservoir during pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon season. Limnological parameters showed some spatio-temporal variations, the season has more impacts on water quality than sites as evidenced by cluster analysis. Principal component analysis distinguished the seasons based on major influencing water quality parameters. The reservoir trophic status fluctuated from eutrophic to hyper-eutrophic. Water quality index showed that the reservoir falls under unsuitable category. Additionally, cyanobacterial bloom formation was observed in all the seasons, with dominance of Microcystis sp. This investigation can be used as a baseline for studies pertaining to nutrient and sediment loading, and immediate action is required for employment of integrated management plan to restore this aquatic ecosystem. The study also recommends strategies for sustainable management of the aquatic bioresources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To assess faculty and staff beliefs about returning to campus as well as their mental health and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Participants: Faculty and staff at a large Mid-west public land-grant university. Methods: A survey was emailed to a random sample of faculty and staff (N=6,000 faculty; N=6,000 staff). Results: Response rate was 35.6% for faculty (n=2,138) and 37.8% (n=2,226) for staff. Participants who were working from home (>60%) had less confidence about returning to campus safely than those who had been working on campus. Eighteen to 27% of faculty and 25%-31% of staff met the cutoff for clinical anxiety and the rates of depression were 4.4%-8.3% and 9.7%-10.0% respectively. Conclusion: Institutions of higher education must build wellness cultures and accelerate access to mental health services, which should be evidence-based and include a focus on promoting and maintaining overall wellness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, this study explores the mediating effect of leader-member exchange (LMX) and the moderating effect of role overload in the relationship between humble leadership and follower strengths use. We collected data from 230 employees (female = 46. 10%; mean age = 35. 12 years, SD = 7. 65) working in various Chinese organisations with a three-wave design. The bootstrapping analysis was used to test our hypotheses. Results showed that humble leadership was positively correlated with follower strengths use, and LMX mediated the relationship between humble leadership and follower strengths use. In addition, role overload reduced the direct relationship between LMX and follower strengths use and the indirect relationship between humble leadership and follower strengths use through LMX. This study deepens our understanding of the relationship between humble leadership and follower strengths use for follower-centric human resource management practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This meta-analysis aimed to clarify the relationship between perceived organisational support and core self-evaluations and strengths use and task performance outcomes utilising a cross-temporal versus time-lagged research design. Drawing on the random effects model, this study combined 44 effect sizes from 23 independent studies (including 8 313 samples). The results indicated that strengths use is positively related to core self-evaluations (CSE) (ρ = 0.40) and perceived organisational support for strengths use (POSSU) (ρ = 0.47), task performance (ρ = 0.45), organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) (ρ = 0.37), positive affect (ρ = 0.51), work engagement (ρ = 0.53), and self-efficacy (ρ = 0) organisational design (cross-temporal versus time-lagged) does not significantly moderate the relationships of interest. The findings imply that utilising the strengths of employees is essential for effective human resource management and employees' career development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: One way healthcare organisations can support their staff is through supervision. Supervision is typically defined as a process in which professionals receive support and guidance from more experienced colleagues. In this brief review we propose a tailored protocol for supporting support workers during a pandemic. Method: We collected narrative data from difference sources including a systematic meta ethnography and used expert advise in order to tailor the protocol. Results: This protocol can be used by management teams (e.g., senior support workers, team leaders, registered managers, and operation managers) without any prior experience of supervision. The protocol suggested includes a template with easy-to-follow instructions. Conclusions: It provides an easy step-by-step guide that simplifies the process whilst maintaining the depth needed to ensure effective supervision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to explore the conception and antecedents of organizational value-based selling (VBS) capability in the business-to-business (B2B) market. Additionally, the present study also explores the contingency conditions between VBS capability and sales performance. This study tested the model hypotheses by applying partial least squares regression to a sample of 186 sales directors or managers of service or product providers in China. Four service-oriented resources in the organization – service-oriented human resource management practices (human), inter-departmental service collaboration (relational), service technology (informational), and end-to-end service processes and standards (organizational) – have a positive impact on VBS capability. In turn, VBS capability positively impacts sales performance, while customer needs complexity and competitive intensity positively moderate the relationship between the preceding two factors. This study tested the model hypotheses using cross-sectional subjective data for a single country. The results suggest that providers should develop the VBS capability (embodied in understanding customer business, crafting the value proposition, communicating customer value, and verifying value-in-use) to secure a competitive advantage in the marketplace, in conjunction with building and leveraging their service-oriented resources to help VBS capability improve a comparative advantage. In particular, VBS capability tends to be more effective when customer needs are more complex, or the intensity of competition amongst enterprises is high. This study conceptualizes and operationalizes the organizational value-based selling capability. Based on the resource-advantage theory, we identified and examined the critical role of four operant resources in forming VBS capability and the moderating effects of two factors related to customer and competitor between VBS capability and sales performance. This study advances and contributes to the existing research on selling capability, value-based selling, and B2B sales management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The full-scale escalation of Russia's war against Ukraine in 2022 created a surge of mental health issues, requiring urgent, evidence-based interventions to reduce trauma and mitigate stress. Reflecting recommendations from leading specialists in the field, Ukrainian mental health professionals sought to develop appropriate skills and knowledge for working in wartime through advanced training programs. This study aimed to investigate the experiences of Ukrainian mental health professionals having completed advanced training in mental health topics in wartime. A survey design was adopted, using the purposefully developed, and validated 'Wartime Learning Satisfaction Scale'. Regression analysis assessed the hypothesized contribution of four scales (Education, Educator, Learner, and War) to the perceived value of advanced training and learners' satisfaction. Respondents (n = 271) were trained in up to 30 courses (M = 4.27, SD = 3.03) lasting from two to over 120 h. Regression analysis revealed different predictors for satisfaction and value of the courses. Advanced training resulted in higher satisfaction with learning if it matched professional goals of mental health professionals and perceived higher value when relevant to societal demand, consistently constructed, practically useful, and not solely focusing on war-related issues. Respondents who completed all advanced training courses they were interested demonstrated significantly higher confidence in working in wartime. These findings are essential for effective mental health practice during wartime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This interdisciplinary article reflects theologically on what it means to be treated ethically under regimes of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the neoliberal workplace. In replacing older models of personnel management, HRM has achieved a position of dominance that raises important pastoral and ethical questions about recognition of the personhood of workers. This article contends that because critical work on HRM within the social sciences has failed to fully engage with these fundamental questions, a turn to Black theological anthropology is invaluable in understanding the ethico-political implications of HRM. Arguing that lived experiences of "the worker" are commonly missing from theological reflection on work, it advocates the interdisciplinary use of empirical research methods from the social sciences to populate the theology of work with real workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considering the fact that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is widely recognized for its positive impact on environmental performance, little research exists on its effect on the relationship between Green Human Resource Management (GHRM) and an Organization's Environmental Performance (OEP). This study investigates how CSR affects GHRM and the OEP, along with its moderating effect. Data was collected from the Malaysian manufacturing industry and subsequently analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results revealed that GHRM and CSR positively and significantly affect the OEP. The study also revealed that CSR strengthens the existing relationship between GHRM and the OEP. Therefore, this study contributes to the existing literature by providing new scholarly evidence on the moderating effect of CSR on the GHRM-OEP nexus. The findings provide policymakers and the management of the manufacturing industry in Malaysia with fresh insights into the formulation of effective policies to promote CSR and GHRM practices within organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Drawing on the Ability-Motivation-Opportunity, Corporate Environmentalism, and Value Belief Norm theories, this study proposes a framework that focuses on the consequences of green human resource management practices. We collected data from employees (n = 184) in sustainability-focused organizations in the United Arab Emirates. The results suggest that employee green behavior significantly shapes the relationships between environmental orientation, green competence building, green motivation, and organizational business performance. The study results allow us to understand better employee green behaviors and their impact on improving organizational business performance in an emerging nation context. The novelty of this research lies in the presentation of an integrated framework to solve the contemporary challenge facing businesses in promoting the green behaviors of employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The United States has the largest incarcerated population in the world, and more than half of this population suffers from mental health disorders. A systemic review was conducted on how family therapy is discussed in the literature on incarceration using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The search yield 194 articles with only 27 meeting criteria and being fully reviewed. This review magnifies the lack of family therapy inclusion in the literature concerning criminology and criminal justice. There is a lack of family therapists employed in incarcerated settings which emulates the absence of literature. The goal of this paper is to shed light on this issue and to call for more research that includes family therapy in the discussion surrounding incarceration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study investigated how teachers' cyberbullying experiences are associated with their mental health. Data of 372 school teachers in Germany were assessed via online surveys. Overall, 91.1% of the teachers reported that cyberbullying is an issue at their school, and 69.9% wanted more training in how to manage cyberbullying. In a moderated mediation analysis, the positive association between cyberbullying experience and stress symptoms was mediated negatively by positive mental health (PMH), i.e., the higher the cyberbullying experience, the lower the PMH and the higher the stress symptoms. Teachers' cybercompetence in managing cyberbullying moderated the link between PMH and stress symptoms. Specifically, the higher the cybercompetence, the weaker their association. Therefore, among persons with high cybercompetence the decrease of PMH caused by cyberbullying experience could contribute to a lesser increase in stress symptoms. Teachers' training in managing cyberbullying is discussed as an approach to protect teachers' and students' mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

People living with stroke and neurological conditions access rehabilitation at different times but self-management is often viewed as what happens post-discharge. Personalised models that integrate self-management support within everyday care are now advocated but this may require practitioners to change their behaviour to adopt and sustain new ways of working. The People1st project evaluated integration of an existing Supported Self-Management programme ("Bridges") across varied stroke and neurorehabilitation service contexts. Mixed-method evaluation of training for groups of healthcare practitioners across 24 UK National Health Service (NHS) Trusts, exploring how learning from Bridges was assimilated and enacted in practice, on an individual and collective basis. Staff growth in confidence and skill around supported self-management was demonstrated. Transformations to practice included changes to: the structure of, and language used in, patient interactions; induction/training processes to increase potential for sustainability; and sharing of successes. Bridges helped practitioners make changes that brought them closer to their professional ideals. Engaged leadership was considered important for successful integration. Bridges was successfully integrated within a wide range of stroke and neurorehabilitation service contexts, enabled by an approach in line with practitioners' values-based motivations. Further work is required to explore sustainability and impact on service users. Personalised models of care and support for self-management are advocated for people living with stroke and neurological conditions; this requires practitioners to be supported to change behaviour and practices to adopt and sustain new ways of working. Staff from a wide variety of backgrounds in neurorehabilitation and stroke can learn collaboratively about self-management practices via the Bridges programme and can integrate those practices into their service contexts. Bridges can take practitioners closer to their professional ideals of caring and making a difference and empowers them to initiate change. Organisational commitment and engaged leadership are required to facilitate a culture of support for self-management in practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arizona Nexus is a pioneer Nexus Innovations Network (NIN) member with the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (National Center) and a statewide collaborative with members from five public and private universities and six health care organizations in Arizona. The Arizona Nexus grew from the request of interprofessional champions at two public state universities, Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Arizona (UA), to be part of the University of Minnesota's application and vision for the first National Center cohort. Culture change, shared vision, resources, and leadership are factors that have been in play in the development and growth of the Arizona Nexus. In this case study, we tell the story of the Arizona Nexus, key landmarks in its development and how these four factors contributed to its growth and success. For the Arizona Nexus, the next five years and beyond will embody action. Building from the hard-won and exciting foundation we have built in our first five years, we are determined to accelerate the growth of interprofessional practice and education, inspire continued growth of academic and clinical partnerships, and use the knowledge, skills and creative thinking of all professions to improve and transform health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores the physiological evolution of entrepreneurship in the Robola PDO wine sector in Cephalonia, Greece, utilizing the Stra.Tech.Man Scorecard as a diagnostic tool. Focusing on micro-firms producing and marketing the Robola PDO wine variety, the research provides insights into the executives' self-assessments of their strategic, technological, and management adaptation efforts from 2017 to 2021. The findings indicate that these firms exhibit a strong strategic ambition to improve their competitiveness, but encounter obstacles in technology and networking operations, as well as limitations in developing their human resources and their overall management methodologies. Furthermore, the study reveals that the companies' innovation potential was enhanced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study highlights the potential for developing a sophisticated regional wine brand and underscores the role of innovative entrepreneurs and government support in fostering a competitive and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explored the attitudes towards work-leisure relationships (WLR) among Chinese during the Covid-19 lockdown. The lockdown creates a 'quasi-experiment' situation to investigate people's views of WLR since they are obligated to stay home for weeks or months instead of commuting to workplaces. Eighty-two Chinese were interviewed, and the qualitative data were analysed using NVivo 12.0. The results suggest a model of 'BRIS' depicting four types of WLR: (a) 'B' for Balance, i.e. a dynamic equilibrium; (b) 'R' for Reciprocity, i.e. mutual beneficial; (c) 'I' for Integration, i.e. work and leisure could be each other; (d) 'S' for Separation, i.e. totally different from each other. The study contributes theoretically to developing this BRIS model to interpret the WLR in the context of the Covid-19 lockdown. Practical implications for employee management and satisfaction enhancement in companies, leisure policies, as well as future prospects for telework are also provided, particularly the importance of 'balance' in WLR is called for. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Time management is a beneficial tool for both individuals and their organizations. In this study, we conduct a meta-analytic review of the consequences of employee time management behaviors. Our results suggest that time management is associated with a variety of beneficial employee outcomes such as increased job satisfaction, job performance, and lower levels of stress and burnout. In addition, we found that the relationship between time management and employee outcomes is partially mediated by work-family conflict. Finally, relative weight analyses results indicated that perceived control over time exhibits incremental validity in predicting job satisfaction, job performance, and stress vis a vis conscientiousness. Directions for future research and practical implications of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since innovation is regarded as a source of a firm's development, productivity, and competitive advantage, the identification of the drivers of innovation activities is important for businesses and governments. Based on a case study of 35 emerging sugarcane growers in KwaZulu-Natal's North Coast, South Africa, this study employed the Nossal and Lim framework, which utilised the criteria and methodologies described in the Oslo Manual to measure the innovation activities of firms. The Ordered Probit Model (OPM) was utilised to estimate the factors impacting the innovation activities of the emerging sugarcane farmers. The study findings show that majority of farmers (57%) are highly innovative, with process innovation being the most popular type of innovation. Furthermore, the OPM results revealed that several socioeconomic, institutional, and farm level factors are statistically significant in explaining farmers' capacity for innovation. Therefore, it is essential for farm managers and policymakers to consider and incorporate these range of elements that have a positive link with innovation and are crucial for new farming ideas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Efforts to address adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) inequities often aim to improve school-based sexuality education and reduce individual risk behaviours. Structural determinants are more rarely the focus of interventions. The youth service providers who formed the community advisory board for this community-based participatory research project identified school-based opportunities to improve ASRH by mitigating the impact of social determinants and structural violence on adolescent health. Semi-structured interviews with board members revealed four areas of potential social support intervention that could mitigate these structural determinants, including mentorship, especially for young people who lack supportive relationships at home; small adult-facilitated groups and clubs at school; staffing and training to meet the needs of historically marginalised students; and school-based counselling. These findings indicate the need for school-based programmes that transcend conventional and short-term didactic forms of sexuality education, to foster social support and address interconnected structural factors affecting ASRH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article integrates conservation of resources theory to explore the impact of green leadership on the green behavior of employees. The data came from respondents from multiple industries in Pakistan. This study found that, as anticipated, green leadership has a positive impact on employee green behavior. Results also showed that green attitude significantly mediated the link between green leadership and employee green behavior in study 1; however, the role of emotional exhaustion was not significant. In study 2, green human resource management (GHRM) practice did not affect the direct link between green leadership and emotional exhaustion, nor did it affect the indirect link between green leadership and green behavior through emotional exhaustion. However, GHRM significantly moderated the mediation of green attitude. This article provides valuable insights for environmental researchers, managers, and policymakers to reform strategies to promote green behavior in the workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective management of autistic employees is a topic germane to the successful integration of individuals on the spectrum into the workplace, but is a question that management researchers are only starting to broach. Unlike past research, we examine successful management for autistic employees without applying a priori leadership constructs traditionally found in the literature. Instead, we use a grounded approach to investigate how managers can effectively structure the day-to-day interactions they have with autistic employees. In doing so, we identify a dialectic between wanting to treat all employees as equal while understanding that different employees have very different needs. Based on this dialectic, we explore managerial behaviors associated with the poles and propose four different management types that lead to different outcomes for employees and organizations. Lastly, we build on aspects of identity negotiation to unpack how managers can balance the dialectic between different needs and wanting equal treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New emphasis on the assessment of health professions educators' teaching competence has led to greater use of the Objective Structured Teaching Encounter (OSTE). The purpose of this study is to review and further describe the current uses and learning outcomes of the OSTE in health professions education. PubMed, MEDLINE, and CINAHL (March 2010 to February 2022) were searched for English-language studies describing the use of an OSTE for any educational purpose within health professions education. Of the 29 articles that met inclusion criteria, over half of the studies (17 of 29, 58.6%) were published during or after 2017. Seven studies described OSTE use outside of the traditional medical education context. These new contexts included basic sciences, dental, pharmacy, and Health Professions Education program graduates. Eleven articles described novel OSTE content, which included leadership skills, emotional intelligence, medical ethics, inter-professional conduct, and a procedural OSTE. There is increasing evidence supporting the use of OSTEs for the assessment of clinical educators' teaching skills. The OSTE is a valuable tool for the improvement and assessment of teaching within a variety of health professions education contexts. Further study is required to determine the impact of OSTEs on teaching behaviors in real-life contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]