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Beyond the post-war Schumpeterian consensus: Governance, legitimacy and post-democracy
2010
Two distinct visions of democratic politics, both of which are in sharp contrast to Schumpeter's competitive leadership model, are to be found at the heart of governance theory. The first advocates anti-democratic solutions, aiming to depoliticize public policy, while the second supports ultra-democratic reforms promoting the involvement of citizens in policy-making. The article pursues three main aims. First, it proposes a reading of the weaknesses attributed to Schumpeter's competitive leadership model. Second, it clarifies the nature of the innovations advocated by the anti-democratic camp in its attempt to build a regulatory state, and by the ultra-democratic camp in its struggle to eng…
Evaluation of the Effects of a Bullying at Work Intervention for Middle Managers.
2020
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of a workplace bullying intervention based on the training of middle managers regarding bullying awareness, the consequences of bullying, strategies in conflict resolution and mediation/negotiation abilities. Overall, 142 randomly selected middle managers participated in the study. First, participants completed an information record and two scales assessing bullying strategies, role conflict and role ambiguity. The last two scales were completed again in a second phase three months after the intervention had finished. The intervention produced a decrease in the following bullying strategies: effects on self-expression and communication, effect…
Workplace bullying, burnout and resilience amongst perioperative nurses in Australia: A descriptive correlational study.
2021
AIM This study aimed to investigate workplace bullying and explore correlations between bullying, burnout and resilience amongst perioperative nurses in Australia. BACKGROUND Workplace bullying in perioperative nursing involves verbal, physical and psychological violence. However, no prior studies have measured Australian perioperative nurses' experiences of workplace bullying nor sought to understand if there is a relationship with burnout and resilience. METHODS A descriptive correlational study was conducted utilizing an online survey incorporating four validated instruments. Descriptive statistics and regression models analysed workplace bullying, burnout and resilience. RESULTS Over ha…
Parental and Familial Factors Influencing Physical Activity Levels in Early Adolescence: A Prospective Study
2020
Parental/familial factors are important determinants of the physical activity level (PAL) in children and adolescents, but studies rarely prospectively evaluate their relationships. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in physical activity levels among adolescents from Bosnia and Herzegovina over a two-year period and to determine parental/familial predictors of PAL in early adolescence. A total of 651 participants (50.3% females) were tested at baseline (beginning of high school education
The mutations of the Liberal-Liberal-Democrat Party to (re)conquer power.
2019
This research work is devoted to the study of the Liberal/Liberal-Democrat Party and the organizational changes that its successive leaders implemented between 1976 and 2015 to (re)conquer power. David Steel, Paddy Ashdown, Charles Kennedy and Nick Clegg somehow reclaimed the legacy of Jo Grimond, who had devised the strategy of the realignment of the left in the 1950s to manage its relationships with the Conservative and Labour Parties and become a government party.Each of them gave their own version of this strategy to adapt to a changing environment with a party system that was no longer a solid two-party system. The successive organizational mutations (professionalization, a change in t…
Action research strategies at the “third place”
2014
Published version of an article in the journal: International Journal of Action Research. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1688/IJAR-2014-02-Johnsen This article discusses action research strategies in regional development. It argues that regional settings are complex, and conceptualises this as the “third place”. This complexity implies a democratic challenge. Furthermore, using regional leadership as a case, it argues that in order to approach this as action researchers, one needs to discuss the assumptions the research is based on. The article discusses two action research approaches: the socio-technical approach and the democratic dialogue approach, and argues …
Restoring culturally appropriate African leadership : a case study of Finnish, Kenyan and Tanzanian perspectives on a leadership and management train…
2009
Agency-centred coupling — a better way to manage an educational organization?
2014
Teachers at the present time face continuous changes in their work and organizational practices. However, we lack empirical evidence as to what this implies for teachers and their work. This paper describes how two Finnish educational organizations restrict or enable teachers’ professional agency, in terms of how the teachers influence the conditions and contents of their work. The paper further addresses how agency is related to: (i) organizational and educational transformations, (ii) teachers’ professional development and identity negotiations and (iii) teachers’ commitment to the educational organization and well-being at work. This paper provides the comparative research evidence on bo…
Uztvertās līderības un iesaistes saistība ar apmierinātību ar darbu
2019
Šī pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt sakarības starp darbinieku apmierinātību ar darbu, iesaisti darbā un uztverto līderību. Lai to izdarītu, tika izvirzīti divi pētījuma jautājumi. Pirmais, vai pastāv statistiski nozīmīga sakarība starp uztverto līderību, iesaisti darbā un apmierinātību ar darbu? Otrais, ja pastāv, tad cik nozīmīga tā ir? Pētījumā piedalījās 101 respondents, no kuriem 82% bija sievietes un 18% vīrieši, vidējais respondentu vecums ir 33,24 gadi un vidējais respondentu darba stāžs ir 3,11 gadi. Pētījuma datu ievākšanai tika izmantotas trīs aptaujas – Spektora apmierinātība ar darbu, Utrehtas iesaiste darbā un Bleika un Moutona uztvertās līderības aptauja. Pētījuma rezultāti uzrāda,…
Laadunhallinnan kriittiset menestystekijät ja niiden vaikutus palvelupisteen laatujohtamiseen ITIL-organisaatiossa
2017
Laatu on yksi merkittävimmistä organisaation päätöksentekoon vaikuttavista tekijöistä. Onnistuneen laadunhallinnan kriittiset menestystekijät määräytyvät organisaatiokohtaisesti, ja niihin voidaan vaikuttaa etenkin johtamistyylillä. Lisäksi ITIL-viitekehys voi ohjata organisaation toimintaa. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli selvittää, miten laadunhallinnan kriittiset menestystekijät vaikuttavat palvelupisteiden laatujohtamiseen ITIL-viitekehystä noudatettavassa ITpalvelutuotannon organisaatiossa. Teoreettisessa viitekehyksessä laatu kuvataan prosessien lopputuotteen erinomaisuutena. Lisäksi esitellään kokonaisvaltaisen laadunhallinnan kriittiset menestystekijät ja organisaation laatujohtam…