bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Occupational well-being and leadership in a school community
Authors: Laine Sari , Saaranen Terhi , Ryhänen Eva , Tossavainen Kerttu 
Published: January 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present well-being, leadership, and the development of each from a communal perspective in a Finnish primary school in the years 2000-2009.Design/methodology/approachThe study included five sets of data. The quantitative research data were collected from the school staff using the Well-Being at Your Work index questionnaire in 2004 (n=36), 2005 (n=41), and in 2009 (n=34). In 2006, two group interviews were carried out with the school personnel (n=21), and in 2011, retrospective interview data were collected from an expert classroom teacher (n=1). Quantitative data were analysed statistically using descriptive statistics. The qualitative group interview data were analysed by an inductive content analysis, while the expert interview was analysed according to the methods of factual analysis.FindingsDuring this period, several communal interventions were developed in the school to promote occupational well-being. Over the course of the study, staff members’ satisfaction with the actions and the support provided by the principal has improved, and leadership-related problems have decreased.Research limitations/implicationsThe results cover research findings from one school and therefore cannot be generalised to other Finnish school communities.Originality/valueSchools’ work communities must be active in developing interventions to improve their own occupational well-being. Furthermore, leaders must be actively involved in the development of occupational well-being.
Social marketing interventions aiming to increase physical activity among adults
Authors: Kubacki Krzysztof , Ronto Rimante , Lahtinen Ville , Pang Bo , Rundle-Thiele Sharyn 
Published: January 2017

PurposeA significant proportion of the world’s adult population is insufficiently active. One approach used to overcome barriers and facilitate participation in physical activity is social marketing. The purpose of this paper are twofold: first, this review seeks to provide a contemporary review of social marketing’s effectiveness in changing physical activity for the better; and second, it seeks to ascertain the extent that Andreasen’s (2002) six social marketing benchmark criteria have been applied in social marketing interventions targeting physical activity.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 94 articles covering 26 social marketing interventions were identified following systematic literature review procedures.FindingsNone of the interventions gave evidence that they addressed all six social marketing benchmark criteria, and only four interventions addressed five criteria. The results indicate that three of the benchmark criteria, namely, behavioural objectives, formative research, and marketing mix are well utilised in social marketing interventions. Inclusion of market segmentation, exchange and competition offers potential to extend further on social marketing’s effectiveness in increasing physical activity.Originality/valueThe results of the current study indicate that increasing the number of benchmark criteria used in an intervention to at least four increases the chances of achieving positive behavioural outcomes.
Organizational Ambidexterity: welcome to Paradox City
Authors: Smith Simon M. 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The paper aims to introduce the concept of organizational ambidexterity and offers some implications for practitioners of human resources (HR).

Design/methodology/approach
This paper is a developed viewpoint constructed using other literature on organizational ambidexterity.

Findings
This paper offers a unique perspective to HR practitioners which embraces a paradoxical stance that combines exploitative and explorative dimensions.

Originality/value
Organizational ambidexterity is growing and developing within the literature. This paper seeks to offer access to this complex perspective to provoke thought and potential action.
The challenges of organizational agility (part 1)
Authors: Appelbaum Steven H. , Calla Rafael , Desautels Dany , Hasan Lisa 
Published: January 2017

PurposePlanned episodic change programs, rigid processes and traditional structures, optimized for efficiency rather than agility, are no longer appropriate in a context where competitive advantage is fueled by high-speed innovation, supported by a more entrepreneurial mindset. The purpose of this two part paper is to offer a review of relevant research to provide an informed case for continuous strategic transformation facilitated by enhanced organizational agility. The concept of agility is explored, defined and a framework for categorizing agility-enhancing capabilities is presented. Specific aspects of this agility framework are examined to better understand how these interrelated competencies contribute to overall corporate performance in this fast-paced world.Design/methodology/approachA range of published empirical and practitioner research articles were reviewed to study the concepts of organizational agility and transformation as critical factors contributing to sustained competitive advantage, organizational performance and survival in the increasingly competitive global context. This literature review explores how organizations are overcoming the challenges imposed by their traditional structures, cultures and leadership models and identifies dynamic competencies to be developed to achieve a greater level of corporate agility.FindingsIncreased organizational agility increases the ability to respond proactively to unexpected environmental changes. The commitment to continuous transformation and agile strategies implies changes at all levels of the organization from its structure, through its leadership and decision-making dynamics, down to the skills and interpersonal relationships of the individuals implementing the agile mission.Research limitations/implicationsThere is a gap in the literature with respect to agility, namely, that most research focuses on the characteristics of agile organizations, with little attention given to how to develop agile capabilities and embed the commitment to continuous change deep into the corporate DNA, beyond the process level, into the psyche of the people driving the organization.Practical implicationsManagers should consider agility as an overarching principle guiding strategic and operational activities. Fostering agility-enhancing capabilities will be paramount in ensuring the successful integration of agility as a performance enhancing paradigm.Social implicationsFor small- and medium-sized companies with limited resources, this reality makes staying relevant an uphill battle but also opens windows of opportunity. The challenge of the next century for large organizations will be to rekindle their innovative agile beginnings and for start-ups to continue to foster their dynamic capabilities as they grow.Originality/valueThe paper provides practical and empirical evidence of the importance of enterprise agility and specific dynamic capabilities on firm performance.
Critical success factors, challenges and obstacles in talent management
Authors: Tafti Marjan Maali , Mahmoudsalehi Mahdi , Amiri Mojtaba 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the obstacles and challenges of talent management as well as its success factors in Iranian automotive industries.

Design/methodology/approach
This research is a kind of discoverer research done by qualitative approach. The methodology to data collection was interview and research sample was 15 manager in automotive industries. Data analysis was carried out by the coding method, and concepts, minor and major contexts were extracted and lastly the conceptual framework was formed.

Findings
Based on the findings of the research, framework of obstacles and challenges in talent management was classified into four categories that are structural challenges and barriers, environmental challenges and barriers, behavioral challenges and barriers and lastly managerial challenges and barriers. In addition, the framework of talent management success factors were categorized into three main sections that are structural success factors, environmental success factors and finally managerial success factors.

Originality/value
Problem finding of talent management in automotive industry and identifying obstacles, challenges and success factors in talent management with qualitative approach through interviews with experts from the Iranian industries is the research value.
Green training for sustainable procurement? Insights from the Brazilian public sector
Authors: Aragão Claudia Gomes , Jabbour Charbel Jose Chiappetta 
Published: January 2017

PurposeHuman resources practices, particularly regarding environmental training, play a key role in the dissemination of sustainable supply chain practices, especially sustainable procurement. Both environmental training and sustainable procurement can prompt environmental maturity (EM) among organizations. However, little is known about the relationship between environmental training and the adoption of sustainable procurement in public sector organizations of emerging economies, such as Brazil. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between environmental training and the adoption of sustainable procurement in three Brazilian public/state universities.Design/methodology/approachThis research is qualitative and includes an exploratory study based on in-depth interviews with experts from the procurement section of Brazilian public universities. A methodological framework is proposed to analyze the results. The main questions that guided this study were: is there a relationship between the environmental-training initiatives and the adoption of sustainable procurement? Does this relationship, whether positive or negative, improve the maturity of environmental sustainability? And what is the future outlook for this issue in the context of public universities in Brazil?FindingsAccording to the results’ analysis, the impact of sustainable procurement practices among the public organizations analyzed was almost void. The environmental training produced limited accomplishments, although respondents viewed it as a source of potential improvement, which indicates a co-evolution of sustainable procurement, environmental training and EM. In the cases analyzed, an alignment was identified among the levels of sustainable procurement and environmental training adoption.Research limitations/implicationsIt was identified that the lacks of training and support from senior management, environmental culture, great bureaucracy and economic factors were considered barriers and difficulties to implementing environmental procurement practices. These barriers deserve further study.Originality/valueThere is a lack of research on the relationship between environmental training and the adoption of sustainable procurement in emerging economies and in public sector organizations.
Building a comprehensive framework for sustainable education using case studies
Authors: Dubey Rameshwar , Gunasekaran Angappa , Deshpande Abhijit 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive theory for sustainable education.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors have used a multiple case studies approach.

Findings
The authors have identified ten drivers that influence sustainable education. Most of these drivers have been drawn on the basis of extensive literature review; however, some of the drivers are novel to the current study, such as attitude, behavior, and promotion.

Research limitations/implications
The framework needs to be validated using empirical research with a large-sample size.

Practical implications
The study offers guidelines to universities and institutions that want to impart sustainable education to their students for better employability.

Social implications
The study makes an immense contribution to society by recognizing the need for sustainable education and identifying how to achieve better results.

Originality/value
The current paper contributes to the existing literature by identifying three novel constructs and how the constructs can shape sustainable education to address current market needs.
The fundamental role of social support in cultivating motivation to improve work through learning
Authors: Ng Kueh Hua 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of the relationship between social support (organizational, supervisor, and co-worker support) and the higher-order construct of motivation in human resource development (HRD), namely motivation to improve work through learning (MTIWL).

Design/methodology/approach
Self-reported data were collected from 131 public service employees who had attended management training programs organized by one of the Malaysian public service training providers.

Findings
Support emanating from the organization, supervisor, and co-worker had exerted positive and significant influences on MTIWL. Further, organizational support had the strongest relationship with MTIWL, relative to supervisor and co-worker support.

Practical implications
There is a need to extend the responsibility and proficiency of the organization, supervisor, and co-worker in providing practical support in training and workplace contexts to further enhance MTIWL.

Originality/value
This paper provides a better understanding of the influences of social support on a more practical and comprehensive trainee motivation in HRD, which is MTIWL.
The effects of cognitive style on Edmodo users’ behaviour
Authors: Ursavaş Ömer Faruk , Reisoglu Ilknur 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the validity of extended technology acceptance model (TAM) in explaining pre-service teachers’ Edmodo acceptance and the variation of variables related to TAM among pre-service teachers having different cognitive styles.

Design/methodology/approach
Structural equation modeling approach was used to analyze an extended TAM that represents the relationship between the eight constructs and cognitive style. Group Embedded Figures Test and technology acceptance measure were used as data collection tools. The study was conducted with 129 pre-service teachers.

Findings
The results indicate that perceived ease of use (PEU) influences behavioral intention (BI) to use Edmodo indirectly through attitude toward Edmodo use and perceived usefulness (PU). Technological complexity and facilitating conditions influence BI to use indirectly through PU and PEU, respectively. Thus, the extended TAM is a parsimonious model explaining 75, 72, and 82 percent of the endogenous variable (BI) for the whole sample, for the field dependent sample, and for the field independent sample, respectively.

Originality/value
This paper addresses to determine the BI of pre-service teachers regarding Edmodo, which is an innovative tool, based on cognitive styles.
The flipped classroom model: when technology enhances professional skills
Authors: Baytiyeh Hoda 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom model in teaching and learning as well as the skills that can be acquired by students after being exposed to this learning style.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper uses a qualitative case study design. In total, 20 students, from various majors, who were enrolled in a web-design course, participated in a survey that consisted of open-ended questions exploring their perceptions toward the flipped classroom approach.

Findings
The students’ comments offered evidence for a deeper and broader perspective on learning, and five themes have emerged: self-regulated learning, problem-solving skills, teamwork and communication skills, enjoyment, and creativity.

Originality/value
This study reveals that this teaching style can enrich the learning experience of students and can help them develop the soft skills they need to succeed in any profession.
How organizational stressors affect collective organizational citizenship behaviors in the French Police
Authors: Molines Mathieu , Sanséau Pierre-Yves , Adamovic Mladen 
Published: January 2017

PurposeStress issues are a major concern for public organisations, especially in law enforcement. Organisational context is to blame for high levels of stress and low performance. Thus, the purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the authors aim to understand how one contextual variable – organisational stressors that emanate from the police station’s characteristics – affect organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB). The second research aim is to assess how promoting trust in the police station can help mitigate the negative effects of these stressors. Based on the job demands – resources framework, the model posits that organisational stressors initiate a health-impairment process through an emotional-exhaustion climate, that can ultimately damage collective OCBs. The authors also propose that fostering a trust climate, as job resource, buffer the undesirable and negative impact of organisational stressors on exhaustion climate and collective OCB.Design/methodology/approachThe paper opted for a quantitative study. Based on a sample of 718 police officers from 70 French Police stations, the authors follow the procedure outlined by Preacher (2013) to test the moderated-mediation model.FindingsThe study show that organisational stressors initiate a health-impairment process through an emotional-exhaustion climate, that can ultimately damage collective OCBs. The authors also demonstrate that fostering a trust climate, as job resource, will not decrease negative effects of organisational stressors but only contained them. Low-trust climate and moderate trust climate will, on the contrary, amplified the negative effects of these organisational stressors.Originality/valueThis paper fulfils an identified need to study stressors-strain-performance relationship at the collective level in a large sample of police officers. The paper includes implications for the development of interventions at the collective level.
Enacting social media success in local public administrations
Authors: Criado J. Ignacio , Rojas-Martín Francisco , Gil-Garcia J. Ramon 
Published: January 2017

PurposeThe diffusion of social media among public administrations has significantly grown in the last years. This phenomenon has created a field of research that seeks to understand the adoption and impact of social media in the public sector. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that make social media successful in Spanish local governments.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on an adapted version of a neo-institutional model: Enacting Electronic Government Success (EEGS). The data have been collected through three main sources: primary data from a questionnaire designed and conducted by the authors, secondary data of statistical sources, and tertiary data collected through Klout Score.FindingsThe results from a survey and statistical analysis provide preliminary validation of the model and show a direct relationship between organizational, institutional, and environmental factors with the successful use of social media in local public administrations. The data analysis shows that ten variables jointly explain 54.6 percent (adjustedR2=0.546) of the variability observed in the dependent variable.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, the analysis model used represents a limited sample size to carry out a complex quantitative analysis. Second, the use of Klout Scores can offer some bias. Finally, certain variables complicate the comparative potential of the study.Originality/valueThis study provides original primary data and contributes to the growing field of study related to social technologies in public administrations. This research also confirms in an exploratory way the validity of the EEGS model.
Understanding public performance measurement through theoretical pluralism
Authors: Barbato Giovanni , Turri Matteo 
Published: January 2017

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate, through different interpretative theories, the implementation and operation of performance measurement systems (PMS) considering the factors crucial in influencing the development and the operational difficulties of the PMS in a context such as Italy, which is typically unresponsive to new public management-inspired ideas.Design/methodology/approachA theoretical framework is developed through the use of new institutional sociology and management control theory. The empirical study involves the whole ministerial sector, and explores some strategic documents belonging to the new PMS introduced in Italy in 2009.FindingsThe research illustrates a widespread dissemination of the reform in ministries. However, it has also shown the ceremonial and superficial implementation of the PMS. In addition, the findings confirm that the operation and the actual development of a PMS is strongly affected by the characteristics of the activity under examination.Research limitations/implicationsThe peculiarity of the Italian context limits the generalizability of the findings to countries with similar public sector management and culture. Further studies may investigate the system through an individual perspective, i.e. exploring the role of individual managers in slowing down the operations of the evaluation systems.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the debate on the implementation and operation of administrative reforms in legalistic countries also known as Rechtsstaat countries. The use of multiple theories allows investigating the subject matter by considering its complexity in a holistic way.
Hospital management from a high reliability organizational change perspective
Authors: Eriksson Nomie 
Published: January 2017

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze nurses’ perceptions and evaluations of healthcare developmental work after the introduction of Lean and Six Sigma and, how nurses aspire to maintain a high reliability organization (HRO).

Design/methodology/approach
Nurses’ roles and the way they respond to new efficiency and quality working methods are crucial. Underlying themes were analyzed from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with (n=17) nurses at two Swedish hospitals.

Findings
The nurses perceived that Lean worked better than Six Sigma, because of its bottom-up approach, and its similarities with nurses’ well-known work qualities. Nurses coordinate patients care, collaborate in teams and take leadership roles. To maintain high reliability and to become quality developers, nurses need stable resources. However, professional’s logic collides with management’s logic. Expert knowledge (top-down approach) without nurses’ local knowledge (bottom-up approach) can lead to problems. Healthcare quality methods are standardized but must be used with flexibility. However, HROs ensue not only from method quality but also from work attitudes, commitment and continuous work-improvement.

Practical implications
Management can support personnel in developmental work with: continuous education, training, teamwork, knowledge sharing and cooperation. Authoritarian method structures that limit the healthcare professionals’ autonomy should be softened or abandoned.

Originality/value
The study uses theoretical concepts from HROs, which were developed for unexpected events, to explain the consequences of implementing Lean and Six Sigma in healthcare.