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Mediating role of knowledge management in the relationship between organizational learning and sustainable organizational performance /
No full textOrganizations operating in the intensive knowledge-based sector seek efficient management approaches and sustainable development practices to perform efficiently in the dynamic business environment. Knowledge management practice and organizational learning are significant factors in order to achieve sustainable organizational performance in a rapidly changing business environment. Based on the scientific literature analysis, there is still a lack of evidence related to the mediating role of the whole knowledge management cycle, including the five knowledge management processes (knowledge acquisition, creation, storage, sharing, and application) in the relationship between organizational learning and sustainable organizational performance for organizations operating in intensive knowledge-based sectors. This study aimed to examine the impact of the whole knowledge management cycle on the relationship between organizational learning and sustainable organizational performance in intensive knowledge-based sectors, specifically the audit and consulting companies in the Middle East region. Systematic scientific literature analysis, expert evaluation (structured questionnaire), and structural equation modeling (SEM) technique were used to develop and verify the research model. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire distributed among auditing experts working in a knowledge-based sector—audit and consulting companies in the Middle East region. The research results supported the hypotheses stating that organizational learning positively affects knowledge acquisition, storage, sharing, application processes, and sustainable organizational performance. However, the results verified that organizational learning has an insignificant impact on the Middle Eastern audit and consulting companies’ knowledge creation process
The Influence of Creativity on Decision-Making: The Case of the Headquarters of The Training and Doctrine Command of The Lithuanian Armed Forces.
No full textRelevance of the work topic. The success of teams and organizations is highly depends on innovative and creative ideas, creative insights from managers, and an organizational environment conducive to creativity. In a rapidly changing and uncertain environment, creative thinking is important not only in developing new products, but also in management and decision-making, as simple solutions are not appropriate in such an environment. One of the important components of an organizational culture adapted to operate in a changing environment is the promotion of creativity in problem-solving or decision-making. The military is considered as a rule-based organization with controlled flexibility and limited space for creativity. Most of the literature and research on creativity has focused only on the private sector, so the topic of creativity in the military is little explored. Examining the topic of The Influence of Creativity on Decision-making is important to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, which operate in an uncertain environment and require non-traditional solutions. Creativity in decision-making is becoming particularly important, therefore, research in this area is very relevant and important. The study aims to present an application of creativity in decision – making at Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) headquarters development directions. The object of the work – creativity in decision making in the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Tasks of the work: to examine the theoretical assumptions of creativity and decision-making, how creativity affects decision-making; to review the legal environment for the promotion of creativity and decision-making in the Lithuanian Armed Forces; to investigate the influence of creativity on decision-making at TRADOC headquarters; to provide directions for the development of the application of creativity in decision-making at TRADOC headquarters. The study found that creativity through three main components: task motivation, domain – relevant skills and creativity – relevant skills positively affects the decision – making process, enabling individuals involved in the decision – making process to develop non-standard (new) ideas. The master's thesis uses: analysis of scientific literature, analysis of legal acts and other documents, survey and structured interview
The (De)Legitimisation of Lithuanian Opposition to Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant through the International Atomic Energy Agency.
No full textLithuanian foreign policy perceives the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an organization with the most significant authority in nuclear safety, capable of objectively assessing the Ostrovets NPP’s compliance with international nuclear safety standards. Simultaneously, the IAEA is one of the most important international institutions through which Lithuania sought to reveal the shortcomings of the Ostrovets NPP while attempting to legitimize its critical position towards the power plant. Given the relevance of IAEA in Lithuanian foreign policy, the article examines IAEA’s public discourse on nu-clear energy in Belarus. It aims to assess its role in the process of legitimizing Lithuania’s oposition to Ostrovets NPP. After analyzing the IAEA’s leadership statements, the official press releases and the reports published by the peer-review missions during 2007–2020, the paper concludes that the IAEA formed a public discourse that exclusively favoured Belarus and significantly contradicted Lithuania’s official position. In this way, the IAEA did not legitimize Lithuania’s foreign policy towards Ostrovets NPP. On the contrary, the organization supported nuclear energy development in Belarus
Education measures of the psychological support programme - the tool for suicide prevention in Lithuania armed forces /
No full textLithuania is still among the leading countries with the highest number of suicides in the population. A retrospective analysis was carried out on manual data of military servicemen suicide cases in the Lithuanian Armed Forces during the period 2005-2015. Most of the cases were younger aged, lower rank soldiers. Right after each suicide act, the Psychological Support Programme was presented to the family members and colleagues as well as group meetings and educational lectures for leaders on the recognition of early suicidal signs. Moreover, the Department of Military Psychology established a goal of having a psychologist in every military region or bigger unit, in order to make psychological help more attainable. For this reason, the numbers of psychological consultations, counselling and seminars significantly increased. Finally, groups of psychotherapy in the churches announced by military chaplains as help for persons in bereavement started in two cities. We think that all of these efforts made an impact on rates of suicides decreasing from 4-5 per year to 0-2