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Embedding Owner-Manager Values in the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Context:A Lockean Conceptualization
Get PDFThe salience of owner-manager values to small and medium sized enterprise (SME) engagement with ethics and social responsibility is well documented. Despite this, understanding of how these values are transposed into and become embedded within the culture, norms and practices of SMEs remains limited. Through drawing on a sample of SMEs in the South West of England, this paper identifies the mechanisms which owner-managers seek to use to embed their values within their organisations—rational values sharing, affective values sharing and building values-aligned relationships—while distinguishing a number of barriers they meet in the process. It further builds on previous research and explicates such embedding processes by means of discerning and providing rich descriptions of eight key owner-manager values. The work of Alain Locke on values is drawn on theoretically to frame the embedding of such values as a reflexive, ongoing process, while the utility of his work—largely absent from the field of business ethics so far—is highlighted
Urinary incontinence indicates mortality, disability and infections in hospitalised stroke patients
Get PDFObjectivesTo assess the impact of urinary incontinence (UI) on health outcomes over the entire spectrum of acute stroke severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] scores: 0–42), due to a paucity of data on patients with milder strokes.Patients and MethodsData were prospectively collected (2014–2016) from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (1593 men, 1591 women; mean [SD] age 76.8 [13.3] years) admitted to four UK hyperacute stroke units (HASUs). Relationships between variables were assessed by multivariable logistic regression. Data were adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities, pre-stroke disability and intra-cranial haemorrhage, and presented as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.ResultsAmongst patients with no symptoms or a minor stroke (NIHSS scores of 0–4), compared to patients without UI, patients with UI had significantly greater risks of poor outcomes including: in-hospital mortality; disability at discharge; in-hospital pneumonia; urinary tract infection within 7 days of admission; prolonged length of stay on the HASU; palliative care by discharge; activity of daily living (ADL) support, and new discharge to care home. In patients with more moderate stroke (NIHSS score of 5–15) the same outcomes were identified; being at greater risk for patients with UI, except for palliative care by discharge and ADL support. With the highest stroke severity group (NIHSS score of 16–48) all outcomes were identified except in-patient mortality, pneumonia, and ADL support. However, odds ratios diminished as NIHSS scores increased.ConclusionsUrinary incontinence is a useful indicator of poor short-term outcomes in older patients with an acute stroke, but irrespective of stroke severity. This provides valuable information to healthcare professionals to identify at-risk individuals
Out on the Floor:Exploring the London Lesbian Club Scene of the 1980s and 1990s
Get PDFThis article sets out to counter dominant depictions of DJs and clubbing that privilege white male DJs and their scenes, and that erase nightclubbing’s Black queer origins. Using queer oral history interviews and engaging with material fragments from the time (playlist notes, flyers, records), I focus on London in the late 20th century, where Black and white lesbian DJs, promoters, and clubbers created their own club scene. The scene’s events and nights were a combination of queer women’s creative cultural activism and the love of music that DJs and dancers shared, away from the surveillance and gaze of the straight world
ViLanIoT:A visual language for improving Internet of Things systems representation
Get PDFWith the rapidly evolving and changing nature of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, there is an absence of tools to support the IoT system design and development. For example, there is not a specialized tool for representing IoT systems. The common solution to this problem is to use general-purpose modeling tools, such as the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and its extensions, which have some disadvantages when representing IoT systems. This paper proposes a new visual language, called ViLanIoT, for making representations of IoT systems conceived as cyber–physical systems. We argue that diagrams obtained with ViLanIoT are more understandable and intuitive compared to improvised representations found in literature. To illustrate the use of ViLanIoT, we represent a smart campus system with visual elements according to our proposal. In addition, we also present a study of the application of ViLanIoT. In ViLanIoT, the inclusion of visual elements for each component reflecting semantic meaning improves the understandability, clarity, and simplicity of IoT system representations
Gendered organisational and professional discourses of emotions in ‘macho’ social work:ethnographic insights
Get PDFDrawing on empirical research this paper explores how gendered discourses position emotions and emotion practices in social work environments characterised as ‘macho’. It highlights the intersection of traditional emotion-reason dualism and gendered constructions of emotions with dominant hegemonic organisational and professional norms. This ethnographic study in an English Children’s Service explored how emotions were understood and used in practice. It identified essentialist negative beliefs and a paradoxical positioning of practitioners’ emotions alongside their constructive use. Problematic perceptions of professionalism fed into notions of conformity, heroism and transgression, devaluing engagement in agile emotion practices which underpin relationship-based systemic practice. Institutionalised dynamics created scope for differential impacts given practitioners’ status and social locations such as, gender, race, age, sexuality or status. These findings contribute new knowledge, relevant to humane social work, professionalism and workforce retention
Undergraduate accounting and finance students’ perception of an individualised assignment:an exploratory case study
Get PDFCan local ecological knowledge establish conservation baselines for the Critically Endangered Blue-crowned Laughingthrush?
Get PDFA systematic review to explore patients’ MS knowledge and MS risk knowledge
Get PDFLiving with a chronic illness poses particular challenges, including maintaining current disease knowledge to optimiseself-management and interaction with health professionals. People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are increasingly encouragedto participate in shared decision making. Making informed decisions is likely to rely on adequate knowledge aboutthe condition and its associated risks. The aim of this systematic review is to explore patients’ existing MS knowledge andMS risk knowledge, and how these relate to demographic and disease variables. A literature search was conducted usingPsycINFO, PubMed and Cochrane Library. Eligible studies were published peer-reviewed reporting quantitative measuresof MS knowledge and MS risk knowledge in adult MS patients. Eighteen studies met inclusion criteria comprising a totalsample of 4,420 patients. A narrative synthesis was undertaken because studies employed various measures. Suboptimallevels of MS knowledge and MS risk knowledge were generally identified across studies. Greater self-reported adherence anda willingness to take medication were related to higher MS knowledge, while educational level was a significant predictorof both MS knowledge and MS risk knowledge. Associations with other demographic and disease-related variables weremixed for both knowledge domains. Direct comparison of results across studies were limited by methodological, samplingand contextual heterogeneity. The review’s findings and implications for future research and clinical practice are consideredfrom this perspective
Governing Corporations in National and Transnational Spaces:Cross-Level Governmental Orchestration of Corporate Social Responsibility in South Korea
Get PDFThe loose spatial and temporal coordination of national and transnational governmental corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies enables multinational corporations (MNCs) to externalize irresponsible behaviours. Political CSR (PCSR) and ‘government and CSR’ studies show how governmental authority shapes CSR at the domestic and transnational levels but provide only limited insights into how to govern MNCs across levels and over time. Combining the concept of orchestration with insights from power transition theory, we theorize cross-level governmental orchestration as power-imbued, dynamic, and involving multiple modes of orchestration. Through an analysis of how the South Korean state has deployed CSR domestic and transnational strategies over 30 years, we induce three configurations of cross-level governmental orchestration, blending coercive, directive, delegative and facilitative modes of orchestration, and identify the mechanisms behind Korea's transition from one configuration to another. Our results: (1) contribute to PCSR and ‘government and CSR’ studies by conceptualizing a systemic and dynamic view of cross-level orchestration of governmental CSR strategies; (2) advance transnational governance studies by consolidating orchestration theories and considering coercive power, and (3) add to power transition theory by explaining how regulatory capacity-building enables shifts of cross-level orchestration configurations
Revolutionising Higher Education:Unleashing the Potential of Large Language Models for Strategic Transformation
Get PDFThis paper investigates the transformative potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) within higher education, highlighting their capacity to reshape the academic landscape. By examining the complex impact of LLMs across critical areas of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), including the role of HEIs as gatekeepers of knowledge, providers of credentials, research centres, incubators of innovation, drivers of social change and employers. In addition to academic integrity, the future of higher education, intellectual property, and public perception. The findings of this paper indicate that LLMs can empower transformation in HEIs by revolutionising various aspects of academia. The aim is to unveil the profound implications of integrating these cutting-edge technologies. The comprehensive study in this paper reveals the significant impacts and challenges associated with using LLMs in academic settings, which is achieved through a detailed analysis of current literature. The core findings suggest that LLMs hold the promise to trigger significant advancements in higher education. This paper also discusses the innovative potential of LLMs, and it outlines a path for their effective use in HEIs, emphasising the importance of a thoughtful approach to maximise their educational benefits. HEIs must address these challenges thoughtfully, ensuring that the integration of LLMs aligns with their fundamental objectives of promoting education, critical thinking, and personal growth
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