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COVID-19 “Passports” and the Safe Return to Work: Consideration for HR Professionals on How to Navigate This New Responsibility
No full textOrganizations worldwide are racing to create policies, processes, and actions to ensure the safe return to work in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Verifying, collating, and sharing data on COVID-19 test and vaccination status has been a key part of this, supported by employee-held digital certificates often referred to as “vaccine” passports. Since ensuring the safety and well-being of employees is a key remit of Human Resource (HR) departments, HR professionals have had a central role in managing these changes, even more so in the context of government vaccine mandates. This chapter examines sociotechnical considerations for HR professionals managing these new demands. It draws on an analysis of key dialogues within the HR community published in grey literature, interpreted through the lens of the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, adapted for the context of COVID-19. By examining the state-of-the-art and proposing recommendations it aims to assist HR managers to facilitate employees’ safe return to work while navigating this complex issue and minimizing any potential negative impact on employees’ safety, well-being, performance, or engagement. Although vaccine passports may not be a permanent feature of the work environment, we believe this chapter still makes important theoretical and practical contributions. It fills a gap in the evidence on HR professionals’ perspectives on HR management during public health emergencies and discusses emergent HR capabilities that could prove useful in a future pandemic. Finally, it suggests an agenda for research going forward
Social Media for eGovernment in the Public Health Sector: Protocol for a Systematic Review
No full textBackground: Public sector organizations worldwide are engaging with social media as part of a growing e-government agenda. These include government departments of health, public health agencies, and state-funded health care and research organizations. Although examples of social media in health have been described in the literature, little is known about their overall scope or how they are achieving the objectives of e-government. A systematic literature review is underway to capture and synthesize existing evidence on the adoption, use, and impacts of social media in the public health sector. A series of parallel scoping exercises has taken place to examine (1) relevant existing systematic reviews, to assess their focus, breadth, and fit with our review topic, (2) existing concepts related to e-government, public health, and the public health sector, to assess how semantic complexity might influence the review process, and (3) the results of pilot searches, to examine the fit of social media within the e-government and health literatures. The methods and observations of the scoping exercises are reported in this protocol, alongside the methods and interim results for the systematic review itself.
Objective: The systematic review has three main objectives: To capture the corpus of published studies on the uses of social media by public health organizations; to classify the objectives for which social media have been deployed in these contexts and the methods used; and to analyze and synthesize evidence of the uptake, use, and impacts of social media on various outcomes.
Methods: A set of scoping exercises were undertaken, to inform the search strategy and analytic framework. Searches have been carried out in MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and the Scopus international electronic databases, and appropriate gray literature sources. Articles published between January 1, 2004, and July 12, 2015, were included. There was no restriction by language. One reviewer (AT) has independently screened citations generated by the search terms and is extracting data from the selected articles. A second author (CP) is cross-checking the outputs to ensure the fit of selected articles with the inclusion criteria and appropriate data extraction. A PRISMA flow diagram will be created, to track the study selection process and ensure transparency and replicability of the review.
Results: Scoping work revealed that the literature on social media for e-government in the public health sector is complicated by heterogeneous terminologies and concepts, although studies at the intersection of these three topics exist. Not all types of e-government are evident in the health care literature. Interim results suggest that most relevant articles focus on usage alone.
Conclusions: Public health organizations may be taking it for granted that social media deliver benefits, rather than attempting to evaluate their adoption or impacts. Published taxonomies of e-government hold promise for organizing and interpreting the review results. The systematic review is underway and completion is expected in the beginning of 2016
“Planned Benefits” Can Be Misleading in Digital Transformation Projects: Insights From a Case Study of Human Resource Information Systems Implementation in Healthcare
No full textHuman Resources Information Systems (HRIS) are being implemented in many organizations but, like other technology projects, translating their potential benefits into meaningful improvements can be challenging. So-called “planned benefits” approaches are designed to aid this translation, but little is known about their success in HRIS projects. This study examined how a planned benefits approach was manifested in a national-scale HRIS implementation program. The results point to the importance of reviewing the benefits plan at regular intervals, to ensure the project can adapt to changing circumstances, and considering benefits at the level of individual modules and user groups, as well as for the organization as a whole. Adequate data preparation, training, effective communication, and process analysis were identified as key actions necessary for successful HRIS implementation and benefit realization
Coping with institutional complexity: Intersecting logics and dissonant visions in a nation-wide healthcare IT implementation project
No full textPurpose: Digital transformation projects are complex, lengthy and difficult to implement, often failing to meet their objectives. Previous research has attributed this failure to competing institutional logics influencing actors’ coping responses, and differences in actors’ interpretations of the project’s goals, technology and processes - their “organising vision”. The purpose of this paper is to analyse a complex technology implementation project from an institutional perspective, to further elucidate the role of multiple logics and organising vision. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative single study approach was used to investigate a public-sector technology project aimed at delivering a unified Human resource information system (HRIS) across regional health organisations in one country. Findings: Four logics characterised the project (public sector, professional, corporate and market), but their relative dominance shifted as the project transitioned through stages, from comprehension to implementation. These shifts exposed tensions between components of actors’ organising vision, which influenced their coping behaviours in response to unexpected changes in the project’s strategic ambitions and technological scope. Coherence of vision, both within groups of actors and between them, was a key mediator of coping responses and project outcomes. Originality/value: This analysis demonstrates the role of actors’ organising vision in bridging institutional logics and coping responses to shape digital transformation projects. It highlights the need to account not only for diverse institutional logics, but also for their changing influence as projects unfold and actors’ attention is directed onto different aspects of the organising vision. From a management perspective, it illustrates the importance of clear and consistent communication, to avoid entrenching conflicting interpretations
People analytics—A scoping review of conceptual boundaries and value propositions
No full textThis mixed-method ‘scoping review’ mapped the emergence of the term People Analytics (PA), the value propositions offered by vendors of PA tools and services and the PA skillsets being sought by professionals. Analysis of academic research and online search traffic since 2002 revealed changes in the relative trajectory of PA and conceptually related terms over the past fifteen years, indicating both the re-branding of similar innovations and a differentiation of priorities and communities of practice. The market in commercial PA tools and services is diverse, offering numerous functional and strategic benefits, although published evidence of these outcomes remains sparse. Companies marketing PA systems and services emphasise benefits to employers more than to personnel. Across the sources examined, including specialised online courses, PA was largely aligned with HRM, however its development reflects the shifting focus of HR departments from supporting functional to strategic organisational requirements. Consideration of ethical issues was largely absent
Adoption and use of social media for eGovernment in the public health sector: a systematic review
No full textOptimizing Driver Position Using ANOVA and ANNs
Get PDFThis study investigates how the optimal driving position is shaped by the forces acting on the driver and the performance requirements of an FSAE vehicle. Using a comprehensive dataset based on a parametric model, key SAE-standardized input variables are parameterized: the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the H-point, the horizontal distance between the AHP and H-point, the seatback angle, and the steering wheel position. The objective is to identify the ideal driving setup that balances vehicle performance with driver comfort. ANOVA is utilized to determine which of these ergonomic factors most significantly affect acceleration performance, while artificial neural networks provide a comparative method for validating results and predicting outcomes for new configurations. The novelty of this study lies in integrating driver positioning dynamics into performance optimization, providing a systematic approach to vehicle design before the CAD prototyping phase
Human Resource Information Systems in Health Care: Protocol for a Systematic Review
No full textBackground: Compared with the eHealth literature as a whole, there has been relatively little published research on the use
and impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) designed to support business functions within health
organizations. Human resource information systems (HRISs) have the potential to improve organizational efficiency and
effectiveness by facilitating workforce planning, financial and operational administration, staff training, and management analytics.
However, the evidence base regarding HRIS in health care is widely distributed across disciplinary boundaries and previous
reviews have been somewhat limited in scope. This rigorous systematic review will identify, appraise, and synthesize existing
international research on the implementation and impacts of HRIS in health organizations, to provide insights and recommendations
that may guide future purchasers, commissioners, implementers, evaluators, and users of such systems.
Objective: The objectives of this review are threefold: (1) to determine the prevalence and scope of existing research and
evaluation pertaining to HRIS in health organizations; (2) to analyze, classify, and synthesize existing evidence on the processes
and impacts of HRIS development, implementation, and adoption; and (3) to generate recommendations for HRIS research,
practice, and policy, with reference to the needs of different stakeholders and communities of practice.
Methods: A high-level scoping review was first undertaken to inform a draft search strategy, which was refined through several
cycles of piloting and iteration to optimize its sensitivity and specificity. This was used by the first author, with the help of a
medical librarian, to search international electronic databases indexing medical, business, ICT, and multi-disciplinary research.
Sources of gray literature and reference lists of included studies were also searched. There were no restrictions on language or
publication year. Two reviewers are now screening and coding titles and abstracts for potentially eligible studies, for which full
text articles will be retrieved. Reasons for exclusion will be noted for the remaining articles. A structured form will be used to
summarize and classify the articles. Any disagreements between reviewers will be resolved through consensus or arbitration by
a third reviewer. A PRISMA flow diagram will illustrate the study selection process and ensure transparency of the review.
Finally, content experts will be consulted to ensure that important articles have not been missed.
Results: The initial searches have now been completed and the results are being analyzed. The review is expected to be completed
and published by the end of 2015.
Conclusions: By synthesizing the existing evidence base, identifying areas in which knowledge is currently lacking, and
generating recommendations for research and practice, this review will be a useful resource for decision makers and managers
considering or implementing HRIS, as well as encouraging new research in this area
Social Media for e-Government in the Public Health Sector: Protocol for a Systematic Review
Get PDFBackground: Public sector organizations worldwide are engaging with social media as part of a growing e-government agenda. These include government departments of health, public health agencies, and state-funded health care and research organizations. Although examples of social media in health have been described in the literature, little is known about their overall scope or how they are achieving the objectives of e-government. A systematic literature review is underway to capture and synthesize existing evidence on the adoption, use, and impacts of social media in the public health sector. A series of parallel scoping exercises has taken place to examine (1) relevant existing systematic reviews, to assess their focus, breadth, and fit with our review topic, (2) existing concepts related to e-government, public health, and the public health sector, to assess how semantic complexity might influence the review process, and (3) the results of pilot searches, to examine the fit of social media within the e-government and health literatures. The methods and observations of the scoping exercises are reported in this protocol, alongside the methods and interim results for the systematic review itself.Objective: The systematic review has three main objectives: To capture the corpus of published studies on the uses of social media by public health organizations; to classify the objectives for which social media have been deployed in these contexts and the methods used; and to analyze and synthesize evidence of the uptake, use, and impacts of social media on various outcomes.Methods: A set of scoping exercises were undertaken, to inform the search strategy and analytic framework. Searches have been carried out in MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and the Scopus international electronic databases, and appropriate gray literature sources. Articles published between January 1, 2004, and July 12, 2015, were included. There was no restriction by language. One reviewer (AT) has independently screened citations generated by the search terms and is extracting data from the selected articles. A second author (CP) is cross-checking the outputs to ensure the fit of selected articles with the inclusion criteria and appropriate data extraction. A PRISMA flow diagram will be created, to track the study selection process and ensure transparency and replicability of the review.Results: Scoping work revealed that the literature on social media for e-government in the public health sector is complicated by heterogeneous terminologies and concepts, although studies at the intersection of these three topics exist. Not all types of e-government are evident in the health care literature. Interim results suggest that most relevant articles focus on usage alone.Conclusions: Public health organizations may be taking it for granted that social media deliver benefits, rather than attempting to evaluate their adoption or impacts. Published taxonomies of e-government hold promise for organizing and interpreting the review results. The systematic review is underway and completion is expected in the beginning of 2016.Trial Registration: PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews: CRD42015024731; http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42015024731 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6dV1Cin91)
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