250 research outputs found
Influence of physical activity at home and in community of older adults for fitness, mobility and life quality.
No full textInfluence of Physical Activity at Home and in Community of Older Adults for Fitness, Mobility and Life Quality The Author: VU Master of Rehabilitation programme the 2nd course student Asta Viskontaitė. Academic advisor: dr. Asta Mastavičiūtė, Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine. Key words: older, fitness, mobility, quality of life, physical activity. Goal of the research: To evaluate influence of physical exercises at home and in community of older adults for fitness, mobility and life quality. Research objectives: 1. To determine fitness, mobility and life quality of older adult; 2. To determine fitness, mobility and life quality of older adult after physical activity program; 3. To compare the results between the subjects who physical activity performed at home with physical activity performed in the community. Materials and methods. The study was carried out from October, 2016 to February, 2017 of Vilnius city, Karoliniškės and Lazdynai microdistricts, of representatives the premises and Vilnius university faculty of medicine department of Rehabilitation, physical and sports medicine. In the study participated 60 subjects were randomized into groups of 30 persons. The experimental group performed exercise group pursuing conducting of physiotherapist while the control group the same exercises performed at home the themselves. Exercise were carried out twice a week, for eight weeks, each session lasted about 40 minutes. Testing was performed before the intervention and after eight weeks. In the second testing 39 persons had been tested. The short physical performance batery was used to evaluate for fitness, The Functional Reach Test and Modified Keitel index – were used to evaluate for mobility and SF-36 quality of life questionnaire was used to evaluate quality of life in study sample. Data analysis was performed using the computer program SPSS 23.0 for windows statistical package. Results. After eight weeks of intervention, fitness test scores of the community groups increased by an average result of 2.19 points, the change was statistically significant (p 0,05). The study results showed that Quality of life indicators of community group were statistically significant different and the average score increased by 11 points (p0,05). Conclusions: 1. There were statistically significant effectiveness in fitness, mobility and quality of life in assessing of clinical tests after of physical activity course, performed in the community, of older adults (p0,05); 3. There were statistically significant effectiveness in fitness, mobility and quality of life after of physical activity carried out in the community, along with others, and physiotherapist at the experiment care of older adults (p<0,05)
Institutionalization of changes using example of public sector organizations.
No full textIn the Master thesis, the change management problems are studied while highlighting the discussed social phenomenon interdisciplinarity – while analyzing the interaction of science of management and public sector, and institutionalization of changes in the organizational field. It is noted, that major organizational changes in the public sector must be controlled procedurally, therefore, it is very important for the organization to be properly prepared to institutionalize the changes. It is revealed, that change institutionalization enables the public-sector organization to ensure the reflection of ongoing changes. In this paper, there is a discussed scientific problem, which encourages to evaluate environments, applied strategies and effectiveness of institutionalization of organizational change in the public sector. The thesis object – Change Institutionalization in the Public Sector. The study subject defining the field of analysis – the Change Institutionalization of Kedainiai Municipality Public Sector Organizations: National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture Kedainiai Division and the State Social Insurance Fund Board of Kaunas Division Kedainiai Subdivision. The aim of the study – to reveal the occurrence of the change institutionalization in the public-sector organizations. The tasks formulated to achieve this aim are revealed in two Master thesis parts. In the first part, an overview of the theoretical concept of change institutionalization in the public-sector organizations is reviewed by introducing the classification and management peculiarities of public sector organizations, highlighting the key psychological aspects of change management and the key factors and models of change institutionalization. In the second part, the conducted qualitative research results and constructed change institutionalization model are presented. To achieve the aim and tasks of the study, the data has been collected by analyzing academic literature and multiple case study, and conducting semi-structured interview. The collected data has been analyzed by the multiple case analysis and semi-structured interview qualitative content analysis. After performing scientific literature analysis and evaluation of the empirical test results, the Model of Change Institutionalization in the Public-Sector Organizations has been constructed. The results of the study enriched the conceptual insights with the practical aspects, enabling the enhancement of change enforcement controlling, reporting and change effectiveness. The model efficiency has been tested by verifying its structural parts (by categorizing structural elements and justifying their interaction), therefore, the adapted model can be applied to other public sector organizations
Professional career determinants: subjective evaluation
No full textStraipsnyje analizuojama socialinių santykių sąveika darbo rinkoje. Siekiama identifikuoti, kaip jaučiasi asmuo transformacijos procesus patinančiame sociume, remiantis socialinės įtampos sąlygotu subjektyviosios jausenos (padėties) vertinimu Lietuvoje. Šiame darbe pristatomi disertacijos tyrimo „Skirtingų kartų moterų profesinė karjera: padėties ir požiūrio vertinimas Lietuvoje" rezultatai. Tyrimu siekiama atskleisti socialinių tinklų ir asmenybės saviraiškos sąsajas, nustatyti asmens profesinę karjerą lemiančius veiksnius. Taip pat siekiama išryškinti, kaip skirtingų kartų moterys vertina savo padėtį visuomenėje, kaip jos apibrėžia (suvokia) profesinę karjerą.This paper analyzes interaction between social processes in labor market. Take to identify, how feel a person in the society of economic transformations with reference social tensions and subjective evaluation of status (perception) and attitude in Lithuania. This paper present results of doctoral work research "Professional career of women of different generations: evolution of status and attitude in Lithuania". With this research author seeks to identify the relationship between social networks and personal self-realization. Take to identify, what are factors determinant women professional career
Change initiation by the example of cultural educational institution.
No full textIn the Master thesis, the organizational change are studied as a field of public sector change, highlighting the role of cultural education institutions as a social welfare network. As new technologies and digital communications develop rapidly, it changes societies, their lifestyles, and patterns of consumption, therefore it is very important to empower cultural education institutions to initiate the changes needed to provide services that meet society's needs and interests. It has been noticed a lack of deeper theoretical structuring to conceptualize the field of initiation of change in cultural education institutions operating in Lithuania
Change management in an enterprise.
No full textMaster thesis deals with issues related to change management in a business relevant to all organisations acting in a rapidly changing and dynamic environment. It is noted that more and more companies face changes in striving to reform or optimise their activity processes permitting to reduce operating costs, in order to improve the quality of goods or services, to meet consumer expectations. It is determined by the modern business environment that the quality becomes one of the most important factors for business survival and success, and the introduction of quality management systems, with the implementation of requirements of international standards, is the most reasonable approach enabling this business environment
Interaction of change management processes by implementing a quality management system based on the case of UAB Stansefabrikken.
No full textMaster thesis deals with change management issues in a metal manufacturing company that are relevant to all dynamic and flexible industries in the changing environment. It is evident, that a large number of enterprises fail to adapt to changes in time, moreover, they have not analyzed interaction of change management processes. Due to the increasing competition, companies are forced to implement changes related to the introduction and control of modern quality systems. In the modern world of business, quality is becoming one of the key drivers of competitiveness and success. The object of the thesis is interaction of change management processes. Supporting accuracy of the study, the target of the thesis is interaction of change management processes in LLC “Stansefabrikken” manufacturing company implementing a quality management system. The aim of the thesis is to validate interaction of change management in LLC “Stansefabrikken” manufacturing company implementing a quality management system. The objectives set to achieve the aim are elucidated in the three parts of the thesis. Part 1 deals with theoretical concept of change and change management, introduces change management techniques, preparation for change, change management systems, strategies and resistance to change. Part 2 conceptualizes change management processes and methods, highlights interaction of change management processes in a metal manufacturing company implementing a quality management system. Part 3 reviews the results of the research and introduces the constructed model of change management. Methods, used to achieve the aim and objectives of the master thesis, are analysis of scientific literature, analysis of company documents and semi-structured interview. Analysis of scientific literature and evaluation of the results of the empirical study conclude in designing Model of “Interaction of change management processes in the company implementing a quality management system\". The coherent construct of the model rationalizes interaction of change management processes and demonstrates cyclicality; it requires developing a change management plan which enables companies to strategically manage change. The constructed regular model facilitates preparation of companies to manage change while implementing a quality management system. An adapted model can be applied in business practices, metal industry and other companies
Expression of networks in the implementation of changes in organization: case study of National Paying Agency under the ministry of Agriculture.
No full textMaster thesis deals with issues related to networks in the implementation of changes relevant to all organisations acting in the context of globalization and striving to meet increasing consumer expectations. It is noted that while society needs of public service quality are rapidly increasing and it aims to ensure implementation of basic principles in modern public governance, there are necessity to modernize public sector. Therefore, it is seeking to find new tools and capabilities to implement changes in organizations. In today's network environment becomes a major structural form, when modern organization management, effective pursuit of a common goal and joint problem-solving requires wider coverage and implementation through networking. Object of the thesis - expression of networks in the implementation of changes in organization. For the specification of analysis, the subject of the thesis - case study of National paying agency under the Ministry of agriculture. The aim of the study – to assess expression of networks in the implementation of changes in organization. To achieve this aim, the following objectives presented in three parts of the work have been set: the first part of the work introduces the theoretical insights of organizational changes and analyzes processes and models of change implementation; the second part of the work conceptualises field of the network, highlighting the influence of networks to successful changes in organization; the third part of the work presents results of the combined research (by applying the strategies of quantitative and qualitative analyses) and introduces a prepared model for implementation of changes, helping to enable networking processes. To achieve the aim and the objectives of the thesis, the following methods were used: analysis of scientific literature, case study (National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture), semi-structured interview (conducted with the head of regional units of the company researched), and questionnaire survey (conducted with workers of the company researched regional units). On the basis of the analysis of scientific literature and results obtained during the empirical study, the “Model for implementation of changes, enabling the procese of network ” is prepared. The model represents three stages of changes process in organization and their interaction in the field of network. The systematic model developed enables organizations to implement changes effectively and can be applied to other public governance organizations
The implementation of change process in educational institutions as the decisive precondition of change management.
No full textIn this Master’s Final Degree Project the change process and change management are analysed while highlighting the synergy of this phenomenon in the system of education. In addition to this, it is emphasized that two separate factors, if working together, have larger impact and socioeconomic benefits. The concept of change management in the educational institutions is also discussed in the thesis. The importance of proper planning, the identification of the expected results in the change process as well as the need to understand the implementation of the whole process is also stressed. The scientific problem requiring answering the following question is solved: even though similar internal and external factors lead to changes in educational institutions, why the change process and its results in those institutions are different? The object of the master thesis: implementation of the change process while managing changes in the educational institutions. In order to define the scope of analysis, the subject was identified: the schools of general education of Ukmergė district municipality. The aim of the thesis: to reveal the implementation of the change process in educational institution from the point of view of change management. In order to achieve the aim, the tasks are defined and they are implemented in the three parts of the Master’s Final Degree Project: in the first part of the paper, the concept of change process is discussed through the presentation of the definition of change and particularities of implementation of change process. What is more, the change process in the field of education, regularities and principles of change in this area are highlighted. The secondary statistical analysis is conducted in order to present the change of number of schools. The second part of the thesis is dedicated to the overview of the concept of change and change management, to the discussion about changes in the system of education. In addition to this, the application of the model of integrated change management for the analysis of change process in an organisation is explained. The results of the qualitative results and the methodological guidelines for the implementation of the change process in the educational institutions are presented in the third part of the Master’s Final Degree Project. The following methods are used in order to collect data which is required for the reaching of the aim and conducting the tasks of the research: analysis of the scientific literature; secondary statistics; case study; semi structured interview. The data is processed using the analysis of secondary statistics, Excel programme, analysis of a case and content analysis of semi structured interview. The analysis of the scientific literature and the results of the empirical research allowed suggesting the methodological guidelines of the implementation of change process in the educational institutions. The results of the research enriched the conceptual insights by the practical aspect. They enabled to strengthen the implementation of the change process, control and efficiency. The methodological guidelines are verified by examining their structural aspects; therefore, these guidelines might be applied in other schools of general education
Implementation of structual changes at stock company "Lietuvos paštas".
No full textThe modern world is changing much faster than ever before in the history. Technological development, expanding markets, corporate restructuring and increasing competitiveness pressure to constantly adapt to the changing environment. According to John P. Kotter (1996), even though the changes have been accelerating during the last decades, they will continue accelerating during the upcoming decades due to the increasing impact of macroeconomic forces. Therefore, people in all different kind of organizations are coherent with constant changes and participate in them. Changes can involve different levels: organizational strategy, culture, structure and business processes.The object of the work is Implementation of Structual Changes at Stock Company „Lietuvos paštas“. The aim of the work – to analyze the implementation of structural changes in AB “Lietuvos pastas”. The first part of the work presents theoretical concept of changes and their reasons in organization and theoretical aspects of structural changes management. The second part of the work investigats the management of structural changes in AB “Lietuvos pastas” and foresee the opportunities for implementation of structural changes in AB “Lietuvos pastas”. The methods of work helping to solve the tasks consist of analysis of scientific literary and online sources, analysis of company documents, Questionnaire. The research revealed that the greatest impact on the improvement of the quality of services provided by the institution would be made by renovation of material – technical base and creation of new vocational training programs. Material incentives would motivate employees to take part in implementation of company‘s structural objectives, and structural changes, that would ensure a comprehensive well-being of employees
Initiation of changes in the public sector organizations.
No full textOrganizational changes are analyzed as a holistic process of change, which explains the reformation of organization, its material and human resources, in order to create new value added and increase the efficiency of organization. The modernization of society encourages public sector organizations not only to search for new ways and new methods to improve the provision of public services, but also places higher and higher requirements on municipalities, thus enabling them to initiate changes. We have noticed that the scientific literature on the initiation of changes at the municipal level lacks theoretical structuring and strategic insights, the existing research is mostly fragmentary. Having noticed this methodological gap, we have formulated the scientific problem, the scientific result of which shall be a theoretically sound initiation of changes in a public sector organization, with emphasis on the need for changes and on strategies for initiation of changes, which are applied in municipalities
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