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    Engaging students in ethical debates

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    This case study outlines an investigation into the acceptance of a new pedagogical paradigm aiming to engage and inspire students in ethical and entrepreneurial activit

    HR strategies for researchers: a review of the HR Excellence in Research Award implementation activities across Europe

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    This report explores how research institutions and funders across Europe are approaching the researcher HRM, particularly in response to the European Commission’s initiative to provide the HR Excellence in Research Award for organisations demonstrating their practical commitment to the principles set out in the Charter and Code.Vita

    Drivers and barriers of university social responsibility: integration into strategic plans

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    The implementation of University Social Responsibility (USR) in its strategic plans is a subject of great social interest. However, the lack of understanding produces deficient stakeholder’s engagement, obstructing USR applications and potential benefits. USR in a formal context and as part of strategy should be a path that leads to its fulfilment. A Delphi method was used and several experts have participated in it. Results show that USR is related to student’s issues, among main drivers are to work under a code of ethics and acquire civic competences as a part of their vocational training. Among barriers to be involved in social responsibility activities is the lack of engagement of university community. The insufficient communication into the university community is mentioned as one of the main obstacles to incorporate USR into strategic planning. Relevance of this work relies on the holistic points of views of the results.Postprint (author's final draft

    A cross-sectional study of predatory publishing emails received by career development grant awardees

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    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the scope of academic spam emails (ASEs) among career development grant awardees and the factors associated with the amount of time spent addressing them. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey of career development grant investigators via an anonymous online survey was conducted. In addition to demographic and professional information, we asked investigators to report the number of ASEs received each day, how they determined whether these emails were spam and time they spent per day addressing them. We used bivariate analysis to assess factors associated with the amount of time spent on ASEs. SETTING: An online survey sent via email on three separate occasions between November and December 2016. PARTICIPANTS: All National Institutes of Health career development awardees funded in the 2015 fiscal year. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Factors associated with the amount of time spent addressing ASEs. RESULTS: A total of 3492 surveys were emailed, of which 206 (5.9%) were returned as undeliverable and 96 (2.7%) reported an out-of-office message; our overall response rate was 22.3% (n=733). All respondents reported receiving ASEs, with the majority (54.4%) receiving between 1 and 10 per day and spending between 1 and 10 min each day evaluating them. The amount of time respondents reported spending on ASEs was associated with the number of peer-reviewed journal articles authored (p<0.001), a history of publishing in open access format (p<0.01), the total number of ASEs received (p<0.001) and a feeling of having missed opportunities due to ignoring these emails (p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: ASEs are a common distraction for career development grantees that may impact faculty productivity. There is an urgent need to mitigate this growing problem

    Hubungan antara kepimpinan spiritual dan komitmen organisasi dalam sektor perkhidmatan di Selangor

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    Dalam era modenisasi kini, adalah amat penting untuk menggalakkan pekerja mencapai potensi kerja yang maksima. Kerohanian atau spiritual di dalam organisasi akan memupuk tenaga kerja yang lebih komited, kreatif, beretika, dan produktif yang seterusnya membawa kepada peningkatan prestasi organisasi (Fry, 2003). Peranan pemimpin amatlah penting bagi memacu organisasi ke tahap yang lebih tinggi. Untuk itu, pemimpin perlu memahami bahawa seseorang itu perlu mencari makna kehidupan melalui kerja mereka (Fairholm, 1997). Selain itu, pekerja juga perlu melihat diri mereka sebagai insan rohani yang jiwa mereka memerlukan makanan di tempat kerja, yang mengalami rasa tujuan dan makna dalam pekerjaan mereka, dan rasa memerlukan antara satu sama lain dalam komuniti tempat kerja mereka (Milliman et al., 2003). Kepimpinan spiritual dianggap sebagai satu alternatif untuk membantu organisasi untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan pekerja dan mempunyai rasa tanggungjawab sosial korporat tanpa keuntungan, menjana pertumbuhan pendapatan, dan juga menjadi pengukur bagi pengurusan kewangan (Fry & Cohen 2009)

    Amalan pengurusan keselamatan bengkel kemahiran hidup (KHB) Sekolah Menengah Harian Daerah Batu Pahat

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    Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji sejauhmanakah persepsi pelajar terhadap amalan pengurusan keselamatan dari aspek keselamatan alatan dan bahan, diri dan rakan serta keselamatan am di bengkel Kemahiran Hidup sekolah menengah harian daerah Batu Pahat. Kajian berbentuk kuantitatif dilaksanakan di empat buah sekolah menengah harian daerah Batu Pahat iaitu SMK Datin Onn Jaafar, SMK Banang Jaya, SMK Dato Onn dan SMK Seri Gading. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 350 orang pelajar tingkatan dua yang mengambil matapelajaran KHB dan data dikumpul menggunakan instrumen borang soal selidik. Dapatan kajian dianalisis menggunakan perisian Winsteps Version 3.69.1.11 dengan pendekatan Model Pengukuran Rasch sepenuhnya. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis diskriptif dan analisis inferensi iaitu ujian-t bagi menguji hipotesis kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa amalan pengurusan keselamatan di bengkel diamalkan secara sederhana bagi ketiga-tiga aspek tersebut. Terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan di antara pelajar di bandar dan luar bandar iaitu t=-4.08 dan p=0.000 di mana nilai min ukuranya pula ialah -.19. Beberapa cadangan telah dikemukakan bagi penambahbaikkan seperti mengadakan kempen kesedaran dan menyediakan sudut standard operasi amalan pengurusan keselamatan agar pelajar sentiasa mematuhi peraturan semasa berada di bengkel Kemahiran Hidup
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