Experiences of foreign nurses in Finland : barriers

The field of nursing has seen a rising demand in the past decades. Nursing immigration and migration over the decades has been phenomenal. There is increased number of nurses emigrating from developing countries to developed countries in search of better working environments, better working motivations, better skills and so fort (Tregunno et al 2009). The research is contracted by KYKY. The KYKY project was developed by Salo region adult education center and Turku University of applied science. KYKY stands for Kansainvälistyvät työyhteisöt osaaviksi ja kilpailukykyisiksi, which translates as (International work community to be competent and competitive). The objective of the project is to help sustain and retain international qualified skilled and competitive workers for example in the social and healthcare field in Salo. Southwest Finland Centre for Economic Development, the European Social Fund (ESR), Turku University of Applied sciences and Salo region adult education center funds the project. The aim of the research is to find the experiences of foreign nurses in Finland. The purpose is to create a piece of work that will be available to future aspirant of nursing education in Finland, workers, teachers and all interested. The results indicates that Foreign nurses experience cultural discrimination, language, and communication barriers amongs many others

Organizational Forgetting/Unlearning: The Dark Side of the Absorptive Capacity

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Estudo Exploratório de Determinantes da Saúde e do Trabalho Stress do ensino universitário e de investigação em Espanha

The legal changes in the hiring profiles of universities in Spain implied significant changes in the processes of employment, stabilization and promotion of their academic staff. The aim of this research is to identify the antecedents of health and job stress of this staff, which traditionally experimented low levels of these indicators. The empirical research was based on an exploratory study that combined quantitative (questionnaires) and qualitative (cognitive interviews) data gathered from 26 cases representing three different academic positions: teaching assistants, post-dissertation teaching assistants and tenured PhD lecturers. This paper proposes a health and job stress model with five dynamics: justice, permanence commitment, time, and demands and resources related with the teaching and research staff assessment process. The findings indicate that the last two dynamics (demands and resources) are mediated by the insecurity construct. This model allows comparing the classical models of job stress with the new scenario of the Spanish universities and represents a first step for the development of more efficient human resource practices in universities.Los cambios legislativos en los perfiles de contratacin del profesorado en las universidades pblicas espaolas han comportado un cambio significativo en los procesos de contratacin, estabilizacin y promocin de este colectivo de trabajadores. El objetivo de la investigacin es identificar los antecedentes del estrs y de la salud laboral de este nuevo colectivo que tradicionalmente se ha caracterizado por unos niveles relativamente bajos. La investigacin emprica consiste en un estudio exploratorio a partir de la combinacin de datos cuantitativos (encuestas) y cualitativos (entrevistas cognitivas) en 26 casos repartidos en tres colectivos diferentes (ayudantes, ayudantes doctores y colaboradores permanentes). Finalmente, la investigacin propone un modelo con cinco antecedentes del estrs y la salud laboral: justicia, compromiso de continuidad, tiempo restante del contrato, demandas de la acreditacin y recursos para alcanzarla. Acorde con los resultados, los dos ltimos antecedentes (demandas y recursos) son mediados a travs del constructo inseguridad. Este modelo permite la comparacin de los modelos clsicos de estrs laboral con la nueva realidad universitaria espaola, y un primer paso hacia la generacin de polticas de recursos humanos ms eficientes en las universidades.As mudanas legislativas nos perfis de recrutamento de docentes nas universidades pblicas espanholas realizaram uma mudana significativa nos processos de aquisio, estabilizao e promoo desse grupo de trabalhadores.O objetivo desta pesquisa identificar os antecedentes de estresse e sade no trabalho deste novo grupo que tradicionalmente tem sido caracterizada por nveis relativamente baixos.A pesquisa emprica de um estudo exploratrio da combinao de dados quantitativos (inquritos) e qualitativa (entrevistas cognitivas) em 26 casos divididos em trs grupos diferentes (assistentes, auxiliares, mdicos e pessoal permanente).Finalmente, a pesquisa prope um modelo com cinco antecedentes de estresse e sade ocupacional, justia, compromisso, continuidade, tempo restante do contrato de demandas e recursos para obter o credenciamento.De acordo com os resultados, os dois ltimos registros (demandas e recursos) so mediadas atravs da construo de insegurana.Este modelo permite a comparao dos modelos clssicos de estresse no trabalho com a nova realidade espanhola, e um primeiro passo para a gerao de polticas de recursos humanos nas universidades mais eficientes

JIEM's fourth year: Present status and future avenues

[EN] This editorial reflects some relevant information about the evolution of JIEM during 2011, together with novel features that have been implemented so far or which are planned to be realized.Fernandez, V.; Albareda-Sambola, M.; Simo, P.; Sallan, JM.; Enache, M.; Mula Bru, J.; De La Fuente, V. (2012). JIEM's fourth year: Present status and future avenues. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. 5(1):1-3. doi:10.3926/jiem.500S135

Relationships between the dimensions of organizational justice and students' satisfaction in university contexts

Purpose: Identify the relationships between the organizational justice dimensions and the students’ satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach: It has embraced a quantitative methodological approach, where we chose the individual questionnaire as a tool of data collection. Findings: We found a positive relationship between satisfaction of university students and the distributive justice, informational justice and personal justice. However, this relationship not exists with overall procedural justice. Also, we identified a relationship between the procedural justice and interactional justice (personal and informational justice) in university contexts. Research limitations/implications: The sample of this study is from a small number of Spanish universities, therefore, the conclusions must be generalized with caution.  Practical implications: We established foundations between the perceived justice of university students and their satisfaction, stating early relationships for expansion in future research. With them, the lecturers and the chancellor could manage the course taking into account aspects that it could harm the satisfaction of their students. So, they could look for other alternatives. Originality/value: We introduced the organizational justice context in the university context and we related it with the satisfaction of university students. So, it stimulates discussion and reflection about the experience of the higher education students and give the foundations to understand how some lecturers and professors’ decisions and actions affect the students’ satisfaction