Transmedia Narratives: A Critical Reading and Possible Advancements

The transmedia narratives are an emerging phenomenon premised on a number of technological, economic and social changes. The concept is employed for image-related identity building, provoking interest in both academic research and practice. The present article outlines a structured interdisciplinary approach as a basis for a critical review of transmedia narratives which is essential in our understanding of their nature and possibilities

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Positive Effects Of Deviant Coworkers

The purpose of this study was to recognize and explore the reactions of employees to a deviant coworker. Specifically, I focused on the potential positive effects for employees who are in the presence of a coworker perceived as deviant, dysfunctional, or negative. Consistent with a labeling perspective on deviance, I argued that an employee may become a deviant as a result of social construction, fostered either by observed norm violations or the perceived dissimilarity of this person. Drawing on diverse theories from social psychology and sociology, I hypothesized that in the presence of a deviant coworker, other employees may have enhanced self-evaluations, better role clarity, and improved cohesiveness in work units. First, observers can set a contrast with the deviant and draw positive conclusions about themselves. Second, the bad apple can inform employees about organizational norms and alert them about don\u27t do rules on the job, thereby improving their role clarity. Finally, by derogating the deviant, non-deviant members can unite against a common enemy and boost work unit cohesiveness. Positive effects were also expected to be contingent on individual characteristics and situational factors. In particular, social comparison orientation, coworkers\u27 salience, and agreement about the deviant were hypothesized to strengthen observers\u27 reactions to the deviant. The character of the deviant label and job interdependence, however, were expected to have a more complicated moderating role on the deviant\u27s influence. Two samples generated from separate data collections were used to test the hypotheses. The positive relationship between the deviant\u27s presence and employees\u27 self-evaluations was supported. For employees with more interdependent jobs, role clarity was also positively associated with the presence of a deviant coworker. Contrary to predictions, cohesiveness was found to be lower for work units with a deviant employee at both individual and aggregate levels. Conceptual and empirical pitfalls relevant to the non-significant or opposite-to-prediction relationships are addressed. Finally, theoretical and managerial implications are discussed

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Positive Effects Of Deviant Coworkers

Drawing on the labeling perspective of deviance, we investigate employee reactions to coworkers perceived as deviants. We look at two positive effects for employees in the presence of a deviant coworker. First, in comparison to a deviant individual, other employees can draw more positive conclusions about themselves; and second, a deviant can be informative about organizational norms, thereby improving employee role clarity. We also examine individual and situational moderators. For the purpose of the study, we developed a measure of the presence of a deviant. The hypothesized relationships were tested in two large samples using multiple regression analyses. The results revealed that in the presence of a deviant coworker, employees reported enhanced self-evaluation. The presence of a deviant coworker was associated with better role clarity only for employees with more interdependent jobs. We also discuss practical implications of the findings and future research directions. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

Is Money The Panacea? Rewards For Knowledge Workers

Purpose: In this empirical study, the aim is to examine the relative effect of various rewards on performance of knowledge workers. It is predicted that non-monetary rewards are associated with enhanced intrinsic motivation, which in turn is related to better performance and innovation. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 288 research and development employees and their supervisors from 30 Fortune 500 companies. The authors tested the hypothesized relationships with mediated multiple regression. Findings: The results revealed that receiving non-monetary rewards is a stronger predictor of intrinsic motivation manifested by longer work time in comparison to either group or individual monetary rewards. Furthermore, intrinsic motivation was found to fully mediate the relationships between received non-monetary rewards and performance and innovation. Research limitations/implications: The paper offers a field test of the cognitive evaluation theory and the crowding theory that have been mainly applied in experimental research and suggests a potential limit to the efficiency wage models in the case of knowledge workers. However, causal conclusions are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data and the operationalization of intrinsic motivation is not without its critics. Practical implications: The study findings suggest that incorporating non-monetary rewards in reward systems is necessary to encourage productivity and creativity of knowledge workers. Organizations should critically evaluate all aspects of their reward systems to reflect the uniqueness of their employees. Originality/value: The increased importance of innovation for business success mandates that organizations design their reward systems to stimulate creative behaviors. The study results show the importance of non-monetary rewards over monetary for knowledge workers\u27 intrinsic motivation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Is money the panacea? Rewards for knowledge workers

Purpose: In this empirical study, the aim is to examine the relative effect of various rewards on performance of knowledge workers. It is predicted that non-monetary rewards are associated with enhanced intrinsic motivation, which in turn is related to better performance and innovation. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 288 research and development employees and their supervisors from 30 Fortune 500 companies. The authors tested the hypothesized relationships with mediated multiple regression. Findings: The results revealed that receiving non-monetary rewards is a stronger predictor of intrinsic motivation manifested by longer work time in comparison to either group or individual monetary rewards. Furthermore, intrinsic motivation was found to fully mediate the relationships between received non-monetary rewards and performance and innovation. Research limitations/implications: The paper offers a field test of the cognitive evaluation theory and the crowding theory that have been mainly applied in experimental research and suggests a potential limit to the efficiency wage models in the case of knowledge workers. However, causal conclusions are limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data and the operationalization of intrinsic motivation is not without its critics. Practical implications: The study findings suggest that incorporating non-monetary rewards in reward systems is necessary to encourage productivity and creativity of knowledge workers. Organizations should critically evaluate all aspects of their reward systems to reflect the uniqueness of their employees. Originality/value: The increased importance of innovation for business success mandates that organizations design their reward systems to stimulate creative behaviors. The study results show the importance of non-monetary rewards over monetary for knowledge workers\u27 intrinsic motivation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited

ORGANIZAREA ȘI MANAGEMENTUL PROCESULUI DE EDUCAȚIE PENTRU SĂNĂTATE ÎN CREȘELE DIN MUNICIPIUL PLEVEN

AIM Aim of the survey is to conclude how the organizing and managing the process of health education is performed in nurseries in Pleven municipality. BACKGROUND Health-educating process implemented in early childhood performed as a setting, includes: organizing, managing, its stages; and participants and their role in performing is not examined fully. The role of medical nurse in managing this difficult process in not explored, too. METHODS   It is used documentary method and survey as a method. For the processing of the results a statistic programme SPSS 19 for WINDOWS and EXCEL is used. RESULTS According to 29, 7 % (11) of the respondents in the process of health education performed among children in early childhood in nurseries in Pleven municipality, medical nurses who work in group together with the headmaster of the nursery. The share of the participants is high 64,9 % (24) who state that they have enough time for the organizing the process. CONCLUSION Actually medical nurses who perform daily obligations connected with upbringing and educating children in nurseries, they organize and implement a complicated and continuous process such as health education. As participants in building the personality of a little child they put the basis of their health behavior, invest in the health of future generation. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT. This article shows that the management process in the process of health education the role of the nurse was determined at each stage and the organization and management of the process of health education in the nurseries in Pleven municipality was established by appropriately transforming the process.   Keywords: organizing, managing, process of health education, nursery, nurses.SCOP Scopul studiului este acela de a evidenția cum se desfășoară organizarea și gestionarea procesului de educație pentru sănătate în creșele din municipiul Pleven. CONTEXT Procesul de educație în domeniul sănătății implementat în copilăria timpurie se desfășoară într-un cadru organizat și cuprinde: organizarea, gestionarea, etapele procesului; participanții și rolul lor în proces nu este studiat pe deplin. Rolul asistentei medicale în gestionarea acestui proces dificil, de asemenea, nu a fost studiat. METODĂ  Este folosită ca metodă de cercetare documentarea și ancheta. Pentru prelucrarea rezultatelor se folosesc ca programe statistice SPSS 19 pentru WINDOWS și EXCEL. REZULTATE Potrivit celor 29,7% (11) dintre respondenți, în procesul de educație pentru sănătate desfășurat în rândul copiilor de vârste mici în creșele din municipiul Pleven, sunt implicate asistentele medicale care lucrează în grup împreună cu directorul instituției. Ponderea participanților care declară că au suficient timp pentru organizarea procesului este una ridicată de 64,9% (24). CONCLUZII De fapt, asistentele medicale care îndeplinesc obligații zilnice legate de creșterea și educarea copiilor în creșe organizează și desfășoară un proces complicat și continuu, precum cel de educație pentru sănătate. În calitate de participanți la construirea personalității unui copil mic, ele pun bazele comportamentului său sanogen, investesc în sănătatea generației viitoare. IMPLICAȚII PENTRU MANAGEMENTUL ASISTENȚEI MEDICALE Acest articol arată că managementul în cadrul procesului de educație pentru sănătate a determinat rolul asistentei medicale în fiecare etapă, iar organizarea și desfășurarea procesului de educație pentru sănătate în creșele din municipiul Pleven a fost stabilită prin transformarea corespunzătoare a procesului.   Cuvinte cheie: organizarea, conducerea, procesul educației pentru sănătate, creșă, asistente medicale

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DATA: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN THE STUDY OF NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS

Entrepreneurship research has been criticized for a lack of methodological rigor, although evidence suggests that from a methodological perspective, it is improving (Davidsson, 2006). In this paper, we systematically review the methods used in the study of nascent entrepreneurs to identify challenges associated with the data used in these studies. We also review the field's achievements — notably, the successful use of representative sampling of populations of nascent entrepreneurs — and we raise concerns about the predominant use of secondary data sets and the use of scales originally developed for large, established firms. Drawing on methodological advancements in other fields, we offer suggestions related to study design, data collection, sampling and measurement. Although some of the challenges we note are inherent to the nature of entrepreneurship, we hope our discussion can help researchers design better studies and better interpret their findings.Data, nascent entrepreneurs, methods, PSED, GEM

Professional Associations and Members\u27 Benefits: What\u27s in It for Me?

In this study we examine reasons that professionals become and remain members of professional associations. We looked at tangible and symbolic benefits that an association can provide to attract members. Satisfaction with these benefits was linked to overall membership satisfaction and intent to renew the membership. We also considered the role of customer service in shaping members\u27 attitudes. Based on the responses of 1,980 members of a large international accounting association, we found that members who were satisfied with their benefits and with the quality of customer service reported higher membership satisfaction and intent to renew. We also found that professionals who were more involved in the association were more satisfied with it. Contrary to predictions, younger professionals were less concerned with the value of the benefits of membership. As expected, longer-tenured members were more likely to consider maintaining their memberships. We conclude with a discussion of practical and research implications for the management of professional associations