The effects of remote work on organizational culture: Examining the effects of external social support to mitigate social isolation within organizations

While remote work is not an entirely new concept, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a massive increase in remote work for over a year for some individuals and organizations. Looking to the future, some companies have already developed remote work policies and stated their intentions to allow employees to work from home on a more consistent basis. There are various advantages and disadvantages to remote work for employees and their employers, as outlined in the previous literature. However, due to the short amount of time that remote work has been implemented for these organizations, there may be long-term implications that have not yet been studied. This study aimed to examine the effects of remote work on organizational culture, namely the effect of external social support as it may be sought out to mitigate social isolation within the organization. Participants (N = 199) were recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) online portal and completed a 50-item survey with measures including remote work practices, perceived organizational culture, informal communication, social connectedness, and external social support. Results were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to identify any possible relationships between variables and determine potential correlations. Based on the results, the study did not support the hypothesis or research question, however this provides useful insight that remote work may be a viable option for future organizations

The Evaluation of Advanced Practice Providers Practice Patterns and Delivery of Care Models in the Specialty Practice Environment

Background: Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), specifically Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA), have been utilized in healthcare for decades to improve access to care for patients. Norton Healthcare’s largest population of APPs is in specialty practices. The expansion of APPs into the medical group has been rapid and without evaluation of value and role identification. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate Advanced Practice Provider (APP) practice patterns and care delivery models within specialty practices in a large medical group. The outcome of the study will help to identify trends in practice and areas where standardization might be achieved. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional, correlational design with the outcome to describe characteristics of the advanced practice population. Survey data was utilized to identify delivery of care models based on reported relationship between APP and physician. Results: Three groups emerged from the survey data based on the practicing relationship between the APP and their physician partners. There was no statistical significance between the groups when comparing patient satisfaction, provider engagement, practice productivity, and practice readmission rates. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the absence of APP standardization of practice in non-primary care practices. An opportunity to improve utilization of APPs at top of license and areas where standardization could be achieved was identified. In addition, this study reported a volume of work being performed by APPs without a value metric to track their productivity

A Comparison of Botox Injections to Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in the Treatment of Spasticity

Following certain types of perinatal or adult-onset brain damage spasticity is the common feature. A persons\u27s disability can be greatly increased secondary to spasticity, which may present a major problem in the restoration of motor function. Depending on the cause and location of brain injury, the clinical characteristics of spasticity can vary in signs and severity. These varying signs include flexor spasms in the patient with the spinal injury, dystonic posturing in the patient with hemiplegia and spastic diplegia in the child with cerebral palsy. It is apparent that many factors are involved with augmented reflexes and the list of possible sources is incomplete. Spasticity in stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury often interferes with function, limits independence and can result in secondary complications such as contractures. Considering the variety of problems associated with spasticity, it is unlikely that one agent will be beneficial to all patients. Because it takes normal muscle tone and normal control of the tone to give rise to normal movement, therapeutic intervention is often necessary and the type of intervention chosen to treat a person\u27s spasticity is best individualized for each person. Two treatment methods currently used are Botox injections and selective dorsal rhizotomy. The purpose of this study is to review the literature on Botox injections and selective dorsal rhizotomy in the treatment of spasticity. This information will hopefully aid therapists in making decisions as to possible candidates for each type of treatment

Grit Spirit & Character - The Lewis Field Pioneers

A book detailing the entire history of the Lewis Field Pioneer and the mission to help Fort Hays State.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/buildings/1583/thumbnail.jp

Yearbook Handbook: A Manual for the Staff of the Reveille, Yearbook of Fort Hays Kansas State College

This thesis is designed to serve as a manual or guidebook for yearbook staff members to acquaint them with problems and procedures common to yearbook preparation. Basic requirements of all yearbooks are explained, then adapted to give more specific assistance to those responsible for producing The Reveille. An outline of the organization of a staff with duties of the various members sets forth certain procedures which have proved to be practical for Fort Hays Kansas State College. A financial section explains local policies and should serve a new staff or adviser as a ready reference to answer innumerable questions. Methods of printing are explained briefly and compared, to help a staff decide how to choose a publisher and the desired method of printing. Short chapters are devoted to discussing the Reveille Ball, a social event sponsored by the yearbook, and the Spring Supplement which has become a part of The Reveille. Included in the Appendix is a brief history of The Reveille since its founding in 1914, with a list of all past editors, business managers, and the dedications of the book. Also to be found are a glossary of terms used in yearbook production, samples of forms used by the staff, financial reports, and a summary of qualities of award-winning yearbooks

Highbrow Films Gather Dust: A Study of Dynamic Inconsistency and Online DVD Rentals

We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the preferences people anticipate they will have over a series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the film rental and return patterns of a sample of online DVD rental customers over a period of four months. We predict and find that people are more likely to rent DVDs in one order and return them in the reverse order when should DVDs (e.g., documentaries) are rented before want DVDs (e.g., action films). This effect is sizeable in magnitude, with a 2% increase in the probability of a reversal in preferences (from a baseline rate of 12%) ensuing if the first of two sequentially rented movies has more should and fewer want characteristics than the second film. Similarly, we also predict and find that should DVDs are held significantly longer than want DVDs within-customer. Finally, we find that as the same customers gain more experience with online DVD rentals, their "dynamic inconsistency" is attenuated. We interpret our results as evidence that myopia has a meaningful impact on decisions in the field and that people learn about their myopia with experience, allowing them to curb its influence.want/should, intrapersonal conflict, dynamic inconsistency, myopia