Humanismi hallinnollisena ja filosofisena ilmiönä

HUMANISM AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANDPHILOSOPHIC PHENOMENONThe article compares philosophic humanism withadministrative science. The human themes oforganization theory is examined in the light of thephilosophic themes of humanism. Followingquestions arised from the framework: Have humanrelated concepts of organization reference tophilosophic humanism? Are the human relatedconcepts condemned to be eternally rationalizedconcepts in organization theory? Does man himselflegitimate his anti-social and anti-human actions andclear of his conscience by using these concepts?The findings suggest that humanism has not beenapplied to administrative science in its broadestsense. Finally, an explanation of these ideas interms of frames of reference and alternativesavailable to the studies is offered. The reformproposal is that the concept of humanism should beexamined in the field of interdisciplinary research inorder to discover its key challenges and dynamics

Terveyspalvelujen laatu ja palveluluottoidea

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH CARE SERVICESAND THE IDEA OF THE CREDIBILITY GAP.The aim of this article is to introduce the idea ofthe model of a credibility cap (Vuori 1998 c), whichcan be used if one wishes to achieve meaningfulcriteria for defining and comparing differencesbetween quality of public and private services. Thearticle focus on differences between the servicequality of public and private healthcare sector. In theframe of credibility gap it is introduced the conceptof public entrepreneruship. It is suggested that byutilizing public-private partnership and the idea ofpublic entrepreneuship the credibility gap betweenthe public and private health care services could bedecreased. Conclusions are drawn in the form of thelist in which the idea of credibility gab is applied ineducation and research in order to offer option forthe dynamic clusters of welfare in the future

An Early Biopsychosocial Intervention Design for the Prevention of Low Back Pain Chronicity : A Multidisciplinary Empirical Approach

OBJECTIVE: Comprehensive intervention models for prevention of chronification of low back pain, in which the early identification of holistic risk factors is considered are needed. The aim of this study is to design a tailored biopsychosocial intervention for patients with low back pain to prevent pain chronicity. DESIGN: A multidisciplinary empirical approach. METHODS: A multidisciplinary team designed a biopsychosocial intervention following an application from the Medical Research Council's complex intervention framework. The methods used included problem identification, identification of the evidence, theory, and needs, examination of the current context and modelling of the theory. Biomechanical, psychological, social and environmental, and lifestyle and personal risk factors were taken into account. RESULTS: The intervention process was introduced in a logic model. The model presents all the required resources, their activities and outputs, as well as the outcomes and impacts of the intervention. The intervention was tailored according to the underlying risk factors for pain chronification in patients with low back pain. CONCLUSION: A comprehensive tailored intervention may decrease the risk of pain chronicity. Further studies are needed to obtain information on the feasibility, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of such interventions.publishedVersionPeer reviewe

Design of Mobile Application for Self-reporting Affective Experiences

Affective experiences have a major role in value creation during customer encounters both in business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B) domains. However, understanding and effectively identifying affective experiences is challenging. Based on a practical need of a case company, the aim of this study was to develop an ensemble artifact for measuring affective experiences during customer encounters. Following action design research method, we designed the artifact in two cycles. First cycle involved creating a poster to capture affective experiences in an event setting. In second cycle, a mobile application was developed for identifying affective experiences. In a pilot study the mobile application was used to interview 73 individuals during customer encounters at various touchpoints of the customer event by four interviewers. The study reports the preliminary findings, evaluates the artifact development process through the lenses of design science research process model, and identifies the future research directions

Nuorten työntekijöiden sosialisaatio työpaikoilla: Sosiaalisten suhteiden, hyvinvoinnin ja perehdytyksen merkitys

Tässä tutkimusraportissa tarkastelemme ensinnäkin miten uusien työntekijöiden esimies- ja verkostosuhteet ovat yhteydessä heidän työtehtävissä suoriutumiseen sekä työryhmän ja työyhteisön jäsenenä toimimiseen. Lisäksi tarkastelemme muutoksia uusien työntekijöiden esimies- ja verkostosuhteissa. Toiseksi katsomme miten uusien työntekijöiden sosialisaatio on yhteydessä työssä koettuun hyvinvointiin. Tarkastelemme myös uusien työntekijöiden perehdytyskäytäntöjä henkilöstöhallinnon näkökulmasta