Which Employees are Most Motivated to Share Knowledge – the Role of Age-Based Differentiation in Knowledge-Sharing Motivation

Received 22 August 2018. Accepted 3 December 2018. Published online 1 April 2019.The problem of age diversity in the workplace is becoming increasingly important, especially because of the ageing workforce. Knowledgesharing should therefore be encouraged among employees of different ages. The topic of this research is the role of age-based differentiation or intergenerational differentiation in motivation to share knowledge. Participating in this study were 202 employees of six Slovenian companies. The participants filled out the Knowledgesharing Motivation Measure, translated into Slovenian for the purposes of this study, and The Intergenerational Differentiation in the Workplace Measure. Our objective was to find out how three different age groups differ in the subjective perceptions of knowledgesharing motivation and how the perception of intergenerational differentiation is correlated with knowledge sharing motivation. The results show that the youngest age group of employees feels the most discriminated against due to their age, but is also the most motivated to share knowledge when compared to the other two age groups. The correlation between the two measured constructs is not significant. The main findings are that it is important to acknowledge the younger age group of employees, since it seems to be the most vulnerable to intergenerational differentiation. Also, it is important to encourage older workers to share their valuable knowledge

The study of assessments used by russian managers to assess the aged subordinates' performance

This article explores the features of assessments which Russian managers used when they asked to assess the aged subordinates' professional performance. We studied, how the manager prefer to assess aged professionals' planning, control and work process. To reconcile aged professionals work experience and organizational changes the Matrix of competitiveness of work experience (Matrix CWE) proposed.Эта статья исследует особенности оценки российскими руководителями среднего возраста деятельности пожилых специалистов. Изучаюсь оценка руководителями особенностей планирования, контроля и организации работы пожилых специалистов. Для того, чтобы помочь таким работникам согласовать их опыт работы с организационными изменениями и эффективно обучать пожилых работников предлагается использовать матрицу конкурентоспособности профессионального опыта (CWE)

The Role of Managers’ Cultural Intelligence and Demographic Variables in Building Trust in Business Relations

Received 23 November 2021. Accepted 22 December 2022. Published online 30 December 2022.This article examines the role of such factors as gender, age, nationality, and cultural intelligence in building trust between business partners coming from different countries. The research involved 560 employees, of which 115 were Croatians (20.5%), 114—Russians (20.4%), and 331—Slovenians (59.1%). In addition to socio-demographic questions (gender, age, nationality), we employed the Organizational Trust Inventory and the Cultural Intelligence Scale. The research was made available to the participants online and in three language versions— Croatian, Russian, and Slovenian. We discovered that gender played the greatest role in building trust between business partners, since women rated all trust components higher than men. Cultural intelligence, nationality, and age are not predictors of trust among business partners. Our data contributes to a clearer understanding of the ambiguity of predictors of trust. While previous studies have focused on cultural intelligence as a factor in successful international interaction, our results show that cultural identity retains its importance even in the context of globalization and international cooperation

The Uzbek National Tradition in the Pedagogical Practices of Adult Educators

Received 2 April 2020. Accepted 1 June 2020. Published online 9 July 2020.While Uzbekistan strives to preserve its traditional culture and values (for example, respect for elders), interest in modern teaching methods is growing incrementally. This study aims to investigate whether and to what extent the national context affects teaching methods, in particular the interactive methods, which Uzbek professors use for training the civil service talent pool. The study is based on focus groups and content and cluster analysis. The results show that although Uzbek professors acknowledge the importance of the national context, their adult students’ needs and their own pedagogical experience are paramount in their choice of interactive methods. We also found that professors are highly motivated to try new methods, despite the lack of adequate access to cutting-edge resources. Therefore, their professional development should be aimed at improving their teaching qualifications by introducing the latest global trends in instruction methods. Conventional methods have to be revised and complemented with modern ones. This will lead to mutual enrichment between unique and strong Uzbek national traditions in education and contemporary international trends

Changing the Paradigm of Inclusion: How Blind People Could Help People without Disabilities to Acquire New Competences

Received 8 August 2021. Accepted 16 December 2021. Published online 30 December 2021.People with disabilities have been increasingly regarded as the most powerful and overlooked workforce in the labor market, although frequently confronted with ineffectiveness in cooperation with colleagues without disabilities. The traditional paradigm of inclusion considers blind people as dependents needing help. Inclusive society is highly aimed at effective interactions between the workforce with and without disabilities. The present article regards people with disabilities as those having diverse potentials, which stem from different cultural backgrounds, and behaving differently during intercultural interactions with individuals without disabilities. This article proposes a new disability inclusion paradigm involving successful blind professionals in mentoring activities, to share their experience with top managers and experts in Russian organizations. Through focus groups and in-depth interviews, this article finds specific differences in explicit and implicit interactive behaviors between individuals with and without blindness. Furthermore, the present article highlights the positive effect of a disability inclusion paradigm on cultural intelligence development of organizational managers and experts.This work was supported by Abroad PhD Studying Scholarship, The China Scholarship Council, and a supplementary grant from the Ural Federal University

Research on the Personality Predictors of Lifelong Learning in Adulthood

Lifelong learning sustains an ongoing personal development and it should be analyzed with regard to its psychological premises. Any form of education not only enhances person’s social and professional integration but also fosters his or her personal fulfillment and health. What personality trait forms or suppresses eagerness to learn at mature age? In this article we study the correlation between selected variables from ”Life Long Learning Inventory” questionnaire and “Tolerance of ambiguity scale” developed by S. Budner and Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) by S. D. Gosling.Обучение в течение всей жизни — пространство развития каждого человека, в связи с чем следует обратиться к данной теме с точки зрения психологических предпосылок. Рассматривается проблема того, какая именно черта характера формирует потребность учиться у взрослого человека или препятствует этому. Изучается взаимосвязь выделенных переменных опросника «Оценка готовности к непрерывному обучению» со шкалами методик Баднера и Гослинга

ON THE PROBLEM OF CAREER COUNSELING FOR UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

The article discusses the problems of career counseling for university graduates. The experience of Europe and Russia in the development of innovations in the field of career guidance and counseling is presented. The classes are based on a reflexive process that allows you to realize yourself as a professional, to design different lines of your career development. The implementation of the proposed course is aimed at understanding the importance of the problem of secondary professional self-determination, expanding the perception of their professional opportunities for the student.В статье обсуждаются проблемы карьерного консультирования выпускников вузов. Приведен опыт Европы и России по развитию инноваций в сфере профориентации и консультирования. В основе занятий — рефлексивный процесс, который позволяет осознать себя профессионалом, конструировать разные линии своего карьерного развития. Реализация предложенного курса направлена на осознание важности проблемы вторичного профессионального самоопределения, расширение восприятие своих профессиональных возможностей для студента

Quality expertise of dispensary observation of disabled children suffering from type 1 of diabet

The purpose of the study is to analyze the quality of dispensary observation of disabled children with type 1 diabetes, identify disadvantages and offer corrective measures.Цель исследования – провести анализ качества диспансерного наблюдения детей-инвалидов с сахарным диабетом 1 типа, выявить недостатки и предложить корректирующие мероприятия

Studying irritating and sensitizing effect on laboratory animals of pharmacologically active composition

The article presents the results of an experiment in which studied the effect of the pharmaceutical active composition (PAC) SEV-14-891, containing 0,6% lactic acid, siliceous chitosan containing glycerohydrogel - else up to 100%, as well as a possible local irritating and sensitizing effect on the skin and mucous membranes of the eyes of rabbits.В статье представлены результаты эксперимента, в ходе которого исследовалось влияние фармакологически активной композиции (ФАК) SEV-14-891, содержащей молочную кислоту 0,6%, кремнийхитозансодержащий глицерогидрогель – остальное до 100%, на возможное сенсибилизирующее и местно-раздражающее действия на кожный покров и слизистую глаз кролико

Polymorphism of thrombophilia genes in children with stage V CKD

The article presents the results of a study of genetic polymorphisms associated with the risk of thrombophilia in children aged 1 to 17 years who were hospitalized in the department of nephrology of the Regional children's clinical hospital (Yekaterinburg) in 2020 with chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD Stage 5) for hemodialysisВ статье представлены результаты исследования генетических полиморфизмов, ассоциированных с риском тромбофилии, у детей от 1 года до 17 лет, госпитализированных в отделение нефрологии ГАУЗ СО «Областная детская клиническая больница» (г. Екатеринбург) в 2020 году с хронической болезнью почек 5 стадии (ХБП 5 стадии) для проведения гемодиализ