open source intelligence s methodology applied to organizational communication

Every minute in the world tons of information is generated online through the net. Every single bit could represent a source of potential knowledge for public and private organizations. The purpose of this study is to illustrate how implementing Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) methodology within organizational management can strengthen the brand reputation and competitive intelligence activities. OSINT technique could be also applied to the psychosocial research in order to extend its boundaries, for example in the field of sentiment analysis, opinion tracking and user profiling. The OSINT methodology has been analysed by the psychological organizational theories: Burns and Stalker (1971) claimed that the organization is an organic system strictly connected with the external dynamic context. Later on, Butera (1992) defined the organization as an organism concerned with both internal and external communication, therefore open source intelligence can facilitate a right management of information and knowledge. OSINT represents a new and wide-scoped instrument to gather data and information for the organizations to improve decision-making, conduct preventive risk analyses, enhance the due-diligence information acquisition processes, monitor the effectiveness of organizational communication and online reputation. Open source intelligence is already deeply linked with social sciences and should be part of enterprises' organizational activity. What are the challenges related to implementing a successful OSINT strategy in the organization's communication model? DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n2p23

Perceived organizational support and work engagement: the role of psychosocial variables

PurposeThis study aims to test the role that organizational sociopsychological variables may play in influencing job stress and work engagement in an organizational identity change scenario.Design/methodology/approachOn a sample of 118 employees of an Italian company in the personnel training services sector, multivariate statistical analysis tests a pattern where organizational variables such as work support (by supervisors and coworkers, independent variables) – moderated by corporate identification (moderating variable) – and mediated by organizational trust (mediating variable) – boosts employee work engagement and lowers psychosocial risks (dependent variables).FindingsThe mediating effect of "organizational trust" is significant in the relationships of "supervisor social support" and "coworker social support" with the "absence of psychosocial risks." Moreover, an increase in supervisor social support can lead to a statistically significant increase in work engagement. This occurs only for employees with low or medium identification and not in highly identified individuals.Originality/valueThe findings from the analysis on moderation are of primary importance because they show us a new perspective that can play the role of a guiding and practical principle on how to act on an organization's human resources, specifically targeting those with lower or medium corporate identification

Assessment of Psychological Dimensions in Telemedicine Care for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies

Background and Objective: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a complex and wide spread problem and is considered one of the most frequent chronic metabolic conditions during pregnancy. According to a recent consensus conference held in Italy, new technologies can play a role in the so-called process of fertilization of the individual's ecosystem engagement, representing support for systemic collaboration among the main actors. The current systematic review aimed at providing an update of the literature about telemedicine for GDM, considering the role of psychological dimensions such as empowerment/self-efficacy, engagement and satisfaction.Methods: The review was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. The data sources were PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, and Scopus databases.Results: Thirteen articles were identified as eligible and relevant for the final qualitative synthesis, but none was specific for the topic of engagement. The quality or research bias of the studies presents methodological limits. Most studies had clinical outcomes as a primary object. Concerning empowerment and self-efficacy, there were only preliminary findings reporting any improvements derived from using telemedicine approaches. Conversely, there were more consistent and positive results concerning the satisfaction of patients and clinicians.Conclusions: These results are not sufficient to state a conclusive evaluation of positive effects of telemedicine use for GDM care. A more in-depth investigation of engagement and empowerment dimensions is necessary, as some benefits for the management of chronic conditions were already detected. Further investigations will also be necessary concerning the acceptability and feasibility of telemedicine systems by clinicians

Knowledge creation processes between open source intelligence and knowledge management

Connections between intelligence studies and social sciences have been already underlined in different fields: anthropology and cultural intelligence; connections are found between social and cognitive psychology and the competences of the analyst of intelligence; social sciences methodologies and tools are used in intelligence as well. This work will focus on Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), defined as the activity of discovering, discriminating, gathering, validating, analyzing and distributing information derived from sources which are open, public, accessible and unclassified (Fleisher in Inteligencia y Seguridad, 2008). Eight interviews on a sample of Italian OSINT analysts and experts revealed what is the common use of OSINT methods, how they are linked to the knowledge creation and knowledge management processes. Aim of the study is to explore the OSINT methods in a social psychology view and evaluating its relation with knowledge management in organization

Open Source Intelligence: implicazioni psico-sociali

L’Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) è la raccolta, validazione ed analisi di informazioni ai fini di intelligence, attingendo materiale da fonti aperte, ovvero accessibili o non classificate. Con il presente lavoro si vuole evidenziare la rilevanza di tale attività anche a fini sociali e di organizzazione aziendale, oltre che di sicurezza nazional

When the game gets serious: LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® at University

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® , a methodology initially developed for use in corporate settings, has spread to educational settings due to the princi ples and theories on which it is based. In this es say we present two examples of the use of LSP in the university context as a strategy for promoting a dHHS XQGHUVWDQGLQJ RI D SHUVRQ×V SURIHVVLRQDO identity and in training and career guidance activi ties, generating processes of self awareness and development of future professional prefigurations. We provide some perspectives and points of re flection regarding the implementation of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method in the higher education setting

Informational Power and Perceived Collective Benefit Affecting the Users’ Preference for a Mobile Technology: Evidences From a Survey Study

This study takes place from the idea that the personal usage of mobile technologies can bring positive outcomes to the user and to their society in an indirect way. Technologies studied in this work are defined as persuasive technologies (Fogg, 1997) because they are intentionally designed to modify the users’ attitude or behavior. This research is aimed to evaluate if the intention to use the application can be influenced by positive attitudes toward technology, by the persuasive power of the application and by the perceived fun. Participants (N = 118; M = 55; F = 63; mean age = 27.4; range age = 15–69) filled in an online questionnaire that was partly based on the Media and Technology Usage and Attitude Scale (MTUAS – Rosen et al., 2013). An additional eight items were added to the scale, aimed at evaluating participants’ technophobia, technophilia, perceived technology pervasiveness and perceived persuasive power of technology. By using linear regression analysis, it was found that the application’s informational power and the perceived entertainment positively influenced the usage intention. Another interesting result, obtained through ANOVA, concerns a generational difference: baby boomers tended to trust more the fact that the single individual action through the application can have an effective impact on the environment. These results represent a basis for future in-depth investigations about socially relevant use of the ICT