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{"title":"The Job Satisfaction Variation Due to Socio-Demographic Characteristics: An Indicator for CSR And Alignment with UN SDGs? Evidence in Healthcare Field in Turkey","authors":"Suat Kasap, Kristina Krsteska, Arif Aktas","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0065","url":null,"abstract":"This study seeks to examine the job satisfaction among different demographic groups of employees in the healthcare sector in Turkey. The study seeks to broaden the scope of job satisfaction by emphasizing its role as an indirect measure of the positive principles and practices that contribute to maintaining a high level of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) for groups of employees. This paper employed a survey to gather primary data. The survey forms utilized comprise two distinct sections. The initial section of the survey forms was determining the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. The second portion of the poll utilized the Minnesota work satisfaction survey to measure job satisfaction. T-test and ANOVA are employed to detect disparities among separate employee categories. The findings suggest that there are disparities in the job satisfaction levels among employees belonging to at least two distinct groups with varying educational backgrounds (p > 0.040). Upon analyzing the job satisfaction of the staff based on their job positions, a notable disparity in job satisfaction was observed among at least two distinct employee groups in various roles (p > 0.009). No significant disparities in job satisfaction were seen across the employee groups based on age, marital status, parenting status, work experience, and monthly salary. Simultaneously, the paper establishes a connection between the job satisfaction and a more advanced level of corporate governance focused on CSR and aligned with the UN SDGs. This paper aims to explore the potential use of work satisfaction as an indicator in evaluating CSR and its alignment with the UN SDGs in the future. \u0000  \u0000Received: 17 January 2024 / Accepted: 30 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"284 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Financial Well-Being Scale: Evidence of Validity and Reliability in Peruvian Context","authors":"Dany-Yudet Millones-Liza, E. García-Salirrosas","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0085","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the study is to analyze the reliability and validity evidence based on the internal structure of the InCharge Finance Distress / Financial Wellbeing (IFDFW). It was administered to 545 citizens from the three regions of Peru (coast, the Andes and the rainforest). There were 296 women and 243 men, with an average age of 33.45 years (SD= 9.65). Confirmatory factor analysis provided adequate support for the 8-item one-dimensional model with the presence of correlated errors (CMIN= 58.635, DF = 17.00; CMIN/DF =3.449; CFI = 0.979; RMSEA= 0.067; SRMR= 0.032; and PClose = 0.061), also showed a good convergent internal validity based on the value of AVE = 0.554. Regarding reliability, a Cronbach's alpha = 0.881 and a CR= 0.91 are observed, which indicates adequate reliability of the one-dimensional model of the InCharge. The results suggest that the Peruvian version of the InCharge presents adequate psychometric evidence to measure the financial well-being of employees in a Peruvian context. Thus, it seeks to contribute to the advancement of the scientific study of financial well-being in Latin America. \u0000  \u0000Received: 1 September 2023 / Accepted: 16 March 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"277 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Making Sense of COVID 19: Varied Approaches to Internal Crisis Communication in Kuwait","authors":"Faisal AlReshaid, Talal M. Almutari, Ali A. Dashti, Ali A. Al-Kandari, Ahmed R. Alsaber","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0091","url":null,"abstract":"Two-way communication and transparency are two elements of the strategic approach to internal communications. This study examined the relationship between these elements and their influence on employees’ sense-making and sense-giving in Kuwait during the COVID 19 pandemic. The research used a mixed-method approach incorporating interviews, survey data, and a review of organizational communications. The sample included six Kuwaiti organizations representing the private, government, and nonprofit sectors. The statistical software package SPSS was used to calculate ratios and rates, confidence intervals, tests of statistical difference (Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests), the Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regressions. The study found a positive association between the strategic approaches of two-way communication and transparency and employees’ sense-making and sense-giving behaviors. Gender, nationality, and years of employment also influenced communication and transparency. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of internal crisis communication in a Kuwaiti context. This study’s findings shed light on the importance of employees’ internal communications as organizations address and engage during a crisis. \u0000  \u0000Received: 12 January 2024 / Accepted: xx April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"10 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Practitioners’ Views on Product Placement: What can Taiwan Learn from the West","authors":"Christine J. Moh, Shuhui Sophy Cheng, Hsiang-Wai Lai, Po-Chung Chuang","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0064","url":null,"abstract":"To improve Taiwan’s media production quality, especially in placement marketing practices, this study explores Western practices and regulations to find what Taiwan can learn from the West. The study first gathered, reviewed, and analyzed past placement marketing studies and literature from Europe and the United States, then conducted in-depth interviews with a scholar who reviews placement marketing violation cases for Taiwan’s competent authority (NCC) and American media professionals who had first-hand experience with placement marketing practices. The interviews revealed how Americans had executed the placements at various levels during the entire production process, from preproduction to postproduction; it also informed that their placement practice is natural and subtle creatively and how Americans combine product placements in the content with on-screen graphic overlays to gather consumer data. The study also exposed a curiously interesting product placement phenomenon with Taiwanese news media and how they get away with the current laws and regulations. \u0000  \u0000Received: 6 January 2024 / Accepted: 19 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"1 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human Capital at the Regional Level: Population Forecast Insights into Latvia from a Long-Term Perspective","authors":"Aleksejs Homutiņins, V. Sipilova, Ludmila Aleksejeva","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0063","url":null,"abstract":"To remain prosperous and competitive, modern regions must meet the challenge of becoming smart and sustainable, and human capital has a key role in this context. Depopulation increases risks of human capital availability and emigration is a primary reason. Regions that are experiencing a decreased population must develop strategic sustainable regional development policies that consider scientifically based population forecasts. The youth population characterises regional potential for long-term human capital availability. First, children represent a region’s future employees and entrepreneurs. Second, children require availability of educational services at regional level, which promotes regional vitality. Third, the youth population indirectly demonstrates a region’s socio-economic attractiveness for living and working. This study employs the system dynamic method to forecast different population change scenarios at the regional level in Latvia. The results reveal a declining, long-term population tendency for working age and youth populations in Latvian regions. Overall, Latvian regions will remain extremely homogeneous in the long term, with minor differences in the short term. In conclusion, despite regional disparities in terms of quality of life with some leading examples, all regions will experience high emigration loss. Regional social, economic and environmental characteristics demonstrate a need to assess population change trends in a complex manner. This study provides data for understanding short- and long-term perspectives that must be addressed through sustainable regional development policies. \u0000  \u0000Received: 27 October 2023 / Accepted: 24 March 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"354 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the Role of Employee Social Intrapreneurial Behavioural and Job Satisfaction as Mediators of Employee Commitment","authors":"Ardita Malaj, Ahmad R. Alsaber, Bedour Alboloushi, A. Alkandari, Selim Zaim","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0078","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the series of mediating effects of employee social intrapreneurial behaviour and job satisfaction on innovative organizational culture and employee commitment. This research aims to explore the relationship between an innovative organizational culture, employee intrapreneurial behaviour, employee job satisfaction, and employee job commitment in the manufacturing sector of Kuwait, a developed economy. Literature reviews analyses core concepts and their associated domains to discover gaps in existing research by examining definitions, dimensions, and relevance. The examination of relevant research identified significant knowledge deficiencies. The framework examines employee social intrapreneurial behaviour by incorporating several aspects such as idea generation, idea promotion, and idea realization. The current study utilized quantitative research methods. The researcher utilized SPSS version 28 to analyses the numerical data collected through a questionnaire to meet the study questions. The questionnaire was distributed using both computerized and self-administered ways to increase the response rate. We have obtained an extensive list of contact names for all manufacturing companies in Kuwait. The study is based on three primary theories: Self Determination Theory, Social Exchange Theory, and Theory of Planned Behaviour. This study aims to develop a new formula to promote a culture of social innovation. The research findings suggest that Employee Social Intrapreneurial Behaviour (ESIB) has a notable influence on manufacturing enterprises in Kuwait. Employee social intrapreneurial behaviour and job satisfaction were shown to have a mediating impact on innovative organizational culture and employee commitment. The research's theoretical framework enhances managers' understanding of the significance of intrapreneurship and how organizations can facilitate its development at both individual and organizational levels. \u0000  \u0000Received: 28 January 2024 / Accepted: 28 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"299 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Students' Perspective on Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech in Albanian Universities","authors":"Dorina Gjipali, Pranvera Beqiraj, Llambi Prendi","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0092","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents an analysis of the perspective of university students in Albania toward freedom of expression and hate speech within the academic environment. This study confidently investigates Albanian university students’ attitudes and perceptions towards freedom of expression, its significance in academic institutions, and its relationship with principles of equality and non-discrimination. Based on survey data collected from 622 participants, the study examines student’s attitudes toward the freedom of expression and hate speech. Study results strongly support previous research that highlights the significance of freedom of expression for young people in high educational institutions. The high level of participant agreement on the importance of freedom of expression in this study provides further evidence of the universal recognition of this fundamental right. The study contributes valuable insights to the discourse on freedom of expression and its implications for fostering inclusive and respectful academic environments in Albania. \u0000  \u0000Received: 20 February 2024 / Accepted: 30 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"347 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Psychosocial Risks in Workers in the Health Sector: Evidence in the Peruvian Population","authors":"Ingrid Pamela Carazas-Bruno, Sandro Rogelio Martínez-Aronés, Dany-Yudet Millones-Liza, Miluska Villar-Guevara","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0088","url":null,"abstract":"Health service providers are exposed to serious risks of physical and mental illnesses, thus creating an environment prone to psychosocial risks due to the nature of their work and its implications; it is necessary that they enjoy well-being to guarantee the safety and quality of care. care they provide to patients; this study aims to describe the prevalence of psychosocial risks in health workers, as well as to identify if sociodemographic factors are associated with this risk; for this purpose, a descriptive, association, quantitative and non-experimental study was applied to an initial sample of 2158 workers. The results show that age, gender, work modality and level of education are associated with psychosocial risks; in this sense, it is recommended to implement policies led by the human resources department in order to create a culture that values and prioritizes the mental and emotional well-being of employees. \u0000  \u0000Received: 16 December 2023 / Accepted: 20 March 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relative Importance of Factors Influencing Saudi Arabia's Productivity","authors":"Amna Derdab, Mohammad AlFadhli, Shihanah Almutairi, Ahmad R. Alsaber, Karim Ullah","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0084","url":null,"abstract":"A country's productivity reflects its current economic standing and where it could potentially grow in the future. This paper explains the relative significance of factors affecting the productivity of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The issue of productivity has been raised in the growing diversion of the economic literature to the development side, leaving little research on countries productivity as measured in gross domestic product (GDP), that provides empirical basses for the developmental debates. Eight important factors are researched for their relative explanation of the KSA’s productivity, which include the spendings on i) education, 2) subsidies, 3) research & development, 4) physical capital, 5) health, 6) gender equality, 7) inflation, and 8) openness to trade. These factors are assessed using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and combine autoregressive features with those of moving averages (ARIMA). The study has theoretical implications for raising fresh evidence for the relative importance of these factors of production for developing countries such as KSA. The relative significance of these factors also informs predictions and policy making for the efficient resource allocation of keeping in view the targeted productivity level while chasing developmental objectives, such as those envisioned for 2030 in KSA. \u0000  \u0000Received: 31 January 2024 / Accepted: 16 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"302 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141012431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Teaching and Learning English Literature Through Multimedia","authors":"M. Turku","doi":"10.36941/ajis-2024-0080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2024-0080","url":null,"abstract":"Reading and understanding English literature can be quite challenging for students if English is not their native language. Thus, somehow students do not feel motivated in reading literature because of the high language proficiency the texts require and the length of the teaching materials. The conventional “Chalk and Talk” teaching method is not enough to convey the complexity of English literature effectively. The use of multimedia might be a precious medium in the teaching of literature and to increase students’ motivation to read literary texts. Research indicates that multimedia helps students to understand literature, to focus on the target language but also on its culture, new terminologies, new phraseology and their proper usage. The use of multimedia has many advantages as it is a great facilitator in transmitting knowledge. However, there are many questions about the use of digital tools, some think that they interfere with the teaching process and the student’s concentration, whereas others think that digital media can be effectively integrated into the teaching and learning process. In this paper, we will focus on how the multimedia content helps to vary and enhance the learning process and to lead to a better understanding and memorising. Multimedia elements help learners to be more engaged and active at learning. It makes studying literature more exciting because some students are visual learners and use visual senses in the process of learning. I used tests, observation and questionaries to analyse my research questions.  \u0000  \u0000Received: 10 February 2024 / Accepted: 11 April 2024 / Published: 5 May 2024","PeriodicalId":37106,"journal":{"name":"Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies","volume":"19 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}