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Zhang Ya-jing - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Value of Community Organization in the Public Administration's Modernization
Journal of Management, 2010Co-Authors: Zhang Ya-jingAbstract:The problems in the public administration of China lie not in the lack of good management theories or effective management technologies,but in the imperfection of Community Organizations development of China.Only with the theoretical comprehension of the values and functions of Community Organizations in public administration,the cultivation of Community Organizations which conform to the government's demand and the people's requirements,the full play of Community Organizations public administration functions such as providing services,reflecting appeals and regulating activities,and the formation of a diversified public administration could the problems we come across in the modernization process of public administration be solved.
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Discussion on the Stratagems of the Rural Community Organization Development in Fujian Province
Journal of Anhui Agricultural Sciences, 2007Co-Authors: Zhang Ya-jingAbstract:The significance of the rural Community Organization development was analyzed.The rural Community Organization was defined.The situation of the rural Community Organization development in Fujian province was commented.And according to the specific geographical condition of Fujian province,some stratagems of developing the rural Community Organization were put forward.
Lenora M Olson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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health indicators social support and intimate partner violence among women utilizing services at a Community Organization
Womens Health Issues, 2013Co-Authors: Akiko Kamimura, Asha Parekh, Lenora M OlsonAbstract:Abstract Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a significant public health concern. This study examines the physical and mental health status and relationship to social support for women seeking services to end IPV at a walk-in Community Organization that serves the Community at large, including a shelter for abused women. Methods One hundred seventeen (117) English-speaking women between the ages of 18 and 61 years participated in a self-administered survey. Physical, mental, and oral health, social support, and IPV homicide lethality were measured using standardized instruments. Results Social support was the most important factor related to better health. The participants who had more social support reported better physical ( p p p p p p p Conclusion The present study adds to the evidence that social support contributes to improving physical and mental health for women who experience IPV. The findings also suggest the importance of providing or referring women to mental health services.
N. Andrew Peterson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Empowerment and Sense of Community: Clarifying Their Relationship in Community Organizations
Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 2007Co-Authors: Joseph Hughey, N. Andrew Peterson, John B. Lowe, Florin OprescuAbstract:The research reported here tested the factor structure of a measure for sense of Community in Community Organizations, and it evaluated sense of Community's potential as an empowering Organizational characteristic within an Organizational empowerment framework. Randomly selected Community Organization participants (N = 561) were surveyed as part of a study of a substance abuse prevention initiative located in the northeastern United States. Confirmatory factor analysis verified the putative structure of the sense of Community measure tailored to Community Organizations. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that Community Organization sense of Community significantly predicted intrapersonal empowerment after controlling for demographics, participation, alienation, and other empowering Organizational characteristic. Findings imply that Organizational sense of Community should be considered as an empowering Organizational characteristic in Community-based health education.
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Sense of Community in Community Organizations: Structure and evidence of validity
Journal of Community Psychology, 1999Co-Authors: Joseph Hughey, Paul W. Speer, N. Andrew PetersonAbstract:A framework for measuring psychological sense of Community for Community Organizations was presented, and an instrument to measure Community Organization sense of Community was developed. The framework consisted of four components: Relationship to the Organization, Organization as Mediator, Influence of the Community Organization, and Bond to the Community. Two studies examined the dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the instrument. Study 1 (n = 218) was conducted with participants from three Community Organizations, and it identified four factors, matching the framework, with alpha coefficients from .61 to .85. Study 2 (n = 1,676) was conducted with participants from five Community Organizations. Study 2 participants were 48% African American, 42% White, 6% Latino/Hispanic, and 3% Other. Also for the Study 2 sample, 69% were female; 31% were male. Study 2 confirmed three factors for the Community Organization Sense of Community scale (COSOC): Relationship to the Organization, Organization as Mediator, Bond to the Community; alpha coefficients ranged from .82 to .87. In three subsamples of Study 2, convergent validity of the instrument was explored by correlating total COSOC scores and subscale scores with two other measures of sense of Community, political participation, Community involvement, Community Organization involvement, and perceived safety. The patterns of correlation among the variables indicated, with one exception: strong support for validity of the instrument. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for development of sense of Community in Community Organizations, and Community participation. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Maite Tapia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Marching to Different Tunes: Commitment and Culture as Mobilizing Mechanisms of Trade Unions and Community Organizations
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2012Co-Authors: Maite TapiaAbstract:This study examines mobilizing mechanisms using a British Community Organization and a British trade union as exemplars. Although there has been substantial work on union revitalization on the one hand, and the emergence of alternative, Community Organizations on the other, no study has compared the challenges these Organizations face in encouraging member mobilization. The findings illustrate how the trade union engages in a service-driven culture, cultivating instrumental commitment between the members and the union. The Community Organization, in contrast, engages in a relational culture and exemplifies a form of social commitment between the members and the group. As a result, different types of commitment and Organizational cultures help explain why sustained member mobilization within a trade union is harder to achieve than within a Community Organization.
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Make Some Noise! Member Mobilization In Trade Unions And Community Organizations
2010Co-Authors: Maite TapiaAbstract:This study examines member mobilization using a British Community Organization and a British trade union as exemplars. Although there has been substantial work on union revitalization on the one hand, and the emergence of alternative, Community Organizations on the other, no study has compared the challenges these Organizations face, in encouraging member mobilization. The focus is on member commitment and the Organization’s legitimacy: the trade union gains merely pragmatic legitimacy from its members and the relationship between the member and the union is mainly instrumental, based on a negotiated exchange. The Community Organization, in contrast, gains moral legitimacy from its members and exemplifies a productive exchange between the members and the group.
Akiko Kamimura - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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health indicators social support and intimate partner violence among women utilizing services at a Community Organization
Womens Health Issues, 2013Co-Authors: Akiko Kamimura, Asha Parekh, Lenora M OlsonAbstract:Abstract Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a significant public health concern. This study examines the physical and mental health status and relationship to social support for women seeking services to end IPV at a walk-in Community Organization that serves the Community at large, including a shelter for abused women. Methods One hundred seventeen (117) English-speaking women between the ages of 18 and 61 years participated in a self-administered survey. Physical, mental, and oral health, social support, and IPV homicide lethality were measured using standardized instruments. Results Social support was the most important factor related to better health. The participants who had more social support reported better physical ( p p p p p p p Conclusion The present study adds to the evidence that social support contributes to improving physical and mental health for women who experience IPV. The findings also suggest the importance of providing or referring women to mental health services.