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Publication date: 1 November 1998

Maureen Spicer and Marilyn Richardson

Two of the emerging issues for the health‐care sector in the 1990s are occupational health and safety, and iatrogenic issues. Both of these issues are implicated in the use of…

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Two of the emerging issues for the health‐care sector in the 1990s are occupational health and safety, and iatrogenic issues. Both of these issues are implicated in the use of pre‐powdered latex gloves. Hospital healthcare workers are exposed to latex in many ways: gloves, intravenous sets, ventilator circuits, dental products, resuscitation equipment, anaesthetic equipment. Post‐operative complications, delayed wound healing, scar formation, and the potential for misdiagnosis, in the presence of starch powder, have been well documented in the literature with the need for thorough glove rinsing prior to surgery. Another route for glove powder to enter wounds is through a barrier breach. For an institution to ensure it provides the most durable and effective barrier for health‐care worker protection and patient safety, knowledge is needed regarding the various factors which lead to glove barrier failure. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate the in‐use durability of the surgical gloves in current use against powder‐free gloves. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data, in addition a cost analysis was calculated. The results of this study demonstrated clinically important differences between existing glove products in terms of barrier quality.

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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, vol. 11 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0952-6862

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Publication date: 19 January 2010

Maggie Balistreri

The purpose of this paper is to present an annotated bibliography of the new poetry volumes from the Poets House 2009 Poetry Showcase.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present an annotated bibliography of the new poetry volumes from the Poets House 2009 Poetry Showcase.

Design/methodology/approach

The titles were selected from the Poets House 2009 Poetry Showcase as titles that are both challenging and accessible.

Findings

This list provides the librarian and reader with a guide to collection development in poetry.

Originality/value

This is one of the few lists of its kind showcasing contemporary poetry.

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Collection Building, vol. 29 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0160-4953

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Publication date: 11 April 2017

Ngaire Bissett

This chapter addresses growing concerns that, despite being a radically intentioned community, Critical Management Studies (CMS) lacks an orientation to achieve pragmatic change…

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This chapter addresses growing concerns that, despite being a radically intentioned community, Critical Management Studies (CMS) lacks an orientation to achieve pragmatic change. In response I argue that the failure to address the continuing marginalisation of the subaltern is key to CMS being negatively represented as an elitist self-preoccupied endeavour. This state of affairs is linked to a legacy of the ‘postmodern’ turn, which emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, as evidenced by the nature of contemporary debates continuing to reflect the stylistic fetishes of that time. I contend that the ghost of postmodernism is evident in the continuing predilection to produce signification discourses marked by symbolic absences, which politically confine such texts to the level of epistemology. The lack of integration of ontological concerns means that corporeal aspects of daily life are neglected, resulting in an abstracted ‘subjectless’ mode of representation. To address these limitations, a feminist activist version of post-structuralism (PSF) of the time is revisited, which through its distinctive attention to community concerns, enabled the linking of epistemological and ontological representations; thereby facilitating the creation of a framework for pragmatic change. As the chapter demonstrates, by drawing attention to the integral relationship between the modes of representation, power relations and subsequent social effects, poststructuralist feminists were able to achieve praxis outcomes. Accordingly, I argue this treasure house of ideas needs to be reclaimed and provides illustrations of the design principles proffered to support my contentions.

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Feminists and Queer Theorists Debate the Future of Critical Management Studies
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78635-498-3

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Publication date: 7 August 2017

Elizabeth Daniel, Elizabeth Hartnett and Maureen Meadows

Social media such as blogs are being widely used in organizations in order to undertake internal communication and share knowledge, rendering them important boundary objects. A…

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Social media such as blogs are being widely used in organizations in order to undertake internal communication and share knowledge, rendering them important boundary objects. A root metaphor of the boundary object domain is the notion of relatively static and inert objects spanning similarly static boundaries. A strong sociomaterial perspective allows the immisciblity of object and boundary to be challenged, since a key tenet of this perspective is the ongoing and mutually constituted performance of the material and social. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

The aim of the research is to draw upon sociomateriality to explore the operation of social media platforms as intra-organizational boundary objects. Given the novel perspective of this study and its social constructivist ontology, the authors adopt an exploratory, interpretivist research design. This is operationalized as a case study of the use of an organizational blog by a major UK Government department over an extended period. A novel aspect of the study is the use of data released under a Freedom of Information request.

Findings

The authors present three exemplar instances of how the blog and organizational boundaries were performed in the situated practice of the case study organization. The authors draw on the literature on boundary objects, blogs and sociomateriality in order to provide a theoretical explication of the mutually constituted performance of the blog and organizational boundaries. The authors also invoke the notion of “extended chains of intra-action” to theorize changes in the wider organization.

Originality/value

Adoption of a sociomaterial lens provides a highly novel perspective of boundary objects and organizational boundaries. The study highlights the indeterminate and dynamic nature of boundary objects and boundaries, with both being in an intra-active state of becoming challenging conventional conceptions. The study demonstrates that specific material-discursive practices arising from the situated practice of the blog at the respective boundaries were performative, reconfiguring the blog and boundaries and being generative of further changes in the organization.

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Information Technology & People, vol. 30 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0959-3845

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Publication date: 3 July 2002

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Social Structure and Organizations Revisited
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ISBN: 978-0-76230-872-9

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Publication date: 2 June 2022

Antoinette Halsell Miranda, Halima Alhassan and Maureen J. Ito

Identity construction is a dynamic process that encompasses a variety of factors such as commonalities, loyalties, power struggles, and survival instincts (Lei, 2003). The complex…

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Identity construction is a dynamic process that encompasses a variety of factors such as commonalities, loyalties, power struggles, and survival instincts (Lei, 2003). The complex dimensions of Black identity are influenced, in part, by community, comfort, and acceptance which at times imposes fixed categorizations, characteristics, and singular depictions. Recent research suggests that more attention be paid to the needs of Black adolescent girls and how their race and gender impact what happens in schools (Koonce, 2012). Moreover, it challenges and influences academic success, as it is challenging and difficult to excel in environments that fail to value every aspect of one's identity or identities (Rollock, 2007).

Black girls' interaction with each other, especially in urban schools, can also be problematic and resemble “relational aggression,” when in fact it is a form of posturing to increase their social status. Contextual factors (e.g., culture, school climate) can serve as risk or protective factors for involvement in posturing, relationship aggression, or increasing one's social status. Research focused on peer relationships has found differences in friendship patterns among ethnically and socioeconomically diverse youth, suggesting the importance of examining friendships within the context of ethnic and socioeconomic diversity (see Brown, Way, & Duff, 1999; Crothers, Field, & Kolbert, 2005). Sisterhood among Black girls can serve as a supportive network that enhances the “Black girl experience” as well as promote wellness and healthy identity.

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African American Young Girls and Women in PreK12 Schools and Beyond
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78769-532-0

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Publication date: 1 February 1985

The Directory of Selected Women's Research and Policy Centers deals with activities and research directions of 28 centres. The 24 page directory discusses current and recently…

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The Directory of Selected Women's Research and Policy Centers deals with activities and research directions of 28 centres. The 24 page directory discusses current and recently completed research projects. They are organised by centre and by subject. For a copy send $4 to WREI, 204 Fourth Street SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA.

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Equal Opportunities International, vol. 4 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0261-0159

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Publication date: 1 January 1995

I recently visited the 1994 Poetry Publication Showcase at Poets House in New York City. This is a wonderful annual exhibit of new poetry including both volumes by individual…

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I recently visited the 1994 Poetry Publication Showcase at Poets House in New York City. This is a wonderful annual exhibit of new poetry including both volumes by individual poets and anthologies. This year I was particularly struck by some excellent poetry anthologies. All these anthologies present contemporary poets which should be represented in library collections. Since many libraries do not own individual volumes by all of these writers, the anthologies described in this column will enable libraries to enrich their poetry collection and to introduce new exciting writers to their users.

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Collection Building, vol. 14 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0160-4953

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Publication date: 1 June 2005

Jill Booth and Sandi Mann

The purpose of this paper is to examine the experience of anger in the workplace and in particular to identify the characteristics, causes and short‐ and long‐term consequences of…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the experience of anger in the workplace and in particular to identify the characteristics, causes and short‐ and long‐term consequences of workplace anger episodes.

Design/methodology/approach

This qualitative study involves in‐depth semi‐structured interviews with 24 participants from within four different organisational sectors. Participants were asked general questions about their experiences of anger at work, followed by more specific questions as appropriate.

Findings

Analysis of the data resulted in several themes being identified within the categories of causes, characteristics and consequences of anger episodes.

Practical implications

This study allows managers to understand better the role of anger in the workplace and its relationship with various undesirable outcomes as well as how aspects of organisation life might contribute to anger episodes. This should help them to introduce strategies aimed at reducing the incidences of anger experiences as well as contributing towards the development of better coping skills at all levels when anger episodes do occur.

Originality/value

While existing research into the experience of emotions in the workplace suggests that anger is commonly experienced and might have detrimental effects not only on the health of the individual experiencing it, but also for the organisation, there is currently a lack of empirical research into the experience of workplace anger in terms of what causes it and what the long‐ and short‐term consequences are for the individual and the organisation. This paper aims to fill that gap.

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Leadership & Organization Development Journal, vol. 26 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-7739

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Publication date: 1 October 1979

Clive Bingley, Sarah Lawson, Edwin Fleming and Kate Hills

AS FAIRLY WARNED to you earlier this year would transpire, what you are now reading is the 100th issue of NEW LIBRARY WORLD, a span of issues which has encompassed some 8½ years…

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AS FAIRLY WARNED to you earlier this year would transpire, what you are now reading is the 100th issue of NEW LIBRARY WORLD, a span of issues which has encompassed some 8½ years, several million words, a sizeable copse of trees to produce the paper on which those issues have been printed.

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New Library World, vol. 80 no. 10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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