The Reliability Issue

Fife, Wayne

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-34803-8_1

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“…Counting is often attributed to quantitative analysis. But when combined with qualitative analysis, it can be a powerful tool for qualitative research, producing new forms of information (Fife, 2020). Specifically, quantified storytelling has been highlighted as a valuable tool in narrative inquiry (Georgakopoulou et al, 2020).…”

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Dignity in Action in the Home Hospice: The Narrative Selection of a Multidisciplinary Staff

Spector-Mersel

Yakov

2023

Qual Health Res

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Home hospice (HH) is a palliative care framework that is becoming more and more common in Western countries. HH staff face unique challenges, resulting mainly from their multiple clients and the provision of care in a private territory. Despite the recognized role of professionals in preserving end-of-life (EOL) dignity, how HH staff conceive of EOL dignity has remained unexplored. To fill this lacuna, we invited the multidisciplinary staff of an Israeli HH to recount unguided narratives of dignity and indignity in the HH. We analyzed the mechanisms of narrative selection in each story and in the entire dataset, particularly regarding two dimensions of dignity: situation—whether the recounted cases present dignity, indignity, or both; and relations—who provides (in)dignity to whom. The analysis revealed four interconnected end-points: HH is a dignity-providing framework; HH staff provide and promote dignity; HH dignity as relations and communication; and HH dignity as a holistic process whose boundaries are expanded and blurred, both spatially and temporally. The differences between these and other findings on healthcare professionals’ perspectives of EOL dignity highlight the uniqueness of HH staff, and possibly the distinctiveness of the Israeli case with its traditional familial values. Importantly, the findings were generated due to the narrative paradigm guiding the study. The unique attributes of the narrative text enabled us to capture the dynamic temporal nature of dignity-in-action, as embedded in the staff’s daily practice. Implications for training professionals to preserve EOL dignity in HH and other EOL care frameworks are discussed.

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Dignity in Action in the Home Hospice: The Narrative Selection of a Multidisciplinary Staff

Spector-Mersel

Yakov

2023

Qual Health Res

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“…We used frequency counts, which are either neglected or ambiguously used (e.g. some, most, few) in exploratory research, as coding to be precise, thus enhancing trustworthiness (Fife, 2020;Hannah and Lautsch, 2011;Maxwell, 2010;Sandelowski, 2001;Seale and Silverman, 1997). These frequency counts directed our attention to those measures and measurement levels that were neglected.…”

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“…This study contributes methodologically by employing an exploratory survey using an online questionnaire to collect data and frequency counting as part of data analysis, which should not be misconstrued as statistical analyses (Fife, 2020;Hannah and Lautsch, 2011;Maxwell, 2010;Sandelowski, 2001;Seale and Silverman, 1997). Counting improved precision and directed attention to the neglected people measures and levels of measurement.…”

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Leadership Diagnostic: Unlocking Human Competence for Effective Strategy Execution

Nienaber¹,

McNeill

2022

ECMLG

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Despite unprecedented technological advancement, people remain the most important resource for businesses to execute strategy. Yet, research reports that not all businesses ensure the optimum functioning of their people. This is evident from reports on (a) low levels of employee engagement, (b) deployed positions do not utilise peoples’ ‘competence’, (c) leadership lacks information linking employees to strategy execution and resultant business performance, (d) measuring employees’ contribution to business performance more readily at the tactical and operational levels than the strategic level of measurement, and (e) failure of strategy execution. Neglecting people is an enigma as leadership has long honed tools to make the most of their employees. One such tool is people analytics and another is strategy shaping. Consequently, we explored businesses use of people analytics in strategy execution, the vehicle ensuring business performance. This paper reports on the study. A literature review integrated strategy and people analytics culminating in a diagnostic which leadership can use to unlock human competence. An empirical study followed. Limited empirical evidence on the topic justified an exploratory survey which utilised an online questionnaire to collect vast amounts of standardised data from a purposively selected sample as best fit, which is uncommon. The data were descriptively analysed. The findings (a) showed that strategic level measurement is present at all levels of strategy shaping, and (b) overlooked at the business operational level where strategy is translated and executed, (c) revealed that these overlooked measurements are consequential for unlocking human competence, and (d) illustrated how people link to strategy execution. These findings provide preliminary evidence necessitating further descriptive and explanatory studies. This diagnostic provides requisite information enabling leadership to optimise the functioning of their employees by deploying suitably competent people in appropriate positions, rendering them available to perform, resulting in higher engagement levels, enhancing effective strategy execution, and improving business performance. This study contributes knowledge by demonstrating how people link to strategy execution, enabling leadership to make better decisions by discerning and selecting the critical people measures ensuring strategy execution and thus, business performance.

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The Reliability Issue

Cited by 2 publications

References 18 publications

Dignity in Action in the Home Hospice: The Narrative Selection of a Multidisciplinary Staff

Dignity in Action in the Home Hospice: The Narrative Selection of a Multidisciplinary Staff

Leadership Diagnostic: Unlocking Human Competence for Effective Strategy Execution

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