In the current globalized working context, professionals are asked to be able implement specific competences. Cultural Intelligence is a construct referring an individual's ability function and manage effectively in culturally diverse settings conceived as aggregate multidimensional construct. Purpose of this study was examine validity score interpretations Italian version Scale (CQS). CQS aimed measure individual understand, act settings. Participants were 755 (females = 64.2%) from...

The COVID-19 pandemic put the Italian health system under great stress. sudden reorganization of work practices and emotional impact large number victims had many consequences on well-being healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in managing crisis. In available literature, most studies have focused risk aspects while only few also take into account protective factors. For this reason, it was decided to conduct, within psycho-sociological perspective, a qualitative study with aim explore...

In recent years, there has been a growing concern around the connection between theory and practice, rigour relevance, theoretical consistency impact. This Special Issue links with literature on co-production of knowledge aims to extend debate concept practice social value their impact different ways knowing, researching learning in organizations complex contexts systems.

Ageing populations across Europe are increasing. Communities have an important role in not only engaging this segment of the population but also helping them to make feel “part something” (local or global) order favour their psychological well-being. The purpose paper is study effects volunteering and being connected one’s community on present will test older volunteers’ well-being model. 143 volunteers completed measures religiousness, sense global responsibility, community, generativity,...

The work examines the influence of relationship that football players have with significant others on their psychological wellbeing (PWB), adopting a psychosocial perspective. According to this perspective, PWB can be considered basic condition for an effective talent development and holistic growth young athletes. Current literature in sport has been analyzed support theoretical hypothesis Thus, it tested empirically through Structural Equation Model. Analysis reveals strong positive some...

In the so-called "new career era," transitions and employability have attracted growing attention. For elite athletes, Dual Career experiences may be regarded as a protective factor during various transitions, with end-of-career transition being closely linked to employability. This contribution aims explore dual paths of athletes through lens graduate employability, perceived by individuals themselves. Thus, can considered an important resource for many that characterize their sports...

Background: In the coming years, HR in banking industry will need to play a leading role develop human capital management, based on people care, evaluation, development, and training. To properly face this change one of biggest Italian banks we wanted contribute understanding actual areas examine how roles are dealing with “being frontline” an unparalleled organisational evolution. Methods: Six focus-group sessions up 10 participants per session. Results: The crucial issue that emerged is...

This article explores the state of art in relation to theme living and working together organizations proposes a new theoretical model. A thorough examination literature highlights that there are almost no works specifically coping with this theme, defining its perspective specifying choice proposed indicators. Several, instead, indirectly dealing organizations, mostly considered equivalent quality interpersonal relationships, or developed starting from diversity conflict. In reference...

The reception and taking care of forced migrants with mental health issues is undoubtedly a very complex task. literature shows that systems are characterized by high level fragmentation due to poor collaboration among services required respond multidimensional needs brought migrants. Starting from the need deepen what elements support or hinder implementation services’ networks for management migrants, qualitative research was conducted within constructivist paradigm. As reveals lack...

In view of the deep crisis affecting Italian prisons and urgent need to review sense meaning this institution, initiatives promoting innovative custodial rehab practices are increasing. Our study refers one most advanced as far prisoners' rehabilitation re-education concerned, with activities such open cells, self-organization recreational–cultural activities, promotion cooperative working both inside outside prison, in order if how detention culture change has caused organizational...

Over the years – due to aging population, process of corporatisation and a demand for higher quality services professionals who work in Care Homes have been exposed an increasing risk physical emotional malaise because number challenges they've asked manage. Given these factors, there is growing interest study understanding professions geriatric care settings. In literature prevalence quantitative studies offering overview terms indicators - at individual or group organisational level...

The social productive environment has changed rapidly generating new opportunities and challenges for individuals, groups, organizations. school-world is affected by these general changes also subject to constant specific pressure (e.g. reforms, resources reallocation, precariousness, increasinglycomplex demands).In this scenario teachers play a crucial role.The research aims at investigating which are efforts perceived how influence their wellbeing or malaise.We explored teachers'...

Living together has always been a complex challenge. As matter of fact, people interact, develop relationships, produce, and share spaces time in organizations, with no chance to choose each ...

Literature underscores the complex role of coaches in sport organizations, especially youth sectors. Their need for support, not only on technical level, is emerging. In recent years an interesting international debate has evolved regarding what education most suitable to support coach development. The article intends enter this by proposing educational model soccer coaches. This proposal outcome reflection that originated from various experiences with about 110 Italian over past six years....

Intersectoral actions in the sport-for-development field constitute a pre-condition for implementation of sport-based interventions. At an operational level, multi-professional group is tool through which intersectoral collaboration may successfully achieve its aims. Despite prominent role group, this topic under-researched terms understanding field. By applying psycho-sociological perspective, our research explores as limit/resource workers that operate with vulnerable youth. Following...

Self-regulation of learning (SRL) is a key psychological factor that supports young athletes aiming to reach the elite level by promoting their involvement in deliberate practice. We contributed validation Italian version Bartulovic et al. (2017) Self-Regulation Learning - Self-Report Scale for Sport Practice testing its factorial structure, reliability, and measurement invariance among non-elite football players, involving 415 male professional, semi-professional, amateur youth academy...

This article aims at proposing the construct of living and working together in organizations as an interpretation tool proposed a Juvenile Criminal Mediation Service, order to highlight how important it was turning point activating group's reflexive function far their sense belonging, otherness, culture diversity, work subject matter are concerned start transformation process very service delivery. Our proposal finds its roots follow-up experience regarding aforementioned service, which has...

Social inclusion is broadly recognized as a priority to accomplish at an international level. While the influence of sport toward this social mission has been largely debated, literature lacks contributions capturing challenges when promoting inclusion. Based in case study methodology, investigation explores impact multi-stakeholder initiative developing for socially vulnerable youth and related intervention through in-depth interviews with diverse program stakeholders. The main findings...

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to explore why it was considered useful and how possible conduct a participatory action research (PAR) in health‐care service experiencing conflictual dynamics (which affected quality) on challenges this entailed. Specific attention given researchers’ role. Design/methodology/approach A methodological reflection developed starting from theoretical considerations case study. In response committee group's request concerning need better understand manage...

This study focuses on the experiences of professionals working with refugees and asylum seekers in North Italy. In last years, who work this sector have been exposed to an increasing risk physical emotional malaise because number challenges they daily manage. A qualitative has conducted aim exploring resource fatigue factors professionals, relation their state well-being or discomfort. Eight focus groups multi-professional teams were held eight refugee centres, for a total 28 involved (16...

This study aims to investigate the criticisms and support factors of migratory experience a group asylum seekers (ASs) hosted in an Italian reception center. Starting from psychosocial approach that gives importance intertwining personal history context, present explore meaning ASs give their origins, relationship with host context professionals refugee centres, along representation Future. We conducted 27 semi-structured deep interviews 9 male average age 24,4 years. In line research goals,...

Change has always been a delicate and complex process for people, groups, organizations that experience it. This work, starting with reorganization involved Lombard penitentiary, analyzes resistance to change in group of 15 supervisors their evolution throughout training program which they participated. The purpose this study is carry out an exploratory investigation the role training, as instrument capable accompanying helping evolve change. In order understand whether how temporary...