Journal of Research Administration

Jawaher Hubaylis Alwuthaynani, Abeer Mohamed Zakaria, Hanan El-Sabahy PDF

Background: One of the initiatives of Kingdom's Vision 2030, which addresses public health in general, is the health sector transformation program. Its goal is to improve the quality of health services and make it easier to access by building and renovating hospitals, healthcare facilities, and ambulatory services while also encouraging digitalization. Aim: to evaluate the effect of training program about the health sector transformation plan and change management for nurses on their creativity at King Faisal Medical Complex Taif, Saudi Arabia. Method: A quasi-experimental design, in King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif on all the registered nurses (n= 118), using three tools were used namely: Awareness transformation plan for health sector questionnaire, Change Engagement questionnaire, and Nurses’ Creativity questionnaire. Results: There are improvements between pre-test and measurement after training program, as the percentage of high-level regards nurses' perception regarding transformation plan for health sector during different phases of training program at (p ≤0.01), and there was a highly statistically significant correlation staff nurses' perception change engagement, and staff nurse's perception creativity after applying training program at (R= 0.407) and (P-value < 0.01). Conclusion: it was concluded that the training program implemented at King Faisal Medical Complex in Taif, Saudi Arabia had a substantial positive impact on nurses’ perceptions regarding the transformation plan for the health sector, change engagement, and creativity. Recommendations: Provide supportive supervision and mentorship to encourage nurses’ creative contributions during transformation initiatives. Investigate the long-term sustainability of improvements in nurses’ perceptions, creativity beyond the immediate post-training period.  

Joel C. Sapwe; Dr. Jive Lubbungu PDF

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Shaykhah Obid AL-Saedi, Hala Gabr Mahmoud, Asmaa Mostafa Abdel-Ghani PDF

Background: Nurses are uniquely positioned to promote environmental sustainability in healthcare, yet their knowledge and green behaviours remain limited despite positive attitudes. Aim: To evaluate the effect of a training program on sustainability development management on nurses' green management behaviour at Medina General Hospital, Saudi Arabia. Design: Quasi-experimental (pre-post) design. Setting: All inpatient departments at Medina General Hospital, King Salman Medical City. Sampling: Convenience sample of 120 nurses with ≥1 year of experience. Tools: Four questionnaires assessed nurses' knowledge, sustainability consciousness, attitudes, and green management behaviours at pre-test, immediate post-test, and three-month follow-up. Results: The training program significantly improved nurses' knowledge (from 78.3% low pre-test to 98.3% high immediate post-test), sustainability consciousness (from 40.8% low to 81.7% high), and green management behaviors (from 68.3% low to 83.3% high). Strong positive correlations were found between green behaviors and knowledge, consciousness, and attitudes (r = 0.940–0.973, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The training program effectively enhanced nurses' sustainability-related knowledge, consciousness, attitudes, and green behaviors. Recommendations: Integrate sustainability into mandatory nursing training, establish Green Nurse Teams, incorporate sustainability into nursing curricula, and develop Arabic-language educational materials. Keywords: Green Management Behavior, Nurses, Sustainability Consciousness, Sustainable Development Management, Training Program.  

Thepparat Phimolsathien PDF

This paper examines the contractual dispute between King Power Duty Free Co., Ltd. (KPD) and Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) concerning duty-free concession agreements spanning from 2020 to 2034. The unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with a sustained decline in Chinese tourism, shifting domestic fiscal policies, and broader global economic uncertainties, have rendered KPD unable to meet its contractual Minimum Annual Guarantee (MAG). KPD has consequently sought to terminate or renegotiate the contract citing force majeure and hardship. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the dispute by contrasting two legal perspectives: strict civil law, which views these challenges merely as assumed business risks, and administrative law, which recognizes the state's obligation to maintain financial equilibrium within public concession agreements. The findings suggest that by treating the agreement as an administrative contract, KPD's claims gain significant legal legitimacy. Ultimately, this paper proposes that the most legally sound and mutually beneficial course of action is to restructure the existing contracts through negotiation, thereby restoring contractual equilibrium, maximizing public benefit for AOT, and ensuring operational fairness in the post-pandemic era.

Eyo, Uforo Etim; Iseh, Matthew Joshua; Iyoho, Emem Ubong PDF

The contribution of tricycle operations to urban development in Nigeria, with a focus on Uyo Metropolis, is examined in this paper together with the role that transportation policy plays in the economy. This study aims to determine how tricycle operations contribute to urban development by increasing employment creation in the capital city of Uyo and by investigating how tricycle operation lowers the number of traffic accidents. The study used a survey research design, collecting data from primary and secondary sources through a thorough and structured questionnaire/interview process and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) from cross-sectional surveys of federal road safety corp-Akwa Ibom State Command, market women, civil servants, and commercial tricycle operators. Through a well-structured model and hypothesis testing, the study used economic/statistical development theory as a theoretical framework to determine how transportation operations improve urban growth. According to the results, commercial tricycles have helped people who would have otherwise been unemployed find work directly (as riders) and indirectly (as mechanics and sellers of spare parts), which has aided in socioeconomic development. Additional research demonstrates that tricycle transportation contributes to a lower accident rate in the city of Uyo. Among other things, the report suggests that a government insurance policy be put in place to help Keke operators deal with issues like theft or breakdowns. The goal of the policy is to support the tricycle industry as urbanization increases.