Reinventing Strategic Human Resource Management

Strategic HR professionals need to possess certain competencies in order to develop and implement strategic human resource management (SHRM) policies, procedures, practices and strategies in the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic, the Industrial Revolution 4 and other future challenges highlight a need for SHRM to be reinvented. A qualitative research method within an interpretivist research philosophy was used to allow for an in-depth analysis of secondary data on SHRM in the new normal. Phenomenology was used as the research design. The purpose of this study is to identify the challenges, policies, procedures, practices, strategies and competencies of SHRM in the new normal. Electronic databases were used and 12 relevant articles were included for secondary data analysis. A theoretical framework to reinvent SRHM was developed. SHRM challenges and competencies were identified to ensure the successful development and implementation of SHRM policies, procedures, practices and strategies. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.

A retrospective cohort and cross-sectional survey examining vaccine confidence in an urban pregnant population

Objective: This study examines vaccine confidence in pregnancy in an urban, safety-net health system by 1) determining vaccination rates for influenza (Flu), tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) and COVID-19 and 2) examining demographic characteristics and patient-reported factors related to vaccine confidence in pregnancy. Study Design: We determined the yearly prevalence of vaccination for Tdap and Flu during pregnancy in our health system 8/2018 -1/2022 and the monthly prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination 1/2021 - 1/2022 via retrospective cohort design. We conducted a cross-sectional survey 12/14/21 - 4/12/22 using a convenience sample of pregnant individuals. Perceptions/concerns regarding the Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations were tabulated. We used univariate logistic regression models to determine the association of characteristics on vaccination odds. Result(s): The vaccination rate for Tdap ranged from 76.8% - 80.7%. The vaccination rate for Flu ranged from 64.5% - 72.5%, decreasing significantly in 2020-2021 when compared to the prior season [OR: 0.70 95% CI: (0.63, 0.77)]. COVID-19 vaccination rate increased from 0.9% in January 2021 to 49.4% by January 2022 (Figure 1). A total of 250 individuals completed the survey (57.2% Hispanic, 69.3% with reported annual household income < $50,000). 72.7% agreed that COVID-19 vaccination was important for fetal and maternal health. The primary concerns about vaccination for Flu and Covid-19 included: "safety for me," "safety for my baby," and "side effects for me". Other findings are reported in Table 1. Conclusion(s): Vaccination rates in pregnancy are below recommended levels. Individuals were less likely to receive the Flu vaccine than the Tdap vaccine, especially during the pandemic. COVID-19 vaccination increased steadily. Individuals who were receptive to the COVID-19 vaccine displayed trust in their health clinics and were likely to agree with the importance of vaccination not only for themselves and their pregnancies but also for the health of their community. [Formula presented] [Formula presented] Copyright © 2022

Practicing Care-Centered Leadership in a Pandemic: Narratives and Notes on Care Ethics Experiences and Practices in Extraordinary Times

This case explores experiences of practicing care-centered leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case narrative is the author's anonymized account of responding with care ethics to specific challenges encountered during the pandemic and the complexities of transitioning into a new leadership role in 2020. The teaching notes and activities invite readers to consider the ways in which care-centered leadership practices might continue beyond pandemic times by asking: In what ways might pandemic-enabled compassion for students be sustained post-pandemic;in what ways might flexibility for teaching and learning modalities persist;and how has this crisis offered an opportunity to critically examine the ways in which we lead in educational settings?

COVID-19++: A Citation-Aware Covid-19 Dataset for the Analysis of Research Dynamics

COVID-19 research datasets are crucial for analyzing research dynamics. Most collections of COVID-19 research items do not to include cited works and do not have annotations from a controlled vocabulary. Starting with ZB MED KE data on COVID-19, which comprises CORD-19, we assemble a new dataset that includes cited work and MeSH annotations for all records. Furthermore, we conduct experiments on the analysis of research dynamics, in which we investigate predicting links in a co-annotation graph created on the basis of the new dataset. Surprisingly, we find that simple heuristic methods are better at predicting future links than more sophisticated approaches such as graph neural networks. © 2021 IEEE.

The future is unwritten: listening to the rhythms of COVID-19. (Special Issue: Leisure in the time of Covid-19.)

This article asks us to listen critically to the rhythms of our time. COVID-19 has altered the pace and tempo of contemporary life;however, rhythm asks that we engage our moment in ways that account for the seismic shifts in how we live, how we teach and how we learn. We call leisure scholars to listen to the rhythms of our current pandemic, to consider how rhythm may suspend pace, tempo and meter to open space for a reparative leisure and critical appreciation of our current moment. Ultimately, we relate a learning activity whereby students reminded us that we are still alive. We present this learning experience, in candid, honest and vulnerably ways, to encourage our field to rhythmically engage our "new reality" within this pandemic.