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• Examining the impacts of organizational culture and leadership styles on the organizational performance indicators

  39-54

  Said Abujudeh

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  1045

  The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between organizational culture and leadership and their impacts on such organizational performance indicators, organizational commitment and job satisfaction, by reviewing some of the previous organizational culture and leadership literature to clarify the links between both variables and their impacts on performance indicators. One might assume that a better organizational culture along with appropriate leadership style can lead to a higher level of job satisfaction and stronger commitment. Accordingly, if an organization has a strong organizational culture with a suitable leadership style which is able to keep the organization integration, this will result in the strengthening of organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and significant performance enhancement.

• Overcoming Culture and Religion as Organ Donation barriers in South Africa: A Scoping Review

  262-288

  Tawanda Chipere

  Saajida Mahomed

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  80

  Organ donation in South Africa is limited, leading to organ shortages. This scoping review collates recommendations addressing culture and religion as organ donation barriers. Culture and religion are cited barriers to organ donor registration and may explain individuals’ desire to donate but reluctance to register as a donor. Studies focusing on South Africans offering culturally and religiously relevant strategies were included. Experimental, observational, qualitative and review studies about organ donation in South Africa were included. Non-scientific sources were excluded. Scopus, SciELO, PubMED, Sabinet, Google and Google Scholar were searched up to January 2026. 28 articles (1990 to 2022) were selected. Thematic analysis identified recommendations and recurring themes. Recommendations varied by religion: ancestral appeasement for African communities, mosque-based education for Muslims, biblical emphasis for Christians and karma/generosity for Hindus and Buddhists. Themes included family-centred approaches, education on brain death, engaging religious leaders and integrating donation into school curricula. Donation education in schools can foster generational attitude shifts.

• Does culture matter? Smoking and drinking among Mongolian and Hungarian adolescents

  210-233

  Bayarjargal Uuganbayar

  Bettina F. Pikó

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  160

  Frequencies and background variables of adolescent substance use vary across cultural and national boundaries which may raise the question of whether culture significantly impacts these behaviors. While trends of smoking and drinking are slowly decreasing in the European region, we know less about them in Central Asian countries, like Mongolia. Our cross-sectional study aims to examine adolescent substance use in two samples of Mongolian (N = 312, mean age = 16.85 years, 34.0% boys) and Hungarian (N = 320, mean age = 16.32 years, 49.4% boys) youth. Besides smoking and drinking, the questionnaire contained measures on social support, parental control, religiosity and SES self-assessment. Descriptive statistics reported not only a greater occurrence of substance use in Hungarian adolescents, but also a lack of gender differences as compared to Mongolian adolescents. While the role of familial support was stronger among Mongolian adolescents, parental control provided more protection for Hungarian youth. SES self-assessment and religiosity were not important correlates in either sample. Our findings highlight the need for considering both universal and specific cultural influences.

• Health through the Eyes of the Romani minority

  16-22

  Kristýna Toumová

  Valérie Tóthová

  Tereza Dušičková

  Jiří Kaas

  Jana Maňhalová

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  287

  Aim: The aim of this study was to ascertain the subjective view of the Romani community on their own health, in the context of social integration and the effects of the environment, using the Transcultural Assessment Model.
  Methods: The collection of data was conducted via quantitative research using an unstructured questionnaire. The experimental group consisted of 600 members of the Romani minority.
  Results: The results showed that health is one of the main values that influence the life of the Romani minority. According to a substantial proportion of respondents, they are regularly concerned with matters of their own health; however, most of them do not attend medical check-ups.
  Conclusion: The concept of sickness and health is highly subjective for each person. Moreover, the culture to which an individual belongs is among the factors that influence an understanding of the concept of health. Thus, when providing medical care, one must also get to know a patient’s culture and their subjective view of health or sickness.

• I am who I am. Minority group identification

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  Tibor Ladancsik

  Fanni Maszlag

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  311

  Over the past half century, there have been rapid changes and reorientation in social processes, which can be perceived empirically, too. Our world has become more interactive, information flow has hastened, and communication technology has constantly been evolving. The accelerated processes, the historical and cultural changes have caused an identity crisis for families belonging to minority groups. The purpose of this study is to present how identification has changed among couples of intermarriage who are living in Vojvodina, and among the members of a community of Roma women living in two Hungarian counties. Similarities and differences in the lives of these two minority groups were investigated. In our research, we have concluded that the opening of mobility opportunities has significantly accelerated assimilation.