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In the wake of an increase in antidemocratic tendencies in the Western world, a renewal of the study of authoritarianism is suggested. It is argued that European conditions are ripe for fascism -- eg, lack of social norms; economic, political, & cultural crisis; deteriorating living conditions; a fear of diversity; & large groups of non-European immigrants. Main perspectives on the authoritarian personality & authoritarianism are reviewed, focusing on Bob Altemeyer's theory (eg, 1981) which is thought to be the best approach for renewed studies. Altemeyer differs from previous theorists in postulating that the authoritarian personality arises in adolescence. He has also defined covariations of authoritarian submission, aggressivity, & conventionalism, which to some extent are now present in Canada, Australia, & some European countries. 75 References. Adapted from the source document.

En este artículo se aborda el tema de la participación democrática al interior de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (osc) desde el punto de vista de la psicología organizacional. En la primera parte se estudia la democracia como horizonte e imperativo en las osc. Además, se plantea la referencia al liderazgo transformacional y al fortalecimiento como dimensiones útiles para el estudio y la mejora de culturas organizativas democráticas en las osc. En la segunda parte se presenta un ánalisis cualitativo con base en el método del template analysis, como lectura de dos culturas organizativas en México e Italia vinculadas con las experiencias del movimiento de comercio justo.

Introduction: Due to the aging workforce, it will become even more common for organizations to count, among their employees, women who are dealing with menopause. To date, no knowledge is available regarding the work ability among menopausal women. With this view, the aim of the present study was to identify work-related psychosocial factors associated with work ability in a sample of menopausal working women. Methods: A self-report questionnaire was administered to 1069 menopausal women employed as administrative officers in the Italian public sector. The study design was cross-sectional. Results: Work ability was found to be negatively associated with family–work conflict (β = − 0.21, p = 0.0001) and positively associated with health-oriented organizational climate (β = 0.12, p = 0.0001), job autonomy (β = 0.08, p= 0.006), and skill discretion (β = 0.08, p= 0.048). Conversely, work ability did not show significant associations with job demands, flexible working hours, and social support. Discussion: From a practical point of view, our study identifies various areas of intervention that could foster job sustainability during menopause. In particular, our findings suggest that, to improve women's job sustainability across their entire work-life span, it may be crucial to develop organizational policies, training, and activities specifically dedicated to sustaining menopausal women's well-being.