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Positive Psychological Capital as a Predictor of Satisfaction With the Fly-In Fly-Out Model
2021
The flexibility of the markets and international agreements lure a growing number of companies to expand their business beyond frontiers in search for new markets and a bigger business network. Workers, initially called expatriates, become keystones to implant and promote the so desired expansion into the international markets. From the concept of flexpatriate present in the literature in general, we adapted the concept of FLY-in FLY-out (FIFO) to comprehend the organizational flexpatriates. In the midst of the Positive Psychology theories, Luthans et al. underline that workers are the psychological capital of the companies. Therefore, the development of the Positive Psychological Capital b…
The Role of Satisfaction With Job and Cognitive Trauma Processing in the Occurrence of Secondary Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Medical Providers Worki…
2022
Introduction: As an occupational group, medical providers working with victims of trauma are prone to negative consequences of their work, particularly secondary traumatic stress (STS) symptoms. Various factors affect susceptibility to STS, including work-related and organizational determinants, as well as individual differences. The aim of the study was to establish the mediating role of cognitive trauma processing in the relationship between job satisfaction and STS symptoms among medical providers.Procedure and Participants: Results were obtained from 419 healthcare providers working with victims of trauma (218 nurses and 201 paramedics). Three questionnaires, namely the Secondary Trauma…
Social support at work and job satisfaction among midwives: The mediating role of positive affect and work engagement.
2022
Aims: This study examined whether social support at work from superiors and colleagues is associated with positive affect at work, and whether work engagement creates a positive relationship with job satisfaction among midwives. We also investigated whether a positive affect and work engagement mediate the relationship between social support at work and job satisfaction. Design: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were collected from 163 midwives working in the Polish public healthcare system between June 2019 and December 2019. Results: There was a direct relationship between support from superiors and colleagues, positive affect at work, work engagement and job sa…
Positive Motivation of the Employees – One of the Organizations’ Extremely Important Aspects
2020
A current and important issue, on which depends the success of the companies, is the problem of effective motivation. The specialized literature it is very generous in approaching the concept of motivation, due to its major role in meeting the organization’s objectives. The effects of organizational motivation are and will remain particularly broad, as it targets the most valuable resource of an organization - the staff, with its skills, know-how and energy. The purpose of this paper is to determine an to prove that the positive motivation of employees is a basic condition for the organization’s survival and success, being a priority and also an art and a continuous effort.
The Mediating Role of Individual Differences in the Interaction between Specific Socioprofessional Pressures and Job Satisfaction
2014
Abstract Previous research suggests that individual differences play an essential role in the complex process of organisational stress. The mediator role of specific individual differences and coping strategies, in the stressor – strain (effect) relationship is investigated in the present research. One sample of romanian employees (N=311) from an administrative-public service organisation participated in the study. Using the Pressure Managment Indicator (PMI, Williams & Cooper, 1998 ; PMI-RO, Brate, 2004, 2008 ), findings revealed significant mediating interactions between specific socioprofessional pressures and job satisfaction. The results have practical implications for the future resea…
The Effect of Organizational Politics on Job Stress; Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction
2018
The purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate the relationship between organizational politics and job stress and the mediating role of job satisfaction. Changes in working circumstances causes work related stress. There are various vulnerabilities associated to stress such as work content, workload, working hours, control and career development, position in the organization, interpersonal dealings and traditions of the employing organization.The job stress can be deterred through primary avoidance such as concentrated work design and administration growth, secondary avoidance such as workers' learning and training and tertiary avoidance such as mounting responsive organization s…
Intensified job demands, stress of conscience and nurses' experiences during organizational change
2022
Background:Nurses frequently face ethically demanding situations in their work, and these may lead to stress of conscience. Working life is currently accelerating and job demands are intensifying. These intensified job demands include (1) work intensification, (2) intensified job-related planning demands, (3) intensified career-related planning demands, and (4) intensified learning demands. At the same time, many healthcare organizations are implementing major organizational changes that have an influence on personnel.Aim:The aim of the study was to investigate the association between intensified job demands and stress of conscience, and whether their association is moderated by organizatio…
The Effect of Islamic Work Ethics on Work Outcomes
2010
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Islamic work ethic on work outcomes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention). The study used a sample of 49 employees from 10 institutions of Islamic microfinance in Demak regency, Central Java Indonesia. The empirical testing indicates that Islamic work ethic has positive effects on both job satisfaction and organizational commitment; whereas there is no significant evidence of the effect of Islamic work ethic on turnover intention. Implication, limitation and suggestion for future research are discussed.
Intensified job demands in healthcare and their consequences for employee well-being and patient satisfaction: A multilevel approach
2021
Contains fulltext : 234355.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Aims: Intensified job demands (IJDs) and their effects on employee burnout, work engagement and patient satisfaction were investigated across different work units and occupational groups in a healthcare setting. Design: A multilevel study. Methods One thousand twenty-four healthcare employees responded to a survey in 2019 and rated their experiences of IJDs, burnout and work engagement. Nine hundred fifty-one patients rated their satisfaction with care received from healthcare staff. Results: Work units and occupational groups who shared more experiences of increased time pressure and multitasking reported higher exhaustion…
Liikunnanopettajaksi vuosina 1984 - 2004 valmistuneiden työtyytyväisyys
2012
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää liikunnanopettajiksi vuosina 1984–2004 valmistuneiden työtyytyväisyyttä ja siihen vaikuttavia tekijöitä. Tutkimukseen osallistui yhteensä 621 liikunnanopettajan ammatissa toimivaa henkilöä (naisia 326, miehiä 295). Tutkimus suoritettiin strukturoiduilla kyselylomakkeilla vastavalmistuneille liikunnanopettajille vuonna 2008 sekä kokeneemmille liikunnanopettajille vuonna 2009. Tutkimusaineiston analysointiin käytettiin t-testiä sekä yksi- ja kaksisuuntaista varianssianalyysia. Pääkomponenttianalyysinn avulla työtyytyväisyyttä muodostavat tekijät luokiteltiin kuuteen eri komponenttiin. Tutkimuksen tulokset osoittivat, että 80 prosenttia liikunnanopettaji…