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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"work characteristics"”.
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Testing work characteristics as mediating factors in the relationships among nurse leadership, burnout, and engagement
… burnout is a critical element of the quality of worklife for nurses, due to burnout’s positive relationship with turnover/turnover intentions. This study attempted to bridge the gap between two areas of related research: transformational leadership and burnout/engagement, using work …
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The Influence of Urban Form, Socio-Demographics, And Transit-Oriented Development on Journey-to-Work Characteristics
… form measures, socio-demographic and household characteristics, and the presence of a transit-oriented development. These relationships were examined in thirteen metropolitan regions.
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Psychological Health in Companies. An investigation into the relationships between work characteristics, job roles and psychological health in companies.
… been written about the psychological health of workers. There has been a long held assumption that there is little difference in the psychological health of workers and managers. This study challenges that assumption and investigates differences in psychological health that appertain to job role …
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Exploring individual and organizational level antecedents of experienced workplace incivility
… research explored antecedents of experienced workplace incivility, specifically, the individual characteristics of agreeableness, negative affectivity, and emotional stability, and organizational (work) characteristics including social and contextual factors. Three competing models linking …
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An investigation of the universe and anatomy of work
This research study investigated eight specific work characteristics (outputs, inputs, work type, discretion level, work pursuit level, level of endeavor, decision type and maturity level), on three sub-populations of workers (production personnel, office/secretarial personnel, and university …
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Identifying the Defining Characteristics of College-level Course Work: Perceptions of Accounting and Business Management Faculty
… it, has come about mainly due to the lack of a working definition for college-level course work. Community colleges need to insure that every course designated as a transfer course will be transferable to a receiving institution. Four-year colleges and universities should expect the courses they …
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The relationship of work and worker characteristics to utilization of workers' compensation benefits
… frequency of claims filed for benefits under the workers' compensation program is dependent not only on the number of workers employed but is influenced by work characteristics such as the nature of work performed, the type of job, and the level of employment. This thesis hypothesized that, in …
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An Examination of the Relationships Between Stressors, Correctional Burnout, and Job Outcomes
<p>While most jobs can cause work related stress, correctional workers experience exposure to stressors that often result in a more serious condition known as burnout. The effects of burnout are far more detrimental than average work related stress yet, there is a dearth of knowledge and research …
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The effect of maternal employment on adolescents' transition to young adulthood
… was to examine relationships between multiple characteristics of maternal employment, parenting practices, and adolescents’ transition outcomes to young adulthood. The research addressed four main research questions. First, are the characteristics of maternal work (i.e., hours worked, multiple …
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Learning Agility at Work: An Investigation of the Concept, the Factors that Influence It and the Outcomes It Fosters
… learning agility within the context of knowledge workers, focusing on how dispositional and work design factors influence its development and impact on positive work outcomes. Traditional research has primarily centered on leadership, often merging both ability and motivation in definitions …
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A job analysis of non-supervisory uniformed personnel of the United States Capitol Police, with implications for training
… was to provide force management data about the work characteristics of the force having applicability to the evaluation and modification of existing training programs aimed at recruit and experienced officers. Included within this paper is an original system, developed by the author, for …
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Job satisfaction among elementary school counselors in Virginia
… satisfaction and selected demographic variables/work characteristics? Data were also collected through use of an individual information form. Survey materials were mailed to 324 elementary school counselors with a response rate of 88.89% obtained. Of this total 273 of the surveys were usable for …
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Proactive Personality: Genetic Influences in its Relationships with Career Success and Environmental Impacts on Its Change
… personality as a result of individuals' work environments and further to examine a reciprocal relationship between them. Results of the first study demonstrate distinctive weights of genetic and environmental effects in shaping proactive personality and its relationships with various …
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Work-school conflict of non-traditional students: The application of a work and personal characteristics model
Working while studying is a popular trend around the world and the number of nontraditional students are increasing. As a result of working and studying simultaneously, workschool conflict tends to occur. There is still some debate as to which characteristics across the personal and work domains …
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Examining the mediating and moderating role of psychological capital in the job demands-resources model
… of burnout and the maximisation of employee work engagement. Burnout and work engagement are of particular importance to organisations due to their respective negative and positive outcomes on employees. While burnout is linked to high turnover intentions and low performance, work engagement …
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Evaluating compassion satisfaction and the risk of compassion fatigue among those working at non-human primate sanctuaries and wildlife centers
… care that patients receive. Within animal-care worker samples, previous research suggests that around 25 percent of employees are at a high risk of developing compassion fatigue (i.e., experiencing burnout and secondary traumatic stress concurrently). To my knowledge, this thesis is the first …
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The dual-polarization radar signature of a wind turbine: characterization and suppression
… the performance of radar systems. In this work, characterizations of precipitation, ground clutter, and wind turbines are presented using dual-polarization weather radar observations. Without direct knowledge of a wind turbine's operating state, the physical characteristics of the …
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Development and evaluation of ergonomics and psycosocial assessment method for assessing work-related upper limb disorders
… considered as the most widely used for assessing work-related upper limb disorders (WULDs) because it is inexpensive, practical to use, and flexible to use in a wide range of workplaces. However, the existing methods have a specific purposes and do not universally ideal for all risk factors. Most …
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Urban Open Space Design for the Chinese Floating Population Community: Planning and Site Design Guidelines
… Literature reviews reveal floating population's characteristics such as existing and potential leisure activities and leisure places. Contemporary thinking on urban open space qualities, benefits and typologies were reviewed to determine which types of open space are of value to this population. …
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The Impact of Individual and Team-Level Variables on Burnout in Healthcare Providers
… to the development of burnout including personal characteristics, social characteristics, and job/work characteristics. Because of the highly collaborative and interpersonal nature of healthcare work, the interactions among team members have the potential to significantly influence provider …
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