Intrinsic and extrinsic reward synergies for innovative work behavior among South African knowledge workers

Work Stress, Sleepiness and Predicting Work Situation Awareness among Workers

Objective: An important factor in the prevention of industrial accidents is the employees’ ability to maintain their awareness of the work situation, understand the information it holds, and predict the development of the situations. In this study, we examined the role of work stress and sleepiness in predicting work situation awareness among workers.  Methods: The present study was a cross-...

Work–Life Imbalance and Musculoskeletal Disorders among South Korean Workers

Employed workers often have family responsibilities such as childcare or homemaking. This dual burden may increase work-related health problems, particularly if there are conflicts between work and family responsibilities. This study assessed whether difficulty in work-life balance is associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among Korean employees. Data from the population-based Korean W...

HIV/AIDS prevalence among South African health workers.

INTRODUCTION Studies on HIV prevalence among health workers usually focus on occupational exposure to HIV. Little is known about HIV prevalence in this group. However, it is expected that HIV prevalence among health workers will reflect prevalence in their society. OBJECTIVE To determine HIV prevalence among South African health workers. METHOD A stratified cluster sample was drawn of 5% of...

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations and Participation in Off-farm Work

Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing large African herbivore movements

Understanding environmental as well as anthropogenic factors that influence large herbivore ecological patterns and processes should underpin their conservation and management. We assessed the influence of intrinsic, extrinsic environmental and extrinsic anthropogenic factors on movement behaviour of eight African large herbivore species. A cumulative odds ordinal logistic regression was used t...