The purpose of this study is to present and test an integrated model of turnover intentions that addresses the unique nature of the IT profession. We identified a multidimensional set of HR practices likely to increase retention among IT employees and considered citizenship behaviors as well as two distinct types of organizational commitment as key antecedents of turnover intentions. A question...

This paper offers a description of family home providers and the care they supply for three metropolitan areas. Comparisons are made across markets and between licensed and unlicensed family providers. Among the findings are (1) unregulated family providers care for few children per establishment and offer a more adult-time intensive form of care than do licensed providers; (2) licensed family ...

Implementing Communities of Practice (CoP) in online learning is well documented (Gray, 2004; Wenger & Snyder, 2000), and is of particular interest to the LIS profession (Yukawa, 2010). Most of the students in school library programs are practicing teachers seeking to add the library science endorsement to their existing license. They are adults with busy lives, full-time jobs, and family and h...

This poster presents a study about the influence of gender related factors, age, body weight, time of service in the profession and practice of physical exercise on the prevalence of discomfort/pain complaints in dental professionals. The scope of this study was limited to 123 subjects, 84.24% of professionals in the public dental clinics, who answered the multidimensional analytical work quest...

An elusive concept to capture and convey, culture—in terms of a way of life—is at the heart of interior design education. The discipline’s commitment to understanding and responding to the needs of all humans is also reflected in CIDA (Council for Interior Design Accreditation) 2014 Professional Standards that mandate the demonstration of cultural competency in interior design education. CIDA S...

It is becoming more apparent each day that despite a strong national commitment to excellence in health care, the resources and personnel are finite. It is, therefore, appropriate that the medical profession examine the impact of developing technology on the practice and cost of medical care. Such analysis, carefully conducted, could potentially impact on the cost of medical care without dimini...

This issue marks the beginning of my second year as editor-in-chief of Health & Social Work, and I’ve been thinking a lot lately about “knowledge development,” as in how much I’ve been learning about this complex social work profession and how we develop knowledge for it. Publishing a professional journal requires expertise, commitment, and coordination among dozens of people. Consequently, I a...

The Relationship of Occupational Stress, Psychological Strain, Satisfaction with Job. Commitment to the Profession, Age, and Resilience to the.administered questionnaire was used to collect data on psychological strain. Psychological strain factory workers social relationship job satisfaction work.To determine the prevalence of acute strain and of repeated episodes of strain over 6and 12-month....

Developments in recent years have placed powerful new tools of diagnosis, therapy, and communication at the disposal of medicine in general, and of critical care in particular. The art of healing requires not only technical proficiency, but also personal connection, multidisciplinary teamwork, and commitment to the venerable traditions of our profession. The latter often seem to be under assaul...

It is becoming more apparent each day that despite a strong national commitment to excellence in health care, the resources and personnel are finite. It is, therefore, appropriate that the medical profession examine the impact of developing technology on the practice and cost of medical care. Such analysis, carefully conducted, could potentially have an impact on the cost of medical care withou...