In a global sense it is not difficult to agree that anyone wo contributes to the growth and development be it somatic, intellectual, educational or any other form is a mentor. There is no argument that the parents, teachers, coaches, special skill instructors and other similarly engaged individuals can collectively be viewed as mentors They probably instill more important formative traits than ...

We examined the prospective association of psychosocial job characteristics with employee job performance among 777 full-time employees at a manufacturing company in Japan, using data from a one-year follow-up survey. Psychosocial job characteristics were measured by the Job Content Questionnaire in 2008; job performance was evaluated using the item from the World Mental Health Survey Instrumen...

This paper represents research results of moderating effect of company’s ownership structure on relationship of organizational structure (OS), according to Globe project, and job satisfaction(JS). The research included 256 middle managers who work in public (134) and 122 managers who work in foreign companies in Serbia. Managers are given directions in starting appropriate activities oriented t...

AIMS To identify variables of Jordanian nurses' job satisfaction and retention. Comparisons were performed between three public and two private hospitals. BACKGROUND There has been little research on nurse job satisfaction and retention in Jordan. Interest in nurse retention is renewed with each cycle of nursing shortage. METHODS A descriptive design using surveys guided this study through ...

BACKGROUND The Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), which is based on the Demand-Control-Support model, is designed to measure the psychosocial characteristics of the respondent's work, and has been identified to predict health and psychological outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of this instrument and the subsequent adaptation of its scales to the po...

BACKGROUND Given the general lack of studies on well-being in Croatian seafarers, the aim of this study was to determine the level and sources of their job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS This descriptive study was conducted on a sample of Croatian seafarers (n = 530), employed in various functions on cargo ships. Using an online survey, we examined overall job sat...

PURPOSE This study aimed to develop a job description for healthcare managers of metabolic syndrome management programs using task analysis. METHODS Exploratory research was performed by using the Developing a Curriculum method, the Intervention Wheel model, and focus group discussions. Subsequently, we conducted a survey of 215 healthcare workers from 25 community health centers to verify th...

This paper combines a search model and signaling game to analyze the interrelationship between labor market outcome and educational choices as well as relevant policy implications, featuring endogenous educational requirement for job application. It explains more than 60% of the unemployment rate difference between college and high school graduates. It predicts that higher unemployment benefit ...

We observe systematic differences in labor market outcomes across men and women, and across racial groups. While a variety of models we have covered so far in 14.661 and 14.662 could in theory fully explain these differences, economists have long focused attention on the idea that genderor race-based discrimination may be another empirically relevant explanation. While attention often focuses o...

BACKGROUND Job stress and job satisfaction are important factors affecting workforce productivity. This study was carried out to investigate the job stress, job satisfaction, and workforce productivity levels, to examine the effects of job stress and job satisfaction on workforce productivity, and to identify factors associated with productivity decrement among employees of an Iranian petrochem...