Mobility of economically underprivileged residents in China has seldom been well profiled due to privacy issue and the characteristics of Chinese over poverty. In this paper, we identify and characterize underprivileged residents in Beijing using ubiquitous public transport smartcard transactions in 2008 and 2010, respectively. We regard these frequent bus/metro riders (FRs) in China, especiall...

of the processors in such a manner that if it is not optimal to assign a job to processor i then it is not optimal to make an assignment to processor i until such time as there is at least one more arrival. That is, the state cannot change to one in which it becomes optimal to assign a job to processor i simply by the departure of jobs. This is the behavior we have observed numerically and argu...

Purpose – While researchers have discussed the association between career change to self-employment and job satisfaction, few considered how is achieved. Therefore, in this study, authors aim explain relationship from perspective of quality. The build on design theory propose empirically test fluctuations satisfaction as associated with transition can be explained by changes Design/methodology/...

BACKGROUND Hospital workers are at high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs), but outcomes following such injuries have not been well studied longitudinally. AIMS To ascertain functional recovery in hospital workers following incident WRMSDs and identify predictors of functional status. METHODS Cases (incident WRMSD) and matched referents from two hospitals were studied a...

In this study, the authors contribute insight into the temporal nature of work attitudes, examining how job satisfaction changes across the 1st year of employment for a sample of organizational newcomers. The authors examined factors related to job change (i.e., voluntary turnover, prior job satisfaction) and newcomer experiences (i.e., fulfillment of commitments, extent of socialization) that ...

A new job is a great opportunity to change and enhance your professional and personal life. Your new position will be defined through negotiation with the parties supporting your new position. Whether your new job is your first or your last, with a large organization or solo, urban or rural, the goal is the same, to define your expectations and communicate clearly to create a situation that you...

Although studies on the association of job dissatisfaction with mental health have been conducted in the past, few studies have dealt with the complicated links connecting job stress, job dissatisfaction, and stress-related illness. This study seeks to determine how job dissatisfaction is linked to common mental health issues. This study surveyed 3,172 civil servants (2,233 men and 939 women) i...

BACKGROUND Although job satisfaction research has been carried out for decades, no recent overview of job satisfaction instruments and their quality is available. Aim The aim of this systematic review is to select job satisfaction instruments of adequate reliability and validity for use as evaluative tools in hospital environments. METHODS Systematic literature searches were performed in the ...

This article analyses employment and wage change patterns in India for a period spanning almost three decades, 1983 to 2011. Using data from the National Sample Survey Organisation, this study finds evidence of job polarisation (employment growth in lowand high-skill jobs, and reduction in the middle) in urban India during the 1990s and 2000s. However, the 1980s experienced an employment upgrad...