748 P&T® • December 2004 • Vol. 29 No. 12 It is widely recognized that system failures cause errors. Well-designed systems that employ technology, where appropriate and when used correctly, offer the best chance of preventing errors. But has our growing attention to systems and technology caused us to overlook interventions that can improve our mental performance? While we are beginning to bett...

Academic Optimism, Occupational Goal Orientation, and Job Satisfaction among Teachers R. Badri Gargari, Ph.D. M. Beyraami, Ph.D. S. Gholaami Job satisfaction is a function of many socio-cognitive factors among which are those measured in this study. A sample of 274 teachers randomly selected from among all elementary school teachers in Tabriz was given three questionnaires ...

Do philosophic views affect job performance? The authors found that possessing a belief in free will predicted better career attitudes and actual job performance. The effect of free will beliefs on job performance indicators were over and above wellestablished predictors such as conscientiousness, locus of control, and Protestant work ethic. In Study 1, stronger belief in free will corresponded...

In a synthesis of the relevant social cognition, human resources, stakeholder, and entrepreneurship literatures, this article explores how perceptions about entrepreneurship affect entrepreneurial behavior and job security seeking. Definitions and reasons for the apparent incompatibility of entrepreneurship and job security are analyzed, with the impact of cognitions about the two terms being a...

Transnational family literature has established that parent-child separations affect negatively on the emotional well-being of migrant parents. Less attention has been paid to other effects separation can have on these parents' lives. Building on insights from transnational family studies and organizational psychology, this article explores the potential link between transnational family life a...

For the first time in many years, Management Information Systems (MIS) students and faculty are seeking ways to improve full-time job placement for program graduates. Due to sharp IT budget cuts, the slowing economy, and outsourcing, job opportunities for MIS graduates have become scarcer than ever before. In addition to achieving good academic performance, MIS students have adopted aggressive ...

Job satisfaction has become a critical issue for healthcare organisations in recent years, particularly in nursing, because of potential labour shortages, their effect on patient care, and the associated costs. Work satisfaction is a major factor in nurse retention and the delivery of high quality care, but rapid changes in healthcare services have placed more demands on nurses and this has inc...