Previous evidence regarding the outcomes of sexual harassment in the workplace has come mainly from self-selected samples or analogue studies or those using inadequate measures. The sexual harassment experiences, coping responses, and job-related and psychological outcomes of 447 female private-sector employees and 300 female university employees were examined. Discriminant function analyses in...

unemployment rate is one of the most leading among the important economic indicators. one of the most influential factors on unemployment rate is job quitting. experts consider two kinds of job quitting, intentionally and unintentionally. many studies have been done around the world, on the importance of job quitting, unemployment duration, and also on the costs caused by finding a new job. but...

conclusions the results of the study provided valuable guidelines for the researchers and managers trying to increase organizational commitment. findings indicated that even with the pressures and challenges in the midwifery profession, midwives can still be committed and engaged by enhancing their job satisfaction and decreasing occupational stress. background stress and job dissatisfaction ha...

This study seeks to investigate the impact of job characteristics on counterproductive work behaviour (CWB).  Three forms of CWB are identified: interpersonal CWB, production CWB, and property CWB.  The regression analysis carried out on a sample of 355 employees showed mixed results. Job significant demonstrated a significant and negative relationship with production CWB. The relationship betw...

This study seeks to investigate the impact of job characteristics on counterproductive work behaviour (CWB).  Three forms of CWB are identified: interpersonal CWB, production CWB, and property CWB.  The regression analysis carried out on a sample of 355 employees showed mixed results. Job significant demonstrated a significant and negative relationship with production CWB. The relationship betw...

Emotional intelligence is the ability to monitor one's own and others' thinking and actions. In this integrative review, the author seeks to determine the causes of the weak relationship between emotional intelligence and performance by positing that certain emotional competencies, rather than emotional intelligence, are the true predictors of performance. The author theorizes that emotional co...

introduction: nursing is among most stressful jobs and a common syndrome is job burnout in nurses caused by stress. enhancing coping capacity is an effective factor in dealing with stresses. thus it seems significant to study the effect of sense of humour on job burnout and nurses’ resiliency. objective: the present study was conducted to determie the relationship between severity of nurses’ bu...

INTRODUCTION Dysfunctional attitudes about oneself, the world and the future, measured quantitatively by Weissman's Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale (DAS), are thought to influence the onset and persistence of major depressive disorder. However, never-depressed individuals may also harbour latent negative schema which may become activated under stressful conditions, giving rise to dysfunctional ne...

a good knowledge of the parameters causing casing damage is critically important due to vital role of casing during the life of a well. cement sheath, which fills in the gap between the casing and wellbore wall, has a profound effect on the resistance of the casing against applied loads. most of the empirical equations proposed to estimate the collapse resistance of casing ignore the effects of...