Morale can be defined as the professional interest and enthusiasm a person displays towards the achievement of individual and group goals in a given job situation (Bentley & Rempel, 1980). Morale is set within the framework of organizational theory with an individual progressing toward the achievement of organizational tasks and his or her perceived job satisfaction within the total organizatio...

This paper incorporates morale into a standard principal-agent model. When morale is observable, the agent’s effort level, the optimal piece rate, and the firm’s expected profits are all increasing in the worker’s level of morale. However, when morale is unobservable, workers shirk relative to the full information solution. The paper also considers a model of morale interdependence. The results...

" I t is b e c o m i n g inc reas ing ly c l e a r t h a t t he adm i n i s t r a t i o n is unab le to a c t e ^ e c t i v e l y in imp l e m e n t i n g th is p r o g r a m , " t he union p r e s i d e n t sa id . " W h a t h a s r e su l t ed is confus ion in m a n y work loca t ions and even chaos in o the r s . We a r e u rg ing any e m p l o y e e s who fee l t h a t t hey w e r e un fa i...

PURPOSE The aim of this research was to derive network types among an elderly population and to examine the relationship of network type to morale. DESIGN AND METHODS Secondary analysis of data compiled by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (n = 2,079) was employed, and network types were derived through K-means cluster analysis. Respondents' morale scores were regressed on network type...

PURPOSE To test a model of the path from Activity Limitation (postural instability) to participation (morale), taking account of the influence of psychological variables of appraisal, emotion and self-efficacy. Also to attempt to define whether elderly people with fear of falling are fearful because they are posturally unstable or because they are generally anxious. METHOD Elderly inpatients ...

Changes in mental and physical health, morale and social functioning were assessed in a random sample of elderly women widowed during the course of an 8-year study, compared with never-married and still-married controls. The sample as a whole showed age-related declines in mental and physical health. As a function of ageing there were increases in personal disturbance and in physical health pro...

the purpose of this research was to survey the relative ratio of mental health on organizational health in esfahan physical education offices. the research method was descriptive. the sample of study consisted of 172 subjects from esfahan physical education offices who were randomly selected. two questionnaires were used to collect the data: kamau's organizational health questionnaire (199...

This paper attempts to test the morale theory of nominal wage rigidity by identifying the causal effect of pay cuts on workers’ income satisfaction and work morale. This paper uses the current deflationary recession in Japan to estimate this causal effect. Our original survey of Japanese firms and their employees conducted in 2000 revealed that about 17 percent of our sample experienced a nomin...

BACKGROUND Urinary tract infection (UTI) is among the most common bacterial infections in women of all ages but the incidence increases with older age. Despite the fact that UTI is a common problem it is still poorly investigated regarding its connection with experienced health and morale. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of a diagnosed, symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) ...

OBJECTIVE to describe morale among the oldest old, and to investigate which social, functional and medical factors are associated with morale in this population. DESIGN a cross-sectional study. SETTING a population-based study in the municipality of Umeå, a city in Northern Sweden. SUBJECTS half of the 85-year-old population, and the total population of 90-year-olds and > or = 95-year-old...