BACKGROUND The ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (us-CRP) is used for the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, but it is not well described as a marker for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (MS). METHODS An observational and transversal study of bank employees evaluated anthropometric, hemodynamic, and biochemical data. CRP values were determined using commercial kits from Roche Diagnostics...

This article measures the earnings and welfare losses experienced by displaced employees of the Central Bank of Ecuador. It links these losses to individual characteristics such as gender, education, seniority, and salary in the public sector. Data are from a survey of displaced employees that included subjective evaluations of well-being in addition to information on activity and earnings. The...

A 20-item Likert Organizational Profile (LOP) was administered twice to 256 employees in 13 Brazilian development banks. Actual and ideal bank profiles were similar to those found in the U.S. and elsewhere: employees want participative-group management methods but say their organization uses autocratic or consultative methods. Factor analyses did not yield the six dimensions predicted by Likert...

The Brazilian banking sector has undergone an intense restructuring process and taken a leading position in the incorporation of new technologies and organizational innovations. Computerization in the industry, in association with forms of work organization, has resulted in changes that reflect on the workers' health. Based on the theoretical and methodological frameworks of historical and dial...

Improving banks performance is important for investors, creditors and other stakeholders. IT as a strategic resource can help bank managers to gain competitive advantage by improving banks’ capabilities. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of IT and two other variables on firm performance considering the moderating role of environmental dynamism and strategy. IT costs, number of ...

This study examines the career stage effect on organizational commitment of bank employees. The subjects included 660 clerical and managerial staff of Indian banks operating in the state of Punjab in northern India. Organizational commitment has been measured by Meyer et al.’s (1993) Organizational Commitment Scale. Career stages were identified by each respondent’s selfreported age, and tenure...