The Influence of Interpersonal Flexibility on Work Team Conflict over Time. (August 2004) Frank Godard Baugh, B.S., William Carey College; M.S., University of Southern Mississippi Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Daniel Brossart Today a majority of business organizations utilize work team designs in an effort to gain a competitive edge. A multitude of factors exert varying levels of influence o...

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...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between job burnout and sources of stress and coping strategies in the referees of iran premier league. 103 referees were selected as the sample. sources of stress inventory (voight, 2009), mbi (maslach & jackson, 1996) and wcq (billings & moos, 1981) were used to collect data. results showed a significant relationship between con...

The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between interpersonal intelligence of Iranian bilingual and multilingual EFL learners and their reading comprehension achievement. To do so, 60 intermediate EFL students were selected from a group of 80 based on their OPT scores. They were non-randomly divided into two experimental groups. Data collection took place during the summer sem...

AIMS Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are major public health challenges associated with psychosocial adversity and unfavourable lifestyle. Exposure to interpersonal violence, such as sexual abuse, violence and bullying, could represent precursors, accelerating or sustaining factors. METHODS The Young-HUNT 3 study, 2006-2008, is a population-based, cross-sectional, cohort st...

Susan B. Barnes Abstract This paper examines Mead’s role in media ecological studies and will explore his relationship to media ecology from an interpersonal communication perspective. Included in this discussion are Mead’s concepts of self, symbolic interactionism, and the relationship between symbolic interactionism and media ecology. Examples from Internet research are used to illustrate how...