Purpose The purpose of the study is to ascertain whether or not faculty members would be motivated use e-Databases for research considering impact Technology Acceptance Model2 (TAM2) cognitive instrumental processes job relevance, output quality and result demonstrability. Design/methodology/approach survey design was applied. selection samples based on a multistage sampling technique involving...

PURPOSE To investigate forms of abusive supervision, namely personal attacks, task attacks, and isolation, and their links to outcomes for nurses, including job satisfaction, psychological strain, and intentions to quit. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey design. Data collected from July to November 2012. METHODS Two hundred and fifty public sector nurses employed at five general acute Australia...

Purpose: To investigate forms of abusive supervision, namely personal attacks, task attacks and isolation, and their links to outcomes for nurses, including job satisfaction, psychological strain and intentions to quit. Design: Cross-sectional survey design. Data collected from July to November 2012. Methods: Two hundred and fifty public sector nurses employed at five general acute Australian h...

This paper provides an overview of a socio-technical toolbox (STT) based on a combination of methods from a number of contemporary sociotechnical (ST) methodologies. The STT supports a pragmatic ST approach to organizational change practice and job re-design. It has been developed and used in practice in many different types of organizations over a period of many years. The use in practice of S...

This study assessed the relevance of Vroom’s expectancy motivational framework in a cross-cultural context. Differences in attitudes for task investment, preferences for work related achievements, and the reward potential of outcomes was assessedwith Australians and Malaysians who were employed in similar work contexts of the beauty care industry. Reasons why the Australian employees reported s...

PURPOSE The purpose of this descriptive and cross-sectional study is to explore the relationships between managers' leadership styles and employees' job satisfaction in Isfahan University Hospitals, Isfahan, Iran, 2004. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The data were collected through the distribution of two questionnaires among the 814 employees, first line, middle and senior managers of these hos...

This study investigated the influence of human resource oriented antecedents to user perceptions toward the performance capabilities of a new logistics information tracking technology. Willingness to take risks, job relevance, trialability and technology trust were evaluated as antecedents to technology performance. The research examined the effect of these constructs on technology acceptance a...

Background: Nursing care models provide the infrastructure for organizing and delivering care to patients and families. Over the decades, different models have waxed and waned. Since the 1980s, the primary nursing model has gained increasing prominence. However, there is no systematic research evidence on the effects of this model for patients, their family members, nursing staff or the care or...