this thesis attempts to study the representations of the third-world intellectuals in three fictional works by the british-educated trinidadian nobel-winner v. s. naipaul: the mimic men, a bend in the river, and magic seeds. the first one recounts the story of ralph singh’s sense of alienation, his experiences as a colonial politician, and his struggle to give order to his disorderly world thro...

employees always concern about losing their job , or in other word , losing their income resources. for this purpose, every government requires strong system for covering these concerns. the unemployment insurance (ui) program’s can be used for achieving this goal. in this thesis, we price ui based on the insurance history of employee and the duration of being unemployed. we use the weibull dis...

 The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence components (including problem solving, happiness, independence, stress tolerance, self actualization, emotional self–awareness, reality testing, interpersonal relationship, optimism, self–regard, impulse control, flexibility,social responsibility, empathy and assertiveness) with performance self–eva...

Background: Efficient strategies are required to identify and manage the occupational stresses and improve optimal experiences among health care employees, especially nurses. Thus, the present study was conducted to determine the impact of affective capital enhancement training on optimal experiences and job stress among nurses. Methods: This is a semi-experimental study consists of two groups ...

Background and Objective: Job adjustment as a psychosocial well-being and adaptive state of the individual to post-employment occupation has positive effects, which necessitates identifying the factors that affecting it. This research aims to study the mediator role of job self-efficacy in the relationship between psychological capital and job adjustment among staffs of Kermanshah university of...

Background and aims: When speaking of stress, it is considered to be the most negative aspects. Stress can develop some of physical, psychological and social illness. Too much stress can reduce performance and increase in accidents in the workplace. In the Cement production lines, there are many deleterious effects that play in outbreak of stress and endanger the health of workers. Methods: ...

these days, all department stores make an effort to provide their clients with valuable products in order to project the best image for them. as a result, clients’ comprehension risk will decrease and they will be more willing to repurchase. having a good image is really important for the department stores because it makes an impression on clients’ comprehension of both quality and risk. consid...

Background and Aim: Nurses are exposed to different types of stresses during their work. As a stressor, "burnout" is the decrease of personal adjustment with chronic stress leading to physical and emotional discomfort, negative attitude towards the profession while on duty. According to Maslach's theory organizational factors, interpersonal relationships, and intra- personal factors are the maj...

Introduction: Health services personnel, especially nurses, experience high levels of stress in their daily lives. Such stresses can deeply affect their health. This study aimed to examine the relationship between job stress, catecholamine and physical diseases in nurses of Bandar Abbas hospitals. Methods: This study is of descriptive and analytical type carried out on 101 nurses who wer...