maslach and jackson first introduced the concept of ‘burnout’- a state of physical and emotional exhaus- tion emerging from work conditions- in 1980. the importance of investigations of burn out lies in the fact that it is directly related to the quality of teaching. there are three basic criteria set to predict, evaluate, and prevent burnout: depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and person...

Maslach and Jackson first introduced the concept of ‘burnout’- a state of physical and emotional exhaus- tion emerging from work conditions- in 1980. The importance of investigations of burn out lies in the fact that it is directly related to the quality of teaching. There are three basic criteria set to predict, evaluate, and prevent burnout: depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and person...

We compare average impulse response of rate of return curves computed from more than sixty-seven years of historical Dow Jones Industrial, Transportation, and Utility Average closing values. The curves are relatively consistent in shape until the 1990s, when marked changes, indicative of improved market efficiency, occur for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. We argue that the effect is a result...

To create a safe work atmosphere, it is essential to control the spread of unsafe behaviors among construction workers. Based on group behavior theory, the relationship between the influence factors and means of spreading unsafe behavior among construction workers is verified using a structural equation model (SEM) and multiround research data. According to the research, (1) spreading methods o...

Self-administered rewards are ubiquitous. They serve as incentives for personal accomplishments and are widely recommended to increase personal motivation. We show that in a model with time-inconsistent and reference-dependent preferences, self-rewards can be a credible and effective tool to overcome self-control problems. We also discuss the different types of self-rewards the individual can u...