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Emotional Intelligence: The Effect On Social Media Use, Interpersonal Violence, And Gender, Gail Grabczynski Apr 2018

Emotional Intelligence: The Effect On Social Media Use, Interpersonal Violence, And Gender, Gail Grabczynski

Scholar Week 2016 - present

This study investigated the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI), social media use, interpersonal violence and gender. EI is a relatively new topic of research that has been of interest to many organizations due to the proposition that EI assists in the development of individuals. With the proliferation of social media, interpersonal violence and women in the workforce, a determination of a relationship between EI and those variables was warranted. The study was conducted at a small private Christian university. An online survey was administered to 123 sophomores. This study was a cross-sectional quantitative design, that utilized three established instruments to …


Identifying Work-Related Factors Leading To Job Burnout: A Review Of E-Commerce Back Office Call Center Employees, Jeffrey V. Vizueta May 2014

Identifying Work-Related Factors Leading To Job Burnout: A Review Of E-Commerce Back Office Call Center Employees, Jeffrey V. Vizueta

Ed.D. Dissertations

Call centers have become a vital part of global businesses. Companies in various industries have call centers that employ millions of agents to serve as the primary customer-facing channel. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors leading to employee job burnout in a telecommunications company in order to determine ways to retain valuable employees and to assist them in developing a better work‒life balance. Several survey instruments were utilized to evaluate employees in an e-commerce backoffice call center in the United States. Data analysis provided some expected results in terms of measuring burnout. It also provided some …