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Study Of The Success Of Taiwanese Expatriate Managers On Overseas Assignments: A Grounded Theory Approach, Hsiu Ching Ko

Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to explore critical influences on expatriate performance during overseas assignments.

Multinational corporations (MNCs), in order to compete in today's global economy, need to have trained professionals who can succeed as expatriates. However, what demands do such professionals face? The purpose of the study was to explore critical influences on expatriate performance during overseas assignments. Thirteen former Taiwanese expatriate managers from 5 Taiwan-based MNCs participated in the study. Data were gathered from in-depth interviews about the participants' experiences during their overseas assignments. Through open, axial, and selective coding procedures associated with micro- and comparative analyses …

The Relationships Among Work Related Stress, Health Status, And Physical Activity Participation Of Nurses In Teaching Hospitals In Taipei, Taiwan, Ming-Hui Yao

Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among work-related stress, health status, and physical activity participation of the nurses in teaching hospitals in Taipei, Taiwan. A quantitiative research design was used in this study. Participants were 420 female nurses systematically selected from 5 teaching hospitals. The participants were asked to complete a survey package including 4 instruments (Nurse Stress Scale (NSS), SF- 36 Health Survey, Stage of Exercise Scale (SOES), Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire and a demographic questionnaire. The results showed that among the 7 factors of nursing stress, work load was rated the highest by …

Health-Culture And Social Justice: What Challenges Do They Present In Today’S Diverse And Globalized World?, Dr. Francis Musa Boakari Ph.D.

Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice

In matters of health and culture, For some, uncertainty is the motor of life; For others, anything only is because it is explainable; Not just any explanations, but those that are “data-based.” Still for some individuals, phenomena can be both certain and uncertain. For this third class, “believables” are found in-between what is and what can be. Subjectivity and context may be primordial in many things HUMAN, but Equity in opportunities and access to social goods and services, Dignity for all human beings under every circumstance, and Respect for self and others at all times, are even much more basic. …