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Evaluating The Sustained Psychological Benefits Of On-Site Employee Health Programs, Stephen Spencer Clancy
Evaluating The Sustained Psychological Benefits Of On-Site Employee Health Programs, Stephen Spencer Clancy
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The present study was conducted to explore whether employee wellness programs actually promote long term changes in participating employees’ psychological health. Forty four participants were included in the final sample from a large southeastern organization currently offering three different structured wellness programs to its employees. A semi-longitudinal study design was implemented involving three data points over a 5 month time frame. Analyses were conducted to examine factors impacting participation in the programs and the changes those programs have on employees’ perceived levels of stress, psychological well-being, job-satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Results suggest that participation in these programs does result improved …
Expatriate Success: Cultural Intelligence And Personality As Predictors For Cross-Cultural Adjustment, Elizabeth Hallaine Evans
Expatriate Success: Cultural Intelligence And Personality As Predictors For Cross-Cultural Adjustment, Elizabeth Hallaine Evans
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Businesses are more marketable if they have a global presence. However, with global expansion comes a need to communicate with organizations having diverse cultural backgrounds. This causes issues when selecting expatriates for the job. Expatriates possessing particular characteristics may adjust better than others. Research supports both cultural intelligence (CQ) and personality as valid predictors of cross-cultural adjustment, but do those higher in CQ adapt better than those with culturally compatible personality factors? I hypothesized that cultural intelligence (CQ) accounts for more incremental validity of crosscultural adjustment than personality alone. The sample of approximately 111 foreign expatriates working in various countries …
Understanding Time Use, Stress, And Recovery Among Medical Resident, Nicole Marie Cranley
Understanding Time Use, Stress, And Recovery Among Medical Resident, Nicole Marie Cranley
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The medical resident population is especially likely to experience burnout and other negative health-related consequences due to the workplace stressors they encounter. A primary purpose of the present study was to provide insight into the stress and recovery challenges faced by medical residents in a typical hospital environment. Thirty-eight participants provided rich quantitative and qualitative data regarding their daily work and non-work time usage, recovery practices, and needs. Results showed that medical residents report (on average) longer working hours, less leisure time, and shorter amounts of sleep when compared with the average working American. A detailed assessment of time usage …
The Role Of Ethics In Employee Behavior, Jacqueline Karen Kott
The Role Of Ethics In Employee Behavior, Jacqueline Karen Kott
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Past research has related the perceived ethical norms of the work environment to certain employee behaviors. The present study focuses on two general types of employee behaviors: organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and counterproductive work behavior (CWB). It was hypothesized that ethical relativism moderates these two relationships. Self-report data was collected among 108 employees of a southeastern manufacturing company through a series of surveys. Correlational and moderated regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses. Results did not support that ethical norms affect employee behavior. Future research directions and implications for organizational settings are addressed.
The Moderating Role Of Equity Sensitivity On The Optimism And Stress Relationship, James William Dalluge
The Moderating Role Of Equity Sensitivity On The Optimism And Stress Relationship, James William Dalluge
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Research supports optimism as a predictor of how well individuals are able to cope with stress (Chang, Rand, & Strunk, 2007; Riolli & Savicki, 2003). Additionally perceived inequity is considered as a stressor (Taris, Peeters, Le Blanc, Scheurs, & Schaufeli, 2001) and the extent to which individuals perceive inequity is determined by equity sensitivity (Miles, Hatfield, Huseman, 1989). The present research proposes a new framework in which the relationship between optimism and feelings of inequity is moderated by equity sensitivity. The final part of the framework analyzes perceived inequity’s relationship to perceived stress. The results indicated that optimism’s relationship was …
Work Value As A Moderator Of The Value Congruence-Employee Attitude Relationship, Rachael Johnson-Murray
Work Value As A Moderator Of The Value Congruence-Employee Attitude Relationship, Rachael Johnson-Murray
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Researchers have identified the extent to which an individual values work as a potentially key component in the relationship between on-the-job experiences and employee attitudes. In a replication and extension of Amos and Weathington (2008), this study examined the moderating effects of work value on the relationship between employee-organization value congruence and attitudinal outcomes (i.e., satisfaction, commitment, and turnover intent). It was hypothesized that value congruence would positively correlate to affective and cognitive job satisfaction, organizational satisfaction, and organizational commitment, yet negatively correlate to employee turnover intent. It was also hypothesized that these relationships would be moderated by the employee’s …
Testing Work Characteristics As Mediating Factors In The Relationships Among Nurse Leadership, Burnout, And Engagement, Heather Kaye Smith
Testing Work Characteristics As Mediating Factors In The Relationships Among Nurse Leadership, Burnout, And Engagement, Heather Kaye Smith
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Nurse staff burnout is a critical element of the quality of worklife for nurses, due to burnout’s positive relationship with turnover/turnover intentions. This study attempted to bridge the gap between two areas of related research: transformational leadership and burnout/engagement, using work characteristics (i.e., areas of worklife: AWL) as mediators of the relationship between leadership and burnout/engagement. A sample (N = 142) of practicing nursing students and full-time working nurses who were recruited from a university, hospital, and social network connections completed a questionnaire that gathered their perceptions of nurse leadership, AWL, and burnout/engagement. Results suggested that transformational leadership is strongly …