How to Increase job performance ….the main thing that matters to you as an employer is probably the way people do their jobs‚ and the results that they achieve. You cannot afford to employ people just because they are nice guys; you need to turn them into nice productive guys (Hackett‚ 1979). The above assertion by Hackett‚ (1979) cited in Ejiogu (2001:91) clearly explains the need and rationale for training‚ capacity building‚ appraisal or evaluation and motivation of staff or employees by the
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Job Stress – A Health and Safety Issue Job stress can pose a significant threat to the health and safety of corporations’ employees and can consequently affect the health of an entire organization. If the symptoms are properly recognized by Human Resource (HR) personal‚ the devastating affects that job stress and its’ associated costs have on an organization can be minimized. This paper will look at what are some of the causes of job stress‚ the resulting symptoms‚ the consequences to employers
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Stress‚ Job Satisfaction and Social Support: What Relationship do they have to Workplace Turnover Intentions? Amy Levin‚ MSW‚ PhD California State University Northridge Abstract This study tested a theoretical model depicting the relationships between diversity characteristics‚ organizational climate and personal outcome variables on intention to leave among child welfare workers. In a cross sectional design‚ a sample of 418 child welfare workers was drawn from a large public agency
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INTRODUCTION “Stress is a common element in the lives of every individual‚ regardless of race or cultural background” (Garrett‚ 2001). On typical late November nights on university of Ghana campus‚ one would find students at various places even in awkward positions cramming obligated to catch up on studies for papers due in December. This is because deadlines and due dates are non-existent for students until the night before their papers. They engage in student activism‚ sports‚ partying and overall
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Discuss the relationship between stress and the immune system (12) Cohen et al (1993) investigated the role of general life stress on the vulnerability to the common cold virus. 394 participants completed a questionnaire about the number of stressful events that occurred the previous year. They were also asked to rate the degree of stress and level of negative emotions. The three scores were combined together to make what Cohen called a stress index. The participants were then exposed to the common
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and people need ethical theories to guide them through complex and confusing moral choices relating to the workplace. Some of the areas involved in these widespread perspectives include stress and well-being at work; motivation at work; jobs and organizational design of work; organizational culture; and performance appraisal‚ to name just a few. The current perspectives reviewed in the Johnson & Wales University course entitled Industrial Organizational Psychology will greatly assist me in
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Paulett Esteban Class: 802 Unit 4 Performance Task 05/22/14 N.S.L.A. Henry Ford once said‚ “Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” In an effective team everyone collaborates to become successful. Joshua Davis the author of “La Vida Robot” and Walter Isaacson‚ author of an excerpt from Steve Jobs share similar views on what makes an effective team. Both authors believe an effective team consists of individuals who have distinctive and noteworthy
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EFFECTS OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP ON SELF ESTEEM‚ IDENTITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MUHAMMAD -. LUQMAN DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY BAHAUDDIN ZAKRIYA UNIVERSITY MULTAN Sponsored by: HUMA WASEEM (waseem.huma@yahoo.com) ABSTRACT The present study aims at studying romantic relationship and its effects on academic performance‚ identity and self esteem. Parent and peer influences on academic achievement are well documented‚ but little research has examined links to romantic involvement during the adolescent
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Today people can observe that many students are entering this so called romantic relationship. On the other hand‚ the student is spending time with their potential lifelong partner‚ but on the other side‚ they are busy trying to fulfill other responsibilities‚ like maintaining grades‚ studying‚ and coping with everyday stress. Social factors refer to the facts and experience that influence or control individuals’ personality‚ attitudes and lifestyles
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Job Stress and Getting Back to Work Case Summary In case study number two a legal battle between an employee in a supervisory position and his employer‚ IGA‚ is described. Donald Knolls‚ the employee in question‚ suffered from a period of work stress and was granted disability leave from his employer‚ IGA‚ because the employer’s general physician diagnosed him with depression. Over an eight-month period Donald’s personal psychologist‚ an expert in the area of depression decided that it was
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