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Peñalver, Elena Alcalde; Santamaría Urbieta, Alexandra – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2020
Recent research studies in translation devote increasing attention to the pivotal role that ergonomics plays in translators' workplaces. However, there are no previous research studies that focus on how effective translators' lifestyles are and provide results on how necessary it is to improve them. The aim of this paper is to show results from a…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Processing, Second Languages, Human Factors Engineering

Conway, Neil; Briner, Rob B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2002
Analysis of psychological contract variables (affective and continuance commitment, intention to quit, well-being, job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior)was conducted on two samples: 1,608 banking employees (71% part time) and 366 supermarket employees (65% part time). Part- and full-time workers had different attitudes; fulfilment…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Job Satisfaction, Part Time Employment, Structural Equation Models

Morrow, Paula C.; McElroy, James C. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1994
According to survey responses from 272 of 843 nurses, full timers demonstrated higher commitment. Nurses who received preferred schedule and shift had significantly more favorable attitudes. Getting one's preferences for full- or part-time work had virtually no effect on work attitudes. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Level, Job Satisfaction, Nurses, Part Time Employment

Sinclair, Robert R.; Martin, James E.; Michel, Robert P. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1999
Comparison of part-time employees (142 moonlighters, 365 students, 661 earning supplemental income, 556 primary breadwinners) and 850 full-time workers showed that part timers were more likely to be female, under 30, and earn over 50% of family income. Moonlighters' commitment was influenced by different variables than that of other part-timers.…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment Level, Family Income, Multiple Employment

Gannon, Martin J. – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Analyzes specific time preferences of temporary employees (by days of the week, time of day, and time of year) and the importance of flexibility in hours of work. Examines the relationship between employee skill level to the issues of time preference and flexibility. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Level, Labor Supply, Part Time Employment, Temporary Employment
Meyer, David P. – 1985
The issue of underemployment (a condition characterized by inadequate hours, inadequate income, and/or inadequate use of skills) is explored in this monograph. The methodology and vocabulary of underemployment are first examined, including a definition synthesis of hours worked, skill utilization, and compensation. The second section provides…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Laborers, Automation, Career Development
McMullen, Kathryn; Schellenberg, Grant – 2003
The quality of jobs in nonprofit organizations in Canada was examined through a review of data from Canada's Workplace and Employer Survey, which collected data from a nationally representative sample of Canadian workplaces and paid employees in those workplaces. Key findings of the analysis were as follows: (1) overall, compared to the for-profit…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Barling, Julian, Ed.; Kelloway, E. Kevin, Ed. – 1999
This book contains nine papers devoted to the psychological experience of youth employment and its role in shaping future employment experiences and expectations. "Introduction" (Julian Barling, E. Kevin Kelloway) emphasizes the diversity of young people as a group and the diversity of individual youth's employment experience. "The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Attitude Change