This study determined the effect of school principal leadership and school climate on the work productivity of SMK Pharmacy teachers in Palembang. Data in this study were collected through questionnaire distribution to respondents. The results of filling out the questionnaire were analyzed by multiple regression analysis through t test, F test,…

The research was conducted to find out the relationship of work engagement and job performance of university teachers. Quantitative approach was selected and correlation research design was used. The sample of the study was four hundred teachers of public and private universities of Central Punjab. Data were collected through questionnaire.…

The importance of the competence of principals and teacher discipline is one of the determinants for increasing teacher productivity and school success. This research aims to determine the effect of principal managerial competence and teacher discipline on teacher productivity. This study uses quantitative analysis with the ex post facto method.…

The current research intends to expand the job demands-resources model (JD-R model) by exploring the role of authentic leadership and psychological capital (PsyCap) in stress and motivational processes of JD-R model in a purposive sample of N = 500 university teachers from Pakistan. The survey instruments of the present study were self-reported…

This article reports on the effects of motivation, management transparency, and compensation on junior high schools teachers' performance. The current study employed a quantitative design involving 66 teachers serving at 6 public junior high schools in Western Seram regency. Data was collected using a reliable and valid questionnaire. Path…

This study aimed at exploring the factors affecting classroom teachers' job performance. Maximum variation sampling was used to select the study group. 72 teachers working at primary schools in a province in Eastern Turkey participated in a qualitative dominant mixed-methods study incorporating a qualitative case study and Q methodology. The data…

The work preferences of four adults with severe handicaps were assessed, and three choice-related situations were presented. The study found that clients attended to work tasks almost twice as much when they chose their tasks and when assigned to work on preferred tasks, versus when assigned to work on nonpreferred tasks. (Author/JDD)

Studied relationships between boredom at work, personal characteristics, and performance in a sample of truck drivers. Results suggest that boredom was associated negatively with higher mental and physical individual capacity and negatively associated with effectiveness. The relationship between boredom and work effectiveness was significantly…

Although previous research on perception of work environment has focused on the underlying structure of the environment, perception of a specific event can indicate whether a three-dimensional model (prediction, understanding, and control) or a two-dimensional model (information and control) accounts for the individual's perception in terms of…

Little is known about the short- and long-term benefits mentors gain from their mentoring relationships. This study examined the extent to which short-term proximal benefits reported by mentors (improved job performance, recognition by others, rewarding experience, and loyal base of support) predicted the long-term distal outcomes of mentor career…

Two experiments tested the hypothesis that task-induced mental fatigue is moderated by control over work scheduling. Participants worked for 2 hr on simulated office work, with control manipulated by a yoking procedure. Matched participants were assigned to conditions of either high control (HC) or low control (LC). HC participants decided their…

Staff burnout among health professionals refers to a syndrome of physical and emotional exhaustion involving the development of negative job attitudes, a poor professional self-concept, and a loss of empathic concern for clients. The Staff Burnout Scale for Health Professionals (SBS-HP) is a 20-item inventory assessing cognitive, affective,…

Discusses employees on international assignments and describes a study that examined reasons for the failure rate of expatriates. Topics include business issues; employee issues, including psychological and professional; personal factors; organizational factors; cultural factors; and the need for cultural training prior to departure. (LRW)

Investigates the relationship between employee performance with new technology and perceptual and communication factors. Finds strong correlational evidence that three aspects of employees' perceptions of a new technology's attributes and two types of messages affect their productivity levels with that technology. (MG)

A generic competence model for effective nursing performance was developed and compared with nurses' perceptions of job elements that discriminate outstanding nursing performance and that are critical in the selection and education of nurses. The model is to be used to validate the nursing faculty's existing competence model for nursing education…