From Shop floor to top floor. An exploratory study of sustainable progression in the retial sector: the case of Morrisons

There has been increasing political and media attention given to the issue of social mobility in recent times. The interest has been sparked by research which suggests that social mobility may have stalled or even declined in the UK during the post-war period. Various factors have been identified as inhibiting social mobility including early years experiences in the home and at school, education and health along with area based influences. Employment and labour market experiences are also key factors contributing to social mobility with the importance of ‘getting a job’ and ‘sustainable progression’ increasingly recognised as an important means of improving social mobility. There now appears consensus that occupational mobility and career development is a key factor in overcoming social mobility, and the extent to which organisations develop pathways and support careers is a critical element in pursuing social mobility. This exploratory study has been commissioned by Morrisons to investigate the factors which impact on progression in the workplace and the effect of these on the social mobility of research participants. The study adopts the framework of ‘career development’ as a construct to explore sustainable progression, drawing on the employment and labour market experiences of employees at Morrisons who, having started on the ‘shop floor’ have progressed to senior management levels in the company. The study is based on their ‘life stories’ to identify the key factors associated with a successful career at Morrisons

Nursing Students\u27 Self-Efficacy and Attitude: Examining the Influence ofthe Omaha System In Nurse Managed Centers

Self-efficacy, or confidence, as an outcome behavior has been identified as influencing nursing job satisfaction and retention. Clinical learning environments and teaching strategies that build and support perceived self-efficacy are critical aspects of preparing new nurses for their entry and continuing role as professional nurses in today\u27s information-intensive data-management healthcare environment. The purpose of this pre-test post-test study is to measure, using the C-scale (Grundy, 1992), nursing students\u27 self-efficacy to perform patient assessment in Nurse Managed Centers (NMC) after one semester of using the Omaha System documentation framework. Nursing students\u27 attitudes of preparation for using Standardized Nursing Languages (SNL) in the future was also examined. Bandura\u27s (1977, 19986) theoretical model of self-efficacy provided the conceptual framework. Students\u27 overall self-efficacy scores increased significantly over the 12 week study. Use of the Omaha System \u27prepared a little\u27 to \u27very prepared\u27 90% of student nurses for future use of SNL. Continued use of the Omaha System documentation framework in Nurse Managed Center clinicals as a tool for understanding SNL is recommended.

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Factors Influencing Early Retirement Intention of Teacher Leaders in Secondary Schools

The Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) is committed to ensuring that teachers serve until the end of their service. However, there is an increase in the intention for early retirement among teachers. Hence, this study aimed to identify the factors influencing early retirement intention among the teacher leaders of secondary schools. Seven teacher leaders were purposely selected: senior assistants, senior teachers, heads of departments, and heads of six core subjects for Malaysian Certificate Examination from secondary schools in Kelantan, Malaysia. The qualitative data obtained through interviews were analyzed thematically. The findings analysis found eight contributing factors: lack of information technology skills, health problems, role conflict, financially stable, career satisfaction, wanting family time, filling time meaningfully, and venturing into other fields. To reduce the desire for early retirement, this study suggested that relevant partiesrelevant partiesrelevant partiesrelevant partiesrelevant parties should give all factors as contributors attention should give all factors as contributors attention should give all factors as contributors attention should give all factors as contributors attention should give all factors as contributors attention

Factors Influencing Teaching Process At Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan: A Comparative Study

This paper represents the results of a descriptive study investigating the factors influencing teaching Process at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (Pakistan). The university is located in the province of KPK and is established in 2009. The major factors influencing teaching process are Professional Commitment, Working Environment, and Job Satisfaction. No Significant difference was found between natural and social science departments. While differences was found designation wise i.e.,  lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor and professors and also qualification wise. It can be concluded that designation and qualification matter in factors influencing teaching process

Assessing Stress Levels and Influencing Factors for Faculty in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh

Stress is common among faculty during their college work. They can often experience high levels of stress because they frequently encounter various challenges at their workplace that can negatively affect their academic performance and general health. However, familiar sources of stress among faculty working in higher education sectors have not been clearly defined. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the familiar sources of stress among them in the region of Visakhapatnam. One of the northeastern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh belongs to south India. This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The convenience sample included 85 faculties working in various higher education colleges in Visakhapatnam. The Faculty Stress Index (FSI) was used to describe the sources of stress from four domains: academic load, financial concerns, personal problems, and interface worries. The majority (60%) of the participants were aged between 31 and 60. The primary source of stress was academic load and interface teaching and research responsibilities (M = 3.74, SD = 1.156), followed by financial worries (M = 3.73, SD = 1.285), lack of appreciation regarding their contributions (M =3.61, SD = 1.319), and personal problems to excel in teaching evaluations (M = 2.75, SD = 1.272). The faculty’s stress resulting from their academic load was higher than the other sources of stress, and it was related to a large number of materials like targeted assignments, extended working hours, or other research-related works required for faculty. It is suggested to create a positive and supportive work environment at the workplace, implement strategies for workload management, and professional development opportunities.Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP) © Copyright: All rights reserved

Relationships Between Educators\u27 Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, and Administrators\u27 Gender

The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to examine the differences between teachers\u27 mean job satisfaction scores based on the administrators\u27 gender and examine the relationship between the administrators\u27 gender and teachers\u27 organizational commitment plans in Tennessee middle schools. Job satisfaction and organizational commitment was measured by the Tennessee Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Survey that was administered online and completed by Tennessee teachers voluntarily and anonymously. A stratified random selection of schools based on the administrator\u27s gender (female, n = 85; male, n = 85) was selected (N = 170) from those achieving the predetermined response criteria of 50% return rate. Schools where the principal had been in position for less than three years were excluded. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the association between the dependent variable, job satisfaction, based on the independent variable, administrators\u27 gender. Pearson\u27s chi-square analysis was used to analyze the relationship between administrators\u27 gender and teachers\u27 organizational commitment plans in education. Significance was with the implications for increased gender awareness, teacher commitment and satisfaction, and teacher retention

INFLUENCE OF CAREER CHOICE ON PROFESSIONAL AND JOB COMMITMENT OF LIBRARIANS IN SELECTED LIBRARIES IN OYO AND OGUN STATES, NIGERIA

This study examined the influence of career choice on professional and job commitment, factors influencing career choice, the perceptions on professionalization and the extent to which career choice has influenced the growth, job and professional commitment of librarians in selected libraries in Oyo and Ogun states of Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted with questionnaire as the research instrument. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was 0.83. The statistical methods used to analyze the data obtained were descriptive statistics of frequency distribution counts, percentages and tables for the demographic variables and standard deviation for research questions. Findings revealed that intellectual development obtained the highest score (61.8%; mean 4.26, Std Dev. = 1.17), as the greatest factor that influences career choice of librarians, while findings also showed that the major perceptions of librarians about the professionalization of librarianship was poor as majority of the respondents indicates they hate being librarians though majority indicated that their career choice of librarianship has influenced its growth (scores = 118; 69.8%; mean 4.72; StdDev = .50). The study concludes that intellectual development played significant role in the career choice of librarians. The study recommended that intellectual development activities should further be intensified in librarianship

Organizational Climate as a Predictor of Employee Job Satisfaction:Evidence from Covenant University

The study aim to explore organizational climate as a predictor of employee job satisfaction of academic staff from a private Nigerian University. The study of the antecedents of job satisfaction is important because of the role it plays in job satisfaction of employees which in turn affects organizational productivity. Data were collected from three hundred and eighty-four academic staff of the university with the aid of questionnaire out of which a total of two hundred and ninety-three questionnaires were returned fully and appropriately filled. Three hypotheses were tested and the results of the finding showed a significant positive relationship between these two variables. Thus, the study then paves way into other research opportunities in the field to stretch the depth of knowledge into public universities- i.e. the federal and state universities. It also serves as eye opener to conduct the research into other zones in Nigeria to see whether their organizational climate in relation to job satisfaction of the academics in those places will differ from what we have in the south-west Nigeria. Therefore, apart from confirming a theoretical proposition, the findings of this study are likely to have significant practical value

Los alunos escolares e a motivação dos maestros comprendiendo: caso de Chipre

The aim of the study is to examine the opinions of school administrators regarding the motivational status of teachers. Primary and secondary school administrators who work in Northern Cyprus public schools and private schools were selected as samples. the school administrators were selected based on maximum variation sampling, which is a form of purposive sampling. In this research, variation was created based on the schools in which the administrators work, job type (manager or assistant manager), public or private school, grade (primary or secondary school) and district (Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Famagusta (Mağusa), Kyrenia (Girne), Güzelyurt, Iskele). The opinions of school administrators related to how they perceive the motivational levels of teachers are the following: working discipline, participation and body language. On the other hand, most of the school administrators’ opinions regarding the low motivation of teachers are related to “teacher unwillingness”. The teacher motivation understanding indicators of school administrators are generally extrinsically motivation oriented. In this case, there is an increased necessity for intrinsic motivation observation and evaluation of teachers.El objetivo del estudio es examinar las opiniones de los miembros de la escuela en relación con el estado de motivación de los profesores. Las escuelas primarias y secundarias que se realizaron en las escuelas de Chipre y las escuelas privadas. se seleccionaron los grupos de edad seleccionados en un momento de muestreo múltiple, que forma un proceso de éxito. En esta investigación, la variable fue creada basada en las escuelas en las que los grupos de trabajo (manager o assistant manager), public or private school, grade (secundaria o secundaria) y distrito (Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Famagusta (Mağusa), Kyrenia (Girne), Güzelyurt, Iskele). Las opiniones de los colegios escolares relacionados con la percepción de los motivos de motivación de los profesores son los siguientes: la disciplina de trabajo, la participación y el body language. En la otra mano, más de los colegios de la escuela, las opiniones relativas a la motivación baja de los maestros se refieren a "imparcialidad". Los profesores de motivación de la comprensión de los colegios de la escuela están formados por la motivación orientada hacia el exterior. En este caso, hay una necesidad para una intrínseca motivación de observación y evaluación de los profesores.O objetivo do estudo é examinar as opiniões dos administradores escolares sobre o status motivacional dos professores. Administradores de escolas primárias e secundárias que trabalham em escolas públicas do norte de Chipre e escolas privadas foram selecionados como amostras. Os administradores escolares foram selecionados com base na amostragem de variação máxima, que é uma forma de amostragem intencional. Nesta pesquisa, a variação foi criado com base nas escolas em que os administradores trabalham, tipo de trabalho (gerente ou gerente assistente), pública ou escola privada, grau (ensino primário ou secundário) e distrito (Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Famagusta (Magusa), Kyrenia (Girne), Güzelyurt, Iskele). As opiniões dos administradores escolares relacionadas com a percepção dos níveis motivacionais dos professores são as seguintes: disciplina de trabalho, participação e linguagem corporal. Por outro lado, a maioria das opiniões dos administradores escolares em relação à baixa motivação dos professores está relacionada à "falta de vontade do professor". Os indicadores de compreensão da motivação do professor dos administradores escolares são geralmente orientados para motivações extrínsecas. Neste caso, há uma necessidade crescente de observação e avaliação da motivação intrínseca dos professores