Job-related stress and burnout

Occupational stress is a topic of substantial interest to organizational researchers and managers, as well as society at large. Stress arising from work conditions can be pervasive and significant in its impact on individuals, their families and organizations. There is also a widespread belief that management of job stress is a key factor for enhancing individual performance on the job, hence increasing organizational effectiveness. Sethi and Schuler 1984 outlined four major reasons why job stress and coping have become prominent issues: a concern for individual employee health and well-being; b the financial impact on organizations including days lost due to stress-related illness; c organizational effectiveness; and d legal obligations on employers to provide safe and healthy working environments

Establishing Processing Priorities: Recommendations from a 2017 Study of Practices in US Repositories

Building upon archival scholarship and previous solutions addressing backlog collections, this study seeks to identify a comprehensive, integrated, and effective strategy to establish and maintain processing priorities. This study is based on supporting research, which includes the results of a survey of archivists and the findings of five focus group discussions about processing priorities. Using these findings, the authors (a) consider whether this focus on an old problem has motivated archivists to find innovative solutions; (b) determine whether archivists are using these tools; (c) consider whether and how archivists have changed processing priority practices and policies; and (d) seek to clarify current metrics to establish overall processing priorities

Identifying Trends in Underground Coal Mine Incidents Caused by Roof Falls

Current technology and safety practices generally provide today\u27s underground coal miner with a safe workplace in an unpredictable environment. However, incidents still occur and until the number of incidents resulting in injury or loss of life reaches zero, there will always be room for improving methods and technology used by the modern coal miner. This study analyzes underground coal mine incidents caused by roof falls. Information provided by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was analyzed for trends in factors that contribute to roof fall fatalities in underground coal mines. Identification of major contributing factors will allow for a focused approach to selecting new technology and practices as interventions to keep the underground coal mining workplace free of injury

Identifying Trends in Underground Coal Mine Incidents Caused by Roof Falls

Current technology and safety practices generally provide today\u27s underground coal miner with a safe workplace in an unpredictable environment. However, incidents still occur and until the number of incidents resulting in injury or loss of life reaches zero, there will always be room for improving methods and technology used by the modern coal miner. This study analyzes underground coal mine incidents caused by roof falls. Information provided by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) was analyzed for trends in factors that contribute to roof fall fatalities in underground coal mines. Identification of major contributing factors will allow for a focused approach to selecting new technology and practices as interventions to keep the underground coal mining workplace free of injury

Psychological Disturbance Following T-Groups: Relationship between the Eysenck Personality Inventroy and Family/Friends Perceptions

SUMMARY This study assessed the psychologically disturbing effects of sensitivity training. Two different measures of disturbance or distress were used, the Eysenck Personality Inventory (a standardized personality test) and a Behaviour Change questionnaire completed by the participant and his close family and friends. The relationship between the two measures was explored. Participants showed increases in neuroticism as a result of training but this was not confirmed by the participants' family and friends two weeks after the T-group (the most likely period of heightened disturbance from training). In fact, a large number of trainees saw themselves and were seen by their family, friends and children as slightly better able to cope with personal and family problems, more happy, better able to get on with their children and/or significant person/s, and better able to communicat

Psychological Disturbance Following T-Groups: Relationship between the Eysenck Personality Inventroy and Family/Friends Perceptions

SUMMARY This study assessed the psychologically disturbing effects of sensitivity training. Two different measures of disturbance or distress were used, the Eysenck Personality Inventory (a standardized personality test) and a Behaviour Change questionnaire completed by the participant and his close family and friends. The relationship between the two measures was explored. Participants showed increases in neuroticism as a result of training but this was not confirmed by the participants' family and friends two weeks after the T-group (the most likely period of heightened disturbance from training). In fact, a large number of trainees saw themselves and were seen by their family, friends and children as slightly better able to cope with personal and family problems, more happy, better able to get on with their children and/or significant person/s, and better able to communicat