Learning and strain among newcomers: A three-wave study on the effects of job demands and job control

Contains fulltext : 63948.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)The present 3-wave longitudinal study was an examination of job-related learning and strain as a function of job demand and job control. The participants were 311 newcomers to their jobs. On the basis of R. A. Karasek and T. Theorell's (1990) demand-control model, the authors predicted that high demand and high job control would lead to high levels of learning; low demand and low job control should lead to low levels of learning; high demand and low job control should lead to high levels of strain; and low demand and high job control should lead to low levels of strain. The relation between strain and learning was also examined. The authors tested the hypotheses using ANCOVA and structural equation modeling. The results revealed that high levels of strain have an adverse effect on learning; the reverse effect was not confirmed. It appears that Karasek and Theorell's model is very relevant when examining work socialization processes.21 p

Great expectations and what comes of it: the effects of unmet expectations on work motivation and outcomes among newcomers

Contains fulltext : 55086.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Purpose - Examines how the socialization of new employees affects their future work performance, studying the impact of unmet expectations on their later motivation for learning, effort and turnover. Design/methodology/approach - Uses data from the Work Socialization of Youth study, which studied young people who entered work in Belgium, England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands and Israel over a three-year period. Findings - Reports that the research found that the young people who felt that their expectations of work had not been met had higher levels of turnover, greater health problems, had lowered the value that they attached to work and had reduced their effort. Notes that the importance attached to a particular aspect of work did not increase the impact if expectations concerning this aspect of work were unmet. Research limitations/ implications - Describes the methods used in the research and the analysis. Discusses the limitations of the study and the implications. Originality/value - Analyses the long-term effects of unmet work expectations.13 p

Met expectations and supplies-values fit of Dutch young adults as determinants of work outcomes

Many studies have shown that work outcomes, such as job satisfaction and turnover intentions, are affected by met expectations and the fit between the work values of an employee and the supplies offered by the organization. However, research that investigates their simultaneous effects on work outcomes is absent in the literature. This study examined the concurrent effects of met expectations and supplies-values (S-V) fit of Dutch young adults on job satisfaction and intention to leave. It was hypothesized that met expectations as an outcome of a cognitive evaluation process would explain variance in affective work outcomes beyond and above that predicted by measures of S-V fit and main effects of job supplies and work values. Results supported this hypothesis. Theoretical and practical implications of these results directions for future research are discussed. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group Ltd

Personality factors and adult attachment affecting job mobility

Past research has revealed that individuals' job mobility is affected by factors such as job satisfaction, specific career enhancing attributes and job availability. This study examined personality factors predicting voluntary internal and external job mobility. Three types of voluntary job mobility measures were studied: dissatisfaction changes, job improvement changes and job rotations within companies. These mobility measures were related to the Big Five personality factors, sensation seeking and adult attachment. Results showed that demographic variables and sensation seeking contributed to the variance in external job changes. Internal job rotations were not related to any of the demographic and personality variables

Blue whale sightings in Antarctica west of the Greenwich meridian, Januart 2015

During the RV Polarstern PS 89 (ANT-XXX/2) expedition from Cape Town to Atka Bay and back, 20 sightings of 26 individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) were recorded in Antarctic waters west of the Greenwich Meridian between 16-20 January 2015. These observations suggest a more westerly extension of a reported hot spot between the Greenwich Meridian and 20°E