Judy Freeman v. Jerry Fischer

USDC for the District of New Jerse

Estilos de manejo de conflicto y patrón de conducta tipo A en los estudiantes de primer semestre del programa académico: maestría en Gerencia de proyectos de la Universidad EAFIT

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo dar a conocer la relación de estilos de manejo de conflicto y patrón de conducta tipo A en los estudiantes de primer semestre de la Maestría en Gerencia de proyectos de la universidad EAFIT en Medellín, Colombia -- Para ello fue necesario seleccionar herramientas que permitieran la valoración, medición y evaluación de estos dos referentes para luego aplicarlos en la población escogida y posteriormente analizar los resultados a la luz de aspectos como la edad, sexo y ámbito laboral -- La importancia de este estudio se justificó dada la necesidad de fortalecer las competencias blandas en un gerente de proyectos y mantener un equilibrio con las competencias de conocimiento y de desempeño -- Metodológicamente, el trabajo investigativo se abordó desde la teoría propuesta por Thomas Kilmann sobre la gestión de conflictos, la teoría de los patrones de conducta tipo A de Meyer Friedman y Ray Rosenman; y la aplicación de dos herramientas escogidas apropiadamente para ello como lo son la encuesta TKI (Thomas Kilmann Instrument) y un instrumento de medición para los patrones de comportamiento tipo A -- Para ello, la población estuvo conformada por 33 estudiantes de los primeros semestres de dicha maestría -- El procesamiento de datos permitió determinar que a nivel global y teniendo en cuenta todos los estudiantes sin clasificación alguna, el estilo de conflicto que maneja la mayoría de los estudiantes es el colaborativo en un nivel medio; seguido del competitivo en un nivel alto y el complaciente en un nivel bajo -- Respecto al PCTA, los postulantes a la maestría presentan preferencia hacia los comportamientos tipo X, representados por la mezcla de comportamientos tipo A y B, aunque se ve una ligera predisposición hacia los PCTA en algunos de ellos -- Al finalizar, se concluyó que la relación más relevante entre los patrones de conducta y el estilo de manejo de conflicto es que a mayor PCTA, mayor tendencia al estilo de manejo de conflicto tipo competitivo; y a mayor PCTB, mayor tendencia al tipo comprometid

Coping strategies - modern solutions for increasing the efficiency of highly professionalized human resources

The purpose of this study is to analyze the importance of coping strategies on the perception of occupational stress and staff satisfaction with the organization within a stressful environment like that of a military-type of organization. In the theoretical part of this study we have addressed the following issues: organizational usefulness of personal coping strategies in human resource streamlining process, the role of individual characteristics in coping development and the manner of designing / strategic use of the coping. The main objectives of this research are: 1) analyze the perception on occupational stress in the military employees depending in their coping skills development and 2) assess the impact of coping upon staff satisfaction with the organization. For this study we have used 60 subjects (executives in the same department) and organized them into two groups of 30 subjects each. For the first group we have held for one whole week daily training and coaching sessions on coping strategy design and application. Two weeks after the last training session, subjects of both groups were assessed by means of the occupational stress indicator, which has been adapted to the purpose and the environment covered by this research, with observations collected and analyzed in terms of frequency and correlation for each group. The comparative analysis of the observations obtained from the two study groups (trained and untrained) has revealed that the use of coping strategies will lower the intensity of personal and occupational stress while increasing satisfaction with the organization, leading to increased ability of the staff to concentrate and act. The study of coping skills in an occupational environment characterized by diversity of activities, extremely high expectations and the large size of the organization enables the formulation of conclusions regarding the influence of personal coping strategies on demanding and highly professionalized organizational environmentsoccupational stress, coping strategy, organizational crisis situation, human resources, professional efficiency

Ariel - Volume 11 Number 6

Executive Editors Ellen Feldman Leonardo S. Nasca, Jr. Business Managers Alex Macones Martin B. Getzow News Editor Hugh A. Gelabert Features Editor Aaron D. Bleznak CAHS Editor Joan M. Greco Editorial Page Editor Samuel Markind Photography Editor Todd L. Demmy Sports Editor Paul F. Mansfield Commons Editor Saul I. Helfin

Stress and Personality Type of Women Entrepreneurs in the Philippines

Workplace stress has become a great concern, and this does not exclude the entrepreneurial stress, especially among women. This paper on entrepreneurial stress and personality type of women entrepreneurs in the Philippines used the descriptive method of research to identify the personality type and assess the level of entrepreneurial stress in terms of work environment, inner-self and interpersonal relationship of the 265 women entrepreneurs in selected cities in the Philippines.  A personal data sheet was used to assess the entrepreneur’s profile. While the validated instrument conceived by Meyer Friedman was used to identify the personality type of women entrepreneurs. In order to determine the level of stress of women entrepreneurs, a validated researcher-made instrument conceived by Newstrom, and Davis was utilized through the assessment of their work environment, inner - self and interpersonal relationship. The individual differences among women entrepreneurs may cause to respond to the sources of stress and in effect, may be constructive or destructive in the entrepreneurial undertakings and personal consequences.  Its effects depend on the type of personality of a woman entrepreneur categorized as Type A or Type B. Based on the theories gathered from the review of the several related literature and studies, the IPO (Input-Process-Output) model was used as guide in this study. The input variables include the profiles of the women diplomats in terms of age, civil status, highest educational attainment, number of employees under supervision, number of years as entrepreneurs, average number of actual hours spent at work/business, number of business enterprise implementing flexible time, and number of women entrepreneurs in sports or recreation. Other input variables are levels of stress of women entrepreneurs in the aspects of work environment, inner-self and interpersonal relationship. The processes involved in this study were data gathering, analysis and interpretation. The input variables and the processes concerned in the conceptual framework contributed to the output or proposed policy recommendations on coping mechanisms strategy. Some suggestions for future research and implications are also discussed and presented in this paper. Awareness of such stressors and relating these to personality types of individuals will enable enterprises to take steps to reduce the likelihood of experiencing the negative effects of stress. &nbsp