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Mental health and job satisfaction of working individuals in Ireland: workload impact during COVID-19
No full textThe current study investigated job satisfaction, workload impact, mental health and the role of cooing ability in job satisfaction of working individuals in Ireland. Study used quantitative online survey to gather the data with mix of both, correlational and cross-sectional survey design. Snowball sampling was used to collect the responses which resulted with (N=66) respondents (N=34) males and (N=32) females. The study included four self-reporting questionnaires: DASS-21 (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995), The Generic Job Satisfaction Scale (MacDonald and MacIntyre, 1997), BRCS (Sinclair and Wallston, 2004 and Quantitative Workload Inventory (Spector and Jex, 1998) and six demographic questions. Results showed moderate positive relationship between current workload and mental health o participants. Furthermore, coping ability and stress were found to be good predictors of job satisfaction. These results might bring a change for stress management programs implemented in organizations which would promote well-being of working individuals in Ireland
The decentralising effects of De-Fi Technologies after consideration of economies of scale, example population Ireland
No full textThe global financial services industry has undergone a significant structural overhaul due to technological advancements in recent years. This report aims to capture the challenges to market participants present in the emerging sub-sector of Irish De-Fi. Specifically, research aims to assess the presence of Economies of Scale or Economies of Scope as a form of Barrier to Entry of the global De-Fi sector for Irish market participants. The mixed-methodology approach largely focuses on qualitative themes of concern for Irish market-entrants and is supported where relevant by quantitative data regarding the comparative strength of foreign competitor firms. Results drawn from interview participants highlight barriers in the form of regulatory lacunas in the contemporary financial services sector and a lack of sector supports in comparison to foreign competitors. In consideration of these findings, the report stipulates the need for regulatory evolution and provision of increased educational supports to the De-Fi
sector
Can classroom conversations contribute to the curriculum? Children's perception of the Aistear Framework.
No full textReferred to as “a missing link in assessment” (Banta and Kuh, 1998), collaboration between students and faculty has the potential to transform engagement, and reframe assessment. While we all recognise the need for assessment, students tend to be grade-focused (Wotjas, 1998), often paying little attention to written feedback (Ducan, 2007), thus missing an opportunity to transform future work. Clearly, there is a need for our thinking regarding assessment to continue to evolve, but is third level education leaving it too late? If Primary and Secondary institutes are handed a rigid curriculum (Woodrow, 2007), that comes with rigid assessment, ingrained in students long before their engagement with third level institutions. For this reason, the researchers turn their attention to the early education sector, and its Aistear Curriculum Framework (NCCA, 2009). This framework is adaptable and learning is student-led. It creates space for the child’s voice, facilitating innovative research and promoting participation (I’Ansos, 2013). Of course, for students of any age to shape their own learning and assessment, they must understand the curriculum, or rather, we must understand how they interpret the curriculum.
For the purpose of this project, the researchers collaborated with children in early years education, attending an Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) state-funded class. Children aged between 3-6 years were invited to share their views on the Aistear curriculum, with willing participants taking part in a focus group discussion. They children were invited to describe how they “see” each theme of Aistear in their classroom, with each willing participant given an opportunity to express their views. The results were documented by the researchers and read back to the children, offering them an opportunity to change, or add to, their comments. Their feedback was then used to inform preparation of the environment and the planning of learning opportunities
Differences in perceived competition and mental health scores between undergraduate students
No full textWith the recent rise in depression, anxiety, and stress amongst undergraduate students, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of perceived competition on the mental health of undergraduate students studying both within and outside of STEM courses. Using an online survey comprised of both an HMS perceived competition test and a modified DASS-21 questionnaire, this study aimed to examine differences between male and female undergraduate students, between STEM and non-STEM students, and to investigate if perceived competition was a valid predictor of mental health. The results of this study showed that women scored significantly higher for perceived competition, while no differences were seen between males and females, STEM and non-STEM students for depression, anxiety, and stress and that perceived competition was not a significantly positive predictor of DASS-21 scores. This study recommends further mental health supports should be made available for female undergraduate and non-STEM students
Shop now! Impact of social media on purchase intention of millennials
No full textThe aim of this research is to understand how brands can create a better experience for
millennials in social media. This research project will provide an overview of customers'
buying process and use of social media. In addition, it will propose a conceptual framework
for the impact of social media marketing on the purchase intention of millennials in the Irish
market. Using convenience sampling method, the study selected 195 participants through an
online Microsoft Form questionnaire. Data collected were analysed through Pearson
Correlation analysis. Findings showed that millennials consider social media an important
factor to decide between brands before a purchase. Other findings explain that review from
friends has a significant impact during the decision-making process. To conclude, this study
recommends that companies increase investment to create more quality and frequency of
content on social media, once they are important in millennials’ decision
Examination of tacit knowledge sharing and seeking among millennials in Nigeria
No full textTacit knowledge provides organizations with a significant competitive advantage. It is critical to share tacit knowledge among personnel to reap the benefits. Individual and social factors play a significant influence in encouraging information sharing, according to study. However, it is unknown whether those elements have an equal impact on the knowledge seeking and acquisition of recipients. To fill up these gaps, this study looks at how millennials in Nigeria share and seek for tacit knowledge. Staff, employees and working professionals aged 25 to 40 in Lagos Nigeria, was the target demographic. Quantitative data was collected as part of the research. An online poll with a total of 110 respondents was used to acquire the quantitative data. Working professionals were asked to respond to questions about trust and self-efficacy, as well as how this affect knowledge sharing and seeking. The paper shows how self-efficacy and trust affect the amount of information sharing and seeking among working professionals in Lagos, Nigeria
Ridding the cursing box: stress, self-esteem, and aggression as influencing factors for road rage
No full textDriving every day can be an experience that can steer the road participant from low arousal to the extreme high with devastating consequences if control is lost and anger becomes hostile. The present cross-sectional anonymous survey investigated the gender differences in driving anger and the roles of stress, self-esteem and trait aggression in the onset of road rage. The three proposed hypotheses demonstrated that for a heterogeneous general population of drivers (N = 70), no gender differences were found in driving anger. Furthermore, stress, self-esteem, and aggression had a significant impact on driving anger. Future research should focus on using new wave technology (i.e., autonomous driving assisting systems) and the internet of things to develop means to decrease the onset of road rage, protect life, and diminish insurance and health costs
Resilience: investigating its relationship with academic performance, social anxiety and family support in female adolescents
No full textResearch has shown resilience as a defining factor of how well one will bounce back after adversity. An investigation into the relationship between psychological resilience, academic achievement, social anxiety and family quality of life was conducted in Irish female adolescents, between the ages of 14-15 years (N=113). A quantitative, cross-sectional correlational design was used. Academic performance was measured through English Summer exam results. A Mann-Whitney U test compared two sibling groups recoding in the dataset. Three questionnaires measured the predictor variables, Resilience Scale 25, a subset of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents, and a subset of the Family Quality of Life Scale.
No significant relationship was found between academic performance and the predictor variables. Neither was there a significant difference between sibling groups and academic performance. Through Spearman rho’s correlations, results concluded family support to be positively correlated with resilience and social anxiety to be negatively correlated with resilience
Crisis communications – Keys to successful global crisis communications
No full textPresentation with video elements.DBS in collaboration with the Marist college in New York worked closely together on digital platforms to try to unravel the current health crisis through creative solutions and answers, so we can inspire people to do what’s best for public health, on a common and global scale.
Introduced by Dr. Jennifer Robinette, Communications & Public Relations for the Marist College and endorsed by Rita Day, Academic Director for Business, Law and Marketing at DBS, John Noble championed this exciting project for its second year, by recruiting and engaging students across a multiple number of modules, in DBS, with Marist fellow students to combat “misinformation”.
Four key pillars were addressed by both college students to develop Global Crisis Communications based on the problems and best- practices for persuasive communications.
The first pillar a “Scavenger Hunt Padlet” to search around the world for communications about Covid 19.
The second pillar involving “Team Formation” with a mix of students across both colleges, to create content on the Global Health Crisis.
The third pillar, a planned “Ask the Expert” live Zoom event, where we recruited Fidelma Browne, the Assistant Director for Strategic Communications at the Health Service Executive Dublin, and Dr Siobhan Hinchy, General Practitioner in Dublin, to ask them questions about the Global Crisis Communications.
The fourth and final pillar, the culmination of eight weeks of work by the students, to present in their teams, their learnings and insights, about the Global Crisis Communications, and present their solutions for successful communications during a global health crisis.
All the student teams were encouraged to use any artifacts on the Scavenger Hunt Padlet as examples to illustrate patterns and trends from their research in their final presentations.
Credibility, Consistency and Cultural Values are the keys to successful Global Crisis Communications. Andrew Gilman, President/CEO and founder of CommCore is an award-winning journalist and attorney summarised the Global Crisis Communications quite well…. “The secret of Crisis Management is not good vs bad, its prevent the bad from getting worse”
How motivation in the UAE workforce changed due to Covid-19
No full textThe study provides insight into the effects on motivation among the UAE expatriate
workforce, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Primary data was collected using a quantitative questionnaire requiring respondents to
evaluate their motivation through a set of Likert scale questions.
Two open-ended questions allow qualitative responses to correlate with the quantitative
data collected.
Data analysis was descriptive and provided an account of the expatriate workforce level of
motivation during a global pandemic and the effects in the past 18 months.
The findings revealed key focus areas for businesses to consider when implementing new
work environments to ensure business continuity and mitigate the risks of Covid-19 in the
business.
The critical barriers to maintaining high motivation levels were related to concerns of not
meeting existence needs and can be linked to the low motivation of workers who lacked
employer support