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The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Work-Family Balance
No full textOrganizations benefit when employees are adept at understanding both the emotions of self and others, and how that understanding helps to successfully manage their personal and professional commitments. Given the characteristics of emotional intelligence (EI) and those maintaining a satisfactory work family balance (WFB), a positive relationship between EI and WFB was hypothesized. This quantitative study examined survey results from 189 adults working at least 20 hours per week to reveal a positive relationship between EI and WFB, and specifically EI and job performance
A shift toward a high-fat diet in the current metabolic paradigm: A new perspective
Get PDFObjective: Investigations into the relationship between dietary carbohydrate restriction and health are mixed. Current guidelines for nutrition promote low-fat foods and higher carbohydrate consumption for optimal health and weight loss. However, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets are revealing both intra- and extracellular adaptations that have been shown to elicit favorable cardiometabolic changes associated with obesity. Moreover, dietary fat is associated with higher satiety levels from the hormones adiponectin, leptin, and cholecystokinin. Additionally, insulin responses from high-glycemic carbohydrates are known to alter these pathways, potentially leading to an increase in energy consumption and a possible mechanism for obesity.
Conclusion: There is convincing evidence of beneficial effects of controlled trials implementing high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets in both sedentary and obese individuals, but longer duration clinical trials are required to confirm this hypothesis
Resilience and Coping in Survivors of Unwanted Sexual Contact: Do Gender and Service Utilization Make A Difference?
Get PDFWhile rates of sexual assault vary widely across studies, strong evidence exists that women, as well as men, face a risk of being sexually victimized during their college years (Artime & Buchholz, 2016; Krebs et al., 2007; Moors & Webber, 2013). The goal of the current study was to examine the association between gender and service utilization on measures of resilience and coping in victims of unwanted sexual contact. As part of a larger campus climate survey, college students who identified as having experienced an incident of unwanted sexual contact since becoming a student at the university were asked a series of follow-up questions about whether or not they utilized victim support services (i.e., formal reporting procedures, counseling services and/or a victim support advocate) following the incident. Resilience was measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and coping was measured using the Brief COPE inventory scale. Contrary to predictions, there was not a significant association between service utilization and coping strategies in victims of unwanted sexual contact. However, victims who utilized at least one victim support service scored significantly higher on measures of resilience. Consistent with predictions, gender was a significant predictor of resilience and coping. Female victims scored significantly higher than male victims on measures of resilience and the following coping subscales: self-distraction, active coping, use of emotional support, use of instrumental support, venting, humor, religion, and self-blame. As predicted there was also a significant interaction between gender and service utilization. Female victims who utilized services scored significantly higher on measures of resilience and on the coping strategy subscale of self-distraction than male victims who utilized services. The implications of the findings and recommendations for college campuses are discussed
Juror Bias and Auditor Negligence: Evidence Using the Social Identity Theory
No full textThe Social Identity Theory is employed to investigate whether the negligence verdicts of jurors who strongly identify with their profession are more lenient towards auditors that identify with the profession. Social Identity Theory predicts that groups will judge others less harshly if they identify with the group, unless the violation is so egregious that it disgraces the group. A 2 x 2 between-subjects experiment manipulates jurors’ social identities and auditor effort to investigate jurors’ perceptions of auditor negligence following an audit in which there was an independence violation. Contrary to expectations, juror negligence verdicts were not significantly influenced by their group identity. Further analysis reveals that no significant difference exists when profession-identifying jurors assign negligence verdicts to profession- and non-profession identifying auditors. The results have academic, regulatory and practical implications
The Impact of Entrepreneurial Education on Student\\u27s Entrepreneurial Intentions at Faith-Based Institutions
No full textEntrepreneurship is the engine of economic growth within a country and innovation in the world. The purpose of this exploratory study was to understand the role education plays in an individual’s entrepreneurial intent, the precursor to entrepreneurial activity. This research also explores the differing impact that Entrepreneurial Education has on the different genders. This study utilizes a pre-test post-test design of business students (N=114) in a semester-long entrepreneurship class at faith-based institutions. Regression analysis indicated that the theory of planned behavior is valid for studying entrepreneurial intent at faith-based institutions and male student’s entrepreneurial intent did increase more than the female students. However, entrepreneurial education was not found to increase entrepreneurial intent
An Assessment of Small Business Use of Risk Management: An Argument for the Adoption of an Enterprise Risk Management Approach
No full textBusinesses of all sizes, types, and structure face a multitude of risks. This paper focuses on small businesses and their approach to risk management and provides an argument for the adoption of an enterprise risk management program. An assessment instrument was administered to over 200 small businesses through a detailed interview process to determine understanding and approaches to risk management. Little evidence was found to indicate that small business owners fully utilize and reap the benefits of risk management. Additionally, it appears small business owners do not seek out information related to risk management other than through the insurance agents they use to meet their personal insurance needs. The authors advocate for an enterprise risk management approach to get business buy-in to the risk management process and optimize risk-taking resulting not only in fewer business failures but also more successful businesses