32 research outputs found
IMPACT OF JOB STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING ON JOB PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF EUROPE & ASIA BEVERAGES CO., LTD. IN MYANMAR
No full textIMPACT OF JOB STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING ON JOB PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF EUROPE & ASIA BEVERAGES CO., LTD. IN MYANMAR
1 Thida Cho Lwin, 2 Rahmi Fahmy, 3 Harif Amali Rivai
123 Magister management , Faculty of Economics and Business,Andalas University
Correspondence author: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
The study explores the impact of job stress, psychological well-being, and employee training on job performance, focusing on Europe & Asia Beverages Co., Ltd. In Myanmar. Employee productivity is crucial for organizational success, yet job stress and well-being significantly affect performance. The research uses the Job Demands-Resources (JDR) theory to analyze the relationship between job stressors, mental health, and training programs in enhancing employee efficiency. A quantitative method was used for main data analysis, and a mixed-methods approach, combining surveys and interviews, was used to gather data from employees at different levels. The findings indicate that high job stress negatively impacts performance, while psychological well-being and employee training contribute to improved job efficiency and satisfaction.
Keywords: Job Stress, Psychological Well-being, Employee Training Job Performanc
Statistical inference in some reliability problems
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Views of children and young people in foster care survey: education
No full textThis paper explores the educational experiences of children and young people living in foster care in Queensland. Findings are drawn from the responses of 845 children and 1180 young people to the 2011 Views of Children and Young People in Foster Care survey, which is a rich source of information about children’s and young people’s attitudes towards and perceptions of their own education. Findings relate to educational status, key markers of educational disadvantage including suspensions and exclusions, and specific problems children and young people experience at school, as well as children’s and young people’s enjoyment of school and aspirations for the future. Information about educational support, including Educational Support Plans and support provided by Child Safety Officers and Community Visitors are also presented. Where relevant, comparisons are made between the 2011 survey results and prior surveys conducted in 2006, 2007 and 2009. Relationships between key educational measures as well as relationships to other important measures of health and placement stability are also explored.
The findings suggest that children and young people continue to experience educational disadvantage, including high rates of suspension and exclusion and a range of problems at school including problems with schoolwork, bullying and behaviour and that these difficulties can be exacerbated by the child protection system, for example, through placement instability. However, there are reasons for optimism. Children and young people are overwhelmingly likely to report that they enjoy school, expect to complete Year 12 and that their teachers generally like their schoolwork. Furthermore, over time, the proportions of young people reporting that they have an Educational Support Plan have grown, and, importantly, they are more likely to report that these plans are helpful. Analyses in relation to a number of educational variables reveal that young people with a plan they consider to be helpful fare better. Children and young people were also positive about the important role that CSOs and CVs are able to play in supporting their education.
While educational disadvantage is an enduring problem, the survey findings provide evidence of progress in key areas and suggestions for how continued improvements may be made
Author privacy, data fabrication, and Knowledge Discovery in Databases
No full textThe problem of data fabrication, due to heightened consumer concerns about privacy, is on the rise. The unique characteristic of the Internet, anonymity, is a probable contributor to the intention of users to fabricate information. We propose a technological solution to this problem based on the deployment of Knowledge Discovery in Database (KDD) systems to learn discrimination functions that discriminate between correct and fabricated data. These discrimination functions can then be used to form filters that remove falsified data from marketing data. That such discrimination functions are possible is due to the characteristic form falsified data takes. The greatest hurdle to implementing this approach is the availability of data labeled as "falsified" and "correct." However, the proposed technological solution offers potential to marketers and businesses alike © 2006 IEEE
Amplification and deformation of tidal wave in the Upper Scheldt Estuary
No full textThe records ofHWand LWin the most upper part of the Scheldt Estuary since 1971 have been analysed together with the daily river discharge. The tidal range, the hydraulic head and the ratio between the rising tide period to falling tide period have been determined for investigating the tidal amplification, the water surface slope along the river and the tidal asymmetry. The purpose of the investigation is to find out if a regime shift to high turbidity and strong tidal amplification is developing in the system. The results of the analysis show that both the hydraulic head and the tidal amplification have increased over time. The tide in this part of the estuary is flood-dominant, but the flood-dominancy is decreasing in time. These developments of the tide can be plausibly explained by a decrease of the river width followed by gradual deepening in the river. The most upper part of the Scheldt Estuary still behaves normally as a not too muddy system. No decisive answer can be given whether or not a regime shift towards a high-turbid system with strong tidal amplification may develop. How the system will develop depends on the change in capacity of pumping mud towards the upper reaches of the estuary. The increasing tidal amplitude can enhance this capacity although the flood-dominance itself is decreasing. Further study is recommended to better specify the potential danger of a regime shift to high-turbid system.Coastal EngineeringEnvironmental Fluid Mechanic
The presence, enjoyment, mood experience, attitude and preference towards exergames scale in children with mild intellectual disability
No full textPurpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure and cross-cultural validity of the self-report questionnaire of Ho, Lwin, Sng & Yee (2017) in a sample of Greek primary school students with mild intellectual disability (ID) using VR exergames. The questionnaire consisted of five scales, namely self-presence, mood experience, game enjoyment, attitude toward exergames and preference for future gameplay. Methods: Participants were 103 primary school students with mild ID aged 9–12 years old (males = 52.4%, females = 47.6%). Confirmatory Factor Analysis was undertaken through structural equation modelling to determine factorial validity. Convergent validity and internal consistency were calculated by considering the average variance extracted and the composite reliability respectively, while discriminant validity was estimated by maximum shared squared variance. Results: Results indicated that the model was a good fit for the data as soon as seven items were dropped from the scale because of presenting poor consistency. Instrument was shown to have good internal consistency, appropriate convergent and discriminant validity. Conclusion: Evidence was found in support of the psychometric integrity of the Ho, Lwin, Sng & Yee (2017) questionnaire when implemented to children with mild ID. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., part of Springer Nature
Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni Grismer & Wood Jr & Kyaw Thura & Zin & Quah & Murdoch & Grismer & Li & Kyaw & Lwin 2017, sp. nov.
No full textHemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni sp. nov. Phapant dwarf gecko (Figures 5 and 6) Holotype Adult male (LSUHC 13026) collected on 18 October 2016 at 1600 hours by Evan S. H. Quah, Perry L. Wood, Jr., Matthew L. Murdoch, Thaw Zin, Myint Kyaw Thura, Htet Kyaw, Marta S. Grismer, and L. Lee Grismer from Phapant Cave, 25.2 km north-east of Taunggyi, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar (21°11.472N, 96°33.214E; 1270 m). Paratypes Adult females (LSUHC 13027 and 13030) and juvenile female (LSUHC 13028) and juvenile male (LSUHC 13029) bear the same data as the holotype. Diagnosis Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Hemiphyllodactylus by possessing the unique combination of having a maximum SVL of 38.8 mm; 5–8 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 3–5 circumnasal scales; 2–4 scales between supranasals (=postrostrals); eight or nine supralabials; eight infralabials; 13–16 longitudinally arranged dorsal scales at midbody contained within one eye diameter and 7–9 ventral scales; varied digital formulae (Table 3); three subdigital lamellae on the first finger; three or four subdigital lamellae on the first toe; 20–26 continuous pore-bearing femoroprecloacal scales; no plate-like subcaudal scales; dark postorbital stripe not extending onto trunk; pairs of paravertebral light spots on trunk; dorsal body pattern not unicolour; postsacral marking bearing light-coloured anteriorly projecting arms; and caecum and gonads unpigmented. These characters are scored across all species of Hemiphyllodactylus from clades 3 and 4 (Table 3). Description of holotype Adult male; head triangular in dorsal profile, depressed, distinct from neck; lores and interorbital regions flat; rostrum moderate in length (NarEye/HeadL 0.33); prefrontal region flat to weakly concave; canthus rostralis smoothly rounded, barely discernible; snout moderate, rounded in dorsal profile; eye large; ear opening round, small; eye to ear distance greater than diameter of eye; rostral wider than high, bordered posteriorly by small supranasals; three internasals (=postnasal); external nares bordered anteriorly by rostral, dorsally by supranasal, posteriorly by two postnasals, ventrally by first supralabial (=circumnasals); 8 (R,L) rectangular supralabials tapering to below posterior margin of orbit; 8 (R,L) rectangular infralabials tapering to below posterior margin of orbit; scales of rostrum, lores, top of head, and occiput small, granular, those of rostrum largest and slightly raised; dorsal superciliaries flat, mostly square, subimbricate, largest anteriorly; mental triangular, bordered laterally by first infralabials and posteriorly by two large postmentals; each postmental bordered laterally by a single large, sublabial; seven chin scales; gular scales small, subimbricate, grading posteriorly into slightly larger, subimbricate, throat and pectoral scales which grade into slightly larger, subimbricate ventrals. Body somewhat elongate (Trunk/SVL 0.48), dorsoventrally compressed; ventrolateral folds absent; dorsal scales small, granular, 14 dorsal scales at midbody contained within one eye diameter; ventral scales, flat, subimbricate much larger than dorsal scales, seven ventral scales contained within one eye diameter; precloacal scales slightly larger than abdominal scales; pore-bearing precloacal scales continuous with pore-bearing femoral scales, totalling 26; forelimbs short, robust in stature, covered with flat, subimbricate scales dorsally and ventrally; palmar scales flat, subimbricate; all digits except digit I well developed; digit I vestigial, clawless; distal, subdigital lamellae of digits II–V undivided, angular and U-shaped; lamellae proximal to these transversely expanded; lamellar formula of digits II–V 4-4-4-4 (R,L); three transversely expanded lamellae on digit I; claws on digits II–V well developed, unsheathed; distal portions of digits strongly curved, terminal joint free, arising from central portion of lamellar pad; hind limbs short, more robust than forelimbs, covered with flat, juxtaposed scales dorsally and by larger, flat subimbricate scales ventrally; plantar scales low, flat, subimbricate; all digits except digit I well developed; digit I vestigial, clawless; distal, subdigital lamellae of digits II–V undivided, angular and U-shaped; lamellae proximal to these transversely expanded; lamellar formula of digits II–V 4-4-4-4 (R,L); three transversely expanded lamellae on digit I; claws on digits II–V well developed, unsheathed; distal portions of digits strongly curved, terminal joint free, arising from central portion of lamellar pad; dorsal caudal scales small, square, subimbricate; tail regenerated, covered with flat imbricate scales. Morphometric data are presented in Table 5. Coloration before preservation (Figure 5) Top of head, body, limbs, and tail grey, overlain with darker, broken bands on trunk appearing as paravertebral markings highlighted posteriorly by light-coloured, diffuse blotches; poorly defined dark, lineate markings extend from occipital region to shoulder; spotting or striping on trunk absent; diffuse, dark, preorbital stripe; dark, postorbital stripe irregularly shaped, extending to shoulder region; limbs bearing irregularly shaped, dark markings; tail generally unicolour; gular region generally immaculate, except for darker lateral areas and faint stippling in scales; and pigmentation density increases posteriorly with the abdomen being generally grey. Variation (Figures 5 and 6) The colour patterns of the paratypes generally match that of the holotype. LSUHC 13027 is darker overall and the colour pattern is less distinct. The light-coloured, paravertebral blotches in LSUHC 13029 are salmon coloured. The dark dorsal pattern of LSUHC 13028 is more speckled and that of the adult female LSUHC 13030 is more reticulate. LSUHC 13030 has an original tail lacking enlarged subcaudal plates and bearing a weak, ventrolateral fringe and a distinct banding pattern. The tail is oval in cross-section and the underside is dull orange. The intensity of coloration and contrast in pattern changes with mood and activity. Differences in scales counts are presented in Table 5. Distribution Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni sp. nov. is known only from the type locality of Phapant Cave, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar (Figure 1). Natural history Phapant Cave is a complex of three caves situated around a small depression along a narrow river. The karstic ridge and outcroppings surround a small monastery which incorporates the caves for worship. The hilly area connecting the caves is composed of highly eroded limestone walls bearing many cracks and pores. Large limestone boulders that have broken away from the cliff face line the base of the shallow escarpment (Figure 7). We believe Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni sp. nov. is a karst-adapted species. A specimen of H. tonywhitteni sp. nov. was found just inside a small opening of one of the caves nearly 4 m above the cave entrance. More specimens were found on the boulders at the base of the cliff and one on one of the cement buildings of the monastery. Syntopic with H. tonywhitteni sp. nov. on both the karst outcroppings and the cement building was an undescribed species of Hemidactylus. Hemidactylus sp. nov. was also found on wooden structures and vegetation where H. tonywhitteni sp. nov. was absent. Etymology This specific epithet ‘ tonywhitteni ’ honours Dr Tony Whitten of Fauna & Flora International who has championed a broad range of conservation efforts in Indonesia and the Asia Pacific for well over a quarter of a century. His tireless efforts to conserve and help manage karst ecosystems have been a great inspiration to the senior author (LLG) herein. Comparisons The molecular analyses indicate that Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni sp. nov. is embedded within clade 4 of the typus group and is the sister species of H. montawaensis sp. nov. It can be distinguished from H. jinpingensis, H. chiangmaiensis and the species of clade 3 by lacking dark, dorsolateral stripes on the trunk and transverse, dorsal blotches. The PCA analysis shows that it occupies a unique morphospace with respect to H. montawaensis sp. nov. and H. linnwayensis sp. nov. with PC1 and PC2 accounting for 49% of the variation in the concatenated dataset (Figure 3). PC1 accounted for 29% of the variation and loaded most heavily for trunk length and the number of subdigital lamellae on the first toe (Table 6). PC2 accounted for an additional 20% of the variation and loaded most heavily for the number of dorsal scales. The first four components of the PCA were retained for the DAPC which shows that not only are all three species distinct but all individuals of each species fall very close to or within the 95% confidence ellipses (Figure 4). Uncorrected pair-wise sequence divergence between H. tonywhitteni sp. nov. and all other species of clades 3 and 4 ranges from 6.4–18.7% (Table 7). Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni sp. nov. is most similar to its sister species H. montawaensis sp. nov. but differs in having more femoroprecloacal pores (20–26 versus 19–21) and a relatively wider head (0.17–0.19 versus 0.16–0.17) throughout its growth trajectory (Figure 8) and a statistically significantly wider head (p <0.24, n = 5) as an adult.Published as part of Grismer, L. Lee, Wood Jr, Perry L., Kyaw Thura, Myint, Zin, Thaw, Quah, Evan S. H., Murdoch, Matthew L., Grismer, Marta S., Li, Aung, Kyaw, Htet & Lwin, Ngwe, 2017, Phylogenetic taxonomy of Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker, 1860 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with descriptions of three new species from Myanmar, pp. 881-915 in Journal of Natural History 52 (13 - 16) on pages 891-898, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2017.1367045, http://zenodo.org/record/478004
Increasing employee motivation and use of ERP system to enhance organizational performance
No full textThis action research aims to study how to enhance organizational performance level at AAA, an electrical engineering and manufacturing company in Myanmar, which has initiated technology use in the operations by implementing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. The current situations were diagnosed by SWOT and STAR analysis and it was found that employee motivation and use of ERP system were required to improve to bring higher organizational performance level. Therefore, appropriate organization development interventions (ODIs) for the independent variables, which are employee motivation and use of ERP system, were designed and conducted to sixty participants of the focal company to meet the organizational expectations. Data was collected qualitatively through participatory and non-participatory observations and semi-structured interviews and quantitatively through surveys at pre and post-ODI stages. The impact of ODIs was analyzed by paired sample t-test, regression analysis, and content analysis and the outcomes indicated that employee motivation and use of ERP system and the level of organizational performance level have improved after ODIs. The results proved that the improvements of the independent variables positively impacted organizational performance. In concluding the research project, the results were reviewed and the author gave recommendations for the further development of the focal company
Social Networking Site Use and Materialistic Values Among Youth: The Safeguarding Role of the Parent-Child Relationship and Self-Regulation
No full text© The Author(s) 2017. Social networking sites (SNSs) have become common avenues for young people to share their life experience with peers, including their consumption experience. Although prior research on the media effects of SNSs has shown how online communication on SNSs promotes various volitional behaviors, current understanding is limited with respect to how young people’s use of SNSs is associated with their consumption experience and materialistic values. This study examines how SNS use related to consumption experience is associated with materialistic values among young adults and how their social perceptions mediate such association. This investigation also proposes that young adults’ self-regulation and close relationships with parents would buffer the impact of SNS use. Survey data gathered from 903 youths in Singapore lend strong empirical support to the hypotheses proposed. Implications are discussed
Initial findings of a gap analysis of the digital piracy literature: Six undiscovered countries
No full textDigital piracy continues to be a problem for firms, industry lobby groups and regulators. The purpose of this paper is to report initial findings of a review of the digital piracy literature. To reduce conceptual overlap and duplicated effort, the author aims to identify gaps in understanding for future research. The paper reviews prior literature on digital piracy across disciplinary areas. Six gaps are identified, being the supply of pirate digital materials, piracy for non-desktop environments, alternative distribution methods, the quality of pirate materials, the behaviour of piracy groups, and the benefits of digital piracy. These gaps constitute important undiscovered areas of knowledge. The paper excludes working papers and practitioner articles, which may contain different insight. The paper reports initial findings only, and the ongoing analysis may shed new light on these findings. The paper contributes by providing a multidisciplinary view of gaps in the literature. No prior study has yet reviewed prior literature with a view to identifying these opportunities for future work. © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limite
