Do star employees help or hinder department performance: the case of surgeons in South Korean hospitals

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Sangsuk Oh ◽  
Owwon Park ◽  
Woonki Hong
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Strategic Human Capital ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Surgery Department ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Based on strategic human capital theory, this study examines the effects of star surgeons on two different types of healthcare outcomes (i.e., number of surgical patients and length of patients’ in-hospital stay after surgery) in the surgery department. We also explore whether the relationship between star surgeons and healthcare outcomes is contingent on the expertise disparity between star and non-star surgeons. The results of an empirical analysis on colorectal cancer surgeons in 80 departments in South Korean hospitals show that the number of star surgeons increases the number of surgical patients and reduces the length of patients' stay after surgery. Moreover, the positive relationship between star surgeons and the number of surgical patients is strengthened when the expertise disparity between star and non-star surgeons is low. The implications of these findings for research and practice are also discussed.

Influence of Transnational Leisure on Diaspora Tourism among Contemporary Migrants

2020 ◽  
pp. 004728752092231
Author(s):  
Wei-Jue Huang ◽  
Chun-Chu Chen
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Leisure Participation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Event Based ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shaped Pattern

Leisure and tourism constitute important means for migrants to keep in touch with their homeland. This study is the first to investigate the relationship between the leisure and tourism activities of contemporary migrants in a transnational social field. Overseas Chinese residing in North America were surveyed to compare transnational leisure participation and travel behavior across five migrant generations, and examine the effects of transnational leisure on travel behavior and intention. A U-shaped pattern was found in respondents’ media-based and event-based transnational leisure, frequency of travel, and intention to visit China, with the second generation being the lowest. Media-based leisure influenced the first and 1.5-generations’ number of homeland trips whereas event-based leisure influenced that of the second, third, and fourth-plus generations. Overall, there is a positive relationship between transnational leisure and diaspora tourism, and different types of transnational leisure have varying effects on the travel behavior and intention of different generations.

scholarly journals The Role of Intergenerational Networks in Students’ School Performance in Two Differentiated Educational Systems: A Comparison of Between- and Within-Individual Estimates

2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-64
Author(s):  
Sara Geven ◽  
Herman G. van de Werfhorst
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Student Differences ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

In this article, we study the relationship between intergenerational networks in classrooms (i.e., relationships among parents in classrooms, and between parents and their children’s classmates) and students’ grades. Using panel data on complete classroom networks of approximately 3,000 adolescents and their parents in approximately 200 classes in both Germany and the Netherlands, we compare estimates based on between-student differences in intergenerational networks (i.e., between-individual estimates) to estimates based on changes students experience in their intergenerational networks over time (i.e., within-individual estimates). We also examine how the relationship between intergenerational networks and grades is contingent on students’ location in the educational system (i.e., their ability track). When considering between-individual estimates, we find some support for a positive relationship between intergenerational networks and grades. However, we find no robust support when considering within-individual estimates. The findings suggest that between-individual estimates, which most previous research has relied on, may be confounded by unobserved differences across individuals. We find little support for variations in these estimates across ability tracks. We discuss the implications for Coleman’s social capital theory on intergenerational closure.

scholarly journals The effect of passion for activities on fear of COVID-19 and mental health among the Japanese population

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Kubo ◽  
Daichi Sugawara ◽  
Akihiro Masuyama
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
The Other ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Harmonious Passion ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship

As the pandemic limited our lives, people engaged in their favorite activities; either in alternative ways or while disregarding the restrictions. These major activities and our engagement in these activities of life are considered to have a significant impact on our mental health. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship between two types of passion (harmonious passion and obsessive passion), fear of COVID-19 (emotional fear responses, symptomatic expressions of fear), and mental distress. To this end, 322 Japanese participants completed an online questionnaire. The results showed that harmonious passion (HP) was positively related to emotional fear responses and negatively to mental distress. On the other hand, obsessive passion (OP) was positively associated with symptomatic expressions of fear and negatively with mental distress. Symptomatic expressions of fear have a stronger positive relationship with mental distress than emotional fear reactions. This study evidenced that HP is a protective factor against pandemics as it improves mental health while appropriately recognizing fear of COVID-19. Focusing on different types of passion may prove effective in improving mental health amidst the pandemic.

scholarly journals Relationship between Spiritual Practices and Psychological Well-Being among Hindus

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchi Singh
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Practices ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship

Spiritual people perform some spiritual practices for attaining psychological well-being, mental peace, and different types of healings and for many other purposes. The main aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between spiritual practices and psychological well-being among Hindus. Spiritual practices positively affect psychological well-being. In the present study, Spiritual Practices Scale-Hindus (SPS-H) developed by Singh and Husain (2014) and Psychological Well-being Scale developed by Prakash and Bhogle (1995) were administered on 130 Hindus (89 male and 41 female). They were drawn from different temples situated in Aligarh and Agra districts of U.P. Data was analysed by using Pearson product moment correlation to examine the relationship between the scores obtained on the spiritual practices and psychological well-being scales. The Significant positive relationship was found between spiritual practices and psychological well-being among Hindus.

An Investigation of Collaborative Consumption Engagement and the Interaction With Self-Identity

2021 ◽  
pp. 147-159
Author(s):  
Youngkeun Choi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Collaborative Consumption ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between motivation factors and collaborative consumption engagement and explore the moderating effect of self-identity on that relationship. For this, the present study collected data from 228 college students in South Korean through a survey method. In the results, first, the more sustainability or economic benefits participants perceive in collaborative consumption platforms, the more they are engaged in collaborative consumption. Second, a positive relationship between perceived sustainability and collaborative consumption engagement is stronger for participants in collaborative consumption platforms high rather than low in interdependent self-view. However, interdependent self-view was found to have no significance in the relationship between perceived economic benefits and collaborative consumption engagement.

Social Contributors and Consequences of Habitual and Compulsive Game Play

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghee Yvette Wohn ◽  
Yu-Hao Lee ◽  
Elif Yilmaz Ozkaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Game Play ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Social Motivations ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between social motivations, pro-social relationship outcomes, and two types of game play—habitual and compulsive—in the context of simulation games on Facebook. Social motivations were significantly associated with compulsive game play, but not habitual game play. Compulsive play was a positive predictor of pro-social outcomes whereas habitual use was not. By differentiating two different types of media use that are both associated with problematic use, the authors see that social factors contribute to people's inability to control their gaming behavior, but that the so-called “addictive” behavior can also yield positive relationship outcomes.

Post-Release Source of Income and Convictions of Formerly Incarcerated Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110077
Author(s):  
Suzan Verweij ◽  
Gijs Weijters ◽  
Hilde Wermink ◽  
Arjan A.J. Blokland
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Formerly Incarcerated ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between post-release source of income and convictions for different types of crime. Longitudinal data from a sample of formerly incarcerated adults ( n = 10,879) released from Dutch prisons were used. Fixed effects models show that, compared with receiving social benefits, post-release employment is associated with a lower probability of convictions for crime in general, and for property crime. Persons who are not employed and do not receive benefits have a higher likelihood of conviction for any crime, property crime, and violent crime compared with those receiving social benefits. The magnitude of this positive relationship is stronger for those living alone, for women, and for persons older than 25. Results have implications for crime control policies.

Hasty discussion, cross-cutting exposure, and tolerance: A comparative study of South Korean and American online discussants

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 570-594
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Lee ◽  
Yunjung Choi
Keyword(s):  
Political Communication ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
The South ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Relationship

The positive relationship between cross-cutting exposure and tolerance has long been a topic in the political communication field. By reinvestigating this issue, this study further explores whether hasty discussion moderates the relationship from a cross-cultural perspective by comparing South Korea with the United States. The authors posit that hasty discussion—a term that was coined to explain South Korean’s fast lifestyle as reflected in discussion processes—is a South Korean characteristic that can have deleterious effects on deliberative democracy. Nine hundred and sixty survey participants (480 South Koreans and 480 Americans) showed meaningful results: (1) Hasty discussion comprises two factors (ignoring discussion processes and pursuing discussion efficiency). (2) Americans are exposed to more cross-cutting opinions than South Koreans, but the positive relationship between cross-cutting exposure and tolerance is more significant in the South Korean sample. (3) In the South Korean sample, ignoring discussion processes negatively affected tolerance. (4) An interaction effect of ignoring discussion processes and cross-cutting exposure on tolerance was found among South Koreans. That is, ignoring the discussion process lowered tolerance.

Relationship of Love, Affect and Wellbeing

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Thiyam Kiran Singh ◽  
Aastha Dhingra
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Close Friendship ◽  
Major Facilitator ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Love is more than a close friendship. It acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationship. Love is positive in nature and leaves a positive affect on every individual. An individual in love not only feels positive but spreads positivity around. They smile, be kind to other people, behave compassionately with everyone. If the person is happy then he is likely to be psychologically and emotionally healthy. The current study aimed at understanding the relationship between love, affect and wellbeing among young females aged between 20-25 years. The study reported a significant positive relationship between love and positive affect with the significant correlation of 0.29 at 0.05 levels (p<0.05). It was also found a significant positive relationship between love and wellbeing with the significant correlation of 0.58 at 0.01 level (p<0.01). This means that people in love experience positive emotions and healthy wellbeing. The correlation between love and negative affect came out to be insignificant. The correlation turned out to be -0.13. This means that people in love do not experience negative emotions.

Crop infestation by aphids is related to flight activity detected with 75 metre high suction traps

2004 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A.J. Teulon ◽  
M.A.W. Stufkens ◽  
J.D. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Rhopalosiphum Padi ◽  
Flight Activity ◽  
Aphid Infestation ◽  
Potato Aphid ◽  
Suction Traps ◽  
Suction Trap ◽  
Trap Catches ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Suction

The flight activity of aphid pests of wheat potato lettuce and squash is currently monitored in New Zealand using 75 m suction traps However there has been little research comparing aphid suction trap catches with crop infestation levels The relationship between the average number of aphids (Rhopalosiphum padi) sampled from wheat plants and the average number of aphids caught in weekly 75 m suction trap samples was examined A significant positive relationship indicated that numbers of aphids caught in suction traps reflected the numbers of aphids infesting wheat fields In another experiment potato aphid flights (mostly Myzus persicae) caught in a 75 m suction trap were compared with a nearby windvane trap Aphid numbers in both traps reflected similar trends However the suction trap caught approximately 10 times more aphids than the windvane trap Thus 75 m suction traps provide a useful tool for assessing aphid infestation levels in crops

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