scholarly journals Employee commitment before and after an economic crisis: A stringent test of profile similarity

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1204-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P Meyer ◽  
Alexandre JS Morin ◽  
S Arzu Wasti
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Employee Commitment ◽  
Continuance Commitment ◽  
Profile Similarity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Stringent Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Profile Approach

Researchers have recently begun to take a person-centered (profile) approach to investigate how the affective, normative and continuance commitment mindsets combine within the three-component model of organizational commitment. The meaningfulness of the profiles identified in this research depends, in part, on evidence that similar profiles emerge across samples, particularly those drawn from a common population. We conducted a particularly stringent test of similarity by comparing profiles for samples of employees drawn from a large Turkish conglomerate prior to ( N = 346) and following ( N = 797) a major economic crisis. Using procedures recently introduced by Morin et al., (2016) we found similarity in the number (seven) and structure of the profiles before and after the crisis; only the distribution of individuals across profiles (i.e. the relative size of the profiles) differed. We also found similarity in the patterns of relations with theoretical antecedent, correlate, and outcome variables, suggesting that a common set of principles might be operating regardless of major differences in the work environment. In addition to providing strong evidence for the meaningfulness of commitment profiles, this study is one of the first to investigate the impact of an economic crisis on employee commitment.

scholarly journals Healthcare personnels’ job satisfaction during the economic crisis in Achaia Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Zoe Aggelopoulou ◽  
Maria Tzoumanika
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Job Satisfaction Survey ◽  
Randomized Experimental Design ◽  
Communication Context ◽  
Exogenous Factors ◽  
The Impact

The economic crisis of recent years has inevitably led to an increase in unemployment due to the decline in the economic power of the labor market. As a consequence, discomfort and consequently a decrease in quality of life is spotted in the wider work environment, which depends on both endogenous and exogenous factors. The impact of the economic crisis on the job satisfaction of nursing staff in the Region of Achaia. The present study has looked into factors such as salary, labor relations, supervision, potential earnings, the general work environment and the communication context. The Paul Spector Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) was used, consisting of a 6-step scale from full agreement of the respondent to complete discrepancy. The sample size was 100 persons, the majority of which completed the questionnaire electronically, except from nine individuals who completed the questionnaire by hand. Quantitative data analysis was used in a randomized experimental design regarding descriptive and inductive statistics. The majority of the respondents were mainly females (87%). The 25-35 years old age group was the main age group of the respondents. Regarding the question about their remuneration, 50% of respondents described it as unfair with regards to their work, which was in line with the 39% of those who generally felt that their work was not well appreciated. Furthermore, the majority of the sample felt less likely to be promoted. The conclusions drawn from the study showed that the job satisfaction of the nursing staff in the Achaia Region has been negatively affected by the economic crisis. Significant reference was made by respondents to their salary, as they believed that they should be modified to reflect a fairer recognition of the difficulty and importance of their work, and to enhance the sense of collaboration and coexistence through more efficient communication.

scholarly journals Economic Crisis Impact and Social Determinants of Perinatal Outcomes and Infant Mortality in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6606
Author(s):  
Christos Zilidis ◽  
Christos Chadjichristodoulou
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Perinatal Outcomes ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Rate Ratios ◽  
The Impact

(1) Background: To explore the effects of the 2008 economic crisis on maternal, perinatal and infant mortality in Greece and the socio-economic determinants associated with them; (2) Methods: The annual rates of stillbirth (SBR), perinatal mortality (PMR), infant mortality (IMR), neonatal mortality (NNMR), post-neonatal mortality (PNMR), low birth weight (LBW), and maternal mortality (MMR) were calculated for the years 2000–2016. Average Annual Percent Changes (AAPC) were calculated by the period before and after 2008. The expected rates of 2009–2016 and the observed-to-expected rate ratios (RR) were calculated. Correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were used to test the impact of socio-economic variables on health outcomes; (3) Results: A reverse in downwards trends of PNM, IMR, and NNMR is observed since 2009. All observed values of 2009–2016 were found significantly higher than the expected ones by 12–34%. All indicators except SBR were found negatively correlated with GDP and DHI. A positive correlation was found between IMR, NNMR, and LBW and long-term unemployment, and no association with public health expenditure; (4) Conclusions: Economic crisis was associated with remarkable adverse effects on perinatal outcomes and infant mortality, mainly determined by long-term unemployment and income reduction. The findings stress a need for interventions to protect maternity and child health during crises.

scholarly journals On the impact of non-factorisable corrections in VBF single and double Higgs production

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric A. Dreyer ◽  
Alexander Karlberg ◽  
Lorenzo Tancredi
Keyword(s):  
Vector Boson ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Eikonal Approximation ◽  
Higgs Production ◽  
Leading Order ◽  
Scale Uncertainty ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Uncertainty Band ◽  
The Impact

Abstract We study the non-factorisable QCD corrections, computed in the eikonal approximation, to Vector-Boson Fusion single and double Higgs production and show the combined factorisable and non-factorisable corrections for both processes at $$ \mathcal{O}\left({\alpha}_s^2\right) $$ O α s 2 . We investigate the validity of the eikonal approximation with and without selection cuts, and carry out an in-depth study of the relative size of the non-factorisable next-to-next-to-leading order corrections compared to the factorisable ones. In the case of single Higgs production, after selection cuts are applied, the non-factorisable corrections are found to be mostly contained within the factorisable scale uncertainty bands. When no cuts are applied, instead, the non-factorisable corrections are slightly outside the scale uncertainty band. Interestingly, for double Higgs production, we find that both before and after applying cuts, non-factorisable corrections are enhanced compared to the single Higgs case. We trace this enhancement to the existence of delicate cancellations between the various leading-order Feynman diagrams, which are partly spoiled by radiative corrections. All contributions studied here have been implemented in proVBFH v1.2.0 and proVBFHH v1.1.0.

scholarly journals Regional Variation and Socio-Economic Determinants of Suicide Mortality in Greece before and during Economic Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 6117
Author(s):  
Christos Zilidis ◽  
Dimitrios Papagiannis ◽  
Georgios Rachiotis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Background. Suicide mortality increased in Greece after the 2008 financial crisis. This study aimed to explore the regional variation of suicide mortality before and after the economic crisis, and its correlation with socio-economic and mental health-related variables factors. Methods. This is a quasi-experimental ecological study. Data from the national mortality statistics were analyzed, and standardized death rates and age-specific mortality rates were calculated. The effect of economic crisis was explored by comparing mortality rates before and after crisis onset. Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation coefficients and multiple linear regression were used to assess the impact of socioeconomic and mental health-related factors on suicide mortality. Results. Trends of suicide mortality showed a rise during 2011–2014, followed by a decline during 2015–2016. Significant differences were observed between regions, ranging from 27.6% lower to 54% higher than the national average. Unemployment, income, and change of gross domestic product were significantly correlated with regional variation. No association was found with mental disorder mortality rates and psychotropic drug consumption. Conclusions. Socio-economic factors explained only a part of the suicide mortality variation. Mental health-related factors were not significantly correlated with suicide mortality. More research is needed to investigate other possible determinants of suicides.

scholarly journals Labor Productivity And Real Wages In Macedonia: An Overview Before And After The Global Economic Crisis

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Predrag Trpeski ◽  
Ljupcho Eftimov ◽  
Marijana Cvetanoska
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Opposite Direction ◽  
Opposite Sign ◽  
Quantitative Relationship ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
The Real ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the paper is to examine the relationship between the labor productivity and real net wages in Macedonia at the level of the whole economy, and in the sectors of industry and agriculture, both, in the period 2006-2015, i.e. shortly before the commencement and after the Great financial and economic crisis. The paper starts from the assumption that greater labor productivity causes changes in real net wages which are in the same direction. Studies that are previously made show that there is an expressed quantitative relationship between the labor productivity and real net wages in Macedonia in the period 1995-2003. But results obtained in this paper show that the Great financial and economic crisis has influence on this relations. Thus, quantitative relationship between labor productivity and real net wages in the analyzed period is very low, and even that their relationships are with the opposite sign. This leads to the conclusion that during and the period after the crisis, changes in labor productivity did not have an impact on the real net wages in Macedonia, or they had a little impact, and in some cases the impact is in the opposite direction. Taking into consideration that in the period during and after crisis are recorded small but permanent increasing of the wages in the country, it is obvious that such increase is not due to changes in labor productivity but more to other factors.

scholarly journals Employee Commitment and Job Performance in Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Aminu IBRAHIM1 ◽  
◽  
Oladejo Lukman GBOLAGADE ◽  
Munir Shehu MASHI ◽  
Kabir IBRAHIM ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Employee Commitment ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Continuance Commitment ◽  
The Impact

Employee commitment and job performance are considered to be an issue in Federal University Dutsin-ma to achieve high employee performance. The objective of this study is to study the employee commitment in relation to the performance of FUDMA Staff. The study investigated the impact of three dimensions of employee commitment-continuance, normative and affective commitments on employee Job performance. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey research design; total sample of 299 were selected using convenience sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to collect the data. Both Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficients and Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSS were used to analyze the data. The results show that there is a significant relationship between continuance commitment and Job performance. As unexpected, the relationships between normative and affective commitment are not supported. The paper recommends the University to consider provision of incentives and conducive atmosphere that will enable employees to have affection for their jobs.

scholarly journals Managing mergers in a difficult era: Stock market and accounting evidence from Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Michail Pazarskis ◽  
Andreas Koutoupis ◽  
Georgia Pazarzi ◽  
Panagiotis Kyriakogkonas
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Payment Method ◽  
Qualitative Variables ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industry Relatedness

The study examines the impact of mergers on stock market and performance of companies which were involved at mergers in Greece. Thus, the study, by using a sample of twenty-three listed companies which executed at least one merger (as acquirers) during the period of economic crisis, analyses nine stock market measures and ratios using simultaneously accounting measures extracted from corresponding financial statements. More specifically, we test a company’s performance by comparing a two-year span period before and after of all the merger events that took place within the period 2011-2015 (with data analysis from 2009 to 2017). The results of the study indicated that there is no statistically significant improvement or worsening for none of the examined variables in the post-merger period. In addition, we examined further merger characteristics, such as the method of payment and industry relatedness (qualitative variables). We observed statistically significant changes of a variable, in relation with the payment method, and in particular improvement of a variable when the exchange of shares is used as a payment method of a merger, instead of cash exchange.

The Impact of Food and Global Economic Crises (2008) on Food Security in Egypt

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 205-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samah Sayed Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
Global Economic Crisis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Global Shocks ◽  
Vulnerable Households ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This paper aims to study how food security in Egypt influenced by the global rising of food prices occurs during the period 2006-2008 and the global economic crisis beginning in 2008. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the paper was divided into three main sections in addition to introduction, the second one analyze the features of food crisis and its reasons and its effects on the poor and households. The third section represents the global economic crisis and its impacts on the most vulnerable households. The fourth section, analyze the status of food security in Egypt before and after the two crises, government response to food and global economic crises, role of international organizations in Egypt as a result of the two crises, the Arab awakening and its impact on food security, finally, the paper introduces some policy options to address food insecurity in Egypt. The main conclusion of the study is that the Egyptian economy is highly vulnerable to food and economic global shocks, and the status of food security after the two crises is classified as a serious case.

scholarly journals Evaluasi Tingkat Kesehatan Keuangan Bank Studi Kasus pada BPRS XYZ

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Hartiwi Prabowo ◽  
Mohamad Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
The Public ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Performance Report ◽  
Conventional Banks ◽  
The Impact

The impact of the financial crisis started from the US hits other countries, and expands into a global economic crisis that has been felt since the second semester of 2008. In the midst of the development which has deterioted and the declining of the public trust in national banking system, banks with Shariah principles become an alternative to the public in obtaining banking services. The research objective is to determine the level of health, funding development, and financing development of BPRS XYZ, before and after the economic crisis in Indonesia. The data collecting technique is secondary data (2006-2009 performance report). Analytical technique used to assess the health of a bank is CAMEL analysis focusing on Capital, Assets, Management, Earning, and Liquidity. From the analysis, it is concluded that BPRS XYZ has improved in health, though in a small percentage. Nevertheless, after the crisis in 2008-2009, it decreased in the ratio of health and increased slightly at the end of 2009. In terms of funding before and after the crisis, BPRS XYZ increased in funds because of the public trust in the transition from conventional banks to Shariah banks. From the financing side, BPRS XYZ developed a very significant financial from 2006 to 2009. Yet, it had not able to meet all the financial requests, due to limited funding.

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