scholarly journals Indian Women at Workplace: Coping with “Role boundedness” through “Hardiness”

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-206
Author(s):  
Dr. Pallabi Mund
Keyword(s):  
Women Professionals ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Role Stressors ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Work Style

Stress has become a matter of concern in the present post-globalization world which has brought in enormous changes in the ways organizations work, the professionals’ work-style and pattern, extended working hours, meeting deadlines, added roles and responsibilities, role overload and ambiguities; and cultural and technological changes. Researchers have demonstrated a gender variation with respect to coping with role stressors or stressful life events. Golpelwar [1] finds that Indian women professionals suffer from a role stress typically termed as “Role boundedness”, a result of wanting “to be everything for everybody”. The present descriptive research work, probably one of the first on the issue, highlights the importance of “hardiness” - a stress resilient personality disposition [2] - in coping with “role boundedness” and shows a relationship between role boundedness and hardiness in women professionals indicative of the protective mechanism of hardiness in coping with role boundedness.

A Study On Employee Perception On Effectiveness Of Training Programs In Myanmar Citizens Bank

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 603-618
Author(s):  
ZawZawMyint ◽  
Sandeep Poddar ◽  
Abhijit Ghosh ◽  
Amiya Bhaumik
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
And Training

In banking industries, employees are entrusted with different roles and responsibilities, and training enables them to carry out these roles and responsibilities efficiently by let them to learn new things. Moreover, it will prepare them to take up higher responsibilities in the future. Therefore, this study focuses to analyze the employee perceptions on effectiveness of Training Programs in Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB).  By using the descriptive research method, primary data are collected from the responsible persons and employees of MCB in head office, branches. Secondary data are gathered and scrutinized from relevant text books, records and annual reports from MCB. The research revealed that there are four kinds of training programs in MCB. Moreover, this paper revealed that MCB successfully delivered its training programs in year 2015 to 2018 and the trainees have positive perceptions on effectiveness of training programs in MCB. Based on these results, this paper pointed out the important facts that can give improvement actions for effective and efficient training programs in Myanmar Citizen Banks.

scholarly journals Vibration Exposure and Transmissibility on Dentist’s Anatomy: A Study of Micro Motors and Air-Turbines

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4084
Author(s):  
Harish Kumar Banga ◽  
Pankaj Goel ◽  
Raman Kumar ◽  
Vikas Kumar ◽  
Parveen Kalra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Vibration Exposure ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Air Turbine ◽  
Test Of Homogeneity ◽  
Hand Piece ◽  
Vibration Transmissibility ◽  
Levene Test

The use of dental hand pieces endanger dentists to vibration exposure as they are subjected to very high amplitude and vibration frequency. This paper has envisaged a comparative analysis of vibration amplitudes and transmissibility during idling and drilling with micro motor (MM) and air-turbine (AT) hand pieces. The study aims to identify the mean difference in vibration amplitudes during idling, explore different grasp forces while drilling with irrigant injection by the dentist, and various vibration transmission of these hand pieces. The study utilized 22 separate frequency resonances on two new and eight used MMs and two new and eight used ATs of different brands by observing the investigator at 16 different dentist clinics. The study adopted a descriptive research design with non–probability sampling techniques for selecting dentists and hand pieces. Statistical methods like Levene Test of Homogeneity, Welch ANOVA, independent t-test, and Games–Howell test were utilized with SPSS version 22 and MS-Excel. The results reveal that vibration amplitudes and vibration transmissibility when measured at position 2 are higher than in another position 1. Vibrations during idling for used MMs are more than AT hand pieces, and the used MM (MUD) and used AT (AUA) hand pieces differ due to their obsolescence and over-usage. Vibration amplitudes increase every time with the tightening of grasping of the hand piece. Vibration amplitudes for each grasping style of MM hand piece differ from all other grasping styles of AT hand pieces. Routine exposure to consistent vibrations has ill physical, mental, and psychological effects on dentists. The used hand pieces more hazardous as compared to newer ones. The study suggests that these hand pieces must be replaced periodically, sufficient to break between two operations, especially after every hand piece usage. Hence, the present research work can be further extended by creating some control groups among dentists and then studying the vibration amplitude exposure of various dental hand pieces and subsequent transmissibility to their body parts.

WORK–LIFE BALANCE IN THE CURRENT JAPANESE CONTEXT

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Akizumi Tsutsumi
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Overtime Work ◽  
Work Style

Background: Work style reform in Japan is under way in response to a predicted shortfall in the workforce owing to the country’s low birth rate and high longevity, health problems due to excessive working hours, and the need for diversification of employment. A legal limit for physicians’ overtime work will be introduced in 2024. Objectives: This study examines the work–life balance among Japan’s doctors in the context of ongoing work style reform. Methodology: The study applied included selective reviews of demographic shifts, legislation against long working hours, and trends in doctors’ participation in the labor force. Results: Japan’s doctors work long hours, which creates a conflict between their working and private lives. The proportion of female doctors in Japan is the lowest among the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Employment trends among women doctors by age group show an M-curve: many quit their jobs upon marriage or childbirth. Gender role stereotyping has led male Japanese doctors to devote themselves entirely to their professions and working excessively long hours: they leave all family work to their female partners. This stereotyping obliges female doctors to undertake household chores in addition to their career tasks, which makes it difficult for them to re-enter their careers. Because of the harsh working conditions (including long working hours), there has been a decline in newly graduated doctors in some medical specialties. Conclusions: For sustainable, effective health care in Japan, it is necessary to improve the work conditions for Japan’s doctors towards achieving work–life harmony.

A Place Where Women Shine?

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-56
Author(s):  
Bill Emmott
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
University Education ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Work Style ◽  
Job Postings

Gender inequality lies at the core of Japan’s human capital weakness as well as of its social ailments of declining marriage and low fertility. Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared his ambition, soon after taking office in late 2012, of achieving much greater female empowerment. Progress has been made, notably in increased childcare provision, but considerable barriers remain. The human capital embodied in Japanese women has improved greatly thanks to the rise in access to university education for female students in the 1990s and 2000s, but this has not yet been translated into leadership roles in part because most organizations use hierarchies ordered strictly by age but also because corporate culture (in the private and public sectors alike) is oriented towards long working hours, enforced socializing, and short-notice job postings, in continued disregard of families and of the now-dominant double-earner households. More women are however fighting back against overt discrimination, the Abe government has introduced a Work-Style Reform Bill to combat long working hours, and more companies are taking the need for diversity seriously. Role models have emerged in a wide range of fields and soon a critical mass of women in decision-making positions will be achieved.

Young Middle-Class Women, Consumption and Fitness in Contemporary India: ‘To Tackle All That is Thrown Her Way’

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-126
Author(s):  
Callie Batts Maddox
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Indian Woman ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Right ◽  
Working Out

This article examines the intersections of fitness, consumption, the middle class and the female body in contemporary India. Having grown up exposed to and interacting with global markets, brands and commodities, young middle-class Indian women seek to engage in cultural practices that distinguish them as members of an upwardly mobile class of urban professionals. For many young women, working out at a gym or fitness centre has become an important performative act that signifies ability to successfully navigate the globalised and cosmopolitan worlds. Drawing mainly from ethnographic fieldwork, the article suggests that the fit, young, middle-class body has become the ‘right’ female body in contemporary India and functions to reinforce a privileged social location. It underpins moralities of self-care and marks the rise of the global Indian woman prepared to tackle multiple roles and responsibilities.

scholarly journals Long-term Effectiveness of Overnight Shiftwork Implementation on Pediatric Residents’ Wellness: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiro Nakao ◽  
Osamu Nomura ◽  
Mitsuru Kubota ◽  
Akira Ishiguro
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pediatric Residents ◽  
Work Style

Abstract BackgroundIn Japan, the “Work Style Reform Bill” was partially enacted in 2019. In 2011, an Overnight Call Shift (OCS) system was introduced for pediatric training at the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD). A questionnaire survey was conducted twice during the introduction of this system, finding a decrease in working hours, but no change in the depressive tendency of the residents. We conducted a follow-up survey in 2019 to investigate the long-term effectiveness of the OCS system to improve the pediatric residents’ wellness at NCCHD.MethodsA questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted for pediatric residents in 2019, and the results were compared to those of the previous survey in 2012. The questionnaire includes demographic data, working conditions data, and wellness assessment by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).ResultsThe collection rate for the 2019 survey was 94.5% (37 participants/39 eligible). Compared to 2012, there were no significant changes in demographic data and working hours, a significant increase by about 30% in residents who took daytime off after night work, about 10% decrease in residents who scored 16 and above on the CES-D, and a significant decrease in the mean score for depersonalization (DP) in the MBI.ConclusionsThis survey demonstrated the long-term effectiveness of the implemented OCS system to improve pediatric residents’ wellness. This study provides evidence for the further initiative to improve pediatricians’ wellness for preparing for the government’s overtime regulations for physicians scheduled for 2024.

scholarly journals Review Procedures Borrowing And Return Record Files Medical Outpatient Medical Record in Health Unit River Candle

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 898-901
Author(s):  
Ariska Nurlaila ◽  
Devita Farita
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Financial Research

The borrowing of medical record documents at the puskesmas is used for internal or external purposes which include needs in aspects of the usefulness of medical record documents such as administrative, medical, legal, financial, research, and educational aspects. Based on a survey at the puskesmas, the procedure for borrowing and returning medical record files has not been carried out effectively, for example, the return of outpatient medical record files is often not in accordance with the provisions, namely a maximum of 1 (one) hour before the end of working hours, thus hampering the implementation of medical record retrieval at any time. The time is needed by patients, doctors, and parties who need medical record files. The purpose of this study was to determine the procedure for borrowing and returning outpatient medical record files. This research is a type of descriptive research. The object of the research is the procedure for borrowing and returning medical record files of outpatients in the medical record unit. The instruments used are observation guidelines and interview guidelines.

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN LKP PADA MASA PENDMIK COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Zhahara Yusra ◽  
Rufran Zulkarnain ◽  
Sofino Sofino
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Data Validity ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Made In

The purpose of this study was to determine and describe in detail the management of LKP during the pandemic. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. This study uses interview data collection techniques, observation, and documentation. Data validity checking used time triangulation, subject triangulation and technical triangulation. The result of the research was that in the process of curriculum adjustment involving Mrs. Rosilah as the head of the LKP, Mr. Erwin as the curriculum organizer and Mrs. Leni Susanti as the tutor, curriculum adjustments were made in the form of dividing study groups into 2x a week, there was no change in instructors in the learning process, changes working hours in accordance with face-to-face changes, and the application of health protocols in the face-to-face learning process and during the implementation of competency exams.

“Opt-out” or pushed out?

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 785-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wee Ling Lim ◽  
Roziah Mohd Rasdi
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Women Professionals ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Opt Out

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges faced by married women professionals in the private sector and the factors affecting their decisions in leaving the workforce. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was used in this study. Data were obtained using a purposive sampling method in selecting ten married women professionals based on the inclusion criteria for this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the whole interview sessions were audio recorded. Thematic analysis using the constant comparative method was used in interpreting the data. Findings The findings of this study revealed that majority of the married women professionals leaving workforce are affected by “pushed out” factors such as workplace inflexibility, long working hours, high volume of work than “opt-out” factors, which focus on the biological and psychological “pulls” that lure women back into their traditional roles of motherhood. Most of the married women professionals interviewed had no intention to return to the workforce and had lost confidence to join back the workforce. Research limitations/implications This study involved married women professionals in the private sector only. As a qualitative study, it limits to voice and views of these particular subjects only and could not be generalised to other group of women. Practical implications The findings from this study shall enlighten all parties involved such as women professionals, HR managers and private sector organisations in strategies and plan of action towards minimising the talent drain of women professionals. Originality/value This paper offers new insight into debating the opt-out or pushed out factors influencing married women professionals’ decisions in leaving the workforce. It provides voice and views of women professionals who faced a predicament in making a decision about their career development.

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