EXAMPLE OF A CRITICAL COMMENTARY OF A RESEARCH THESIS A critique on the research design of the thesis: Tseng‚ Yu-man (2009). A Study on Job Stress to Job Performance：Counseling as a Moderator. Taiwan: National Sun Yat-sen University‚ http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search-c/view_etd?URN=etd-1103109-054940 (Retrieved April 1‚ 2013) Table of Content Introduction ………………………………………………………..………………. 1 Overview of the research thesis ………………………………………..………….. 1-2 Critique of the research
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sings at his work.” – Thomas Carlyle In this essay‚ job performance has been defined and the main categories of job performance have been laid out to show the exact difference between task‚ contextual and counterproductive performance. Also‚ the association between job performance and satisfaction has been reviewed thoroughly to prove what matters most in order for an organization’s employees to perform at soaring levels. Job performance is formally defined as the value of the set of employee
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Conceptual Background This paper will discuss about job satisfaction and its relation with job performance and absenteeism. Job satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job. Stephen P. Robbins based in his book (Organizational Behavior‚ 12th edition) described job satisfaction as a positive feeling about one’s job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. Job satisfaction is one of dependent variable of organizational
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to the topic People at work worry about all sorts of things; increasing competition for jobs‚ globalization‚ terrorism‚ looking after aging parent and relatives‚ annual appraisal‚ new technology‚ outsourcing of jobs along with increased demand of employer for higher productivity. These and some other factors make the employees experience certain pressures at times. Like they have to meet certain deadlines‚ cope with some unusual but critical situations on their
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Relationship between Absenteeism and Job Performance Introduction Absenteeism has long been considered a significant and pervasive problem in industry. As a result‚ theories have been developed and numerous studies conducted to identify the causes of absenteeism. Probably one of the most common theories is the notion that absenteeism is caused by employees avoiding a painful or dissatisfying work situation. By the same token‚ this hedonistic theory would predict that employees who find
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Introduction Stress is an unavoidable consequence of modern living. Everyone experiences stress in varying forms and degrees. Company directors‚ teachers‚ actors‚ government officials‚ athletes‚ navy officers/soldiers‚ housewives and even students experience stress. With the growth of industries‚ pressure in the urban areas‚ quantitative growth in population and various problems in day to day life are some of the reasons for increase in stress. More generally‚ the term “stress” has been widely
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Abstract Research has shown a connection between stress and physical illness. Furthermore‚ who becomes ill under pressure may be regulated by other factors such as personality type. Several studies conducted confirm that stress is positively correlated with incidences of physical illness (DeVito‚ 1994). It is also becoming common knowledge that many physical diseases are either related to or can be exacerbated by excessive stress. Stress reduction is becoming a part of treatment and prevention of
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Objective of the report Understand job stress and its nature‚ Understand theoretical viewpoints of stress‚ Discuss how it has affected employees in United States and Japan. 1.Introduction Modern businesses are complex and highly competitive consequently employees‚ management of the organization as well as organization itself under contentious strain to accomplish higher targets (Rothmann et al‚ 2005). In recent time’s organizations around the world restructuring‚ outsourcing and downsizing
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circumstances. Executive Summary Job satisfaction and job performance have held a great interest for social psychologists for almost a century. The interest stems from the alleged relationship and interplay between these two elements. This research thesis attempts to find out the nature and magnitude of this relationship along with the impact of any influencing variables. Research for this report included a review of previous studies pertaining to the alleged relationship between the two main elements‚ in
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discuss and provide relevant information based on the understanding of stress and grief‚ also discussing how stress and grief are caused‚ what the effects are‚ and how it relates to paramedicine practice. This essay will also mention some research findings such as how paramedics are affected and strategies on coping with stress and grief‚ while also providing and comparing grief models to see which best suits Paramedic Practice. Stress is a feeling of being under too much pressure‚ mentally and emotionally
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