Two policy-capturing studies were conducted to investigate how person–organization (PO) fit and person–job (PJ) fit information are weighted and combined when hiring decision makers evaluate job candidates, and how the process is influenced by the position’s characteristics. Regarding the...

We are interested in the antecedents to an individual?s decision to become an entrepreneur. Our approach is to consider an individual?s choice between self-employment and becoming an employee using multi-attribute utility discrete-choice modeling. The attributes in the model are based on the...

Teachers, as the core facilitators of learning, are at the forefront of any academic institution. For learning to take place, the competencies of the teachers, more than any technological advances that a university can offer, should be taken into consideration. With this, universities and...

In most parts of the world, the hotel industry has become one of the prominent players that contribute substantially to a nation’s economic growth and employment. As other service industry, hoteliers are highly relying on their contact employees known as front liners to deliver services to the...

This paper aims to present the main factors that influence motivation in academic research: extrinsic/ intrinsic factors, motivator/ demotivator factors, personal/ interpersonal/ social factors, individual/ collective factors. Also brought into the discussion and the main theories related to...

Hospital readmission is an indicator of care quality. Studies have been conducted to test whether post-discharge transitional care programs can reduce hospital readmission, but results are not conclusive. The contemporary development of post-discharge support advocates a health and social...

Each economic actor is characterized by his own evaluations, traits, and strategies. Although heterogeneity of economic actors is widely acknowledged, little is known about the factors causing it. In this paper, we will examine the behavioral bias known as myopic loss aversion, and the...

This study examines two mediator variables between empowering leader behavior to individual performance. Knowledge sharing as a process interaction among individuals and self efficacy as a emergent state. One hundred and three participants’ non paramedic employees of Hopital involved in this...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between professional contractor (PC) wellbeing and organisational support as one of mutual benefit for both parties. Design/methodology/approach – Four hypotheses were tested via hierarchical regression techniques using...