Good Thing Research Articles

Too much of a good thing? A multilevel examination of listening to music at work.

Music listening has proliferated in the workplace, yet its effects have been overlooked, and classic investigations offer conflicting results. To advance our understanding, we draw from self-regulation and resource allocation theories to suggest that listening to music has curvilinear effects on attentional focus and performance on work tasks and that willpower belief is a key boundary condition. We test these hypotheses across three studies: a pilot study of 108 employees from a software company who took part in a 2-week experience-sampling methodology study and self-rated their music listening and performance, a laboratory study (Study 1) of 252 undergraduate students in which task attentional focus and objective performance on proofreading tasks were captured across repeated trials while listening to music, and a 3-week experience-sampling methodology study (Study 2) of 247 employees that included a within-person manipulation of music listening (little to no music vs. 1 hr longer than usual vs. 3 hr longer than usual), daily self-ratings of task attentional focus and task performance, and weekly coworker ratings of task performance. We find mixed support for our hypotheses. Time spent listening to music exhibited an inverted, U-shaped relationship with self-rated (pilot study) and objective (Study 1) task performance. Individuals with higher willpower belief maintained higher levels of task attentional focus regardless of the amount of music they listened to (Studies 1 and 2), and the curvilinear relationship of reported music listening with self-rated task performance was more pronounced for individuals who believe that willpower is limited (pilot study and Study 2). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Program Everyday Untuk Mengembangkan Akhlak Mulia Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun

The everyday program is one of the habituation programs that is carried out every day to develop children's noble character but, in its implementation there are still some children who do not concentrate, play, and talk to themselves. The purpose of the research is to describe, find out the inhibiting and encouraging factors, and find out the impact of the everyday program to develop noble morals. The method used is qualitative with a case study approach. The results of this study concluded that the description of the everyday program is a program of habituation to read short letters in tartil interspersed with the cultivation of morning aqidah which aims to make children have a basic Islamic religion and recognize short letters from an early age. This program is a superior activity that is supported by the safari dhuha program, the Friday clean program, and environmental love activities. Supporting factors of this program include educators, evaluation, reward and punishment, motivation, follow-up, and infrastructure. While the inhibiting factors include the community environment, family environment, and internal factors. The impact of the everyday program is to increase love for the Qur'an, increase the skill of reading the Qur'an, especially in tajweed, increase faith in Allah SWT by worshiping, and have an impact on noble character because children are always accustomed to doing good things such as attitude, speech, and actions so that they can make good traits and character for children.

Preventing too much of a good thing: epigenetic regulation limits sucrose-induced anthocyanin production in Arabidopsis.

Preventing too much of a good thing: epigenetic regulation limits sucrose-induced anthocyanin production in Arabidopsis.

Too Varying of a Good Thing: The Effect of Inconsistent Empowering Leadership on Follower Outcomes

Too Varying of a Good Thing: The Effect of Inconsistent Empowering Leadership on Follower Outcomes

When the Main Owner is the Board Chair: Too Much of a Good Thing for Stakeholders and Firm Growth

When the Main Owner is the Board Chair: Too Much of a Good Thing for Stakeholders and Firm Growth

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING METHODS IN A CASE STUDY OF THE BEST EMPLOYEE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Selecting the best employees is an alternative for companies to maintain and improve the quality of employee work. Being best employee is a matter of pride for every employee, so this good thing will also have an impact on the company. Having employees with good quality will certainly improve the quality of the company itself. Making decisions for the best employees is a challenge for companies because its subjective nature makes the selection inaccurate, so an objective decision-making system is needed according to the criteria. The purpose of this study is to compare three multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) namely AHP (Analysis Hierarchy Process), SAW (Simple Additive Weighting Model) and TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution). Based on comparative studies from several journals, the results of the accuracy levels obtained from different methods show that there are different results from several cases discussed in reference journals, this is due to differences in the number of criteria and alternatives used for analysis.

Symposium 2: Nurses’ experiences from a flexible online course in a higher education learning initiative

Remote healthcare is developing at a rapid pace to create high-quality, efficient, and financially sustainable care. The article aims to describe and explore nurses’ experiences of networked learning before and after participation in a higher education lifelong learning initiative. The study was conducted in primary healthcare and hospital units in Sweden with ten nurses (eight women and two men), where the participants answered a web-based questionnaire before and after participating in an online course, Digital Competence in Care. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis. The results show increased development of nurses’ competence and learning. The mean of digital competence among all participants increased from 4.4 to 8.9 on a scale of 0-10 and the mean of expectations for learning among all participants increased from 7.1 to 9.2 on a scale of 0-10. Furthermore, two themes were identified: Lifelong learning important and urgent for nurses and Networked learning a flexible way to strengthen learning and think outside the box. The content and design of DCC were experienced as relevant for the participants, and networked learning was perceived as a way of developing and strengthening learning and competence. The participants indicated that sharing experiences and networking with others supported them in solving problems in their daily work, “thinking outside their own box,” and putting ideas into action together to support a critical and responsible attitude. The use of authentic work-related problems in the course assignments was experienced as a good thing, as it supported the nurses in their everyday work. Finally, the participants described how they became more courageous and confident in their ability to communicate and work securely digitally, and also that their new knowledge and competence were relevant to the continued development of digitalisation in healthcare settings and medical care, as colleges and leaders turned to them for support and advice.

The Concept of Hijrah in the Al-Qur’an: Contextualization in the Millennial Era in the Ma'na-Cūm-Maghza Approach

In this millennial era, emigration has become a very popular religious issue. The problem with the term hijrah itself is not only misunderstood, but the term hijrah in this melennial era is also misused by several groups. This is because the term hijrah nowadays, apart from experiencing reconstruction of meaning, has also undergone commodification in terms of application. In this problem, researchers try to examine verses that explain the hijrah contained in the Qur'an using the Ma'nā-cum-Maghzā approach theory. This is because this method combines classical Islamic scholarship and modern hermeneutics which is relatively new in the academic realm. In this research, researchers will look for the relevance of the meaning of hijrah and its understanding in the present. Researchers concluded that the migration itself was carried out long before the time of Muhammad's prophethood. However, the term hijrah itself became popular among Muslims during the first migration of the Prophet Muhammad, namely from the city of Mecca to the city of Medina. The emigration of the Prophet Muhammad at that time was due to saving himself and the people from interference and pressure from infidels who rejected the teachings brought by the Prophet Muhammad at that time. During the prophetic period, researchers discovered several significance of the hijrah, namely; At first, the command to emigrate aims to save oneself, religion, and even the people from interference from infidels. Second, the command to emigrate to abandon sinful acts. Third, the command to emigrate to disseminate the teachings ordered by Allah SWT. Fourth, the command to help people who emigrate. Fifth, the value of hijrah contains a serious message. In the current era, researchers explain that the significance and relevance of hijrah in the current context (Maghza Al-Ayah) is: First, to improve oneself for the better, by abandoning sins or actions that are prohibited by religion. Second, to help each other in good things. Third, be serious about doing a good deed.

“Robots can do disgusting things, but also good things:” Fostering children’s understanding of AI through storytelling

“Robots can do disgusting things, but also good things:” Fostering children’s understanding of AI through storytelling

Is aiming high always a good thing? A behavioral model of aspiration failure with evidence from lower-secondary students in China

Is aiming high always a good thing? A behavioral model of aspiration failure with evidence from lower-secondary students in China

EFEKTIVITAS PENERAPAN METODE REWARD AND PUNISHMENT PADA PEMBELAJARAN FIQIH DALAM MENINGKATKAN ANTUSIASME BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN DARUN NAIM BEKASI

Rewards will make students study actively, the application of the reward and punishment method should be able to make students motivated to study Islam, not violate school rules and be expected to behave well towards everyone, not focus on studying, lazy to do assignments, not pay attention to the teacher, have difficulty understand the lesson and get bored of taking the lesson. This research approach is qualitative. Data collection is carried out using observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that the application of the reward and punishment method is effective in increasing enthusiasm for learning PAI fiqh in class X students at Darun Naim Vocational School, Bekasi. By giving rewards and punishments, students can improve, study diligently, always follow the PAI fiqh learning process, always carry out assignments given by teachers, and obey school rules and regulations. So that the presence of rewards and punishments can make students better, besides that the development of students' learning motivation is quite good and effective. With this, they can increase their enthusiasm to do several good things that can make them achieve, which in the future will make them passionate about learning and always enthusiastic. The implications of this research activity include: 1) developing more effective learning strategies, 2) strengthening learning discipline, and 3) improving the reward and punishment system.

Too much of a good thing? The concave impact of corruption on firm performance

Too much of a good thing? The concave impact of corruption on firm performance

Chronic copper poisoning in cattle: can you have too much of a good thing?

Chronic copper poisoning in cattle: can you have too much of a good thing?

Rufus Estes: Good Things to Eat As Suggested by Rufus

Rufus Estes: Good Things to Eat As Suggested by Rufus

Challenge and hindrance: Yin and Yang paths of AI usage’s effects on Chinese employee innovative behaviour

ABSTRACT This research aims to explain whether the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by employers fosters or hinders employee innovative behaviour. Incorporating the Yin-Yang perspective as the overarching framework and integrating the cognitive appraisal perspective, we propose a curvilinear effect between AI usage and innovative behaviour, resulting from opposing Yin and Yang pathways. AI usage can influence two regulatory states of employees: challenge appraisals and hindrance appraisals. These, in turn, affect their innovative behaviour in opposite directions. In a multi-wave survey study, we found that AI usage had a positive U-shaped curvilinear effect on innovative behaviour, which we term the ‘Getting Better’ effect. This indicates a positive indirect effect of AI usage on innovative behaviour through challenge appraisals. In contrast, an experiment revealed an inverted U-shaped curvilinear effect of AI usage on innovative behaviour, which was the ‘TMGT (Too Much of a Good Thing)’ effect. This highlights a negative indirect effect of AI usage on innovative behaviour through hindrance appraisals. Furthermore, our research suggests that higher self-efficacy can weaken the negative indirect effect of AI usage on innovative behaviour through hindrance appraisals. We discuss theoretical contributions and practical implications for individuals and organizations.

Contract and covenant in English college-based higher education partnerships

ABSTRACT This research explores ethics in the context of education collaboration and partnership work. It is part of a wider collaborative provision study of leaders and managers in 4 universities and 15 colleges, and it draws upon interviews, meetings and conversations, focusing upon the character of the partnership relationship as depicted by the participants in the study. In the analysis, the terms ‘contract’ and ‘covenant’ are used respectively to describe business and educational aspects and features of CBHE partnerships. Rather than viewing these as a duality or in tension with each other, the evidence of the data points to an assimilation between the two. The ethical dimension of partnership and collaboration in the higher education context is found to be widely present and to co-exist with more business-focused, means-ends formulations. Judging from this data, financial and instrumental motivations were rarely unaccompanied by a more altruistic sense of the educational partnership as worthwhile in its own right, a good thing, and as a powerful lever for higher education access and widening participation. The article concludes by noting the complexity of CBHE partnerships, suggesting that this should be borne in mind in future research.

Learning From People With Dementia What Works Well for Well-Being: Interviews and Focus Groups.

Previous research has tended to prioritize the condition of dementia when investigating positive lived experiences, while there is no evidence that well-being becomes fundamentally different when living with dementia. The current exploratory qualitative study examined how people living with dementia describe how they realize their well-being, without treating dementia as a central concern, and specifically addressed people who are successful in maintaining their well-being. Semistructured face-to-face interviews (n = 16) and 2 focus groups (n = 13) were conducted with community-dwelling older people living with dementia, aged 65-93 years (68% male). Conversations covered contributors to experienced life satisfaction, and life enjoyment, and were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Two main themes described how people realize well-being. (1) To live a fulfilling life, participants engaged in activities in order to feel useful and relaxed, and they engaged with others, by interacting and sharing with others, and relying on others. (2) To have a positive attitude toward life, participants appreciated the good things in their current life, their lived life, and about their own person, and positively coped with difficulties by accepting them as part of life, not dwelling on the negative, and actively addressing difficulties. The results appear to reflect universal ways of realizing well-being, justifying the use of universal models of well-being for people living with dementia. We can learn from people living with dementia that living a fulfilling life and having a positive attitude toward life are key to realizing their well-being.

Sustainability Mindshift: Incorporating the Systems Perspective

AbstractThe pursuit of sustainability is a noble undertaking and unarguably ‘a good thing’. The concept can hardly be denied as something good for future societal well‐being. However, beyond a superficial acknowledgment of the inherent ‘goodness’ of sustainability, there is much to be gained through reframing sustainability as an engineered byproduct, subject to trade‐offs, from an underlying system as opposed to a ‘development goal.’ A Mindshift is a change in assumptions, beliefs, and ways of thinking about something. In pursuit of a sustainability Mindshift, following an introduction and discussion of the sustainability landscape, three challenges for sustainable systems development are explored. The first Mindshift challenge examines sustainability as a byproduct of an underlying system. Thus, the focus is shifted from sustainability as a goal to sustainability as a purposefully designed outcome from an engineered system. The second Mindshift challenge explores sustainability through the lens of Systems Theory. Systems Theory is a set of axioms (taken‐for‐granted ‘truths’) and propositions (system concepts, laws, and principles) that govern systems’ behavior, structure, and performance. The implications of Systems Theory have profound implications for how we view sustainability. The third Mindshift challenge suggests that sustainability can be enhanced through the purposeful identification, assessment, and resolution of violations of system propositions (pathologies) spanning system design, execution, and development. Thus, sustainability is a ‘systems‐engineered byproduct’ resulting from an underlying system and developed by addressing systems‐based disparities (pathologies) in the system. The paper closes with a capsule of Mindshift challenges for sustainability and their implications for supporting the INCOSE SE Vision 2035.

Southeast Asia's Toxic Alliances

Abstract: Political unity is a good thing—except when it is not. This essay argues that recent elections in Malaysia (2022), Thailand (2023), and Indonesia (2024) illustrate a growing trend towards toxic forms of unity. Toxic unity occurs when politicians who are supposed to be at opposite ends of the political spectrum join forces, citing the common good while in fact pursuing opportunistic goals. Features of toxic unity include improbable bedfellows, reputational whitewashing, clandestine deals, hidden brokerage, exclusionary agendas, discursive appeals, and voter alienation. Some toxic unity coalitions are proclaimed before polling day, while others are secret pacts.

Effects of family caregivers keeping a “Good Things Diary of Caregiving” on mental health, caregiving burden, and positive evaluations of caregiving: A randomized controlled trial

BackgroundWe explored the impact of writing a “Good Things Diary (GTDiary) of Caregiving” on family caregivers’ mental health and their evaluation of caregiving roles. MethodWe analyzed data from 27 Japanese caregivers for their parents recruited through crowdsourcing. We randomly assigned the participants to one of two groups: the GTDiary of Caregiving group (15 participants) or the Control Diary of Caregiving group (12 participants). We instructed both groups to write a diary for 14 days. Pre- and post-diary questionnaires assessed participants’ well-being, caregiving burden, positive evaluations of caregiving, and stress levels. ResultsWe observed significant improvements in well-being and positive evaluations of caregiving only in the GTDiary of Caregiving group, which had higher well-being and more positive evaluations of caregiving after keeping the diary. However, both groups experienced reductions in caregiving burden and stress. LimitationOur group of participants included children and stepchildren of caregivers since we made use of crowdsourcing services. Additionally, this study had a mostly male representation among participants, which does not match with the higher occurrence of female family caregivers in Japan. Consequently, the study's participants may not fully reflect the broader population of family caregivers. ConclusionsWriting a caregiving diary helps family caregivers reduce their perceived burden and stress. Focusing on “good things” in caregiving elevates their perception of positive aspects and enhances well-being.