Impact Of Demographic Variables Research Articles

Impact of demographic variables on occupational stress among female bank employees

Impact of demographic variables on occupational stress among female bank employees

Impact of Demographic Variables on Investment Awareness Level Among People in Himachal Pradesh

Household saving and investment are some of the major factors for supplying capital in the economy. As investment habits of households depend upon their awareness about different available investment avenues, it is necessary to know their awareness level. The present study is an attempt to analyse the awareness level of people in Himachal Pradesh about various investment avenues on the basis of their demographic profile. The research was conducted by using a structured questionnaire from 540 sample respondents on the basis of multi stage sampling. The collected data was analysed with the help of different statistical tools like, mean, standard deviation, skewness, and chi square. The findings of the study reveal thatpeople are highly aware about Bank Deposit schemes followed by Life Insurance Schemes, Post Office Saving Schemes, Provident Funds and Gold & Jewellery whereas, very less people are aware about Derivatives, Share Market and Mutual Funds.

Physiotherapists' perspectives on barriers to implementation of direct access of physiotherapy services in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.

BackgroundThere are two primary ways of accessing physiotherapy for service users around the world. The direct access, as opposed to the indirect access which requires a referral from a general physician, has several merits including better quality, timeliness, cost effectiveness of treatment and better probability of preventing acute conditions from turning into chronic ailments. Despite these benefits, several countries including the UAE, do not allow direct access to physiotherapists. This study aims to understand the level of awareness among practicing physiotherapists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about direct access and to determine whether any of their demographic variables influence the way they perceive the concept. Further, the study sought to explore the perceived barriers and benefits of direct access according to the participating physiotherapists.Subjects and methodsAn observational cross-sectional study was employed. The questionnaire survey developed by Bury and Stokes in 2013 was adapted and employed in this study. The instrument had six sections with close-ended items using a Likert five-point scale to rate them. Two hundred and sixty-four physiotherapists answered the questionnaire shared with them through a web link. Finally, MANOVA was employed to explore any influence of demographic variables on the opinions of the respondents.ResultsThe findings showed that 70% of participants were aware about direct access while nearly 30% were completely unaware. Younger physiotherapists were more willing to endorse the practice whereas older ones were more apprehensive of the barriers. The main barriers reported were the limited support from the physicians and policy makers, professional autonomy, and the limited scope of practice for the physiotherapists, as well as evidence-based practice. The impact of demographic variables on direct access indicated that physiotherapists under the age of 23 endorsed direct access more strongly than other age groups.ConclusionMore efforts are needed to implement direct access in the UAE, considering the benefits of improved professional status, cost savings, patient satisfaction, and higher efficiency. This study recommends leadership support, professional autonomy, and mentorship as possible ways to achieve this goal.

MODERATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AMONG INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES

Purpose of the study: The present research paper investigated the moderating role of perceived organizational support on the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and organizational performance.
 Methodology: The sample consisted of 205 employees from different organizations in Hattar Industrial State and Haripur, Pakistan. The Perceived Organizational Support (Eisenberger et al., 1986), the Organizational Citizenship Behavior (Podsakoff et al., 2009), and the Organizational Performance (Kuo, 2011) scales were used to attain the desired results. A purposive sampling technique was used with a cross-sectional survey research design. The employees from Hattar Industrial State were taken as the target sample. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21. The alpha reliability, Pearson correlation, t-test, ANOVA, linear and multiple regressions were calculated along with demographic analysis to meet the objectives of the study.
 Main Findings: Results indicated a highly significant positive correlation between OCB, POS, and OP. The results also showed that OCB and POS are significant predictors of OP. The gender differences are non-significant. The differences are significant between groups at upper, middle, lower, senior, and other management levels. The results showed significant differences between age groups with late age adults (46-60 years age) having high mean scores in organizational citizenship behavior and organizational performance. Among the demographic variables: age, average salary, and organizational size are significantly impacting organizational citizenship behavior, perceived organizational support, and organizational performance. The results indicated that perceived organizational support moderated the relation between organizational citizenship behavior and organizational performance significantly.
 Applications of the study: The study findings are important for organizations, officials, and managers to further develop work attitudes and work behaviors and enhance their performance and productivity.
 Novelty: Very few researchers have studied the employees in industrial settings. People spend a major part of their life in the workplace. Their work is affected by several organizational factors as well as their subjective factors. The impact of demographic variables has also been studied. Thus, this study provided insights into factors that affect employee performance.

The Relationship between Safety Culture and Some Demographic Variables of Aboureihan Pharmaceutical Company Staff in Tehran

Background and objective: One of the definitive ways to reduce occupational accidents among workers is to promote their safety culture. Aboureihan Pharmaceutical Company is one of the leading companies in the field of pharmacy in Iran. Based on the documentary evidences as well as information collected from credible sources, the following research was carried out to investigate the safety culture of the staff.
 Materials and Methods: This descriptive survey was carried out among all employees (400 people) of Aboureihan Pharmaceutical Company. The study sample consisted of 135 people selected randomly from the whole statistical population. The participants’ information was obtained by the completion of demographic and safety information questionnaires. The validity and reliability coefficients of the safety culture questionnaire were confirmed by several experts. The applied statistical methods include descriptive statistics (to show frequency tables and percentages) and inferential statistics.
 Results: Findings showed that the safety culture in was above the average level among the company employees and the safety culture variable had a significant relationship with the place of work and average salary (α = 0.05). However, safety culture had no relationship with gender, marital status, level of education, work experience, job title, education, and age. Furthermore, the analysis of variance confirms the results of regression coefficient of determination of impact of demographic variables.
 Conclusion: It can be predicted that the level of safety culture can be predicted by gender, marital status, education, education, work experience, job title, place of work, and age.

Study of Impact of Demographic Variables on Forensic Accounting for Accountability and Fraud Investigation

Study of Impact of Demographic Variables on Forensic Accounting for Accountability and Fraud Investigation

Substance Use and Minority Stress in a Population of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Nurses

ARTICLE Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the incidence of problematic substance use (PSU) and the relationship between level of substance use, minority stress, and general stressors in a population of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) identified nurses. Methods: A national, convenience sample of 394 self-identified LGB nurses completed an online survey in March 2019. Using data from the ASSIST V3.1 measurement tool, the incidence of problematic and non-problematic tobacco, alcohol and illicit substance use was described as a percentage of respondents in each group. Hierarchical regression assessed the impact of demographic variables, sexual orientation, gender identity, race/ethnicity, and level of substance use. Multiple regression assessed the impact of general stressors, minority stress processes, including coping and social support and internalized homophobia, on level of substance use. Results: The incidence of PSU was higher in this population of LGB-identified nurses than previously described in either the general population of nurses or the general LGB population. Demographic variables and minority status had variable associations with level of tobacco, alcohol and illicit substance use. Components of Meyer’s minority stress model had a stronger and more consistent association with level of tobacco, alcohol and illicit substance use than general stress. Predictors of level of substance use across groups suggest community involvement may be significant. These results have potential implications for public health and the prevention and treatment of substance use in LGB-identified nurses.

The Use of Multidimensional Statistical Analysis Methods in the Burnout Study of Teachers and Lecturers at Universities

Abstract Research background: The study was conducted and based on the project The assessment of mental condition, financed by the Ministry of Health as part of the National Health Program for 2016–2020 (operational objective 3: Prevention of mental health problems and improvement of mental well-being of society). The article focuses on a group of teachers and university lecturers from eight voivodeships selected for the study, whereas burnout was selected from the areas of mental disorders. Purpose: The main objective of the study was to identify the regularities in the relationship between the level of professional burnout and selected demographic characteristics in the group of teachers and university lecturers. Additionally, the spatial diversity of the percentage of respondents diagnosed with occupational burnout was examined. Research methodology: Two methods from the multi-dimensional statistical analysis were used: a classification tree analysis, and a correspondence analysis. Results: The methods used allowed to classify the studied professional group in terms of the degree of occupational burnout. The results obtained using both the classification trees and multidimensional correspondence analysis allowed the identification of similar regularities regarding the impact of demographic variables on the level of occupational burnout. Novelty: The application of multidimensional statistical analysis methods to study mental health based on individual, unique data from eight Polish voivodeships.

Moral distress in pediatric otolaryngology: A pilot study

Objectives1.Determine the prevalence of moral distress for pediatric otolaryngologists at a tertiary medical center2.Evaluate the impact of demographic variables on moral distress levels. Subjects/methodsMoral distress is defined as “when one knows the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right course of action”. The Moral Distress Survey-Revised (MDS-R) is a validated 21-question survey measuring moral distress in pediatrics. The MDS-R was anonymously distributed to pediatric otolaryngology faculty and fellows at a tertiary institution. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate analysis were performed. ResultsResponse rate was 89% (16/18). Overall MDS-R score was 40 (range 14–94), which is lower than that found in the literature for pediatric surgeons (reported mean 72), pediatric intensivists (reported means 57–86), and similar to pediatric oncologists (reported means 42–52). Fellows had a significantly higher level of moral distress than faculty (mean 69 vs. 26, p < 0.05). Factors leading to higher degrees of distress involved communication breakdowns and pressure from administration/insurance companies to reduce costs. ConclusionPediatric Otolaryngologists at our institution have lower degrees of moral distress compared to other pediatric subspecialists. Fellows had higher levels of distress compared to faculty. Further research is necessary to determine degrees of distress across institutions and to determine its impact on the wellness of pediatric otolaryngologists.

E-Government Development &amp; Digital Economy: Relationship

The main objective of this examine is to explore the elements that influencing the digital economic system and E-government courting. Commonly, the examiner is to analyze the impact of demographic variables are gender and schooling stage; as well as digital infrastructure, virtual readiness, virtual content material, and offerings on the digital economy in Malaysia. A minimum overall of 384 questionnaires could be disbursed to the goal respondents to collect the sample information. Four hypotheses helping to the developed to survey the particular targets of the examiner. Demographic variables expected to have a high-quality enormous relationship with the virtual financial system. Last however now not least, the findings of the look at shall offer statistics to E-government to understand what factors will affect the virtual economic system. Except, it shall additionally provide useful information for E-government to higher fit their people’s needs. The elements decided to boom high-quality dating among E-government and virtual financial system in Malaysia.

Could Demographic Variables Impacting the Relationship Between HRM Practices and Employee Loyalty? A Meta-Analysis Review

This paper aims to ascertain theoretically and empirically if there is any impact of demographic variables on the relationship between HRM best practices and employee loyalty. This paper discussed specific demographic variables namely gender, age, nationality, job experience, and job level. Theoretically, a meta-analysis review was used to cross validated literature review in the area of research. Number of relevant articles derived from several databases were reviewed to validate the impact. Based on extensive meta-analysis approach, the majority of prior literature illustrated that demographic variables had a significant impact on the relationship between HRM practices and employee loyalty. Previous literatures as well explained that, there are no differences between male and female employee in terms of loyalty, the older employees are more loyal than the younger employees, and the citizens are more loyal than the expatriates. Furthermore, literature pointed that, the longer the employee's years of experience, the more loyalty to the organization as well as the higher the level of the employees’ career, the more loyal they have. Empirically, to check the results achieved in meta-analysis review, a quantitative approach was adopted through the questionnaires that were distributed to 52 employees in the largest 14 logistics companies in Oman. Data were analysed using SPSS, as the regression analysis was used to find whether there is any impact of demographic variables on the relationship between HRM practices and employee loyalty. The results illustrated that gender had no impact on the relationship between HRM practices and employee loyalty. While, age, nationality, job experience, and job level had a significant impact on the relationship between HRM practices and employee loyalty. As past studies depicted the impact of demographic variables on HRM practices and employee loyalty, this paper recommends future research to investigate the impact of demographic variables as moderating variables on the relationship between HRM practices and employee loyalty.

Customer perception towards Patanjali megastore and Kirana store - a comparative study

In India and across the world the ideas of herbal and pure products are gaining importance. Patanjali because of its herbal nature, fine quality and rational price is giving tough competition to its counterpart MNCs and unorganised retailers. With the view of promoting organised sector retailing, Patanjali has opened Patanjali megastores, Patanjali Chikitsalaya and Arogya Kendra. But because of the availability of Patanjali products at nearby Kirana and other stores, the preference of the customers towards megastore is less. This study makes a comparative analysis between Patanjali megastore and Kirana store, to identify the factors which act as a hindrance in the growth of Patanjali megastore in Delhi and examined the impact of demographic variables. 152 respondents were surveyed. Independent T-test and ANOVA were used for data analysis. The findings may help the megastores and policy makers in better understanding customer requirements and help in formulation of suitable growth strategies.

Karakteristike liderskih stilova studenata Univerziteta Donja Gorica

The research performed on a sample of 210 students of the University of Donja Gorica (UDG), Podgorica, Montenegro, aimed to determine their leadership profiles' characteristics and examine the possible connection and the impact of selected demographic variables on its manifestation. In accordance with the total transformational leadership of Bass and Avolio, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X, self-rated version) was applied to measure the components of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership. The results of descriptive, comparative (t-test and ANOVA) and correlational analysis of the obtained data showed that the leadership profiles of UDG students are characterized by high scores for the transformational leadership factors (individual consideration, charisma, inspirational motivation, and intellectual stimulation), also followed by high scores for the contingent reward factors and management by exception - active related to transactional leadership, but with lowest scores for management by exception - passive and laissez-faire leadership. Such a leadership profile with predominant transformational qualities makes a good base for future leadership effectiveness. The results of the impact of demographic variables (gender and playing sports) were discussed in the context of their consistency/ inconsistency with the findings of previous research, theoretical and practical implications, and, specifically, regarding current policy and vision of UDG, entirely compatible with strategies used by efficient transformational leaders.

Impact of Substance Use and Mental Health Comorbidity on Health Care Access in Canada

Objective: Psychological disorders and substance use comorbidity is associated with greater symptomatology and a worse prognosis. Previous research has highlighted discrepancies in the level of use of health care services in individuals experiencing comorbidity compared to those with mental disorders or substance use disorders alone. The purpose of the current study was to compare mental health service use (i.e., access, number of professionals accessed, helpfulness of services received, and number of hours of services received) among individuals with mental disorders, substance use disorders, and comorbid disorders. Methods: Participants consisted of respondents to the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (N = 25,133). The researchers used a mixture of binary logistic regressions, Poisson regressions, linear regressions, and ordinal logistic regression to explore the impact of demographic variables, psychological distress, and clinical categories on health care access. Results: The mental disorders group, OR = 0.52, p = .008, 95% CI [0.32, 0.85], d = 0.36, and the substance use disorders group, OR = 0.31, p = .001, 95% CI [0.16, 0.60], d = 0.65, were significantly less likely than the comorbid group to report having accessed a professional in the past year. There were no significant differences in the perceived level of helpfulness for interventions received or in the time spent in professional consultation when comparing the substance use disorders and mental disorders groups to the comorbid group. Conclusions: Although the level of access to health care was low overall, those with concurrent disorders were more likely to access mental health services than those with substance use disorders or mental disorders only. The findings of this study reveal various treatment gaps, especially in those experiencing substance use disorders, and reaffirm the importance of improving treatment accessibility for these individuals.

The impact of Talent Management on Innovative Capabilities An Applied study for Personnel Administration in Ain Shams University

Abstract: Purpose- In today's rapidly changing and constantly evolving global market, Talent Management is becoming an area of growing concern in literature. The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of talent management and its dimensions (Motivating outstanding performance –Job enrichment) as an independent variable on innovative capabilities as a dependent variable, while taking into consideration the effect of Demographic variables (gender-Education- age) on talent management, which in turn might affect the impact of talent management on innovative capabilities at Ain Shams University. In this study the researcher has followed the descriptive approach by collecting the data through questionnaires distributed to employees, with total sample 100.Using a correlation and regression analysis in the SPSS to test the relation between talent management and innovative capabilities at Ain Shams universities through proofing the following hypothesis: is a significant Impact of Talent management on innovative There is a significant impact of Motivating outstanding performance on innovative Capabilities. There is a significant Impact of job enrichment on innovative Capabilities, by calculating pearson correlation coefficients and developing a simple regression model .The research proved that there is a positive direct impact of the independent variable Talent management on the dependent variables .In addition there is an impact of demographic variables on Talent management. يعتبر علم إدارة المواهب فى هذا الوقت تحديا کبيرا لجميع المنظمات محليا ودوليا, والتى تعمل على تنمية القدرات الأبتکارية . ويناقش هذا البحث مفهوم الادارة بالموهبة (متغير مستقل)وتأثيرها على تنمية القدرات الابتکارية(متغير تابع) و فى هذه الدراسة اتبع الباحث المنهج الوصفى وتم ذلک من خلال جمع عينه من 100 موظف من الذين يعملون فى شئون الأفراد بجامعة عين شمس وتم استخدام تحليل الارتباط والانحدار لاختبار العلاقة بين الادارة بالموهبة وتنمية القدرات الابتکارية داخل شئون الأفراد بادارةالجامعة من خلال ما يثبت الفرضية التالية ان هناک علاقة ايجابية بين الادارة بالموهبة وتنمية القدرات الابتکارية وتعزيزها لتحسين الأداء داخل المنظمة,أيضا من خلال حساب معاملات ارتباط بيرسون وتطوير نموذج انحدار بسيط بين المتغير التابع (القدرات الابتکارية ) والمتغير المستقل الادارة بالموهبة فى الجامعة, وقد أثبتت فرضية البحث عن وجود علاقة ايجابية بين تأثير الادارة بالموهبة على تنمية القدرات الابتکارية.

Impact of Demographic Variables on Employee Engagement level in IT Sector

Impact of Demographic Variables on Employee Engagement level in IT Sector

Factors affecting Buyer Behavior: A Study on the Consumers of Two-Wheelers (Motorcycles) of Dhaka City

Consumer behavior has always been an important and interesting area for research. This research study investigates the importance of different attributes/evaluation criteria and the impact of demographic variables on importance of attributes to select a two-wheeler (motorcycle). This study is based upon the empirical findings of a quantitative research where primary data is collected by surveying a structured questionnaire to the male consumers of different age groups in the Dhaka city. Statistical method, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) is used for data analysis. The study reveals that fuel consumption, design, and brand image are the three most important factors/criteria to select a motor cycle. Promotion comes out as least important attribute to evaluate a motorcycle brand. This study further reveals that there exist not statistically significant differences in terms of ranking different attributes between different age and marital status categories but occupation plays significant role to rank different attributes. The study extends a direction for new researchers and concludes with suggestions for further research in other settings with different purchase categories, degrees of purchase involvement, and sample populations in order to verify and generalise the findings of this study and to determine other factors if any and suggests marketers in the two-wheeler sub-sector of automobile industry to focus on developing attributes that play significant role to influence consumers’ buying decision process.

Work-family Conflict of Women Entrepreneurs in the Informal sector in India.

The objective of the study is to investigate the work-family conflict of women entrepreneurs in the informal sector in India. It considers the impact of demographic variables on the work-family conflict. It also focuses on the obstacles, namely, the economic and legal factors along with family-related factors, gender-related issues and technical factors, faced by women entrepreneurs, and their impact on work-family conflict. The study used a survey instrument to collect data from 245 women entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu, India. The findings of the study depict that among the demographic variables, the time spent at home had the highest impact on the work-family conflict. The overall findings conclude that lack of spousal support, one of the family related factors is the best predictor of work-family conflict among the various obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs.

Impact of Demographic variables on perceptions of HRD practices and Employee Performance in Textile Industry of Andhra Pradesh

Impact of Demographic variables on perceptions of HRD practices and Employee Performance in Textile Industry of Andhra Pradesh

Impact of demographic variables on emotional intelligence and leadership behavior of executives of private insurance companies working at Nagpur

Environmental changes are causing fundamental transformations which have a dramatic impact on organizations and presents new challenges for human resources management in general and leadership in particular. The transformations do represent a shift from traditional intelligence to a new paradigm of Emotional intelligence. It has been human nature to desire stability even in the ever changing professional lives. This system of life and organizations is fluid dynamic and potentially self renewing wherein today's best leaders are learning to “go with the flow “to accept the inevitability of constant change cannot be cuddled and integrated without addressing to the deepest thoughts and feeling of Indian managers. This requires the managers to open up the heart and deal with the emotions, welcoming them into the workplace to ensure success in this ever changing industrial environment. Various research studies have unraveled that the leaders with higher emotional intelligence see changes as opportunities for something better, and they do not cherish stability but ongoing development of individual workers and of the organization itself become their prime agenda. This phenomenon of paradigm shift has led many researches in the area and present one is also an attempt in the line. The challenges get multiplied when the industry executives have to work in diverse work culture. The work force diversity has not only affected the emotional stability of the executives but has also come in the way of leadership behavior and effectiveness. It is observed that a person's leadership style changes, the research were puzzled by the fact that while IQ could predict the academic performance to some level, the professional and personal potential, yet there was something in the equation. Some people with extraordinary IQ scores were doing poorly in the professional life. One could say that they were wasting their potential by thinking, behaving and communicating in a way that hindered their chances to succeed, and the major missing part in the success equation was identified as cognitive skills. The discover of cognitive skills and abilities, through appears to be outside the scope of IQ, yet is indisputably important. If there are some critical components of human intelligence independent of those measured by IQ, their discovery and elucidation will contribute a better, more complete theory of human success with proper blend of Emotional Quotient(EQ).