Job Stability Research Articles

The Impact of Tourism on the Labor Market of Local Service Industries in Barcelona

This study examines the impact of tourism on the labor market of local service industries in Barcelona, focusing on employment trends, job quality, and economic implications. Utilizing quantitative data from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics and the Barcelona Tourism Board, the research reveals that tourism has significantly driven job creation in sectors such as hospitality, retail, and transportation, with employment growth rates outpacing the city’s overall average. However, the predominance of part-time and temporary positions, coupled with lower wage levels, raises concerns about job stability and quality. Seasonal employment variations and spatial distribution analysis highlight the dependence of certain districts on tourism, leading to economic volatility and socio-economic challenges such as rising housing prices and cost of living. The study underscores the need for balanced policy approaches that enhance job security, improve labor conditions, and address housing affordability to ensure sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Recommendations include promoting year-round tourism, diversifying tourism offerings, and implementing regulatory measures to protect local residents’ quality of life.

التسويق الداخلي كمدخل لتحقيق التنمية البشرية المستدامة/ بحث تطبيقي في شركة الفرات العامة للصناعات الكيمياوية

The research was conducted at Al-Furat General Chemical Industries Company (one of the formations of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals) with the aim of analyzing the relationship between internal marketing variables (employee recruitment, training, incentives, management support, clarity of marketing information) and the possibility of achieving the principles of sustainable human development (empowerment, social justice and equity)., cooperation, sustainability, safety and job stability) through an opinion poll that was distributed to a random sample of forty employees in that company. We adopted the electronic questionnaire as a tool for collecting data from that sample. The data we obtained was analyzed using percentages, trying to diagnose points. Weakness in internal marketing indicators, and this was evident from the results of the incentive incentives index and weak marketing information, as their percentages ranged from average to below that, while some of the indicators of management support and training courses for employees recorded a relatively high approval rate. Accordingly, we recommend the need to direct the attention of the company's senior management to the indicators of incentives and clarity of marketing information, since their results were relatively lower than the rest of the indicators, knowing that these indicators are directly related or considered an important input to achieving the principles of sustainable human development such as cooperation, empowerment, safety, stability, and fairness.

Membangun Budaya Kerja Yang Mendukung Kinerja Tinggi

This study aims to explain the role of organizational culture in enhancing employee performance in a company. A qualitative approach with a literature review is used as the research methodology, while data collection techniques are conducted through documentary studies. The collected data is then processed through the process of reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The research findings indicate that organizational culture is formed from the implementation of values, norms, and policies by organizational leaders, while employee performance is measured based on their work results in completing organizational tasks. The role of organizational culture in improving employee performance includes aspects of innovation, attention to detail, benefit orientation, individual orientation, team orientation, aggressiveness, and job stability. This is beneficial in shaping work habits that align with the standards set by the organization; therefore, leaders need to propose ideas or policies that can shape the desired work culture.

A study of relationship between employee job instability and turnover intention on changes in the hotel job environment

A study of relationship between employee job instability and turnover intention on changes in the hotel job environment

A Study Shows Improvement in the Performance of Private CBSE School Teachers with Job Security

India implemented fresh economic changes in 1991. One of the key components of this new economic strategy is privatisation. When a government-owned enterprise, activity, or piece of real estate is acquired by a private, non-governmental entity, this is known as privatisation. A corporation going from being publicly traded to being privately held is referred to as privatising. The primary flaw in the previously mentioned idea is job uncertainty. The likelihood that a person will remain employed is known as job security; a position with strong job security means that the likelihood of a person losing their employment is low. One of the most important non-financial motivations is job security. Any action designed to encourage someone to raise their level of performance is considered an incentive. The intangible rewards that don't require money are known as non-financial incentives. In addition to material and long-term security demands, people also have psychological, social, and emotional requirements. Meeting these requirements is crucial to their motivation as well. Non-financial incentives are primarily concerned with meeting these demands, which makes it impossible to quantify them in monetary terms. Through this study, the researcher hopes to learn more about how a teacher's performance is affected by their job stability. In summary, information was gathered using a questionnaire. When workers feel safe in their positions, their stress and anxiety levels drop, employee involvement in the company rises, etc., they feel appreciated. Consequently, there is a strong and favourable link between job security and performance of a teacher.

The relationship between professional moral courage and individual characteristics among emergency medical services providers

PurposeEmergency Medical Services (EMS) providers are often faced with a range of ethical dilemmas in their line of work that require moral courage to make a quick and ethical decision. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of professional moral courage (PMC) in EMS providers and its relationship with their demographic characteristics.Design/methodology/approachIn 2022, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 175 EMS providers at the Hamadan Emergency Medical Center. The study utilized an available sampling method. Data was collected using a demographic information form and Sekerka's moral courage questionnaire, which was distributed electronically. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS 26 software with descriptive and analytic tests.FindingsAccording to the findings, the average age of the participants was 34.57 ± 3.46 years. The majority of participants were married (50.3%), had work experience ranging from 8 to 14 years (49.7%), and held a degree in emergency medicine (52.6%). The participants displayed a high level of PMC, with an average score of 62.5 ± 8.14. Notably, age, work experience, educational level, and employment status were all found to have a significant relationship with moral courage (p < 0.05) among the demographic characteristics.Research limitations/implicationsThe study has a limitation in terms of the sampling method employed, which may impact the generalizability of the results. Another limitation, by a narrow margin, is that the sample size is smaller than what was estimated. Furthermore, using various measurement tools to assess PMC might lead to varying outcomes. Consequently, it is recommended that future research incorporates random sampling and devises a dedicated psychometric instrument to assess the PMC of EMS providers.Originality/valueThe results revealed a positive correlation between work experience and PMC among providers. This can be attributed to the challenges and outcomes they have encountered throughout their careers. Moreover, EMS providers with higher educational qualifications and job stability demonstrated higher levels of moral courage.

From Tradition to Tech: Investigating the Relation between Technology, Credit Access and Job Stability among Handloom Workers

From Tradition to Tech: Investigating the Relation between Technology, Credit Access and Job Stability among Handloom Workers

Influence of the first wave of COVID-19 on Chinese students' psychology and behavior: a case study approach.

During the first wave of COVID-19, China demonstrated a strong commitment to epidemic prevention and control. This case study focuses on Z University, which adopted closed management when the epidemic was serious, and examines the influence of COVID-19 on students' psychology and behavior through interviews with 10 students. The research reveals that while students perceive closed management during the epidemic as enhancing safety and promoting learning engagement to some extent, the epidemic also has adverse effects on their physical health, psychology, and social life. These impacts included deteriorating physical health, feelings of rebellion and depression regarding college life, alongside concerns and aspirations regarding future job stability. In the discussion, we suggest that higher education institutions can utilize this information to shape policies and procedures, particularly concerning mental health and risk communication, not only during the current pandemic but also in future emergency or disaster scenarios.

Do employers learn more from referrals than from other recruitment channels?

We study whether referrals deliver better information about the productivity of new hires than other recruiting channels. Using combined vacancy-register data, we document that referrals are associated with less screening and lower search costs. We demonstrate that the referral wage premium is informative on referrals’ information advantage only if differences in screening are accounted for. Consistent with the predictions from a learning model, referrals increase new hires’ job stability and wages, with the effects diminishing over time. Results suggest that the referral information advantage is particularly pronounced for males and when employers use referrals as the only search channel.

서울시 미혼 청년 1인가구의 결혼의향 관련요인 탐색

This study investigated whether attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control regarding marriage were associated with marital intentions among unmarried young adults from single-person households in Seoul, based on the theory of planned behavior. We analyzed 460 unmarried Seoul residents between 20-39 years old who lived alone. The pooled dataset from the Seoul Family Survey, conducted in 2021 and 2022, was utilized. Multiple regression analyses showed that marital intentions were higher when the respondents were male, younger, and in a relationship. We also found that more positive attitudes toward marriage and a higher perceived likelihood of obtaining a stable job were associated with stronger marital intentions. These findings underscore the importance of addressing factors, such as attitudes toward marriage and perceptions of job stability when understanding young Korean adults’ intentions to marry.

Prevalence of Stress Level in Physiotherapy Professors in Gujarat - An Observational Study

BACKGROUND: Physiotherapist as a professional, is impacting professionally and personally. Due to job instability and job viability especially for private practitioners which affecting psychological status. AIM: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of stress level in physiotherapy professors in Gujarat METHOD: The observational study was carried out among 103 physiotherapy professors. In which 69 female and 34 male who had willingness to participate in the study according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Written consent was taken by individuals. The participants filled a Google self-designed, close-ended questionnaire of PSS (10 items) which was circulated via WhatsApp in different physiotherapy groups. Descriptive analysis was done using Microsoft excel. RESULT: 8.73% high stress,72.81% moderate stress,18.45% low stress found in physiotherapy professors. In this study 67.94% stress found in assistant professors,28.15% in associate professors and 3.88% in Principle. CONCLUSION: So, this study concluded that high prevalence of stress is found in Assistant Professors, moderate prevalence in Associate Professors and low prevalence in Principal. Study also depicting female perceiving high stress rather male. Keywords: Stress, Physiotherapy, Professor, Gujarat

Substances use among a sample health care workers in Iran: prevalence, pattern of use and gender differences

ABSTRACT Background Substance use (SU) among HCWs leads to reduced productivity and overall health and, moreover, is a negative role to promote SU reduction. Aim This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of SU and assess its determinants among HCWs. Methods The study analyzed data related to the first phase of the SHAHWAR Cohort study which included 1177 university employees. Results The prevalence of current tobacco use is 11.6% (2.7% in women, and 24.5% in men), and the prevalence of lifetime tobacco use was 19.8 (6.3% in women, and 39.3% in men). The ratio of hookah: cigarette use in women is about seven times that of men. The self-reported current tobacco, alcohol and opium use were 11.6% (M: F ratio > 9), 2.6% (M: F ratio > 6) and 1.4% (M: F ratio > 7) of total subjects. There was a significant difference in substance or alcohol users based on gender, job position, working schedule, employment status, marital status and education levels. There was a negative correlation between job security and stability in terms of work status among workers with substance or alcohol use. Conclusion Since implementation of preventive interventions knowing the high-risk groups and occupational risk factors, the results of the present study may meet this need.

Investigation into New Models of Corporate Human Resource Management Through the Lens of the Sharing Economy

The emergence of the sharing economy model has significant and complex effects on company human resource management. This paper first evaluates the positive impact of the sharing economy on human resource management, and then delves into the challenges it faces, including job instability, recruitment dilemmas, data protection issues, and compliance with legal regulations. Subsequently, the article proposes innovative strategies for human resource management in the context of the sharing economy, involving the adoption of high-tech recruitment methods, flexible work plans, data-driven performance evaluation, and enhanced training and development. These innovative proposals aim to help companies more effectively manage human resources in the broader context of the sharing economy, providing practical references and guidance.

NAVIGATING THE JOB MARKET: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN JOB SEARCHING

This multiple case study aimed to discover and understand the experiences of Senior High School graduates in job searching in Davao Region. The data were taken from the three (3) participants and three (3) informants whose responses were collected through in-depth interviews. Using the thematic analysis, essential themes were extracted from the participants’ responses. On the lived experiences related to job searching, the results revealed nine (9) major themes: preference for college graduates over SHS graduates, difficulty in job application process, stress and pressure in job searching, sense of unfulfilled career potentials despite K to 12 training, job instability and short-term opportunities, impediments to self-confidence and job security, importance of preparation before a job interview, economic insecurity, and deprivation of field experience during the work immersion. Furthermore, on how they overcome their struggles from job searching, six (6) themes emerged: preventing burnout from rejections through leisure activities, earning income through side hustles, intensifying self-reliance and independence, cultivating positive mindset, seeking advice and preparing for interviews, and applying for an industry that accept SHS graduates. Moreover, from the insights gained by the participants, six (6) major themes emerged: disregard the educational-based bias, nurture job resiliency, enhance the job readiness skills for practical experiences, call for work immersion opportunities for SHS students, meet the demands of the industry, and invest in career guidance programs. Cross-case analysis were also utilized to determine the similarities and differences of the themes that transpired. The results of this study were deemed significant to senior high school graduates, parents, teachers, school administrators, DepEd authorities, and future researchers. KEYWORDS: job searching, multiple case study, senior high school graduates

Making a decision to go solo

Many veterinarians find happiness following traditional routes in their careers. These routes include academia, research, em­ployment as an associate, buying into practices or building booming, multi-doctor practices. But what about the rest of us? Some of us don’t feel fulfilled from working the same hours in the same place every day. Some of us, like myself, find our call­ing driving around the countryside with our dogs, visiting a few clients per day, and not really having anyone else to answer to. However, making the leap of quitting a stable job that supplies steady paychecks, a shared workload, and a regular schedule is a truly terrifying thing to do. Will your business be successful? Will you be able to pay your bills? What if it’s too much work? What if no one ever even calls? Starting your own practice comes with these questions and more, but if it is your calling, it is so worth it in the long run. Everyone’s story, reasons, and process will be different. In this presentation, I will describe what going solo has been like for me, in the hopes of helping any other vet­erinarian who is considering it decide if it is right for them.

A Qualitative Exploration of Chinese Rural College Students’ Career Development: A Psychology of Working Perspective

Rural college youth encounter numerous challenges in securing decent education and work. However, there has been scant research on their career development from a vocational psychology perspective. Drawing from the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT), we examined the contextual and personal factors that shape their work volition and perceptions of future decent work. We conducted semistructural interviews with 12 Chinese rural college students and employed Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) method to analyze the data. Our findings revealed that their vocational barriers included economic constraints, inadequate educational resources, limited access to decent internship opportunities, and lack of study-related electronics. However, their coping stratgies to overcome these constraints included social support, notably from teachers, as well as positive attributes such as critical consciousness and proactive personality. Regarding future employment, participants valued job stability, a balance between work and life, the ability to provide for their families, and displayed prosocial and growth orientations. These findings provided support for the applicability of PWT in understanding the vocational trajectories of rural college students in a non-Western context. The implications of these findings for future research and vocational interventions are discussed.

‘The balance is a forever moving one’: Chinese women entrepreneurs’ politics of reinscription when encountering nonhuman agents of control

ABSTRACT Entrepreneurship is often associated with masculinity as well as symbolic and actual male bodies, which creates discursive and material constraints for women entrepreneurs. This study synthesizes an intersectional reinscription analysis and new materialist approaches to agency to explore 34 mainland Chinese women entrepreneurs’ identity construction or boundary-makings in and beyond their work encounters with various actors. Materializing through participants’ narratives are abstract, intangible ‘ideas/ideals’ that become real ‘things’ capable of stirring/halting/altering women’s entrepreneurial activity, including ‘the feminine,’ ‘family harmony,’ ‘stable job,’ and ‘Chinese traditions.’ Already within and as open-ended relations, these nonhuman agents also get reconfigured in encountering women’s entrepreneurial enactments, whereby situated systems of power (apart from gender and occupation) also arise. Practically, this study maps potential sites of intervention in gendered entrepreneurship ecosystems and highlights cultural, work-life, and political insights shown through participants’ boundary-making practices.

The Lesser of Two Evils? Explaining Chinese Rural Migrant Workers’ Preference for On-demand Food Delivery Work With Reference to the Legal Framework

Drawing on a series of interviews with on-demand food delivery riders, who are rural migrant workers, this paper seeks to explain the workers’ decision to give up stable jobs in factories in favour of largely unregulated and precarious on-demand work. Focusing on those aspects of the legal framework which shape workers’ decisions, it presents the explanation under the dual banners of ‘income’ and ‘freedom and flexibility’. In terms of income, Chinese law often enables low factory wages and a reliance on overtime; migrant workers view social insurance contributions as a loss; issues with payroll and wage arrears are significant. In terms of freedom and flexibility, insufficient rest rights lead to inadequate breaks for assembly line workers and, compounded by unspecified ‘special working time’ permit physically unbearable shifts without extra compensation. Age and gender discrimination are prevalent both in factories and various sectors. In contrast, on-demand delivery work has relatively low barriers to entry.

Varieties occupational change in Europe after the great recession

ABSTRACT This paper empirically explores occupational change in Europe after the 2008-crisis (the Great Recession). During this period, which has remained relatively unexplored by the literature so far, many European economies have implemented profound institutional changes in their labour markets and transformed their growth models. Using individual-level data of 18 economies, I build three indicators of job quality -the average educational attainment, the median earnings and an index of job instability based on the contractual characteristics of the job- and analyse relative employment growth of jobs. The findings suggest that there is not just one pattern of occupational change in Europe, in opposition to the mainstream view of pervasive polarisation. On the contrary, I detect a variety of occupational change profiles, which even differ within the same country depending on the indicator employed.

President’s Column: The Importance of Supporting Academia and Students in Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities in the Industry

Editor’s Note: This is a summary of the May episode of the President’s podcast. We encourage you to listen to the episode to hear the full conversation. In this podcast episode, I am joined by Jennifer Miskimins, department head of petroleum engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, to discuss the importance of supporting universities and students through the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. I chose Jennifer to be part of this episode because of her extensive experience in both academia and the industry. This episode aims to delve into the status of petroleum engineering departments and the importance of students in shaping the industry’s future. I emphasize the collaborative effort required from universities, SPE, and its members to attract the next generation to the field. Our conversation revolves around the importance of addressing the challenges faced by petroleum engineering programs and attracting students to the field. I explain that the SPE Board of Directors recognizes the significance of universities, students, and faculty in the industry, including naming them as core constituencies in SPE’s Strategic Plan. Attracting the next generation is one of the top concerns among SPE members. Young professionals and students play a vital role in driving innovation and addressing future challenges, emphasizing the need for a full pipeline of talent to sustain the industry’s progress. I believe that students are essential for shaping the future of energy and fulfilling humanity’s needs, as they aspire to make a meaningful impact in the world. We need the next technical breakthroughs, most of which will come from the students in university today. They want to feel like they’re making a difference in the world. Jennifer adds, “What I frequently hear from students is yes, they want a long-term career but making a difference is very important. And they can do so. So hopefully, we can get more students coming our direction.” Although enrollment in petroleum engineering programs has fluctuated due to industry downturns and external factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, recent data suggests a modest increase in undergraduate enrollment, indicating a potential upswing. There are challenges such as the industry’s public image, perception of job stability, and declining enrollment in STEM education. Addressing these challenges requires reframing the narrative around the energy “transition” to one of “expansion” and highlighting the long-term career opportunities in the industry. We share insights into how universities are incorporating diverse energy-related topics into their curriculum, offering electives on emerging technologies, and engaging with industry professionals to provide students with real-world insights and opportunities. We also emphasize the role of faculty advisors and industry support in sustaining student chapters of organizations like SPE, which play a crucial role in bridging the gap between academia and industry. We further point out the critical role SPE members play in supporting students and universities through mentorship, financial support, and speaking engagements. Active involvement in student chapters helps bridge the gap between academia and industry.