The first theory to examine the experiences of Work-Family Conflict was developed in 1983, approximately two decades after women entered the work force in vast numbers. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the religious coping strategies used by work…
The downturn in the economy from 2009 to 2011 caused public service leaders to adopt austerity measures, such as increased costs of nonwage benefits, mandatory furlough days, and merit increase freezes. There is little research on the impact of austerity measures on the lives of…
This study explores the impact of stereotype threat (Steele, 1997), the fear of confirming negative assumptions about a social group to which one belongs (e.g., race, age, religion). Specifically, this study explored a unique and novel form of stereotype threat (ST), family-work…
Community colleges are mission-driven workplaces with diverse and complex multigenerational employee constituencies. The multigenerational workplace presents community college leaders with significant challenges, including managing employees with varying communications styles an…
The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry study was to investigate rural clergy perceptions of positive mental health (PMH) practices to implement well-being. The purposive sample comprised 10 rural clergy from the Gateway and Heartland Districts of Foursquare Churches w…
The intersection of peoples' paid work and non-work responsibilities has over the last twenty years received increased interest in the media, workplaces, and academic circles. The increased attention is driven by a realisation of the undesirable consequences of inter-role confli…
AtkinsonThis study explores Work Life Balance (WLB) in two Palestinian organisations. It argues that the nature and content of WLB policies and the reasons for their adoption in many Arabic organisations differ from those in Western organisations. Additionally, research is under…
Over the last three decades, the impact of dramatic change in the social, religious, political and economic environment has led to a rapid expansion in the number of women entering the paid labour force in Sri Lanka as elsewhere. However, their identities and workload continue t…
While the majority of athletic trainers are women, research showed that many women left the profession between 28 and 35 years of age. Reasons for this phenomenon have been examined using traditional researcher-centered approaches. However, in 2019, the Strategic Alliance Resear…