• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2007.03a
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• pp.229-238
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• 2007

This paper presents a study on construction safety in the People Democratic Republic of Laos (PDRL). Fifty workers experienced certain injuries in their construction sites and 15 top managers were interviewed in twenty-six construction projects in Vientiane, the capital of PDRL. Research results show that stepping on and/or striking against objects (48%), struck by falling objects (24%), falling of persons (12%) are major types of construction injuries. The paper stresses that the ignorance of top managers about their crucial role in safety improvement, using safety incentive to raise safety performance, lack of thorough understanding about benefit from labor safety performance, and the willingness to cut off safety performance expenditures is considered as obstructions of safety improvement programs. The survey indicates that physical working conditions, relationship among workers, foremen behaviors and the monthly wage were influencing factors to worker's job satisfaction. The study also highlights afternoon as dominant time that led to a large number of injuries.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.721-732
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• 2024

This study is a descriptive research to determine the mediating effect of Positive Psychological Capital on the relationship between Job Stress and Retention Intention among nurses working at blood centers in the metropolitan area. Data were collected from 167 nurses using a structured questionnaire between May 2021 and April 2022, and analyzed by SPSS ver.25. General characteristics were analyzed through frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The relationship between Job Stress and Retention Intention was analyzed using independent samples t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation. Hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis and PROCESS macro model 4. The results substantiated the hypotheses: Hypothesis 1 proposed that higher Retention Intention and Positive Psychological Capital were associated with lower Job Stress. Hypothesis 2 suggested that Positive Psychological Capital significantly partially mediates the relationship between Retention Intention and Job Stress. To promote Retention Intention among blood center nurses, it is crucial to implement human resource management systems aimed at alleviating Job Stress and enhancing Positive Psychological Capital. Specifically, enhancing Positive Psychological Capital within blood centers is particularly significant. This study contributes empirical evidence necessary for efficient personnel management and competency enhancement programs to reduce Job Stress, thereby enhancing the quality of nursing care among blood center nurses. Furthermore, it is recommended to develop intervention programs for Positive Psychological Capital to enhance Retention Intention and reduce Job Stress among blood center nurses.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.7 no.10
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• pp.359-368
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• 2020

This research seeks to explain factors and relationship models of entrepreneurs capable of building service innovations in Andaman coast with the ultimate aim to ignite sufficient development of regional tourism, increase working potentials, and provide a guideline for tour operations. Initially, document examination and discussions with five experts were conducted to build in-depth interview questions. 19 entrepreneurs were interviewed to examine factors involved and we consulted later with the five experts and six successful entrepreneurs in the regions, as well as with the representatives of the Association of Thai Tour Operators and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) of Phuket, Krabi, and Trang. The results were analyzed according to the theory of resource-based and innovative entrepreneurs. The factors obtained were generated from systematic causes: Nature of Entrepreneurships and Organizational capabilities, the mediator variables of Service Innovation Capability; and Organizational Performance (non-finance). Moreover, the external factors needing to be adjusted regarding the environmental changes were described. The tour operators are suggested to build networking to increase tourism potential with sustainability by providing the entrepreneurs opportunities to be involved in tourism development, accessing the knowledge, technology and innovations resulting in sustainable tourism, quality livelihood, and sustainable ecological management of communities.

• The Journal of Economics, Marketing and Management
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.25-40
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• 2021

Purpose: The forecasting is the likelihood scientifically proved judgment about the prospects, the possible conditions of this or that phenomenon in the future and (or) about the alternative ways and the means of their realization. To adapt the instruments of budgeting for the analysis cash flow of company. Research design, data and methodology: The creates the budget of cash flow were carried out on the basis of data of the report for the 2017 of corporations POSCO and in the first half of the 2018 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea. Results: The simultaneous use of budgeting techniques and the simple financial analysis allows to systematize the transactions, to identify the main problem areas in the movement cash flows. Therefore, working capital analysis is to determine the limits of their fluctuations in view of the changes in the business processes. Conclusions: In the pedagogical context solved the features of budgeting in the part evaluation current assets, its financing, its elements: the cash, the debtor. In the process of budgeting of cash flow, in credit budget, in financial budget we can see the main indicators: the current assets, the functioning capital, the optimum number of debtors, the optimum amount of cash and another.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.23 no.3 s.75
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• pp.115-126
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• 2005

The purpose of this study were to analyze the factors that influence the economic outcomes of small self-employed business and the job satisfaction among self-employed workers. A sample of 321 was selected from self-employed workers living in Daegu. For data analysis, multiple regression was used. The major findings were as follows: 1. The self-employed workers' income was affected by their gender, age, perception of present economic status, and working years of business, and amount of capital at the beginning, as well as whether they hired other employees. 2. The factors that influence job satisfaction for self-employed workers were previous experience in self-employed business, level of positive vision with future household economy, level of income, length of working hours per day, and the level of empowerment with their self-employed work.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.329-337
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among job satisfaction and positive psychological capital and self-leadership in general hospital nurses and to provide the basic data for the development of job satisfaction intervention programs. The data were collected from 120 nurses working in the six general hospital located S and Y city using self-reported questionnaires and April 1 2017 to April 15 2017. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, T-test, ANOVA, Scheffe, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with SPSS 20.0 program. Job satisfaction was found to be in a significant positive correlation with positive psychological capital and self-leadership. The result of the multiple regression indicates that positive psychological capital and self-leadership predict 27.5%(F=23.51, p<.001) of job satisfaction. Therefore it is necessary to develop convergence program to strengthen the job satisfaction of clinical nurses'.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.289-297
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of emotional Labor and positive psychological capital on burnout in general hospital nurses. Participants were 157 nurses working at F General Hospital in C City, Gyeongsangnam Province and data were collected from February 8 to 22, 2019. Data were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, multiple regression analysis using SPSS Win 23.0. Burnout was positively correlated with emotional labor (r=.531, p<.001), whereas a negative correlation was observed with positive psychological capital (r=-.391, p<.001). Factors influencing burnout included emotional labor (β=.47, p<.001), positive psychological capital (β=-.28, p<.001), with 34.9% explanatory power (F=42.78, p<.001). This result may be useful in developing new strategies for reducing burnout. Further research is needed to identify other factors affecting the burnout of general hospital nurses.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.497-505
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Grit and positive psychological capital on job engagement in general hospital nurses. Participants were 159 nurses working at General Hospital in Gangwondo Province and data were collected from April 9 to 21, 2020. Data were analyzed by t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression using SPSS version 24.0. Job engagement was correlated with perseverance efforts and positive psychological capital. The factors influencing job engagement were self-efficacy (β=.23, p=.029) and optimism (β=.28, p=.001) with 41.8% explanatory power (F=12.34, p<.001). Therefore, in order to improve job enthusiasm, further study is necessary to develop and apply the positive psychological capital improvement program and identify its effect.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.169-181
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to see how career management affects employee retention in professional service businesses (PSOs). The role of knowledge and skills as moderating variables in the relationship between career management and intention to stay is also investigated. A review of the literature on career management, which includes promotion, training, mentorship, starting salary, and the laxity-stringency of organizational entry-exit rules, leads to the hypothesis that career management positively affects employees' intentions to stay. Such a positive impact may differ between knowledgeable and skilled employees and their less knowledgeable and skilled counterparts. Cross-sectional data is obtained from 200 professionals working for various PSOs. Stepwise regression is employed to analyze the data. The research found that career management positively affects the intention to stay. The impact of promotion, training and mentorship on the intention to stay is moderated by knowledge and skills. Conversely, knowledge and skills do not moderate the effect of starting salary and the laxity-stringency of organizational entry-exit on intention to stay. The study's findings imply that by implementing effective career management, talented professionals can be retained. However, the level of knowledge and skills should be carefully considered. These findings offer significant insights into human capital management, particularly in PSOs.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.277-285
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to examine influences on turnover intention in the clinical nurses. The data were collected from 193 nurses working in the three general hospital located Y city. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, T-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression. The result of the stepwise multiple regression indicates the nursing practice environment, positive psychological capital and clinical career predict 41.8% (F=7.35, p<.001) of turnover intention. Therefore, it is necessary to develop changing the nursing practice environment and positive psychological capital strategy program for decrease turnover intention in clinical nurses.