{"title":"May the Odds Be Ever With You","authors":"Elizabeth Johnston EdD","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21131","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21131","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"5 1","pages":"67-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21131","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85979439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Child Welfare Worker Stress Inventory","authors":"Michelle Levy AM, John Poertner DSW","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21134","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21134","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Child welfare is commonly considered highly stressful work. Given the links among stress, burnout, and the pervasive turnover that plague child welfare, agencies must look beyond simply training workers to better manage their stress. Identifying specific sources of workplace stress is the foundation for targeting organizational efforts to prevent job stress and burnout. In this study we developed and tested a new measure, the Child Welfare Worker Stress Inventory, with a sample of workers from child welfare agencies. The inventory demonstrated high reliability, yielding a Cronbach's alpha of 0.93. Evidence of validity was shown by a correlation of 0.70 between a stress/burnout measure and the stress inventory. The study found that the Child Welfare Worker Stress Inventory shows promise as a practical tool to help organizations better understand and mitigate workplace stressors.</p>","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"5 1","pages":"7-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21134","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85193104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editor's Introduction","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpoc.21127","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21127","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137545820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Exploration of Challenges Facing Muslim Americans’ Advancement to Leadership in the Legal Field","authors":"Ali S. Kadi DM","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21126","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21126","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore and identify obstacles that Muslim Americans in the United States working within the legal field experienced in advancing to leadership positions and to explore the influence of mentoring. The two cases included 10 Muslim Americans in leadership positions and 10 in nonleadership positions in the legal field in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Data were collected through structured and semi-structured interviews, observations, and field notes. Themes and patterns were analyzed within and across data sources and cases for convergence, divergence, and triangulation. The results indicated that discrimination and the lack of opportunities, training, mentoring programs, support and guidance, and influential leaders hindered participants’ advancement to leadership positions. Results revealed common major barriers to the lack of opportunity, social support, and understanding. The support and guidance of a mentor and degree attainment contributed to advancement. Leaders and nonleaders experienced similar obstacles to and supports for advancement. Lack of leadership experience was a barrier for nonleaders. The findings confirmed current literature on negative attitudes Muslim Americans face working and living in the United States following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.</p>","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"33-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21126","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91435431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success","authors":"Susan Jespersen DBA","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21124","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21124","url":null,"abstract":"<p>By Adam Grant</p><p>New York, NY: Viking Penguin Group, 2013. 305 pp. ISBN: 978-0-670-02655-5. $27.95</p><p>Reviewed by Susan Jespersen, DBA</p>","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"80-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21124","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80866256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Encouraging Employees to Be More Active: Taking “Steps” Toward Personal Goals","authors":"Anupama Narayan PhD, Joseph Mazzola PhD","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21121","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21121","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The present study examines the effectiveness of a low-cost organizational wellness program focused on integration of physical activity into employee work routines using core principles of goal-setting theory. Participants were 223 employees (167 women and 56 men) of a small private southwestern university. The program consisted of participants selecting an overall step goal for a 7- or 15-week period (henceforth referred to as a <i>session</i>) from a set of predetermined goals. They used pedometers to track their weekly progress on steps taken toward that overall goal and reported those steps to the program coordinator. Participants who selected a higher goal (more steps per session) achieved more steps on average during the session. Lack of baseline data and the small number of male participants limit the generalizability of the results. This research contributes to the nascent literature on the incorporation of basic physical activity into the daily routine of employees and the promotion of organizational health.</p>","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"5-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21121","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75770997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Job and Life Attitudes of Managers and Professionals","authors":"Nicholas J. Beutell PhD, Joy A. Schneer PhD","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21123","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21123","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We examine the enduring psychological question of the relationship between job satisfaction and life satisfaction among managers and professionals in relation to demographic (age and income), health (self-rated and mental health), and work–family conflict and synergy. Job satisfaction and life satisfaction were significantly and positively related when controlling for demographic, health, and work–family variables. Mental health and work–family variables were the strongest predictors of both job satisfaction and life satisfaction, although the demographic variables were not statistically significant. Results indicated that 60% of the sample was described by the spillover (positive association between job satisfaction and life satisfaction) model, 32% by the compensatory (inverse association) model, and 8% by the segmentation (weak or no relationship) model. Findings highlight the importance of studying the association of job and life satisfaction among particular occupational groups such as managers and professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"18-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21123","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85490591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Synthesis of Micro and Macro Views of Racial Tension and Cultural Change","authors":"Linda de Charon PhD","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21125","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"84-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21125","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90235512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-Work-Related Computing and Job Characteristics: Literature Review and Future Research Directions","authors":"J. Royce Fichtner JD, Troy J. Strader PhD","doi":"10.1002/jpoc.21122","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpoc.21122","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Non-work-related computing (NWRC) represents a broad research area that attempts to understand the psychology of employee misuse of information resources. In this article, we review studies that have addressed NWRC issues in relation to job dimensions and work outcomes. Current research is matched with the job characteristics model to identify areas that have been studied and those that have not. We find that current research has addressed the interrelationship among NWRC and six job dimensions and three work outcomes. Job feedback and employee motivation, performance, and turnover provide opportunities for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":100827,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture","volume":"4 4","pages":"65-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/jpoc.21122","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73508666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}