To Work or Not to Work: Construction of Meaning of Work and Making Work Choices

To work or not to work?

To work or not to work: that is the question.

Medical publications contain numerous references to obstacles or disincentives confronting patients who wish to return to work after illness or injury. Current developments of importance to this aspect of medical practice and four recent studies, conducted in Edinburgh, that may contribute to the continuing debate about how best to deal with such problems are reviewed. The studies concern measu...

“Proof-of-Work” Proves Not To Work

A frequently proposed method of reducing unsolicited bulk email (“spam”) is for senders to pay for each email they send. Proof-ofwork schemes avoid charging real money by requiring senders to demonstrate that they have expended processing time in solving a cryptographic puzzle. We attempt to determine how difficult that puzzle should be so as to be effective in preventing spam. We analyse this ...

Mediating Role of Work Ethics in Relation to Ethical Leadership and Organizational Justice with Work Engagement

Background: An important issue for organizations is to identify factors related to job motivation and use these factors to increase the level of enthusiasm of their employees. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of ethical leadership and organizational justice on job motivation by emphasizing the mediating role of work ethic. Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlatio...

Live to Work or Love to Work: Work Craving and Work Engagement

OBJECTIVE According to the theory of work craving, a workaholic has a craving for self-worth compensatory incentives and an expectation of relief from negative affect experienced through neurotic perfectionism and an obsessive-compulsive style of working. Research has shown that workaholism and work engagement should be considered as two distinct work styles with different health consequences. ...