Using survey data collected by the Japan Institute of Life Insurance in 2002, this study finds that a significant gender gap existed in defined contribution (DC) pension knowledge among workers employed at small- to medium-sized private firms in Japan. Even with similar DC knowledge, however, men and women reveal different preferences for DC pensions, indicating that their perceptional response...

BACKGROUND The importance of transformational leadership for the health and well-being of staff in the healthcare sector is increasingly acknowledged, however, there is less knowledge about the mechanisms that may explain the links between transformational leaders and employee health and well-being. OBJECTIVES To examine two possible psychological mechanisms that link transformational leaders...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors of the development of the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the persistence or recurrence of fatigue, or recovery from fatigue in a large sample of fatigued employees. DESIGN Analyses were based on the Maastricht cohort study (MCS), a prospective population based cohort study among more than 12 000 employees. Multiple regression models were used to ident...

OBJECTIVES This 40-week workplace physical training RCT investigated the effect of soccer and Zumba, respectively, on muscle pain intensity and duration, work ability, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during work among female hospital employees. METHODS 107 hospital employees were cluster-randomized into two training groups, and a control group. The training was conducted outside workin...

introduction: the quality of work life has an important role in increasing labor productivity and consequently the efficiency and effectiveness of large organizations. this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between empowerment (as the independent variables) and the quality of work life of employees (as the dependent variable). method:this study was conducted in a descriptive c...