The objective of this research paper was to investigate the relationship between perceived Employee-Organization congruence (EOC) and Organizational Commitment (OC) in the Sri Lankan apparel sector. The present study, which was part of a comprehensive study Employee-Organization congruence (EOC) and attitudes, empirically evaluated seven perceived EOC related factors that could have effect on E...

BACKGROUND Estimates suggest that over half of general practices in England currently employ a health care assistant (HCA) but there is little evidence of their impact, effectiveness and acceptability to patients and primary care team members. OBJECTIVES To explore the role of HCAs in general practice and the benefits and challenges associated with their employment. METHODS Semi-structured ...

The objective of this research paper was to investigate the relationship between perceived Employee-Organization congruence (EOC) and Organizational Commitment (OC) in the Sri Lankan apparel sector. The present study, which was part of a comprehensive study Employee-Organization congruence (EOC) and attitudes, empirically evaluated seven perceived EOC related factors that could have effect on E...

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Delivering brief interventions for hazardous and harmful drinking on the Internet may broaden the availability of services and overcome some barriers to accessing help in person. The Down Your Drink (DYD) website, an extended brief intervention, attracted a large number of people looking to reduce their drinking. The aim was to explore the experiences of this e-help seekin...

BACKGROUND Healthcare accreditation is considered to be an essential quality improvement tool. However, its effectiveness has been critiqued. METHODS Twenty-four interviews were conducted with clinicians (five), nurses (six), managers (eight), and basic/translational researchers (five) from eight European cancer centres on changes observed from participating in a European cancer accreditation...

A model hypothesizing differential relationships among predictor variables and individual commitment to the organization and work team was tested. Data from 485 members of sewing teams supported the existence of differential relationships between predictors and organizational and team commitment. In particular, intersender conflict and satisfaction with coworkers were more strongly related to t...

Team-based learning (TBL) is an active learning instructional strategy used in the traditional face-to-face (FtF) classroom. Computer-mediated communications (CMC) is a medium that complements the FtF classroom and enables active learning between FtF class times. This paper introduces a model for assessing computer-supported team-based learning that leverages a combination of collaborative lear...

This paper reports on a study analyzing the factors that contribute to the success and quality of software development projects in an educational environment. Software development standards were reviewed to identify key project success factors, as well as measures of success and quality. Interviews with students then investigated the degree to which students implemented software development sta...

OBJECTIVE A multidisciplinary support team for general practice was established in April 2014 by a local National Health Service (NHS) England management team. This work evaluates the team's effectiveness in supporting and promoting change in its first 2 years, using realist methodology. SETTING Primary care in one area of England. PARTICIPANTS Semistructured interviews were conducted with ...