Experience from an operational Map-Reduce cluster reveals that outliers signi cantly prolong job completion. ˆe causes for outliers include run-time contention for processor, memory and other resources, disk failures, varying bandwidth and congestion along network paths and, imbalance in task workload. We present Mantri, a system that monitors tasks and culls outliers using causeand resource-aw...

Virtual worlds and serious online gaming simulations are expected to become more and more important in business contexts [27]. Our research evaluates the possible use of online games in the recruitment process by presenting two case studies of companies who implemented an online game to provide realistic job previews for potential applicants going with the opportunity to test and match their in...

Recent research has argued that using job contacts to find work restricts the opportunities ofBlackworkers.Although thismakes sense in light of literature onurbanpoverty that contends that inner-city Blacks are isolated from effective job networks, this paper argues that there are two reasonswhy these findingsmay bemisleading. First, the existence of discrimination in the labor market means tha...

This article analyses the effect of job quality on pathways to productive activities of older workers in Europe. Using comparative panel data from SHARE, we analyse the medium term effects of working conditions of workers aged 50-64 on three participation outcomes (staying in employment, participating in social activities, and providing informal care) with a trivariate probit model. Several asp...

OBJECTIVES (1). To provide a job description of Canadian gynecologic oncologists. (2). To assess job satisfaction and job stress, and measure the prevalence of burnout and psychological morbidity. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was mailed to all Canadian gynecologic oncologists in September 2002. RESULTS The job profile on Canadian gynecologic oncologists is predominantly clinical with a ...

According to previous studies, general environmental characteristics and job-related factors influence employees' transfer of learned skills the job. However, among variables, role work engagement in connection with motivation, opportunity training has not received much research attention. Building upon theoretical background Job Demands-Resources Model, present study investigated relationship ...

A problem most organizations face is how to retain skilled employees. As technology has gone from common to prevalent over the past twenty years, retaining skilled information technology (IT) professionals has become more difficult. Therefore, this study focused on examining job satisfaction of IT professionals in the D.C. area, paying particular attention to two of the most important factors o...