We show the relevance of extant international business (IB) research, and more specifically work on international human resources management (IHRM), to address COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Decision-makers in multinational enterprises have undertaken various types of actions to alleviate the impacts of the pandemic. In most cases these actions relate in some way to managing distance and to rethinking boundaries, whether at the macro- or firm-levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To examine the relative impact of work-related stressors and the personal resource of mindfulness on employees' mental and physical health.
Design: A cross-sectional survey design with nursing and healthcare workers in Victoria, Australia.
Methods: Data were collected from 702 respondents.
Purpose: To investigate the relative contributions of workplace type, occupational violence and aggression (OVA) strategies and interventions along with perceptions of the occupational health and safety (OHS) environment on the likelihood of receiving postincident support following the experience of OVA.
Design: We used a cross-sectional study design with an online survey to collect data from employees in nursing and midwifery in Victoria, Australia.
Methods: Survey data collected from 3,072 members of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian branch) were analyzed using logistic regression.
Purpose: To examine the extent and source of occupational violence and aggression (OVA) experienced by nursing and caring professionals. This study also examines the relative contributions of demographic characteristics and workplace and individual safety factors in predicting OVA.
Design: A cross-sectional study design with data collected using an online survey of employees in the nursing and caring professions in Victoria, Australia.
In response to the call for empirical evidence of a connection between leading and lagging indicators of occupational health and safety (OHS), the first aim of the current research is to consider the association between leading and lagging indicators of OHS. Our second aim is to investigate the moderating effect of safety leadership on the association between leading and lagging indicators. Data were collected from 3578 employees nested within 66 workplaces.
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