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Reducing teacher stress: improving humanized management of Chinese teachers

Yu, Guoliang; Dong, Yan; Wang, Qi; An, Ran - In: Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management 7 (2016) 2, pp. 82-99

Purpose To improve humanized management of Chinese teachers, the aim of this study is to, first, investigate the stress of Chinese teachers, and, second, to examine the relationship of teacher stress with coping strategies and social support. Moreover, an attempt is made to examine the...

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Information cultures and strategies for coping with information overload: case of Estonian higher education institutions

Lauri, Liia; Virkus, Sirje; Heidmets, Mati - In: Journal of Documentation 77 (2020) 2, pp. 518-541

Purpose This paper focuses on the links between information culture and the perception of the information overload on the example of higher education institutions in Estonia. The aim of this study is to understand how different types of information culture affect coping with information...

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Coping with lack of authority

Hällgren, Markus; Lindahl, Marcus - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 10 (2017) 2, pp. 244-262

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore alternative coping strategies that may compensate for the limitations of weak governance structure in a product development project. Design/methodology/approach The findings are based on a single case study, including interviews and...

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Income shocks, informal insurance mechanisms, and household consumption expenditure

Ajefu, Joseph Boniface - In: International Journal of Social Economics 44 (2017) 12, pp. 1818-1832

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of income shocks on household real consumption expenditure …, taking into account the various informal coping strategies adopted by the households. Using Nigerian Household Panel Survey … idiosyncratic shocks have effect on household consumption expenditure and the informal insurance strategies play only limited roles …

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Information overload in the context of apparel

Stanton, Julie V.; Paolo, Diane M. - In: Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An … 16 (2012) 4, pp. 454-476

Purpose – This study aims to examine the nature and impact of information overload and related coping strategies in the context of apparel shopping. It also examines perceptions of overload and coping strategies as antecedents to consumer confidence, shopping orientation and leader/follower...

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Work-family balance

Adisa, Toyin Ajibade; Gbadamosi, Gbolahan; Osabutey, … - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 31 (2016) 7, pp. 414-433

Purpose Given the reality that working mothers experience difficulties in achieving work-family balance because of the social restrictions that arise from parenting combined with career goals, this paper aims to explore the various coping strategies that are used by working mothers in the cities...

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Work-life interface of Portuguese international business travelers

Pinto, Luísa Helena; Maia, Helena Salgueirinho - In: Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración 28 (2015) 2, pp. 195-212

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the narratives of the work-life interface (WLI) of Portuguese international business travelers. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with 14 Portuguese international business travelers were conducted to expose the narratives of...

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An exploration of servicescapes’ exclusion and coping strategies of consumers with “hidden” auditory disorders

Beudaert, Anthony; Gorge, Hélène; Herbert, Maud - In: Journal of Services Marketing 31 (2017) 4/5, pp. 326-338

Purpose The purpose of this study is both to explore how people with “hidden” auditory disorders experience exclusion in servicescapes and to unfold the coping strategies they set up to deal with it. Design/methodology/approach Findings from 15 semi-structured interviews and participant...

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A troubled relationship: an exploration of mall retailers and teen shoppers' thoughts, behaviors, and coping strategies as they interact with each other

Palan, Kay M.; Mallalieu, Lynnea - In: Young Consumers 13 (2012) 3, pp. 242-254

Purpose – This research aims to examine some of the main sources of frustration in the relationship between retailers and teen shoppers and the coping strategies they use as they interact with each other in a mall environment. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from retailers...

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Enhancing effects of supply chain resilience: insights from trajectory and resource-based perspectives

Cheng, Jao-Hong; Lu, Kuo-Liang - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 22 (2017) 4, pp. 329-340

Purpose This paper aims to examine the operating frontier, trajectory and absorptive capacity influencing proactive and reactive dimension of supply chain resilience and implementation in inter-organizational relationships. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents a research model...

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