News tagged with satisfaction
Hiding true self at work can result in less job satisfaction, greater turnover
Hiding your true social identity -- race and ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation or a disability -- at work can result in decreased job satisfaction and increased turnover, according to a new study from Rice ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 31, 2012 |
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Study: Phone co customer satisfaction evens out
(AP) -- Improvements in customer satisfaction at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc. have narrowed differences among the Big 4 wireless carriers to the point that they're basically even in terms of pleasing their subscribers, ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Economic growth in China has not meant greater life satisfaction for Chinese people: long-term study
Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, Chinese people are less happy overall than they were two decades ago, reveals timely new research from economist Richard Easterlin, one of the founders of the field of "happiness ...
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May 14, 2012 |
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Customer satisfaction lies somewhere between pleasure and pain
Edmonton) A new paper by Kyle Murray, a marketing researcher with the Alberta School of Business, puts a spin on the expression "you can't please everyone."
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 03, 2012 |
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Professor examines how newspaper 'layoff survivors' view themselves, work
(Phys.org) -- Layoffs, reduced budgets and changing job roles in the past several years have changed the face of journalism. A University of Kansas professor has published a study examining how those who have survived multiple ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Earning less than your peers can make you happy
(Medical Xpress) -- Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to new research from the University of St Andrews.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Benefits of taking Fido to work may not be far 'fetched'
Man's best friend may make a positive difference in the workplace by reducing stress and making the job more satisfying for other employees, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Personality change key to improving well-being
People's personalities can change considerably over time, say scientists, suggesting that leopards really can change their spots.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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NEC develops high speed semantic search engine for text classification
NEC Corporation announced today the development of a "semantic search engine" that rapidly analyzes and classifies the meaning of text, enabling users to quickly and easily process information. Recent deployment of this search ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Racioethnic consistency between retail employees and customers boosts profit, national study finds
A nationwide study of racioethnic representation between retail employees and their customers finds that mirroring a customer base improves consumer satisfaction and employee productivity – and contributes to nearly ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 27, 2012 |
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92 percent of families with adopted children are satisfied with their decision
Two separate surveys six years apart have been used to analyse the level of satisfaction with adoptions in Andalucía. The study shows that 77.7% of families are happier after the process and variables ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Online role-playing games hurt marital satisfaction, study says
Online role playing games negatively affect real-life marital satisfaction, according to a new Brigham Young University study to be published February 15th in the Journal of Leisure Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'
A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2012 |
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The general link between worker happiness and productivity challenged
Managers encouraging employees to be more proactive and flexible do make gains in performance and productivity. But this is at the expense of employee job satisfaction, according to the latest research in the journal Human Re ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Contracts in the classroom
While contracts are an indispensable tool in the modern workplace, a new study has found that they may also be very effective in contemporary classrooms. According to a new article published in SAGE Open, courses in which ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2012 |
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