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have shown that the number of injuries among professional athletes has increased. Restoring athletes to competitive activity in the shortest possible time brings both mental and physical challenges. The purpose of this quantitative research project was to explore how injuries affect athletes’ mental health, more specifically depression, among college students enrolled at a small southern university institution in the United States...... ReadMore -
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The objective of this study was to relate the variables of organizational competence development practices and turnover intentions, thus explaining that the perception of internal employability mediates the relationship between the two variables mentioned above. The sample used in this study comprises 126 participants surveyed in two geographical areas: Portugal and Angola. The results indicate that training, job rotation and employability have a negative and significant effect on turnover intentions...... ReadMore -
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This study aims to investigate the effect of perceived organizational support on organizational commitment among local government employees and its relationship with presenteeism. The sample consists of 234 participants, employees of local authorities in Portugal...... ReadMore -
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Preferences for music are due to different music features like tempo, mode or arousal. It can also come from internal criteria like music that has been played during childhood or the aesthetic pleasure. Repeating the music can also lead to preference for this music. The aim of this study was to see if childhood musical experiences affect adulthood preferences. Seventy-five adults passed the test in which we used the lullaby “Brother John” and created three audios that has the same music features as it...... ReadMore -
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The success of organizations in meeting their established objectives is intrinsically linked to the motivation of existing human resources. These elements are essential in influencing the creation of strategies that build an organization’s competitive advantage, leaving it in a favourable position in relation to its competitors [1]. Machado et al. [2] believe that “managing people means giving them opportunities to feel or stay motivated.” Nevertheless, organizations must recognize the importance of recognizing their employees’ abilities and potential for development, as not everyone has the same conditions...... ReadMore -
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Consider the dilemma of an unwanted child. Someone is pregnant and does not want the child. Who will adopt the child? Who will compensate the pregnant person for the burden of carrying and birthing the child? You have a firm stance: you want the child to be born and raised to adulthood. However, you have no intention of adopting or financially supporting the child or paying the person for bearing the burden of birthing the child. What are the options? Should we “force” the pregnant person to have and keep the child? Should we use society’s concentrated brute force-police, armed forces, and courts-to achieve this goal?..... ReadMore -
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One hundred participants working in two organizations in Portugal participated in this study. This study aims to provide a more in-depth understanding of the impact of teleworking, which aligns with the expectations for improvements in the management of this model in the organizations discussed above..... ReadMore -
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Recognition of “stress” as a condition did not occur until the relatively recent 1930s when the Canadian Dr. Hans Selye described its mechanism and named the phenomenon [1]...... ReadMore