Volume 11, Issue 4 (2015) | Journal of Social Sciences

Barriers to Children and Young People’s Participation in Policy Making in Ghana

Jones Adu-Gyamfi — 2015-09-21

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 21 September 2015; doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.363.380

This research examined the barriers to young people’s participation as strategic stakeholders in the formulation of public policy, using the formulation of Ghana’s youth policy as a case study. Th...

Organizational Well-Being in a Public Research Agency: The Point of View of Administrative Staff and Researchers

Elisa Colì — 2015-10-22

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 22 October 2015; doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.381.394

The aim of this paper is to investigate organizational well-being in a Public Research Agency, exploring the point of view of two different categories of workers, administrative staff and researchers,...

Perception and Awareness of Young Internet Users towards Cybercrime: Evidence from Malaysia

Md Shamimul Hasan — 2015-11-10

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 10 November 2015; doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.395.404

Cybercrime is a criminal (unethical and unlawful) activities using internet facilities such as virus infections, identity theft and hacking. There is high risk of becoming a victim especially for youn...

Theoretical Construction of Job Satisfaction in Medical Professionals Working for Mexican Companies

María del Carmen López-García — 2015-11-10

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 10 November 2015; doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.405.409

Occupational Health physicians coexist in a work environment where they perform activities other than the ones developed by other doctors. Hence, there is interest in analyzing the theoretical constru...

Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Establish a Tour Guide Selection and Evaluation Model

Han-Chen Huang — 2015-11-11

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 11 November 2015; doi:10.3844/jssp.2015.410.417

This study aims to examine the criteria for the selection of tour guides, in order to help travel agencies in Taiwan selecting suitable tour guides with a more objective and consistent approach. A tou...