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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractROLE OF WORK-FAMILY ENRICHMENT IN IMPROVING JOB SATISFACTIONNg Swee Fung, Aminah Ahmad, Zoharah OmarThe role of work-family enrichment in improving job satisfaction has been given little attention. In this study a mediation model was tested which includes work-family enrichment as the mediator, job characteristics (job autonomy and job involvement) as antecedent factors and job satisfaction as the outcome. Data were gathered from 280 public secondary school teachers in Malaysia using self-administered questionnaires. Work-family … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 7 Dec 2013 · 8,404 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Human Resource Practices and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors on Firm PerformanceDavood Babaei, Aminah Ahmad, Khairuddin Idris et al.Problem statement: The examination of organizational citizenship behaviors as the mediating variable through which human resource practices affect firm performance is still scarce. Approach: This study examined the mediation effects of organizational citizenship behaviors on the relationships between selected human resource practices and firm performance. The human resource practices studied were reward and performance appraisal practices and firm performance was … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 5 Nov 2011 · 7,703 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPerceived Workplace Culture as an Antecedent of Job Stress: The Mediating Role of Work-Family ConflictAminah Ahmad, Zoharah OmarProblem statement: Few studies have tested the mediating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between workplace culture and job stress. Approach: This study tested a mediation model consisting of job stress as the dependent variable, perceived family-supportive work culture as the independent variable and work-family conflict as the mediator. Data were gathered from 693 employees from private service organizations … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,157 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWork-Family Conflict among Junior Physicians: Its Mediating Role in the Relationship between Role Overload and Emotional ExhaustionAminah AhmadProblem statement: The use of a mediation model for understanding the mediating impact of work-family conflict on the relationship between role overload and emotional exhaustion has not been given much attention. Approach: This study tested a mediation model consisting of emotional exhaustion as the dependent variable and role overload as the independent variable, with work-family conflict as its mediator. Data … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 9,999 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractExpression of Adiponectin Receptors in Human Placenta and Its Possible Implication in Gestational DiabetesNaglaa Fathy Al Husseini, Mosaad M. Odaa, M.A. Mohamed et al.Problem statement: Similar to obese patients and type 2 diabetic patients, adiponectin levels are reduced in former Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) patients and are lower in GDM women during late pregnancy compared with pregnant control subjects matched for BMI. Diabetic insult at later stages in gestation, such as may occur in gestational diabetes, will foremost lead to short-term changes in … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,199 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Mediating Effect of Work-Family Conflict on the Relationship Between Locus of Control and Job SatisfactionNoryati Ngah, Aminah Ahmad, Maznah BabaProblem statement: Based on the literature review, few studies have tested the mediating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between locus of control and job satisfaction. Approach: This study tested a mediation model consisting of job satisfaction as the dependent variable, locus of control as the independent variable and work-family conflict as the mediator. Data were gathered from 159 … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,786 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLimits and Opportunities for Autonomous User Organisations in Denmark and SwedenJørgen AnkerThe Nordic welfare states generally support and facilitate the formation of civil society organisations and they provide relatively good opportunities for participation and interest mediation. The Nordic welfare states are also recognised for their efforts to limit social inequality and for seeking to provide acceptable living conditions even for the most vulnerable and excluded groups. This article focuses on the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,754 accessesView PDF Cite