This daily diary study investigates the effects of daily smartphone use for work during off-work hours on work-life conflict. Drawing on role theory which supports the notion that segmentation is a boundary management strategy, the moderating effect of individual’s segmentation preference is proposed. Results of multilevel regression analyses showed that smartphone use for work was positively related to work-life conflict. The result also shows that the preference to integrate work and personal life rather than separate these domains strengthened the relation between smartphone use for work and work-life conflict. The results of this study may help human resource practitioners to better understand the impact of staying connected to work during off-work hours.
The media has a powerful ability to influence and shape society’s perceptions towards people with disabilities. The portrayal of individuals with disabilities within the media can often have an enormous impact on the way that are perceived by viewers. In Malaysia, people with disabilities are frequently viewed as pitiful, thus medias are more likely to use the element of sympathy in order to garner support from its targeted audience. The focus of this article is on the portrayal of people with disabilities in a popular television series in Malaysia, Kerana Cintaku Saerah (Because of My Love, Saerah) through the analysis of; self-acceptance by the characters with disabilities, family and society’s acceptance, and disability stereotypes in the Malay society. The findings revealed the ideation of how people with disabilities are treated, as well as exhibits disability stereotypes that exist in the Malay society.
A positive working environment is vital in ensuring employee productivity to avoid
unnecessary stress to the employees thus affecting their work performances. There are
several working environment factors that contributed towards job satisfaction. Hence, this
study aimed to investigate the relationship between the working environment and employee
performance based on five dimensions of the working environment. The quantitative survey
design was utilized in this study and data were collected by using questionnaires. The
respondents of this study were administrators from different departments in a local
municipality located in Kuching. The data were analysed by using Pearson’s Correlation
Analysis to measure the relationship between the variables. The finding shows there is a
significant relationship between the working environment and employee performance.
Support from supervisor was found to be the dominant variables in ensuring a positive
working environment.