Essays about: "psychological capital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words psychological capital.

1. 1. Confident in my class: A secondary data study of maths motivation and students’ sociodemographic factors in grade three and four in Sweden.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Karin Johansson; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : gender; ethnicity; SES; Mathematics Achievement; Maths Motivation;

   Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to point to how motivation as well as achievement in maths and students’ sociodemographic factors can correlate for grade three and four in Swedish schools. Theory: The two theories used in the thesis are Expectancy-value Theory by Eccles and Cultural Capital by Bourdieu. READ MORE

3. 2. The Role of Authentic and Transformational Leadership Styles in enhancing Employees’ Psychological Capital in the international hospitality industry

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

   Author : Salar Jaderi; Zaid Abushaqdam; [2023]
   Keywords : Leaderships styles; employees;

   Abstract : This Master´s thesis was primarily focused on examining the role of authentic and transformational leadership styles in enhancing the psychological capital (PsyCap) of employees in the international hospitality industry. We aimed to deepen our understanding of the relationship between these leadership styles and employee PsyCap, and to explore how this relationship is moderated by contextual factors within the industry. READ MORE

4. 3. Nourishing Campus Lives : A Human-Centered Exploration of Drivers of Student Nutrition Behaviour for Innovative Interventions in Fiji

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Sonya Sagan; [2023]
   Keywords : nutrition behaviours; behavioural drivers; human centered design; Fiji;

   Abstract : Non-communicable disease (NCD) rates, like diabetes, in Fiji are among the highest globally. Given that poor nutrition behaviours increase one’s risk for developing NCDs later in life, it is critical to address this early on. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impact of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Capital Structure: A Quantitative Study on S&P 500 firms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Daniel Erik Mittag-Leffler; Kabir Sehgal; [2023]
   Keywords : board gender diversity; capital structure; critical mass; female risk aversion; leverage; debt-to-capital; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; agency theory.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine whether or not board gender diversity influences the capital structures of S&P 500 firms. This is done based on the premise of female risk aversion and conventional capital structure and agency issues theories. READ MORE

6. 5. How can we better understand outcomes of workplace bullying in a developing country : Examining how emotional exhaustion, psychological capital, and social support can influence the association between workplace bullying and mental health in India.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Psykologi

   Author : Manon Delorme; Antonia Prior; [2023]
   Keywords : Workplace bullying; mental health; social support; psychological capital; emotional exhaustion; conservation of resources theory; the job demands-resources theory; the job demand-control-support model;

   Abstract : The present study examines how the relationship between workplace bullying and mental health can be influenced by emotional exhaustion, and how the intensity in this relationship can be affected by the individual’s psychological capital, and access to social support from colleagues and supervisors. The studys theoretical framework is based on the Job Demand-Control-Support model, the Job Demands-Resources model and the Conservation of Resources theory. READ MORE