Written by Zara Al-Khalifa
Published in Vol 4 , 2024
This research focuses on identifying the essential skills and requirements that accounting graduates must meet to gain employment in Saudi Arabia’s labor market. The study analyzed 425 job postings for accounting roles from September 2020 to September 2022 using a descriptive cross-sectional method that combined content and statistical analyses. The findings highlight the importance employers place on proficiency in English, fundamental computer abilities, IT-related skills involving various sof
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Written by Mette Sørensen
Published in Vol 4 , 2024
This research investigates the link between personal resources and employee engagement. A survey was conducted among 365 employees working in tourism companies in Hanoi. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, three key personal resource factors were examined: self-efficacy, self-esteem, and optimism. Using the PLS-SEM analytical approach, findings indicate that all three personal resource factors have a direct positive effect on job satisfaction. Additionally, the study reveals that se
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The significance of this study stems from the need to understand the psychological mechanisms and influencing factors behind personal self-development. This research aimed to examine the factors that shape students’ choices of self-improvement strategies—namely acquisition, rejection, transformation, and restriction—in relation to their levels of personal agency. The study sample included 271 university students from Russia and Kazakhstan, aged between 17 and 27, predominantly female, with an av
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Written by Petra Svobodová
Published in Vol 4 , 2024
Trauma and fear can trigger negative emotions that harm a person’s mental health and often show up physically as psychosomatic pain. Both positive and negative feelings can create harmful neural patterns, called pathological neural networks (PNNs), which become deeply embedded in the subconscious and keep psychosomatic pain ongoing. Treatments like extinction learning, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), regression hypnotherapy, and traditional hypnosis are commonly used to ease psychosomatic pa
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Written by Oliver Hughes
Published in Vol 4 , 2024
This research explores the primary factors that impact Generation Z’s intention to adopt mobile banking services offered by commercial banks in Vietnam. The study introduces a conceptual framework where the dependent variable is the "decision to use," influenced by six independent variables: (i) ease of use, (ii) functional variety, (iii) security and privacy, (iv) perceived risk, (v) attractiveness of the platform, and (vi) social influence. Data were collected through a survey yielding 200 val
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