Short mindfulness meditation training: does it really reduce perceived stress?

Cognitive Processing - To study whether an 8-week mindfulness meditation training program truly reduces perceived stress without designing a stress reduction program. An experimental study was...     

Association between burnout and anger in oncology versus ophthalmology health care professionals

The prevalence of burnout in oncology staff was compared with that of the ophthalmology staff, who normally present a low prevalence of burnout as described in this literature. The correlation of burnout with the emotion of anger was also investigated. Thirty-six subjects working in an oncology department and 32 working in an ophthalmology department were examined using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory. The oncology group showed higher mean scores on the MBI Emotive Exhaustion and Depersonalization scales with respect to ophthalmology staff. Correlation analysis showed that increasing burnout was associated with higher anger expressed towards the environment and loss of anger control. Anger, as a response to frustration, appears to be a feature constantly associated with the clinical expression of burnout and it should not be underestimated in theoretical and preventive contexts.     

The Management of Risk in the Global Service Economy 1

The effects of the transformation to a service economy on the management of vulnerability and uncertainty are discussed. After discussing the notion and role of risks in different kinds of cultural and economic environments, he closes with a plea for closer cooperation between entrepreneurs, engineers and economists: together they can transform the risks and vulnerabilities of the modern service economy into a challenge for progress.     

Some considerations on risk management in the service Economy

Abstract

Management of uncertainty and vulnerability is becoming more essential in the coming service economy than ever before. Management of risks need a new approach which must be based on a recognition of the special features of the service economy.