...Vishwanath V. Baba; Louise Tourigny; Xiaoyun Wang; Terri Lituchy; Silvia Inés Monserrat Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of job demand, job control, and supervisory support on stress among nurses in China, Japan, Argentina, and the Caribbean using the Job demand...

... should be taught to perceive work in a more positive way to increase work engagement. The roles that leadership and cultural factors play in this process need to be taken into consideration. Cross‐cultural comparisons of stress are especially relevant for expatriates and for managers in charge...

... with the strain caused by institutional distance (ID). Design/methodology/approach The methodology begins with a literature review to establish a framework for discussion by bringing together international business travel, stress, distance, and CQ. A total of 841 participants from Sao Paulo Guarulhos...

...Mohd Awang Idris; Maureen F. Dollard; Anthony H. Winefield Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes and consequences of job stress in Malaysia and make a comparison between Western and Eastern perspectives. Design/methodology/approach A grounded theory approach was used...

...Ronald J. Burke; Ronald J. Burke Purpose This paper aims to raise some important questions for cross‐cultural research on occupational stress and well‐being and sets the stage for the five papers in the special issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews some previous literature...

...Ronald J. Burke; Mohd Dahlan A. Malek; Kathryn Mearns; Rhona Flin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among sources of stress, coping strategy, job satisfaction and psychological well‐being and to examine the roles of coping behaviour as the moderator variable...

... of role stress and psychological strain in six national contexts. Design/methodology/approach The objective of the research is to examine the relative predictive efficacies of three theory specific moderators in six countries which differ on the cultural dimension of individualism‐collectivism...

... related to indicators or psychological well‐being. Originality/value These findings are only partially consistent with previous conclusions suggesting the possible role played by cultural values and level of economic development. China Hotel and catering industry Managers Hours of work Stress...

...Ronald J. Burke; Louise Tourigny; Vishwanath V. Baba; Xiaoyun Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of role stressors on job stress among airline employees in mainland China. More specifically, the aggravating effects of shift work and the mitigating effects...

...Abdul Aziz Empirical research on the sources of stress among US medical doctors is scarce. Most research studies reported in leading journals were done on doctors from other countries. The present study explored the sources of stress among American medical doctors. Six factors, workload, work...

...David F. Elloy; Catherine R. Smith The dual‐career phenomenon has become increasingly prevalent worldwide. This lifestyle often generates stresses and strains, at home and at work, for couples juggling multiple demands, which can have negative consequences for organisations. While most empirical...