Pawnbroking was one of the major businesses that Huizhou merchants engaged in during the Ming and Qing. Some scholars have studied this phenomenon in the past, but there is space for further research from a different ...Pawnbroking was one of the major businesses that Huizhou merchants engaged in during the Ming and Qing. Some scholars have studied this phenomenon in the past, but there is space for further research from a different angle. This article analyzes the character of Huizhou pawnbrokers and the causes of their decline.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard the Swedish merchant fleet. Data was collected by a cross-sectional survey. The sa...The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard the Swedish merchant fleet. Data was collected by a cross-sectional survey. The sample consisted of 640 Swedish employed engine room officers. A strong relationship was found between the psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard (RZ = .204; P 〈 .001). While role conflict and role ambiguity showed a negative association, social support associated positively with safety climate onboard, lob demands and control showed no relation to safety climate. The conclusion is that the safety climate onboard is strongly associated with social and relational factors.展开更多
文摘Pawnbroking was one of the major businesses that Huizhou merchants engaged in during the Ming and Qing. Some scholars have studied this phenomenon in the past, but there is space for further research from a different angle. This article analyzes the character of Huizhou pawnbrokers and the causes of their decline.
文摘The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard the Swedish merchant fleet. Data was collected by a cross-sectional survey. The sample consisted of 640 Swedish employed engine room officers. A strong relationship was found between the psychosocial working conditions and perceived safety climate onboard (RZ = .204; P 〈 .001). While role conflict and role ambiguity showed a negative association, social support associated positively with safety climate onboard, lob demands and control showed no relation to safety climate. The conclusion is that the safety climate onboard is strongly associated with social and relational factors.