University of Texas at Arlington

About: University of Texas at Arlington is a education organization based out in Arlington, Texas, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Large Hadron Collider. The organization has 11758 authors who have published 28598 publications receiving 801626 citations. The organization is also known as: UT Arlington & University of Texas-Arlington.

Employee development, commitment and intention to turnover: a test of ‘employability’ policies in action

Abstract: Participation in three types of development activities is examined among salaried employees of a firm that significantly increased access to development after a series of layoffs in the late 1990s. Analyses of survey and archival data representing 667 employees show that on-the-job training was positively related to organisational commitment and negatively related to intention to turnover. Participation in tuition-reimbursement, which provides more general or marketable skills, was positively related to intention to turnover. However, intention to turnover was reduced after earning a degree through tuition-reimbursement if employees were subsequently promoted. Implications for an employment relationship based on ‘employability’ are discussed.

How important are work-family support policies? A meta-analytic investigation of their effects on employee outcomes.

Abstract: This meta-analysis examines relationships between work–family support policies, which are policies that provide support for dependent care responsibilities, and employee outcomes by developing a conceptual model detailing the psychological mechanisms through which policy availability and use relate to work attitudes. Bivariate results indicated that availability and use of work–family support policies had modest positive relationships with job satisfaction, affective commitment, and intentions to stay. Further, tests of differences in effect sizes showed that policy availability was more strongly related to job satisfaction, affective commitment, and intentions to stay than was policy use. Subsequent meta-analytic structural equation modeling results indicated that policy availability and use had modest effects on work attitudes, which were partially mediated by family-supportive organization perceptions and work-to-family conflict, respectively. Additionally, number of policies and sample characteristics (percent women, percent married-cohabiting, percent with dependents) moderated the effects of policy availability and use on outcomes. Implications of these findings and directions for future research on work–family support policies are discussed.

Value of Strong Ties to Disconnected Others: Examining Knowledge Creation in Biomedicine

Abstract: Knowledge creation requires the combination and exchange of diverse and overlapping knowledge inputs as individuals interact with exchange partners to create new knowledge. In this study, we examine knowledge creation among university research scientists as a function of their professional (ego) networks---those others with whom they collaborate for the purpose of creating new knowledge. We propose that knowledge creation relies, in part, on two attributes of a researcher's professional network structure---average tie strength and ego network density---and we provide insights into how these attributes jointly affect knowledge creation. Our study of over 7,300 scientific publications by 177 research scientists working with more than 14,000 others over an 11-year period provides evidence that the relationship between a research scientist's professional network and knowledge creation depends on both ego network density and average tie strength. Our evidence suggests that both attributes affect knowledge creation. Moreover, average tie strength interacts with density to affect knowledge creation such that researchers who maintain mostly strong ties with research collaborators who themselves comprise a sparse network have the highest levels of new knowledge creation.

The advantages of ESI-MS detection in conjunction with HILIC mode separations: Fundamentals and applications

Abstract: The analysis of highly hydrophilic, ionic, and polar compounds has been performed by HILIC-ESI-MS for the last few years. The use of low aqueous/high polar organic solvent content in HILIC separation mobile phase is almost ideal for ESI-MS detection in many cases, resulting in increased sensitivity. Although the addition of modifiers such as acids or salts is necessary in some circumstances for a good separation, the optimum concentrations used are still highly amenable for ESI-MS analysis, showing few deleterious effects. In this review, the mechanism of HILIC separation and ESI ion generation will be briefly discussed, followed by a summary of method development and applications in several fields of research including pharmaceutical, biomolecular, food, metabolic, and environmental analysis.

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Blockchain: Its Promise, Components, Processes, and Problems

Abstract: In 2008, the emergence of the blockchain as the foundation of the first-ever decentralized cryptocurrency not only revolutionized the financial industry but proved a boon for peer-to-peer (P2P) information exchange in the most secure, efficient, and transparent manner. The blockchain is a public ledger that works like a log by keeping a record of all transactions in chronological order, secured by an appropriate consensus mechanism and providing an immutable record. Its exceptional characteristics include immutability, irreversibility, decentralization, persistence, and anonymity.