Simulation and Millennials—The Perfect Storm

Simulation in its various forms has developed extensively over the past 15 - 20 years for use in undergraduate nursing programs. The widespread integration of technology-based educational tools into nursing curricula is raising concerns that technology rather than sound philosophically-based pedagogy is informing nursing education. Some believe that educational soundness has been overtaken by a focus on technological prowess. The manikins used in this immersive classroom often breathe, blink, and even speak in response to lecturer-controlled commands. This research explores how Millennials as a generational cohort (18 - 30 years of age) interface with the teaching/learning platform of simulation. This action research study is unfolded in three distinct action cycles involving 161 undergraduate nursing students. Millennial characteristics of confidence, high achievement, team orientation, technology focus, feedback-saturated, and trophy-seeking traits make them especially adept in immersive simulation environment. If supported by appropriate philosophical underpinnings, simulation as a teaching/learning platform has the potential to become the preferred classroom for Millennial nursing students.

Patient Safety Culture Post Covid-19 Pandemic: In Perspective of Millennials Human Capital Issues

Background: Patient safety is the core task of any healthcare business. As medical harm caused by hospitalisation is still on the rise and patient safety culture is a struggle. We aim to determine the nature of patient safety culture in a private hospital and explore some unique human resource problems in Malaysia. Methods: In our case study, we use the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) questionnaire to measure the 12 dimensions of patient safety culture. The survey received 281 respondents (76% response rate) from all the millennial frontline healthcare providers, including doctors, nurses and allied healthcare providers. The result of the survey was used as the basis to further explore the problems in this hospital. In-depth interviews, observation and document reviews were conducted in relation to human resource problems. This study used IBM SPSS 26 for Windows for statistical analysis and Atlas ti.8 for qualitative analysis of open comments. We used Interpretive Phenomenological Interpretation for analysis of data after triangulation. Results: The overall average positive response rate for the 12 patient safety culture dimensions of the HSOPSC survey was 64%. The result showed that the staff feels positively toward patient safety culture in this hospital. The dimension that received good performance is “Manager expectation”, “Management support for patient safety” and “Organisational learning”. The dimension with the poor performance was “Staffing”, “Frequency of error reporting”, “Teamwork across units”, and “Handoff and transitions”. The open comments indicated inadequate staffing and nursing retention issues. Interviews, observation and document reviews related to staffing reveal high turnover rates among millennial nurses, high overtime and on-call rates, chaotic units with procedures, doctors’ round, admission and discharges mainly in medical and surgical units causing distraction. Poor shared governance is the biggest challenges that need immediate attention post Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusions: The HSOPSC measurement gave valuable insights on patient safety culture in a private hospital in Malaysia. The overall perception of patient safety culture was satisfactory. The poor positive response rate for “Staffing” dimension and the open comments suggests a need for an urgent need for retention and human resource management strategies to prevent brain drain due to high turnover rates, especially among millennial nurses. The key factors causing dissatisfaction and brain drain among nurses are the lack of shared governance.

Sustainability in Business:A Millennials’Perspective

The detrimental effect mankind has on the planet continues,with its ability to produce far more than it can be consumed,resulting in unmanageable effects to the earth.Achieving a performance advantage while not causing destructive effects is the new challenge.Consequently,considering the UN’s sustainable development goals(SDGs),this study investigated how environmental,social,and governance(ESG)factors could contribute to a better financial performance for multinational companies.Due to the ecological,economic,and social consequences of business,it has never been more important for society to lean towards sustainable practices.As new challenges emerge,new concepts of how to deal with them evolve,including the concept of“sustainable development”as a foundation to management-thinking and decision-making.Private businesses are a key component in achieving the UN’s desired sustainable view,as they can help to fill the$3tn annual investment gap expected to be needed across the next 15 years.As a generation,millennials have a critical role to play in achieving a sustainable future.Millennials are the next group of business-thinkers and decision-makers.Based on research conducted by this study,eight out of 10 London-based millennials acknowledged the private sector has a critical role in helping to achieve a sustainable future for all.However,fewer than three in 10 millennials actually believe that private businesses will take action,instead continuing to place their short-term profitability mindset ahead of sustainability.With a world population of 50%under the age of 30,and with millennials continuing to become more conscious of trends which affect the planet and their future,the expectation of businesses to act sustainably seems to be rising.This study confirmed a multitude of ways to increase business performance sustainably,such as driving sales by targeting consumers’increasing willingness to pay a premium for sustainable goods.A questionnaire supported this approach by confirming that nine out of 10 millennial Londoners acknowledged that action on climate change should be the responsibility of both individuals and private businesses.However,a smaller amount,only four out of 10 millennials surveyed,were willing to contribute by shifting their purchasing-behaviour,to more sustainable products,if prices were higher.Further to this,if a product was found to be unethical,the data collected showed 75%of millennials would take action by looking for a competitor or leaning towards an alternative(30%of those surveyed).Consequently,the results suggest millennials expect the private sector to step up and deliver sustainable products at competitive prices in order to truly help.

Exploring the Importance of Service Quality Attributes for Millennials at Boutique Budget Hotels

Millennials have a high spending power toward travel and therefore,the boutique budget hotel sector has been rapidly developing to attract this target market.However,there is not much information on what Millennials find important in service quality at these hotels,due to which it is pertinent for hoteliers to research and understand their behavior to cater to them accordingly.Therefore,this research investigates which service quality attributes Millennials find the most important in boutique budget hotels.This exploratory study reviews past literature and issuing questionnaire surveys for Millennials.This study explores the service quality dimensions within boutique budget hotels and how the dimensions further influence customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.The results obtained from the exploratory factor analysis revealed five dimensions of service quality,namely,hotel experience,staff experience,device experience,visual appeal perception,and wireless connection.Multiple regression analysis was also applied and showed that these five dimensions had a statistically significant positive influence on customer satisfaction and customer loyal.

How Perceived Benefits and Barriers Affect Millennial Professionals’ Online Security Behaviors

Over the past decade, there has been an increase in cybersecurity breaches through identity theft, hacking, phishing attacks, and the use of malware such as viruses, worms, or trojans. The breaches have triggered an increase in investment in information security in organizations. As technology continues to improve, the risks of having cybersecurity incidents also increase. Cybersecurity firms reported that in 2016, there were 1209 total breaches with 1.1 billion identities exposed. Most experts agree that human vulnerability is a significant factor in cybersecurity. Most issues related to advanced threats come from human nature and ignorance. For the study, the researcher examined the relationship between Millennial professionals’ perceptions of cybersecurity risks and users’ online security behaviors. The study focused on two elements of perception which are perceived benefits and perceived barriers. The researcher administered a survey to 109 participants randomly selected among Survey Monkey audience members. The Spearman’s correlation test performed supported the analysis of the strength of the relationship and the level of significance between each of the independent variables and the dependent variable. The results from the statistical test provided enough evidence to reject each of the null hypothesis tested in this study. There were significant correlations between each of the independent variables, Perceived Benefits (PBE) and Perceived Barriers (PBA) and the dependent variable Online Security Behaviors (OSB).

Orienting a new generation of nurses: Expectations of the millennial new graduate

Generational diversity provides a unique quandary for nursing leaders and educators to enlist, orient, and retain nurses. Millennials are the largest cohort since the Baby Boomers and the age group from which the nursing profession will build its future workforce. This study examined the experiences of the new graduate nurse of the millennial generation as they navigate orientation in an acute care setting. Using a Web-based survey to conduct the study allowed nurses from across the country to participate while providing easy access to the study questions. Analysis of the data through qualitative content analysis demonstrated a dominate theme of seeking structure while expecting an individualized orientation. The survey also revealed the importance of the preceptor and manager in the perceived success of this generation’s transition and a need to assimilate into the professional role of RN. Recognizing that there is a need to promote a more individualized orientation with improved mentoring for novice nurses and their preceptors is evident and challenges nursing leaders and educators to rethink current practices to retain new nurses. Established roles within the hospital and individual nursing units are changing and traditional strategies for recruitment and retention no longer apply. A structured orientation can facilitate the transition from new graduate to professional nurse and assist in the retention of qualified nurses and ultimately safe patient care.

Addressing Burnout: A Narrative Medicine Curriculum for Millennial Medical Students

Medical school is a stressful time for physicians in training and correlates with an increase in rates of burnout.In addition to typical stressors,millennial students in particular may face additional challenges as studies suggest they tend to learn differently than their older counterparts.Teaching medical students’techniques to address burnout,and developing curriculum that addresses social media in medicine,may help students build skills to mitigate burnout during their future careers.Medical educators at the Stritch School of Medicine created a narrative medicine elective for students in their clinical years with this philosophy in mind.Evaluation of the curriculum from pre-and post-elective surveys showed that the elective was effective in addressing symptoms of burnout,specifically emotional exhaustion and depersonalization,and improved student comfort with social media as a medical professional.

The Influence of Affective Brand Experience Dimension on Brand Equity of the Smartphone Millennial Users in Malaysia

This study intends to highlight the power of affective brand experience dimension and link how it can influence brand equity of smartphone users in Malaysia. Measurement items for affective brand experience dimension and brand equity were developed by integrating existing literature and qualitative in-depth interviews with students who own and use a smartphone. Therefore, 359 usable questionnaires were returned. Data were analyzed using PLS-SEM to test the influences of affective brand experience dimension on brand equity. The study found that affective brand experience dimension is an important factor influencing brand equity of smartphone users in Malaysia. The study provides evidence that the affective brand experience dimension positively influences brand equity. The distinctive contribution of this research is that it examines the influence of affective brand experience dimension on customer-based brand equity in the context of smartphone brands in the Malaysian emerging markets. Such work is essential in understanding the importance of experiential marketing in an emerging economy such as Malaysia for building a strong smartphone brand.

Biodynamic Practices, Eco-label Wines and Millennial Consumers

Abstract： The objective of this study was to provide insights on the motivations behind the decision of biodynamic producers in the United States to shift to biodynamic practices in the vineyard and winemaking process. The second objective of the study was to evaluate the perceptions of the consumers regarding eco-label wines, with a direct focus on the attitudes of millennial generation. Two surveys, one directed to biodynamic producers in the United States and the other to a group of Californian wine consumers were distributed during spring and fall of 2010. Findings from the first survey reveal that biodynamic producers are engaged in biodynamic practices out of socially motivated reasons rather than economic factors. Results from the consumer survey suggest a generally uninformed generation of consumers about eco-label wines and particularly about the practices associated with these products. This lack of information heavily influences their behavioral decisions and attitudes and points out to the critical need for consumer education.

不同贮藏方式对千禧果品质的影响

本文研究了不同贮藏方式对千禧果保鲜效果的影响。以千禧果为实验对象,相同温度(4℃)条件下,将实验用千禧果分别放在气调保鲜箱贮藏(4%O2+2%CO_(2))、加乙烯吸收剂冷藏(5±0.5 g)、真空包装冷藏和普通冷藏四组不同环境中,并每隔3天对各实验组进行感官评价、硬度、失重率、色差和可溶性固形物等指标的测量。通过实验测量和结果分析得出,在4℃环境温度下贮藏12天后,采用气调保鲜库贮藏方式最佳,可有效延缓千禧果腐败,延长其货架期。

工作压力对“千禧一代”员工主动工作行为的影响机制研究

在当今VUCA环境下,企业竞争日益激烈,员工主动工作行为是企业获得成功必不可少的关键之一。通过引用压力认知评估理论和资源保存理论探索工作压力和心理韧性对“千禧一代”员工在工作场所中的主动工作行为的作用机制和边界条件。使用问卷调查对424名“千禧一代”员工的数据进行实证分析,研究结果表明:工作场所中的压力与员工挑战性评估呈U型关系,即低压力和高压力都能引起员工的挑战性性评估。心理韧性加强两者之间的U型关系,进一步影响员工主动工作行为。这一作用路径扩展了员工主动工作行为的前因机制研究,并且为企业从员工压力认知评估角度指导员工主动工作提供一定的管理建议。

最后两个冰期旋回季风-沙漠系统不稳定性的高分辨率黄土记录

黄土高原西北部黄土沉积的粒度变化同时受控于沙漠进退和冬季风强度波动，因此，此区粒度可视为季风-沙漠系统变迁的替代性指标。本研究以2cm为间隔，对李家塬和新庄源S2以上部分做了粒度分析。结果表明，倒数第二次冰期中的冰阶时段与末次冰期类似，存在着频繁的千年尺度的气候波动；而末次间冰期这类变化并不明显。

新生代工作价值观结构、测量及对绩效影响

采用质化和量化相结合的方法,运用3批共893份问卷,探析中国情境下新生代工作价值观的结构、内涵和测量工具,并检验新生代工作价值观对绩效的影响。结果表明,新生代工作价值观是一个包含功利导向、内在偏好、人际和谐、创新导向、长期发展的二阶五因子结构,其量表具有良好的信度和效度,且对角色内绩效和角色外绩效都呈显著的正向影响效应。文章有利于管理者更全面、深刻地理解新生代员工的工作价值观,并为构建基于工作价值观的新生代管理体系提供必要的理论基础和技术支持。

二十二万年以来东亚夏季风的千年尺度变化及其在不同时期的差异

本文采用游离铁和全铁的比值，建立了0．220MaB．P．以来长武黄土-古土壤序列的高分辨率古风化强度序列，揭示出0．220MaB．P．以来黄土高原古环境发生了一系列千年尺度的变化，且多数在同一剖面的磁化率记录上没有明显反映或反映较弱。由于该地区冬季土壤温度低于0℃，化学风化的强度主要受控于夏季的温度和降水。据此我们认为，这种千年尺度的波动是东亚古夏季风强度变化的信号。此指标与格陵兰GRIP冰芯δ18O记录对比发现，二者在末次冰期有较好的吻合性，而夏季风在末次间冰期（深海氧同位素阶段5e）及以前的变化要平缓得多。因此，本文的结果显示出：0．220MaB．P．以来，东亚夏季风在千年尺度上的大幅度变化在末次冰期最为显著，此前则表现为一种较为稳定的模式。

全新世气候系统的突变及周期性

高纬冰心、海洋沉积物及陆相古气候沉积记录揭示了全新世冰后期(最近1万年以来)存在系列气候突变事件及百年—千年尺度的气候周期韵律,证实了在冰期-间冰期旋回大尺度气候背景下全球气候存在较大不稳定特征这一基本事实。全新世作为与人类文明衔接的最新地质时段,各国科学家针对全新世气候系统变化特征及驱动机制的研究不断取得新的进展,这些成果将为未来气候演化趋势预测提供重要的历史相似性。总结了近年来关于全新世气候系统的突变及周期性研究的一些成果,并进行了概略的评述和展望。

高原泥炭记录揭示的全新世季风快速变化

利用青藏高原东北缘的泥炭沉积记录,重建了该地区全新世冬、夏季风快速波动历史,清晰地识别出9次可与北大西洋浮冰碎屑事件及低纬海面降温事件相对比的气候干冷事件。总有机碳含量频谱分析揭示的1 428、512、2552、17 a气候准周期,表明中纬度地区百年至千年尺度气候韵律的存在,全新世气候快速变化具有全球性。

新生代女性员工的人际和谐需求与工作满意度

本研究通过结构化问卷调查收集479份有效数据,检验了新生代员工在人际和谐需求上的性别差异,验证了新生代女性员工的职场人际和谐需求对其工作满意度的影响,并剖析了其影响的作用机制。研究结果表明,新生代女性员工对人际和谐的需求高于男性;她们的人际和谐需求对其工作满意度有正向的影响;新生代女性的自我效能感在其人际和谐需求对工作满意度的影响中起中介作用;她们的人际公平感在其人际和谐需求与工作满意度的关系中具有调节作用。本研究对中国情境下新生代女性职场人际需求的工作价值观的探索,既丰富和拓展了新生代工作价值观理论,也为新生代女性员工的管理策略制定和实践提供了决策支持。

新生代员工心理资本对安全行为的影响:基于安全动机和安全知识的中介作用

心理资本在提高员工行为方面发挥了重要作用,企业越来越注重开发员工积极心理状态来代替以往以惩罚纠正为主的管理手段。在安全领域,新生代员工安全行为问题一直是高危险企业关注的重点,因此,新生代员工心理资本对安全行为的影响机制是目前国内较少关注和文章将要解决的重要问题。文章通过对333个新生代员工样本进行分析,运用结构方程模型的方法,结合新生代员工的特点,研究了心理资本对新生代员工安全行为的影响关系以及安全动机和安全知识的中介作用。研究结果表明:(1)心理资本及其各个维度均与新生代员工安全行为呈显著正相关;(2)自我效能对新生代员工安全行为的影响大于其他各个维度对安全行为的影响;(3)心理资本及其各个维度对新生代员工安全参与行为的影响大于对安全遵从行为的影响;(4)心理资本以安全动机和安全知识为中介影响新生代员工安全参与行为和安全遵从行为,其中安全知识在心理资本对新生代员工安全遵从行为的影响路径中起到完全中介效应。文章丰富和扩展了心理资本理论在安全领域的应用和解释力,同时也扩展了心理资本在新生代员工群体中的研究和运用,有助于高危险企业管理者选择更加适宜的安全管理手段对新生代员工安全行为进行有效管理。

千年尺度气候变率的研究

2 0世纪后期 ,千年 (ka)尺度气候变率的研究取得了重要的进展 ,这表现在以下几个方面 :(1)格陵兰冰芯及深海沉积证明 ,在末次冰期中普遍存在平均周期为 1 5ka的循环 ,有人认为全新世也存在这种循环 ,小冰期就是最近一个循环的冷期。 (2 )每个循环由 1个相对暖期 (间冰阶 )及 1个冷期(冰阶 )组成 ,称为Dansgaard/Oeshger循环 (D/O循环 )。 (3)连续几个D/O循环的冰阶气温愈来愈低 ,海因里希事件 (H事件 )就发生在最冷的冰阶之后。 (4 )自 15kaBP到 6 8kaBP共确定出 6次H事件 ,分别称为H1…H6,有的作者认为新仙女木事件 (YD)与H事件形成机制近似 ,可以称为H0 。 (5 )D/O循环与H事件的成因 ,目前尚无定论。但热盐环流 (THC)变化的学说得到了较多作者的承认。这个学说认为 :北大西洋北部的大量融冰使海面为冷的淡水控制 ,影响了大传送带中海水的下沉 ,从而削弱了深水的形成。北大西洋THC减弱 ,使向北输送的热量减少 ,使北大西洋气候更寒冷。一旦深水形成再次增加 ,完成一个D/O循环。H事件形成的机制与之类似 ,不过过程变化更为激烈。 (6 )这样 ,THC有 3种模态 :现代模 (北大西洋有两个泵 )、冰阶模 (一个泵 ) ,及H事件 (无泵 )。 (7)海洋环流模式已经对THC的变化及模态之间的转换进行了模拟 ,至少在一定程度?

高校图书馆人才队伍建设探讨——兼论千禧一代图书馆员的职业发展

通过文献调研、电话沟通以及实地调研等方法,以国内C9高校图书馆人才队伍现状为研究样本,结合千禧一代的性格特征,探析目前研究型高校图书馆在选人、育人、用人和留人等环节存在的问题。基于职业发展通道理论,参照浙江大学图书馆人才培养的具体举措,提出千禧一代高校图书馆员职业发展的路径建议,以期进一步提升国内图书馆界对于代际研究的关注与重视,为高校图书馆人才队伍建设和管理水平提升提供一些有益借鉴。