Workplace stress is a world-wide concern and has been a subject of researchers, academicians, authorities and decision makers' interest. It has evidently been considered to be causing poor performance, reduced employee morale, lack of autonomy, job insecurity and to greater extent the employee's wellbeing. Employees in healthcare and hospitality sector work in 24*7 work schedule due to the demanding nature of the industry. Empirical evidences have indicated that employee experience high stress on account of work overload and long working hours taking a toll on their mental and physical well-being. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of workplace stress on employee well-being among staff employees in the health care sector and hospitals in UAE. A total of 150 employees working at staff level in health care centers and hospitals in UAE were surveyed. The results showed that workplace has negative impact on employee well-being and the impact was found to be weak. The findings of the study suggest that an increase in workplace stresses will reduce wellbeing of employees. The researchers recommend that in order to reduce the impact of stress on employee well-being organizational support, family support and social support is essential.

Purpose Blockchain technology offers a lot of potential benefits in supply chain management. However, there is a need of a reference model which addresses the gaps in existing frameworks. This paper aims to propose a blockchain technology-based reference model which can be applied to global logistics operations. Design/methodology/approach The researchers have integrated the fit-for-purpose theoretical framework and prototyping methodology to design the reference model, a blockchain-based logistics, tracking and traceability system (BLTTS). The researchers demonstrated the application of the reference model through a health-care supply chain case study. The proposed BLTTS can be implemented across global logistics operations for business performance improvement. Findings The research provides a framework and recommendations for global companies to consider when adopting the blockchain technology for implementation. The researchers found that the Ethereum blockchain technology improves security of the data shared within the block through the secure hashing algorithm 1. The hash algorithm ensures anonymity of the involved parties. The model integrates blockchain with supply chain thus creating transparent process, efficiency and real-time communication. Research limitations/implications The reference model will offer a better solution to global logistics operations challenges. It provides recommendations to key stakeholders involved in logistics operations segment of the logistics industry while adopting blockchain technology. Apart from the methodological limitation of the study, the system compatibility and the layer configuration aspects might be posing potential challenges while upscaling the implementation. Originality/value The proposed reference model overcomes the drawbacks of existing models as it integrates Ethereum technology. In addition, the researchers have applied the model to demonstrate its functioning in real-time environment, which could guide for future research.

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Students, faculties, and other members of the higher education (HEd) system are increasingly reliant on various information technologies. Such a reliance results in a plethora of data that can be explored to obtain relevant statistics or insights. Another reason to explore the data is to acquire valuable insight regarding the novel unstructured forms of data that are discovered and often found to have a connection with elements of social media such as pictures, videos, Web pages, audio files, etc. Moreover, the data can bring additional valuable benefits when processed in the context of HEd. When used strategically, Big Data (BD) provides educational institutions with the chance to improve the quality of education from all the perspectives and steer students of HEd toward higher rates of completion. Further, this will improve student persistence and results, all of which are facilitated by technology. With this aim, the current research proposes a framework that analyzes the data collected from heterogeneous sources and analyzes using BD analytics tools to do various types of analysis that will be beneficial for different learners, faculties and other members of HEd system. Moreover, current research also focuses on the challenges of acquiring BD from various sources.

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