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While virtual reality (VR) has been explored in the field of architecture, its implications on people who experience their future office space in such a way has not been extensively studied. In this explorative study, we are interested in how VR and other representation methods support users in projecting themselves into their future office space and how this might influence their willingness to relocate. In order to compare VR with other representations, we used (i) standard paper based floor plans and renders of the future building (as used by architects to present their creations to stakeholders), (ii) a highly-detailed virtual environment of the same building experienced on a computer monitor (desktop condition), and (iii) the same environment experienced on a head mounted display (VR condition). Participants were randomly assigned to conditions and were instructed to freely explore their representation method for up to 15 min without any restrictions or tasks given. The results show, that compared to other representation methods, VR significantly differed for the sense of presence, user experience and engagement, and that these measures are correlated for this condition only. In virtual environments, users were observed looking at the views through the windows, spent time on terraces between trees, explored the surroundings, and even "took a walk" to work. Nevertheless, the results show that representation method influences the exploration of the future building as users in VR spent significantly more time exploring the environment, and provided more positive comments about the building compared to users in either desktop or paper conditions. We show that VR representation used in our explorative study increased users' capability to imagine future scenarios involving their future office spaces, better supported them in projecting themselves into these spaces, and positively affected their attitude towards relocating. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Residential relocation plays a crucial role in shaping land-use planning and is significant for policymakers in planning sustainable and liveable communities. This research delves into the intricate questions of 'when,' 'why,' and 'where' households choose to relocate, employing a methodological approach. Conventional models in this field fail to capture the full dynamic nature of household decision-making over the life course. This article introduces a methodologically advanced framework for modelling residential relocation using dynamic discrete choice modelling (DDCM) that combines the forward-looking nature of DDCM with the capabilities of classical models, allowing for the integration of past, present, and future factors in decision-making processes. The DDCM framework is a crucial asset for understanding household relocation trends over time, particularly during evolving economic, household, and city characteristics. Furthermore, this framework addresses the critical yet frequently overlooked interplay between residential and job relocations, offering a more complete picture of real-world decision-making dynamics. The efficacy of the framework is demonstrated using data from the Household, Income, and Labor Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey in Sydney. This study critically examines the role of housing affordability in shaping relocation choices, providing actionable insights that contribute to understanding residential decision-making with implications for land-use and transportation policy. • A realistic residential relocation model with Dynamic Discrete Choice Modelling (DDCM) • Holistic decision-making by considering past, present and future in a single model • Housing affordability's impact on moving choices, addressing big city challenges • Impact of life-course and socioeconomic factors on residential relocation behaviour • Policy implication for affordable and sustainable housing per United Nations' SDGs [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a sample of 229 individuals who recently undertook a large-scale sacrifice by relocating for their romantic partner's job or schooling (i.e., accompanying partners), we tested preregistered predictions linking accompanying partners' attachment insecurities (i.e., attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance) and relationship functioning (i.e., relationship quality, relationship conflict, and move-related relationship benefits). We also examined whether any negative associations found among accompanying partners' attachment insecurities and relationship functioning could be buffered by partner prosociality in the form of perceived partner gratitude (i.e., partners' expressions of move-related and general gratitude) and perceived partner sacrifice (i.e., partners' daily sacrifice behaviors and general willingness to sacrifice). Results showed that more insecurely attached accompanying partners reported worse relationship functioning after moving than their secure counterparts. Although gratitude and sacrifice did not buffer insecurely attached individuals' relationship conflict, both perceived partner general gratitude and willingness to sacrifice partially buffered avoidantly attached individuals from experiencing lower relationship quality, while move-related gratitude helped avoidantly attached individuals to feel that the move benefitted their relationship. Meanwhile, perceived partner sacrifice behaviors buffered anxiously attached individuals from experiencing lower relationship quality. This is the first study to demonstrate, in an ecologically valid sample, the implications of a large-scale sacrifice for insecurely attached accompanying partners' relationship functioning, as well as the protective effects of perceiving a partner's prosociality following the major life transition of job relocation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Internal mobility often depends on predicting future job satisfaction, for such employees subject to internal mobility programs. In this study, we compared the predictive power of different classes of models, i.e., (i) traditional Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with two families of Machine Learning algorithms: (ii) regressors, specifically least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) for feature selection and (iii) classifiers, specifically Bagging meta-model with the k-nearest neighbors algorithm (k-NN) as a base estimator. Our aim is to investigate which method better predicts job satisfaction for 348 employees (with operational duties) and 35 supervisors in the training set, and 79 employees in the test set, all subject to internal mobility programs in a large Italian banking group. Results showed average predictive power for SEM and Bagging k-NN (accuracy between 61 and 66%; F1 scores between 0.51 and 0.73). Both SEM and Lasso algorithms highlighted the predictive power of resistance to change and orientation to relation in all models, together with other personality and motivation variables in different models. Theoretical implications are discussed for using these variables in predicting successful job relocation in internal mobility programs. Moreover, these results showed how crucial it is to compare methods coming from different research traditions in predictive Human Resources analytics.

Objectives: To understand the personal experiences of mine workers that have experienced job relocation due to silicosis at the Andina Division of Corporación Nacional del Cobre (CODELCO), Chile. The purpose of the study was to provide useful information for the development of new local, business and public policies for the care of workers with silicosis. Methods: A qualitative study based on a practical case study of 5 workers. The information was collected by means of structured individual interviews. The method of analysis was phenomenology. Results: The corporal axis was the most commented upon. It included awareness of the illness, body pains, fatigue, and antagonistic mood disorders (sadness, or the difficulty in finding meaning in life). As far as personal relationships, there was evidence of strong relationships with family, coworkers and friends, as well as extended family. Over all, the experience of relocation was positive with periods of impatience and uncertainty. The job reassignment provided a new and pleasant context for the relocated workers and in the process improved their perception of their quality of life. Conclusions: A multidisciplinary team should attend mine workers relocated because of silicosis by addressing the mental and physical aspects of their disease, along with the integral participation of close family members. It is suggested that this investigation be maintain over time to record the personal experiences in the medium-term, adding new cases with the intention of shedding more light on the phenomenon being studied. As a preventive measure, continual workshops are needed on the proper use of respiratory protection in addition, a group of monitors is required.

Introducción: Los países industrializados están sufriendo importantes transformaciones en su evolución demográfica, caracterizado por el envejecimiento de la población (disminución de la tasa de natalidad, incremento de la población adulta y aumento de la esperanza de vida). En España el decremento de la tasa pensionista/cotizante conlleva a que en la actualidad se esté discutiendo en el gobierno el retraso en la edad de jubilación. Objetivo: Determinar los efectos en el tiempo de la reubicación laboral y la calidad de vida de los trabajadores mineros con diagnóstico de silicosis de la División Andina, Codelco Chile. Materiales y Método: Estudio cuantitativo de series temporales en un solo grupo, se aplicó el cuestionario SF 36 a cinco trabajadores con diagnóstico de silicosis, tres meses antes de la reubicación y tres meses después de la reubicación, las mediciones fueron mensuales, para el análisis estadístico se utilizó el ANOVA para medidas repetidas en SPSS y se complementó con el test de Friedman. Resultados: Se observó que en las tres mediciones antes de la reubicación laboral las 8 dimensiones del cuestionario SF 36 disminuyeron sostenidamente, no existiendo diferencia significativa (f > 0.05) entre los sujetos del estudio. Sin embargo después de la reubicación laboral la dimensión de dolor corporal, vitalidad y función social presentaron diferencia significativa (f < 0.05) entre los sujetos del estudio. Conclusiones: Los trabajadores mostraron cambios en el tiempo en la calidad de vida, respecto a la reubicación laboral, a pesar que no hubo significancia estadística en la mayoría de las dimensiones que se midieron durante el proceso de reubicación.Objective: To determine the effects over time of work relocation and the quality of life of mine workers diagnosed withsilicosis in the Andean division of Codelco, Chile. Materials and Method: Quantitative study of temporal series ina single group. The SF36 questionnaire was applied to five workers diagnosed with silicosis, three months before relocation and three months after job relocation. The evaluations were monthly. The statistical analysis was done using ANOVA for repeated measures in SPSS and complemented with the Friedman test. Results: We observed that in all three measurements beforethe job relocation, the 8 dimensionsof the SF36 declined steadily, with no significant difference (f> 0.05) among the study subjects. However, after the redeployment, the dimension of body pain, vitality and social function showed significant differences (f

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This article describes the different stressors and anxieties facing new librarians. It also addresses the various ways that new librarians can cope with location, emotional, and work-related stressors. The article is broken into four different categories of stress; some stressors have been more explored than others. The research is based on an extensive review of the literature and the writer's own experience as a new librarian. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents qualitative findings which cast light on experiences of job-related geographical relocation for professional footballers and their families. Job relocation is an issue for players and partners, as labor market migration is commonplace in this profession. Although cultural expectations often lead to personal sacrifice, initial research findings indicate that many partners are deciding against relinquishing control over their own prospects and identities, and exercising influence in relation to negotiations concerning living arrangements. Professional footballers are an interesting group to examine for their work contaminates the lives of significant others. Based on interviews with 49 professional footballers, the data presented illuminate the interdependence between home and work and illustrate how decision-making processes and subsequent outcomes impact on the organization of, and living arrangements for, family members. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Abstract: The transportation system affects all aspects of our daily lives including relatively long-term decisions on work and home location choice and automobile ownership decisions. The interdependency existing among these three decisions jointly influences household mobility and overall travel patterns. Therefore, a dynamic modeling framework that can account for the effects of interdependencies between vehicle transaction behavior and residential and job location choices is highly desirable. These decisions are made in the household level while individuals’ decisions influence the overall outcome; therefore, it is also important to incorporate a group decision making process within such modeling frameworks. This study introduces a dynamic model for vehicle ownership, residential mobility, and employment relocation timing decisions. These decisions are modeled at the individual level and then sequentially aggregated to the household level if it is required. A hazard-based system of equations is formulated and applied in which work location and residential location changes are included as endogenous variables in the vehicle transaction model while other important factors such as land-use and built environment variables, household dynamics, and individuals’ socio-demographics are also considered. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This paper introduces a vehicle transaction timing model which is conditional on household residential and job relocation timings. Further, the household residential location and members' job relocation timing decisions are jointly estimated. Some researchers have modeled the household vehicle ownership decision jointly with other household decisions like vehicle type choice or VMT; however, these models were basically static and changes in household taste over time has been ignored in nearly all of these models. The proposed model is a dynamic joint model in which the effects of land-use, economy and disaggregate travel activity attributes on the major household decisions; residential location and members' job relocation timing decisions for wife and husband of the household, are estimated. Each of these models is estimated using both the Weibull and log-logistic baseline hazard functions to assess the usefulness of a non-monotonic rather than monotonic baseline hazard function. The last three waves of the Puget Sound Panel Survey data and land-use, transportation, and built environment variables from the Seattle Metropolitan Area are used in this study as these waves include useful explanatory variables like household tenure that were not included in the previous waves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores a number of relocation outcomes for geographically mobile employees in the following three regions: Germany as the home country and destination for domestic assignments (n = 115), Western Europe (n = 116) and other countries (n = 236). The satisfaction with various aspects of the post-relocation environment, the perception of change between the pre- and post-relocation environment and the attachment to the post-relocation environment at various levels were compared between the three groups. For the European and international sub-samples differences in the ideal country and future plans were also investigated. The group that stood out most clearly was the domestic sub-sample. It emerged as the group least satisfied with their job or task characteristics, perceived significantly fewer changes in the environment and was comparatively eager to leave the site they were currently working at and the job they were currently employed in. The sometimes proposed redefinition of intra-European assignments as 'quasi-domestic' relocation appears to be inappropriate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using a feminist lens, this analysis considers the unequal costs borne by husbands and wives when a family moves for a man's job. The paper, which looks at professional middle-class and upper middle-class families, suggests that there are multiple factors at play to influence a wife's agreement or acquiescence to move including economic concerns and economic rationality, the cultural belief that progress and moving-on are inherently good, a wife's sense of powerlessness in the decision process, and a wife's tendency to perceive her husbands' endeavors as preeminent over others in the household. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The social impact of job relocation on families is explored in this research. Based on interviews with 60 persons, who also share the experiences of spouses and children, this study suggests that job relocation is potentially harmful to families. Those who relocate initially experience two varieties of stress: operational stress, resulting from the new job and setting-up activities in the new community, and emotional stress resulting from family-related activities. It was found that those who relocate for work often face forced self-reliance, a lack of family support, and an increase in family demands, although the overall stress was reduced for persons taking white-collar or professional positions because of employer assistance. It was found that much of the initial stress dissipated with time, and when asked to reflect on their experiences most recast the initially difficult time as an endured challenge or learning experience. A vibrant 'sense of home', based on fond memories and people who care about them, served as an anchor for many of those studied. Strong evidence was found of a continued search for one's roots among many of the persons studied, especially those who were older who spoke of being adrift and of pursuing things at the expense of home and family while away. Many persons chose to return to their 'home' area, to work or retire, seeking to be near what was important in their lives. Cette recherche traite de l'impact social sur les familles du déménagement nécessité par un nouveau travail. Basée sur des entretiens avec soixante personnes qui partagent aussi les expériences des conjoints et des enfants, cette étude suggère qu'un tel déménagement est potentiellement nuisible aux familles. Ceux qui déménagent éprouvent tout d'abord deux sortes de stress: le stress operationnel resultant du nouveau travail et des efforts pour s'installer dans la nouvelle communauté, et le stress émotionnel dû aux activités familiales. Nous avons constaté que ceux qui déménagent à cause du travail doivent souvent faire face à une nouvelle autonomie inattendue, une absence du soutien familial habituel et une augmentation des exigences de la famille nucléaire, mais il faut noter que le stress total à été reduit pour les professionnels grâce à l'aide des employeurs. Nous avons constaté aussi que la plupart du stress initial se dissipe à la longue et que presque tous les sujets revoient cette période difficile comme un défi subi ou une expérience éducative. Ce qui a servi comme facteur stabilisant pour bien des sujets c'était leur très fort sentiment d'appartenir à un groupe familial, sentiment basésur les chers souvenirs de la famille. Nous avons également découvert l'évidence que beaucoup de sujets étudiés continuent à réchercher leurs racines familiales, surtout ceux qui étaient plus âgés et qui disaient que pendant leur absence il ressentaient mal leur isolation ainsi que la recherche futile des choses. Beaucoup parmi eux ont choisi de rentrer dans leur région pour travailler ou prendre leur retraite, voulant être proches de ce qui fut important dans leur vie. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Internal mobility often depends on predicting future job satisfaction, for such employees subject to internal mobility programs. In this study, we compared the predictive power of different classes of models, i.e., (i) traditional Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with two families of Machine Learning algorithms: (ii) regressors, specifically least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) for feature selection and (iii) classifiers, specifically Bagging meta-model with the k -nearest neighbors algorithm ( k -NN) as a base estimator. Our aim is to investigate which method better predicts job satisfaction for 348 employees (with operational duties) and 35 supervisors in the training set, and 79 employees in the test set, all subject to internal mobility programs in a large Italian banking group. Results showed average predictive power for SEM and Bagging k -NN (accuracy between 61 and 66%; F1 scores between 0.51 and 0.73). Both SEM and Lasso algorithms highlighted the predictive power of resistance to change and orientation to relation in all models, together with other personality and motivation variables in different models. Theoretical implications are discussed for using these variables in predicting successful job relocation in internal mobility programs. Moreover, these results showed how crucial it is to compare methods coming from different research traditions in predictive Human Resources analytics., Competing Interests: SD'A was employed by Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center S.p.A. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Bossi, Di Gruttola, Mastrogiorgio, D'Arcangelo, Lattanzi, Malizia and Ricciardi.)

Objectives: To understand the personal experiences of mine workers that have experienced job relocation due to silicosis at the Andina Division of Corporación Nacional del Cobre (CODELCO), Chile. The purpose of the study was to provide useful information for the development of new local, business and public policies for the care of workers with silicosis., Methods: A qualitative study based on a practical case study of 5 workers. The information was collected by means of structured individual interviews. The method of analysis was phenomenology., Results: The corporal axis was the most commented upon. It included awareness of the illness, body pains, fatigue, and antagonistic mood disorders (sadness, or the difficulty in finding meaning in life). As far as personal relationships, there was evidence of strong relationships with family, coworkers and friends, as well as extended family. Over all, the experience of relocation was positive with periods of impatience and uncertainty. The job reassignment provided a new and pleasant context for the relocated workers and in the process improved their perception of their quality of life., Conclusions: A multidisciplinary team should attend mine workers relocated because of silicosis by addressing the mental and physical aspects of their disease, along with the integral participation of close family members. It is suggested that this investigation be maintain over time to record the personal experiences in the medium-term, adding new cases with the intention of shedding more light on the phenomenon being studied. As a preventive measure, continual workshops are needed on the proper use of respiratory protection in addition, a group of monitors is required.