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Work-family conflict’s mediating effect on the relationship between job insecurity and job satisfaction in the hospitality industry: Evidence from the Algarve, Portugal

Publication . Duarte, Ana Patrícia; Contreiras, Joaquim Pinto; Seabra, Fernando Miguel

This study examined work-family and family-work conflicts’ mediating effect on the relationship between hotel workers’ job insecurity and job satisfaction in the Algarve, Portugal. The final sample comprised 166 employees who voluntarily completed a survey. SPSS and PROCESS macro software was used to analyze the data. Multiple regression analysis revealed that job insecurity is significantly related to job satisfaction both directly and indirectly via work-family conflict. Family-work conflict does not significantly mediate the abovementioned relationship. Hotel managers should continually monitor and enhance employees’ job satisfaction including providing more job security and implementing practices that foster a work-family balance.

2023-11-30Journal article

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Planning tourism in protected natural areas: safety, soft law and conflict management between beach users. the case of surf in Aljezur, Portugal

Publication . Machado, Virgílio; Contreiras, Joaquim Pinto; Duarte, Ana Patrícia

The intensification of tourism in coastal areas can increase planning problems, with potential conflicts amongst beach users affecting their safety perceptions and, ultimately, their tourist experience. Therefore, this constitutes an important concern for local authorities. The present study was conducted on an environmentally sensitive tourism destination located in a protected natural area in the Algarve, Portugal, with a quite significant level of surf tourism activities-the Aljezur municipality. In total, 245 surfers and 282 bathers were surveyed as these beach user groups have been observed to have a potential for intergroup conflict. Data were collected regarding their perceptions of personal safety, conflicts between beach users, and conflict management strategies. The respondents were also surveyed regarding how local authorities can provide strategies of soft law for a more sustainable management of surfing tourism. The findings revealed a consensus about the safety of Aljezur beaches and existence of perceived low conflict levels amongst beach users. The strategies more valued by respondents to promote surfing tourism development in the territory include the preservation of the natural resources and the developed of local regulation. Overall, these findings can be useful to the sustainable management of the surfing tourism in the territory.

2021-10Journal article

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Empowering employers to address domestic violence and its impact on the workplace

Publication . Silva, Adriana Marques; Pinto Contreiras, Joaquim; Duarte, Ana Patrícia

Domestic violence affects all social and economic classes and age groups, but this type of public crime has traditionally not been linked tothe workplace. This study sought to providea new perspective on domestic violence by focusing on how it canbe addressed in work contexts. Qualitative research was conducted based on a focus group to clarify what companies in Portugal's Algarve region know about this crime and its repercussions for the workplace. The results include recurring themes, such as domestic violence as a taboo subject, the difficulty of detecting this crime at work despiteextantwell-established indicators of this problem, its repercussions for teams, unawareness of specificallyrelated labour laws and the need to train and inform workers. The findings also cover two emerging topics–corporate social responsibility and occupational health –as intervention areas. Given these results, an action plan was developed to be implemented in organisations in order to provide support to employees who are domestic violence victims.

2024-03-02Journal article

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