The Good Story is written by Arabella Kurtz and J.M. Coetzee; it’s a dialogue between a psychologist who has an interest in literary studies and a novelist who has an intense concern about psychology. Through exchanging their ideas, Coetzee and Kurtz determined how fiction and psychotherapy interact with each other. On the other hand, they also discussed how psychotherapy is different from fiction in respect of external factors affecting psychology. In

Introduction Absenteeism refers to an act whereby employees develop a habit of missing work, which is usually intentional in most cases. There are expected days that an employer expects his staff members to miss work, such as public and authorized holidays, but excessive absence equates to decreased or low productivity, which results in a great impact on the company’s finances, strategies, and morale (Federica, Massimo, and Luigi, pp. 1). Therefore,

Electronic media today influences the behavior of young people. The use of iPods, televisions, cell phones, computers, and video game systems is widespread due to the advancement of media technology. Urbanization and scarcity of land have led many families to lack essential facilities in their neighborhood, such as playgrounds, making many youths spend more of their time at home on media, up to four hours every day. Parents prefer to

Introduction Employee productivity depends not only on professional competence but also on workers’ physical health, psychological well-being, motivation, and ability to recover from occupational demands. Every organization aims to generate sustainable revenue through the coordinated efforts of trained employees. However, some employers attempt to reduce operational costs by limiting staff numbers while assigning additional responsibilities to the employees who remain. Although such a strategy may reduce immediate labor expenses, it