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Lucy Firth
Researcher at University of Melbourne
Publications - 36
Citations - 2200
Lucy Firth is an academic researcher from University of Melbourne. The author has contributed to research in topics: The Internet & Workflow. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 36 publications receiving 2000 citations. Previous affiliations of Lucy Firth include Deakin University.
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How can managers reduce employee intention to quit
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the variables that may be predictive of intention to leave a job, and tested a model that includes mediating variables such as emotional support from supervisors and self-esteem.
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Need for belonging, relationship satisfaction, loneliness, and life satisfaction
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the relationship between loneliness and the need to belong with a sample of 436 volunteer participants drawn from the Australian Unity Wellbeing database Participants completed a survey that included a measure of satisfaction with personal relationships embedded in the Personal Wellbeing Index, the UCLA Loneliness scale, and the Need to Belong Scale.
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Predicting intention to quit in the call centre industry: does the retail model fit?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors test a model derived from a study of shop floor retail salespeople in the call centre environment and find that stressors played a bigger, albeit indirect, role in the intention to quit.
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Can the Internet Improve the Well-being of the Elderly?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on a project that aimed to evaluate the potential of the Internet to reduce social isolation amongst the elderly, and thereby, improve psychosocial functioning, and make specific recommendations about the introduction of computers to elderly with care both in how participants are selected and how their well being is monitored subsequently.
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Broadband: benefits and problems
Lucy Firth,David Mellor +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify a core set of controversies regarding broadband at the national, individual and organisational levels, and then they identify the core issues that need to be identified and addressed if public policy decisions about broadband are to be made with confidence.