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This study examines the relationship between non-governmental organisations' (NGOs) socio-economic and training programmes and their beneficiaries' coping capacity during natural disasters. NGOs are the most active force supporting community welfare programmes in dealing with vulnerable clients during disasters. This study utilises both qualitative and quantitative techniques based on multi-staged stratified sampling using multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that NGOs' training reaction significantly improves their clients' disaster prevention capacity. This finding implies that NGOs should put greater emphasis on socio-economic programmes as well as training programmes.

Although the past two decades have witnessed exponential growth in terrorist attacks on the schools, there is scant research on the teachers' vulnerability in Pakistan. Drawing on survey data gathered from the terrorism affected areas of Pakistan, the present study investigated the indirect effects of perceived threats of terrorism, and safety and security measures on the teachers' turnover intentions with the mediating role of job stress. The present study also capitalized belief in life‐after‐death and career commitment as the moderators to mitigate teachers' turnover intentions amid terrorism. The findings unveiled that perceived threats of terrorism and weak safety and security measures aggravated teachers' job stress which exacerbated their turnover intentions. The findings also affirmed moderating roles of teachers' belief in life‐after‐death and career commitment against their turnover intentions. The results showed that teachers' job stress accounted for 36.6% of the variance in their turnover intentions. The implications of the present study would be useful to cope with teachers' job stress and their turnover intentions in the unsafe work environment.

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between work values (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige), communication satisfaction (informational and relational), and employee job performance (task and contextual) in the context of international joint ventures (IJVs) in Iran.Design/methodology/approach– Validated measurement items for study variables were adopted from previous studies. Data were collected through surveys using a random sample of employees and their direct supervisors from the two largest IJVs in Iran's automobile industry.Findings– According to the results, cognitive, instrumental, and prestige work values had significant effects on informational communication satisfaction. All dimensions of work values (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige) were significantly related to relational communication satisfaction. Both dimensions of communication satisfaction (informational and relational) were significantly related to both dimensions of employee job performance (contextual and task).Research limitations/implications– Data were collected from two IJVs in Iran, which may limit the generalization of results to non-IJVs in Iran. The results have important implications for IJV managers by providing valuable insights into adopting various effective tools in the workplace.Originality/value– Previous studies have generally considered work values as a two-dimensional construct. This study extends the literature by conceptualizing work values based on four dimensions (cognitive, instrumental, social, and prestige). No study has taken into consideration social and prestige values in an Asian context. In addition, few studies have investigated the relationships between work values and communication satisfaction.

Drug abuse and illicit trafficking is a complex problem, both causative and related factors. The countermeasures require a multidisciplinary approach, as well as integration across government sectors, as well as the integration of all parties, as well as the role of commitment and the entire community. In this regard, to determine the extent of public understanding and understanding of drugs, there is a positive relationship between improving the quality of human life and its maintenance. Society as a whole and the interaction between the two, it is necessary to empower the community through improving the quality and capacity of human resources in the context of preventing and overcoming drug trafficking. There are many creative ways to invite people to preventing drugs. One of the things that can be maximized is creativity and local wisdom such as urban farming as a medium for drug prevention. The Participants knowledge before socialization can be identified from the pre-test activities, most of which 60% have less knowledge about drugs and 70 % have less knowledge about urban farming. while after socialization the post-test results are mostly good 90% regarding the types of drugs and the impact of drug abuse compared to those with good knowledge regarding urban farming 95% The results of the activity showed that the youth organization had understood the dangers of drugs abuse for their character building. In addition, they were eager to be entrepreneur regarding urban agriculture. The Education Institution such as Universitas Mercubuana together with the local government seeks to empower the community, especially in areas prone to illicit drug trafficking, so as not to fall into the illicit business by providing training and entrepreneurial skills so that people in the area are able to live independently and have a stable economy.