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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53373#.VMBltyzQrzE Author(s)     H. Tezcan Uysal , Emel Kesim Affiliation(s) Department of Management and Organization, Zonguldak Vocational High School, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey . ABSTRACT The aims of this study are determining the organizational burnout, organizational commitment and job performance levels of the employees that work in coal mining and finding out the influences of these levels upon each other. In accordance with this purpose, a study, which is aimed at blue-collar workers that work within the facilities of Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise (TTK)—Turkey’s biggest coal operation, was carried out. Survey technique was used in this study, and the prepared questionnaires were conducted to 1238 blue-collar workers through face-to-face method. Maslach’s “Maslach Burnout Inventory” and Allen and Meyer’s “Organizational Co...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52397#.VJOSbcCAM4 Author(s) Estêvão A. Pondja Jr. 1,2* , Kenneth M. Persson 1 , Nelson P. Matsinhe 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden . 1 epartment of Building and Environmental Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden . 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique . ABSTRACT During coal mining, water resources may be polluted by acid mine drainage (AMD) if appropriate measures are not taken. AMD releases metals to the environment, which can be harmful to aquatic species and reduce biodiversity. There is a great deal of inf...