...Tarek Mohamed Ali; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah; Bassant Adel Mostafa Purpose This study seeks to examine the mediating role of mental health issues in the workplace (MHIW) in explaining the complex relationship between person-organization-fit (P.O-fit) dimensions and workers' productivity (WP) variance...

... paribus, firm characteristics such as size, age and past (firm and labor) productivity are important determinants of firms' adoption of collective incentive pay; however, the significance and magnitude of their effects vary depending on a firm's ownership structure. Originality/value This analysis has...

...Panagiotis V. Kloutsiniotis; Dimitrios M. Mihail; Silouani Gounioti Purpose The present study investigates the role of “Transformational Leadership (TFL)” on employees' work engagement and its effect on their “Productivity” and “Extra-Role Customer Service” behaviors. In doing so, the present...

...: organisational trust, flexibility, work–life interference and productivity. Design/methodology/approach A number of changes were implemented to the scale (i.e. including new items, rewording of existing items) following a recent qualitative study conducted by the authors. The two studies outlined...

...Guillaume Vermeylen; Alexandre Waroquier Purpose The authors provide first evidence regarding the direct effect of a hiring policy oriented through higher (over) education on firm productivity. Moreover, the authors shine light on the moderating role of the working environment of the firm...

...Paul Lewis; Kate Bell Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature, causes and consequences of the UK’s productivity problems and whether these may be addressed through the new technologies of artificial intelligence (AI). Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews...

...Miikka Palvalin Purpose Knowledge work productivity is a well-studied topic in the existing literature, but it has focussed mainly on two things. First, there are many theoretical models lacking empirical research, and second, there is a very specific research regarding how something impacts...

... productivity). Overall, the paper finds some limited support for the applicability and efficacy of high-performance HRM practices in Pakistan. Such practices conform to Islamic principles. The results also indicate, however, that cultural traits play a role in how those practices are implemented. Social...

...Konrad Turek; Jolanta Perek-Bialas Purpose – The purpose of this empirical paper is to investigate the employers’ perception of productivity of older workers in Poland with comparison to the younger ones. The paper examines whether various factors including employee's skills and company policies...

...Athanasios N. Tsirikas; Kleanthis K. Katsaros; Christos S. Nicolaidis Purpose The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of hybrid knowledge management in workers' productivity and tolerance of ambiguity. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted before and after...

... of the performance measures. Discusses results and implications for future research. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Aerospace industry Group working Performance measurement Productivity Teamwork Time study Employee Relations 15,4 42 Work Group Performance: Evaluation by Day of the Week Joyce I. McQuilkin...

...Kenneth W. Thornicroft Productivity gainsharing plans may well experience a resurgence as firms attempt to meet the competitive challenges posed by the new global marketplace. This qualitative ethnographic research investigates the particular problems one US firm experienced when it implemented...

... sector. Although PRP may offer a way forward for companies seeking to maximise productivity from wage costs, there is no guarantee that it will prove adaptable enough to survive far into the future. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Performance appraisal Service industries United Kingdom Pay structures...

...Terry Sullivan A key to raising productivity may be to stimulate product market competition, and this will need a complementary policy of relatively low unit labour costs — best achieved through managers developing their social skills, abilities, knowledge and understanding of how the labour market...