... and easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Careers Motivation Job design Turnover intentions Job crafting Researchers from North America established a relationship between career outcome expectations and different...

... employee perceptions of job meaningfulness. Job characteristics theory, developed by Oldman and Hackman in 1975 [ 3 ], is based on the idea that employee motivation, satisfaction and performance depend on job design. Boring jobs stifle motivation – to keep employees engaged, jobs need variety...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The study creates a model for Job Design Happiness that incorporates well-being, identifying five factors people perceive they need to be happy in their job - self-fulfillment, group working, attaining goals, leadership, and sustainability and job/family...

... is positively linked to engagement, work performance, job satisfaction, and employees’ well-being. Organizations can benefit by enabling job crafting to supplement top-down traditional job design approaches, thereby facilitating continuous improvement of jobs and innovation. Originality/value The different...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Chief executive officers Leadership skills Job design Career development Strategic thinking Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 19, Issue 7 Groysberg B. Kelly L.K...

... home on time. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Work study Job design Human resource management “Downshifting,” “protirement,” “work‐life balance:” all have joined the lexicon of the HR director and manager. But are these simply new buzz words or do they reflect a change...

... industry Human resource management Corporate culture Remuneration Employee development Job design Nokia With more than 50,000 employees at 16 factories in nine countries, and research and development facilities in 11 countries, Finnish‐based Nokia is the largest maker of mobile telephones...

... to him first obtaining the Institute of Acoustics environmental‐noise‐management certificate of competence and then a diploma, which took a year of studying for a day a week at Middlesex University. Work‐life balance Job design Career development Employee development Training FaberMaunsell...

... leave; enhanced paternity leave; and paid leave for carers and parents. For Options: © MCB UP Limited 2003 Flexible working Job design Public sector Organizational performance Higher recruitment and retention levels, lower sickness absence and improved staff morale...

... MCB UP Limited 2003 Flexible working hours Job design Motivation Commitment Recruitment Employee retention Some staff have taken career breaks to care for their young children. One had a month’s paid break to complete a Masters’ degree. “No one is ever criticized for when...

... 4734. Job design Part‐time work Equal opportunities Gender Banks Barclays As new people register daily, searches can be carried out frequently to find out whether new matches have been identified. Individuals have the opportunity to change their details or matching preferences at any...

... of sight, you can also be out of mind.” Another substantial group, however, feels that home working improves one’s career‐development opportunities. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Job design Flexible working Employee satisfaction BT Teleworking increases productivity, reduces absenteeism...

... intranet sites, which all contain “feedback” buttons. They can also write to the monthly society magazine, Nationwide Live. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Flexibility Job design Work‐life balance Equal opportunities Financial institutions Nationwide Substantial benefits to both...

... and Information Management , Vol. 15 No. 2 , pp. 80 ‐ 87 . Job design Patterns of work Management styles IBM Who practises telecommuting IBM Australia began to introduce telecommuting among some of its employees around five years ago and now leads other large Australian organizations...

... hours a week, while keeping up production levels and employee pay. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Clothing industry Corporate policy Social responsibility Productivity Job design Thailand Commitment to basic human values in the workplace Beauty Essential, a medium‐size company...

... ”, Accountancy Age , Vol. No. 6 December . Flexibility Job design Work‐life balance Pricewaterhouse Coopers Marriott Hotels Balancing work and home lives Managers at Marriott Hotels typically worked more than 50 hours a week. The prevailing idea was that the more hours one put...

... to deal with the non‐technical side of the change. Teamwork Job design Training techniques Financial services Prudential Changes in financial services When UK financial‐services provider Prudential decided to introduce extensive remote working as part of its drive to build stronger...