... technology on employees toward improving organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach The study employed an exploratory research design. The study sampled 132 real estate firms in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopts a random sampling method, and only 87 questionnaires were retrieved...

... the workplace trajectories in lasting ways as the employees settled into a new routine of working from home more quickly than imagined. Now, as India and many other countries slowly move beyond the crisis, there exists a need to realize the implications of the pandemic on the workplace and articulate the future...

... its image as desirable employer in the eyes of prospective employees. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the understanding of employer branding through the eyes of “potential” young employees in Delhi and North Central Region, India. The results presented in this paper throw light...

...Elizabeth George; Zakkariya K.A. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether job satisfaction and job-related stress differ among employees of different banking sectors. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire were administered to 337 employees from various banks belonging...

... into existing research and practice on sustainability adoption, illustrated by two corporate vignettes. Findings Prior studies tend to assume that awareness raising is a sufficient means to create employee commitment and support for corporate sustainability programs, while empirical observations indicate...

... employees, and are more aware of their environmental responsibilities. Originality/value The paper shows that in these times when corporate greed, dishonesty, and environmental neglect have been exposed so dramatically, courses on workplace spirituality are of high importance and lead to valuable...

... in a concrete way how meaningful work can be considered to be a moral responsibility of individuals and institutions or employers, to make progress towards a holistic view of management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Ethics Job satisfaction Employees Employers They buried him...

...Karen L. Ferguson; Thomas G. Reio, Jr Purpose The purpose of this study is to test a model where human resource inputs (e.g. motivation, employee skill) and human resource processes/practices (e.g. training and development; profit sharing) are hypothesized to contribute uniquely and positively...

... per cent. The moderating role of tenure was examined for employees with less than one year's tenure (n=87), one to nine years (n=232) and more than nine years (n=258). Findings Affective commitment was found to be stronger for employees with longer tenure; however...

...Grace Khoury; Farhad Analoui Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to identify the primary and crucial stressors that Palestinian employees encounter, and in turn design appropriate stress management and prevention strategies that will promote healthy organizations. Design/methodology...

... for socialization provided by the work situation rather than the occupation itself. Practical implications Cruise directors/hospitality managers will need to understand how occupational communities and espoused organizational cultures impact on each other to maintain positive on‐board employee attitudes...

.... Originality/value This paper questions the role of “participative styles” of management among Mauritian hotel workers and the impact of deference as a cultural moderator of employee workplace behaviour. This represents a new area of research and thus has value for researchers and practitioners. © Emerald...

...Steven H. Appelbaum; Anthony J. Steed Purpose The primary intent of this study is to examine recent projects involving external management consultants at a North American telecommunications firm, from the employees’ point of view, to measure the extent to which the aforementioned “critical success...

... strategies as they deal with the most difficult aspect of downsizing – the reduction of personnel from their organization as a means of rapid reduction of expense to the company. Considers some employee‐sensitive exit strategies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Downsizing Redundancy...

...Amat Taap Manshor; Mazuki Jusoh; Maimun Simun This study examines the effect of hiring managers' demographic characteristics on employee selection preferences, and the strength of the manager's selection preferences towards candidates' demographic characteristics when the candidate's relative...

... in Figure 1 . Internally motivated work behaviour may only develop if critical psychological states exist among employees. Core job dimensions must be present to create these psychological states. “Experienced meaningfulness” of the work is enhanced primarily by “skill variety”, “task identity...

...Fred Luthans; Suzanne J. Peterson Although technology still dominates, human resources and how they are managed is receiving increased attention in the analysis of gaining competitive advantage. Yet, many complex questions remain. This study first examines the theoretical understanding of employee...

... a lose/lose situation; it’s not my problem. Today, however, much of corporate America views domestic abuse as a workplace issue, one that warrants serious attention. As a result, companies are beginning to understand that employees are not one‐dimensional; rather, they are a complex package. Employees...

... when the person is not plateaued. Non‐plateaued employees are also more likely to view the organization as encouraging job performance ‐ another issue of importance to managers of organizations. Without indulging in the academic debate of when a person is plateaued, the present study has elected...

.... These themes indicate that newly hired employees need to possess greater: communication skills in speaking, writing and interpersonal relations; team‐oriented skills; cross‐functional/ interdisciplinary perspective; change receptivity; and intercultural awareness. One approach for meeting these organizational...