...Zhongyun Zhou; Yuming Guo; Fangzhan Lin; Youqing Lu Purpose The technical features of generative artificial intelligence (AI) can both assist employees and, conversely, hinder their need fulfillment. A thorough analysis is necessary for managers to appropriately harness the value of generative AI...

... as a theoretical lens, it explores perceived fairness in accessing family-friendly policies by managers and professionals who are single and do not have children – a workgroup conventionally ignored in research on WLB. Design/methodology/approach Relying on an interpretivist approach, the data set comprises...

...Céleste M. Brotheridge; Derrick J. Neufeld; Bruno Dyck Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the extent to which changes in communication media are associated with changes in the nature of manager-expatriate employee communications. Using an affordance lens, the authors explore how...

...Katriina Hyvönen; Johanna Rantanen; Mari Huhtala; Bettina S. Wiese; Asko Tolvanen; Taru Feldt Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating role of goal conflict in the relationship between the contents of managers’ personal work goals and occupational well-being (burnout...

...‐president HRM managers and senior managers were conducted. The average time of the interviews was 60 minutes. Findings The findings revealed a model composed of HRM infrastructure (HRM cooperative policy, integrative core competence, and integrative technological infrastructure), internal communication...

...Hanna Li Kusterer; Torun Lindholm; Henry Montgomery Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine gender‐related management stereotypes, perceived gender bias and evaluations of actual managers, and to directly compare stereotypes and ratings of actual managers. Design/methodology/approach...

...) and a different sample. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports the result of a survey study with a sample of 239 employees who rated specific behaviors of their manager and the quality of the LMX relationship. Findings In a regression analysis that included several other important leader behaviors...

... with succession planning), the study reported examined a model of the promotion process involving district managers being considered for advancement to the position of regional manager in a large organization. Findings Results support a model in which a district manager's past performance, current job tenure...

... in the relationship between authenticity at work and subjective well‐being at work is investigated. Design/methodology/approach In total, 360 managers from public organizations completed self‐reported questionnaires. Multiple hierarchical regressions were used to assess the hypotheses. Findings Cognitive...

... of process gains (or synergy) in teams, and to introduce recent findings from basic psychology that can be very valuable for the management of high performing teams. Design/methodology/approach Based on the definition of synergy as process gain during teamwork compared with a clear baseline (team...

...‐report ratings of job performance. Future research should consider experimental and longitudinal designs to capture causality. Practical implications Organizations may improve job performance and organizational commitment by increasing the trustworthiness of the manager, which might lead to increases...

... important for many individuals, and this was shown through the individual analyses. Research limitations/implications The number of scenarios given to each participant was limited due to possible fatigue. Practical implications The findings will help managers make judgments on how to respond...

...Torsten Biemann; Maike Andresen Purpose This paper aims to analyze the differences between assigned expatriates (AEs) and self‐initiated expatriates (SEs) in management and executive positions. The basic research question is how far SEs and AEs differ with respect to their reasons for working...

..., from whom and why is feedback sought in a performance contingent managerial setting. Design/methodology/approach Using Kelly's Repertory Grid technique, ten managers reflected systematically on their feedback seeking in an organizational context. A grounded theory framework was used to identify...

...Ruth Klendauer; Jürgen Deller Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether perceptions of distributive, procedural and interactional justice can explain the frequently reported low organizational commitment of managers in corporate mergers. Specifically, it aims to examine whether...

... suggest that managers should be aware of the potential inertia by implementing a service‐oriented business strategy. The main effects for strategy formulation suggest that the formulation of a service‐oriented business strategy is triggered through decreasing product margins in the case of product...

... are developed to explain the influence of learning and organizational commitment on talent retention across generations. A total of 1,666 European managers completed a survey on these issues. Depending on year of birth, they were categorized into four generational cohorts. Their answers were analyzed...

...Céleste M. Brotheridge; Raymond T. Lee; Kristin Byron Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine whether employees are more satisfied with female, as compared to male, managers who accurately perceive non‐verbal emotion expressions, and how male and female managers' non‐verbal emotional...

...Céleste M. Brotheridge; Raymond T. Lee; Céleste M. Brotheridge; Raymond T. Lee Purpose This introduction aims to highlight the special contributions made by the articles in this issue in understanding how emotions are implicated in the process of managing. Design/methodology/approach Presents...

...Adrian Furnham; John Crump; Tomas Chamorro‐Premuzic Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether managers at different levels differ in terms of ability and personality. Design/methodology/approach Assessment centre results for over a thousand managers on two cognitive and two...