... and collectively on an idea-generation task. Overall, the productive interactions and information exchanges that are generated from perceived group inclusion are conducive for innovative work behavior to be fostered among members in the team (Ghosh and Tripathi, 2020). From the perspective of the COR theory...

...David Strutton; Gina A. Tran Purpose – The purpose of this article is to develop three approaches that managers should use to channel formerly negative stressors and anxieties into productively motivated behaviors. When managers deal more deftly with naturally arising and anxiety-inducing stress...

... control in service processes. Design/methodology/approach The development of the proposed method follows a design science approach. Thus, the method is conceptualised on the basis of production, services and information systems research. A case study of loan processing in a bank serves to evaluate...

... positions, as well as to promote an attractive work environment for these employees. Failure to use effective human resource management risks low productivity and a lack of commitment to the community. County managers have the challenge of meeting multiple objectives including productivity, staffing...

...Steven H. Appelbaum; Jacques Adam; Nadeem Javeri; Michel Lessard; Jean‐Pascal Lion; Michel Simard; Silvana Sorbo Despite significant investment in capital improvements and training, a rod mill suffered from chronically low productivity. The authors conducted a survey to measure employee...

... not only focus on the public need, but also the needs of each individual employee and establish structures that will motivate employees to work towards attainment of the organisational goals. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Motivation Public sector Performance management Productivity Creating...

...George Gyan‐Baffour Presents the results of a study looking at the influence of employee participation and flexible work design on productivity change and process quality. Considers whether there is a complementary relationship between participation and flexible work design and investigates...

... of productivity through people, and infers that the workforce needs to be better motivated if managers are to achieve competitive advantage for their businesses. Another attempt to impose “west is best” economies that are actually doing very well on their own. Brunei International trade Productivity...

...Hilde Behrend The author was asked to present an autobiographical account of how her enquiries in the labour productivity and inflation areas reached policy makers. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Inflation Policy Productivity Research 46 Reaching Policy Makers Hilde Behrend In 1986...

... among production and maintenance jobs in UK manufacturing industry is given and some of the operational costs and benefits of multi‐skilling are considered. © MCB UP Limited 1986 Cost effectiveness Manufacturing industry Productivity Skills United Kingdom The Costs and Benefits...

...John G. Veres; Ronald R. Sims Quality of Working Life (QWL) programmes can pay off in the short term. The Johnson Chemical Company experience in the USA demonstrates that such interventions can immediately impact productivity by improving communication and co‐ordination, employee motivation...

... a productivity group was instituted to plan the means of managing RIF — fairness to employees being the most important consideration. Participative management appears to be the key to success. © MCB UP Limited 1984 Management research Redundancy Productivity Participative management Productivity...