... giver being motivated to observe and recognize coworkers. Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic may impact recognition giving in varying ways, yet little research considers this possibility. Design/methodology/approach This longitudinal field study examined the impact of the COVID-19 crisis...

... motivation and basic psychological needs satisfaction, while frustration results in ill-being. The purpose of this study is to integrate the variables identified in empirical studies associated with the occurrence of the phenomena, individual/organizational features and consequences associated with workers...

... employees' attitudes and behavior toward work and organization, such us organizational commitment (OC), motivation to work and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), in ordinary business settings. The purpose of this paper is to address this issue. Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed...

... on creativity at work. This conceptual paper explores and delineates how employees' interaction with gamification features within a gamified HRM system enables and particularly undermines employees' motivation for workplace creative performance. Design/methodology/approach The cross-disciplinary nature...

...David O'Donoghue; Lisa van der Werff Purpose This study set out to investigate the role of self-determination and accountability in the relationship between empowering leadership, motivation and performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 172 participants working...

... behavior showed a significant impact on employee commitment. Furthermore, the findings showed that identified motivation mediates the relationship between idealized influence behavior and organizational commitment. Practical implications The findings of the current research point to additional ways...

... that reflect their beliefs, interests and values. As such, leaders whose motivations reflect intrinsic and self-congruent beliefs and values are likely to experience beneficial wellbeing, yet, reviewing this from a self-determination theory (SDT) lens, the authors find this assertion remains to be fully tested...

...Amy Wei Tian; Christine Soo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an understanding of the development and consequence of absorptive capacity (AC) at the individual level of analysis. The authors assess how perception of organizational commitment to learning and intrinsic motivation affects...

... beyond the contribution of two well‐established predictors – motivation to learn and expected utility. In an effort to establish mechanisms connecting identical elements with training transfer, the authors aim to propose and test motivation to transfer as a mediator. Design/methodology/approach Data...

... insights for increasing motivation and productivity. Mark Skowronski can be contacted at: skowrom@mcmaster.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Boredom Coping Motivation Counterproductive work behavior Organizational citizenship behavior Boredom is […] a vital problem...

...Wei‐Chi Tsai; Wei‐Tao Tai In this study, we examined whether employees’ perceived importance of the training program would be one variable that mediates the relationship between training assignment and training motivation. Data were collected from 184 employees belonging to 18 banks who attended...

... to employees and participants’ perceptions regarding the five most important compensation components to retain and motivate people in Hong Kong and PRC, respectively. Results suggested that in Hong Kong, base salary, merit pay, year‐end bonus, annual leave, mortgage loan, and profit sharing were the most...

...Joan Harvey; Steve Carter; Godfrey Mudimu Work values and attitudes were compared for 117 African and 82 British managers and management students. It was predicted that Africans would place more importance on status, prestige and position as motivators, would be less likely to accept criticism...

... between public sector managers, private sector managers and managers in the former public utilities exposed in our current study (Pendleton, 1997). Organizational change Management styles Motivation Commitment Public sector Over the last 20 years, the public sector in the UK has undergone...

... by 20 years, they resonate with a similar theme ‐ that the reward systems adopted by organisations do not actually motivate employees to perform to a higher standard. Kohn is particularly dismissive of the processes used by organisations to motivate employees ‐ the chapter title “Incentive plans cannot...

...Carolyn M. Axtell; Sally Maitlis; Shawn K. Yearta Describes an exploratory investigation conducted to examine factors affecting the initial and sustained transfer of interpersonal skills training to the workplace. Demonstrates the ongoing role of trainee motivation in the immediate and longer term...

... of the early 1980s, a trend which Marshall quickly reversed. He saw the need to "create some motivational vehicle with the employees, so that we had a better prospect of raising their morale, and in turn seeing better customer service flow"[15]. An extensive market research study had revealed gaps between...

... of pay incentive schemes and the considerations underlying such judgements are determined, among other things,by work motivation and by personal background characteristics such as age, education, number of dependants, organisational tenure and country of origin. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Israel...

.... Feedback is a crucial stimulus that affects motivation and performance since behaviour that is rewarded (eliciting positive feedback) tends to be repeated, while behaviour that is not rewarded (eliciting negative, irrelevant, or no feedback) tends not to be repeated. The nature of the feedback given...