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A perfect match: decoding employee engagement – Part II: engaging jobs and individuals
de Mello e Souza Wildermuth, Cristina; Pauken, Patrick David - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 4, pp. 206-210
/methodology/approach – Summarizes the characteristics of engaging jobs. Then, reviews individual personality traits that engaged individuals are more …
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Diagnosing the distance
Jacobs, Glenda - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 9 (2004) 2, pp. 118-127
Identifies and analyses the unique communication challenges arising from the employment of mobile service engineers, in …‐to‐face communication management contexts, without the advantages of either. The paper therefore begins by examining closely the … communication dynamics that distinguish this “dispersed” work situation from others and make it particularly challenging, and then …
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Living and breathing the brand: The role of internal communication
Harkness, James - In: Journal of Communication Management 4 (1999) 1, pp. 87-94
live and breathe the brand values. This paper focuses on how effective internal communication can ensure that people feel …
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The changing roles of production and operations managers in Britain from the 1970s to the 1990s
Burcher, Peter G.; Lee, Gloria L.; Sohal, Amrik S. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 24 (2004) 4, pp. 409-423
This article examines the careers and changing roles of British production and operations managers through three surveys covering the last quarter of the twentieth century. Careers are examined in terms of both their organisational context and the subjective experiences of those who have chosen...
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Who's kicking whom? Employees' orientations to work
Martin, Emma - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 16 (2004) 3, pp. 182-188
Despite the renowned poor employment practices across the hospitality industry recent analysis of the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey reported higher levels of job satisfaction among hospitality employees than those in other industries. This paper presents a collective case study of...
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Talent management, work‐life balance and retention strategies
Deery, Margaret - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 20 (2008) 7, pp. 792-806
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature relating to retention of good employees and the role that work‐life balance (WLB) issues have in an employee's decision to stay or leave an organisation. The paper begins with a brief overview of the seminal material in the...
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Advancements in crossover theory
Bakker, Arnold B.; Westman, Mina; Hetty van Emmerik, I.J. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 24 (2009) 3, pp. 206-219
Purpose – The central aim of this paper is to give an overview of theory and research on the crossover of (work‐related) wellbeing from employees to their partners at home. In addition, it seeks to discuss studies on the crossover of wellbeing from employees to their colleagues in the...
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Effect of Motivators on Job Satisfaction
Savery, Lawson K. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 2 (1987) 3, pp. 28-31
Supervisors are key factors in staff motivation. Existing research is drawn on and the author's own questionnaire‐based study is described. The conclusions suggest what companies can do to improve morale and performance among staff.
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Reactions to Incongruency: Job Expectations and Reality
Savery, Lawson K. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 3 (1988) 4, pp. 8-12
Burnout of employees has been a major concern of researchers in management for a number of years. Much of the work, however, has tended to concentrate on professional people rather than employees with various level of skills. This present research studies the employees of a major local...
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Managerial Stress, Relaxation and Performance
Orpen, Christopher - In: Journal of Management Development 3 (1984) 2, pp. 34-47
Managerial stress exists and has to be coped with. The author describes a study that demonstrates that cue‐controlled relaxation can be applied to groups of managers to reduce psychological and physical stress. The study involved 36 middle managers with stress problems who were randomly...
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