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Exploring work‐family backlash in a public organisation

Haar, Jarrod M.; Spell, Chester S.; O'Driscoll, Michael P. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 18 (2005) 7, pp. 604-614

and non‐users of work‐family practices reported on a number of job‐related attitudes. Organisational justice theories … suggest that employees will report lower attitudes if they feel that they are missing out on some benefit or practice. T … ‐tests were used to compare differences in these attitudes between users and non‐users. Findings – There were no significant …

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Organizational and Psychological Determinants of Employee Turnover in Kuwait

Al‐Refaei, Yaqoub S.Y.; Omran, Kamel A.M. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 5 (1992) 5

This study, completed in 1990 shortly before the Iraqi invasion, analyses some of the organizational and psychological determinants of employee turnover in Kuwait. The study is based on a sample size of 190 full‐time employees taken from governmental, private and shared sector organizations. A...

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Followership and job satisfaction in the public sector

Jin, Myung; McDonald, Bruce; Park, Jaehee - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 29 (2016) 3, pp. 218-237

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explicate the role of followership behavior on employee job satisfaction as well as the conditions that may moderate its impact. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a large n survey data from federal agencies and investigates an additive...

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Does quality drive employee satisfaction in the UK learning sector?

Robson, Andrew; Yarrow, David; Owen, Jane - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 22 (2005) 5, pp. 465-484

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence to assess the nature and extent of the link between employee satisfaction and organisational performance. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines the link between staff satisfaction and organisational performance,...

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Does TQM influence employees' job satisfaction? An empirical case analysis

Boon Ooi, Keng; Abu Bakar, Nooh; Arumugam, Veeri; … - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 24 (2007) 1, pp. 62-77

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine employees' perceptions of TQM practices and its impact on job satisfaction within a large Malaysian outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) organization. Despite extensive research on TQM practices, none examines this scope of investigative...

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Employee Participation in TQC: An Integrative Review

Harber, Doug; Marriott, Fern; Idrus, Nirwan - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 8 (1991) 5

Employee participation is now considered a key element in the successful implementation of new management strategies in manufacturing industry. Relevant literature on the various forms of employee participation is reviewed with emphasis on its role in Total Quality Control (TQC). The complexity...

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Quality management and job satisfaction

Lam, Simon S.K. - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 12 (1995) 4, pp. 72-78

Reports on the results of a survey of 220 front‐line supervisors in Hong Kong using the job descriptive index (JDI) to investigate the perceived impact of total quality management (TQM) programmes on job satisfaction. Shows that the respondents were much less satisfied with the work dimension...

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Assessing employee turnover intentions before/after TQM

Guimaraes, Tor - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 14 (1997) 1, pp. 46-63

Total quality management programmes have produced an impressive list of claimed benefits and continue to accumulate converts to this philosophy. Many of the basic requirements for successful TQM implementation deal with changes in company personnel, including: the need for teamwork and...

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Spiritual expression at work: exploring the active voice of workplace spirituality

Tombaugh, Jay R.; Mayfield, Clifton; Durand, Roger - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 19 (2011) 2, pp. 146-170

Purpose – This study aims to provide preliminary evidence for a new conceptualization and measure of workplace spirituality labeled spiritual expression at work (SEW). While the extant literature focuses on the fulfillment of workers' spiritual needs, spiritual expression refers to the impact...

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The concept of alienation: towards conceptual clarity

Nair, Nisha; Vohra, Neharika - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 20 (2012) 1, pp. 25-50

Purpose – Although alienation as a concept has a rich history, it has suffered relative neglect in organizational studies and one possible reason for the same is its conceptual ambiguity vis‐à‐vis popular and long‐standing concepts of commitment/identification, satisfaction and...

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