A simultaneous-equations model of the relationship between public sector bargaining legislation and unionization

Abstract The past decade has been marked by increased awareness concerning employment discrimination against gays and lesbians. Yet, to the author’s knowledge, there has been limited research regarding the response of Canadian labour organizations to the workplace needs of gay and lesbian members. Limitations of these previous studies include small sample size, lack of theoretical framework, and the absence of empirical testing of hypotheses. The present study builds on these works through the use of Craig’s model, the inclusion of multi-disciplinary research, and the empirical testing of data collected from more than 240 Canadian collective agreements. Key findings include that larger, public sector bargaining units with equality clauses in their collective agreements were most likely also to contain clauses that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation. The paper concludes with suggestions for future research.

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The dimensional linkage between public service motivation and innovative behavior in public sector institutions; the mediating role of psychological empowerment

European Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1108/ejim-02-2021-0098 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Asim Rafique ◽

Yumei Hou ◽

Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery ◽

Nida Gull ◽

Syed Jameel Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Public Service ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Public Service Motivation ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

PurposeInnovations are imperative for organizational growth and sustainability. This study focuses on the employees' innovative behavior, a source of organizational innovations, which has received substantial attention from the researchers. Based on the psychological empowerment theory, the study exposes the effect of the various dimensions of public service motivation (PSM) on employees' innovative behavior (IB) in public sector institutions especially in the context of developing countries such as Pakistan. Moreover, the study also investigates the mediating role of psychological empowerment (PSE) between the dimensions of PSM and IB.Design/methodology/approachThis study used the cross-sectional research design. By using random sampling, the adapted survey questionnaires were used to collect data from 346 faculty members of public sector universities located in provincial capitals of Pakistan. A partial least square–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) tool was used to assess the proposed hypotheses through SMART-PLS software.FindingsResults revealed that attraction to policymaking (APM), compassion (COM), self-sacrifice (SS) have a significant impact on employees' PSE and their innovative behavior, while the relationship of commitment to the public interest (CPI) with PSE and IB was found insignificant. Moreover, PSE partially mediated the relationship between PSM dimensions and employees' IB.Originality/valueThere was a scarcity of research on IB especially in public sector institutions such as academia. This study theoretically contributed to the literature by providing a refined picture in assessing the proposed relationship of the constructs. This is also one of the original studies that examine the relationship between the dimensions of PSM and IB.

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Inclusive Leadership and Project Success: The Mediation Role of Psychological Empowerment and Psychological Resilience Capacity

Psychology and Education Journal ◽

10.17762/pae.v58i1.2172 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 5546-5558

Author(s):

Saeed Muhammad Et al.

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Project Success ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Curvilinear Relationship ◽

Psychological Resilience ◽

Development Programs ◽

Inclusive Leadership ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Resilience Capacity

Purpose – the purpose of study to determine the impact of inclusive leadership and project success. Psychological empowerment and psychological resilience capacity plays mediating role. Design/Approach/Methodology – data has been collected from 276 Public Sector Development Programs (PSDP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Structural equation modelling was employed busing SmartPLS 3.3.2 and R-studio. This study employs robustness test (curvilinear relationship, Gaussian copula endogeneity test and response-based unit segmentation (REBUS) for homogeneity). Findings – study found the psychological empowerment and psychological resilience capacity significantly mediating between the relationship of Inclusive leadership and project success. Ind addition, study shows complementary partial mediation between the relationships. Originality/Value – this study addressed two questions which unanswered in prior literature. First, how inclusive leadership enhances the Public Sector Development Programs (PSDP) success? Second, does psychological empowerment and psychological resilience capacity mediates the relationship between Inclusive leadership and project success?

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The relationship between perceptions of learning climate and employee innovative behavior and proficiency

Personnel Review ◽

10.1108/pr-08-2016-0202 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 46 (8) ◽

pp. 1454-1474 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Liat Eldor

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Working Environment ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Learning Climate ◽

Mediation Process ◽

Job Engagement ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Role Performance ◽

Content Type ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between perceptions of learning climate and employee innovative behavior and proficiency. Design/methodology/approach Using robust analysis techniques on data from a sample of 419 employees and their supervisors from four different business and public sector organizations, the author tested the proposed relationships, as mediated by job engagement. Moreover, this mediation effect was examined in the light of sector of employment differences (business vs public). Findings The results were generally consistent with the hypothesized conceptual scheme, in that the indirect relationship between perceptions of learning climate and employees’ innovative behavior and proficiency was mediated by job engagement. However, with regard to sector employment differences, this mediation process was demonstrated among business sector employees only to the relationship between perceptions of learning climate and innovative behavior. When proficiency was included in the mediation model, this mediation effect was evident among public sector employees. Originality/value The research on perceptions of learning climate lacks empirical evidence on its implications for employees’ innovative behavior and proficiency. Although scholars contend that employees’ perceptions of learning climate should enhance their in-role and extra-role performance behaviors, these arguments are mainly non-empirical. Understanding whether perceptions of learning have an impact on employee intra- and extra-role performance behaviors is important, considering that the majority of workplace learning occurs through daily ongoing means that are part of the working environment and previous research results show that structured learning and formal training are less effective in improving employees’ performance at work.

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