Cultural Congruence and Organizational Outcomes: The Role of HR Fit and Social Tightness

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
pp. 13617
Author(s):  
Hilla Peretz ◽  
Yitzhak Fried ◽  
Ariel Levi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Cultural Congruence

Fit Perception and Engagement: The Mediating Role of Work Meaningfulness

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292199986
Author(s):  
Robinson James
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Meaningfulness

Research on engagement has gained considerable attention in recent years as it is a strong predictor of a range of positive individual and organizational outcomes. There is a question of why the level of the engagement is different from employee to employee in an organization, though they are provided with the same resources. This study aims to investigate the influence of fit perception on engagement and the role of the employee’s psychological condition (work meaningfulness) on this relationship. This study mainly employed a survey research strategy, and data were primarily garnered from a questionnaire. This study was conducted among 145 respondents from the public sector organizations in Sri Lanka. Partial least-square structural equation modelling was employed to analyse the generated data. In this study, the researcher has conceptualized fit perception as a higher order construct comprising Person Job fit and Person Organization fit. The study revealed that fit perception positively influences employee engagement, and this relationship is mediated by work meaningfulness. This study contributes to the literature by deepening the understanding of the fit perception and engagement relationship by introducing work meaningfulness as a mediator variable. By highlighting how engagement is influenced by fit perception and work meaningfulness, this study facilitates practitioners to build and maintain an engaged workforce. Further contributions of this study, the avenue for future research, and study limitations are presented in detail at the end of this article.

Workplace democracy and psychological capital: a paradigm shift in workplace

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1088-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ki-Soon Han ◽  
Pooja Garg
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Computational Tool ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Workplace Democracy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Alpha Reliability

Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of workplace democracy in generating psychological capital, which is an inevitable paradigm for the contemporary organizations. The study also provides a conceptual framework which connotes the nexus between the two constructs. Design/methodology/approach The study is qualitative in nature and uses content analysis to identify the determinants of workplace democracy and psychological capital. Furthermore, the study used SPSS macro, i.e. PROCESS, a computational tool for calculating inter-coder reliability by using KALPHA, i.e. Krippendorff’s alpha reliability estimate (Hayes, 2013; Krippendorff, 2011). Findings The present study adds to the literature by signaling the dire need for building democratic workplaces and offers significant insights for the management and human resource practitioners to cultivate workplace democracy to build their employees’ psychological strengths, which in turn will result in enhanced organizational outcomes. Originality/value The present study brings attention toward the necessity for a shift in the generic organizational strategies and instigate organizations to nurture a democratic setup for developing employees’ psychological capital.

The Impact of Top Leaders’ Personalities: The Processes Through Which Organizations Become Reflections of Their Leaders

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaul Oreg ◽  
Yair Berson
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Culture And Climate

The fascination with leaders and their impacts can be traced to ancient times and continues to this day. Organizations are often viewed as reflections of their leaders’ personalities, yet empirical evidence for this assumption has begun to amass only recently. In this article, we review this literature and trace findings about leaders’ personality traits, values, and motives and about the mechanisms through which these are manifested in their organizations. We specifically elaborate on research linking senior leaders’ values to organizational outcomes (e.g., financial performance, schoolchildren’s values) and demonstrate the mediating role of the organizational culture and climate.

Impact of regulatory focus on security technostress and organizational outcomes: the moderating effect of security technostress inhibitors

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inho Hwang ◽  
Sanghyun Kim ◽  
Carl Rebman
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Personality

PurposeOrganizations invest in information security (IS) technology to be more competitive; however, implementing IS measures creates environmental conditions, such as overload uncertainty, and complexity, which can cause employees technostress, eventually resulting in poor security performance. This study seeks to contribute to the intersection of research on regulatory focus (promotion and prevention) as a type of individual personality traits, technostress, and IS.Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire was developed, collecting 346 responses from various organizations, which were analyzed using the structural equation model approach with AMOS 22.0 to test the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate support for both the direct and moderating effects of security technostress inhibitors. Moreover, a negative relationship exists between promotion-focused employees and facilitators of security technostress, which negatively affects strains (organizational commitment and compliance intention).Practical implicationsOrganizations should develop various programs and establish a highly IS-aware environment to strengthen employees' behavior regarding IS. Furthermore, organizations should consider employees' focus types when engaging in efforts to minimize security technostress, as lowering technostress results in positive outcomes.Originality/valueIS management at the organizational level is directly related to employees' compliance with security rather than being a technical issue. Using the transaction theory perspective, this study seeks to enhance current research on employees' behavior, particularly focusing on the effect of individuals' personality types on IS. Moreover, this study theorizes the role of security technostress inhibitors for understanding employees' IS behaviors.

The relationship between workplace ostracism and information exchange: the mediating role of self-serving behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Gkorezis ◽  
Victoria Bellou
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Workplace Ostracism ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Purpose The detrimental effect of workplace ostracism on core employee and organizational outcomes has received increasing attention. However, very little is known about its impact on group related outcomes. Given that workplace relationships play a salient role in enhancing employee willingness to share information and knowledge, the present paper examines the link between workplace ostracism and information exchange. In doing so, we also highlight the mediating role of a novel construct, namely self-serving behavior. Design/methodology/approach To test our hypotheses, we conducted two studies using both a scenario paradigm (54 students) and a field study (172 working adults). Findings Results indicated that self-serving behavior fully mediates the effect of workplace ostracism on employee information exchange. Research limitations/implications Both studies have limitations that need to be considered. The scenario paradigm lacks realism whereas the cross-sectional nature of our survey cannot infer causality. As regards the latter, data were collected using a single source and thus common method variance may exist. Originality/value The present study provides novel insights into the outcomes of workplace ostracism and the underlying mechanisms that account for its negative effect. Moreover, it adds to limited current knowledge on self-serving behavior.

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