Intermediate Manager Behaviors Leading to Employee Job Performance and Well-being: A Conceptual Framework

AbstractProduct-service systems (PSSs) have attracted researchers in engineering design for the past decades. Recent advances in digital technologies have expanded the potential functionalities that PSSs could deliver and designers' repertoire of tools and techniques to make new value propositions. The key to the success of new value propositions is to achieve customer acceptance and continuous use. However, little is known about the precise routes by which customers accept and use PSSs over time and its dynamics. This conceptual study aims to provide an enhanced view of customer acceptance and continuous use of PSSs by integrating multiple theories and literature streams. In this paper, we suggest three propositions based on the key concepts found in our literature review—well-being, trust and control—, and illustrate a conceptual framework that represents the dynamics of customer acceptance and continuous use of PSSs. Based on the proposed framework, we outline further research questions that could advance our knowledge about design for continuous use of PSSs.

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An international mixed methods study to develop a new preference-based measure for women with breast cancer: the BREAST-Q Utility module

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-020-01125-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Manraj N. Kaur ◽

Anne F. Klassen ◽

Feng Xie ◽

Louise Bordeleau ◽

Toni Zhong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Field Test ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Evaluations ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Image Appearance ◽

Test Version ◽

Cancer Experience

Abstract Background Generic preference-based measures (PBM), though commonly used, may not be optimal for use in economic evaluations of breast cancer interventions. No breast cancer-specific PBM currently exists, and the generic PBMs fail to capture the unique concerns of women with breast cancer (e.g., body image, appearance, treatment-specific adverse effects). Hence, the objective of this study was to develop a breast cancer-specific PBM, the BREAST-Q Utility module. Methods Women diagnosed with breast cancer (stage 0–4, any treatment) were recruited from two tertiary hospitals in Canada and one in the US. The study followed an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach, whereby semi-structured interviews were conducted and at the end of the interview, participants were asked to list their top five health-related quality of life (HRQOL) concerns and to rate the importance of each item on the BREAST-Q. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded. Constant comparison was used to refine the codes and develop a conceptual framework. Qualitative and quantitative data were triangulated to develop the content of the Utility module that was refined through 2 rounds of cognitive debriefing interviews with women diagnosed with breast cancer and feedback from experts. Results Interviews were conducted with 57 women aged 55 ± 10 years. A conceptual framework was developed from 3948 unique codes specific to breasts, arms, abdomen, and cancer experience. Five top-level domains were HRQOL (i.e., physical, psychological, social, and sexual well-being) and appearance. Data from the interviews, top 5 HRQOL concerns, and BREAST-Q item ratings were used to inform dimensions for inclusion in the Utility module. Feedback from women with breast cancer (N = 9) and a multidisciplinary group of experts (N = 27) was used to refine the module. The field-test version of the HSCS consists of 10 unique dimensions. Each dimension is measured with 1 or 2 candidate items that have 4–5 response levels each. Conclusion The field-test version of the BREAST-Q Utility module was derived from extensive patient and expert input. This comprehensive approach ensured that the content of the Utility module is relevant, comprehensive, and includes concerns that matter the most to women with breast cancer.

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Trauma in the correctional field and the correctional worker habitus

Incarceration ◽

10.1177/26326663211021727 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 263266632110217

Author(s):

Laura McKendy ◽

Rose Ricciardelli ◽

Kate Konyk

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Subjective Effects ◽

Well Being ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Work Stressors ◽

The Social ◽

Emotional Insecurity ◽

Correctional Settings ◽

Key Aspects

Prisons and other correctional settings are spaces often marked by numerous sources of physical, psychological, and emotional insecurity. Researchers have consistently found correctional work to be associated with outcomes such as burnout, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression. Drawing on open-ended survey questions with correctional workers (CWs) in the province of Ontario, we first identify salient themes in discussions of work stressors and potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs); these include situations involving harm to prisoners, harm to staff, and harms associated with occupational and organizational culture. Next, employing the concept of “habitus,” we consider the social-subjective effects of exposure to PPTEs as revealed in respondent accounts. Key aspects include a disposition of hypervigilance, desensitization, disillusionment, and distrust. We suggest that the CW habitus may, in some ways, serve to mitigate threats in the work environment, though may have negative effects on job performance and well-being, and come to shape social experiences in everyday life.

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Jointly Predicting Job Performance, Personality, Cognitive Ability, Affect, and Well-Being

IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine ◽

10.1109/mci.2021.3061877 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 46-61

Author(s):

Pablo Robles-Granda ◽

Suwen Lin ◽

Xian Wu ◽

Gonzalo J. Martinez ◽

Stephen M. Mattingly ◽

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Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Cognitive Ability ◽

Well Being

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Working Extra Hours in the Australian Public Service: Organizational Drivers and Consequences

Review of Public Personnel Administration ◽

10.1177/0734371x16658335 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 193-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jeannette Taylor

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Organizational Citizenship ◽

Public Service ◽

Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Working Hours ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Intention To Leave ◽

Well Being ◽

Citizenship Behavior

Why do government employees work long hours, and what are the consequences? Although there is generally little scope for extra pay in return for extra hours in the Australian Public Service (APS), a significant proportion of its employees work long hours. This study draws from the organizational citizenship behavior literature in an attempt to understand why APS employees work extra hours. It uses the 2015 APS Employee Census to examine the APS employees’ patterns of working hours and the links between working extra hours and three outcomes: job performance, personal well-being, and intention to leave one’s agency. Several organizational factors are found to be positively associated with working extra hours. Many who work extra hours also believe that their job performance is high, but they report poor well-being and are thinking of leaving their agency.

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Parental Alienation Syndrome of contactbreuk : Waarom uit het oog niet uit het hart is. Kinderen verst(r)ikt in verbinding.

Relaties en Nieuwe Gezinnen ◽

10.21825/reng.v6i2.18260 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 1-29

Author(s):

Claire Wiewauters ◽

Kathleen Emmery

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Well Being ◽

Online Service ◽

Parental Alienation ◽

Parental Alienation Syndrome ◽

Welfare Work ◽

Developmental Age ◽

Starting Point ◽

Kinderen En Jongeren

In dit artikel nemen we als focus de kwetsbare positie van het kind in de context rondom PAS (Parental Alienation Syndrome). We vertrekken vanuit een postmoderne visie op de werkelijkheid waarbij de betekenisgeving binnen een relationeel kader een belangrijke plaats inneemt. Ook de ontwikkelingsleeftijd van kinderen vergt onze aandacht. We toetsen ons conceptueel kader aan een analyse van 60 chatgesprekken van kinderen en jongeren met de hulplijn Awel over de scheiding van hun ouders en het leven in een samengesteld gezin. We formuleren een aantal concrete voorstellen die ervoor moeten zorgen dat de ontwikkeling en het welzijn van kinderen en jongeren zoveel mogelijk gewaarborgd blijft wanneer contactbreuk bij en na scheiding optreedt. Hiermee bieden we een antwoord op de draaglast en het isolement van kinderen. We houden een pleidooi om het actorschap van kinderen te verhogen. We pleiten voor meer samenwerking tussen de betrokkenen bij welzijn en justitie. Abstract : This article focuses on the vulnerable position of the child in the context of PAS (Parental Alienation Syndrome). Our starting point is a postmodern vision on reality in which meaning making plays an important role in relations. We also pay attention to the developmental age of children. We test our conceptual framework with an analysis of 60 chat conversations of children and youngsters with the online service of the Flemish Child Helpline (‘Awel’) about the divorce of their parents and life in a newly composed family. We formulate several specific suggestions to make sure that the development and well‐being of children and youngsters is guaranteed as much as possible when contact is broken during and after the divorce. With this we offer a response to the burden and isolation of children. We make a plea to strengthen the agency of children and for more cooperation between the welfare work and legal actors that are involved.

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Impact of BYOD on organizational commitment: an empirical investigation

Information Technology and People ◽

10.1108/itp-11-2017-0378 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 246-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Melina Seedoyal Doargajudhur ◽

Peter Dell

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Job Performance ◽

Job Demands ◽

Well Being ◽

Job Resources ◽

Job Autonomy ◽

Self Assessment ◽

Content Type ◽

Perceived Workload

PurposeBring your own device (BYOD) refers to employees utilizing their personal mobile devices to perform work tasks. Drawing on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and the task-technology fit (TTF) model, the purpose of this paper is to develop a model that explains how BYOD affects employee well-being (through job satisfaction), job performance self-assessment, and organizational commitment through perceived job autonomy, perceived workload and TTF.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data from 400 full-time employees in different industry sectors in Mauritius were used to test a model containing 13 hypotheses using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.FindingsThe SEM results support the hypothesized model. Findings indicate that BYOD indirectly affects job satisfaction, job performance and organizational commitment via job demands (perceived workload), job resources (perceived job autonomy) and TTF. Further, job resources influences job demands while TTF predicted job performance. Finally, job satisfaction and job performance self-assessment appear to be significant determinants of organizational commitment.Practical implicationsThe findings are congruent with the JD-R and TTF models, and confirm that BYOD has an impact on job satisfaction, job performance self-assessment and organizational commitment. This could inform organizations’ policies and practices relating to BYOD, leading to improved employee well-being, performance and higher commitment.Originality/valueThe expanded model developed in this study explains how employee well-being, performance and organizational commitment are affected by BYOD, and is one of the first studies to investigate these relationships.

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