scholarly journals Perceived Organisational Support: A Cross-National Comparative Study Between Ghanaian and Finnish Industrial Workers–RETRACTION

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Ayim Gyekye ◽  
Mohammad Haybatollahi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Australian Journal ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support ◽  
Cross National

Australian Journal of Organisational Psychology wishes to inform its readers that this paper has been retracted due to the misrepresentation of research data and non-compliance with accepted procedures in relation to publication of research by the first author, Seth Ayim Gyekye.

Perceived Organisational Support: A Cross-National Comparative Study Between Ghanaian and Finnish Industrial Workers

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Ayim Gyekye ◽  
Mohammad Haybatollahi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
Cross National

Perceived organisational support (POS) refers to an employee's perception concerning the degree to which organisational management values their contributions and cares about their wellbeing. Despite the influence of culture on organisational behaviour, there is still a paucity of culture-comparative studies. The study investigated POS from a cross-national perspective with Ghanaian and Finnish industrial workers. We hypothesised and tested a model predicting differences on POS using a cross-sectional data of Ghanaian (N = 320) and Finnish (N = 520) industrial workers. The data were collected with Eisenberger, Fasolo, and LaMastro's (1990) Survey of Perceived Organizational Support. Correlational analyses, t-test and hierarchical regression analyses were used to test four hypotheses. The relationships between employee demographic factors and POS were also analysed. The hierarchical regression analysis revealed worker demographic variables as impacting more significantly on POS among Ghanaian workers. Contrary to our expectations, Ghanaian workers perceived more managerial support than their Finnish counterparts. Structural equation modelling revealed job satisfaction as a mediator in these relationships. Path analysis performed to identify specific variables that were moderated by culture revealed organisational position and job satisfaction as potential variables. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Turnover intentions, training and motivations among Australian union staff

2021 ◽  
pp. 0143831X2110172
Author(s):  
Nick Brander-Peetz ◽  
David Peetz ◽  
Paula Brough
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Voluntary Turnover ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Intrinsic Motivations ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Labour Market Mobility

Staff loss and demotivation can be costly for unions. In this article the authors investigate factors influencing expected voluntary turnover, that is Intention to Leave (ITL), of union employees by conducting an online survey of 160 staff in three Australian unions. Moderated multiple regression analyses revealed that perceived organisational support, shortcomings in training and unmet intrinsic needs predicted ITL, after controlling for burnout, labour market mobility and intrinsic motivations. Critically, the results suggest an interaction effect involving training in some circumstances. Training buffered the impact of low support on ITL, however the adverse effect on ITL of organisational failure to meet staff expectations regarding service to members remained, independent of training. Implications for theory and practice are discussed, including the separate significance of resources and purpose.

The Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale (MAVAS): a cross-national comparative study

2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 596-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Duxbury ◽  
Sabine Hahn ◽  
Ian Needham ◽  
Dave Pulsford
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Cross National

Toward a Theory of Constitutional Amendment

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald S. Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
Constitutional Design ◽  
Empirical Verification ◽  
American States ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Cross National

Constitutional design proceeds under the assumption that institutions have predictable consequences, but modern political science has not pursued the empirical verification of these predicted consequences with much vigor. I shall attempt to link the theoretical premises underlying one important aspect of constitutional design, the amendment process, with the empirical patterns revealed by a systematic, comparative study of constitutions. An examination of all amendments in the 50 American states since 1776 reveals patterns that are then confirmed using data from 32 national constitutions. The interaction of the two key variables affecting amendment rate can be described by an equation that generates predicted amendment rates close to those found in the cross-national empirical analysis. A constitution's length measured in number of words, the difficulty of an amendment process, and the rate of amendment turn out to have interlocking consequences that illuminate principles of constitutional design.

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