The Relationship Between Working Time and Ill Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grit Tanner ◽  
Eva Bamberg ◽  
Maren Kersten ◽  
Agnessa Kozak ◽  
Albert Nienhaus
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Group Comparison ◽  
Sleeping Problems ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Relevant Factors

Abstract: Several studies have investigated the relationship between working time and health; however, an adequate comparison of this relationship among full-time and part-time workers is still missing. Therefore, this study aimed to fill this gap in the literature. We investigated several aspects of working time: weekly overtime, monthly on-call duties, monthly shift work, and adherence to breaks. To assess health, we investigated sleeping problems, cognitive irritation, and emotional exhaustion. Data were collected from 812 hospital physicians. We tested our assumptions with a group comparison using structural equation modeling. Overtime and adherence to breaks were shown to be health-relevant factors, particularly for full-time workers, whereas night and weekend shifts were more relevant for part-time workers’ health. On-call duties were less relevant for both groups. The inclusion of time pressure and autonomy caused different changes. The results of this study illustrate that personal needs should be considered when scheduling working time to promote health.

scholarly journals Is the Role of Work Engagement Essential to Employee Performance or ‘Nice to Have’?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woocheol Kim ◽  
Soo Han ◽  
Jiwon Park
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
The Relationship

The current study aimed to scrutinize roles of work engagement as a mediator in the relationships between job and personal resources and employees’ outcomes, namely job performance and turnover intention, specifically focusing on testing the essentiality of work engagement. A total of 571 complete responses from full-time employees in Korean organizations were utilized for data analysis with structural equation modeling (SEM). This study analyzed two research models through the competing model approach: One model (Model 1) specified that job and personal resources directly influence job performance and turnover intention and also indirectly influence job performance and turnover intention through work engagement, whereas the other model (Model 2) specified that job and personal resources only indirectly influence turnover intention and job performance through work engagement. The results of the competing models demonstrated that overall, Model 2 adequately fit better than Model 1. The results also showed that the direct effects of job and personal resources on work engagement, as well as the direct effects of work engagement on job performance and turnover intention were statistically significant. In addition, the results of the study revealed statistically significant mediating effects of work engagement, not only on the relationship between job and personal resources and job performance, but also on the relationship between job and personal resources and turnover intention. Based on the results, theoretical and practical implications for human resource management, limitations, and recommendations for further research are discussed.

scholarly journals E-mail load, workload stress and desired e-mail load: a cybernetic approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 430-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Francois Stich ◽  
Monideepa Tarafdar ◽  
Patrick Stacey ◽  
Cary L. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Cybernetic Theory

PurposeUsing e-mail is a time-consuming activity that can increase workload stress. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the individual’s e-mail load, workload stress and desired e-mail load, drawing from the cybernetic theory of stress.Design/methodology/approachBased on prior theory, the authors first hypothesized relationships among e-mail load, workplace stress and desired e-mail load. The authors then tested these relationships on a sample of 504 full-time workers in the USA, using survey data and covariance-based structural equation modeling techniques.FindingsThe authors find that higher e-mail load is associated with higher workload stress; higher workload stress is associated with lower desired e-mail load; lower desired e-mail load is associated with lower e-mail load; and higher workload stress is associated with higher psychological strain, higher negative emotions and lower organizational commitment.Originality/valueThe study provides a novel understanding of workload stress due to e-mail load, through the lens of cybernetic theory. It contributes to the e-mail overload and technostress literatures by conceptualizing desired e-mail load as a potential outcome of workplace stress and as a regulator for e-mail load. For practitioners, the study highlights the importance of managing employees’ e-mail load to prevent the negative effects of workplace stress and associated strains.

scholarly journals ORGANISATIONAL TRUST AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN PERCEIVED ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT AND CONSTRUCTIVE DEVIANCE

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabiru Maitama Kura ◽  
Faridahwati Mohd. Shamsudin ◽  
Ajay Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Deviance ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Perceived Organisational Support ◽  
Organisational Trust ◽  
The Relationship

Although extant empirical research on workplace deviance has traditionally focused onbehaviours that threaten the well-being of an organization and/or its members, however,there is a paucity of research investigating constructive deviant behaviours, which play asignificant role in creating positive organizational change. Drawing upon social exchangetheory, this study examined organisational trust as a mediator of the relationship betweenperceived organisational support and constructive deviance. The data was obtained from asample of 212 full-time employees of a public sector organization in Nigeria. Results frompartial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analyses revealed that perceivedorganisational support was positively related to constructive deviance. In addition, the resultsdemonstrated that organisational trust partially mediated the relationship between perceivedorganisational support and constructive deviance.Keywords: Constructive Deviance; Workplace Deviance; Organisational Support;Organisational Trust; Social Exchange Theory.

Daily Selection, Optimization, and Compensation Strategy Use and Innovative Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberley Breevaart ◽  
Hannes Zacher
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Innovative Performance ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Abstract Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Knowledge on how to improve employees’ daily innovative performance is imperative, because innovation contributes importantly to organizational competitiveness. We tested a model in which daily use of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC) strategies mediates the relationship between daily job autonomy and daily innovative performance. Moreover, we predicted that the association between daily SOC strategy use and daily innovative performance is stronger on days when time pressure is high (vs. low). Hypotheses were tested using a daily diary study in which employees filled out a short questionnaire at the end of their workday for a period of five workdays ( N = 91; 381 daily entries). Results of structural equation modeling analyses supported our mediation, but not our moderation hypothesis.

Self-reflection and employee creativity

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 895-917
Author(s):  
Zhining Wang ◽  
Dandan Liu ◽  
Shaohan Cai
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to examine the effect of self-reflection on employee creativity in China. The authors identify individual intellectual capital (IIC) as a mediator and concerns for face as a moderator for this relationship. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 351 dyads of full-time employees and their immediate supervisors from various Chinese companies were surveyed. Regression analysis and structural equation modeling were used to test the research model. Findings Three dimensions of self-reflection significantly affect IIC and subsequently lead to employee creativity; IIC mediates the relationship between three dimensions of self-reflection and employee creativity; concern for face negatively moderates the effect of IIC on employee creativity. Practical implications Managers can facilitate employees’ creativity by motivating them to conduct self-reflection and develop IIC, and by nurturing a safe atmosphere that allows individuals to take risks without losing face. Originality/value This is one of the first empirical studies to investigate the mediating effects of IIC and the moderating effects of concerns for face on the relationship between self-reflection and creativity.

scholarly journals Validity Evidence of a Scale on Academic Expectations for Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise de Souza Fleith ◽  
Leandro Silva Almeida ◽  
Claisy Maria Marinho-Araujo ◽  
Cristiano Mauro Assis Gomes ◽  
Cynthia Bisinoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Academic Expectations ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Part Time

Abstract By using structural equation modeling, this study investigated the dimensionality and invariance of the Brazilian scale of Academic Expectations for Higher Education - short version. The sample consisted of 6,913 students from a Brazilian public university. The results showed good adjustment of the proposed solution containing seven factors: Quality of Academic Education, Social and Academic Commitment, Expansion of Interpersonal Relationships, Opportunity for Student Exchange and Internationalization, Perspective of Professional Success, Concern with Self-Image, and Development of Transversal Skills. The results indicate that the scale is invariant with regard to different groups: students who entered university traditionally and those who entered through social programs for minorities, male and female students, and part-time, full-time or non-working students. The scale can support higher education institutions in the development of educational policies, programs and academic services.

scholarly journals Does Stress Lead to Creativity?: The Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Individual Innovative Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Jose Luis ◽  
Chatelain-Jardon Ruth ◽  
Zhang Zhuofan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
The Us ◽  
Individual Innovative Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

AbstractIndividual innovative behavior can have important implications for organizations. This article studies the relationship between occupational stress and individual innovative behavior. Data from 139 subjects from the US was analyzed using structural equation modeling as the technique. Results from partial least squares show that there is a positive and significant relationship between both constructs. Moreover, both variables present a U form relationship. Based on this research, it could be concluded that occupational stress could influence positively innovative behavior at work. Practical implications suggest that innovative behavior could be boost by identifying conditions at work that could produce time pressure. Elements such as work overload, feedback and allowing employees to take risks could help in idea generation.

Passion for Work and Well-Being of Working Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 089484532094639
Author(s):  
Mariya A. Yukhymenko-Lescroart ◽  
Gitima Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Obsessive Passion ◽  
Amazon's Mechanical Turk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Passion For Work

The purpose of the present study was to extend a study by Yukhymenko-Lescroart and Sharma (2019,“The Relationship Between Faculty Members’ Passion for Work and Well-Being”) to test the relationship between passion for work and well-being using a completely independent and much more heterogeneous sample of full-time working adults representing a wide variety of professions. Participants, who were recruited through the Amazon’s Mechanical Turk website, completed several scales ( N = 297, 55.2% female, median age = 34 years), and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. In line with our hypotheses, results showed that harmonious passion for work contributed positively to life satisfaction, subjective happiness, awareness of purpose, altruistic purpose, and awakening to the purpose. Additionally, obsessive passion for work contributed positively to altruistic purpose and awakening to the purpose. However, the results did not support the hypothesis that obsessive passion for work contributed to the awareness of purpose.

Strategy and structure of the hotel industry in Malaysia

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Salleh Mohd Radzi ◽  
Mohamed Amran ◽  
Abdul Razak Aziz ◽  
Azlan Supardi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Strategic Orientation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Strategy And Structure ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The major purpose ofthis study was to examine the relationship of strategy and structure. Porter s(/980) strategic typology was utilized to classify hotel firms by strategic orientation; and, an analysis of variance was performed to determine the differences in their performance. Structural Equation Modeling was used to confirm the factors underlying the strategy and structure constructs.

A Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling: Prestige Perception in Tourism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Kayak
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Destination Brand ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intention To Revisit ◽  
Brand Prestige

This study aims to investigate destination brand prestige, and to explore the mediating effects of destination brand worldness between destination brand prestige and intention to revisit. Research is designed to collect primary data from the Taiwanese tourists. Partial least squares structural equation modeling is used to test the effects. The research model is appropriately implemented in Smart PLS 3 and a full mediation has existed through the empirical findings. The study shows how destination brand worldness mediates the relationship between destination brand prestige and intention to revisit.

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