scholarly journals The Meaning of Work among Millennial: A Phenomenological Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 01033
Author(s):  
Peranginangin Prasasti ◽  
Saragih Denni Boy
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Meaning Of Work ◽  
Work Demand ◽  
Main Components ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fellow Worker

Some studies show that spirituality and productivity are closely related to the workplace. Three main components in the spirituality of work are the meaning of work, the relationship with fellow-worker and the cultural values of the organization. This phenomenological study focuses on the meaning of work among millennials. As an exploratory study, using phenomenological analysis, it found that millennials give meaning to work based on three important factors, namely, its individual meaningfulness, the fairness of treatment, and the balance between reward and level of work-demand. Millennial does not make income and personal development as their primary considerations but rather a more spiritual side of work visà-vis meaning and support one finds in the office. This exploratory study suggests some important ramifications for dealing with millennials in the work place.

scholarly journals Influence of Employee Creativity on the Quality of Work of Employees in Selected Ghanian Organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanson Priscilla ◽  
Martin Gyambrah ◽  
Isaac Boakye ◽  
Hanson Priscilla ◽  
Martin Gyambrah
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Work Demand ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Relationship

The quality of work life of employees have become a critical factor min rating the overall performance of employees. The study sampled 234 respondents from the telecommunication, banking, educational institution as well as the hospitality. Respondents were selected using the convenient sampling technique. Data was collected using structures questionnaires. The main objective of the study was to assess the nature of the relationship between employee creativity and employee work life quality. Furthermore, the study also enquired about the role of work stress and demands on the relationship between employee work creativity and quality of work life. Data was analyzed using hierarchical regression to control for the effects of other extraneous variables. The study revealed that there was a positive relationship between employee creativity and quality of work life. Besides, work demand and stress was also found to be a significant moderator on the relationship between employee creativity and work life quality. Employee work demands negatively impacted creativity at the work place. Recommendations as well as area for further study have been provided.

scholarly journals The power of individual cultural values in global virtual teams

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audra I. Mockaitis ◽  
Elizabeth L. Rose ◽  
Peter Zettinig
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Virtual Team ◽  
Global Teams ◽  
Global Virtual Teams ◽  
Team Processes ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigates the perceptions of members of 43 culturally diverse global virtual teams, with respect to team processes and outcomes. Despite widespread acknowledgement of the challenges presented by cultural differences in the context of global teams, little is known about the effect of these differences on team dynamics in the absence of face-to-face interaction. Using a student-based sample, we study the relationship between global virtual team members’ individualistic and collectivistic orientations and their evaluations of trust, interdependence, communication and information sharing, and conflict during the team task. Our results suggest that a collectivist orientation is associated with more favorable impressions regarding global virtual team processes and that cultural differences are not concealed by virtual means of communication.

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