Developing managerial competencies: integrating work design characteristics and developmental challenge

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (22) ◽  
pp. 2808-2839 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. Srikanth ◽  
M. G. Jomon
Keyword(s):  
Work Design ◽  
Managerial Competencies ◽  
Design Characteristics

scholarly journals Motivation, values, and work design as drivers of participation in the R open source project for statistical computing

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (48) ◽  
pp. 14788-14792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Mair ◽  
Eva Hofmann ◽  
Kathrin Gruber ◽  
Reinhold Hatzinger ◽  
Achim Zeileis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
R Package ◽  
Work Design ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Statistical Computing ◽  
Hybrid Form ◽  
R Project ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Scales

One of the cornerstones of the R system for statistical computing is the multitude of packages contributed by numerous package authors. This amount of packages makes an extremely broad range of statistical techniques and other quantitative methods freely available. Thus far, no empirical study has investigated psychological factors that drive authors to participate in the R project. This article presents a study of R package authors, collecting data on different types of participation (number of packages, participation in mailing lists, participation in conferences), three psychological scales (types of motivation, psychological values, and work design characteristics), and various socio-demographic factors. The data are analyzed using item response models and subsequent generalized linear models, showing that the most important determinants for participation are a hybrid form of motivation and the social characteristics of the work design. Other factors are found to have less impact or influence only specific aspects of participation.

Workers’ Definitions of the Characteristics That Comprise Good Work: A Qualitative Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-371
Author(s):  
Steven H. Hattrup ◽  
Mark Edwards ◽  
Kenneth H. Funk
Keyword(s):  
Work Design ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
New Information ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Depth Interviews

Managers and work design engineers seek to improve productivity while maintaining sustainable and viable organizations. This study provides new information for such practitioners to do that while informing theoretical reflections on what constitutes “good work”. Using an inductive qualitative approach, we describe results of a study of 30 in-depth interviews with full-time workers in the Western United States representing a wide range of occupations. We allow workers to generate their concepts about what constitutes good work and compare this with their reactions to prompts derived from existing research. The three most common job characteristics that workers say are important are (1) positive interactions with people, (2) work that provides social value, and (3) control over work. This study adds to extant quantitative studies of work design characteristics because it provides workers’ spontaneous yet coherent perspectives and demonstrates where those agree or not with prior findings. For example, our study reveals that workers strongly distinguish between two kinds of feedback at work: feedback from impersonal systems (e.g., equipment displays) and feedback from managers and other employees. Our study also finds newly emerging characteristics that have yet to be adequately addressed in assessing “good work”: effective and ethical management, job stability, and mutual trust.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Work Design Characteristics, Career Growth, dan Psychological Capital Terhadap Work Engagement Karyawan Generasi Milenial di PT. XYZ

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Rahmatika Sari Amalia ◽  
Cholicul Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Work Design ◽  
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale ◽  
Career Growth ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
Engagement Scale

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh work design characteristics, career growth, dan psychological capital terhadap work engagement karyawan generasi milenial di PT.XYZ. Data penelitian ini diperoleh dari 91 karyawan generasi milenial yang ada di PT.XYZ. Teknik sampling yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah accidental sampling, Penelitian ini menggunakan skala Utrecht Work Engagement Scale yang dikembangkan oleh Schaufeli, dkk (2002), Work Design Questionaire yang dikembangkan oleh Morgeson & Humphrey (2006), Career Growth Scale yang dikembangkan oleh Weng (2010), dan Psychological Capital Questionaire yang dikembangkan oleh Luthans, dkk (2007). Selanjutnya analisa data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode Partial Least Square. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan dari work design characteristics terhadap work engagement karyawan generasi milenial di PT.XYZ, Selain itu juga terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan dari psychological capital terhadap work engagement karyawan generasi milenial di PT.XYZ. Namun tidak ditemukan pengaruh career growth yang signifikan terhadap work engagement karyawan generasi milenial di PT.XYZ. Kata Kunci: Work Design Characteristics, Career Growth, Psychological Capital, Work Engagement, Generasi Milenial. AbstractThis study aims to determine the effect of work design characteristics, career growth, and psychological capital on the work engagement of millennial generation employees at PT. XYZ. The research data was obtained from 91 millennial generation employees at PT. XYZ. The sampling technique used in this study was accidental sampling, this study used the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale developed by Schaufeli, et.al (2002), Work Design Questionnaire developed by Humphrey & Morgeson (2006), Career Growth Scale developed by Weng (2010), and Psychological Capital Questionaire developed by Luthans, et.al (2007). Furthermore, data analysis is performed using the Partial Least Square method. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant effect of work design characteristics on the work engagement of millennial generation in PT. XYZ, in addition there is a significant effect of psychological capital on the work engagement of millennial generation employees at PT. XYZ. However, there was no effect of career growth on the work engagement of millennial generation employees at PT. XYZ.Keywords: Work Design Characteristics, Career Growth, Psychological Capital, Work Engagement, Millennial Generation.

Response Rates in Online Surveys With Affective Disorder Participants

2020 ◽  
Vol 228 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Burgard ◽  
Michael Bošnjak ◽  
Nadine Wedderhoff
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Contact Mode ◽  
General Anxiety Disorder ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Survey Participation ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
E Mail

Abstract. A meta-analysis was performed to determine whether response rates to online psychology surveys have decreased over time and the effect of specific design characteristics (contact mode, burden of participation, and incentives) on response rates. The meta-analysis is restricted to samples of adults with depression or general anxiety disorder. Time and study design effects are tested using mixed-effects meta-regressions as implemented in the metafor package in R. The mean response rate of the 20 studies fulfilling our meta-analytic inclusion criteria is approximately 43%. Response rates are lower in more recently conducted surveys and in surveys employing longer questionnaires. Furthermore, we found that personal invitations, for example, via telephone or face-to-face contacts, yielded higher response rates compared to e-mail invitations. As predicted by sensitivity reinforcement theory, no effect of incentives on survey participation in this specific group (scoring high on neuroticism) could be observed.

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