The role of hand of error and stimulus orientation in the relationship between worry and error-related brain activity: Implications for theory and practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 1281-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanli Lin ◽  
Tim P. Moran ◽  
Hans S. Schroder ◽  
Jason S. Moser
Keyword(s):  
Brain Activity ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Stimulus Orientation ◽  
The Relationship

The Failure of Functional Theologies of Ministry and the Promise of a Relational Alternative

Ecclesiology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
Graham Buxton
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theological Method ◽  
Systematic Theology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practical Ministry ◽  
Pastoral Theory ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe author critiques inductive approaches to pastoral theology that rely on the empirical methodology of the social and human sciences, and presents an alternative Christocentric praxis model of pastoral ministry. The result is an attempt to integrate pastoral theory and practice that shifts the perspective away from functionally-determined theologies of ministry to a relationally oriented and hermeneutically coherent model of orthopraxis in which theory and practice interact in a way that is intended to both deepen faith and transform lives. Some of the key themes that inform the discussion are the importance of theological method, the role of the community as the context for care, the relationship between practical ministry and systematic theology, and the notion of praxis in articulating the nature and scope of practical theology today.

Paternity leave: stepchild of family-friendly policies. Moderating the role of traditional masculinity ideology

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhawana Maheshwari ◽  
Jatin Pandey ◽  
Aditya Billore
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Support ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Masculinity Ideology ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Paternity Leave ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to demonstrate the importance and influence of paternity leave on individual level organizational outcomes. Drawing on signaling theory, the study examines the relationship between paid paternity leave entitlement (PPLE) and organizational attractiveness (OA) through a mediating path of anticipated organizational support (AOS). Furthermore, the study proposes that this mediated relationship would be conditional on traditional masculinity ideology (TMI) such that the relationship would be stronger for individuals who score low on TMI.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyzed a moderated mediation model using the data from a survey experiment. Data were collected from 264 professionals enrolled in an executive education course and will soon be looking for employment.FindingsThe findings supported the mediating role of AOS between PPLE and OA. As predicted, the positive impact of PPLE on AOS and OA is stronger for individuals scoring low on TMI.Originality/valueThis study takes a multidisciplinary approach to understand the underlying mechanisms that impact decisions related to employers. It is one of the few studies that study paternity leave in the Indian context and makes important contributions to theory and practice.

scholarly journals Investigating Organizational Commitment as the Outcome of Job Satisfaction: A Study of Banking Sector of Pakistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Saeed Hashmi ◽  
Dr. Imran Haider Naqvi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sample Characteristics ◽  
Intrinsic Job Satisfaction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to elaborate the role of job satisfaction in committing employees with organization. This study tested the effect of both components of job satisfaction (intrinsic and extrinsic) of on organizational commitment in banking sector of Pakistan. Data was gathered from employees working in banks of Pakistan. The study has uses descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) to identify sample characteristics and inferential statistics (multiple linear regression) to find out the relationship between variables. Results showed the significant and positive effect of both components of job satisfaction on organizational commitment. This study is a contribution to theory and practice with an increased understanding on importance of job satisfaction in committing the employees with the organization.   Keywords: Intrinsic Job Satisfaction, Extrinsic Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment  

Does strategic planning determine innovation in organizations? A study of Indian SME sector

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safal Batra ◽  
Sunil Sharma ◽  
Mukund R Dixit ◽  
Neharika Vohra
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Senior Executives ◽  
Medium Businesses ◽  
Creativity And Innovation ◽  
The Relationship

While some researchers argue that strategic planning assists new product development and can be viewed as a framework for innovation, others believe that it restricts creativity and innovation. Despite a literary appreciation that strategic planning is linked to innovation, the nature of this relationship remains ambiguous. In this study, we argue that this relationship is context dependent and contingent on other organizational factors. Data for this study were collected by administering standardized survey questionnaires to entrepreneurs or other senior executives of small and medium businesses in India. Quantitative analysis of data obtained from 162 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector reveals a positive relationship between strategic planning and innovation. This study also establishes a significant positive moderating role of commitment to learning on the relationship between strategic planning and innovation. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

The Value of Information Systems to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

2011 ◽  
pp. 1639-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Winter ◽  
Connie Marie Gaglio ◽  
Hari K. Rajagopalan
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Purchase Decisions ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Of Information ◽  
Customers Perspective

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face more serious challenges to their survival than do larger firms. To succeed, SMEs must establish and maintain credibility in the marketplace to attract the resources required for survival. Most co-opt legitimacy by mimicking the cues that signal credibility to convince potential stakeholders that something stands behind their promises. This research examines the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in legitimacy-building from the perspective of both SME founders and customers. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted in a variety of industries to determine whether the ICT-related legitimacy schema from the customers’ perspective differs substantially from that of firm founders. Results indicate that customers compare the ICT information provided in SME’s sales pitches to pre-existing ICT expectations about the nature of desirable sales transactions. We describe the relationship between violations of ICT expectations, legitimacy, and purchase decisions. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Theories of Play and Their Relation to School Social Counseling

2021 ◽  
pp. 663-680
Author(s):  
Zeinab Arees ◽  
Osama Mohamed ◽  
Mirna Dalala
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Social Counseling ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Studies

This research studies how play theories contribute to social counseling in schools through using methods and strategies of play according to those theories in school social counseling, and this study aims to identify the relationship between play theories and school social counseling, identify the concept of play, its importance, characteristics, and social dimensions, learning about play theories, and the use of play in school social counseling. The important finding of research is that the relationship of play theories with school social counseling appears between theory and practice applying play theories for school social counseling. The recommendations that the authors provide in this research for school social counseling are the necessity of activating the role of playing in school social counseling, increase the use of play counseling as an effective method, and increase the number of social counselors in primary schools to improve their performance in counseling.

The Role of HR Strategies in Change

2016 ◽  
pp. 206-228
Author(s):  
Ashish Malik
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Research Propositions ◽  
Successful Change ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter reviews the commonly understood tasks of change and the role an organisation's human resource management (HRM) function plays in designing and implementing effective change management. Highlighting the key HRM practices, this chapter outlines the relationship between various HR strategies for managing change. This chapter develops a framework of key HRM practices that underpin the commonly understood tasks of successful change management. Drawing upon examples of successful case studies and the author's research on the dynamic and changing high-technology information technology (IT) industry in India, this chapter provides examples of linking strategy, HRM practices and change, thus developing a framework and identifying implications for theory and practice. The chapter also identifies several future research propositions linking the HRM and change management literatures.

Enabling the engine of workplace thriving through servant leadership: The moderating role of core self-evaluations

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Yuxin Liu ◽  
Haihong Li ◽  
Jianwei Zhang ◽  
Usman Ghani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
Core Self ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract Grounding our research in social exchange theory and the conservation of resources perspective, we hypothesized a model that examines the effects of servant leadership (SL) on employees' workplace thriving via agentic work behaviors. To clarify the effects, employee core self-evaluations (CSEs) were investigated to determine boundary conditions on the relationship between SL and thriving. Data were collected at three points in time from 260 professionals across diverse functional backgrounds and industries. The analysis results confirmed an indirect effect from SL to workplace thriving via agentic work behaviors. Importantly, the moderation results demonstrated that the relationship between SL and workplace thriving is stronger when individuals have high CSEs. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

The influence of leader empowerment behaviour on employee creativity

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 2681-2703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Liu ◽  
Zhiwei Zhu ◽  
Zheng Liu ◽  
Chunyan Fu
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Construal Level Theory ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Construal Level ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study, based on construal level theory, aims to examine the influential mechanism of leader empowerment behaviour on employee creativity. Specifically, it examines the mediating role of cognitive flexibility between leader empowerment behaviour and employee creativity, along with the moderating effect of consideration of future consequences (CFC) on this linkage.Design/methodology/approachA two time-point survey study (n = 214) was conducted to collect information from leaders and employees in terms of mutual evaluation in several Chinese industries. To effectively avoid common source bias, this survey was conducted through pairing leaders and employees. During the survey, the supervisors and subordinates were double-blinded. Correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were used to test the research hypotheses.FindingsFirstly, leader empowerment behaviour can significantly predict employee creativity. Second, cognitive flexibility plays a partial mediating role in the linkage between leader empowerment behaviour and employee creativity. Thirdly, CFC moderates the relationship between leadership empowerment behaviour and cognitive flexibility. The mediating role of cognitive flexibility underlies the overall moderating effect of CFC on the relationship between leader empowerment behaviour and employee creativity.Research limitations/implicationsWe used construal level theory to explain the influence of the mechanism of leader empowerment behaviour on employee creativity. In this manner, this study bridges the gap between theory and practice, as well as enriching the research on leader empowerment behaviour and employee creativity, especially in the Chinese context. Moreover, our study has several practical managerial implications, based on the importance of employee creativity. It inspires the implementation of leader empowerment behaviour, cultivation of employee creativity and introduction of several procedures.Originality/valueThis paper discusses the influential mechanism of leader empowerment behaviour on employee creativity from a new perspective and explains the process of encouraging employee creativity through information-processing methods. It mainly highlights the application of construal level theory to discuss employee creativity and develops a new research frame for employee creativity. Leaders can raise employee creativity through leader empowerment behaviour.

Theories of Play and Their Relation to School Social Counseling

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 46-61
Author(s):  
Zeinab Arees ◽  
Osama Mohamed ◽  
Mirna Dalala
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Social Counseling ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Studies

This research studies how play theories contribute to social counseling in schools through using methods and strategies of play according to those theories in school social counseling, and this study aims to identify the relationship between play theories and school social counseling, identify the concept of play, its importance, characteristics, and social dimensions, learning about play theories, and the use of play in school social counseling. The important finding of research is that the relationship of play theories with school social counseling appears between theory and practice applying play theories for school social counseling. The recommendations that the authors provide in this research for school social counseling are the necessity of activating the role of playing in school social counseling, increase the use of play counseling as an effective method, and increase the number of social counselors in primary schools to improve their performance in counseling.

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