Workgroup’s Openness to Diversity and Employees’ Perception of Human Resources Practices: The Moderating Effect of Group Membership

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092098864
Author(s):  
Sudeep Kumar Das ◽  
Feza Tabassum Azmi ◽  
P. S. James
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Value Diversity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Openness To Diversity

The purpose of this article is to examine the role of a workgroup’s openness to diversity (WOD) in shaping employees’ perception of human resources practices (HRPs), by focusing primarily on three types of diversity, namely visible diversity, value diversity and informational diversity. The study also examines the moderating effect of group membership on the relationship. Cross-sectional data through a survey of 533 employees of various leading information technology (IT) companies in India are used. The results suggest that a workgroup’s openness to diversity is a strong determinant of the perception of HRPs. It is observed that the workgroup’s openness to visible diversity has no significant impact on the perception of HRPs, whereas openness to value and informational diversity has a significant positive impact. The results also show that group membership moderates the relationship. In terms of the originality of this study, we contend that, to date, there is a paucity of empirical studies linking a workgroup’s openness to diversity with the perception of HRPs. Hence, the present study addresses this gap by examining the relationship, as well as the boundary conditions on this relationship.

scholarly journals HRM Practices and Work Engagement Relationship: Differences Concerning Individual Adaptability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10666
Author(s):  
Flavio Urbini ◽  
Antonio Chirumbolo ◽  
Gabriele Giorgi ◽  
Emanuela Caracuzzo ◽  
Antonino Callea
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Organizational Attitudes ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
The Relationship

The importance of human resource management (HRM) practices to improve organizational attitudes and behaviors is not yet widely acknowledged. However, is not clear whether the effect of HRM practices on outcomes vary depending on the level of specific personal resources. The present paper aims to examine the relationship between HRM practices and work engagement by focusing on the moderating role of adaptability. We used cross-sectional data with surveys from 1219 Italian employees in public, private, and non-profit organizations. The results of structural equation models (SEM) showed that HRM practices were positively related to work engagement overall for employees with low adaptability. Therefore, adaptability moderated the relationship between HRM practices and work engagement. In terms of originality, this study is based on the paucity of empirical studies linking developmental HR practices to employees’ work engagement. Hence, the present study addressed this gap by examining the relationship between the perception of HRM practices and work engagement, as well as how adaptability moderated this relationship. These findings are discussed in terms of their theoretical and practical implications for HRM.

scholarly journals Low Perceived Social Support Is Associated with CD8+CD57+ Lymphocyte Expansion and Increased TNF-αLevels

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo Copertaro ◽  
Massimo Bracci ◽  
Nicola Manzella ◽  
Mariella Barbaresi ◽  
Benedetta Copertaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Immune Function ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Social Support ◽  
The Relationship

Social support has been supposed to have a positive impact on the function of the immune system. However, the relationship between perceived social support and immune function has not yet been fully investigated. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the link between perceived social support and lymphocyte subpopulations and cytokines. 232 healthy subjects provided a blood sample and completed the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire. Lymphocyte immunophenotypes and cytokines were determined. Significantly increased CD8+CD57+ lymphocytes and TNF-αlevels were found in group with low perceived social support. Multivariate linear regression corrected for possible confounders confirmed a significant role of perceived social support in predicting the number of CD8+CD57+ lymphocyte and TNF-αlevels. This study supports the association between perceived social support and immune function. In particular, poor social support may be related to a state of chronic inflammation sustained by CD8+CD57+ lymphocyte expansion and increased TNF-αlevels.

scholarly journals Relation between Attachment and Obesity in Preschool Years: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 3572
Author(s):  
Ana F. Santos ◽  
Mariana C. Martins ◽  
Carla Fernandes ◽  
Kelly K. Bost ◽  
Manuela Veríssimo
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Attachment Quality ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Relationship

Increasing evidence suggests that attachment plays an important role in obesity. However, few studies examined this relationship in preschool children. This study aimed to systematically examine the empirical, peer-reviewed evidence regarding the relationship between attachment quality and obesity in the preschool years. Using established guidelines, relevant peer-reviewed literature published between 2000 and July 2021 was searched through EBSCO. This yielded a total of 1124 records for review. Established inclusion criteria comprised: empirical studies published in peer-review journals; include at least one anthropometric measure and/or food consumption measure. Exclusion criteria comprised: attachment measures not following Bowlby-Ainsworth conceptualization of the construct; children in institutionalized settings; context of severe mental illness, documented substance use disorders, or eating disorders; include only a measure of the psychological aspects of eating; intervention programs. After exclusions, eight studies with a total of 9225 participants met the inclusion criteria. Results support the role of attachment in weight-related outcomes, suggesting that considering attachment in the risk of obesity could contribute to the elaboration of effective prevention and intervention programs. Limitations included the small number of studies, predominately cross-sectional designs, the diversity of methodologies, most samples not including fathers, and lack of evidence about the developmental mechanisms underlying the association between attachment and obesity. More evidence is needed to determine how attachment and obesity are linked, and the potential underlying mechanisms accounting for this relationship.

scholarly journals Proactive environmental strategy and firm performance: The moderating role of corporate venturing

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 654-676
Author(s):  
Chengli Shu ◽  
Jinxin Liu ◽  
Mengli Zhao ◽  
Per Davidsson
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Environmental Strategy ◽  
Green Management ◽  
Corporate Venturing ◽  
Proactive Environmental Strategy ◽  
The Relationship

This article investigates how two types of proactive environmental strategies (PESs) – proactive green management and green political influence – affect firm performance directly and under varying conditions characterising corporate venturing activities (domestic versus international). The results obtained by analysing a multi-informant dataset reveal that proactive green management has a stronger positive impact on firm performance than green political influence does. Moreover, international venturing has a greater positive moderating effect than domestic venturing on the link between proactive green management and firm performance, whereas, domestic venturing has a stronger positive moderating effect than international venturing on the relationship between green political influence and firm performance. This article contributes by differentiating between two important forms of corporate venturing, by distinguishing two important types of PESs and by offering a more granular framework for aligning corporate venturing activities with PESs.

scholarly journals Empowering Nurses: Explaining the Role of Organizational Learning and the Dynamics of the Learning Environment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H Hosseini ◽  
M Soleimanpour ◽  
D Mohammadi ◽  
R Norouzi ajirloo
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Researchers acknowledge that different educational and contextual factors can influence human resource development. Because of stress in hospital wards environment and lack of personnel’s support for student, personnel’s aggressive tempers, the supporting of nursing students is an important factor. Therefore, The present study aims to investigate the role of educational environment dynamics in the relationship between organizational learning and empowerment of nurses. Methods: With respect to study goal the research method is descriptive and correlational in terms of purpose and method of data collection. The statistical population of the study consisted of 582 nursing students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2017-2018. Using the Morgan table and random stratified sampling, 232 students were selected. The research tool was three questionnaires that the validity and reliability of the tool were confirmed by content validity and Cronbach's alpha. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, structural equation method and SPSS 23 and Smart PLS 2 software. Result: Findings indicate that organizational learning affects the dynamics of nurses' educational environment and empowerment. The dynamics of the educational environment has a significant and positive impact on nurses' empowerment. The results of path analysis also showed that the dynamics of the educational environment plays a mediating role in the relationship between organizational learning and empowerment of nurses. The findings showed that 48% of the total effect of organizational learning on nurses' empowerment is mediated by the dynamics of the educational environment. Also the value of GOF = 0.69 confirms the very good fit of the research model. Conclusion: Organizational learning leads to learning human resources and involves specific organizational behavior that is performed in the learning organization. That is, organizational learning leads to the dynamics of the nursing education and empowerment environment, which is a human resources management tool that can guide human resources to increase productivity as well as enhance the learning of the whole system, especially the educational system.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ROLE OF CHRISTIANITY TEACHERS (CT) AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN PONTIANAK CITY OF WEST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 305-315
Author(s):  
Herry Saderach
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Government Program ◽  
Good Education ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this research is to find out the relationship between the role of Christianity Teachers (CT) and the community development in the context of empowering the tribe of Dayak in Pontianak city, west Kalimantan province in Indonesia. This research is a causal study through regression analysis. The population of this study is the elementary, secondary and high schools in Pontianak. There were 89 units of analysis used as the sample who were chosen randomly. Findings indicates that there is positive impact of the role of CT on the community development. This research suggests that a good education on the CT is essential in improving human resources, especially in the success of local government program, aiming to create social, economic, and human rights justices.

scholarly journals How Incivility and Academic Stress Influence Psychological Health among College Students: The Moderating Role of Gratitude

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naizhu Huang ◽  
Shaoping Qiu ◽  
Amin Alizadeh ◽  
Hongchao Wu
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Many students suffer from academic stress and uncivil behaviors at colleges and there is a need to identify to what extent these negative phenomena might impact students’ mental health. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between incivility, academic stress, and psychological health, as well as investigate the moderating role of gratitude. The study design of this research is cross-sectional. The final sample consisted of 895 university students in China; The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was utilized to conduct statistical analysis. Sample t-tests were used to examine whether there were gender differences in terms of four continuous variables: incivility, stress, gratitude, and psychological wellbeing. We also used multiple hierarchical linear regression analysis to test the relationships between the aforementioned four variables and the moderating effect of gratitude. The results of our study indicate that academic stress and incivility are positively associated with psychological distress, and gratitude moderates the relationship between incivility and psychological distress. However, no significant moderating effect of gratitude was found in the relationship between academic stress and psychological distress.

scholarly journals An Examination of Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Discretion and the Moderating Role of Supervisory Support: Evidence from the Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Mohammed Salah Hassan ◽  
Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin ◽  
Norma Mansor ◽  
Hussam Al Halbusi
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Street Level ◽  
Perceived Supervisory Support ◽  
Street Level Bureaucrats ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Support Evidence

This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between the discretion of street-level bureaucrats and their willingness to implement as well as between discretion and client meaningfulness by testing street-level bureaucrat theory in a different context. The effect of discretion on willingness to implement and client meaningfulness may differ due to perceived supervisory support. Data from 241 bureaucrats (labor inspectors) in the Malaysian Ministry of Human Resources indicated that discretion significantly influences bureaucrats’ willingness to implement and client meaningfulness. Critically, the moderating role of perceived supervisory support augmented only the positive impact of discretion on client meaningfulness; for example, this relationship is more significant among bureaucrats who perceive high supervisory support. This study sheds new light on the notable role of supervisory support in ensuring that discretion enhances client meaningfulness and willingness to implement.

Can transcendence be attained through mindfulness? The mediating role of meaningful work

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-273
Author(s):  
Nishant Singh ◽  
Umesh Bamel
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the motivational mechanism of meaningful work (MFW) between the relationship of mindfulness and transcendence in an Indian context.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the research objective, a cross-sectional study was conducted. We have collected data from 311 participants (employees of large Indian manufacturing organizations, both public and private) using a self-administered survey questionnaire. Collected data was examined using path analysis.FindingsResults suggest that MFW partially mediates the relationship between mindfulness and transcendence. Overall, this study highlights the role of mindfulness in making employees more passionate, joyful, and energetic at the workplace to achieve transcendence.Practical implicationsThis study suggests ways through which positive emotions and a sense of meaningfulness can be enhanced. It also provides valuable implications for managers by suggesting various practices for enhancing an employee's transcendence.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the positive organizational behavior field by providing some novel insights with a focus on mindfulness, MFW and transcendence. It also fills the void in the area of transcendence empirical studies related to the Indian context.

Effect of abusive supervision on employee’s intention to quit and the neutralizing role of meaningful work in Indian IT organizations

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 825-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajeet Pradhan ◽  
Lalatendu Kesari Jena
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Abusive Supervision ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Intention To Quit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Several studies have investigated the harmful effects of abusive supervision on subordinates’ behaviour and performance, including their intention to quit. However, there is a conspicuous dearth of empirical studies testing the deleterious interpersonal relationship, especially in Indian organizations. The purpose of this study is to explore the moderating role of meaningful work as a neutralizer in mitigating the pernicious effect of abusive supervision on subordinates’ turnover intention. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from software professionals working in several Indian IT companies through self-report questionnaires (n = 227), using a time-lagged design on two occasions (span between T1 and T2 was three to four weeks). Findings The result confirms that abusive supervision is strongly related to subordinates’ intention to quit. Also, the study finds meaningful work to have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between abusive supervision and intention to quit. Originality/value The number of empirical studies exploring the pernicious effect of abusive supervision in Indian organizational context is almost negligible. In addition, the current study is among the few studies that have investigated the moderating effect of meaningful work on the relationship between abusive supervision and intention to quit.

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