scholarly journals Valuing Employees with Disabilities: A Chain Effect of Pro-Disability Climate on Organizational Commitment

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenell Lynn-Senter Wittmer ◽  
Canchu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
A Chain

Previous organizational research has focused heavily on organizational commitment, for employees in general, as well as for specific minority groups. However, there is a large gap in the research literature concerning the organizational commitment of people with disabilities. The current study contributes to the literature both by investigating the predictors of reported organizational commitment of people with disabilities, as well by examining organizational-level predictors, rather than individual-level phenomena. Additionally, rather than examining legal or compliance issues related to people with disabilities, as is found in most previous research, the current study examines contextual predictors of organizational commitment, pro-disability climate, pro-disability technology, and availability of flexible work arrangements. Structural equation modeling results suggest that there is a chain effect of pro-disability climate, which impacts the organizational commitment of people with disabilities through pro-disability technology and flexible work arrangements. Implications for both research and human resource practitioners are discussed.

Chasing productivity demands, worker well-being, and firm performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1823-1843
Author(s):  
Mastura Ab Wahab ◽  
Ekrem Tatoglu
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of chasing productivity demands on worker well-being and firm performance in manufacturing firms in Malaysia. Flexible work arrangements and human resources support are used as moderators to mitigate the adverse impacts associated with chasing productivity demands.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 213 workers from manufacturing firms through a survey questionnaire utilizing structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings of the study show that flexible work arrangements play a significant role in moderating the relationship between chasing productivity demands and well-being, and between chasing productivity demands and firm performance. The study also shows that flexible work arrangements are important to buffer the adverse effects of chasing productivity demands on worker well-being. In addition, flexible work arrangements strengthen the positive effect of worker well-being on firm performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis study highlights the importance of flexible work arrangements in overcoming the negative impact of the relationship between chasing productivity demands and worker well-being and strengthening the positive impact of the relationship between worker well-being and firm performance.Originality/valueThis study has extended the variable of chasing productivity demands in the existing literature on the job demands–job control model, specifically in manufacturing firms.

scholarly journals A Participatory Approach to Identify Key Areas for Sustainable Work Environment and Health in Employees with Flexible Work Arrangements

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13593
Author(s):  
Sofie Bjärntoft ◽  
David M. Hallman ◽  
Camilla Zetterberg ◽  
Johan Larsson ◽  
Johanna Edvinsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Environment And Health

Flexible work arrangements are common worldwide, but knowledge on how to achieve a sustainable work environment is sparse. The aim of this study was to use a participatory approach to identify concrete suggestions and key areas for improvement that were considered relevant, effective, and feasible for promoting good work environment and health at organizational, work group and individual level (O-G-I), among office employees with flexible work arrangements. Eight focus group interviews (including 45 employees) were conducted in a large Swedish government agency in 2017. By using a Tree diagram approach, employees made a total of 279 suggestions for improvements, which were sorted into O-G-I levels and mapped into 18 key areas. We found that 13 key areas addressed organizational level (e.g., improving leadership, policy, job demands, and work efficiency), two key areas addressed group level (create common rules of availability and activity-based working), and three key areas addressed individual level (e.g., individuals’ responsibility to clearly communicate their availability). The participatory process was effective in obtaining concrete suggestions and key areas in need of improvement, which may provide an action plan that can guide organizations in developing interventions to promote good work environment and health in flexible work.

scholarly journals What Men Can Do to Reduce Gender Inequality in Science, Medicine, and Global Health: Small Wins and Organizational Change

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Yavorsky ◽  
George Christopher Banks ◽  
Alyssa McGonagle
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Work Arrangements

Background: Gender inequality remains a pressing issue in science, medicine, and global health. Much of the scientific literature focuses on inequality-reduction strategies specific to women. Far less attention, however, has been paid to men’s roles in reducing gender-based barriers, despite that men dominate nearly all authority structures within science, medicine, and global health and thus have greater power to influence organizational cultures and women’s upward mobility. Methods: We review literature from business and social sciences, apply them to areas of science, health, and medicine, and deliver eight actionable, evidence-based recommendations with a distinct focus on involving men in organizational change. We highlight both “small wins” (practices that all men can implement) and organizational-level strategic culture and policy changes. Findings: Our recommendations are as follows: (1) Men should ensure that women have ample space to communicate their ideas; (2) Male leaders should seek out and highlight women’s contributions; (3) Men should take public stances against other men’s actions and language that demean, harass, and negatively stereotype women; (4) Men should actively promote cultural artifacts in organizations that equally represent both genders; (5) Leaders should implement policies that support work-family balance, such as flexible work arrangements and paid family leave; (6) Men should use flexible work arrangements and paternity leave options, encourage other men to do the same, and refrain from evaluating men and women differently when they use them; (7) Men should diversify their networks to include women and ensure they disperse information about advancement opportunities to both men and women; (8) Finally, men in leadership positions should advocate for, and, importantly, sponsor women. Interpretation: We argue that men play a critical role in reducing gender-inequality and can take concrete actions to promote the advancement of women in science, medicine, and global health.Funding: We received no funding for this work.

Effect of Organizational Culture and Organizational Commitment to Employee Performance through Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) as Intervening Variables (Study on Bappeda Litbang Provinsi Bali)

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 20997-21013
Author(s):  
Anom Suwibawa ◽  
Anak Agung Putu Agung ◽  
I Ketut Setia Sapta
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Individual

Organizational culture as the values, principles, traditions and ways of working shared by members of the organization and affect the way they act. Organizational commitment has an important role of employee performance. The commitment can be realized if the individual in the organization, running their rights and obligations according to their duties and functions and functions within the organization, because the achievement of organizational goals is the work of all members of the organization that are collective Vipraprastha, Sudja,  & Yuesti (2018). Respondents in this study are Civil Servants (PNS) at least have been working for 2 years. The number of respondents in this study were 86 respondents using Nonprobability technique that is saturated samples or often called total sampling. This research uses SMARTPLS 3 Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The results of this study indicate that: 1) organizational culture has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB); 2) Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) has positive and significant impact on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB); 3) Organizational Citizenship Behavior employee, 4) organizational culture has a positive effect on the performance of employees, either partially or through Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB), 5) Organizational commitment has no effect on employee performance.

Effect of Job-Insecurity, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction on Turnover Intention: A Case Study of Newcomer Lecturers at Private Islamic Universities in East Java Province, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Asep Saifuddin Chalim
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Pls Analysis

This study discussed employee turnover as one of the crucial problems faced by every organization. This study sought to analyze the determinants of turnover intention, such as job insecurity, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction. The objects of this study were newcomer lecturers of private Islamic universities in East Java Province, Indonesia. To analyze the relationship among independent variables and dependent variable; this study employed a correlation path model. To build the structural formulation of the correlation path model, this study used the variance-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as a Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis. The study found that job insecurity influenced job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Moreover, job satisfaction and organizational commitment had positive impacts on the turnover intention. In contrast, job insecurity did not have a direct significant impact on the turnover intention, but it had indirect effect that influences job satisfaction and organizational commitment.

Analisa Pengaruh Professionalism dan Rewards Terhadap Job Satisfaction Serta Implikasinya Pada Organizational Commitment; Telaah Pada Sopir Taksi Konvensional Bandara Soekarno-Hatta

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Aldo Winata
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Taxi Driver ◽  
Probability Method ◽  
Positive Effect

Jakarta is the place where the largest number of land transportation in Indonesia, according to Djarot in Kompas.com article, vehicles every day increased about 1500 units. And according to an article from Liputan 6, revenue from conventional taxi drivers dropped dramatically after the entry of online transport by 40-50% during 2016 due to the entry of online transport. Conventional taxi companies must immediately anticipate this phenomenon so that their human resources can survive in the company. The purpose of this research are first, to know is there a positive effect from professionalism factors to organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Second, to know job satisfaction factors have a positive effect to organizational commitment. And the last is to know is there a positive effect from rewards factors to job satisfaction and organizational commitment’s factors. This research uses descriptive method with non-probability method. Through judgmental sampling technique, primary data collection was obtained from questionnaire distribution to conventional taxi driver of Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The data has been collected and then obtained by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result of this research indicates that there is positive influence from professionalism to organizational commitment but the data do not support the hypothesis, there is positive influence from professionalism to job satisfaction, but there’s negative effect between job satisfaction and organizational commitment, there is positive relation of rewards to job satisfaction, Finally there is a positive effect of rewards on organizational commitment. Keywords: organizational commitment, professionalism, rewards, job satisfaction, ecommerce, conventional taxi driver.

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