scholarly journals Effects Of Thinking Style On The Job Satisfaction Of Retail Store Employees

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
William L. King ◽  
Robert E. Holtfreter
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Retail Store ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Thinking Style ◽  
Repetitive Tasks ◽  
Routine Work ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

The relationship between thinking style, and job satisfaction was investigated with retail store employees whose job involved highly repetitive tasks. Most of the employees had thinking styles characterized by reliability, precision, and conformity. These employees were generally satisfied with their jobs. The least satisfied employees were those who had a thinking style characterized by a low tolerance for detailed, routine work, and little respect for rules. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Communication and Teleworking: A Study of Communication Channel Satisfaction, Personality, and Job Satisfaction for Teleworking Employees

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Smith ◽  
Alyssa Patmos ◽  
Margaret J. Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Video Communication ◽  
Communication Satisfaction ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

This study examines teleworkers’ job satisfaction related to the use of and satisfaction with a variety of communication channels and workers’ personality type. U.S. teleworkers ( N = 384) completed an online survey and self-reported on dimensions of communication channel satisfaction, job satisfaction, and personality. Results indicated that extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness are positively correlated with job satisfaction. Additionally, significant moderating effects were found for the relationship between openness and phone and video communication, and agreeableness and phone communication on job satisfaction. Findings from this study yield important practical implications for organizations including suggestions for optimizing communication satisfaction for employees of differing personality types and recommendations to help organizations effectively hire and retain teleworkers.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial passion, orientation and behavior: the moderating role of linear and nonlinear thinking styles

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamberto Zollo ◽  
Riccardo Rialti ◽  
Alberto Tron ◽  
Cristiano Ciappei
Keyword(s):  
Dual Process ◽  
Dual Process Theory ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Thinking Style ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to unpack the underlying mechanisms of entrepreneurs' passion, orientation and behavior by investigating the role of rational and nonrational cognitive elements. Building on dual process theory and sociointuitionism, a conceptual model is proposed in order to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and strategic entrepreneurship behavior (SEB). Specifically, entrepreneurs' linear thinking styles (System 2) and nonlinear thinking styles (System 1) are hypothesized as being significant moderators of such a relationship.Design/methodology/approachCovariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) is used to empirically validate the proposed conceptual model and test the moderating hypotheses on a sample of 300 entrepreneurs actively involved in European small and medium enterprises (SMEs).FindingsEntrepreneurial passion is shown to be a significant antecedent of EO, which, in turn, strongly influences SEB. Moreover, entrepreneurs' linear thinking style positively moderates the EO-SEB relationship, but not the link between passion and EO. Instead, a nonlinear thinking style positively moderates the relationship between passion and EO, but not the links between EO and SEB.Practical implicationsEntrepreneurs should trust their nonlinear thinking style – related to affective/emotive and intuitive information processing systems – to foster the effect of their entrepreneurial passion on EO. Furthermore, entrepreneurs should rely on a linear thinking style, namely the rational and deliberative cognitive processes, to enhance the impact of their EO on SEB.Originality/valueDual process theory and sociointuitionism are integrated to simultaneously investigate the effect of nonrational and rational cognitive mechanisms on entrepreneurs' orientation and behavior. Moreover, the proposed model is empirically tested on a sample of entrepreneurs working in SMEs located in Europe, which have received little attention from entrepreneurship scholars in comparison to their US counterparts. The authors’ findings suggest important implications for entrepreneurs, policymakers and entrepreneurial universities educators.

Intelligence and job satisfaction in the USA and China

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra Thompson ◽  
Samuel Lane
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This study aims to evaluate both intelligence and job satisfaction of workers in the USA and China. Each topic will be studied individually, first, to determine the relationship between intelligence and job satisfaction. The statistics between China and the USA will then be compared and contrasted to assess how different cultures will affect emotional intelligence and job satisfaction of those in the workforce. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the empirical studies on intelligence and job satisfaction was performed and used to develop a model to guide future research. Findings – There is a negative relationship between intelligence and job satisfaction in the USA, but no studies have been done to compare both constructs cross-culturally. Research limitations/implications – The proposed study can be used to gain an understanding of the relationship between intelligence and job satisfaction across different cultures. Practical implications – The link between job satisfaction and intelligence can be used by employers to determine information about other aspects of their business, such as turnover rates of productive employees. Originality/value – Although there has been some research on the relation between intelligence and job satisfaction, notably by Ganzach (1998), very little has been done across cultures.

scholarly journals Mathematical Thinking Styles and the features of Modeling Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Juhaina Awawdeh Shahbari
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Modeling Processes ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Thinking Style ◽  
Analytic Thinking ◽  
Modeling Process ◽  
Real Model ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Model Phase

The current study investigated the relationship between students’ mathematical thinking style and their modeling processes and routes. Thirty-five eighth-grade students were examined. In the first stage, the students solved questions, and according to their solutions, they were assigned to one of two thinking style groups: visual and analytic. The two groups engaged in three modeling activities. Findings indicated differences in the groups’ modeling processes in performing the three activities. The primary differences in the modeling processes were manifested in simplifying, mathematizing, and eliciting a mathematical model. In addition, the analytic thinking group skipped the real-model phase in the three activities, while the visual group built a real model for each activity.

scholarly journals Hotels’ Eco-Friendly Physical Environment as Nature-Based Solutions for Decreasing Burnout and Increasing Job Satisfaction and Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongsik Yu ◽  
Antonio Ariza-Montes ◽  
Felipe Hernández-Perlines ◽  
Alejandro Vega-Muñoz ◽  
Heesup Han
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Hotel Employees ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

This study investigates the effect of the hotel’s nature-friendly environment on burnout, job satisfaction and job performance of hotel employees. A total of 11 hypotheses were set up to achieve the purpose of this study, and an empirical analysis was conducted based on 309 surveys collected from hotel employees. A total of 11 hypotheses were set to achieve the research goals, and an empirical analysis was conducted based on a total of 309 pieces of data collected from 320 hotel employees who are currently working in 11 hotels in South Korea. As a result, eight hypotheses were accepted and three were rejected. Specifically, it was found that the hotel’s nature-friendly environment reduced burnout in employees, and indirectly had a significant effect on job satisfaction and job performance. Therefore, the relationship between the variables presented was clearly demonstrated through the research results, and the purpose of this study was satisfactorily explained. The results are expected to be of great help to hotel employees and researchers in developing strategies to efficiently manage hotel employees through nature-based solutions (NBSs). Based on the results, the proposed theoretical and practical implications are discussed in detail in the discussion section.

scholarly journals Why happy employees help

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Inam Ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Umer Azeem
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Meaningfulness ◽  
Helping Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Voluntary Basis ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Positive Work

Purpose Drawing from conservation of resources theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between employees’ job satisfaction and helping behaviour, and, particularly, how it may be moderated by two personal resources (work meaningfulness and collectivistic orientation) and one organisational resource (organisational support). Design/methodology/approach Quantitative data were collected from a survey administered to employees and their supervisors in a Pakistani-based organisation. Findings The usefulness of job satisfaction for stimulating helping behaviour is greater when employees believe that their work activities are meaningful, emphasise collective over individual interests, and believe that their employer cares for their well-being. Practical implications The results inform organisations about the circumstances in which they can best leverage employees’ positive job energy, which arises from their job satisfaction, to encourage their voluntary assistance of other organisational members. Originality/value This study extends research on positive work behaviours by examining the concurrent roles that job satisfaction and several contingent factors play in promoting employee helping behaviour. In particular, it highlights the invigorating effects of these factors on the usefulness of the enthusiasm that employees feel about their job situation for increasing their willingness to extend help to other members, on a voluntary basis.

Thinking styles affect reactions to brand crisis apologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 1263-1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangyan Wang ◽  
Shijian Wang ◽  
L. Robin Keller ◽  
Jie Li
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Thinking Style ◽  
Process Information ◽  
Perceived Efficacy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brand Crisis ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This article aims to examine how a person’s thinking style, specifically holistic versus analytic, and a firm’s crisis apology with the remedial solution framed in “why” (vs “how”) terms can interactively impact consumers’ perceived efficacy of the firm to respond to the crisis and their impression or evaluation of the brand. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested through three experimental studies involving 308 participants recruited in China. Participants answered survey questions investigating the interactive effects from consumers’ thinking style (culture as a proxy in Study 1, measured in Study 2 or primed in Study 3) and a brand’s crisis apology with the remedial solution framed in “why” (vs “how”) terms on consumers’ perceived efficacy and evaluation of the firm. Findings The frame of the remedial solution resulting in a higher evaluation improvement depended on a consumer’s thinking style. For holistic thinkers, a “why” (vs “how”) framed remedial solution resulted in a higher evaluation improvement; however, for analytic thinkers, a “how” (vs “why”) framed remedial solution resulted in a higher evaluation improvement. Additionally, the results showed that a consumer’s perceived efficacy of the brand being able to successfully respond to the crisis mediated the interactive effects of the remedial solution framing and thinking styles on the evaluation improvement. Practical Implications The findings provide evidence that framing of the remedial solution can be leveraged as a tool to reduce negative impact resulting from a brand crisis. Specifically, the results suggest that companies may do well to employ a “why” framed remedial solution, particularly in cases where consumers are likely to process information holistically. Conversely, a “how” framed remedial solution may be effective in situations where consumers are likely to process information analytically. Originality/value This research contributes to the literature, being among the first to consider how the remedial solution framing in a firm’s apology can enhance people’s evaluation of the brand and decrease the perceived negative impact resulting from the brand crisis.

The Relationship Between Teachers’ Thinking Styles And Girl Students’ Spiritual Intelligence (SI) In Tehran’s High Schools

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Omidi ◽  
Shirin Sadat Shafiei
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Thinking Style ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Girl Students

The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between teachers’ thinking styles and girl students’ Spiritual Intelligence (SI) in Tehran’s high schools. The population included all 155859 students and 12571 teachers in Tehran’s girl high schools. According to “Morgan table” 384 students and 375 teachers were selected using cluster random sampling method. Research tools were two standardized questionnaires: Emren & Demir’s (2007) Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire and Sternberg’s thinking style inventory. Their validity indexes were evaluated by Mehrjou (2009). The reliability of the instruments was also calculated using Alpha Cronbach as 0.89 and 0.81 respectively. The research results revealed that teachers used a high level of executive and legislative thinking styles and a medium use of judicial style. There was also a negative relationship between executive style and problem solving. There was no meaningful relationship between executive thinking style and self-awareness consciousness, being holistic and grace. A negative relationship between legislative style and grace was also observed. However, there wasn’t a meaningful relation between this thinking style and problem solving. However, no positive relationship between this thinking style and grace was observed.   Keywords - thinking styles, executive, legislative, judicial thinking, spiritual intelligence

scholarly journals Time and Job Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study of the Differential Roles of Age and Tenure

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 2558-2579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoshana Dobrow Riza ◽  
Yoav Ganzach ◽  
Yihao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Definitive Answer ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Job Rewards ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Representative Samples

The relationship between job satisfaction and time is a fundamental question in organizational behavior. Yet given inconsistent results in the literature, the nature of this relationship has remained unresolved. Scholars’ understanding of this relationship has been limited because studies have generally not simultaneously considered the two primary time metrics in job satisfaction research—age and tenure—and have instead relied on cross-sectional research designs. In this study, we develop and test an empirical model to provide a more definitive answer to the question of how age and tenure relate to job satisfaction. Our analyses draw on longitudinal data from 21,670 participants spanning a total of 34 waves of data collection across 40 years in two nationally representative samples. Multilevel analyses indicate that people became less satisfied as their tenure within a given organization increased, yet as people aged—and transitioned from organization to organization—their satisfaction increased. We also found that job rewards, as exemplified by pay, mediated these relationships. We discuss empirical, theoretical, and practical implications of our findings.

Guanxi and Unethical Behavior in the Chinese Workplace: Job Satisfaction As a Mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Ruxin Wu ◽  
Shuyuan Ming ◽  
Fei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Laws And Regulations

We explored the effects of guanxi prevalence and guanxi practices on 3 types of unethical work behavior (UWB), proposing that job satisfaction would mediate the relationship between guanxi in the workplace and employees' UWB. Data were collected from 379 employees working for companies in China. Results of hierarchical regression analysis revealed that guanxi prevalence had a positive relationship with property-related UWB and conventional and minor (ordinary) UWB, such as doing personal business in company time. Guanxi practices had a significant positive relationship with violation of laws and regulations, property-related UWB, and ordinary UWB. Both guanxi prevalence and guanxi practices had a significantly negative relationship with job satisfaction, and job satisfaction had a significant negative correlation with violation of laws and regulations, property-related UWB, and ordinary UWB. Job satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between guanxi prevalence and ordinary UWB. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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