Relationship between Locus of Control, Perceived Group Cohesiveness, and Satisfaction with Coworkers

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 311-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Dailey
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Group Cohesiveness ◽  
Joint Effects ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Main Effects

To determine if locus of control and perceived cohesiveness of a group had singular and joint effects on experienced satisfaction with coworkers 281 scientists and engineers in 15 Research and Development organizations were tested. Main effects and the interaction of the predictors were significant. Persons scoring internally were less satisfied with coworkers than were those who scored externally. Cohesiveness was significantly related to the criterion and subjects designated as externally oriented demonstrated a stronger relationship between perceived cohesiveness and satisfaction with coworkers than their internally oriented counterparts.

scholarly journals Analysis of supporting indicators for innovation in Romania compared to neighboring EU countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 04020
Author(s):  
Bungau Constantin ◽  
Gherghea Ion Cosmin
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Development Expenditure ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
Domestic Spending ◽  
University Industry

The paper presents a comparative study of indicators which targeting the facilities and support for the innovation process. The study targets indicators regarding human resources, support structure / infrastructure and legislative provisions. The analysis is carried out over the last 5 years, comparing the indicators in Romania and the neighboring countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Poland) and highly developed countries (Germany and France). Based on this study, will be drawing conclusions for improvement of these indicators. The indicators that will be taken into consideration are: Availability of scientists and engineers, Researchers, Quality of the education system, Researchers in Research and Development, Research and development expenditure, Firm-level technology absorption, University-industry collaboration in Research & Development, Quality of scientific research institutions, Gross domestic spending on Research and Development, Property rights, Intellectual property protection.

Behavioral Intentions and Retention of Technical and Scientific Staff in Research and Development Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Valéria Steil ◽  
Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini ◽  
João Artur de Souza ◽  
Denise de Cuffa ◽  
Rejane Costa
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Behavioral Intentions ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Scientific Staff ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Private Research

Different reasons influence intentions of technical and scientific professionals to stay or leave their current jobs, impacting the ability of companies to retain these professionals. This paper identified the antecedents of intentions to leave, intentions to stay, and retention of such technical and scientific professionals in private research and development organizations from the Greater Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data was collected via online questionnaires between December, 2014 and March, 2015. Job satisfaction and supervisory support were negatively related to the intention to leave the organization, and positively related to the intention to stay in the organization. Training and development opportunities and organizational culture presented negative relation only to the intention to leave the organization. The article discusses these results and presents suggestions for future studies.

Workplace resources and employee resilience: the role of regulatory profiles

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joana Kuntz ◽  
Philippa Connell ◽  
Katharina Näswall
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Prevention Focus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Joint Effects ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the independent and joint effects of regulatory focus (promotion and prevention) on the relationship between workplace resources (support and feedback) and employee resilience. It proposed that, at high levels of resource availability, a high promotion-high prevention profile would elicit the highest levels of employee resilience. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was completed by 162 white collar employees from four organisations. In addition to the main effects, two- and three-way interactions were examined to test hypotheses. Findings Promotion focus was positively associated with employee resilience, and though the relationship between prevention focus and resilience was non-significant, both regulatory foci buffered against the negative effects of low resources. Employees with high promotion-high prevention focus displayed the highest levels of resilience, especially at high levels of feedback. Conversely, the resilience of low promotion-low prevention individuals was susceptible to feedback availability. Practical implications Employee resilience development and demonstration are contingent not only on resources, but also on psychological processes, particularly regulatory focus. Organisations will develop resilience to the extent that they provide workplace resources, and, importantly, stimulate both promotion and prevention perspectives on resource management. Originality/value This study extends the research on regulatory focus theory by testing the joint effects of promotion and prevention foci on workplace resources, and the relationship between regulatory foci and employee resilience.

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