scholarly journals Examining the Role of Transparent Organizational Communication for Employees’ Job Engagement and Disengagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Austria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-308
Author(s):  
Julia Stranzl ◽  
Christopher Ruppel ◽  
Sabine Einwiller
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Engagement And Disengagement ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Organizational Transparency

This study provides an understanding of how employees’ perception of organizational transparency during the long-lasting situation of the COVID-19 pandemic engendered their job engagement as well as job disengagement. Data were collected by means of an online survey among 410 employees in Austria during March 2021. Results show that employees’ perception of their organization’s approach to transparency directly influenced their job engagement and disengagement. Importantly, the relationship between transparency and job engagement was also mediated through organizational trust, and job-specific state anxiety mediated the relationship between transparency and job disengagement. The results imply the importance of transparency during times of great uncertainty and emphasize the necessity to closely consider employees’ emotional states and worries during a crisis.

scholarly journals SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST: THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF THE LEADER TRUST AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morad Rezaei ◽  
Sajjad Salehi ◽  
Masomeh Shafiei ◽  
Somaye Sabet
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cluster Method ◽  
Mediator Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Guilan Province

The purpose of this paper aims to clarify the relationship between servant leadership and organizational trust, and tries to demonstrate the mediator role of leader trust and organizational communication in this relationship. The study sample included 258 employees of Guilan province Tax Administration and for sampling we used cluster method. Previous studies have also focused on the positive impact of servant leadership in organizational trust and in this article the results show that there is a significant relationship between servant leadership, organizational trust, leader trust and organizational communication.

scholarly journals Impact of Organizational Communication Strength on Employee Engagement: The Mediating Role of Perceived Supervisor Support and Moderating Role of Organizational Trust

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-252
Author(s):  
DR. MUZAMMEL SHAH ◽  
DR. MUZAMMEL SHAH ◽  
DR. MUZAMMEL SHAH
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Companies need employees who are passionate about their job and strive to take organization to height of glory.Owing to high competition in banking sector, it is pertinent to note that banks need to differentiate themselves from competitors. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship of organizational communication strength and employee engagement, with mediating effect of perceived supervisor support and moderating role of organizational trust. Data was collected from a sample 244 employees of banking sector who were through simple random sampling. Cronbach’s alpha was used to test the reliability of the scales used in the study. Correlation and regression analyses were used to analyze the hypothesized relationships. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between communication strengthand employee’s engagement. Perceived supervisor support mediated the relationship ofcommunication strength and employee’s engagement. Organizational trust moderated the relationship of Perceived supervisor support and employee’s engagement. Organizations should focus on promoting a strong communication system to increase the dedication, vigor and absorption of employees.

Buying-Shopping Disorder among Women: The Role of Vulnerability to Marketing, Buying Motives, Impulsivity, and Self-Esteem

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-303
Author(s):  
Emeline Chauchard ◽  
Julie Mariez ◽  
Marie Grall-Bronnec ◽  
Gaëlle Challet-Bouju
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Intention To Purchase ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Alcohol Users ◽  
The Relationship

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> The influence of marketing on addictive behaviours has been studied among tobacco and alcohol users. Although the fashion industry is highly influenced by marketing, research has poorly studied vulnerability to fashion marketing as a factor related to buying-shopping disorder (BSD) while considering psychological characteristics (buying motives, impulsivity, and self-esteem). <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The objective of the present work is to investigate the relationship between vulnerability to marketing and BSD. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Women (<i>n</i> = 242) were exclusively recruited through social networking. They completed an online survey exploring the severity of BSD using the <i>Compulsive Buying Scale</i> (CBS) and the psychological factors associated with BSD (impulsivity, self-esteem, and buying motives) and an experimental task designed to investigate the intention to purchase in several situations, where marketing modalities such as price, brand, and packaging fluctuate. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Among the 242 participants in the study, 34 were identified as compulsive buyers (14%). Income level was considered, and compulsive buyers displayed a higher level of vulnerability to marketing, except for the packaging modality. High levels of positive urgency, lack of premeditation, and coping motivation were found to be significant predictors of the CBS score, but vulnerability to marketing was not. <b><i>Discussion and Conclusions:</i></b> Compulsive buyers seem to be more sensitive to marketing strategies, although vulnerability to marketing was not identified as a predictor of the severity of BSD. Given the enormous literature on the role of marketing in other addictive behaviours, further studies are needed to better understand the role of marketing in BSD to develop appropriate public health policies.

scholarly journals Minority stress, resilience, and health in Italian and Taiwanese LGB+ people: A cross-cultural comparison

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Baiocco ◽  
Cristiano Scandurra ◽  
Fausta Rosati ◽  
Jessica Pistella ◽  
Salvatore Ioverno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minority Stress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Sexual Stigma ◽  
Common Path ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe present study, using a moderated mediational model, explored levels of distal/proximal stressors, rumination, resilience, and health in a group of Italian and Taiwanese LGB+ people. The study also examined the role of internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and rumination as mediators between discrimination and health, and resilience as a moderator of the relationship between discrimination and ISS, rumination, and health, respectively. An online survey was administered to 508 LGB+ participants (270 Italian and 238 Taiwanese) whose age ranged from 18 to 70 years (M = 37.93, SD = 13.53). The moderated mediation model was tested through a series of path analyses stratified by group nationality. Italian participants reported higher discrimination and resilience, but lower ISS, rumination, and health problems compared to their Taiwanese counterparts. The only common path between groups was the direct effect of discrimination on health problems. The mediating role of ISS and rumination in the relationship between discrimination and health, as well as the moderating role of resilience, were partly significant only for the Italian group. Conclusions: The findings suggest that mediators and moderators used to evaluate the effects of minority stress on health may differ between groups; further culturally sensitive research in the field of LGB+ health is needed.

scholarly journals Reducing Organizational Anomie In light of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Job Engagement/ Analytical Research in the Ministry of Industry and Minerals / General Company for Textile and Leather Industries / Cotton Factory

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamees Adnan Azeez ◽  
Prof. Shiffa Mohamed Ali Hasson Al-Azzawi
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
Factory Workers ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The research aims to demonstrate the role of the main variables represented by the four dimensions of entrepreneurial behavior (creative, risk taking, seizing opportunities, proactivity), and job engagement, whose dimensions are (cognitive engagement, emotional engagement, physical (physical) engagement) in Reducing the dependent variable of organizational anomie in the Qatina factory of the General Company for Textile and Leather Industries, one of the formations of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals The experimental analytical method was adopted in the completion of the research, and an intentional sample of (162) individuals in the administrative levels (higher and middle) in the factory was taken. The relationship of entrepreneurial behavior and job engagement at the total level was positive with organizational anomie, and indicators of organizational non-normative dimensions, organizational cynicism and lack of organizational values decreased, because the cotton factory members do not ignore work values to achieve their goals, as well as the existence of a spirit of cooperation and teamwork Factory workers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Shared Leadership and Organization Trust on Communication of Beauty Artists

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-867
Author(s):  
Ji-Ha Na ◽  
Eun-Jun Park
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Communication ◽  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Leadership And Organization ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Beauty Care ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Communication Methods

In this study, we aim to explore the direction of communication that increases organizational trust through shared leadership within beauty organizations, supplementing existing leadership research while providing opportunities for further research, and research on leadership and organizational communication methods suitable for current beauty management environment. The subjects of this study were 584 copies of beauty care workers in Seoul and Daejeon were finally used as analysis data. As a results, this study examined the relationship between shared leadership, organizational trust, and communication of beauty workers, and found that both shared leadership and organizational trust are related to communication, and we cannot help but emphasize the importance of leadership, trust and communication to improve management performance. Based on this study, it is believed that if beauty managers directly apply it to organizational members, they will set more clear goals and produce better results.

scholarly journals Achieving employee support during the COVID-19 pandemic – the role of relational and informational crisis communication in Austrian organizations

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Einwiller ◽  
Christopher Ruppel ◽  
Julia Stranzl
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relational Communication ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Organizational Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Crises

PurposeBased on social exchange theory, the study examines the influence of informational and relational internal communication on cognitive and affective responses and job engagement during organizational crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachData were collected by means of an online survey among people working in organizations with a minimum of 10 employees (N = 1,033) and analyzed using structural equation modeling.FindingsResults show that informational and relational communication as organizational resources have a significant but distinct influence on how employees support their employer during the crisis. While informational communication influences employees' acceptance of managerial decisions, relational communication exerts most influence on affective commitment, which is the strongest driver of job engagement.Research limitations/implicationsThe cross-sectional design, specific crisis situation and geographic location are limitations of the study.Practical implicationsDelivering relevant information to employees quickly and reliably is important. Yet, relationship-oriented communication that demonstrates appreciation and allows for participation has even stronger effects on job engagement, which is essential to mastering challenges arising from a crisis.Social implicationsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations demanded much from their employees. In exchange, organizations should provide the resources information, status and love (Foa and Foa, 1980) by means of internal crisis communication.Originality/valueThe study demonstrates the role of different types of internal communication during organizational crises used to convey organizational resources, and it highlights the mediating role of acceptance and commitment to enhance employees' engagement at work.

scholarly journals The Role of Physiological Contract Breach on Employee Reactions: Moderating Role of Organizational Trust

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-244
Author(s):  
Sumaira Rehman ◽  
Shahzad Ali ◽  
Muhammad Sajjad Hussain ◽  
Aamir Zamir Kamboh
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Employee Reactions ◽  
The Relationship

Psychological contract Breach (PCB) play a crucial role to shape employee reactions (ERs) Therefore; this study investigated the possessions of Psychological contract Breach on employee’s reactions (organizational behavior regarding citizenship, job satisfaction) under the moderation of organizational trust. Data were collected from 340 employees of the Health sector by using the technique of simple random sampling. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) technique has been used to check the validity of the data while structure equation modeling (SEM) technique has been used for test the relationship between variables. Our findings revealed that psychological contract breach had negative and significant relationships with employees’ reactions (organizational citizenship behavior, job satisfaction). Further, organizational trust is also significantly moderated on the relationship between PCB and employees’ reactions (organizational behavior regarding citizenship, job satisfaction).

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