scholarly journals Employee Engagement and Wellbeing in Times of COVID-19: A Proposal of the 5Cs Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5470
Author(s):  
María-Carmen De-la-Calle-Durán ◽  
José-Luis Rodríguez-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Employee Wellbeing ◽  
Psychological Pressure ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Predictive Relationship

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the labor market. The psychological pressure and uncertainty caused by the current changing workplace environment have led to negative consequences for workers. Considering the predictive relationship between employee engagement and wellbeing and in light of this unprecedented situation that affects workers of all the industries worldwide, this study aims to identify the key main drivers of employee engagement that can lead to employee wellbeing in the current context. Through a literature review, a theoretical model to strengthen engagement in times of COVID-19 is proposed. The main factors are conciliation, cultivation, confidence, compensation, and communication. Whereas prior to the pandemic, firms had already understood the need to achieve this, it is now considered a vital tool for staff health and wellbeing. This article makes two main contributions. First, it provides a model for boosting employee engagement, and therefore, wellbeing. Second, managerial suggestions are made to apply the theoretical model.

scholarly journals Role of Supervisor’s Communication in Employee Engagement & Employee Wellbeing

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nupur Veshne
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Employee Wellbeing ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
And Performance

Communication is the base to the smooth functioning of organizations and which plays a vital role in maintaining and developing organizations. The growth of an organization is seen through workplace efficiency which is dependent on employee wellbeing. Employee wellbeing affects how employees think and feel about their job and organization in turn which would positively or negatively influence their attitude and performance. Supervisor’s communication can greatly influence the employee’s workplace efficiency. This paper focuses on analyzing the role of supervisor’s communication in employee wellbeing and employee engagement. It identifies the main factors that affect employee wellbeing in the organization. It is evident from the research that organizations need to focus on improving the supervisor’s communication which will enhance employee wellbeing and employee engagement and result into positive attitude and improved performance on the job.

HASTANELERİN HİZMET KALİTESİNİN HASTA TATMİN ÖLÇEĞİ İLE ÖLÇÜLMESİ: KARABÜK DEVLET HASTANESİNDE YATAN HASTALAR ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA THE MEASUREMENT SERVICE QUALITY OF THE HOSPITALS BY THE PATIENT SCALE: A RESEARCH ON THE PATIENTS IN KARABUK STATE HOSP

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Selçuk Yurtsever
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
State Hospital ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
The World ◽  
Main Factors

It has been known that both in the world and in Turkey a continuous change has been experienced in the provision of health services in recent years. In this sense by adopting the customer(client) focused approach of either public or private sector hospitals; it has been seen that they are in the struggle for presenting a right, fast, trustuble, comfy service. The purpose of this research is to measure the satisfaction degree, expectations and perceptions of the patients in Karabük State Hospital through comparison. In this context, the patient satisfaction scale which has been developed as a result of literature review has been used and by this scale it has been tried to measure the satisfaction levels of the patients in terms of material and human factors which are the two main factors of the service that was presented. In the study, with the scales of Servqual and 0-100 Points together, in the part of the analysis MANOVA have been used. The expectations and the perceptions of the patient has been compared first by generally and then by separating to different groups according to the various criterias and in thisway it has been tried to be measured their satisfaction levels. According to the results that were obtained, although, the satisfaction levels of the patients who have taken service from Karabük State Hospital are high in terms of thedoctors and the nurses; it has been reached to the result that their satisfaction levels are low in terms of the materials that have been used at the presenting of the service and the management.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 244
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Bueno ◽  
Antonio Augusto de Paula Xavier ◽  
Evandro Eduardo Broday
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Combination Of Methods

The thermal environment is one of the main factors that influence thermal comfort and, consequently, the productivity of occupants inside buildings. Throughout the years, research has described the connection between thermal comfort and productivity. Mathematical models have been established in the attempt to predict changes in productivity according to thermal variations in the environment. Some of these models have failed for a number of reasons, including the understanding of the effect that several environment variables have had on performance. From this context, a systematic literature review was carried out with the aim of verifying the connection between thermal comfort and productivity and the combinations of different thermal and personal factors that can have an effect on productivity. A hundred and twenty-eight articles were found which show a connection between productivity and some thermal comfort variables. By means of specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, 60 articles were selected for a final analysis. The main conclusions found in this study were: (i) the vast majority of research uses subjective measures and/or a combination of methods to evaluate productivity; (ii) performance/productivity can be attained within an ampler temperature range; (iii) few studies present ways of calculating productivity.

The Roles of Knowledge Management and Cooperation in Determining Company Innovation Capability: A Literature Review

10.28945/4739 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
Elan N Purwanto ◽  
Ernie T Sule ◽  
Imas Soemaryani ◽  
Yudi Azis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Business Practitioners

Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a research model derived from relevant literature to guide empirical efforts. Background: Companies struggle to innovate, which is essential for improving their performance, surviving in competition, and growing. A number of studies have discussed company innovation capability, stating that innovation capability is influenced by several variables such as cooperation and knowledge management. Therefore, further research is necessary to identify factors playing a role in enhancing innovation capability. Methodology: This study is based on systematic literature review. The stages are: (1) research scope review, (2) comprehensive online research, (3) journal quality assessment, (4) data extraction from journals, (5) journal synthesis, and (6) comprehensive report. The online research used Google Scholar database, by browsing titles, abstracts, and keywords to locate empirical research studies in peer-reviewed journals published in 2010-2020. Furthermore, 62 related articles were found, of which 38 articles were excluded from further analysis and 24 articles were selected because they were more related to the topic. Contribution: The results of this study enrich the research in the field of knowledge management, cooperation, and innovation capability by developing a conceptual framework of innovation capability. The proposed theoretical model may be fundamental in addressing the need of a research model to guide further empirical efforts. Findings: This study provides a research model derived from systematically reviewing relevant literature. The proposed theoretical model was done by incorporating the aspects of knowledge management, cooperation, and innovation capability. The model shows that knowledge management and cooperation are essential aspects of innovation capability. Furthermore, this study also provides the dimensions and sub dimensions of each variable that was established after synthesizing the literature review. Recommendations for Practitioners: Business practitioners can use the identified predictors of innovation capability and the dimensions of each variable to explore their company’s innovation capability. They can also take the relevant variables into consideration when making policies regarding innovation. Recommendation for Researchers: The theoretical model proposed in this study needs validation with further empirical investigation. Impact on Society: Readers of this paper can obtain an understanding that knowledge management and cooperation are essential aspects to consider in enhancing innovation capability. Future Research: Future studies should explore other dimensions of knowledge management and cooperation through alternative approaches and perspectives.

Integrated Theoretical Model of Smoking-Consumer Emotions and Research Outlook

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-263
Author(s):  
Jiayi Du ◽  
Xinkang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Consumer Emotions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Consumer Emotion ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: Research on smoking-consumer emotions attracts increasing attention. Based on the literature review and analysis, this paper recognizes different definitions, categorizations, measurements of consumer emotions. Then the paper identifies the antecedent variables, moderating variables and outcome variables of consumer emotion and relevant emotion theories to explain the relationship and proposes an integrated theoretical model of consumer emotions. Finally, this paper talks about the future studies of consumer emotions on four aspects. This paper offers insights on the research of smoking-consumer emotions, theoretically and practically.

scholarly journals Application of Quality Assessment System in Sudanese Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Yasir Mohamed Hassan Amin ◽  
Mohamed Abdulla Nugdalla Ahmedi
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Standard Score ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Main Factors

Quality management is considered one of the most important obstacles facing the construction industry in Sudan. The application of a quality assessment system contributes to the development of quality in projects as it is possible to measure the quality in projects. This paper aims to introduce one of the quality assessment systems, which is the system followed and applied in the Singapore (CONQUAS). This system assesses quality based on structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical work. The paper also aims to study the factors affecting the application of the quality assessment system in Sudan. The study is carried out in the region of Khartoum. The study is focusing on the construction projects. The study is carried out by questionnaires and other literature review. The respondents are consultants and contractors. The data has been distributed and analyzed by using the Average Index. From the study it was found that CONQUAS standard is assessed the building based on workmanship standards by the assessors from the BCA on site using standard score sheets. The assessment is done throughout the construction process for structural, mechanical and electrical works, and from questionnaire results the main factors affect construction industry in Sudan is lack of standardization in Sudan. The author recommended that more study shall be conducted to identify factors affecting quality in Sudanese construction industry and how to improve the quality.  

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272110593
Author(s):  
Sadia Usmani ◽  
Elona Greca ◽  
Sana Javed ◽  
Medha Sharath ◽  
Zouina Sarfraz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating worldwide effect on mental health. Recent studies correlate the spreading of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with symptoms of depression, most prominent in postpartum women. Our systematic literature review scope is to identify the risk factors and predictors for postpartum depression (PPD) and describe the steps that should be taken to help postpartum women. This study will help clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to elucidate the predictors of PPD during this pandemic and prevent these adverse outcomes in future crises. Methods: We conducted a systematic search by employing databases PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Embase to identify articles published before March 2021. About 463 publications were generated during our search process and from those, 36 were reviewed, summarized, and synthesized. Studies qualified the criteria if they (1) utilized qualitative or quantitative design, (2) explored the risk factors for PPD, and (3) were written in English. Quality evaluation of each study was achieved by using criteria set by Lincoln and Guba. Results: Prevalence of depression symptoms ranged from 7% to 80.8% in postpartum women during the SARS-COV 2 pandemic. The risk factors for PPD were classified into 6 major categories: socio-demographic, psychological, pre-existing pathology, metabolic factors, previous events of miscarriage, and media misinformation. Conclusion: It is extremely vital to care for women’s mental health during pregnancy and after childbirth during these unprecedented times. This review urges the need to design adequate interventions for this vulnerable population to prevent negative consequences of PPD.

scholarly journals Assessing Employee Engagement in a Post-COVID-19 Workplace Ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11443
Author(s):  
Martyna Joanna Surma ◽  
Richard Joseph Nunes ◽  
Caroline Rook ◽  
Angela Loder
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Real Estate Industry ◽  
Workplace Design ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Property Markets ◽  
Shed Light

This article has aimed to better understand employee engagement in a post-COVID-19 workplace ecosystem. We identified a knowledge gap in the relationship between employee engagement and the physical workplace environment through an interdisciplinary literature review. We subsequently tested this gap by comparing employee engagement metrics proposed by leading academics in the field of organisational psychology with a sample of commonly used real estate industry approaches to monitoring workplace design/management. We focused specifically on industry-projected post-COVID-19 workplace ecosystem scenarios, and the results suggest that traditional employee engagement metrics and industry approaches to monitoring workplace design and management do not fully reflect the recent shift to hybrid work patterns. We shed light on the implications that this can have on our existing knowledge of “sustainable” property markets in a wider city context.

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