Employee Motivation

The Principle and Practices Behind the Success of Abdul Sattar Edhi

by Uzair Mughal

"This project focuses on the life and successes of Abdul Sattar Edhi in the context of the Meaningful Life... more "This project focuses on the life and successes of Abdul Sattar Edhi in the context of the Meaningful Life Framework. We will analyze these under the broad headings which come under the Meaningful Life Framework: Strategic Visions, Strategic Time Management, Competence and Leadership."

Note - The Meaningful Life framework has been developed by Suleiman Ahmer and is used in some of the workshops conducted by his consulting firm, Timelenders.

Reciprocal relationships between job resources, personal resources, and work engagement

by Arnold Bakker

The impact of shiftwork on work–home conflict, job attitudes and health

by Arnold Bakker

Employee Motivation at Faysal Bank, Karachi, Pakistan.

by Uzma Ghaznavi

This paper aims at studying the importance of employee motivation and the factors influencing it. The report examines... more This paper aims at studying the importance of employee motivation and the factors influencing it. The report examines a number of factors that lead to employee satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The present study was conducted on the employees of Faysal Bank and the factors influencing their work behavior were studied in detail. The main focus of the paper is on how employees are managed in the organization and what measures are taken by the management to motivate existing employees and attract more employees. The paper makes use of different motivational theories for the analysis of the result.

An Assessment of Texas State Agencies Employee Performance Appraisal Forms

by Texas State PA Applied Research Projects

Martinez, Mindy M., "An Assessment of Texas State Agencies Employee Performance Appraisal Forms" (2006). Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 201.
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/201

Purpose: The purpose of this research is three fold. The first purpose uses the literature to develop the... more Purpose: The purpose of this research is three fold. The first purpose uses the literature to develop the characteristics of a model employee performance appraisal form. The second purpose is to gauge selected Texas mid sized state agencies performance appraisal forms using the model. The third purpose is to make recommendations to improve the performance appraisal forms.

Method: Content analysis is the research method used to assess the employee performance appraisal forms of Texas state agencies. The data is collected through content analysis of Texas state agencies employee performance appraisal forms. The study examined twenty-seven Texas state agencies that were non-educational institutions that employed 50 to 1000 employees.

Findings: The overall findings reveal that the majority of state agencies do use the components, and some may need to be defined more clearly. There were also several additional criteria found on agency forms that may be useful to other agencies.

Job motivation in Pakistani Librarians: Problems and Suggestions

by Khalid Mahmood

Specific determinants of intrinsic work motivation, burnout and turnover intentions: a study among nurses

by Arnold Bakker

Burnout and work engagement: Independent factors or opposite poles?

by Arnold Bakker

Burnout and engagement at work as a function of demands and control

by Arnold Bakker

Red Tape and Public Employees: Does Perceived Rule Dysfunction Alienate Managers?

by Leisha DeHart-Davis

The effect of intellectual capital on employees' satisfaction and retention

by Matteo Mura

Paper published on Information & Management

La coalescenza della conoscenza ovvero l'auto-organizzazione come soluzione possibile di fronte ad una scarsità organizzativa. L'esperienza dei gruppi Dreams tra gerarchia e peer-production

by Alberto Cammozzo

"Knowledge coalescence through a Community of Practice"
co-authored with Francesca Gambarotto, in the book "La condivisione informatica nell'Università", F.Gambarotto (ed.), CLEUP, Padova, 2009 (ISBN 978-88-6129-377-9)

The book is an account of a singular experience of innovation through a community of practice in a public... more The book is an account of a singular experience of innovation through a community of practice in a public administration. It collects documents, personal accounts on this experience named "Dreams". This chapter tries to highlight the case study under the literature of communities of practice and organizational change.
[in Italian]

Gender Dimensions of Public Service Motivation

by Leisha DeHart-Davis

Working With Anger

by Daniel Keeran MSW

by Daniel Keeran, MSW, RMHC-S

Anger is an emotion often associated with violence, conflict, marriage and family breakdown, child abuse, and... more Anger is an emotion often associated with violence, conflict, marriage and family breakdown, child abuse, and bullying. Chronic anger toward self and others may lead to self-destructive patterns, addiction, assault, and suicidal behavior. Stress from chronic anger can contribute to changes in the central nervous system, depression, and physical illness. Adapted from the book "Effective Counseling Skills" by the author, this paper provides ideas for understanding and working with anger in ways that can be transformative and healing. Practitioners in the helping professions, couples and families, and people in the work place can benefit from this brief practical summary.

Spirituality and Performance In Organizations: A Literature Review

by Fahri Karakas

Karakas, F. 2010. Spirituality and Performance in Organizations: A Literature Review. Journal of Business Ethics, 94(1), pp. 89-106.

The purpose of this article is to review spirituality at work literature and to explore how spirituality improves... more The purpose of this article is to review spirituality at work literature and to explore how spirituality improves employees’ performances and organizational effectiveness. The article reviews about 140 articles on workplace spirituality to review their findings on how spirituality supports organizational performance. Three different perspectives are introduced on how spirituality benefits employees and supports organizational performance based on the extant literature: (a) Spirituality enhances employee well-being and quality of life; (b) Spirituality provides employees a sense of purpose and meaning at work; (c) Spirituality provides employees a sense of interconnectedness and community. The article introduces potential benefits and caveats of bringing spirituality into the workplace; providing recommendations and suggestions for practitioners to incorporate spirituality positively in organizations.

Development as the on-going, dynamic improvement in the Human Capabilities of our people

by Silburn Clarke

draft working paper

What is development in the context of an emerging economy such as Jamaica's and how can the activities of firms be... more What is development in the context of an emerging economy such as Jamaica's and how can the activities of firms be coupled to this approach ?  Many theories abound. This conceptual paper builds a case that development can only truly be measured as the  improvement of the human capabilities of the populace.  In a multi-level conceptual approach woven around individuals, their role in firms and their impact on societal development , the paper adopts the measure of development from the Human Capabilities Approach of Amartya Sen and positions this as the measure of the output of firms ; it uses the self-determination theories of Ryan and Deci to explain the motivations of individuals ; ties the Ghoshal and Bartlet Organisational Models to demonstrate that leadership drives motives, engagement and commitment thereby resulting in organisational ambidexterity

The impact of reward and recognition programs on employee’s motivation and satisfaction: A co relational study

by Muhammad Shakil Ahmad

Multivariate Dynamic Criteria: a Process Model of Job Performance

by Seth Spain