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A study of work-family balance policies and practices for returning nursing mothers in the Nigerian banking industry (2021)
Thesis
Ogunbor, O. A study of work-family balance policies and practices for returning nursing mothers in the Nigerian banking industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

With the increase in the number of women in the labour force, there has been a growing literature on working women handling multiple roles arising from work and family. Presently there is a gap in the literature about the activities of the returning... Read More about A study of work-family balance policies and practices for returning nursing mothers in the Nigerian banking industry.

The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance (2021)
Thesis
Baroun, A. (in press). The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance. (Thesis). University of Salford

There are many successful, expanding business organisations in Kuwait (Kipco, 2019). Business success does not only depend on the intelligence and hard work of the founder, but the whole workforce - from the lowest to the highest position in an organ... Read More about The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance.

Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy (2020)
Journal Article
Kuo, C., Chang, K., Kuo, T., & Chen, S. (2020). Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy. Zhōnghuá xīnlǐ xuékān, 62(4), 537-552. https://doi.org/10.6129/CJP.202009_62%284%29.0005

This study investigated the relationship between workplace gossip (positive gossip and negative gossip) and employee cynicism and explored the moderating role of dispositional envy through the social information processing approach. Data were colle... Read More about Workplace gossip and employee cynicism : the moderating role of dispositional envy.

HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry (2019)
Journal Article
Odiaka, K., & Chang, K. (2019). HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 19(6), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.33423/jop.v19i6.2661

The current study discusses the significance of High Performance Work Practices (HPWPs) and analyses its relevance to employee engagement and performance in Nigeria. Hotel employees with different background are interviewed and their views thematic... Read More about HPWP (High Performance Work Practices) and its role on promoting the employee performance in the Nigerian hotel industry.

Subordinates' competency : a potential trigger for workplace ostracism (2019)
Journal Article
Chang, K., Kuo, C., Quinton, S., Lee, I., Cheng, T., & Huang, S. (2021). Subordinates' competency : a potential trigger for workplace ostracism. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(8), 1801-1827. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1579246

While the competence of subordinates is considered desirable in the workplace, it may create challenges in managing people in organizations. This study examines why subordinates’ competence triggers ostracism within the workplace based on social comp... Read More about Subordinates' competency : a potential trigger for workplace ostracism.

Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan (2019)
Journal Article
Cheng, K., & Chang, K. (2019). Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan. Information Resources Management Journal, 32(1), 28-47. https://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2019010102

Employee engagement is crucial to the success of small-and-medium-enterprises (SMEs). As SMEs are the major GDP contributors in Taiwan, both policy makers and scholars have called further research to evaluate the significance of employee engagement i... Read More about Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan.

What to do and what works? Exploring how work groups cope with understaffing (2018)
Journal Article
Shen, W., Chang, K., Cheng, K., & Kim, Y. (2018). What to do and what works? Exploring how work groups cope with understaffing. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24(3), 346-358. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000129

Complaints regarding understaffing are common in the workplace and research has begun to document some of the potential ill effects that can result from understaffing conditions. Despite evidence that understaffing is a relatively prevalent and conse... Read More about What to do and what works? Exploring how work groups cope with understaffing.

Decision and intuition during organizational change : an evolutionary critique of dual process theory (2017)
Journal Article
Talat, U., Chang, K., & Nguyen, B. (2017). Decision and intuition during organizational change : an evolutionary critique of dual process theory. Bottom Line, 30(3), 236-254. https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-08-2017-0016

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review intuition in the context of organizational change. We argue that intuition as a concept requires attention and its formulation is necessary prior to its application in organizations. The paper provides... Read More about Decision and intuition during organizational change : an evolutionary critique of dual process theory.

Employee imagination and its implication for entrepreneurs : inspiration from Chinese business enterprises (2017)
Journal Article
Talat, U., & Chang, K. (2017). Employee imagination and its implication for entrepreneurs : inspiration from Chinese business enterprises. Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management, 8(2), 129-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHRM-06-2017-0012

Purpose: In 2015 the European Group of Organisation Studies released a call for papers highlighting poor knowledge of employee imagination in organisations. To address this need, the current study hypothesises employee imagination consisting of seven... Read More about Employee imagination and its implication for entrepreneurs : inspiration from Chinese business enterprises.

HR practice, organisational commitment & citizenship behaviour in Taiwan (2016)
Journal Article
behaviour in Taiwan. Employee Relations, 38(6), https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-12-2015-0218

Purpose (mandatory) The study examines the relationships between HR practice (four aspects), organisational commitment and citizenship behaviour at primary schools in Taiwan. The four HR aspects include: (1) recruitment and placement (RP), (2) teac... Read More about HR practice, organisational commitment & citizenship behaviour in Taiwan.

Organizational citizenship behavior, identification, psychological contract and leadership frames : the example of primary school teachers in Taiwan (2016)
Journal Article
Nguyen, B., Chang, K., Rowley, C., & Japutra, A. (2016). Organizational citizenship behavior, identification, psychological contract and leadership frames : the example of primary school teachers in Taiwan. Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, 8(3), 260-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-01-2016-0010

Purpose (mandatory) The study examines organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) by combining two heterogeneous perspectives, integrating OCB-related factors at work using both personal and organizational perspectives, thus contributing to our knowle... Read More about Organizational citizenship behavior, identification, psychological contract and leadership frames : the example of primary school teachers in Taiwan.

Insight into lying behaviour with priming effect : three studies of using French politicians and presidents as primers (2016)
Presentation / Conference
three studies of using French politicians and presidents as primers. Presented at The 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan

Priming is a non-conscious memory effect, in which exposure to one stimulus affects the response to another. Following priming theories, we propose an innovative view that people who perceived politicians as being dishonest (lying) are likely to li... Read More about Insight into lying behaviour with priming effect : three studies of using French politicians and presidents as primers.

The reduction of employee lying behaviour : inspiration from a study of envy in part-time employees (2016)
Journal Article
inspiration from a study of envy in part-time employees. Journal of Strategy and Management, 9(2), 118-137. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSMA-02-2015-0015

Purpose This study analyses employees’ lying behaviour and its findings have important implication for the management and prevention strategies of lying in the workplace. Employee lying has caused both reputational and financial damage to employers,... Read More about The reduction of employee lying behaviour : inspiration from a study of envy in part-time employees.

The effect of autonomous information on machine learning (2014)
Journal Article
Cheng, K., & Chang, K. (2014). The effect of autonomous information on machine learning. Journal of computers and applied science education, 1(2), 16-30

The wireless electrical engineering approach to DNS is defined not only by the investigation of model checking, but also by the typical need for Lamport clocks (Corbato, Raman, Cheng, & Gupta, 2002). The purpose of the study is an application for the... Read More about The effect of autonomous information on machine learning.

Dis-identification in organizations and its role in the workplace (2013)
Journal Article
Chang, K., Kuo, C., Su, M., & Taylor, J. (2013). Dis-identification in organizations and its role in the workplace. Industrial Relations, 68(3), 479-506

This research seeks to augment contemporary theories of employee dis-identification in organizations (DiO) and its importance in the workplace. An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted, 304 employees were recruited across eight organizations i... Read More about Dis-identification in organizations and its role in the workplace.

Managers' positive gossip makes subordinates feeling better
Presentation / Conference
Chang, K., & Kuo, C. Managers' positive gossip makes subordinates feeling better. Presented at 32nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague

Every story has two sides, so does gossip. Unlike prior studies which condemn gossip, our research analyses whether managers’ gossip benefits subordinates. Our view is, positive gossip contains positive meaning, implying a sense of positiveness and... Read More about Managers' positive gossip makes subordinates feeling better.