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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.

Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan (2021)
Book Chapter
Cheng, K., & Chang, K. (2021). Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan. In Research Anthology on Small Business Strategies for Success and Survival (1318-1339). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9155-0.ch064

The aim of the research is to study the employee engagement strategies utilised in Taiwan's SMEs from the perspective of the employees. In doing so, a qualitative research method was employed using semi-structured interviews. Nine participants from f... Read More about Enhancing employee engagement for small and medium enterprises in Taiwan.

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.

Employee engagement and its importance to HPWPs (High Performance Work Practices), employee outcome relationship in the Nigerian hotel sector (2020)
Thesis
Odiaka, K. Employee engagement and its importance to HPWPs (High Performance Work Practices), employee outcome relationship in the Nigerian hotel sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

Numerous human resource practices have been developed to improve employee job engagement, and one particular practice (HPWPs) has received great attention and academic critiques.HPWPs (High Performance Work Practices) is a combination of distinct but... Read More about Employee engagement and its importance to HPWPs (High Performance Work Practices), employee outcome relationship in the Nigerian hotel sector.

Leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance : the perspectives of leaders and employees from the oil and gas industry in Oman (2020)
Thesis
Al Busaidi, I. Leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance : the perspectives of leaders and employees from the oil and gas industry in Oman. (Thesis). University of Salford

This mixed methods research explored the interrelation among leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance in the Oil and Gas Industry in Oman. Previous studies have implied that leadership style was vital in organisations, bu... Read More about Leadership styles, organisational politics and employees’ performance : the perspectives of leaders and employees from the oil and gas industry in Oman.

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.

Transformational changes and sustainability : from the perspective of identity, trust, commitment, and withdrawal (2019)
Journal Article
Malik, A., Akhtar, M., Talat, U., & Chang, K. (2019). Transformational changes and sustainability : from the perspective of identity, trust, commitment, and withdrawal. Sustainability, 11(11), https://doi.org/10.3390/su11113159

Drawing upon the psychology of sustainability, effective organizations can create a sense of belongingness for people, and successfully facilitate growth and development activities for both individuals as well as the organization itself. Extending th... Read More about Transformational changes and sustainability : from the perspective of identity, trust, commitment, and withdrawal.

Imagination in entrepreneurship : an inspiration from Heidegger (2019)
Journal Article
Talat, U., & Chang, K. (2019). Imagination in entrepreneurship : an inspiration from Heidegger. Journal of psychological research, 1(1), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.30564/jpr.v1i01.417

Entrepreneur's imagination has crucial implication on business success and management. Despite its espoused importance, imagination is still undervalued and deserves more academic attention. The current article aims to provide a novel perspective on... Read More about Imagination in entrepreneurship : an inspiration from Heidegger.

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.

Thinking with Heidegger : an ethnography of the place of leadership (2019)
Thesis
Sharp, R. Thinking with Heidegger : an ethnography of the place of leadership. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis raises the issue of place within leadership studies. It argues that critical approaches to leadership have paid insufficient attention to the spatial turn in the humanities, overlooking an important angle of critique. It highlights the... Read More about Thinking with Heidegger : an ethnography of the place of leadership.

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.

Exploring MEH (Manager-Employee-Heterophily) in US-owned and managed plants in Taiwan (2017)
Book Chapter
in US-owned and managed plants in Taiwan. In C. Rowley, & E. Paulet (Eds.), The China business model. London: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100750-1.00007-3

In this chapter, we explores MEH (manager-employee-heterophily) and its organizational influence. MEH refers to a phenomenon in the workplace where managers and employees are from different ethnic backgrounds: the managers are typically expatriates f... Read More about Exploring MEH (Manager-Employee-Heterophily) in US-owned and managed plants in Taiwan.

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.