Job Environment Research Articles

Cohort difference in job environments: the mediating effect of organizational identification on the relationships between mindful leadership and self-spirituality

This paper aims to examine the effect of mindful leadership on employees’ self-spirituality, and the mediating effect of organizational identification, and the moderating effect of cohort differences in machinery companies. This study collected data from three different periods. The result demonstrated that organizational identification mediated between mindful leadership and employees’ self-spirituality, which boosted to deliver the peculiarity and attractiveness of their hardworking regarding personal capability. Besides, larger cohort differences negatively moderated between mindful leadership and employees’ self-spirituality, and vice versa. The main dedication is the application of critical surveys depending on important supportive elements in the associated territory.

How Great are Implication Factors for Employee Engagement in Application-Based Technology Company?

Dimensions of organizational culture, training and development, job environment, and supervisor relationship have implications for employee engagement. Employee engagement is needed to produce high-quality work results in the application company. The purpose of the research was to analyze the factors with implications for employee engagement. The research objective was an application-based technology company in Indonesia. The sampling approach used a stratified method. Then, the number of respondents was 100 people. Meanwhile, the analysis method applied Partial Least Square (PLS). The results reveal that four variables have implications for employee engagement. The training and development dimension has the highest implications for employee engagement. The company must implement organizational culture in accordance with its core business values. Then, the conduciveness of the work environment must be increased to provide a positive psychological effect for employees. Similarly, supervisor relationships must be well maintained to monitor the work process. These four variables prove that the application-based technology company needs an increase in employee engagement to generate new business ideas. Innovation and creativity can be generated through employee engagement. The conclusion is that application-based technology company must pay attention to the application of culture organization and the sustainability of training and development programs, provide a comfortable job environment, and maintain supervisor relationships with their employees.

비대면 수업 운영에 따른 한국어 교사의 직무스트레스 및 직무도전성에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study is to empirically identify the job stress and job challenge perceived by Korean teachers in the non-face-to-face classroom environment caused by COVID-19. Today’s evolving technological advances and the variable COVID-19 have had a direct impact on the change in the educational field. The introduction of the non-face-to-face class method changed the educational paradigm and had an effect on the job of the professor. In particular, in the case of Korean classes for foreigners, there was a lot of trouble from designing the class method. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, qualitative data were collected and analyzed from 5 Korean language teachers at metropolitan universities. The research method was a semistructured interview based on a questionnaire, and took three forms: face-to-face, telephone, and video. The results of interview data analysis were able to draw contradictory results in job stress and job challenge. Job stress increased due to non-face-to-face classes, but on the other hand, job challenge also increased. The factors contributing to job stress were the application of the online job environment, the difficulty of interaction between teachers and learners, and the phenomenon of work overload. Nevertheless, the professor had the characteristic of being able to demonstrate job challenge by producing high-quality educational contents. Factors affecting job challenge include competency development and expansion, creative idea creation, and job prospect search. Based on the analysis results, conclusions and implications for improving job stress and job challenge of Korean teachers were presented.

Assessment of workers’ safety behavior in the extractive industries: The case of underground coal mining in Pakistan.

Underground coal mining is a high-risk industry for fatal and non-fatal injuries. As a result of their constant exposure to a hazardous environment with a low safety climate, coal miners in Pakistan are at danger of serious injuries. This study explores the association between coal miners’ safety behaviors and injuries which was found a gap in Pakistani literature. The primary data were collected from 350 randomly selected respondents from 4 study sites using a multistage sampling procedure. The association of safety behavioral elements (Risk-taking, Emotional instability, Job Environment, Job dissatisfaction) and chosen demographic variables (age, experience, work nature) with injuries was investigated using t-test and logistic regression. T-Test finds most underground coal mine workers high risk-takers, emotionally less stable, and less satisfied with their job. Regression finds a significant association between demographic and behavioral variables and injuries with emotional instability as the most influential. Study recommends incorporating cutting-edge technology like AI, virtual reality, and simulation to improve coal mine workers' understanding and awareness about their health and safety.

Relationship among Job environment, Job engagement and Presenteeism of Elite Taekwondo Instructor

The purpose of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between management orientation and management performance by combining the crisis communication strategy of Taekwondo managers with SNS. A total of 193 samples were sampled from January 3 to February 25, 2022 for Taekwondo managers located in the Chungcheong area, frequency analysis confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and structural model were performed through SPSS and AMOS. First, hypotheses 1-3 were adopted as the risk communication strategy had a positive (+) effect on management orientation. Second, Hypothesis 2 was adopted as that management orientation has a positive (+) effect on management performance. Third, crisis communication strategy was found to have a positive (+) effect on business performance. Therefore, Hypothesis 3-1, 3 were adopted. The characteristics of SNS were revealed through the research results in that they can derive meaningful results in a crisis situation.

Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention among Malaysian Private University Academics: Perceived Organisational Support as a Moderator

Research Aims: The present research examines the extent to which job satisfaction predicts turnover intentions and examines the extent to which perceived organisational support moderates the association between job satisfaction and turnover intention among academics in Malaysian private universities. Design/Methodology/Approach: This research adopted a quantitative method. The Turnover Intention Scale (TIS-6), Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), and Survey of Perceived Organisational Support (SPOS) questionnaires were administered. Multistage cluster random sampling was used in this study. A total of 327 respondents provided valid data and analysed it using SPSS Process Macro Version 3.5. Research Findings: Job satisfaction was found to be a negative predictor of turnover intention. The association between job satisfaction and turnover intention was shown to be moderated by perceived organisational support. Theoretical Contribution/Originality: The finding validated that perceived organisational support moderates the association between job satisfaction and turnover intention and demonstrates that academicians who perceive their organisation to be caring and supportive of their well-being will be more satisfied and less likely to intend to leave their organisational setting. Managerial Implication in the South East Asian context: The study provides an excellent platform for university managers to use in designing organisational support systems, including job structure, environment, autonomy, or flexibility to reduce academicians’ turnover intention and to increase academician’s job satisfaction. Research Limitation & Implications: The causal relationships between variables are a limitation of current research. This research provides valuable information for future researchers as well as raises awareness among academic staff about factors related to turnover intentions. Keywords: turnover intention, job satisfaction, perceived organisational support, academic staff, private universities, Malaysia

Employment related barriers and facilitators for people with psychiatric disabilities in Spain.

People with mental health-related disabilities still experience difficulties in obtaining and maintaining a job. Previous international studies inform about employment barriers and facilitators but there is insufficient research in Spain. To explore what type of employment barriers and facilitators were important for people with psychiatric disabilities with past work experiences in competitive and protected work settings. In-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews with 24 participants selected through purposive sampling. The personal sphere was the content most closely related to barriers, followed by the social environment. Facilitators were more closely related to the interviewees' social network, followed by elements in their personal sphere and job environment. The findings suggest the need to implement supported employment services in Spain to promote hiring people with psychiatric disabilities in competitive companies. The results also indicate the need to implement new services aimed at supporting the management of disability information during the process of obtaining and maintaining a job, while there is still a need to conduct anti-stigma and anti-discrimination campaigns.

직무요구-자원 모델을 활용한 플랫폼 노동자의 일-여가갈등과 심리적웰빙에 관한 연구: 주문형 음식 배달원을 중심으로

The number of platform workers has increased rapidly due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the substantial growth of the platform industry. However, on-demand food couriers, who represent platform workers, particularly often experience a poor working environment. This study examined the relationships between their job demands, job resources, work-leisure conflict, and psychological well-being to improve their job environment and quality of life. Using a self-administered questionnaire, a total of 220 responses were collected among on-demand food couriers. According to the factor analysis, the sub-factors were derived for job demands(time pressure, professional isolation) and job resources(emotional support, informational support, customer value co-creation behavior) of on-demand food couriers. The results from the regression analyses indicated that job demands(time pressure, professional isolation) increased work-leisure conflict. And time pressure exacerbated psychological well-being, whereas professional isolation enhanced it. Emotional support and customer value co-creation behavior moderated the relationship between time pressure and work-leisure conflict, as well as the one between professional isolation and psychological well-being. This study offers implications to improve job and living conditions of on-demand food couriers.

Role of Organizational Silence in the Professional Performance of Frontline Staff in the Hospital Structure: A Path Analysis

Background: Performance is the primary concern of every organizational manager, and achieving higher performance is a significant goal of every organization. Organizational silence may adversely affect organizational performance. Healthcare centers should pay special attention to this issue due to their different job descriptions and environments compared to other sectors. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of organizational silence and its dimensions on the professional performance of health workers in the medical centers in Qazvin province, Iran in 2020. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical study in terms of objective and a cross-sectional study in terms of design. The study was conducted in the medical centers affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. In total, 365 questionnaires were distributed to select a sample of the healthcare workers from the selected centers in proportion to the total number of the staff. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 22 using path analysis at the significance level of 0.05. Results: A significant, inverse (negative) correlation was observed between organizational silence and the professional performance of the staff (P < 0.05). Among various dimensions of organizational silence, the highest and lowest mean scores belonged to acquiescent silence (15.633 ± 4.291) and altruistic silence (12.180 ± 3.719), respectively. As for the dimensions of professional performance, the highest and lowest mean scores belonged to evaluation (29.675 ± 6.071) and help (15.087 ± 3.206), respectively. Conclusions: Based on the findings, it is recommended that the organizational atmosphere of the medical centers be improved so that the healthcare workers could provide feedback without concerns of being criticized by colleagues and superiors and the fear of consequences.

The Effect of Job Satisfaction, Work Discipline and Environment on Employee Job Performance

Today, employee job performance has become main focus of organization or business industry due to their contribution to business performance. This study investigates the relationship of work discipline, work environment, and job satisfaction on employee job performance at Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) West Jakarta, Indonesia. This study is designed using a quantitative approach through survey questionnaire. A total of 75 employees from BSI West Jakarta Branch have participated and collected using random sampling technique. The data analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) partial least square (PLS) method. The study result indicated that work discipline and job satisfaction influence job performance. Besides that, this study indicated that work environment has no significant relationship with employee job performance. In conclusion, this study has successfully investigated the determinant factors of employee job performance. The study findings indicated that work environment and job satisfaction can enhance the employee performance in Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) West Jakarta, Indonesia.

The effects of job crafting on tour leaders’ work engagement: the mediating role of person-job fit and meaningfulness of work

PurposeThis study aims to examine the effects of job crafting on the work engagement of tour leaders mediated by person-job fit and the meaningfulness of work.Design/methodology/approachDerived from a sample of 331 tour leaders in China, the data for this research were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings revealed that job crafting increased tour leaders’ person-job fit and meaningfulness of work, which stimulated their work engagement. Tour leaders’ person-job fit also increased their work engagement and perceptions of the meaningfulness of work. Enhancing the work meaningfulness of tour leaders can significantly increase their work engagement. Person-job fit and meaningfulness of work had a significant mediating effect between job crafting and tour leaders’ work engagement.Practical implicationsManagers need to provide external conditions for tour leaders’ job crafting by expanding structural and social job resources and by creating more stimulating job environments. Managers can enhance tour leaders’ work engagement by shaping their work meaning and person-job fit.Originality/valueFirst, this study empirically tested the effects of job crafting on tour leaders’ work engagement, thus directly addressed the lack of academic attention paid to this topic. Second, this study examines the mediating role of person-job fit and meaningfulness of work, with regard to tour leaders’ job crafting and work engagement, based on an integrative concept model.

Relationship among Job environment, Job engagement and Presenteeism of Elite Taekwondo Instructor

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship among job environment, job engagement and presenteeism of elite taekwondo instructor. To this end, data from 250 elite taekwondo instructors registered with the korea taekwondo association were collected. however 14 of the collected data were excluded due to inconsistent responses. Therefore, the data of 236 elite taekwondo instructor was used for a final analysis. For the collected data, descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, structural equation analysis were using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0 programs. The following results. First, It was found that the job environment of elite taekwondo instructors had a positive (+) significant effect on job enthusiasm. second, It was found that the job environment of elite taekwondo instructors had a negative(-)significant effect on presenteeism. Third, It was found that the job engagement of elite taekwondo instructors had a negative (-) significant effect on presentism.

What drives passion? An empirical examination on the impact of personality trait interactions and job environments on work passion

Passionate employees are essential for organisational success as they foster higher performance and exhibit lower turnover or absenteeism. While a large body of research has investigated the consequences of passion, we know only little about its antecedents. Integrating trait interaction theory with trait activation theory, this paper examines how personality traits, i.e. conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism impact passion at work across different job situations. Passion has been conceptualized as a two-dimensional construct, consisting of harmonious work passion (HWP) and obsessive work passion (OWP). Our study is based on a sample of N = 824 participants from the myPersonality project. We find a positive relationship between neuroticism and OWP in enterprising environments. Further, we find a three-way interaction between conscientiousness, agreeableness, and enterprising environment in predicting OWP. Our findings imply that the impact of personality configurations on different forms of passion is contingent on the job environment. Moreover, in line with self-regulation theory, the results reveal agreeableness as a “cool influencer” and neuroticism as a “hot influencer” of the relationship between conscientiousness and work passion. We derive practical implications for organisations on how to foster work passion, particularly HWP, in organisations.

Global neurosurgery amongst the EANS community: Where are we at?

•Awareness of Global Neurosurgery opportunities is limited in the EANS and a minority have had previous experiences with such activities.•Most training programs and job environments don't encourage participation in Global Neurosurgery and mentors are lacking.•However, most European neurosurgeons and trainees remain interested in Global Neurosurgery and are willing to participate.•Junior trainees is the group with the highest rate of interest for Global Neurosurgery.•Barriers exist that may limit participation in Global Neurosurgery, and funding is the most relevant.

Psychometric Properties of The Persian Version of Job Design and Work Context Questionnaires Among Employees of the Textile Industry in Qom City

Background & Aims of the Study: Today, the process of humanizing jobs so that the characteristics and working conditions are compatible with the psychological characteristics of employees, has been considered. Content of work and job design is one of the significant concepts in ergonomics, which is one of the impacts of job science and its analysis. The present study was designed to evaluate the reliability and validity of job design questionnaires and work context and then analyze their relationship with musculoskeletal disorders among employees working in the textile industry in Qom in 2019. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional and analytical study. The target population included employees working in the textile industry of Qom, of whom 252 people were included in the study using stratified sampling. The tools used in this study included four questionnaires: demographic, job design, work context, and body map questionnaires. In order to analyze and test the simultaneous correlation of the variables in this study, the multivariate analysis modeling technique of structural equations was used, during which the fit of the measurement model and the reliability of the structures were confirmed by examining the factor loads, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and the composite reliability, and its validity by calculating the Average Extracted Variance (AVE) of the convergence validity of the Fornell-Larcker models. This study used Smart PLS and SPSS software, v. 20 software for data analysis. Results: The results of descriptive statistical tests showed that among 252 employees, 74.6% were male, and 25.4% were female. The main variables, i.e., work context and job design and their subscales, had acceptable conditions in terms of validity and reliability. The relationship between job design and musculoskeletal disorders was significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The result of this study showed that the two Persian versions of the questionnaire, namely the work context questionnaire and the job design questionnaire, have good validity and reliability and can be used to assess working conditions in job environments, especially in Iranian industries.

A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Job Satisfaction among Nursing Faculty

Introduction: Teaching nursing students, conducting research, serving in an administrative role, facilitating staff support in practice, and providing patient care are all responsibilities that nursing teachers are required to accomplish. These issues are causing nursing faculties’ job satisfaction to fluctuate year to year, prompting many to explore for new possibilities, and some leaving the field entirely. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on job satisfaction among nursing faculties. Methods: Quantitative research approach was used to assess the impact of COVID-19 on job satisfaction among nursing faculty. Across-sectional research design was adopted for this study. The 60 nursing faculties who fulfilled the eligibility criteria were selected using convenient sampling. A 5-point Likert scale and checklist were created to gather the information. Online stage was utilized to gather the information from samples. Result: A total of 60 subjects responded through online platform. Majority (98.3%) of the samples belong to 21–40 years of age. About 93.3% of the samples were female. About 51.7% of samples had positive professional attitude whereas only 1.7% of samples had negative professional attitude. Majority of nursing faculties are dissatisfied with their job facilities and environment. Conclusion: Hence, the study concludes that nursing faculty job satisfaction should be improved further by meeting their acceptable needs, boosting their rewards and workload, and ensuring that they have enough time to sleep and recover. This research is really useful for enhancing nursing faculty job satisfaction during health emergencies and other crisis events.

A Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Impact of COVID-19 on Job Satisfaction among Nursing Faculty

Introduction: Teaching nursing students, conducting research, serving in an administrative role, facilitating staff support in practice, and providing patient care are all responsibilities that nursing teachers are required to accomplish. These issues are causing nursing faculties’ job satisfaction to fluctuate year to year, prompting many to explore for new possibilities, and some leaving the field entirely. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on job satisfaction among nursing faculties. Methods: Quantitative research approach was used to assess the impact of COVID-19 on job satisfaction among nursing faculty. Across-sectional research design was adopted for this study. The 60 nursing faculties who fulfilled the eligibility criteria were selected using convenient sampling. A 5-point Likert scale and checklist were created to gather the information. Online stage was utilized to gather the information from samples. Result: A total of 60 subjects responded through online platform. Majority (98.3%) of the samples belong to 21–40 years of age. About 93.3% of the samples were female. About 51.7% of samples had positive professional attitude whereas only 1.7% of samples had negative professional attitude. Majority of nursing faculties are dissatisfied with their job facilities and environment. Conclusion: Hence, the study concludes that nursing faculty job satisfaction should be improved further by meeting their acceptable needs, boosting their rewards and workload, and ensuring that they have enough time to sleep and recover. This research is really useful for enhancing nursing faculty job satisfaction during health emergencies and other crisis events.

Exploring Work Satisfaction and Characteristics of Iraqi Pharmacist Workforce

The objectives of this study were to describe work characteristics of Iraqi pharmacists, to compare pharmacist job satisfaction between private and public sectors and to assess factors influencing job satisfaction level. This cross-sectional study of pharmacists, their work sites and work satisfactions used an electronic questionnaire that was posted on Facebook pharmacy professional group from June to September 2018. The participants included pharmacists from all 18 Iraqi provinces. We used multiple linear regression to identify predictors of general job satisfaction among 13 pharmacist characteristics. We received 658 usable surveys. Approximately half (47.24%) of respondents indicated dissatisfaction with their primary workplace. Job performance, patient contact, satisfaction with manager, income and expectation satisfactions were significantly related with work satisfaction. Pharmacists working in the private sector had significantly more control over their workplace and higher satisfaction with manager, income and general satisfactions compared to those working in public sector. Pharmacists work in diverse settings across the public healthcare system, community pharmacies, private drug bureaus and academia. About half of them are dissatisfied with their primary workplace. The private sector has more satisfaction rate compared to the public sector. Thus, officials need to improve job environments in the public sector.

Mediating role of Organizational Commitment in the Impact of Caregiver's Job Environment on Customer Orientation: A Study on Caregivers in Busan

본 연구에서는 요양보호사의 직무환경이 고객지향성에 미치는 영향에서 조직몰입의 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 부산광역시 소재 장기요양시설에 활동하고 있는 방문요양시설 요양보호사 100명, 시설요양 요양보호사 100명 등 총 200명을 대상으로 2020년 7월 1일부터 7월 22일까지 자기기입식 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그리고 매개효과 검증을 위해 Baron과 Kenny의 위계적 회계분석을 활용하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 요양보호사의 직무환경이 좋을수록 고객지향성은 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 요양보호사의 직무환경이 고객지향성에 미치는 영향에서 조직몰입은 완전 매개효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 제언을 하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 직무환경을 개선하기 위해 제도적으로 휴게시간 규정, 위기관리 대응 매뉴얼 등이 필요하다. 둘째, 요양보호사의 조직몰입을 높이기 위해 제도적으로 적절한 보상체계 구축이 필요하다.

PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI, LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN BEBAN KERJA TERHADAP KEPUASAN KERJA KARYAWAN PT. KREASICIPTA AKSESDASISINDO JAKARTA

The purpose of this study was to analize the effect of communication, job environment, and job load on job satisfaction of the PT. Kreasicipta Aksesdasisindo, Jakarta. Primary data was obtained from employee of the PT. Kreasicipta Aksesdasisindo, Jakarta through admission filling of questionnaire by using scale of Likert. Data analysis technique used in this research is simple linear regression and multiple linear regression. The results of this study indicated that communication, job environment, and job load positively and significant influenced the job satisfaction of the PT. Kreasicipta Aksesdasisindo, Jakarta.