Gloria Guidetti, Daniela Converso, Barbara Loera and Sara Viotti
Concerns about change, a measure of the perception about future losses owing to organizational change, have received scarce attention within the organizational change literature…
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Purpose
Concerns about change, a measure of the perception about future losses owing to organizational change, have received scarce attention within the organizational change literature. This study aims to address some relevant questions still unexplored regarding, the relationship between concerns about change and employees’ burnout and work engagement. Moreover, it evaluates the buffering role of social support namely, that of colleagues and superiors, during the anticipation stage of an organizational change process.
Design/methodology/approach
Six hundred and thirty-two employees of an administrative public sector filled out a self-reporting questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using hierarchical moderated regression to show direct and moderating effects.
Findings
Results suggest that concerns about change, measured during the anticipation stage of an organizational change process, relate to higher burnout and lower work engagement. Social support significantly affects the relationship between concerns and outcomes.
Originality/value
Overall, the study shows the role exerted from concerns about change in affecting employees’ wellbeing as the early stage of the organizational change process, providing scholars and practitioners in human resources management with new insight regarding the importance of support from colleagues and supervisor to sustain successful change implementation and employees’ wellbeing.
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Gloria Guidetti, Sara Viotti, Daniela Converso and Ilaria Sottimano
Building on prior studies on the role of health-related and job-related issues in affecting presenteeism, the present study tested a mediation model of the relationship between…
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Purpose
Building on prior studies on the role of health-related and job-related issues in affecting presenteeism, the present study tested a mediation model of the relationship between job demands and presenteeism by exploring the mediation effect of menopausal symptoms.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire involving social service menopausal employees (N = 204) from a public municipal organization. The survey was cross-sectional and non-randomized.
Findings
Results revealed that job demands, namely emotional, cognitive and physical demands, were significantly and positively associated with presenteeism. Furthermore, mediation analysis evidenced that physical job demands were also associated with higher levels of menopausal physical symptom bothersomeness, which in turn serves as a condition to increase the act of presenteeism.
Originality/value
The findings of this study widen the perspective on presenteeism research by evidencing the role of an overlooked health-related factor in relation to the act of presenteeism, that is the menopausal transition. Insights for the development of targeted preventive measures of the act of presenteeism and menopausal symptom management in the workplace may also be derived from these results.
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The purpose of the paper is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
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Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.
Design/methodology/approach
This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.
Findings
How cynical are large organizations? The charge often laid at their door is that, in fact, they are very cynical indeed, and human resources (HRs) house some of the most conceited maneuvers known in the corporate world. Surely not, you might say – is not modern HR practice employee-focused with huge attention to well-being? Well, that is what many observers would point out makes it so cynical, as some claim operations are purposefully created to appear to be the epitome of a caring, sharing organization when, in fact, they are simply an attempt to deflect attention from the cold, hard facts of their operation.
Practical implications
This paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations.
Originality/value
This briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.