Jeffrey J. Haynie, Virajanand Varma and Elizabeth Ragland
The authors test the daily perceived supervisor support (PSS) to job engagement relationship with respect to employees' extra-role displays. Additionally, the authors propose…
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Purpose
The authors test the daily perceived supervisor support (PSS) to job engagement relationship with respect to employees' extra-role displays. Additionally, the authors propose employees' turnover intentions (TIs) to minimize these indirect effects when high.
Design/methodology/approach
In Study 1, employees in a field sample responded to a repeated survey spanning ten days to test the proposed model. Study 2, then, used a scenario-based experiment with online panelists as a further test of the model.
Findings
Daily job engagement was found to mediate the relationships of daily PSS with OCBI, where high TI reduced this indirect effect in Study 1. Similar indirect and conditional indirect effects were supported for OCBI and OCBO likelihood in Study 2.
Practical implications
The paper highlights the importance of supervisors' ongoing supportive behaviors extended to their subordinates along with an awareness of employees' TI behavioral signals.
Originality/value
This study adds to research examining the reinforcing nature of PSS on employees' engagement and subsequent citizenship behavior. It also offers a potential boundary condition to such indirect effects by proposing TI as influencing such daily motivational effects.
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Kathryn M. Cardarelli, M. David Low, Sally W. Vernon, Nykiconia Preacely, Elizabeth R. Baumler and Susan Tortolero
The association between education and health is one of the most robust empiric findings over the past several decades. At each higher level of education, prevalence of most types…
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The association between education and health is one of the most robust empiric findings over the past several decades. At each higher level of education, prevalence of most types of chronic disease decreases. However, understanding of the mechanisms through which education is related to chronic disease is limited. Specifically, the literature provides little evidence of the explanatory factors in the pathways linking education and health. Better scientific understanding of the pathways through which education influences health may help to explain the well-documented association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health and could lead to improved intervention strategies for health disparities. We review the potential pathways through which education may influence health and the evidence that explicitly tests these hypothesized pathways and provide direction for future research in this field.
Zakhar Berkovich and Elizabeth A.M. Searing
The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first is to map the most influential literature in nonprofit finance and financial management. The second is to understand why the…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first is to map the most influential literature in nonprofit finance and financial management. The second is to understand why the literature has evolved the way it has, including isolated silos developing in certain disciplines.
Design/methodology/approach
The review includes articles assembled from three sources: a core list, an expert list and journal archive searches on phrases that emerged. Using social origins theory as a guide, we coded 119 articles for traits such as root discipline, methodology and author characteristics.
Findings
Research tends to stay confined within the doctoral discipline of the author, who publishes in journals valued by their discipline. This has caused limited cross-referencing across disciplines, and it has allowed different understandings and judgments of the same phenomenon to exist in different fields. Data availability drives much of the research agenda, but author teams of mixed disciplines are promising.
Originality/value
Unlike a traditional literature review, this study identifies factors that have had a formative influence on the development of the diverse field of nonprofit finance and financial management. This diversity has resulted in a fractured field held in silos with few indigenous developments. Using social origins theory as a guide, this study provides an overview of the most consequential literature through the analysis of authors and institutional characteristics. This approach provides an evolutionary perspective and illustrates how this disciplinary adherence has created a research topography that limits progress for both scholars and practitioners.
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It should come as no surprise that Americans believe corruption dominates the US political system and, in particular, that members of Congress are in the pockets of wealthy…
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It should come as no surprise that Americans believe corruption dominates the US political system and, in particular, that members of Congress are in the pockets of wealthy special interests and do not represent the people's views. Among other things, this has led to a gradual decrease in public confidence in government, trust in political institutions, and demands for anti-corruption reforms. Yet, calls for congressional reform are not new. What is unusual is the degree to which the political institutions, particularly Congress, have become unpopular; the extent American's believe the system is out of balance; and the people's distaste for democracy. As public perceptions of political corruption deepen, how is Congress responding to these concerns? Recent events indicate genuine attempts to solve, or at least reduce, the appearance of government corruption. For example, in the 2018 midterm elections, many political candidates signaled a willingness to address the public's grievances. In fact, the newly elected House of Representatives created and introduced legislation that addressed sweeping congressional corruption. This chapter aims to identify and trace congressional reform attempts such as banning lobbyists from fundraising, restrictions on the revolving door for politicians and job hunting disclosures, and other structural solutions considered important to prevent corruption. In particular, the author uses a historical lens to uncover and assess past and current attempts to fix congressional corruption.
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E. Kevin Kelloway, Michael Teed and Elizabeth Kelley
To review current knowledge regarding the workplace psychosocial environment including the nature and outcomes of organizational stressors and the effectiveness of workplace…
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Purpose
To review current knowledge regarding the workplace psychosocial environment including the nature and outcomes of organizational stressors and the effectiveness of workplace stress interventions.
Design/methodology/approach
Provides a narrative review of the extant literature and extrapolate findings from the emergent literature on positive psychology.
Findings
A great deal is known about the environmental characteristics that cause or contribute to workplace stress. The literature on interventions is more sparse.
Research limitations/implications
Research on the psychosocial environment must move beyond a reliance on cross‐sectional, self‐report data, focus on demonstrating the effectiveness and utility of organizational interventions and expand the domain of psychosocial research to include a more positive focus.
Originality/value
Provides three central propositions for advancing research on the psychosocial environment in organizations.