184 research outputs found
People Make the Difference: An Explorative Study on the Relationship between Organizational Practices, Employeesâ Resources, and Organizational Behavior Enhancing the Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development
The most recent developments in the ïŹeld of sustainability science and the emergence of a psychologyofsustainabilityandsustainabledevelopmenthavecontributedtocollectevidencesabout the fact that modern organizations need healthy and motivated employees to survive and to prosper within this fast-moving scenario. In this vein, a conïŹrmation to these evidences came from the abundant research on HEalthy and Resilient Organizations (HERO), showing that when organizations make systematic, planned, and proactive efforts to improve employeesâ subjective resources then organizational processes and outcomes beneïŹt in turn. Moving forward from these premises, the presentstudyaimedtoexploretheseassumptionswithinthecontextofsmallandmediumenterprises (SMEs), investigating the relationships among the organizational practices, employeesâ subjective resources, and organizational behaviors. Two hundred and thirty-six participants working in SMEs located in the south of Italy took part. They were invited to ïŹll in a questionnaire investigating their perception of organizational resources and practices (autonomy, leadership, communication, organizational mindfulness, and commitment to resilience), of their individual resources (work engagement and psychological capital), and ïŹnally, of some organizational outcomes (extra-role behavior). Results showed that psychological capital was a signiïŹcant mediator of the relationship betweenemployeesâperceptionoftheorganizationalresourcesandpracticesandextra-rolebehaviors. Concrete implications of these conclusions in terms of human resource management (HRM) are discussed together with limitations of the study and future developments
âLittle things make big thingsâ. A psycholinguistic analysis of immigrantsâ life stories of cultural integration in Italy
Within the last decades, the global economical revolution which has invested the labor market has prompted calls for a redefinition of traditional human resource management practices. The rapid growth of ethnic diversity in the workplace has turned managers' attention to the management of difference. Yet, cross cultural management has become a priority for most organizations interested in improving competitiveness and in enhancing their human (multicultural) capital. In view of the above, the present study aimed at investigating the process of cultural integration experienced by a group of 12 immigrants workers employed in different Italian organizations. Moving from an applied psycholinguistics perspective, the study collected narrative interviews as to understand the impact that the new cultural experience may have had on the sense-making procedures used to integrate and reshape their personal and professional identity. The discursive data were processed through Diatextual Analysis as to catch the psychological and linguistic features binding identities to texts and to contexts of experience
A national student survey for the Italian higher education system
Despite the strong criticisms, mass student surveys play an important
role in the quality assurance process of national higher education systems.
While some national higher education systems have a long history
of using student surveys to inform teaching and course quality improvement
(e.g. the UK, Australia), in Italy, where the quality assurance system
has been put in place at both state and institutional levels, a national
student survey has never been implemented. As a consequence, higher
education institutions have used, and still use, only student evaluations
of teaching. If, on the one hand, these local surveys tend to overlap
with the rationale and structure of a national survey, on the other hand,
they prevent universities from comparing quality indicators. Given the
strong drive to use student surveys as a quality assurance mechanism,
the present article reports a study aimed to design and probe a new
questionnaire to be used at the national level. A total of 572 final year
students enrolled in a public university participated in the study. Data
were examined using a principal component analysis. Study results could
set the groundwork for a critical debate on changes and improvements in the quality assurance process
La relazione tra commitment verso il cambiamento, strategie di coping ed engagement organizzativo. Un contributo di ricerca people-oriented sul cambiamento organizzativo
Negli ultimi anni, la ricerca e la consulenza professionale hanno dedicato grande attenzione al tema del cambiamento organizzativo. In particolare, adottando una prospettiva dâanalisi people-oriented, numerose evidenze empiriche hanno mostrato il ruolo cruciale giocato da atteggiamenti e credenze di individui e gruppi
nel processo di ristrutturazione dei comportamenti organizzativi funzionali al cambiamento organizzativo.
Il presente studio ha inteso indagare la relazione tra commitment verso il cambiamento ed engagement
organizzativo analizzando il ruolo di mediatore svolto dal coping. Hanno partecipato 176 dipendenti impiegati
in una media impresa italiana leader nel settore dellâarredo, coinvolta in un processo di ristrutturazione organizzativa. I risultati hanno confermato le ipotesi mostrando la rilevanza della funzione HRM nel sostenere e
rinforzare la relazione persona/organizzazione
How communities can react to crisis: social capital as a source of empowerment and well-being
Within the post-modern scenario, largely characterized by a sense of diffused social uncertainty and dominated by the ghost of a wide spreading economical and social crisis, social capital, solidarity and social responsibility might represent concrete and efficacious tools to cope with the implications of
such cultural drift. The present paper aims at arguing such position by accounting for a repertoire of âgood practicesâ experienced in the south of Italy, which have been read with theoretical and methodological lenses borrowed from social community psychology as well as sociology. The discussion will take into account two case studies (Diffused Guest House and Urban Laboratories) which are both representative in terms of social participation as well as in terms of social capital enhancement. Indeed, all the accounted experiences have shown how the construction of solid and open communities could concretely contribute to enhance social capital as well as to contrast with the diffusion of narrow and conflicting ghetto-communities based on marginality and social uncertainty, which are source for self-segregation, social fragmentation and increasing powerlessness
Beyond occupational exhaustion: exploring the influence of positive meaningful work on teachersâ psychoemotional well-being in the digital age
This study was conducted in part within the framework R&D grant
of the research project PID2021-1287630B-100 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/
501100011033 and FEDER Una manera de hacer Europa.The teaching profession, intrinsically vocational, bestows upon its practitioners a deep sense
of meaning and personal dedication. However, this personal commitment can be affected by
the constant evolution of labour demands, exacerbated by the increasing technification of
education. Both these needs, at a personal and organisational level, can lead to the devel opment of emotional exhaustion, a psychological state manifesting with increased frequency
in the educational sector. In this context, and referencing the job demands-resources model,
we propose a model focused on the examination of the role according to the positive meaning
in modulating emotional exhaustion. The research was conducted with a sample of 213
secondary school teachers in southern Spain, using a survey methodology. All data were
analysed throughout the SPSS and Smart PLS statistical programs. The obtained results
indicate that the presence of positive meaningful work has a negative impact on emotional
exhaustion, technocomplexity and work-family conflict. Furthermore, the negative effect of
positive meaning work on work-family conflict was stronger for teachers with greater
experience. This study enhances the understanding of teacher well-being, suggesting the
update of theoretical models to reflect current labour complexities, promoting managerial
strategies and flexible policies to mitigate emotional exhaustion and foster a healthy working
environment.MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 PID2021-1287630B-100FEDER Una manera de hacer Europ
Developing a sustainable career through discourse: a qualitative study on a group of Italian project managers
Human Resource Management Practices Perception and Career Success: The Mediating Roles of Employability and Extra-Role Behaviors
Wellbeing Costs of Technology Use during Covid-19 Remote Working: An Investigation Using the Italian Translation of the Technostress Creators Scale
During the first months of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected several countries
all over the world, including Italy. To prevent the spread of the virus, governments instructed
employers and self-employed workers to close their offices and work from home. Thus, the use of
remote working increased during the pandemic and is expected to maintain high levels of application
even after the emergency. Despite its benefits for both organizations and workers, remote working
entails negative consequences, such as technostress. The present study had a double aim: to test
the psychometric characteristics of the Italian translation of the brief version of the technostress
creators scale and to apply the scale to investigate technostress during the Covid-19 emergency.
The research involved 878 participants for the first study and 749 participants for the second one;
they completed a self-report online questionnaire. Results confirmed the three-factor structure of
the Italian technostress creators scale and highlighted positive relationships between workload,
techno-stressors, workâfamily conflict and behavioural stress. The role of remote working conditions
has been analysed as well. The study provided a useful tool for the investigation of technostress in
the Italian context. Moreover, it provided indications for practice in the field of remote working and
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