How managerial coaching promotes employees' affective commitment and individual performance

Abstract Purpose: This study sought to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how managers’ coaching skills can affect individual performance through the mediating role of affective commitment. Design/methodology/approach: The sample included 198 employees from diverse organizations. Based on an online survey, respondents assessed their managers’ coaching skills and reported their own individual performance and affective commitment to their organization. Findings: The findings show that managers’ coaching skills have a positive impact on individual performance and affective commitment, with the latter mediating the relationship between the first two variables. Research limitations/implications: Additional studies with larger samples are needed to understand more fully not only the impact of managers’ coaching skills on individual performance but also other psychosocial variables affecting that relationship. Practical implications: Organizations can increase employees’ affective commitment and individual performance by encouraging managers to integrate more coaching skills into their leadership styles. Originality/value: This study is the first to integrate managers’ coaching skills, affective commitment, and individual performance into a single research model, thereby extending previous research on this topic.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Severe population decline of marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus (Cetartiodactyla: Cervidae), a threatened species, caused by flooding related to a hydroelectric power plant.

Balancing power production and environmental conservation can be problematic. The objective of this study was to investigate the abundance of marsh deer in the Paraná River Basin, above the Sergio Motta (Porto Primavera) Dam, before and after the impact of the dam closure. A fixed-wing, flat window aircraft was used to survey study transects. Observations were recorded based on the distance sampling line transect method, assuming that the detection probability decreases with increased distance

Exploring Spirituality in Teaching Within a Christian School Context Through Collaborative Action Research

This article reports on a collaborative action research project conducted in New Zealand, during 2012, exploring spirituality in teaching within a Christian school context. The experienced primary school teacher participant chose to take action around the issue of personal fear and insecurity which were believed to be hindering professional growth and relationships. Through self-directed inquiry, critical reflective journaling, Bible study, fellowship and prayer with trusted friends, the teacher experienced a renewed sense of peace and freedom in Christ. This personal transformation was believed to be influential on subsequent professional practice, assisting the teacher to become more relational, responsive and compassionate. The findings provide a rich description of the participant’s spirituality, the lived reality of a person’s spiritual life. This report will be of interest to teachers, teacher-leaders and teacher-educators who desire to explore Christian spirituality through practitioner-led inquiry