This article specifies the concept of 'Organizational Culture of Participation' (OCP) as that part of an organizational culture which is linked to employee participation. Three OCP-types are distinguished by the way participation is promoted and supported in an organizational culture: (1) leader...

In this study, we investigated if employees’ innovative behavior can be explained in terms of social exchange between employees and organizations. We developed a research model based on the Organizational Support Theory (Eisenberger et al. 1986). The model explains how innovative behavior...

Organisationen sind zur Erreichung ihrer Ziele im besonderen Masse darauf angewiesen, dass die Aktivitaeten der Mitarbeiter und Fuehrungskraefte so ausgerichtet sind, dass sie der Zielerreichung optimal dienen. Fuer Organisationen ist dabei besonders wichtig, dass ihre Organisationsmitglieder...

The impact of health-oriented leadership on follower health: Development and test of a new instrument measuring health-promoting leadership** Based on previous research on leadership and follower health, three questions need to be answered or clarified. These questions refer to what...