This study examined the relationship between employees' personal work values, their alignment with organizational values, and their effects on employee engagement and turnover intention, with a focus on generational differences. Drawing on the Person-Environment Fit framework, the Job...

Agency theory holds that managerial discretion over stakeholder decisions creates agency costs through altruistic redistribution. We test this claim in a principal-agent experiment where agents choose effort and transfers affecting a third party under unenforceable flat-wage contracts. We find...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms through which intimate relationships influence the business achievements of both men and women. The study involved 400 Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) entrepreneurs (177 women and 223 men) in Poland, all of whom are currently in a...

We conducted a within-subject laboratory experiment in which participants decided whether to experience physical discomfort for charity, with or without additional personal compensation. Acceptance decreased with greater discomfort and increased with both larger charitable donations and personal...

Many workers value purpose and meaning in their jobs alongside income, and firms need to align these preferences with profit goals. This paper develops a dynamic model in which firms invest in ”purpose” to enhance job meaning and motivate effort. Workers, who differ in productivity, choose...

University dropout is costly, making it a policy priority to identify factors that predict dropout. Using a survey experiment with incoming first-year students linked to long-run administrative outcomes, we assess which information improves dropout prediction beyond standard university records....

The hospitality sector is an environment where leadership quality significantly impacts organizational performance and employees' well-being. However, research on leadership styles in the Greek hotel industry remains limited. Using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), this research...

Reduced motivation among jobseekers over the unemployment spell may lead to declining job-finding rates. We report findings from a low-cost digital intervention with motivational emails aimed at enhancing and sustaining motivation and search effort among job seekers in Sweden. Using a randomized...

A business not only seeks opportunities and profits but also must help ensure a reasonable life for its employees. Only then can we develop sustainably, and applying corporate social responsibility will help businesses do better and provide and prove to customers and society that companies are...

Global employee work engagement remains critically low, with only 21% of employees engaged worldwide in 2024 and Switzerland ranking near the bottom in Europe at 8%. Existing theories and models that explain employee engagement (Reinforcement Theory, Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory, Equity Theory,...

This study examines the direct and indirect effects of green human resource management (GHRM) on job satisfaction, with organizational pride as a mediator and ethical leadership and psychological empowerment as moderators. Data were collected in three waves from 308 respondents in Pakistan's...

This discussion paper explores the intersection of attachment theory and psychological contracts within contemporary organizational contexts. Building on Rousseau's typology of psychological contracts (2000) and rooted in attachment-based frameworks, the paper highlights how individual...

Identifying what motivates public servants and how those motives vary across agencies is essential for both theory and practice, yet most existing "types of bureaucrats" remain untested against real workforces. Drawing on reputation theory, which posits that external audiences' beliefs shape who...

This paper aims to examine two indirect mechanisms through which employees' perceptions of high-performance work systems (HPWS) foster employees' innovative behaviour (IB). Particularly, this study analyses the sequential mediating role of work engagement and knowledge-sharing in this...

The literature currently offers only fragmentary insights into the research on the relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) and employee engagement from the perspective of Generation Z. Therefore, we aimed to bridge this knowledge gap by identifying the impact of ESG...

Ethical leadership is crucial for cultivating a committed and engaged workforce, but the specific psychological processes behind this link are not fully understood. Drawing on social learning and relational identity theories, we propose a multi-stage model where ethical leadership boosts...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of smart working and digital connectivity, transforming workplace interactions. While this shift offers flexibility and autonomy, it also raises concerns about workload management, psychological health, and work-life balance. Method:...

As the workforce adapts to evolving professional demands, working conditions simultaneously become increasingly stressful, competitive, and challenging, making it essential to examine the determinants of job performance among highly educated workers. This study investigates the influence of...

This study examines the influence of four possible antecedents related to employees' readiness for change (RFC): normative commitment, affective commitment, continuance commitment, and highperformance human resource management practices (HPHRMPs). While the current literature examines the...

In today's rapidly evolving and competitive business settings, sustaining work engagement has become a strategic imperative for organizations across sectors. Although work engagement research has traditionally emphasized individual and leadership factors, less is known about how specific...

Despite evidence that internal marketing influences key employees and customer outcomes, its role in shaping employee agility, creativity, and engagement remains underexplored, limiting organizations' ability to develop a workforce that sustains competitiveness in dynamic environments. While...