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...

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...

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...

This study explores how (in)congruence of desired and actual behaviors of servant leaders shape the outcomes of followers' work engagement, well-being, and turnover intentions. We underline the significance of cultural context in influencing follower outcomes and, thus, integrate a...

Research background: Engagement in charity by society appears to be a vital issue. It is crucial due to the limited resources available for non-profit organizations. Older adults seem to be one of the groups that can support the non-governmental sector and may be involved in charity. The number...

This study examines employees' subjective well-being (SWB) in large Japanese corporations using a single covariance-based SEM that integrates two sources of motivation: leadership and individual dispositions. We simultaneously test the indirect effects of transformational leadership (TFL) on SWB...