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Purpose Understanding generational differences are important because generational diversity can affect work relationships and the effectiveness of communication, engagement and performance management strategies. On the other hand, organizations should be concerned about employee engagement, considering all the positive outcomes that engaged employees could bring to the workplace. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The purpose of this study is to examine employee engagement of different generations in Iran. Four hypotheses were proposed regarding job engagement and its constructs: vigor, dedication and absorption. The study utilized ANOVA tests to detect statistically significant differences between generations. Findings The results revealed not only a number of significant differences among generations, but also some similarities. The study shows the value of generational analysis as a useful segmentation criterion in organizational behavior researches. Originality/value To distinguish between different generations in relation to job engagement, also better understanding the behavior of generational cohorts that affect the success of organizations. It helps managers to find and resolve the conflict among persons and groups in the organization and also to achieve the benefits of diversity, creativity and energy of generations.

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Purpose This study aims to adopt a follower-centric approach in leadership and ethics research by investigating the impact of implicit followership theories (IFTs) on followers’ constructive resistance to leaders’ unethical requests. Specifically, it analyzes the mediating role of organizational citizenship behavior in the relationship between IFTs and constructive resistance. Indeed, this study aims to examine whether followers with more positive beliefs about the characteristics that a follower should have IFTs are more likely to resist unethical leadership and whether this relationship is mediated by organizational citizenship behavior as volunteering acts that exceed the formal job requirements. Design/methodology/approach The proposed hypotheses were tested using survey data from 273 employees working in a steel manufacturer company in Iran. The variance-based structural equation modeling technique was used to analyze data. Findings The results show that followership antiprototype negatively affects both follower’s constructive resistance and organizational citizenship behavior. Furthermore, organizational citizenship behavior mediates the relationship between IFTs and follower’s constructive resistance. Also, both followership prototype and organizational citizenship behavior have a positive effect on follower’s constructive resistance. Originality/value Contrary to the dominant leader-centric approach in leadership and organizational ethics research, few studies have examined the role of followers and their characteristics. The results of this study provide important insights into the role of followers in resistance against the leader’s unethical request.

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Spiritual intelligence as a infrastructure of individuals beliefs, have a basic role in the various fields particularly in the promotion and provision of mental health and the other hand, importance of happiness in the mental health, physical health, efficiency and social participation are the most important priorities in the psychology. The aim of this study is investigation of relationship between spiritual intelligence and staff happiness of Golpayegan Petrochemical Company. This study is descriptive survey and of correlation branch with the functional nature. The statistical population includes employees of Golpayegan Petrochemical Company and questionnaire was used for data collection. Formal justifiability was used to determine questionnaire justifiability. Cronbach's alpha reliability amount of 94% was confirmed. In this study, software SPSS and AMOS was used for data analysis. Component of spiritual intelligence: transcendental consciousness, spiritual experience, patience and forgiveness were tested with the staff happiness and it is determined that there is a significant relationship between spiritual intelligence variable with the staff happiness variable.