Purpose: We examine the relationship between individual-and country-level values and preferences for job/organizational attributes.Design/methodology: Survey data were collected from 475 full-time employees (average of 9 years work experience, and 3 years in a managerial position) enrolled in part-time MBA programs in seven countries. Findings:Preference for a harmonious workplace is positively related to horizontal collectivism, whereas preference for remuneration/advancement is positively related to vertical individualism.We also find a positive relationship between preference for meaningful work and horizontal individualism, and between preference for employer prestige and social adjustment needs. Research limitations/implications:Although our sample comprised experienced, full-time professionals, using graduate business students may limit generalizability. Overall, our results provide initial support for the utility of incorporating the multidimensional I/C measure, as well as social adjustment needs, when assessing the relationships between values and employee preferences. Practical implications:For practitioners, the primary conclusion is that making assumptions about preferences based on nationality is risky. Findings may also prove useful for enhancing person-organization fit and the ability to attract and retain qualified workers.Originality/value: This study extends research on workers' preferences by incorporating a new set of values and sampling experienced workers in a range of cultural contexts.
Purpose-The present study tests a mediated model of the relationship between self-concept orientation (individualist and collectivist) and organizational identification (OrgID, Cooper and Thatcher, 2010), with proposed mediators including the need for organizational identification (nOID, Glynn, 1998) as well as self-presentation concerns of social adjustment (SA) and value expression (VE, Highhouse et al., 2007). Design-Data were collected from 509 participants in seven countries. Direct and mediation effects were tested using structural equation modeling (AMOS 25.0). Findings-Individualist self-concept orientation was positively related to VE and collectivist self-concept orientation was positively related to nOID, VE and SA. VE mediated the relationship between both self-concept orientations and OrgID. In addition, nOID mediated the relationship for collectivist self-concept orientation. Practical Implications-This study identifies underlying psychological needs as mediators of the relationship of self-concept orientation to organizational identification. Understanding these linkages enables employers to develop practices that resonate with the self-concept orientations and associated psychological needs of their employees, thereby enhancing organizational identification. Originality/Value-This study provides a significant contribution to the organizational identification literature by proposing and testing for relationships between self-concept orientations and OrgID as mediated by underlying psychological needs. The results provide support for the mediated model as well as many of Cooper and Thatcher's (2010) theoretical propositions, with notable exceptions.
This study investigates the effects of work context on professional job processes in large organizations in general, and the differences of perceptions and expectations of physicians for professional autonomy in different work environments in specific. An empirical study was conducted on "perceptions and expectations of physicians" in terms of their control over diagnosis and treatment process in different teaching hospitals in Turkey. Results exhibit that the difference between expectation and perception on "the control over diagnosis and treatment process", one of the crucial elements in professional autonomy of physicians, is statistically significant among the surveyed hospitals. The reason of this difference seems to be the managerial practices of each organization. Thus, the study emphasizes the need of assessing the problematic job procedures and of changing them with the most effective ones to create a synergy instead of conflict in the work setting. This synergy in the health care organizations means a balance between managerial control and professional autonomy and a better health service to the patient.
In recent years, social media has gained a considerable power with an influence reaching public order and political agenda all over the world. The relationship between public policy and social media plays a significant role in social media's soaring importance. This study aims at examining the relationship between public policy and social media through social media users' perception. With this aim in mind, a field study was conducted with the participation of the most active user group of social media, university students, in order to assess their perception of the relationship between social media and public policy. In this framework, firstly, the study dwells on the relationship between public policy and social media within a conceptual framework. In the second part of the study, a survey was conducted with the participation of 104 undergraduate students who are studying in Hacettepe University, Political Science and Public Administration Department. Findings were discussed by comparing those of two important studies from Turkey and USA. In the conclusion section, results of the study were listed and some suggestions on improving public policy making process were made.Keywords: Public Policy, Social Media, Public Policy Making, University Students. Sosyal Medya Kullanıcıları Perspektifinden Sosyal Medya-Kamu Politikasıİlişkisi: Üniversite Öğrencileri Örneği ÖZET Son yıllarda sosyal medya, dünyanın her bölgesinde kamu düzenini ve siyasal gündemi etkileyecek derecede yüksek bir güce ulaşmıştır. Sosyal medyanın söz konusu güce ulaşmasında, bu oluşumun kamu politikaları ile olan ilişkisi önemli rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışma, kamu politikası ve sosyal medya arasındaki ilişkiyi sosyal medya kullanıcılarının algıları üzerinden incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla, sosyal medyayı en yoğun kullanan kesim olan üniversite öğrencilerine odaklanılmış ve onların sosyal medya ve kamu politikası arasındaki ilişkiyi nasıl algıladıkları bir alan araştırması ile incelenmiştir. Bu çerçevede, çalışmada öncelikle, kamu politikası ve sosyal medya ilişkisi çeşitli kavramlar açısından ele alınmıştır. Alan araştırması kısmında ise, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümünde lisans düzeyinde öğrenim görmekte olan 104 öğrenciye anket uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular, biri Türkiye'den diğeri ise ABD'den olmak üzere iki önemli çalışmanın bulgularıyla karşılaştırılarak tartışılmıştır. Sonuç bölümünde ise araştırma
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