An Analysis of Causes of Poor Attitude to Work

Othman, Abang Ekhsan Abang; Suleiman, Wasilu

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.222

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“…Various studies reported attitudinal issues as a persistent problem in institutions and firms. It hinders the path of development and seriously affects in adoption of new trends (Burcharth et al, 2014;Othmana and Suleiman, 2013). It is found necessary for a person in a leadership position to resolve the attitudinal issues of staff at maximum to bring change in existing setup.…”

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The current influential factors in adoption of innovations in university libraries of Pakistan

Awais

Ameen

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the salient factors in adoption of innovations in university libraries of Pakistan. The topic is important because academic libraries need to be innovative for meeting the new vision/mission of higher education. A previous study conducted by the same researchers concluded an inappreciable state of a large majority of university libraries in Pakistan (Awais and Ameen, 2018). It is, therefore, necessary to examine and investigate the ground realities and important factors influencing in the local context.Design/methodology/approachQualitative design is used to explore the important influencing factors. Data are collected through conducting a series of semi-structured interviews from 15 academic library leaders belonging to traditional and 15 with a better status of innovations.FindingsMajor factors like behavioral issues of library staff, lack of trainings, lack of budget and leadership skills are causing hindrance in leading to adopt new trends and innovations. Vision of higher authorities, library team with new skillsets, funding by the Higher Education Commission, etc. favor adoption of innovations. All leaders of the academic libraries need to have a positive strong attitude, vision and planning to overcome the barriers in the path of adoption of innovations to survive and thrive.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is conducted in local context of Pakistan. Only viewpoints of librarians at top level are taken. Viewpoints of higher authorities, library staff and users are not taken for this study. Similarly, viewpoints of only 30 library leaders are taken, which is also a limitation of this study.Practical implicationsTraditional-type library leaders can overcome the barriers by going through the findings and conclusion. They can get ideas from the discussion of innovative-type library leaders.Social implicationsUniversity libraries can be improved by the help of policy makers and higher authorities. Eventually, users would get better learning, teaching and social environment.Originality/valueThe study is conducted in a local context of Pakistan. It may provide a guideline for some future planning and development of university libraries. The research will be also useful in creating awareness among professionals of other developing countries.

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The current influential factors in adoption of innovations in university libraries of Pakistan

Awais

Ameen

2021

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“…Attitude is a state of mind willingness organized with experience, exerting a dynamic influence on individual response to all situations it is related, and it can be either positive, negative, or neutral [1,2]. Employee attitude is everything, both within and without organizations or companies, for the growth and survival of an organization in today's competitive environment of many organizations [3,4]. In a workplace, the negative attitude of employees harms the organization's development which is why researchers suggest organizational researches that apply positive psychology has to be focused on the fundamental organizational and individual factors which harm employee wellbeing at and workplace [4][5][6].…”

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“…Employee attitude is everything, both within and without organizations or companies, for the growth and survival of an organization in today's competitive environment of many organizations [3,4]. In a workplace, the negative attitude of employees harms the organization's development which is why researchers suggest organizational researches that apply positive psychology has to be focused on the fundamental organizational and individual factors which harm employee wellbeing at and workplace [4][5][6]. In the history of social psychology, attitude has three fundamental components.…”

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A nonlinear system dynamics and simulation analysis of fractional order modelling on employees negative attitude towards their workplace with intervention strategies

Teklu

Mamo

2022

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In this paper, we have formulated and analyzed a Caputo fractional order mathematical model with intervention strategies on employees’ negative attitudes towards the workplace. Non-negativity and boundedness of the dynamical system solutions have been analyzed. The existence and stability of negative attitude-free and negative attitude endemic equilibrium points of the Caputo fractional order model were investigated and analyzed. The negative attitude-free equilibrium is local stability. The backward bifurcation of the Caputo fractional order model was conditionally analyzed whenever the effective reproduction number could be less than one. Further, we performed our analytical results through numerical simulations and obtained consistent results. Efficient employee protection and treatment of negative attitudes toward the workplace reduce and potentially removes negative attitudes from the employees.

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What Saudi Employees Want: In Depth Insights

Fallatah

Syed

2017

Employee Motivation in Saudi Arabia

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An Analysis of Causes of Poor Attitude to Work

Cited by 6 publications

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The current influential factors in adoption of innovations in university libraries of Pakistan

The current influential factors in adoption of innovations in university libraries of Pakistan

A nonlinear system dynamics and simulation analysis of fractional order modelling on employees negative attitude towards their workplace with intervention strategies

What Saudi Employees Want: In Depth Insights

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