Importance of Supervisory Social Support and its Implications for HRD in Thailand

Abstract

Social support is one of the important characteristics needed for supervisors in Thailand. This article has two purposes. The first is to explore the definition of supervisory social support and important research findings in Thailand, and second, to provide recommendations for human resource development (HRD) study and practice in Thailand.

Predictors of Attitude towards Preparation for Quality Aging in Undergraduate Students

“…The situational factor group consists of three variables, namely, 1) social norm refers to the expectations from significant others (e.g., senior students, superstars) of what one should do according to the preparation for quality aging. 2) social support (SS), [25] and [26] is defined as receiving three dimensions of help from significant others: emotional, informational, and material support. 3) role modeling (RM) involves report of having good exemplar from significant others (e.g., family members, relatives, friends) in preparation for quality aging…”

“…Social support is a multi-dimensional construct. Scholars at least agree that there are three dimensions of support, namely, emotional, informational, and material ( [25] ; [26]). Previous studies found that individuals received social support also reported favorable attitude towards desired behaviors ( [27] ; [28]) Third, role modeling, according to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, involves perceptions in terms of actual seeing or hearing of desirable behaviors displayed by significant others.…”

Investigation on the Relationship Between Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Organizational Justice and Supervisor Support: an Application in the Health Sector

“…Based on this fact, a manager represents the organization in the eyes of the employee, and to be supported by the manager in his/her eyes means to be supported by the organization (Tongur, 2011). Bhanthumnavin (2000) suggested that supervisor support, which is discussed as one-dimensional, is composed of three dimensions, informational, material and emotional. The informational dimension of supervisor support is defined as the awards, penalties, feedback, knowledge and skills which are necessary to increase the productivity of employees, in which job related issues are focused.…”

The Impact of Manager Support on Perceived Organizational Commitment: An example of professional footballers study

“…Yönetici desteğinin başlıca öğeleri olarak ise güven, saygı ve yöneticinin çalışana yardım etme konusundaki istekliliği belirtilmiştir (Gagnon ve Michael, 2004). Genelde tek boyutlu olarak ele alınan yönetici desteğinin, Bhanthumnavin (2000;2003) tarafından bilgisel, maddi ve duygusal olmak üzere üç bölümden oluştuğu öne sürülmüştür. Bilgisel yönetici desteği, işle ilgili konulara odaklanan bölümdür ve çalışanların verimliliğini artırmak amacıyla gerekli olan ödül, ceza, geribildirim, bilgi ve beceriler şeklinde tanımlanmaktadır.…”

“…Maddi yönetici desteği ise çalışanların amaçlarına ulaşmasında gerekli olan malzeme, alet, zaman, servis hizmetleri, finans ve insan kaynağı olarak belirtilmiştir. Son bölüm olan duygusal yönetici desteği ise çalışanlara ilgi, sevgi, saygı gösterme, değer verme, onları kabul etme, onlara zorluklarla, stresle başa çıkmada ve çatışma çözme konusunda yardım etme şeklinde destek gösterme olarak açıklanmaktadır (Bhanthumnavin, 2000). Bu haliyle performansa önemli etkisinin olduğu düşünülen yönetici desteği kavramının profesyonel futbolcuların kulübe olan bağlılığı ile de ilişkilendirilebileceği görülmektedir.…”