The purpose of this qualitative descriptive design study was to describe the vicarious induction experiences in supporting the performance accomplishments and increasing the feelings of self-efficacy for new teachers employed less than two years in a large urban school district in the southeastern United States. School leaders must know what…

Purpose: The present study aims to examine the effects of work from home (WFH) on employees' performance and wellbeing during the second wave of pandemic and to find out the effects of institutional head's support as mediating variables and employees' self-efficacy as moderating variables on employees' performance and wellbeing during WFH.…

In this study, we investigate how the level of work control predictability affects employee creativity. Specifically, we examine whether supervisor and coworker support moderate the predictability-creativity relationship. We use survey data from 128 employee--supervisor dyads from a governmental organization in Belgium. Multilevel analyses…

This article is designed to enhance understanding about how job characteristics motivate physical education teachers. This is an important area of research because Ministry of Education Malaysia invest so much time and money into the creation and development of their physical education teachers and it is important to understand how the work they…

The fast transitions of higher education to online format offers unique educational experience and practical knowledge that need to be considered by managers and policy makers. This paper aimed to explore the impact of organisational support practices on faculty members' in-role performance and well-being by assessing the mediating role of work…

The success or failure of an organization is dependent on its ability to manage and motivate its employees. It is widely accepted that knowledge management is a critical factor affecting an organization's ability to remain competitive in the global marketplace. It is also one of the major strategic uses of informational technology. However,…

Purpose: The current study investigated the impact of organisational trust on emotional well-being and performance of middle leaders during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: A convenience sample of 265 middle leaders in kindergartens in China responded involving trust in schools (e.g. trust in principal…

Purpose: Current study intends to examine key human resources practices (human capital, training and rewards) that influence employee commitment and service recovery performance (SRP) of Takaful industry agents in Southeast Asian region. The Takaful industry is facing stiff competition with conventional insurance industry in Malaysia and Indonesia…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the application of Information and communication technology (ICT) skills on the process of knowledge management components and the effectiveness of creativity indicators for the improvement of employees' performance system in the Ministry of Sports and Youth. This study was an applied and…

The influence of the principal's transformational and transactional leadership style on teachers' job satisfaction and teachers' performance has been a widely researched topic in many countries. However, there is a dearth of research on this topic in Vietnam. This exploratory study has been conducted in public high schools in the southern region…

Low-wage compensation for employees has far-reaching adverse implications in the work environment. This qualitative exploratory case study explored the influence of low wage compensation on employee motivation in a higher learning institution in the state of Mississippi. The problem addressed was the impact of low wages on employee motivation in…

Parenthood is a unique turning point in women's careers. Mothers, but not fathers, experience large and persistent child penalties to earnings after the birth of their first child. Child penalties mainly result from three differences between mothers and fathers in response to childbearing: hours worked, labor market exit rates, and wages (Kleven,…

Considerable research on training and employee job satisfaction has been conducted, but many questions remain unanswered. In particular, research has yet to explain the underlying mechanism that leads to job satisfaction. This research investigated how training influences job satisfaction via employees' commitment and performance. To test the…

Guided by affective events theory (AET), our inquiry aims at examining the relationships among affective work events, affective states, affect-driven behaviors, and attitudes of international faculty working in the Malaysian institutions of higher learning. Specifically, the impacts of interpersonal conflict, as a work event, on international…

Performance appraisal is one of the key management tools which identifies employees' strengths and weaknesses. Usually, this is the major mechanism of gathering information for rewarding/training employees based on their performance, and hence a key to achieve organisational goals by creating a satisfied workforce. Therefore, this study was aimed…