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Psychological context of work meaningfulness [PDF]
Psychology and its Contexts, 2014 There is a significant shift of approach to the management of organizations and workers in recent decades. This shift in management philosophy is characterized by converting from traditional, conventional (rather bureaucratic) management models to rather
Karel Paulík +4 more
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Callings, work role fit, psychological meaningfulness and work engagement among teachers in Zambia [PDF]
South African Journal of Education, 2013 Our aim in this study was to investigate the relationships among a calling orientation, work role fit, psychological meaningfulness and work engagement of teachers in Zambia. A quantitative approach was followed and a cross-sectional survey was used. The
Sebastiaan Rothmann +1 more
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Work meaningfulness and effort [PDF]
Self-determination theory posits that individuals are motivated at work when their inherent psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness are satisfied.
Nikolova, Milena; id_orcid +1 more
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Enhancing Motivation through Work Meaningfulness
EDIS, 2019 Proper human resources management can strengthen an organization through strategic talent recruitment and adequate benfits, but employee motivation is also needed to limit absenteeism and ensure an organization is reaching its fullest potential ...
Jarred Shellhouse +2 more
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Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes, and the hurt [PDF]
, 2021 What identity narratives do those engaged in dangerous volunteering fabricate and how do they help satisfy their quest for meaningful lives? Based on a three-year ethnographic study of QuakeRescue, a UK-based voluntary, search and rescue charity, we show
Brown, Andrew D. +4 more
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Work Engagement Among Public Employees: Antecedents and Consequences
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 This study is an investigation of the relationships among job meaningfulness, work engagement, and performance, including testing for a possible mediation effect of work engagement on the relationship between job meaningfulness and performance.
Rushana Khusanova +2 more
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Meaningfulness in the Work of Language Professionals
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2022 This qualitative study explores the changes that a specific group of knowledge workers – language professionals in Finland – have undergone in their work and how they perceive the meaningfulness of their work as a result.
Jenni Virtaluoto, Satu Selkälä
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionMeaning is a key part of psychological wellbeing, and the benefits of meaningful work are widely acknowledged. Many people seek meaning from their work, and some organizations aim to facilitate this through interventions.
Jess Annison, Adam Davidson
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From work meaningfulness to playful work design: the role of epistemic curiosity and perceived Leader's autonomous support [PDF]
IIM Ranchi Journal of Management Studies, 2023 Purpose – Building on the self-determination theory (SDT), the purpose of this study is to empirically examine the influence of work meaningfulness (WM) on employees' involvement in playful work design (PWD) in the context of software development firms ...
Muhammad Awais Khan
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How and When Perceptions of Servant Leadership Foster Employee Work Meaningfulness
Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2022 Understanding how and when leaders foster employee work meaningfulness is theoretically and practically important. Drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of servant leadership and person-environment fit, we propose that perceiving their leaders as ...
Yingyin Shao, Angela J Xu, Shuzhen Lin
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