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Standing Out: The Influence Of Organizational Culture And Cultural Values On A Manager's Willingness To Meaningfully Differentiate Employee Performance, Mercedes Mcbride-Walker
Standing Out: The Influence Of Organizational Culture And Cultural Values On A Manager's Willingness To Meaningfully Differentiate Employee Performance, Mercedes Mcbride-Walker
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This mixed-methodology study investigates the degree to which dominant organization culture and cultural values influence a manager's willingness to differentiate employee performance for the purpose of making meaningful talent decisions. Data were collected from 26 companies and a total of 45 individual participants. The findings suggest that specific values play a significant role in influencing a manager's willingness to differentiate employee performance regardless of dominant culture. All organizations have high and low performers, yet being willing to make tough performance calls for greater talent decision effectiveness may require embodying values that are considered countercultural. We argue that these values may …
Job Satisfaction And Work Performance: A Case Study Of The American University In Cairo (Auc), May Ramy Younes
Job Satisfaction And Work Performance: A Case Study Of The American University In Cairo (Auc), May Ramy Younes
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This study examines which factors affect employees' job satisfaction and tests the relationship between overall job satisfaction and work performance (in-role/task performance). The research is based on a case study of the American University in Cairo (AUC). Correlational statistical tests were conducted initially to determine if there is a relationship between the overall job satisfaction and each of the job facets variables, second between the overall job satisfaction and work performance, and finally between the overall job satisfaction and the demographic variables. An online survey was sent to all non-faculty staff (administrative staff members working at the American University in …
Procrastination As A Predictor Of Job Performance, Steven L. Dutschmann
Procrastination As A Predictor Of Job Performance, Steven L. Dutschmann
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It is generally accepted that everyone puts off or delays doing tasks to some extent; however, little is known about how different styles affect job performance. Individual differences in goal orientation (tendency to set goals and objectives), conscientiousness (thoroughness and carefulness in performing a task), autonomy (freedom, independence, and discretion in scheduling work), and temperament (manner of thinking, behaving, and reacting) may have an influence on how efficiently and effectively people prioritize their tasks (or avoid tasks), and thus have an effect on job performance. This study examined the possible importance of procrastination in the workplace, and its effect on …