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Opportunities To Participate In Formal And Informal Vocational Learning Activities And Work-Related Outcomes In Small Professional Services Businesses, Alan Coetzer, Pattanee Susomrith, Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo
Opportunities To Participate In Formal And Informal Vocational Learning Activities And Work-Related Outcomes In Small Professional Services Businesses, Alan Coetzer, Pattanee Susomrith, Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Small businesses are characterised by resources constraints; therefore, their managers need to know the exact nature of additional benefits, beyond knowledge and skill acquisition, that might accrue from employee participation in different types of learning activities. However, research that simultaneously examines the attitudinal and behavioural outcomes of opportunities to participate in formal and informal learning activities is sparse, especially in small businesses. The present study addresses this area of neglect by exploring associative relationships between opportunities for employees to participate in (1) formal learning activities and (2) informal learning activities and three important work-related outcomes: affective commitment, innovative behaviours, and …
Psychosocial Work Environment, Work Engagement, And Employee Commitment: A Moderated, Mediation Model, Stephen T.T. Teo, Tim Bentley, Diep Nguyen
Psychosocial Work Environment, Work Engagement, And Employee Commitment: A Moderated, Mediation Model, Stephen T.T. Teo, Tim Bentley, Diep Nguyen
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
This paper contributes to the growing body of literature on the wellbeing of hospitality employees from a perspective of strategic human resource management. The role of high performance work systems (HPWS) in enhancing the affective commitment of hospitality employees is examined. The study found work engagement to mediate the relationships between HPWS, perceived organizational support, and affective commitment. Workplace bullying, a highly prevalent phenomenon in the hospitality sector, was found to mediate the relationship between HPWS and affective commitment, while psychosocial safety climate moderated this mediating impact. We will suggest the implications for managing psychosocial work hazards in hospitality organizations.