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Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

2012

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Job Design And Innovative Work Behavior: One Size Does Not Fit All Types Of Employees, Stan De Spiegelaere, Guy Van Gyes, Geert Van Hootegem Jan 2012

Job Design And Innovative Work Behavior: One Size Does Not Fit All Types Of Employees, Stan De Spiegelaere, Guy Van Gyes, Geert Van Hootegem

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

As innovative employees become imperative for an organizations’ success, research identified job design as a crucial variable in promoting innovative work behavior (IWB) (Hammond et al., 2011). Using the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model of Bakker & Demerouti (2007), this article contributes to the literature as it uses recent insights on the distinction between job challenges and job hindrances (Van den Broeck et al., 2010) and distinguishes between blue- and white-collar employees. Using survey data of 893 employees of various organizations the findings generally confirm the JD-R model, although important differences were found between blue-collar and white-collar employees regarding the relation …


How To Strengthen Positive Organizational Behaviors Fostering Experiential Learning? The Case Of Military Organizations, Andrzej Lis Jan 2012

How To Strengthen Positive Organizational Behaviors Fostering Experiential Learning? The Case Of Military Organizations, Andrzej Lis

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation JEMI

The aim of the paper is to study the challenges concerning organizational behaviors crucial for Lessons Learned capabilities in military organizations as well as to indentify the solutions and recommendations to develop and strengthen positive organizational culture, climate and behaviors fostering experiential learning. The attention is focused around positive behaviors recognized by NATO as the key success factors for Lessons Learned capabilities such as: the engagement of leaders, positive mindset, willingness to share information and stakeholder involvement. The contents of the paper are mainly based on the interviews with Lessons Learned experts and practitioners representing both NATO commands, bodies and …