Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture and Diversity in the Modern Workforce

Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture and Diversity in the Modern Workforce

Bryan Christiansen, Harish C. Chandan

Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 506

ISBN13: 9781522522508|ISBN10: 1522522506|EISBN13: 9781522522515

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2250-8

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Christiansen, Bryan, and Harish C. Chandan, eds. Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture and Diversity in the Modern Workforce. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2250-8

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Optimal development of contemporary businesses is dependent on a number of factors. By creating novel frameworks for organizational behavior, effective competitive advantage can be achieved.

The Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture and Diversity in the Modern Workforce is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly content on components and impacts on effecting culturally diverse workplace environments. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as emotional intelligence, human resources, and work-life balance, this publication is ideally designed for managers, professionals, researchers, students, and academics interested in emerging perspectives on organizational development.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development (AHRMOD) Book Series

Editorial Advisory Board

Preface

Chapters

Chapter 1

Perspectives on the Historical Evolution of the People Side of Business (pages 1-22)

Marianne Greenfield

Determining the direction of where a field is headed often requires a reflection of its founding principles, the transformations it has endured, and the driving forces that shape its existence. For the past century the world has...

Chapter 2

Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research: An Example of Grounded Theory Data Analysis (pages 23-42)

Rifat Kamasak, Altan Kar, Meltem Yavuz, Sibel Baykut

This chapter aims to elaborate different research methods that can be employed in organizational studies. Since the complex and indivisible relationships between the constructs and nature of the social content about the phenomena can...

Chapter 3

Human Resource Management and Organizational Reliability: Coordination Mechanisms, Training Models, and Diagnostic Systems for Contingency Management (pages 43-59)

Filippo Ferrari

In the International Strategic Management (ISM) field of research, a frequently studied problem is the impact of distance (both geographical and cultural) on organizational effectiveness and reliability. Furthermore, in multinational...

Chapter 4

Human Factors in Context to Occupational Health and Wellbeing (pages 60-77)

Muhammad Umair Javaid, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha, Matthias Nubling, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza, Zulkipli Ghazali

A workplace never resides in isolation and hence in the workplace employees experience both psychological and social conditions which often called as psychosocial work environment. The psychosocial work environment has become...

Chapter 5

Well-Being at Work: A Comprehensive Review About Its Predictors and Outcomes (pages 78-99)

Pinar Bayhan Karapinar, Selin Metin Camgoz

Well-being is defined as individuals' subjective and global judgment whether the individual is experiencing the relative presence of positive emotions, the relative absence of negative emotions, and satisfaction with their life....

Chapter 6

Organizational Diversity: From Workforce Diversity to Workplace Inclusion for Persons With Disabilities (pages 100-131)

Ben Tran

An employer, according to Tran (2008), must utilize a systematic approach in predicting who is likely to succeed as a potential employee; in so doing, employers must acknowledge that potential employees, person without a disability...

Chapter 7

Workplace Bullying in Digital Environments: Antecedents, Consequences, Prevention, and Future Directions (pages 132-154)

Leslie Ramos Salazar

Workplace bullying continues to be a prevalent workplace conflict issue in organizations around the world. The organizational reliance of communication technologies and digital media have enabled workplace bullying to evolve into...

Chapter 8

Workplace Incivility as Low-Level Violence: Theories, Consequences, and Future Research Suggestions (pages 155-180)

Eyyüb Ensari Cicerali, Lütfiye Kaya Cicerali

This chapter intends to inform the readers about workplace incivility, which is being rude to one's colleagues, with no apparent intention to harm. It is regarded as the basic level of counterproductive work behavior that might...

Chapter 9

Detecting Sexual Harassment in Workplace Electronic Communications Networks: The Role of “PROTEGER” for Augmentive Behaviour Monitoring (pages 181-216)

Jonathan Bishop

Sexual harassment has been a problem within organisations for some time. Its manifestation in electronic communication networks can be seen to amount to cyber-bullying or cyber-stalking. Through looking at records relating to an...

Chapter 10

Relativity in Perspective in Culture Theories: The Götheborg IV Model (pages 217-238)

Cheryl Marie Cordeiro

Changing business environments due to the influence of technological advances have increased awareness amongst scholars and practitioners for a need to re-perspectivise culture beyond the normative dimensional construct. This chapter...

Chapter 11

Cross-Cultural Management of the European Textile and Clothing Industries: Application of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions (pages 239-260)

Radostina A. Angelova

The European textile and clothing industries are among the best examples for global level business. The communication between people with different customs and cultures, which occupy different levels of the hierarchy in any company...

Chapter 12

Relationship Among Work-Related Micro-OB Variables: A Model Approach (pages 261-275)

Vivek Tiwari, Surendra Kumar Singh

The present study investigates the nature of job involvement and its impact on executive's satisfaction level in providing motivation finally leading to organizational commitment. A model has been developed which examines the...

Chapter 13

Effect of Cynical Individual Factor on the Reverse Mobbing Tendency: A Planned Behavior (pages 276-308)

H. Tezcan Uysal, İ. Alper Gedik

The purpose of this chapter is to reveal the interaction between the cynicism levels and reverse mobbing tendencies of employees under the same organizational climate. In line with this purpose, a study was performed via the survey...

Chapter 14

The Relationship Between Employee Empowerment and Organizational Cynicism: An Implementation in the Banking Sector (pages 309-322)

Efe Ibrahim Efeoğlu, Nazmiye Ulku Pekkan

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between employee empowerment and organizational cynicism in the banking sector. Conditions of competition increasing with globalization and the rapid changes in technology...

Chapter 15

Exploring the Role of Organizational Justice in the Modern Workplace (pages 323-345)

Kijpokin Kasemsap

This chapter indicates the relationship between organizational justice and organizational variables; organizational justice and trust; organizational justice and psychological ownership; organizational justice, ethical behavior, and...

Chapter 16

Exploring Emotional Intelligence at Work: A Review of Current Evidence (pages 346-363)

Irem Metin Orta, Selin Metin Camgoz

Emotional intelligence is defined as the ability to perceive, understand, regulate, and use emotions. Organizational settings are now considered important arenas for the manifestation of human emotions. In order to establish...

Chapter 17

Traits of Leaders and Active Listening: A Theory (pages 364-381)

Rajiv Kumar, Vidyanand Jha

Listening is an important managerial competency which contributes to managerial effectiveness and also contributes to many positive outcomes at organizational and individual level. In this paper, we investigate, the relationship...

Chapter 18

Mastering Employee Turnover Intention in the Modern Workforce (pages 382-401)

Kijpokin Kasemsap

This chapter indicates the advanced issues of employee turnover intention; employee turnover intention, job satisfaction, and Human Resource Information System (HRIS); employee turnover intention and job burnout; employee turnover...

Chapter 19

The Relationship Between Work-Life Balance (WLB) and Firm Performance (pages 402-411)

Choi Sang Long

It is paramount that firms accurately assess the cost-effectiveness of WLB policies as initiatives to conduct such policies involve cost. WLB policies should be considered due to synergistic effects by employing a variety of...

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