EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF A SMALL RURAL HOSPITAL
Rickey Casey Nagamani Palla Kiran Palla Campbellsville University ABSTRACT This study examines and compares the employee motivation before and during e COVID- 19 pandemic in a selected small rural hospital. Employee motivation was measured by Hackman & Oldham’s (1976) job characteristics model dimensions (skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback). A sample of […]
THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE FLEXTIME ON INCREASING EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Trish Petak Kansas Wesleyan University ABSTRACT The first objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between employee flextime and employee motivation, as well as the correlation between employee flextime and employee productivity. The second objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between employee flextime and employee motivation, as well as the […]
CREATING AND FOSTERING SINGERIAN INQUIRING ORGANIZATIONS AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT
Kristen Wilson Eastern Kentucky University ABSTRACT Singerian Inquiring Organizations (SIO) are knowledge-based enterprises based on Churchman’s theory of Singerian inquiring systems (Courtney, 2001; Courtney, Croasdell, & Paradice, 1998). For Singerian organizations to thrive, employees must feel unfettered to quest for knowledge, share what knowledge they find, and express opinions about the findings of others. In […]
SHIFTS IN POVERTY AND EDUCATION DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC: DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE
Katelyn R. Stalboerger Mark B. Schmidt Perian N. Stavrum Auburn University St. Cloud State University ABSTRACT Many things changed quickly in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an increased number of individuals driven into extreme poverty. These poverty level changes have affected the resources that are valuable to students enrolled in higher […]
LINKING TOTAL GREEN MANAGEMNT AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE: AN EVOLVING PARADIGM
Mohamed O. Askar Anne M. Drougas Khalid Razaki Dominican University ABSTRACT Green Management is an evolving paradigm that focuses on adopting environmental and green strategies to enhance competitive advantages. While green management is conceptually defined, it still needs to be operationalized through the development of managerial tools and programs that will facilitate the successful adoption […]