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Organizational Identity Strength, Identification, and Commitment and their Relationships to Turnover Intention: Does Organizational Hierarchy Matter?

In the present study we sought to clarify the functional distinctions between organization identity strength, organizational identification, and organizational commitment. Data were obtained from 10?948 employees of a large steel manufacturer. First, confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the discriminant validity of the three focal constructs. Next, drawing on research that…

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English / 01/08/2006

The measurement equivalence of web-based and paper-and-pencil measures of transformational leadership: A multinational test

Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis was applied to the responses of 4, 909 employees of a multinational organization with locations in 50 countries to examine the measurement equivalence of otherwise identical Web-based and paper-and-pencil versions of 20 items comprising the transformational leadership component of Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. The…

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English / 01/07/2006

Emotion as mediators of the relations between perceived supervisor support and psychological hardiness on employee cynicism

In this study we explore whether emotion experienced at work mediates the relationships between perceived supervisor support, psychological hardiness, and employee cynicism. Data were collected from employees working at a medical technology company located in Switzerland. Mediational analyses showed that employees' positive and negative emotions experienced amidst an…

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English / 01/06/2006

Altersdiskriminierung - Prävention durch Training

Zwei Personen bewerben sich auf einen Stelle. Ihre Lebensläufe sind fast identisch und beide bringen die für die Position erwünschten Jahre an Berufserfahrung mit. Die eine Person ist 30, die andere 50 Jahre alt. Der Personalleiter entscheidet sich für den 30-Jährigen: "...denn der kommt frischer rüber".

Deutsch / 01/04/2006

Die diskursive Konstruktion von Stabilität und Wandel am Beispiel des Paradox von Gleichheit und Differenz

Anhand einer Diskursanalyse (Potter & Wetherell, 1987) von 21 qualitativen Interviews mit Mitarbeitenden eines Schweizer Forschungsunternehmens (Nentwich, 2004) analysiere ich, wie die in einem ideologischen Dilemma (Billig et al., 1988) aufeinander bezogenen "Sprachspiele" (Wittgenstein, 1997) der Gleichheit und Differenz diskursiv im Interview konstruiert werden und…

Deutsch / 17/03/2006

Exploring the implications of vision, appropriateness, and execution of organizational change

The purpose of this paper was to examine the interaction effects of managers' perceptions of the supporting vision clarity, appropriateness, and execution of a major organizational change on their job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intentions, and role ambiguity. Data were collected from upper and middle-level managers of a Fortune 500 US manufacturer and…

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English / 01/01/2006

Die Einstellungen zur Leistungs-, Lern- und Anpassungsfähigkeit älterer Arbeitnehmer/-innen und die subjektiv erlebte Diskriminierung - eine Untersuchung in Schweizer Unternehmen

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between the observed personnel practices of training participation in Switzerland and the attitudes towards older employees. A German version of the "Beliefs about older workers" questionnaire was applied in two organizations to cross check the known results from literature in a Swiss region. There were 154 subjects in the…

Deutsch / 01/01/2006

Equity and Diversity at Swiss Universities

In this chapter, I will provide a brief overview of the "gender and diversity landscape" at Swiss universities. I will begin by presenting some information about the higher education system in Switzerland and looking at the relevance of gender and diversity management. I will then discuss in greater detail the situation of equal opportunity initiatives at Swiss universities…

English / 01/01/2006

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