Topic: Employee Involvement Author(s), Title and Publication Marshall, A. A., & Stohl, C. (1993). Being “In the Know” in a Participative Management System. Management Communication Quarterly, 6(4), 372-404. Summary A primary advantage of employee involvement is assumed to be the development of knowledgeable workers who perform better. Little research, however, has explored how employees’ activities … Continue reading Being “In the Know” in a Participative Management System
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Topic: Employee Engagement Author(s), Title and Publication Robinson, D., Perryman, S., & Hayday, S. (2004, April). The Drivers of Employee Engagement. Report 408. Institute for Employment Studies. Summary This study defined engagement, devised its measurement, and established its drivers with data from an Institute for Employment Studies’ (IES) 2003 attitude survey of over 10,000 employees … Continue reading The Drivers of Employee Engagement
Topic: Supervisor Credibility and Employee Participation Author(s), Title and Publication Falcione, R. L. (1974). Credibility: Qualifier of Subordinate Participation. Journal of Business Communication, 11(3), 43-54. Summary This study examined subordinate participation in decision-making processes, as well as its relationship to their perceptions of supervisor credibility and satisfaction with supervisors. In a survey of 145 employees … Continue reading Credibility: Qualifier of Subordinate Participation
Topic: Employee Involvement and Trust Author(s), Title and Publication Thomas, G., Zolin, R., & Hartman, J. L. (2009). The Central Role of Communication in Developing Trust and its Effect on Employee Involvement. Journal of Business Communication, 46(3), 287-310. Summary Research has shown that communication plays an important role in developing trust within an organization, and … Continue reading The Central Role of Communication in Developing Trust and its Effect on Employee Involvement
Topic: Employee Public Organization Relationships and Relationship Management Author(s), Title and Publication Rhee, Y. (2004). The employee-public-organization chain in relationship management: A case study of a government organization. Institute for Public Relations. Summary This study examined the critical roles that employees play in an organization’s relationship building process with its publics. An in-depth case study … Continue reading The employee-public-organization chain in relationship management: A case study of a government organization
Topic: Organizational Values and Employee Performance Author(s), Title and Publication Fitzgerald, G. A., & Desjardins, N. M. (2004). Organizational Values and Their Relation to Organizational Performance Outcomes. Atlantic Journal of Communication, 12(3), 121-145. Summary Research has shown that many “best companies” adhere to core organizational values, and performance improves when the values are shared with … Continue reading Organizational Values and Their Relation to Organizational Performance Outcomes