Browsing by Subject "Meaningful work"
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Antecedents and outcomes of meaningful work among school teachers
(AOSIS, 2017)Orientation: Quality education is dependent on the well-being, engagement, performance and retention of teachers. Meaningful work might affect these employee and organisational outcomes. Research purpose: The aim of this ... -
Demands-abilities fit, work beliefs, meaningful work and work engagement in nature-based jobs
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)Orientation: Meaningful work and work engagement are important dimensions of flourishing of employees, especially when individuals work in challenging jobs. Research purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship ... -
Development and validation of the calling and vocation questionnaire (CVQ) and brief calling scale (BCS)
(SAGE Publications, 2012)Research on work as a calling is limited by measurement concerns. In response, the authors introduce the multidimensional Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and the Brief Calling scale (BCS), instruments assessing ... -
Engaging in work even when it is meaningless: positive affective disposition and meaningful work interact in relation to work engagement
(Sage, 2013)The central aim of the present study was to assess the predictive value of affective disposition and meaningful work on employee engagement. Specifically, it was proposed that meaningful work moderates the relationship ... -
Engaging in work even when it is meaningless: positive affective disposition and meaningful work interact in relation to work engagement
(SAGE Publications, 2013)The central aim of the present study was to assess the predictive value of affective disposition and meaningful work on employee engagement. Specifically, it was proposed that meaningful work moderates the relationship ... -
Experiencing a sense of calling : the influence of meaningful work on teachers' work attitude
(North-West University, 2013)In the current South African context, negative work attitude of teachers has become a phenomenon to be reckoned with as it has a detrimental effect on the education system. Although research on this phenomenon is still ... -
Major incongruence and career development among American and South Korean College Students
(Sage, 2014)The present study examined whether college students who have academic majors that are incongruent with their career aims experience diminished career development. Because the value placed on self-expression differs across ... -
Purpose and meaning in career development applications
(Sage Publications Inc, 2015)Purpose and meaning in career development is a rapidly growing, crossdisciplinary area of research and practice in which counseling and vocational psychology aligns with positive psychology to yield promising applications ... -
Well-being of teachers in secondary schools
(2015)Schools worldwide are experiencing challenges in terms of ensuring quality education and good retention of its teaching staff. The highly stressful nature of the teaching profession as well as the high demands placed on ...
