Written by Gianni Berto
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
This research explores how various performance appraisal practices (PAPs) performance feedback, financial rewards, promotion prospects, recognition mechanisms, and training relate to employee engagement and employee performance within Malaysian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Using stratified sampling, data were obtained from 203 HEI employees and analyzed through PLS-SEM. The analysis shows that only training and financial rewards contribute meaningfully to higher engagement levels, while
Written by Aroha M. Williams
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Although the talent matrix is widely used in organizational practice, empirical research published in indexed scientific journals remains scarce. To address this gap, the present study aims to develop and validate a survey whose scores enable the quantitative placement of employees within the talent matrix based on performance and potential. The sample consisted of 172 employees from various organizations who were assessed by middle managers. Of the participants, 64.9% were men and 35.1% were wo
Written by Yuki Sato
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Prior literature has devoted limited attention to examining the relationship between green human resource management (GHRM) and organizational commitment. Additionally, the intermediary function of green human capital remains largely underexplored. To overcome this limitation, the current study extends the ability–motivation–opportunity (AMO) framework to investigate both the direct and indirect effects of GHRM within dairy firms, a sector that has received little scholarly focus in Pakistan. Us
Written by Grace Y. Tan
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Innovation is widely recognized as a critical determinant of an organization’s sustained competitiveness and long-term performance. Prior research consistently emphasizes that the presence of an organizational culture conducive to innovation is a fundamental prerequisite for achieving innovative outcomes. This study introduces and empirically validates a structured approach—referred to as the Innovative Culture Enhancement Framework (ICEF)—designed to systematically strengthen innovation capabil
Written by Nomvula Khumalo
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Business accelerators are widely regarded as influential actors that provide essential support for startup development. Despite their growing relevance, limited empirical evidence exists on the specific acceleration practices through which they contribute to startups’ success. This study aims to examine whether and how business accelerators facilitate the development of startups’ dynamic capabilities and enhance their performance, as well as to identify the accelerator processes and organization
Written by Maria Gonzalez
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Adolescents require sexual and reproductive health services that are both accessible and of high quality. Nonetheless, there is still limited evidence on how leadership affects the quality of these services in Ethiopia, where adolescents represent a considerable segment of the population. When adolescent-friendly services are poorly delivered, their utilization tends to decline, potentially leading to higher occurrences of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. This study, t
Written by Fatima Zahra Amrani
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Microaggressions are subtle, often unintentional behaviors that may occur in verbal, nonverbal, or environmental forms and communicate negative or demeaning messages toward individuals belonging to marginalized social groups. This study aims to estimate the frequency with which female Saudi orthopedic surgeons experience microaggressions. This online cross-sectional study focused on female orthopedic surgeons from different regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was created us
Written by Daniel Fischer
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
This study addresses a persistent difficulty faced by many organizational leaders: how to build and sustain workforce cohesion. By situating the investigation within sports club volunteering, it examines how leaders can strengthen cohesion among volunteer groups. The outcomes offer insights that extend beyond this context and can be applied in a variety of organizational environments. A multilevel research design was employed to examine how autonomy-supportive and structuring leadership practice
Written by Hiroshi Nakamura
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
This study examined how rehabilitation professionals interact within their peer leadership networks during the first year after completing leadership development training. The goal was to gain insight into their networking experiences, the formation of peer leadership networks, and the strengthening of collective leadership within the organization. A sequential, exploratory mixed-methods approach combining Q-methodology with focus group interviews was used to capture the experiences of 11 rehabi
Written by Ahmed El-Kholy
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Negev Bedouin settlements are characterized by inadequate infrastructure, and the population exhibits poor health outcomes across all measured indicators. Although integration of Bedouin citizens of Israel into the national labor market is challenging, their incorporation into the healthcare system is extensive. This study aims to explore the barriers and motivating factors that Bedouin physicians encounter in advancing public health within Bedouin communities in southern Israel, and to investig
Written by Bruno Martins
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Extensive evidence indicates that female employees in Saudi Arabia encounter various forms of unequal workplace practices, despite ongoing initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality. This study seeks to evaluate the satisfaction of Saudi women employed in the health sector regarding selected workplace factors, including those that facilitate access to opportunities, benefits, and participation in decision-making. This cross-sectional study utilized closed-ended questionnaires administered to
Written by Claire Dupont
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
The objective of this study was to examine the strategies and challenges associated with technology transfer (TT) within technology transfer offices (TTOs), with a particular focus on initiatives aimed at promoting technologies included in their portfolios. This qualitative study adopted a multiple case study design based on semi-structured interviews with TTO managers from seven Brazilian public Science and Technology Institutions (STIs): University of São Paulo (USP), State University of Campi
Written by Ahmed Mansour
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
This study examines the experiences of staff working under sessional, part-time, or fixed-term arrangements (referred to as contingent staff), focusing on how they perceive and construct their professional identity within UK higher education. A qualitative, interpretivist comparative case study design was adopted. Semi-structured interviews enabled a detailed exploration of the lived experiences of 11 contingent staff members. Thematic analysis was applied to examine and compare identity and pra
Written by Nguyen Thanh Huy
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
In light of the significant challenges and disruptions that organizations frequently experience—such as market instability, technological progress, and regulatory shifts —fostering strong organizational resilience and embracing digital business transformation have emerged as critical priorities. This study examines whether digital human resource management (HRM) has a significant effect on organizational resilience in an emerging economy. To examine data gathered from HRM professionals working i
Written by Omar Zayed
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Hybrid work redistributes when, where, and through which channels employees encounter leaders, colleagues, information, and career-relevant opportunities. This redistribution complicates inclusive leadership because practices that foster inclusion in co-present settings may not travel evenly across physical and digital boundaries. This article develops an original non-empirical boundary-conditions model linking inclusive leadership to four analytically distinct domains: belonging, voice, visibil
Written by Wei Zhang
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Digital transformation has become a central organizational concern, yet the literature remains divided over what is transformed, which organizational actors carry the process, and how leadership, governance, culture, capabilities, and workforce adaptation relate across levels and over time. This scoping review maps peer-reviewed Q1 journal evidence published from 2017 through 2025 to clarify those relationships without treating heterogeneous studies as evidence of a single causal pathway. The re
Written by Rafael Mendoza
Published in Vol 6 Issue 2, 2025
Organizational change can alter employees’ workload, autonomy, social relations, employment security, participation, and access to support at the same time that organizations expect adaptation and sustained performance. Yet the literature on employee well-being during change remains distributed across leadership, work-design, voice, change-reaction, and resource theories, making it difficult to distinguish mechanisms that preserve resources from those that merely accompany successful implementat
