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1 – 4 of 4Cristina Simón, Jason D. Shaw, Isabel de Sivatte and Ricardo Olmos Albacete
The authors propose and test these boundary conditions to the relationship between voluntary collective turnover and unit performance: job and organizational tenure and the time…
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Purpose
The authors propose and test these boundary conditions to the relationship between voluntary collective turnover and unit performance: job and organizational tenure and the time clustering of turnover.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors analyze longitudinal data obtained from 231 units of an international clothing retailer in Spain assessed during 36 months.
Findings
The authors show that when the remaining workforce has moderate, but not low or high, levels of job and organizational tenure, the negative effect of quits on performance is buffered. Furthermore, their results show that time-clustered voluntary turnover patterns have stronger negative effects on unit performance than turnover patterns spread over time.
Originality/value
The authors extend the collective turnover literature addressing two qualitative properties of the content of voluntary turnover, the experience of the workers that remain in the unit after the turnover events happen and how these events are clustered/dispersed over time.
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Isabel de Sivatte, Judith R. Gordon, Pilar Rojo and Ricardo Olmos
The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship of work-life culture and organizational productivity and determine if it is mediated by the availability of work-life…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship of work-life culture and organizational productivity and determine if it is mediated by the availability of work-life programs.
Design/methodology/approach
Quantitative data for the study were collected using three sources: an original survey completed by managers of 195 different companies, archival data from two databases, and archival data published in three national surveys. Hypotheses were tested using path analyses.
Findings
The data reveals that work-life culture has no direct effect on labor productivity but does have an indirect effect on it, through the availability of work-life programs.
Research limitations/implications
One of the study’s limitations is that its design is cross-sectional. The authors suggest that future longitudinal studies examine the impact of work-life culture on organizational outcomes.
Practical implications
Practitioners should note the importance of promoting a favorable work-life culture and offering work-life programs as they enhance labor productivity.
Originality/value
The authors examine the impact of work-life culture on organizational productivity, a relatively understudied relationship at the organizational level.
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Isabel de Sivatte, Bernadette Bullinger, Miguel Cañamero and Mónica del Pino Martel Gomez
The purpose of this paper is to study the antecedents of the adjustment of expatriate children to foreign destinations. This process of adjustment is partly explained by the…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the antecedents of the adjustment of expatriate children to foreign destinations. This process of adjustment is partly explained by the transformation of their identities while abroad.
Design/methodology/approach
This research used a mixed method approach. First, to identify the factors that affect expatriate children’s adjustment, 36 interviews were conducted. An ad hoc survey was then developed, distributed and analyzed, in order to determine the factors that really help or inhibit the adjustment of expatriate children.
Findings
Expatriate children adapt quite well, and they are mostly interested in fitting in with other children, whether locals or other internationals. Some relevant factors found to relate to adjustment were children’s social skills, their academic self-efficacy, the academic level of the school in the host country and the support received from their families.
Practical implications
Companies could use the results of this study in their cross-cultural training of expatriates traveling with families.
Originality/value
This is the first study to examine a rather comprehensive set of factors that affect the adjustment of expatriate children, using a mixed methods approach.
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