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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Mannauðsstjórnun og vinnusálfræði"”.
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Job satisfaction and perceived equality within Icelandic organizations
The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between job satisfaction, perceived equality and managerial responsibility in the International CRANET survey. In addition, the aim was to explore differences in job satisfaction and perceived equality and whether equality policy …
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Job embeddedness in Icelandic labor market : the effectiveness on turnover intentions and job performance
Job embeddedness is a relatively new construct that Lee, Mitchell and colleagues started researching in 1995 (Lee, Burch, and Mitchell, 2014). That construct explains why people stay in their current jobs. A questionnaire was sent to a sample of random emails found on websites of 183 of the 300 …
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Workplace equality and diversity in Iceland : organizational efforts and influence on employees
The aim of this study was to determine whether management intentions to enhance or manage equality and diversity in organizations positively influences employee perceptions of equality, diversity, justice and trust. Participants in the study in phase one were 35 human resource managers in Icelandic …
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The influence of trust and knowledge management on workers safety climate at ISAVIA's aerodromes : a case study
… workers safety climate when analyzed together with trust. Finally there was no significant difference between the two aerodrome operations KEF and DOM indicating that the operations have a similar perception of, workers safety climate, organizational trust and its knowledge management. …
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References and social media in the assessment stage of the recruitment process
This study was aimed at reviewing the use of references and social media as assessment methods during the assessment stage of the recruitment process. Studies have shown both to be fairly poor predictors for future performance, although both are quite frequently used. Interviews were conducted with …
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Do people only work for money? : preferences of monetary and non-monetary benefits of employees of Landsbankinn hf.
… benefits. Differences in values based on demographic characteristics of the employees and risk appetite was examined. In addition, the effect of introducing an additional grant for employees in maternity leave on the willingness to take full maternity leave was explored. The findings suggest …
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Return to work following a sick leave
The objective of this research was to understand and gain knowledge on how Icelandic organizations welcome their employees' returning to work after sick leave. Employee's sick leave is an unavoidable part of organizations, but the scope of how Icelandic organizations welcome their employees back is …
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The effect of employee engagement on organizational performance : the mediating role of job satisfaction
… surveyed in Ghana’s healthcare sector. Whereas cognitive engagement does not contribute statistically non-significant to employee engagement in Ghana’s healthcare sector. Furthermore, the study showed that employee engagement positively impacts both job satisfaction and organizational …
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Gender equality in virtual teams : comparison of gender equality in virtual teams and physical teams with regards to behavior- and performance-related factors
… as well as in the importance of trust and psychological safety versus task-orientedness. Based on those results, these factors need to be considered when leading a virtual team, in order to ensure equal opportunity for both genders. Keywords: Virtual teams, gender equality, communication, …
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Job satisfaction and occupational burnout among preschool workers in times of Covid-19
… An online questionnaire was used to obtain demographic information about participants. The CBI scale was used to measure participant's personal burnout, work-related burnout, and client-related burnout. The questionnaire also included questions concerning job satisfaction to measure …
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The Multicheck’s suitability in hiring processes for apprentices in Swiss insurance companies
Using cognitive ability tests to screen candidates in hiring processes is a widely used practice to increase the quality of hiring decisions and find the best fitting employees for a particular job. The practice also receives support from research in human resource management, as long as the tests …
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Icelandic for foreign employees : a comparison of online and classroom training
Foreigners moving to Iceland and entering the labor market have increased significantly in the last few years. It is essential to learn the language in the country you live in to faster integrate into society. This experiment aims to answer if the Icelandic language learning outcome improves among …