Understanding decent work and meaningful work

DL Blustein, EI Lysova, RD Duffy - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Emerging from distinct perspectives, decent work and meaningful work are fundamental
aspects of contemporary work with profound implications for individuals, organizations, and …

Illegitimate tasks: A systematic literature review and agenda for future research

H Ding, B Kuvaas - Work & Stress, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Although expecting to undertake core tasks affirming their professional identity, employees
often have to deal with tasks they perceive as unnecessary or unreasonable. The concept of …

Navigating towards hyperautomation and the empowerment of human capital in family businesses: a perspective article

A Birkbeck, L Rowe - Journal of Family Business Management, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the past and future impacts of automation on family
businesses, with a focus on the opportunities for human capital empowerment …

Why employees experience burnout: an explanation of illegitimate tasks

C Ouyang, Y Zhu, Z Ma, X Qian - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Among the many workplace stressors, a new type of stressor has been identified: illegitimate
tasks. This newly identified type of stressor refers to work tasks that do not meet employee …

How do illegitimate tasks affect hospitality employees' adaptive performance? An explanation from the perspective of cognitive-affective system theory of personality

P Li, Y Lv, R Wang, T Chen, J Gao… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Guided by the cognitive-affective system theory of personality (CAPS), this study
aims to investigate the parallel mediating effects of cognitive and affective cynicism on the …

The effect of illegitimate tasks on hospitality employees' service performance: a conservation of resources perspective

L Zhao, PM Jolly, S Zhao - International Journal of Contemporary …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of illegitimate tasks on frontline
hospitality employees' in-role and extra-role performance via the mediating role of thriving at …

Do illegitimate tasks undermine hospitality employees' proactive customer service performance? A moderated dual-path model

L Zhao, PM Jolly, S Zhao - Journal of Hospitality Marketing & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
As hospitality firms face labor shortages, employees are asked to perform a greater range of
tasks than ever before. However, employees may view certain tasks as outside the …

The dynamic interplay of job characteristics and psychological capital with employee health: A longitudinal analysis of reciprocal effects.

R Kuhlmann, S Süß - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
The dynamic development of employee health is increasingly addressed by occupational
health scholarships. Based on the job demands–resources theory, this study examines …

[HTML][HTML] Teachers' job crafting to support their work-related well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic–A qualitative approach

AM Aulén, E Pakarinen, MK Lerkkanen - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2024 - Elsevier
We aimed at studying the job crafting behaviours teachers took to support their work-related
well-being during COVID-19 pandemic. Fourteen participants were interviewed and …

Unraveling the power of leisure crafting for unengaged employees: Implications for creativity and meaning at work

P Petrou, AB Hamrick… - Journal of Organizational …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Drawing on enrichment theory and the identity‐based integrative crafting model, the present
paper explores the impact of leisure crafting on creativity and meaning at work using both …