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Unlimited paid time off policies are currently fashionable and widely discussed by HR professionals around the globe. While on the one hand, paid time off is considered a key benefit by employees and unlimited paid time off policies (UPTO) are seen as a major perk which may help in recruiting and retaining talented employees, on the other hand, ear...
This study extends previous research on time pressure and well-being by investigating the relevance of distinct time pressure trajectories for indicators of well-being at the end of the working week and start of the next week. Drawing on the Effort-Recovery Model and Conservation of Resources theory, we applied latent class growth analyses and a ma...
The present chapter starts with the challenges of reconciling work and nonwork life in the face of increasing flexibilization of working time due to the use of information and communications technology (ICT). Then, we illustrate central theories that deal with the construction of boundaries between work and nonwork domains in terms of flexibility a...
Many workers experience their jobs as effortful or even stressful, which can result in strain. Although recovery from work would be an adaptive strategy to prevent the adverse effects of work-related strain, many workers face problems finding enough time to rest and to mentally disconnect from work during nonwork time. What goes on in workers’ mind...
In March 2020, the world was hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which led to all-embracing measures to contain its spread. Most employees were forced to work from home and take care of their children because schools and day cares were closed. We present data from a research project in a large multinational organization in the Nether...
While academic research on recovery was rather segregated between occupational health psychology and management research at the beginning of the 20s century and streams of research developed independently, recent developments hint at a closing divide and better integration of recovery research across disciplines. This for example becomes evident in...
We used ecological momentary assessments to examine the predictive value of the episodic process model to explain within-person fluctuations in job performance across the working day. Our sample consisted of 330 employees in knowledge-intensive jobs working fairly regular office hours, who responded to digital hourly surveys across one entire worki...
Drawing on social resource theory and the norm of equity, this research proposes fairness of task distribution as a mediating mechanism of the well-established relationship between transformational leadership and followers’ well-being, conceptualizing the latter as low emotional exhaustion. Using data from 479 German employees in a three-wave longi...
In this study, we investigate autonomic nervous system regulation during a regular workday and how coworker support relates to this allostatic system. We first examined the trajectory of the heart rate variability as an indicator of autonomic nervous system activation throughout the workday. Furthermore, we proposed that coworker support is directl...
What goes on in workers' minds after a stressful work day and what is it about their jobs that got them thinking like this? This Special Issue of the German Journal of Human Resource Management (GHRM) aims to bridge the gap between research on cognitive recovery processes (e.g., detachment, work reflection, rumination, problem-solving pondering) th...
Workplace incivility is a low-intensity, counterproductive work behavior associated with negative health outcomes and organizational consequences (e.g., turnover intention). In the present study, I used a daily diary design to investigate the short-term within-person effects of workplace incivility on work-related rumination. Time pressure was incl...
In this diary study with N = 348 employees, we examine whether the contagion effect of workplace incivility transfers beyond one work day that is whether the experience of workplace incivility is related to showing rude behaviours towards others the next day. Additionally, we examine whether ruminating in the evening of a work day and building an i...
In this diary study with N = 348 employees, we examine whether the contagion effect of workplace incivility transfers beyond one work day that is whether the experience of workplace incivility is related to showing rude behaviours towards others the next day. Additionally, we examine whether ruminating in the evening of a work day and building an i...
The changes in the labour market as a result of an increase in non-standard employment raises the question of how to ensure decent labour standards today. This question cannot be answered by one discipline alone. Instead, finding an answer demands collaboration in an interdisciplinary endeavour to determine labour standards for improved well-being....
We proposed that effects of illegitimate tasks, which comprise unreasonable and unnecessary tasks, on self-esteem and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) are enhanced among employees who are highly sensitive to injustice. CWB was further proposed to be a moderating coping strategy, which restores justice and buffers the detrimental effects of ill...
The aim of our research was to test time-exposure effects of time pressure as a stressor typically considered to be a challenge, rather than a hindrance stressor. We examined the within- and between-person effects of time pressure on work engagement in two diary/panel studies with employees using intervals of five days and three weeks, respectively...
Personal social media use at work is usually deemed counterproductive work behaviour reducing employee productivity. However, we hypothesized that it may actually help employees to coordinate work and nonwork demands, which should in turn increase work-related creativity. We used ecological momentary assessment across one working day with up to ten...
Non-work social media use at work has seen a dramatic increase in the last decade and is commonly deemed counterproductive work behavior. However, we examined whether it may also serve as a micro-break and improve work engagement. We used ecological momentary assessment across one working day with up to ten hourly measurements in 334 white-collar w...
Work-related rumination is not a single construct, but consists of a dimension associated with negative emotions or affect (affective rumination), and a dimension associated with reflective thinking and applying strategies to solve problems (problem-solving pondering). In this threewave longitudinal study across two years (N = 630) we investigated...
In nonregular forms of employment, such as fixed-term or temporary agency work, 2 sources of stress must be distinguished: task-related stress components (e.g., time pressure) and employment-related stress components (e.g., effort to maintain employment). The present study investigated the relationship between task- and employment-related demands a...
The opportunity to work at any time and place, which is facilitated by mobile communication technologies, reinforces employer expectations that employees are available for work beyond regular work hours. This study investigates the relation of daily extended work availability with psychological and physiological well-being and the mediating role of...
Zusammenfassung
Ein zunehmend wichtiges Anliegen von Unternehmen ist es, zeitnah auf Nachfragen zu reagieren. Beschäftigte sollen möglichst bei Bedarf verfügbar sein. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die gesundheitliche Wirkung von auf Abruf verfügbarer Arbeit. Im Rahmen von problemzentrierten Interviews (N=20) werden drei Fragestellungen explorie...
The present study reports the lagged effects of work stress on work-related rumination, restful sleep, and nocturnal heart rate variability experienced during both workdays and weekends. Fifty employees participated in a diary study. Multilevel and regression analyses revealed a significant relationship between work stress measured at the end of a...
Flexible Beschäftigungsverhältnisse sind eine unternehmensorientierte Strategie zur Flexibilisierung der Arbeit. Sie helfen Unternehmen, besser auf veränderte Anforderungen (z. B. durch die Globalisierung) zu reagieren. Eindeutige Erkenntnisse darüber, wie sich diese Art der Arbeit auf die Gesundheit der Beschäftigten auswirkt, liegen aber bisher n...
Die verschiedenen Lebensbereiche wie Arbeit, Freizeit und Familie waren schon immer für einen großen Teil der Bevölkerung nicht klar voneinander getrennt. Kurzfristig anberaumte Überstunden oder unvorhergesehene Arbeitseinsätze führten auch in der Vergangenheit dazu, dass über die vereinbarte Erwerbsarbeitszeit hinaus gearbeitet wurde. Durch die no...
Background:
Flexible work schedules and on-call work are becoming more and more common in working life. However, little is known about the effects of on-call work on health.
Methods:
Using a daily survey method, 31 employees from an Information Technology Service Organisation filled out a questionnaire four times a week while they were on call a...
Von Entgrenzung der Arbeitszeit kann gesprochen werden, wenn Unterschiede zwischen Arbeit und Freizeit verwischen und traditionelle Grenzen des Arbeitstags wie Feierabend und Wochenende ihre Bedeutung verlieren. Neue Kommunikationstechnologien ermöglichen, dass Beschäftigte permanent erreichbar und bei Bedarf für Arbeitseinsätze verfügbar sind. Die...
In dem Artikel wird uber Inhalt und Evaluation einer Intervention zur Unterstutzung eines kundenorientierten Innovationsmanagements berichtet. Die Inhaber von Handwerksbetrieben bearbeiteten in funf Modulen die Einfuhrung und Umsetzung von Kundenzirkeln. Die Kundenzirkel dienten dazu, die im Kontakt mit Kunden gewonnenen Informationen im Betrieb zu...
Ein zunehmend wichtiges Anliegen von Unternehmen ist es, zeitnah auf Nachfragen zu reagieren. Erwerbstätige sollen im Rahmen von Rufbereitschaft bei Bedarf verfügbar sein. Rufbereitschaft ist eine Art Hindergrunddienst, der den Arbeitnehmer dazu verpflichtet, auf Abruf die Arbeit aufzunehmen. Sie können sich an einem Ort ihrer Wahl aufhalten, müsse...
Ein zunehmend wichtiges Anliegen von Unternehmen ist es, zeitnah auf Nachfragen zu reagieren. Erwerbstätige sollen im Rahmen von Rufbereitschaft bei Bedarf verfügbar sein. Rufbereitschaft ist eine Art Hindergrunddienst, der den Arbeitnehmer dazu verpflichtet, auf Abruf die Arbeit aufzunehmen. Sie können sich an einem Ort ihrer Wahl aufhalten, müsse...
