The effect of administrators' work-related ethics on practicing human resource management functions at Jordanian universities

Taamneh, Mohammad; Athamneh, Seif; Nsairat, Bayan Al

doi:10.1504/ijpspm.2017.085673

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“…The views presented from the prior research on entrepreneurship in the public sector indicate that employee management strategies play a major role in enhancing motivation. This similar finding was shown by Taamneh et al (2017) who show that work related ethics are also governed by employee management strategies. An organisation that takes care of its human resources and provides intrinsic motivation for them has a higher likelihood of tapping their entrepreneurial skills.…”

Section: Public Sector Entrepreneurshipsupporting

confidence: 85%

“…According to Hisrich and Al-Dabbagh (2013) due to the stabilities, conservativeness and bureaucracy within government for example, there is not a strong focus on customer orientation, but instead on reaching specific objectives based on what the funding or financing activities that are determined politically. In Fact, in a recent study, Taamneh et al (2017) shows that even the unperfect service delivery behaviour and work ethics of Jordanian university's administrators can be a challenge facing entrepreneurial behaviour, which ultimately means that entrepreneurial activity cannot be easily incited among employees.…”

Section: Public Sector Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Entrepreneurship in Jordanian public sector organisations

Athamneh¹,

Balas²,

Taamneh³

2018

IJPSPM

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Entrepreneurship activities within the context of Jordanian public sector are relatively understudied compared with private sector within the Jordanian context. This study aimed to assess the perceptions of employees about entrepreneurship and its significance and applicability. This exploratory study used a structured questionnaire that was administered over three weeks to 181 Jordanian public sector employees selected using convenience sampling. We found that public sector employees perceived entrepreneurship positively and considered it to be very important. Moreover, the HR management frameworks played an integral role in enhancing and driving the level of entrepreneurship within the public sector. To our knowledge, this is the first time a study of this nature has been conducted within the public sector in Jordan. The result is critical and beneficial to policy makers and leaders in public institutions, helping them to develop a better entrepreneurial environment.

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Section: Public Sector Entrepreneurshipsupporting

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Section: Public Sector Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Entrepreneurship in Jordanian public sector organisations

Athamneh¹,

Balas²,

Taamneh³

2018

IJPSPM

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“…Therefore, ethical leaders stress the significance of ethics to followers, use positive and negative reinforcement to effect desired changes in behavior, and act as ethical role models for subordinates [6]. and objectivity [29]. In recent times, campus violence, misconduct, and service sabotage by Jordanian university students and employees have been increasing.…”

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Role of Healthy Work Environments in Sustainability of Goal Achievement; Ethical Leadership, Intention to Sabotage, and Psychological Capital in Jordanian Universities

Altahat

Atan

2018

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1) Background: Long-term competitiveness and sustainability of goal achievement are constantly being sought out by organizations. This study examined the link between ethical leadership, intention to sabotage, and psychological capital in Jordanian universities and how they provide a healthy environment conducive to goal achievement sustainability. The literature indicated gaps in knowledge regarding the correlation between these variables in non-western countries, which this study intends to fill. The study drew from social learning theory and self-control theory.(2) Methods: Data was obtained by collecting survey questionnaires from a sample of 376 employees in different universities in the north of Jordan, and was analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling. (3) Results: A significant and direct negative relationship was found between both ethical leadership and psychological capital on employees' intention to sabotage. Also, a significant and direct positive effect was found between ethical leadership and psychological capital. Furthermore, it was found that psychological capital mediated the relationship between ethical leadership and employees' intention to sabotage. (4) Conclusions: Leaders have a critical role in increasing employee psychological capital and decreasing intention to sabotage. Many implications indicated by the study's findings, both theoretical and practical, were discussed.The topic of ethical leadership continues to grow in importance as business scandals continue to make international headlines [7][8][9]. According to [10], ethical leadership refers to behaviors that consist of appropriate norms. It has also been defined as "the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement, and decision-making" [11] (p. 120). It is considered to be "essential leadership behavior" [12] (p. 22).Many previous researchers have shown the importance of the effects of ethical leadership on attitudes, fostering positive behaviors [9,[12][13][14], followers' job satisfaction and dedication [11] (p. 117), fostering ethical behaviors in organizations and inspiring them [15], and decreasing deviant behavior [16][17][18][19][20].Brown and Treviño [16] proposed followers would show pro-social behavior increases and counterproductive and deviant behavior decreases in the presence of ethical leadership. Studies have so far focused on leadership behaviors, but have ignored the expectations of followers and the contextual environment [2], which have been taken into consideration in this study.Work and service sabotage is a major problem and is believed to be a source of other issues for organizations today. Trust is an important component between the employee and employer, distrust and negative feelings have been associated with decreased performance and increased service sabotage [17].According to [21] businesses in...

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“…Ethics and ethical conduct, culture, and religion. The work of Taamneh et al (2017) revealed ethical and cultural influences. They argue that the application of HRM needs good ethical conduct.…”

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“…They further add that ethical conduct in Jordanian universities is generally good, and for this reason, the engagement of administrators is driven. However, they suggest some concerns that the culture of society plays a role in influencing the conduct of administrators when it comes specifically to performance practice (Taamneh et al, 2017). This again suggests further research is needed in the area of cultural and societal norms and how they influence the formulation and application of HRM practices in HEIs.…”

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The Role of Human Resource Management in the Context of Jordanian Higher Education: A Study of the Literature

2019

JOP

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This paper explores the role of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the context of Jordanian Higher Education (HE) through an evaluation of its application and development. The research is based on a systematic literature review and a content analysis of 18 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2000 and 2018. The findings show that the role of HRM is constructive, yet traditional, operational, and underdeveloped in its application. This study also identified a range of unexplored areas of research that call attention to future context-related studies in the field of HRM.

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The effect of administrators' work-related ethics on practicing human resource management functions at Jordanian universities

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Entrepreneurship in Jordanian public sector organisations

Entrepreneurship in Jordanian public sector organisations

Role of Healthy Work Environments in Sustainability of Goal Achievement; Ethical Leadership, Intention to Sabotage, and Psychological Capital in Jordanian Universities

The Role of Human Resource Management in the Context of Jordanian Higher Education: A Study of the Literature

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