Using resilience and passion to overcome bullying and lack of meaning at work: a pathway to change-oriented citizenship

Clercq, Dirk De; Pereira, Renato

doi:10.1108/joepp-06-2022-0163

Cited by 4 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 126 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, this does not mean that the workplace should be a place of “sufferings” (Dumas, 2020), such as depressive symptoms due to lack of workplace support (Reynolds and Manata, 2023), job tension and emotional exhaustion caused by workplace aggression and ostracism (Dash et al. , 2023), self-depreciation and deprivation of meaning as a result of workplace bullying (De Clercq and Pereira, 2023) that intensify primordial suffering according to Schopenhauer. Various ways out could be implemented through means and practices that transform the overall process of work, besides being efficient and profitable, furthermore being distracted and at the same time joyful by filling the existential vacuum.…”

Section: Spirituality In the Workplace As An Antidote To Continual (P...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Nietzsche’s three metamorphoses of the spirit and Schopenhauer’s primordial suffering: an organizational culture change model redefining spirituality in the workplace

Georgiadis,

Sarigiannidis

2024

JOCM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThe paper redefines workplace spirituality (WS/WPS) by transcending the existential vacuum (in psychiatric terms a sense of lack of meaning of human existence and thus of work), leading to the development of workplace creativity, productivity and satisfaction, targeting operational profitability and organizational optimization.Design/methodology/approachSpirituality is analyzed philosophically, following the Nietzschean definition in response to Schopenhauer’s primordial suffering. Philosophical syncretism yields a viable organizational culture change model of spiritualizing the workplace. For this purpose, specific techniques are proposed which are combined with those already applied to various large companies and organizations.FindingsSpirituality in the workplace acts as a catalyst for developing beneficial qualities by increasing employee job satisfaction, organizational efficiency and business profitability, when equally responding to stakeholders’ needs.Practical implicationsThe suggested change model holistically fosters organizational, operational, individual and collective effectiveness through work place spirituality redefined.Originality/valueFor the first time spirituality in the workplace is discussed under a brand new perspective, resulting in an interdisciplinary emerging model, contributing to the field by providing guidance to academics and practitioners to its auspicious implementation through organizational culture change.

show abstract

Section: Spirituality In the Workplace As An Antidote To Continual (P...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Nietzsche’s three metamorphoses of the spirit and Schopenhauer’s primordial suffering: an organizational culture change model redefining spirituality in the workplace

Georgiadis,

Sarigiannidis

2024

JOCM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

How overloaded employees can use resilience and forgiveness resources to overcome dissatisfaction and maintain their knowledge-sharing efforts

De Clercq,

Pereira

2024

IJOA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose Drawing on conservation of resources theory, this study aims to examine how employees’ experiences of excessive workloads may direct them away from efforts to share knowledge with other organizational members, as well as the circumstances in which this process is more or less likely. To untangle the process, the authors predict a mediating role of job dissatisfaction and moderating roles of two complementary resources that help employees cope with failure: resilience as a personal resource and organizational forgiveness as an organizational resource. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were gathered from employees of an organization that operates in the construction retail sector. The Process macro provides an empirical test of the moderated mediation dynamic that underpins the proposed conceptual framework. Findings The statistical findings affirm that an important channel through which employees’ perceptions that their work demands are unreasonable escalate into a diminished propensity to share knowledge is their lack of enthusiasm about their jobs. Their ability to recover from challenging work situations and their beliefs that the organization does not hold grudges against people who commit mistakes both mitigate this harmful effect. Practical implications For organizational practitioners, this research shows that when employees feel frustrated about extreme work pressures, the resource-draining situation may escalate into diminished knowledge sharing, which might inadvertently undermine their ability to receive valuable feedback for dealing with the challenges. From a positive perspective, individual resilience and organizational forgiveness represent resources that can protect employees against this negative spiral. Originality/value This study explicates an unexplored harmful effect of strenuous workloads on knowledge sharing, which is explained by employees’ beliefs that their organization fails to provide satisfactory job experiences. This effect also is mitigated to the extent that employees can draw from valuable personal and organizational resources.

show abstract

Religiosity as a buffer of the harmful effects of workplace loneliness on negative work rumination and job performance

Azeem,

De Clercq,

Haq

2024

JOEPP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThis study investigates how employees' experience of resource-depleting workplace loneliness may steer them away from performance-enhancing work efforts as informed by their propensity to engage in negative work rumination. It also addresses whether and how religiosity might serve as a buffer of this harmful dynamic.Design/methodology/approachThe hypotheses tests rely on three-round survey data collected among employees who work in various organizations in Pakistan – a relevant country context, considering the importance of people's religious faith for their professional functioning and its high-uncertainty avoidance and collectivism, which likely make workplace loneliness a particularly upsetting experience.FindingsAn important channel through which a sense of being abandoned at work compromises job performance is that employees cannot “switch off” and stop thinking about work, even after hours. The role of this explanatory mechanism is mitigated, however, when employees can draw from their religious beliefs.Practical implicationsFor human resource (HR) managers, this study pinpoints a notable intrusion into the personal realm, namely, repetitive thinking about work-related issues, through which perceptions of work-related loneliness translate into a reluctance to contribute to organizational effectiveness with productive work activities. It also showcases how this translation can be subdued with personal resources that enable employees to contain the hardships they have experienced.Originality/valueThis study helps unpack the connection between workplace loneliness and job performance by detailing the unexplored roles of two important factors (negative work rumination and religiosity) in this connection.

show abstract

Using resilience and passion to overcome bullying and lack of meaning at work: a pathway to change-oriented citizenship

Cited by 4 publications

References 126 publications

Nietzsche’s three metamorphoses of the spirit and Schopenhauer’s primordial suffering: an organizational culture change model redefining spirituality in the workplace

Nietzsche’s three metamorphoses of the spirit and Schopenhauer’s primordial suffering: an organizational culture change model redefining spirituality in the workplace

How overloaded employees can use resilience and forgiveness resources to overcome dissatisfaction and maintain their knowledge-sharing efforts

Religiosity as a buffer of the harmful effects of workplace loneliness on negative work rumination and job performance

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About