Employee perceptions of their work environment, work passion, and work intentions: A replication study using three samples
By Taylor Peyton Abstract This study contributes to the emerging literature on the employee work passion appraisal (EWPA) model, by replicating structural equation modeling across three samples (total n = 4,613). We examine passion for work as a mediator of employees’ work environment characteristics and work intentions. Our data fit the structure of the EWPA model in […]
Studying the effects of future-oriented factors and turnover when threatened. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
By Taylor Peyton Abstract Purpose This study aims to examine the nascent stream of literature connecting grit and protean career orientation to job attitudes, turnover intentions and job embeddedness and how job insecurity moderates the aforementioned associations. Design/methodology/approach Based on the threat-rigidity hypothesis and self-determination theory, a series of hypotheses were developed and tested among […]
Human Resource Management in Hospitality Cases
By: Suzanne Bagnera Book Description Human Resource Management in Hospitality Cases adopts a practical case-based approach to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in future hospitality managers. Using tried-and-tested real-life scenarios, this book thoroughly prepares hospitality students for a career in the field. Chapters are comprised of 75 short vignettes, split into nine sections that […]
[The New York Times] Professor Suzanne Bagnera Provides Her Take on The Future of “Cleanliness” in Hospitality
In a recent article by The New York Times, Professor Suzanne Bagnera was interviewed to help understand why the word “Clean” has become the forefront of the hospitality industry. She discussed how this change in values will affect the future of housekeepers, managers, and hospitality employees. Read More
Restorative servicescapes in healthcare: Examining the influence of hotel-like attributes on patient well-being
By Makarand Mody Abstract This study examines how 527 patients across different health states assessed the influence of hotel-like attributes on their well-being. Using theoretical mechanisms of attention restoration underlying restorative servicescapes, we postulated that hotel-like products and services will enhance patients’ perceived well-being, which, in turn, will favorably affect their behavioral intentions. We also […]
A model for the formation of employee work passion: A summary of findings and future directions.
By Taylor Peyton Abstract There are four primary purposes of this chapter. First, the chapter presents a social cognitive model for the formulation of work passion, an operational definition, and its key components. Second, the chapter places the employee work passion appraisal (EWPA) model into perspective using the literature on work passion. Third, the chapter […]
Examining the Relationship Between Leaders’ Power Use, Followers’ Motivational Outlooks, and Followers’ Work Intentions
By Taylor Peyton Abstract From the foundation of self-determination theory and existing literature on forms of power, we empirically explored relationships between followers’ perceptions of their leader’s use of various forms of power, followers’ self-reported motivational outlooks, and followers’ favorable work intentions. Using survey data collected from two studies of working professionals, we apply path […]
Motivation and Internal Frames of Reference: Do We Have the Wisdom to Help Employees Flourish at Work?
By Taylor Peyton Abstract Motivation lies at the heart of many of the problems that both leaders and human resource development (HRD) practitioners face within the daily events of their work. They may ask themselves such questions as how can they become motivated and stay motivated or, perhaps more importantly, how can they more effectively […]
Employee perceptions of the work environment, motivational outlook, and work intentions: An HR practitioner’s dream or nightmare?
By Taylor Peyton Abstract The Problem Reinforcement theory has inspired many types of human resource development (HRD) initiatives. Despite their widespread use, reinforcement-focused programs, designed to control the outcome of behavior through external rewards, have proven expensive and cumbersome to manage and have an alarmingly low rate of return on investment. There is a critical […]
Work Locus of Control, Motivational Regulation, Employee Work Passion, and Work Intentions: An Empirical Investigation of an Appraisal Model
By Taylor Peyton Abstract In accordance with appraisal theory, relationships among four psychological constructs within an individual are examined: work-specific locus of control, motivational regulation, work passion, and work intentions. A survey was administered electronically to a database of working professionals, and 2654 responses were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Locus of control variables were […]