Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Chapter 15: The Meaning of Work
- Psychological Contract
- An informal understanding about
what an individual gives to and
receives from an organization as
part of the employment relationship
- When it is broken, morale problems easily develop
- Quality of work life
- Refers to the overall quality
of human experiences at work
- Impact of Managerial Practices: Poor management practices can
diminish the quality of work life for employees; Diminish overall quality
of life for employees; The goal of work-life balance is to achieve a
productive and satisfying balance of career and family pursuits
- Work-life Balance
- Refers to the fit between an individual's job or
work responsibilities and personal or family needs
- Jeff Pfeffer and Charles O'Reilly
- Believe that too many organizations
under-perform because they Fail to
tap into the talents of their employees
- Work can be a "turn-on" or a "turn-off"; Some people, too
many people, work under conditions that fail to provide
them with respect & satisfaction; Increasing number of
employees are coming to the conclusion that people are
the foundations of high performance; Everyone gains
when managers value people and create jobs & work
environments that respect people's needs and potential