Nurses who engage with their work are more productive, provide safer care, and are more likely to provide an outstanding patient experience. However, the concept of nurse engagement has been used in diff erent contexts and with diff erent meanings, transforming into an ambiguous concept. The aim of this article is to analyze the concept of nurse engagement, as it relates to the patient experien...

Although studies on employee recovery accumulate at a stunning pace, the commonly used theory (Effort-Recovery model) that explains how recovery occurs has not been explicitly tested. We aimed to unravel the recovery process by examining whether off-job activities enhance next morning vigor to the extent that they enable employees to relax and detach from work. In addition, we investigated whet...

AIMS The study used Social Exchange Theory as a lens to examine associations between nurses' support antecedents (supervisor-nurse relationships and perceived organizational support) and their job attitudes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment and engagement). BACKGROUND Similar to many other westernized countries, there is a shortage of nurses working as nurses in Australia. The attr...

Article history: Received 18 October 2015 Received in revised form 5 December 2015 Accepted 10 December 2015 Available online 12 December 2015 Recent research suggests that the salience of a future work self has a considerable impact on future-oriented activities such as skill development, career planning, career networking, and job searching. However, little is known as to whether, how, and un...

OBJECTIVES Although there have been studies linking personality to selected aspects of functioning at work, Polish literature reports a shortage of detailed analyses considering, e.g., specific professional groups or certain variables. The aim of our study was to explore the links between personality traits and emotional labor, work engagement and job satisfaction among service workers. MATER...

Due to the importance of employee engagement in the last decade and the significant role which plays in concept of organizational efficiency, identifying the factors influencing this concept can help any organization to grow and improve and also maintain and guarantee the survival of organizations in today’s competitive conditions. One of the factors influencing this concept is organizational r...