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Mentoring as a psychological contract : implications for relationship development and evaluation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to investigate the mentoring relationship as a psychological contract and, in doing so, explore the influence of formality, ...
Social skill in the workplace : what is social skill and how does it matter?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Social skill is becoming increasingly important in today's workplace because organizational structures are becoming flatter with more service-oriented positions. Strong social skill can facilitate interpersonal interactions, ...
Challenge stressors, hindrance stressors, and psychological strain : the role of appraisals and goal orientations /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The challenge-hindrance stressor framework suggests that most workers experience challenge stressors positively and hindrance stressors negatively. ...
Eudaimonic orientation : the pursuit of the best self
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The purpose of this dissertation is to integrate the concept of eudaimonia into management literature to enhance our understanding of employees' optimal functioning in the workplace. A lack of a scientific measure that ...
Perceived progress, affect, and intensity : the role of approach-avoidance temperament and optimism in job search
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Job search is a self-regulated process during which job seekers evaluate the extent to which they are making progress toward finding a job. The purpose of this study was to better understand whether and how job seekers ...
The effects of exercise on organizational and personal outcomes : a work-home resources perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
In the organizational sciences, daily exercise research has largely centered on how exercise replenishes resources depleted by work and thus facilitates recovery during off-work time. However, we know little about whether ...
Who is the ideal worker? How gendered organizations adversely impact women's promotability and development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Women tend to earn fewer promotions (Roth et al., 2012) and receive fewer developmental opportunities (King et al., 2012) than men, but little research explains why. I explore the stereotype of the ideal worker, someone ...