How age and tenure diversity affects the work performance of teams

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Employee Teams

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the effects of age diversity and tenure diversity in employee teams. Age separation in teams was revealed to slow down their work performance, while tenure variety accelerates a team's work performance. When diversity in age and tenure were both increased at the same time, the work speed decreased due to the learning process that ensued between people, and by communication clashes. Teams performing monotonous duties were less likely to perform to the desired level where there was a large age separation among the team members. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers’ hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How absence can make the heart grow fonder

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Geographically Dispersed ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Using geographically-dispersed teams presents both opportunities and threats to firms. The option can be cost-effective and employees welcome the chance to operate more flexibly and achieve a better work-life balance. Separation of team members is an obvious problem but can be overcome through effective communication and building a sense of belonging that can generate perceptions of proximity. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

The age divide

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 25-26
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Age diversity can be an organizational strength, but it can also lead to significant sources of tension and conflict. Organizational identification can be used, with fairness, to combat this. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Achievement vs avoidance

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-16
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Prevention Focus ◽  
Promotion Focus ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The effects of a promotion focus, prevention focus, and a dual regulatory focus on work performance, sickness, and emotional exhaustion were investigated for managers and non-managers in The Netherlands. The dual focus relates more to managers, who have more complex roles and are called on to be able to act in flexible ways on a continual basis. It was tentatively found that a dual focus is not as beneficial as previously expected, and perhaps enhancing a promotion focus for managers and non-managers is more advantageous for an organization. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent, information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

New kids on the block

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Major Competitor ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Picture this – you have recruited a new member for your team, we will call her Jane. Jane was the best candidate on paper and gave a stunning interview. She will fill the vacant role in your team and then some with her wide-ranging experience, insights from previous role at a major competitor and highly advanced skill set. She started last week and seems to have understood all the induction training so far, and even stayed late on the first few nights when she did not have to. She is booked onto some further high-profile training courses shortly, and seems to be really hitting the ground problem. There is only one problem: Jane is sitting by herself in the staff restaurant at lunch times and does not seem to be talking much with her fellow team members. But this is not going to affect her performance, right? Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Training supervisors in the unleashed power of positive psychology and social skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-38
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on how resistance to organizational change displayed by employees can be diffused by training their supervisors in positive psychology and social skills. The results revealed that team members' work motivation and their perception of the organizational climate will become substantially elevated after their supervisors receive this training, in part since it strengthens the employee-supervisor relationship. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Understanding the currency of trust in virtual teams

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-11
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Sufficient Energy ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Collective Trust ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the trust dynamics that impact the performance of virtual teams (VTs). The results reveal that trust is one contributory factor in the sphere of VT performance, and that team members receiving negative feedback was a big cause of collective trust being lost. It is also recommended that managers sustain an action-focused high pace of working to provide sufficient energy for the elevated VT performance level they desire. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Unlearning and relearning in firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Considerable Debate ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The overall capability of an organization to learn can be enhanced further through unlearning and relearning. However, the relationship between these latter constructs is subject to considerable debate and their precise contribution to the learning process remains somewhat unclear as a result. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Unlocking additional layers in company culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Company Culture ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This conceptual paper concentrates on forming a framework for superdiversity, which reminds us that multicultural individuals like immigrants draw on ideas and beliefs relating to their place of origin as well as from the place they've moved to, all of which forms a lens through which they approach their work. Companies and HR departments who attend to this reality in the curation of their company culture are more likely to engage and harness the talents of all their team members, for which they may be rewarded with greater competitive advantages in their marketplace. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Management strategies help reduce emotional exhaustion of team members in Spanish hotels and restaurants

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 16-17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Team Conflict ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The analysis of groups of receptionists and waiters in the hotel and restaurant trades revealed that management strategies to deal with conflicts among team members, particularly “avoidance” and “integrating” approaches, reduces emotional exhaustion in the whole team. The findings showed a strong link between team conflict and collective emotional exhaustion. The study also indicated the benefits of “avoidance” and “integrating” approaches to dealing with conflicts. However, the study revealed that a compromising strategy could actually increase emotional exhaustion. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

How Phillips saw the light

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Business World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Freak Show ◽  
The World ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
The One ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The problem with developing a reputation of being something of an oracle in the business world is that all of a sudden, everyone expects you to pull off the trick of interpreting the future on a daily basis. Like a freak show circus act or one-hit wonder pop singer, people expect you to perform when they see you, and they expect you to perform the thing that made you famous, even if it is the one thing in the world you don’t want to do. And when you fail to deliver on these heightened expectations, you are dismissed as a one trick pony, however good that trick is in the first place. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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