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Knowledge workers are highly valued by organizations, but there is a lack of evidence about the role of work engagement in the satisfaction and performance of these workers. Harmonization and Person–Job Fit theory state that workers who have similar characteristics to those present in the context (i.e., give similar importance to the characteristics present in the context) perform better. The aim of this paper is twofold: to test the congruence effect between five knowledge characteristics and their rated influence on job satisfaction and job performance; and test the mediational role of work engagement between the knowledge characteristics’ fit and job performance. Using a time-lagged design, 531 Colombian employees from 20 economic sectors answered questionnaires about work engagement (i.e., UWES-9), knowledge characteristics (i.e., WDQ), importance given to knowledge characteristics, job satisfaction, and job performance. Using polynomial regression, surface response methodology, and ordinary least squares path analyses, we found a congruence effect of the relationship between knowledge characteristics and their levels of importance on job performance in four out of five comparisons (i.e., job complexity, information processing, problem solving, and specialization). In addition, we found that knowledge characteristics’ fit indirectly influenced job satisfaction and performance through its effect on work engagement.
Jaime Andrés Bayona; Amparo Caballer; José María Peiró. The Relationship between Knowledge Characteristics’ Fit and Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2336 .
AMA StyleJaime Andrés Bayona, Amparo Caballer, José María Peiró. The Relationship between Knowledge Characteristics’ Fit and Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (6):2336.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaime Andrés Bayona; Amparo Caballer; José María Peiró. 2020. "The Relationship between Knowledge Characteristics’ Fit and Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement." Sustainability 12, no. 6: 2336.
Work characteristics influence job performance but the individual values, reflected on the importance that employees place on each work characteristic, may affect this relationship. Drawing insights from personal salience and person-job fit theory, our research explored the partial mediation effect of importance given to work characteristics in the relation between 18 work characteristics and job performance in a sample of Colombian workers from different economic sectors (N = 817). We found that 17 out of 18 work characteristics indirectly influenced job performance through its effect on importance. These findings emphasize the role of personal antecedents on job performance with clear implications for research and practice (job design and selection).
José M. Peiró; Jaime Andrés Bayona; Amparo Caballer; Annamaria Di Fabio. Importance of work characteristics affects job performance: The mediating role of individual dispositions on the work design-performance relationships. Personality and Individual Differences 2020, 157, 109808 .
AMA StyleJosé M. Peiró, Jaime Andrés Bayona, Amparo Caballer, Annamaria Di Fabio. Importance of work characteristics affects job performance: The mediating role of individual dispositions on the work design-performance relationships. Personality and Individual Differences. 2020; 157 ():109808.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé M. Peiró; Jaime Andrés Bayona; Amparo Caballer; Annamaria Di Fabio. 2020. "Importance of work characteristics affects job performance: The mediating role of individual dispositions on the work design-performance relationships." Personality and Individual Differences 157, no. : 109808.
Jaime Andrés Bayona; Delio Ignacio Castaneda. Influence of personality and motivation on case method teaching. The International Journal of Management Education 2017, 15, 409 -428.
AMA StyleJaime Andrés Bayona, Delio Ignacio Castaneda. Influence of personality and motivation on case method teaching. The International Journal of Management Education. 2017; 15 (3):409-428.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaime Andrés Bayona; Delio Ignacio Castaneda. 2017. "Influence of personality and motivation on case method teaching." The International Journal of Management Education 15, no. 3: 409-428.
The purpose of this study is to validate the Spanish version of the Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ; Morgeson & Humphrey, 2006). Employees from three Colombian samples completed the questionnaire (N=831). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a 21-factor structure (χ2/df ratio = 2.40, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .04, CFI = .90) with adequate levels of convergent and discriminant validity. Additional support for construct validity was found from significant differences among different occupational groups (professional and nonprofessional, health-focused, commercial, and manufacturing workers). Furthermore, knowledge, social, and work context characteristics showed incremental validity over task characteristics on job satisfaction and perceived performance. Possible interpretations of these relationships are offered. It is concluded that the study provides evidence for the validity of a Spanish version of the scale, and presents further support for the generalization of the 21-factor structure of work design characteristics in different cultural settings
Jaime Andrés Bayona; Amparo Caballer; José-María Peiró. The Work Design Questionnaire: Spanish version and validation. Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones 2015, 31, 187 -200.
AMA StyleJaime Andrés Bayona, Amparo Caballer, José-María Peiró. The Work Design Questionnaire: Spanish version and validation. Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones. 2015; 31 (3):187-200.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaime Andrés Bayona; Amparo Caballer; José-María Peiró. 2015. "The Work Design Questionnaire: Spanish version and validation." Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones 31, no. 3: 187-200.
This paper presents an empirical research into the influence of individual characteristics of students and professors in the effectiveness of case method. We conducted 2 studies to test this influence. Study 1 used a quasi-experimental design to test the effectiveness of case method in a group of Colombian business students (n = 107) and the influence of students’ personality and motivation on learning outcomes (declarative knowledge and situation analysis) and satisfaction. Study 2 used a correlational design to test the influence of personality and attitudes of professors (n = 21) on students’ perceptions of case-method effectiveness (n = 442). Results from both studies indicated that case method is as effective as the lecture method on learning outcomes and is related with higher satisfaction on students. We also found that some personality traits (consciousness, openness to experience, and openness to culture) are related with learning outcomes and that mastery motivation has an important role on the perception of case method effectiveness. Finally, we found an interaction between professor and teaching methodology. Overall, our results suggest that the relation between case-method and learning and satisfaction is affected by personality and motivation.
Jaime Andrés Bayona; Delio Ignacio Castañeda. Case Method Effectiveness: Role of Individual Characteristics in a Sample of Colombian Students. Academy of Management Proceedings 2015, 2015, 15134 -15134.
AMA StyleJaime Andrés Bayona, Delio Ignacio Castañeda. Case Method Effectiveness: Role of Individual Characteristics in a Sample of Colombian Students. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2015; 2015 (1):15134-15134.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaime Andrés Bayona; Delio Ignacio Castañeda. 2015. "Case Method Effectiveness: Role of Individual Characteristics in a Sample of Colombian Students." Academy of Management Proceedings 2015, no. 1: 15134-15134.