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Why do employees follow their superiors’ instructions? Identification of the reasons to comply with superiors’ will in a group of Polish employees

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Wójcik A., Merecz-Kot D., Andysz A.

Medycyna Pracy

2015

vol. 66

issue 5

605-614

Wstęp Kierownicy mogą wpływać nie tylko na zachowania pracowników związane z wykonywaną pracą, ale także na pozazawodowe aspekty ich funkcjonowania, np. na podejście do kwestii równoważenia życia zawodowego i prywatnego czy zachowań zdrowotnych. W poniższym badaniu autorki skoncentrowały się na relacji przełożony–podwładny, odwołując się do koncepcji podstaw władzy Ravena. Celem było zbadanie, jakim podstawom władzy podporządkowują się polscy pracownicy i ustalenie specyficznych stylów podporządkowywania się woli przełożonego. Wiedza, dlaczego pracownik słucha swojego przełożonego może być cenna w kontekście wspierania zdrowego klimatu organizacyjnego i atmosfery współpracy czy przekazywania pracownikom wartości – np. odnoszących się do dbałości o własne zdrowie. Autorki przeanalizowały wyniki w kontekście wywierania przez przełożonych wpływu na zdrowotne zachowania pracowników. Materiał i metody Badaniem objęto 100 polskich pracowników (średnia wieku: 28 lat), którzy wypełnili polską wersję Inwentarza Wpływu Społecznego (Interpersonal Power Inventory) Ravena i wsp. w wersji dla pracowników. Kwestionariusz zawiera 11 podskal odnoszących się do podstaw władzy. Wyniki Na podstawie analizy skupień wyróżniono osoby podporządkowujące się przełożonemu ze względu na: wszystkie podstawy władzy (typowe dla 46% respondentów); szacunek dla profesjonalizmu przełożonego (34%) oraz formalne/obiektywne przyczyny (20%). Wnioski Pracownicy różnią się w zakresie stylów podporządkowania się woli przełożonych. Przyczyny, dla których się podporządkowują, są kompilacją różnych motywów. Świadomość przełożonych na temat tego, co sprawia, że pracownicy wypełniają ich polecenia, jest warunkiem skutecznego kierowania ludźmi. Może to pomóc w motywowaniu ich nie tylko do pracy, ale także np. do podejmowania zachowań zdrowotnych. Med. Pr. 2015;66(5):605–614

Background Managers influence the way organization works as well as the functioning of subordinates – in the context of their work life but non-professional functioning as well e.g., attitude towards work-life balance or taking care of health. We focused on the superior-subordinate relation, referring to social power bases theory by Raven. We identified the reasons why subordinates decide to follow their superiors’ orders and determined specific styles of compliance with superiors’ will. Understanding why employees listen to their superiors may be valuable in the context of supporting healthy organizational climate and atmosphere of co-operation or communicating values – for example, as regards taking care of own health. We discussed the results referring to the issue of influencing employees in the context of their health behavior. Material and Methods The research involved 100 Polish employees, aged 28 years old on average, who filled in the Interpersonal Power Inventory by Raven et al. for subordinates in a Polish adaptation by Zaleski. The questionnaire includes 11 subscales referring to power bases. Results Based on the cluster analysis results, we recognized people who complied because of: all kinds of power bases (typical for 46% of the respondents); the respect for superiors’ professionalism (34%); and formal/objective reasons (20%). Conclusions Employees differ in terms of their styles of compliance. Their motives to comply with superiors’ instructions constitute compilations of power bases. The superiors’ awareness of the reasons why their employees decide to follow orders is necessary for successful management. It may motivate employees to work but also to take care of their own health. Med Pr 2015;66(5):605–614

Relationships between occupational functioning and stress among radio journalists – Assessment by means of the psychosocial risk scale

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Najder A., Merecz-Kot D., Wójcik A.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

2015

vol. 29

issue 1

85-100

Objectives Job characteristics and the consequences of everyday stress among radio journalists who are not exposed to traumatic events have not been studied sufficiently before. We aimed at determining the most common job characteristics and their stressfulness; relationships between stress exposure, health and occupational functioning; differences between radio journalists and other journalists, and also the psychosocial risk for health and functioning in this group. Material and Methods The studied group involved 208 journalists, 134 of whom worked in radio stations. The respondents filled in the Psychosocial Risks Scale (PRS) developed by the Department of Health and Work Psychology of the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland. Results Requirement of mental effort and readiness to response quickly for most of the time as well as limited possibilities for promotion were the most frequent journalists’ complaints. We confirmed that higher levels of stress resulted in worse functioning – the radio journalists who experienced lower stress assessed their health status and ability to work better, were more satisfied with particular aspects of their work, and were more involved in their work. They also presented a significantly lower turnover intention. Moreover, the radio journalists were more involved in their work than other journalists, but experienced lower satisfaction, took more sick leaves and had more days of absence. Conclusions Well-known relationships between stress level, satisfaction and occupational functioning were confirmed. The most important conclusion refers to the fact that psychosocial risks and stress analysis should be based on the understanding of specificity of each occupation or even position. It is so, because the same job characteristic may pose a challenge for one person, while for another – it can result in extreme discomfort and anxiety – such an attitude broadens understanding of the phenomenon. We also confirmed that the PRS is a well-designed method, appropriate to investigate an individual perception of job environment and its stressfulness. Future research on causal relationships between the variables is recommended.

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Why do employees follow their superiors’ instructions? Identification of the reasons to comply with superiors’ will in a group of Polish employees

Relationships between occupational functioning and stress among radio journalists – Assessment by means of the psychosocial risk scale