What Makes Work Meaningful

Most organizations nowadays have the required resources and should offer an appropriate culture to provide each employee with the opportunity and context to develop the feeling of meaningful work. The managers and organizational leaders should be the first to recognize and perceive the work they do...

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Main Authors: Grama Blanca, Todericiu Ramona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-08-01
Series:Studies in Business and Economics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2017-0020
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description Most organizations nowadays have the required resources and should offer an appropriate culture to provide each employee with the opportunity and context to develop the feeling of meaningful work. The managers and organizational leaders should be the first to recognize and perceive the work they do as being important. In this article, we examine the current development of the study of the nature, causes, and consequences of meaningful work, and we offer ideas of research opportunities regarding the interface of organizational perspectives on performing and providing meaningful work.
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