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Dr. Annette Towler

Organizational resilience: What is it and why does it matter during a crisis?

There is much to learn about how professionals and organizations can effectively weather the storm during a crisis such as the current Covid-19 pandemic. Organizational resilience and the practices associated with fostering it are key to managing disruption.

Resilience, VUCA, Autonomy, Human Resource Development, Organizational culture

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Dr. Annette Towler

Why the basic psychological needs autonomy, competence and relatedness matter in management and beyond

In this CQ Dossier we focus on the importance of basic psychological needs and their relevance in the workplace. We have a look at the three fundamental needs – autonomy, competence, and relatedness – and discuss their important to workplace thriving and achievement within the workplace.

Basic psychological needs, Autonomy, Competency, Motivation

This CQ Dossier provides and overview of research and theory on effective performance management systems

Dr. Annette Towler

Effective performance management: How successful organizations manage staff

This CQ Dossier focuses on effective performance management and how organizations can initiate an effective performance management system (EPMS) that allows both managers and employees to strive for excellence.

Performance management, Performance appraisal, Performance feedback, Goal Agreement, Autonomy

Job crafting puts employees in the driver seat for designing their work environment

Dr. Annette Towler

Employees in charge: Why autonomy and job crafting boost motivation

This CQ Dossier describes the Job Characteristics Model that provides recommendations on how best to design jobs to enrich employee motivation. The model focuses on the intrinsic motivation that employees gain through having control over their work. The model shows how autonomy, job crafting and feedback can enhance employee motivation and enrich the experience of work.

Motivation, Job crafting, Autonomy, Job performance, Job satisfaction, Basic psychological needs