> > I'm now back in staff development & training at a university and need
> > suggestions ofrecent, well-regarded research that demonstrates the
> > links between high employee morale, sense of being valued, sense of
> > connection to the work community, self-esteem, low stress, wellness,
> > etc to increased productivity, retention & efficiency, especially in a
> > complex, yet decentralized bureacracy...
Replying to LO21939 -- LonBadgett@aol.com wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, could you also use recent, well-regarded research
> that demonstrates the opposite?
>
> [Host's Note: Lon, if you have such references, please tell us about them.
> ...Rick] -- Lon Badgett lonbadgett@aol.com
The methodological interest in Lon's comment is sharp and clear. Often, A
is related to B in research. However, Lon seems to be reminding us that
until (not A) is also related to (not B), we cannot take our results
seriously.
This seem to be a very fundamental point.
DP
Prof. D. P. Dash
Xavier Institute of Management
Bhubaneswar 751013
India
--"DPDASH" <dpdash@ximb.stpbh.soft.net>
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