2015, Article / Letter to editor (Journal of Vocational Behavior, (2015))The aims of this study were to examine howworkers negative age stereotypes (i.e., denying older workers ability to develop) and negative meta-stereotypes (i.e., beliefs that the majority of colleagues feel negative about older workers) are related to their attitudes towards retirement (i.e., occupational future time perspective and intention to retire), and whether the strength of these relationships is influenced by workers self-categorization as an “older” person. Results of a study among Dutch taxi drivers provided mixed support for the hypotheses. Negative metastereotypes, but not negative age stereotypes,were associatedwith fewer perceived opportunities until retirement and, in turn, a stronger intention to retire. Self-categorization moderated the relationships between negative age (meta-)stereotypes and occupational future time perspective. However, contrary to expectations, the relations were stronger among workers with a low self-categorization as an older person in comparison with workers with a high self-categorization in this regard. Overall, results highlight the importance of psychosocial processes in the study of retirement intentions and their antecedents.
2016, Book (monograph) Today’s world of work is characterized by high performance needs and demanding work hours. In order to remain competitive, organizations seek ways to promote a healthy and motivating work design for attracting and retaining a skilful and productive workforce. The rising number of dual-earner families calls for tools that enable a proper balance between work and family life. At the same time, modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) permit greater flexibility in the organization of work hours and work location. This context has drawn attention to worktime control (i.e., an employees’ possibility to control the duration, position and distribution of worktime; WTC) as a potential tool to improve or uphold employees’ health, work-nonwork balance, and work motivation in the demanding world of work. The aim of the current dissertation was to empirically examine the prevalence, associations and effects of WTC with regard to employees’ work-nonwork balance, health and well-being, and jobrelated outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, job motivation, or performance).
2011, Article / Letter to editor (Work and Stress, vol. 25, iss. 4, (2011), pp. 338-354)There is an increasing need for managers to understand what motivates younger versus older workers to continue work within their company. We believe that this two-wave study among 90 Dutch employees is the first to examine: (1) the cross-lagged relationships between breach of psychological contract (which includes transactional and relational obligations) and intrinsic work motivation, and (2) the moderating role of the age-related variables future time perspective and regulatory focus. Regulatory focus concerns the orientation (either promotion-focused or prevention-focused) by which an individual pursues their goals. Based on psychological contract theory, we expected and found that relational contract breach predicts lower work motivation. Furthermore, based on lifespan developmental and regulatory focus theory, we assumed that this relationship would be stronger when workers experienced an open future time perspective and a promotion focus rather than a prevention focus. The results showed that future time perspective indeed had a strengthening, and prevention focus a reducing moderating effect in the relationship between psychological contract breach and work motivation. However, no significant effects for promotion focus were found. These findings indicate that age-related processes such as future time perspective and regulatory focus are important variables to include in future psychological contract research.
2015, Article / Letter to editor (Het Ondernemersbelang, vol. 2015, iss. 5, (2015), pp. 8-11)Vitaal leiderschap is een leiderschapsstijl waarbij de vitaliteit en positieve gezondheid van de werknemers wordt bevorderd en behouden. Ondernemer en leidinggevende dienen ervoor te waken dat medewerkers op de juiste plek zitten en plezier hebben en houden in hun werk. Dat is gemakkelijker gezegd dan gedaan, meent Chiel van Kollenburg. De werkgever moet écht in gesprek met de werknemers. Vragen stellen over gezondheid, leefstijl maar ook dromen en geluk. Op die manier worden de intrinsieke drijfveren van werknemers zichtbaar en kunnen ze op de juiste plek voor zichzelf én voor de organisatie worden ingezet. Vragen over gezondheid, dromen en geluk betekenen ook dat wordt nagedacht over loopbaanwensen. Waar ziet de werknemer zichzelf over tien jaar het beste tot zijn recht komen en kan hij het werk volhouden met zijn huidige fysieke en geestelijke gezondheid?
2010, Article / Letter to editor (BMC Public Health, vol. 2010, iss. 10, (2010), pp. 353)Employees with a chronic disease often encounter problems at work because of their chronic disease. The current paper describes the development of a self-management programme based on the Chronic Disease Self-Management programme (CDSMP) of Stanford University to help employees with a chronic somatic disease cope with these problems at work. The objective of this article is to present the systematic development and content of this programme. The method of intervention mapping (Bartholomew 2006) was used to tailor the original CDSMP for employees with a chronic somatic disease. This paper describes the process of adjusting the CDSMP for this target group. A needs assessment has been carried out by a literature review and qualitative focus groups with employees with a chronic disease and involved health professionals. On the basis of the needs assessment, the relevant determinants of self-management behaviour at work have been identified for the target population and the objectives of the training have been formulated. Furthermore, techniques have been chosen to influence self-management and the determinants of behaviour and a programme plan has been developed.
2019, Article / Letter to editor (Zorg en Welzijn, (2019))In mei 2017 is het project ‘Wendbaar aan het werk’ van start gegaan. Gedurende 18 maanden is € 500.000 beschikbaar om te werken aan wendbare medewerkers en een gezonde organisatiecultuur in zorg en welzijn. Annet de Lange is verguld dat ze onderzoek mag doen naar de effecten ervan. Een unieke kans om twee jaar lang te zien wat maatregelen teweeg brengen als het gaat om de duurzame inzetbaarheid van medewerkers.
2012, Article / Letter to editor (Psicothema, vol. 24, iss. 1, (2012), pp. 87-93)Building on positive psychology, the present study aims to address the role of humour in the workplace, and particularly in job design, one of the crucial job aspects contributing to employee well-being. Specifically, we examine the main effects of self-enhancing and affiliative types of humour both on burnout and work engagement. Furthermore, we study whether these humour styles serve as personal resources, moderating the associations of job hindrances (i.e., role conflict), job challenges (i.e., workload) and job resources (i.e., social support) with burnout and work engagement, as outlined in the Job Demands-Resources model. Results in a large sample of Belgian employees ( N = 1200) showed that both types of humour related negatively to burnout and positively to work engagement. No interactions between humour and the job characteristics were found in the prediction of burnout. The significant interactions in predicting work engagement showed that self-enhancing and affiliative humour played a positive role, particularly when role conflict and social support were low. No interactions with workload were found. The discussion aims to shed light on the unexpected results and to further the study of the humour-health hypothesis.
2013, Article / Letter to editor (European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, vol. 22, iss. 5, (2013), pp. 505-520)The concept of focus on opportunities describes how many new goals, options, and possibilities employees believe to have in their personal future at work. In this multi-sample, multi-method study, the authors investigated relationships between focus on opportunities and general and daily work engagement and the moderating role of focus on opportunities on between- and within-person relationships between job control and work engagement. Based on a social cognitive theory framework on the motivating potential of a future temporal focus, it was hypothesized that focus on opportunities is positively related to work engagement. Further, consistent with the notion of compensatory resources, it was expected that job control is not related to work engagement among employees with a high focus on opportunities, whereas job control, as an external resource of the work environment, is positively related to work engagement among employees with a low focus on opportunities. Both a cross-sectional survey study (N=174) and a daily diary study (N=64) supported the hypotheses. The study contributes to research on the job demands-resources model as it emphasizes the role of focus on opportunities as a motivational factor in the relationship between job control and work engagement.
2015, Article / Letter to editor (Work, Aging and Retirement, vol. 1, iss. 3, (2015), pp. 296-308)Owing to the aging of Western societies, an increasing number of people over age 65 are now working in bridge employment. Research is needed to understand how job characteristics in bridge employment should be designed to support older employees’ productivity, considering potential declines in intra-individual resources. Drawing on lifespan development of resources and job design models, we investigated the interplay of cognitive functioning, job demands, and job control, and their impact on task performance, in a sample of workers in bridge employment. In total, 228 employees from a Dutch temporary employment agency that contracts workers aged 65 years and older participated in this longitudinal study, with a 1-year time lag. Of the panel, 74.1% of the respondents were male, and the mean age was 69.02 years (range 65–80 years). Cognitive functioning, job demands, job control, and task performance were assessed two times with thoroughly validated self-report measures. Good cognitive functioning emerged as an essential intra-individual resource in order to maintain good task performance for employees aged 65 years and older. After including the influence of job demands and job control, positive effects of cognitive functioning on task performance remained significant only in a high-strain job (with high job demands and low job control). This outcome suggests that age-related changes in cognitive functioning among employees above the age of 65 years only affect productivity at work when the job demands are too high relative to the available job control. Implications for retirement research and lifespan perspectives of job design research are discussed.
2015, Article / Letter to editor (Journal of Managerial Psychology, vol. 30, iss. 1, (2015), pp. 22-37)Purpose – The aim of this survey study among N=180 Dutch teachers was to examine the moderating role of calendar age and proactive personality in the relationships between developmental opportunities, on the one hand, and work engagement and self-perceived employability, on the other. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Hierarchical regression analyses have been used, illustrated by means of quotes – gathered through open questions in the survey – to support the quantitative findings. Findings – A significant interaction effect between calendar age and developmental opportunities in relation to self-perceived employability, but not to work engagement, has been found, revealing stronger positive effects for developmental opportunities among older workers than among younger ones. Research limitations/implications – The present study provides a starting-point for further research on professional development in other occupational settings. Practical implications – The use of age-conscious developmental opportunities is a powerful tool in encouraging life-long learning. Social implications – Improvement in teachers’ engagement and employability will enhance their performance, will consequently lead to better pupil performance, and will contribute to the wider status of the profession, meaning that more young talented people will seriously consider working in the field and thereby helping to address the urgent need for more teaching staff. Originality/value – This study increases the knowledge of professional development among teachers and examines to what extent age and proactivity play a role in this regard. The results of the empirical work challenge dominant views on age-related declines and losses, and invite the authors to continue scholarly work in this field focussing upon long-term intra-individual development.
2015, Article / Letter to editor (Journal of Managerial Psychology, vol. 30, iss. 1, (2015), pp. 22-37)Purpose – The aim of this survey study among N=180 Dutch teachers was to examine the moderating role of calendar age and proactive personality in the relationships between developmental opportunities, on the one hand, and work engagement and self-perceived employability, on the other. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Hierarchical regression analyses have been used, illustrated by means of quotes – gathered through open questions in the survey – to support the quantitative findings. Findings – A significant interaction effect between calendar age and developmental opportunities in relation to self-perceived employability, but not to work engagement, has been found, revealing stronger positive effects for developmental opportunities among older workers than among younger ones. Research limitations/implications – The present study provides a starting-point for further research on professional development in other occupational settings. Practical implications – The use of age-conscious developmental opportunities is a powerful tool in encouraging life-long learning. Social implications – Improvement in teachers’ engagement and employability will enhance their performance, will consequently lead to better pupil performance, and will contribute to the wider status of the profession, meaning that more young talented people will seriously consider working in the field and thereby helping to address the urgent need for more teaching staff. Originality/value – This study increases the knowledge of professional development among teachers and examines to what extent age and proactivity play a role in this regard. The results of the empirical work challenge dominant views on age-related declines and losses, and invite the authors to continue scholarly work in this field focussing upon long-term intra-individual development.
2022, Part of book or chapter of book (Lange, A.H. de; Heijden, B.I.J.M. van der (ed.), Een leven lang inzetbaar? Duurzame inzetbaarheid., pp. 401-414)
2020, Part of book or chapter of book (Markopoulos, E.; Goonetilleke, R.; Ho, A. (ed.), Advances in Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Communication of Design, pp. 24-31)
2020, Article in monograph or in proceedings (Markopoulos, E.; Goonetilleke, R.; Ho, A. (ed.), Advances in Creativity, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Communication of Design. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1218)
2013, Part of book or chapter of book (, pp. 113-122)Purpose: The article shows the relevance of an insider’s perspective on workers in the cleaning industry (cleaners). It explains how the ways in which cleaners create meaning in their work can be explored. These findings help to create added value for FM. Theory: Organisational theory describes a paradigm shift towards positivity. This shift implies an insider’s perspective. Self-determination theory and the theory of lived spirituality help to understand this reconstruction of the image of the cleaner. Method: Literature review. The findings lead to the conclusion that qualitative research contributes to the create added value. Findings: In the cleaning industry the focus on Taylor’s organising imperatives is no longer desirable. The industry lacks flexibility and risks crossing moral borders. Focus on meaning in work may contribute to better performance and help the industry adapt to new trends like flexible workspaces, hospitality and sustainability. Originality: The focus on cleaners and the use of self-determination theory and spirituality theory.
2011, Part of book or chapter of book (, pp. 107-116)Er is nog weinig onderzoek gedaan naar factoren die van invloed zijn op patiënttevredenheid binnen de ambulancezorg. Wij veronderstelden dat patiënten die vaker zijn vervoerd met de ambulance mogelijk kritischer zijn. Daarnaast leek het ons dat patiënten die ter plaatse behandeld worden minder tevreden zouden zijn over de zorg dan wanneer zij werden vervoerd. Ook veronderstelden we dat de vervoersurgentie gerelateerd zou kunnen zijn aan tevredenheid; bij spoed (A1 en A2-ritten) een hogere tevredenheid dan bij B-vervoer, omdat de patiënt meer in nood is. De onderzoeksvragen waren: hoe is de huidige patiënttevredenheid over de ambulancezorg in de RAV Gelderland-Zuid? Is de tevredenheid gerelateerd aan eerder vervoer, behandeling ter plaatse of riturgentie? Is er een trend waarneembaar in patiënttevredenheid in vergelijking met de resultaten van onderzoeken uit 2003 en 2006?
2013, Part of book or chapter of book (Op zoek naar het andere, pp. 249-262)Gewoon naar organisaties kijken is nooit goed genoeg geweest voor Hans Doorewaard. Zijn academische loopbaan wordt getekend door een fascinatie voor het andere in organisaties. De verschillende thema’s die hij daarbij heeft verkend zijn evenzovele bakens op die zoektocht die leidt van de techniek naar het sociale, van de openlijke naar de verborgen macht, van het eendimensionale naar het integrale management, van de rede naar de emoties, van de mens als object van beheersing naar de nomade, van het doen van onderzoek naar het ontwerpen van onderzoek, van het kwantitatieve naar het kwalitatieve onderzoek. Gelukkig heeft hij de weg uit het postmodernistisch moeras waar verscheidene van die thema’s onvermijdelijk mee verbonden zijn steeds weer terug gevonden; hij weet de opgedane inzichten wel in helder en praktisch relevant proza uit te drukken. Het beeld doemt op van de bevlogen docent voor een volle collegezaal met een wollen rode draad in de hand: behalve in zijn colleges kon hij die rode draad ook in zijn verkenningstochten door de onverdachte krochten van de andere organisatie altijd wel laten zien. Op die zoektocht heeft hij vele vrienden gemaakt. Enkele daarvan hebben de pennen ineen geslagen om rondom vijf van Hans’ thema’s van organisatieonderzoek hun gedachten te ontwikkelen. Die thema’s zijn macht, gender, emoties, integrale organisatieontwikkeling en methodologie.