Three different types of employees can be found in workplaces all over the world: “Necessities,” “Commoners,” and “Parasites.” A person is a Necessity if he/she is irreplaceable and crucial to the functioning of an organization. A Commoner is a person of normal ability and talent who has no significant impact on organizational success. Parasites are detrimental freeloaders who damage the functioning of an organization.To identify the principal characteristics of these three types of workers,a group of researchers led by Chong W.Kim conducted six studies in which they collected survey data from undergraduate and graduate business students in the U.S.,India, Korea,Chile, and Japan. The summary of six published studies is reported in Kim, Smith, Sikula and Anderson (2011). The purpose of this article is to compare the results of these studies with newly collected data from working employees in order to identify the key trait differences of Necessity between students and working people's perception.The authors note the points of commonality and difference between these data sets and offer their thoughts on future research in this area.
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27th Edition of DTR Apr 2017 – Sep 2017
The Key Characteristics of Necessity: Comparison Between Concept PaperStudents and Employees Data
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Published 2017-09-30
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Employee traits
necessity
commoner
parasite
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