Helena D Cooper–Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6541210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helena D Cooper–Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helena D |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooper–Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS H D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auckland University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4080-9704 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Investigating the relationships between student well-being and perceived environmental sustainability
Purpose Higher education institutes (HEIs) face two key challenges: low levels of environmental sustainability and students with low levels of well-being. This paper suggests that, because of the interconnectedness of sustainable development goals, there may be a single solution to meet both these challenges, namely, increased sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to test whether higher perceived sustainability is associated with higher we…
Navigating vulnerability in elite organizational socialization
Elites have significant influence on their institutions and therefore whether elite newcomers sink or swim has important ramifications for many stakeholders, including elites’ colleagues, organizations, and wider society. And yet ‘sinking’ seems to be relatively common outcome for elite newcomers, whose high failure rates might suggest a sub-par socialization process. Given this problem, surprisingly little research has investigated how elite new…
Professional Confidence and Expertise in Allied Health
Highly experienced allied health professionals possess extensive knowledge and skill developed through sustained professional practice and have the potential to support the development of others. However, their willingness, capacity, or opportunity to enact an identity as an expert varies. This study explored how highly experienced allied health professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand construct and negotiate expert identity through narratives of cr…
Environmental sustainability and the happy-productive worker
Purpose The happy-productive worker hypothesis posits that employee well-being is an important factor in work performance. Educational institutions around the world are facing both internal and external pressures to integrate sustainability into their practices, with the goal of protecting the planet and ultimately boosting profits. This paper explores the potential wider benefits of sustainability, including its relationship with employee well-b…
Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling
Many constructs in management studies, such as perceptions, personalities, attitudes, and behavioral intentions, are not directly observable. Typically, empirical studies measure such constructs using established scales with multiple indicators. When the scales are used in a different population, the items are translated into other languages or revised to adapt to other populations, it is essential for researchers to report the quality of measure…
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility
The present study seeks to build on burnout research by examining daily fluctuations of role stress and work incivility, and their impact on employees’ energy loss. Optimism and recovery (i.e., psychological detachment and relaxation), two mechanisms that allow workers’ self-care and self-defence from these toxic conditions when faced by these job stressors, were included. In a daily study, 117 service sector workers completed surveys three times…
Rested, friendly, and engaged
This diary study examined within-person effects of positive work and off-work experiences on daily work engagement. Assessing the gain cycle assumption of conservation of resources theory, we investigated the relationship of nighttime recovery experiences and subsequent resources including elevated sleep quality and morning positive affect; the relationship of morning positive affect with positive collegial interactions and subsequent work engage…
Predictors of Workplace Bullying and Cyber-Bullying in New Zealand
Rates of CB were lower than those of WB, and very few participants reported experiencing CB without also experiencing WB. Both forms of bullying were associated with poorer work environments, indicating that, where bullying is occurring, the focus should be on organisational systems and processes
A new look at the psychological contract during organizational socialization
Previous studies have demonstrated that the psychological contract is largely shaped during socialization. This study adopts a complementary perspective and analyzes how the psychological contract at the start of employment shapes the subsequent socialization process. Drawing upon social exchange theory, we propose that newcomers with a higher sense of their personal obligations at entry will perceive orientation training as more useful and devel…
The neglected role of cultural intelligence in recent immigrant newcomers’ socialization
The purpose of this article is to investigate the role of cultural intelligence (CQ) in contributing to the socialization of recent immigrant newcomers (RINs). Drawing on relevant literatures, a conceptual model is developed, highlighting the role of RINs’ CQ in helping them choose the appropriate adjustment strategies that in turn allow them to better perform their job and to socially integrate into their workplace. The article also examines the…
Perceptions of workplace bullying in the New Zealand travel industry
The Power of Momentum
This study offers a new theoretical perspective on the unique nature and function of job satisfaction change, or systematic improvement or decline in job satisfaction over time. Using four diverse samples, we show that differences in the extent to which job satisfaction systematically improves or declines account for change in employees' “turnover intentions” left unexplained by absolute (average) levels of job satisfaction. Further, we show that…
The neglected role of cultural intelligence in recent immigrant newcomers’ socialization
The purpose of this article is to investigate the role of cultural intelligence (CQ) in contributing to the socialization of recent immigrant newcomers (RINs). Drawing on relevant literatures, a conceptual model is developed, highlighting the role of RINs’ CQ in helping them choose the appropriate adjustment strategies that in turn allow them to better perform their job and to socially integrate into their workplace. The article also examines the…
Rested, friendly, and engaged
This diary study examined within-person effects of positive work and off-work experiences on daily work engagement. Assessing the gain cycle assumption of conservation of resources theory, we investigated the relationship of nighttime recovery experiences and subsequent resources including elevated sleep quality and morning positive affect; the relationship of morning positive affect with positive collegial interactions and subsequent work engage…
A new look at the psychological contract during organizational socialization
Previous studies have demonstrated that the psychological contract is largely shaped during socialization. This study adopts a complementary perspective and analyzes how the psychological contract at the start of employment shapes the subsequent socialization process. Drawing upon social exchange theory, we propose that newcomers with a higher sense of their personal obligations at entry will perceive orientation training as more useful and devel…
Perceptions of workplace bullying in the New Zealand travel industry
The Power of Momentum
This study offers a new theoretical perspective on the unique nature and function of job satisfaction change, or systematic improvement or decline in job satisfaction over time. Using four diverse samples, we show that differences in the extent to which job satisfaction systematically improves or declines account for change in employees' “turnover intentions” left unexplained by absolute (average) levels of job satisfaction. Further, we show that…
Perceptions of workplace bullying in the New Zealand travel industry
The neglected role of cultural intelligence in recent immigrant newcomers’ socialization
The purpose of this article is to investigate the role of cultural intelligence (CQ) in contributing to the socialization of recent immigrant newcomers (RINs). Drawing on relevant literatures, a conceptual model is developed, highlighting the role of RINs’ CQ in helping them choose the appropriate adjustment strategies that in turn allow them to better perform their job and to socially integrate into their workplace. The article also examines the…
A new look at the psychological contract during organizational socialization
Previous studies have demonstrated that the psychological contract is largely shaped during socialization. This study adopts a complementary perspective and analyzes how the psychological contract at the start of employment shapes the subsequent socialization process. Drawing upon social exchange theory, we propose that newcomers with a higher sense of their personal obligations at entry will perceive orientation training as more useful and devel…
Predictors of Workplace Bullying and Cyber-Bullying in New Zealand
Rates of CB were lower than those of WB, and very few participants reported experiencing CB without also experiencing WB. Both forms of bullying were associated with poorer work environments, indicating that, where bullying is occurring, the focus should be on organisational systems and processes
Rested, friendly, and engaged
This diary study examined within-person effects of positive work and off-work experiences on daily work engagement. Assessing the gain cycle assumption of conservation of resources theory, we investigated the relationship of nighttime recovery experiences and subsequent resources including elevated sleep quality and morning positive affect; the relationship of morning positive affect with positive collegial interactions and subsequent work engage…
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility
The present study seeks to build on burnout research by examining daily fluctuations of role stress and work incivility, and their impact on employees’ energy loss. Optimism and recovery (i.e., psychological detachment and relaxation), two mechanisms that allow workers’ self-care and self-defence from these toxic conditions when faced by these job stressors, were included. In a daily study, 117 service sector workers completed surveys three times…
Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling
Many constructs in management studies, such as perceptions, personalities, attitudes, and behavioral intentions, are not directly observable. Typically, empirical studies measure such constructs using established scales with multiple indicators. When the scales are used in a different population, the items are translated into other languages or revised to adapt to other populations, it is essential for researchers to report the quality of measure…
Environmental sustainability and the happy-productive worker
Purpose The happy-productive worker hypothesis posits that employee well-being is an important factor in work performance. Educational institutions around the world are facing both internal and external pressures to integrate sustainability into their practices, with the goal of protecting the planet and ultimately boosting profits. This paper explores the potential wider benefits of sustainability, including its relationship with employee well-b…
Investigating the relationships between student well-being and perceived environmental sustainability
Purpose Higher education institutes (HEIs) face two key challenges: low levels of environmental sustainability and students with low levels of well-being. This paper suggests that, because of the interconnectedness of sustainable development goals, there may be a single solution to meet both these challenges, namely, increased sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to test whether higher perceived sustainability is associated with higher we…
Navigating vulnerability in elite organizational socialization
Elites have significant influence on their institutions and therefore whether elite newcomers sink or swim has important ramifications for many stakeholders, including elites’ colleagues, organizations, and wider society. And yet ‘sinking’ seems to be relatively common outcome for elite newcomers, whose high failure rates might suggest a sub-par socialization process. Given this problem, surprisingly little research has investigated how elite new…
Professional Confidence and Expertise in Allied Health
Highly experienced allied health professionals possess extensive knowledge and skill developed through sustained professional practice and have the potential to support the development of others. However, their willingness, capacity, or opportunity to enact an identity as an expert varies. This study explored how highly experienced allied health professionals in Aotearoa New Zealand construct and negotiate expert identity through narratives of cr…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (3 works) · Socialization (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)