It's the little things that matter: An examination of knowledge workers' energy management
Executive Overview Recently, called for a better understanding of the human dimension of
sustainability. Responding to this call, we explore how individuals sustain an important
human resource—their own energy—at work. Specifically, we focus on strategies that
employees use at work to sustain their energy. Our findings show that the most commonly
used strategies (eg, switching to another task or browsing the Internet) are not associated
with higher levels of human energy at work. Rather, strategies related to learning, to the�…
sustainability. Responding to this call, we explore how individuals sustain an important
human resource—their own energy—at work. Specifically, we focus on strategies that
employees use at work to sustain their energy. Our findings show that the most commonly
used strategies (eg, switching to another task or browsing the Internet) are not associated
with higher levels of human energy at work. Rather, strategies related to learning, to the�…
It s the little things that matter: an examination of knowledge workers energy management
GM Spreitzer�- Development and Learning in Organizations: An�…, 2011 - emerald.com
Recently, Pfeffer (2010) called for a better understanding of the human dimension of
sustainability. Responding to this call, we explore how individuals sustain an important
human resource–their own energy–at work. Specifically, we focus on strategies that
employees use at work to sustain their energy. Our findings show that the most commonly
used strategies (eg, switching to another task or browsing the Internet) are not associated
with higher levels of human energy at work. Rather, strategies related to learning, to the�…
sustainability. Responding to this call, we explore how individuals sustain an important
human resource–their own energy–at work. Specifically, we focus on strategies that
employees use at work to sustain their energy. Our findings show that the most commonly
used strategies (eg, switching to another task or browsing the Internet) are not associated
with higher levels of human energy at work. Rather, strategies related to learning, to the�…
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