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Characteristics associated with success: CEOs' perspectives
Tập 26 Số 3 - Trang 186-196
– This exploratory study investigated the characteristics that chief executive
officers (CEOs) associated with their success., – Twenty CEOs were interviewed
and asked to identify characteristics they possessed, and that they felt were
related to their success., – The two dominant characteristics identified were
achievement orientation and humanistic approach, followed by positivism. Very
little o...
Who is a ″Good Manager″?
Tập 13 Số 6 - Trang 3-7
Examines the practical utility of research on managerial behaviour and
managerial effectiveness for training and development programmes. Casts doubt on
the relevance of models in the literature that tell managers what they should
do. Reviews studies of effective managers. Concludes that the design of
programmes in particular settings requires a study of who is an effective
manager in that setting;...
Emotional Logic and Decision Making: The Interface between Professional Upheaval and Personal Evolution (1st English ed.)
Tập 27 Số 5 - Trang 416-418
Managing Up in the Multi‐national Firm
Tập 7 Số 1 - Trang 21-26
When multinationals bring together individuals within the organisation who are
from different cultural bases, interpersonal behaviour is an issue of major
importance, particularly in superior/subordinate relationships. The best and
probably most productive interpersonal relationships occur when two styles
become complementary, the strengths of one compensating for the weaknesses of
the other. The ...
Mediating Interpersonal Conflict in Organizations: Minimal Conditions for Resolution
Tập 3 Số 1 - Trang 11-16
This article discusses the minimal conditions that must be present in order for
movement towards resolution of interpersonal conflict to occur, and brings into
question earlier assumptions about the amount of skill a person functioning as a
third party mediator must possess in order to be effective.
The Durability Factor: A Systems Approach to Managerial Endurance
Tập 13 Số 4 - Trang 14-19
Argues that covert activity determines the durability of the manager. Applying
systems theory, dissects both organizations and managers to determine what makes
them effective over time. Paralleling knowledge of organizational success with
managerial success, uncovers similarities which have direct implications for
understanding business effectiveness.
The relationship between charismatic leadership behaviors and organizational commitment
Tập 21 Số 1 - Trang 30-35
This article reports on a study to measure the relationship between the six
leadership behaviors identified by Conger and Kanunago and the two
organizational commitment components identified by Porter and Smith. A total of
245 respondents from six organizations in south‐eastern USA participated in the
study. Pearson correlations of the factors from the two scales were computed and
revealed that fi...
Empowerment within the UK construction sector
Tập 23 Số 6 - Trang 333-342
The feasibility and success of empowerment are to some extent determined by
factors relating to the culture and structure of the industries within which
organizations are embedded. The UK construction industry is an example that has
a unique socio‐technical context, some aspects of which seem well‐suited to
empowerment strategies. However, despite support for empowerment, it has not yet
been unive...
Technical note: a study of Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory
Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 113-116
This study empirically tested Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership
theory (SLT) among 151 senior executives within service and manufacturing
businesses of a large Fortune 100 company. SLT focuses on the interaction of the
leader’s behaviour and follower readiness to determine leader effectiveness. SLT
suggests that the appropriate level of task and relationship behaviour is the
one that “...