circulated to consenting individuals during class time‚ requiring 15 minutes to answer all questions. The survey consisted of questions based upon three measures: The Exercise Identity Scale (Anderson & Cychosz‚ 1994) a 5 point scale (1-5). Secondly‚ Burkes & Reitzes’ Commitment Scale (1991) a two part 5 point scale (1-5). The final measure was the Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shepard‚ 1985) in which results were measured using arbitrary units‚ where the higher the score
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Leadership style‚ employee motivation and commitment: The study investigated the relationship between different leadership styles and employee motivation and commitment after a merger in a retail bank operating in an economically volatile environment. Data were collected from 121 employees (17 managers and 104 non-managerial) using three closed-ended questionnaires. Using measures of central tendency and correlation analyses‚ results indicated weak but significantly positive relationship between
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Publishing. Retrieved from: http://jeritt.msu.edu/documents/TallmanWithoutAttachment.pc. Gandell‚ S.‚ 2010‚ How Blockbuster Failed at Failing‚ Time Magazine. Retrieved from: http://www.time.com/magazine/article/0‚9171‚2022624-2‚00.html. Goldstein‚ L. and Burke‚ W. (1991)‚ Creating successful organizational change‚ Organizational Dynamics‚ Vol. 19‚ page 5-17. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/215864273?accountid=32521 Handy‚ C. (1985)‚ Understanding Organizations‚ Penguin‚ London. Retreived
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Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies http://jlo.sagepub.com/ Leading International Project Teams: The Effectiveness of Transformational Leadership in Dynamic Work Environments Gøran Gundersen‚ Bjørn Tore Hellesøy and Sabine Raeder Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies 2012 19: 46 DOI: 10.1177/1548051811429573 The online version of this article can be found at: http://jlo.sagepub.com/content/19/1/46 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Midwest
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Organisational Climate – An Indicator to Organisational Health and Performance By Berinder Singh Kullar Research Scholar – CMJ University‚ Shillong Under guidance of Dr Manjeet Kaur Kaushal CMJ University (Faculty of Management and Commerce) Introduction Organisations are distinguishable in many ways from each other in ways the employees feel‚ behave and work. The attitudes of employees vary in terms of their behavior towards their job‚ towards their co-workers‚ towards their customers
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Stogdill‚ 1990; Nieva & Gutek‚ 1981; van Engen‚ van der Leeden‚ & Willemsen‚ 2001). Some researchers (e.g.‚ Eagly‚ Johannesen-Schmidt‚ & van Engen‚ 2003; Leithwood & Jantzi‚ 1997; Lewis‚ 1998; Thacker‚ 1995) have called for inclusion of contextual variables and use of more complex research designs to test the effect of gender on leadership behavior. We have answered this call by testing the interaction effects of age and educational level of leaders as a possible explanation for some of the mixed
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Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Advance Access published September 2‚ 2011 Change-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Public Administration: The Power of Leadership and the Cost of Organizational Politics Eran Vigoda-Gadot‚ Itai Beeri University of Haifa ABSTRACT Using a well-grounded theory of organizational citizenship behavior‚ this study attempts to extend the meaning of the good soldier syndrome beyond its common boundaries of the business sector. We
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Change Management What was true more than 2‚000 years ago is just as true today. We live in a world where "business as usual" ischange. New initiatives‚ project-based working‚ technology improvements‚ staying ahead of the competition – these things come together to drive ongoing changes to the way we work. Whether you’re considering a small change to one or two processes‚ or a system wide change to an organization‚ it’s common to feel uneasy and intimidated by the scale of the challenge. You
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exercise independent judgment?” He uses the word “simple” to underscore that this route leads to dumb representatives. He then Introduces the two sides of the argument. Introducing the Burkean model first‚ he provides two creditable quotes‚ Edmund Burke and John Stuart Mill. This serves to make his side seem more credible as they are both well respected. Then he introduces the other side with no quotes which gives the indication that the side is so bad that no one respectful has joined it. By associating
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Psychology of Women Quarterly‚ 31 (2007)‚ 1–12. Blackwell Publishing‚ Inc. Printed in the USA. Copyright C 2007 Division 35‚ American Psychological Association. 0361-6843/07 FEMALE LEADERSHIP ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE: RESOLVING THE CONTRADICTIONS Alice H. Eagly Northwestern University In the United States‚ women are increasingly praised for having excellent skills for leadership and‚ in fact‚ women‚ more than men‚ manifest leadership styles associated with effective performance as leaders. Nevertheless
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