... predict what behavior might follow. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Job satisfaction Commitment Corporate culture Employee involvement Work satisfaction is defined as one’s sense of satisfaction not only with the work but also with the larger organizational context within which work exists...

... 2002 Psychology Gender Corporate culture Management Feminism For all his inner suffering, the narcissist has many traits that make for success in bureaucratic institutions, which put a premium on the manipulation of interpersonal relations, discourage the formation of deep personal...

... a leader’s job as creating a vision, setting up tough goals in partnership with employees and, then, helping people become winners in the performance game. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Leadership Organizational philosophy Corporate culture Understanding the role and functions of leadership...

... of the Christian view is to steer clear of this dark side of work. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Organizational philosophy Corporate culture Without work, all life goes rotten – but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies (Albert Camus). Spirituality has been associated with Maslow’s higher...

... of the firm’s training program. As a result, managers will better understand the relations between both individual and organizational variables and boundary‐spanner perceptions of organizational support. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Employee attitudes Corporate culture Understanding and appreciating...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2001 Corporate culture National cultures Stress Performance Managers Greece Data were gathered by questionnaires completed by Greek middle managers working in manufacturing organizations in Athens, Greece. The questionnaire was first written in English...

.... These hypotheses were derived from the feeling driven to work concept (Spence and Robbins, 1992). Workaholism Women Professionals Corporate culture Although the popular press has paid considerable attention to “workaholism” (Fassel, 1990; Garfield, 1987; Kiechel, 1989a; 1989b; Killinger, 1991; Klaft...

... Corporate culture National cultures Leadership Performance Job satisfaction United Arab Emirates Organizational commitment has received substantial attention in past research due to its significant impact on work attitudes such as job satisfaction, performance, absenteeism, and turnover...

... the restructurings, the joint ventures, the downsizings, the mergers. Stress Health Working hours Organizational change Corporate Culture Quality of working life Spotlight on Cary Cooper, BUPA Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK...

... of Management, London. Worrall , M. and Cooper , C.L . (1998), IM‐UMIST Quality of Working Life Survey , Institute of Management, London. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Short‐term occupations Working hours Corporate culture Outsourcing Family life Family‐friendly organizations...

... MCB UP Limited 1999 Individual behaviour Leadership Corporate culture Interaction Self‐managing teams Work life involves more than just doing one’s job. Employees bring to the workplace aspirations and visions as to what their futures hold; providing the basis for career...

... the IPV in its internal consistency, test‐retest reliability, content adequacy, construct validity (both discriminant and convergent), and nomological validity. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Corporate culture Punctuality Scheduling Time Work organization Work psychology Over the past decade...

... MCB UP Limited 1999 Competitive strategy Corporate culture Organizational behaviour Publishing industry Telecommunications industry Work psychology Polychronicity is one of the temporal elements of an organization’s culture. A polychronic culture is one in which members value...

... the findings. Implications for future research are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Decision making Corporate culture A great many studies have attempted to provide an accurate definition and explanation of managerial decision making (Cray et al., 1988; Hickson et al...

... these 30 GMCs into eight different bands: © MCB UP Limited 1996 Assessment Competences Corporate culture Management development Performance In the current dynamic business climate there has been much discussion among academics and management practitioners about the factors which...

... the internal reliability of the current MGSS. In the present study, however, the workplace‐ and scenario‐focused MGSS has proved less susceptible to social desirability effects, and more satisfactory to some respondents, than the more conventional instrument. Attitude surveys Australia Corporate...

... Attitudes Bereavement Conflict resolution Corporate culture Performance appraisal Personal needs Religion Role ambiguity Role conflict Work Formal organizations have explicit and implicit norms which define appropriate behaviours for people performing various roles. These norms frequently...

... of spirituality. Corporate culture Leadership Management styles Motivation Organizational change Organizational restructuring Religion Vision Change is fundamentally about feelings; companies that want their workers to contribute with their heads and hearts have to accept that emotions...

... environment which is present within the organization. An idiocultural perspective will bring future cultural studies more in line with organizational reality. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Group dynamics Corporate culture Organizational structure Tushman[ 6, p. 207 ], although not specifically...

... for the differences and their consequences. There is clearly need for further research. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate culture Local government Management styles Private sector Public sector Psychology Roles Managers Teamwork We compared our data with those obtained by Belbin from senior...