... of responsibility to the union than the rank and file. Again, socialization and participation in the union will result in the steward believing it is their job, to see that management (and others) adheres to all aspects of the contract. To the supervisor, this behaviour may be perceived as the work of a disgruntled...

...Rhonda S. Klieman; Julie A. Quinn; Karen L. Harris Examines the merits of job breadth as a construct reflecting discretionary work behavior, and the influence that a supervisor is likely to have on an employee’s developing job breadth. Surveys were completed by employees from long‐term care...

...Dennis J. Adsit; Steven Crom; Dana Jones; Manuel London Examines the relationships between subordinates′ ratings of boss‐subordinate relationships and supervisors′ overall performance ratings. Data were collected from 3,232 managers (499 work groups) in a large North American information systems...

...M.R. Ali; A. Khaleque; M. Hossain Investigates the attitudes of managers, supervisors and workers to participative management and identifies obstacles to implement it in Bangladesh: 306 employees, 181 workers, 73 supervisors, and 52 managers,from eight medium‐sized industrial plants were...

.... Hence, to increase influence on what happens in the organisation it may be necessary to introduce some form of employee participation programme such as quality circles. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Australia Employee attitudes Leadership Participative management Supervisors Influence Trust...

... candidates for first‐line supervisor jobs. Assessment Job Performance Organisational Psychology Selection Supervisors The author would like to thank W. Page Andrews, Jr. for his helpful editorial suggestions. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRST-LINE SUPERVISOR SELECTION SYSTEM 19 A five...

... managers and long‐term supervisors, a firm of consultants was called in. A workshop was designed which would permit participants to identify their strengths as well as their developmental needs. The programme is described, and its successes and shortcomings assessed. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Career...

...Lawson K. Savery Supervisors are key factors in staff motivation. Existing research is drawn on and the author's own questionnaire‐based study is described. The conclusions suggest what companies can do to improve morale and performance among staff. © MCB UP Limited 1987 Australia Job...