... of WEC. Complexity Work Environment Complexity Leadership Organizational behaviour Measurement When evaluating complex work environments, rather than proposing an integrated measurement of WEC, researchers have, to date, discussed and especially measured singular factors of WEC. The most...

... Organizational behaviour Employee-organization relationship The purpose of organizational change is to improve the current state of the organization to achieve better adaptation to its environment or to adjust to the changes in mission and objectives. Although organizational change should foster...

... This paper carries out a literature review of Karl Weick's theory of sense‐making and some notions from existentialism to discuss the possible contributions to complexity theory and with this a further comprehension of organizational behaviour. Findings Four existential conditions, namely death, freedom...

... be projected phenomenally, this image demonstrating recognition of the behaviour of others. Maurice Yolles can be contacted at: prof.m.yolles@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Social deviance Corruption Organizational behaviour Cybernetics Social behaviour Social...

... and constant adaptation to achieve a fit between the firm and its environment (Drazin and van de Ven, 1985 ; Venkatraman, 1989). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Response flexibility Organizational behaviour Measurement Companies that wish to achieve competitive advantage must...

.../value This paper proposes a more comprehensive understanding of intelligence in organizations. Ali E. Akgün can be contacted at: aakgun@gyte.edu.tr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Intelligence Organizations Organizational behaviour Electronics industry United States...

.../methodology/approach Throughout this paper, five interesting paradoxes are presented in management contexts of change, the creation of competitive advantages, and organizational behaviour. Findings Light is shed on the integration efforts that seek to combine institutional theory with transaction cost...

... Downsizing Organizational restructuring Organizational behaviour Employee attitudes India A new phenomenon of relevance to both human resource managers and researchers is rightsizing, which is commonly referred to as downsizing. According to data from the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor...

... of, or contained within, a whole (Cambridge University, 2004); and 3. essential to completeness; constituent (American Heritage, 2000). These definitions contain three core elements: Organizational theory Organizational philosophy Organizational behaviour An integral vision – or genuine...

... Transformational leadership Organizational behaviour Employees attitudes Traditional, transactional leadership focuses on followers' cognition, whereas the “new leadership theories” (Bryman, 1992) emphasize the emotional attachment of followers to the leader and organization (George, 2000 ; Koh et al...

... survey on team members’ attitudes towards improvisation. This survey was intended to contribute to the theory‐building process and not to perform any type of theory testing. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Change Organizational behaviour Organizational theory Research methods Gap analysis...

... comprised the project followed by a description of the project offices, including the office layout and the car park with their “cultural artefacts” (Schein, 1992) or status symbols. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Organizational behaviour Psychology Conflict Computers This article arises...

... values and behaviors rather than reflect currently realized organizational norms. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Organizational performance Individual behaviour Organizational behaviour Religion She: “What do you do for a living?” If unhealthy situations emerge from illusion and isolation...

... systems. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Individual behaviour Metaphors Organizational behaviour Organizational change The Tin Woodsman represents emotions. The Tin Woodsman, who has no heart, is the most emotional character in the story. On the organizational level, an organization...

...). Behavioural sciences Organizational behaviour Organizational learning Theory That organizations learn is an idea whose time has come. It has taken nearly half a century to build its foundation on groundbreaking work in physics and biology, cybernetics and psychology, the organizational sciences...

... throughout the following extracts of dialogue, such as postmodern (pm) organization(org.), postmodernism (p′mism) and modern (mod). © MCB UP Limited 1995 Communications technology Electronic mail Gender Internet Organizational behaviour Post‐modernism Values Voice The exploration...

... effectiveness. This issue becomes more complex when one questions whether or not certain behaviours are relevant for members of different organizations and even for different members of the same organization. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Employees Environment Goals Management Organizational behaviour...

... performance must be compatible with continuous improvement efforts and customer‐based TQM strategies. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Employees Implementation Management Organizational behaviour Performance appraisal Performance management Rewards Teamwork Deming′s lamentation focuses...

... facets of the Fellowships (organizational structure, culture,communication and problem solving techniques) to demonstrate a powerful,little studied model for organizational learning and transformation. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Alcoholism Organizational behaviour Problem solving Corporate...

... dissertation, Graduate School of Business, New York University. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Armaments industry Organizational structure Product development Strategic planning Organizational behaviour Organizational change Risk ...