... with organizational structure and processes. The study focuses on military organizations and expands on models and research from this context. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from a Norwegian military exercise organization at two different hierarchical levels. The hypothesized relationships...

...Joe Krasman Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of organizational structure on the degree to which supervisors are perceived to be trustworthy by their subordinates. The manner in which subordinates’ personality traits interact with and moderate these relationships...

... the full person of the follower (Burns, 1978, p. 4). He proposed that transforming leaders developed: © MCB UP Limited 2003 Leaders Transformational leadership Transactional leadership Retailing Management styles Organizational structure The impact of leadership...

... are presented. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Leadership Organizational learning Organizational structure The circumstances in which most businesses today find themselves are complex, dynamic and uncertain (Stacey, 2000). These circumstances can be usefully conceptualised using an integrated...

... Organizational structure Subordinates Personal needs There are numerous books and articles that address what are felt to be essential aspects of leadership or management from empirical or personal perspectives (Adamson, 1989; Bass, 1990; Bennis, 1989; Bennis and Nanus, 1985; Burns, 1978; Cozza...

... of organizational purpose and effectiveness. Organizational structure Roles Work psychology Organization theory in the twentieth century has focused predominantly on the macro and systems aspects of organization design. Weberian bureaucracy (Freund, 1972; Weber, 1947), as interpreted by Talcott...

... Alliances Network organizations Organizational structure Outsourcing Strategic management Strategic alliances and networks have become an integral part of contemporary strategic organizational thinking. Their spread seems to correspond to the increasing rate of joint venture formations...

..., from the desire to realize your concrete dream. This process brings about not just normal effort, but extra “discretionary effort”. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Conflict resolution Interventions Organizational behaviour Organizational change Organizational structure Problem solving...

... and organizational processes within and between partners in such chains. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Accountability Contracts Financial control Management control Network organizations Operations management Operations strategy Organizational structure Typically, in management texts, management...

... ISDN Networking Network organizations Open systems Organizational structure Strategy In the 1990s, both large and small organizations are increasingly required to network or enter into strategic alliances with other firms,in order to achieve success. Strategic inter‐organizational...

... stronger, more successful, more competent. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Leadership Management styles Organizational structure Organizations Personality Psychology The American general, Dwight Eisenhower, once said that the essence of leadership is to make people do what you want them...

...Aelita G.B. Martinsons; Maris G. Martinsons Ideal organizational structures are subjectively based on specific sets of organizational and external factors. Begins with a review of structural alternatives and identifies the need for a contingency‐based approach. Changes in corporate structure may...

... country, except for the fact that it scores very high on“power distance”. Discusses the Saudi culture′s consequences in terms of effective management behaviour, intuition, and organizational structures and questions the applicability of American management theories in the Saudi context. © MCB UP Limited...

... Downsizing Management theory Organizational change Organizational Structure 18 LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 13,6 A n examination of emerging trends in organizational restructuring particularly in relation to downsizing. Organizational Structures: Design in the Nineties Rachid Zeffane...

...” metaphor helps to identify some of the features which might be expected to contribute to effective strategic management. Draws out some pointers for managers are drawn out from the discussion. Organizational structure Strategic management Strategic planning A NEW METAPHOR FOR STRATEGIC FIT: ALL...

... similarities which have direct implications for understanding business effectiveness. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Management development Management services Systems theory Organizational structure 14 LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 1 3 , 4 O ffers an important aspect of human behaviour...

...; how to analyse and chart political reality in an organisation. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Employee development Organizational structure Politics HOW TO SUCCEED IN EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT - THE POLITICS 21 T he politics of success involve power, personalities, ideologies and influence...

... of the organisation. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Communications Corporate culture Leadership Organizations Strategy Organizational structure ELEMENTS OF THE CULTURAL NETWORK; THE COMMUNICATORS OF CORPORATE VALUES | 3 C hief executive officers should be deeply involved as the major managers...

... for designing organisational development programmes and executive recruitment strategies. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Careers Management Managers Organizational structure CAREERS AND THE CORPORATE CLIMBING FRAME 17 A new approach to understanding managerial careers within organisations is described...