... 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...

... Organizational structure The impact of leadership on organisational change and performance has been the subject of extensive research and a number of research studies have focused on the connections between transformational leadership and organisational success (Burns, 1978; Bennis and Nanus, 1997...

... its own end and absorbs more energy and resources than necessary and detracts from core business activities by pursuing change simply for the sake of change (Palmer and Hardy, 2000b; Shapiro, 1995). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Leadership Organizational learning Organizational structure...

... later considers to be a failure. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Leadership Managers Organizational structure Subordinates Personal needs Successful leaders and managers nearly always function from a middle position in which they must not only understand the viewpoints of those whom...

... to define than role structure, they are, at best, superficial. Variables like size, technology, span of control and extent of hierarchical layering offer only limited precision to the executive seeking answers to questions of organizational structure. This paper calls for a return to the construct of roles...

... Knights et al., 1993). The authors of that study argue that the emergence of this novel network provides an instructive example of knowledge work as networking. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Alliances Network organizations Organizational structure Outsourcing Strategic management...

... that would prevent similar recurrences. Conflict resolution Interventions Organizational behaviour Organizational change Organizational structure Problem solving Strategic planning Strategy Why do so many change efforts not work? This question keeps resurfacing whenever I am working...

... 1994 Alliances Benefits Communications Information systems ISDN Networking Network organizations Open systems Organizational structure Strategy There are, of course, some pitfalls in networking. One of the major difficulties in achieving strategic alliances (through networking...

... to the process of negotiating and establishing such an operation we expect the interdependence to be mutual or reciprocal. Accountability Contracts Financial control Management control Network organizations Operations management Operations strategy Organizational structure Typically...

... 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 to with as much will,determination and enthusiasm as if they had decided for themselves. Indeed, most of the leadership...

...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. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Organizational structure Strategic management Strategic planning A NEW...

... 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...