... apprehension Theory X/Y Managers Communication processes United States of America In The Human Side of Enterprise, McGregor (1960) conceptualized Theory X and Theory Y to reflect two polarized categories of assumptions that managers may have about their employees. These frameworks...

...., 1995); and collective action vs individual action (Kelly, 1998). Leadership Labour unions Union participation Union loyalty Union instrumentality United States of America Trade unions Labor unions, and other non‐profit organizations, have few economic resources relative...

... scanning emphasis affects the type of turnaround strategy the firm pursues and subsequently turnaround performance. Michael A. Abebe can be contacted at: abebema@utpa.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United States of America Manufacturing industries Organizational...

... awareness among boundary personnel. Cumulatively, the preceding arguments suggest the following hypothesis: United States of America Banks Customer service management Management strategy Strategic awareness Boundary personnel Information dissemination While primary responsibility...

... Full‐range leadership framework Cultural dimensions Non‐profit organizations Cross cultural studies Triangulation Taiwan United States of America Leadership Women RQ2. How can female leaders develop suitable and effective strategies for dealing with the male‐dominated...

... Leaders Individual behaviour Social behaviour Employees Perception Employee exchanges United States of America The relationship formed between the employee and the organization (EOR) is critical for employee work attitudes and behaviors and has been the subject of continuous research (Coyle...

... and Kowitt, 2009). Leadership Women United States of America Many studies have looked at women and their leadership behaviors. For each study that says women make more effective leaders, another says that they do not (Barbuto et al., 2007). Understanding if the “context” in which...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Organizational change Armed forces United States of America Organizations are increasingly operating in an environment that has become global (Ghoshal, 1987), intensely competitive (David, 2006), and economically volatile (Hoskisson et al...

... of the school building, and school, district name and address. United States of America Gender Leadership Public School Principals Increasingly during the last half of the twentieth century, women joined the ranks of educational leadership. Frustration occurred early on in this effort...

... States of America This book is a series of short essays and reflections on managers, management, management styles, leadership, both good and bad. The essays attempt to review and provide insight into some of the recent thinking in relation to management exploring some of the myths and fads...

... that contribute to the persistent productivity gap between the USA and the UK and offers a range of action areas that would help to improve business and economic performance. Leadership Leadership development Productivity rates United States of America United Kingdom The UK suffers from a 30 per...

... reported here. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Universities Sustainable development Master of business administration Performance monitoring United States of America Instead of having to create change efforts, disrupt the status quo, or adapt to change, organizations should...

... Group Publishing Limited 2008 Transition management Leadership United States of America Transitions from one leadership role to another are seemingly more frequent now than in the past. According to Challenger, Gray and Christmas (2006) , more chief executive officers have left...

... Transformational leadership United States of America Spain Costa Rica There have been a number of studies conducted in the USA on behavioral factors associated with transformational leadership. These studies have attempted to identify the behaviors that comprise what Burns (1978) described...

... behaviour Professional education United States of America Willing cooperation as a result of leadership, or influence, has been of interest to organizations and has long been studied by organizational researchers (e.g. Barnard, 1938 ; Yukl and Tracey, 1992). Similarly, attitudinal variables...

..., and assured participants of confidentiality. Justice Trust Morale Employee relations United States of America Substantial research supports the vital role distributive justice plays for numerous important organizational and individual outcomes. A recent meta‐analysis found distributive justice...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Supervisory training Mentoring Perception Employee attitudes United States of America Social exchange theory (Blau, 1964) has often been applied to the study of organizations in an effort to better understand the reciprocal relationships that develop between...

... United States of America Principals Women Socialization Leadership Secondary schools The impact of major political agendas and policies that emerged since the Brown decision have prompted many school leaders to assume a more active role with respect to the economic, social, and political...

... Group Publishing Limited 2008 Management skills Operations management United States of America In order for managers to be effective, they must have a clear understanding of whether different skills are important in their managerial role. In addition, managers must have a mutual...

... Public sector organizations Small to medium‐sized enterprises United States of America Much research has been conducted on the impact of leadership styles in driving performance in large industry, for‐profit firms as well as some studies in large non‐profit government settings (Goleman et...