... to anxiety, fear, confusion, a feeling of unbalance, and the inability to accommodate various demands. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Beliefs Religion Decision making Managers Decision making has been one of the hottest topics investigated in management science. After all...

...Erwin Rausch; Charles Anderson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the relation between beliefs and action in common sense judgment. The basic aim of the paper is to define and present a rational model of commonsense choice for the individual based on situation, belief, and personal...

...M.L. Emiliani Discusses how competency models are used with the intent to improve managers’ leadership skills. Determines that competency models will not result in any substantive changes in behaviors because they fail to address managers’ fundamental beliefs about the practice of business. A new...

...Patricia Karathanos; M. Diane Pettypool; Marvin D. Troutt Employees communicate more easily and are more committed to the organization when beliefs and values are shared. Explores the phenomenon of sudden “lost meaning” – a situation in which individuals who strongly share the organization′s...