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The ability to manage change is now a desirableattribute for those who work in today’s rapidlychanging competitive environment. It is especiallyimportant for those who manage people andteams in nearly every type of industry andbusiness. The education field is no exception.Placed in this...
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This current study investigated a possible extension to existing transformational leadership models used during organisational change programs. Researching the literature provided some preliminary evidence there was a need to include a potential extension to transformational leadership...
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professional sports teams. The review of literature regarding the identification of incentives to sponsor professional sports teams … companies' incentives to either sponsor or not to sponsor professional sports teams. The data collected revealed that there was … professional sports teams. It appears that the incentive of helping the community seemed to hold a considerable amount of influence …
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The current study examines the effects of the five core job characteristics (skill variety, task significance, task identity, autonomy, and feedback) proposed by Hackman-Oldham (1974) at the team level by investigating whether the model variables are related to the effectiveness of a...
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The objective of this study is to investigate whether teams are more engaged and productive when led by an optimistic …
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This case study of Kleer Windows, a firm which manufactures doors and windows for the recreational vehicles industry argues that the influence of the work group can under certain conditions be harnessed by management in their attempts to control workers. Peer control exists when co- workers seek...
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edge. High-performing teams require training and other support systems to gain the skills they need as well as to create … managers view the Training and Communications Systems as more important, while teams perceive the Design and Measurement System … capital budgeting and may be consistently applied across different types of teams with different purposes. The data collection …
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relationship exists between teams provided with appropriate resources and support, and increased team performance. This study … managers allocate resources based on team performance was examined. Archival data included 36 work teams and their managers …
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This dissertation develops and tests a theory of how entrepreneurial teams develop relational capital – or … relationships characterized by trust, identification, and obligations – and the impact of this relational capital on the teams … new venture context. I identify the gap in our understanding of the mechanisms through which entrepreneurial teams develop …
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Emotions in workplace settings and emotional intelligence are hot topics in management today. Leading business journals such as Fortune and Harvard Business Review have featured articles on emotional intelligence. But there is more to emotions in the workplace than just emotional intelligence....
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