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Humor at work: using humor to study organizations as a social process
Poole, Marshall Scott (contributor) - 2005
Humor is usually associated with trivial or non-serious banter; it is however a significant factor in the construction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465043
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An empirical investigation of the successful implementation of quality management in service organisations
Mahmood, Zahid; Faculty of Management - University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury - 2000
Quality management (QM) is a holistic management philosophy that emphasises the involvement of every employee at different levels of an organization to achieve customer satisfaction and improve organizational effectiveness through continuous process improvement. There has been a rising interest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482256
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First Name Office Culture and Employee Behavior in Work Places
Ugwuzor, Miebi - 2016
Abstract The examination of the behavioural responses of the reciprocal first name exchange as a policy in firms in Nigeria was the main objective of this research. It was also the intent of this empirical work to highlight the challenges and issues of the transferability and applicability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011504488
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The paradox of project control
Bourne, L; Walker, D - 2005
PURPOSE ? This paper aims to explore a case study example of the decision-making process that occurs within complex organizations. It exposes a murky ?zone? of decision making and action between the strategic vision set by senior management and the work of teams to realise projects....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481642
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A comparative study of the management styles of marketing managers in Australia and the People's Republic of China
Poon, Patrick; Evangelista, F. U.; Albaum, Gerald S. - Lingnan University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005
Purpose ? The objective of this paper is to compare the management style of marketing managers in Australia with the counterparts in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach ? Based on the differences in cultural dimensions and context, five hypotheses related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009482230
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Reflexive and critical views of leadership performance in corporate accomplishment : framework and illustration
Svensson, G?ran; Wood, Greg; Mathisen, Bror Roger - 2008
Purpose – This paper intends to shed some light on the relationship between leadership performance and corporate accomplishment through the aid of complexity sciences. The objective is to describe leadership performance in corporate accomplishment using different teleological approaches....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483847
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Industrial relations in SMEs: conceptual and contextual perspectives: SKOPE Research Paper No. 35, Autumn 2002
Matlay, Harry - 2002
Despite the growing significance afforded to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in contemporary Britain, much of the industrial relations (IR) literature in this country is based on research undertaken in large organisations. The minority of IR studies that are focused upon smaller firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441371
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THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL REWARDS, PERCEIVED SUPERVISOR SUPPORT, AND PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS ON EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE OUTCOMES
Hinschberger, Michael D. - 2009
A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree ofMaster of Science-PsychologyIndustrial/Organizational
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460838
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Gender diversification in the U.S. Forest Service: Does it still matter?
Brown, Greg; Harris, Chuck; Squirrell, Trevor - 2010
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has historically provided a useful model for understanding administrative behavior and organizational change. In 1990 and 1996, nationwide studies of USFS employees were conducted to evaluate the emergence of a new resource management paradigm and to examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448575
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Dispositional factors, coping and stress as predictors of expatriates' adjustment, performance and desire to terminate the assignment / Marita van der Bank
Van der Bank, Marita - 2002
inadequate performance, psychological stress, premature termination ofthe assignment, negative effects on the expatriates … study proposedthat personality dispositions, coping, stress and expatriates' motivation for accepting theassignment can … Neo-Personality InventoryRevised, Work Locus of Control Scale, Expatriate Stress Inventory, a biographicalquestionnaire …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009456060