Attempts to establish personality as an open system operating in and depending on an environment of cultural inputs. Reveals several factors which create difference among personalities along with their implications for modal personality. Discusses the effects of the personality‐cultural...

This article draws on a three‐year comparative study of employee relations in small, medium‐sized and large organisations in Britain. It sets out to identify, record and analyse the nature and extent of employee relations in micro‐businesses. The preliminary results that emerged from the...

Finds that, in work with managers and facilitators, problems with colleagues, bosses and subordinates are among the most frequently mentioned sources of difficulty. Apart from the anguish which is often involved, failure to work well with conflict and to welcome and harness diversity can sap...

“Psychological Brainwashing” is just one term which people have used to describe transactional analysis (TA). Examines the relevant facts and remarks upon course evaluations. Shows that TA′s integration with other models has led to more respect and understanding. The approach to the whole...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of leader behaviors on follower attitudes and intentions toward providing voluntary upward feedback to their leader. Design/methodology/approach – This experimental study exposed subjects to one of three different descriptions...

Emphasizes the importance of material preparation; awareness of audience constituency; posture; and physical and verbal pointing of important information, incorporating movement and gesture.

In this final article about speaking and presenting in public, the topic is the physical presence of the speaker and how that presence can physically reinforce the topic, thereby creating greater impact.

Surveys consistently put public speaking near the top of the list of people′s fears. Aims to show presenters ways of dealing with those fears and becoming more effective speakers. Reflects on the nature of people′s fears and suggests ways of looking at these more realistically, by...

Assesses the effect of an international business person′s accent on Guatemalan subjects′ perception of the business person′s effectiveness, credibility, competence, friendliness, as well as the Guatemalan subject′s intentions to buy. Graduate students at a Guatemalan university listened...