Examines the relationship between focus of attention ‐ how much a person thinks about job and off‐job factors during work ‐ and people’s reactions to change. Survey respondents were 205 telecommunications repair technicians who were being trained to use a new computerized job assignment...

One‐hundred‐thirty‐five university faculties participated in a survey‐based study of burnout. This study investigated the role of person‐organization value congruence on the experience of burnout. Also, the mediating role of burnout on the relationship between person‐organization...

In 1991, the International Association for Management Education (AACSB) dramatically changed the way “intellectual contributions” (IC) of colleges of business are measured for accreditation. This fundamental change provided the impetus to re‐engineer a basic organizational process – the...

Traditional measures of role conflict and role ambiguity assess the frequency with which a person experiences issues with role expectations. The cognitive model of stress developed by Lazarus and Folkman in 1984 emphasizes that a potentially stressful episode does not actually create distress...

This paper examines the relationships between four contextual factors related to empowerment (communication with supervisor, general relations with company, teamwork, and concern for performance) and the four components of psychological empowerment (meaning, impact, self‐determination, and...

Examines the relationships between trust and perceived control on faculty reactions to a new merit pay system. In this system, faculty committees made recommendations to the administration, who made the final award decisions. A total of 286 faculty responded toasurvey that asked about their...