types of leadership and will present evidence which suggests that the rigid nature of transactional leadership breeds mediocrity, while transformational leadership encourages intellectual stimulation and exceptional performance. The author will also examine key factors which affect how a subordinate responds to a leadership style: these include innovation, employees’ own self-esteem, job satisfaction and the financial outcomes of an organization. Firstly, it is best to define transactional and transformational
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[Introduction] Two major careers that individuals tend to pursue their career in are accounting and psychology. [Accountants have many duties and tasks such as preparing, examining, analyzing accounting records, and other financial reports. Accountants compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements. Accountants analyze business operations, costs, financial commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses or
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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Vol. 86, No. 1, September, pp. 99–130, 2001 doi:10.1006/obhd.2001.2974, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Mood and Emotions in Small Groups and Work Teams Janice R. Kelly Purdue University and Sigal G. Barsade Yale University Affective influences abound in groups. In this article we propose an organizing model for understanding these affective influences and their effects on group life. We begin with individuallevel
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1997; Liden & Maslyn, 1998). Practically speaking, many of organizational change programs fail because of employees’ resistance to change and management approaches that neglect the human dimensions during change (Bovey & Hede, 2001). In other words, the quality of LMX relationships affects employees’ resistance to the change (Van Dam et al., 2008). However, resistance to change is an important component through organizational changes since it has consequences such as decreasing employee’
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Chapter 01: What Is Organizational Behaviour? Chapter 01 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following statements about organizational behaviour (OB) is false? a. OB is relevant only in employment situations. b. OB can shed light on the interactions among family members. c. OB can be used in community settings like children’s daycare centres. d. OB can be applied to any organization in order to make it run more effectively. e. OB focuses on 3 levels of behaviour that can
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Motivation, pay satisfaction, and job satisfaction of front-line employees Carolyn Stringer University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Motivation of front-line employees 161 Jeni Didham Westpac, Sydney, Australia, and Paul Theivananthampillai University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to explore the complex relationships between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, pay satisfaction and job satisfaction at the retailer that uses a pay-for-performance
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cognitive, motivation, personality, and social psychology. Additionally, I will utilize the critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills learned in this course for this analysis. Psychological Perspectives of Employee Engagement Introduction As a recruiter in Human Resources, one reason I decided to pursue a Master’s Degree in Organizational Psychology and Development is to gain further insight into both individual and organizational behavior. I want to learn what makes an organization
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a study was conducted to determine what, if any, relationship exists between satisfaction and performance at this stage. Assessment of job performance for student interns is an accepted practice for work integrated learning operations. This paper examines the results of 359 internships over a period of years. Consideration was given to the gender of the intern and their supervisor and the key factors that interns and their supervisors tended to focus on in their evaluations. Gender did not seem to
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Motiv Emot (2009) 33:343–352 DOI 10.1007/s11031-009-9143-3 ORIGINAL PAPER The combined effects of goal type and cognitive ability on performance Gerard Seijts Æ Dan Crim Published online: 18 September 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 Abstract We tested the combined effects of goal type and cognitive ability on task performance using a moderately complex task. Business students (N = 105) worked on a 24 min class scheduling task. The results showed that participants with
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RESEARCH NOTE EXHAUSTION FROM INFORMATION SYSTEM CAREER EXPERIENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TURN-AWAY INTENTION1 Deborah J. Armstrong Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Information Systems Department, College of Business, Florida State University, 821 Academic Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110 U.S.A. {darmstrong@business.fsu.edu} Nita G. Brooks Computer Information Systems, Jones College of Business, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU Box 45, Murfreesboro, TN 37132 U.S.A. {nita.brooks@mtsu.edu}
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