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Procedural Justice and Work Outcomes in a Unionized Setting: The Mediating Role of Leader-Member Exchange
Wittmer, Jenell L.S.; Martin, James E.; Tekleab, Amanuel G. - In: American Journal of Business 25 (2010) 2, pp. 55-70
-member exchange on the relationship between procedural justice, job attitudes and turnover in a unionized setting. Past research has … shown that procedural justice and subordinate/supervisor exchanges are related to job attitudes and turnover. These … actual turnover. Leadermember exchange partially mediates the relationship between procedural justice and these job attitudes …
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Celebrity Endorsements: An Examination of Gender and Consumers’ Attitudes
Klaus, Nathan; Bailey, Ainsworth Anthony - In: American Journal of Business 23 (2008) 2, pp. 53-61
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the gender of the celebrity and the gender of the consumer who is … female celebrity endorsers. Partial support was found for an interaction effect of gender on response to the gender of …
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Celebrity Endorsements: An Examination of Gender and Consumers’ Attitudes
Klaus, Nathan; Bailey, Ainsworth Anthony - In: American Journal of Business 23 (2008) 2, pp. 53-61
The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the gender of the celebrity and the gender of the consumer who is … female celebrity endorsers. Partial support was found for an interaction effect of gender on response to the gender of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566122
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Influence of Gender and Social Networks on Organizational Learning within Technology Incubators
Buche, Mari W.; Scillitoe, Joanne L. - In: American Journal of Business 22 (2007) 1, pp. 59-68
New technology-based ventures (NTBVs) gain access to beneficial social capital through their affiliation with technology incubators, organizations created to facilitate learning leading to the successful development of nascent firms. Scillitoe and Chakrabarti (2005, 2) identified three sources...
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Gender Differences in the Attitudes of Teenagers Toward Unions
Heshizer, Brian; Hrivnak, Mary W.; Sterbenz, Kathleen - In: American Journal of Business 12 (1997) 2, pp. 47-56
This study investigated whether male and female high school students hold different attitudes about unions. Results … differences remained after statistically controlling for work, social, and demographic factors. Thus, gender-based attitude … differences are being formed as young people make the transition from school to work. However, no gender-based differences were …
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Managerial Power
Davis, Justin L.; Bell, R. Greg; Payne, G. Tyge; … - In: American Journal of Business 25 (2010) 2, pp. 41-54
Organizational researchers have long recognized the important role that top managers play within entrepreneurial firms (Ireland, Hitt and Sirmon 2003). Utilizing Covin and Slevin’s (1989) conceptual framework, the current study explores three key entrepreneurial characteristics of top managers...
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A Problem-Based MBA Curriculum The Ohio University Experience
Carvalho, Gerard F.; Kirch, David P. - In: American Journal of Business 11 (1996) 2, pp. 9-18
Ohio UniversityÕs MBA program is designed according to the principals of problem-based learning. The curriculum has no courses. Rather, it is organized around problems like those the students will encounter after graduation. Pre- and post-program assessments are used to measure changes in...
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Mandatory Use of Electronic Mail and User Acceptance: A Case Study
Lou, Hao; McClanahan, Anne; Holden, Ellsworth - In: American Journal of Business 12 (1997) 2, pp. 57-62
This case study reports findings on user acceptance of an electronic mail system in a business college setting. It builds on earlier research of computer-mediated communication systems by Hiltz and Johnson (1989). Although the use of the electronic mail system is mandatory in this organization,...
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A Cross-industry Analysis of Large Firm Transactional Public Web Sites
Young, Dale; Benamati, John - In: American Journal of Business 19 (2004) 1, pp. 37-46
This study examines how the Fortune 500 use transactional public Web sites (TPWS). It applies innovation diffusion theory to identify variables and construct a model to explain differences in adoption rates of TPWS across industries. The study finds high rates of TPWS adoption in the airline,...
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Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US-based Firms
Pearcy, Dawn H.; Parker, Delvon B.; Giunipero, Larry C. - In: American Journal of Business 23 (2008) 1, pp. 23-35
With ever-increasing competitive pressures, growing numbers of firms use electronic procurement (e-procurement) in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profitability. Academicians and practitioners alike agree that one of the most important benefits of e-procurement is its ability to...
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