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Employee performance and mental well-being : the mitigating effects of transformational leadership during crisis
Czura, Kristina; Englmaier, Florian; Ho, Hoa; Spantig, Lisa - 2024
The positive role of transformational leadership for productivity and mental wellbeing has long been established …. Transformational leadership behavior may be particularly suited to navigate times of crisis which are characterized by high levels of …' leadership styles on employees' performance, work style, and mental well-being in times of crisis. Using longitudinal …
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Organisational leadership : how much does it matter?
Haile, Getinet Astatike - 2022
We study the influence of leadership on organisational performance and worker wellbeing using data from the 2004 and … panel of organisations reveal that virtuous leadership is significantly and positively linked to an upbeat assessment of … organisational performance, and an increase in worker wellbeing. Specifically, the estimates reveal that an increase in leadership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013369315
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On the production of victory : empirical determinants of battlefield success in modern war
Rotte, Ralph; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2002
leadership, morale and surprise, have continued to be important determinants of battle outcome despite technological progress in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411277
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What does leadership look like in schools and does it matter for school performance?
Stokes, Lucy; Bryson, Alex; Wilkinson, David - 2019
the leadership roles of deputy and assistant heads and classroom-based teachers with additional leadership … typically employ more staff in leadership roles than community schools. Increases in the number of staff in leadership roles … distributing leadership within schools may only be realised when leaders have sufficient autonomy. …
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The adoption and diffusion of organizational innovation : evidence for the US economy
Lynch, Lisa M. (contributor) - 2007
Using a unique longitudinal representative survey of both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses in the United States during the 1990's, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with investments in organizational innovation. Past...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003597337
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The effect of communication channels on promise-making and promise-keeping
Conrads, Julian; Reggiani, Tommaso - 2014
This paper investigates the effect of different communication channels on promise-making and promise-keeping in a helping situation. Four treatments differ with respect to the communication channel employed to solicit unincentivized cooperation, i.e., face-to-face, phone call and two different...
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The lure of authority : motivation and incentive effects of power
Fehr, Ernst; Herz, Holger; Wilkening, Tom - 2012
Authority and power permeate political, social, and economic life, but empirical knowledge about the motivational origins and consequences of authority is limited. We study the motivation and incentive effects of authority experimentally in an authority-delegation game. Individuals often retain...
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Time is on my side : relational contracts and aggregate welfare
Kukharskyy, Bohdan; Plüger, Michael - 2018
This paper develops a simple general equilibrium model which establishes a link between the patience of economic agents and the well-being of nations. We show that firms in long-term oriented countries can mitigate hold-up inefficiencies by engaging with their suppliers in relational contracting...
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Behavioral aspects of communication in organizations
Casoria, Fortuna; Riedl, Arno; Werner, Peter - 2020
This paper reviews experimental studies that investigate the effects of communication on behavior in organizational settings. Two main classes of studies are identified: (a) studies on coordination and competition, which include experimental research that tests whether communication can help to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179136
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Top team diversity and business performance : latent class analysis for firms and cities
Nathan, Max - 2014
A growing number of studies find linkages between workforce diversity and business performance, but key aspects of this relationship remain unclear. First, within the firm, the role of 'top team' demography on firm outcomes is surprisingly little understood. Second, urban location may amplify...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010408990