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issues creatively. Creativity is best defined as the degree to which an employee demonstrates new ideas or applications for … exercises suggested by psychologists. New developments in developing creativity that have become popular in recent years include … reward‐for‐creativity programme in organizations. It is equally important to implement the proposed solution to determine its …
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intrinsic motivation was associated with improved creativity, while offering contingent, extrinsic rewards were not. Thus, the … work history and creativity outcomes, with particular attention focused on defining creativity in the business context (i ….e. applied creativity) rather than in more artistic settings (i.e. pure creativity).  …
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creativity and polychronic preferences are positively related, demands for polychronic behavior appear to be defeating – and … the mind. The paper proposes, in part, that among creative workers, individual creativity is more related to …
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objectively assessed IWO criteria, namely, managerial level, intelligence, and creativity. Design/methodology/approach – In total … measure of creativity, and a measure of the Big Five personality traits in an assessment centre. The data were analyzed using …
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employees' absorption in work tasks, and subsequently creativity. Design/methodology/approach – The study involved a weekly … survey for four consecutive weeks to report on their levels of task absorption and creativity. Findings – Whereas supervisors …‐shaped action pacing styles. Moreover, task absorption fluctuated consistently with individual creativity. Research limitations …
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This article investigates the potential mediating role of organizational commitment in the relationships of leadership … leadership behavior with organizational commitment, job satisfaction and job performance in such a setting. Results suggest (in … support of many western studies) that those who perceive their superiors as adopting consultative or participative leadership …
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leadership behaviour have been extensively investigated in other fields, studies of these variables in the fire service …, particularly in Australia, are almost absent. This article examines links between job satisfaction and leadership behaviour in … aviation fire fighters. Fifty‐six fire fighters responded to the Job Descriptive Index and the Leadership Behaviour …
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boards. The paper investigates the fundamental difference between the exercise of leadership, management and political power …
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This article describes the importance of fitness (chiefly exercise) for top ranking executive leaders and for their respective organizations. The authors discuss how fitness can contribute to stamina, mental clarity, ability to cope with stress and a variety of other factors that can affect an...
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A framework is developed, and validated, that provides an insight into the role of leadership in transforming a loose … the team. Four distinct leadership “key roles” are identified: legitimate, social, task, and macro, which lead to the … identification of critical leadership issues that limit the speed with which loose groups transform into effective teams. This in …
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