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The emerging patterns of power in corporate governance – Back to the future in improving corporate decision making
Cutting, Bruce; Kouzmin, Alexander - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 15 (2000) 5, pp. 477-507
boards. The paper investigates the fundamental difference between the exercise of leadership, management and political power …
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“Closing Down”: A Classification of Creative Decision‐making Aids
Rickards, Tudor - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 2 (1987) 3, pp. 11-16
It has been recently argued that managers do not use creative problem‐solving techniques because of concerns about managing the ideas produced. This paper examines five different ways of “closing down” during creative problem solving, and suggests factors which influence the selection of a...
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Decision‐making Styles of White‐collar Workers
Savery, Lawson K.; Waters, Henry - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 5 (1990) 2, pp. 17-21
the decision. Hence, management should consider installing a system of leadership which recognises that differences do … exist concerning the preferred leadership styles depending on the worker′s perceived impact of the decisions on the …
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Letterman or Leno: a groupthink analysis of successive decisions made by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Neck, Christopher P. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 11 (1996) 8, pp. 3-17
Utilizes the groupthink framework to analyse successive decisions made by the same group of senior executives of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). These decisions related to NBC’s flagship late‐night television show, The Tonight Show . Based on this analysis, presents an enhanced...
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Managerial Psychological Strategies for Sino‐Foreign Joint Ventures
Wang, Zhong‐Ming - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 7 (1992) 3, pp. 10-16
Reports the results of an interview and field survey study on management issues in 25 Sino‐foreign joint …‐venture companies. Joint ventures are shown to have three special characteristics: transformation, system and management. Compatibility … issues, in terms of values, motives, leadership styles, are cultural, social and structural. Proposes three managerial …
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Leadership in military combat units and business organizations
Popper, Micha - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 11 (1996) 1, pp. 15-23
than in business organizations. These processes affect expectations with regard to the leadership role, function and images …
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THE SINGLE PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST (OR TEST SYSTEM): MEASURING FOR HOPE
Ziyal, Leyla - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 6 (1991) 2, pp. 21-24
tests relevant to a specific problem objective can improve the accuracy of management decisions on people in the varied …
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FAIR MANAGERIAL SELECTION
Singer, Ming; Singer, Alan; Bruhns, Chris - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 6 (1991) 5, pp. 22-25
interview design and showed that two job‐relevant criteria (work experience and academic qualification) identified in the first …
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Reality and Illusion in Senior Executive Decision Making
Heller, Frank A. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 2 (1987) 3, pp. 23-27
The “Peter Principle” is contradicted here. Alternative methods of decision making and research are examined and it is concluded that many organisations have untapped reservoirs of skill and experience which, if utilised, could increase the talent available to companies.
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Comparing the validity and utility of behavior description interview versus assessment center ratings
Harel, Gedaliahu H.; Arditi‐Vogel, Anat; Janz, Tom - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 18 (2003) 2, pp. 94-104
two types of performance predictor: ratings from behavior description (BD) interviews and ratings from an assessment …
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