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The impact of employee perceptions on change in a municipal government
Seijts, Gerard H.; Roberts, Michael - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 32 (2011) 2, pp. 190-213
of the organization's working atmosphere at a mid‐sized municipal government located in Ontario, Canada. It aims to use … participate in decision making; opportunities for development and growth; and respect in the workplace was significant. Research … filed. Practical implications – Individual and workplace variables explain significant variance in the perception of success …
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Leading employees in one‐to‐one dispute resolution
McGrane, Fodhla; Wilson, John; Cammock, Tommy - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 26 (2005) 4, pp. 263-279
Purpose – Leaders are challenged with the efficient and effective management of their own and their employees’ disputes. These are often managed inadequately using “fight”, “flight”, or management intervention. This paper aims to present the findings of a study into an effective...
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Dramatic Success! Theatre Techniques to Transform and Inspire Your Working Life
Austin, Avis - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 26 (2005) 4, pp. 326-327
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Accessing ideas to develop leadership and organization
Rothberg, Glenn - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 26 (2005) 6, pp. 476-491
Purpose – To measure, group, and understand the role of ideas in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – The study … carries out a cluster analysis of what managers say is happening to ideas in their workplace. Findings – This pilot study …
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Americans at Work: A Guide to the Can‐Do People
Bullock, Judy - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 27 (2006) 4, pp. 320-322
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Managing aggression in organizations: what leaders must know
Olson, Bradley John; Nelson, Debra L.; Parayitam, … - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 27 (2006) 5, pp. 384-398
importance of retrospect in sensemaking. Findings – The sensemaking framework: presents the workplace antecedents of the … proactively manage aggressive behavior in the workplace. Originality/value – This paper provides a comprehensive aggression model … that can assist both researchers and practitioners regarding the sensemaking process and its role in workplace aggression.  …
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Workplace interactions and the polymorphic role of e‐mail
O'Kane, Paula; Palmer, Mark; Hargie, Owen - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 28 (2007) 4, pp. 308-324
Purpose – One of the principal organizational developments in the last decade has been the pervasive influence of computer mediated communication (CMC) tools. The purpose of this paper is to closely interrogate the day‐to‐day role of e‐mail in explicating, influencing and shaping social...
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Voice and Silence in Organizations
Austin, Avis - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 30 (2009) 8, pp. 779-781
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Managing safety: an attitudinal‐based approach to improving safety in organizations
Donald, Ian; Young, Stephen - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 17 (1996) 4, pp. 13-20
Describes the use of safety attitudes as the basis for an intervention to improve safety performance in a power generation company. Following an initial survey using the safety attitude questionnaire developed by the SRU, a set of initiatives was developed. The initiatives included setting up...
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Stress and the Employee
Savery, Lawson K. - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 7 (1986) 2, pp. 17-20
Some stress is needed in order for individuals to achieve anything. However, excessive continual stress without relief is very dangerous. A self‐administered questionnaire in the staff headquarters of a major local government employer in Western Australia (56.3 per cent males) showed that...
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