was that productivity increased in a situation where management control over daily operations was diminishing. Managers …

manager. Furthermore, we hypothesize that optimistic managers embody positive leadership—employing a strengths-based approach … productivity of their employees. In a cross-sectional study of 86 employees and 17 managers in an Information Technology (IT … subset of this data prospectively, with 39 employees and 14 managers, manager optimism predicted project performance. Our …

As expatriate managers continue to be a viable means for exercising control over foreign operations, they can have a … expatriate managers. Each stage is discussed in terms of the successes as well as problems/failures associated with the … necessity to create new and/or enhance current practices relating to the development of expatriate managers' maximum global …

In this dissertation I investigate whether managers alter the linguistic tone of their earnings announcements to … increase the value of their stock options. Empirical research finds evidence that managers use optimistic tone to signal future … announcements and short-window abnormal returns. The market reaction to optimistic tone suggests that managers can profit from using …

Like those in other sectors, managers in community-based organisations face an uncertain and challenging future … community sector managers. While some reflection on the implications for managers of current economic and social policy contexts … is crucial for this sector, research effort needs to be focused on understanding how third sector managers construe their …

managers and provide an overview of the main issues these present for retailers in the future.Methodology/approach: The … with 286 male and female UK retail managers.Findings: Managers generally reported satisfaction with their current jobs and … were highly ambitious to develop their careers. Factors managers particularly associated with facilitating their careers to …

transitional period.The goal of this research paper is to explore the attitude of managers of rapidly growing companies toward … changes and conflicts and to examine those managers‘ styles of management and conflict handling. Thus the phenomenon of … managers of such companies was carried out. Research was underway and data analyzed according to the methodology of grounded …