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Literature addressing methodological issues in organisational research is extensive and multidisciplinary, encompassing debates about methodological choices, data-collection techniques, epistemological approaches and statistical procedures. However, little scholarship has tackled an important...
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agent modeling efforts and suggests avenues by which existing conflict models might be brought into closer accord with the …
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In this paper we try to construct a two-attribute group disutility function for two conflicting decision makers, taking into account the property of utility independence and/or convex dependence between them. Two variables in the group utility function are disutility levels of two conflicting...
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). The move to program teams is due to the realization that the management of many client projects and their underlying … significant predictor of program outcomes. In the second study, we investigate the outcomes of conflict resolution and their … impact on program performance. The results indicated that conflict resolution can enhance the level of communication, mutual …
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The objective of this study is to investigate whether teams are more engaged and productive when led by an optimistic …
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Emotions in workplace settings and emotional intelligence are hot topics in management today. Leading business journals such as Fortune and Harvard Business Review have featured articles on emotional intelligence. But there is more to emotions in the workplace than just emotional intelligence....
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edge. High-performing teams require training and other support systems to gain the skills they need as well as to create … managers view the Training and Communications Systems as more important, while teams perceive the Design and Measurement System … capital budgeting and may be consistently applied across different types of teams with different purposes. The data collection …
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relationship exists between teams provided with appropriate resources and support, and increased team performance. This study … managers allocate resources based on team performance was examined. Archival data included 36 work teams and their managers …
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This dissertation develops and tests a theory of how entrepreneurial teams develop relational capital – or … relationships characterized by trust, identification, and obligations – and the impact of this relational capital on the teams … new venture context. I identify the gap in our understanding of the mechanisms through which entrepreneurial teams develop …
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This case study of Kleer Windows, a firm which manufactures doors and windows for the recreational vehicles industry argues that the influence of the work group can under certain conditions be harnessed by management in their attempts to control workers. Peer control exists when co- workers seek...
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