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Gender Differences In Perceived Costs And Benefits Of Workplace Mistreatment, Lindsey Greco
Gender Differences In Perceived Costs And Benefits Of Workplace Mistreatment, Lindsey Greco
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Workplace mistreatment, in the form of both incivility and aggression, can have a major impact on personal and organizational outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the mental judgments that individuals make before engaging in either uncivil or aggressive behavior. Data was analyzed in terms of both the potential costs and the potential benefits that an instigator could expect from engaging in such behavior, with specific emphasis on gender differences in cost/benefit expectations. There were no significant gender differences in either the perceived costs or the perceived benefits of engaging in incivility. The hypothesis that individuals with a …
Time And Proximity As Factors Of Quality Mentorship, Brandon Keith Patrick
Time And Proximity As Factors Of Quality Mentorship, Brandon Keith Patrick
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined the impact of time and proximity on the quality of formal mentor program in organizations. The study proposed that a quality formal mentor program will be one where the mentor and protégé are close in proximity and that the time the mentor spends with the protégé will lead to higher career-related and psychosocial outcomes.
Evaluation Of The Process Model Of Goal Orientation And Feedback-Seeking In Organizations, Naomi Lorine King
Evaluation Of The Process Model Of Goal Orientation And Feedback-Seeking In Organizations, Naomi Lorine King
Theses Digitization Project
This study hypothesized that an individuals' cost and value perceptions of feedback-seeking were related to their goal orientation which further led to the preference for certain types of feedback. The 260 working adult participants for this study were asked to respond to several demographic questions on a survey link that was posted on social media websites.