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Bullying As An Organizational Safety Issue: Do Different Types Of Bullying Lead To Different Litigated Outcomes?, Helen Lavan, Yvette Lopez, William Marty Apr 2013

Bullying As An Organizational Safety Issue: Do Different Types Of Bullying Lead To Different Litigated Outcomes?, Helen Lavan, Yvette Lopez, William Marty

Helen LaVan

No abstract provided.


An Ethnographic Account Of Leadership, Power And Change, Ray Gordon Oct 2012

An Ethnographic Account Of Leadership, Power And Change, Ray Gordon

Ray Gordon

The paper provides a genealogical account of a police organization’s attempt to implement what senior officers in its behavioural change division described as a dispersed leadership (Bryman, 1996; Gordon, 2002) strategy. I describe the organization and provide a detailed account of the dynamics that emerge as groups and individuals who historically held positions of power found themselves reporting to one of many designated leaders. The account depicts how the organization’s dispersion of leadership, while on the surface represents a new and successful endeavour, is rendered problematic by the organization’s historical constitution of power.


Dispersed Leadership: Exploring The Impact Of Antecedent Forms Of Power Using A Communicative Framework, Ray Gordon Oct 2012

Dispersed Leadership: Exploring The Impact Of Antecedent Forms Of Power Using A Communicative Framework, Ray Gordon

Ray Gordon

This article presents an account of a police organization's attempt to implement what senior officers described as a dispersed leadership initiative. A communicative framework is used to show how a particular historically constituted discourse is embedded in the communicative actions of those officers who participated in the study. Analysis of the effects of this discourse reveals how the organization's dispersion of leadership, although on the surface representing a new and successful endeavor, is rendered problematic by what the article terms antecedent forms of power.


Exploring The Link Between Emotional Intelligence And Workplace Anti-Social Behaviors, Jane Murray, Sara Branch Oct 2012

Exploring The Link Between Emotional Intelligence And Workplace Anti-Social Behaviors, Jane Murray, Sara Branch

Jane Murray

For more than a decade Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been promoted as a tool that can be used to provide positive individual, team and organizational outcomes in the workplace. Researchers have demonstrated links between EI and organizational variables including organizational change, leadership, performance, conflict, interpersonal skills, citizenship performance and goal setting. Although much valuable research has been conducted, little is known of the links between EI and workplace anti-social behaviors. Therefore, the purpose of this conceptual paper is to present a proposed program of research that will explore the relationship between EI and anti-social behaviors in an organizational context. Preliminary …


Using Data Profiles To Select Digital Asset Management Systems (Dams), Lisa Zilinski, S. Lorenz Sep 2012

Using Data Profiles To Select Digital Asset Management Systems (Dams), Lisa Zilinski, S. Lorenz

Lisa Zilinski

Digital curation is no longer bound to preservation techniques that require data to be stored in a vault with only one or two authorized users [1]. Digital Asset Management Systems (DAMS) offer many efficient solutions that incorporate metadata and in so doing, DAMS help to increase access for all users. The question is: how can libraries select a DAMS that will meet the needs of their researchers, universities and funding institutions while providing sustainable digital preservation and access?


Can We Fix It? Yes We Can!: Daring To Care About Teaching In A Multicultural Classroom, Amy Kenworthy, George Hrivnak, Louise Mulligan Jul 2012

Can We Fix It? Yes We Can!: Daring To Care About Teaching In A Multicultural Classroom, Amy Kenworthy, George Hrivnak, Louise Mulligan

George Hrivnak

No abstract provided.


A Knowledge-Architecture For Development: Designing An Epistemic Landscape Of Knowledge Clusters And Knowledge Hubs, Hans-Dieter Evers, Solvay Gerke, Thomas Menkhoff Apr 2012

A Knowledge-Architecture For Development: Designing An Epistemic Landscape Of Knowledge Clusters And Knowledge Hubs, Hans-Dieter Evers, Solvay Gerke, Thomas Menkhoff

Solvay Gerke

No abstract provided.


Where Perception Meets Reality: The Effects Of Different Types Of Faultline Perceptions, Asymmetries And Realities On Intersubgroup Conflict And Group Outcomes, Lindred Greer, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Where Perception Meets Reality: The Effects Of Different Types Of Faultline Perceptions, Asymmetries And Realities On Intersubgroup Conflict And Group Outcomes, Lindred Greer, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Members Matter In Team Training: Multilevel And Longitudinal Relationships Between Goal Orientation, Self-Regulation, And Team Outcomes, Erich Dierdorff, Kemp Ellington Dec 2011

Members Matter In Team Training: Multilevel And Longitudinal Relationships Between Goal Orientation, Self-Regulation, And Team Outcomes, Erich Dierdorff, Kemp Ellington

Erich C. Dierdorff

Longitudinal data from 338 individuals across 64 teams in a simulation-based team-training context were used to examine the effects of dispositional goal orientation on self-regulated learning (self-efficacy and metacognition). Team goal orientation compositions, as reflected by average goal orientations of team members, were examined for moderating effects on these individual-level relationships. Finally, individual-level self-regulation was investigated for its influence on multiple team-level outcomes across time. Results showed generally positive effects of learning goal orientation and negative effects of avoid performance and prove performance goal orientations on rates of self-regulation during team training. However, several of these individual-level relationships were moderated …


Using Secondary Sources Of Work Information To Improve Work Analysis, Erich Dierdorff Dec 2011

Using Secondary Sources Of Work Information To Improve Work Analysis, Erich Dierdorff

Erich C. Dierdorff

No abstract provided.


Not All Groups Are The Same: The Importance Of Connectedness For Workgroup Outcomes, Sonja Rispens, G Ruel, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Not All Groups Are The Same: The Importance Of Connectedness For Workgroup Outcomes, Sonja Rispens, G Ruel, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Negotiating The Gender Divide: Lessons From The Negotiation And Organizational Behavior Literatures, Carol Kulik, Mara Olekalns Dec 2011

Negotiating The Gender Divide: Lessons From The Negotiation And Organizational Behavior Literatures, Carol Kulik, Mara Olekalns

Mara Olekalns

Employment relationships are increasingly personalized, with more employment conditions open to negotiation. Although the intended goal of this personalization is a better and more satisfying employment relationship, personalization may systematically disadvantage members of some demographic groups. This disadvantage is evident for women, who routinely negotiate less desirable employment terms than men. This gender-based gap in outcomes is frequently attributed to differences in the ways that men and women negotiate. We review the negotiation research demonstrating that women are systematically disadvantaged in negotiations and the organizational behavior research examining the backlash experienced by agentic women. We use the Stereotype Content Model …


When Do Faultline And Cross-Categorized Teams Learn? The Role Of Error Culture, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn, Astrid Homan Dec 2011

When Do Faultline And Cross-Categorized Teams Learn? The Role Of Error Culture, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn, Astrid Homan

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Diversity Faultlines And Team Learning: Does Psychological Safety Help?, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Diversity Faultlines And Team Learning: Does Psychological Safety Help?, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


A Meta-Analysis Of The Relationships Between Diversity, Conflict, And Team Performance, F De Wit, L Greer, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

A Meta-Analysis Of The Relationships Between Diversity, Conflict, And Team Performance, F De Wit, L Greer, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

Since the meta-analysis by De Dreu and Weingart (2003b) on the effects of intragroup conflict on group outcomes, more than 80 new empirical studies of conflict have been conducted, often investigating more complex, moderated relationships between conflict and group outcomes, as well as new types of intragroup conflict, such as process conflict. To explore the trends in this new body of literature, we conducted a meta-analysis of 116 empirical studies of intragroup conflict (n = 8,880 groups) and its relationship with group outcomes. To address the heterogeneity across the studies included in the meta-analysis, we also investigated a number of …


The Alignment Of Multiple Interdependencies And Workgroup Effectiveness: An Empirical Investigation, Sonja Rispens, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

The Alignment Of Multiple Interdependencies And Workgroup Effectiveness: An Empirical Investigation, Sonja Rispens, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


When Subgroups Fuse And Divide: Effects Of Faultlines On Team Learning And Customer Satisfaction, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

When Subgroups Fuse And Divide: Effects Of Faultlines On Team Learning And Customer Satisfaction, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Being Different, Yet Similar: Effects Of Faultline Strength And Distance On Team Learning And Performance, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn Dec 2011

Being Different, Yet Similar: Effects Of Faultline Strength And Distance On Team Learning And Performance, Joyce Rupert, Karen Jehn

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Facet Personality And Surface-Level Diversity As Team Mental Model Antecedents: Implications For Implicit Coordination, David Fisher, Suzanne Bell, Erich Dierdorff, James Belohlav Dec 2011

Facet Personality And Surface-Level Diversity As Team Mental Model Antecedents: Implications For Implicit Coordination, David Fisher, Suzanne Bell, Erich Dierdorff, James Belohlav

Erich C. Dierdorff

Team mental models (TMMs) have received much attention as important drivers of effective team processes and performance. At the same time, much less is known about the factors that give rise to these shared cognitive structures. We examined potential antecedents of TMMs, with a specific focus on team composition variables, including various facets of personality and surface-level diversity. Further, we examined implicit coordination as an important outcome of TMMs. Results suggest that team composition in terms of the cooperation facet of agreeableness and racial diversity were significantly related to team-focused TMM similarity. TMM similarity was also positively predictive of implicit …


Diversity In Punk Rock Bands: Conflict And Performance, Karen Jehn, Lindred Greer, Don Conlon Dec 2011

Diversity In Punk Rock Bands: Conflict And Performance, Karen Jehn, Lindred Greer, Don Conlon

Karen A. Jehn

No abstract provided.


Persistence And Visibility Of Group Faultlines: The Effects Of Team Identity On The Group Faultlines-Conflict Link, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen Jehn, Madhan Grounder Dec 2011

Persistence And Visibility Of Group Faultlines: The Effects Of Team Identity On The Group Faultlines-Conflict Link, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen Jehn, Madhan Grounder

Karen A. Jehn

We expand the group faultline theory by taking into account the relative importance of various demographics within the group that can trigger the formation of strong group faultlines. We draw on group faultline theory (Lau & Murnighan, 1998), social identity and categorization theories (Turner & Tajfel, 1986), social dominance theory (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999), and evolutionary psychology (Kurzban & Leary, 2001) to predict how group faultlines affect conflict. We propose that the visible demographic characteristics (age, race, and gender) will be more influential than the non-visible (education, tenure, and function) in determining the interaction patterns within the group (Thatcher & …


Do Workplace Relationships Affect The Innovative Behaviour Of Nursing Employees? A Social Exchange Perspective, Matthew J. Xerri Dec 2011

Do Workplace Relationships Affect The Innovative Behaviour Of Nursing Employees? A Social Exchange Perspective, Matthew J. Xerri

Matthew J Xerri

This research examines the impact of two organisational factors on the innovative behaviour of nurses. More specifically, this research applies the dimensions of Social Exchange Theory as a lens to develop an understanding into the mediating effect of perceived organisational support on the relationship between leader-member exchange and the innovative behaviour of nursing employees. This study uses a mixed-methods approach, including a survey in which 104 nurses responded with useable results and semi-structured interviews with twelve nursing unit managers (nursing supervisors). The findings confirm that perceived organisational support mediates the relationship between leader-member exchange and the innovative behaviour of nursing …


Role Expectations As Antecedents Of Citizenship: The Moderating Effects Of Work Context, Erich C. Dierdorff, Robert S. Rubin, Daniel G. Bachrach Dec 2011

Role Expectations As Antecedents Of Citizenship: The Moderating Effects Of Work Context, Erich C. Dierdorff, Robert S. Rubin, Daniel G. Bachrach

Robert S. Rubin

In this field study of 198 incumbents, we examine how facets of work context affect the relationship between employees’ role expectations and supervisor ratings of their citizenship. Building on an emerging focus in the citizenship literature, we expand the scope of role perceptions to capture employees’ beliefs about the importance of various work activities and worker attributes needed for successful role performance (i.e., role expectations). Results support the role theory framework that we develop and suggest that aspects of both the social and task context moderate the relationship between employees’ role expectations for prosocial role requirements and citizenship. Implications of …


The Impact Of Domestic Violence In The Workplace, Helen Lavan, Yvette P. Lopez, Marsha Katz, William M. Martin Dec 2011

The Impact Of Domestic Violence In The Workplace, Helen Lavan, Yvette P. Lopez, Marsha Katz, William M. Martin

Yvette P. Lopez

No abstract provided.