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Timothy R. Hinkin

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“If You Don’T Hear From Me You Know You Are Doing Fine”: The Effects Of Management Nonresponse To Employee Performance, Timothy R. Hinkin, Chester A. Schriesheim Apr 2015

“If You Don’T Hear From Me You Know You Are Doing Fine”: The Effects Of Management Nonresponse To Employee Performance, Timothy R. Hinkin, Chester A. Schriesheim

Timothy R. Hinkin

A study of 243 employees of two different hospitality organizations compared the effects of managers’ giving feedback with no comments at all (favorable or unfavorable). The study found that feedback, formally known as contingent reinforcement, improves performance even when that feedback involves negative or corrective comments. Echoing previous studies, this research found a positive relationship between contingent rewards and workers’ effectiveness and satisfaction. Moreover, contingent punishment also had a small positive relationship with effectiveness and satisfaction. Going beyond previous work, however, this study found that managers’ omission of any commentary on good performance has a direct, albeit moderate, negative relationship …


Transformational Leaders In The Hospitality Industry, J. Bruce Tracey, Timothy R. Hinkin Apr 2015

Transformational Leaders In The Hospitality Industry, J. Bruce Tracey, Timothy R. Hinkin

Timothy R. Hinkin

The classic metaphor of the manager as one who fights fires may need to be replaced by that of one who focuses on fire prevention.


Becoming A Leader In The Hospitality Industry, Timothy R. Hinkin Apr 2015

Becoming A Leader In The Hospitality Industry, Timothy R. Hinkin

Timothy R. Hinkin

[Excerpt] Leadership has been defined in many ways, but the essence of leadership involves influencing people toward a desired objective. Leaders do not push followers—they pull them. While management is often concerned about stability, efficiency, and control, leadership is focusing on innovation, adaptation, and employee development. Management focuses on coping with the day to day, while a true leader is looking into the future. A manager can develop a brilliant marketing campaign, create an innovative strategy for growth, and design the most efficient work processes, but if the followers don't engage effectively in the implementation of these initiatives, these efforts …