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Do Academic Supervisors Know What Their Employees Want From Work?, Emily Faulconer, John Griffith Dec 2022

Do Academic Supervisors Know What Their Employees Want From Work?, Emily Faulconer, John Griffith

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This research has meaning to higher education learning institutions regarding faculty and staff motivation. Effectively motivating employees has captivated management theorists in search of higher morale and higher productivity. This study challenges the assumption by Hersey and Blanchard (1993) based on Lindahl’s (1949) study that supervisors do not know what their employees want from work.