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Successful Leadership Through Rapid, Unplanned Change, Robert "Darin" Grimm
Successful Leadership Through Rapid, Unplanned Change, Robert "Darin" Grimm
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The studies of leadership and leadership models are voluminous, as is the work onchange within organizations. While scores of information can be found on each of these topics, the combination of the two is less ubiquitous. The grouping of specific leadership models related to corporate changes, be it structural or operational, provides an opportunity for new knowledge. Notably, the literature is scant when the added variable of rapid unplanned change is included in the combination of leadership and change. This study sought to better understand the impact of specific leadership behaviors and the impact on an organization during rapid, unplanned …
Trust Development In Distributed Teams: A Latent Change Score Model, Evgeniya Pavlova
Trust Development In Distributed Teams: A Latent Change Score Model, Evgeniya Pavlova
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Advances in collaborative work tools and communication technologies have made computer-mediated teams a part of virtually every organization. One of the challenges for members of virtual teams is the development of trust. This study examined the reciprocal relationship between trust and effectiveness in virtual teams, employing an input-process-output-input approach. Data were collected from 183 individuals comprising 61 teams. Teams participated in a computer-simulated search and rescue mission. Three alternative latent change score structural equation models were fit to the data to examine the bidirectional relationships between trust and effectiveness. Results revealed that the two
factors of trust, cognition-based trust and …