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Perceived Gender-Typing Of Successful Managerial Characteristics, Sarah Holtzen
Perceived Gender-Typing Of Successful Managerial Characteristics, Sarah Holtzen
Management Undergraduate Honors Theses
Previous research has indicated that the characteristics associated with successful business managers are more often attributed to men in general than to women in general. This paper seeks to examine the current state of perceived gender-typing of the characteristics associated with successful business managers. Using the Schein Descriptive Index (Schein, 1973), undergraduate business students (N=177) were asked to rate women in general, men in general, or successful business managers on a set of 92 descriptive terms. Intraclass correlation coefficients were computed to estimate the ANOVA between groups. Respondents were also asked to describe in their own words what they believe …
Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, And Non-Supervisory Nurses' Intention To Leave, Audrey E. Gregory
Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, And Non-Supervisory Nurses' Intention To Leave, Audrey E. Gregory
Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios
The United States is currently experiencing a nursing shortage. To compound the problem, hospital nurses are leaving their organizations and executives are scrambling to figure out the reasons behind the increased turnover. Many factors are associated with nurses' intention to leave their current employment. Among these factors are job satisfaction, organizational commitment, work satisfaction, work setting, control over practice, salary, nurse-physician collaboration, job stress, and leadership style. Effective nursing leadership is an integral factor in the retention of hospital nurses and nurses who perceive their nursing leadership as participative and transformational may be more likely to be satisfied with their …
Malaysian Construction Firms : Motivation For Iso 9000 Certification, Implementation Effort And Firm Performance., Wang Hang Min
Malaysian Construction Firms : Motivation For Iso 9000 Certification, Implementation Effort And Firm Performance., Wang Hang Min
Student Works (2010-2019)
The mandatory requirement of ISO 9000 certification by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia has forced Malaysian Grade G7 contractors to adopt the ISO 9000 Quality Management System (ISO 9000 QMS). CIDB Malaysia contended that ISO 9000 certification can enhance the quality initiative in the construction industry and the organizational performance of construction firms. For a better understanding on the impact of ISO 9000 certification, this study examines the relationship between motivation for certification (internal and external motivation), implementation effort of ISO 9000 QMS and organizational performance (operational and business performance). This study used a questionnaire survey to collect …
The Relationship Of Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Sharing And Innovation On Organizational Performance Of Malaysia's Small And Medium Enterprises., Rohana Ngah
Student Works (2010-2019)
The knowledge-based economy has taken over the traditional economy due to the explosive era of knowledge.. Knowledge resources are a new venture to capitalize competition in the knowledge-based economy. It raises the importance of knowledge. Intellectual capital can be traced through knowledge development, which is either knowledge management or innovation. Exploiting intellectual capital as a competitive advantage has been proven in large organizations but exploring intellectual capital in SMEs is still in its infancy. Knowledge resources are said to be in abundance in SMEs‟ systems. Maximizing on their intellectual capital such as human capital, close-networking, close and efficient communication system, …