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Like A Jar Of Flies? A Study Of Self-Control In An Organizational Social Dilemma With Large Stakes, Matthew W. Mccarter, Jonathan R. Clark, Darcy Fudge Kamal, Abel Winn Dec 2018

Like A Jar Of Flies? A Study Of Self-Control In An Organizational Social Dilemma With Large Stakes, Matthew W. Mccarter, Jonathan R. Clark, Darcy Fudge Kamal, Abel Winn

Business Faculty Articles and Research

We study the practice of self-control in an organizational social dilemma when the stakes are large, using 47 years of vital census data from 18th century Sweden. From 1750 to 1800, eighty percent of Sweden lived in a simple-structure organization called a bytvång or village commons. The amount of resources a village family received was a function of their size. During this period, crop failures left the population facing starvation. Using autoregressive time-series modeling, we test whether the people of Sweden continued to take steps toward increasing the stress on the commons by marrying and birthing children or practiced …

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Testing The Structural Invariance Of Affective Commitment On Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior Across Clan And Hierarchy Organizational Culture Types, Julia A. Fulmore Dec 2018

Testing The Structural Invariance Of Affective Commitment On Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior Across Clan And Hierarchy Organizational Culture Types, Julia A. Fulmore

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

Unethical pro-organizational behavior (UPB) is concerned with employees’ engagement in unethical conduct for the benefit of the organization that is immoral and/or illegal. Research findings on motivators of UPB show some contradictory findings that need to be resolved. Considering the empirical findings that clan culture discourages unethical behavior while hierarchy culture encourages unethical behavior along with the contradicting empirical findings between affective commitment and UPB based on samples with different cultures, this study sought to empirically assess the contradictory findings in the literature by testing the structural invariance of affective organizational commitment on UPB based on the two organizational of …

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Working With Messy Data Bus 4xx, Andree Rathemacher Dec 2018

Working With Messy Data Bus 4xx, Andree Rathemacher

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

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An Analysis And Evaluation Of The Wefold Collaborative For Protein Structure Prediction And Its Pipelines In Casp11 And Casp12., Chen Keasar, Liam Mcguffin, Björn Wallner, Gaurav Chopra, Badri Adhikari, Debswapna Bhattacharya, Lauren Blake, Leandro Bortot, Renzhi Cao, B. Dhanasekaran, Itzhel Dimas, Rodrigo Faccioli, Eshel Faraggi, Robert Ganzynkowicz, Sambit Ghosh, Soma Ghosh, Artur Giełdoń, Lukasz Golon, Yi He, Lim Heo, Jie Hou, Main Khan, Firas Khatib, George Khoury, Chris Kieslich, David Kim, Pawel Krupa, Gyu Lee, Hongbo Li, Jilong Li, Agnieszka Lipska, Adam Liwo, Ali Maghrabi, Milot Mirdita, Shokoufeh Mirzaei, Magdalena Mozolewska, Melis Onel, Sergey Ovchinnikov, Anand Shah, Utkarsh Shah, Tomer Sidi, Adam Sieradzan, Magdalena Ślusarz, Rafal Ślusarz, James Smadbeck, Phanourios Tamamis, Nicholas Trieber, Tomasz Wirecki, Yanping Yin Dec 2018

An Analysis And Evaluation Of The Wefold Collaborative For Protein Structure Prediction And Its Pipelines In Casp11 And Casp12., Chen Keasar, Liam Mcguffin, Björn Wallner, Gaurav Chopra, Badri Adhikari, Debswapna Bhattacharya, Lauren Blake, Leandro Bortot, Renzhi Cao, B. Dhanasekaran, Itzhel Dimas, Rodrigo Faccioli, Eshel Faraggi, Robert Ganzynkowicz, Sambit Ghosh, Soma Ghosh, Artur Giełdoń, Lukasz Golon, Yi He, Lim Heo, Jie Hou, Main Khan, Firas Khatib, George Khoury, Chris Kieslich, David Kim, Pawel Krupa, Gyu Lee, Hongbo Li, Jilong Li, Agnieszka Lipska, Adam Liwo, Ali Maghrabi, Milot Mirdita, Shokoufeh Mirzaei, Magdalena Mozolewska, Melis Onel, Sergey Ovchinnikov, Anand Shah, Utkarsh Shah, Tomer Sidi, Adam Sieradzan, Magdalena Ślusarz, Rafal Ślusarz, James Smadbeck, Phanourios Tamamis, Nicholas Trieber, Tomasz Wirecki, Yanping Yin

Computer Science Faculty Works

Every two years groups worldwide participate in the Critical Assessment of Protein Structure Prediction (CASP) experiment to blindly test the strengths and weaknesses of their computational methods. CASP has signifcantly advanced the feld but many hurdles still remain, which may require new ideas and collaborations. In 2012 a web-based efort called WeFold, was initiated to promote collaboration within the CASP community and attract researchers from other felds to contribute new ideas to CASP. Members of the WeFold coopetition (cooperation and competition) participated in CASP as individual teams, but also shared components of their methods to create hybrid pipelines and actively …

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Crude Oil Prices Forecasting: Time Series Vs. Svr Models, Xin James He Dec 2018

Crude Oil Prices Forecasting: Time Series Vs. Svr Models, Xin James He

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This research explores the weekly crude oil price data from U.S. Energy Information Administration over the time period 2009 - 2017 to test the forecasting accuracy by comparing time series models such as simple exponential smoothing (SES), moving average (MA), and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) against machine learning support vector regression (SVR) models. The main purpose of this research is to determine which model provides the best forecasting results for crude oil prices in light of the importance of crude oil price forecasting and its implications to the economy. While SVR is often considered the best forecasting model in …

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Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 27 Issue 3, 2018 Dec 2018

Table Of Contents Jitim Vol 27 Issue 3, 2018

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

Table of Contents

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A Model For Better Social Project Management, Brenda Massetti Nov 2018

A Model For Better Social Project Management, Brenda Massetti

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

With environmental degradation and other social ills on the rise, demand for businesses to perform social action is growing (Robertson, 2014). Yet, most Commercial enterprises take a diminutive view of social projects, and many Social enterprises flounder in the harsh realities of commerce (Austin, Stevenson, and Wei-Killern, 2012). To improve all enterprises’ social performance, the paper introduces the Social Project Grid, a dual-factor assessment tool which prioritizes social projects for better managerial oversight. In specific, it compares social projects on their Resource Use and Outcome Clarity to highlight which projects are successful and which are in trouble. Not only is …

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Project Manager Confidence And Risk Awareness, Carol S. Davis Nov 2018

Project Manager Confidence And Risk Awareness, Carol S. Davis

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between project manager confidence and the ability to assess risk during the early planning stages for a new product development project in a business environment. The problem addressed was that a project manager’s confidence level may lead to insufficient risk awareness and contribute to project failure. The study was conducted among 257 project manager practitioners in the US. The study expanded on the research conducted by Fabricius and Büttgen (2015) which found that project manager overconfidence affects expectations of project success and plays a critical role in the inaccurate …

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Bridging Perspectives Of Customer Value Proposition And Customer Perceived Value Of Intercity Non-Bus Transportation Service In Indonesia, Ihsan Hadiansah, Rendika Nugraha, Adhi Setyo Santoso, Mustika Sufiati Purwanegara Oct 2018

Bridging Perspectives Of Customer Value Proposition And Customer Perceived Value Of Intercity Non-Bus Transportation Service In Indonesia, Ihsan Hadiansah, Rendika Nugraha, Adhi Setyo Santoso, Mustika Sufiati Purwanegara

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims - The study aim is to explore value proposition creation from the perspectives of non-bus transportation services and to investigate the factors in customer perceived value, especially functional value (operations, facilities, professionalism, and price), that influence purchase intention from customers’ perspectives. Design/methodology/approach - This mixed methods study used personal interviews, participant observation, and a survey to collect the data. Then, we conducted exploratory case study by using organisational level logic model as a qualitative analysis technique. Finally, we used regression for hypothesis testing of the quantitative section. Research Findings - The results indicated that non-bus transportation services should …

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Effect Of Managers' Communication On Training Application With Motivation To Learn As An Intervening Variable, Azman Ismail, Nurul Afiqah Foboy, Azmawaty Mohamad Nor Oct 2018

Effect Of Managers' Communication On Training Application With Motivation To Learn As An Intervening Variable, Azman Ismail, Nurul Afiqah Foboy, Azmawaty Mohamad Nor

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims - According to the present research concerning organizational training, managers’ communication are often seen as a critical training management issue that may help to maintain and enhance organizational competitiveness and performance in a borderless world and era of globalization. In this study, the relationship between managers’ communication, motivation to learn and training application was evaluated at military hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach - The SmartPLS path model analysis was utilized to examine the research hypotheses and evaluate the validity and reliability of instrument used. Research Findings - The results demonstrate that the capability of managers to communicate the …

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Mapping The Terrain: An Indonesian Business Perspective Of The Asean Economic Community, Marko S. Hermawan, Lena Choong Oct 2018

Mapping The Terrain: An Indonesian Business Perspective Of The Asean Economic Community, Marko S. Hermawan, Lena Choong

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims - This paper focuses on the institutions that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) project will affect. By employing institutional logics theory, this study scrutinizes academics and business practitioners as institutions and the cultural context embedded within them. Methodology - A mixed method of newspaper data analysis and semi-structured interviews was used to obtain comprehensive data from both sources. Research findings - The findings suggest a definite orientation gap between business practitioners, associations, and academics—the three groups have less information and contributions compared with the government and association influences. This study concludes that more participation is needed from these …

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Knowledge Inertia In The Innovation Of Coffee Production, Hafiz Rahman, Hanjaya Putra Siswowiyanto Oct 2018

Knowledge Inertia In The Innovation Of Coffee Production, Hafiz Rahman, Hanjaya Putra Siswowiyanto

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims - This paper aims at discussing the existence of knowledge inertia and its influence to the product innovation, with particular analysis given to the coffee production during the preharvest and post-harvest periods. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses quantitative methodology, and operates multiple and partial regression analysis between variables of the study to measure the impact of knowledge inertia to the innovation of coffee production. To put the findings in detail, the study separates the innovation of coffee product in two sequences, named [a] pre-harvest period and, [b] post-harvest period. Data and information were collected based on cross-sectional cohort …

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Innovative Strategic Positioning Of Capital Flows Mobilization Of The Original Five Asean Countries: Which Are Leading?, Eric J. Nasution, Nila Krisnawati Oct 2018

Innovative Strategic Positioning Of Capital Flows Mobilization Of The Original Five Asean Countries: Which Are Leading?, Eric J. Nasution, Nila Krisnawati

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Research Aims - The study was conducted to employ the capital flows mobilization (CFM) indicators as the leading economic indicators to determine the leadership role among the five original ASEAN countries. It sought to simplify and answer three research questions on the differences of CFM indicators among the ASEAN countries, their ranks, and how they were positioned in terms of CFM performance and Granger causality risk level. Methodology - Nonparametric statistics and the economic game theory using a four-quadrant matrix were used to answer the three research questions. Research findings - The first hypothesis was accepted, which indicates that the …

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A Mathematical Remodeling For Crop Portfolio Selection Under Limited Irrigation Resource, Li Zhang Oct 2018

A Mathematical Remodeling For Crop Portfolio Selection Under Limited Irrigation Resource, Li Zhang

S.C. Water Resources Conference

A mathematical model and optimization framework to aid farmers in selecting crop portfolios were proposed and discussed in (Bokhira et al. 2014; Chrispell et al. 2012). In this paper, we propose a refined mathematical model which reduces the number of constraints by nearly half while the number of decision variables is about the same. Also, the proposed model is easier to implement and maintain due to its generalized structure, and it provides more flexibility for us to expand the problem. Some key sensitive analysis is also provided.

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Selected Adventures In Policy Modeling, Edward Kaplan Oct 2018

Selected Adventures In Policy Modeling, Edward Kaplan

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

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Measuring Knowledge And Experience In Two Mode Temporal Networks, Martin G. Everett, Chiara Broccatelli, Stephen P. Borgatti, Johan Koskinen Oct 2018

Measuring Knowledge And Experience In Two Mode Temporal Networks, Martin G. Everett, Chiara Broccatelli, Stephen P. Borgatti, Johan Koskinen

Management Faculty Publications

Two mode social network data consisting of actors attending events is a common type of social network data. For these kinds of data it is also common to have additional information about the timing or sequence of the events. We call data of this type two-mode temporal data. We explore the idea that actors attending events gain information from the event in two ways. Firstly the event itself may provide information or training; secondly, as co-attendees interact, they may pass on skills or information they have gleaned from other events. We propose a method of measuring these gains and demonstrate …

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The Power Of Sameness, Singapore Management University Sep 2018

The Power Of Sameness, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Whether it is our name, hometown or personal characteristic, our similarities could alter our reactions to service failures

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Reflective Practice Series: Selected Instructional Models Using Synchronous Video Conferencing Software, Martin W. Sivula Sep 2018

Reflective Practice Series: Selected Instructional Models Using Synchronous Video Conferencing Software, Martin W. Sivula

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

With the vast array of resources available to instructors, one would think that instruction and teaching would yield success for all learners. Now, well into the 21st century has much changed in the classroom? Certainly, movable desks and chairs, advanced audio and visual equipment, and a plethora of all types of technologies which might be able to enhance training and education. Over the last several decades research on individualized instruction, cognitive science, educational psychology, and multimedia instruction (to name a few) have permeated the literature on instruction. With all the research and the vast array of studies on improving …

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An Exploration Into The Efficacy Of Christian Servant Leadership In Facilitating Organizational Change In The Automotive Aftermarket, Christopher Shadrick Sep 2018

An Exploration Into The Efficacy Of Christian Servant Leadership In Facilitating Organizational Change In The Automotive Aftermarket, Christopher Shadrick

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Changing market dynamics is threatening the viability of stores in the automotive aftermarket. To provide business leaders strategies with strategies to implement organizational change and address shrinking revenue, this phenomenological study explored the lived experiences and perspectives of 20 front line, retail store managers in the automotive aftermarket. The information gathered during the interview process was analyzed using Moustakas’ modified van Kaam method. In addition, the researcher used NVivo 12, a qualitative analytic software, to group, reduce, validate, and organize the data into themes. Six themes emerged that demonstrate the applicability of Christian servant leadership to the automotive aftermarket. These …

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Methods To Support The Project Selection Problem With Non-Linear Portfolio Objectives, Time Sensitive Objectives, Time Sensitive Resource Constraints, And Modeling Inadequacies, Neil C. Ranly Sep 2018

Methods To Support The Project Selection Problem With Non-Linear Portfolio Objectives, Time Sensitive Objectives, Time Sensitive Resource Constraints, And Modeling Inadequacies, Neil C. Ranly

Theses and Dissertations

The United States Air Force relies upon information production activities to gain insight regarding uncertainties affecting important system configuration and in-mission task execution decisions. Constrained resources that prevent the fulfillment of every information production request, multiple information requestors holding different temporal-sensitive objectives, non-constant marginal value preferences, and information-product aging factors that affect the value-of-information complicate the management of these activities. This dissertation reviews project selection research related to these issues and presents novel methods to address these complications. Quantitative experimentation results demonstrate these methods’ significance.

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Innovation Ambidexterity And The Three-Legged Stool: The Value Of Business Processes, Janet Tinoco Aug 2018

Innovation Ambidexterity And The Three-Legged Stool: The Value Of Business Processes, Janet Tinoco

Publications

Successful accomplishment of ambidexterity in innovation was, and remains today, a perplexing and challenging task for many firms, especially those in the competitive high-technology climate. Ambidexterity in this context is the ability to create radical product innovations for the future while also developing incremental product innovations for short-term return. Each type of innovation requires different—often opposing—structures, cultures, and processes. Thus, to become ambidextrous, companies must create a balanced mix of all three, each a leg in a three-legged stool.

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The Digital Global Supply Chain: The Growing Case For Blockchain Technology Expansion Within Global Supply Chain, Jonathan Chichoni, Scott Webb Aug 2018

The Digital Global Supply Chain: The Growing Case For Blockchain Technology Expansion Within Global Supply Chain, Jonathan Chichoni, Scott Webb

Marriott Student Review

In a competitive global market place, technology adoption and application in supply chain is becoming increasingly important as companies seek to acquire competitive advantages. Since blockchain’s advent to the global stage of modern disruptive technologies, several questions remain unanswered pertaining to the benefits that blockchain adoption poses to global supply chains. I apply a typology analysis to a corpus of company filings, press releases and industry studies to better understand the reasons for which global supply chains industry wide are adopting blockchain technology and the specific benefits which they seek to exploit through the use of blockchain. I characterize the …

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Soft Skills Influence In Project Managers In The Cloud Space, Katherine Silva Aug 2018

Soft Skills Influence In Project Managers In The Cloud Space, Katherine Silva

Dissertations and Theses

In technology companies, Project Managers (PM) are being required to develop a set of soft skills, in addition to their technical expertise, in order to positively influence project’s outcomes and succeed in their professional careers. New technologies known as “Cloud”, “Cloud computing”, and “Cloud technology” are being adopted by companies to organize their projects with top technology, and their people with the skills required to work with them. The present work examines academic research and available literature associated to the soft skills related to project management and project managers in the Cloud space in order to identify the top soft …

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Applying The Agile Mechanism In The Clinical Trails Domain For Drug Development, Jitendrakumar Narola Aug 2018

Applying The Agile Mechanism In The Clinical Trails Domain For Drug Development, Jitendrakumar Narola

Dissertations and Theses

The current speed of economic growth has greatly affected the means of pharmaceutical organizational operations in the establishment of clinical trials. Pharmaceutical organizations are looking for ways to increase customer experience and reduce costs of production in the process. The customer experiences can be increased by creating a forum for active participation during the processes of the establishment. Equally, the costs of production and conducting research study can be ensured through the reduction of reworking chances. Through the creation of this experience, the effectiveness of the clinical trials needs to be properly created. Traditionally, organizations used waterfall methodology in the …

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Risk Management In Telemedicine Projects In Healthcare, Shalini Sakinala Aug 2018

Risk Management In Telemedicine Projects In Healthcare, Shalini Sakinala

Dissertations and Theses

Telemedicine could fundamentally change health care in the United States by delivering treatments using telecommunications platform. The primary purpose of the proposed study is to identify the various risks involved in Telemedicine projects in healthcare, find out their causes and explore the ways in which the risks can be mitigated. This approach has been a striking evolution in the current healthcare sector. Telemedicine is hugely successful in the operations of the organization. Inspite of the huge success ratio, there are certain risks associated with Telemedicine which needs to be managed. The Literature review on Telemedicine was conducted in three core …

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Internet Of Things (Iot) And Changing Face Of Project Management, Vikram Singh Prasher Aug 2018

Internet Of Things (Iot) And Changing Face Of Project Management, Vikram Singh Prasher

Dissertations and Theses

Internet of Things (IoT) or Industrial Internet is a modern day catchword, which over the past few years has tremendously impacted numerous aspects of almost-all the advanced technology fields. IoT framework envisions transforming the everyday objects into intelligent systems, while working under a common infrastructure and by connecting the global network of devices and machines over the internet. Based on many underlying interdisciplinary ecosystems, like sensor network, embedded systems, big data platforms, cloud computing and service-oriented architecture; IoT projects are non-traditional in many ways. Such projects involve research and development phase, more technical work, are lengthy, require advanced skill sets …

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Bim And Project Management In Aec Industry, Nazanin Kamyab Aug 2018

Bim And Project Management In Aec Industry, Nazanin Kamyab

Dissertations and Theses

Building Information Modeling has altered project managers’ role in architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. In theory Building Information Modeling (BIM) has promised the project managers to enhance communication and collaboration aspect of managing their projects, thus increasing the efficiency and success rate of the AEC industry projects. However, in real world application, project managers had challenges and barriers with BIM implementation into their processes. This study intends to highlight the main characteristics of the BIM, its benefits, barriers and risk management capabilities to elaborate on why BIM adoption has been slower than anticipated. Based on quantitative data collection through …

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Study On Recovery Of Bad Social Media Reviews In The Hospitality Industry Using Project Management Principles, Franck Legrand Aug 2018

Study On Recovery Of Bad Social Media Reviews In The Hospitality Industry Using Project Management Principles, Franck Legrand

Dissertations and Theses

This research is about hotel guest recovery on social media. Whenever a guest has a bad experience during their stay, they share their opinion on social media. Negative reviews can damage hotel’s performance. This research seeks to gather information on the expectations of guest based on their personal experiences. Answering guests’ complaints on social media is a difficult task, as it requires an understanding of each guest personality traits. This thesis develops a methodology in order to understand the personality of guests, provide a clear response to answer the guests feedback on social media, help hotel managers to regain trust …

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Dual Work Roles : The Joint Effect Of Hybrid Entrepreneurs’ Regulatory Focus And Wage Work To Entrepreneurial Work Enrichment On Entrepreneurial Performance, Eric Adom Asante Jul 2018

Dual Work Roles : The Joint Effect Of Hybrid Entrepreneurs’ Regulatory Focus And Wage Work To Entrepreneurial Work Enrichment On Entrepreneurial Performance, Eric Adom Asante

Lingnan Theses (MPhil & PhD)

Hybrid entrepreneurial is phenomenal but remains under-studied in the management literature. This paper investigated the joint influence of hybrid entrepreneurs’ trait regulatory focus and wage work to entrepreneurial work enrichment (WE enrichment) on their entrepreneurial engagement and the subsequent proficient, adaptive, and proactive performance in entrepreneurial work. I first interviewed 16 hybrid entrepreneurs to obtain the understanding of their reasons for being in hybrid entrepreneurship, their regulatory focus tendencies, and the resources they transfer from wage work to entrepreneurial work. To validate the measurement scales of promotion and prevention focus, I conducted a pilot study among 66 hybrid entrepreneurs. Then, …

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Leadership Styles And Effectiveness Among Sub-Saharan African Employees, Samuel Fadare Jul 2018

Leadership Styles And Effectiveness Among Sub-Saharan African Employees, Samuel Fadare

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This study sought to determine whether a significant relationship exists between dimensions of transactional and transformational leadership styles and leadership effectiveness within sub-Saharan Africa. Dimensions of transactional and transformational leadership styles were moderated by dimensions of organizational commitment among Nigerian employees to produce effective leadership. The study confirmed that no significant relationship existed between dimensions of transactional and transformational leadership styles and effective leadership among Nigerian employees when moderated by dimensions of organizational commitment. Gender was also found to be the only control variable that had a significant relationship when predicting organizational commitment as well as effective leadership among Nigerian …

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