Browsing by Author "Armenakis, Achilles"

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Antecedents of Financial Corruption in Organizations

Gorshunov, Mikhail (2018-03-19)

Implications of prior research suggest that social-control agents (e.g., boards of directors, external auditors) deter managers from financial reporting violations because of fraud and error. However, existing theory does ...

Assessing the management of readiness: An empirical examination using a mixed-methods approach

Self, Dennis (2005-08-15)

Using a mixed-methods approach, the readiness of 776 participating members of a technology company to accept a new service-oriented strategy at the expense of the old hardware-oriented strategy was explored. First, a test ...

The Effects of Managerial Communication and Justice Perceptions on Employee Commitment to Organizational Change: A Mixed Method Field Study

Pitts, Jennifer (2006-05-15)

Using a mixed method research design, this study examined relationships among managerial communication, perceptions of justice, and affective commitment to change in the context of an organizational merger. Qualitative and ...

Employee Perceptions of Managerial Civility: Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale

Crocker, Robert (2005-08-15)

The impact of managerial incivility in the workplace has received theoretical attention but, due to the absence of a reliable measure, the empirical study of the construct has remained under-explored. Following a framework ...

Employee Testimonials on Recruitment Websites: Inferences Made About Organizations, Credibility Perceptions, Organizational Attraction, and Website Viewer Behavior

Walker, Harvell (2007-08-15)

The current study examined job seekers’ responses to organizations including employee testimonials on their recruitment websites. Using a persuasive communication framework, I tested how the message source (i.e., race of ...

The Ethics Safety Scale: Development and Validation

Credo, Keith (2012-12-06)

The current study focuses on the development of an ethics assessment instrument. The proposed instrument is unique in that it is the first ethics’ perceptions assessment instrument designed to be applicable not only in an ...

Examining the Role of Personal, Social Exchange, and Contextual Fit Variables in Employee Work Outcomes under Continuous Change: A Field Investigation

Mehta, Anju (2009-08-04)

Despite the consensus, that the ability of organizations to manage change is critical to their survival, organizations have seldom been able to change successfully. The knowledge that change can be difficult and disruptive ...

Exploring Linkages in the Cognitive-Emotional Model within the Context of Organizational Change

Gresch, Eric (2011-05-02)

To better understand linkages between cognition and emotion within the context of an organizational change, a study of employees was conducted in a public university during the introduction of a technological change. ...

Moral Disengagement from an Organizational Justice Perspective: An Exploratory Study

Stevens, Gregory W. (2010-08-02)

The current study contributes to a growing understanding of the construct of moral disengagement, in particular the role of organizational justice and individual differences as antecedents. In a study of 272 undergraduate ...

Organizational Change Readiness Sentiments: Understanding Middle Manager Sensemaking and Sensegiving

Varma, Virajanand (2012-08-15)

Much has been written about managing change in the workplace, including how to develop change readiness in the organization. However, little is known about how middle managers form their change readiness sentiments, and ...

Organizational Change Recipients and Choosing an Opinion Leader: A Mixed Methods Investigation

Vitale, Dean (2008-08-15)

To better understand the phenomenon of opinion leadership within the context of organizational change, a study of employees was conducted across two banks in the midst of a corporate merger. Qualitative and quantitative ...

Putting Exchange Back into Leader-Member Exchange (LMX): An Empirical Assessment of a Social Exchange (LMSX) Scale and an Investigation of Personality as an Antecedent

Bernerth, Jeremy (2005-08-15)

In the early 1970s, researchers began investigating a new approach to the study of leadership within organizations. In contrast to traditional theories of leadership, this new approach proposed the study of leaders and ...

Technology Acceptance and Organizational Change: An Integration of Theory

Brown, Steven (2009-12-15)

This dissertation uses a sequential mixed method research design to examine a new model of change readiness that focuses on change initiatives involving technology. The model is called the model of technological change. ...

Transformational-Transactional Leadership and Work Outcomes: An Organizational Justice and Cultural Perspective

Carter, Min (2009-12-16)

Leadership involves a process whereby leaders inspire followers and motivate them to accomplish goals. This dissertation investigates the processes and boundary conditions of effective transformational-transactional ...