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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 ...

Attachment Styles and Workplace Stressors: An Individual and Contextual Approach to Employee Well-Being and Behavior and the Mediating Role of Surface Acting 

Davis, Shelley (2016-11-09)
Workplace stress is a thriving area of research and is a topic of concern to employees and employers, alike. Using a conservation of resources framework, I sought to take an integrative approach to better understand how ...

A combined model of uncertainty management theory and the group engagement model of identity 

Haynie, Jeffrey (2013-01-22)
Prior research has established the group engagement model and uncertainty management theory as motivational explanations of the fair process effect. Although studies have supported each of these frameworks independently, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

The Relationships Among Personality, Stress, and Situation Awareness: The Effect of Situation Awareness Training 

Irani, Feruzan (2008-12-15)
Conventionally, the study of situation awareness (SA) has predominantly been confined to the field of aviation. However, SA has been recognized to be of vital importance in information-processing and decision-making in a ...

Time pressure, personality, and information availability in escalation of commitment: An application of the Funder Personality Triad 

Horn, Marianna (2015-07-28)
The current work focused on the exploration of specific individual differences and task aspects on escalation of commitment. Further, it sought to expand the literature in decision-making by utilizing a specific personality ...