The extent of people's cultural beliefs of individualism or collectivism has been used to
predict the effectiveness of many management practices. A key aspect of those …

This chapter reviews 889 organizational communication journal articles published in 61
journals from 1980 through 1991. The superior-subordinate communication relationship and …

A major tenet in organizational behavior literature is that feedback improves performance. If
feedback is thought to improve performance, then individuals should actively seek feedback …

A laboratory study was conducted to examine the effects of learning‐oriented versus
performance‐oriented feedback of task performance. The research also examined the role …

An outcome bias occurs when an evaluator allows the outcome of a decision rather than the
appropriateness of the decision to influence ratings of the decision maker. The present …

Scope of study. Two experiments were conducted in a field setting utilizing sales managers
from a major consumer products company as subjects. The objective of the studies was to …

The authors propose a rule-based system which provides feedback in order to give the user
a better understanding of the user's queries. This technique improves query accuracy and …

Managers today, in looking for ways to manage their staffeffectively and to increase
productivity, too often turn to the latest “management tool” or technique as the panacea to all …

This dissertation investigates the effects of Message Timeliness (the speed at which a
response to a message becomes available to the sender of an original message) and …

The effects of goal specificity and task familiarity on time spent planning, quality of the
planning process, and the types of plans developed were assessed. Seventy-two …