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Strategic determinants: the context of managerial decision making
Roland H. Simons, Briony M. ThompsonPrevious studies point to a range of factors as influencing managerial decision‐making processes. There are four major trends with regard to the studies. They are environmental…
Stress indicators among medical personnel in Germany: A comparison of the “old” and “new” Länder
Rüdiger Trimpop, Bruce KirkcaldyIn a large‐scale survey of medical practitioners and consultant practices throughout Germany, job‐related pressure was found to be significantly higher among the eastern German…
Machiavellianism and retail banking executives in Hong Kong
Wai‐sum SiuBanks in Pacific‐rim countries have widely and aggressively used retail banking and branch networking to provide services. However, it is widely believed that Machiavellianism is…
The impact of behaviors and structure on corporate entrepreneurial success
Ann E. Echols, Christopher P. NeckBy more closely examining the structural “support” necessary to enhance corporate entrepreneurship ‐ that is, to enhance the entrepreneurial behaviors of a firm’s employees …
Top team processes: does 6 + 2 = 10?
Malcolm Higgs, Victor DulewiczThis paper reports on the development of a questionnaire designed to measure the process aspects of the board as a working group. This initial study has been conducted among…
Sensitive questions and response effects: an evaluation
Julie BarnettThe literature relating to asking sensitive questions in surveys is reviewed and evaluated. It is argued that work relating to the nature of associated response effects and the…
A study of the impact of training in a management development program based on 360 feedback
Robert T. Rosti, Frank ShipperTraining programs are infrequently evaluated and when they are evaluated they often rely on pre‐experimental designs and feedback of the participants. This statement is also true…
The demographics of occupational stress among police superintendents
Bruce Kirkcaldy, Jennifer Brown, Cary L. CooperThe relationship between diverse demographic variables and the occupational stress indicator subscales (Cooper et al., 1988) were examined among several hundred UK senior police…
The effect of managerial forecasted financial statements on security analysts’ judgment
Robert L. Webster, T. Selwyn EllisThis emprical study surveyed 450 members of the New York Society of Security Analysts to determine the effect of management forecasted financial statements on their confidence in…
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