Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 13 Issue 5/6

Short‐termism, control, quick‐fix and bottom line: Toward explaining the Western approach to management

Aminu Mamman, Kojo Saffu

Western managers have been criticized for their obsession with profit maximization, concentration on short‐term benefits, control of the work process and hastiness in adopting and…

The effects of some attitudinal and organizational factors on transfer outcome

Eddie W.L. Cheng, Danny C.K. Ho

Two attitudinal (training value and training motivation) and two organizational (opportunity to transfer and transfer reward) factors were proposed to affect the transfer of MBA…

Effects of role conflicts and role satisfactions on stress of three professions in Hong Kong: a path analysis approach

Randy K. Chiu, Janet S.W. Man, Jerome Thayer

Numerous studies have been conducted to test the causal relationship among role conflict, role satisfaction and stress. However, they are mostly done in the USA. Given that…

Effects of individual characteristics on police officers’ work‐related attitudes

Vivien K.G. Lim, Thompson S.H. Teo

This study examined the effects of police officers’ individual characteristics, namely, ethnicity, gender, locus of control and job tenure on their work‐related attitudes such as…

Tactics to influence subordinates among Thai managers

Watcharinpan Noypayak, Mark Speece

A typology for assessing managerial roles was used to explore Thai managers’ self‐reported use of influence tactics with subordinates. In‐depth interviews were conducted with 16…

A preliminary study of kiasu behaviour ‐ is it unique to Singapore?

Janice T.S. Ho, C.E. Ang, Joanne Loh, Irene Ng

Kiasuism (from the adjective, kiasu; meaning “the fear of losing out”) is a much talked‐about topic in Singapore. This study seeks to assess the situation in Singapore and in a…

Career management strategies: the role of personality

James P. Guthrie, Charles Joseph Coate, Catherine E. Schwoerer

Using instrumentation grounded in the “Big Five” theoretical framework, this paper empirically examines personality as a predictor of career strategy behavior. Results support…

The scoop on Ben & Jerry’s Inc.: an examination of corporate social responsibility

Bryan S. Dennis, Christopher P. Neck, Michael G. Goldsby

We attempt to go beyond media representations as we explore the following question: Is Ben & Jerry′s Inc. a socially responsible organization? This exploration includes a…

Organizational therapy: Relating a psychotherapeutic model of planned personal change to planned organizational change

Jonathan A. Matheny

The paper depicts an exercise in which a transtheoretical model of planned personal change serves as a metaphor for planned organizational change. Implications from the…

Reflections: Improved time management through human development: achieving most with least expenditure of time

Harald S. Harung

Time is the most precious resource in business and society. Unlike other resources, like people and capital, time is often considered fixed. However, the way people subjectively…