Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 16 Issue 7

Normativity and self‐presentation: Theoretical bases of self‐presentation training for evaluation situations

Jean‐Léon Beauvois, Nicole Dubois

Notes that people use self‐presentation strategies to enhance their self‐image, and in doing so, they rely on norms. Raises the question of the desirability and feasibility of…

Is there a relationship between the Myers‐Briggs type indicator and emotional intelligence?

Malcolm Higgs

Presents the results of a research study, covering 177 managers. This research was designed specifically to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and the…

Resistance to organisational change: the role of defence mechanisms

Wayne H. Bovey, Andrew Hede

Observes that the published literature on resistance to organisational change has focused more on organisational issues rather than individual psychological factors. The present…

Cultural prototypes? Or leaders’ behaviors? A study on workers’ perceptions of leadership in an electronics industry

Micha Popper, Natan Druyan

Examines the manner in which followers’ cultural background affects their perception of leadership. Being common in many comparative cultural studies, the full range model was…

Reflections: Termites, group behaviour, and the loss of innovation: conformity rules!

Richard J. Pech

Authors and researchers have enthusiastically extolled the benefits of innovation for business and other organisations for a number of years. Ironically, although most of today’s…