Alexander C. Henderson

TL;DR: This paper explored the organizational mechanisms by which a specific form of principal's leadership influence organizational outcomes as measured by standardized test scores, and found that a principal's transformational leadership style affects student test scores through the mediating effects of purposeful performance information use and stakeholder engagement.

TL;DR: The role of rules in inducing organizationally preferred behavior and reducing behavioral variability among its members is discussed in this paper. But, as discussed before, rules are essential components of organizations, especially given their foundational role in inducing organizational preferred behavior.

TL;DR: The authors examined the interactions of street-level personnel and formal authority figures during service provision in emergency medical services, and found that compliance and disregard for managerial directives are manifest when patient clinical needs were relatively clear and the effects of the directives were reasonably consistent with the paramedic's preconceived notions of appropriate action.

TL;DR: It is argued that the understanding of the ACA must be informed by an examination of policy implementation in health care, including the core public function of emergency medical services (EMS), and key concepts of implementation in frontline service are examined from the perspective of street-level EMS workers.

TL;DR: Social welfare work has long been identified as a highly stressful occupation, and one in which considerations of motivating employees and encouraging increased responsibility and commitment are ce... as discussed by the authors,...