Showing papers by "Victor R. Prybutok published in 1996"
TL;DR: A neural network model for forecasting daily maximum ozone levels is developed that is superior to the regression and Box-Jenkins ARIMA models the authors tested and compared the neural network's performance with those of two traditional statistical models.
251 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined the relationship among information system-related knowledge and experience, confidence, risk preference, and propensity for risk taking in the context of decision-making activities, and found that self confidence is related to risk taking.
Abstract: Risk‐related attitudes are important in today's business environment because as organisations become flattened decisions are pushed down in the hierarchy and a greater percentage of the individuals in the organisation must become proficient decision makers [16]. Risk preference is important because recent work shows that: (1) as risk tolerance increases so does the individual's effectiveness in some decision‐making activities [6], and that (2) self confidence is related to risk taking [8]. This study was designed to examine the relationships among information‐system‐related knowledge and experience, confidence (i.e. personal prospects), risk preference (i.e. planning horizon), and risk‐taking propensity (i.e. utility for risk).
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of small empowerment during the radical and directively managed transformation of 52 recently acquired branches of a large regional bank were examined, showing that significant benefits can be derived from seemingly minor opportunities for employee empowerment.
Abstract: The motivational benefits of employee empowerment in facilitating organizational change and promoting organizational effectiveness are widely recognized. But often it is not appropriate for an organization to utilize a participative, collaborative, or consultative change‐management strategy. We examined the effects of a small empowerment during the radical and directively‐managed transformation of 52 recently‐acquired branches of a large regional bank. Our findings indicate that even when used in conjunction with an autocratic change‐management strategy, significant benefits can be derived from seemingly minor opportunities for employee empowerment.
4 citations
TL;DR: To understand possible implications of the emerging information infrastructure, it is appropriate to first look at the evolution of technology related policies in an attempt to identify unresolved policy issues related to information technology.
Abstract: To understand possible implications of the emerging information infrastructure, it is appropriate to first look at the evolution of technology related policies in an attempt to identify unresolved policy issues related to information technology. It is also appropriate to create an awareness of likely decision points that may critically influence our future society, and try to envision the role of public administrators in establishing and information infrastructure and telecommunications policy.
3 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the participants of a leadership academy at a large state university were shown that transformational leadership attitudes can be transferred to create change agents in complex multifaceted public-sector environments.
Abstract: Public organizations are in need of change. Citizens and their elected representatives are demanding higher accountability and better services at lower costs. In studying the participants of a leadership academy at a large state university, the authors show that transformational leadership attitudes can be transferred to create change agents in complex multifaceted public-sector environments.
2 citations