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Managing Participation: A Critical Dimension of Leadership
Victor H. Vroom,Arthur G. Jago +1 more
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In this paper, the authors suggest that training focused on analytical models of participation contributes to the critical components of effective leadership, and that managers must adapt their leadership styles to fit the demands of the situations they face.Abstract:
Managers must adapt their leadership styles to fit the demands of the situations they face. One of the necessary manifestations of this view is the need to adapt the form and degree of participation in decision making by subordinates, to the personalities of the subordinates, the decisions to be made and the general organisational circumstances. Managerial leadership is no longer maintaining the status quo. Old habits must be discarded if one is to respond to today's challenges. The authors' experience of working with managers suggests that training focused on analytical models of participation contributes to the critical components of effective leadership.read more
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2. Is it lonely at the top?: The independence and interdependence of power holders
Fiona Lee,Larissa Z. Tiedens +1 more
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An examination of the relationship between ethical work climate and moral awareness
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A Review of Brainstorming Research: Six Critical Issues for Inquiry
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Exploring Value Creation from Corporate-Foresight Activities
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Decision making within distributed project teams: An exploration of formalization and autonomy as determinants of success
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On the validity of the Vroom-Yetton model.
Victor H. Vroom,Arthur G. Jago +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an empirical evaluation of the validity of the Vroom-Yetton contingency model of leadership behavior is performed, and substantial support for the model and its various components is obtained.
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Validating a Revision to the Vroom/Yetton Model: First Evidence.
TL;DR: In this article, the first evaluation of Vroom and Jago's revision to the Vroom/Yetton leadership and decision-making model is presented, with a laboratory decision task (N=400).