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Leadership development across the lifespan through sport and physical activity Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Verònica Riera, Marta Moragas-Rovira, Xavier Pujadas
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze if the sport trajectory could be an impact factor in leadership development. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research method has been adopted by conducting 17 in-depth, semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed with the program Open Code (4.03). Findings The findings of this study revealed that the interviewed managers perceived that
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Thriving in private family firms as a non-family employee: an empirical study Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Said Al Riyami, Mohammad Rezaur Razzak, Maha Khamis Al Balushi
Purpose Workplace thriving (WT), self-job crafting (SJC), and workplace belongingness (WB) have been shown to lead to positive outcomes for organizations and their employees. However, there seems to be a dearth of insights into the relationship between the three constructs, and non-existent in the context of non-family employees (NFEs) working in private family firms. Therefore, this study examines
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Emotional wage, happiness at work and organisational justice as triggers for happiness management Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Rafael Ravina-Ripoll, Gustavo Adolfo Díaz-García, Eduardo Ahumada-Tello, Esthela Galván-Vela
Purpose This study analyses the concept of happiness management based on the empirical validation of the interactions between emotional wage, organisational justice and happiness at work. It complements a holistic view of the management models used in recent corporate governance. This perspective explores the dimension’s emotional wage mediating role and influences on organisational justice and happiness
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Mediating role of green culture and green commitment in implementing employee ecological behaviour Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Juhari Noor Faezah, M.Y. Yusliza, T. Ramayah, Adriano Alves Teixeira, Abdur Rachman Alkaf
Purpose The present work investigated the effect of corporate social responsibility and top management support on employee ecological behaviour (EEB) with the mediating role of green culture and green commitment. Social identity theory (SIT) was used to describe the association between green culture, green commitment and EEB. Further, a conceptual model that summarises the interaction between perceived
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Unveiling creativity among the textile sector: an inquiry into the effect of leader vision and the crab syndrome Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Osman Seray Özkan, Burcu Üzüm, Yasemin Gülbahar
Purpose The aim of this research, which is based on social identity theory (SIT), is to investigate the effect of leader vision (LV) and crab syndrome (CS) on creativity. The impact of LV and CS, as well as psychological ownership (PO), on creativity is examined. It is also to determine the mediating role of PO and the moderating role of instrumental climate (IC) in these relationships. Design/methodology/approach
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Authoritarian leadership and organizational deviance: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Mervat Elsaied
Purpose This study investigate the correlation between authoritarian leadership and organizational deviance. Furthermore, it seeks to explore the mediating role of emotional exhaustion in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The data were obtained from 398 frontline service employees and their immediate supervisors at 25 five-star hotels. Data were collected on different occasions. Findings
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Overcoming unpleasant affective experiences while learning: latent profiles of resilience while learning Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-01-24 D. Christopher Kayes, Philip W. Wirtz, Jing Burgi-Tian
Purpose Resilience while learning is the capacity to initiate, persist and direct effort toward learning when experiencing unpleasant affective states. The underlying mechanisms of resilience are emotional buffering and self-regulation when experiencing unpleasant affective states. The authors identified four factors that support resilience while learning: positive emotional engagement, creative problem-solving
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How are leadership discourses reflected in the leadership identity of young adults? Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Hana Lorencová, Pavlína Honsová, Daniela Pauknerová, Eva Jarošová
Purpose This article focuses on the leadership development of young adults. The topic is of significant importance as leadership identity tends to form early in life, and its long-term implications contribute to leadership formation. The objective of this study was to gain insights into how leadership is constructed in young adults and how it is manifested in their preferred leadership identity. D
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Identifying key elements for evaluating organizations' complex adaptive leadership readiness (CAL-R framework): paving the way for a measurement tool development Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Antonis Gavalas
Purpose Traditional management models are no longer viable in this complex era, with fast-pacing markets and various emergent properties affecting organizational success. The present study acknowledges the need for developing a coherent framework that leaders may use to evaluate their organizational adaptive ability. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses theoretical analysis. Findings This paper
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Impact of supervisor phubbing on workplace incivility and workplace presenteeism: mediation and moderation effect of self-esteem and power distance Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Syed Aarij Hasan, Afshan Naseem, Muzamil Mahmood, Zunaira Sajjad, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza
Purpose Supervisor phubbing is an increasingly common behavior depicted by supervisors despite the significance of supervisor–subordinate interactions. This study explores the impact of this behavior on workplace incivility and workplace presenteeism and analyzes the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of power distance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from employees
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Transformational leadership style and psychological safety to meaningful work: moderating role customer incivility Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Md karim Rabiul, Karim Rashed, Harun O.R. Rashid
Purpose This study examines the role of psychological safety as an antecedent to meaningful work and as a mediator between transformational leadership (TFL) and meaningful work. Additionally, it explores customer incivility as a precursor to psychological safety and as a moderator in the relationship between psychological safety and meaningful work. Design/methodology/approach Data from 368 hotel employees
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Job happiness: influence of work flexibility through work-life balance and gender moderation Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-12-25 Luz Esmeralda Hernández Martínez, Zeidy Edith Chunga-Liu
Purpose This research aims to determine the influence that work flexibility (WF) has on the happiness of workers through the work and personal life balance, work-life balance (WLB), as a mediating variable, as well as the moderating role of gender between WLB and job happiness (JH). A structural model that describes the interactions between these study variables is proposed. Design/methodology/approach
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Developing enduring leadership competences in complex project management: charting a course, embarking on a journey Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Fran Ackermann, Eunice Maytorena, Carl Gavin, Stuart Forsyth
Purpose The aim of this study is to report and reflect on the development of a tailored executive education programme rooted in state-of-the-art research and focused on enhancing and embedding project leadership competences in a multi-national project-based organisation. Design/methodology/approach Through a detailed description of an example of a leadership development programme, the paper reflects
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Employee and manager's emotional intelligence and individual adaptive performance: the role of servant leadership climate Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Mariem Balti, Samia Karoui Zouaoui
Purpose The present research attempts to show the contribution of emotional intelligence and servant leadership climate to individual adaptive performance. The authors intend to explain the relations between the emotional intelligence of employees as well as of manager and the employee's adaptive performance. Moreover, this research assesses the significance of the mediating role of “servant leadership”
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Transformational and transactional leadership behaviors and ethical perceptions: the effects of sensory processing sensitivity Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Cheryl K. Stenmark
Purpose Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) is a trait that affects people's thinking and behavior. People who are higher in SPS are more sensitive to internal and environmental stimuli. The present study examined the effects of transformational and transactional leadership behaviors on follower ethical cognition and perception and the role that follower SPS plays in that process. Design/methodology/approach
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Responding to incivility: exploring revenge and incivility climate Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Shanna R. Daniels, Aneika L. Simmons
Purpose The purpose of this study was to test a mediated-moderated model with revenge cognitions as a coping mechanism through which experienced incivility leads to perpetrated incivility. The authors further explore the role of organizational climate for incivility. Design/methodology/approach Two studies were tested utilizing ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and Hayes (2017) process for mediation
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Aligning company's business goals, social responsibility and employee happiness in the banking industry Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Nuri Wulandari, Audyan Tri Gantara, Retno Wahyuni Wijayanti
Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to increase the happiness of employees and in the same time contributing to the goals of organization. It is argued that a type of CSR, namely cause-related marketing (CrM) can drive employee happiness at work (HaW) through employee's cause involvement (CI). CrM is activity form of collaboration between companies
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The dual impact of job variety on employee happiness and stress: the mediating role of employee engagement and burnout Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Shumaila Hafeez, Mumtaz Ali Memon, Muhammad Zeeshan Mirza, Muhammad Mustafa Raziq, Naukhez Sarwar, Hiram Ting
Purpose The objectives of this study are twofold: firstly, to examine the effect of job variety on employee engagement and job burnout, and the effect of employee engagement and job burnout on employee happiness and job stress, respectively. Secondly, it examines the mediating role of employee engagement between job variety and employee happiness, as well as the mediating role of job burnout between
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Losing faith in paid employment: an extension of the psychological contract breach model as a predictor of self-employment Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Emmanuel Abord de Chatillon, Fabienne Bornard, Jean-Yves Ottmann, Cindy Felio
Purpose It seems that some aspects of employees' experience can lead to their “losing faith in the system of paid employment”. This disillusion can be studied and measured through the theoretical construct of a psychological contract breach experienced by the employee. This exploratory article thus examines whether the conditions of paid employment could lead to a new dimension of psychological contract
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Role of inclusive leadership in employees' OCB in hospitality industry: a social cognitive perspective Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Shalini Srivastava, Lata Bajpai Singh
Purpose The success of an organisation is very much determined by the organisational citizenship behaviour of its employees, and the leader plays a substantial role in strengthening this positive behaviour as it helps in disseminating the best practises amongst its stakeholders. The aim of this study is to examine if psychological ownership mediates the association between inclusive leadership and
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Trends of research on women's entrepreneurship on the management of happiness and well-being in organisations Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Carlos de las Heras-Pedrosa, Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado, Dolores Rando-Cueto, Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez
Purpose The management of employee happiness and well-being has been gaining interest in academic research in recent years; however, few studies have focussed on the entrepreneur's perspective. The aim of this paper is to analyse the state of research on women-led businesses, well-being and happiness management. Design/methodology/approach A bibliometric study has been carried out since 1996, the first
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Happiness and its relationship to expectations of change and sustainable behavior in a post-COVID-19 world Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Pablo Contreras-Contreras, Pedro Cuesta-Valiño, Pablo Gutiérrez-Rodríguez
Purpose This study aims to analyze the relationship between expectations of change after a crisis, such as that generated by COVID-19, people's levels of happiness and the propensity for pro-sustainable behavior. Design/methodology/approach Surveys were conducted using 1,130 observations. The aim was to measure expectations of change during the pandemic. Furthermore, the relationship between these
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Unlocking the secret to happiness at work: the power of inclusive leadership, organizational justice and workplace inclusion Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Indu Nath Jha, Durba Pal, Subhadip Sarkar
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Inclusive Leadership (IL) and Organizational Justice (OJ) on employees’ Happiness at Work (HAW). Utilizing a mediation mechanism, the study additionally uncovers the mediating impact of Workplace Inclusion (WI). Design/methodology/approach The research involved a cross-sectional study with a quantitative methodology, collecting data
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Developing responsible management in the Middle East and North Africa region: reviewing PRME progress Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Rasha Goumaa, Amanda Hay, Lamia El Ayouby
Purpose Reflecting emerging concerns about Principles of Responsible Management Education’s (PRME's) reach beyond the West, the authors provide an analysis of its contribution to responsible management development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on 18 PRME MENA signatories' Sharing Information on Progress Reports, the authors examine levels of
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Discovering the antecedents of virtual leadership in universities and higher education institutions of Iran during Covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Soudabeh Vahdati, Mir Ali Seyyed Naghavi, Reza Vaezi, Fattah Sharifzadeh
Purpose The purpose of this study is to discover the components of virtual leadership in universities and higher education institutions during Covid-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This research uses the qualitative research design, and semi-structured interviews with senior leaders were conducted with non-random purposeful and snowball sampling methods. Also, grounded theory was used for
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What are the essential elements of a digital transformation process to develop an efficient digitization strategy for management? Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Viktoria Joy Behrens, Elenica Pjero, Simon Krause, Johannes Hangl
Purpose Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation has taken on heightened importance. This paper aims to identify the key components of successful digital transformations. As the IT industry is at the forefront of digital transformation, the insights and outcomes of this study can be advantageous to other sectors. This can assist other organizations in expediting their transformation
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The data-driven leader: developing a big data analytics leadership competency framework Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-07 David Holger Schmidt, Dirk van Dierendonck, Ulrike Weber
Purpose This study focuses on leadership in organizations where big data analytics (BDA) is an essential component of corporate strategy. While leadership researchers have conducted promising studies in the field of digital transformation, the impact of BDA on leadership is still unexplored. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on semi-structured interviews with 33 organizational leaders
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Learning through playing: appreciating the role of gamification in business management education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Konstantina Skritsovali
Purpose Through active learning and experiential learning theoretical perspectives, this paper explores the role of gamification on the student experience and student learning of undergraduate business management students in the UK. Design/methodology/approach To capture the impact of gamification on student experience and student learning during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, data were collected
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Importance of employee development programs in business Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Stephanie L. Bilderback, Gloria J. Miller
Purpose The importance of employee development programs (EDPs) has been evolving as businesses continue to change and employees continue to have different motivations. Understanding what motivates employees to continue working in a company can help managers have a more successful future. The relationship development between employees and managers can be more easily achieved with an established EDP
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Social media impact of tourism managers: a decision tree approach in happiness, social marketing and sustainability Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Araceli Galiano-Coronil, Sofía Blanco-Moreno, Luis Bayardo Tobar-Pesantez, Guillermo Antonio Gutiérrez-Montoya
Purpose This study aims to analyze communication from the perspective of social marketing, positive emotions, and the topics chosen by Spanish tourist destinations to show their destination image. Additionally, this research shows a message classification model, based on the aforementioned characteristics, that has generated a greater impact, offering clarity to tourism managers on the type of content
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A Juggler's manifesto: elevating creativity to stay productive amid uncertainty Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Rickard Enstroem, Rodney Schmaltz
Purpose The Industry 4.0 environment is characterized by fast data, vertically and horizontally interconnected systems, and human–machine interfaces. In the middle stands the manager, whose sustained performance is critical to the organization's success. Business disturbances—such as supply chain disruptions during the pandemic—can quickly test the manager's resiliency. While creativity and flexibility
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Employee engagement in nonprofit organizations: the role of perception of HR and organizational culture Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Kunle Akingbola, Sephora Kerekou, Aurelas Tohon
Purpose The study draws on social exchange theory and theoretical perspectives on engagement to examine the multidimensional relationship between employee perception of HR practices (PHRP), organizational culture (POC) and engagement in nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in a sample of nonprofits in Canada. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the relationship between PHRP, POC and engagement
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The future is relational: management development for today and tomorrow Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Jenny M. Hoobler, Kim Dowdeswell
Purpose The authors of this study aim to test a possible turn toward relational, as opposed to agentic, management development program (MDP) content. Design/methodology/approach The authors performed a content analysis of the literature and qualitative interviews of management coaches/consultants from South Africa and the USA. Findings In both studies, the authors found more relational than agentic
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Metaverse changing realm of the business world: a bibliometric snapshot Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Mita Mehta, Garima Pancholi, Dr Abhineet Saxena
Purpose Digital disruption has posed challenges to managers. Metaverse is one of the fastest-growing digital transformations (DTs) impacting business across the globe. There needs to be more literature on the academic prospect relating to metaverse. This article aims to analyze and evaluate the publications to highlight themes, opportunities and contemporary challenges of metaverse in business management
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Doing leadership development through mentoring in a social learning space: the case of the inaugural Leadership Learning Lab Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Glenda Reynolds, Karen L. Samuels, Cari Din, Nick Turner
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and contextualize the processes of leadership development through mentoring in a Leadership Learning Lab (“the Lab”) and to explore the implications and applications of the Lab's approach as a social learning space. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a constructivist grounded theoretical approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with
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Smart human resource analytics for happiness management Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Arturo-Julián Abellán-Sevilla, Marta Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado
Purpose The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic changed the lives of people around the world. In a post pandemic era, leaders have a role to enable the changes needed to make workplaces smart and happier. The aim of this study is to look at human resource management (HRM) from new perspectives: being smart and happy in the workplace. Some research questions are proposed: What do we know about smart human
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The scientific knowledge structure of happiness management in the business sphere: an exploratory bibliometric review Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-12 Javier Martínez-Falcó, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Eduardo Sánchez-García, Luis A. Millan-Tudela
Purpose The aim of this research is to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the academic literature indexed in the Core Collection of the Web of Science (WoS) on happiness management in companies during the period between 2000 and 2022. In particular, the variables used to keep the scientific production under study are as follows: (1) time evolution, (2) publication format, (3) categories, (4) authors
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Empowering leadership: role of organizational culture of self-esteem and emotional intelligence on creativity Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-05-01 Tufail Ahmad, Ali Raza Hamid, Ansar Abbas, Aisha Anwar, Dian Ekowati, Rakototoarisoa Maminirina Fenitra, Fendy Suhariadi
Purpose The changing workplace and the disruption and transformation of business processes brought on by modern technology make it difficult for a firm to maintain its existing plans. A management's ability to succeed is related to sustaining and developing its employees to be innovative workers. The idea is to empower subordinates and share authority with them, which increases efficiency. Design/
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Model based on service quality, satisfaction and trust, the antecedents of federated athletes' happiness and loyalty Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Pedro Cuesta-Valiño, Cristina Loranca-Valle, Estela Núñez-Barriopedro, Azucena Penelas-Leguía
Purpose The main aim of this work is to design a model in which service quality receives satisfaction and trust and they have influence on happiness and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach A SEM-PLS model is designed to explain the happiness of athletes. This is tested through a survey of Spanish karate federates. The sample proposes 693 responses are collected. Findings The results indicate that
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An SLR of firm ambidexterity: organizing a future research path forward Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Panagiotis Kafetzopoulos, Evangelos Psomas, Dimitrios Kafetzopoulos
Purpose Given that the literature in terms of business ambidexterity is continually growing, the of this paper is to identify the future research suggestions made by several authors with regard to ambidexterity and to group them into meaningful themes. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) of peer reviewed journal articles in the field of ambidexterity was conducted. A total
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Toward state-of-the-art on social marketing research in user-generated content (UGC) and influencers Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Luis M. Romero-Rodriguez, Bárbara Castillo-Abdul
Purpose This study examines the research that has been conducted on user-generated advertising content in the social marketing strategies of commercial brands to understand the phenomenon, explore academic interest in the topic and identify areas of limited thematic coverage. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of existing scientific literature in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus was
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Building leader credibility: guidance drawn from literature Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-02-28 Ralph Williams, W. Randy Clark, Deana M. Raffo, Leigh Anne Clark
Purpose Leader credibility is often discussed in literature. Although the literature discusses many facts related to building leader credibility, organized and structured knowledge of how leaders build leader credibility is missing. The present study's purpose is to begin closing that gap by drawing concepts from the literature related to building leader credibility, categorizing them into relevant
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A conceptual framework for understanding the learning processes integral to the development of responsible management practice Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-02-27 Louise Preget
Purpose This paper aims to examines responsible management (RM) practice and the learning processes that underpin its development. It presents a conceptual framework to highlight the relationship between the learning experience of the individual and their capacity to develop responsible practice. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper synthesises knowledge from studies of how managers learn
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Integrity, positive psychological capital and academic performance Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-02-03 T. Daniel Chaffin, Brett C. Luthans, Kyle W. Luthans
Purpose In this study, the authors consider the mediating role of psychological capital (i.e. PsyCap) in the relationship between integrity and academic performance. Specifically, the authors propose that integrity is a relatively stable and distal character strength that is likely to have a minimal direct effect on academic performance. Going further, the authors argue that integrity is more likely
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The entrepreneurial journey in Vietnam's public relations industry: the motivation, the role and the challenges Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Tuong-Minh Ly-Le
Purpose With the growing importance of small and medium entreprises (SMEs), especially in Asia Pacific, the demand for research on these topics continues to grow. This study examines the growth challenges faced by Vietnamese entrepreneurs by exploring the founders' challenges, decisions and motivations during their company's growth stage. The study aims to expand the body of knowledge about entrepreneurship
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Impact of diversity management on innovative work behavior: mediating role of human resource management and affective commitment Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Kayhan Tajeddini, Taylan Budur, Thilini Chathurika Gamage, Ahmet Demir, Halil Zaim, Ramazan Topal
Purpose This paper investigates the effect of diversity management on employees' innovative work behavior (IWB) through human resource management (HRM) and affective commitment (AC). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 358 employees of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The hypothesized model has been evaluated using structural equation modeling. Findings
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Elements of management and leadership strengthening in health systems: a qualitative study from Iran Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-12-29 Rona Bahreini, Masumeh Gholizadeh, Mahmood Yousefi, Ali Janati
Purpose The importance of management capacity in the health sector has been increasingly recognized. The World Health Organization (WHO) (2008) has claimed that limited “management capacity” in low-income countries is one of the main obstacles toward achieving health-related goals. The aim of this study is to answer the research question: “What are the elements of management and leadership capacity
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The influence of socio-cognitive mindfulness and resilience on middle managers' stress and thriving during COVID-19: results from two studies Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Rachel R. Slaymaker, Kristin Koetting O'Byrne, Peter E. Williams
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of socio-cognitive mindfulness on resilience, stress and thriving among middle managers in higher education at two separate periods during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 1, the authors examined how socio-cognitive mindfulness predicted perceived stress and whether the relationship between mindfulness and perceived stress was mediated by
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Developing positive self-leadership through “Inner Engineering” Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-10-21 Tracy F. H. Chang, Rebecca N. Baelen, Triya Tessa Ramburn, Pradeep Purandare
Purpose The study evaluated the effect of a comprehensive yogic methodology called “Inner Engineering Online” (IEO) on developing positive self-leadership. The authors hypothesized that IEO would equip participants with knowledge and skills to optimize their functioning in major experiential dimensions of the self (body, mind, emotion, and energy) and produce a synergistic effect in enhancing well-being
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The impact of digital leadership on sustainable performance: a systematic literature review Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-10-17 Tze Yin Khaw, Ai Ping Teoh, Siti Nabiha Abdul Khalid, Sukumar Letchmunan
Purpose In today's constantly changing workplace, leaders encounter new challenges consequent to rising digitization. Tackling these problems effectively requires digital leadership, a prominent idea in discussions about what abilities the managers need to be developed in the digital age. The study analyses the leadership elements needed and determines the impact of digital leadership on sustainable
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Gatekeepers influencing careers of Canadian public sector employees: views from managers and union employees Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Sean Darling, J. Barton Cunningham
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of the types of career models that different managerial and union employees view influencing their career development. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors gathered interview data from 74 public sector employees in management and union positions illustrating examples of the career models they experienced. Findings
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Evaluating the effect of knowledge risks on sustainability: the mediating role of organizational performance Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Rabih Adib El Khatib, AlaaEldine Abbass Ali
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the links between knowledge risks, organizational performance and knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs)' sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire was administered with a sample of 427 respondents from Lebanon. The gathered data were analyzed using SEM approach. Findings The empirical evidence confirms the potential role of knowledge risks
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The link between transformational leadership and organizational development: testing the mediating role of employees' maturity Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Naghi Radi Afsouran, Morteza Charkhabi, Fatemeh Mohammadkhani, Laura Seidel
Purpose This study aims to test the association between transformational leadership and its components and organizational development. As a second aim, this study examines the extent to which employees' maturity may mediate the link between transformational leadership and organizational development. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested on a sample of 248 full-time employees (58% men,
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Improving leader effectiveness: impact on employee engagement and retention Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-09-01 Jeffrey R. Moore, William Hanson
Purpose Fixing problems in an organization often involves developing managers in order to increase leader effectiveness. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned issue. Design/methodology/approach Data collection includes multiple surveys and small group interviews. Analysis uses rigorous coding methods to construct a model of critical organizational values and behaviors essential for leadership
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Experiential learning through applied theatre in corporate training: a qualitative approach Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-08-31 Ekta Sinha, Keith D'Souza
Purpose Experiential learning pedagogy has been an increasingly popular mode of learning in educational and training programs. While there have been methods such as role plays which have been popular in training and educational programs, applied theatre in corporate training (ATCT) is gaining popularity because of its great potential in connecting intellect and emotions, to meaningfully challenge norms
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Hiring for gender diversity in tech Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Tuong-Minh Ly-Le
Purpose Gender diversity, or in-diversity, has long been a problem in the tech industry. Until now, significant gaps and barriers still exist. This paper examines how recruitment practices within the technology sector can contribute to gender inequality and how recruitment practices can be improved to support a gender-diverse organization. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopted library research
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The mediating effect of knowledge management on talent management and firm performance in small and medium enterprise in Uganda Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Janet Kyogabiirwe Bagorogoza, Idah Nakasule
Purpose This study examines the mediating effect of an effective knowledge management (KM) in the relationship between talent management (TM) and organizational performance. This study was operationalized among the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from a sample of 260 SMEs business. The data collected was analyzed
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Do personal traits of the leader predict differences in leader and subordinate evaluations of leader effectiveness: a study in the banking industry in Ethiopia Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-08-12 Habtamu Endris Ali, René Schalk, Marloes van Engen
Purpose This study aims to examine whether the internal locus of control, self-esteem and leadership self-efficacy can predict differences in self–other rating agreement on leader effectiveness. First, the authors predicted that the greater the internal locus of a leader the more their self-rating will be in agreement with others' rating of them (1a). Second, the authors proposed that the greater the
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Workplace coaching: testing whether personality traits and their ABCD components predict authentic self-development via affect balance Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-08-16 Tünde Erdös, Joshua Wilt, Michael Tichelmann
Purpose Little is known about how individual differences play out in the process of authentic self-development (ASD) through workplace coaching. This article explores whether the Big Five personality traits and affective, behavioral, cognitive and desire (ABCDs) components of the Big Five personality traits were relevant to ASD, specifically examining the role of affect as a potential mediator. De
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The problematic persistence of gender reflexivity in women's leadership development Journal of Management Development Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Linda Perriton
Purpose Research on women's leadership development over the past two decades has seen a move away from feminist theory that embeds action at a structural level as the objective of consciousness raising realised during the programme. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the stalling of collective action needed to challenge the continued under-representation of women in leadership