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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Participative Decision Making"”.
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Participative decision making and conflict management in schools
This research examined participative decision making and conflict management in schools. The researcher made use of questionnaires to gather data on whether educators participated in decision making. He also examined whether the assumption that teacher involvement in decision making reduces …
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Participative decision making (PDM) at South African universities
This study examined the practice of participative decision making (POM) at South African universities. The first aim was to investigate the extent to which these institutions practice participative decision making. The second aim was to establish whether certain managers' characteristics influence …
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Participative Decision-Making in the Schools: A Multidimensional Model
… decentralized authority, teacher influence in decision making, and a sense among teachers that their participation actually contributes to the good of the school.
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Propensity for participative decision making as an enabler of strategic agility
… that promote, collaboration, decentralized decision making, and employee empowerment. The practical implications of strategic decisions and choices must be understood by managers as the decisions managers make can have significant consequences for the organisations ability to respond to …
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PARTICIPATIVE DECISION-MAKING AND THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
… was conducted to explore the impact of a type of participative decision making on the quality of work life. Quality circles were developed for operating room (OR) nurses and technicians in three New England hospitals. These circles, each consisting of 8-12 OR staff members, met regularly over a …
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Principals' decision making in discipline policy implementation: The Lutheran schools' perspective
… and the influence of those beliefs on discipline decision-making styles, job satisfaction, and other factors. The study patterns the survey work from William Perry (1999) and other theorists regarding philosophy and ethics. A theoretical framework postulates a positive relationship of objectivist …
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Motivation and communication within the superior-subordinate dyad : a comparative study of volunteers and paid employees.
… motivation, (2) perceptions of supervisors' decision making style, and (3) perceived compliance gaining/behavior regulation communication of supervisors. Subjects (n = 188 paid and 70 volunteer) provided information regarding the research areas via questionnaires distributed through their …
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The impact of participative communication on organisational cultural change: Two local government cases of change
… managerial debate. In this study, The Impact of Participative Communication on Organisational Cultural Change: Two Local Government Cases of Change, communication during the change process was closely examined to see how, if at all, participative processes impact upon the adoption of change. As a …
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Hey, That's Not Fair! A Comparison of Faculty and Department Head Fairness Perceptions of Pregnancy Leave Practices
… Both department heads and faculty perceived the participative decision-making method to be more appropriate for determining which option to use to cover pregnancy leave. The data from this research should prove useful to department heads, deans, and faculty members as they determine which options …
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Academic teaming : a study of the decision-making processes on selected middle schools
The purpose of the study was to examine the decision-making processes occurring on Alpha And Omega Middle Schools, two academically successful middle schools that have implemented the middle school concept and the practice of academic teaming. The two questions guiding the research were: (1) How …
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Approaches to management effectiveness in state fish and wildlife agencies
… public desires and involve the public in making important decisions. Effective agencies grant their employees much freedom to make decisions and try new ideas without fear of punishment for making mistakes. They are committed to the personal development of employees. Effective agencies are …
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The Organizational Communication Climate and Utilization of Lines of Communication Within Purdue University Calumet
… <p>Method. Climate methodology measured Trust, Participative Decision-Making, Supportiveness, Openness, Listening, and Performance Goals aspects and a Composite Climate through written surveys with Faculty, Clerical and Service staff, and Administrative/Professional groups. System-Semantics …
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Case studies of employee participation programs in construction and their effects on absenteeism
… such as: quality circles, goal setting, participative decision making, work crew selection, work teams, and more recently, Total Quality Management / Continuous Improvement Programs. While these past research efforts proposed such approaches, they are still not considered standard …