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Karasamani, Isabella. "The impact of managerial traits on corporate investment." Thesis, Durham University, 2018. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12901/.
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This thesis examines the impact of the firm’s dominant structure and ability on corporate, financing and investment activities. Particularly, CEO duality is examined as a structure whose power and board supremacy provides a single agent with highly centralized power. Second with the use of Demerjian et al. (2012) managerial ability index, CEO managerial ability is quantified and assessed in the context of corporate activity and performance. The empirical analysis shows that the impact of CEO duality engages to misallocations which affect investment efficiency and verifying that such regime increases unprofitable investment which is detrimental to the firm value. Furthermore, this thesis provides strong support that the adverse impact of CEO duality on investment efficiency prevails only among firms that face high agency problems, as captured by high free cash flows, firm complexity, staggered board structure, low board independence, and medium-sized board. However, CEOs’ equity-based compensation, high managerial ability, as well as the occurrence of externally promoted CEO curb the negative effect of CEO duality on internal capital allocation efficiency. Furthermore, this thesis evinces a positive relation between pre-crisis managerial ability and crisis period investments. This occurs because of the capacity of firms with higher pre-crisis managerial ability to secure greater financing and to keep their firms less vulnerable to financial constraints, which in turn help mitigate severe underinvestment problems evident during the financial crisis. Interestingly, the positive relation between managerial ability and investments holds only for firms with CEOs who have general managerial skills (generalists) rather than firm-specific skills (specialists). When looking at the value implications of the main findings, it is observed that the stock market positively assesses crisis period investments, yet this effect is solely evident among firms characterized by high levels (i.e., above-median) of pre-crisis managerial ability. Overall the evidence in this thesis informs, for the first time, the agency theory regarding the mechanism through which CEO duality is destructive for internal capital markets and firm value, and sheds light on the importance of certain moderators that can mitigate the negative impact of CEO duality on investment allocation and efficiency. Regarding the management team as a whole, the findings of this thesis show that managerial ability can ameliorate inefficiencies during distress times, through gaining access to more resources, investing at greater levels and more efficiently than less able peers, thus, adding to the value of firms.
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Ma, Hung-tao Helene. "The impact of managerial reform on social service NGOs." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38645798.
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Ma, Hung-tao Helene, and 馬紅濤. "The impact of managerial reform on social service NGOs." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38645798.
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Nigh, Silvia. "The Managerial Impact on Small Business Global Supply Chain." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3360.
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In a global economy, companies that are able to engage in international trade may have a competitive advantage over others. Increased globalization is also increasing the demand for effective global supply management practices. Building on Lorenz's chaos theory, this instrumental case study explored the strategies that 4 senior managers from small and medium-sized enterprises in Indianapolis, Indiana used to reduce disruptive vulnerabilities in the supply chain continuum. Review of company documents served as the second data collection method. Rowley's 3-step analysis guided the coding process of the interview data, and the trustworthiness of interpretations was enhanced through methodological triangulation of company records. Findings revealed 3 strategies that these senior managers relied on for remaining strategically competitive in a global environment: understanding the communication challenges and addressing the issues, risk mitigation, and human capital management. Findings from this study may contribute to business practice and social change by providing business leaders with information about effective strategies to remain competitive or to explore international ventures while focusing on environmental causes. Sustainable practices lead to cost reduction for the organizations and a cleaner environment for the surrounding community.
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Tamkin, Penny. "The impact of whole-person development programmes on managerial learning." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311440.
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This thesis explores the impact of whole-person development programmes on the development of managers. The research on which this thesis is based is in two stages. The initial stage compared the ways in which personal development plans were created in 14 organisations and identified that the means by which the plans were created had a significant effect on the enthusiasm and commitment of the learners. This led to a review of management development programmes to try and identify in more detail the factors that influence impact and outcomes. Interviews were conducted with 55 individual learners, 11 subordinates and 21 line managers and explored how these managers learnt, what they learnt and what impact this learning had on them and their organisations. These participants came from five case study organisations who provided a range of management development opportunities. The learning that seemed to have had most significant impact centred around 'soft skills'. This is particularly interesting because it is these soft skills that have proved to be difficult to develop and assess. There emerged some key themes that help explain these changes. The first step in this journey of development is that managers should know themselves. Much management development focuses on the external world and the development of knowledge and skills that are 'out there' - understanding budgets, where business strategy comes from, what a good appraisal looks like and so on. The really effective managementdevelopment programmes placed considerable emphasis on the internal world. This development of the internal world focuses on both knowledge and skills - what are my strengths and weaknesses, how do I normally react when put under pressure, what techniques can I use to overcome my reluctance to deal with conflict? Two processes appear to be essential if individuals are to develop greater internal skills and self-knowledge: feedback opportunities and support mechanisms. Those that have received structured feedback within a supportive and trusting environment have used this to change themselves for the better, becoming more proactive, more self-confident and more empathic in their dealings with others. Feedback can play a positive role in enhancing self-esteem through increasing selfknowledge. However feedback is not always welcomed. In an unsupported environment, feedback can be perceived as threatening when it tells the individual something that they did not know about themselves and are not ready to integrate into their selfknowledge. In these circumstances a vicious circle is set up. Support from those that the learner has come to trust appears to be crucial if feedback is to be warmly received. Once an individual has integrated such feedback into their selfknowledge and accepted it, there would appear to be an increase in the value attached to feedback and the desire to seek it out
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Sun, Weihan. "The impact of the Balanced Scorecard on managerial decision making." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/36763.
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Balanced Scorecard provides guidance to managerial decision making in Company M.
The impetus for this study came from the observations within Company M which is in the process of completing a restructuring programme. Several areas have already completed the transition. Performance measurement has become a crucial factor under the new structure and managers are making use of the Balanced Scorecard to evaluate performance, this begs the question: “ Does the Balanced Scorecard provide effective guidance to managerial decision making? “
To facilitate an objective and effective analysis of the proposed research an extensive literature review was conducted. The Balanced Scorecard is defined, the evolution of the Balanced Scorecard was observed and the preference for the uses of the Balanced Scorecard was examined in detail. This should provide a fair overview of the functionality of the Balanced Scorecard and the intended purpose it was designed to fulfil. However the literature review does not look at any specific company in detail therefore in order to investigate further from the findings of the literature review an empirical study was conducted.
The research method used in the research design was a case study; the results were both structured and quantitative. The case study is purely focused on the management and operating activities of a single company (Company M). Therefore the results of the practical research should not be associated with any other company. From a theoretical perspective, the research was conducted in the form of a desktop analysis of literature content ranging from: case studies, existing research papers and published articles. For the empirical study a survey was used to gather information by the distribution and completion of a questionnaire to individuals at all levels of management within the company.<br>Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2013.<br>gm2014<br>Financial Management<br>unrestricted
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Yonnedi, Efa. "Impact of Privatisation on Organisational Change and Managerial Practices in Indonesia." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.509054.
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Ali, Abbas Hussein. "The impact of national cultures and interpersonal factors on managerial communication." Online version, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.235137.
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Ali, Abbas H. "The impact of national cultures and interpersonal factors on managerial communication." Thesis, Aston University, 1988. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/12178/.
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This study was undertaken for two primary purposes. The first was to discover whether or not two of the four cultural dimensions depicted by Hof-stede (1980), namely Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance, could be repeated using samples from seven organizations operating in three distinct cultural settings. The second was to assess the degree to which these dimensions affect superior-subordinate communication across the culturally-different groups. Also, the impact of the three interpersonal factors: Trust in Superior, Upward Influence and Mobility Aspirations was investigated cross-culturally. Participants were 291 managers from seven organizations; four Sudanese, two white British and an organization in Britain run by a group of British citizens of Pakistani extraction. It was hypothesized that the Power Distance and Uncertainty Avoidance of the three groups would replicate Hof-stede's. Specific implications of these dimensions for organizational communication and in particular for superior-subordinate communication were also hypothesized. Multiple regression analyses were performed with items of the two cultural dimensions and the three interpersonal factors (each in turn) forming the independent variables, while the organizational communication aspects formed the dependent variables. T-tests between means were also used to compare and contrast issues such as directionality of information flow across organizations operating in these settings. Work-related values of each of the three cultural groups provided support for Hofstede's model. However, only tentative support was given to the hypothesized relationships between the cultural dimensions and organizational communication. Similarly, weak associations were found between the three interpersonal factors and superior-subordinate communication behaviour. Some practical and theoretical implications are offered. An evaluation of the study and recommendation for further research are also given.
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Ibel, Maximilian [Verfasser]. "The Impact Of Personal And Managerial Traits On Firm Value / Maximilian Ibel." Wuppertal : Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1063114411/34.
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Sanchez, Blandine, and Nathan Fanise. "Impact of managerial innovation on corporate social responsability : Ikea case study analysis." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-28661.
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The purpose of this master thesis is to provide a deeper understandingof managerial innovation impact on companies through Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR). For this objective, IKEA Karlstad was chosen for theempirical part in order to apply the theoretical framework to practicalrelevance. The method used for this thesis was a case study design includingdata collection from literature in different databases: Emerald, BusinessSource Premier, Scopus as well as Google Scholar. Regarding data collection forthe case study, three qualitative questionnaires were also distributed to IKEA:two designed for the local IT and sustainability coordinator Magnus Engstrandand one targeting employees. A quantitative questionnaire was distributed toIKEA employees too. An interview was set up with Magnus Engstrand according tothe unstructured interview guidelines. The theoretical framework focuses notonly on understanding the links between managerial innovation and CSR,managerial and technological innovations but also on the companies’ motivationto implement these actions and their impact on employees, organizations andcommunity. From our analysis of the literature it can be stated that managerialinnovation is stimulated by an internal element of the company. Managerialinnovation helps partly or entirely to develop CSR actions resulting in thecreation of positive value: tangible or intangible; or negative value accordingto value resonance or value dissonance. The case study analysis broughtexamples of how managerial innovation brings value without involvement of anytechnological innovation contradicting certain theories exposed in thetheoretical framework. At IKEA, the three different types of managerialinnovations are management, administrative and organizational innovations whichare used to develop CSR actions and constitute a minor or major part of theirimplementation. The impact of managerial innovation on CSR is translated atIKEA Karlstad as an intangible value for the company and its stakeholders. Thisthesis contributes to a better comprehension of managerial innovation conceptsin general as well as its application in a CSR strategy through concreteexamples. It can also be used as a demonstration of how managerial innovationcan be used to improve the internal and external images as well as employees’welfare and perceptions. Further qualitative research is needed to measure themanner of managerial innovations as well as quantitative studies to generalizeits impact on a larger scale.
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Vagenas-Nanos, Evangelos Charalampos. "The impact of managerial overconfidence and investor sentiment on bidders’ abnormal returns." Thesis, Durham University, 2010. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/516/.
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The main objective of this thesis is to investigate takeover gains for UK bidding firms and offer a behavioural approach to empirical analysis. The main issues and key findings of the three empirical chapters are summarised as follows. Chapter 3 empirically investigates the hubris hypothesis for corporate takeovers (Roll (1986)). This thesis examines whether overconfident managers destroy shareholder value (in public deals) or whether their actions generally lead to lower wealth effects (in private deals) relative to rational bidders. Bidders’ short and long-term performance is also examined by employing, for the first time in a UK study, three different measures of overconfidence namely Stock Options, Multiple Acquirers and Business Press proxies. The results indicate that managers infected by hubris fail to generate superior returns than those generated by rational bidders, for all three proxies of overconfidence after controlling for various bidder and deal characteristics. We therefore argue that the well-documented destructive effect upon shareholder wealth of managerial overconfidence is not sensitive to the measure used for this behavioural bias (i.e. overconfidence). The Hubris hypothesis assumes a rational market-irrational manager framework while Shleifer and Vishny (2003) offer rational manager-irrational market framework and suggest that takeovers are driven by overvalued markets. Chapter 4 empirically investigates the proposal of Baker et al. (2007) who claims that ‘the irrational manager and irrational investor stories can certainly coexist’. Findings show that rational managers who announce takeovers in high valuation periods enjoy the highest abnormal returns while overconfident managers who announce takeover bids in low valuation periods cannot hide the poor quality or possible overpayment of their deals ending up suffering the highest losses. Lastly, Chapter 5 offers a behavioural approach to explain short –run bidder gains. Neoclassical theories suggest that the market reaction following the announcement of a takeover bid reflects either synergy or revaluation gains. Chapter 5 suggests that acquirers’ abnormal returns reflect a market overreaction. Results suggest that under conditions of low information uncertainty when investors do not possess private information, the market reaction is complete (zero abnormal returns) for any type of acquisition. On the other hand, under conditions of high information uncertainty, investors overweight their private information and overreact to takeover announcements. Therefore, they generate highly positive and significant gains following the announcement of private stock and public cash deals (considered to be ‘good’ news), positive gains following private cash acquisitions (also defined as ‘good’ news) while investors heavily punish public stock deals (classified as ‘bad’ news)
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Scholten, Ralph M. "The impact of the changes in the takeover market on managerial entrenchment." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0004962.
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Harsh, Mary Frances. "The impact of activity based costing on managerial decisions: an empirical analysis." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40066.
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The inadequacy of traditional volume based product cost systems has become manifest in recent years as a result of increased competition, expanding product mix diversity, and increased manufacturing automation. Activity based costing (ABC) has evolved out of this environment as a system which attempts to better identify, measure, integrate, and communicate the total costs of the production activities.
Case study research on ABC systems describes the problems which prompted a cost system revision and the outcomes of the revision. These studies demonstrate that the installation of an ABC system usually does change the calculated product cost numbers by changing the way the overhead and support costs are measured and allocated.
The present study sought to investigate the impact of ABC product cost data on managerial decisions. Data were gathered by using a mail case scenario and questionnaire. The case scenario presented competitor information, historical information, and product costs data about a fictitious manufacturing firm who manufactured two products. The three groups of subjects, who differed by the types and amounts of product cost data received, answered questions on selling prices and special order acceptance.
The data were analyzed using MANOVA, ANOVA, MANCOVA, and ANCOVA. The results showed a significant difference between subjects who received volume based costing and those who received activity based costing, especially in the subjects' designated selling price of the low complexity/high volume product. The responses to the demographic questions and several voluntary written comments from subjects' indicated that competitor information was a more important factor than product cost data in making selling price decisions.<br>Ph. D.
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Yancey, Margaret. "Managerial self-awareness and its impact on leadership in high-performing managers." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3102/.
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Managerial self-awareness is thought to impact leadership. A multi-rater feedback instrument was used to gather performance data on 70 managers in a large multi-national airline in regards to five leadership dimensions: making sound decisions, driving for results, effective communication, self-management, and innovation. Difference scores between self and direct reports were calculated and used as the operational definition of managerial self-awareness. T-tests were run to examine the difference between high performers and average performers. No significant differences were found. Additionally, correlational measures between the five leadership competencies and the managerial self-awareness measure indicated statistically weak relationships.
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Hutchinson, Robert. "The Impact of Time-Based Accounting on Manufacturing Performance." Connect to full text in OhioLINK ETD Center, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1194477479.
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Dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Toledo, 2007.<br>Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Manufacturing Management & Engineering." Bibliography: leaves 145-154.
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吳成亮 and Chengliang Wu. "The impact of partial reform on managerial behavior in Chinese state-owned enterprises." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31214782.
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Wu, Chengliang. "The impact of partial reform on managerial behavior in Chinese state-owned enterprises /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18597610.
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Prater, Michael E. "The relative impact of principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership on student achievement /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3137738.
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Dunipace, Richard A. (Richard Alan). "The Industrial Representative's Perception of the Impact of Managerial Control Systems on Performance." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278008/.
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The objective of this study was to examine whether the factors which constitute the manufacturer/industrial-representative relationship, influence performance as predicted by control theory. In addition, the study evaluated the contribution of selected demographic factors such as size of the firm, and the representative's experience, on performance.
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Gao, Lin. "Managerial wealth, behavioural biases and corporate monitoring : impact on managerial risk taking and value creation in UK high-tech and low-tech acquisitions." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3968.
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While the traditional agency model assumes managerial risk aversion and underinvestment
in high-risk opportunities, the behavioural agency model allows for risk
seeking by managers leading possibly to over-risky investments. Corporate governance
mechanisms through their disciplining roles can steer managers towards optimal risk
and avoid value destruction from either risk-deficit or risk-excess on the part of their
managers. None of the existing studies offer a complete picture of managerial risk
taking by allowing for both managerial risk aversion and risk seeking. The painting of
just such a picture is the primary focus of this thesis. This thesis aims to answer the
following two research questions in the context of corporate acquisitions:
1. What are the factors that drive managers to undertake risky projects?
2. To what extent is firm performance related to the optimal or suboptimal risk level of
an investment project?
This thesis investigates 289 UK domestic high-tech acquisitions and 289
matching low-tech acquisitions over the period 1993-2000. High-tech acquisitions are
argued to be riskier than low-tech acquisitions.
This thesis documents that fixed compensation, annual bonus, and LTIP cash
provide few incentives for managers to conduct risky acquisitions. It finds significant
evidence that equity-based wealth (such as LTIP shares, stock options and managerial
shareholdings) which links managers' wealth to firm stock performance, has a nonlinear
incentive effect on managers' selection of acquisition risk. At a low level, it encourages
managers to pursue risky acquisitions. However, at high levels it discourages
managerial risk taking. This nonlinear effect is mainly contributed to by managerial
shareholdings. No evidence is found that stock options make managers select riskier
acquisitions. Strong evidence is found that a high level of managerial wealth, which
induces managerial risk aversion, can weaken the incentive alignment effect of equitybased
wealth. This thesis finds significant evidence that managerial behavioural biases
(such as overconfidence, over-optimism, and hubris) boosted by good past performance,
firm glamour ratings by the stock market and a flattering media profile induce managers
to engage in risky high-tech acquisitions. Corporate monitors are generally ineffective
in disciplining managers' selection of acquisition risk. Overall, this thesis concludes
that what makes managers take risky acquisitions appears to be the internal factors, i. e.,
factors that work within managers' inner selves and give them more confidence that
they can control risks. External factors such as corporate monitoring devices that try to
control managerial behaviour, do not necessarily boost managers' confidence in their
risk managing capabilities.
Regarding post-acquisition performance, this thesis documents that UK hightech
acquisitions in the 1990s do not bring any value to acquirer shareholders up to
three years after acquisition completion. However, high-risk high-tech acquisitions do
not necessarily destroy more shareholder value than low-risk low-tech acquisitions.
Acquisitions that are identified as at 'optimal' risk level perform better than under-risk
acquisitions. Indeed, more shareholder value is created in acquisitions that are over-risk
than acquisitions that are either optimal-risk or under-risk. Therefore, this thesis
suggests that many UK acquirer managers during the period over 1993-2000 have
foregone valuable but high risk growth opportunities and destroyed shareholder value
more by being excessively risk-averse rather than being adventurous in their risk
choices.
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Towry, Kristy Lynne. "Control in a teamwork environment : the impact of social ties on the effectiveness of mutual monitoring contracts /." Thesis, Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3086719.
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Niemirowski, Pauline. ""Organisational culture, P-E fit & communication : impact of change on managerial leadership & commitment" /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SSPS/09sspsn672.pdf.
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Birk, Thomas Spencer 1958. "THE IMPACT OF RELATIONSHIP TYPE, OTHER BENEFIT, LEADERSHIP STYLE AND GENDER ON MANAGERIAL INFLUENCE TACTICS." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276428.
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This study examined situational and individual difference variables that impact message strategy selection in superior-subordinate influence attempts. The study predicted and found a significant interaction between other benefit and concern for people. The results indicate that employee-oriented subjects are more un willing to employ aggressive strategies when compliance does not benefit the target. In addition, the study predicted and found a significant interaction between the type of relationship between superior and subordinates and concern for task. Results obtained suggesting that task-oriented subjects use more aggressive strategies when attempting to gain compliance from employees in noninterpersonal relationships only. Females reported a greater degree of concern for people than males and more un willingness to employ verbally aggressive strategies. This supports the conclusion that females may be more empathic than males, resulting in an unwillingness to employ strategies that may be perceived as lacking in concern for other's feelings.
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Bos, Sebastian. "financial performance, discretionary accruals, and the value relevance of earnings : The impact of managerial ownership." Thesis, University of York, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.535022.
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Kim, Hyo Jung. "The Impact of Managerial Overconfidence and Ability on Auditor Going-Concern Decisions and Auditor Termination." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/612944.
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I examine the influence of managerial overconfidence and ability on 1) auditors' decision to issue a going concern opinion and 2) auditor dismissal rates after issuing a going concern opinion. When there is substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time, auditing standards prescribe that auditors obtain and evaluate information about client management's remedy plans. I find that clients with overconfident managers are more likely to receive a going concern opinion. I also show that managerial ability mitigates the positive association between managerial overconfidence and the likelihood of a going concern opinion. Additionally, I examine how these managerial attributes influence auditor retention decisions, and find that auditors are more likely to be dismissed after issuance of a going concern opinion when the client company has overconfident management. Finally, I find that the association between managerial overconfidence and auditor dismissal is stronger when management is more powerful than the company's audit committee.
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Weeder, David. "The impact of corporate governance provisions on R&D intensity:a closer look at corporate governance in an internationalperspective." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-357789.
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Using panel data analysis, this paper considers the impact of governance provisions on firm’sR&D investment decisions. The current paper also contributes to the literature on corporategovernance and innovation by introducing an interaction dimension which captures theinfluence that internationalization of U.S. firms may have on R&D investment decisions. Basedon a sample of 627 U.S. firms for the years 2008-2016 this paper’s results suggest thatgovernance provisions do not nurture or impede R&D investments, and therefore the resultscasts doubt on the existence of a relationship between governance provisions and R&Dintensity. The current paper’s findings also suggest that proposed effects of internationalizationdo not modify the relationship between entrenchment and R&D for U.S. firms.
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Karbhari, Yusuf. "Managerial reforms in government and the impact of the agencification programme on accounting, accountability and effectiveness." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.388479.
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Kwack, So Yean. "Impact of Connections Within the Top Management Team on Managerial Turnover, Earnings Management, and Voluntary Disclosure." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/375196.
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Business Administration/Accounting<br>Ph.D.<br>The top management team is important to understand as the executives within the top management team would have long-term implications for a firm's investment, operating and financing decisions which would affect the firm value. As these executives may have pre-existing connections outside the current firm, they are likely to be affected by these connections within the top management team. In this dissertation, I draw upon the literature in sociology that discusses different mechanisms of connections; 1) better information transfer, 2) cohesion and better coordination, and 3) favorable treatment to see how the connections within the top management team affects different decisions for the firm using data from 1999 to 2013. First, I find that the executives with connections to the CEO are less likely to be forced out and those with social connections to the CEO enjoy less sensitivity of involuntary turnover to performance. Notably, I find that this is consistent with CEOs favorably treating the connected executives rather than CEOs keeping connected executives for the benefits. Second, I find that firms with greater percentage of executives with connections to the CEO have greater accruals earnings management and lower likelihood of detection of accounting manipulations. I also show that the connections have an effect only when the joint tenure between the CEO and the executives are short. Finally, I document that firms with more closely connected top management team issue management earnings forecasts in a more precise form and issue more frequent and accurate forecasts. I show that this matters more when the top management team’s external network size is small.<br>Temple University--Theses
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Raj, Anup. "Managerial perception of the impact of corporate social responsibility on corporate branding in Indian agribusiness firms." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2016. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/18632/.
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This study explores the managerial perception regarding the influence of CSR on corporate branding in the Indian agribusiness context. This thesis relies on CSR theories and brand management models and follows a qualitative case methodology. The study contributes to existing knowledge by focusing on the motives of Indian agribusiness firms to get involved in CSR practices and the means through which such practices influences branding. The study focuses on three key elements of corporate branding of Indian agribusiness - corporate image and reputation, corporate culture and corporate communication. The research draws on thematic analysis of 28 responses from semi-structured interviews of practicing managers in branding, marketing and CSR domains of four large agribusiness firms in India. The results reveal that though CSR practices does not influence corporate branding strategy of agribusiness firms significantly, firms do have implicit motive of branding while pursuing CSR. Firms primarily do CSR for operational reasons such as for removing the operational and legal hurdles for smooth functioning of the manufacturing plant and business which is an explicit motive of CSR. The other explicit motives are ‘community development’ and ‘philanthropy’. The study indicates that agribusiness firms use CSR practices to gain support of the local community for smooth operation of their business or at the time of crisis. The results illustrate that, CSR positively influences corporate image and reputation and thereby objectively influences corporate branding of Indian agribusiness firms. Other aspects of the study divulge that CSR has limited influence on advertising and communication programs because advertising of CSR is not common in India due to cultural and cost issues. However, promotion and internal communication of CSR initiatives are adequately done within the organisations. Moreover, the study also elucidates that firms possessing a corporate culture which gives importance to environmental sustainabilityare more likely to adopt CSR in their future brand strategy than firms which possess a corporate culture that is largely driven by market forces and competition.
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Lundqvist, Elin, Jiewen Cheng, and Elshani Kreshnik Fatos. "Occupational Burnout - An Organizational Challenge & Managerial Responsibility : A qualitative study on leadership and managerial factors’ impact on burnout. Case study conducted on four compulsory schools in Sweden." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-44312.
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Abstract Background Occupational Burnout is one of the greatest challenges affecting the labour markets today. It is mainly caused by prolonged stress exposure due to the psychosocial work environment and is nowadays the fastest growing cause of long-term sick leave in Sweden. It therefor affects both the society, organisation and individual. It is thus a managerial concern to manage and structure the organisations in a sustainable way that maximises the use of human resources, rather than burning them out. Purpose The aim of the thesis is to investigate the high level of sick-leave or burnout due to organisational and managerial factors in the Swedish educational sector, by focusing on the role leadership, organisational and psychosocial work environment plays in preventing/causing employees’ burnout. The authors attempt to contribute knowledge on why theory may not match reality in this case, as statistics of sickleave due to stressrelated illness remains high. Methods In this qualitative study principals, administrators, and teachers of four public compulsory schools in Jönköping and Öckerö are interviewed. Using semi-structured interviews, data is gathered, coded and analysed in relation to modern research literature on the topic of burnout as well as Swedish Work Environment Authority guidelines, to spot key elements of positive and negative factors which have affected the stress situations of the schools’ employees. Several factors from organizational and leadership perspective are examined to assist organizations to avoid or prevent burnout. Results Prevalence of high burnout rates in schools in the cases studied, was associated with recent large reorganization of employees and administration; weak and inefficient leadership which did not strive to build relationships and open communication with teachers; low integration between sectors and working groups; lack of support and monitoring of stressed employees; low ability of employees to contribute to their workplace environments; the shortage of budgets issued by municipality. Conclusions 1.The reason sick leave related to stress and burnout is high in the cases studied, is that implementation of research and policy guidelines is lacking behind in schools which suffer from employee stress related issues. As well as the current management model of the public sector may not benefit to prevent employee burnout. 2. It is possible to avoid employee burnout through adjusting the management and organizational structure, as adaptations toward dealing with employees’ stress are showing a positive sign on preventing the development of burnout.
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Meade, David Joseph. "Modeling the strategic impact of management accounting methods on the implementation of lean manufacturing." Full text available, 2004. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/meade.pdf.
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Alnaimi, Jabor. "The impact of organizational learning and leadership style on managerial innovation : on the perspective of cultural diversity." Thesis, University of Derby, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/315473.
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Qatar's determination and strong will to march forward has benefitted many expatriates from other nations in their attempt to seek greener pastures and job opportunities. Qatar, a small country in the Middle East, is leaping forward with continuous, rapid development and progress. It has been able to provide tremendous job opportunities to people from all over the world. With this particular reason, Qatar's rapid population growth from 1997, and more markedly after the census of 2004, has led to widespread cultural diversity in the country. The diversity is so extreme that according to the statistics of economically active population of 2009, it resulted in an extremely disproportionate rise in the non-Qatari economically active population that peaked at 94.39 per cent, compared to a mere 05.61 percent rise in Qatari nationals (Qatar Statistics Authority, 2009). The Qatari economy is comprised by 0.5 percent of Qatari nationals and 99.5 percent of non-Qatari workforce in the private sector employment. Even in Government departments of Qatar, 42 percent of employees consist of expatriates from other countries (Qatar Statistics Authority, 2009). The question is not the tremendous rise in non-Qatari population or their employment as compared to Qatari nationals, but the issue pertains to the management of the ever- increasing diversity and the resulting issues of security and peace of the nation and its people. Diversity problems are multifarious in nature, and include differences in ethnicities, language, culture, religion, beliefs, customs, habits, etc. These problems need to be dealt with at the leadership levels of the Government of Qatar, with particular reference to Qatar's four principles of strategy, namely: (1) human resources, (2) adapting to financial and technical development, (3) general security, and (4) relations with the community. This study is therefore aimed at investigating the key factors related to organizational learning and leadership style that can impact managerial innovation in the Ministry of Interior (MOl) of the Qatar Government, with particular reference to the cultural diversity that is prevalent in the various government departments of Qatar. This study is also aimed at assessing the need for any transformation that may suit the best interests of the nation, its people and the workforce. In order to achieve such aims, this study entailed an extensive review of extant literature relevant to the issue of the cultural diversity, its pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages, management aspects, leadership, knowledge management, impact of organisational learning and leadership style, requirements of leadership ,and managerial innovation. In addition, a combination of both quantitative and qualitative research methods was employed in this study. Data for this study were collected from Qatar MOl using cross- sectional methods including questionnaire and interview schedules. A total of 107 senior officers and 228 junior policemen and civilians were participated in the survey. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS17.0 for windows, using t-test and ANOVA. Results of the data analysis suggested a leaning towards autocratic as well as participative leadership styles, with a very small difference of opinions; whereas delegative leadership was almost rejected by the participants. Recommendations were made on the aspects of leadership, innovative management and organisational learning in order to achieve harmonious relations between the constituents of the culturally diverse workforce in the Qatari MOl, in the interest of security and welfare of the state and its people .
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Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele. "The impact of managerial political ties on cost of debt and institutional risk exposure : evidence from Ghana." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2016. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10153.
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This thesis integrates social capital and institutional theories with corporate governance insights to explore the impact of managerial political ties on access to finance, cost of debt and institutional risk exposure. Drawing on an extensive and rigorous assessment of the literature, using a unique set of survey data from 179 firms operating in Ghana, and employing robust analytical techniques, this thesis comprises three interrelated empirical studies which make significant contributions to knowledge.
The first empirical study examines the impact of political ties on access to finance and cost of debt. It shows that political ties are positively related to interest rates charged by commercial banks. This positive relationship is weakened by managerial financial ties, and strengthened by borrowing from privately owned banks and the appointment of Big Four audit firms. Altogether, the findings reveal that while political ties enhance access to finance, they increase the cost of debt. They suggest that institutional lapses in emerging countries increase lenders’ perceptions of corporate governance erosion in politically connected firms, hence the high interest rates these firms are charged when they borrow.
The second empirical study investigates the effect of political ties on institutional risk exposure. The findings show that political ties do not reduce risk exposure. The findings also show that while industry regulation and public affairs functions affect the strength of the relationship between political ties and institutional risk exposure, corporate social responsibility (CSR) does not. In sum, the findings suggest that the conjectured efficacy of political ties in risk reduction is illusive. The third empirical study explores mediation in the political ties-cost of debt relationship. The findings reveal a negative impact of political ties on corporate governance, and show that political ties increase cost of debt by reducing financial reporting quality and increasing the risk exposure of firms.
Through the three empirical studies, this thesis contributes to Corporate Political Activity (CPA) literature, social capital theory and institutional theory. It accentuates the contingent value of political ties and addresses the salient and overlooked “how” question in CPA research. It also fills the lack of insight into the complementarity between CPA and CSR. On the social capital and institutional fronts, this thesis deepens insight into the interactive effects of different types of social capital and highlights how institutional development and organizational legitimacy moderate the value of network ties in emerging countries.
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Ripoll, Zarraga Ane Elixabete. "The Spanish airport system: A critical assessment of the impact of AENA’s managerial decisions on airports’ technical efficiencies." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/665608.
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Aquesta tesi aborda l'aplicació a la indústria aeroportuària d'enfocaments metodològics alternatius als models convencionals classificats com a mètodes no paramètrics i paramètrics. L'objectiu és estimar i confirmar la coherència de l'eficiència dels aeroports espanyols a través del temps. Per tant, s'utilitzen diversos enfocaments per superar limitacions específiques que les metodologies presenten quan es comparen. Dins de les tècniques no paramètriques s'utilitza l'Anàlisi Envoltant de Dades, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), i com a models paramètrics, l'Anàlisi de Frontera Estocàstica, Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). DEA s'ha utilitzat àmpliament a tot el món en la indústria aeroportuària i alguns estudis fan referència al cas espanyol. No obstant això, els models de DEA convencionals presenten algunes limitacions; per exemple, tendeixen a no incorporar efectes relacionats amb el temps. La literatura mostra la manca d'ús del SFA en estudis empírics. Per tant, aquesta Tesi reflecteix coneixements rellevants de l'aplicació al sistema aeroportuari espanyol. Una qüestió important en relació amb pocs estudis tenint en compte els aeroports espanyols és la falta d'informació financera individual rellevant publicada per AENA. AENA és una empresa governamental que gestiona tots els aeroports espanyols. El grau de centralització de la gestió és fins l’extrem que els gestors dels aeroports no poden decidir polítiques comercials (per exemple, el preu i la qualitat dels serveis prestats). A més, els estudis no qüestionen ni avaluen críticament la fiabilitat de les dades amb respecte si són una representació fidel de com els aeroports operen.
Aquesta tesi és una recopilació de capítols (quatre documents d'investigació) i un document en curs. Tots els treballs són empírics amb objectius específics per tal d'analitzar els aeroports des de diferents perspectives, incloent-hi la ubicació geogràfica i l'atractiu turístic. En primer lloc, un dels principals problemes abordats en aquesta tesi és la fiabilitat de les dades aportades per AENA, especialment pel que fa a la inversió (cost de capital). En segon lloc, calcular l'eficiència individual dels aeroports i avaluar la coherència dels aeroports més eficients no només a través del temps, sinó recolzada per l'aplicació dels dos enfocaments metodològics establerts. Recomanacions de gestió i actuacions polítiques són proveïdes per tal de millorar l'eficiència global del sistema aeroportuari espanyol. Tots els treballs s'han presentat en conferències internacionals rellevants a la indústria aeroportuària i d’aviació i també en conferències metodològiques. Amb l'excepció del cinquè treball (treball en curs), tots els treballs s'han enviat a revistes indexades (peer review) citades al Journal Citation Reports (JCR) i actualment estan en revisió. Algunes extraccions s'han publicat com a casos d'estudi i articles de difusió (The Public Sphere Journal of Public Policy, febrer de 2017; Inside O.R., març de 2018).<br>This Thesis addresses the application to the airport industry of alternative methodological approaches to the conventional models commonly classified as non-parametric and parametric methods. The aim is to estimate and to confirm the consistency of the Spanish airports’ efficiency across time. Therefore, several approaches are used in order to overcome specific limitations that the methodologies present compared to the other. Within the non-parametric techniques Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used and as parametric models, Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). DEA has been extensively used worldwide in the airport industry and some studies refer to the Spanish case. Nevertheless, the conventional DEA models present some limitations; for example, they tend not to incorporate time related effects. The literature shows a lack of usage of SFA in empirical studies. Therefore, relevant insights are to be learned from the application to the Spanish airport system. One important matter regarding few studies considering the Spanish airports is the lack of individual relevant financial information published by AENA. AENA is a government-owned company and manager of all the Spanish airports. The degree of centralisation of management is to the extent that airports managers cannot decide commercial policies (e.g. price and quality of the services provided). Additionally, the studies neither critically question nor assess the reliability of the data regarding representing a fair and true view of how the airports are performing from an operational perspective.
This Thesis is a compilation of chapters (four research papers) and one paper in progress. All the papers are empirical base with specific objectives in order to analyse the airports from different perspectives including the geographical location and the tourism attractiveness. Firstly, one major problem addressed in this Thesis is the reliability of the data provided by AENA, particularly with respect to investment (cost of capital). Secondly, to estimate the individual efficiencies of the airports and to evaluate the consistency of the most efficient airports not only across time, but supported by the application of the two stated methodological approaches. Managerial and policymakers’ recommendations are drawn to improve the overall efficiency of the Spanish airport system. All the papers have been presented in international conferences relevant in the airport and aviation industry and also in methodological conferences. With the exception of the fifth paper (ongoing work), all the papers have been sent to refereed journals (peer review) cited at the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and they are currently under review. Some extractions have been published as case studies and dissemination articles (The Public Sphere Journal of Public Policy, February 2017; Inside O.R., March 2018)
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Magin, Vera Heil Oliver P. "Competition in marketing two essays on the impact of information on managerial decisions and on spatial product differentiation /." Wiesbaden : Deutscher Universitäts-Verlag, 2006. http://site.ebrary.com/id/10231775.
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Klinginsmith, E. Nyle. "The relative impact of principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership on student achievement in Missouri middle level schools." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4772.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.<br>The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Magin, Vera. "Competition in marketing : two essays on the impact of information on managerial decisions and on spatial product differentiation /." Wiesbaden : Dt. Univ.-Verl, 2006. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/511250622.pdf.
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Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani. "The impact of financial and managerial reforms on accounting, effectiveness and performance measurement in Malaysian central government organisations." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.411887.
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Nguyen, Nhat (Nate) Q. "The impact of psychological biases on accounting choices: from evidence of managerial sentiment and asymmetric timely loss recognition." Diss., University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6999.
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Psychological biases in the form of sentiment can affect various economic decisions including accounting choices. Broadly defined, the term sentiment refers to unjustified beliefs about the future cash flow prospects of the firm (Baker and Wurgler 2006). Asymmetric timely loss recognition (ATLR) is particularly prone to managerial sentiment because the decision to recognize economic gains and losses is based, in part, on managers’ beliefs about the likelihood of future economic events affecting the firms. In this study, I examine the effect of psychological biases about future performance on current accounting choices via the effect of market-level managerial sentiment on ATLR. I find that ATLR decreases with managerial sentiment and that periods of high managerial sentiment are associated with lower concurrent write-offs but higher subsequent write-offs. This study enhances the implications of sentiment on firms’ accounting choices by identifying a time-varying macroeconomic determinant of ATLR that is based on psychological biases about future performance.
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Arunachalam, Aravinthan. "Essays on the Impact of Stakeholders' Sentiment on the Financial Decision Making Process." FIU Digital Commons, 2008. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/59.
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The most important factor that affects the decision making process in finance is the risk which is usually measured by variance (total risk) or systematic risk (beta). Since investors' sentiment (whether she is an optimist or pessimist) plays a very important role in the choice of beta measure, any decision made for the same asset within the same time horizon will be different for different individuals. In other words, there will neither be homogeneity of beliefs nor the rational expectation prevalent in the market due to behavioral traits. This dissertation consists of three essays. In the first essay, Investor Sentiment and Intrinsic Stock Prices, a new technical trading strategy is developed using a firm specific individual sentiment measure. This behavioral based trading strategy forecasts a range within which a stock price moves in a particular period and can be used for stock trading. Results show that sample firms trade within a range and show signals as to when to buy or sell. The second essay, Managerial Sentiment and the Value of the Firm, examines the effect of managerial sentiment on the project selection process using net present value criterion and also effect of managerial sentiment on the value of firm. Findings show that high sentiment and low sentiment managers obtain different values for the same firm before and after the acceptance of a project. The last essay, Investor Sentiment and Optimal Portfolio Selection, analyzes how the investor sentiment affects the nature and composition of the optimal portfolio as well as the performance measures. Results suggest that the choice of the investor sentiment completely changes the portfolio composition, i.e., the high sentiment investor will have a completely different choice of assets in the portfolio in comparison with the low sentiment investor. The results indicate the practical application of behavioral model based technical indicators for stock trading. Additional insights developed include the valuation of firms with a behavioral component and the importance of distinguishing portfolio performance based on sentiment factors.
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Jacobs, Liza. "The impact of the changing practitioner requirements on management accounting education at South African universities." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04132005-143800.
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Thesis (D.Comm. (Financial management sciences))-University of Pretoria, 2004.<br>Summaries in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.
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Piron, Marie-Christine. "The network characteristics, the dimensions of network ties, the characteristics of network ties and their impact on managerial effectiveness." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape2/PQDD_0015/MQ47812.pdf.
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Salama, Alzira. "The impact of cultural change on managerial careers : four case studies of British organisations undergoing the process of privatisation." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.315207.
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Keen, Linda. "The impact of organisational change on managerial roles in the public sector : a case study of a local authority." Thesis, University of Kent, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.281587.
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Bengtsson, Nadine, Auf Der Stroth Alexander Jost, and Philip Victor. "(Could you please) send me the report, now(?)! : The impact of managerial communication styles on employee engagement on ISM." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-95566.
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Background Employee turnover is increasing and in order for companies to retain their workforce, internal marketing (IM) needs to be applied. With internal communication (IC) being seen as the key to implementing employee oriented strategies and activities to motivate employees and coordinate cross-functional efforts within IM, internal social media (ISM), as known for fostering communication among employees, needs to be investigated regarding its influence on employee engagement. Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological conditions of employee engagement on ISM and their relationship to employee engagement on ISM, moderated by the managerial communication styles assertive, aggressive and passive. Method An explanatory sequential mixed methods design has been applied, combining the advantages of both quantitative and qualitative data collection. Starting with 86 self-completion questionnaires, the findings, obtained by the application of a factor analysis in conjunction with multiple regression analysis, have been deepened with 5 semi-structured interviews with the help of a thematic analysis. Results and Conclusions The psychological conditions of employee engagement on ISM are indeed positively related to employee engagement on ISM. Furthermore, the assertive managerial communication style has shown to have a moderating effect on the relationship between the psychological conditions of employee engagement on ISM and employee engagement on ISM. Even though the moderating effect has been negative, the assertive communication style has been found to have a positive effect on employee engagement on ISM itself.
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Keller, Ulrich D. [Verfasser]. "The impact of pricing on surgeon and managerial behavior : Surgeons’ device and manufacturer selection in light of managerial pricing decision-making and securing the affordability of the health care system / Ulrich D. Keller." Greifswald : Universitätsbibliothek Greifswald, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1117951707/34.
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Todd, Dewey Wilson. "The Impact of Motivation and Conflict Escalation on the Five Zone Model for Preferred Conflict Handling and Managerial Decision Making." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2005. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/managerialsci_diss/10.
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ABSTRACT THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION AND CONFLICT ESCALATION ON THE FIVE ZONE MODEL FOR PREFERRED CONFLICT HANDLING AND MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING BY DEWEY WILSON TODD JULY 2005 Committee Chairmen: Dr. Peter Zhang and Dr. Craig Hill Major Department: Managerial Sciences (Decision Sciences) The Todd-Cambridge Preferred Conflict-Handling Mode (PCHM) Instrument is an example of a two-dimensional, five zone model, similar to the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, used to explain how individuals deal with situations in which their desires are in conflict with another individual or group. The instrument, developed for this research, was based on the Managerial Grid (Van de Vliert & Kabanoff, 1990). The two variables in the PCHM model are Assertiveness and Cooperativeness. Two additional interacting, independent variables (Motivation and Conflict Escalation) were posited to affect a sudden change in subject action under situations wherein there are different views of recommended decisions. The third variable being explored by this research is “Motivation”. This represents a measure of one’s degree of attachment with respect to a decision. Motivation may originate in compensation, personal regard or an emotional attachment. The primary theory was that while assertiveness and cooperativeness may be statistically uncorrelated, although interdependent for the purposes of categorization (Van de Vliert & Kabanoff, 1990), motivation creates an interaction effect with the other two variables and can be shown by inserting either a negative or positive motivational vignette between two administrations of the PCHM instrument. In other words, when one is highly motivated on a decision component there will be a predictable change in PCHM. Five of ten hypotheses were supported (null rejected) in investigating the effect of motivation. The fourth variable explored was “Conflict Escalation” – also introduced in the form of a vignette. The purpose was to determine the effect on PCHM when a normal group decision making environment suddenly intensified in conflict. Individuals are classified according to the five preference categories, with one primary preference generally emerging. The research question here was, “…as conflict escalates, does the dominant preference score of the individual change significantly?” This could potentially affect communication and make participants more disparate. In two of the five hypotheses, this theory was supported. The conclusion was that, although PCHM has traditionally been considered static, it can be affected suddenly and with a degree of predictability. This can be evidenced through motivation and conflict escalation.
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ERIKSSON, MALIN, and CAMRAN DJOWEINI. "Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Management : A literature review covering artificial intelligence’s influence on leadership skills and managerial decision-making processes." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279737.
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This thesis aims to study how Artificial intelligence (AI) can help enhance leadership skills and managerial decision-making processes. The research will be done through a systematic literature review, reviewing articles that deem relevant and objective. The problem formulation could be described as ‘the adaptation of leadership skills and managerial decision-making processes due to the implementation of AI in the workplace’, as that has been found to be the research gap during the literature review. The research led to the conclusions that there will occur a shift regarding leadership styles. As the harder elements of leadership will be replaced by AI, managers need to lean toward more uniquely human skills to succeed in the future, for example motivating employees and enhance creativity in the workplace. As for how the process of decision-making will change due to the implementation of AI, the study concludes that it is not fully clear how the process will change. However, the implementation of AI will enhance the speed and the accuracy of decisions being made, if AI has quality assured training data.<br>Detta examensarbete syftar till att studera hur artificiell intelligens (AI) kommer att påverka våra ledarskapsstilar samt de beslutsprocesser som är kopplade till chefskap. Undersökningen har utförts genom en litteraturstudie, där artiklar som författarna funnit objektiva samt relevanta till frågeställningen har att granskats. Uppsatsen problemformulering kan förklaras som ‘anpassning av ledarskapsstilar och chefers beslutsprocesser på grund av implementering av AI på arbetsplatser’, eftersom detta har kartlagts som forskningsgapet under litteraturstudien. Studien har lett till slutsatsen att det kommer ske ett skifte avseende vilka ledarskapsstilar som kan föredras i framtida organisationer. När de hårda elementen av ledarskap ersätts av AI behöver chefer lägga större vikt vid för människor unika färdigheter, såsom att motivera medarbetare och främja kreativitet i organisationerna. Studien drar även slutsatsen att det inte är fullt kartlagt i litteraturen hur chefers beslutsprocesser påverkas av implementeringen av AI på arbetsplatser. Implementeringen av AI kommer dock öka både hastigheten och korrektheten i de beslut som fattas, förutsatt att AI har kvalitetssäkrad träningsdata.
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Napoliello, Michael F. "A study of managerial computer users: the impact of user sophistication on decision structure and attributes of decision-related information." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53651.
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With the advent of information technology, MIS research has tried to understand and describe the impact of this technology on organizations. To date the vast majority of this research has focused on a macro-level of analysis. But the introduction of the microcomputer has significantly altered the focus of computing through the development of a body of managerial computer users. This study looked at the following questions: What factors constitute an information technology user environment? What are the usage and knowledge differences which constitute a concept of user sophistication? Do those differences significantly impact on a user’s level of structured decisions and assessment of information attributes? To answer these questions a study was conducted of 229 middle managers in two academic institutions. The author developed a conceptual model of an information technology user to serve as the basis for the analysis. The study employed a multivariate regression analysis to test hypotheses developed from the user model. The results indicated that a positive relationship exists between managerial computer usage and a high perceived level of structured decisions. Furthermore, there was a strong association between a managerial user’s level of computer understanding and his assessment of information reliability and sufficiency. The study also identified significant differences in a user’s information technology environments and cognitive types.<br>Ph. D.