Journal of Managerial Psychology articles from March 1997

Journal of Managerial Psychology archives from March 1997

Corporate wellness programmes in Singapore: effect on stress, satisfaction and absenteeism.
March 1, 1997... Introduction Corporate wellness programmes are long-term organizational activities designed to promote the adoption of organizational practices and personal behaviour conducive to maintaining or improving employee physiological, mental, and...

Thought self-leadership: a self-regulatory approach to diversity management.
March 1, 1997... A mind is not to be changed by place or time, the mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven (John Milton). Five employees at XYZ Company were gathered for a special, unscheduled departmental meeting....

The use of multi-dimensional scaling: a cognitive mapping technique in occupational settings.
March 1, 1997... Psychologists are interested primarily in assessing "in the head" processes that are not directly observable (for example, attitudes, personality, etc.). The psychologist has at his or her disposal a variety of techniques designed to achieve...

Are managers under stress? A survey of management morale.
March 1, 1997... Introduction The Institute of Management (IM), supported by health products manufacturer Lanes, has undertaken major new research into stress management issues. The findings are presented in full in an IM research report (see below for...

IPD advises employers not to base recruitment decisions solely on the results of personality tests. (UK Institute for Professional Development)
March 1, 1997... Job applicants who have been asked to provide a handwriting sample for analysis, or who find that their interview includes an astrological reading could be surprised to hear that the IPD advises employers not to base their recruitment decisions...

The Age of Heretics.
March 1, 1997... This is an excellent book for those interested and intrigued in tracking the development of managerial philosophy and the psychology of change. Art Kleiner provides a fascinating insight into some of the behind-the-scenes interventions of many...

Learning into the Future.
March 1, 1997... One of the most interesting facets of this book is the rather calming manner in which it tackles one of the most vexing preoccupations of business life today the management of change. It is refreshing to see expressed realistic and practical...

The Business Approach to Training.
March 1, 1997... This is an interesting and very worthwhile book. The premiss on which it was written is the need for those within the training function to become sufficiently aware of business concepts and notions so that they can understand more fully some of...

Team or group? Managers' perceptions of the differences.
March 1, 1997... Introduction Many organizations which seek improved efficiency have embraced teams in the belief that they are the way to meet the demands of a turbulent and challenging marketplace. They have changed their methods of organizing work from...

Cognitive style as a factor influencing performance of business students across various assessment techniques: a preliminary study.
March 1, 1997... Introduction Correct assessment of students' performance under various conditions is necessary for ensuring commensurate standards across teaching institutions and the psychological well being of any particular students being assessed. At a...

Construct and concurrent validity of three Protestant work ethic measures in an Arabian Gulf society.
March 1, 1997... The Protestant work ethic (the belief that work is desirable and rewarding in its own right; Weber, 1958) has received considerable research attention (Furnham, 1984). The most widely used measures of Protestant work ethics attitudes (PWE) are...

Competence in command: recent R&D in the London Fire Brigade.
March 1, 1997... The scope of the problem space Though more widely known as the fire ground, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) refers to the scene of its firefighting operations as the incident ground. These two words cover a diverse range of conditions and types...

Objective versus projective measurement of need for achievement: the relation between TAT and CMPS. (thematic apperception test; Cezarec-Marks personal scheme test)
March 1, 1997... Introduction The importance of the achievement motive for economic development has been shown[1-3]. Even if some questions have been raised about the relationship between achievement and economic growth[4,5], the connection seems well...

Challenges to Counselling and Psychotherapy.
March 1, 1997... This is an interesting, thought-provoking, down-to-earth and very focused book that asks straightforward questions about the developing business of counselling and psychotherapy services. The author presents a challenge to what is on offer,...

Challenging Reality: In Search of the Future Organization.
March 1, 1997... This is a really interesting book that deserves thought and concentration. It challenges the reader to learn from the past, take account of the present and project their thoughts, and to consider some of the non-linear possibilities for...

Human Capability: A Study of Individual Potential and its Application.
March 1, 1997... Dr Elliot Jaques has been a seminal thinker in the organization and hierarchy of work in the UK since the 1950s. For many years at Brunel University he was director of the Institute of Organization and Social Sciences. His work there was varied...

Designing for Change: A Practical Guide to Business Transformation.
March 1, 1997... I found it very difficult to be clear where this book fits in the wealth of literature about business change. It provides a competent overview of business change dynamics, emphasizing business processes and taking the reader through a rather...

Trends in Organizational Behavior, vol 3.
March 1, 1997... The purpose of this series is to provide concise contributions to the field of organizational behaviour "to provide students, OB academics, consultants and practising managers with quick and up to date accounts of research of issues of...

Insider's Guide to the 9 Personality Types: The Enneagram for Success at Work.
March 1, 1997... There is tremendous and continuing interest in trying to find practical ways through which people can readily categorize, describe, make sense of, and relate to each other. One such explanatory and descriptive framework is the "Enneagram". This...

Dementia: A Guide for Health Care Professionals.
March 1, 1997... I found it very difficult to be clear about the market for which the book was written. The fly sheet suggests that it will "be an invaluable resource, both for the trained health care professional and medical professional and for students in...