Browsing BI Open by Subject "leadership"
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Leader Behavior in Performance Appraisal Conversations: The Fostering of Psychological Safety in Subordinates
(Master thesis, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to shed light on the leader-subordinate interaction as it unfolds during the performance appraisal conversation. More specifically, the aim is to look into how Model Ⅱ behavior in ... -
Leader characteristics as antecedents and follower outcomes of PGI : the mediating role of LMX
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we intend to make two distinctive contributions to the performance management- and goal setting research of Kuvaas, Buch & Dysvik (2014), Kuvaas and Buch (2016) and Kuvaas and Buch (2017) regarding ... -
Leader empowering behavior : how do trust and leader-subordinate congruence in personal need for structure influence a leader's motivation to empower?
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)An important part of understanding leader empowering behavior is to establish its determinants. By understanding its determinants, leaders can become aware of what may influence their behavior, both unconsciously and ... -
Leader self-awareness – a key to improve trust? The mediating role of self-other rating discrepancy in the relationship between open-to-learning conversations and relational trust
(Master thesis, 2017)Purpose: This study explored the relationship between workshops in Open-to- Learning Conversations (OTL) and relational trust, as well as the mediating role of leader self-awareness, measured by self-other rating ... -
Leaders Perceived Role in Creating a Motivational Climate in a Project-based Organization
(Master thesis, 2020)From previous research on motivational climate we know that some types of leader behavior, high-quality relationships and climates seem to correspond to a greater extent. However, to date, our knowledge of motivational ... -
Leadership and Semantics: Explorations of the Semantic Theory of Survey Responses
(Master thesis, 2018)There are various theories arguing for one definition of leadership over another, and yet we find ourselves using circular explanations all the same (Eddy & VanDerLinden, 2006). In fact, the words “leader” and “leadership” ... -
Leadership development in a digital time
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates how blended learning can contribute to leadership development to better fit for a digital future. This is done through a qualitative examination, by exploring the new executive program ‘Mindful ... -
Leader’s Personal Need for Structure and the Subordinate’s Perceived Autonomy in a Digital Transformation Process: The Moderating Roles of Leader’s Trust in Subordinates and Digital Self-Efficacy
(Master thesis, 2020)Digital transformations challenge traditional leadership models, and new leadership practices are required to manage digital change successfully. The goal of this study was to research the relationship between leader ... -
Leader’s Social Presence and Work Engagement in Virtual Teams: The Moderating Role of Media Richness
(Master thesis, 2021)The increase of research on remote working and virtual teams in recent decades has been undeniable as the world has been changing into a more virtual one. The Covid-19 pandemic has also forced organizations into virtual ... -
Leading through change: a qualitative study of culture and leadership’s impact on the implementation of “nærpolitireformen”
(Master thesis, 2019)Public organizations may change gradually through continuous small evolutionary changes or adjustments, through conscious changes made by political and administrative leaders, as a result of external shocks - or through a ... -
The link between emotional experiences and risky decisionmaking
(Master thesis, 2020)Several studies have investigated the topic of emotional experiences and information processing in relation to decision-making (LeDoux, 1994; Panno, Lauriola & Figner, 2012). With a between-subjects experimental design, ... -
“Make it or break it during a pandemic”. The role of Transformational Leadership, employee Growth Mindset, Change Readiness and Stress during rapid changes such as a pandemic (COVID-19).
(Master thesis, 2020)This study seeks to explore the relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s readiness towards change, and the moderating effect of employee growth mindset. Furthermore, this study aims to look at the ... -
Managerial action and behaviors that are supportive for knowledge sharing by employees
(Master thesis, 2017)With a changing global environment, there is an increased need for organizations to be able to efficiently and effectively share and use knowledge resources that exists within the firm, to achieve and sustain a competitive ... -
Managers’ international exposure and its influence on international startup performance: an investigation of the Nordic startup community in Silicon Valley
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether a manager’s previous international exposure influences the performance of their international startup firm. A cross-sectional study is performed by using an online ... -
Mastery Climate and Adaptive Performance: The mediating role of Psychological Safety and Self-Efficacy, and the moderating role of Team Tenure
(Master thesis, 2023)The contemporary workforce places a high demand on employees to exhibit Adaptive Performance (AP) in response to change. As a result, there has been a growing interest among professionals in understanding the determinants ... -
The Mediating Role of Motivation on the Relationship between Procedural Justice, Affective Commitment and Turnover Intention
(Master thesis, 2023)This is a quantitative study exploring how procedural justice relates to affective commitment and turnover intention, and whether the proposed relationships are mediated by employee´s motivation. The study distinguishes ... -
The Mediating Role of Psychological Safety in the Association Between Inclusive Leadership and Employee Engagement in the Virtual Context
(Master thesis, 2021)As “Non-essential” employees were transitioned to home-office work following governmental infection control policies, a new context emerged in which leadership and work is performed. Researchers have put forward ... -
Mindset Matters: How and When Fixed Digital Mindset Influences Employees’ Approach Towards and Avoidance of New Workplace Technology Navn:
(Master thesis, 2020)The aim of the present study was to investigate whether having a fixed digital mindset relates to employees' approach or avoidance towards new workplace technology. We draw on the field of implicit theories and the ... -
Motivation and Compensation among Management Consultants: Incentive Effects, Perceived Fairness, Exchange Relationships, Intrinsic Motivation, and Turnover Intention
(Master thesis, 2020)In this study, we explored the relations between motivation and compensation amongst knowledge workers, particularly management consultants, through various employee outcomes. This study posits that management consultants ... -
Motivational climate, attitudes toward change and the mediating role of employees mindset
(Master thesis, 2017)This study seeks to explore how perceived motivational climate at work may influence employees’ attitudes to change, and further, whether employees’ mindset mediates this relationship. According to the results, the ...