Executives' Type a Personality as a Determinant of Environmental Perception and Firm Strategy

Nahavandi, Afsaneh; Mizzi, Philip J.; Malekzadeh, Ali R.

doi:10.1080/00224545.1992.9924688

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“…Since the work done by Milliken (1987Milliken ( , 1990) on environmental uncertainty, there is a growing consensus that one of the best ways to evaluate environmental uncertainty in an organizational setting is to measure organizational leaders' subjective perception of uncertainty on the job. This tendency is widely supported by previous publications (Boyd et al, 1993;McCabe, 1990;Nahavandi et al, 1992;Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995;Sorrentino and Roney, 2000).…”

Section: Perceived Environmental Uncertaintysupporting

confidence: 80%

“…Leaders' perceptions were used as a proxy for schools' environmental uncertainty since school leaders are often considered "boundary spanners" serving as mediators between their school and its external environment (Friedman and Polony, 1992). This decision is supported by a growing number of studies showing that organizational leaders' subjective perception of uncertainty is a good proxy for environmental uncertainty in an organizational setting (Boyd et al, 1993;McCabe, 1990;Nahavandi et al, 1992;Nonaka and Takeuchi, 1995;Sorrentino and Roney, 2000).…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceived uncertainty and organizational health in public schools

Hameiri

Nir

2016

International Journal of Educational Management

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Purpose – Public schools operate in a changing and dynamic environment evident in technological innovations, increased social heterogeneity and competition, all contributing to school leaders’ uncertainty. Such changes inevitably influence schools’ inner dynamic and may therefore undermine schools’ organizational health. School leaders have a crucial role in buffering these external influences and promoting schools’ organizational health. The purpose of this paper is to assess the role transformational school leaders play in mediating the relationship between perceived environmental uncertainty and schools’ organizational health in a context characterized by uncertainty and instability which follow political instability. Design/methodology/approach – The researchers administered questionnaires to 954 teachers coming from 191 randomly sampled public elementary schools in Israel. Findings – Results indicate a negative impact that perceived environmental uncertainty has on schools’ organizational health evident in the degree of academic emphasis and staff affiliation with the school, in the school’s institutional integrity, and in the principal’s ability to both secure resources for the school and demonstrate collegiality toward teachers. Findings also show that transformational school principals are able to moderate the negative impact environmental uncertainty has on schools’ organizational health. Originality/value – The findings validate the growing uncertainty characterizing the environment in which public schools operate. They further strengthen existing knowledge on the transformational leadership style in light of its unique capacity to buffer negative external influences imposed on schools and maintain their organizational health.

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Section: Perceived Environmental Uncertaintysupporting

confidence: 80%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceived uncertainty and organizational health in public schools

Hameiri

Nir

2016

International Journal of Educational Management

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“…Individuals having the characteristics of type A personality generally exhibit forceful determination toward their lifestyle and routine behavior (Watson & Humrichouse, 2006). Personality A individuals are considered more dynamic, aggressive, industrious, goal oriented, conscientious, and extraordinarily devoted to their professional life (Nahavandi, Mizzi, & Malekzadeh, 1992). Some of the other attributes associated with them are that they go the extra mile to achieve their self‐established, relatively uncompromising, and hard‐hitting goals by giving maximum output with minimum possible resources.…”

Section: Intelligence Quotient Job Satisfaction and Job Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of the other attributes associated with them are that they go the extra mile to achieve their self‐established, relatively uncompromising, and hard‐hitting goals by giving maximum output with minimum possible resources. Nahavandi et al (1992), after studying the behavioral aspects of various executives, opined that type A individuals outperform others in various occupations. Talking about the aspirations of higher ranks in professional life, this study discovered type A individuals to be more passionate and rational.…”

Section: Intelligence Quotient Job Satisfaction and Job Performancementioning

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Intelligence quotient, job satisfaction, and job performance: The moderating role of personality type

Murtza

Gill

Aslam

et al. 2020

Journal of Public Affairs

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the intelligence quotient (IQ) of employees is associated with their job satisfaction and performance. The moderating effect of personality type has also been explored. Drawing on trait theory, a conceptual model has been developed, which links personality dimensions to job performance through satisfaction. Primary data were collected from 378 respondents from 10 Universities situated in Lahore, Pakistan, for empirically testing our model. Findings reveal that IQ is a predictor of employee's job performance and job satisfaction. Moreover, this relationship is also moderated by the personality type (A/B) of the respondents. The study outcomes will be helpful for the management of the institutions to frame policy guidelines for hiring employees and have more informed decisions in terms of personality types and IQ of employees.

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“…According to Robbins (1998), people with Type-A Behavior Pattern always move, walk and eat rapidly, feel impatient with the rate at which most events take place, strive to think or to do two or more things at once, cannot deal with leisure time, obsessed with numbers, prefer to measure and evaluate success in terms of numbers, are poor delegators (Nahavandi, Mizzi and Malekzadeh, 1992), are idealist and perfectionist (Eren, 2000). In addition, more of the start-up entrepreneurs and founders have hard diving and aggressive Type-A profiles (Begley and Boyd, 1987, p.100).…”

Section: Type-a and Type-b Behavior Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There a Difference in Terms of the Given Importance of Motivators That Affect Job Selection Decisions Between Different Personality Types an Empirical Research

İnel¹,

Türker²

2017

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This study explores whether the given importance of motivators that effect potential job selection decisions of university students changed depending on their personality type. An empirical research was conducted in order to answer this research question. All participants were Bachelor students in the Faculty of Business Administration of Marmara University, Turkey. Data collection was accomplished through a three-part questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire was the demographic variables, the second part was related with Type-A and Type-B personality types and the last part was related with the motivators that effect students' potential job selection decisions. As a result, it was found that students with Type-A Behavior Pattern tended to give more importance to some motivators which effect their potential job selection decisions.

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Executives' Type a Personality as a Determinant of Environmental Perception and Firm Strategy

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Perceived uncertainty and organizational health in public schools

Perceived uncertainty and organizational health in public schools

Intelligence quotient, job satisfaction, and job performance: The moderating role of personality type

Is There a Difference in Terms of the Given Importance of Motivators That Affect Job Selection Decisions Between Different Personality Types an Empirical Research

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