Progress in Small Group Research

Levine, John M.; Moreland, Richard L.

doi:10.1146/annurev.ps.41.020190.003101

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“…Upper echelons perspective focuses on TMT composition, which refers to the configuration of member attributes on a team (Levine and Moreland 1990). Specifically, it examines two different configurations of TMT composition (Finkelstein and Hambrick 1996;Tihanyi et al 2000;Wiersema and Bantel 1992).…”

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The effects of top management team composition on SME export performance: an upper echelons perspective

Acar

2015

Cent Eur J Oper Res

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Survival of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly depends on their ability to exploit opportunities in foreign markets. Given their limited resources, exporting is one of the most viable modes of entry into foreign markets for SMEs. The present study is an attempt to contribute to the research that identifies the factors associated with SME export performance. Specifically, the association between top management team demographic composition and SME export performance was examined in an emerging market context and drawing from upper echelons perspective. Focusing on such commonly examined upper echelons attributes as age, education level, and tenure, the present research assessed whether top management team composition distinguished between SMEs in terms of their export levels. Data were collected from 128 SMEs operating in Ankara and Bursa regions of Turkey. Results obtained by a hierarchical regression analysis indicated that SMEs with lower mean industry tenure and higher age separation diversity had higher levels of export performance.

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The effects of top management team composition on SME export performance: an upper echelons perspective

Acar

2015

Cent Eur J Oper Res

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“…Social norms are customary rules of behavior that coordinate interactions with others (Levine and Moreland 1990;Goodman et al 1987).Social norms are derived from social information such as communications and interactions among co-workers (Salancik and Pfeffer 1978) which in turn affect employee work attitudes such as job satisfaction (Zalesny and Ford 1990). Social norms often are viewed as virtuous or right actions (Hume [1739(Hume [ ], 1978, and departures from norms can trigger emotions of shame or guilt, even when enforcement or punishment is absent (Coleman 1990;Elster 1989Elster , 1999.…”

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Exploring the Process of Ethical Leadership: The Mediating Role of Employee Voice and Psychological Ownership

2012

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“…In large groups, the chance of creating more useful ideas is higher which can increase creativity. Also, a group large in size means that members have more sources of help to reach their goals (Levine & Moreland, 1990). As for the disadvantages, there are a number of arguments.…”

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The Effect of Group Dynamics-Oriented Instruction on Developing Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Ability and Willingness to Communicate

Alikhani¹,

Bagheridoust²

2017

ELT

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The study investigated how group-dynamics instruction techniques of adaptable nature can be to the benefit of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners so as to develop and improve their willingness-to-communicate and speaking-ability in the long run. After analyzing the data via ANCOVA and EFA, the researcher selected 108 young Iranian male and female EFL learners in a language school in Tehran by means of convenient sampling technique. This investigation shows how EFL learners reacted to Group-Dynamics Oriented Instruction (GDOI). Later, the researchers instructed speaking tasks along with improving the learner's willingness to communicate. TOEFL PBT Test was run among participants for homogeneity purposes, and then the researchers used two parallel speaking section of PET test along with WTC questionnaire before and after the treatment process. The findings of the study bore witness to hypotheses of the study, indicating that GDOI was reliably effective in improving speaking ability and uplifting willingness to communicate. In the same line of analysis, the researcher proved that GDOI has improved EFL learner's willingness to communicate since GDOI provoked and triggered energy, interest, and inclination to partake in discussions in learners. As its effects on speaking ability were concerned, the results were interpreted as showing that GDOI would exert changes to L2 learners' conceptual and psychological predispositions that, in return, would determine the strategies and behaviors the learners employ to address the challenges of L2 learning.

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Progress in Small Group Research

Cited by 764 publications

References 125 publications

The effects of top management team composition on SME export performance: an upper echelons perspective

The effects of top management team composition on SME export performance: an upper echelons perspective

Exploring the Process of Ethical Leadership: The Mediating Role of Employee Voice and Psychological Ownership

The Effect of Group Dynamics-Oriented Instruction on Developing Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Ability and Willingness to Communicate

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