Browsing Articles by Author "Politis, John D."
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The connection between trust and knowledge management: what are its implications for team performance
Politis, John D. (MCB UP Ltd, 2003)The latest buzzwords in organizational change and development literature are “knowledge management” and “knowledge transfer”, which proponents claim are successful ways of improving and enhancing employees’ performance. ...
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Dispersed leadership predictor of the work environment for creativity and productivity
Politis, John D. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006)Purpose: This paper examines the relationship between the dimensions of dispersed – self‐management – leadership and a number of work environment dimensions conducive to creativity and productivity. Design/methodology/approach: ...
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Entrepreneurial Orientation, Creativity, and Productivity: The Influence of Self-leadership Strategies
Politis, John D. (David Publishing, 2015)This study examines the influence of self-leadership strategies on the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, creativity, and productivity. It also investigates the psychometric properties of the relatively newly ...
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The influence of managerial power and credibility on knowledge acquisition attributes
Politis, John D. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)Purpose – This paper examines the relationship between credibility, the dimensions of power and a number of knowledge acquisition attributes. Design/methodology/approach – The study involves a questionnaire-based survey ...
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QFD, organisational creativity and productivity
Politis, John D. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005)Purpose – This paper examines the relationship between organisational creativity, productivity and the underlying dimensions that foster quality function deployment (QFD). Methodology – A total of 359 usable questionnaires ...
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QFD: the role of various leadership styles
Politis, John D. (MCB UP Ltd, 2006)Quality function deployment (QFD) methodologies, as opposed to traditional quality approaches, are most often cited as essential for advancing the competitive advantage of an organisation. Unfortunately, little is known ...
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The Relationship Between an Online Synchronous Learning Environment and Knowledge Acquisition Skills and Traits: The Blackboard Collaborate Experience.
Politis, John D.; Politis, Denis (Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2016)Online learning is becoming more attractive to perspective students because it offers them greater accessibility, convenience and flexibility to study at a reduced cost. While these benefits may attract prospective learners ...
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The relationship between interpersonal trust, commitment, and performance in self-managing teams: the Austalian experience
Politis, John D. (Sheffield Hallam University Press, 2003)Performance is a key concern for organisations in the rapidly changing global economy. Although both trust and the commitment of employees to work in an autonomous manner are often cited as being essential for effectiveness ...
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The relationship of various leadership styles to knowledge management
Politis, John D. (MCB UP Ltd, 2001)Behavioural and interpersonal skills most often cited as essential for successful knowledge management (acquisition). Unfortunately, little is known about the roles played by leadership in the process of knowledge acquisition. ...
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The relationships between online education resources, elearning readiness and knowledge acquisition attributes
Politis, John D. (2003-05-11)Knowledge is seen as central to process, product innovation and improvement, to executive decision making and to organisational adaptation and renewal. The problems associated with unreliable and difficult access to the ...
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Self-leadership behavioural-focused strategies and team performance. The mediating influence of job satisfaction
Politis, John D. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2006)Purpose – Examines the relationship between the dimensions of self-leadership behavioural-focused strategies, job satisfaction and team performance. It also evaluates the extent to which job satisfaction mediates the ...
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Transformational and transactional leadership enabling (disabling) knowledge acquisition of self‐managed teams: the consequences for performance
Politis, John D. (MCB UP Ltd, 2002)Knowledge has been identified as one of the most important resources that contribute to the competitive advantage of an organisation. The problems associated with poor leadership and interpersonal skills manifest themselves ...