Dissertations / Theses: 'Management behaviours'

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Ng, Yau Yin Johan. "Motivation for weight management behaviours : a self-determination theory perspective." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4012/.

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According to self-determination theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2000), the quality of support (autonomy support versus controlling) from important others is an important predictor of psychological need satisfaction, and subsequent engagement in health-conducive behaviours, such as physical activity and healthy eating. In this dissertation, four research studies grounded on SDT are presented. Results from these studies highlighted the important link between autonomy support and psychological need satisfaction. In turn, these studies showed that need satisfaction supported better psychological well-being and health-conducive behaviours. The findings also underscored the detrimental effects of controlling behaviours. For instance, such behaviours were found to be related to the thwarting of psychological needs, and in turn higher psychological ill-being and maladaptive outcomes, such as unhealthy eating behaviours. Motivation contagion effects were also examined in one study. The results suggested that practitioners’ quality of support provided may vary as a function of their perceived motivation of a client. Findings from our studies have implications for researchers and important others (e.g. spouse) of individuals engaging in weight management. Possible areas for future research, such as the design of new interventions based on the tenets of SDT, are discussed.

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Flugge, Regina Dale. "The effect of senior management behaviours on sustainable development performance." Thesis, Curtin University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/362.

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The main objective of this study is to contribute to understanding the relationship between the cultural style of senior management teams and sustainable development in an international mining group. Sustainability has become a business imperative and this study examines the behaviours of senior management teams in terms of their cultural norms and the influence their behaviours have on the success of executing a strategy for sustainable development.An initial theoretical model was developed to test 11 hypotheses, which related to the influence of different cultural management styles on triple-bottom-line performance along with the influence of governance processes for sustainable development and the strategic effectiveness of the organisation. A total of 13 organisations within the international mining group participated in the study which resulted in 66 members of senior management teams responding to a web-based survey using the Organisational Culture Inventory® (OCI®) to measure cultural norms. The survey was augmented with questions relating to perceptions of the strategic effectiveness and sustainable development performance of the organisation. The results of the survey were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) Partial Least Squares (PLS) and the statistical package PLS-Graph. There are a number of reasons for the selection of -this PLS technique, a key one of which is the ability of the technique to handle small sample sizes.The theoretical framework of the initial model was found to be highly reliable although there were issues with discriminant validity of the measurement model. The model was subsequently refined with the sustainable development performance of the organisation being reflected by the social, environmental and governance dimensions in the final model. Three additional hypotheses were also included in the final respecified model, following from research noted in the literature review of the mediating influences on the relationship between culture and performance and evidence of intervening variables found in the analysis of the initial model. This final respecified model was found to be valid and reliable.The findings from this study make an original contribution to the literature on the culture-performance relationship. Evidence was found that a constructive cultural management style where senior management teams behave in humanistic-encouraging and affiliative ways is a significant predictor of sustainable development performance. In addition, this cultural management style is the only style directly influencing the social, environmental and governance dimensions of sustainable development performance. In contrast, aggressive/defensive and passive/defensive management styles were found to influence sustainable development performance indirectly. Evidence was also found for the effect of the three cultural management styles being explained to some extent by the strategic effectiveness of the organisation. The passive/defensive management style was also found to have a highly detrimental effect on strategic effectiveness.There are limitations to every study and while cognisant of these limitations, this study offers both theoretical and practical contributions. The findings of this study suggest there may well be benefits for the international mining group, which aspires to differentiate itself from its competitors through leading the industry sector in sustainable development performance, in understanding the existing culture within its senior management teams and the role it may have on sustainable development performance. In particular, if superior sustainable development performance is desired, and the current culture which is best described as aggressive/defensive and does not reflect these constructive norms, then decision-makers could consider taking action to shift the culture towards more humanistic-encouraging and affiliative behaviours which are more likely to support the long-term sustainability goals of the organisation.

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Walsh, Elizabeth Mary. "The influence of intensive case management of destructive behaviours in psychosis." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.407179.

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Kidd-Smithers, Rachel. "Definition and management of pupils' problematic behaviours : a teacher focused approach." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2016. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/3674/.

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Current school guidance and policies from central government place behaviour as a key priority. Historically, governments have also placed behaviour at the forefront. Recently, for example, the 2010 White paper, Department for Education (DfE) ‘Behaviour and Discipline in Schools’ guidance (2011), and Education Minster Nicky Morgan’s appointment of a behaviour tsar (Tom Bennett) tasked with advising policy on how to raise standards of behaviour in schools (2015) confirms this emphasis. Even though regulatory bodies recognise the importance of schools managing ‘problematic behaviours’ there appears to have been a failure to explicitly define what constitutes a problem behaviour in schools. However, this is not surprising given the continuing controversy regarding how ‘behaviour’ (and particularly, ‘problematic behaviour’) should be characterised and defined. To date the support for schools and teachers to better understand ‘behaviour’ characteristics and more importantly ‘difficult behaviours’ is limited. Thus, the issue of behaviour and its management in schools is a longstanding concern. This raises the issue of how schools can continue to raise standards when no clear definition is offered to guide leaders and teachers to better understand ‘behaviours’. This thesis addresses these concerns in a systematic attempt to promote understanding of the following key areas: 1. How teachers define ‘problematic’ classroom behaviours and their reasons for this. 2. How teachers respond to such ‘problematic’ behaviours in classroom settings. 3. The extent to which teachers reflect upon such ‘problematic’ behaviours and the impact their responses have on the learners previously identified as exhibiting ‘problematic’ behaviours. This work incorporates a comprehensive review of how schools have historically managed pupil behaviours with reference to biological and sociological influences. For the purpose of this study, the ways in which relevant ideas and their boundaries are formed held particular interest. Hence, the methodology incorporates a heuristic approach. There was a primary interest in reviewing how teachers define and respond to behaviours deemed ‘problematic’. The methodological approach allowed both the researcher and research respondent to discover if factors such as gender, length of service, or subject area helped to define and shape teacher definitions. A key aim was to understand how teachers respond to those defined behaviours by identifying and analysing: a) What types of non-verbal and verbal communications do teachers use and why? b) What sanctions/ rewards do teachers use and why? c) To what extent do teachers use their classroom environment to respond to behaviours, i.e., seating arrangements, behaviour rules displayed? d) How and when do teachers use support networks in the management of behaviours? e) What heuristics do teachers employ in relation to their decision around defining learners’ ‘problematic’ behaviours? The research project concluded by examining the extent to which teachers reflect upon problematic behaviours, considering the possible impacts that their responses have towards pupils displaying ‘problematic’ behaviours. This main issue identified in this study was teacher congruency, i.e., how what teachers say and do when defining and managing pupils’ problematic behaviours differed. It is those observed differences in teachers’ consistency which was of most interest. The disparity in the ways different teachers identified and responded to ‘problematic’ behaviours was considered against the national backdrop, in which new benchmarks for behaviour have been produced (2015 Ofsted framework).The NFER 2012 findings, which identified pupils’ problematic behaviours as a contributing factor for teacher stress and teacher recruitment, especially within the secondary sector, provided an important context for this work while also highlighting the potential importance of enhancing understanding in this area. The study argues that teachers and education settings could benefit from understanding how teachers’ definition and management of pupils’ problematic behaviours might be influenced by factors not necessarily directly linked to those behaviours. By better understanding the processes involved in the identification and management of pupils’ and their problematic behaviours more parity between what teaches do and say may be achieved.

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Hill, Hayden Clee. "Assessing ecological intelligence and behaviours in organisations." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8284.

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The earth has been undergoing a process of global warming and climate change for a period exceeding 100 years. These two occurrences have had many adverse effects on the sustainability of the environment as well as on humans and organisations. The direct cause of global warming and climate change, including the consequential negative ramifications, are due to humans use of natural resources mostly in the form of the consumption of products and services. Organisations are regarded as the largest consumers of products and services within society and as a result are responsible for the major contributions made to global warming and climate change. In order to rectify the negative impact made by organisations in terms of their ecological behaviour and ensure organisational sustainability theory, stipulates that a behavioural change within leadership is required. Ecologically intelligent leaders who hold an affirmation of an ecological worldview and enact pro-ecological behaviours are pivotal to the proliferation of ecological leadership and a subsequent rise in organisational pro-ecological behaviour, towards a sustainable future. On the basis of the above mentioned statements, gained from various literature, a conceptual model was formed and an exploratory research study undertaken to substantiate the presence of correlational or causal relationships between a leader’s ecological intelligence with the enactment of ecological leadership and organisational pro-ecological behaviour. The sample consisted of 42 respondents who occupied positions of leadership within organisations that were members of the Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency. The findings provide substantiating evidence of the presence of ecological intelligence within leadership, the enactment of ecological leadership as well as organisational pro-ecological behaviour. Furthermore significant correlational relationships exist between ecological leadership and organisational pro-ecological behaviour. There is also substantiating indication that the enablers of a leader’s ecological intelligence, an affirmation of an ecological worldview and pro-ecological behaviour, facilitate the outcome of organisational pro-ecological behaviour.

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Coetzee, Jolize. "Leadership behaviours for the successfull strategic repositioning of Sanlam." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5537.

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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The current effects of globalisation are requiring of leaders to deal with many changes in the workplace, including a globally changing, diverse workforce. The question that this research report aims to address is what does it require of a leader to be successful in the business environment today and what characteristics or behaviours would such a leader display? It is argued that although the context of leadership has and will continue to change, the fundamentals of leadership have essentially remained the same (Kouzes and Pousner, 2002:xviii). A comprehensive study of literature in the field of leadership will reveal the views of various writers on this subject, namely what constitutes effective leadership. Five leadership theories, which in the researcher's opinion give a balanced overview of the various theories, are discussed in more detail and later on used to evaluate the leadership characteristics and style of one of the very successful leaders in South Africa, the current CEO of Sanlam, Dr. Johan van Zyl. The combination of these five theories focuses on leadership characteristics, leadership behaviours, different leadership styles and the relational aspect of leadership, that is the interaction between the leader and his followers. These five theories include the situational leadership theory, servant leadership, transformational leadership, the theory of level five leadership and emotional intelligence. A broad overview of Sanlam's history focusing on the company's transformation in recent years and its contribution to broad based empowerment are also discussed, providing the background and context to discuss the leadership provided by Johan van Zyl in recent years. The fourth chapter of this report provides an analysis of primary data collected through questionnaires sent to senior executives of Sanlam as well as through an interview with Van Zyl. The final chapter contains conclusions from the research results, namely the leadership characteristics and style of Van Zyl and his leadership approach as compared to the various theories studied. The researcher is of the opinion that valuable lessons are to be extracted from examining Van Zyl's leadership characteristics and style and that these could be applied to modern business practice. The research results showed that Van Zyl has characteristics of most of the leadership theories investigated in this study including characteristics of the situational leader, transformational leader, level five leader and that of an emotionally intelligent leader and that this is standing him in good stead for the transformation and strategic repositioning of Sanlam.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die huidige gevolge van 'n globaliserende wereld vereis van leiers om voortdurende veranderinge in die werksplek te bestuur, insluitende 'n globaal veranderende, diverse werkspan. Die vraag wat hierdie navorsingsprojek pobeer beantwoord is wat vereis dit van 'n leier om suksesvol te wees in die besigheidswereld vandag en watter leierseienskappe en gedrag sal so n leier betoon? Dit word beweer dat alhoewel die konteks van leierskap verander het en voortdurend sal verander, het die fundamentele begrip van leierskap dieselfde gebly. 'n Omvattende literatuurstudie in die veld van leierskap sal die standpunte van verskillende skrywers in die vakgebied daarstel om vas te stel wat, volgens die teorie, effektiewe leierskap behels. Vyf leierskap teoriee, wat in die navorser se opinie 'n geredelike oorsig gee van die verskeie leierskapsteoriee, word in groter diepte beskryf en later gebruik as die grondslag waarop 'n baie suksesvolle leier in Suid-Afrika, huidige uitvoerende beampte van Sanlam, Dr. Johan van Zyl se leierskap eienskappe en styl ge-evalueer word. Die kombinasie van die vyf teoriee fokus op leierseienskappe, gedrag, leierskapstyle, en die verhoudingsaspek van leierskap, byvoorbeeld die interaksie tussen die leier en navolgers. Die vyf teoriee sluit die situasionele leierskapteorie, dienende leierskap ('servant leadership'), transformasionele leierskap, vlak vyf leierskap en die teorie van emosionele intelligensie in. 'n Bree oorsig van Sanlam se geskiedenis wat fokus op die maatskappy se transformasie die afgelope paar jaar en bydrae tot breed gebaseerde swart ekonomiese bemagtiging ('broad based black economic empowerment') word ook bespreek en dien as die agtergrond en konteks om Dr. Johan van Zyl se leierskap te evalueer. In Hoofstuk Vier word 'n analise van primere data gedoen. Die data is ingesamel deur vraelyste wat voltooi is deur senior bestuurders van Sanlam asook deur 'n onderhoud met Van Zyl. Die finale hoofstuk beval afleidings i.v.m die leierskapseienskappe en -styl van Van Zyl en sy leierskapsbenadering soos vergelyk met die teoretiese benadering bestudeer. Die navorser is van die opinie dat belangrike lesse geleer kan word vanaf die studie van Van Zyl se leierskaps eienskappe en -styl en dat dit toegepas sal kan word as moderne besigheids beginsels vir leiers. Die bevindinge van die studie het getoon dat Van Zyl eienskappe van die meeste van die leierskapsteoriee wat bestudeer is in die studie betoon. Dit sluit eienskappe in van n situasionele leier, 'n transformasionele leier, n vlak vyf leier en 'n emosionele intelligente leier. Hierdie bevindinge word onderskraag deur die literatuur oor leierskap en die navorser is van die opinie dat hierdie eienskappe hom in n goeie posisie plaas vir die transformasie en strategiese herposisionering van Sanlam.

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Barr, Stewart Wilson. "Factors influencing household attitudes and behaviours towards waste management in Exeter, Devon." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341186.

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Kutlu, Funda. "The Effect Of Bullying Management Training On Bullying Behaviours Of Elementary School Students." Phd thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12606249/index.pdf.

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The present study consists of two phases. The first phase includes the development of the Turkish Bully Scale to identify bully, victim and bully/victim groups and to describe the incidence of bullying among the elementary school students. The second phase of the study evaluates the effect of the Bullying Management Training Program on reducing bullying behaviours of bully/victim elementary school students. In the development of the Bully Scale a pilot (N=453, sixth grade students) and a main study (N=519, sixth grade students) were conducted to examine the validity evidence and the reliability estimates. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses were used to analyse the validity evidence and the reliability of the Bully Scale, which is used for the selection of the subjects. In the second phase of the study, an experimental 3 x 2 design with one training and two control groups was used to investigate the effectiveness of Bullying Management Training Program. The 19-item Bully Scale including a self-report (N=367) and peer nomination (N= 396) forms were administered to a sample of the 7th grade students. The training program was conducted with the bully/victim group. Contrary to the expectation, the results of repeated measures ANCOVA analyses were not significant, except for the victimization scores of the peer nomination form. The post hoc analyses did not indicate a significant difference for the victimization score between the training and two control groups. The Bullying Management training was not found as an effective technique to reduce bully/victim students&rsquo
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Brinson, David Raymond. "The Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes: changing exercise behaviours for better health." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Health Sciences, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1409.

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New Zealand is currently in the midst of a diabetes epidemic and it has become clear that the increasing prevalence of obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are inextricably linked to this escalating health crisis. Extensive research has long made clear that people of all ages can enhance their health by incorporating moderate levels of physical activity as part of their normal daily routine and physical activity is now recognised as a major therapeutic modality for type 2 diabetes. Despite such evidence, most people in the western world do not engage in sufficient regular physical activity and there remains a paucity of evidence that elucidates effective methods of achieving the required behaviour change over time. This study set out to demonstrate meaningful correlations between the psychosocial constructs optimism, exercise self-efficacy, goal-directness, stage of change, anxiety and depression, the biochemical measures HbA1c and BMI and also the behavioural outcomes of general physical activity and physical exercise participation, all within a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic population. Participants (n=30, newly diagnosed adults with type 2 diabetes; mean age 61.46 years; BMI 31.43 Kg/mÃ‚Â²[range 18.8-50.95 Kg/mÃ‚Â²]) were recruited from attendees of the Christchurch Diabetes Centre's education seminars. The recruitment strategy was designed to search out diabetic patients as near as practicable to the point in time when they first became cognisant of their disease state. A battery of instruments was assembled into a researcher-administered retrospective questionnaire and this was completed with all subjects at baseline and again at six month follow-up. Additional data comprised subject's demographics and selected bio-chemical measures (subject height, weight, and blood Haemoglobin A1c). Descriptive, correlational and qualitative statistics were evaluated. The level of physical activity reported was significantly less than is required to facilitate the biochemical and psychological changes that are generally considered necessary to support optimal health. On average, study participants did not perform their planned physical activity tasks as well as they might have, despite being relatively optimistic and goal-directed at baseline. Many participants clearly indicated an inadequate understanding of exercise modalities and the intensity, duration and frequency of physical activity required to support optimal health. Generally, participants tended to overestimate their physical activity levels. Exercise self-efficacy emerged as an especially important psychological construct, and one that appeared to be among those central to the participants' relationships with physical activity and exercise. The study group demonstrated a relatively high prevalence of low level anxiety and depression, and even at these sub-clinical levels, anxiety and depression were significantly inversely related to optimism, goal-directness, goal-attainment, exercise self-efficacy and stage of change. The study findings illuminate the wide contextual variability among patients who are suffering from the same chronic condition. Further, the implications of conducting detailed pre-assessments of patients' personal characteristics and their psychological profiles, in order to guide intervention tailoring, are also outlined and discussed. Areas for future research are highlighted. In conclusion, meso and macro-level policy implications are discussed, with reference to an array of the broader determinants of health.

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Meehan, Sean Alphonsus. "Market orientation : values, behaviours, performance; a cross sectional study of UK businesses." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267702.

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Patrício, Rita Sofia Diniz. "Behavioural assessment impacts on the performance results." Master's thesis, NSBE - UNL, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/10310.

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A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
This study examines the relationship between the behaviours assessed in a performance management system and the performed results achieved by the employees. It also studies the interdependency among the different behaviours assessed to the workers. The quantitative research used statistical methods such as: correlation matrix, factorial analysis, and multiple and simple regression methodologies. A sample of N=129, was collected from the data base of a bank institution's commercial department in order to acquire the results of the performance assessment. The results were quite enlightening as they show a strong relationship among the competences assessed. It also shows that only few of them are related with the performance results. The factorial analysis output shows an unique factor which explains more than 73% of the different competences' total variances assessed by the performance management. The performance results do not demonstrate a relation with all the assessed behaviours. Even though, some of them jointly, generate an impact on the performance results, which is demonstrated by a multiple regression analysis.

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Zortea, Elisabeth, and n/a. "Refining an entrepreneurial orientation and its impact on driving markets behaviours." University of Otago. Department of Marketing, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20061108.145532.

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Firms adopting an entrepreneurial orientation (EO) can be described as firms that take risks, are proactive in pursuing opportunities, compete aggressively with their industry rivals, launch products that change market boundaries and market behaviour, and grant employees autonomy to facilitate the generation of such radical innovation. Although an EO has been widely investigated in entrepreneurship research, only a few attempts have been undertaken to refine and broaden the EO construct since its development in the early 1980s. The two characteristics competitive aggressiveness and autonomy have only recently been added to an EO. This thesis argues that more components should be incorporated to achieve a more comprehensive EO construct: opportunity recognition, growth commitment and organisational learning. The current thesis suggests that an EO, as it is currently acknowledged in the literature, is in need of further refinement. More specifically, a detailed examination of the construct reveals several inconsistencies such as equivocal EO definitions (actual entrepreneurial behaviours and practices vs. propensities to act entrepreneurially), ambiguous EO components and poorly operationalised scales. Furthermore, the psychometric properties of an EO have not been clearly specified (unidimensional vs. multidimensional, formative vs. reflexive). Due to these discrepancies, this thesis calls for a clearer and more comprehensive discussion of an EO along with a more valid EO scale. One of the consequences of an EO as presented in this thesis is that of driving markets. A firm�s ability to drive markets is considered a vital means with which to achieve firm success and long-term survival. Firms that drive markets engage in radical innovation, shape the needs of current and future customers, and change the market structure they are operating in. Unfortunately, however, firms often focus too closely on current customers and their needs, competitors and market conditions - that is, are market-driven. Instead of altering the composition of a market and/or the behaviours of market players, market-driven firms work within the confines of their markets, promoting incremental innovation rather than radical innovation. Despite the importance of driving markets behaviours for firm success, there is little theoretical and empirical evidence to support how driving markets behaviours can be achieved. In order to address this gap, this thesis calls upon an EO as one possible antecedent of driving markets behaviours. Thus, following the development of an improved EO construct, this thesis then moves to establish a theoretical framework that describes an EO and its impact on driving markets/market-driven behaviours. To help establish an EO�s predictive validity, the framework is further enriched by adding a market orientation (MO), thereby comparing and contrasting both an EO and a MO in relation to driving markets and market-driven behaviours The data used for this research is based upon a study of 836 New Zealand firms. Confirmatory factor analysis is used to test for unidimensionality and to set up stable measurement models for all constructs in question. Structural equation modeling is then applied to examine an EO�s psychometric properties and the relationship between an EO, a MO and driving markets/market-driven behaviours. The findings indicate that an EO is a multidimensional and formative construct, yet with only four contributing dimensions (R&D, proactiveness, autonomy, and growth commitment). It is further shown that an EO has a very strong direct impact on driving markets behaviours and also influences such behaviours considerably more than a MO. The same can be said about an EO�s effect on market-driven behaviours. A MO�s direct impact on driving markets/market-driven behaviours is somewhat diminished by the suppressive negative effects of the responsiveness dimension of the MO construct, particularly on driving markets behaviours. Subsequent analysis shows that unlike an EO, a MO does not lead to driving markets behaviours, but rather to market-driven behaviours. In contrast, an EO is found to represent a more balanced approach, since it triggers both driving markets and market-driven behaviours.

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Alhaddad, Masalek. "Career self-management in ascription culture." Thesis, Brunel University, 2014. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8746.

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The main aim of this thesis is to investigate whether theories of career self-management, developed in the USA and Western countries, apply in cultures which are different, such as ascription cultures, giving an example of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Career self-management, here, is conceptualized based on independence and having control in organising career management through setting a strategy and collecting information about career opportunities to achieve personal goals. Although there is increasing emphasis on the ‘new’ career, very few studies offer systematic information about whether careers are perceived in the new or traditional form and which is more appropriate for people in developing countries (for example, the Kingdom of Bahrain). On the other hand, scholars argue that although there is a need for career self-management the notion, yet, lacks critical evaluation where the promoting or limiting factors to its enactment lack research, particularly in developing countries (for example, the Kingdom of Bahrain). The country chosen for study is the Kingdom of Bahrain because its culture is characterised as 'ascription' and no career self-management research has been conducted in this context. The study adopts a qualitative approach to uncover the research questions. The semi-structured interviews are designed to collect and analyse data for two organisations (i.e. EWA and GARMCO) where each organisation’s findings are compared with the other. To cover a fair population and sampling in a country small in size and population, two organisations in two sectors have been selected that are the main sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain which consist of large workforce populations. Each organisation encompasses 19 managers from different departments and one Human Resources manager (total of 20 managers in each case). The forty managers from the two sectors are randomly selected, taking into consideration the managers’ occupations and functions.

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Bumbudsanpharoke, Wimolpat. "Behaviours and attitudes in the management of nonpoint source pollution : Ping River Basin, Thailand." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4741.

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Agricultural nonpoint source pollution is recognised as a major cause of water pollution. The characteristics of nonpoint source pollution suggest that an efficient approach should focus on a source control and hence land-use management. Recently, the concept of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) has been advanced as an efficient market-based approach to protect in-stream water quality, while simultaneously supporting agriculture. Farmers can be rewarded for the adoption of certain ‘Best Management Practices’ (BMPs) in farming systems. But little is known about the adoption of BMPs in the context of Thai agriculture. This thesis examines the adoption of twelve BMPs on citrus farms in the Ping river basin in northern Thailand. In the context of potential PES development, three studies were undertaken using frameworks from economics and psychology. The first study used a bottom-up engineering approach to estimate economic costs of twelve BMPs at the farm-scale. The total annualised costs, including installation, maintenance, and land opportunity costs of each BMP were compared. The results indicated that land opportunity cost was the largest proportion of total costs. These estimates provided a basis for discussion on how the farmers’ perception of cost may influence their stated adoption intention. The second study used the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), to investigate farmers’ intentions on adoption of twelve BMPs. A survey of 218 citrus farmers was undertaken in the application. Descriptive statistics and frequency of BMP selection were presented. The results showed that soil analysis was the most preferred BMP. A graphical analysis of other preferred measures suggested that these were not always consistent with the known cost information derived (above) and thus farmers’ perceived costs might not be the most important factor influencing adoption decisions. Further analysis based on TPB investigated other factors thought to be significant in farmers’ decision-making. Other potential external and psychological factors influencing adoption were investigated using a multinomial logistic model. The results indicated that the probability of adopting BMPs was associated with other psychological factors and external factors, rather than perceived costs. The significant psychological factors were farmers’ attitudes towards consumers and perception about farm returns, while the significant external factors were, for example, access to information and contribution of family labour to farm workload. The third study was based on the application of Q-Methodology, and aimed to obtain a deeper understanding of farmers’ perception towards BMPs. Seventy two participants were purposively selected from the 218 TPB observations. The results revealed four distinctive farmer groups holding different perceptions towards BMPs. The four groups were conservationist, traditionalist, disinterested, and risk-averse. These provided a specific segmentation to guide policy towards influencing attitudes and behaviours. The results suggested that farmers were not motivated solely by a profit maximisation goal. Overall, key findings from these three studies revealed some fundamental requirements for developing a water-related PES programme. These were: i) factors affecting eligibility to participate; ii) factors affecting desire to participate; and iii) factors affecting ability to participate. This information provided the basis for a set of recommendations addressing the development of the water-related PES programme in the Ping river basin.

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Bird, Laura. "Weight management for people with learning disabilities : direct care staff understanding and helping behaviours." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2015. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/13908/.

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This study explored the application of Weiner’s attribution models of helping behaviour to care staff working with overweight people with learning disabilities. Staff were asked to have a client in mind who was significantly overweight and to complete self-reports of their attributions, affect, optimism and willingness to help the person with their weight. The study found that staff rated their clients’ weight as being attributed slightly more to internal factors than external factors, being low in controllability and high in stability. Staff reported low levels of positive and negative emotion but high levels of sympathy, optimism and willingness to help. No associations were found between attributions or affect and willingness to help. Only optimism was associated with willingness to help. The findings did not support the applicability of Weiner’s attribution models to staff supporting overweight people with learning disabilities. These findings contribute to the inconsistent literature on the applicability of Weiner’s model to staff helping in LD services. Future research should clarify whether willingness to help relates to effective health helping strategies and to explore this further in service contexts. The clinical implications for staff training include enhancing staff’s optimism in health change and providing skills in constructively engaging client’s in healthier behaviours.

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Bonniface, Leesa N. "A drop in the bucket: Collective efficacy perceptions affect waste minimising behaviours." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/7.

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The goal of this thesis was to inform a social marketing effort designed to increase environmentally friendly behaviours in an effort to ensure a more sustainable future. This study attempted to gain a better understanding of the discrepancy that exists between pro-environmental concerns and pro-environmental actions by exploring efficacy perceptions. Efficacy beliefs were compared for three groups of individuals: 1) environmentally active/members of an environmental group; 2) environmentally active/not members of an environmental group; 3) environmentally inactive and not members of an environmental group. Six focus groups were conducted and interviewees were recruited from the Earth Carers' organisation and the suburb of Subiaco in Western Australia. The results indicated that having confidence in one's ability to perform waste minimising activities (self-efficacy) and believing that one's own actions are effective in reducing waste (solution efficacy) were related to being environmentally active and belonging to a defined environmental group.

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Krowinska, Agata. "Fifty shades of consumer engagement : an exploration of factors influencing digital natives' brand-related consumer engagement behaviours on Facebook." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2017. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1034828.

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Grounded in a constructivist paradigm, this thesis contributes to an emerging body of scholarship on the consumer engagement concept. In this research, the author conceptualises consumer engagement on social networking sites as a one-dimensional behavioural notion expressed by visible manifestations such as likes, comments and shares - referred to by scholars as consumer engagement behaviours. Although studies on consumer engagement in thecontext of social networking sites have increased over the past few years, current research often fails to provide frameworks that would adequately reflect the interactive nature of those behaviours. In particular, little knowledge exists about why consumers decide to engage with brands or branded content on these online platforms. This thesis addresses this gap by exploring key factors that influence digital natives' brand-related consumer engagement behaviours in the context of Facebook. Findings of this research are based on 25 event-based diaries that were completed by a sample of digital natives who recorded their brand-related engagement behaviours over a period of 11 weeks and from 25 follow-up semi-structured interviews. The data captured by the above-mentioned diary interview method allowed the author to gain rich insights into brand-related consumer engagement behaviours. Furthermore, the diary and interview method is used in this context for the first time which provides a unique methodological contribution. This thesis offers an original contribution to current scholarship on consumer engagement behaviours by introducing three new frameworks, namely: Categories of Effective Creative Content Practices on Facebook, an Integrated Framework of Factors Influencing Positive Brand-Related Engagement Behaviours on Facebook, and an Integrative Framework of Factors influencing Negative Brand-Related Consumer Engagement Behaviours on Facebook. Collectively, as well as individually, these frameworks enhance current theoretical knowledge on the concept by offering a more comprehensive overview of reasons behind brand-related consumer engagement behaviours on Facebook, which can also contribute to practice by assisting social media brand managers in improving current engagement strategies.

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Atkinson, L. "A multi-perspective examination of women's engagement with weight management behaviours and services during pregnancy." Thesis, Coventry University, 2016. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/24b6dc26-843f-48e8-92b8-7a0d35ab937f/1.

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This portfolio presents a unique and significant body of research which together provides a substantial, original description and analysis of women’s engagement with weight management behaviours and services during pregnancy. This body of research examines this topic from multiple perspectives, concluding with a detailed interpretative study which sheds light on the deep-rooted determinants of women’s weight-related behaviours during pregnancy. All outputs are articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals: Article one describes an evaluation of the acceptability of an individual, home-based perinatal weight management service, based on a qualitative examination of the experiences of obese women who used the service during pregnancy. The findings showed that women valued the support they received from the service, and highlighted home visits, personalised advice and regular weight monitoring as beneficial, while suggesting that more frequent appointments and practical support with target behaviours would enhance the service. Article two describes a qualitative study of the views and experiences of obese women who had declined or disengaged from the service evaluated in article one. The study identified the referral experience as key to women’s decisions to decline participation, highlighting the need for midwives and other health professionals to have detailed knowledge of the service and training on how to sensitively offer this additional support. Findings also demonstrated that some obese women lacked the confidence or capability to successfully change weight-related behaviours, even with support, leading them to disengage from the service. Article three compares and combines qualitative data obtained from two sets of midwives, each referring women to either a one to one, home-based weight management service, or a group, community-based weight management service, to explore how midwives approach the referral with obese and overweight women, and their views of women’s responses to being offered a referral. Findings highlighted the important role midwives play as gatekeepers to weight management services and raised questions regarding how midwives approach the referral process within the wider context of the maternal obesity issue. The findings also suggest that services might improve uptake through addressing pragmatic and motivational barriers, and through better communication with their referral agents. Article four describes analysis of qualitative data collected from women who declined a referral to a group, community-based weight management service during their pregnancy, specifically exploring their views on being referred to the service by their midwife. In contrast to the findings described in article two, women in this study reported finding the referral acceptable, and that they expected to receive information about such services from their midwife. The more positive response of these women could be attributed to a number of potential factors, including; an increase in women’s awareness of the risks of maternal obesity, an increase in midwives’ confidence and skill to raise the issue of weight in the time elapsed between the two studies, or a different approach to making the referral between the two services. Article five reports the findings of a qualitative study using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) which sought to explore in detail the lived experience of a first pregnancy and the process of making decisions about diet and physical activity during this time. The article aimed to further illuminate the multiple and significant barriers to adopting positive dietary and physical activity behaviours during pregnancy, and to challenge the commonly cited belief that ‘pregnancy is a good time for behaviour change’ by examining women’s experiences with specific reference to the model of ‘Teachable Moments’ (McBride, Emmons, & Lipkus 2003). While partially supporting the model, the results also indicated that women with healthy, uncomplicated conception and pregnancy experiences base their diet and physical activity choices primarily on automatic judgements, physical sensations and perceptions of what pregnant women are supposed to do, which in turn suggests limited opportunity for antenatal health professionals to intervene and subsequently influence behaviour. These accumulated findings suggest that there is much that can be done to increase obese women’s engagement with maternal weight management behaviours and services. Service providers and commissioners could draw on these findings to design services which better meet the needs of many obese women, such as receiving personalised support, at a time and location convenient for them, and providing regular weight monitoring. There are also implications for health professionals’ education and clinical practice, with findings indicating that midwives would benefit from further training and better information about the weight management services they are asked to refer to, in order to make referrals more evidence-based and increase their confidence to advocate for the service to women who might benefit. Finally, the work presented in this portfolio further informs our understanding of the psychosocial determinants of women’s weight-related behaviour during pregnancy. It suggests that researchers and practitioners should consider how to tackle the largely socially learned, sub-optimal behaviour patterns that are often established in early pregnancy and how to activate more reflective decision-making in relation to diet, physical activity and weight management. The portfolio also includes critical reflection on each of the outputs and the contribution of each unique study to the development of the author into an independent and expert researcher, and concludes with suggestions for future research.

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Jackson, Linda. "Food safety management and associated food handler behaviours in a prominent South African entertainment facility." Thesis, [Bloemfontein?] : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/143.

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Thesis (M. Tech. Environmental health) -- Central University of technology, Free State, 2011
Millions of people in South Africa eat out every day, utilising the food service sector. Although the lack of an effective reporting system makes it difficult to know how many of these people suffer from food-borne illness, statistics from the developed countries show that this number may be significant. There is, therefore, the need to ensure that the food service sector, which encompasses fast food outlets, hotels and similar accommodation outlets offering food and beverage services, restaurants, caterers, etc., implement effective food safety management systems. Internationally, the trend has been that food safety management systems should be based on the internationally accepted Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles. In South Africa, the implementation of HACCP as a food safety management system has been driven by international trade requirements where foods are exported to countries such as the European Union or the United States of America. A national regulation requiring HACCP implementation was promulgated in 2003, but compliance is not yet required for the food service sector. Currently, neither of the above mentioned factors put adequate pressure on the food service sector to implement formal food safety management systems. However, increasing international tourism and the hosting of international sporting events has brought this sector under scrutiny. Food handlers have been implicated in many outbreaks of food-borne illness and much research has been done to investigate causal factors in this regard. Food handler training has been proposed as a strategy to improve food safety practices. However, research has shown that the traditional provision of food safety and food hygiene knowledge does not equate to improved food safety behaviours. Some authors postulate that the organisational context, created largely by the management of an organisation, is of greater significance than training. Less research is available on these management factors – defined as the situational factors when discussing organisational culture, or defined as enabling and reinforcing factors when discussing food handler behaviour. This study commenced with the hypothesis that food handlers are not able to implement the correct food safety behaviours in the absence of sufficient management support. This support would require appropriate policies regarding food safety, the provision of training and infrastructure and enforcing the correct behaviours by line management, as a minimum. The aim of this study was to investigate and assess the role of line management in relation to food safety at a prominent South African entertainment facility. In order to achieve this, the following objectives were defined for the study: to conduct a qualitative assessment of the role of management in food safety, to assess the role of management in the provision of food safety training and to assess the role of management in the provision of a basic hygiene infrastructure at the study site in order to allow food handlers to carry out the correct behaviours. The objective of conducting a qualitative study of management practices, policies and resource provision with respect to food safety revealed that there was no formal evidence of management commitment to food safety other than the recent provision of food handler training. The findings also indicated a lack of a formal management system for food safety at the study site. In the exploratory survey of food safety training and knowledge, results showed that only 60 % of staff in the survey had received training. This indicates that at the time of the survey, the study site did not fully comply with the minimum legal requirements for food handler training. The results of the employee survey further indicated that employees were aware of the importance of hand washing although it was not possible to determine whether this knowledge was as a result of the training intervention or prior knowledge. Many of the supervisors were not yet trained in food safety and the impact of the food safety training intervention on related behaviours at the site will require further in-depth assessment. Upon investigating the food hygiene infrastructure provided at the study site to allow food handlers to carry out the correct behaviours, findings indicated that although the personnel hygiene programme addressed most of best practice requirements in design, the implementation of the hand washing requirements was not aligned with accepted norms due to the lack of sufficient hand wash basins. The provision of facilities such as sufficient and conveniently located hand wash basins is a management function and findings suggest that, as a priority, management should ensure that they are not contributing to the lack of implementation of the correct food safety behaviours of food handlers as a result of failing to provide the necessary resources. The results of this study should be of value in the food service sector, specifically hotel kitchens, as a guideline to ensure that management plays an effective role in facilitating food safety management systems. A robust food safety and food hygiene training programme for all levels of the organisation is essential in ensuring adequate knowledge of food safety hazards and correct practices. Training should be supported by daily supervision of food safety controls, management commitment and a work environment that supports the implementation of the correct behaviours. Literature has shown that undesirable practices are often deeply rooted in kitchen culture. It has further been commented that culture changes require a top-down approach which usually involves working with the leadership of the organisation. Important policies and procedures generally originate from the management tiers and will always require the concurrence of management in providing resources, altering priorities or otherwise changing how things are done in the organisation. The results of this study are invaluable in highlighting areas in an organisation that could be targeted to change the kitchen culture. Such changes are primarily the responsibility of management. Ultimately, this study endeavours to contribute to the body of knowledge pointing to the role of social-behavioural aspects in ensuring food safety and thereby consumer well-being.

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Zhang, Ke. "Exploring the effects of situational factors on deception : from the forming of intentions to the exhibition of nonverbal behaviours." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2014. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/61714/.

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The present research, conducted with the ultimate goal of preventing, detecting, and controlling harmful deception, aims to understand deceptive behaviour by exploring the potential effects of situational factors on interpersonal deception. Given the deliberateness of the deception targeted in this research, the first part focuses on how situational factors influence the early stage of deception, i.e. the forming of intentions and the second part focuses on how situational factors alter the late stage of deception, i.e. the exhibition of behaviours (in this study I target nonverbal behaviours). By conducting six experimental studies in diverse research contexts, this research contributes to the knowledge of deceptive behaviour in four major areas: (1) It reveals that the situational factor of the probability associated with receiving negative outcomes for deceiving influences deception from the forming of intentions to the exhibition of nonverbal behaviours. (2) It shows that situational factors enhancing the fundamental psychological processes of deception (i.e. emotion, cognitive effort, and attempted behavioural control) can consequently alter deceptive intentions as well as elicit nonverbal indicators associated with these processes. (3) Specifically, the findings suggest that people tend to deceive when they perceive serious negative impact for themselves if not doing so, and such a trend is moderated by the extent of the negative impact in relation to the victims of their deception. (4) The findings also partially support my proposition that explains deception leakages using the failure of self-regulation of behaviour led by ego-depletion, which suggests that self-regulation failure is a key part of the cognitive mechanism behind the behavioural leakages of deception. This research also benefits practitioners with the understanding regarding deceptive behaviour in a range of contexts, as well as providing useful information about the situational factors that can influence deceptive intentions and behaviours.

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Ockenden, Holly. "Women’s Knowledge, Behaviours and Dietary Patterns Contributing to Excess Weight Gain In Pregnancy." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34261.

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Background: The number of women considered overweight (OW) and obese (OB) in Canada has steadily increased over the past thirty years. In addition, there has also been a rise in the amount of weight women gain during pregnancy. Many adverse pregnancy outcomes are associated with maternal overweight, obesity and/or excessive gestational weight gain (GWG), which have been widely studied and reported. In 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) developed healthy GWG guidelines, based on trial and observational evidence, that provide BMI-related weight gain targets. This evidence has shown that weight gain within the guidelines results in better health outcomes for the mother and baby, during pregnancy, as well as postpartum. Objectives: (1) To address diet quality and patterns using data collected from the Maternal Obesity Management (MOM) Intervention Trial, and (2) Develop and validate a comprehensive web-based questionnaire that can be used in a future study to examine women’s knowledge of the IOM GWG guidelines, dietary recommendations, physical activity (PA) practices, as well as other lifestyle habits. Methods: (1) Exploratory pooled analysis of dietary data from Maternal Obesity Management (MOM) trial - To identify diet quality of women who exceeded (EX) versus did not exceed (NEX) the 2009 IOM pregnancy weight gain targets. Participants (n=50) completed 7-day food records at 3 points during pregnancy (baseline (V1: 12-20 weeks), between 26-28 weeks (V2) and between, 36-40 weeks (V3). Data were analyzed in ESHA Food Processor Program and SPSS (version 13) to see if there was any difference found in diet between EX and NEX women. (2) Development and validation of a comprehensive maternal health questionnaire aimed to establish gaps in women’s behaviours and perceptions of the IOM GWG guidelines - An expert panel was consulted in the development of questionnaire constructs and items to gain content validity of the questionnaire. After multiple phases of questionnaire development and revisions, a 14-day test re-test validation pilot study was conducted to establish test re-test validity. Results: (1) In the EX and NEX analysis, significant decreases were found in total energy intake, including fat and protein, across pregnancy in the NEX GWG group. Significant group-by-time interaction was also found for energy intake and protein. (2) Most constructs included in the electronic maternal (EMat) Health questionnaire all proved to have sufficient test re-test validity via correlation analysis. Conclusion: In order to address the knowledge gaps regarding excess weight and changes in dietary habits during pregnancy, it is beneficial to explore pregnant women's knowledge and behaviours regarding these issues and collect information on what women report as barriers and facilitators to gestational weight management. The conclusions drawn from both of these studies may inform future interventions, as well as indicate where further education strategies are needed.

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Salame, David. "Active Portfolio Managers: Behaviours and Approaches : A qualitative study of behavioural approaches towards markets in active management of mutual funds in Sweden." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-34345.

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The field of behavioural finance remains to be a major criticizer to the efficient market hypothesis, claiming all humans of being rational. Some argues for the lack of behavioural aspects of investors being a main cause to the financial crisis of 2008, due to tendencies of them following same investment paths. Understanding investors’ sights and approaches is important as behavioural differences can contribute to further enhancements in the financial markets. This study examines the approaches towards the financial markets of managers of actively managed mutual funds in Sweden. By interviewing six managers of actively managed mutual funds, representative conclusions could be drawn, although, not statistically significant as for the lack of supporting numbers of significance. Representatively for the participants in this thesis, the overall estimation of the markets is considered to be efficient to some extent, but do occasionally indicate for having flaws, of which the managers are taken advantage of. Behaving rationally was found to be representative when deciding what and when to invest. Confidence have been proven to be a common attribute among the managers influencing their decisions and investments. You obtain less without confidence than you would have with it. Although, too much confidence can be damageable. There is no point of thinking of hindsight as afterthoughts does not change your past decision.
Beteendefinansiering som ämne är än idag en stor del av kritiken mot den effektiva marknadshypotesen som antar att alla människor är rationella i sitt beteende. Vissa påstår att de bristande beteendemässiga aspekterna är nästintill en huvudanledning till varför finanskrisen 2008 blev som det blev på grund av tendensen av att flertalet investerare följer samma spår. Att förstå hur investerare ser och angriper finansiella marknader är viktigt då det vidare kan möjliggöra för förbättringar på dem marknaderna. Denna studie undersöker förvaltares angreppssätt mot marknader för aktivt förvaltade fonder i Sverige. Genom att intervjua sex förvaltare för aktivt förvaltade fonder har representativa slutsatser kunnat dras, dock inte signifikanta, då metodologin brister i signifikanta siffror som stöd. Respondenternas syn på marknaden antas vara effektiv överlag, men som emellanåt indikerar för ineffektivitet. Att bete sig rationellt resulterade även det för att vara representativt gällande i vad och när man ska investera. Självförtroende i det man som förvaltare sysslar med på en daglig basis är viktigt att ha och är bevisat, dock inte med signifikant stöd av siffror, vara ett gemensamt attribut bland förvaltarna. Har man inte självförtroende som fondförvaltare kan det leda till brister, likt om man har för gott sådant. Det är heller ingen idé att tänka på vad man borde göra i efterhand då sådana eftersläpande tankar inte kan påverka dåtida beslut.

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Bäckström, Ingela. "On the Relationship between Sustainable Health and Quality Management : Leadership and organizational behaviours from Swedish organizations." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för teknik och hållbar utveckling, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-8985.

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Sickness absence not only causes significant costs for organizations but also leads to other negative consequences for individuals and societies. Previous research has shown that working with organizational values within Quality Management affects job satisfaction and results in increased profitability and customer satisfaction. There would, in addition, seem to be great gains if managers, by working with Quality Management, can manage to establish sustainable health among co-workers. The purpose of the research described in this thesis was to examine how Quality Management could be practised in order to support sustainable health among co-workers and what it is within Quality Management that influences sustainable co-worker health. Accordingly, the purpose was also to contribute to the understanding of the relation between sustainable health and Quality Management. To fulfil this purpose, three research questions were asked. The results are described in three parts related to the three research questions and are the product of six case studies carried out in seven different organizations. Interviews with managers and workshops with co-workers were carried out to investigate how Quality Management can be practised within organizations in order to promote sustainable co-worker health. These investigations took place in four organizations that had received awards. Three had been awarded for their excellence in leadership, work environment and co-workership, along with improved profitability; one for its successful implementation of quality programmes. The results are descriptions of methodologies, behaviours, values and organization structure used by the organizations to support sustainable health. These are exemplified with practical examples. The methodologies, behaviours, values, and organizational structure are considered possible for other organizations to adopt and all of them are already supported in the quality, management and leadership literature. Support from the health literature is also found for most of the behaviours, methodologies, values, and organizational structure. Surveys and focus groups interviews were carried out in five different organizations in order to find out what is of most importance when practising Quality Management in order to influence sustainable co-worker health. The results pointed to ‘Leadership Commitment’ as the most central of the values for achieving sustainable health among the co-workers. Furthermore, the values ‘Continuous Improvements’, ‘Participation of Everybody’ and ‘Customer Orientation’ were found to be related to sustainable health among the co-workers. The values ‘Leadership Commitment’ and the value ‘Participation of Everybody’ were then further elaborated to find aspects of importance for sustainable co-worker health. From the value ‘Leadership Commitment’ four aspects were extracted. These were labelled ‘Empathy’, ‘Presence and Communication’, ‘Integrity’, and ‘Continuity’. The results showed relations between the value ‘Leadership Commitment’ within Quality Management and sustainable health among the co-workers. Thus it is essential for leaders to work in accordance with that value to achieve results in the work towards sustainable co-worker health. The results indicate that this requires management and leadership that are characterized by the aspects above. The leaders have to: • Really understand the co-workers and their work situation. • Be present and available for co-workers and communicate with them. • Act as a role model, be fair and keep their promises. • Stay in their positions long enough to build up trust and confidence. The value ‘Participation of Everybody’ has also been shown to be related to sustainable health among the co-workers. This indicates that it is important to work in accordance with that value in the struggle to achieve sustainable health among the co-workers. The results imply that this value is characterized by the aspects ‘Development’, ‘Influence’ and ‘Being informed’. This could be done by: • Giving the co-workers opportunities to develop their skills and develop personally. • Letting the co-workers influence their work situation and taking suggestions and proposals from them seriously. • Having good communication within the whole organization. To manage this; the managers have to delegate more and empower the co-workers. These results were then further elaborated within another organization in order to develop a measurement approach that can clarify the extent to which the values, ‘Leadership Commitment’ and ‘Participation of Everybody’ permeate an organization. The developed measurement approach can be used to clarify the extent to which the organization is practising the health-promoting values within Quality Management and in what areas improvement is needed to increase co-worker health. The approach can also help the organization to detect those shortcomings within the management which are important for co-worker well-being. The developed measurement approach can be used to establish and enhance co-worker health by improving their well-being, satisfaction and motivation.

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Zhang, Xiaoxing. "Organisational development : values and the sustainable workplace." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2009. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10757.

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Organisations exist. An organisation is not just a group of people, a workplace, a structure or system; it is a combination of these and many other aspects involved in its operation. In recent years, the nature and needs of organisations have changed dramatically, challenging them to rethinking how they organise themselves and accomplish their goals in a sustainable manner. This is an important, but not easy, task. The research presented in this thesis aims to contribute to organisational development theory and practice, in terms of how to articulate collective organisational values, and upon which to establish a sustainable workplace framework to govern and improve organisational performance. The research was undertaken in two phases. Phase 1 focused on researching organisational values, which is considered as a critical step towards the development of sustainable workplaces. A values and behaviours study was conducted in the UK offices of the sponsoring company. Schwartz's values survey instrument and values theory are, for the first time, applied extensively in an organisational context, as opposed to the comparative intercultural research conducted at the national/cultural level. The study used a structured, mixed methods approach which Involved virtually all employees, whose values profiles were collected and analysed through an organisation-wide survey. Follow-up workshops and post workshop activities with a company Values Group faCilitated the sharing of common values; they then helped staff representatives develop their own organisational values statements, independent of senior management, before a final stage of negotiation. Meanwhile, a set of core-values-related workplace behaviours and relevant mechanisms were identified and communicated across the whole organisation. The core organisational values are fundamental in governing the workplace behaviours, and the mechanisms represented desirable work practices. This values-based approach facilitated the identification of the grassroots demand for continuous improvement of workplace environmental, social and economic performances, hence formed a foundation for the development of sustainable workplaces. The findings from the first phase revealed the core values of the organisation, highlighted the importance of applying the principles of sustainable development to the workplace context, which prompted further research into the nature of a sustainable workplace (phase 2). Although there is an increasing interest in sustainable workplace development, as an emerging and fast developing area, the body of research is still fragmented and unbalanced. In order to establish a holistic and balanced approach to the development of sustainable workplaces, available guidance documents were systematically categorised, compared and synthesised within a clear framework, to facilitate easy understanding and practice. This revealed that, at present, emphasis tends to be placed on environmental impacts arising from workplace activities, and hence the promotion of environmental awareness among the workforce. Whilst this may be appropriate in itself, it is of concern that other key aspects of sustainable development (Le. social and economic aspects) have been overlooked to a significant extent. A sustainable workplace framework was therefore established which provides a balanced approach for governing all aspects of the workplace development. The data obtained from phase 1 not only highlighted the need for such a balanced approach, but also inform the identification and prioritisation of the indicators within the framework, which offer useful measures for organisational behaviours. Meanwhile, the framework can be used as a tool to facilitate the integration of values into workplace development. The research concludes that to develop an organisation in a sustainable manner, a set of collective organisational values must be articulated, which will serve as guiding principles of work place behaviours and practices, and therefore dictate workplace performance. The shaping of collective organisational values should be based on a clear understanding and communication of employees' personal values, and that Schwartz's circumplex model of human values and associated survey instrument are helpful neutral framing devices to initiate and structure such a debate. As all the elements of sustainability are rooted in values, the identification of the collective organisational values could be considered as a critical step towards the development of sustainable workplaces. Furthermore, the research highlighted that the sustainable workplace is a multidimensional concept which requires holistic thinking. The conceptual framework developed in this research joins together the key aspects/criteria of sustainable workplaces, with the aim to balance the workplace environmental, social and economic performances. By linking the organisational values and related key business issues to workplace sustainable development criteria, the development towards sustainable workplaces could consequently enhance organisational values, therefore improving organisational perfonnance as well as employees' quality of life at work.

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Roberts, Joanne. "Lean management pilosophy and its impact on employee attitudes and perfomance : the critical role of first line supervisors." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/5409.

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Abstract : Using a quantitative research design and survey data from 83 supervisor - employee dyads working in North American facilities of a large multinational healthcare organization, this study explores the critical role of first line supervisors in a lean environment. Many organizations have adopted the Toyota Production System (TPS, also known as lean management or the Toyota Way) in an effort to improve organizational effectiveness. Implementation success has been surprisingly limited. The predominantly negative effects documented in the scientific literature are attributable to the introduction of lean as a series of tools and techniques for cost cutting. In environments that truly manage according to the TPS, all share the belief that the development and participation of all employees is essential to maintain competitiveness. Increased emphasis on teamwork and worker involvement in a lean environment places rising demands on the first - line supervisor. The supervisor role in a lean environment is considered critical and becomes one of encouraging more participation, and creating an environment of continuous improvement. Given that leadership is a complex construct, the current paper uses a multi - domain approach proposed by Graen and Uhl - Bien (1995) to study the effect of empowering leadership behaviours (leader domain), leader - member exchange (relational domain) and psychological empowerment (follower domain) on individual performance (measured as in - role performance and organizational citizenship behaviours) through the mediating variable of job involvement in the work setting. Findings indicate that the role of the first line supervisor in a lean environment is critical. The follower (psychological empowerment) and relational (leader - member exchange) domains of leadership are significant in predicting variations of job involvement in the work setting, and job involvement mediates the relationship between the relation domain variable of leader - member exchange and individual performance (organizational citizenship behaviours targeted at the individual). Empowering leadership behaviours are significantly related and directly related to in - role performance. Development of first line supervisors should emphasize building high quality relationships, facilitating employee psychological empowerment, and demonstrating empowering leadership behaviours in order to enhance involvement in a team setting and individual performance. // Résumé : En utilisant une méthode de recherche quantitative ainsi que les résultats de sondages auprès de 83 dyades superviseur-employé travaillant dans des établissements nord-américains d’une grande organisation multinationale du domaine de la santé, cette étude explore le rôle clé des superviseurs de premier niveau dans un environnement de production « lean ». Plusieurs organisations ont adopté le Système de production Toyota (SPT, aussi connu sous les vocables de « lean management » ou de « méthode Toyota ») dans le but d’améliorer l’efficacité organisationnelle. De façon surprenante, le succès de l’implantation de cette méthode de production s’est montré limité. L’effet négatif prédominant documenté dans la littérature scientifique est attribuable à l’introduction du « lean » comme une série d’outils et de techniques pour réduire les coûts. Dans les environnements véritablement gérés selon le SPT, on partage la croyance que le développement et la participation de tous les employés est essentielle pour maintenir la compétitivité. L’accent sur le travail d’équipe et sur l’implication des travailleurs dans un environnement « lean » place des attentes élevées sur les superviseurs de premier niveau. Le rôle du superviseur dans ce type d’environnement est considéré comme critique et consiste à encourager la participation et la création d’un environnement d’amélioration continue. Étant donné que le leadership est un construit complexe, la présente étude utilise une approche multi-domaines proposée par Graen and Uhl-Bien (1995) pour étudier l’effet des comportements de leadership habilitant (empowering leadership; domaine du leader), de l’échange leader-membre (leader-member exchange; domaine de la relation) et de l’habilitation psychologique (psychological empowerment; domaine de l’employé) sur la performance individuelle (performance dans le rôle et comportements de citoyenneté organisationnelle) via la variable médiatrice de l’implication au travail, et plus spécifiquement dans l’environnement de travail (job involvement in the work setting). Les résultats indiquent que le rôle du superviseur est crucial. Les domaines de leadership de l’employé (c.-à-d. l’habilitation psychologique) et de la relation (c.-à-d. l’échange leader-membre) sont significatifs lorsqu’il s’agit de prévoir les variations de l’implication au travail, et l’implication au travail agit comme médiateur entre les variables des domaines de leadership et la performance individuelle (comportements de citoyenneté organisationnelle). Le développement des superviseurs de premier niveau devrait mettre l’accent sur la formation de relations superviseur-supervisés de grande qualité et faciliter l’habilitation psychologique des employés afin d’encourager l’implication dans le travail d’équipe, et par le fait même, la performance individuelle.

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Gerstner, Kristian. "Views and behaviours of municipal actors relating to climate change and water management: the case of local municipal water management and social networks." Master's thesis, Faculty of Science, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31072.

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Climate change is projected to impact the hydrological cycle and have a negative effect on water supply. In South Africa, water to the end user is supplied by local municipalities, and thus municipalities are likely to benefit from adapting to these climate impacts. This research aims to understand the views and behaviours of local municipal actors towards water management and climate change, and how these views and behaviours influence the resilience of their water supply system in the face of climate change. A secondary aim of the thesis was to determine if the advice networks, where the actors receive the bulk of their information from, influenced the actor’s views and behaviours around water management, climate change, and adaptation, using a social network approach. The study area focused on five local municipalities in the West Coast District of South Africa. This research made use of a mixed methods approach, utilising both qualitative and quantitative data, obtained using semi-structured interviews with a structured component. Qualitative data were used to collect water management-related views and behaviours of municipal actors, whilst quantitative data were collected to determine social network characteristics. The views and behaviours on water demand and supply management of the actors interviewed tended to differ. Actors’ views on ideal water management approaches were more concerned with the long-term sustainability of water resources through raising awareness and managing existing infrastructure better. Actor’s preferred behaviours however focused on immediate relief to water shortages, by augmenting existing supply and enforcing restrictions. These findings imply that actors respond reactively to drought, and not proactively. In terms of climate change, actors showed a clear understanding of climate change and its risks to water management. Actors understood how climate change adaptation could be used to make their municipalities’ water supply more resilient, by utilising sustainable sources of water or through ecosystem-based adaptation, however it was found that municipal plans and behaviours did not generally reflect these views. Social network characteristics such as strengths of ties, and the existence of multiplex ties, did not appear to influence the sharing of behaviours or views between the actor and their given advice network. It was thus theorised that institutional lock-in and hierarchical governance might play a larger role in influencing views and behaviours than the actors’ social networks. The reactive responses by actors to issues of water demand or supply can lead to poor resilience in the face of climate change, where cases of drought and water shortages may become more frequent. Whilst municipal actors are aware of these changing conditions and risks, the limitations placed on them by governance structures and lock-in impact their ability to be proactive. More work needs to be done to ensure sustainable and resilient water management interventions are implemented at the local municipal level. Additionally, lockin, both institutional and technological, could usefully be challenged to allow for innovative ideas to enter the realm of water management at the local municipal level.

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Jiang, Dongdong. "Engineering project management in the international context : a Chinese culture-based exploratory and comparative evaluation." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26972.

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Much of the research in project management focuses on developing better scheduling techniques in order to generate successful engineering and construction projects. However, with the advent of globalisation, project management is not only a domestic endeavour. Better scheduling techniques are not necessarily sufficient to ensure the successful completion of projects. Working with people with different cultural backgrounds and managing in foreign cultural areas is very common today. Cultural differences can actually affect project success and specifically the success of projects of a technological nature. Five typical Chinese cultural behaviours are identified and discussed in terms of philosophy of life, the "face" issue, personal relationships, communication and conflict solving. The effects of these cultural behaviours on communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, contract process and project team-building are researched through a designed survey questionnaire. Although the questionnaire is designed based on the Chinese culture, South African project managers have also been asked to participate in order to illustrate the cultural differences, where applicable. Researchers and practitioners still find it difficult to define what constitutes cultural differences and how to mitigate the influence of cultural differences on engineering projects. Data analysis and survey results for cultural effects on international engineering team performance are presented in this thesis and a method to mitigate the effect of cultural difference is conceptualised. This thesis contributes to the knowledge of managing engineering and construction projects in multicultural environments specifically in the international context. Moreover, a conceptual model has been developed and evaluated to indicate and explore the relationships between cultural differences, Chinese behaviours, project activities, project management processes and mitigation methods, from the South African and Chinese perspectives.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)
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Hobbis, Verity. "A therapeutic approach to the management of the stereotyped and self-injurious behaviours of multiply-handicapped children." Thesis, Open University, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327867.

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Ravn, Albertina. "Waste sorting : A proposed social design workshop to improve behaviour and management of recycling." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-76928.

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This study and design concept explores the need for a change of the behaviour and recycling knowledge in Nybro Municipality, situated in Eastern Sweden. The main aim of this study is to provide support for discussion and act as an inspiration for the future development of projects with participatory citizenship. Additionally, to invigorate the need for a sustainable and circular waste management to reach sustainable development. The theoretical framework set up for this study focus on sustainable development, citizens’ behaviour and knowledge of recycling. The explorative research stage of the project is performed through several methods, including interviews with current waste management companies and Nybro Municipality’s Sustainability Department. Furthermore, a survey of the citizens of Nybro municipality, to investigate the behaviour and knowledge about recycling. Correspondingly, relevant secondary research and compulsory review of the context, waste management and circular economy in Sweden, but also the behaviour within recycling of the system users - citizens, is being examined. The project focuses on sorting and analysing the data and findings by using methods of several different visual thinking tools. The outcome of the project is a proposal of a design concept to facilitate the recycling of waste for the citizens as the users. Moreover, to emphasize the need and importance of recycling our everyday waste materials. This project is not a solution-based project, but more widely to provide a basis for discussion and inspire. The goal is to find a way that encourages citizens to recycle waste from products purchased in their daily living. A social design workshop, focusing on circular waste management and recycling behaviour, together with the citizens living in Nybro municipality, will be proposed and co-designed with the municipality’s sustainability department of Nybro Municipality.

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McCrea, Bibi Halima. "An investigation of rule-governed behaviours in the control of pain management during the first stage of labour." Thesis, University of Ulster, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241754.

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Voravickositt, Preeyanuch. "Understanding the relationship between users' reading attitudes and behaviours, and e-book collection management in Thai academic libraries." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/19055/.

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Electronic books (e-books) have become another option for reading and have gained in popularity in the last five years, especially for fiction. In the academic community, however, e-books have not seen the same success in terms of usage and acceptance. Further research is required to find out why this is the case among academic users. In addition to user-focused studies, e-book management strategies in libraries is another important point for investigation. These two aspects of e-books need to be examined in parallel because users and library staff are the main stakeholders in the academic community. There are few studies regarding e-book usage and acceptance, with all the studies carried out thus far having been conducted only in developed countries such as the US or UK. This research topic has rarely been considered in developing countries such as Thailand. This study aims to understand how Thai academic libraries manage their e-book collection and how these management approaches relate to attitudes and behaviours concerning e-books among library users. An exploratory sequential mixed methods approach was used to explore the relationship between academic libraries’ management of e-books and students’ reading attitudes and behaviours. The study is separated into three phases: the first phase is concerned with the management of e-books in Thai academic libraries and the second phase explores library users’ attitudes to e-books. In addition, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was adopted as a theoretical framework to identify the factors influencing the use and acceptance of e-books among Thai library users. The final phase concludes with an adaptation of Keller’s model to conduct an in-depth investigation into library users’ reading behaviours. In Phase 1, approaches to e-book collection management were examined through qualitative interviews with academic librarians from nine university libraries in Thailand. In Phase 2, a questionnaire was used to explore the attitudes of students to print and electronic books, together with the students’ views on e-book provision in their libraries. The elements in the UTUAT model were used to construct the survey items. In Phase 3, library users’ reading behaviours were explored using photo-diaries and interviews, allowing the researcher to gain a rich picture of users’ reading behaviours as part of their daily routines. Finding from the three phases revealed the key factors affecting the relationship between academic librarians and library users regarding e-books management and use. Library organisational structure, budget constraint, attitude of librarians and users toward each other, user reading habit, and educational system were found to have an effect between the two sets of stakeholder. This study makes a major contribution to knowledge on the area of e-book management in academic libraries. It is also a pioneer work in developing an understanding of the relationship between academic librarians and users with regards to the e-book management and use in the context of Thai academic libraries with a combination of the two theoretical frameworks (UTAUT and Keller’s model). The study’s goal is to provide a better understanding of e-books in the Thai academic context and to help academic librarians to understand user needs and behaviours, which will assist them in developing effective e-book collection management strategies and policies that are compatible with user requirements.

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Al-Shaghroud, Maha Mohammed Z. "Exploring the foundation of Dynamic Capabilities : how the role-related behaviours of top management teams affect acquisition decisions." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2013. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/6331/.

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The increasing speed of change in the environment is traditionally associated with enduring effect on organisational performance and therefore, its competitive advantage. Negotiating the increasingly volatile environment is believed to be the main role for the upper echelons. Top Management Team (TMT) cognitive capabilities are mostly challenged within dynamic environment. Although TMT is central to strategic management and organisation studies since the last century, their conspicuous role, individually and collectively, in influencing the conduct of the firm through strategic decision making becomes more challenged in a time of economic hardship and provides a timely and interesting research topic. Hence, this study takes a reflexive social constructionist view on the role of TMT and adopts a contemporary approach to study their role at micro level. It embraces an internal perspective on the firm which encourages the use of Dynamic Capability lenses (DC) during sensing phase of acquisition decision making because of the resemblance of the two patterns. The rational for the selection of sensing pattern of potential acquisition opportunities is because it provides a transparent level of analysis for the TMT role. Dynamic Managerial Capabilities (DMC) reconciles the role of TMT within dynamic environment. Nevertheless, DMC has received a limited and fragmented theoretical treatment in strategic management based on evolutionary views of the firm focusing on routine and experiential learning or cognitive tradition, with little attention to understanding the role of social interaction of TMT during strategic decision making. Findings of a purposive case study with four embedded acquisition cases reveal two sources of DMC which extend the micro foundation of DC. The first source reinforces the experiential learning patterns which includes the use of systemic approaches and codified knowledge to enable collective sensing of TMT. This extends DC literature by arguing that systemic approaches and routinized processes assist TMT when sensing forward-looking acquisition opportunities. This is an important insight because most of the literature is focused on superior cognitive abilities of managers when it comes to investigating search for forward-looking opportunities. The second source which contributes to the DMC literature identifies three categories of TMT related patterns of social interaction namely independent role, organisational role and hybrid role as another enabler of DMC in TMT during sensing phase. This is another important insight which emphasise the role of social interaction and the socialisation of knowledge during the practice of sensing phase. The two sources of DMC contribute to stabilise TMT collective sensing phase that is inherently uncertain and therefore, cognitively challenging. Furthermore, the use of role theory resulted in further theoretical implications. Thus, the different social roles played by TMT reflected different modes of managerial agency. This insight extends our understanding of managerial agency during decision making to a more of social agency as a result of reflexive thinking and relational processes. The findings have wider implication for managerial practice during making sense of potential opportunities to ensure collective decision making through diverse team composition, increase team socialisation during decision making, and codification of repetitive knowledge.

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Killick, Kirsty. "An examination of the UK community pharmacist's role in facilitating patient self-management of cardiovascular disease through lifestyle behaviours." Thesis, Aston University, 2015. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/27351/.

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The progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely modifiable through lifestyle behaviours. UK pharmacists are contractually obliged to facilitate patient self-management of chronic conditions such as CVD. Pharmacists are easily accessible health professionals who are well placed to identify “at risk” patients through medication regimes. Research has identified varying attitudes towards and levels of involvement in pharmacist-led health promotion activity. Given the diverse and exploratory nature of the work, a pragmatic, mixed methods approach was used to explore community pharmacists’ role in facilitating patient self-management of CVD. The thesis presents four studies: a qualitative study with pharmacists; a cross sectional questionnaire of community pharmacists; a systematic review and a qualitative study with patients with CVD. The qualitative study with pharmacists gave an insight into pharmacists’ experiences of giving patients with CVD lifestyle advice and the factors underpinning commonly cited barriers to providing public health services. This informed the development of the cross-sectional questionnaire which identified the predictors of pharmacists’ intentions to give two different types of advice to facilitate patient self-management. The systematic review identified a small number of interventions to prepare pharmacists to facilitate patient lifestyle behaviour change and evaluated the theories and behaviour change techniques used in successful interventions; however due to poor study quality and poor reporting of the interventions limited conclusions about the efficacy of the interventions could reliably be drawn. Finally, the qualitative study gave an insight into the experiences of patients with CVD using community pharmacy services and their expectations of the service they receive from community pharmacists. Recommendations about changes to pharmacy policy and practice in order to support pharmacists’ provision of CVD self-management advice are made.

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Mugari, Sipikelelo. "Obstacles school-going female adolescents in Gweru face in translating HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes into HIV preventive sexual behaviours." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6681.

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Thesis (MPhil (Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The vulnerability of female adolescents to HIV/AIDS has been widely documented with little effort being made to investigate the obstacles that these female adolescents actually face in translating HIV knowledge and attitudes into HIV preventive behaviours. The researcher randomly selected 120 school going female adolescents aged between 14-19, from six secondary schools in the Gweru District in an effort to assess their levels of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and their attitudes towards HIV prevention. The study aimed to uncover the obstacles the female adolescents face in practicing HIV preventive sexual behaviours. Inferences drawn from the study point to the fact that although female adolescents may have high levels of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and positive attitudes towards HIV prevention, there are cultural and religious values that promote male dominance in patriarchal societies and female docility thereby leaving little or no room for females to negotiate HIV prevention in sexual relationships. Poverty- driven economic dependency on men, orphan hood, peer pressure, lack of support from parents and guardians on issues to do with their sex and sexuality, lack of skills to be assertive and negative attitudes of health service providers were some of the barriers the female adolescents face as they try to pave their way in to safe motherhood.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die kwesbaarheid van vroulike adolessente aan MIV/vigs is wyd gedokumenteer met min moeite wat gemaak word die struikelblokke te ondersoek dat hierdie vroulike adolessente werklik gesig in die vertaling van MIV kennis en gesindhede in MIV voorkomende gedrag. Die navorser lukraak gekies 120 skoolgaande vroulike adolessente tussen die ouderdomme van 14-19, van ses sekondêre skole in die Gweru-distrik in 'n poging om hulle vlakke van kennis oor MIV / vigs en hul houding teenoor MIV-voorkoming te evalueer. Die studie is daarop gerig om die struikelblokke ontbloot die vroulike adolessente gesig in die beoefening van MIV voorkomende seksuele gedrag. Gevolgtrekkings waartoe die studie verwys na die feit dat alhoewel vroulike adolessente kan 'n hoë vlakke van kennis oor MIV / vigs en 'n positiewe houding teenoor MIV-voorkoming, is daar kulturele en godsdienstige waardes wat die bevordering van manlike oorheersing in patriargale samelewings en vroulike handelbaarheid daardeur sodat daar min of geen ruimte vir vrouens MIV-voorkoming in seksuele verhoudings te onderhandel. Armoede-gedrewe ekonomiese afhanklikheid van mans, wees kap, groepsdruk, gebrek aan ondersteuning van ouers en voogde op die kwessies te doen het met hul seks en seksualiteit, gebrek aan vaardighede om selfgeldend en negatiewe houdings van gesondheid diensverskaffers is 'n paar van die hindernisse die vroulike adolessente gesig soos hulle probeer om hul weg te baan in 'n veilige moederskap.

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Wood, A. "The relationship of personal values to management behaviours and performance in the tenanted pub estate of a UK Regional Brewer." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3006.

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The aim of this research was to explore the role of personal values and their relationship to the management behaviour and performance outcomes of multiple small, UK licensed on-trade, businesses. Few studies of this nature exist that explore personal values and relate them to management behaviour in this way, in this specific context. Project I develops its contribution through the identification of seven core personal values, the inconsistency of language and meaning around these values and highlights five owner/manager types based upon the ways in which values are interpreted and operationalised. A series of typologies and role ordered matrix is developed to assist practical application. Project II identifies two ‘most valuable’ categories and deepens the understanding of their intrinsic motivators and the values they deploy. Personal values combined with risk, momentum and tangible outputs are found to underpin entrepreneurial and enterprising behaviours to varying degrees. Both projects used semi-structured interviews (n = 33) and textual analysis to arrive at their findings. Having identified five owner/manager groups project III establishes new approaches to working with entrepreneurial and enterprising people and builds a new relationship model and potential to strengthen the psychological contract. Support and momentum for change are developed using an Action Research method, specifically, Appreciative Inquiry (AI). The research has engaged participants in ways not previously undertaken through making extensive use of their preferred communication method. The work supports the notion of instrumental and end-state values in human behaviour and relates these to management behaviours in the small/medium sized business setting. The work challenges the idea of value congruence between organisations’ and the individual at anything more than a superficial level and proposes individual meaning and interpretation as critical dimensions in values communication. The work also contests popular and academic definitions of the entrepreneur as a fiercely independent individual who is unlikely to work well and cooperate with others. The study adopts a critical realist perspective using appropriate and differing methods of research within its overall scope. The marriage of semi-structured interviews with individuals followed by the bringing together of owner/manager groups in an appreciative inquiry environment proved to be a valuable in terms of sharing findings, creating a positive framework for discussion and achieving commitment to change. The research has developed an intervention for bigger businesses that have arms length relationships with multiple small/medium businesses and provides indications as to how the psychological contract within such relationships might be further strengthened.

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Tink, Calais. "Use of surveys and agent based modelling to assess the management implications of the behaviours of specialised recreational boat fishers." Thesis, Tink, Calais (2015) Use of surveys and agent based modelling to assess the management implications of the behaviours of specialised recreational boat fishers. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2015. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/26029/.

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This PhD study employed two fisheries surveys and an agent-based model to characterise, in the context of specialisation theory, the behaviours and motivations of non-avid and avid fishers among a diverse group of recreational boat fishers. Broadly, specialisation theory, which relates to the field of human dimensions research, dictates that groups of recreational fishers fit along a continuum of behaviour or ‘specialisation’, from occasional, novice fishers to avid and highlyexperienced fishing specialists. Furthermore, this theory considers that fishers may be characterised according to such attributes as frequency of participation, species targeted, fishing locations and fishing gears, motivations for going fishing, preferences for resource management, as well as various other attributes. In one survey, a sample of recreational fishers living near Perth, in Western Australia, was randomly-selected from a database containing details of recreational fishing boat licence holders in that state. Selected anglers were interviewed by phone using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) technique. Fishers were chracterised as either non-avid or avid, based on levels of participation rates, an approach consistent with many fisheries surveys. The phone survey demonstrated that Perth boat fishers are typically male, often 45-59 y and mainly target inshore, easy-to-catch ‘bread and butter’ species, such as whiting species and Australian herring. Anglers typically use rod and lines for fishing and often revisit areas in which they have experienced previous fishing success. Ownership of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems was high among all surveyed boat fishers. However, compared with non-avid fishers, avid fishers were, as hypothesised according to specialisation theory, more likely to use these devices for storing fishing locations (and also for storing a greater number of locations compared to non-avid fishers). Moreover, as hypothesised, avid fishers were more likely than non-avid fishers to go fishing on a normal weekday rather than on a weekend or public holiday, presumably to avoid periods of congestion at boat ramps. Unlike most fisheries surveys, those undertaken for this study asked a range of questions relating to movements of boat fishers when fishing. Surveyed fishers generally travelled small distances offshore (< 5 km), visited few fishing locations (≤ 4), and typically moved ≤ 3 km between their first and second fishing location, usually moving because they were not catching any fish. The hypothesis that avid fishers would be more likely than non-avid fishers to move more frequently between fishing locations when catch rates were low was not supported by the available data, however, as the durations of fishing trips were relatively short (~3.5 h) and fishers only moved a few times during each trip. It was able to be shown, however, that avid fishers are more likely to move when they receive a low fish ‘bite rate’. A second survey, in the form of a written questionnaire, was developed to obtain data with which to characterise fishers who are members of angling clubs located in the same region as the fishers interviewed by the above phone survey. Comparisons were made between the data from the two surveys to test the hypothesis that the club members are more avid and specialised than the general population of boat fishers interviewed in the phone survey. The surveyed club members were predominantly male, between the age of 45-59 y and almost all had more than 10 y fishing experience. These fishers were more likely than the fishers interviewed in the phone survey to own their own boat and GPS, and generally targeted a ‘mix’ of demersal reef fish species including West Australian dhufish, Glaucosoma hebraicum, and pink snapper, Chrysophrys auratus. As hypothesised, compared with non-members, club members were more avid, tended to travel further to fishing locations, typically fished in deeper waters, made greater investments in fishing technology and greater use of this (more fishing locations stored in their GPS systems), and moved more frequently between fishing locations when not receiving good fish bite rates. These findings were thus consistent with the hypothesis that club members are more specialised than avid, non-club affiliated fishers. In the next phase of the project, an agent-based model (ABM) was employed to simulate the dynamics of the multi-species demersal, boat-based recreational fishery near Perth, in Western Australia. The model considered three fish species, West Australian dhufish and pink snapper, and a non-target species (with biological characteristics based on those of silver trevally, Pseudocaranx georgianus), and a ‘fleet’ of avid, recreational boat fishers, with characteristics similar to those of the fishers surveyed at angling clubs. The model simulated the fishing activities of this group of boat anglers in a reef fishing area (i.e. an artificial computer landscape) and subject to an established fisheries management regime (size and boat limits), and tracked their catches (released and retained) and impacts of these on fish populations. The characteristics of the individual fishers, individual fish and certain characteristics of the computer landscape were informed by a combination of biological information from existing literature and results obtained from the survey of angling club members. Several hypotheses were explored in simulations. For example, it was demonstrated that, in simulations, fishers are able to maintain similar catch rates despite declining abundances of fish by moving more rapidly between fishing locations and by finding new locations with relatively high fish abundances. This ability of fishers to maintain catch rates was also linked to fishers updating their ‘knowledge’ of the quality of their fishing locations (i.e. as stored in a GPS) based on previous fishing experiences. Thus, it was concluded that, for this recreational demersal fishery, such ‘learning’ behaviours of fishers, and particularly their ability to improve their knowledge of good fishing locations, are key to making them highly specialised, successful fishers. It was also demonstrated that the behaviours of fishers, in response to a change in abundance of one species, can impact on the abundances of another fish species, which thus has implications for managing multi-species fisheries. Model simulations provided a range of other results across different scenarios of initial abundance of G. hebraicum and different management regulations, some of which were not expected (i.e. not immediately intuitive), which thereby provided some useful insights regarding the dynamics of the system. For example, as initial fish abundance increased, catch per hour fishing did not always increase, a result that was attributed to management regulations limiting the number of fish that anglers may retain, reduced movements by anglers from fishing locations and reduced time spent searching by anglers. The study results also suggested that catch per unit of ‘time spent searching’ by anglers could be a useful indicator of stock abundance. The ability of anglers to maintain their catches when fish abundances were declining, through searching for new fishing locations and moving between locations more often, highlights the fact that catch rate data, as typically obtained in many surveys, do not necessarily provide a reliable index of fish abundance. Unlike many studies relating to human dimensions research, this study focussed on understanding the key characteristics and behaviours of avid and specialised boat-based anglers in a multi-species fishery. In such an environment, different anglers are likely to adjust their behaviours in different ways to balance their fishing skills and the values they place on the mixture of species that they are likely to catch. That is, in a multi-species fishery, anglers act in a ‘multiple objective decision making framework’, and individuals respond to their own motivations and assessments of the values that they accord to the fishing experience. Although it is unlikely that the knowledge gained in one fishery will be totally applicable to the next, research methods are, however, likely to be transferable among fisheries. In this context, this study benefited from the integration of fishery surveys and simulation modelling, and consideration of the combined results in the context of specialisation theory.

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Jack, Corin Malcolm. "An evaluation of UK sheep farmers' attitudes and behaviours towards sustainable roundworm control." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29611.

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One of the major constraints limiting the efficiency of sheep production is the control of gastrointestinal nematode parasites. Parasite control by strategic use of anthelmintics is threatened by the emergence of nematode populations that are resistant to the drugs available. It is therefore increasingly apparent that steps toward maintaining sustainable productivity in the growing face of anthelmintic resistance (AR) is required by farmers. To facilitate the uptake of sustainable approaches to parasite management, a comprehensive understanding of the various factors that may influence farmers’ decision-making processes is required. In order to establish which factors are influential, and determine their impact on farmers’ roundworm control behaviours, both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used including focus groups as well as attitudinal and behavioural questionnaires. A retrospective analysis was initially conducted of historical surveys designed to identify farm specific characteristics and parasite management practices including anthelmintic usage. The objectives of the analysis were to identify factors associated with uptake of best practice advice including farm characteristics and information sourcing. In addition, the implementation of sustainable roundworm control practices was investigated using two surveys conducted in 2000 and 2010. Logistic regression models were applied for univariable and multivariable analysis of dependent and independent variables. The next step was to conduct a series of focus groups in different geographic regions of Scotland. The main purposes were to explore sheep farmers’ attitudes towards different aspects of roundworm management, as well as to identify potential motivators and barriers to uptake of sustainable parasite control practices. The findings aided in the development of an attitudinal questionnaire used to canvass opinions representative on a national level. The concluding study involved a telephone survey of 400 Scottish sheep farmers, designed to elicit attitudes regarding roundworm control, AR and sustainable roundworm control practices. A quantitative statistical analysis technique (Structural Equation Modelling) was then used to test the relationships between socio-psychological factors and the uptake of sustainable roundworm control practices. The analysis of historical questionnaire data demonstrated evidence of a shift towards the use of practices to reduce the rate of AR development, most notably a decline in the practice of ‘dose and move’ as well as an overall reduction in treatment frequency. Statistical analysis identified significant associations between farm characteristics and specific treatment strategies. For example, larger farms were more likely to adopt a set treatment regimen (P=0.036), compared with smaller farms, which were more likely to treat based on clinical signs of infection (P=0.021). Sourcing of roundworm control information primarily from veterinarians was most associated with treatment timings with no parallels between time points. From the qualitative focus group studies conducted we identified four overarching themes impacting on sheep producers’ attitudes to roundworm control and best practice advice. These themes comprised: a lack of perceived need to change, the complexity of advice, the ease of implementation of recommended practices and the effectiveness of extension approaches. Additionally, the most important and implementable guidelines identified by sheep farmers were: ‘working out a roundworm control strategy with an advisor’ and ‘administering anthelmintics effectively’ with regard to correct drenching practice i.e. appropriate dosing, administration and drug storage procedures. These findings exhibited similarities with veterinarians’ rankings with also, ‘testing for AR’, ‘preserving susceptible parasites’ and ‘reducing dependence on anthelmintics’ receiving the lowest rankings for importance and implementability. The quantitative analysis from the attitudinal/behavioural questionnaire identified eleven factors with significant influences on the adoption of sustainable roundworm control practices. The key influences on overall adoption were farmers’ baseline understanding about roundworm control and self-reported confirmation of anthelmintic resistance in their flock. Additional positive influences included, positive attitudes to veterinary services, enterprise type and perceived risk of AR. Factors that were shown to have the greatest relative effects on individual parasite control practices included; the perceived resource requirements for implementing a quarantine strategy, farmers’ AR suspicions for instigating AR testing and the confirmation of AR for adopting faecal egg count monitoring. The findings have highlighted several factors which can influence sheep farmers’ decisions to reject or adopt recommended roundworm control practices. It is evident that the perceived complexity, lack of need and practicality of the current recommendations necessitates changes to how extension is designed and disseminated to farmers. The findings also suggest that improving farmers’ acceptance and uptake of diagnostic testing and improving underlying knowledge and awareness about nematode control is a significant target to influencing adoption of best practice behaviours. The importance of veterinarians as highly-trusted information resources validates the need for further engagement with veterinarians concerning sustainable parasite control approaches, to facilitate collaboration with farmers. The need for interaction between farmers and their advisors is key to resolving the issues raised to enable the necessary explanation, justification and execution of recommended practices to suit farmers’ needs and farming conditions.

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Silva, Ana Isabel Loureiro de Sousa Virgolino. "Perceptions of organizational justice: its effects on the attitudes and behaviours of employees." Doctoral thesis, [do autor], 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/88706.

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The perception of organisational justice is dominant in people’s lives and organisations as well as being a predictor of workers and organisations’ success. Indeed, the relevant attitudes and behaviours at work depend, essentially, on judgments about organisational fairness or unfairness. In this study, we will seek to better understand this impact, directly or indirectly, on behaviours and attitudes. Empirical research has examined the data from a questionnaire administered to a sample of 407 employees belonging to various public and private organisations in Portugal. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses and multi-group analysis to identify how perceptions of organisational support, psychological contract violation, burnout and satisfaction with management may impact these relationships. The main findings are as follows: (a) Perception of organisational justice (POJ) has a positive impact on Perception of organisational support (POS), Psychological Contract (PC), Affective commitment (AC), Leader-member exchange (LMX) and on Individual performance (IP), (b) POS has a positive impact on POJ, (c) POJ mediates the relationship between POS and IP, (d) POS is a moderating variable in the relationship between POJ and PC and between POJ and IP, (e) Psychological contract violation (PCV) moderate the relationship between POS and POJ and between POJ and IP, and (f) Satisfaction with Management (SOM) moderate the relationship between PC and Burnout (BUR) and between LMX and AC. The overall results of this study are of much interest to managers as they provide a more comprehensive understanding of the organisational aspects, with a focus on the organisational justice, affecting employee attitudes and behaviours. According to these results, it is possible to design Human Resources Management (HRM) strategies and policies leading to organisational success. With this knowledge, organisations should invest in leaders who believe in the transparency of processes, the need for good quality interpersonal relationships, good communication, and the importance of attending the socio-emotional needs of employees. Preventing the emergence of burnout will give effectiveness and predictability to HRM practices. The originality of this study lies in the integration of various constructs, with a focus on the organisational justice, and relationships of mediation and moderation in a single study, to provide a model that depicts a critical chain of effects. Besides this contributes for the state of the art. This research studies the perception of organisational support as antecedent of the organization justice and still appeals to the necessity to contextualize the research studies since, in an economical and financial crisis situation and/or in a peripheral economy, same variables behave differently and even antagonistically to what is described in the literature.
A perceção da justiça organizacional é dominante quer na vida das pessoas quer na vida das organizações e é preditor do sucesso individual e das organizações. De facto, as atitudes e os comportamentos, relevantes no trabalho dependem, essencialmente, de julgamentos sobre justiça organizacional ou injustiça. Nesta investigação, procuramos compreender melhor este impacto, direta ou indiretamente, nos comportamentos e atitudes dos trabalhadores Nesta investigação empírica, os dados foram recolhidos através de um questionário criado para o efeito e aplicado a uma amostra de 407 colaboradores pertencentes a várias organizações portuguesas quer públicas quer privadas. Para testar as hipóteses recorrermos à modelagem de equações estruturais e à analise multi grupos para identificar como a perceção do suporte organizacional, a violação do contrato psicológico, o burnout e a satisfação com a gestão podem afetar essas relações. As principais conclusões são as seguintes: (a) a perceção da justiça organizacional (POJ) tem um impacto positivo sobre a perceção do suporte organizacional (POS), no contrato psicológico (PC), no empenhamento afetivo (AC), na relação líder-liderado (LMX) e no desempenho individual (IP), (b) POS tem um positivo impacto na PJO, (c) POJ medeia a relação entre POS e IP, (d) POS é uma variável moderadora na relação entre POJ e PC e entre POJ e IP, (e) o PCV modera a relação entre POS e POJ e entre POJ e IP e (f) SOM modera a relação entre PC e Burnout (BUR) e entre LMX e AC. Os resultados globais deste estudo são de grande interesse para os gestores, uma vez que proporcionam uma compreensão mais abrangente dos aspetos organizacionais, com foco na justiça organizacional, que afetam as atitudes e comportamentos dos colaboradores. Com base nestes resultados, é possível projetar estratégias e políticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos (GRH) que conduzam ao sucesso organizacional. Estes resultados são indicadores que as organizações devem investir em líderes que acreditam na transparência dos processos, que fomentam relacionamentos interpessoais de boa qualidade, uma boa comunicação e ainda que se preocupem e procurem satisfazer às necessidades sócio emocionais dos colaboradores. Para a eficácia e previsibilidade das práticas de GRH as organizações devem eliminar ou reduzir o burnout organizacional. A originalidade deste estudo reside na integração de várias construtos com foco na justiça organizacional, e nas relações de mediação e moderação num único estudo, fornecendo um modelo que retrata uma cadeia de efeitos críticos. Para além deste contributo para o estado da arte, esta pesquisa estuda a perceção do suporte organizacional como antecedente da justiça organizacional e ainda chama a atenção para a necessidade de se contextualizar as investigações uma vez que em situações de crise económica e financeira e/ou numa economia periférica, algumas variáveis comportam-se de forma diferente e até antagónica ao que habitualmente encontramos descrito na literatura.

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Van, der Walt Wynand Dawid. "Leading for innovation : an assessment of employee perceptions about leadership behaviours among senior and middle management staff at Rhodes University Library." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59361.

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Organisations require a leadership cohort that can drive transformation from within, if they wish to adapt innovatively towards ensuring sustainable relevance in a volatile and highly competitive global market. The same applies to academic library services that serve the needs of their respective institutions. Yet, as indicated by various studies, little attention is paid to the nature of leadership required to take academic libraries forward in an age where, especially in the South African academic environment, the maxim of “business unusual” holds true. Transformational leadership is described as visionary and adaptive leadership aimed at increasing morale and motivation of staff, with an emphasis on follower development and empowerment towards self-leadership, driving entrepreneurial activities (Goethals, Soreson and Burns 2004b: 1558). The study explores aspects of the nature of transformational leadership, as well as the extent to which transformational leadership behaviours and attributes are perceived as being evident among the middle and senior library staff members at the Rhodes University Library. The Full Range Leadership Model (FRLM) provided the framework for this study, and the Team Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (TMLQ) was adapted and administered (via the Mind Garden Transform Hosting Solution) to all 42 staff members of the Rhodes Library. The data analysis was done based on the collated on the Mind Garden Transform Hosting Solution. Based on the analysis of the data, it was concluded that the RUL leadership team is perceived as being predominantly transformational in nature, but with evidence to suggest that transactional and non-leadership behaviours occur more frequently than are conducive towards innovation. This conclusion is supported by the assessment of the perceptions of leadership outcomes that indicate perceived levels of some ineffectiveness, some dissatisfaction and insufficient extra effort on the side of the leadership team.
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Feldman, Alicia. "Environmental equifinality: (Re)Examining predictors of specific responsible environmental behaviours in Australian recreational fishing environments." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208423/1/Alicia_Feldman_Thesis.pdf.

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Environmental stewardship is essential to conserving recreational fishing areas. This thesis explores the characteristics of Australians engaged in such stewardship. A novel theoretical perspective (complexity theory) and methodology (fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis) uncovers complex configurational mechanisms, with multiple equifinal solutions identified as sufficient for performance of stewardship behaviours. Configurations predictive of stewardship differ between environmental organisation members and non-members. While there are numerous, varied configurations sufficient for performance among environmental organisation members, there are fewer among non-members, indicating only a specific subset of non-members perform these behaviours. These findings can inform targeted recruitment and engagement strategies for environmental stewardship participation.

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Grainger, John. "Non-profit organisations and relationship management: an examination of parental justice evaluations, attitudes, and post-redress behaviours in a complaint resolution process." Thesis, Grainger, John (1999) Non-profit organisations and relationship management: an examination of parental justice evaluations, attitudes, and post-redress behaviours in a complaint resolution process. Professional Doctorate thesis, Murdoch University, 1999. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/52673/.

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In the process of synthesising educational and business research in the field of relationship management, this study explores the extent to which parental justice-orientated evaluations of a complaint handling process influence post-redress attitudes and behaviours directed towards a team of educational service providers in a public school district. Justice is operationalised as outcomes received (distributive justice), processes used to deliver these outcomes (procedural justice), and the interpersonal communications experienced by the client during a critical service encounter (interactional justice). Utilising these three dimensions of justice provides valuable opportunities to explore relationships between justice evaluations and subsequent client attitudes and behaviours, as directed to the school system and its personnel. It further provides an opportunity to assess the impact perceptions of justice have on subsequent client-service provider relationships. The empirical investigation in this study is based on a stratified random sample of 642 clients drawn from a public school district. Respondents provided details of problems or concerns, and complaint handling processes experienced with schools or educational personnel, over a twelve month period. For purposes of analysis, respondents were categorised in three groups, voicers, non-voicers, and those who experienced no problems during the period under review. Relationships between justice evaluations and perceptions of satisfaction, commitment, trust, and satisfaction with complaint handling, together with various categories of post-redress behaviours were examined in the context of this grouping, using a variety of multivariate statistical techniques. The results from this study indicate that a complex web of relationships exist between justice evaluations and subsequent levels of client satisfaction, trust and commitment to the school system, as well as private and public post-redress complaining behaviour on the part of the clients. Interactional justice evaluations were found to impact on relationships to a greater. The results from this study indicate that complex web of relationships exist between justice evaluations and subsequent levels of client satisfaction, trust and commitment to the school system, as well as private and public, post-redress complaining behaviour on the part of the clients. Interactional justice evaluations were found to impact on relationships to a greater degree than procedural or distributive justice considerations, indicating that interpersonal communications play a highly important role in successful educational relationship management. Other findings highlight important differences between client responses to public and private sector service industries. The implications of these findings for non-profit organisations engaging in relationship marketing strategies are discussed.

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Shelton, Nick. "The role of leadership style and goal orientation in the prediction of organisational citizenship behaviours : implications for job performance /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19737.pdf.

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Chan, Raymond. "Self-management associated with fatigue in patients with advanced cancer : a prospective longitudinal study." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69858/2/Raymond_Chan_Thesis.pdf.

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Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most distressing symptoms experienced by patients with advanced cancer. This doctoral study identified that patients with advanced cancer commonly use a number of self-management strategies in response to fatigue, although these strategies had varying levels of effectiveness in reducing the symptom. The study identified that enhancing self-efficacy and managing depressive symptoms are important factors to consider in the design of future interventions to support fatigue self-management.

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Lavoie, Carine. "Conceptualizing commitment to quality in an elementary school: Factor analysis of the effect of communication on employee attitudes and behaviours for Quality Management." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27469.

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Although the literature establishes the importance of employee commitment and communication, there is a lack of empirical research focusing on communication's precise role for Quality Management (QM). Within the context of change, this thesis demonstrates that communication contributes to commitment by targeting both attitudes and behaviours. These findings were used to build a content analysis identified communication initiatives within a school's QM program and an interview linked those initiatives to desired changes in attitudes and in behaviours to build an employee survey assessing communication and commitment. A factorial analysis revealed that three communication factors -- Involvement, Learning Culture and Formal Communication -- contributed to changes in both attitudes and behaviours suggesting that organizations can emphasize these factors in their communication plans to set the foundation for commitment to quality. This study focuses on the role of communication in creating commitment to quality specifically through attitudes and behaviours. Future research would be valuable in validating this model within other types of organizations.

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Cuthbert, Peter Forbes. "A study of students' preferences for, and actual experience of, pedagogical strategies and teacher behaviours, with particular reference to business and management courses." Thesis, Keele University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250414.

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Moore, Felicity Fay. "The role of good quality student-teacher relationships when working with students with challenging behaviours in mainstream primary schools in Western Australia." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2021. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2430.

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Good quality student-teacher relationships (STR) have been associated with positive behavioural, social/emotional, and academic outcomes for students, and poor quality STR have been associated with negative outcomes. The aim of this research was to explore the role of good quality student-teacher relationships in working with students with challenging behaviours in mainstream primary schools in Western Australia and determine which factors may enhance or constrain these relationships. A constructivist, qualitative approach was utilised to frame semi-structured interviews with twelve classroom teachers in mainstream primary schools. Thematic analysis commenced during data collection to inform subsequent interviews and indicate saturation of information. Findings suggest that while teachers recognise and value the role of good quality STR, broader school and system factors may have a stronger and sometimes conflicting influence on classroom practice. These results provide insight into the ways in which STR can effectively support students, and inform future directions for research, policy and practice regarding the promotion, development, and support of good quality STR in schools.

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Paterson, Catherine I. E. "Exploring prostate cancer survivors' self-management behaviours and social supportive experiences using questionnaires and electronic behavioural diaries : does social support buffer the relationship between coping and health-related quality of life?" Thesis, University of Dundee, 2013. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/22089faa-ef63-420f-92df-72ff81ce4a14.

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Background: Prostate cancer is now the most common type of cancer in men in the UK. Physical effects of treatments have been well documented; however, the extent to which psycho-social factors may impact upon health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is limited. Little is known about the self-management behaviours of men affected by prostate cancer or how they cope with prostate cancer. Men living with and beyond prostate cancer have reported a lack of support in their pursuit to cope with the physical and psychological sequelae. Social support may help men with self-management, but may also buffer the relationship between coping and HRQoL. Most healthcare research has been conducted between individuals and is limited to aggregate group level effects, and has overlooked the importance of within-person experience and change over time. Any future theoretically driven intervention study should be supported empirically at the level it is intended: “the individual man”. Aim: To assess the mechanism effect between the relationship that links coping and social support to HRQoL in a sample of men affected by prostate cancer using between individuals and within individual methodological approaches. In addition, this thesis aimed to identify the actual self-management behaviours and social supportive experiences of men over the cancer journey, between and within individuals over time. Methods: A quantitative approach consisted of a prospective, longitudinal survey and single-case electronic diary data. Clinical, demographic and survey data were collected at baseline (before treatment) and at 6 months follow-up. A sub-sample of n=12 participants completed an electronic behavioural diary for 1 month. Men completed the electronic behavioural diary in the month following their treatment. The duration, timing and design of the behavioural diary were guided by methodological considerations, service users and clinicians’ comments. Findings: The prospective longitudinal survey identified that baseline perceived social support was the most important social support construct that predicted HRQoL (ß=0.266, p=0.021) and depression (ß=0.243, p=0.029) at 6 months and explained approximately 30% of the variance of the dependent variables. Moderation and mediation effects were not identified from the prospective longitudinal findings. Testing theoretical models “within-individuals” over time demonstrated different results for main, moderating and mediating pathways that linked coping and social support to emotional outcome. Men performed a number of self-management behaviours for urinary, bowel and sexual dysfunction, but often with little relief. Discussion/Relevance: Real time data collection moves far beyond traditional retrospective evaluations, enabling a much clearer understanding of the individual patient experience over time. The results from the series of single-case studies have demonstrated the one size does not fit all. The findings from the prospective longitudinal study and the 11 single-case studies suggest that men may benefit from a supported self-management intervention study tailored to the “individual’s needs” of prostate cancer survivors.

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Mberengo, Sarah. "The relationship between socio-economic status and the practice of HIV self-protective/preventive behaviours among the residents of Maruapula, Gaborone." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/79948.

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Thesis (MPhil--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The incidence of HIV/AIDS in Botswana is one of the largest in the world taking its toll on many lives and posing developmental challenges to the nation. Nearly 25% of the population is living with HIV and 14% are newly infected; AIDS is acknowledged as the major cause of death. Most HIV and AIDS studies have been dominated by surveillance, biomedical and ethical methodologies. These approaches failed to stem the tide of HIV infection because they did not follow-up with the tracking of risky behaviours and the underlying causes of the behaviours. This research scrutinized socio-economic factors in relation to the spread of the epidemic. Available literature showed that little or no attention has been paid to the socio-economic backgrounds in which individuals exist in connection with understanding HIV and AIDS. This study used an economic model of risky sexual behaviour to explore the link between socio-economic status and the practice of HIV self-protective/preventive behaviours in Maruapula, Gaborone, Botswana. The research is vital as it goes beyond surveillance in an effort to establish why the community of the study is susceptible to HIV infection. This research l used both collected data and that from BAIS II.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die navorsing is oor die verhouding tussen sosio-ekonomiese status en die praktyk van MIV self-protective/preventive gedrag binne Maruapula distrik. Die doel van die studie is om vas te stel of daar 'n verband tussen sosio-ekonomiese status en die praktyk van MIV-voorkomende gedrag onder die inwoners, van Maruapula, Gaborone, Botswana. Data is ingesamel deur die gebruik van vraelyste en die ontleding van die statistiek het getoon dat die is geen verwantskap tussen sosio-ekonomiese status en die praktyk van MIV self-protective/preventive gedrag onder die inwoners. Aanbevelings gebaseer op die bevindinge is gemaak met betrekking tot MIV-voorkoming in die woongebied in die besonder en in die land in die algemeen.

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Oyewole, Damilola Abiola. "The role of culture and health beliefs in type 2 diabetes self-management behaviours among the Black sub-Saharan African communities in the UK." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2018. http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/35480/.

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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes as a multifaceted public health issue has become a growing health problem, particularly among people from the Black sub-Saharan African (BsSA) communities. BsSAs self-management behaviours and choices of treatment are embedded in their cultural background and lay belief systems, often creating disengagement with the formal health care and services. When such a situation arises, they seek treatment from both conventional and unconventional care systems, reflecting the sociocultural context of diabetes management. The research draws upon a qualitative approach to identify the significance of culture and lay belief systems on self-management behaviours among the Black African community. This study presents the narratives from semi-structured interviews with twenty-eight Black sub Saharan African living with type 2 diabetes, ten healthcare providers and six stakeholders. Analysis of data was informed by the sociocultural model and PEN-3 public health cultural model, which moves beyond individualistic and bio-medical explanations of diabetes. The findings from the study revealed that experiences, perceptions and treatment goals vary among the BsSA communities. BsSAs seek treatment approaches that they trust and found to be livable, manageable and efficient. Thus, they develop systems of self-management and healing, suitable for their beliefs, values and personal priorities. Cultural beliefs and medical pluralism were found to be of paramount importance in self-management of diabetes among the BsSA communities. Culturally appropriate services from health care providers and the knowledge of healing through a holistic approach to health were seen as critical for diabetes intervention and informing ways of optimising health care services among BsSA communities. The study contributes to the existing knowledge on the significant role and underlying principles of cultural values and beliefs on T2D self-management behaviours among BsSA communities. Diabetes self-management behaviours among the BsSA communities are influenced by shared beliefs, collective sense of being in an identified cultural identity and community togetherness. In addition, this study complements the use of a cultural framework and qualitative research in the interpretation of self-management and health-seeking behaviours that are culturally grounded in beliefs, norms and morals. A broader interpretation of individuals' narratives of diabetes, their social and cultural context, and their relationships with health care providers contribute to the debate on the interpretation of health between a lay belief system and medical professional knowledge within the mainstream health system. Developing engagement strategies grounded in lay belief systems lived experiences and cultural identity could facilitate the development of collaborative and culturally appropriate interventions that could promote positive self-management behaviours among people from the Black African communities.

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Wickramaratne, Richart. "Understanding the role of career self-management behaviours in predicting career satisfaction and employee commitment: An empirical study of commercial banks in Sri Lanka." Thesis, Wickramaratne, Richart (2018) Understanding the role of career self-management behaviours in predicting career satisfaction and employee commitment: An empirical study of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2018. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/41895/.

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In a difficult and unstable employment climate, employees must be proactive in the management of their careers. This research fills a gap in the existing literature by evaluating the role of individual career self-management behaviours in predicting career satisfaction and commitment of employees. Understanding the impact of career development opportunities and career oriented support provided by the employer on the individual’s career self-management behaviours and subsequent satisfaction and commitment is important to both the organisation and the individual when organisations can no longer guarantee life-time employment. Data were collected, via an online survey, from 224 middle managers of commercial banks in Sri Lanka, and evaluated using Structural Equation Modeling. This is the first study of its kind to explore the impact of career development opportunities and perceived career oriented support on commitment and subjective career satisfaction made via individual career self-management behaviours. The findings, which have important implications for policy makers, indicate that the organisation’s concern for employee career needs, independently affect the employees’ ability to manage their own careers such as their externally oriented mobility behaviour. The mobility behaviour as an individual career self-management behaviour, serves as a mediating factor which affect the employees’ attachment (affective commitment), whereas the networking behaviour enhances career satisfaction by aligning career progress with individual goals, values, and preferences. When the organisation provides fewer opportunities for advancement and demonstrates little concern about individual career needs, employees are likely to be less attached to the organisation, and are more likely to seek opportunities outside the organisation. This research makes a unique contribution to the literature by establishing an empirical link between the employee-perceived organisational career oriented support and employees’ external mobility oriented career self-management behaviour as a mediating factor in the employees’ subsequent affective commitment to the organisation. This mediating role of externally oriented mobility behaviour provides support for the Integrative Model of Proactive Behaviour that the contextual factors, such as organisational support for career development, enhance employee proactive behaviour like employees’ career self-management behaviours and in turn this proactive behaviour leads to employee outcomes.

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