background in today's changing and uncertain environment, there is a need for transformational leaders. besides, due to lack of effective leaders in organizations, identifying factors influencing managers to act as transformational managers is very important. spirituality is one of the factors, which cause managers to act as transformational managers. objectives this study aimed to investigate ...

This paper investigates interpersonal persuasion strategies in computer-mediated communication (CMC), a topic that has received little prior attention. Significant differences were found in perceived effectiveness of asynchronous, text-based CMC vs. face-to-face communication (FTFC) for achieving interpersonal persuasion in general and for applying persuasion strategies of reward, punishment, l...

The article discusses the subject area of social psychology communication: how and interpersonal relationships are realised. Two important issues on which focuses raised. importance interactive side communication is noted. necessity communicative in course joint activities Some questions raised about place whole complex system human connection with outside world. essence ontological epistemolog...

BACKGROUND Diffusion of innovations theory has been widely used to explain knowledge mobilization of research findings. This theory posits that individuals who are more interpersonally connected within an organization may be more likely to adopt an innovation (e.g., research evidence) than individuals who are less interconnected. Research examining this tenet of diffusion of innovations theory ...

BACKGROUND/RATIONALE Many interpersonal labor disputes stem from the lack of communication skills and the relational problems in the interactions between health professionals. AIMS/METHODS A qualitative study was conducted in a Spanish hospital in order to get to know how the communicative interaction between hospital nurses is like in relation to the nurses' interpersonal interaction and com...

Although research indicates communication is important among information systems (IS) staff, users, and managers to ensure successful development projects, the ineffective communication skills of IS staff are often cited as a possible cause of failed IS projects. To develop effective systems, communication between IS users and systems developers is important throughout the development process, ...

BACKGROUND A dissonance between high 'technical' professionalism of nurses and a relatively low level of patient satisfaction with received care is a phenomenon observed in many countries. METHOD Theoretical concept and review of current published studies. DISCUSSION Most reviewed studies show that a low level of patient satisfaction occurs in the case of an inadequate interpersonal communi...