Within the past decade many writers and researchers have recognized the importance of including psychological characteristics in managerial decision models. Cognitive styles have been singled out for research attention to determine their importance in information use and the acceptance of the recommendations made by management scientists. Despite the evidence that cognitive styles influence inf...

abstract. different groups of employees are managed differently and may require different leadership styles based on human resource characteristics, including uniqueness and strategic value of human capital. choosing concurrent leadership styles is one of the most important phases of the strategic human resource management (shrm), which attracts increasing attentions of many researchers. litera...

The theory of the managerial grid, a model of interrelations among styles of management, was used as the criterion for validating the two best-known self-report measures of conflict management styles. We reanalyzed six studies that used those measures and found thai both appeared to be moderately valid. However, the measures failed to reflect the underlying tbeory in a few respects, which sugge...

Thinking styles refer to the way in which an individual processes information and are an important aspect of knowledge work which requires the efficient management of information. This paper presents the results of a study examining the thinking styles of 77 university students about to enter the workforce. They have shown greater preference for the executive, hierarchic, local, external and co...

participation of workers in decision making commensurate with their functional capacity is very useful for the development of human resources which accelerates the goal attainment. participative management and its theoretical history in the west, leadership and management theories through utilization of the results of questionnair regarding the styles. of leadership, combination of personnel re...