Purpose – To examine how a manager’s strategic philosophy is influenced by his or her management level in the organization. Design/methodology/approach – Scales are developed to measure managers’ philosophical perspectives along three key dimensions and tested with 289 managers in the United States. Refined scales are administered to 237 managers. Findings – A manager’s level in the organizatio...

This study reports on the effects of management style in successful implementation of Six Sigma. The authors collected data using a 18-item survey, classified managers from a wide range of industry, healthcare, military, and services into one of two management styles using Douglas McGregor’s Theory of X and Y, and compared these classifications among the survey respondents to determine the leve...

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship among employees’ empowerment, organizational commitment and job commitment in physical education organization of tehran province. the statistical population included all personnel in physical education organization of tehran province out of which 150 subjects were selected through stratified random sampling. a) spreitzer's (1995) em...

preset study is conducted to evaluate strategic alignment between business and it in the view of organizational managers. present study has used luftman’s model on strategic alignment maturity and gartlen & shenks’ factors to promote alignment in order to evaluate alignment. research statistical population consists of managers at high education planning and research institute. no sampling is co...

Transaction banking is changing in a fast pace due to digitalization, changes in regulation, new competition in the market etc. This acronym VUCA describes this environment; Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Due to changes in technology, politics and economics strategic renewal is critical to ensure long term survival. Middle managers play a vital role within strategic renewal ...

BACKGROUND Several studies suggest the existence of an effective relationship between individuals'characteristics and important factors such as occupational and organizational performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and etc. This study was designed based on the dimensions of personality (introversion /extroversion) of managers of Iran University of Medical Sciences at three le...