This paper explores the development of two theories human behavior as they relate to work systems. Both Murray Bowen and Barry Oshry formulated how people operate in groups. developed his theory through observation families extended thinking apply more broadly. observed systems lab thought what he saw there could also be true society at large. Practitioners have applied both their with However,...

The authors hypothesized that reactions to performance feedback depend on whether one's lay theory of intelligence is supported or violated. In Study 1, following improvement feedback, all participants generally exhibited positive affect, but entity theorists (who believe that intelligence is fixed) displayed more anxiety and more effort to restore prediction confidence than did incremental the...

This paper explores the frontiers of research on Corporate Governance, analyzes dominant theoretical framework, and proposes a agenda based practice theorists. It highlights need to consider social dimensions alongside rational-utilitarian aspects in corporate governance practices. By examining everyday organizational practices, study aims foster reflective holistic understanding governance. ch...

Two studies tested whether racial category labels and lay beliefs about human traits have a combined effect on people's perception of, and memory for, racially ambiguous faces. Participants saw a morphed target face accompanied by a racial label (Black or White). Later, they were asked to identify the face from a set of two new morphed faces, one more Black and the other more White than the tar...

This article revisits a disconcerting phenomenon. The history of prominent 17th and 18th century moral theorists who exhibited disapproval of all forms of suicide is well known. Nevertheless, there are many bioethicists who continue to claim that either these moral theorists never actually opposed suicide, or that they never believed in the inalienable right to life and liberty that is an impor...