PROFILING LEADERS: USING A PROFILING APPROACH TO EXAMINE THEEFFECTS OF MULTIFACTOR LEADERSHIP ON FOLLOWER DEVIANCEKEVIN T. WYNNEAugust 2012Advisor: Boris B. Baltes, PhDMajor: Psychology (Industrial/Organizational)Degree: Master of ArtsResearchers are only beginning to understand how leadership types affectimportant organizational outcomes at the individual le...

Auditory deviance detection in humans is indexed by the mismatch negativity (MMN), a component of the auditory evoked potential (AEP) of the electroencephalogram (EEG) occurring at a latency of 100-250 ms after stimulus onset. However, by using classic oddball paradigms, differential responses to regularity violations of simple auditory features have been found at the level of the middle latenc...

Using data of Chinese A-share non-financial listed companies spanning years 2003–2018, we examine whether a firm’s business strategy that deviates from industry conventions influences corporate governance mechanisms, particularly the probability choosing high-quality external auditors. We document significantly positive correlation between strategic deviance and auditor engagement. The exacerba...

In this study we compared the amplitude, latency, and spatial distribution of the mismatch negativity (MMN), elicited by tones deviating in either frequency, intensity, stimulus-onset asynchrony (SOA) or location, and assessed inter- and intra-subject variability. Cross-dimensional comparisons were facilitated by adjusting the magnitude of deviance individually, so that the detection rates were...

OBJECTIVES The Positive Deviance/Hearth approach aims to rehabilitate malnourished children using practices from mothers in the community who have well-nourished children despite living in poverty. This study assesses its effectiveness in a range of settings. METHODS Systematic review of peer reviewed intervention trials and grey literature evaluation reports of child malnutrition programs us...

OBJECTIVE To describe the application of positive deviance as a strategy to prevent and control bloodstream infections. METHOD An intervention study with nursing and medical team members working in an intensive care unit in a university hospital, between June and December 2014. The four steps of the positive defiance methodology were applied: to define, to determine, to discover and to design...