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Using Physiological Metaphors to Understand and Lead Organizations
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Larson, William; Hostiuck, Katherine; Johnson, Jerry – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
This conceptual paper suggests and elaborates on the use of physiological metaphors pertaining to the systems and parts of the body as an approach for fostering an understanding of organizational theories among students of educational administration. The importance of this pursuit is related to the recognition that the students often reject the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Administrator Education, School Organization, Organizational Theories
What Relevance Do Organization Theories Have for Voluntary Associations?
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Knoke, David; Prensky, David – Social Science Quarterly, 1984
Contemporary theories of organizations are assessed to determine whether their propositions and empirical findings can be directly applied to understand and explain voluntary associations. The inquiry is arranged under five types of characteristics: incentive systems and participant commitment, formal structures, leadership and authority,…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Environmental Influences, Group Structure, Incentives
Effects of Group Size on Interaction in Small Groups
Zimet, Carl N.; Schneider, Carol – J Soc Psychol, 1969
Sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health grant MH-08274.
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
Community Structure and Leadership Arrangements: A Multi-dimensional Analysis
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Grimes, Michael D.; And Others – American Sociological Review, 1976
Relates community structural variables to leadership arrangements, paying special attention to the results obtained when three alternative measures of "reputational" leadership (visibility, legitimacy and centralization) are used in two samples of communities. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Ecological Factors
Leadership as Medium: A Leaderless Group Discussion Model.
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Barge, J. Kevin – Communication Quarterly, 1989
Examines which leadership model provides a better explanation of the relationship between leadership behavior and group outcomes--the group leadership influence model or the leaderless group discussion model. Discusses implications for group leadership from a leaderless group discussion perspective based on the findings of a laboratory descriptive…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Group Structure
Work Group Communication Modes and the Assessment of Contingency and Situational Models of Leadership.
Stech, Ernest L. – 1980
A study of coordination modes in work group communication was conducted to evaluate and expand leadership contingency models. A total of 106 people in classes and workshops on organizational communication completed seven questionnaires resulting in nine measures of six independent variables representing the following contingency factors from…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Contingency Management, Group Dynamics
Intelligence and Personal Influence in Groups: Four Nonlinear Models.
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Simonton, Dean Keith – Psychological Review, 1985
Four models are developed to provide a conceptual basis for a curvilinear relation between intelligence and an individual's influence over group members. The models deal with influence and percentile placement in intelligence, comprehension by potential followers, vulnerability to rival intellects, and correlation between mean group IQ and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Comprehension, Creativity
The School as a Political System.
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Gillespie, Judith A.; Ehman, Lee H. – 1974
A theoretical framework for mapping school political life is developed which distinguishes elite, bureaucratic, coalitional, and participant types of school political organizations. The framework provides tools for analyzing and comparing patterns of political behavior within and across school political behavior settings. Definitions and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Educational Change