Publications

Educators

1977
Dictionary Entry

Essay on Industrial Psychologist Henry C. Link

By: R. S. Tedlow

Keywords: Social Psychology; Organizational Culture

June 1977 (Revised May 1997)
Case

Focuses on two issues: 1) technical systems that can be employed in nonprofit organizations for control and motivational purposes. Systems discussed range from payroll monitoring systems to zero-base budgeting and 2) the managerial environment needed for serious... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Governance Controls; Education Industry

Educators

01 Apr 1977
Conference Presentation

Access to Opportunity and Power: Measuring Racism/Sexism inside Organizations

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Power and Influence; Organizational Culture; Demographics

July 1977
Article

Social Roles, Social Control and Biases in Social Perception Processes

By: L. D. Ross, T. M. Amabile and J. Steinmetz

To make accurate social judgments, an individual must both recognize and adequately correct for the self-presentation advantages or disadvantages conferred upon actors by their social roles. Two experiments using 120 undergraduates examined social perceptions formed... View Details

Keywords: Perception; Prejudice and Bias; Social Psychology; Judgments; Power and Influence; Status and Position; Situation or Environment

1976
Chapter

The Romance of Community: Intentional Communities as Intensive Group Experience

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Groups and Teams; Emotions

1976
Book

Discrimination in Rural Housing

By: Dutch Leonard, Janet K. Marantz and Karl E. Case

Keywords: Housing; Attitudes

1976
Chapter

Person Perception

By: T. M. Amabile and A. H. Hastorf

Keywords: Perception

01 Apr 1976
Conference Presentation

Deadlines: Their Effect on Subsequent Intrinsic Motivation

By: W. DeJong, Teresa M. Amabile and M. R. Lepper

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives

1976
Book

Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and Readings

By: Paul R. Lawrence, Louis B. Barnes and Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Organizations; Behavior

winter 1976
Article

Conflict Avoidance in Concession Agreements

By: L. T. Wells Jr. and David N. Smith

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution; Agreements and Arrangements

July 1976
Article

Effects of Externally-Imposed Deadlines on Subsequent Intrinsic Motivation

By: T. M. Amabile, W. DeJong and M. R. Lepper

Studied the effects of externally imposed deadlines on individuals' task performance and their subsequent interest in the task. In 1 deadline condition, 20 male undergraduates were given an explicit time limit for solving a series of initially interesting word games.... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Time Management; Social Psychology; Situation or Environment

January 1976 (Revised June 1984)
Case

Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (A)

By: John P. Kotter

In 1969, Megalith centralized its financial and control functions. John Boyd, senior vice president for finance, hired four brilliant young managers to "bring the group out of the stone age." By 1975, this management team had created a near-perfect finance office of... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Problems and Challenges

Educators