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Organizational Behaviour Comportement Organisationnel

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ASAC 2003Halifax, Nova ScotiaMichael J. WitheyFaculty of Business AdministrationMemorial University of NewfoundlandMichael Annett (student)Department of Strategic Management andOrganizationUniversity of AlbertaIan R. GellatlySchool of Business and EconomicsWilfrid Laurier UniversitySITUATIONAL STRENGTH AS A MODERATOR OF THE RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOURIn this research we examined whether behavioural intentions were influenced by thestrength of the situation, the personality characteristics of the people involved and theinteraction between these factors. A role-playing experiment was conducted that wasdesigned to manipulate situational strength and that measured propensity to withholdeffort as the dependent variable. Results included main effects for situational strengthand for extraversion and provided support for the hypothesized interaction betweensituational strength and personality.ASAC 2003Halifax, Nova ScotiaFrancine K. Schlosser (student)Rod B. McNaughtonDepartment of Management SciencesUniversity of WaterlooMANAGER COMMUNICATION COMPETENCIES – EMPLOYEE PERSPECTIVESON HIGH QUALITY RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENTThis study describes supervisory communication practices and choices perceived byemployees to contribute to good workplace relationships. Eighty employees describedcritical communication incidents in face-to-face, handheld text and handheld voicesituations that shaped the relationship with their managers. The results identify themeswith respect to the strategic use of message content and tone, media selection andmessage timing.163

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