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Linking transformational leadership to nurses’ extra-role performance: the mediating role of self-efficacy and work engagement
2011
salanova m., lorente l., chambel m.j. & martinez i.m. (2011) Linking transformational leadership to nurses’ extra-role performance: the mediating role of self-efficacy and work engagement. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67(9), 2256–2266. Abstract Aims. This paper is a report of a social cognitive theory-guided study about the link between supervisors’ transformational leadership and staff nurses’ extra-role performance as mediated by nurse self-efficacy and work engagement. Background. Past research has acknowledged the positive influence that transformational leaders have on employee (extra-role) performance. However, less is known about the psychological mechanisms that may explain the lin…
Rewards, changes and challenges in the role of primary headteachers/principals in England and Finland
2012
Drawing on an analysis of education policies and qualitative research data, the impact of education reform on the roles of English primary headteachers and their Finnish counterparts is examined and compared. Global forces have resulted in similar policy trends in both countries but owing to contrasting cultural values and education traditions there are marked differences in the mechanisms for change at both national and local levels. However, irrespective of globalisation and differing national contexts, there were considerable similarities in the perspectives of headteachers and principals on the rewards and constraints of their role and the realities of leadership and management.
Estimation of Role of Sicilian Region on Production of Quality Wines. A Comparison between the Best Sicilian and Italian Wines by Using Influential W…
2016
Abstract Sicilian region (Southern Italy) has always been the larger Italian wine producer, because of their terroir (i.e. climate, soil and cultivar) and the extension of the vineyard area. For a long time, in the past, Sicilian vineyards produced only wine for blending or for bulk wine consumption. However, the quality of wine production in the Sicilian region has raised significantly over the past years, due to numerous factors, including, primarily, the development of manufacturing techniques, the major business investments of wineries, and the better legislation for protection of quality wines. These factors, combined with producers' targeted marketing strategies and actions, have grea…
Relaciones de género entre los Wayuu. Estado de la investigación y nuevos campos de análisis
2006
L'articolo esamina le relazioni di genere tra i Wayuu della Colombia. Vengono esaminati i rapporti tra genere, discendenza matrilineare e gerarchie di status basate sulla ricchezza. La posizione delle donne è trattata sia in riferimento all'organizzazione sociale, sia nelle guerre interne, sia a livello simbolico, tanto nella mitologia che nei rituali. Il ruolo di interfaccia tra interno ed esterno del sè collettivo giocato dalle donne si esprime tra i Wayuu in particolare nel loro ruolo preponderante come sciamene che in quello di rappresentanti del gruppo nelle negoziazioni con le istituzioni non indigene
Sportspersonship In Martial Arts
2017
Studies on psychological outcomes related to individual differences have increased showing contradictory results, especially in martial arts. The difficulty to provide conclusive evidence for the psychological outcomes of martial arts practice and to determine if and to what extent martial arts trainings explain the above mentioned effects needs a more in-depth analysis of those dispositional aspects which can impact adaptive behaviors in terms of sportspersonship. Since no studies on sportspersonship and goal orientations has been carried out in the specific context of martial arts, the current research aimed at examining the role of goal orientations and trait aggressiveness as predictors…
The Design and Execution of Performance Management Systems at State Level: a Comparative Analysis of Italy and Malaysia
2014
Performance management is maturing as an effective approach in public organizations around the world in improving public services. However, the existing models, based primarily on best practices of first-world nations, have limitations that must be addressed. One of which is the relative lack of attention to the context of performance management reform. This international comparative case study analyses the experience of Italy and Malaysia in the design and execution of performance management systems at the national level. It seeks to contribute to the comparative literature on performance management across national jurisdictions. Italy and Malaysia also offer a contrasting study given thei…
TEORIE DELLA LEADERSHIP. NOTE SULLA FORMAZIONE E LA VALUTAZIONE DEI CAPI
2017
L’autorevole rivista The Leadership Quarterly, interamente dedicata ai temi della leadership, ha recentemente pubblicato un approfondito studio che fa il punto sulla letteratura esistente in materia di leadership dopo decenni di ricerche. Scopo di questo articolo è mettere a fuoco le implicazioni di questo studio per ricercatori, responsabili delle risorse umane e manager impegnati nella direzione di strutture organizzative aziendali. L’interrogativo al quale queste note cercano di rispondere è: quali sono i criteri di riferimento per un corretto programma di formazione e valutazione dei capi? Sulla base dell’analisi della letteratura sembrano emergere quattro dimensioni del comportamento l…
LE NUOVE STRATEGIE COMUNICATIVE DEI BOSS
2009
Sono bastate poche parole, poche righe recapitate alle agenzie di stampa dall’avvocato di Salvatore Riina, per riaccendere – tra i tanti – anche il dibattito sul rapporto che lega mafia e informazione. Si è discusso di quanto la mafia antica sia cresciuta nel silenzio e sia stata alimentata dall’indifferenza dell’opinione pubblica e dell’informazione; e si è auspicato, di conseguenza, che di mafia si parlasse sempre, comunque e in qualsiasi modo, prescindendo dai contenuti, dall’opportunità e dalle modalità dell’informazione
Gli ultimi padrini. Indagine sul governo di Cosa Nostra
2011
Riina e Provenzano hanno trascorso alcuni decenni di serena latitanza con lo spirito – potremmo dire – del buon padre di famiglia: viaggiando, scrivendo, curando gli affari e la salute, frequentando amici e conoscenti, vivendo per un lungo periodo di tempo accanto ai propri figli e alle proprie mogli, senza troppo doversi preoccupare di uno Stato che non aveva né la voglia, né la forza per catturarli. La loro storia è nota; sono in tanti ad averla narrata, ad averne ricostruito i dettagli di cronaca, ad averne ricucito la trama esistenziale anche attraverso l’analisi e l’esegesi di testimonianze, racconti e pizzini. Ma su un importante dettaglio della loro vita, nessuno ha detto o scritto o…
Un racconto allo specchio. la costruzione del mito mafioso attraverso le sue immagini
2009
Using now the cultural models, now those of organizational and structural theories, the Cosa Nostra studies risk sometimes to achieve results spoiled by approximation and partiality. If we want to deepen the research on the impact that the media representation of the mafia produces within the criminal context or in the social construction of the phenomenon, it is essential to use tools able to frame the issue in its complexity. With this background, the paper reviews some relevant cases which clearly show how information, literature, cinematography help to give shape and strength to criminal organization: from the journalistic investigations on the "Provenzano case”, to the television seria…