Posts Tagged ‘evidence-based management’
shorts.008 | Does Pay Level Affect Job Satisfaction?
Not much, according to a meta-analytic study of 92 separate studies recently published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior (Judge, T.A., et. al. 2010. The relationship between pay and job satisfaction: A meta-analysis of the literature. 77: 157-167.) The authors concluded: …level of pay had little relation to either job or pay satisfaction. This indicates [...]
The Role of Research
Over the weekend, I’ve found myself struggling to reconcile two recent comments in my head. Last week, Bob Sutton wrote on his blog: “most management books are based on anecdotes, the biased recollections of some famous executives, or on research that is presented as rigorous (but is not…Good to Great is a perfect example).” In [...]
Is Experience Really the Best Teacher?
I’ve spent a good amount of time in a university setting, first as a student and now as a professor. Undoubtedly, at some point in time, someone claiming to be from the real world will question the utility of teaching leadership or management in an academic setting. “Experience is the best teacher,” they’ll argue, “How [...]
Transformational Leadership Course
I’m a fan of Michael Roberto’s work as a scholar and blogger. Being a fan, I have to give an obligatory post to Dr. Roberto’s new course called “Transformational Leadership: How Leaders Change Teams, Companies and Organizations” recorded and distributed by The Great Courses. Dr. Roberto covers a variety of relevant research and models that [...]
The Gender Stall Effect
A fascinating and extremely well done study recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly sheds new light on the integration of women into the workforce using longitudinal data from the US Equal Opportunity Employment Commission between 1975 and 2005. The data clearly show that non-managerial workers are less gender segregated when they work under female managers. [...]
