The importance of organizational context, I: A conceptual model of...

Public Administration Quarterly;  October 1, 1997 ;   Langfred, Claus; Shanley, Mark;   787 words ......effects of cohesiveness and group norms on group effectiveness, given differences...accomplishment detracts from group effectiveness. Weak task...not only negatively affect group performance but will also...individuals will identify with the group and its results to avoid...increases ...

Group norms, gossip, and blackmail. (Symposium: Law, Economics, & Norms)

University of Pennsylvania Law Review;  May 1, 1996 ;   McAdams, Richard H.;   787 words ...INTRODUCTION I. THE EFFECT OF BLACKMAIL ON GROUP NORMS A. Blackmail Ambiguously Affects...focus is the intersection between group norms and the law of informational blackmail...the strength and content of the group norms in society. In this sense, some...

Brooks bows out from Finsbury after six years.(movers & shakers)(Finsbury...

Grocer;  September 6, 2008 ;   Gilbert, Helen;   311 words ...Finsbury Food Group will undergo a management reshuffle at...September but remain a consultant in the group until the end of March. After 11 years...new ideas into the business to drive the group on to its next level, but also to generate...

Enjoying Your Work - Nonconformists sometimes valuable to a group

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  February 20, 2006 ;   Brislin, Richard;   595 words ......their original position to be consistent with the other group members, most people are very uncomfortable in social...may rise. People do not enjoy the reputation of being group deviants. There are social sanctions that are directed...social gatherings. At work, others go off to lunch in a group and ...

Actuarial justice. (justice to be administered by applying group norms)...

The Nation;  January 16, 1988 ;   Corn, David Morley, Jefferson;   253 words ......and the criminal. If criminals are treated more fairly as a group in actuarial justice, they may be treated less fairly as individuals...yet increasingly seeks to administer justice by applying group norms. Actuarial justice is the logical result.

AC Milan, Sevilla and Valencia land on Uefa Cup feet in group stage...

The Mercury (South Africa);  October 8, 2008 ;     543 words ......after landing in a comparatively manageable group in yesterday's draw. The top three teams...eight groups, along with the third place group finishers from the Champions League, progress...Braga, Portsmouth and VfL Wolfsburg in group E. Despite Milan's pedigree, Portsmouth...

QBE Insurance Group Limited - Corporate and Strategic Assessment Report.

M2 Presswire;  October 8, 2008 ;     411 words ......companiesandmarkets.com: QBE Insurance Group Limited - Corporate and Strategic Assessment...companiesandmarkets.com adds new report: QBE Insurance Group Limited - Corporate and Strategic Assessment...SWOT Analysis Introduction QBE Insurance Group (QBE or 'the group') is one of the top...

Pizza and pop and the student identity: the role of referent group norms...

The Journal of Social Psychology;  February 1, 2007 ;   Louis, Winnifred Davies, Sarah Smith, Joanne Terry, Deborah;   787 words ......otherwise successful model. We proposed that referent group norms and group identification (Terry & Hogg, 1996, 2001; Terry...making (e.g., Bentler & Speckart, 1979). Referent Group Norms and Identities Planned behavior research has also...

Group for New Music, BYU Avant-Garde Ensemble, Plans Oct. 21 Concert

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 7, 2008 ;     256 words ......news release: Brigham Young University's Group for New Music will perform avant-garde...several pieces composed by members of the group. Founder and BYU faculty member, Michael...presentations involving music and video. The group will perform "Chess," with music by BYU...

The group cohesion scale-revised: reliability and validity.

International Journal of Action Methods: Psychodrama, Skill Training, and Role Playing;  March 22, 2001 ;   Treadwell, Thomas Lavertue, Nicole Kumar, V.K. Veeraraghavan, Venkatesh;   787 words ......accomplishments, (d) higher self-esteem and less anxiety among group members, and (e) greater member retention. Additionally...affected by the power and status structures within the group. Group cohesion usually has salubrious effects on group behavior and functioning. Those effects include ...

Backing for Hele breakfast group

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  October 7, 2008 ;     508 words ...The Giz Us a Break men's breakfast group has secured more funding and the group will run until the middle of November. If you are...in the Hele area, then pop along to the breakfast group which is held every Tuesday from 9am until noon at...

The importance of organizational context, II: An empirical test of work...

Public Administration Quarterly;  January 1, 1998 ;   Shanley, Mark; Langfred, Claus;   787 words ......effects of cohesiveness and group norms on group effectiveness given differences...the moderating influence of group norms on the cohesiveness-effectiveness...norms in different ways at the group level than at the individual...independently of its effects on the group level. ...

Business group, neighbors split in north-central ; At issue is regulation...

Columbia Daily Tribune;  October 7, 2008 ;   SARA SEMELKA;   608 words ......officials as they took up the issue of a group of business owners north of downtown seeking...their assigned neighborhood association. A group of 67 individuals, many of them business...unprecedented move, to recognize the business group as a neighborhood association within a...

Schools group says new name reflects mission ; Association reflects all...

Columbia Daily Tribune;  October 8, 2008 ;   JANESE HEAVIN;   518 words ......Public Schools Employees Organization, the group hopes to boost membership among support...several years, Maurice Guerin said during the group's officer meeting yesterday. By doing so...creating a new name is the first step in the group's effort to try to become an umbrella organization...

Getting a makeover ; The Vedanta group restructures to boost operating...

Business Today;  October 5, 2008 ;   Virendra Verma;   461 words ...The Vedanta group is now gearing up for a complete overhaul...holdings and pare costs. The $7-billion group, controlled by the London-based tycoon...assets that are now scattered across the group. Madras Aluminium Company (MALCO) will...