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

Public Administration Quarterly;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......the effects of cohesiveness and group norms...groups with weak task norms will suffer from...context of group cohesiveness and effectiveness...relationship between group cohesiveness and effectiveness...association between cohesiveness and group effectiveness...a work group's ...

Business Cohesion: Managing Schools of Business in the Age of Knowledge.

SAM Advanced Management Journal;  March 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Introduction This paper examines cohesiveness building as a strategy for managing...of business during the 21st century. Cohesiveness is the most frequently studied of all...Spink, 1995; Kidwell, et al., 1997). Cohesiveness or cohesion may be said to be the degree...

Chemical Modification of Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil to Improve...

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Such material lacks the most desired cohesiveness and elasticity compared to the commercial...paraffin and beeswax. To improve the cohesiveness and thermal properties of PHVO, epoxidation...or PHVO base materials. Hardness and cohesiveness of the new waxes and the mixtures were...

How to Build a Cohesive Organization

Nonprofit World;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......elements together. Without attention to cohesiveness, organizational mortar may crumble...forming cohesion. Like a mason's mortar, cohesiveness is a mix of ingredients. Some evolve...Here are 16 factors that influence cohesiveness.1 A nonprofit leader needs to use all...

cohesiveness

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      78 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 cohesiveness, 1. (in psychiatry) a force that attracts members to a group and causes them to remain in the group. 2. (in dentistry) a property...

The group cohesion scale-revised: reliability and validity.

International Journal of Action Methods: Psychodrama, Skill Training, and Role Playing;  March 22, 2001 ;     700+ words ......be sensitive to detecting changes in cohesiveness as a function of group development...were more likely to show increases in cohesiveness than regular semester classes, probably...that met for 8 hr each day. Key words: cohesiveness, group cohesion, group process...

Managers' perceptions of their work group and their own performance and...

Public Personnel Management;  March 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......perceptions of the performance and cohesiveness of the new work group they were supervising...group is providing to its clients and cohesiveness within the work group. The research...the performance, service quality and cohesiveness of the new work group they were supervising...

Barriers to American Muslims' Political Cohesiveness Are Largely Internal

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;  July 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Barriers to American Muslims' Political Cohesiveness Are Largely Internal Dr. Muqtedar Khan is assistant professor...itself which have erected internal barriers to political cohesiveness and effective mobilization. The single most important...

ASEAN Lawmakers Urge Cohesiveness Among Members

Xinhua News Agency;  September 13, 2000 ;     267 words ......Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Wednesday called for cohesiveness among ASEAN members to make the organization a strong regional...Organization (AIPO) here, legislators agreed that political cohesiveness is a critical element for ASEAN to be strong. They recognized...

Asean leaders pledge unity, cohesiveness, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  December 17, 1998 ;     564 words ......their last summit in the 20th century with strong pledges for cohesiveness in politics and bolder economic cooperation. In the Hanoi...current and emerging issues, further consolidating unity, cohesiveness and harmony. In enhancing the grouping's role as an effective...

Message on programming needs more cohesiveness.

Multichannel News;  December 2, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Message on Programming Needs More Cohesiveness NEW YORK - As original programming continues to prime the cable pump, operators and programmers agree that a more cohesive effort...

Educators earning their doctorates: doctoral student perceptions regarding...

Education;  December 22, 1995 ;     700+ words ......interaction, peer mentoring, and/or group cohesiveness. We found that educators who work together...to complete their doctorates. Group cohesiveness can be used to provide support for...participate in the study received the Cohesiveness and Persistence Questionnaire (CPQ...

Asean cohesiveness has become an issue, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  December 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ......define what they have called ''Asean cohesiveness'' which has been tested on many occasions...members' pockets are empty. Asean's cohesiveness, which has been been left unattended...consolidating our unity in diversity, our cohesiveness and harmony.'' It is Vietnam, the host...

Engineers need cohesiveness.(Readers Sound Off)(Letter to the editor)

Design News;  May 15, 2006 ;     299 words ...Early in my career I recognized the lack of cohesiveness amongst engineers and the engineering profession in general. The profession has allowed anyone who wants to call themselves an...

Study shows cohesiveness curbs neighborhood violence

The Boston Globe;  August 15, 1997 ;     681 words ...The level of violence in a neighborhood is influenced more by cohesiveness among its residents -- such things as being willing to look after other people's children and mind others' business -- than by...