Mandeville, Ashley(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Pluralistic ignorance is a situation in which individuals inaccurately perceive the attitudes of their peers within their work group to be different from their own and subsequently align their behavior with what they ...
Tucker, Reginald Lewis(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
This dissertation proposes that personality is a missing link in the intention-behavior relationship that can help explain why some individuals who have entrepreneurial intentions take entrepreneurial action, but others ...
Bellairs, Tom(University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)
Future work self (FWS) refers to who a person aspires to become in the future as it relates to his or her work. FWS serves as a distal goal that motivates individuals to engage in three work-related behaviors: job crafting, ...
Crawford, Wayne S.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)
In 1939, Dollard and colleagues presented the frustration-aggression theory. The main tenet of the theory posits that individuals become frustrated when goal attainment is prohibited or interrupted. Further, following ...
Leon, Matthew R.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)
There is broad awareness that the health of coworker relationships is often built on reciprocity and assessments of member exchanges, where relationships are pursued or terminated based on benefits received. Both social ...
Shanine, Kristen(University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)
The intent to transfer control to the next generation is a defining characteristic of family firms. Yet, most family-controlled firms fail to transfer control and, when they do, the next generation’s leadership often fails ...
The study of dynamic capabilities is one of the dominant research streams in strategic management. This dissertation contributes to the dynamic capabilities literature by theorizing and testing key questions regarding the ...
Stoutner, Oliver Keith(University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)
This dissertation presents the results of three studies designed to enhance understanding of how individual risk evaluation pertains to role theory and how prospect theory can offer clues on the process undergirding the ...
Maalouf, Jamal Tanios(University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)
Organizational routines are viewed as a source of strategic competitive advantage that enhances firm performance. How do organizations continue to adhere to organizational routines after the routines are integrated in the ...
Abi Aad, Amine A.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)
Why do managers in emerging markets conduct some activities in the informal economy and others in the formal economy when they have a choice? Using institutional economic theory, previous research shows that, at the country ...
Holmes IV, Oscar(University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)
Discrimination research has largely focused on what has been called old-fashioned racism. However, research exploring modern racism is a burgeoning area. This dissertation attempted to extend and build theory on modern ...
Li, Chenwei(University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)
Recent ethical misconduct of leaders, in some high profile firms, has drawn increased attention to the reality that, ignorance on the ethics of leaders could threaten the survival of companies, and that ethical leadership ...
Noble, David(University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)
Through the extension of Seibert, Kraimer, and Liden's (2001) social capital framework to the field of entrepreneurship, this paper develops and tests a theoretical model focusing on how an entrepreneur's social network ...
Hood, Anthony Carl(University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)
Extant team conflict research treats conflict as a shared perceptual team property whereby it is assumed that all of a team's members experience equivalent amounts of conflict. This traditional approach is silent concerning ...
Tillman, C. Justice(University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)
Despite increased attention given to unethical decision-making, few studies have simultaneously examined the multiple influences that may effect this outcome. In addition, few studies have examined the processes through ...
Lawrence, Ericka R.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)
Research examining the influence of leader-member exchange (LMX) on employee outcomes is plentiful. However, research exploring the potential negative consequences of engaging in LMX relationships has been limited. In order ...
Given my interest in LMX relationships and impression management (IM) behaviors, this dissertation was focused on the out-group in LMX, regarding member job performance and attitudes (Study I), and the impact of IM on ...
Robinson, Anthony(University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)
This dissertation leverages cognition theory to examine the relationship between risk perceptions and venture creation decisions and seeks to establish overconfidence and perceived environmental munificence as boundary ...