Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 11 Issue 6

Social decision schemes and group processes: some impacts on decision making

Deon Nel, Leyland F. Pitt, Pierre Berthon, Gerard Prendergast

Little research has been done on the impact of social decision schemes on group process variables. Green and Taber created a self‐report scale to provide five measures of the…

Stress and workplace violence: it takes two to tango

Pamela R. Johnson, Julie Indvik

Addresses the reasons, costs and kinds of violence in the workplace. Looks at the effects of stress in the workplace, and what managers can do to prevent violence from happening…

Evaluating a development centre

P.F. Leese, W.G.K. Taylor

Aims to explore factors which are thought to relate to the effectiveness of development centre processes. Studies a variety of attitudinal and motivational aspects concerned with…

Consultant and client ‐ working together?

Johanna Fullerton, Michael A. West

Examines both consultant and client perceptions of the consulting relationship, focusing on internal process consultants and a sample of their clients. Employs a procedure based…

Self performance appraisal vs direct‐manager appraisal: A case of congruence

Yehuda Baruch

Outlines possibilities for the use of self‐appraisal as a valuable source of information and as a feedback tool. Reports the results of two studies, in the UK and Israel, which…