CEOs are infrequently fired for poor performance (Jensen and Murphy, 1990). While financial distress is associated with higher managerial turnover, studies show that incumbent managers often retain control of the firm even in bankruptcy. In this paper, we study how inalienable managerial entrenchment – when it is costly to fire a manager even after poor performance – affects a manager's ability...

background: this study investigated the relationship between people's attitudes towards the safety culture and comparing its perceptions among three levels of refinery personnel: top management, supervisory staff and frontline workers by conducting safety culture survey. methods: a questionnaire comprising general information and 59-safety attitude statement were distributed among 237 workers, ...

Purpose: This study examines the influence of line manager communication (LMC) on affective organisational commitment through mediating mechanisms employee trust and job satisfaction. The further investigates moderation effect to explain commitment. Design/methodology/approach: Data for were collected from employees at different levels in financial services sector South Africa an online survey ...

The current research addresses the psychological benefits of superstitious rituals in top sport, examining the circumstances under which top-class sportspersons are especially committed to enacting rituals prior to a game (ritual commitment). Consistent with the hypotheses, findings revealed that ritual commitment is greater when (a) uncertainty is high rather than low; and (b) importance of th...

This paper explores how safe motherhood is effectively promoted in Zambia. Top-down pressure to improve maternal health indicators appears to motivate the prioritised allocation of available resources. Otherwise, when supportive supervision and workers' intrinsic commitment waivers, capacity-building is seldom sufficient to ensure the implementation of skills learnt. Likewise, at national level...