In this paper we offer case studies of empowering agents with adjustment of cognitive notions of autonomy and trust that enable them to have a more socially adept interaction with a human supervisor. The application domain is control of unmanned aerial vehicles. Agents learn to change autonomies as they observe they learn the relationship between their assumed autonomy and performance. Agents a...

In this paper we offer case studies of empowering agents with adjustment of cognitive notions of autonomy and trust that enable them to have a more socially adept interaction with a human supervisor. The application domain is control of unmanned aerial vehicles. Agents learn to change autonomies as they observe they learn the relationship between their assumed autonomy and performance. Agents a...

We are interested in enhancing the efficiency of human-robot collaborations, especially in “supervisor-worker” settings where autonomous robots work under the supervision of a human operator. We believe that trust serves a critical role in modeling the interactions within these teams, and also in streamlining their efficiency. We propose an operational formulation of human-robot trust on a shor...

Abstract The underrepresentation of women in leadership positions persists. Existing research examines barriers face climbing organizational hierarchies, but we know less about who break past the glass ceiling. Once obtain supervisory positions, do they additional hurdles managing employees? Specifically, how does gender, gender congruence, and rule formalization influence employee compliance t...

Educational supervision is regular supervision taking place in the context of a recognized training programme in order to determine learning needs and review progress. Patel’s article [1] effectively evaluates postgraduate educational supervision in one UK trust. This was a mixed methods study in which educational supervisors and trainees working within a large UK trust were surveyed online abo...

ACNOWLEDGMENTS Through these lines, I would like to express my gratitude to those who, during all this time, contributed in one way or the other so that this thesis comes to reality. To Professor Severin Bumbaru, the supervisor of this work, an example not only of abnegation and passion for research and teaching, but also an example of living. To Professor José Sá da Costa, the supervisor of my...

How do salespeople make judgments of merit pay fairness? By what mechanisms do fairness judgments influence the performance and commitment of salespeople? Using equity and social exchange theories, the authors examine these questions for industrial salespeople who work in a Fortune 500 firm and provide four key findings. First, of the three dimensions of fairness judgments, they find the intera...

Global labour migration has increased in recent years and immigrant workers are often recruited into low status and low paid jobs such as cleaning. Research in a Danish context shows that immigrants working in the cleaning industry often form social networks based on shared languages and backgrounds, and that conflict between different ethnic groups may occur. This paper evaluates the impact of...