introduction: leadership style is one of the most debated topics in management (urban health-care centers), which has influenced a great number of managers and employees. the present study aimed to determine the impact of the managers’ leadership styles on the employees’ job motivation based on the vroom-yetton model. methods: this study was a descriptive–analytical one and the research environ...

The successful implementation of information systems innovations remains a theoretical as well as a managerial challenge. In particular, the role of management support has been identified as a critical factor. Sharma and Yetton (2003) have stated that the absence of a main effect of management support on implementation success raises important research questions regarding the mechanisms through...

In three samples of manager-reported decisions the Vroom±Jago model's predictions were supported. Decisions that more closely ®t the recommended decision method were rated as higher in e€ectiveness. The model was also found to account for more variance in decision e€ectiveness than the prior Vroom± Yetton model. It was also found that the Vroom±Jago model's greater precision in situational asse...

The marker variable technique is an easy-to-use technique for estimating the magnitude of method bias within a study. However, its validity has not yet been established. This paper addresses three issues assessing the validity of the technique and finds that it is subject to significant validity threats. A redefinition of the marker variable correlation is proposed, which partly addresses the t...

Introduction: Leadership style is one of the most debated topics in management (urban health-care centers), which has influenced a great number of managers and employees. The present study aimed to determine the impact of the managers’ leadership styles on the employees’ job motivation based on the Vroom-Yetton model.Methods: This study was a descriptive–analytical one and the researchenvironme...

The Fuzzy Model for Management of Participation in Organizations (FMPO), pretends to be an evolution of the Normative Vroom-Yetton Model (NVYM). It adopts the same decision processes for group problems (AI, AII, CI, CII and GII), and several of the problem attributes defined by Vroom and Jago in the NVYM. However, there are important differences between NVYM and FMPO philosophies. While the for...

Organizational Culture in firms or institutions is widely believed to affect organizational performance and the success of the information system (IS) implementation. This work in progress study investigates the relationships between organizational/corporate culture and management support with IS implementation success in selected organizations. Based on the organizational culture construct by ...