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Information Weighting, Familiarization, and The Risky Shift.

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Knowles, Eric S. – 1972

The question whether individual study of risk problems (familiarization) leads to greater risk taking was investigated. Several explanations of the risk taking shifts are explicit in their requirement for group or social interaction. Investigations of whether risk shifts can be produced in the absence of group interaction have produced conflicting…

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics

SYMPOSIUM PAPERS OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, GOAL-DIRECTED LEADERSHIP--SUPERORDINATE TO HUMAN RELATIONS (74TH, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1966).

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OLMSTEAD, JOSEPH A.; AND OTHERS – 1967

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE GOAL-ORIENTED. HIGH-LEVEL LEADERSHIP MUST DEFINE ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND CHANNEL ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. STUDIES WERE MADE BY HUMRRO IN MILITARY LEADERSHIP AND SMALL GROUP EFFECTIVENESS. IT WAS FOUND THAT POTENTIAL SQUAD LEADERS, SELECTED FOR ABOVE-AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE AND…

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Environmental Influences, Evaluation, Goal Orientation