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  • 1.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-27-2008 05:07
    Dear colleagues,

    I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
    managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?

    Many thanks

    Alex Bachkirov


  • 2.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-27-2008 14:11
    Good afternoon Alex,

    If I understand your inquiry correctly, I would offer the work of Cialdini
    et al. (2001) on injunctive and descriptive norms.

    They offer a distinction between of what people typically approve versus
    what is typically done.

    Citation:

    Cialdini, Kallgren, and Reno (1991) A focus theory on normative conduct. In
    Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (ed: Zanna, 24:201-34. San Diego,
    CA: Academic.


    Best of luck on your research.

    Best regards,

    Hunter Harris
    Vanderbilt University



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    Dear colleagues,

    I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
    managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?

    Many thanks

    Alex Bachkirov


  • 3.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-27-2008 15:23
    Alex,
    You might begin with a 2008 article that was published in Journal of Management Inquiry:
    Acting at Work: Facades of Conformity in Academia
    Flora Stormer and Kay Devine
     
    Their reference list also provides some potential leads.
    Mathew
     
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    On 8/27/08, Alex Bachkirov <alexbach@yahoo.com> wrote:
    Dear colleagues,

    I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
    managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?

    Many thanks

    Alex Bachkirov





  • 4.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-27-2008 16:52
    Alex, The knowing-doing gap: How smart companies turn knowledge into action, by Jeffrey Pfeffer & Robert Sutton (2000) is one that I highly recommend.  It was published by the Harvard Business School Press.
     
    Good luck!
     
    Karl Strandberg
    California State University Dominguez Hills
     
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    I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
    managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?
     
    Many thanks
     
    Alex Bachkirov
     
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  • 5.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-27-2008 19:18
    Alex,

    I'd recommend Argyris' distinction between espoused theories and
    theories-in-use in either of the below references:

    Argyris, C., & Schön, D. A. (1978). Organizational learning: A theory
    of action perspective. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

    Argyris, C., Putnam, R. & Smith, D.M. (1985). Action science:
    Concepts, methods, and skills for research and intervention. San
    Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

    Argyris, C. and Schön, D. (1996) Organizational learning II: Theory,
    method and practice. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley

    Good luck!

    Ryan

    Quoting Alex Bachkirov <alexbach@YAHOO.COM>:

    > Dear colleagues,
    >
    > I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
    > managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?
    >
    > Many thanks
    >
    > Alex Bachkirov
    >
    >
    >


  • 6.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-27-2008 20:11
    Alex,
    Goffman's "Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" (if I remember the title correctly) is somewhat foundational for incongruent beliefs/behaviors.
    The best public/popular source would be on the public mission vs. private life of past New York Attorney General Elliot Spitzer!
    Susan

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    Associate Professor and Director, MSN-MBA/MPA Dual Degree Programs, and
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    Dear colleagues,

     I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
     managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?

     Many thanks

     Alex Bachkirov
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  • 7.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-28-2008 08:33
    You may want to check out Tony Simons's work on behavioral integrity, as
    well as his new book on the subject: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/tls11/

    I've just published my own book which has some bearing on congruence between
    rhetoric and behavior as well: Trust is Everything -- Become the Leader
    Others Will Follow. It's practitioner-oriented, but builds on scholarly
    research on trust.

    More information about the book can be found at:
    http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Everything-Become-Leader-Others/dp/0615199100/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211753761&sr=8-8


    Aneil Aneil Mishra, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Management Wake Forest University
    www.totaltrust.wordpress.com


  • 8.  congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Posted 08-28-2008 10:36
    Alex,

    You may want to check out the literature on integrity, as various aspects of
    congruence are often conceptualized as integrity. The following article has
    an extensive literature review that you will find to be helpful:

    Palanski, M.E., & Yammarino, F.J. (2007). Integrity and leadership:
    Clearing the conceptual confusion. European Management Journal, 25,
    171-184.

    Best wishes,

    Mike Palanski

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
    [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Alex Bachkirov
    Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 4:07 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: congruence/discrepancies between managerial beliefs and behaviours

    Dear colleagues,

    I am looking for published work on congruence/discrepancies between
    managerial beliefs and behaviours. Can you suggest any references?

    Many thanks

    Alex Bachkirov