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Developing Effective Self-Managing Work Teams in Service Organizations

Nov 17, 1996 | ,

This paper by S. Cohen, G. Spreitzer, and G. Ledford, Jr. draws upon the authors’ research on the use of self-managed work teams (SMWTs) in two service organizations: a telecommunications company and an insurance operation.

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Early Identification of International Executives

Jul 12, 1996 | ,

This research by Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Morgan W. McCall, Jr., and Joan D. Mahoney extends the traditional approach to the early identification of executives by introducing the notion of ability to learn from experience.

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Towards a Theory of Strategic Change: A Multi-Lens Perspective and Integrative Framework

Jul 4, 1996 | , ,

Nandini Rajagopalan and Gretchen M. Spreitzer provide a comprehensive review of the strategic change literature from three theoretical lenses: the rational, learning, and cognitive lenses.

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Empowered to Lead: Psychological Empowerment and Transformational Leadership

Aug 13, 1995 | ,

Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Suzanne C. DeJanasz, and Robert E. Quinn examine the relationship between managerial cognitions of empowerment and transformational leadership.

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Empowering Middle Managers to be Transformational Leaders: A Field Study

May 12, 1995 | , ,

In this paper, Gretchen Spreitzer and Robert E. Quinn describe a field study of a large scale management development program for a Fortune 100 organization’s population of middle managers designed to stimulate change.

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A Predictive Model of Self-Managing Work Team Effectiveness

Aug 28, 1994 | ,

This paper by Susan Cohen, Gerry Ledford, Jr., and Gretchen Spreitzer tests a theoretically-driven model of self-managing work team effectiveness.

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Social Structural Levers for Workplace Empowerment

Nov 30, 1993 | ,

This paper by Gretchen M. Spreitzer addresses the workunit design characteristics associated with individual feelings of empowerment in the workplace.

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Psychological Empowerment in the Workplace: Construct Definition, Measurement, and Validation

Nov 30, 1993 | ,

Gretchen M. Spreitzer argues that the literature on empowerment lacks the integrated conceptual underpinning necessary for cumulative theory development and empirical research.

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