Leader negative feedback-seeking and leader effectiveness in leader-subordinate relationships: The paradoxical role of subordinate expertise

From a motivational perspective of feedback-seeking behavior, we examined the mediating role of leaders' negative feedback-seeking from subordinates in the relationship between the quality of leader-member exchange (LMX) and subordinates' evaluation of leader effectiveness, along with the moderating role of subordinate expertise in the mediated relationship. Using 151 unique matched sets of leader and subordinate reports obtained from 5 large Korean companies, we found that the positive relationship between LMX and leader effectiveness was mediated by leaders' negative feedback-seeking. Additionally, the positive relationship between LMX and leader negative feedback-seeking was stronger when perceived subordinate expertise was lower. Lastly, the indirect effect of LMX on leader effectiveness through leader negative feedback-seeking was stronger when perceived subordinate expertise was lower. These findings were obtained after controlling for leaders' power distance and goal orientations that might influence their motives to seek or avoid feedback. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

The Influence of Career Planning on Career Thoughts in STEM‐Interested Undergraduates

Undergraduate career planning courses have shown efficacy in decreasing students’ negative career thoughts; however, universities have minimally applied these courses to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) populations. This study compared the influence of a STEM‐focused career planning course for undecided STEM students with a seminar course for decided STEM majors. An analysis of covariance with covariate adjustment revealed that undecided career planning students had lower adjusted mean scores on a measure of negative career thinking than the decided STEM majors after the first semester of college. The results provide support for the efficacy of STEM‐focused career planning courses and measuring negative career thoughts with STEM undergraduates.     

德育工作应担起消除社会负面影响的重任

目前,纷繁复杂的社会现象对人们产生极大的影响,成人的变化,特别是价值趋向的变化,这些都对青少年产生很大的影响,尤其对价值观、人生观、道德观和世界观的影响.青年学生思想政治道德存在着一些问题.文章对现阶段学校德育中存在的问题与原因进行了分析.     

我国知识失业现象及其负面效应解析

近年来,知识失业已成为我国一个十分令人关注的现象,它造成了我国人力资源的严重浪费,并给社会和个人带来了极大的负面效应。本文概述了我国目前知识失业情况,并从多角度解析了我国产生知识失业的原因及其负面效应,提出了自己的几点建议。     

我国金融开放政策效应分析

金融是现代经济运行的核心和枢纽,表现为金融在经济中的作用和影响越来越广泛深入,金融越来越成为一个现代社会经济的核心性、主导性要素。国际金融的发展趋势将是以金融网络化、货币一体化、金融服务现代化和金融风险扩大化为主要特征的金融全球化。中国积极进行金融领域改革和开放,放松资本管制,以融入全球化浪潮。     

浅议信息革命对政府管理的影响

信息革命的兴起,对人类社会的各个方面都产生了重大而深刻的影响,政府管理随之将发生一系列重大变革,这些变革涉及政府管理职能、政府管理观念、政府管理手段、政府工作方式、政府管理价值取向、政府管理机构以及政府管理模式等各个方面。信息革命既对政府管理带来了重大影响和深刻变革,也给政府管理带来了负面效应。政府管理要适应信息革命潮流,把正面影响发挥到极致,把负面效应降低到最小。     

传统法律观念在现代中国法治建设中的作用

传统法律观念对现代法治的实现具有消极与积极两个方面的作用。在现代化法治建设中 ,应采用科学的方法 ,消除传统法律观念的消极因素 ,运用有力措施对传统法律观念的积极因素加以正确引导、改造并予以有效的利用 ,使它服务于现代法治 ,推动我国现代法治建设的进程     

信息内容可信度对消费者转基因食品接受程度的影响——以江苏省为例

深入研究外部信息传入特别是信息内容可信度对消费者转基因食品接受程度的影响对中国政府转基因科普宣传具有重要意义。利用江苏省消费者调查数据,定量研究信息内容可信度等因素对消费者转基因食品接受程度的影响,具体来说,定量研究积极属性信息内容和消极属性信息内容对不同风险人群(所有样本、低风险人群、高风险人群)转基因食品接受程度的影响。研究结果表明,外部信息传入更容易影响低风险人群对转基因食品的接受程度。积极属性和消极属性信息内容可信度分别显著正向和负向影响低风险人群对转基因食品的接受程度,且前者的作用较大。积极属性信息内容可信度对高风险人群转基因食品接受程度的影响较弱,而消极属性信息内容可信度对高风险人群几乎没有影响。     

An approximation to the convolution of gamma distributions

In general, the exact distribution of a convolution of independent gamma random variables is quite complicated and does not admit a closed form. Of all the distributions proposed, the gamma-series representation of Moschopoulos (1985 Moschopoulos, P. G. (1985). The distribution of the sum of independent gamma random variables. Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics 37Part A:541–544. [Google Scholar]) is relatively simple to implement but for particular combinations of scale and/or shape parameters the computation of the weights of the series can result in complications with too much time consuming to allow a large-scale application. Recently, a compact random parameter representation of the convolution has been proposed by Vellaisamy and Upadhye (2009 Vellaisamy, P., Upadhye, N. S. (2009). On the sums of compound negative binomial and gamma random variables. Journal of Applied Probability 46:272–283.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) and it allows to give an exact interpretation to the weights of the series. They describe an infinite discrete probability distribution. This result suggested to approximate Moschopoulos’s expression looking for an approximating theoretical discrete distribution for the weights of the series. More precisely, we propose a general negative binomial distribution. The result is an “excellent” approximation, fast and simple to implement for any parameter combination.     

Negative Religious Rhetoric in the Lives of Black Cisgender Queer Emerging Adult Men: A Qualitative Analysis

Given the intersection of racial, religious, and sexual identities for Black queer populations, the current study examines sexuality-related religious rhetoric. Twenty Black cisgender queer men were recruited to participate in a qualitative interview. Using thematic analysis, the research team identified four themes: negative religious rhetoric, personal consequences of negative religious rhetoric, social consequences of negative religious rhetoric, and growth from negative religious rhetoric. Participants explained the pervasiveness of negative religious rhetoric within their churches and family structures. Men also conveyed how negative religious rhetoric frames societal ideologies around same-sex behavior, often condoning violence toward queer populations. Although men had negative experiences, participants articulated the importance of using oppression as a platform for growth. Black cisgender queer men are present within religious institutions; however, such negative religious rhetoric may negatively affect their mental and physical health. Researchers, clinicians, and clergy should consider the ways negative religious rhetoric marginalizes queer populations.