1. Home
  2. Speaking to the Self: How Motivating Language Links with Self-Leadership

All posts by Jacqueline Mayfield

[Blog], [Research Library], OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Center, , , , ,

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center SummaryIn today’s complex, dynamic, and service-oriented business environment, internally motivated employees have great potential to address organizational challenges and opportunities. Employees who are intrinsically motivated to enhance their overall performance are called “self-leaders.” Instead of being a substitute for external leadership, self-leadership can partner … Continue reading Speaking to the Self: How Motivating Language Links with Self-Leadership →

[Research Journal], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Center, , ,

Author(s), Title and Publication Mayfield, J., & Mayfield, M. (2016). The diffusion process of strategic motivating language: An examination of the internal organizational environment and emergent properties. International Journal of Business Communication, 56(3), 368-392. doi: 10.1177/2329488416629093 Summary Leaders can use three major forms of oral communication to enhance employees’ work motivation. The three speech act … Continue reading The diffusion process of strategic motivating language: An examination of the internal organizational environment and emergent properties →

[Research Library], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Center

Author(s), Title and Publication Mayfield, M. & Mayfield, J. (2017). Leader talk and the creative spark: A research note on how leader motivating language use influences follower creative environment perceptions. International Journal of Business Communication, 54(2), 210-225. DOI: 10.1177/2329488416687057 Summary Garden variety creativity, which happens whenever someone develops a new way of dealing with a … Continue reading Leader Talk and the Creative Spark: A Research Note on How Leader Motivating Language use Influences Follower Creative Environment Perceptions →

OCRC - Leadership Communications, , , , , ,

Topic: Supervisor Communication Authors, Title and Publication Mayfield, J., & Mayfield, M. (2012). The relationship between leader motivating language and self-efficacy: A partial least squares model analysis. Journal of Business Communication, 49(4), 357-376. Summary This study examined the nature and processes of the relationships between leader motivating language and its effects on employee self-efficacy and … Continue reading The Relationship Between Leader Motivating Language and Self-Efficacy →

[Research Library], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Center, , , , ,

Topic: Motivating Language and Employee Performance Author(s), Title and Publication Mayfield, J., Mayfield, M., & Kopf, J. (1995). Motivating Language: Exploring Theory with Scale Development. Journal of Business Communication, 32(4), 329-344. Summary Little research has been conducted to explore the roles that leader’s language plays in strategic communication with members. This study proposed and tested … Continue reading Motivating Language: Exploring Theory with Scale Development →

[Research Library], OCRC - Measurement, Organizational Communication Research Center, , , , ,

Topic: Motivating Language and Employee Absenteeism Author(s), Title and Publication Mayfield, J., & Mayfield, M. (2009). The Role of Leader Motivating Language in Employee Absenteeism. Journal of Business Communication, 46(4), 455-479. Summary Research has found that about 52 percent of employee absences are discretionary. These avoidable absences are the result of factors such as stress … Continue reading The Role of Leader Motivating Language in Employee Absenteeism →

slot gacor
ssh premium