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May 24, 2021[Blog], [Research Library], OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research CenterChristopher P. Neck, Jacqueline Mayfield, leadership communication, Milton Mayfield, motivating language, self-leadershipMilton Mayfield

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 →

May 25, 2017[Research Library], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research CenterMilton Mayfield

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 →

August 25, 2014OCRC - Leadership Communicationsempowerment, internal communication, job performance, leadership, motivating language theory, rhetoric, self-efficacyMilton Mayfield

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 →

January 31, 2013[Research Library], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centeremployee motivations, leader language, leader-member communication, motivating language scale, motivating language theory (MLT), Strategic communicationMilton Mayfield

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 →

January 31, 2013[Research Library], OCRC - Measurement, Organizational Communication Research Centerabsenteeism, employee motivations, leader communication, leadership, motivating language theory (MLT), structural equation model (SEM)Milton Mayfield

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 →

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