Tag Archives: motivating language theory

October 5, 2021[Research Library], Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Best Practices, OCRC - Internal Communications, OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centerleadership best practices, leadership communication, leadership trust, motivating language theory, organizational goals, Organizational IdentificationInstitute for Public Relations

This summary is provided by the IPR Organizational Communication Research Center. Summary Leaders rely on communicative acts to convey strategic objectives to their followers. Effective communication from leaders significantly impacts employees’ motivation and the overall health of the organization. Drawing from motivating language theory, this study examines how leaders’ oral communication strategies affect organizational authenticity … Continue reading How Leaders Can Promote Organizational Authenticity and Identification with Motivating Language →

July 29, 2019[Research Journal], OCRC - Leadership Communications, Organizational Communication Research Centerleadership, motivating language theory, organizational communication, simulationInstitute for Public Relations

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 →

June 13, 2019Latest Research Organizational Communication Research Center, OCRC - Culture and Values, OCRC - Leadership Communicationscommunication competence, India, job satisfaction, motivating language theory, power distance

Author(s), Title and Publication Madlock, P. E., & Hildebrand Clubbs, B. (2019, in press). The Influence of Supervisors’ Use of Motivating Language in Organizations Located in India. International Journal of Business Communication. Summary Motivating Language Theory describes three communication styles leaders use to motivate employees. Specifically, motivating language (ML) includes using direction-giving language (i.e., give … Continue reading The Influence of Supervisors’ Use of Motivating Language in Organizations Located in India →

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

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 →