Investigating the Relationship between Perfectionism and Shared Leadership Orientation

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology KoohiHabibiDehkordi, Homa (Author) ; Alavi, Babak (Supervisor)

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Team and organizational leadership, has always been noted by researchers as an important factor in team effectiveness and organizational success. In past, leadership was considered a top down process in which one person (leader) played all the leadership roles. Recently, new models have been suggested by researchers, considering the increased demand due to changes in business world, how organizations work and how they interact with their environment. One of these models that have attracted a lot of attention from scholars and organizations is distributed leadership. This new model of leadership is considered to be a complement to vertical (Conventional model of) leadership. In this model...

Impacts of Perfectionism on Decision Makers of Managerial Decisions in Complex Contexts

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Rabiei, Hassan (Author) ; Isaai, Mohammad Taghi (Supervisor)

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This research aims to investigate the cognitive factors affecting the managers involved in decision-making processes in business environments. It tries to examine the relationship between perfectionism, decision fatigue, and decision satisfaction, taking into account management decisions in complex situations as described in Cynefin framework. The data used for analysis has been obtained from 103 business managers in different work groups. Multiple regression analysis and mediation analysis have been implemented using the bootstrapping method. As a result, 4 out of 4 research hypotheses are supported. To sum up, it can be inferred that perfectionist managers, when they make decisions in the...

Perfectionism or Neutrality? Research on the State's Approach to the Good

, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Nasrollahi Mahjoor, Javad (Author) ; Taheri Khorramabadi, Ali (Supervisor)

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The debate over political philosophy has resurfaced five decades after the publication of John Rawls' famous book on the theory of justice. In that book, Rawls criticizes perfectionist states, And considers a state just that leaves the perfection and goodness of human beings to the citizens themselves. And the state can not be the final arbiter and interferor in the good and perfection of the citizens, and the state should never be one-sided in this conflict between the various opinions of the people about the good. Therefore, the state should only provide the means for citizens to be able to pursue their good deeds freely and equally, which is what Rawls calls the precedence of the right...