Cognitive style: some human resource implications for managers

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An understanding of cognitive style is very important to human resource management. An analysis of cognitive styles may be used to help select the best individual for a job. It also has implications in the development and training of individual workers. Three different dimensions of cognitive styles have been identified, Adaptor-Innovator dimension, the Intuition-Analysis dimension and the Wholist-Analytical/Verbalizer-Imager dimensions. Cognitive style is how individuals' utilize and organize information.

Research, Cognitive styles, Human resource management systems, Human resource information systems

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Empowering by de-powering: towards an HR strategy for realizing the power of empowerment

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The empowerment concept continues to be a valid management tool and is aimed at helping managers to manage organizations. A new study seeks to identify the hindrances to the consummation of empowerment and suggests how managers can help build an empowering organization. Six de-powering mechanisms are identified and guidelines for including them in an empowerment strategy are provided.

Management, Organizational change

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