Expressing Intent — a Matter of Being Clear?

How should a leader express his/her wish, or intent, to avoid misinterpretation so the subordinates know what he/she wants them to do? Two experiments were conducted to investigate how intent, expressed in terms of effects or capabilities, is interpreted. A number of staffs produced products and ans...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2006-10, Vol.50 (4), p.619-623
Main Authors: Lindoff, Jenny, Andersson, Jan, Wikberg, Per, Marklund, Joakim, Ohlsson, Thomas
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