The Pygmalion Effect Proposes That Leaders' Attitudes and Expectations of Followers,and

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The Pygmalion effect proposes that leaders' attitudes and expectations of followers,and their treatment of them,explain and predict followers' behavior and performance.

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Definitions:

Theory Behind Research

The foundation of underlying beliefs, concepts, or principles that guide the direction and methodology of a research study, shaping its objectives and interpretations.

Ethnography of Communication

The study of communication practices within specific cultural contexts, exploring how communication shapes and reflects social life.

Communicative Act

In Hymes’s ethnography of communication, the smaller units of speech within a speech event—for example, asking a question or telling a joke.

Speech Event

In Hymes’s ethnography of communication, a specific speech activity—for example, an awards speech.