Leadership behavior has been a popular research topic for many years. Much of this research has focused upon the identification of leader behavior that is interactional or determined by the situation which influences leadership style. Current leadership theories raise the question of the relationships between leadership behavior and personal work values. The problem of this research is to investigate the relationship of leadership style with an individual's values for working.
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between variables which characterize leadership styles and variables related to working values. The hypotheses hold that work values will correlate positively with leadership style.
Data were collected through the administration of three research instruments to ninety-two managers of five business firms. The instruments were the participant cover letter providing demographic characteristics, Leader Behavior Analysis II identifying style of leadership, and Values for Working identifying personal work values.
Coefficients of determination were calculated to identify possible relationships between leadership style and personal work values. No significant statistical correlation was found. The conclusion is that leadership style appears to be a function of something other than an individual's work values.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332356 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Hilpirt, Rod E. |
| Contributors | Rachel, Frank M., Starling, Jack, Sharp, Walton H. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 95 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Hilpirt, Rod E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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