The purpose of this study was to investigate perceived managerial communication behavioral differences between male and female managers employed by the State of Florida. The subjects were male and female senior-level managers from the Senior Management System (SMS) of state government. These managers represented each of the four administrative levels in the SMS (i.e., bureaus, departments, divisions, and agencies). Members of this class are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. / The subjects responded to a 40-item survey describing various task-oriented and social-emotional oriented communication behaviors. The respondents indicated how important they perceived these behaviors to be to them as managers and also how frequently they perceived that they used each behavior. Comparisons were made between the subjects according to sex and managerial level. / The study addressed the following objectives: (1) To identify managerial communication behaviors as perceived by male and female managers, and what differences, if any, existed because of gender or managerial level. (2) To discover the perception of the importance of task-oriented and social-emotional oriented behaviors, and what differences, if any, existed because of gender or managerial level. (3) To discover the perception of frequency of use of task-oriented and social-emotional oriented behaviors, and what differences, if any, existed because of gender and managerial level. / The objectives of this study led to several test hypotheses. The findings of this study are as follows: (1) On task-oriented behaviors, no difference existed between the sexes on their perception of the importance of task-oriented behaviors nor in their use of them. Also, when comparing the differences between the managerial levels, no statistical differences were revealed. (2) On socio-emotional behaviors, no difference was found between the sexes on their perception of the importance of nor in their use of socio-emotional behaviors. Similarly, no statistical difference was found when comparing managerial levels. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: A, page: 0250. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76029 |
| Contributors | MEEKS, MADIE ELIZABETH., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 102 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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